JUBILEE NEWSLETTER

Events will be held from Thursday 1 April until Sunday 4 April on site in a large marquee at Burnside High School.

Visit jubilee.burnside.school.nz for more information.

Programme of Events:

Thursday 1 April:   Registration Packs available from 11.00am. Activities at school for present and past students culminating in Jubilee Variety Concert in the Town Hall at 8.00pm for past and present students and staff.  A tribute to the rich performing arts'  history of Burnside High School. (If you wish to perform in the concert please contact Helen Renaud at school)

Friday 2 April:  Registration Packs available from 4.00pm; past and present PTA and Board members'  function 3.00 - 5.00pm; past and present Staff function, including buffet dinner from 4.00 - 8.00pm; Jubilee Party with drinks and nibbles from 7.00 - 12.00pm and a separate disco from 9.00pm until late.

Saturday 3 April:  Registration Packs available from 9.30am; Opening Ceremony at 10.30am followed by decade and other photos, school tours, archive displays and packed lunch with jubilee cake; Jubilee Dinner with entertainment from .7.00 - 12.00pm.

Sunday 4 April:  Closing and Remembrance Ceremony, celebrating the 5 decades of Burnside High School and a remembrance of those who have made Burnside High School the great school that it is.

Registration:

Registrations will open soon on line and through the school.

Registration ($45.00) is not required to attend the Variety Concert but is required to attend the Jubilee Party ($35.00), the Opening and Closing Ceremony and the Jubilee Dinner ($60.00).

Payment of registration will entitle you to:

     entry to Opening and Closing Ceremonies

     lunch and jubilee cake on Saturday

     participation in decade and other photographs

    lists of jubilee attendees

    a school site map and guided tours

     jubilee glass and first drink free

     jubilee carry bag and a variety of momentos

Other Jubilee Features:

A Jubilee History of Burnside High School is being written by well known history teacher, Paul O'Connor and will be available for purchase.

Jubilee Memorabilia will be available for purchase, including a Jubilee Wine, especially bottled for the Jubilee by blind ex student Chung-Pin Lin.

The formation of an Alumni Association as part of the jubilee has been mooted and we welcome expressions of interest and ideas on the nature of the Asociation.

Kirkwood Intermediate is also celebrating its jubilee at Easter so ex students can renew their links with both schools in the same weekend.

Amazing Interest:

Although registrations have not yet opened, several hundred ex students and staff from all round the world have already expressed an interest in attending and registered their contact details on our database.  Early registration is encouraged because the size of Burnside High School means that entry to some events will have to be limited.  Don't delay, plan to be there now and book your flights!

I look forward to welcoming you back to your old school.

Regards, Sandra Sidaway (nee King, 1964-68) Acting Principal and Chairperson of Jubilee Committee.