Year 12 students from Temora High school celebrated a huge milestone last Friday night, 6 November, at the Temora Bowling Club as they concluded the first 13 years of their education. Jake Kilgannon has been the year advisor for the group since Year 9 and said that the 19 graduates have become like a family and that has been particularly evident in the last two years. “They're such a powerful group. And they all work very well together. And they're going to probably carry on as close friends for the rest of their lives,” Mr Kilgannon said. There is a wide cross section of futures ahead of the group with some staying in town, some heading off to study in other parts of the country and even an Australian Defense Force recruit. “I imagine we'll lose quite a few, I imagine we'll get a lot back as well. “They'll eventually, when they finish studying, come back and start their families here,” Kilgannon added. “Some will disappear and not want to come back for a long time and then others will be quite happy to start their families and their adult life here in Temora. “There's a fair spread of people going to university and quite a few doing trades.” Holly Willis is planning on taking a gap year before heading to the University of Woolongong to undertake her business degree. During the gap year she wants to save up some money to take a trip to Nepal with her mother before getting stuck into her tertiary studies. They are planning a month-long Everest Base Camp trek. Matthew Knox is taking a slightly different path to his classmates as he heads off to Royal Australian Navy basic training at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria at the end of February. “I've got family in the Navy, so I look at them as like an inspiration and they've told me it's a great experience. So always thought it'd be good to try,” he said.
