Year 7 and 9 Commencement Services

Earlier this term, our Year 7 and 9 Cohorts celebrated the milestone in the education journey with a commencement service.

WA Police Chaplain Paul Trimble was the guest speaker for the Year 7 Service and Mr Josh Abercrombie was the guest speaker at the Year 9 Service. What great messages of encouragement they both shared with our students!

Miss Steenkamp, our Year 9 & 10 Coordinator had this to say about the celebration for the Year 9 Students.

“On the evening of Wednesday 21 February, we had our Year 9 commencement service to celebrate our Year 9 students and to bless them as they go into a really transitional period of their lives where many things will change and shift. It was a special night that we hope our Year 9’s will reflect and look back on as an important turning point in their school journeys.

We encouraged our students to reflect on who they want to become, and how their character will be shaped by the choices they make. They were encouraged to reflect on the amazing plan that God has for their lives, and to trust Him in every season. Parents had the opportunity to encourage and pray over their child and ‘send’ them into this next chapter of their lives.

The students wrote a letter to themselves and symbolically ‘stepped into’ the new season of their lives as their parents and guardians ‘stepped back.’ We saw parents and students having some really special moments together during this time and the feedback we received from parents was really positive.”

Special thanks to the teams who worked to make these events happen and to our Head of Year 7 & 8, Mr Burnley and Head of Year 9 & 10 Miss Steenkamp who coordinated their respective Commencement Services.

Enjoy the images from each of the Services…