60 Incredible Years of Nunawading Christian College
Dianne Cotter
Published
Last year's 60th anniversary at Nunawading Christian College was a vibrant celebration of community, passion and nostalgia. With events spread over the whole weekend, the 60th Diamond Celebration brought together our past and current students and staff with many shared stories and memories of their time at the school.
In 2023, the spiritual theme for our school was Connect23. Our student leaders came to this theme after craving a much-needed sense of connection after times spent in isolation during the pandemic.
And our weekend celebrations were a wonderful way to bring this theme to life.
Our current students led the way by hosting a mega Re:Vibe event on Friday night. This included praise and worship with our current staff and testimonials from our past and current students. The event ended with a Q&A with Travis Garly and Jacques Calais, past Primary and Secondary principals.
On Sabbath, our whole school family came together for a church service hosted by Alumni Bryan Roberts and Bianca Maggs. They did a wonderful job presenting the past six decades, including special items from the Early Learning children, Primary and Secondary students.
Our afternoon included an open school and live music event. This allowed our past staff and students to walk through the school grounds, see how much has changed, and reminisce about memories that have stood the test of time. The highlight was seeing past students look for themselves in the photos placed in rooms across the campuses!
As Sabbath came to a close, the Upper Primary Students took to the stage for their production of “Wanted by God” to an audience of more than 800. It was an excellent way for our current families to be part of our weekend celebrations and remind ourselves that our school has an incredibly bright future. The night concluded with a spectacular fireworks display on our school oval.
Sunday featured a 3X3 Basketball competition showcasing our Sports Excellence Program and our Sentinels Athletes. The teams demonstrated grit, determination, and sportsmanship, and everyone loved finishing the weekend celebrations with some old-fashioned competition.
As we watched our alumni reconnect over the weekend, sharing memories, laughs and a hot drink, it became increasingly evident that reconnecting with our alumni community should become a focus for 2024 and beyond.
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