Inaugural Yarra Foundation Day

Foundation YOGs, early staff members, significant Yarra Foundation volunteers and donors all joined us for the inaugural Yarra Foundation Day on 8 February 2023. On this day in 1966 the school first opened its gates to students. The School and the Yarra Foundation are keen to commemorate this date each year, to appreciate the past, celebrate our Yarra Spirit and aspire to the future.

This year, a special Yarra Foundation Day Assembly was held with special guests joining all new students to the Secondary School. As part of the proceedings, a Yarra Foundation Day video was played and Foundation student, Richard Nicholas (YOG 1971) took to the stage to reminisce about his time at Yarra back in 1966.

A spotted gum tree was planted to commemorate our inaugural celebration of this day. This was what was originally planted by the Foundation students along Foundation Drive and will fit in nicely with the existing spotted gums planted all those years ago.

A morning tea with a cake-cutting ceremony was held and there was a tour for our guests. There was a Yarra Foundation Day Appreciation Wall on display.  This had stickers from all students from ELC to Year 12 stating what they were most appreciative about at Yarra. 

The day celebrated the foundation of the School AND the Yarra Foundation which continues to fundraise for the future of the School. #YarraProud #GoYarra