A number of our students put on their uniform during the holidays to represent the College at ANZAC Day marches and services around the Capes region.
Student Council members spoke eloquently at the Dawn Service near Busselton Jetty, while others participated in the Busselton, Dunsborough and Margaret River ANZAC Day marches and laid wreathes at their local War Memorials later that morning.
When school resumed on Monday, the College held an ANZAC memorial service, inviting Rick Winch from the Busselton RSL to speak to students about the reality and significance of our involvement in past conflicts, and the importance of remembering. Year 10 student and Army Cadet Shayden Russell-Morey joined the procession in his uniform, while Primary students brought forward wreathes and an impressive cross made with flower contributions from students across the Primary campus.
Year 8 student Denham Stewart played ‘The Last Post’ on trumpet, followed by a minute’s silence and ‘The Reveille’.
Back in the classrooms, students discussed the meaning of ANZAC Day, read books or listened to historical recounts of the ANZACs. Many were involved in various ANZAC related activities, including making poppies, map-reading exercises and comparing the world during WWI to the world we live in today.
Year 6 students researched the ANZAC story and lives of Australian, Indigenous and Chinese ANZAC soldiers using the National ANZAC Memorial. They also wrote some moving personal reflections on the meaning of ANZAC Day.
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