IF THE namesake of their awards are anything to go by, two Leeton shire students have a bright future.
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Yanco Agricultural High School’s Loren Gregory and Leeton High School’s Isaac Collins were last week awarded a Victor Chang school science award.
Dr Chang was a Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation.
The two Leeton shire students were nominated for the award by their teachers in recognition of their excellence in the classroom and passion for science.
Loren, who attended the presentation of the awards, said she had always enjoyed the subject.
“It’s always really interesting because you get to experiment and learn new things,” she said.
“I enjoyed the presentation because you got to hear all about the achievements of other students.
“When my teacher told me I was nominated I definitely didn’t think I would get the award.”
Loren is currently sitting at the top of her class in both chemistry and biology.
She has been described as an “exceptionally gifted student” by her teachers.
Loren said she hoped to use the skills acquired in the classroom to one day become a veterinarian.
“That’s what I’m hoping to study after school,” she said.
Both Loren and Isaac have recently started their year 12 studies this term.
Isaac said he too was hoping his studies would help him along to a career in medical science.
“Maybe physiotherapy or something like that,” he said.
He said he was excited to receive the award given who it was named after.
“Science subjects have always been really interesting to me,” Isaac said.
Isaac was nominated by his science teacher, Simone Crossley, for the honour.
She described him as an “outstanding student”.
“(He) has been named as his cohort’s most outstanding academic achiever each year of high school,” Ms Crossley said.
“He has performed consistently well across all of his preliminary subjects - ranking first in biology, business studies, chemistry, mathematics, mathematics extension one and advanced English - and second in PDHPE at the mid-course point.
“His application in the field of science is second-to-none. In both biology and chemistry, Isaac achieved the top ranking for all assessment items.”
Both Isaac and Loren encouraged their younger peers to keep up with their science studies when the time came to choose their own subjects for years 11 and 12.
“It definitely gives you a lot of career pathways … even if you just study one of the subjects,” Isaac said. “Most uni courses have a pre-requisite for a science subject.”
