PBHSOB ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Dear Old Boy
The PHSOB Club will be having a special evening for all Old Boys on Friday 5 September 2014.
All Old Boys wearing their Old Boys Tie will qualify to purchase a beer from only R10 each!
The PHSOB Club is also looking for live entertainment for these “Friday Tie Day” evenings – which will take place on the 1st Friday of every month going forward.
So.. if you are in a band or group – or even a solo act – come and entertain your fellow Old Boys and get some exposure!!
Please email PHSOB Club manager for more information.
We are looking forward to seeing ALL Old boys there – Come on down to the Club and enjoy great festivities and camaraderie with your fellow Old Boys!
30 YEAR ON REUNION 2014
Last week the Class of 1984 held their 30 Year on Reunion at Pretoria Boys High School.
Naturally a fantastic time was had by all, but the most memorable must be the fact that the Class of ’84 was the last reunion group privileged to enjoy a School Assembly in the current School Hall.
Dr Brian van Onselen (RIGHT), Deputy Head Prefect in 1984 read the scripture reading and Mr Paul Theron (LEFT), Head Prefect in 1984 addressed the assembly.
Paul Theron is the founder and CEO of Vestact, a Johannesburg private client asset management firm. He is also the co-host of the Hot Stoxx television show on CNBC Africa.
Included below is an abridged version of his address – which we thought other Old Boys would also enjoy.
Address to the School Assembly on Friday 22 August 2014
Thank you, Mr Reeler. Good afternoon boys, staff, guests and the class of 1984.
I’m not going to let an opportunity pass me by to leave a mark on over 1500 impressionable teenage boys, so here goes. My life advice to you is this: Be Optimistic.
That’s it, be optimistic. Why? Because the world is full of pessimists, and that’s a problem. In my line of work, there are plenty of downers, they are called stock market bears. They think it sounds clever to be worried. People like these have predicted 15 of the last three recessions.
You see, despite the awful stories in the news, humanity is like a river flowing downhill, around all of the obstacles. Don’t stress about the problems, laugh them off and get on with your own life.
Research studies conducted by US Universities have shown that optimistic people earn more money, sleep better and live longer. One study at the University of Kentucky showed that optimists have a higher sperm count.
So be upbeat about optimism. Good things will start happening around you.
– Paul Theron
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL 24HR MTB CHALLENGE
BARDEN is proud to present the Pretoria Boys High School 24hr MTB Challenge on 6 September 2014.
The event is hosted over a 24hr period and boasts a vibrant race village and a varied track with a surprising array of different riding features as riders traverse through Pretoria Boys High School’s lush estate on a 7km circuit. There will also be good food, camping on the fields and great entertainment throughout the 24 hrs!
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
On Friday the 8th of August the PBHS Choir and Dixieband performed at UP, Musaion with the UP Youth Choir, Leuvens Meisjeskoor and Pernoot Choir from Belgium. The Belgian Ambassador also attended the event.
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL FIXTURES & EVENTS
- 30 August 2014 – Matric Dance
- 3 September 2014 – Cross Country at HS Montana
- 7 September 2014 – RCL Cycle Race
- 11 September 2014 – Poetry Evening
- 12 September 2014 – 50 Years on Reunion
- 13 September 2014 – 50 Years on Reunion
- 18 September 2014 – Photographic Exhibition
OLD BOY NEWS
Claim to fame …….
Probably the only student to have completed all 5 years (Form 1 thru 5) and eligible to write the final matric exam but instead went back to Standard 9, redoing Standard 9 instead of Matric and then the subsequent year Matriculated at Eden in Jhb. Thus doing Standard 9 twice and Matric twice and then went on to Wits Medical School.
Now in the USA driving a Tesla, but never met Elon Musk.
– Clifford Molin
Spent 5 years at PBHS – 1976 -1980
The Editor of our Newsletter,
Thank you for the info on Michael Levitt, who I did not know about.
This kind of item, is great.
Yes we are in the league of top Schools, anywhere.
Please keep it up
Yours sincerely
– Robert Spanjaard 1954 (RIS)
Hi there
Just a thank you, with the regular newsletter circulating it’s much easier to keep tab on the happenings of the school and Old Boys.
Appreciate the efforts.
Regards
– Wik van Stade 2004 (SUN)
Taught math & science for 2 Y at Potchefstroom BH, 4+ Y at Chamber of Mines Research Lab, 9+ Y S.A. Atomic Energy Board, Ph.D. University of Rochester, NY, U.S.A. (1964), emigrated ex S.A. 1969, retired 2003.
– Douglas Kenneth Craig 1949 (ARC)
Looking forward to meeting with my brothers, reminisce on our school days and catch up on our current lives… and I’m gonna need another membership card, oops!
– Trevor Mampuru 2008 (ABE)
I am so proud to be an Old Boy and to have had the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the 2 generations of family to have matriculated before me. The most important things that I learnt, and will never forget are to have morals and ethics and always stick by these.
– Jonathan Sher 2006 (ARC)
GOLF DAYS
SOLOMON HOUSE GOLF DAY 2014
Date: Friday, 24th October 2014
Venue: Zwartkop Country Club
Cost: R3300 per Fourball
(Includes greenfees, halfway, prizegiving and dinner)
SCHOOL HOUSE CENTENARY GOLF DAY
Date: 28 October 2014
Venue: Zwartkop Country Club
Cost: R3000 per fourball
(Includes arrival gift, greenfees, halfway, dinner and free advertising on certain holes)
UPCOMING OLD BOY EVENTS
- 12 & 13 September 2014
50 YEAR ON 2014 - 24 & 25 October 2014
40 YEAR ON 2014 - 8 November 2014
20 YEAR ON 2014 - 22 November 2014
10 YEAR ON 2014