Celebrating a century of learning at Loughborough PS

May 07, 2015

Over 700 guests enjoyed the official 100th birthday celebrations at Loughborough Public School on May 1. The celebrations were spread out between LPS and its big sister school, Sydenham High, with events also taking place at Sydenham's Grace Centre. Guests enjoyed student displays and art work and later in the evening they congregated in the high school cafeteria to enjoy a celebratory cake that LPS principal Helen Petersen invited Ginny and John Trousdale to cut. Guests then gathered in the high school gym for speeches by school trustee, Suzanne Ruttan, and school superintendent, Krishna Burra, who brought congratulatory words from the board’s Director Of Education Brenda Hunter. The formal portion of the evening’s events was masterfully emceed by Joel Horton and Abby Pajur and the absolute highlight was the play titled “One Hundred Years of Learning”, which was written and directed by Christine Harvey, and expertly performed by LPS students. Principal Petersen was thrilled with the hundreds of school and community members who came out to help students and staff celebrate what will long be remembered as a very special day in Sydenham's school history.