Rosewood High School teacher Pryor Ball and Guidance Officer Justine Ward with students Haydn Cuthel, Jessica Colgan and Eva Whitehead who will take part in the University of Queensland’s Young Achievers Program.
THREE ROSEWOOD High Year 10 students have been congratulated by the school community for winning a place in the University of Queensland’s Young Achievers Program (YAP).
Jessica Colgan, Haydn Cuthel and Eva Whitehead have been selected for a Young Achievers Scholarship from the University.
The program, which is designed to give high achieving students the opportunity to succeed in tertiary education, will start in January 2023 with a residential camp at the University’s St Lucia campus.
Rosewood High’s Guidance Officer Justine Grant said that the students are “outstanding”.
“Jessica, Haydn and Eva will be mentored throughout their senior schooling years by current UQ students who will provide friendship and encouragement to stay on track to achieve their goals,” she said.
“The students will also have the opportunity to become familiar with the university environment while establishing support networks and they will learn more about the range of post-school study options that will best complement their future.”
Jessica’s mother, Jules Armstrong, said the students will have to continue to achieve high marks in all their subjects and keep their attendance above 85 percent.
“In their senior years, through the YAP scholarship, the students will receive $1,000 a year to put towards their schooling and if the student continues to university, they will receive $7,000 a year for tuition,” she said.
“Jess loves to write, it is her passion and it is what she loves to do more than anything, currently she has just finished her second book which is in the editing phase.
“She also loves succeeding and finding any way to work smarter not harder.
“Rosewood High has been a huge help in assisting her on this journey.
“I am delighted that all Jess’s hard work and dedication to advancing her education over the past few years has paid off.
“She now has a clear supported pathway to university and becoming a paramedic is now an achievable and realistic goal.
“I am so proud of her.”
Mrs Armstrong said Jessica was ecstatic when she heard the news.
“And she was very proud that two other students from her school were also selected.”
Jess said it was a “cool thing to be a part of”, and she was excited to be on this journey with Haydn and Eva, as well as the University of Queensland.
“I am so grateful to them for selecting me and to the school for helping me apply,” Jess said.
