This year we achieved outstanding results. We have been training since February and training for Mathex takes a lot of time and dedication. This year we also had some external practice which lifted our game.

The Year 7 students were first to compete. They achieved a score of 90 out of 100 and placed in the top 10.

Our Year 8 A team achieved an impressive 95 out of 100 and placed 8th, while the Year 8 B team achieved a score of 75. In total, there were 65 schools competing.

We would like to thank Mrs Baleicakau for her support and coaching this year.

Year 8 A Team
Rohnan Nankivell
Brian Huang
Ava Spice
Stefan Lim

Year 8 B Team
Sandeep Singh
Jayde Lal
Alana McEvoy
Fergus Lee

Year 7 A Team
Sean Jekel
Aum Patel
Logan Douglas
Eric Deng

The judges (from local colleges) commented on how well the students spoke and made special mention of the high level of content and delivery from all the speech finalists.

It was a tough competition and Jade Kittson was the overall winner with her speech, "Gender Stereotypes". Jade will be representing Howick Intermediate at the South Eastern Zone Speech Competition on 19 September.

The following students all did extremely well in representing their Whanau at the speech finals:

Prepared Speeches:
1st Place: Jade Kittson
2nd Place: Harlyn Saunoa
3rd Place: Olivia Ellis

Highly Commended:
Kayley Rawlinson
Nashmia Khan
Stefan Lim
Emily Kummerow
Neha Joshi

Impromptu Speeches:
1st place: Shaun Kumar
2nd place: Daniel Shultz

Highly Commended:
Douw Nel
Christina Tran

The following students will also be representing Howick Intermediate in their languages at the South Eastern Zone Finals next month:

Michelle Zhang - Mandarin
Tupou Tione - Cook Island