by Lesley Webb | Apr 22, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
“I love the challenge. I love that my work contributes positively to the world. I love seeing the physical progress on site. I love problem solving and variety: working with lots of different people on lots of different projects.” This is Karissa Hyde talking about...
by Lesley Webb | Apr 17, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Armed with a resourcefulness that belies her age, and a proactive approach to her education, Jamie Merrick has always been a masterclass in the growth mindset. “The Trust’s endorsement has been crucial, and there’s not a day I’m not grateful for the connections I have...
by Lesley Webb | Apr 11, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Supermarket worker, chemist delivery cyclist, department store salesperson, neighbourhood lawn mower, and paper boy: as a Timaru teenager, Dale Henderson did it all. “The award transformed my inner confidence. I did not have any strong self-belief in my capabilities. ...
by Lesley Webb | Apr 9, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Not everyone who gets a Keystone Study Award accepts it. At least not immediately. That was the case for Dane Hart, who encountered a delicious collision of opportunities in his final months at school. “That opportunity to go to Vanuatu spoke to me; when I’m here in...
by Lesley Webb | Apr 5, 2024 | 30 Stories for 30 Years
Corrina Gibbons-Hurinui knows the Keystone scholarship interview process from both sides of the table. “It will be alright in the end. And if it’s not alright, it’s not the end.” As a teenaged applicant, she found the selection panel encounter “pretty terrifying”, she...