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Leavers celebrated their 50th year!

A wonderful turnout at The Mitre, from the Class of 1975.
5 Mar 2025
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The Leavers of 1975, on the lawns in front of the Mitre - Photo credit, Bishops Archives.
The Leavers of 1975, on the lawns in front of the Mitre - Photo credit, Bishops Archives.

On Friday 28 February 2025 the Class of 1975 celebrated their Reunion at The Mitre. 

They were addressed by the then Head of School James Gardener. 

The gathering was preceded by a walk through the school, conducted by the ODA Dr Paul Murray.

Paul was invited to attend the gathering at The Mitre, where as the ODA he could connect, and engage with ODs.  This was not the first time Paul conducted a walkabout tour of the school with the 75 Leavers ... more reason to cath-up.

The following names were provided by Andrew Gie and Pillip Pare, the two persons who were instrumental in organising the Reunion. 

The list will be checked again in case of any errors, which is regretted.

From the left. Alan Howland (WH), Andrew Gie (GH), Charles de Villiers (W), Peter Webster (GH), Dave MacLennan (GH), Bill Knight (SH), Phillip Pare (FH), Hamish Longmore (OH), Anthony Askew (GH), Ian Hannay-Robertson (SH), Geoff Higgo (OH), Nick van Diggelen (OH), Trevor Knight (OH), de Wet Conradie (FH), Bill Torr (SH), Anton Broadhurst (OH), John Proudfoot (GH), Niel Potgieter (WH), Chris Hanley (GH), Simon Grier (SH), Adrian Denness (OH), Peter Bell (SH), Warwick Smith-Chandler (SH), Ekkehard Oelz (OH), Dick Cheeseman (GH), Sean Rosenberg (back - FH), Andrew Watermeyer (FH), Andrew Corbett (GH), Greg Barends (WH), Myles Siebrits (WH), Piet Faure (GH), Pat Harpur (FH), Michael Willis (FH), Tim Allsop (WH), James Deary (GH), Rob Desmarais (WH), Peter Hofmeyr (FH), Peter Corbett (GH), Franco Viotti (WH), Simon Willmott (SH), Roddy Mills (OH), Mish Middelmann (GH), Graeme Low (WH), Gareth Ackerman (SH), Anthony Chilton (OH/WH), Geoff Hacking (GH), James Gardener (WH), Johnny van Ryneveld (GH) & Anthony Stacey (OH).

Members of the touring party that undertook a walkabout through the school with the ODA Paul Murray.  The tour lasted 2.5 hours visiting the Chapels, Founders, the Theatre and all the new additions since the time the 1975 class left (names to be included asap.) 

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