Last Saturday Junee North Public School celebrated its centenary alongside the unveiling of the 25-year time capsule where many past and present students and teachers discussed the school’s history and success.
Principal Justine McDevitt was amazed at how great the day was. She said, “By all accounts, it was a smashing success, everyone enjoyed themselves. Former and current students attended, lots of people. There were hundreds and hundreds of people. It was absolutely packed.”
“I can’t give you an exact number. But it was in the hundreds of people that came through the school throughout the day.”
The day was enjoyed by all with several highlights. The formal ceremony included, cutting the cake, unveiling the plaque and the presentation of a drawing which was gifted to the school. Justine said, “We had life members and school patrons and former assistant principals to help reveal the time capsule contents. Mayor Bob Callow and General manager James Davis were also on hand for the time capsule opening and everyone there really enjoyed looking through the contents which dated back to 1997.”
There were class photos of 1997. There were copies of all the 75-year jubilee celebrations, and discussions around what has happened, there was a copy of the Junee Southern Cross and there were all the articles that were written at that time. The annual school reports were in there as well.
“A lot of the history was shared about what the rooms look like and where things were. We discovered a lot about our school that we weren’t aware of.
“The market stalls and activities were really well received and everyone participated.”
The day was capped off with entertainment provided by the school band, performances by So Dance and a sausage siz- zle with the food and drinks do- nated to the school by the P&C.
Junee North prepares for next 25-year capsule and people can’t wait to see where the school, students and teachers are in the future.
Chloe Janssen
