2025 Year 11 ANZAC Service
On Thursday the 1st May we held our annual Year 11 ANZAC Commemoration Service.
All Year 11 students attended the ceremony to remember all those who have served, while our Year 12 students spent time in mentor doing an ANZAC activity.
The service theme was around the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign which paid tribute to the memory of the brave souls who served our nation. The service also gave us time to reflect on the profound lesson’s history has taught us and to pay homage to the courage and sacrifice of our servicemen and women.
At the conclusion of the service, guests were treated to an impromptu Haka, performed by Mr Joseph White and New Zealander students.
After the event all invited guests enjoyed some light refreshments while chatting to our College Student Councillors.
The College would like to acknowledge our invited guests and thank them for attending:
- Ms Tracey Roberts MP – Federal Member for Pearce & College Board Chairperson
- Mr Mark Folkard MLA – Member for Burns Beach
- Councillor Helen Berry – City of Wanneroo Representative
- Mr & Mrs Shearman – Cambrai Retirement Village
- Mr & Mrs Hasselt – Cambrai Retirement Village
- Mr Brian Prangnell – Quinns Rocks RSL
- Mr & Mrs Briggs – Merriwa RAAFA Estate
- Mr & Mrs Purchase – Merriwa RAAFA Estate
- Mr Ken Joice – Salvation Army
- The Hewitt Family
- Mr MacDonald
- Miss Chelsea Trail – College Board Member & 2024 College Captain
A special thank you to Mr Ken Joice who has played his bugle for ‘The Last Post’ at our service for many years.
We would like to acknowledge the following staff for their role in the event:
- Mr James McNeill, Mrs Kath Gilbert and Mrs Julia Lee for the organisation of the event.
- The Year 11 Student Councillors for running the ceremony.
- Student Andrew Wang for his snare drum solo as guest arrived.
- Mr Reese Driscoll for his performance of ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’.
- The Year 12 Captains for laying the College wreath.
- Music students Summer Swift for singing the Australian National Anthem.
- Mr Joseph White for singing the New Zealand National Anthem.
- Ocean Fresh Cafe for providing the light refreshments.
