Mrs Conway's Year 10 music class played and sang "When we were Young" before presentation of two Principals Awarxds. The worship band sang "You are my strength".
Well done Year 10 enjoy the Formal and holidays!!
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We are both honoured to come and speak here today at the momentous event of your Year 10 graduation. It has been hard to highlight aspected of your year which will pinpoint what you have meant to the school. You have all made such great contributions to the school through the amazing amount of talent seen within your year. From the mind blowing abilities within music and sport which are major standouts within your year to art, drama, D&T, woodwork and even friendships. Some in your year are even progressing in their academics by doing accelerated subjects. The inspiring capabilities within your year have been central to your role in the school. It has helped grow those around you and help grow the school. If you don't agree that your year is incredibly talented then there are others who can vouch for me when I say that there is a great deal of unity within your year.
Over the years relationships have developed but 2008 has really sparked the brotherly and sister like love amongst each of you. There has been endless times when someone in your year had delivered love, or compassion, or encouragement to others. It's great to see the strong bonds whcih will last for countless years to come so keep strong with one another.
It is also evident that God is working tremendously in your year. His works have grown a lot of you into very fine and mature men and women even though there may have been times when you have gotten into trouble, but that's all part of growing up and having fun. Many if not all of you have a passion for God which does not go unseen. It strikes the eyes and ears of those around you helping to form others into who they are and influencing how God workings in their lives. Your talents and friendships are something you have helped develop in others and they have heled develop in you. It is a great belssing to have such an impressive grade at school. Thank you for the joys and love you have given this school.
Todd Daniels
Like Todd I think you guys have made a great impact on the school. For those of you who are leaving Covie we will sorely miss you, whether you are going to a new schol or finishing of your schooling to take a new path our best wishes are with you. I hope that you will carry many happy memories from Covenant and that you will continue to seek Christ in all things.
For those of you staying at Covenant we look forward to sharing with you the next few years. I hope that as the senior grades of the school that we would be able to support each other especially as we do the HSC and you guys make the jump from Year 10 to Year 11. As we stick together next year and are home class together, which will be a new experience in itself, I hope that we can make a postitive impact on our school.
Although it is often daunting, scary and stressful thinking about the next two years and doing the HSC, it is also going to be an amazing time for your grade to become closer and like our grade has found out, you will see that friendships will become stronger too.
I just want to leave you with something God has been teaching me: it seems that today we find our confidences in our marks or academics, in our friends or our popularity, in our talents or sport or music and in many other places. As Christians our confidence doesn't lie in these wordly places. Instead Jeremiah 17:7 says "blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him."
So as you go to your formal tonight and as you have an extra week of holidays (think of us at school slaving away) but also remember that marks, friends, talents mean nothing when our faith is in Christ.
Have a fantastic holiday Year 10.
Lauren Bothma
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