19th January 2005

Strabane Grammar School Golden Jubilee Steering Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 19th January 2005   A meeting was held in the library on Wednesday 19th January 2005 to kick start procedures for the School’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2006. A steering committee was elected as follows:   Chairperson: Mr Stephen Birkett                        Proposed: Mrs Valerie Lindsay                       Seconded: Mrs Avril Pollock Secretary:      Mrs Heather Sayers                         Proposed: Mr Stephen Birkett                         Seconded: Mrs Valerie Lindsay Ast Secretary:Miss Vicky Stirling                          Proposed: Mrs Valerie Lindsay                         Seconded: Mr Philip Faithful   Committee Members: Mrs Avril Pollock: Proposed by Mrs V. Lindsay and seconded by Mrs Sharon Smyth   Mrs Elizabeth Taylor: Proposed by Mrs V. Lindsay and seconded by Mrs Sharon Smyth   Mr Philip and Mrs Hazel Faithful: Proposed by Mrs V. Lindsay and seconded by Mrs Elizabeth Taylor   Mr Norman King: Proposed by Mrs Avril Pollock and seconded by Mr Howard Crowe   Mrs Doreen McGerrigle: Proposed by Mrs Sylvia Blair and seconded by Mrs Joyce Vaughan   Initial discussion took place over what should be done to contact past pupils and friends of the school, and it was decided that the first thing that should be done was to set up a website and e-mail address which could then be publicised. It would also help us to ascertain the level of interest to help with planning. A number of actions arose from the general discussions:   1.    Mr Lacey is to contact Rajnish Bhaskar about development of the website and also talk to Miss Arkinson within the school. 2.    Mrs Sylvia Blair is to contact Austin Hunter from the Newsletter to ask about possible publicity. 3.    Mrs Doreen McGerrigle is to put an advertisement on the Friends Reunited website when details of the Jubilee website and e-mail addresses are available. 4.    Mrs Heather Sayers is to contact Mr Ronald Laird (former pupil and past chair of the Former Pupils Association)   Everyone at the meeting was asked to draw up lists of as many former pupils as they could, with addresses, and e-mail addresses if possible, so that a database of names can be constructed.   Mrs Hazel Faithful offered to write the press release and to contact radio stations and newspapers to publicise the events.   Finally, it was decided to hold a brainstorming meeting to decide on what events should be held for the celebration. As many people as possible are to be invited to this meeting in approximately 3 weeks time. The date is to be confirmed by Mrs Heather Sayers.