Senior Secondary

Year 12 Graduation

On Saturday night, 23 November, the Year 12 students, their families and teachers gathered together at the Karralyka Centre for the Year 12 Graduation dinner.  

The Graduation night can be a bittersweet time. On the one hand, it is an evening of celebration and joy to mark the completion of a child’s schooling and their time at MECS. As Year 12 can be a challenging and difficult journey, successfully navigating this and making it through to the Graduation is a significant achievement worth celebrating. However, it is also a time for sadness and reflection. For some families it is their final moment of association with MECS, sometimes after many, many years of faithful partnership. It is a time of farewell for students and teachers, and among the Year 12 cohort itself.  

Each year, the highlight of the Graduation is the individual student speeches presented by the Senior Secondary Staff. This is a special time to pause and mark the uniqueness and journey of each student. 

A special thank you to Evelyn Dubbeld and Amelia Koole for all their hard work in organising the night. Also to Alison Osborne who represented the Board and assisted in the presentations to the students, and Kaye and Grant Smith for making a speech on behalf of the parents. A special thank you also to the Year 12 leaders Owen and Acacia, for presenting a speech on behalf of the students. Thank you also to the Senior Secondary staff for preparing and presenting the speeches, and for the students, families and friends that attended and made it such a lovely evening. Michelle Dempsey gave the formal presentations of a gift and certificate, as well as sharing a brief message of hope for our graduating students. 

The Year 12s are in our thoughts and prayers as they now wait for their VCE results and tertiary education offers, and embark on the adventures ahead.  

Emma Tresidder​​​​​

VCE Coordinator & Secondary Teacher