Pyramid Hill students are preparing to be at the centre of celebrations.
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A century and a half is, by all definitions, a fine innings for any school ‒ especially in a town just shy of 600 residents.
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Pyramid Hill College is the only school in the town, and for 150 years, it’s been proudly preparing its students for life beyond its gates.
To mark the achievement, the school is preparing for a bumper weekend of celebrations, highlighting the old, the new and the future.
Fiona Moon, the college’s principal, said the anniversary gave the school an opportunity to reflect on its place in the community.
“We say ‘once a PHC kid, always a PHC kid’,” she said.
“I think we have a wonderful culture here.
“Looking back at all the names which have come through our doors, we have so many success stories in all fields.
“From doctors through to lawyers to our farmers, and politicians, we truly have the whole gamut.“
PHC has been home to generations of future lawyers, doctors, farmers and everything in between.
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Ms Moon has been busily helping plan the party, adding event after event to an already bumper weekend of festivities.
“We want our alumni and ex-staff and families from over the year to be able to come,” she said.
“So we thought a weekend was the greatest chance of them being able to make it to something.”
The celebrations kick off on the Friday with a ceremony marking the occasion followed by tours of the campus, and a dinner event featuring an alumni panel.
A lot has changed over the past 150 years, including the infrastructure, with the old school building demolished in 1971.
Saturday’s festivities include a stadium display of the college’s history, a service from the town’s churches, and a celebration of the community’s diversity with a “Filipino fiesta”.
“We welcomed our first Filipino families into the PHC community around 15 years ago, and now we’ve got families from several cultural backgrounds” Ms Moon said.
“We’re really proud to be inclusive of the different traditions and customs of everyone, and having that cultural exchange is something really special.
“We’ve chosen to highlight our Filipino families because they make up the majority of our school community members who speak English as a second language.“
Most of the weekend’s events are free, except the two dinners, but bookings are essential.
“Come along to reminisce, reconnect and keep those wonderful PHC memories alive,” Ms Moon said.
“Relive the special years spent here and have a look at who we are now and how we’ve evolved and celebrate 150 years of our wonderful school.”
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