Introducing our House Leaders for 2023

By Nick Leith | Posted: Wednesday March 15, 2023

We asked our Casebrook 2023 House Leaders some questions about what they are into and love about our school.

1) What do you love about Casebrook?

2) What are you looking forward to most about the year ahead?

3) What things do you like to do in your spare time?

4) Which special talents do you have?

Sawyers House:

Ethan Clarke (Head Boy)

1) I love that there are so many opportunities and extensions to join so you can never be bored here! The staff at our school make it the best.

2) I'm looking forward to working with the other House Leaders and being involved in leading the school alongside Emmy. It will be cool to see the Year 7 students grow and develop too.

3) I like to play sports such as cricket, rugby and touch rugby and when I'm not playing I like to watch sport and go bike riding.

4) A special talent I have is bowling in cricket! My technique, accuracy and consistency is one of the best in my team. 

I am super excited for this year. Good luck to all the new Year 7's starting and be sure to get involved with everything. To the Year 8's, make sure you enjoy every part of your last year at Casebrook. Good luck for the year!

Emmy Sandford (Head Girl)

1) I love all the opportunities that we are given at Casebrook. I think the teachers and students are really positive and supportive towards each other.

2) I am looking forward to the South Island Water Polo tournament in Dunedin later this year, as well as performing in the hip hop and Jazz Dance groups.

3) In my spare time I love to dance, play football, swim and play waterpolo.

4) I have been dancing since I was two years old and I'm working hard to get to Australia for ʻNationals' in January. I do Jazz, ballet, acro, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop dance at Silhouette Studios.

Northfield House:

Tom Gainsford (Dep. Head Boy)

1) I love that there are so many opportunities and the great staff all work hard to make everyone feel comfortable.

2) I'm looking forward to representing Casebrook at all the events we are offered and taking on new challenges as Deputy Head Boy and as a Year 8 student.

3) I love playing sports! I play cricket, rugby, karate, and water polo and I love to watch them too with my family.

4) I think one of my talents is playing cricket because I try to work hard and stay humble and I think that has brought me success. 

I am pumped for 2023 and hope all the students who come to Casebrook are too. Show REP and get involved in everything you can!

Leah Cunningham (Dep. Head Girl)

1) I love all the opportunities and the welcoming attitude at Casebrook. 

2) Getting to know some of the Year 7's and becoming a good leader in our school.

3) I like to play basketball in my spare time, as well as hang out with my family and friends and read too.

4) I'm a pretty good allrounder at most things and happy to give anything new a try.

Cavendish House:

Angus Herring

1) I love all the opportunities like sports teams, and the Spec and Tech programmes.

2) I'm looking forward to new opportunities as a Year 8.

3) I like to go fishing, listen to music and play sport.

4) A special talent I have is being a good sportsperson.

Madison Woolhouse

1) Being part of a challenging and rewarding year, full of new opportunities!

2) I was really looking forward to camp and I can see why! After returning from camp I can confirm it is awesome! 

3) In my spare time I like draw, swim, watch movies, mountain bike, read, anime, and spend time with my whānau. 

4) A special talent I have is drawing but uniquely, I can move one eye at a time! I am super interested in dinosaurs, dragons and fossils. I have a cat named Oscar and I whakapapa to Tainui and my iwi is Ngati Maniapoto.

Veitches House:

Jack Quilatan

1) I love all the amazing sporting opportunities we get because I love sport! We have fabulous teachers at Casebrook too and working with them is cool.

2) I'm looking forward to playing more sports and meeting new Casebrook students. 

3) In my spare time I like to hang with my mates on the field and (guess what...) play sport!

4) My special talents would center around (...) sport and kicking rugby penalties/conversions. I look forward to seeing all the new faces out there playing sport.

Fern Winikeri

1) I love that there are so many extra curricular options. I love my teacher, Mrs Yardley and how Casebrook has helped me to grow my leadership skills.

2) I am looking forward to doing Kapa Haka and dance this year. I'm also looking forward to representing Veitches House.

3) In my spare time I like baking biscuits with my mum. Colouring notebooks and walking on the beach with our dog are fun things too. My dog is called Bell.

4) A special talent I have is dancing. I love to dance everywhere! I am in the Casebrook Hip hop and Jazz groups. I would encourage everyone here at Casebrook to make the most of their time. It goes very fast! Get involved in as much as you can and push your comfort zones.