Georgia achieved 7th in the state for Music 1. I asked her a few questions recently about what helped achieve this.
Question: What have I done since graduating?
"I have been on a number of camps, meeting new people, and catching up with friends. I've been sleeping in past 7:55am, enjoying relaxing, and not worrying about the HSC or my marks."
Question: How has your faith developed at Thomas Hassall Anglican College?
"My faith has grown at College through being challenged by my peers, learning that no-one is perfect.Socially I struggled to fit in with my peers, but God helped me see that I was born to stand out."
Question: Did you faith help or hinder your studies?
"My faith has allowed me to know that it's ok when you fail, or don't receive the results you want. It's helped me see that sometimes you'll be sitting at your desk, and not be able to absorb anything no matter how hard you try. It's taught me that no matter how hard you try, you cannot be upset with your marks when you're only doing your best, for there isn't anything more you can do than your best. However, that does not mean we can use that as an excuse not to try, or to cruise our way through. Rather it's taught me to simply do my best, and God has the rest."
Question: What were your parents role in your studies?
"I could talk all day about how my parents have helped me in my studies. But to sum it up would have to be with their support. My parents did nothing but encourage me, remind me, congratulate me, and tell me to simply just do my best. Knowing that they would be proud of me regardless of my results was always a comfort, so having a mentality of wanting to make them proud motivated me to do so."
Question: What are you doing now?
"I'm currently at the University of Sydney studying a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, with the hope to transfer into social work next year God willing. However I have no idea what I want to do, and am hoping that an arts degree will give me an opportunity to try different things."
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance. Proverbs 1:5
Stuart Tye
Chaplain