At the leadership awards assembly, many parents were able to join the school to celebrate their daughters and their new prefect roles.

Jenna Bone gave a rousing speech with an extended metaphor of East being like a yummy, yummy pie which she is proud to be a part of.  She claimed to be the proudest and luckiest head prefect in the country.

The tuakana prefects, Lola and Helena (pictured above), and their team of Year 13s have worked hard this week to welcome our newest students to Year 9. 

On Thursday they organised the Amazing Race, a scavenger hunt around the school where groups from each class had to perform challenges and race against the clock.  The winning class will get points towards the hotly contested Year 9 Cup, but the ultimate goal of the morning was to get to know each other better, work together and for Year 9s to find their way around the school.

Meanwhile, senior students were gearing up for another important year with presentations on NCEA, careers and self-defence lessons.

See more photos from the Amazing Race for Year 9.