Kentucky Public School, one of the oldest primary schools in New England, held its 150th birthday bash on Saturday.
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“It's a wonderful school to work at, and it has a wonderful history,” principal Danny Spillane said.
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“It was a great school to come to,” P&C president Steve Ward said.
“It's obviously very close-knit. You know everybody in the school very well, you have to get along with everybody because if you don't want to play with that person, well, there may not be anybody else to play with!
“We had fantastic teachers, and it was just a great environment to grow up in.”
Mr Ward's wife and mother have been school secretaries (his mother for nearly half a century), while his son Hamish is the fourth generation to go to the school.
Mr Ward and Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall unveiled a plaque at the official opening at 2pm.
Time capsules are supposed to be buried somewhere in the grounds, but their whereabouts has yet to be discovered.
About 150 people came to the school reunion, with a funfair school tours, a catch-up with old friends, performances by the marimba ensemble, a jumping castle, face-painting, and a cowpat lottery.
Two hundred people attended a special dinner at the Kentucky Memorial Hall at 6pm, with a slide show of ‘Kentucky Memories’.
The school's recent achievements, Mr Spillane said, included a musical last week, where every child was onstage with a speaking part.
Also last week, the marimba ensemble performed at the Sydney Opera House's choral festival – the only whole bush-based school programme there.
It was also, he said, the most successful school at the Eisteddfod.