"In the first lot of remote learning we made a YouTube channel called Keeping Up with the Captains," she said.

"We put up a 20-30 min video every couple of weeks which gets sent around to all of the students to make them feel that it's okay and we are all in the same boat.

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"As school captains we had so many more plans to bring the school community together ... we have done a lot for what we can do."

Bri is studying VCAL subjects literacy, work-related skills, personal related skills and completing a chef apprenticeship at Chally's Bar and Bistro.

"I want to finish the apprenticeship and go full-time at Chally's Bar and see where that leads me. If that doesn't work out I am thinking about going to uni to study forensic science," she said.

"What I love most about cooking is that I can express myself ... by experimenting different flavours and different techniques."

Bri said it has been challenging at times to follow a schedule and find motivation with remote learning.

"I feel like remote learning was easier the first time around because we knew we were going back to school," she said.

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"This time it is a bit more unclear ... my motivation has dropped a little bit.

"We were getting closer as a whole school. When we came back from the first lockdown it brought us together more because we missed seeing each other every day."

She said it was essential year 12 students to set time aside for study breaks.

"If school is always on your mind, you will overthink everything and it will all get jumbled up. Keep living your life away from school, give yourself a break every couple hours and then get back into it," she said.

"I have been going on a lot of walks with my mum ... that is helping me the most and also talking to friends."

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