Long Bay College declares winner of first student Master Chef Competition
 Jessica Tansey, Year 9 student, was declared the winner of Long Bay College’s first Master Chef Competition on Friday 27 August. Jessica was awarded the coveted Long Bay College master chef apron and knives by the Principal, Mr Russell Brooke. Jessica had competed against 14 other contestants over a period of 11 weeks and battled against two other finalists Lisa Boterman (Yr 10) and Yao Dong (Yr 10). All three finalists had to cook and present a dish under time constraints suitable for a light restaurant lunch. Jessica’s winning dish was a prawn lasagne.
The competition was open to all students and out of the 50 who originally applied only 15 did the initial ‘bake off’. Those involved had to undertake a number of activities including blind taste tests, bake offs and invention dishes. Hospitality Teacher, Belinda Devlin who was responsible for organising the competition said ‘the students are so creative these days and the master chef competition gives them another outlet for honing their skills. This is the first competition of its kind at the school and it’s been such a success with the students we hope to be able to run another in Term 1 next year.
The panel of 4 judges included: Kelly Young, runner up in NZ Master Chef competition, Niels Naumann, Chef at Soul restaurant in Auckland, Don Cornes, ex restaurant owner, and Hospitality teacher Anthony Dooley. In summing up the judges’ comments on the three finalists’ dishes Kelly Young praised the students for the quality of their work and encouraged all students to grow their own herbs even if they didn’t have a garden. In summing up the value of such a competition in schools, Kelly said ‘it’s great to see the creative spirit of these young students coming through and a competition like this is very good for their confidence’.
Teacher's book wins prestigious design award
Graphics teacher and Head of Technology at Long Bay College, Paul Bourdot, has written a Year 9 Graphics textbook which has won First Place in the 2010 Panz Educational Design Awards. Paul has spent 2 years working with publishers Cengage Learning to create an innovative Year 9 Graphics textbook and A3 workbook and a DVD as a teacher’s resource. Comments by the judges on Paul’s book included ‘It exemplifies the design qualities an educational book should have, being clear, informative and consistent, and is thus a worthy winner’. Principal, Mr Russell Brooke said ‘Paul Bourdot is one of our living legends, he’s an exemplary teacher and this is shown by him winning this award and the national awards his Graphics students win each year. We are very proud of his achievements’.
 Paul’s contributions to education go beyond his classroom and his school into the wider teaching community. Paul was awarded a Multi Serve Education Trust Education Service Award in 2003. He is unrivalled in his field in terms of the quality of his teaching practice which has led to regional and national awards for his students of Graphics and Materials Technology every year since 1987. A leading practitioner in his field, Mr Bourdot has been a key figure in the training of other teachers, especially new teachers, and in curriculum and assessment development in NZ.
 Language Award
Long Bay College student Nicole Taylor (Y12) has won a Ministry of Education Language Immersion Award for 2011 to go and study Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country for 6 months. All costs for this Award including travel, insurance and visas are paid for by the Ministry and administered by AFS New Zealand. Head of Language Miss Anderson said ‘this is a fantastic opportunity for Nicole and I am delighted for her’.
Culinary Success for Long Bay College students
Congratulations to the following students who were placed in the Regional Culinary Competitions on 27 June.
Samantha Whinney
3 silvers Table D Hote, creative tablesetting, Mocktails
 Jovanne Pieterse
Bronze for Static Quiche
Allannah Hawke
Bronze for Static blueberry muffins
Elliot McClymont
Silver for creative Omlette
Bronze for creative Pork mince
D'Arcy Mills
Bronze for Creative Pasta
Steven Charlton
Bronze for Creative Salmon
Dylan Parker
1st place and silver medal for Creative Salmon
He also received a special Judges award of a chef knife for outstanding attitude and professionalism.
Head of Food Technology Ms Tanya Black said ‘the students work very hard and it’s great to see them achieve these awards, acknowledgement must also go to former student Niels Naumann who has tutored the students every Sunday since the beginning of the year as a volunteer. We could not have a successful training programme without him mentoring the students and showing them the high skill levels’.
“Friends of Shauno” Concert
MC: Jacolize Becker
Sunday 1 August 2010 - 12.45pm - 2.30pm at Long Bay Baptist Church, 282 Glenvar Road, Torbay
 Talented musician, Shauno Isomura, (Yr 13 student at Long Bay College) needs to raise funds towards buying a new violin and to fund his bid to study overseas. Shauno will perform at the finals of the KBB Young Performers competition on 26 June and recently won the Harmony Club competition. Shauno has been playing the violin for 10 years and is in the Chamber Orchestra and String Quartet at Long Bay College. Head of Music, Mrs Nicki Bowles said ‘Shauno is a fantastic violinist and a rare talent at school level, he needs to buy a better instrument and we are looking for scholarships for him to go and study overseas’.
The concert will feature talented music students from Long Bay College including Shauno and Kent Isomura and others who have performed to a high level. Tickets $5 at the door. All donations welcome.
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