20 Aug 2018
Walhallow Public School is celebrating its one hundred and tenth birthday this year and marked the occasion with a huge day of celebration last week.
"The Walhallow school community is extremely proud of its history so we endeavoured to celebrate this through photo displays and personal anecdotes, as well as opening our school up to anyone who has had a connection with the school in years gone by," Principal Mrs Skye Davis said.
"Celebrating this great milestone is about more than the day-to-day operation of an educational environment - it is also a great forum through which the community can share their histories with the children, and the children can show the broader community the ways in which they are connecting with their culture and their future," she said.
Highlights of the day included; musical and vocal performances by current Walhallow Public School students; extensive photo displays; audiovisual presentations; a commemorative tree planting; cake-cutting; and a formal assembly.
Special guests included Mrs Marie Saunders who delivered Welcome to Country and cut the cake on behalf of the Walhallow Community; Mr Mark Young, Director, Educational leadership; Mrs Dawn Cronin, who spoke on behalf of current and former staff; Clontarf Academy representatives; and Mr Frank Gorrell from Aboriginal Children’s Advancement Society who made a presentation to the school.
All guests were encouraged to share their memories of Walhallow Public School on a memory wall, with their contributions eventually being collated with those of current students and staff and developed into a book.
"We would like to thank everyone who contributed to making this such a special day for Walhallow Public School and thank you to Mrs Lindi Owen for our spectacular cake," Mrs Davis said.