He knew he couldn t do everyone, but was impressed with the students he’d spoken to. “A lot of them have done really well. We ve also got some stories of kids who have worked their socks off.” He said every school thought they were wonderful, but Feilding was a special place. Journalist Mihingarangi Forbes, surgeon Guy Hingston, All Blacks Rugby player Sam Whitelock and chiropractor Greg Oke are among those in the book. But there are others including doctors, vets, farmers and people working in local government. Jeffreys said a lot of the stories were fantastically moving. There’s a doctor who overcame numerous hurdles to get into medical school, and an international student who couldn’t speak English when arriving in New Zealand, but has worked and studied all over the world.