VPHS
Collette Harvey (1998) – married Jannie Jordaan
on 23 November 2013 in Port Elizabeth.
Grant Hagedorn-Hansen (1994) lives in Joburg,
and attended our Matric Reunion Weekend in May.
Their 20th anniversary had a record attendance of
100 past pupils. He writes : I can say with solid sincerity that this event, even though it was 20
years after we had finished school, was the epitome
of my V P experience and I am proud to say that I
am PROUDLY VICTORIAN !
Shelby Williamson (2010) – became engaged to
Brent Cosby in August 2014.
Jaclyn Claydon (2001) married Gareth Bradshaw
in the UK in August 2014.
Gavin Thomson (1974) wrote from Woodridge
College: Thanks for organising a great reunion – it
was my first return to the school in 40 years and just
chatting informally to the kids at break-time was
amazing.
Much of this news is courtesy of Scott Rollo and the
Victorian Legends Newsletter
Academic High-Flyers
Valerie Dunn (1964): Everyone was so impressed
with the school buildings, the grounds and the attitude of the scholars. Above all everyone was impressed with Mr Vermaak and his staff. The ethos of
the school is great.
Lee-Anne de Kok (Deputy Head Girl 2007)
married Andrew Winchester (son of our Head of
Science) in July this year. The couple are presently
in Montreal, Canada, where Lee-Anne is completing her Ph.D in Microbiology at McGill University.
Matthew Puntis (2000) has a BA in languages from
NMMU. He is currently in Port Elizabeth teaching
aviation English at the Bay Language Institute. He
teaches this specialised course to foreign students
who come here to learn to fly.
Gareth Puntis (2002) is currently in Bristol.He has
a graduate placement in Marketing with the medical
engineering Company Renshaw.
Craig “ Mischief “ Wiblin (1981) - has just entered his 24th year in the professional entertainment industry. He says it has provided him with
plenty of grey hairs, 5 CD’s and about 8 TV shows.
A well-known DJ, MC, comedian and trivia host,
Craig can be contacted on : craig@infiniteagencies.
co.za
Steven Puntis (2003) is currently completing a Ph.D
in Social Psychiatry at Merton College, Oxford University. He has just been appointed to a post-doctoral research position in psychiatric medicine.
Rod Johnson (1970) - won the Christmas Cheer
Fund car draw competition last December. He
proudly drove off in his VW Polo 1.4 Trendline. A
nice birthday gift for this old VP scholar, indeed !
Sandie Marsh Parker (1975) - and her husband
Norman live in Franschhoek. Sandie is now the
deputy head of Bridgehouse Prep School. We are so
proud of you Sandie. Well done !
Dean Gow (2001) – married Hayley Webb at
St Andrews in Grahamstown.
Cameron Harvey (2000) – married Talitha
Chretien on 18 January 2014 in Port Elizabeth.
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