WORDS FROM THE EDITORS...

What a year this has been! We, like many of you, have been on a journey of self-discovery over the last 36 weeks; what we enjoy, what we value, who we are. Navigating life is an odyssey of a task, but what we learn along the way forms the bricks, however bumpy, for the road that lies ahead. And these formative life experiences shape us to be the people that we are proud to become.

The Committee this year has had to discover itself in different ways - understanding our place in this school community and shaping our reporting to suit you, the students, and the staff. The product? A mammoth celebration of achievement, participation, and learning, all underpinned by our core values. The transition phase, or fallout if you may, of losing 3 key members, including staff, has made reporting ever more difficult. But we, your committee, discovered what it means to be independent, and the new editors have formulated a new creative direction, which is demonstrated in the pages beyond. We have always been committed to reporting for the students, by the students, but this edition of the Annual Review encompasses this more than all others as it has been completed fully through the hard work and diligence of the students who have worked tirelessly to produce this addition to the timeless tradition of the School Magazine, an institution spanning 111 years.

Ten years seems like a long time. Ten years ago, I was only five, living in the novelty of Power Rangers, Ben Ten and Lazy Town. It was a time of care-free living, without the burden of essays, assignments or tests to revise for. Life at its finest. However, the fact that many of the youngest of you will not know some of those TV shows illustrates my point completely; ten years is a long time. Time for discovery. Not only have I learned some of life’s eternal truths over the last ten years, but our committee has also grown in strength. We have seen over 100 members join us and used four different versions of Adobe InDesign since its inception. This has been a project with its highs and lows but our impact on the school community has been profound; we brought the news to you, and we will never stop doing so.

From the Tuck Shop (for those who can remember it) and the Christmas mugs, the Committee has put you first to ensure that we can provide this memento of a school experience to all for free, because memories are priceless, a principle that we will continue to abide by for future editions.

They say 10 years is a long time. But we are proud of the last ten years and this magazine remains a celebration of us all, a celebration of our youth, and I hope it serves as a reminder of the ways in which we have changed. After all, it has been 10 years.

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