Cows Create Careers success for students
During Term 3, a group of girls from both of the Animal Husbandry classes participated in “Cows Create Careers”.
Cows Create Careers is a nationwide program run by Dairy Australia. We were required to do three pieces of theory work whilst hand-rearing our calves at school over five weeks.
Mr Ben Geard supplied our calves to us from the Green Glory Dairy Farm. The twin Holstein heifers were three-days old when they first arrived at school. We were feeding them twice a day with milk, every day of the week, cleaning their pen and measuring and recording their growth. Ms Myers maintained them over the weekend.
As a requirement of the module of work for Cows Create Careers, we had taken a funny photo of ourselves, our calf and our 3D model having a picnic. We had also written a letter to Dairy Australia sharing with them our experiences and what we had learnt and then made a 3D model out of recycled materials of a milk-able dairy cow.
On Tuesday 24 October we were invited to an event with all the groups involved in the program in our region.
At the event we participated in activities, won prizes and learnt about the Dairy Industry. Kirrily and I were awarded first place in the secondary division across the State, we were awarded a certificate and a $50 iTunes voucher each.
We later found out that the other team consisting of Rhianna Dean, Gabby McGuire, Molly Warren and Caledonia Atkin had placed second in our region!
During our time doing “Cows Create Careers” and hand-rearing our calves, Kirrily and I had learnt a lot about the Dairy Industry and what it takes to raise a calf.
We thoroughly enjoyed our experience and would recommend students in the future to participate in Animal Husbandry and “Cows Create Careers”.
Kirrily Garwood and Bree Golding - Year 10 students
A Catholic School in the Salesian Tradition
