Kelowna residents Peggy Williams and Laura Brownlee remember what it was like to attend South Rutland Elementary in 1965.

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Students and parents gathered for a slice of cake, watched performances by the students and learned about the history of Rutland and the school.

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Rutland was historically a farming community.

For the faculty at South Rutland, the celebration is about community.

Principal Mark Watson has been with the school for two months and with the district for 10 years.

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Watson dressed as Elvis for the occasion. Other faculty members also wore costumes from the past in honour of each era which included Austin Powers and Michael Jackson.

Retired principal Cathie Mutter spoke to the crowd of students and parents, with flowers in her hair.

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Now, she said, it sits at around 220 students.