Senior Years
2019 Year 12 Retreat
Each year, as our Year 12s begin their final year of school, they find themselves facing an exciting but also demanding year ahead. It is the year that will mark the end of a substantial portion of their lives thus far, their thirteen-year school journey. It is therefore so important that they have the opportunity, early in the year, to connect as a cohort and be able to support one another through the year, and to take stock of where they are at, and plan for both the year ahead and their future beyond Trinity. This is the goal of annual Year 12 Retreat.
The Class of 2019 all climbed aboard the bus early on Monday morning to make the two-hour trip to Luther Heights Youth Camp at Coolum on the Sunshine Coast. The distance really allowed them to escape all the pressures of school and focus on their goals for the year ahead.
The retreat is a combination of sessions. The specially trained Luther Heights Staff run some sessions specifically focused on our individual needs as a Year 12 cohort, whilst Head of Year, Mr Petty runs other alternate sessions. Throughout the camp, all sessions focus deliberately on bonding the group together, future planning, discussions, reflection and general issues that the Year 12s will face throughout their year and beyond.
Beyond tackling these big life issues, and setting goals for the year ahead, the students always have lots of fun too, and the staff at Luther Heights Youth Camp are outstanding in their running of team activities and bonding sessions. Definite highlights were the Beach Frontier, Trust Building activities and Flying Fox. Students also appreciated some well-earned down time to relax and unite as a cohort, and each evening they enjoyed a mix of various card games, table tennis, and, despite the intermittent rain, the Bush Dance on Tuesday night.
A very special thank you must go to the teachers who gave up their family time and enjoyed the company of our Year 12 students while supervising them on this camp: Mr Petty, Mr Togher, Mrs Hipgrave, Mr Wilkinson, Mrs Houston and Mr Matukin.
Last, but definitely not least, big congratulations to our Year 12 cohort for their outstanding representation of Trinity. All students fully embraced every opportunity on offer to make the most of their final year at Trinity and positively influence the culture of our wonderful college. We wish them every success for their big year ahead.
Mr Simon Petty, Head of Year 12
