The Mount Albert Grammar School Boy Dux and Girl Dux for 2017 are Lucas Peterson and Harshita Nayyar. They are pictured above with Headmaster Mr Patrick Drumm.
The school’s top academic students were named at MAGS’ Senior Prizegiving ceremony in the FW Gamble Hall on Monday, 30 October. It was attended by parents, staff, members of the Board of Trustees, representatives of tertiary scholarship providers, and former Headmasters Mr Greg Taylor and Mr Maurice Hall.
Mr Drumm presented an annual report on the progress of the school and students, Head Prefects Jaimee McLaughlan and Denzel Robertson gave speeches about their time at the school and what they have gained from their time here, and performances were given by the Headmaster’s Choir, Ad Augusta and singer Jenna Ackerman.
Among the tertiary scholarships awarded were two by Albertian Mr Chris Liddell, a former executive of Microsoft, General Motors and Xero and now an advisor at the White House. The Chris Liddell Scholarships are each worth $5000 per year for three years and are granted to students who show strong academic potential and are also good all-rounders. This year’s recipients were Aidan Cullen and Jaimee McLaughlan, pictured left with Mr Liddell’s brother John, also an Albertian and a Board member of the MAGS Foundation.
The top teaching awards were also presented. Pasifika Initiatives Co-ordinator and English and Music teacher Ms Va Anisi received the Herb Towers Travel Prize for a professional development trip overseas. Mr Liddell also awards Teacher Scholarships worth $5000 each for excellence in teaching and contribution to the school, and these went to Mr Bryn Corkery (Acting Head of Visual Art), Ms Henrieta Kajanova (Mathematics teacher), Ms Shelley Mackinlay-Milne (Dean of Year 11 Girls and Social Sciences teacher), and Ms Robina Nisha (Science and Biology teacher).