Orbost Secondary School’s Eleanora Puglisi, 18, is a lady of many skills.
The avid musician, lead singer in a rock band and volunteer meteorologist for ABC radio is the quintessential all-rounder.
She can be Orbost Secondary School’s final ever dux, with the varsity set to affix forces with two major faculties subsequent yr to type the brand new Orbost Neighborhood School.
“It’s actually thrilling to be my faculty’s final dux – I’ve made historical past,” she mentioned.
Eleanora mentioned she was actually happy together with her rating of 87. “It was arduous work, nevertheless it was price it,” she mentioned.
She hopes to review a bachelor of science at Melbourne College.
Principal Heather MacAlister mentioned college students at regional faculties throughout the state confronted challenges not encountered by their city-based counterparts.
“On this rural space, we had been hit very arduous by bushfires in 2020, and simply final week we had been flooded,” she mentioned.
MacAlister mentioned that resilience would turn out to be useful for college students comparable to Eleanora, who must transfer hours away from residence to pursue college examine.