On the evening of 20th May, many ex-Watson High class of 1969 students, (including students who started with us at Watson in 1965 and left before 1969) gathered at Yowani Country Club for a dinner and happy reunion. We were delighted to be joined by some teachers from that era: Louise Blue (and her husband John), Betty Growder and Lyn Gorrie from the Maths Dept., John Fleischer, Alan Murray and Kathryn Peaston, who was our music teacher and musical director of WHS musical productions in our final two years. It was lovely to catch up with them after many years, in some cases!

Ex-students from those years came from far and wide, including Atlanta, Georgia in the US, Yeppoon, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Yass, the South Coast, Melbourne, and the Mornington Peninsula. Thanks to all who made the journey to join us! It was a night of happy connections and the group photo reflects the general feeling of the evening. We all had memories to share, and the uniqueness of our school experience was not lost on us – being the senior year through our whole high school experience from 2nd form to 6th form meant that we were very close as a group and also forged strong attachments to our teachers.

We’ll look to having a fiftieth reunion (can it really be that long?) in two years in 2019 so if you were in that cohort, please keep in touch and let us know if your email or contact details change. We’d love to see more of our group and will try to give everyone sufficient warning so they can plan their lives around the date. Thanks again to those who came and made it such a positive and fun evening!