Sydney Boys High School giving it their all

More than two hundred students from the Sydney Boys high School took to the streets around Sydney on Friday 12th September in a combined effort to raise money for the Oasis Youth Support Network. (Oasis).

The students were able to raise $13,997.45, which will support the Oasis Driving for Employment, Education and Training program. In the past 12 months, the program has supported more than 30 young people to get their license.

“Getting your license is so empowering for our young people. It is a positive reminder of what can be achieved with a little support. It opens up so many opportunities that we all take for granted. The program is a real asset for Oasis,” said Oasis Director Major Keith Hampton.

“I am so thankful to Sydney Boys High for supporting us again this year.”

It has become a tradition for the Year 12 class at Sydney Boys High School to celebrate the end of their schooling in a unique and charitable way. ‘High’, as they affectionately refer to their school, also describes the standards set by the institution and where each of the young men who walk the corridors set their sights.

It is not surprising that the boys would prefer to button up their blazers and collect money for The Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network than cause havoc for their fellow students or teachers on what has traditionally been ‘muck up day’ for seniors.

The boys collected at various locations across Sydney, including Parramatta, Chatswood, North Sydney, Burwood, Bondi Junction, Edgecliff and Strathfield. This is the 6^th year that the Sydney Boys High School has collected for the OasisYSN.

“We hope this tradition of giving is something the young men coming through the ranks of Sydney Boys High who will continue to uphold. We are so grateful for their support,” said Major Hampton.