ANZAC DAY 2025

St John’s School commemorated ANZAC Day this year with a liturgy service at school and an impressive turnout for the community march and service. Students from Prep through to the secondary school also produced wreaths to be used in the liturgy and for our adopted school trees lining Heroes Avenue.

Over 100 students and around 20 staff members marched along the streets of Roma towards the Cenotaph on ANZAC Day. Our students from surrounding towns also participated in marches in Muckadilla and Mitchell.  A special mention must be made of the 21 St John’s students who attended the Rising of the Sun Service at Muckadilla Cenotaph. Henry Crocker read a family reading from a diary. Hugo Loughnan did the opening prayer, and Charlotte and William McDonald laid the school wreath. Thanks to the students and attending teachers, particularly April Loughnan, for organising our students for this service. 

Students represented our school at the Cemetery Service held by the Roma Historical Society. Year 11 student Bridget Bell delivered the commemorative address, while school officer Lily Ferrier and Year 3 student Layla Leard laid the school wreath during this service.

In both the liturgy and the marches, it was great to see our students engaged in ANZAC Day's meaning. A special congratulations and thank you go to Mr. Vincent Kwan, who played the Last Post in splendid fashion, and to Henry Pollock, Brooke Harvey, Locke Williams, and Daniel Tucker, who were the catafalque party during the liturgy. The reverence shown by our school community highlights the deep understanding of the importance of this day to our nation. It instils a strong sense of pride and confidence that our students will continue to honour members of the armed forces, both past and present. Lest we Forget.

Lily Ferrier and Layla Leard at the Cemetery Service

Bridget Bell delivering the Commemorative Address at Roma Cemetery

Year 12s leading the Roma March, St John’s school during the Roma March, School Leaders, Ethan Ewert and Erica Cranston, laying the school wreath

Jack and Jed Kenny at one of our school bottle trees along ‘Heroes Avenue’

St John’s students at the Rising of the Sun Service at Muckadilla