By Jesse Graham
HEALESVILLE Primary School families and students past and present will be able to see the history of their alma mater on Saturday, 22 October, with the school celebrating its 150th birthday.
The day will see a fair running throughout the school, with rides, stalls, historical displays and performances from students, marking 150 years since the school began.
Assistant Principal Barbara Darling said that preparations for the day had been going all year, and that the day would feature attractions for kids and parents alike.
“We’ve got Devonshire tea, we’ve got a barbecue, we’ve got plants and cake stalls … raffles, and a silent auction; we’ve got craft activities for the kids, all sorts of stalls and things,” she said.
Rides on the day will include a Cup and Saucer, a Chair-o-Plane, a Circotron, Iron Man and The Edge, and school students will present musical performances around the school grounds.
Photographs and stories from the school’s history will also be presented, documenting the different faces – and buildings – that have come through the school since 1866.
Principal Cameron Heath told the Mail earlier in the year that the day would be a carnival for those who had a history with the school and those after a fun day out.
“It’ll be like a big carnival feel, the majority based around that heritage, and the performances from each class,” he said.
Ms Darling said a reunion dinner would also be held on the Saturday evening, and that anyone after more information should call the school on 5962 4053.
