Outram School took a trip back to the early 1900s as pupils took part in folk dancing, dressed in early settler outfits, and made girdle scones yesterday.
School principal Kim Allan said it was a day of reflection, gratitude and pride as well as a chance for current pupils to make new memories.
"It’s a milestone and there’s a lot of history that goes into this, so it’s great for the kids to recognise the history that goes before them."
Anybody associated with the school in the past, including staff and past pupils, were invited to the celebration, Ms Allan said.
The oldest living past pupil, Eric Hyslop, 94, and his great-grand-daughter, Ada Rogers, 5, who is one of the youngest pupils at the school, cut a cake to commemorate the occasion.
Mr Hyslop said four generations of his family had been associated with the school.
At the celebration, Ms Allan also unveiled the school’s new logo, which features a tree that represents the school’s strategic plan and a commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.
The logo also features hills and the Taieri River, which represents the school’s connection to the land around it.
The school also made a time capsule with the names of all current 190 pupils on it along with a personal memory each had of the school inside it with a copy of yesterday’s Otago Daily Times and a school photo.
