Westlake Boys take top honours at regional competition
An ingenious mathematics based computer game and a user-friendly magnetic window washer saw Westlake Boys High School
take out the two top honours at the annual Smales Farm North Shore Regional Awards as part of the Lion Foundation Young
Enterprise Scheme (YES).
The student companies, made up of year 12 and 13 students, were presented with awards at a ceremony at North Harbour
Stadium last night in front of an audience of dignitaries, sponsors, mentors, parents and fellow students who
participated in this year’s Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme.
Westlake Boys student company Axiom won the Smales Farm North Shore YES Company of the Year for their innovative
kiwi-themed computer game, aimed at primary school students, which uses curriculum aligned maths skills. They also won
the Quicken NZ Excellence in Information Management and Bartercard Excellence in Communication awards.
Fellow Westlake student company ProDG won the Smales Farm North Shore YES Company of the Year Runner Up with their
pragmatic magnetic window washer.
Bill Smale, Smales Farm director and major sponsor of the awards, presented Axiom with a surprise cash prize of $1,200
and ProDG $800. He noted: “With such an abundance of entrepreneurial talent the North Shore will continue to be a hotbed
of innovation for NZ well into the future.”
This year more than 370 students, from across North Shore and Rodney secondary schools took part in the popular
entrepreneurial programme, facilitated by Enterprise North Shore.
This year’s students are exceptionally talented and motivated according to Terry Hoskins, chief executive of Enterprise
North Shore.
“The YES programme is designed to foster students’ entrepreneurial skills giving them the ability and confidence to
strive for future business success. We were constantly impressed at the flair and drive of the 2009 YES students who
have already proved that they are already entrepreneurs.”
Members of the Axiom team will now represent the North Shore at the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme National
Awards in Wellington on 4 November 2009.
Award recipients
Smales Farm North Shore YES Company of the Year:
Winner: Axiom, Westlake Boys High School
Smales Farm North Shore YES Company of the Year Runner Up
Winner: ProDG, Westlake Boys High School
Enterprise North Shore Teacher of the Year
Winner: Kelly Easton, Rangitoto College
Enterprise North Shore Male Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Paul Minors, Rangitoto College
Women’s Health at Apollo Female Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Sammi Le, Pinehurst School
Quicken NZ Excellence in Information Management
Winner: Axiom, Westlake Boys High School
Orcon Excellence in Technology
Winner: Gear’d, Kingsway School
Bayleys North Shore Excellence in Ethics
Winner: Clean Ads, Westlake Boys High School
Spicers Excellence in Financial Management
Winner: Axcistic, Rangitoto College
Massey University Excellence in Problem Solving
Winner: Bath Buddies, Long Bay College
AMES Excellence in Personal Development
Winner: Stuart Dawson, Rangitoto College
Benefitz Excellence in Motivation
Winner: Le Penseur, Westlake Girls’ High School
Link Plas Excellence in Production
Winner: Roundabout Dog Collars, Orewa College
Bartercard Excellence in Communication
Winners: Axcistic, Rangitoto College
Pinnacle Innovations, Rangitoto College
Axiom, Westlake Boys High School
ProDG, Westlake Boys High School
Le Penseur, Westlake Girls High School
Clean Ads, Westlake Boys High School
Roundabout Dog Collars, Orewa College
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