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Famous faces from Boksburg High School
Over the past 100 years, Boksburg High School has produced well-rounded learners who have gone on to become extremely successful. The school has produced doctors, pilots, engineers, artists, comedians, actors, Springboks stars and a Miss South Africa.
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Boksburg High School recently celebrated the centenary of the school’s existence on February 11.
The school has produced doctors, pilots, engineers and artists.
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The Advertiser takes a look at some of the famous people who studied at Boksburg High School.
- Vanessa Carreira – Miss SA 2001
- David Marais- Cartoonist
- Barry de Villiers-Artist
- Enslin Vorster- Artist
- Pamela Preller- Artist
- Professor Glenda Gray- Physician and scientist
- Lerato Marabe- Actress
- Lerato Kganyago- Television presenter.
Some of the displayed pictures at the Boksburg High School’s museum are of famous people who studied at the school. Lerato Marabe plays the character of Pretty Seakamela on SABC1’s youth drama series Skeem Saam. Boksburg artist Barry de Villiers with his oil on canvas artwork, ”Palace Garden”, inspired by the Tartar designs of Natalie Goncharova – post revolution folk artist, designer and set painter of the Russian Ballet. Former Boksburg resident Prof Glenda Gray.