Nor'West News: December 01, 2022

Thursday December 1 2022 7
Shirley Boys’ High School student
cooks his way to prestigious award
AN ASPIRING young cook from
Shirley Boys’ High School has
earned a prestigious award.
Zane Roberts was among three
students who have scooped the
Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence
Award.
The award was launched in
2019 to celebrate the top highschool
students enrolled in
vocational study with a $2000
prize.
Along with Hillmorton High
School’s Tyler Spatcher-Harrison
and Lincoln High School’s Adam
Barker, Roberts has juggled
school this year along with two
days a week completing cookery
level three at Ara-Te Pūkenga’s
department of hospitality,
business and service industries.
Wanting to get beyond washing
dishes in a restaurant and
working toward becoming a chef,
Roberts said his plans are set for
next year.
“I’m going to do level four in
the workplace. I’ll go to work,
and they’ll teach me everything
but every so often I’ll get to come
back to Ara to do assessments
which is cool. I’ll get paid to learn
so I’m happy.”
Tutor Arnya Watson said the
award is a wonderful bonus for
these students who have gone
above and beyond.
“They’re my high achievers.
They’ve worked hard out of
class to practice and do extra
competitions. Anything that was
available to do – they pushed
themselves.
“I still can’t believe we had three
in one class though.”
Most of her 2022 class are
planning to return to Ara, which
Watson said demonstrates how
the supportive approach to learning
gives students a firm pathway
to staying in education.
And because the level three
course is managed through
school, there is impact on their
fees – free first year of tertiary
study.
Watson said it is rewarding
helping these students find where
their future lies.
OUTSTANDING:
(From left) – Tutor
Arnya Watson with
Prime Minister’s
Vocational
Excellence Award
recipients Zane
Roberts (Shirley
Boys’ High School),
Adam Barker
(Lincoln High
School) and Tyler
Spatcher-Harrison
(Hillmorton High
School).
“They get a lot out of
their experience as they seek
work. Instead of having to be
shown everything they’ve
already got skills – they know
about clean workspaces and food
safety, so it gives them a head
start.”
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