The Red Army soldiers on!
By Elaine Kelly | Posted: Thursday February 13, 2025
Despite not winning on Athletics Day, McIndoe House did have the highest number of participation points, which shows that the house spirit is alive and well. This was duly recognised at the McIndoe House Assembly today.
The McIndoe House Phoenix Award is given to boys who stand out in any of the following areas:
Commitment and Honour to McIndoe House or the OBHS Brotherhood.
Outstanding service in the school or wider community.
An outstanding achievement or performance which brings us honour.
Why the Phoenix? Our house is named after Sir Archibald McIndoe who, after fighting in WWII became a renowned plastic surgeon and who, post-war concentrated mainly on rehabilitating soldiers who were burns victims. He started the Guinea Pig Club which encouraged these scarred young men to socialise, many of whom went on to lead productive and fulfilled lives, making them phoenixes who rose from the ashes.
Several stellar young men put their best foot forward on athletics day and we are proud of them all for showing commitment to McIndoe House and honouring the OBHS Brotherhood. We are especially proud of all the new juniors who just gave everything a go and stacked the participation points in our favour.
Today we recognise those young men who excelled in athletics, based on the number of awards they won, some gaining multiple awards:
The top performing athlete in McIndoe House is Josh Keogh Year 10 who won: 1st place Long Jump, 2nd Place in Shotput, 2nd Place in 200m and 3rd Place in the Year 10 Relay.
Second Top was Liam Grey Year 9 who won 1st Place in High Jump, 1st Place in Under 14 Relay and 2nd Place in Discus.
Third Top was Jude Smillie Year 12 who won 2nd Place in 400m, 2nd Place Year 12 Relay and 3rd Place in Long Jump.
Other multiple place-getters were:
Cameron Brown Year 13, Deputy House Leader: 1st Place Discuss, 1st Place Year 13 Relay.
Mounga Maatanae Year 9: 1st Place Triple Jump, 1st Place Under 14 Relay.
Lennix Hill Year9: 1st Place Under 14 Relay, 2nd Place 100m.
Oak Chisholm Year 13: 1st Place Year 13 Relay, 2nd Place 100m.
William Osbourne Year 11: 1st Place 800m, 3rd Place Year 11 Relay.
Charlie Nicol Year 11: 3rd Place Discus, 3rd Place Year 11 Relay.
Silas Pajarillo Year 10: 3rd Place 200m, 3rd Place Year 10 Relay.
Dominik Ory Year 10: 2nd Place 200m, 3rd Place Year 10 Relay.
Singular first place getters were:
Fraser Anderson Year 13: 1st Place Year 13 Relay.
Harry Bezett Year 9: 1st Place High Jump.
Ben Brown Year 9: 1st Place Under 14 Relay.
Nash Gilmore Year 9: 1st Place Shotput.
Jack Ussher Year 13: 1st Place Year 13 Relay.
Singular second place getters were:
Dominik Ory Year 10: 2nd Place 200m.
Sam Brophy Year 12: 2nd Place Year 12 Relay.
Nikau McNeilly Year 12: 2nd Place Year 12 Relay.
Kobe Sole Year 12: 2nd Place Year 12 Relay.
Filip Vaka’uta Year 12: 2nd Place 100m for 100kgs.
Singular third place getters were:
Lucas Jensen Year 10: 3rd Place Year 10 Relay.
Ashton Hansen Year 13: 3rd Place Shotput.
Jimmy Higgins Year 12: 3rd Place 400m.
Sammy Yabakirua Year 11: 3rd Place Year 11 Relay.
Tane Panirau Year 11: Year 11 Relay.
Sacha Foster Year 9: 3rd Place Javelin.
Xavier Hansen Year 9: 3rd Place 1500m.
Dominik Ory Year 10: 3rd Place Year 10 Relay.
Well done to everyone who participated on Athletics Day! Red Army!
