Harryville Primary - 80 years celebrated

The local school has been situated at the Casement Street site for 80 years but has been serving the people of Harryville for almost 120 years.

Last Thursday a birthday party was held to give staff and pupils the chance to celebrate this outstanding achievement.

Principal Lesley Meikle told the Times that the party is a great way to end a very productive year for the school, she said: “I am very, very proud that we have reached this landmark.

“The party was a chance to enjoy this milestone and it was organised through the hard work of Emma Russell, Rebecca Hill, Sara McAnally and Amy Falls.

“Staff have worked themselves into the ground, and this has shown what we are capable of. The children really have benefited from the staff’s hard work.

“This year we have had some excellent results. I am so proud of what we have achieved. Our staff have all worked over and above what is required and the hard work has paid off.”

This year Harryville have participated in a number of programmes beneficial to the school, Principal Meikle added: “We are the first school in Northern Ireland to participate in ‘Talking Partners’ and they were amazed at the effort by staff and pupils.”