Muritai 125th next month

Get Ready to Party with Muritai School as they Celebrate 125 Years

Students, staff, whānau, community members and alumni are encouraged to join in a fun-filled event spanning two days to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Muritai School, taking place on Friday, 24 March from 9 am to 11.30 pm and Saturday, 25 March, from 10 am to 3 pm at the school on Muritai Rd.

To commemorate this milestone, you’ll have the opportunity to attend the Pōwhiri and museum opening, take a tour of the school and look at old photos, yearbooks and other past treasures as well as enjoy numerous activities run by the students.

On Friday evening Muritai will host a Gala for alumni and whanau, a ticketed event – with a ceremony, live music, casual dinner and drinks, when the winner of the $4,500 It's Time to Travel Raffle will be announced. Come and celebrate, reminisce, and meet with past classmates, teachers, colleagues and friends. To attend the gala please register your interest here 125years@muritai.school.nz

On Saturday, Muritai’s esteemed Kapa Haka Rōpu will open Muritai’s boutique fair. This will be a fun filled day for the whole family, with school tours, games, food trucks, a bouncy castle, arts & crafts, entertainment and much more.

Principal Stu Devenport says the school is really looking forward to the 125th Celebrations on 24 and 25 March. “We’re hoping that one of the highlights of the event will be opening the time capsule that was buried at the 100th anniversary back in 1996… the only problem is no one is able to tell us where it was actually buried!”

Were you here for the celebrations back in ‘96? Are you able to shed some light on where we can locate the capsule? If you have any idea, they’d love to hear from you.

Also, they are on the lookout for any old Muritai School or Eastbourne memorabilia, for a Muritai Museum in the school library during the celebrations, in collaboration with the Eastbourne Historical Society. If you have anything at home you’d like to share, please let them know, by dropping Stu a line at principal@ muritai.school.nz or contact the school office.

FRIDAY 24 MARCH:

• 9AM-3PM MURITAI SCHOOL OPEN DAY FOR ALL FRIENDS AND WHANAU.

• 7PM - 11:30PM GALA DINNERtickets are $80 each - Order tickets at school office or via google form. SATURDAY 25th MARCH:

• 10AM - 3PM - BOUTIQUE FAIR / OPEN DAY FOR ALL FRIENDS AND WHANAU.