A primary school in Omagh celebrating its fiftieth anniversary has appealed for their first ever cohort of pupils to reunite.
St Conor’s Primary School first opened on the Brookmount Road in September 1973, replacing the older Culmore School.
With an initial staff of seven teachers and 212 pupils, the search is now on for surviving classmates to attend a special reunion event.
A statement from the school read: “Sadly in the 50 years that have past there have been too many deaths of the original 212 pupils who came into the brand new building, those who have passed away will certainly be remembered by the remaining cohort at this event.”
Affording the chance for past pupils to share classroom memories, the school adds that many will have had children and grandchildren who attended the school.
Michael Drumm was the youngest pupil when St Conor’s opened in 1973.
He praised the school’s inclusive nature at the time, including opening one of the first units for children with hearing disabilities outside of Belfast.
“It was absolutely brilliant and I still see some of those pupils about the town and it’s great to be able to acknowledge (and converse with) those people,” he told WeAreTyrone.
A week of events will include a concert featuring past pupils on March 20, the launch of a fiftieth anniversary book and a reunion evening on March 22.
