Friday, December 12, 2008

Christmas and Final Days at Yirara

Josiah (Male Student of the Year), Ethan (Sportsperson of the term and gave me a big hug and peck on the cheek on the last night), Jake and Ben (brothers). Jake was Male Sportsperson of the year and Ben is currently at Centralian Senior College (Grade 10-12). Both of them play football for West. Jake has the potential to go further. They also play A grade basketball with me. The last 2 games, Gregg (my brother), played with the team. We won the last game by 2 points after being down by 10 in the last quarter...my first win with the A grade basketball.
Lionel and Glenn have both finished Grade 12. Glenn was the best performing indigenous student at Centralian. Also fine sportsmen and A grade basketballers. Lionel is from Doomadgee (it's in Qld for the unaware) and is a Cowboys supporter as well. We had a sad year.

Jerome (above) and Jeffrey (below) made me Christmas cards. The only 2 I got. Justin (above giving the thumbs up), is one of the sons of Sammy (the elder from Uluru I mentioned in an earlier blog). Jerome is orginally from an outstation of Rockhampton. I am not sure if he is there now.



This is Wayne. One of my little mates who was awarded the Principal's award. He is the type of student who you hope comes back.



This is Dylan. Loves to have shows of strength with me. Bumps, arm wrestles, lifts me off the ground and tightly squeezed hugs. A very handy footballer, but only been 1st and 4th term this year. Says he is not coming back and moving to Melbourne with his brother. Wait and see on that one.


Khearnee on the left gave me hell in 3rd term, but now really gets along with me. He comes and chats with me about what he has been doing at school.




Kanen (left) and Stanley (right). Both very handy footballers. Kanen has been there the whole year and is a handful..enough said on him. Stanley has the build and the skills to go all the way. He toured South Africa with the indigenous Under 16 team.




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