Popular teacher farewelled
THE last assembly for long time teacher and assistant principal of Korumburra Primary School, David Gray, was held on Friday morning.
Full of appreciation, surprises, and plenty of tears, the assembly farewelled Mr Gray and acknowledged his decades of service to the school and community.
The Grade 6 class of 2016 were also farewelled and the new school leaders for 2017 were announced.
Sophie Enbom and Curtis Gardner were selected as the new school captains and Gracie Barlow and Harrison Clark will work with them as the new school vice captains.
Mr Gray has been a pillar of Korumburra Primary School for 28 years, teaching generations of local families and being an active participant in all school activities.
He has also been a keen member of the Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball Club for many years and referred to both the KPS and MDU organisations as homes to him.
Songs were created in his honour and Mr Gray was presented with hundreds of stories as each of the students had written one to commemorate his teaching.
Mr Gray gave his final speech to the school and the greater community through tears, remembering all the memories that had been created at the school.
Many of the audience clutched at tissues as they bore witness to the end of an era.
“I have learnt so much in my time at KPS and know that I’m a much better teacher and person than when I first started at KPS back in 1988,” said Mr Gray, but there is optimism for the future with Mr Gray “looking forward to some new and exciting adventures.”
The speech was followed by thunderous applause and a standing ovation.
Looking to the future: retiring assistant principal of Korumburra Primary School David Gray (centre), welcomes new school captains for 2017 Curtis Gardner (left) and Sophie Enbom (right) with the help of current school captains Blake Webb and Jahri Hogan-van Rooij.
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