Month: December 2021

The great need for hostel accommodation at Paul Roos Gymnasium was recently addressed with a project creating 18 more beds and a room with an en suite bathroom for a live-in assistant. Secunda is the beginning of a new hostel, but will at first be managed as an annex for grade 10’s of the Nova Hostel.

Paul Roos Gimnasium het met Remgro en die Universiteit van Stellenbosch saamgespan om ‘n binnenshuise krieketfasiliteit van wêreldstandaard op die skool se kampus, net langs die hoofkrieketveld, te ontwikkel. Die nuwe fasiliteite is pas voltooi teen ‘n koste van ongeveer R15 miljoen en sal deur al die partye benut kan word. Die gasspreker by die opening op 17 November was Gary Kirsten, wat ook die nette amptelik ingewy het. Kliek hier vir ‘n blik op die gebeure.

At the recent Mass Reunion the guest of honour was Heléne van Wyk. Former Rector Jock de Jager delivered the following address about this remarkable and much-loved lady who gave 51 years of her life to PRG. Portchie gifted her with one of his paintings at the occasion. Also have a look at a video of this interview of Frans van Niekerk with Heléne about the highlights of the time that she had spent at Paul Roos Gymnasium:

Old Boy, ingenieur en inspirerende sakeleier Andries Carel (Andy) Calitz ontvang in Desember die graad Doktor in die Ingenieurswese (Ding) honoris causa van die Universiteit Stellenbosch.

Also an SU alumnus, Andries plays a prominent role in the international energy supply sector. Serving as the secretary-general of the International Gas Union since August 2021, he continues to drive political, technical and economic progress in the gas industry globally.

‘n Welverdiende eer!

Herschel Jantjies (2014) het onlangs in die Daily Maverick geleentheid gekry om in sy eie woorde oor sy pa, Samuel Johannes Jacobus Jantjies, te vertel in die reeks onderhoude Lessons from my Father deur die opvoedkundige Steven Anderson.

Pierre Vermeulen matriculated in 2010 at Paul Roos. 

He is presenting ‘Thoughts Think Themselves’, a solo exhibition as part of his Masters in Fine Arts to the University of Stellenbosch, which will run until 21 January 2021. 

Your support will be highly appreciated.

Twee Old Boys, naamlik Stephen Baard (2010) en Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (2018), het onlangs vir Namibië aan die T20 Krieket-wêreldbekertoernooi deelgeneem. Stephen vertel meer oor die ervaring en die lesse wat geleer is.

Tiaan Pretorius (2019) het einde November sy buiging vir die nasionale sewesspan in Dubai gemaak.