'Those schoolgirl days' are long gone as Sarah-Joy shows degree of maturity
Published on 10 March, 2011
Sarah-Joy Wolhuter first had her student ID photo taken as a 15-year-old schoolgirl, using her 'spare' school lessons to get a head start on university-level studies in journalism and public relations.
How things have changed during the past five years. Now 20, Sarah-Joy has graduated (on March 3) with a double degree - a Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Professional Communication with Distinction.
She's also been able to squeeze in a six-month overseas exchange program at the Eastern Illinois University in the United States and even found time to get engaged and plan a (May) wedding to her fiance, who is an apprentice electrician.
"It was a mountain-top proposal complete with candles on New Year's Eve," the bride-to-be says.
Sarah-Joy is currently working at Rockhampton's Stage&Audio as an operations manager and loves the chance to interact with people.
Previously, while still a student, she experienced a wide range of roles as an intern at WIN Television.
"I was assistant to the weatherman, did some casual journalism, was a newsroom assistant and helped to produce the bulletins," she says.
