Remembrance Day 2025

Wenona marked Remembrance Day across the Junior and Senior Schools through formal services and reflective activities to honour sacrifice and explore the meaning of courage and responsibility.

When CUO Olive (Year 11) stood before her peers in the Senior School Remembrance Day Assembly, she drew on the wartime diary of Sister Alice Ross-King, one of Australia's most decorated nurses. Through Sister Ross-King's firsthand accounts of caring for wounded soldiers, Olive invited her audience to consider courage in its many forms; not only on battlefields, but in the quiet acts of service and compassion that define our daily choices.

In the Junior School, teachers guided students through thoughtful exploration of why we remember. With stories, creative activities, and class discussions, younger girls began to understand the significance of the poppy, the meaning of sacrifice, and why we maintain these traditions. 

The Senior School Assembly took a more formal tone, with the Cadet Unit leading proceedings with quiet dignity. As they laid a wreath, the Last Post echoed through the Big Gym, followed by a minute's silence to reflect on those who did not return home. Deputy Principal (Staff), Ms Nicole Timbrell, spoke of the enduring impact of those who served in shaping the freedoms we experience today.

Beyond our gates, Head Prefect Poppy and fellow student leaders represented Wenona at the North Sydney War Memorial service, continuing the School’s longstanding tradition of participating in local commemorations.

Throughout the day and across both campuses, students were invited to reflect on the meaning of remembrance and the values it asks us to uphold.

Lest we forget.