Selwyn Times: August 30, 2016

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BIG THROW:
Liam Fantham
and Ruby Haulter
watch Danica
Gordon make a
big throw.
Tuesday August 30 2016
SCHOOLS
West Rolleston Primary School held an
Olympics day recently to celebrate the games.
The pupils were put into different teams to
represent the different countries involved in the
games. The children tried their hand at sack
races, target games and egg races among
many other games.
Leon Mills, Henrique Pelvin and
Ciara Cooney all joined West
Rolleston Primary School.
HOPPING FUN:
Isabella Broom
and Isla James
stay focused
during the sack
race.
Indy joined the West
Melton School team.
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New uniforms for Lincoln HS
• By Caitlin Miles
LINCOLN HIGH School
students will have new uniforms
from next year.
The school decided to go
through a review process following
changes to the school’s
branding.
Lincoln High School principal
Kathy Paterson said the uniform
was due for a review.
“The uniform is a significant
change, it’s very exciting for the
school,” Mrs Paterson said.
The uniform change will
involve swapping out the polo
top for a fitted shirt, adding a tie,
blazer and a jumper and changing
a kilt for a navy blue skirt.
The uniform will be introduced
for year nine students next year,
students in year 10-12 can either
wear the old uniform or the new
one. Mrs Paterson said this way
the school can minimise costs
for families having to get new
uniforms.
She said the students felt very
proud wearing the new uniform.
“We went through an extensive
review process, it took roughly 18
months to complete the process,”
she said.
TWO SELWYN girls have
packed their fry pans and
sharpened their knives to
compete in a national culinary
competition.
Emily Perkins of Hororata
and Bridget James of Whitecliffs
are competing in the National
Secondary Schools Culinary
Challenge in Auckland today
after they won the Christchurch
regional final.
To get into the final the pair
had to create four portions of
entree and main meals in 90min.
The girls made herbed silverbeet
and feta galette rested
upon carved venison loin with
beetroot, pinot noir and balsamic
reduction, crispy salad of rainbow
chard stems, finished with
silverbeet flakes.
For a main they cooked
chicken breast stuffed with mozzarella,
semi-dried tomatoes and
NEW WITH THE OLD: Abby
Kettles (left) models the
new uniform which will
be compulsory for year 9
students from next year while
sister Lucy wears the current
uniform.
The students and community
were consulted on the new design
and there was some negative
feedback as well.
“There is always a certain
ACHIEVERS
CONCENTRATION: Emily
Perkins (left) and Bridget
James craft culinary delights.
basil served with potato gnocchi,
grilled baby bell peppers and
pancetta, caramelised brussels
sprouts on corn cream sauce.
The pair said they were always
interested in cooking and Bridget
said she realised her culinary
SELWYN TIMES
UNIFORM CHANGE: Brothers
Chris (left) and Will Hamilton
model the old and new boys’
amount of negative feedback but
people have been largely positive
about the change,” she said.
Over the last week the school
held fittings for the new uniform
and the parent and student feedback
has been overwhelmingly
positive.
She said the students who
modelled the new uniforms liked
them.
Competition for budding chefs
interest when she took hospitality
last year.
The girls have never had a serious
kitchen incident, apart from
one problem with a tea towel.
“We had a tea towel catch fire
but that was only in practice,
thankfully, it wasn’t in front of
anyone,” Emily said.
Emily said the judging was the
scary part.
“They taste the food but remain
expressionless so it’s kind of like
the cooking shows, you don’t
know what they think,” she said.
Teacher of hospitality at
Christchurch Girls High School,
Holly Caird, said the year 13
students were practising at every
chance they got.
“Emily and Bridget took on
board the judges’ comments
during the regional event and
have made some changes to their
dishes,” she said.
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