By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
STUDENTS from Fountain Gate Secondary College will be the only public school representatives at the Future Problem Solving National Championships in Perth next month.
The achievement comes as councillors from the City of Casey have decided to donate generously to the group’s trip, contributing the $3500 that the students needed to fund their journey across the Nullarbor.
Councillor Sam Aziz said he was so proud of the students’ achievements.
“They are the only public school that has been selected to compete in the national championships and have proven that public schools in Casey can mix it with the best of them,” he said.
“The council will certainly be standing by the group. We want to celebrate their success.”
The student team, Encouraging Pride In our Community (EPIC), contributed to their school’s Future Problem Solving Program, where they presented their plan to boost community pride through the redevelopment of the school’s gardens.
While Fountain Gate Secondary College is part of the Springfield Ward, Cr Aziz said he was so proud of the way the entire council had decided to contribute to the cause.
“The Casey Council has totally ignored ward boundaries in this particular situation and they didn’t want to hold back when it came to their generosity,” he said.
“It is demonstrative of a lot of goodwill within the council.”
The development, which Casey Mayor Amanda Stapledon will also being assisting with, will involve a redesign of Fountain Gate Secondary College’s gardens at the school’s entrance, particularly the area surrounding the Robin Boyd-designed fountain.
