EMERALD Secondary College students last Friday commemorated the Anzac spirit, with these commemorations culminating in the opening of a special Anzac garden.
After a reflective school assembly, student leaders and Year 10 history students joined Emerald RSL president Peter Moloney to open the Anzac garden.
The Year 10 history students have been researching local soldiers who did not return from World War I.
This research and the posters they have created have supported the Emerald RSL in their 100th anniversary commemorations.
The prime feature of the Anzac garden is a seedling that is a descendant of the Lone Pine tree.
During the ceremony, school captain Liam Fisher and RSL president Peter Moloney planted the seedling.
A commemorative plaque was also unveiled.
The garden will provide a permanent link and reminder for students of the sacrifices made by Anzac and Allied soldiers at Gallipoli.
