CREATIVE THINKING: Otonga School 10-year-olds (from left) Ella Hill, Fin Gielen-Lilley and Josiah Bachmann modelling their athletics gear made from just CourierPost Trackpacks and basic materials. PHOTO/STEPHEN PARKER 061213SP3
Otonga School students have put their fashion design skills to the test using CourierPost Trackpacks.
About 65 children took part in yesterday's CourierPost "Give it a TRY" project competition in the lead-up to tomorrow's Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon.
Pupils across the whole school were given just 50 minutes to put together
a creative piece of triathlon racewear using the CourierPost Trackpack and a few other basic arts and crafts materials.
Year 5/6 teacher and sports co-ordinator Gareth Cunliffe said students competed in three categories - senior, middle and junior.
Year 5 pupil Fin Gielen-Lilley, 10, won the senior section. The middle category winner was Year 4 student Skye Du Plessis, 8, and her younger brother, Year 2 pupil Liam Du Plessis, 7, won the junior category. The trio received prizes donated and signed by Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon athlete ambassador and Olympian Valerie Adams.
