Well Done to OPS for keeping up the high standards...... This is the cover of todays Gazette....
bravo
On OPS excellence .. Makes me think back to the time we held fundraising for the cancer Fund .. It was mid to late 60's .. the effort put in by OPS pupils was tremendous .. I remember each classroom was a showroom ... crafts , woodwork .. food stalls .. etc .. and of course the generous cash support of the O'mund folk in purchasing goods that they maybe did not even need ... If i remember we were in the top 3 schools in SA / SWA for funds raised .. Our prize was a visit from Hanelie Van Niekerk .. an opera singer who was one of the starters / custodians of the cancer fund .. i remember she arrived .. gave a speech in the school hall and sang a few Arias .. i had a silver leaf autographed by her ... Now who among us oldies rememebers that one ??
Sandy I remeber that very well she also planted a tree at the school
Yes Andre ... it was a special moment for me cos I had lost my friend Brent to leukemia about a year before ... I remember her as a warm and friendly person . . no bad bones and committed to her mission of raising funds as she too had lost her husband to the big C ....
Hi Sandy
I remember Brent and the tragic that followed.. My dad always had pigeons and I remember Brent coming to our house as he had a keen interest in them, I remember it like yesterday (It must be 40 years ago!!), Brents swollen legs and his passing.....