FIVE innovative Coventry schoolgirls will be going to the Houses of Parliament to showcase a new snack they designed after winning a national competition.
Year 5 pupils Mariam James, Maria Rogala, Amelia Ryl, Annvi Saji and Lena Vallayil, who attend St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, entered the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Education competition called ‘Farmvention’.
Entrants were tasked with either designing a new British snack, a tractor of the future, or a new environment for a flock of 100 hens.
Participants were also split into age groups – Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2.
The girls opted to enter the snack competition, and their product, ‘Fruity Flow’, was chosen ahead of more than 1,000 other entries across the country as the winner in the Upper Key Stage 2 category.
Their victory means they will head to Parliament for the grand final, where an overall winner will be chosen among all nine categories.
Not only that, professional chef Idris Caldora will visit St John Fisher, which is part of the Romero Catholic Academy, in the near future to help the pupils develop Fruity Flow even further.
The girls were praised by Coventry North East MP Colleen Fletcher, who visited the school to present them with a certificate in a special assembly.
“These five girls have shown real aptitude to win ahead of so many others – it’s a wonderful achievement,” she said.
“And it’s a brilliant example of girls getting into science, which we are really trying to encourage at the moment.
“They are a credit to their school and to their city – I’ve got my fingers crossed they go on to win the whole competition.”
