50th Anniversary Back to School BBQ

On Thursday, September 24th Athlone School celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an afternoon open house and assembly followed by a BBQ in the evening.

It was a privilege to have  a number of former staff and students attend. They were able to reminisce by looking through old attendance registers and photo albums in the library. A highlight included the presence of Mr. Alfred Tober, who actually was part of the brick-laying crew who worked on the construction of the school back in 1965.

The BBQ was coordinated by the Athlone Parent Council  and was a fun time for all!

A big thank you goes out to all the staff, Parent Council and all the volunteers who helped make this such a successful event.

Special thanks to Adam Melnyk and Bev Villanueva who sat on a planning committee and were a big help getting our plans off the ground.

Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary

We will be hosting a 50th Anniversary Back to School BBQ on Thursday, September 24th!

That day the school will be open in the afternoon, for members of the community, former staff and former students to come by and reminisce. There will be bulletin boards decorated to represent each of the last five decades in the hallways, as well as old photo albums, attendance registers and other memorabilia displayed in the library.

There will be an assembly at 2:30pm in the school gymnasium, with some performances by current Athlone students.

That evening from 5:00 - 7:30pm the school and the Athlone Parent Council will host a BBQ at the back of the school. There will be face painting, fish pond and other activities for the kids. There will be food, music and a chance to visit with family and friends.

If you wish to order food, please click on the link below which will take you to our school website where you will find an order form. Print out the form, fill it in and bring it to the office by the deadline on the form (September 16th).


Athlone School Website