School Days at OPS

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

That should be a hoot Cherry,us in those stupid hats.I remember the green well as NO-BODY wanted to wear green.I wore blue,I probably sulked and wouldn't play if I didn't.Delia I only have the report 'cos I didn't get any certificates :'(I've also kept all my childrens goodies from their school days,they at least got certificates.Sandy so that was you,the guy next to you never took to the stage again.He could have been a budding actor. ;D

[Hooter]

When my teacher was Mrs Castle I had the pleasure of sharing the desk/table with her son, Philip.  That could be a bit scarey!  Poor lad, she had even higher standards for him

Mrs Castle passed away late 90's , She and husband Cassie retired and lived in Melkbos strand . near to Coeberg poiwer station  .They wer our neighbours in O'mund. . they stayed at 18 , 15th ave
her son was killed on the Angolan border approx 1980 . I am not shure , its a long time ago .
hennie k

[Kim Johnston (Grobler)]

I remember the one good thing about "skollie Patrolie"was that you caught a seperate bus to everyone else and even though your bus left after the big busses, you always got home first.

[Michael Alexander]

And... you got to leave the class 10 minutes before the rest.....

;D

[Cheryl Quantrill (van Greunen)]

I remember Mrs Castle- she terrified me. I think most kids in her class felt the same way

[georg ruf jr.]

I remember the name Castle, but I'm not sure if I'm thinking of the right person. What did she teach?

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

EVERYTHING. from 1964 taught me way back then.

[georg ruf jr.]

was she a curley, elderly woman (in 70s) wearing glasses? was she a "loud" person?

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Hi Georg Jnr

If you look on the home page under OPS photos you will see her on one or two of the school photos

[georg ruf jr.]

do you have the link to ops?

[georg ruf jr.]

mrs castle ruled the class,got youre writing wrong and a swift klap on the back of youre legs resulted,sh*t it hurt,if you showed no pain she would nip youre hair stubbs and try to lift you off the floor,in todays world ,you would get done for child abuse,them days it was normal,the whole word mite benefit from those practices,can anyone remember mrs castle bubble car,lite blue in colour,the whole roof lifted off to get out,i think it was a meshersmit,ha ha.i tried to piss in her petrol tank and she must of just filled it,low and behold,i jumped about holding my you know whats for an age,memories,if i wrote a book ,no one would believe it realy happend,take care all x

I remember the car well. I think there was enough place for to thin people....
Messerschmitt? Could be. At lest it looked like the cockpit of a WW2 bomber...

[georg ruf jr.]

Ah yes, child labour, still alive and well in the Peoples Republic of Oranjemund (just how many Nike's do you think this years std 5's could churn out in an hour). Am I the only one who remembers shaking the milk containers till the top layer of milk turned to butter... hmmmm ...

I remember that well. I salso remember drinking lots of the beauvelon milk. Very tasty. Nowhere near the milk you get here.

[SandyB]

Yes  it was  a  Messerschmidt ..  there  were  two   of them  tootling  around  the town ..  the  other  unusual one was the  BMW Isetta  that the De Pintos  had .. the  door  opened    from  the front of the  car and then  everyone clambered  in  it could seat  3  at  a push ...

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

My first day in Sub A. This photo was taken in front of E5/11. Note the big plastic house badge we wore before the small metal ones.
Myself and Kevin Kemp

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Who knows what on earth I did there,will try and resize and post again. I'm still busy learning this art of posting photo's