A special congratulations also goes to Keira Wilson, who received the prestigious Deloitte Individual of the Year Award for South Auckland, recognising her leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Each of our teams showcased creativity, cultural awareness, and community values through their business ventures:

• Patched Up! with Airah Padilla, Nav Kaur, Keira Wilson, Khayem Libo-on, Cara Rademeyer and Anneka Tapp who upcycled thrifted clothing with stitched-on designs inspired by cultural and trending patterns.
• Ahimātao with Ella Bryant, Jessica Cochran, Alysha Daya, Annika Steele who developed a soothing heat and cooling balm designed for athletes which has been a highly popular [roduct amongst their target market.
• AllStar Bags with Shauna Kawondera, Joey Ugwa, Ella Banfield, Riddhi Vaidh and Harpreet Bains who custom-designed sports bags that reflect the diversity of our students and proudly display our school values.

We are incredibly proud of all our students who participated in YES this year, demonstrating innovation, teamwork, and confidence as they prepare to take their entrepreneurial skills beyond the classroom.