‘A night they deserve’: Lismore’s year-12 formal endures

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After two once-in-a-generation floods and a pandemic, Richmond River High’s class of 2022 dress up, dance and put a truly harrowing year behind them

he final years of high school are normally plagued by an uncomfortable combination of weird body things, long afternoons on public transport and the looming pressure of exams, but the graduating class of Richmond River High 2022 have survived much more than the usual tribulations of adolescence., in the part of town that was completely submerged in floodwaters in February just as the school year was getting under way. The class of 2022 have weathered crisis after crisis.

“The majority of the people at Richmond have been severely affected by the floods, and people that weren’t flood-affected were helping students who were. It was so nice because they were cleaning their houses – it was the sweetest. “We’re incredibly thankful for Bec and Bridge and Wittner because so many of us wouldn’t have been able to afford a formal dress or shoes. It’s helped so many people.

“I think everyone’s looking forward to the formal tonight. We’re all together, it’s not Richmond River High school as we knew it, but it’s still here. It’s the students and the teachers and the people. Our acting principal, Mr Woodward, said at graduation, ‘Richmond River’s a people, not a place’. That really makes sense to me.

I just kind of want it to be a cruisy nice night with loved ones, families, partners and friends and stuff“I’ve had this dress since 2020. I got it from [my partner’s mother]and I was like, ‘well, the formal would be the perfect time to wear it because it’s so classy and elegant’. I wouldn’t really wear it anywhere else.

“Being a teacher has always been on my mind, because my dad was a high school teacher. This past year has helped inspire me a bit more. As school captain, I’ve really loved advocating for people and trying to help as much as I can. And I think definitely some of the teachers have really inspired me, like Mr Eakin. He went out of his way to help us and make sure we were supported. I appreciate them so much, and I would love to be a role model like them.It is an adjustment after the floods.

 

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