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We love to hear of our past students' achievements. Do you know of other Alumni who are succeeding beyond school? Please let us know - email to secretary@howick.school.nz
Past student Mitch McClenaghan is a name to watch out for in the New Zealand Black Caps cricket team. He has made an impressive start in his Black Caps career on tour in South Africa and in the Twenty20 series. He also graduated from Auckland University with a commerce degree.
In his last year at Howick College (2004) Mitch captained the Rugby First XV and was a member of the First XI Cricket team from 2002 - 2004. This team was in the NZSS Gillette Cup Top Four in 2003.
Congratulations to Sarah Hyde. She has been awarded a University of Waikato Academic Merit School Leaver Scholarship. This is awarded to a first year University student who gained NCEA Level 3 with a Merit endorsement.
A past student of Howick College, Brenton Thornton impressed Masterchef judge, Simon Gault so much that he offered him an apprenticeship. Brenton made the top four competitors in this year's Masterchef competition, and it is the first time someone other than the second place winner has been given such an opportunity.
We wish him all the best with his new career.
Past student Jasmine Dwyer has recently graduated from the New Zealand Army's Officer Cadet School and was awarded one of their top awards. The Commander New Zealand Land Training and Doctrine Group Waiouru prize is given to the Officer Cadet with the highest aggregate marks in Communication Skills. Our congratulations to 2LT Dwyer.
Aziz Al-Sa'afin left Howick College in 2007 and gained the Significant Student Scholarship to AUT where he completed a double major in film and Television.
He graduated from AUT gaining the TVNZ Television Graduate of the Year Award. Aziz worked for two years for Sticky TV and is now a freelance film director.