Selwood Academy will be celebrating its 60th year from September 2018 – July 2019. To mark this occasion, the academy will be hosting a number of events throughout the year for pupils, staff and the community.
The academy says, “We want as many of you to join us is these celebrations. Our children have already chosen a ‘decade’ as a focus for their curriculum during the year and they are very excited to get started.
“An important part of our ‘Year of Celebrations’ will be our alumni coffee mornings. We will be hosting several of them to reminisce about Selwood over tea and cake. All ex-staff/pupils and friends are very welcome to attend to share their memories; we would love to see any photographs and memorabilia you may have too. From these, pupils will create a ‘memory magazine’ which will be available to all our alumni contributors.
“If you’d like to attend our first coffee morning it will be on Monday 10th September, 10.45 – 11.30am in the school library. Subsequent coffee mornings will be held on: Monday 12th November, Monday 7th January, Monday 25th February and Monday 13th May.
“We will be taking donations for refreshments which will go to Alzheimer’s UK.
“If you are unable to attend one of our coffee mornings please see our website www.selwood.somerset.sch.uk or Facebook page where you can find a form to send us your memories.
“We have recently had one very special guest visit us at the school, Clive Lewis. He was a pupil at Selwood Grammar School in 1958! He clearly remembers his first day at the brand new school and enthusiastically chatted about his memories with us. He is pictured here with current headteacher, Jean Hopegood, and our youngest pupil Max and eldest pupil Jamiah.”
