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Achievers 1998
Kylie Blade Matthew Scown Cushla Lichtwark
Golf Cycling Netball
Matthew is the school’s Cushla, aside from playing
Kylie Blade, one of the volleyball, rugby, touch rugby,
school’s best golfers, this year only competitive cyclist. At 14 basketball, squash and football,
took part in the Young years old Matthew is reaching made it into the Westpac Waikato
Achievers course. high standards with his sport.
He has recently raced in
This was held at the Senior Netball team this year.
She maintains her academic
Waikato University and had the Waikato Bay of Plenty
to
people from all over the North Championships Matthew studies, managing and juggle
sports
social
numerous
Island attending. appeared in two events which commitments. This year she has
were the Road Race (where he
As well as this great
achievement she has also came third) and in the Time decided to focus on netball.
played in the Waikato Trials (also third). After completing her 7th Form
Women’s Golf Classic, was Overall he came third in Cushla plans to pursue a sporting
career by taking a coaching course
runner-up in the Waikato the Novice B Squad, who are all
Junior Open and in the Junior under 15. at a tertiary institute.
Semi–Finals for the Earlier this year Matthew Cushla is in a family of four
Consolation Cup. Her latest got knocked off his bike and children (and two parents). Both her
siblings and parents are very
success was first placing in broke his collar bone. He was supporting and encourage her to
Division 5 for the Waikato 72- unable to race for a while, but is
now back on track. fulfill her dreams and aspirations.
hole Tournament. Matthew isn’t quite sure She has also played an active
Apart from her sporting roll in the organization of the
achievements Kylie has also what he wants to do with his
done very well academically. cycling. He said he still has a Smokefree Stage Challenge. Cushla
She won the Wai Maths Poster long way to go and he is still is always enthusiastic and
encourages others to get involved
Competition, came first in her young
class last year and sat a Grade Kylie Blade (Reporter) and try their best
2 Trinity College music exam Amy Parnwell & Alicia Orton
during October. (Reporters)
Kelly Williamson (Reporter)
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