School Marks 40th Anniversary with Balloons

Over 400 red balloons containing testimonies of the students of LDS Church College were released today to mark the 40th anniversary of the school. Student body leaders had who organised this celebration had to sacrifice their breaks to fill all the balloons with helium gas while all students gave up their lunch time to release these balloons.

“This was a great initiative from the student body leaders who didn’t even realise the time it would take to fill up the balloons with gas. They sacrificed their breaks to do this. “, said Sereseini Qalovaki the Vice Principal of the School.

School Principal Salote Maiwiriwiri said that she was so happy to be part of the school as it celebrates this great milestone. “Our celebration marks the strong holistic education endeavours that each of us have contributed in the past 40 years from the humble beginnings of the Fiji Technical College to the current Fiji LDS Church College.”

The celebrations for this 40th birthday started with a special devotion on Sunday evening for all past and present scholars, parents, families, friends and leaders and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A number of activities have been organised by the school and the alumni for this week including a fashion show on Tuesday, a family night on Wednesday, cultural activities on Thursday and a march on Friday. A special Picnic for LDS students and their families is scheduled for Saturday to conclude the weeklong celebration.