COLLIE Senior High School is holding a fundraising event for next year's Anzac tour.
Taking place this Saturday, the night will feature video horseracing, fashion and gaming at the school's gym.
A licensed bar and food will be available.
History teacher Ed Croft said the tour was about more than just a trip to Europe.
"The Anzac tour is about the journey from when students begin the commitment to raise the funds," he said.
"For these students it started in year nine and ten.
"We don't allow them to put their hands in their pockets and pay for it.
"The emphasis is on them working hard and to be the people who earn that privilege to go away.
"The idea is that they're building leadership, organisational and teamwo rk skills so that when they become members of our community in their own right, they've got those necessary skills to use."
Mr Croft said the trip was an added bonus for him as a history teacher.
"There's no better way to teach our involvement in World War I than to walk the battlefields and to experience the sheer enormity and sadness of the conflict," he said.
"Then there's the cultural side of it and seeing cultures that have existed for thousands of years." he said.
The group will travel to Turkey to see Gallipoli, before spending a few days touring Istanbul.
After that they will travel to Paris where they will participate in the Arc de Triomphe ceremony, reviving the eternal flame.
The students will also visit the Palace of Versailles to see the Hall of Mirrors, where the controversial treaty was signed that ended the war.
Finally, they will take part in an extensive tour of the battlefields of the western front.
If the fundraising does not cover the costs the students will pay the shortfall.
However, they have already raised more than $140,000.
"These students will remember the fundraising," Mr Croft said.
"They've learnt the skills that become a part of who they are and what they are.
"They've shown responsibility and now know they can achieve things."
Mr Croft extended his thanks to the Collie community who he said had been extremely generous.
Tickets to Saturday's event are still available from Sportfirst.
