Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
50th anniversary
Former teachers and pupils plan Craigie High celebration
EX-PUPILS and former teachers who have passed through the classrooms of a city school are being sought to help mark its 50th anniversary.
Craigie High School has been serving the communities of Craigiebank, Douglas and Mid Craigie in the east of the city since it opened in August 1970.
However, the doors could soon close for good if proposals are backed for a new “super-school” in which Craigie High would merge with Braeview Academy.
Councillors have approved a plan to consult parents on the proposed merger which would happen in 2024.
Now the hunt is on for those who attended the school over the past five decades to join together to organise celebratory events.
A small committee has been set up to help organise the celebrations, which will run from the next school year.
Katie Kirk, one of the committee members, said: “We have a small team of about five teachers involved so far and all events will be taking place next session from August 2020 to June 2021.
“The response to our Facebook page has been amazing.”
Thousands of former pupils have already signed up to the Facebook page, named CHS@50.
So far 2,380 pupils past and present have registered to be part of the anniversary.
Many are posting old photographs of their time at the school and many happy memories are being recreated as the school gears up for the big event. Pupils and teachers have been scrambling around in attics and cupboards and have already produced hundreds of photos of hockey teams, football teams, class pictures and individual head shots.
A meeting of those interested in being involved in the celebrations took place at the end of last week, and it is now proposed that ideas about how to celebrate the anniversary will be explored formally.
Consultation on the merger plans – first unveiled by council leader John Alexander last week – will start on Monday and continue until March 27.