The 2018 Wauchope High School Year 12 formal was a glitzy occasion, as young people turned out in style for the event at Wauchope RSL Club.
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The guest speaker was Steven Gates, an adventurer who makes Dick Smith look like an amateur.
Steven has:
- walked the Simpson Desert unsupported
- paddled the Darling River, covering 2200 km in 30 days
- paddled the Murray River unsupported
- rowed across the Tasman
- walked 11,000 km to the south pole from the edge of the continent
- made the quickest crossing of Australia on a motorbike (twice)
He now lives a Byabarra and he spoke to the students about taking advantage of opportunities presented to them, always trying their best, and from the eyes of an employer, what makes a good employee.
The night was rounded off with Mr Starr, the Year 12 year advisor giving a very funny speech where he imparted pearls of wisdom, and showed off his ‘toolbox for living away from Mum and Dad’. Items included rubber gloves, a demonstration on how to use a toilet brush and washing up brush, and, of course, a can of WD40.
