Doug Warren relives ringing the Assembly Bell as a 1957 School Captain.
Boorowa Central School held their 155th Anniversary celebrations on 20 September. They had a large itinerary of events planned for the day, including a heritage trail, memorabilia displays, formal proceedings, and family activities.
Christine Coble, President of the Steering Committee for the day’s celebrations, said it went above and beyond expectations.
“It was the most amazing day, and people were in awe of all the facets of the reunion, saying how much they all enjoyed themselves. There’s been an abundance of emails and notes sent, and it was fabulous.
“It’s a huge milestone. Considering we had a bit of a hiccup, we were going to celebrate in 2020, and then we ended up with COVID stopping us. The group that oversaw all this just rallied around, and it was spectacular.
“The big things that people noted were just how amazing the displays were, like the memorabilia in the library. The school looked like it was in full celebration mode. People catching up with each other who haven’t seen each other for up to 60 years. People really enjoyed looking at the brick wall that we erected, which people bought bricks for with their families and their names. Generations of families are mentioned on the wall now, and they enjoyed looking at all of that.
“The assembly was just a great day of celebration of a wonderful school.” As part of our celebrations, all staff and students have been gifted a 155 Years of Boorowa Central School polo shirt. This shirt can be worn as part of the school uniform and kept as a keepsake.
“None of this would have happened without the total involvement of the whole school community, and that includes the members of the 155 celebration group, the school, students, school staff, everybody pitched in together, and it ended up being the result that it was. We think there were somewhere between 700 and 1,000 people here on the day. Then, the dinner that night, at the Ex-Services Club, there were hundreds there as well. A standout that night was the Year 11 hospitality students who waited on everyone so professionally, and they were amazing. From beginning to end, it was a complete involvement of the whole school, and every member of staff was involved in some way.
“The community members were amazing as well. I was head of the community group that was involved, and even the response that we saw on the weekend overwhelmed us.
“I’m just lost for words at the response and the feedback we’ve had, in awe of the people who gave their all to make sure that the 155th year of Boorowa Central School was celebrated in such a magnificent way. The work that went into the school grounds and everything. People were just stunned at what an amazing school we have in Boorowa.”
– Jack Murray
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