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November 3, 2024 12:22 pm

Brittannie Probst, Glen Eira College, Year 8 Junior Ph.D of Leadership

Brittannie completed the entire curriculum in March, 2012 (four terms). This is her final Graduation Speech:

Ladies and Gentlemen, I apologize in advance if I start blubbing in the middle of my speech. This past year at Shine has been so amazing that I think I’ll start to cry if I think about having to leave too much. I have learnt so much this year that it’s almost like being at school, except Shine is fun, so really it isn’t anything like school. Each time I get a glimpse of what my future holds, like writing resumes, going for job interviews or really anything that requires some sort of professionalism or understanding, I look around at the other people my age, who are all looking very confused and worried, and I sit there feeling so glad that I’ve been taught how to handle situations. Shine has helped me so much, especially with making new friends and schoolwork. I was recently moved up a class at school and with all my knowledge from Shine, I found it really easy to make friends and be independent enough to catch up and excel in all my schoolwork, so now I’m having a really good time. I’m so grateful to my parents for giving me the opportunity to go to Shine, even though at first when my dad presented Shine to me, I was like ‘Pffst, an etiquette school for young ladies? No. I am not walking around for hours balancing books on my head.’ I’m just glad he managed to convince me that that wasn’t the concept of Shine. Massive thanks to Miss Anderson, who has been one of the greatest teachers I’ve ever had. She has so much knowledge to share, I don’t even know how she remembers it all that when I still haven’t memorised my eight times tables… And another thanks to my awesome class mates, who are all amazingly nice and hilariously funny. Thank you for listening.