Evan, a recent Year 12 graduate and Vice Captain from 2022 has settled into the workforce by joining the Army for a gap year. He completed his basic training at Kapooka and is now in training at the school of infantry in Singleton.
During his initial training at Kapooka, the Army encouraged recruits to keep in touch with family and friends by snail mail, in which Evan’s parents have received the most beautiful handwritten letters from him. One of the biggest shocks when joining the Army for Evan was that they banished mobile phones on the first day and they only had about 15 minutes with their phone on a Sunday (once a week).
His goals are to complete his gap year in the army over the year then to return home and find a job. He will stay in the army as a reservist and begin a university degree. He now has a clearer idea of what he wants to accomplish in life and how he wants to live after learning key skills in the Army.
Upon reflection, The Boyle Family said that schooling at Thomas Hassall as been the most beneficial and the best schooling decision they had made and experienced.
Mrs Fiona Byrne
Languages Coordinator & Year 7 Advisor