EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS
Peter Rae leaving some words of wisdom with the students.
Celebrating two Westlake legends.
Louis Borok leaving some words of wisdom with the students.
Farewell to two Westlake legends After an extraordinary first half of the year, arriving Student Director, a position he held for the last 17 years at the end of a prolonged second term was eagerly of his full-time career. In recognition of Peter Rea’s welcomed by students and staff, and was marked contribution to Westlake, as a student and then with a celebration to remember. Following an as a social sciences’ teacher, our main school incredible 45 years of service, two Westlake auditorium will be known as ‘The Peter Rea legends retired from teaching and were Auditorium’ or as Peter likes to call it ‘The Great recognised for their momentous contributions Hall’. at a school assembly and farewell function. These fine men completed their final day Peter Rea and Louis Borok recounted stories at Westlake at an evening function celebrating from their teaching careers to a captivated assembly with friends, family, and current and past staff Peter Rae (left) and Louis and passed on some pearls of wisdom to the boys. members who were excited to share this special Borok enjoying their After their speeches, the entire school honoured them occasion. The room buzzed with great memories standing ovation. with a passionately performed school haka and there was including a few hilarious anecdotes of their early not a dry eye to be seen. years in teaching. The evening concluded with the cutting As a tribute to Louis Borok we will name our new languages block of a magnificent chocolate cake made by our talented Director of (due for completion this December) after him. Mr Borok was Head Music, Warwick Robinson. A truly special day enjoyed by so many to of Languages for many years before he became the International acknowledge two very special Westlakers.
Familiar faces from the past enjoying the celebration.
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