Centenary 2023

The Countdown is On...

Elizabeth Macpherson

Medbury has taken one of its first formal steps towards our Centenary in 2023 with the appointment of Elizabeth Macpherson as Centenary Events Manager.

It is time to pull out the diaries and mark the date with Thursday 9 February only 2 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and a matter of days away at the time of publication of this edition of Play the Game.

So who is counting? We are! The Medbury community will start the official countdown throughout Term 4 towards the School’s Centenary as we begin planning for a host of 100th birthday celebrations in 2023.

We have 100 years of memories to compile and Old Boys, former staff, and past parents to find and we need your help. In the coming months, we will be reaching out to all past and present Medburians to ensure we have your correct contact details and to seek your help in filling class roles, staff rosters, MPA committees and past parents for as far back as we can.

And that is not all! We would love to hear from you to gather stories, photos, memorabilia, old uniforms – any piece of Medbury history that you are able to share with the rest of the Medbury family when we celebrate 100 years of educating boys.

While we will begin reaching out to the Medbury family in coming months, you do not need to wait to hear from us. If you have any stories you would like to share, or if you would like to come into the school to look through past photos from your year group to help us identify past students and staff, please let us know and we will put the kettle on.

We would also like your ideas on how you would like to celebrate the School’s Centenary with your year group. If you would like to be involved in the Centenary, please call Elizabeth Macpherson on 03 351 6169 or via email at Elizabeth.Macpherson@medbury.school.nz. We would love to hear from you!

Elizabeth Macpherson Centenary Events Manager Medbury School