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Blues Awards

What are Blues Awards?
The  Blues Awards are an important event in our annual calendar to celebrate excellence, achievement, service and leadership across all areas of the Arts and Sports at Wakatipu High School.  Receiving an award at our Blues ceremonies is the highest honour we can present students who have excelled in these areas.

Awards
Students can receive Annual Blues awards for leadership and achievements, Service Blues for participation and effort and Achievement Blues for success at regional and national level. There are also Junior Achievement Blues recognising success for students in the junior school. The most prestigious category, the 'Outstanding Blue', is reserved for those who attain extraordinary success. 

Bruce Grant Memorial Scholarships

The Bruce Grant Trust donates funds to the youth of the Wakatipu to assist them in their sporting, cultural and artistic endeavours and has supported WHS for over 20 years. This award was created to recognise students who have overcome adversity, persevered and demonstrated the Wakatipu High School value of resilience in the journey towards pursuing their sporting and artistic dreams and potential. 

​Arts and Culture  Premier Awards

  • Bruce Grant Trust Awards

Sports Premier Awards
  • Sports Performance of the Year
  • Team of the Year
  • Senior Sportsman of the Year
  • Senior Sportswoman of the Year
  • Junior Sportsman of the Year
  • Junior Sportswoman of the Year
  • Bruce Grant Encouragement Awards

​Nomination process and criteria


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2021 Blues Winner

The 2021 Cultural Blues were announced on ?? and our Sporting Blues were announced on .

175? Blues were awarded to students who excelled in Arts and Cultural, and Sports. 
See the full list of recipients, including the major awards winners:
Arts Award Winners (pdf)
Sports Award Winners (pdf)
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our School >
      • Principal's Message
      • Strategic Plan
      • Board of Trustees
    • Our Staff >
      • Our Staff
      • Vacancies
      • Reader/Writers
    • Facilities >
      • Library
      • Uniform Shop
      • School Cafe
    • Our Values
    • Finance
    • School News
    • Calendar and Key Dates
    • Policies and Processes
    • Complaints
  • Academic
    • Curriculum and Timetable >
      • Ākonga Profile
      • NCEA
      • Timetable
      • Assessments
      • Course Options
    • Mathematics
    • Science
    • English
    • Social Sciences
    • Arts
    • Languages
    • Technology
    • Health & PE
    • Learning Support
    • Gifted Education
  • Extracurricular
    • Student Leadership
    • House Competition
    • Sports
    • Arts and Culture
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Duke of Edinburgh
    • Stars Programme
  • Attending WHS
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolment
    • Attendance
    • Wellbeing
    • Support >
      • Pastoral Support
      • Financial Support
      • Guidance Support
      • Learning Support
    • Rules and Expectations
    • Reporting Bullying
    • BYOD
    • Online Safety Hub
    • Uniform Requirements
    • Careers
    • Stationery
    • Lockers
    • Buses
  • Kaupapa Māori
  • International
    • International Home
    • Homestay Hosts
    • Curriculum and Activities
    • Living
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolments
  • Community
    • WHS Foundation
    • WHS Alumni
    • Branches Trust
  • Contact
    • Contact us
    • Parking