2 November Celebrations Update - what is happening?

There are three main events planned on Saturday, 2nd November 2013, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Canberra High School: Open days at both the Old and New Canberra High Schools as well as the Cocktail Party.

9am to 11am: OPEN DAY at the Old Canberra High School, now the ANU School of Art, in Acton

Escorts will be available, leaving from the foyer.  We are very grateful to the ANU School of Art for making this available to our alumni.  It is most generous of them!

10am to 2pm OPEN DAY at the (new) Canberra High School, Bindubi Street, Macquarie

1. Go to the School Hall at 10:00 for the 10:15 start to the Official Ceremony, where you will be entertained by the Canberra High School Band; welcomed by Phil Beecher, the principal; participate in the formal ceremony with Joy Burch, ACT Minster for Education and Training; and reminisce while watching the fashion parade of uniforms past and present.
2. Collect your Cocktail Party tickets.
3. Visit the archive collections set up by decade in rooms across the school.
4. Be interviewed by students about what it was like when you were at the school.
5. Be photographed with your former school mates and teachers.
6. Buy some souvenirs to remember the event... we have umbrellas, t-shirts, jackets, cups, ......



Canberra High School Band ... practising for the Open Day
under their conductor, Ms Eileen Curry

7. Enjoy some refreshments from the cafe or the sausage sizzle.

5pm to 8pm COCKTAIL PARTY at the Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra

Ann Harding Building at University of Canberra

1. Relax, catching up with Canberra High alumni and teachers. 
2. Eat up some snacks and enjoy a drink
3. Be entertained with music from across the last 75 years.

Then, if you wish, catchup with your alumni afterwards.