This year Westlake was successful in gaining three of the top eight companies for the Regional Finals of the Young Enterprise Scheme. Those companies were:
Rekoh – homemade nutritional sports bars: Isabella Brown, Frances Garcia, Casey Leyson, Mellisa Oentardi, and Darla Azul
Sea Jewels – sustainable pendants and necklace: Jasmine Leadley, Bree Robinson, Sylvia Leadley, Andi Hey, and Anna Sunderland
Cane – see below: Aishi Jain, Charlotte Print, Michele Maddren and Aakash Singh from WBHS
The Regional Final was held on 22 October, the night of the Year 13 Ball, so those that attended before going on to the Ball showed fabulous commitment.
Cane received a Regional Award for Excellence in Perseverance. The company
is developing glasses for blind and low vison people that have a range of sensors that communicate with the wearer using bone conduction. The wearer will be able to have information about location, direction and hazard proximity provided from the rechargeable glasses. All of the technology already exists but Cane would be the first to bring it together in a wearable form.
Other successes have been from the Entrepreneurs in Action event for 80 top Young Enterprise students. Maggie Zhou and Jasmine Leadley have both received a $1000 award towards business courses of study at Massey University, because of their participation and contribution.
Pictured above is the Cane team from left: Charlotte Print, Aakash Singh, Aishi Jain and Michele Maddren.