MONDAY of last week ended 12 years’ schooling for what Northam Senior High School principal John Pisan described as “one of the best groups” to go through the school.
“They are a fabulous group of young people,” he said after the more than 90 students in academic gowns were welcomed into the school multi-purpose hall for the Year 12 Presentation Evening.
The hall was packed with parents, relatives and friends, there to see the students presented with their graduation folders.
“Today you shift from a narrow protective environment into a wider and more complex world,” an said.
“It will be a lot more exciting as the tyranny of distance is virtually gone.
“Live your life and live it well”.
The advice of deputy principal Ron de Boer was more prosaic.
“Live longer, don’t smoke and pay off your credit cards,” he said.
Both the head boy and girl Samuel Fehlauer and Imogen Fox gave brief farewell addresses.
“This has been a great honour both in and out of school,” Samuel said.
“A dream becomes a goal when there are moves towrds its achievement,” was Imogen’s closing remark.
Special gold medals were presented to the year’s outstanding students.
School dux was Jake Davies who, as well as his medal, was presented with a watch by Les Ballantyne of Ballantyne Jewellers who has been making the presentation since 1981 when he bought Caris Bros Jewellers in Northam.
Jake was home schooled until the end of Year 10 and he paid tribute to Christy Keller who pressured him in school results over the past two years.
Christy won the Caltex Best All Rounder Award.
Whole School Assessment Dux was Emma Grey.
The Westsceme VET Award went to Kathleen Giles.
Sportsperson of the Year was Shannon Callaghan.
Orhue Enoma won the Laurence Armstrong Citizenship Award.
Also presented were subject awards.
These were: applicable mathematics Jake Davies and Christy Keller; applied information technology Emma Grey; art Rebecca Macmillan; biology Anna Lynn; business management and enterprise Emma Grey; chemistry Jake Davies; child care Kathleen Giles; discrete mathematics Aleexandra Collins; drama Elisha Barrington; economics Christy Keller; English Stag 1 Kathleen Giles; English Stage 2 Bryden Morgan; English Stage 3 Benjamin Priest and Damien Wray; geography Lawson Callaway; health studies Nicola Smith;history Vicholas Van Der Sluys; human biology Rhiannon Toop; living independently Jennifer Senbergs; materials design and technology Kathleen Giles; materials design and technology – woodwork Jake Davies; modelling with mathematics Brandon Ashworth; photography Liam Sermon; physical education studies Rhiannon Toop; physics Jake Davies; technical graphics Jamie Rogers; VET agriculture Jarred Pippin; VET business Rebecca Macmillan; VET foods Joshua Sluik; VET information technology Ryhannen Wallace; workplace learning Elisha Barrington.
During the evening the Northam Area Schools Band played and a light supper was served.
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