Friday, 31 May 2024

Flashback Friday: "Wêreldsterre" sal Welkom rooi verf


Sterre soos Chubby Checker, Shania Twain, Steve Hofmeyr, Neil Diamond, Marlene Dietrich, Dozi, Luciano Pavarotti, Bryan Adams, Jacques de Koning, Shine4 en Right Said Fred sal op 27 en 28 Mei deel van die Hoër Tegniese Skool Welkom se melodrama wees.

Volgens die organiseerders is dit nie net met die MotoGP wat daar bekendes in Welkom is nie.

"Met al dié buitelandse besoekers in die Goudveld beloof hierdie twee aande ongekende hoogtepunte vir elkeen wat by ons 'n draai kom maak."

Die kunstenaars het glo ook te kenne gegee dat hulle nie ongeneë sal wees om handtekeninge vir bewonderaars te gee nie.

Die kaartjies vir 28 Mei sluit 'n ete in. Belangstellendes moet die skool dadelik bel, aangesien die kaartjies feitlik uitverkoop is.

Al die bedrywighede in en om die skool, het die skoolspook uit sy diepe slaap opgewek. Verskeie mense het hom reeds gesien rondwandel en hy sal dalk selfs 'n draai op die verhoog maak.

Vir senior burgers word op 26 Mei 'n spesiale vertoning gehou.
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Klik HIER vir foto's van 2015 se melodrama. 

Sunday, 26 May 2024

Poem: Biography

I recall the voice of my father,
That used to shrink my mother.
I recall the nights when he used to imprecate my brother.

How he was welcomed by the world
That I now can't stand the image of my brother,
I now stand ambiguous of my brother,
Unclear of his love for me.

For he is now nab and beam.
This for me has become surreal,
I can't credence this happening 
My brother has become clifty.

I recall the tears my mother cried,
For they were corroboration of my mother's night.
I now loathe the sight of my father,
For I was too young to protect my mother.

I call to mind the days I never slept
I call to mind my mother's whimpering 
I call to mind my mother's friend 
Who's life was frailty for years.

As she Now lay lamented 
By deeds of a man.
I recall the innocence 
Of my laughter as a child

For it has Now passed from sight, 
For I now walk with a wound 
And I now talk from a wound 
As I now inscribe my agonizing life. 

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Friday, 24 May 2024

A active young leader


Teboho Henson has made a significant impact on his school community at Technical High School Welkom. He has been elected as Treasurer of the Representative Council of Learners (RCL) for Circuit 2 High Schools of the FS Department of Basic Education in our area. Presently serving as the RCL secretary at his own school, Teboho has once again distinguished Technical High School Welkom, affectionately referred to as 'Tekkies" in the Goldfields, by achieving further accolades. He secured awards in Arts and Culture for the year 2023. His achievements have filled his school community with immense pride, and they are committed to supporting him in his new role.

Teboho Henson featured in the Uplift Media Newspaper. Well done, Teboho.

Flashback Friday: 10-jaar reünie vir die 2001-matrieks

Mnre. John Anderson, Henry Welman, mev. Alda Welman,
Riaan Rademeyer, mev. Christa Grobbelaar, mnr. Willem Grobbelaar
en mev. Malinda Anderson  
Hoofseun aan die woord.
Reünie van die matrieks van 2001. Van Wyk Fischer was die hoofseun (VRL-voorsitter) en dit was ook hy wat die heerlike reünie gereël het. Hy het Stephan Pienaar, 2002 se hoofseun, genooi om deel te wees van die reünie, aangesien hy 2012 se reünie sou reël. Mev. Hester Bothma het 'n bederfete voorgesit, terwyl haar man, Bonnie, gesorg het vir die braai.  
Van Wyk hoef nie ver na 'n fotograaf te gesoek het
nie, die fotograafpaar is familie. Sy broer Bernard 
en skoonsus van Pink Flower Productions
het dié takie met 'n glimlag gedoen.

Gaan besoek gerus Bernard Fischer se Pink Flower Productions HIER. Hierdie kreatiewe paar het al meer as 750 troues gedoen.

Flashback Friday: 2008 staff members


Mrs Malinda Anderson
Mrs Linda Bester (Admin staff)
Mrs Hester Bothma  (Admin staff)
Mr Brand
Mrs Sanita Burrows
Mr Francois Crauwcamp
Mr Deon Fourie
Mr Willem Grobbelaar
Mrs Beatrice Hinrichs
Mr Gunther Hinrichs
Mrs Riana Hinrichs (Admin staff)
Miss Charmaine Hughes
Mr Henk Jansen van Vuuren
Mr Deon Joubert
Mrs Pikkies Lamprecht
Mrs Winnie le Roux
Mr Tobie Louw
Mr Cecil Meyer
Mr AJ Mouton
Miss Karin Munnik
Mrs Magda Nel
Mrs Marguerite Pienaar
Mr Jan Potgieter
Mrs Elsa Pretorius (Admin staff) 
Mr Fanie Pretorius
Mrs Christa Saayman
Mr Pieter Swanepoel
Mr JD van den Berg
Mr Johann van den Berg
Mrs R van Heerden
Mr Mike Visagie
Mrs Alda Welman
Youth Worker
Mr Peace Nthunya

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

RCL credo

[mid-year reminder to our RCL]
 
I promise ...
to be loyal and faithful at all times 
to obey the rules of the school
to assist the principal and the staff with discipline and order of the school
to enforce good attitude, discipline and respect to reach good results
to never favour any pupil
to strive for goodwill in and outside of the school
to encourage each pupil to do their utmost best

Sunday, 12 May 2024

MOM

Wholeheartedly,
She loved me-
And inspired me-
With transcending devotion.

It was a blessing-
To have been her son,
To have been loved-
Without conditions.

Her words of wisdom-
Opened my eyes-
To the world-
And to myself.

By seeing the best in me,
She empowered me.
By believing in me,
She transformed me.

She grew old-
And floated away,
But her love remains standing-
Eternally by my side.”

Giorge Leedy, Uninhibited From Lust To Love

Sy inspireer my!

Sy is nie die mooiste, simste of die rykste persoon in die wêreld nie, maar vir my is sy perfek. Sy het al die regte kwaliteite om 'n rolmodel te wees. Sy is ook 'n groot deel van my lewe, sonder haar kan ek niks doen nie. Sy inspireer my daagliks. 

Ek praat van my ma ... Die groot rolmodel in my lewe. Van kleins af was sy altyd daar vir my. Niemand beteken meer vir my in my lewe as sy nie. Sy is letterlik en figuurlik sterk. Sy weet hoe om 'n persoon gelukkig te maak, as hy die dag af voel. Sy gee om vir ander mense, meer as wat sy vir haarself omgee. Sy het in 2005 sonder werk gesit, maar nog steeds het sy 'n plan gemaak om ander mense te help.

Sy het 'n preprimêre skool begin wat vir kinders sorg wat nie meer ouers het nie. Hulle het hulle ouers hoofsaaklik verloor as gevolg van MIV/VIGS. Sy werk nou by 'n hoërskool in Kutlwanong, maar is nog steeds deel van die preprimêre skool. Sy is ook deel van 'n broodjieprojek by die hoërskool. Sy het hierdie projek begin saam met 'n paar onderwysers wat geld geskenk het vir hierdie projek. 'n Projek wat uit die personeel se eie sakke gefinansier word. 

Sy het drie kinders van haar eie waarvoor sy verantwoordelik is, asook twee van haar suster se kinders. Ek weet nie hoe sy dit alles op 'n onderwyser se salaris doen nie, maar ons het nog nie een aand honger gaan slaap nie. 

Een van haar uitstaande kwaliteite is dat ek haar nog nooit gehoor kla het oor enige iets nie. 

Al hierdie dinge maak haar die mens wat sy is. Die belangrikste is egter dat sy my ma is en dat ek baie lief vir haar is. Niemand in die wêreld kan ooit haar plek in my hart inneem nie.

Sy inspireer my!

[Dankie, Paul van Odendaalsrus, vir hierdie mooi woorde oor jou ma.]

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Swahili

In a world of predators and prey I live by grazing near the lake 
I still remember the taste of my mother's milk 
As I now gaze at my own reflection.

They say we line in a chain 
But I think different 
I can't stand a thought of prey
So I live to be different.

Jua is seen by those who never graze 
But set to feed off those by taste
Jua kutua breaks early for my kind
Position of power has set like time.

Like scathing attacks committed on paper 
She is not as different like my petrus neighbour 
Who had profess life of ample perfidy
Only to be welcomed by the world's pit. 

[Israel Xaba: 1 May 2024]

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