From the Principal's Desk- Another exceptional student

2019 Mairehau High Scholar (Dux): Jesse Jeffries

I wish to comment on another exceptional Mairehau High School student, Jesse Jeffries,  a person who has impressed us all with his quiet, focused purpose, and his natural, perceptive intelligence. He has demonstrated his all-round effort this year with hIs considerable commitment. He works hard and complements this with determination and exceptional self-discipline. Since I have known him; he strikes me as an incredibly organised and efficient person. His quiet, calm and dignified personality endears him to others. He is known for completing tasks and meeting incredible deadlines. 

Jesse exhibits all of the highest qualities which we strive for in our students. He is exceptionally well organised, conscientious, academically able, and persistent. His ability to engage with his learning and with others in multi-faceted ways has set him apart. He is a valued member of our school. 

HIs Dean, Mr Lee,  describes him as:

• Hard-working
• Extremely intelligent
• Mature with his decision making 
• Articulate 
• Perfectionist 
• Put's others before himself (Selfless)
• Passionate about following through with his ideas.
• He embodies the "reach full potential" ethos.
• He relates well to his peers. 
• As a leader, he is diplomatic and listens to all parties. 
• Instrumental in organising events at school.
• He has a desire to immerse himself into the school community and make a difference. 

We know he is a passionate and committed achiever. 

Jesse is a decent, worthwhile citizen of our school, community and country. He has a caring nature, respectful of self, others and the environment. This young man is quietly confident, connected, actively involved and a lifelong learner. He has been described as creative and innovative and is the type of person who will work to create a better New Zealand for all that he associates with. 

As an academic, he has been able to establish and achieve challenging goals. Jesse has demonstrated an astute understanding of enquiry and evaluation, synthesis and time management skills required in all of his curricula areas, the subtle nuances and communication skills in senior English, his creative abilities and talents flourish in Music and Art, and his analytical perception in Mathematics with Statistics. He has already gained his Level 3 NCEA qualification. He is indeed genuinely talented and has a balanced approach to his studies and life.

We are all extremely proud of his achievements and contributions, over his years of study at our school, and we wish him all the very best as he embarks on University study at Canterbury. 

Jesse  2019 academic profile: 

Academic Profile: 

1 st English

1 st Music

1 st Art

1 st = Maths with Statistics

I wish to congratulate our 2019 Mairehau Scholar (Dux), Jesse Jeffries.

From the Principal's Desk- An exceptional Mairehau High School student

2019 Mairehau Scholar  Runner-up: Caitlyn Barnett-Johnston 

I take this opportunity to acknowledge a fantastic young learner of Mairehau High School the school’s runner up to the Mairehau Scholar: Caitlyn Barnett- Johnston.

Her teachers describe her as considerate, friendly, conscientious, focused, and a self-manager. She is an achiever and has a natural aptitude for many subjects, particularly History and Geography, in which she has a deep understanding and exceptional talent. Our runner-up is a focused, insightful, and very competent academic who has always worked to her potential, achieving results at levels in advance of her cohort. This year she has already achieved her NCEA Level 3 qualification. Her Year Level Dean describes her as incredibly helpful and committed. Mr Lee also acknowledges her contribution to our school and describes her as:

• Hard-working
• Able to apply a perspective in an analysis that stretches far beyond that of others her age.
• Cas easily conceptualize, contextualise and grasp complex ideas. 
• Although quiet, always willing and ready to make positive, thoughtful and meaningful contributions to class and class discussions.
• However, she is confident enough to go against the grain and stand up for what she believes in 
• Her amazing level of empathy and care for others in her life.
• She is driven and motivated, and she has a bright future in front of her because of this determination.
• Always asks how your day/weekend was - has a genuine interest in a relationship with teachers/people.
• A lovely girl. The perfect student.

Her key strength is her quietly confident personality. Her teachers find her polite and respectful member of the class. She is always kind and courteous, a testament to her empathetic nature. Her diligence has seen her achieve impressive results so far this year; she displays a great amount of talent for the skills required in her courses. She is always engaged in class, willing to help others to understand and readily asking questions that benefit herself and her classmates. 

She has an excellent work effort and is prepared to put in extra time to strengthen new ideas, and she is will seek help when needed. She is a confident, connected learner of Mairehau High School who is actively involved with others. She mixes with students of many levels and is happy to talk to students about her ideas. She’s a listener and thinker with great plans, and she is a wonderful role model. 

Teachers have acknowledged her for her perceptional ability, her conceptual understanding, her problem-solving capability, and her reporting skills. They all confirm her maturity of purpose and diligence in managing her school-wide commitments in preparation for study at Tertiary in the future. 

She is a person who will utilise opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to ensure a sustainable social, economic, cultural, and environmental future for all. 

We are all proud of her contributions to our school and her accomplishments, and we wish her well in her tertiary studies at ARA, next year, in Business Studies. 

Here is her 2019 academic profile: 

Academic Profile: 

1 st History

1 st Geography

1 st = Health

1 st = Maths with Statistics

I congratulate and acknowledge our runner-up to the 2019 Mairehau Scholar,  Caitlyn Barnett-Johnston