Inaugural STEM awards for Wollondilly schools

Friday, 04 December 2015

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has presented inaugural STEM awards to Picton High School and Wollondilly Anglican College.

From Picton High School, Year 8 student Serena Davies was presented with the award at the school presentation evening on Tues 8 December.

From Wollondilly Anglican College, Year 10 student Jamieson Bell was presented with the award at the school presentation evening on Wed 9 December.

In presenting the awards Mr Taylor said:  “Australia’s prosperity rests upon our ability to use science and maths skills to innovate. I myself was a keen maths student at school and went on to have a great business career based on applied mathematics and economics. I am very proud to be introducing this inaugural STEM award, a perpetual award, into a number of schools in Hume. Recipients have been nominated by the school as someone who has excelled in a STEM-related discipline. Focusing on STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths -  is a priority for the Government, because the jobs of the future are in these areas. Congratulations to these worthy winners.”

Angus Taylor Video Clip >>

Transcript: “This is a really exciting thing to be involved with because we want to make sure that people understand how important it is that kids learn about mathematics, that they learn about science and technology and that these sorts of jobs we need to be able to fill in the future, we can fill with young kids who are excited about those areas.”

Mr Taylor said a number of Hume schools had embraced the idea of a perpetual trophy, to be passed on to a worthy recipient at the end of each school year.

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