Junior Values Badges - Perseverance
By Nic Sullivan | Posted: Thursday September 26, 2024
“I have failed again and again throughout my life. And that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan.
This week in junior assembly, it was clear that our boys had wholeheartedly embraced the concept of perseverance during term three and had been doing the hard work.
A big thank-you should go to the teaching staff who took the time to write positive postcards and award house points. The staff recognise that this helps to improve relationships with boys, which in turn leads to better learning in the classroom.
Rewarding students for espousing the school values fits in well with the concept of working together and building relationships to improve outcomes. The values badges are one way for us to do this and the school values are front and centre of the work we do with boys at the school.
Year 9 students retained the lead over Year 10 again this term, collecting 54% of the badges. There were some truly exceptional and record-breaking performances this term.
The highest GPA for effort in the junior school is truly an outstanding achievement and one not yet seen in the history of the Junior Values Badges awards. This accolade was awarded to Tanveer Singh, Year 10 who scored a perfect 5 GPA for effort, meaning that every one of his teachers has given him the highest score possible. Hot on Tanveers’ heels is William Bolter, Year 9 who scored 4.95 which is also a noteworthy achievement.
The highest number of house points is Mohit Singh, Year 10 with 22 points, almost double the amount that has been gained so far in one term by anyone in the junior school.
The highest number of positive postcards is 4 with Harry Boyle, Year 9 taking out this honour.
As for the House Competition, it was an extremely close-run thing with only one point separating the houses.
1st Place - Aspinall House (55)
Joint 2nd Place - McIndoe House and Park House (54)
4th Place - Saxton House (53)
There is an old Japanese proverb that goes “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” We are delighted to see that many more boys persevered than gave up this term. It is an attitude that will serve them well going into the final term of the year as they aim to win their badge for Excellence.
What does excellence mean in terms of boys’ learning? It means a lot of different things. Some boys mistakenly think that excellence only applies to their academic work but they forget that we are all intelligent in different ways. Some people achieve excellence through academic pathways, that’s for sure. However, others display levels of emotional intelligence that mean they can achieve excellent outcomes in the group work that they do or in their relationships. Others strive for personal excellence on the sports field or through other cultural pursuits.
So, next term, boys, try some of the following:
STRIVE to be the very best that you can be as individuals
DON’T SETTLE for “good enough”
AIM TO BEAT your personal records in class or sport
Give your BEST PERFORMANCE in classwork, assessments, and extra-curricular pursuits by putting in the hard work ahead of time
All boys can find some area in which to pursue excellence. Parents and caregivers can support them by setting goals and checking in with them regularly to keep up the momentum. As always, the brotherhood at Otago Boys' is there to support you. This is how all great teams achieve excellence, by supporting, encouraging, and challenging each other.
Term 3 Perseverance badges were awarded to:
Year 9
Bilal Ahmad, Charlie Anderson, Kalo Ashton, Max Barker, Reicher Barnes, Kalyan Bhusal, Daniel Black, Leo Bogachev, William Bolter, Harry Boyle, Finn Breen, William Bryson, Tirian Callander, Noah Casbolt, Jia-Yang Chen, Will Chittock, Cole Churchman, Jayden Clarkson, Angus Collie, Eli Des Fountain, Lucas Donovan, Liam Drummond, Zac Elder, Sam Elworthy, Yoda Fang, Terence Farella, Zac Flutey, Charlie French, Jamie Funnell, Nathan Gardner, James Gare, Declan Gemmell, Lachlin Gill, Sam Glover, Jack Grace-Ngaro, Ryder Greig, Josh Grindlay, Duncan Guest, Rowan Hamilton, Ethan Hand, Mikey Hart, Ben Haughey, Rhys Hendry, Taiki Herewini, Thomas Hill, Jacob Holtshousen, Sammie Jamieson, Lucas Jensen, Theo Johnston, Maximilian Kaiser, Josh Keogh, Azlan Khan, Theo Kindiak, Zander King, Hunter Knox, Tyler Lam, Nate Latta, Harry Lee, Zhenyi Li, Finlay Lloyd, Levi Lu, Johnnie Lucas, Alex Ma, Asher Maaka, Nui Malae, Vili Malae, Onesi Manase, Harry Matheson, Fletch McCall, Rhyder McCormick, Mateo Mirosa, Louie Moffatt, George Murray, Arrsalan Nayle, Lucas Nichol, Myles Nicol, Al Nicholson, Blaine O'Brien, Thomas O'Neill, Eli Olsen, Guy Orchiston, Dominik Ory, Juan-Pierre Otto, Silas Pajarillo, Bede Perkins, James Phipps-Green, Liam Phipps-Green, Oliver Porter, Callan Power, Aditha Ranawaka, Archie Rhodes, Lewis Richards, Lucas Richardson, Victor Rivollet, Noah Robertson, Smith Rohan, Bede Roy, Blake Schaaf, Stuart Scott, Connor Sinclair, Matt Sinnott, Cruz Soper, Archer Stuart, Carlin Summerfield, Hunter Swete, Hamza Taha, Mustafa Taha, Callum Thompson, Isaac Tinning, Jack Toomer, Liam van Waard, Nathaniel Vickers, Hunter Wallace, Baine Wan, Lucas Wharepapa, Neihana Winklemann, Ethan Wright and Kyle Zhang.
Year 10
Maddox Adamson, Hasan Alhasan, Adam Alqurashi, Gus Attenborough, Lawrence Bielski-Cook, Carter Bracewell, Lukas Braun, Daniel Brockway, Scott Brown, Mathew Campbell, Ropata Campbell, Zach Cashmore, Vincent Cavanagh, Tommy Chen, Toby Coatham, Tom Collie, Xavier Connell, Todd Darling, Randika Dassanayake, Caleb Ede, Seb Fitzpatrick, Isaac Garchow, George Garden, Leo Garden, Sam Goodchild, Phoenix Haddow, Mason Hansen, Jasper Harvey, Toby Hill, Sam Hobbs, Henry Hodgson, Cru Holland, Riley Horne, Elijah Hutton-Neill, Hugo Iida, Josh Jackson, Edward Jennings, Leon Judd, Callum Kenton, Thisun Kuruppuarachchi, Jonathan Lea, Marley Leevey, Charlie Leyser, Enzo Lira Ralston, Robert Lloyd, Jack MacAskill, Mateo Machado, Mikah Machado, Quincy Makiiti, Alex Marshall, Chris McArthur, Cam Middleton, Luke Milburn, Oliver Morgan, Otis Murray, Charlie Nichol, Adam Nicholson, Plawan Nilsakorn, Pyay Ti Nyein Chan, William Osborne, Toby Paris, Jack Phillips, Race Porter, Jack Power, Ian Ratigan, Patrick Reid, Flynn Richards, Ashton Robertson, Jimmy Roy, Hunter Ruxton, Blake Schofield, Ollie Scott, Oscar Sharpe, Hossein Shirzad, Mohit Singh, Rasvir Singh, Tanveer Singh, Alex Smith, Ethan Smith, Maddix Smith, Tyler Smith, Jesse Steel, Connor Stevens, Xavier Stewart, Yoshi Taira, Oliver Thompson-Henderson, Harrison Thurlow, Brody Turner, Mason Twemlow, Keagan Usher, Rahui Valli, Paul Veituna, Hamzah Von Hofler, Adhyayan Wagle, Jesse Weir, Kace Wilson, Charlie Windle, Will Workman, Jack Yeoman and Simon Zhang.
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