90 years of St John Youth in New Zealand

In April St John Youth held their annual National Youth Festival in celebration of 90 years of St John Youth in New Zealand. Currently at St Thomas' we have 4 St John Youth members and all of these members from St Thomas' represented the South Island at the National Competitions during the festival. 

Cameron Anisy, Sean Willetts, Oscar Sergel-Stinger and Dominic Anisy were a part of a squad of 24  to compete in tests based on leadership, communication, first aid, problem-solving, teamwork and many other skills that they spent 7 training weekends working on.

St John Youth National Competitions are the highest annual competitions within the Youth Program and people who compete at these are the top cadets from every region. Every region sends a squad (24 Youth members) made up of 4x competing teams of four members including a Team Leader, 4x competing individuals and 4x competing emergencies (reserves).

Actual Awards:

Champion Region

South Island Region (Dominic, Oscar, Sean and Cameron)

Team Drill and Inspection (Lady Mountbatten Cup)

2nd place - Sean Willetts' Team

Team Communication (Southland Challenge Cup)
1st place -Sean Willetts' Team

Champion Team Leader (Gilberd Cup)
2nd place - Dominic Anisy

Champion Number 4 (Dominion Rose Bowl)
3rd Place - Sean Willetts

Champion Team (Barclay Memorial Shield)
1st Place - Sean Willets' Team3rd Place - Dominic Anisy's Team

Individual Test 2 ( Barry Cowley Cup)
1st place - Oscar Sergel-Stringer