Farewell to our Class of 2017

Final Assembly Speeches from our School Captains

From Kerrie Dick:

I arrived at Moama Anglican Grammar in 2012 in Year 7 from a very small primary school of around 50 kids. My biggest fear of moving to secondary school was that I would get lost.  I was petrified of the amount of people, the large scale of the school and the new environment.  But as I have grown, the school and the amount of people no longer scare me, but have rather helped me to thrive.

I've stood on stage in front of hundreds of people and danced ridiculously. I've written speeches upon speeches. I've written ten thousand word assignments. I've made life long friendships and memories, at school and on school camps.  I've travelled to Italy and Sri Lanka and experienced cultures extremely different to mine. I've eaten pizza in Venice and pasta in Rome. I've helped to build houses overseas. I've ridden a monumental amount of kilometres on a bike to Barmah and back. I've been challenged beyond measure, and even though I may not have liked it at the time, it has made me who I am today. To say the least, Moama Anglican Grammar has been a massive part of my life for the past six years and I can't thank the school enough.

Over the past couple of days, we have been reminiscing over our school photos, school camps and memories made here at school. We have seen some of the teachers tearing up, in their attempt to say goodbye and thank you to us.  But in reality we should be thanking the teachers.

My standing here today cannot give justice to what the teachers here at Moama Anglican Grammar have sacrificed for us to do well.  They have given up their time after school, before school, at lunchtime and on the holidays to help us. And it made me realise the teachers have been there through thick and thin to help us thrive in our education.

We thank the teachers for their dedication, we thank them for believing in us, we thank them for helping us when we needed help the most.

In the spirit of this year's school production, Seussical Jr, Dr Seuss once said "Be what you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

I've been taught here at Moama Anglican Grammar to in fact be who I am and say what I feel and I've found people that care about me a whole awful lot.

Thank you Moama Anglican Grammar.

From Matthew James:

First and foremost, a warm welcome to distinguished guests, students, parents and, most importantly, teachers.  I would like to extend a thank you on behalf of our cohort for coming together today to celebrate the end of our high school lives.

If you had asked me three weeks ago about my feelings as this final day approaches, I would have told you I was excited with the possibilities that the end of a schooling journey brings.  Overjoyed that there would be no more hectic deadlines or assignments to turn in.

But now, as we venture into new cities, new careers and new lives, we will undoubtedly face challenges, with one of the hardest being leaving the school we have called home for six years.

But school has not only been an academic adventure.  It has been a journey for which we are all so very grateful, a place where students may come together to learn, laugh and grow as individuals, celebrate the fun times and support each other through the tough times.

As only the seventh year group to graduate, it is overwhelming that such a community has developed within and around our school.  As we have grown, so too has Moama Anglican Grammar.

Those little portables in which we embarked, growing and evolving, to culminate in the recently developed learning and resource centre.  Having been the first year to christen the centre, I can safely say that we, and those in years to come, will benefit tremendously from such an incredible space.

As a token of our appreciation, and acknowledgement of the amazing efforts of our teachers and staff, our cohort has purchased a collection of trees which will form a garden surrounding the newly built path to the upcoming agriculture and technology centre.

Thank you to every individual who has been involved in our journey of education. And to those embarking upon their HSC studies, as we pass the baton of leadership to you, we wish you all the best for the marathon that is your final year.

And to my fellow students, good luck for the upcoming exams, and all the best for the future.