1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: We spoke yesterday about the fact that Darwin High School 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: they are marking their sixty year anniversary at Bullocking Point 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: on the weekend. But they're not the only school having 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: a birthday because Casuarina Senior College is celebrating their fiftieth 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: anniversary today and an event's being held at the school's 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: gym with the milestone celebrated through memorabilia and performances from 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: current students. And joining us on the line to tell 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: us a little bit more is the Casuarina Senior College. 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: Principal Glenn Dixon. Good morning, Glenn. 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 3: Good morning Katie. How are you. 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 2: I am very well, probably not as good as you, guys. 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: I'm sure. It is an incredibly exciting day today. 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 3: It is very exciting. So there's photos, boards are going up, 14 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 3: and events and tours are getting organized. So yeah, there's 15 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 3: lots happening. 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Now. Talk us through what you are sort of doing 17 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: to celebrate fifty years. It's a massive milestone. Yeah. 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 3: So we've had someone working on trying to pull together 19 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 3: some of the photos and information out of the newspaper 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 3: articles now for quite time, and we've got quite a 21 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: lot of it. So there'll be a big photo boards, 22 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: but memorabilia available. There's tours of the college for people 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: that haven't been here for a long time, wet to 24 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 3: have a look around. Our own students are putting on 25 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 3: some welcomes and displays for people that are here as well, 26 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,919 Speaker 3: so they can see what we currently do. Now. Obviously 27 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 3: we'll have a cake to celebrate, and obviously there's some 28 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 3: raffling some prizes as well, just to celebrate the fifty years. 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: And how excited are the current students as well to 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: sort of be part of this and to help organize everything? 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: I suppose, Yeah. 32 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 3: No, very excited. So they're the ones obviously doing some 33 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: dance and music performances, and our students are actually the 34 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 3: ones running the tours for parents and other guests as 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 3: well tonight, so they're heavily involved the issue. 36 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: That's so good. 37 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: I love that that they're running the tours and taking 38 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: everybody through. 39 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: That's a great idea. 40 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, they're very excited about that, looking forward to it. 41 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: Now. 42 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: Who's being encouraged to come along? 43 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 3: I look, it's open to anyone, but obviously we've had 44 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: lots of interest from past dueudents and path teachers. There's 45 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 3: people flying from interstate to come here this evening just 46 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 3: to catch up. Lots of people booking some tables, to 47 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: get together with people who haven't seen for many years. 48 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: Just a great opportunity to catch up and remember their 49 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: school times. 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: Now, Glenn, I know you haven't been the school principal 51 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: for fifty years. 52 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 2: Don't take this. 53 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: The wrong way, but how much has the school changed 54 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: over that period of time? 55 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: You know, as I say, I know you've not been. 56 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: There for that period of that old period of time, 57 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: but you know, when you look back at photos and 58 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: you look back at the school, how much has it changed. 59 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's been lots of changes, and there are some 60 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 3: things which are very similar and the same, but then 61 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 3: there's new buildings and new additions. Resources wise, it's amazing 62 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: now with it and technology, you know, things that weren't 63 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 3: here when it opens. So obviously there were no computers, 64 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 3: no sort of technology, so that sort of thing's much 65 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 3: more prevalent. A big STEM center now that didn't exist. 66 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: So there's a great lot of new resources and structures 67 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: here that probably didn't exist when the school was built. 68 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: What about those school numbers, like, how significantly have they 69 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: increased as well over the years. 70 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, numbers have definitely gone well, they've gone up and 71 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: down over the years. I guess you get a little 72 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 3: bit of a pattern of going up and down. So 73 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 3: we still sit at around nine hundred to one thousand students, 74 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: which is a lot. But over the years, I mean, 75 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 3: it's been a high school, it's been just a year 76 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 3: eleven twelve senior college, and now a senior college is 77 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 3: year ten eleven twelve, so it's had a few different 78 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 3: variations through education. 79 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: Now, is there anything extra special that you guys are doing, 80 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: like a time capsule or anything like that happening. 81 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: No, we don't have that. But we did have one 82 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: family who's got four generations that have been through the 83 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: college with some of those with two generations are actually 84 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 3: still here working well, so they've either worked here, gone 85 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: to school here, become teachers and are working here now, 86 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 3: and then their children are also working here. So oh 87 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 3: that's so good special. 88 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's incredible. 89 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: So they've got a number of generations going through the school. 90 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: That's really cool. We do. 91 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: We've got at least another four teachers aside from those 92 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 3: who actually went to school here, who are now teaching 93 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: staff here. 94 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: Oh that's awesome, and what's it like for him then 95 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: after you have sort of gone through the school as 96 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: students and then to end up teaching back at the school. 97 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, they love it. Obviously, it's been a great school 98 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 3: for many years, so they've really enjoyed it and want 99 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 3: to give back to the school. So they've always they've 100 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 3: come back and been working here for many years now, 101 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 3: so and really involved. 102 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: Oh good stuff. Well, I hope that it is, you know. 103 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: I hope that you guys have a wonderful celebration. It 104 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: sounds like it's going to be awesome and we really 105 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: appreciate you having your chat to us this morning. Glenn. 106 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 3: Great, thanks Katie. Yeah, we're really looking forward tonight. Some 107 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 3: really great old photos of people with different haircuts and 108 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 3: and all sorts of things. 109 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: I was going to say, anybody knows, like anybody that 110 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: we might know, any former politicians or anybody there in 111 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: the in the photos, Glenn that we might be aware 112 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: of medicine. 113 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: Yes, oh yes, you'll definitely see some photos of her. 114 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: There are a few. There's a few AFL footballers. If 115 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 3: you look close, you'd be able to see them in 116 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: some of the photos as well. 117 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 2: Oh, wonderful stuff. 118 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 1: I love going back through old school photos and seeing 119 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: what hairstyles were cool at the time as well. Yeah, 120 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: good on you're Glenn. 121 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: Lovely to talk to you this morning. Thanks so much 122 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 2: for your time. 123 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: Great thanks Cardie, thank you.