TWO Northam school students are among 32 people who have been named as part of the 2015 Premier's Anzac Student Tour.
Brie Runeckles of St Joseph's School and Casey Starcevich of Northam Senior High School will be among 8000 Australians and 2000 New Zealanders attending the dawn service at North Beach, Turkey on the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landing.
More than 1000 students from years 8-11 wrote 1000-word essays on their interpretation of the Anzac legend and what it meant to them.
From there, the list was cut to 57.
The 57 remaining students were interviewed and required to provide evidence of academic success and references, bringing the final number to 32.
Brie's essay focused on the ways we commemorate Anzac Day.
"Anzac Day to me is about how we look after everyone with the spirit of mateship and bravery," she said.
Humanities teacher Miranda Dempsey assisted Brie in editing her essay, with curriculum co-ordinator Mark Gargano also lending a helping hand.
History is Brie's favourite subject.
"I always attend Anzac ceremonies. I went to the Anzac centenary in Albany and also attended the 10th Light Horse parade in Northam," she said.
Casey's essay focused on the families of soliders, including members of her own family who fought and the impact it had.
"Two Indigenous brothers from my mother's side fought in World War One and Leslie-Thomas Starcevich fought in World War Two winning the Victoria Cross," she said.
"Anzac means a great deal to me the sacrifices those made to protect us and to keep our country free."
Casey said she received a lot of assistance from Follow the Dream English teachers at the high school and predicted an emotional journey next year.
The group, who will visit key historical sites in Turkey during the 10-day tour. wasnamed by Premier Colin Barnett at the King's Park War Memorial.
"It's important we remember the enormous sacrifices made in World War One," Mr Barnett said.
"These students will make a life-changing journey to learn about the significance of Gallipoli in our history."
Education Minister Peter Collier said the government wanted younger generations to learn more about Australia's history.
He will lead the study tour and five teachers, including two country secondary school teachers, will also be supervisors on the tour.
