WelCom June/July 2024
Susan Zentveld
St Peter’s College in Palmerston North will be celebrating its 50th jubilee over Labour Day weekend this year. We invite past students, staff, their families and the local community to help us celebrate this milestone.
The jubilee milestone has been made all the more memorable with St Peter’s College being first time joint winners, with St Patrick’s College Wellington, of the 2024 O’Shea Shield Catholic College speech and drama competition in May this year.
St Peter’s College was opened on 18 August 1974 by then Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Honourable Norman Kirk. The opening school roll was about 700 students, made up of pupils from two local former Catholic secondary schools and one local Catholic intermediate school.
Today the college is a state-integrated Catholic co-educational composite college with 770 students from Year 7 to Year 13.
The Labour Day weekend celebrations will involve a variety of events, including a school open day, a celebratory Mass, evening functions and a fundraising golf tournament.
‘We’re looking forward to welcoming back past students and staff to the school,’ says principal Margaret Leamy. ‘We have some great events planned, which will be an opportunity to catch up, see how the school has changed, and connect with old friends and teachers.’
Jubilee registrations are open now. For details and information on how to register, follow our dedicated Facebook page: facebook.com/spc40 or the jubilee website page: 50th Jubilee — St Peter’s College (stpeterspn.school.nz)
Susan Zentveld, Property Manager, Diocese of Palmerston North, is part of the organising committee for St Peter’s College 50th jubilee celebrations.
