By Ashleigh Fielding | posted on February 2, 2018
THIS year marks 100 years since Albany Senior High School (ASHS) first opened its doors and welcomed students from across the Great Southern.
The centenary celebration will be commemorated throughout the year with various archive projects, an open day, activities and a ball.
The first tick off the centenary celebration list was a special assembly yesterday to officially unveil the new centenary mural, located across from the canteen.
Students listened to a variety of guest speakers reflect on their memories of ASHS, including ex-student and City of Albany Deputy Mayor Greg Stocks, ex-student and former WA Premier Alan Carpenter, ex-principal Jo Lynch and ex-principal Arthur Richards.
Mr Carpenter attended the school in the early 1970s and despite admitting he “wasn’t a model student”, said he valued his experiences with ASHS.
“I owe so much to the education and ethos I gained from this school,” he said.
“We’ve had people like Tim Winton, Kim Scott and Dianne Jackson come from here, so it goes to show that no matter where you’re from, or your background, you can achieve anything with an education in WA.”
Mr Stocks has maintained his link to ASHS after attending and teaching at the school by holding the role as chair of the school board, and has seen both his children graduate through ASHS.
“Attending ASHS was the foundation of their success,” he said of his children.
“We all talk about our time at ASHS 20, 30 and 50 years later, so treasure your time here.”
If you would like to find out more about the ASHS centenary celebrations or would like to join the alumni, visit albanyshs.com.au/our-community/ alumni.
