Yirara College

Confirmation weekend is an important weekend in the life of Yirara College. On 2 November, 2014 10 young people were confirmed.

In August 2013 we came to central Australia to volunteer at Yirara College for one year. We are Lorena, Magdalena and Dorothea and are also known as ‘the three German ladies’.

With the beautiful clear blue sky as a background, forty white balloons rose into the air over Yirara College. It was the end of the final Sunday worship service for term one.

Earlier this year, senior student, Timmy Watson travelled to Canberra as a winner in the ABC’s national Heywire competition for 2011.

Year 10 students at Yirara College are once again preparing for a block of Vocational and Educational Training in Schools (VETis).

Bent metal rods, sharp-pointed nails and creative young hands have combined at Yirara College to enhance the Easter celebration of the school community.

I drove the Troopie around to the dormitory to collect three girls who had asked about visiting an elderly relative in the Old Timers’ Retirement Village.

Yirara College and Living Waters Lutheran School, both based in Alice Springs, were recently announced as the winners of the GenerationOne Hands Across Australia song competition.

A group of Yirara Year 9 and 10 students recently developed a small business as part of their study. They produced and sold calendars and greeting cards that showcased student artwork.

Two Yirara students were commissioned to paint for local territory member Ms Robyn Lambley MLA.