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Premium Content Subscriber only A Lockyer Valley year 12 student will represent her school at Rockhampton’s Beef Australia after earning a position as an official associate judge. Yasmin Carley has shown Lockyer District State High School’s Australian lowline cattle for the past year and was selected by the breed society to attend Beef Week. The 17-year-old, who doesn’t live on a farm, will also compete in the junior judging and junior paraders while at the week-long event. Lockyer District State High School student Yasmin Carley in the cattle show ring. Photo: Contributed With a passion for cattle and everything animal, Yasmin is eager to showcase her cattle experience while representing the school. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only It wasn t the year that Holly Ilka was expecting, but despite a global pandemic and suffering from post-concussion syndrome, the Lockyer High student achieved all three of her goals. But her dedication to studying and ensuring she enjoyed the year culminated in receiving the 2020 Dux award at Lockyer District State High School. Holly, 17, wanted to take out what she called the trio - school captain, a high ATAR score and a sporting achievement. In 2019, Holly was named the 2019-2020 school captain, she took out age champion cross country at school and received an ATAR of 98.51. Lockyer District High School principal Darren Cook, with high ATAR students Gabrielle Kajewski, Laura Steinhardt, Dux recipient Holly Ilka, Amelie Ryan and deputy principal Tony McCormack (absent Liam Scott and Harrison Stibbard). PHOTO: Ali Kuchel ....