{"id":34601,"date":"2025-05-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=34601"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:00:00","slug":"old-school-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/old-school-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Old school fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bacchus Marsh Primary School No.28, Victoria&#8217;s oldest operating state school, turned 175 this week. Staff and pupils dressed up in 1850s costumes for a day of celebrations, old-style games and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Photos: EDWINA WILLIAMS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"34614\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-5.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-5-200x300.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Grade 6 pupil Logan was focused to practice his cursive writing in the history room.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0184_68070.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0184_68070-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">School captains Jack, Mitchell, Courtney, Avery and Lilly.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0171_62833.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0171_62833-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Grade 2 pupils Archer, Hannah and Alaska.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-4.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-4-200x300.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Grade 1 pupil Mason enjoyed the old-style games.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0231_70346.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0231_70346-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Grade 5 student Vera plays hopscotch.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0247_73952.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0247_73952-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Kitchen garden teacher Kym Raft and numeracy specialist Kelly Watson.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-1-1.svg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-1-1.svg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Grade 6 pupil Jesse dressed as first BMPS headmaster Henry Ball.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0274_84411.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/IMG_0274_84411-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Performing arts teacher Corey Hall and pupils have a go at old barn-style dances.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/05\/Background-2.png\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" 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