Four lucky students are preparing for the trip of a lifetime.
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Griffith High School was one of 25 schools drawn from a ballot to send students on the Gallipoli 2015 School Tour.
Students had to submit a research task to a selection.
The fortunate students chosen were Madison Penrith, Tom Martin, Jorja Waring-Bryant and Giulia Zanotto.
They will be accompanied by teacher Venessa Horne who submitted the application.
They will fly out on Sunday, April 19.
The students will travel around Turkey, visiting the Dardanelles, Lone Pine, The Nek, Cape Helles, Suvla Bay, Cannakkale and Troy.
Miss Horne hopes the trip will broaden the students’ horizons.
“Hopefully the Turkish perspective of Gallipoli,” Miss Horne said.
“Just seeing how they (Turkish people) remember that part of the war and their history as well.
“We've got a historical expert on each bus as well.
“The kids were asked to nominate if a relative had fought over there.
“The experts are going to point out what battlefields the relatives would have fought at.”
The night before Anzac Day will be spent sleeping on the beach at ANZAC cove to celebrate the dawn service before walking to Lone Pine for the Australian service.
The tour will then move to a number of sites in Istanbul, including Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia, Hippodrome before flying back to Griffith on April 29.
Jorja Waring-Bryant was one of the last to be told she had been accepted to go on the trip. Jorja gained the opportunity after submitting her research task, A personal reflection.
“(It was on) the way the war affected everyday life and how we live today,” Jorja said.
“It was a presentation where the words were in a silhouette of an ANZAC.”
Jorja jumped at the opportunity when it was presented to her.
“I feel like I'd be a bit silly if I missed the opportunity,” she said.
“Not everyone gets to do it.
“It’s something that can change the way you view things and give you a bit of perspective on the world.
“I’m pretty excited, it’s been a bit rushed.
“I was told later that I was going.”