100 years ago in October 1911, what is now Selly Park Technology College for Girls first opened its doors. The school consisted of a Boys Junior, Girls Junior and an Infants Department. The first Headmistress of the Girls School was a Miss Helena Barnes and she had 260 pupils on her books.
Now 100 years on the school is celebrating its Centenary. On Saturday 1st October the school held its Centenary Day and was open to past and present pupils, their friends and family and the community. Selly Park has enjoyed an eventful history over the past 100 years and many people attended Centenary Day to see the exhibitions, displays and presentations as well as enjoy performances from the school choir and musicians.
Amongst the displays was a time line set out all around the walls of the school hall with significant events for the school, the city and the country represented for each of the 100 years. The War Years were particularly significant in the history of the school and a number of exhibits concentrated on this time, including the reconstruction of a real Anderson air raid shelter in the school garden.
The school’s more recent and current links were not neglected though with a Global Presentation by pupils and display relating to its international links with Multan in Pakistan, Stellenbosch in the Republic of South Africa, Varna in Bulgaria, Oman and various other countries.
The Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Len Gregory and Deputy Lady Mayoress Gill Gregory were in attendance (the Deputy Lady Mayoress being herself a former pupil of the school) and unveiled the Commemorative Centenary Plaque.
To view a series of photographs taken at the event please click the link at the top right of this article. If you are reading this via the Birmingham Mail YOUR COMMUNITIES page you will need to go to www.sellyparksouth.org.uk/features
To see the Selly Park Technology College website years please go to:
http://www.sellyparktc.org/
