Well done!!

Special for the Tekkies!!

Your Christmas present!

My soul is light...

I am not the colour of my eyes
I am not the skin on the outside
I am not my age
I am not my race
My soul inside
is all
light...
(Alexis Canute)

Elsa Pretorius - personeellid vir 42 jaar!

Dit is met leedwese wat ons van die heengaan van mev. Elsa Pretorius, 'n jarelange personeellid van HTS verneem. 'n Mens dink terug aan haar met aangename herinneringe. Iemand met 'n geheue van 'n olifant - wat geen telefoongids nodig gehad het om nommers op te soek nie. Iemand wat altyd die ekstra myl geloop het en altyd professioneel in haar optrede was. Sy was maar net altyd daar, op die agtergrond, maar só effektief. Sy het jarelange verbintenis met die skool gehad, haar man was 'n onderwyser by HTS en later ook haar seun, Johann. Haar twee kleinseuns was albei betrokke en aktiewe Tekkies. En nou is haar dogter, Tanya , deel van die skool se personeel.

Ons gaan haar onthou vir haar vriendelikheid, mooi aantrek en hulpvaardigheid... 'n staatmaker... 'n steunpilaar!

Ons innige simpatie aan haar familie, mag julle krag ontvang, veral in hierdie feestyd!  

Onder is 'n personeelfoto van 1995. Elsa is vierde van links in die vierde ry, 'n gevierde mens!

Koerant is puik waarde

Die "ouboet" van die huidige Tekkie Tonic!

Tekkie Tonic bied iets vir almal, van nuttige wenke tot nuttelose feite!! Tekkie Tonic is die spreekwoordelike "klein botteltjie, groot gif!"

Tekkie Tonic bedank al sy lojale lesers, leerders wat bydraes en foto's gestuur het en ook adverteerders vir hul ondersteuning die afgelope jaar en ons wens hulle 'n geseënde vakansie tyd toe.

Enige nuuswenke, gebeure, matriekuitslae en foto's kan nog steeds aangestuur word.

A man of value!

Don't think...

Never argue ...

Easy marking...

Keep marking...

U and I...

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School...

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven things they did not and will not learn in school.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were: So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.


Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: BE NICE TO NERDS. CHANCES ARE YOU'LL END UP WORKING FOR ONE.

Your mind!!

The prison of your mind!

Tshabalala collecting awards

With more than ten awards to his name already, Sibusiso Tshabalala is sure to collect many more during his promising career.

Sibusiso grew up in Sebokeng, a township near Vereeniging and Vanderbjilpark. Before spending his teenage years in Welkom, where he was a very active learner of THS Welkom. He was the Executive Junior Mayor for Matjhabeng Junior City Council. He was part of The Dynamica 3099 team (An entrepreneurial team which sole purpose was to help the community) that won the national SAGE competition and were given an opportunity to represent South Africa, in Brazi, where the team came fifth in the world. He was also part of a team that won a gold medal at the science expo held in Pretoria in 2009. He was head boy of HTS Welkom as well as hostel head boy of House Gratia.

Thereafter, he pursued his tertiary studies at the University of the Free State, which presented him with the Ambassador's Award.

Some of the highlights in Sibusiso's short but remarkable career include being selected as one of Google's 10 Young Minds in 2012. Every year, Google searches for 10 international students who show "strong leadership capabilities, entrepreneurial drive, and commitment to social activism". His Afrika Kusama initiative in the Free State, with its focus on promoting literacy and critical thinking skills among previously disadvantaged learners, won him this award. He was also listed as one of South Africa's Top 200 young South Africans by the Mail and Guardian.

These accomplishments followed various others, including a Pan African Universities Debating Championships award as one of the top 10 speakers, and an invitation to take part in the South American Business Forum in Argentina in 2011. The aim of this forum is to reduce the gap between generations and nationalities of the world's future leaders.

Despite the global recognition, Sibusiso takes pride in many local actions. He was the funding chair for South Africa's first student-driven and university-based CANSA relay for life. With such diverse experiences and so many stories to tell, it is no wonder that this vibrant young man's writing has appeared in the Daily Maverick, City Press, allAfrica.com, and the Mail & Guardian' s opinion platform. Thoughtleader.

Sibusiso is currently a Capetonian where he is the programme coordinator of the World Design Capital promotion project. It has been just over five years since he closed his schoolbooks to venture into the "real world", and he has already made a mark. There can be no doubt that he is a true ambassador for the University of the Free State.

(Cindé Greyling en Isaac Akinwotu)

Basketbalspelers pronk in nuwe klere!!

Die kaptein van die span is Kearabetswe Mohale. Die spelers is
deur Buildmat geborg en die klere is deur mnr. Mark Grobbelaar
oorhandig! Op die foto is ook mnre. Lesala Khetheng (afrigter) 
en Pieter Swanepoel (skoolhoof).

Die basket- balspan is besig om hulle vere reg te skud vir 2016 en daarvoor moes hulle 'n DIY-kenner inkry. Gelukkig het hulle aan mnr. Mark Grobbelaar se deur gaan klop en was hulp baie nader as wat hulle gedink het.

So, uitgedos in eenderse vere, hoef hulle nie in geleende vere te pronk nie! Indien die span veerkragtiger lyk, dan is dit Buildmat wat vir hierdie nuwe tred verantwoordelik is.

Sterkte vir 2016 en ons sien uit na die nuwe seisoen!

Nog foto's!

Good morning!!

Open-minded people...

Excellent financial tips!

Wie onthou ons nog?

2004 se matrieks. Waar is Andrew MacLeod en Erick Litjamela? 

Matrieks skryf Fisiese Wetenskappe!

Sterkte, Matrieks!! Engels vraestel 2!!

Never stop trying...

Sterkte CAT-matrieks!!

Sterkte vir die res van die skool!!

Die Top Tien Toer na Gold Reef City!!

"Nie almal van ons is ewe dapper nie, né Meneer?? "

Tutors!!

Dink soos 'n wiskundige... Lekker skryf!

Jammer...!

Mev. Alda Welman en Thabang Morake

(Vir mev. Welman)

Jammer dat ek nie die beste punt

in Afrikaans behaal het nie.

Jammer dat ek nie elke dag

skool toe gekom het nie.

Jammer dat ek nie die stilste

in die klas was nie.

Maar juffrou...

Dankie dat jy nie opgegee het nie.

Dankie dat jy my met elke dag

se werk gehelp het.

Dankie dat jy my elke keer

vergewe het.

Ek was kinderagtig en daaroor is ek jammer...

Nou is ek 'n man en daarvoor is ek dankbaar!!

(Thabang Morake 12C 2014 )

Wees suksesvol!!

Tweet!!

Aangename kennis, Fiela...

Die aktrise Shaleen Surtie-Richards: 

Windgat, slapgat, hardegat en banggat – die aktrise is iets van alles in die produksie: "Die woema van ’n windgat- wyfie." 

Dit stop ook nie daar nie – sy sélf is iets van alles. In dié eenvrou-vertoning vertolk sy die rol van vier vriendinne. Kan jy raai wat elk se persoonlikheidstrek is?

“Jy weet my kind, ek het dié jaar 60 geword. Ek kan dit nou nog nie blêrrie glo nie . . .”

Mev. Malinda Anderson en mnr.André van Dyk saam met Shaleen Surtie-Richards
(Marguerite Vermeulen)
Nog foto's!

Matrieks skryf vandag wiskunde vr. 1

P.S. HTS se top 10 besoek Gold Reef City!!!

'n Hoogtepunt op die akademiese kalender, is die TTT (Top Tien Toer) na Gold Reef City.

Leerders wat hard gewerk het, kry 'n heerlike afdag en geniet al die ontspanning weg van skool en huis!

Viva die Top 10!!

Die viermanskap wat die aflos met vlieënde vaandels voltooi!

Tshepo Raseboka, Siyabonga Nyati, Sizwe Mtshambela en Monde Nyamende van HTS Welkom verstaan mekaar sommer so in die hardloop. Dit lyk asof hulle dalk hierdie afgelope twee jaar 'n wenresep kon ontdek het, maar 'n sportman se werk is mos nooit klaar nie!!  

Hierdie talentvolle viermanskap het tydens die interhoër in 2014 in Bloemfontein die rekord vir die aflos o/16 opgestel. Vanjaar het hulle hul eie rekord in Bloemfontein tydens die interhoër verbeter. ‘n Geskiedkundige oomblik!

Hulle het met Goudveld Hoërskool se Aandbyeenkoms (28.10.2015) die o/17-aflos in ‘n uitstekende tyd gehardloop. Vier sportmanne om in die toekoms dop te hou.

Alive for Christ!!

Die matriekeksamen-mantra!!

Sterkte, Matrieks, met Engels vraestel 1!!

True and false questions!

Progress?

Springbokke verloor - terugskouend!

'n Swak besluit deur die afrigter om soveel ou manne in die Springbokspan te sit, het ons die wedstryd gekos. Volgende week sal dubbeld seker gemaak word dat die ou manne eerder op die kantlyn sit en kommentaar lewer en die jonges 'n kans kry!!

HTS lewer weer sy kwota Springbokke op!!!

Springbokspelers in die voorry: Pieter Swanepoel en Deon Fourie!!

Springbokspelers in die agterry: Tobie Louw en Vernon Harding!!

Geen steen word on- aangeroer gelaat om die Bokke te help nie, daarom is daar vier manne in sleutel- posisies wat soos in die verlede, hulle kant gaan bring! Viva Tekkies!!

So true...

See you there!!

Kom ontspan!

Leadership!!

'n Steakbraai!

Sterkte aan al die matrieks wat vandag CAT vr. 1 skryf!!