Students lead Anzac Day commemoration at Oakleigh Grammar

Students astatine Oakleigh Grammar person led a whole-school Anzac Day assembly, delivering a reflective commemoration that placed young voices astatine the centre of honouring Australia’s subject history.

The ceremony, held up of Anzac Day, began with a ceremonial procession of student leaders, drummers and emblem bearers, mounting a solemn tone. Students guided the work throughout, taking connected cardinal roles successful what became a cautiously structured and reverent event.

The assembly acknowledged the work and sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women, while besides recognising the broader web of support during times of conflict, including aesculapian unit and chaplains.

Reflections were delivered by students from crossed the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools, each linking the bequest of the ANZACs to the school’s halfway values of humility, aspiration, respect and kindness. The contributions highlighted however those principles proceed to signifier the schoolhouse community.

Principal Mark Robertson addressed the gathering, urging students to transportation guardant the values associated with Anzac Day — peculiarly courage, work and compassion — successful their regular lives.

A philharmonic show by Year 12 student Ben Carmody, who sang The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, prompted a play of quiescent reflection earlier the ceremonial commemorative elements. The Ode of Remembrance was followed by The Last Post, a minute’s soundlessness and the Reveille, each observed successful stillness.

The assembly concluded with a procession to the school’s ANZAC memorial, where a wreath was laid connected behalf of the community. Student leaders are besides acceptable to correspond the schoolhouse astatine section dawn services and commemorative events.

“Through this important whole-school gathering, Oakleigh Grammar continues to honour the bequest of those who person served and ensures their sacrifice is remembered by aboriginal generations,” the schoolhouse said successful a media release.

“Lest we forget.”