North Island Brain Bee 2011 winners and prizes
Almost 1200 students competed in Round 1 of the competition, with 152 students from 44 schools participating in person at the North Island finals at The University of Auckland on 28 July.
Individual competition
Winner: Byung Cheol Cho, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
- The Individual Winner's Cup
- A Trophy
- Fully paid return airfares and accommodation to the Gold Coast to compete in the Australian - New Zealand Final of the Brain Bee Challenge, courtesy of the Australian Neuroscience Society
- A Kobo E-Reader, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- A book: The Awa Book of New Zealand Science, courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
- A text book: The Brain: An introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy, awarded to the winning student on behalf of their school, sponsored by Queensland Brain Institute
- For your teacher, a book: First Catch your Weka, sponsored by Auckland University Press.
Runner-up: Fuma Naitom, Westlake Boys' High School, Auckland
- A Trophy
- A Flip Mino SD Camcorder, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- A book: Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
- A laminated Brain Chart, awarded to the second-placed student on behalf of their school, sponsored by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
- For your teacher, a book: The Book of Iris, sponsored by Auckland University Press.
Third: Kaustubha Ghate, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
- A Trophy
- A Canon powershot A495 Digital Camera, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- A book, My Stroke of Insight, courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
- A book: Pocket Neurology Notebook awarded to the school of the third-placed student, sponsored by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
- For your teacher, a book: First Catch your Weka, sponsored by Auckland University Press.
Team competition
Winner: Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
- The Team Winner's Cup
- A trophy
- A Zeiss Primo Star HAL microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a text book: "The Human Brain Book", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, for their school
- Each team member received a Philips Mini Hi-Fi System DCM278, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- For your teacher, a book: "Nerli: an Italian Painter of the South Pacific", sponsored by Auckland University Press
Runner-up: Westlake Girls' High School, Auckland
- A trophy
- A Zeiss Primo Star LED microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a book: "Mapping the Mind", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, for their school
- Each team member received a Philips Micro Hi-Fi System, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- For your teacher, a book: "Nerli: an Italian Painter of the South Pacific", sponsored by Auckland University Press
Third: St Cuthbert's College, Auckland
- A trophy
- A Zeiss Primo HAL microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a laminated brain chart from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for their school
- Each team member will receive a Dick Smith 7" Portable DVD Player, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
- For your teacher, a book: "Frances Hodgkins: Paintings and Drawings", sponsored by Auckland University Press
Fourth: Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland
- A trophy
- A "Pocket Study Guide", courtesy of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for their school
- Each team member received a 4 gigabyte memory stick, sponsored by the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland and a key ring from the Centre for Brain Research
- For your teacher, a book: "Frances Hodgkins: Paintings and Drawings", sponsored by Auckland University Press.
