A group of former school mates met again after 40 years.
December 9, 2016
Less than a minute
Seen here are (from left): Peter Whitbread (1976 matric), Dianne Whitbread (1979 matric), Trevor Coetzee (1979 matric), Gabriel Venter (1978 matric), Brenda Fouche-Coetzee (1978 matric), Rosemary Menary-Miller (1978 matric), Sean Stephen (1978 matric), Kennia Plaskitt (school principal), Graeme Stuart (1978 matric), Gorette Doria (1976 matric, headgirl), Merridy Barnes-Coupland (1976 matric), Shirley Borchers-Swingler (1976 matric), Carol Hamnill (1976 matric), Reneé Watts (1978 matric), Zita Ferreirinha (1978 matric) and Patrick Haylock (1976 matric).
The first learners of Willowmoore High School, who matriculated between 1976 and 1978, came together at the school again, four decades after waving it goodbye.
A portion of the former learners who were the first senior group at Willowmoore High School and who finished their matric in 1976. Patrick Haylock, Merridy Barnes-Coupland, Peter Whitbread, Shirley Borchers-Swingler (former deputy headgirl), Gorette Doria (former headgirl) and Carol Hamnill.
They were joined by the school’s principal, Kennia Plaskitt, who gave them a summary of the progress made at the establishment.
The group planted a tree on the school grounds to celebrate the occasion.