CELEBRATIONS are on the horizon for the Sebastopol Primary School community, with past and present staff, families and students set to ring the milestone.<\/p>\n
With the school turning 150 years old this month, a two-day birthday party will take place at the end of this week, with everyone invited to attend.<\/p>\n
Sebastopol Primary principal Michelle Wilson said the preparations have been a large group effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re starting to get more archives out and our year 5 and 6s are having a great time looking at some of the photos and re-enacting them for a display of now and then,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The celebrations will also feature the launch of a new book on Sebastopol PS\u2019 history written by members of the local historical society that\u2019ll take place during a special Saturday assembly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve really helped us understand about the significant history of our school,\u201d Ms Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a strength and resilience of the Sebastopol community in how much they\u2019ve supported each other through three pandemics and world wars.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the school\u2019s 1990s-era time capsule to be unearthed for the event, a new one will take its place to be opened in 50 years.<\/p>\n
Artefacts going into the new capsule will include things like school uniforms, a newsletter and QR code, as well as information on current culture, and a letter from each student to their future selves.<\/p>\n
Grade 5\/6 student Nash said he\u2019s been learning new things about his school during the anniversary celebration planning process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been making art in our art classes,\u201d he said. \u201cMine was on a bushranger that we made with pastels and the other was of Ned Kelly inspired by Sidney Nolan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve gone through some really old pictures and I learned the school wasn\u2019t always where it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sebastopol Primary School 150th birthday celebrations will run on Friday, 19 May from 12.30pm to 4pm and 11pm to 3pm on Saturday, 20 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CELEBRATIONS are on the horizon for the Sebastopol Primary School community, with past and present staff, families and students set to ring the milestone. With the school turning 150 years old this month, a two-day birthday party will take place at the end of this week, with everyone invited to attend. Sebastopol Primary principal Michelle […]<\/p>\n