Te Awamutu College team
It wasn’t a case of first time lucky at the Clash of the Colleges in Auckland earlier this month, but Te Awamutu College students did put their best feet forward.
On the line: Te Awamutu College’s Rhianna and Kendra Grayling compete in fencing. Photo: Supplied
Kasey Smith and Jorjaina Mathieson both secured wins in the gumboot throw – in the junior female and senior female categories, respectively.
Overall, agriculture and horticulture teacher, Tracey Gawn, says she was very proud of the team’s efforts in tackling a wide range of primary industry challenges.
“I asked the kids on the way back if they wanted to go again and they resoundingly said ‘yes!’ They learnt a lot that will help them with their upcoming assessments, and they had good fun. It was especially nice to see some of them who had quite low confidence step up.”
The event, held at Donald’s Farm in Whitford, the Auckland edition of the competition included schools from Auckland and the Waikato. The contest is designed to help young agriculture and horticulture students grow their knowledge.
A Morrinsville College team won the overall senior award and one of Auckland’s Mt Albert Grammar teams topped the junior standings.
Te Awamutu teams performed well in the fencing section.
“One of our students, Cody Mueller, did so well in the fencing that one of the guys who works on Donald’s Farm came over and praised him personally. He thought his skills were phenomenal. So yes, they did quite well.”
Te Awamutu College team
