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EDUCATION 033
School report
We meet the Canterbury College student making a name in the world of basketball, plus why it’s pay back time for a local business owner
Kaz Russell-Graham
age of 13. Her club team, Sevenoaks Suns, recently pulled off a shock win to take the U14 girls National Basketball Championship. Tamara is an enthusiastic promoter of women’s sport – even appearing on Sky TV as part of International Women’s Day discussion. INDEX caught up with her…
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What’s great about basketball? I get to perform on stage in front of people! I receive a lot of support, and you have to be very social with your teammates.
anterbury College student, Tamara Fournillier-Onadekois, became captain of the of the England U15 National basketball team at the
What about other sports? I did dance for seven years; my brothers were playing basketball in the next area and I asked to do that instead – although I had to finish dance first as it had been paid for! I’m good at tennis and at one point I thought I might take it up. I love watching American football.
What has been your ‘finest hour’? Becoming captain of England U15s when I was 13. The coach said it was because I can communicate with the players and read the game. I am also able to take (and give) constructive criticism.
How often do you train? Every day. The school’s boys’ team, Kent
Crusaders, has an England coach, so I am lucky to get 1:1 there. I also have a female coach in the England camps. After being scouted I did my first camp in April with another in June. We’ve already played against Scotland U16, and won. If I make the cut I’ll play an international in Copenhagen.
How do you relax? I always feel busy. When I train at Sevenoaks I’m not home until nearly midnight – and when I’m at home I have chores and homework. I am also doing drama and have to learn my lines. So I do enjoy my sleep!
LOCAL ALUMNI RETURNS THE FAVOUR
Piperis Filippaios owns DigitalBeans, a digital marketing agency located in Canterbury. During his journey to success, he received help from The Kent Foundation, a charity
that offers access to free business advice and support to help people under 30 explore, start up or grow their own business. Now he is in a position to give back.
Piperis set his sights on becoming a successful entrepreneur whilst a Kent University student. He started a new website called uFlog, which enabled students to buy and sell items on campus for free, with income coming from advertising. The problem was attracting advertisers – so Piperis approached The Kent Foundation,
which agreed to give him a grant of £150 to help. Then the unexpected happened… businesses he approached requested help with their digital marketing instead and his entrepreneurial start-up changed direction and eventually evolved into DigitalBeans, which has enjoyed steady growth and today employs three staff. “I am fortunate to be able to offer something back as a thank you for the help The Kent Foundation gave me when I needed it,” says Piperis. “This is why I am donating £500 to them, so that they can help other young people in their business journey as well.”
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Taken by students of The Canterbury Academy: Lasse Nordhoff & Pablo Perez
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