15 Dec 2017
Parents, students, staff and former students and staff attended the school's 50th Anniversary celebrations.
A function was held at the school, Grose Rd, Faulconbridge, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Friday, December 8. This attending received were able to take souvenir photos, and received a commemorative booklet, light refreshments and entertainment.
On Saturday, December 9, the school held an open day from 10am to 2pm. Visitors could explore archive displays of the school's history through the decades or sit in on modern lessons to experience how school and teaching has changed during the past 50 years.
An enjoyable time was had by all. There were plenty of smiles, much reminiscing and some good stories.
The present principal, Dr Mark Howie, emphasised the significance of the anniversary for current and future staff and students. He said that to recognise and applaud the history of the school, its proud achievements and all of the talented and dedicated people —students, staff, parents and community members—who collectively have brought these about over the decades, presents those here now with an inheritance. And with this comes a significant and humbling responsibility: the inherited task of proudly carrying forward the heritage that all present at the anniversary celebration had helped to create, preserving and enlarging it as we create and move into the future.