It topped off a very busy week of photographing and as I came straight from shooting a wedding all day & still recovering from the Year 7 Formal the night before, I was pretty tuckered out, but sincerely grateful to have my friend Melody come along and help out.  Thanks Mel, you were a lifesaver!!!

As always, I can’t post any photos of school events to protect the privacy of the students & their families so here’s a screen shot of a small snippet of pics from their gallery.  Year 12′s can view the full gallery here – images are available for sale and are printed through our professional lab.  Contact me for details.

Stamford Grand, Adelaide
2 Jetty Road, Glenelg SA 5047

Myself & some other wonderful mums jumped at the chance to organise the decor & glam up the night.  We transformed a boring dull Year 10 classroom into a fiesta of sparkle & bling and a sea of silver & blue as chosen by the class.  It was labour intensive but “our kids were gonna have the best shebang in the history of Year 7 at Sunrise” … and that they did.

Our tiredness was swallowed up in an instant by the sheer delight on their faces that night as they entered the room for the first time and marveled at the transformation that had taken place .. and all for them!  All we could do was sit back & enjoy their delight, their smiles, their humour, their marvel & their comradeship.

It was a bittersweet night because they have all grown up together in the same intimate class mostly from grade 2, knowing that they would soon be apart.  Some are staying on for high school there and others, like Liam are moving out to a different high school.

I lavished the opportunity to photograph them all but like many of my shoots I can’t share here on the blog for privacy reasons … but here is one of my boy, oddly enough merely sitting for me as I setup but I love it – I love outtakes!

I know he reads my blog so .. “Congratulations of graduating to high school son … we’re sooo very proud of you babe!”

Mum & Dad
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Some photos of the glammed up room above   |  View all the photos

What a blast!  We had such a fun day.

Today was the last day of Term 2 and the Grade 7′s celebrated with an excursion to their teacher’s property for a bonfire & bush skills.

Now you have to give a holla! to the girls .. go girl power … they hunted down & collected their wood and got their bonfire stoked first and then sat back and watched as the boys fumbled, played and got distracted, but finally got their bonfires cranking.

After enjoying the warmth emanating from their skillfully (well somewhat!) prepared bonfires, it was time to get some food happening …

“Yeaaaahh!”  Yes, he was very proud of his ‘smokin’ fire.

The ultimate in male multi-tasking .. well!

While the idea was baked potatoes (above) I must give kudos to one adventurous “Daniel” for bringing along
a potato peeler, salt, butter and knife to crank out some wedges with his creative culinary skills (below).

From this …

… to this!  Yes, it’s damper & it was yummo! (bar the doughy bit in the middle)

and of course it wouldn’t be complete without sausages, now would it?

That there dirty boy .. yep!  he’s all mine

He happen to find a beautifully wet & fun mudslide and of course
being the leader that he is … so did everyone else!!

Now this was our treat!  Freddo frogs inside bananas cooked over our bonfires.

Mmmmmm mmmmmm!  … oh and of course there were marshmallows to toast!

Miss “C” … I love you.  I love your zaniness & zest for life … don’t ever change xxx

School folk can view the entire gallery of images from the day.

Today his family & fellow class mates & teachers celebrated what would have been Tim’s 16th Birthday. With fond memories of a wonderful friend and much loved son & brother they gathered together to remember & celebrate, each sending off a brightly coloured balloon thoughtfully scribed with their own personal message.

You were only here for such a short time but you left an amazing impact on the lives around you & inspired so many … and you still continue to do so.

We miss you Tim … “Mr Messy Head” xx

Our love, support & prayers for our friends, the Coventry family.

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The night was a quaint occasion down at Glenelg overlooking the foreshore where it was delightful to see each student grace the entrance like swans with a hint of hesitation & anticipation but smiles as wide as the ocean.  The girls squealed with delight as they saw each other and the boys were charming and suave as they nodded & winked the familiar “how’s it goin?” nod.

The girls looked so elegant and beautiful in their ball gowns & likewise the guys in their dapper suits … a world away from the usual school uniform we’re so accustomed to seeing them in.

For privacy reasons I cannot show the Year 12 students but here’s a tiny snippet of the night …

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