Samuel Gately-Taylor

Hardworking and reliable, with a strong ability in communication and organisation. I am proactive, punctual and enjoy working in a team.

• NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 excellence endorsements
• NCEA Level 1 Science and Mathematics excellence endorsed
• NCEA Level 2 Geography excellence endorsed
• NCEA Level 3 Mathematics and Chemistry excellence endorsed
• A+ in all of my university papers so far
• Online shopper of the year at Woolworths 2023
• Silver award Student Volunteer Army

• Guitar
• Singing
• Tennis
• Netball
• Cooking

• STARS leadership program in 2023. I tutored a Year 9 class during form time where we helped with homework, activities and games in order to get to know the younger years and so they could feel included in their new college.
• Peer mentor in 2024. I helped run a Year 10 form class alongside two other students Similarly to STARS, we helped with any questions about the college, academically and socially
• As a Year 13 I helped perform cow's eye dissections for Year 9 students. This meant they learnt about the anatomy of the eye and what each part did.
• I volunteered each week in the school canteen in order to give students food during interval and lunch. I worked with 3 other students and 2 canteen staff in a team environment working as well as interacting with all year groups of the college
• I was a part of the Interact Rotary group where we fundraised for charities like Life Flight, breast cancer foundation and NZ Blood service. This was in the form of quizzes, breakfasts and blood drives where I helped organise and run the events.
• I helped organise the school formal in 2024. This involved designing the tickets and posters, decorations for the night and cleaning up afterwards. This meant a lot of time management and teamwork was necessary as well as communication with buses for transportation