Melissa Brugioni came to St Mary's as a Reception in 1989 and graduated in 2001. At St Mary's she learnt skills for everyday life and learnt about social justice. She uses those skills today as she is heavily involved in different community groups.
Throughout her schooling, Melissa was anxious about being successful. St Mary's prepared her to be able to stand up and have a voice and now she can challenge different life decisions made in the workplace. "Don't take all your life lessons literally", she quoted.
The silliest thing Melissa ever did was, on muck up day Year 12s made a Year 12 banner out of all the late and uniforms slips they received. "As a Year 12, we got lots of these".
Overall, St Mary's made her a better well rounded person, teaching her important things that can be done outside of her own little world.
DON'T TAKE ALL YOUR LIFE LESSONS LITERALLY
Written by Misha Khan (student)