Shepparton Christian College Year 12 students Christiaan Buys and Maddie King.
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Rechelle Zammit
Graduation is a time of celebration and reflection of previous school years.
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Your Year 12 cohort becomes your family, with those bonds lasting a lifetime.
That sentiment is especially true for the 12, Year 12 students at Shepparton Christian College.
Year 12 student Maddie King.
Photo by
Rechelle Zammit
Maddie King and Christiaan Buys have been at the school since they were in Prep, and now, in their final two weeks of classes, they are gearing up for a life outside their little school.
“I’m excited for a new chapter, to close this one and open a new one,” Maddie said.
This year, she has been completing a Cert 3 at GOTAFE in make-up as part of her VCE Vocational Major requirements.
Instead of completing exams, she will finish her course requirements within the next two weeks.
“Next year, I’ll be moving to Melbourne, and I’ll be a dancer,” she said.
“I’ll be doing a professional dance course at Transit Dance, which I’ll finish with an elite performance diploma.”
One of her favourite moments from this year was their school concert.
“We did a Disney mash-up and there were five Year 12s who joined in,” she said.
“I think that’s the first time we have actually done something together at the school concert.”
Year 12 student Christiaan Buys.
Photo by
Rechelle Zammit
Christiaan has kept a very busy schedule this year as the school captain, alongside a full load of subjects, including his favourite maths methods.
With exams on the horizon, he feels prepared to take on this final challenge.
“It’s pretty daunting,” he said.
“They hold so much weight these exams for your school years, but I think I’ve been pretty smart and consistent throughout the year.”
After graduation, Christiaan is planning to do biomedicine, hopefully at La Trobe University in Bendigo.
“I feel accomplished. I did everything that I wanted to do,” he said.
“All I need to do now is graduate and do my exams.”
After the exam period, Christiaan is excited to relax and take a break.
“My time at school has been very humble and simple,” he said.
“Growing up in such a small school, you find that the connections and the relationships you make really matter.”
With only two more weeks to go, Maddie is excited to start the rest of her life, but will still miss her little family at the Christian College. She also shared her advice for next year’s cohort.
“Enjoy it, because it’s gonna be over before you know it,” she said.
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