Year 12 Graduation Week 2025
Making it through 6 years of high school is no small feat. It takes dedication, persistence and hard work to be resilient and face the challenges head on. In Week 10 of Term 3, Year 12 celebrated their final week of school ahead of their HSC exams in October. The week was filled with fun, excitement, trepidation and final moments that brought the culminated with their graduation assembly and one final hurrah at Luna Park.
The cohort took part in Sprit Week, a chance to look back into their past and ahead into their future with dress-up themes that surprised us all. From wearing their primary school uniforms, to dressing up as their future selves and even putting on their best pyjamas, the year group made the most of the final days they had with each other and engaged in many activities across the week with a level of enthusiasm which was beyond impressive.
The Graduation Breakfast provided a chance for the staff of CGHS to spend some time with the year group ahead of graduation, and in true tradition, were the audience to some hilarious, creative and surprising faculty farewell videos which the students will be sure to remember long after they graduate.
Graduation Day proved to be an emotional day for Year 12; excitement that they were graduating, happiness at being able to wear graduation gowns and nervousness at their futures that lay ahead. The Graduation Assembly highlighted the achievements of students in both academics and sport. The Co-Captains delivered a beautiful final speech which brought a true sense of finality to their time at CGHS. With speeches from both Ms Cameron and Year Advisors Ms La Grassa and Mrs O’Donnell (virtually), students, staff, families and friends were able to reminisce on the memories of Year 12 during their time at CGHS, what they had learnt and what they were most looking forward to as they graduated. There were many tears during this assembly, happy ones of course, not just from students, but also staff and parents who have dedicated so much time and effort to supporting our school community over the past 6 years.
To end on a high note, Yr 12 spent their final day of high school together at Luna Park. Led by Ms La Grassa, Ms Szymanski, Ms Jwamer and Ms Vamvoukakis, students enjoyed many rides together, shared lunch with each other and partook in many activities across the park. While some rides were for the thrill-seekers, other rides were seemingly tame until Ms La Grassa and Ms Jwamer were stuck on the Ferris Wheel for far longer than the allocated ride time. Safe to say, it was a day filled with unforgettable moments.
At the request of some students in the cohort, the transcripts of the Co-Captains speech and Year Advisor Speech from the Graduation Assembly are documented in this edition of the newsletter, as a memento that the students can keep beyond their time at CGHS.
It has been an absolute pleasure to be the Year Advisors for the Class of 2025. On behalf of Ms Serougi and Ms Szymanski, we wish the students the best of luck with their HSC exams and look forward to seeing what they will go on to achieve in the future.
From the ones who will always be cheering you on,
Ms La Grassa and Mrs O’Donnell
