This is a website containing photos of the Stanthorpe State High School 50th Reunion held on 2nd and 3rd April 2011. Students re-enacted the march from Stanthorpe Rural School to Stanthorpe State High.

If you would like to add photos or would like copies of any of these photos please contact Margaret Carnell on 07 4683268 or email orana@halenet.com.au

 

 

mdc001  John & Lindsay Ellwood (School Captain 1961) and Jan Friar (Marshall)

mdc002     Jan Friar, John Ellwood

mdc003  Year 10 & 11 girls

mdc004     Brown's Cows getting ready to march

mdc005     On our way - Lindsay Ellwood, Carolyn Butler (Barker) Peter Parrington leading

mdc006  Year 11 leading

mdc007      Year 10 stepping out

mdc008   Year 10 in action

 

 

mdc010     Boys from Year 10

mdc011 Year 9 starting march

mdc013   Some former teachers and students

 

mdc015     Arriving at the Stanthorpe State High School - Year 10

mdc016     Year of 61 students being greeted by School Captains and Principal

mdc017     Assembling at Primary School

mdc018     Spectators - Who do they belong to?

mdc019     Four old friends

mdc020     Three former students

mdc021     Geoff and Annette Kerridge, John Walters, ?, ?

mdc022     Meeting old friends

mdc023     Carolyn Butler (Barker), School Captain 1961 and Margaret Carnell (Woolley) School Captain 1962

mdc024     Rob McCosker talking to May (Ross)

mdc025     Eileen Strasser (Carnell), Julie Murphy (McCosker), ?, Lyn Lloyd (Carnell) and Joy Rees (Nixon)

mdc026     Christine (Long), Margaret Taylor (Donges), Max Wortman, Heather (Ellison)

mdc027     Christine (Long), Margaret Taylor (Donges), Max Wortman, Heather (Ellison), Background Marion Kelly (Ferris), John Rees and others

mdc028     Max Wortman, Peter Parrington, Ian Schmidt looking at original soccer jersey worn by Peter

mdc029     Students meeting up before the march

 

mdc030     Year 10 students 1961 with their certificates at the evening celebration

mdc033  Year 10 again.  This one is a bit clearer in spite of the turned heads.

mdc032     Year 11 students with their certificates

mdc035     Presentation of "Thank You"gifts

mdc036     Crowd assembling at High School

mdc037  Back view of crowd

mdc039  Peter Grant, Principal of Stanthorpe State High addressing crowd

mdc040  Ian Jackson, President of P & C addressing crowd

mdc041     Former and current school captains, Lindsay Ellwood, Carolyn Butler (Barker), Lauren Tulloch and Brendon Butler

 

mdc042     Commemorative Plaque

mdc043     Unveiling the plaque  Lindsay Ellwood, Carolyn Butler (Barker), Brendon Butler, Lauren Tulloch

mdc045  Max Wortman, Margaret Carnell (Woolley), Lindsay Ellwood with the class booklet they produced

mdc044  Ian Schmidt (partly obscured), Max Wortman, Margaret Carnell, Lindsay Ellwood

mdc046  Brian and Carolyn Butler (Barker) talking to Ann Richardson (teacher and organizer)

mdc047     Geoff Stanton talking to Carol Batterham (Matheson)

mdc048     Christine Williamson and Ian Schmidt

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mdc051     Ken Ludlow at end of table, Roberta Joppich (Handel, first school secretary), Lynne Reid (Fletcher) who was visiting from New Zealand

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mdc055     Alan and Meryl Carnell (Kerridge), Judith (Sweet) and David Pfrunder, Lyn (Carnell) and Ken Lloyd, ?

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mdc057  Stanthorpe State High School Orchestra who provided excellent music

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mdc060  Paul Tarbuck (former teacher & organizer of 25th Reunion, ?, Alex Negerevich (music teacher)

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mdc062  Peter Grant presenting gifts to organizers