By Hollie Harris
EMOTIONS were running high at Good Shepherd Lutheran College for both seniors and parents last week as the end of schooling was upon them.
Year 12 students took the Walk of Honour through the school through a crowd of students from Prep to Year 11 who lined the pathways clapping and cheering as the seniors soaked up the atmosphere and admiration of their peers.
It was a day full of mixed emotions for both students, and onlooking parents, and something that past walkers have described as one of the most moving and proud moments of their final days of school life.
After a huge week of events for Good Shepherd seniors, who say they are both excited and sad to be winding up this stage of their lives, the group headed off to schoolies week.
Senior Hugo Webster said he had been experiencing a lot of different emotions but was really looking forward to the next challenge.
“I’ve actually lined up a few months of work experience at WIN News as a camera operator next year. It’s going to be awesome. I did some work experience this year through school and I asked if there were any opportunities after I finish, so I’m really excited about that,” Hugo said.
A well-deserved schoolies break is the plan for most of Year 12s.
“Im off to the Gold Coast next week which should be amazing,” he said.
The Walk of Honour has become a tradition at Good Shepherd Lutheran College as a rite of passage for Year 12 students as they say goodbye to their school years.
Parents gathered proudly along the pathways watching on with plenty of emotions as their children walked through the clapping and cheering crowd.
Proud parent Kirsten Simmonds said her daughter Jessamy was very excited but saddened at the same time to be leaving all of her freinds and a school she really enjoyed attending.
“I’m so pleased for Jessamy, she has done really well. She is having a gap year before going off to Uni and she wants to learn about work in the real world first.
“She is interested in genetics and the schools science program has been just excellent so if you’re science minded, you can do very well here,” Mrs Simmonds said.
“For schoolies, she is off to Bali with a group of friends, which will be so amazing for her and then back into real life!”
The ‘Walk’ through the campus was accompanied by a collation of the top songs from each year of their school life which began will in the chapel and finished at the HPE Centre where they were all given blessings for their future.
