Marsden 2024 Scholars’ Assembly
On Monday 8 April 2024 we held our annual Scholars’ Assembly to recognise the outstanding NCEA and Scholarship results of our current students from the previous year. Our top-performing students receive Scholars’ Awards, which are divided into two categories:
- Scholars’ badges (to acknowledge excellence)
- Scholars’ colours (to acknowledge outstanding achievement)
An important date in the Marsden calendar, the Scholars’ Assembly is a time for students in Years 7-13 to acknowledge and congratulate their peers, see them receive their award badges and to hear from past Marsden student guest speakers.
The morning commenced with a special morning tea where we welcomed parents and caregivers of our most prestigious colours’ recipients in the Cultural Centre before they joined their daughters and the rest of the school for Assembly.
2023 Scholars
As well as hearing talented student violinist, Aubane Farcy (Year 12) who played "Sakura", a traditional Japanese folk song, our two Marsden Poetry Award winners, Jeshna Madaan (Year 10) and Ari Andrews (Year 12) recited their award-winning poems.
Jeshna (Year 10) and Ari (Year 12)
Aubane (Year 12)
This year we were lucky enough to hear from two guest speakers, sisters, Schyana and Sarsha Sivanantham.
Schyana left Marsden in 2012 and was the Cultural Captain that year, and her younger sister Sarsha was the Deputy Head Girl in 2015.
Schyana is currently working as an evaluator at Te Ihu Waka, at the Education Review Office, an independent part of the government that works to make sure the education system is going well for the children and students of Aotearoa New Zealand. She is passionate about mental health and wellbeing.
Sarsha is currently working at Allen + Clarke, advisors to both businesses and the public sector, contributing to policy, strategy and organisational change projects. She is community-oriented with a passion for environmental and social impact-focused challenges, which has led her to volunteer for a range of charities.
Schyana and Sarsha Sivanantham
The key takeaways from our speakers were valuable lessons for all of our students - surround yourself with people who lift you up, enjoy different perspectives, it’s fine to change or pivot your direction when studying, or anytime in life, and most importantly to trust in your own journey and ask for help when you need it.
Congratulations to all the amazing students who have achieved Scholars Badges, Colours Awards and to Year 11 student Milliann who has earned a scholarship in French.
Jenny Caldwell, Milliann (Year 11) and Paula Wells
2023 Scholars
| Level 1 Scholars' Badge | Level 2 Scholars' Badge | |
| Arabella Allwood Olive Andrews Vanessa Ardern Amelia Bachler Olivia Bourne Isabella Boyer Neala Hunter Helen Johnston Elizabeth McLay Telesia Tanoa'i Asha Todd |
Ashley Arora Ella Christie Siobhan Costello Piper Gawn Chloe Geidelberg Augusta Hampton Isabella Huang Cate Hughson Lily Johnston Sophie Keene Macy Mahoney-Studd Olive Mitchell Eva Roberts |
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| Level 1 Scholars' Colours Award | Level 2 Scholars' Colours Award | |
| Unnamalai Alagusundaram Alba Caeiro-Sitja Jessica Cheals Aubane Farcy CC Jackson Milliann Lim Emily Liu Lopa Mistry Alisha Ramsay Ashreya Ranchord Tiantian Ren |
Emily Allen Charlotte Cinque Lillian Hillyer-Magoffin Grace Hotop Arlo Keating Milliann Lim Charlotte Merwood Nishka Parekh Sage Pettus Catherine Rombel Analin Rudd Eliza Taylor Kate Yu Sophie Zhang |
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| Scholarship Award | ||
| Milliann Lim |
