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Ms Payne said she\u2019s excited to catch up with attendees at this week\u2019s celebrations and talk about their connection to the school\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really hoping to see some past parents and students that I knew from before,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know there\u2019s the time capsule that\u2019s going to be opened. I believe I contributed to that so it\u2019ll be interesting to see what was put in there and what other people did too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chris Ottini attended Sebastopol Primary School from 2004 to 2010 and currently works there as an education support officer.<\/p>\n
He said the atmosphere of the school has changed a lot even in his time away.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of new paintwork that\u2019s happened and a lot of rooms are used for different functions than when I was there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like working here specifically because of the culturally diverse demographic that we support which is great to see in such a small group of children.<\/p>\n
\u201cI work with some of the teachers that I had here, but I\u2019m interested in seeing how many people will come here that I know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the Sebastopol Primary School community set to celebrate one-hundred-and-fifty years this week, past students and teachers have been invited to share in the reminiscences. One of them is Maureen Payne, who taught at the school from 1977 to 2020. She said throughout her time the school\u2019s always had a defining characteristic. \u201cIt\u2019s a battling […]<\/p>\n