REUNION FOR 1964 MATRICS at The Point Hotel
On the weekend of the 29th July 2011, 34 of the 64 matriculants from the 1964 Point High School class spent two days in Mossel Bay, as guests of The Point Hotel, to celebrate the 47th year since they left school. In addition 7 of their teachers attended the event.
Johann Barnard, the son of the late Rudie Barnard who was the headmaster at Park Primary School was the coordinator for the reunion. Johan’s father was a highly respected citizen in Mossel Bay and served the town as Mayor for many years.
During the 1964 class term, the school had three Headmasters, Dr. M J Hauptfleish, Dr. J B Pauw who both has passed away and Dr. P S Meyer who is today residing in Welgelegen in the Western Cape.
Seven of the students and four teachers are currently residing in Mossel Bay. Amongst the teachers is Marietjie Oosthuizen, whose late husband Johan was also a teacher at Point High School and past mayor of Mossel Bay. Bertholt Alheit, a past deputy mayor of the town, Mr. PMA Brand and Me.M Brink. Regrettably, six of the students and 19 of the teachers have in the meantime passed away.
The class visited the Old Point High School (today the Milkwood Primary School), the new Point High School, The Harry Giddey Park and Santos Beach.
Louis Harris, owner of The Point Hotel invited his classmates and teachers to stay at The Point Hotel as his guests, to relax and enjoy the Point atmosphere with all of it’s wonderful memories.
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1964 Point High Class Reunion From Back Row: Pat Lombard, Waldemar Killian, Daniel Cohen, Bob Cummins, Maureen Rourke (nee de Vries) Louis Harris Johan Meyer, Derrick Pienaar, Louise Honeyborne (nee Claasen) Philippus Claassen, Carina Wiggel (nee Carsten) , Mnr Bertholt Alheit, Mnr P M A Brand Henia Simpson (nee Wagenaar), Barbara Schreuder (nee Beckmann) Irma Kruger (nee Kruger) Annette Jager (nee Maree), Isabeau Southwood (nee Scholtz), Mnr. Steve Carstens, Mareta Linde (nee Meyer), Mev Marietjie Oosthuizen (nee van Rooyen) Lefebre Day (nee van Zyl) Fanny le Roux (nee Kleinhans) Inset Photo: Margeret Mare (nee Davies)
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From Left to right: Louis Harris, Buddy Kleynhans, Sakkie Malherbe |
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From left to right: Daniel Cohen, Barbara Schreuder (nee Beckmann), Annette Jager (nee Maree), Isabeau Southwood (nee |
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Organisers of the successful reunion for Class of 1964: Louis Harris and Johann Barnard |
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From left to right: Carina Wiggel (nee Carsten), Mrs Carstens, Johan van Zyl, Steve Carstens |
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From lett to right: Waldemar Killian, Mrs Claassen, Philippus Claassen, Fanny Le Roux (nee Kleinhans) |
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From left to right: Derrick Pienaar, Daniel Cohen, Isabeau Southwood (nee Scholtz), Maureen Rourke (nee De Vries), Bob Cummins, Pat Lombard |
