{"id":100346,"date":"2024-03-01T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=100346"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:44:15","slug":"high-marks-50-oarsome-years-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/high-marks-50-oarsome-years-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"High marks 50 oarsome years &#8211; Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHILE the competition for the Head of the Lake was fierce last weekend, Saturday night saw people past and present from Ballarat High come together to mark half-a-century of the school\u2019s rowing program. Photos: MICHAEL CURRIE<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years01_25646.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sara Fields and BHS principal Stephan Fields.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years10_25744.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Milli, Helen, and Remi Bilson place bids in the silent auction.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years02_25698.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Maureen Payne and Ben Murray.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years03_25675.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Chris Weir and Mike Bellingham were members of the 1969 winning Head of the Lake crew.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years05_25696.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bernadette Purton and Robert Simmonds director of sport and rowing at BHS<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years06_25728.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Chris Nielsen, Nic Moran and Kyle.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years07_25668.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Eliza Hopkinson and Jenna McCartney.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years08_25684.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The event featured a display of memorabilia from the school\u2019s rowing history.<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/BHS50years09_25702.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The 2014 winning crew watch a replay their race.<\/figcaption>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHILE the competition for the Head of the Lake was fierce last weekend, Saturday night saw people past and present from Ballarat High come together to mark half-a-century of the school\u2019s rowing program. 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