OPS Staff ~ Steyn Fourie! 1962-1973

[Michael Alexander]

Received this photo from ex OPS Teacher Steyn Fourie...... Taught at OPS from 1962 - 1973..... He was wondering where have hey all gone to?

Who can put names to the staff?

[SandyB]

Oh migawd... don't know which year this was ...    but yes in my time ..  top left  Mr Fourie   ( he could  be a crabby   character )  next to him Barry  Hattingh ... back  second from the right ... Mrs  Wilson ...
Music teachers ...  row  just behind  front   ...  the big old lady  .3rd from left   she was one of  our music teachers ...  then same row  far  right the man  with the fancy collar  also a music teacher ... forget their names ...
Battling with the rest of faces and names .. and then of course front row  from left  they need no introduction   mrs Coffin .. Mr  Dickinson  of the legendary  flat plank for  3  of the best ..   the  feared  Tinka Castle .. , Dr Venter ,, Mrs Venter .. Mr Van der Merwe  the PT teacher .. ( tough man )   Mrs O'Brien    and then of course the legendary Zandy ...   come  ow others  the faces are familiar but please  help add names ...

[georg ruf jr.]

Istn't the man top left Mr.Visser. The lady next to him is Mrs. Solomom the Art teacher.

[SandyB]

Georg  you so right ...  thanks ...   my  grey cells still clattering around  .   it was mr Visser ,, the crabby one .. the lady next to him was indeed Barry  Solomon ( Hattingh  was her name before she got married  )  she was a unique  wonderful  and  caring  soul and a good art teacher ...  now to  find Mr Steyn Fourie ,,, ...

[Gerda Cloete]

The male "above" Doc Venter is Johan Heunis and the one behind Zandie is Mr Smal, he was the music teacher.

[Gerda Cloete]

Steyn Fourie is the fisrt one in the front left.

[Michael Alexander]

sitting down?

[John Creedy]

The photo according to Leila - she taught with some of these people. 

Top row:
Mr Visser  Barry Hatting  ?   ?   Sonja Miller   Ms Barnard   ?   Sybil Wilson

Second from top:
?   ?   ?   Elrina Loots  Johan Heunis   ?   ?   ?   Mrs (PCB) Muller 

Third from top:
?   ?   ?   Sarie Viljoen ------  end of row is Piet Smal

Forth from top:
Steyn Fourie   Noreen Coffin  Mr Dickenson   Tinka Castle  Dr and Mrs Venter  Daantjie v.d. Merwe  Mrs O'Brian (Rory's Mom on forum)  Zandie

Thats her tickey's worth and some of the people on the photo can fill the gaps.

John and Lei

[sigmund storm]

Second Row from Top:

3d from the right: My Sub A teacher.....think her surname was van der Merwe?

[Gerda Cloete]

Sarie Viljoen...that s correct...my mom took care of her son Ferdie

[Gerda Cloete]

Mr Visser was "AC" he was also in the Voortrekkers with my mom and the rifle club (303) with my dad

[SandyB]

Thanks   the younger ones  are  putting the puzzle together , .....