VPHS
Ms Paulet Meyer
10 Years
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we
have lived. It is what difference we have made in the
lives of others that will determine the significance of
the life we lead.”
sen Park High School where she spent 13 happy and
fulfilling years until she was redeployed to Victoria
Park High. Here she has found her niche and has
immersed herself in a varied and vast array of extra-mural activities. Over the years she has managed
a hockey team, a boys’ soccer team and was even
roped into athletics!
This quote by Nelson Mandela is one which my
dear friend and colleague, Paulet Meyer, says “resonates” with her and inspires her to make a difference
in the lives of others, particularly the learners whom
she teaches. It was in fact her English and History
teacher whose passion and commitment prompted her to gravitate towards teaching - she initially
wanted to be a lawyer! Just as Mr Brown had an
impact on her life, so she has used her special gift
to share knowledge, to help unlock her learners’ potential.
She loves all game shows such as “the Weakest
Link” and “Who wants to be a Millionaire” because
she “has a passion for all things trivial” and it is
therefore not surprising that she became the teacherin-charge of quiz. She set herself the task of building a formidable team, a goal which she has undoubtedly attained. Memorab le highlights include
the 2005 team’s reaching the quarter finals of the
HERALD quiz (the best VP had ever done), and
VP’s victory in the inter-schools’ Varsity College
Quiz Competition for the past 3 years. This is not
surprising because she approaches everything she
Miss Meyer studied at the University of the Western Cape and majored in English and History. After
graduating, she was appointed as a teacher at Booy-
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