2025 Stationery Award winner – Sophia Brinsdon-Barclay
We are pleased to announce the 2025 recipient of the Linwood Te Aratai Foundation Stationery Award, funded by Past Pupil Garth Stevenson LHS 1955-58, was awarded this year to Sophia Brinsdon-Barclay (Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāpuhi).
The Stationery Award is presented each year to a high-achieving Year 13 student. The choice of student is made by the staff and recognises the hard work and academic achievement of the student. Here’s some information about Sophia:
- Māori Kahui (Prefect for 2025)
- First Place in Te Reo Māori Level 3 this year
- Recipient of a Māori Entrance Scholarship – in recognition of her academic excellence and engagement in Te Ao Māori.
Last year she achieved: First Place Equal in Te Ao Haka and First Place in Te Reo Māori Level 2
Sophie has been accepted into the halls of residence at Otago University and so it is very likely she will go there.