2022 is the first year in which we have participated in Future Anything's Activate Program. All Year 9 students engaged in the program as part of their Personal Development and Wellbeing lessons across Semester 1 with the key goal being to pitch an innovative, scalable, and sustainable business that makes the world a better place.

At school level, a panel of judges awarded winners in the following categories at our Showcase and Live Pitch Evening:

Overall Winner - COOPER HAYDEN

Collaboration Award - Beau Dann and Maison Nunn

Passion Award - Renee Tiller and Ava Van Klooster

Innovation Award - Riley O'Keefe

People's Choice Award - Bella-Lea Bugeja

We also acknowledge the other courageous students who presented on the night:

Live Pitch:

• Shylah Jones, Jayden Carroll and Denvah Eastwood
• Zach Spillane and Alistair Mangan
• Edwina Vassallo and Josie McMurtrie

People's Choice Showcase:

• Noah Searle 
• Elliott Coffey

Our staff and the panel of judges were so pleased to see our first Activate event so well attended by our community as well as the enthusiastic participation of our students. 

We are excited to announce that Cooper Hayden in Year 9 has since been selected to represent Foxwell State Secondary College in the 2022 Future Anything National Semi Finals! Future Anything received nearly 200 outstanding applications this year, so this is a remarkable achievement for Cooper. 

Cooper will pitch his idea live online to a panel of expert judges during one of eight Semi Finals. He will showcase his idea and be in with a chance of progressing to the National Grand Final, where he could win funding and support to launch his idea in the real world.

If you would like to support him by tuning into the livestream of the semi-final, please access your free tickets via this link. Cooper will pitch his idea in Semi Final 6, scheduled for 10.30-11.30am on Thursday 27 October 2022.

We wish Cooper the best of luck!