On Wednesday 24th April, we had our 50th Anniversary Celebration for Rasharkin Primary School.

What an amazing evening it turned out to be!

The first part of the evening was a short programme in the assembly hall.

  • Welcome by Mrs Ruth Howe (Principal)

  • Community Choir - (present and past pupils, staff members and parents) sang

    Raindrops Keep falling on my head and Somewhere Over the Rainbow (click on the links)

  • A Brief History of Rasharkin School by Mr Fred Kyle

  • Interviews with

    Mrs Rosemary Calderwood (past pupil, past parent and present P1/2 teacher)

    Mr Stanley Lee (former Principal)

    Mr Henry Clements (former Principal)

    Thanks to Beth and Jacob for preparing the questions, and conducting the interviews

  • Mrs Lorna Wylie (Chair of the Board of Governors) closed in prayer

    During the remainder of the evening, the large number of past and present staff, pupils and parents enjoyed a trip down memory lane. They chatted together and looked at the displays of old photographs spanning the last fifty years of Rasharkin Primary School.

    A huge thanks to all who attended and also to the current staff and pupils who worked tirelessly, preparing the displays for the event.

    It really was a very special evening.