dʒˈɔːɹdʒ spˈɛnsɚz fˈɪftiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ wʌz skˈɛdʒuːld tə kˈʌm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ænd ɪt kˈeɪm ðɛɹ ðə mˈaɪlstoʊn wʌz mˈɑːɹkt baɪ tˈɜːnɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪ ɡlˈoʊb ɔnðə lˈoʊɡoʊ ɡˈoʊld wɪð ˈeɪ "fˈɪfti"."sˈɪksti z dˈeɪ" tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ænd ɐn ˈɛɹɪəl fˈoʊɾoʊ ʌv ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə skˈuːl ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ɪn ˈeɪ "fˈɪfti" wʌz dˈuː tə tˈeɪk plˈeɪs ɔnðə mˈeɪn plˈeɪɪŋ fˈiːld ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ kˈænsəld.
George Spencer's fiftieth birthday was scheduled to come in 2010, and it came there–the milestone was marked by turning the grey globe on the logo gold with a "50"."60s Day" took place on 19 November 2010 and an aerial photo of everyone associated with the school arranged in a "50" was due to take place on the main playing field on 24 March 2011 but was later cancelled.