Honoured: Kristy Morse, Arabella Dee and Shane Elliott in front of the memorial garden to Chloe Morse at the Seymour Flexible Learning Centre.
The Seymour Flexible Learning Centre has celebrated getting through the past two years and recognised the work of students at its awards day last week.
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Thirteen awards were handed out across the day, including the Chloe Morse award, which is given out in memory of a former student who died four years ago.
Campus principal Shane Elliott said while it had been a challenging year, it had been a step up from 2020.
“We were a little bit more organised in relation to the remote learning, but it's certainly been really, really tricky for most of our kids. But we've had some other educators thrive,” he said.
Award winners: The award winners at the Seymour FLC last Thursday.
“They've been amazing to step up like that, it's been great.
“Staff have done an awesome job and it's been pretty tricky for them.”
Mr Elliott came to the flexible learning centre from a mainstream education system and said he had been blown away by how “amazing” the students had been.
“I'm really lucky to be where I am to be working with these kids,” he said.
Arabella Dee won the Chloe Morse award, which was presented on Thursday, the fourth anniversary of her death.
Arabella is the first VCAL student to receive a senior award, and she said it meant a lot to her.
“It's obviously a very big award. It’s a big thing, and I certainly didn’t expect it,” Arabella said.
“I’ve been here a long time, the longest of anyone now, but I really like it here.
“If I wasn’t here I wouldn't have completed school, I would have dropped out.”
Arabella started at the centre early in Year 8 and knew Chloe.
“I knew she was really lovely,” she said.
Chloe’s mum Kristy presented the award and said she was “honoured” by the fact it was still handed out.
“It made me realise the impact she had on other people and I didn't realise that until after her funeral,” she said.
“Like, it's really, I think she'd be really touched and I'm really touched and honoured that the award’s still going and that I get to be a part of it when it's awarded.
“And I'm proud of the people that get it and also, you know, really proud that some of the qualities of Chloe are coming through to other people.”
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