The Assistant Principal of Kelston Boy's
High School is certain that Ryan Drummond is a deserving candidate
of a First Foundation Scholarship: 'Ryan is a fine all-rounder. He
is always extremely polite, friendly, cooperative and courteous. He
is a responsible young man of integrity. Keen to succeed, he
possesses all the essential pre-requisites for future success and a
senior leadership role next year.' In 2009, Ryan achieved NCEA
Level 1 with a Merit endorsement. He also achieved excellent
results in the ICGSE Cambridge Mathematics Examination with an A
score of 81%.
Ryan embraces the sporting culture of the school and has played
Football for the past three years. He founded the Kelston Boys'
Mountain Biking Team and competes in Triathlon, Duathlon and
Multisport. In addition to this he shows a strong sense of social
awareness and is part of the Environmental Group, is a Peer Mentor
for International students and mentors six Year 9 students in life
skills. Ryan was spokesperson of the 2010 Enviro-challenge. In his
spare time, Ryan plays Metro level Football for Oratia United. He
is part of the Huia Bush runners group, is an Archer at the Massey
Archery Club and works for his dad and neighbour on the weekends
with odd jobs such as magazine runs and handyman jobs. Ryan has
also completed a Growsafe and Chainsaw course. These skills have
allowed him to create his own enterprise, selling trailer-loads of
manuka firewood on TradeMe.
Ryan is interested in studying a Bachelor of Science, Applied
Science or Agricultural Science at an Auckland University in
2012.
"Aside from his credible academic record we were very taken by
Ryan's enthusiasm and passion for science as well as his desire to
care for New Zealand's land environments. We felt his values were
clearly aligned with our organisation's values, he was familiar
with Landcare Research's role and his aspirations to work for an
organisation such as ours was utterly compelling. In this instance,
we very much felt that we chose Ryan as much as he chose us, we
look forward to watching and assisting him to learn and grow." -
Katrina Direen, General Manager People & Performance