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School Jubilee 2010
St. Bernard's (and St. Anthony's) celebrates 75 years in 2010 and the ex students are planning activities to mark the occasion.
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St. Bernard's has an interesting history. Did you know... |
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- the school has only had three school secretaries over the years?
- in 1973 the school became the first Catholic school in the country to be fully staffed by lay people?
- in 1979, along with Cardinal McKeefry School, St. B's became the first Catholic school to integrate into the state system?
- in 1961 the parish and the school had a change of name: from St. Anthony's to St. Bernard's?
- and that the Parish Priest who enacted that name change was called Bernard!!!
- the current new entrants teacher, Mrs Linda Hughes, has taught at St. Bs since 1990?
For further details about the jubilee celebrations, contact Janine Ford neereg@paradise.net.nz or the school office@stbernards.school.nz
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