b'JAYCEE SELLINGSYALARI GRADUATEScholarship journey: Jaycee Sellings and Sandy Shaw at Year 7 Yalari Orientation Camp in 2015 (top left);Jaycee in 2018 (far right) and Jaycee and Sandy in 2019 (above).Jaycee Sellings was awarded a Yalari scholarship toI would like to say a huge thank you to Sandy and Newsboys commence Year 7 boarding at Geelong Grammar SchoolFoundation for allowing me to receive a great education. in 2015. The Newsboys Foundation has been proud toWithout this opportunity, I wouldnt have been able to attend support Jaycee throughout her secondary education atGeelong Grammar School and definitely wouldnt be training Geelong Grammar School. to be a teacher. Ive had so many opportunities such as In 2020 Jaycee graduated from Geelong Grammar Schoolgoing overseas, learning a new language and a new musical and is preparing to attend university. instrument. This is beyond anything I ever thought Id be able to do. By giving me this opportunity, I now value education a Jaycee was commended for the speech she deliveredlot more and this has been a major factor in my decision to at both the Valedictory Dinner and the Leavers Service.study education.Jaycee spoke about her experiences as an Indigenous scholar, and how grateful she is to Yalari, the NewsboysJaycee Sellings Foundation and Geelong Grammar School for theGeelong Grammar School Graduate 2020opportunities she has received. Jaycee is an accomplished sportswoman and was a Yalari Captain. Fast FactsJaycee has always given of her time selflessly andYalari commenced in 2005 and provides Indigenous responds to requests of assistance with a wonderfulchildren from remote, rural and regional communities attitude. Jaycee is to be commended for how shewith scholarships to attend leading Australian boarding conducts herself and the example she displays to theschools. Indigenous educator Waverley Stanley and younger Yalari students. Llew Mullins started Yalari to educate and empower Jaycee has an offer from Australian Catholic UniversityIndigenous children to lead generational change.(ACU) to complete a Bachelor of Education and has been awarded an education and accommodation scholarship. Yalari alumni: more than 400Jaycee is looking forward to going to university next yearYalari students currently in secondary school: 220and being independent.NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 202019'