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YEAR 12 FINAL DAY CELEBRATION
DAMASCUS COLLEGE EVENT
2020 has been an unprecedented year, where the world has been
turned upside down due to COVID-19. None more so than for the
Class of 2020.
Our Year 12 students have had an extremely challenging year,
where they have unfortunately missed out on many milestone events
in their final year of school, and have transitioned very quickly to
online learning twice throughout the year. They have missed their
friends and daily interactions at school, but they have also had the
unique opportunity to develop their resilience, grit and independence
throughout 2020, and we are extremely proud of their achievements
in successfully reaching their exams with such fortitude.
On Friday 30 October the community celebrated the Year 12’s final
day, where Year 11 students and staff formed a socially distanced
guard of honour to clap the students out one last time, which
culminated in the throwing of the graduation caps - a fitting end to
their six years at Damascus.
To our Year 12 students - good luck with life after high school and
remember - you made it through a pandemic in your final year of
school – that’s amazing – it well and truly holds you in good stead
for handling all of life’s ups and downs, once you step beyond our
Damascus doors. Good luck!
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