PAST students flooded into their old stomping ground at Bomaderry High to reconnect with their past, and mark the school’s 50th birthday at an open day on Friday.
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Former students browsed through time capsules and relics, and were treated to a spread of delicious cakes and nibblies in the library.
Class of 1985 student Mark Roberts proudly declared his father lobbied for the new high school before it was build in the 1960’s.
Mr Roberts had the pleasure of reuniting with school friends on Friday, and was pleased to see the school had grown since its humble beginnings.
Past teacher and arts department founder Heather Rankin said she was under the pump when the school opened, due to low staff numbers.
She has watched art students flourish and the school expand.
“In the early days we divided the work across 17 staff members,” Mrs Rankin said.
“I was a careers adviser, girls supervisor and I taught two HSC art classes.
“A few of my students have done very well.”
English teacher Cath Richardson hosted the literary high tea on Friday.
“It’s been a wonderful experience to come back to the school where I achieved my HSC and to educate young people, get them through and build them up for their exams as well,” Mrs Richardson said.
“I had in year eight the most wonderful teacher who inspired a love of reading, and that was Mr O’Connor, now I’ve gone on to become an English teacher.
“I have always been an English nerd, I love books, I love reading, and I love to share my love of literature.
“In my classroom I have a bright pink sign that says ‘literature is the memory of humanity’, I try to share that with the kids.”