I acknowledge the achievements of four young students from Normanhurst West Public School who have done outstandingly well at the NSW All Schools Paper Plane Challenge.
The competition was organised by Paper Pilots and was held at Sydney University, with over 600 primary and high school students competing in various categories.
With those numbers involved in the completion, the five wins from the one primary school are more than praiseworthy—they are absolutely amazing.
Noah McCarthy took out the AirTime Champion with 8.16 seconds in the air; Ellis Tutty won the Junior Pilot Air Time Champion with 5.03 seconds; Daniel Hawkins won the Master Pilot division with his plane travelling 20.9 metres; and Dominic Coonan won second place for Distance in the Junior Pilot category with his plane travelling 17 metres.
I did not take notes of my own paper planes when I was at school but I am confident these four outperformed any plane I ever made. I congratulate Noah, Ellis, Daniel, Dominic and all the amazing staff at Normanhurst West Public School.
