SHARRON CAMPBELL

Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)—When she started work at Kotara High School in 1975, Sharron Campbell—who retired as the school's administration and enrolment officer last year—never expected to be working at the school for more than forty-five years. She intended to stay at the school only until her youngest child had finished their education, and has remained for decades afterwards. A stalwart member of the school community and an invaluable part of the school's administrative team, Sharron told the Newcastle Herald that she did her job following a simple credo: "You treat the children as you would like your children to be treated." My children attended Kotara High, and I came to know Sharron—she has become the first port of call for many students in need and the first interface for two generations of families at the school. Sharron told the Herald that she hoped to spend more time with her husband Ian, four children and six grandchildren, as well as do more yoga, aqua aerobics, walking, charity work and travelling. I hope that Sharron gets to do all of that and more—I wish her all the best for her retirement.

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