Certificate with Mayor – Student representatives from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools, Kavi Sadhu (Grade 6), Olivia Burns (Grade 8) and Amber Saar (Grade 12), receive a certificate from Mayor Christopher during Saturday’s kick off ceremony.
(Photo: Albert College).
Albert College kicked off its 160th Anniversary on Saturday with a special flag-raising ceremony at the front of the Senior School. Head of School Keith Stansfield, introduced the ceremony by saying, “When Albert College was founded in 1857, British North America was a group of colonies; forests were still being cleared in Hastings and Frontenac Counties and logs floated down the Moira River.” Albert College is Canada’s oldest co-educational boarding and day school.
Staff, faculty, parents, students and alumni gathered at the Dundas Street West location. Student representatives from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools raised the Anniversary flag while Albert College’s Brasswind Ensemble performed the Albert College Hymn. The Albert College Hymn in itself is a long-standing tradition at the school and is well-known. City of Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher, spoke to the crowd giving congratulations to the College on behalf of the City. “It is wonderful to have such a prestigious and well-known independent school in our community,” said Mayor Christopher. “It is important that we support Albert College and its students and encourage them to stay in our community to grow their profession and support the community.” Mayor Christopher also presented a certificate from the City to Albert College in honour of their 160th school year. Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed a BBQ and funfair activities. This is one of many Anniversary events taking place at the school this year including the Shewfelt Lecture on Tuesday, December 6; the Anniversary Ball on Saturday, April 29, 2017 and John Davidson ’59 Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, June 9, 2017. Please visit albertcollege.ca for more details.
In its 160th year, Albert College welcomed 264 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12/post graduate representing 20 nations including Canada, Mexico, Germany, Bahamas, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Spain, Brazil, Russia, Jamaica, Japan and China to name a few. Albert College is home to 93 boarding students from Grades 7 to 12.
