December 2022 Archives

Touching the door header

There seems to be a mystery about why young men like touching the door header when they leave a building, but somehow this just seems to be the right thing to do when you greet your school for the last time as a learner with the Annual Report in your hand. The ability to do that can be regarded according to one explanation as an athletic victory or discovering a superpower, but probably it just shows that you have grown physically and emotionally since entering the school five years before.

Chairman’s Letter

Die Paul Roos-gemeenskap het vanjaar ’n vroeë Kersgeskenk ontvang toe dit bekend gemaak is dat Jean Durand (2018 en Dux Student) met die Universiteit Stellenbosch Kanseliersmedalje vir sy harde werk en akademiese sukses bekroon is. Dit is ekstra spesiaal aangesien Jean, wat ‘n tweede generasie PRG Old Boy is, nou die 14de lid van die OSU is wat hierdie gesogte eerbewys ontvang en ons sal aansluit by Imperial College in Londen om ‘n Meestersgraad in datawetenskap te voltooi.

Jean Durand (2018) the fourteenth Paul Rooser to win SU Chancellor’s Medal

SU Rector and Vice Chancellor Wim de Villiers with Jean Durand and his family. Left from Jean is his mother, Ilanie, and to his right his father, Jannie, his sisters Mariëtte and Anja and his brother, Daniël.
(Photo was supplied to Die Burger by Stefan Els.)

Jean Durand (2018), ‘n PRG Old Boy, het sy alma mater trots gemaak deur by sy gradeplegtigheid op 8 Desember 2022 ook met die SU Kanseliersmedalje weg te loop. Hy is al die veertiende oud-leerder om met dié medalje bekroon te word. Nie net akademiese prestasie nie, maar ook die ontvanger se bydrae tot die kampuslewe word met hierdie toekenning in ag geneem. Hy het sy graad in wiskundige statistiek met datawetenskap as toepassingsgebied ontvang. Hy sal waarskynlik sy studies aanstaande jaar voortsit in die Verenigde Koninkryk, waar hy by drie voorste universiteite op die kortlys vir toelating is.

Veritas-oorkonde aan Olla Olivier toegeken

Christo Pienaar, Nuy Kelder se bestuurder/wynmaker en voorsitter van Veritas, oorhandig die oorkonde aan Olla.

Old Boy Andries (Olla) Olivier (1963) received the Veritas Society’s Living Legend Award on 8 October 2022 for his contribution to the South African Wine Industry and to the building of a unique and quality wine offering the world over. After completing his degree in winemaking and viniculture, Olla began his career at the Orange River Wine Cellars, but steadily moved southwards and is today at the Clear Moutain Wines in Stellenbosch. At the age of 78 he is still responsible for identifying and buying wine in bulk for his company.

Pieter du Toit (1997) skryf weer ‘n blitsverkoper

Eugene Ashton, hoofbestuurder van Jonathan Ball, is duidelik ingenome met Pieter du Toit (1997) wat rekordsyfers met die verkope van sy boeke behaal.

It was with great anticipation that Best Selling author Pieter du Toit (1997) came to the Markötter Sports Centre in Stellenbosch for the launch of his latest book, The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few, on Thursday 17 November 2022. He expected several of his old school mates and teachers to attend, and he was not disappointed. Hugo Truter was there to capture the spirit of the evening.

Van Niekerk drie toekennings ryker

Old Boy Ryk van Niekerk (1992) excelled in this year’s Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year competition by winning the category for broadcast audio, being the runner-up in the category for consumer financial education and the second runner-up in the category for financial markets. He is not only proud of these achievements but is also chuffed about the fact that this proves the quality of the content of his daily radio show RSG Geldsake.

Long-awaited biography on Whitey Basson comes from Old Boy’s pen

Niel Joubert (1999) se gemagtigde biografie oor Whitey Basson, die sakereus van Shoprite, het pas by NB Uitgewers verskyn en gaan ‘n groot gaping vul nie net om die misterie rondom hierdie legendariese figuur te probeer opklaar nie, maar ook om huidige en toekomstige sakeleiers te inspireer.

Whitey Basson is hailed as a genius by his peers. He became a legend when, in probably the most famous takeover deal in SA, he bought OK Bazaars for the nominal sum of a single Rand and turned it into a lucrative business within a year.

Piet Meyer (1978) appointed as SCA judge

Old Boy Piet Meyer (1978) se permanente aanstelling onlangs as regter in die Opperste Appèlhof toon dat harde werk en ‘n konstruktiewe bydrae vrugte afwerp.

Pieter Andries (Piet) Meyer, who was permanently appointed as Judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal earlier this month, matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in 1978.

Teen Helderberg: Litnet-gesprek met Louis du Plessis

In Novembermaand het Izak de Vries van Litnet ‘n onderhoud gevoer met Louis du Plessis (1963) oor sy digbundel, Teen Helderberg, waaroor ons in die April-nuusblog geskryf het. Klik hier vir die storie: https://paulroosoldboys.co.za/2022/04/kontraste-belig-in-militer-se-digbundeldebuut/

Hier is die skakel na die onderhoud waarin hy ook van sy verse voorlees: https://youtu.be/8-t9ezJm2zs

Christo Volschenk en ander Old Boys het groot rol gespeel om internet-joernalistiek te ontwikkel

Taking leave of his good friend an co-Old Boy Christo Volschenk (1970) on the steps of the Japie Krige Hall was also a good time for Piet Marais (1968) to reflect on the role Paul Roos Gymnasium has played in the development of journalism in South Africa, especially in using the Internet as medium.

Die Familie Krige vier 300 jaar in Suid-Afrika

There is good reason why the family Krige is celebrating its 300 years on African soil in Paul Roos Gymnasium’s Japie Krige Hall. The family played a major role in establishing the school and Japie Home was in 1866 one of the first learners to get his education here. He later became the first Afrikaans speaking teacher at the school and served as rector Paul Roos’s vice. The hall was built in 1948, three years after the school was moved to its current location on the farm Welgevallen.

Paul Roos-gimnasium se Japie Krige-Saal is nie om dowe neute die vergaderplek van die familie Krige wanneer sowat 150 van hulle op Saterdag 17 Desember 2022 bymekaar kom om die aankoms van die stamvader meer as driehonderd jaar gelede in Suid-Afrika te herdenk nie.

Herkoms van Markötter, ander vanne, straatname en plekname

Have you ever wondered what the origin of the names of people and places is we are so used to in PRG and environs context. Riël Cillié (1961) enlightens us.

Dis algemeen bekend dat PRG se sportgronde vernoem is na een van die pioniers van Suid-Afrikaanse rugby, maar waar kom dit eintlik vandaan? Die herkoms en betekenis van familiename en plekname is vir Gabriēl Cillié (Riēl) (1961) hoogs interessant, veral as dit uit verre lande gekom het.

E-simbool is geen doodsvonnis

In sy eie woorde vertel André Albertyn (1973) hoe hy matriek klaar gemaak het deur die minimum te leer, maar dit het hom nie teruggehou in sy beroepsloopbaan nie.

Ek het na Weermag in 1973 siviele ingenieurswese gestudeer en in my finale jaar darem ‘n paar vakke cum laude deurgekom. Daarna het ek by ‘n private praktyk aangesluit, vroeg ‘n direkteur geword en ‘n groot kantoor in Port Elizabeth bestuur.

Rugby en gholf saam is ‘n wenresep

Die jaarlikse gholfdag van die Old Boys Rugbykomitee op 10 November 2022, was weer eens baie gewild. Dit was ‘n sonnige dag en nie net is daar goeie gholf gespeel nie, maar bande tussen die skool en sy Old Boys is versterk. Sien julle volgende jaar weer.

Kliek hier vir foto’s van die dag en oorhandiging van pryse agterna: https://digitalimagewarehouse.smugmug.com/…/i-WkKw58B/A

Month: December 2022