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Tully State High School's Glenda Tenni with Year 12 student Saniya Singh in the school's e-learning centre.
World Teachers' Day, celebrated across Queensland on Friday 30th October, was an opportunity to recognise the remarkable people who educate, encourage and inspire our children. And at Tully State High School, few know the rewards of teaching better than Glenda Tenni whose connection to the school stretches back more than half a century.
Glenda's education began at Feluga State School, where she followed in the footsteps of her mother and siblings, before moving to Tully State High School as a student in 1970.
It was here that commerce teacher Bernadette Cuoco helped inspire her future career.
"I just enjoyed my subjects. I had a good teacher and I excelled at my subjects. And I always thought, this is what I want to do," Glenda recalled.
After completing teacher training at Kelvin Grove College in Brisbane, Glenda taught in Charters Towers and Ingham before returning to Tully. She later stepped away from teaching to raise her family and help run the family bulk fuel business. But the classroom eventually called her back.
For the past 26 years, Glenda has been a familiar face at Tully State High School, initially teaching commerce before becoming the school's e-learning coordinator in 2014.
It's a role that has opened new opportunities for students, allowing them to study subjects not offered through the school's regular curriculum, including economics, accounting and philosophy, as well as undertaking TAFE qualifications and school-based traineeships.
Around 122 students have participated in e-learning this year, Glenda says many arrive as early as 8am to begin their studies. Among them is Year 12 student Saniya Singh who is completing a Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Placement. For Glenda, it's this individual support that makes the role particularly rewarding.
"I really enjoy my job as e-learning coordinator. You get to know students on a more personal level," she said. And while Glenda will celebrate her 70th birthday next year, retirement isn't on the agenda just yet. "Not while I still think I've got something to give," she said.
Glenda’s story perfectly captures this year's World Teachers' Day theme, 'Teachers change lives'. Inspired by one of her own teachers more than 50 years ago, Glenda continues to make a difference for the next generation.
Celebrating All Our Teachers
As schools across the Cassowary Coast celebrated World Teachers' Day on Friday, Cassowary Coast Life joins the community in thanking every teacher for their dedication, patience and encouragement, and the countless ways they help young people achieve their potential.
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