St Stithians College celebrates Founders Day
LYME PARK - Learners, staff and parents gathered at St Stithians College to celebrate its Founders Day and commemorate the people who have made an impact on the school.
St Stithians College hosted its annual Founders Day celebration on 1 June to celebrate the history of the school.
It is an annual celebration of the founders of the school, which has grown into a college of seven schools – the Junior Preparatory, the Boys’ Preparatory, the Girls’ Preparatory, the Boys’ College, the Girls’ College, Kamoka Bush School and the Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy.
There were four pre-Founders’ Day events held at St Stithians College which included the naming of various venues around the school after people who had made a significant impact on the school.
In recognition and gratitude, the Main Oval at St Stithians was named after Andries Dlamini, who loyally and expertly prepared and marked the pitches and fields of St Stithians College from 1977 to 2018. Every cricketer, rugby player, footballer and athlete owes much of their happy hours of play and competition to him and our ground staff, without whose dedication and care, there would be no fields.
The day also included a celebration of the refurbishment of the Corlett Gate, the updated signage and a new plaque that was unveiled by Joan and Steven Mitchell. The Mitchell family generously donated the new signage for this gate. The six new signs ensure that the gate’s name is visible from both directions of Main Road.
The gate is named after D.F. Corlett who was the mayor of Johannesburg from 1931-1932. He was a trustee for Albert Collins’ estate. He played a key role in ensuring that the allocated funds from the estate led to the establishment of a Methodist Educational school in Johannesburg, which became St Stithians College.
The third St Stithians College opening event was the official opening of the newly refurbished Boys’ College Administration building that has been named the Ian McLachlan Building.
It was named in acknowledgement and recognition of the service and leadership given to the college by the fifth Head of the Boys’ College, Ian McLachlan. He served the school from 1993 to 1999 as deputy head of the school and as he from 1999 to 2006.
This celebration included previous Heads of St Stithians College, Mark Henning, David Wylde, David Knowles and current Head of the Boys’ College, David du Toit, among many other special guests.
Details: St Stithians College 011 577 6000
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