Now go and do your very best
Well done Year 12
Today you are you
that is truer than true!
There is no one alive
who is you-er than you!
Dr Seuss
As your 13 years of school draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you well with your future endeavours.
As a Year 7 cohort we started with 220 eager young students and we leave today with 165 mature young adults waiting to explore what is awaiting you beyond the school gates. We hope that your time at Cecil Hills High School has allowed you to gain the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the big wide world.
As Year Advisers, we have always taken our roles seriously. Along with the welfare there is always discipline to deal with. Sometimes, we’ve had to give you some honest advice. However, we hope that we have had an influence on the young person that you have or will become. We hope that we have guided you in making wise and sensible decisions to keep you safe.
Last week we had a superhero dress up and there were many questions as to why I (Miss Saliba) didn’t dress up in a superhero suit? My response was “Not all superheroes need to be seen”. There is quite often a lot of stuff that goes on in the background unseen and that’s what our role of year advisers sometimes includes. Miss Charlton sends her best wishes to all Year 12 and hopes that you all succeed in whatever endeavour you pursue.
Mr Chandler loves that he had the opportunity of not only being your Year Adviser but also classroom teacher to many of you. Unfortunately, he was unable to teach you in Year 8 after begging for two classes.
We both loved the fact that the first students we spoke to and interacted with every morning were you guys. From seeing what breakfast Dejan Karac was having for the day, to the variety of coloured nails that were in trend each week, we’ve enjoyed spending our time with you.
Over the coming weeks, stay focused, try to extract every last mark for the HSC because it is so important to achieve the best that you can. Work as a team, remember:
“It’s not the team with the best players that win. It’s the players with the best team that wins”.
You have not completed two years of senior high school for nothing. You will find that you will use your learning from each of the years in high school, learning to turn your weaknesses into strengths, developing your resilience and becoming that person of who you can be proud. Think back with fond memories of the six years here at Cecil Hills High School. The year excursions and camps, the gala days, the carnivals, the Showcase evening, the various other performing arts/music events, the Colour Run, the Harmony Day celebrations, The Biggest Morning Tea, Mother’s Day Breakfast, the CHAMP assemblies (that we know you loved getting up for) and of course our wonderful 20th anniversary celebrations.
As you leave us for the last time, reflect on your journey and the friends you have made. The lessons learnt during this time will hold you in good stead as you proceed into the next phase of your life. As your Year Advisers we are so happy to see you finally graduate. We are proud to lead and nurture you, even through the tough times over the past six years. Now go and do your very best!
We look forward to seeing you all once the HSC results come out at our morning tea in December. Don’t ever be a stranger. The gates of Cecil Hills High School are always open.
And remember…. You’ll never walk alone! Get Saliba or Chandy on the phone!
Miss Saliba and Mr Chandler— your Year Advisers