VPHS
Special Tea-Morning for Old Victorians
(1940-1960)
Early Victorians enjoying their tea being addressed by
Adam Bage
Aubrey Billson, former Head Boy and the first Victorian
to score a century in cricket, with Davina Coombs and
Bob Pretorius.
The first special gathering of this nature for this
elite group took place in 2010 on the occasion of
the school’s 70th birthday celebrations.
Meeting after many years brought about the awareness of how enjoyable such an occasion was and
it was decided to make this an annual event. This
gives old scholars of Victoria Park the opportunity
to relay old school stories, share a joke and recap
moments of sadness and nostalgia.
For some folk this is their only opportunity to visit
their old place of schooling and hear a personal
account from the Headmaster regarding the way
forward in education as well as the vast improvements at Victoria Park.
We would love to see more Victorians having the
opportunity to attend this very special event.
Martintha du Preez
Jeanette Bushby and Val de Koning
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