It was cheesy puns at 10 paces as Blayney High School students proved to be the cream of the crop when it comes to participating in a program designed to raise awareness of dairy industry careers.
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A junior and senior team were rewarded for their efforts in the Cows Create Careers - Farm Module program last week, which saw them mix it with the best in NSW.
Five students from the school's junior Dairy Clever team - Chloe Begbie, Lucy Wellsted, Hayley Baker, Grace Hutt, Shailee Milthorpe - claimed second prize in their category covering the south coast, far coast and central NSW, while the senior Legendairies group - Sophie Stammers, Grace Hodder and Freya Webster-Hawes - finished 10th.
Cows Create Careers - Farm Module is a Dairy Australia program that aims to increase the awareness of dairy industry careers in a very hands-on way.
Secondary students are educated by rearing two three-week-old calves at school and the school is provided with dairy industry curriculum for years 7 and 8 and years 9 to 11, at no cost.
Dairy Australia's Industry Capability Program Manager, Tracy Lloyd, said the program started in 2004 with dairy farmers in the Strzelecki Lions Club in Victoria and nine Gippsland schools.
With support from Dairy Australia, Regional Development Programs, dairy farmers and sponsors, the program has now grown to over 180 schools across Australia with 8,357 students completing the program in 2013.
"Cows Create Careers - Farm Module is a program that builds awareness of dairy industry careers - from teaching students about educational and vocational pathways, to profiling the diverse range of professional careers in the dairy industry," Ms Lloyd said.
"By bringing calves into schools, students have fun learning about the different skills required in the dairy industry."
Since 2006, Dairy Australia has worked with thousands of students, teachers, farmers, industry advocates and communities through its investment into Cows Create Careers - Farm Module.
The program has gained strong support from dairy farmers and advocates across Australia.