Principal's Report

Vale David Smith

It has been an incredibly difficult time for many within our community after the sudden passing of David Smith, a highly regarded and much-loved teacher and careers practitioner at Thornbury High since 1989. A group of staff prepared a tribute for the funeral service, delivered by Rick Manning on behalf of the school. Helen Herouvim, David’s closest friend at school, was invited to attend the service by David’s family.

David’s family has been inundated with beautiful messages from past and present students and colleagues, messages that captured David’s quietly profound impact on all those who he had guided over so many years.

School Council is supporting the introduction of an annual award for a senior student in David’s name, an award that will be a permanent reminder of the contribution David made and, most importantly, the professional and genuinely decent manner in which he made it.

Michael Keenan

Principal