07 Nov 2019
‘Farming for Kids’ today interviewed for the outstanding $5,000 – spread over 5 years -‘Agriculture into the Future’ scholarship for QHS students seeking a career in an agricultural pathway.
“Every student had strong plans for a future in agriculture and were committed to a career in the agricultural industry, they were well prepared and informed for today’s interviews. It was a tough decision and inspiring to meet them all,” said Farming for Kids committee member and Scholarship Panellist, Mrs Mally Carter.
The scholarship is designed to support students attending the school gain the skills necessary to become active members of the agricultural community.
Students must display: ambitions within the Agricultural industry, an ability to succeed within their chose field, appropriate expenditure targets for the scholarship funds and citizenship within the school and local community.
“All of the applicants spoke on how this extensive and severe drought is affecting them in their family lives, the impact of drought on their community and the national impact. And while the impacts are devastating, it was inspirational to hear the students talk on how they can learn from the bad times and take the experiences of learning into the future,” said Head teacher Agriculture and Panellist, Mr Andrew Harries.
Today four students were interviewed: Jack McCulloch, Charlie Parsons, Sophie Payne and Lacey Newcombe for the Scholarship.
‘Farming for kids’ is a volunteer farmer run organisation, who produce and sell crops on land at the Quirindi airport to raise funds to assist children of the Liverpool Plains.
“Farming for Kids is privileged and proud to be involved in both scholarships with QHS, the students are great ambassadors and the last two days of interviews are a clear indication the school is doing a wonderful job preparing students for their future,” said Farming for Kids committee member and Scholarship Panellist, Mr Rob Lewis.
The ethos of Farming for Kids includes: directly supporting children from the Liverpool Plains Shire area in their capacity to access an equitable and successful education at all times. They aim to improve the quality of life, independence and wellbeing of children within the Liverpool Plains Shire area and to promote the importance of farming to our community and the national economy.
QHS are exceptionally grateful for the ongoing support of our students and for the hard work and dedication of every member of ‘Farming for Kids’ in supporting the young people of our region.
Thank you to our panellists for your time, expertise and dedication to the last two days of interviews.
The Recipient of the 2019 ‘Agriculture into the Future’ Scholarship will be announced at the 2019 Presentation Day on December 5th commencing at 10.00am.
Congratulations to every student who interviewed today, you were all dedicated, focussed, prepared and passionate about the future of Agriculture in Australia. We are very proud of you.