Written by Mr Paul Robinson, Director of Sports
On Friday 19th May Hanova held its first ever Hanova Hawks Colour Awards, where we acknowledge and recognize those students who have represented the school in inter-school competition.
We were delighted to say that approximately 50% of the secondary student population has been a Hanova Hawk during 2022/23 with some representing across 3 sports. In this article we will introduce all of those who have received an award and an explanation behind the awards.
Hawks Award
The Hawks Award is for those students who represented Hanova in a single sport in 2022/23. Those in receipt of this award are:
| Year Group | Recipients |
| 7 | James Choi, Andrew Ko, Edward Li, Imogen Miller, Faris Saifull |
| 8 | Lin Peixin, Gaowin Dong, Leo Park |
| 9 | Coco Tu |
| 10 | Tony Wang, Benny Gao, Jason Lee |
| 11 | Samantha Chen, Ynés Hernández-Day |
| 13 | Albert Kim, James Lee, Billy Lee |
Half-Green
The Half-Green Award is for those students who represented Hanova in 2 sports. Those in receipt of this award are:
| Year Group | Recipients |
| 7 | Dácil Hernández-Day, Abraham Smith, Toprak Gurbuz |
| 8 | Jacqueline Zhang, David Kang, Martin Song, Constance Zhang, Oscar Huang, Aster Cho |
| 9 | Amy Lu, Jake Yoon |
| 10 | Kevin Joo, Coco Wong |
| 11 | Will Li, Tony Wang, Akemi Saifull |
| 12 | Alicia Chan |
| 13 | Elijah Smith |
Full Green
The Full Green Award is for those students who represented Hanova in 3 or more sports. Those in receipt of this award are:
| Year Group | Recipients |
| 7 | Joon Jung, May Luo, Alice Zhang, Isabella Chen |
| 9 | Jason Liu, Minyu Kim, Edán Hernández-Day, Emily Wang |
| 11 | Steven Jiang, Neil Danaher, Noah Smith, Faith Gibbs |
Honours Award for Services to School Sport
We also recognized staff members and students who have assisted with various events or teams across the year- it is important their contributions are recognized as events don’t happen without their involvement. Those in receipt of this award are:
| Year Group | Recipients |
| 7 | Isabella Chen, Alice Zhang, May Luo |
| 8 | Aster Cho, Leo Park, David Kang |
| 9 | Jason Liu, Edán Hernandez-Day, Coco Tu |
| 10 | Benny Gao, Coco Wong |
| 11 | Noah Smith, Steven Jiang, Will Li, Tony Wang, Neil Danaher, Akemi Saifull, Faith Gibbs, Ellie Bae, Mina Kang, Ynés Hernández-Day, Daniel Lee, Grace Park, Samantha Chen, Ashley Cho, Judy Choi, Cleo Kim, Minjoo Lee, Yulia Yuan |
| 12 | Alicia Chan |
| 13 | Elijah Smith |
| Staff | Mr. Gurbuz, Mr. Joe Zhou, Mr. Najera, Mr. Li Yongxi, Ms Jane, Ms Lilian, Ms Mindy, Mr. John Zhang, Ms Shirley |
Hawk of the Year
This left us with the most prestigious award, the Middle School and High School Male and Female Hawks of the Year. This award recognizes outstanding performance across a number of representative sports. The Hanova Hawk of the Year 2023 goes to:
| MS Female Hawk of the Year | Alice Zhang | MVP performances in MS & HS Basketball, plus All-Star team nomination in football |
| MS Male Hawk of the Year | Edán Hernández-Day | MVP performances in MS football, important part of HS football team and outstanding performance in Track and Field |
| HS Female Hawk of the Year | Faith Gibbs | Outstanding performance in football, key member of basketball team and great performance in track and field |
| HS Male Hawk of the Year | Steven Jiang | All-Star team nominations in basketball and football. Exceptional performances in Track and Field |
Thank you to everyone who has made this year such an enjoyable and successful one!
