Boishaaier 2025

Message from the Headboy 2025

“So when you walk through a storm, hold your head up high and don’t be afraid of the dark – at the end of the storm there’s a golden sky and a sweet silver song of the lark.”

alumni on whose shoulders we now stand, who built this establishment of learning so that we might, in turn, become pillars ourselves. For we are all temporary stewards of this profound establishment. Dankie aan die onder wysers en afrigters – die onderlangse argitekte van ons ontvanklike lewens. Dankie

head up high and don’t be afraid of the dark – at the end of the storm there’s a golden sky and a sweet silver song of the lark. Walk on through the rain, walk on through the rain may your dreams be tossed and blown, walk on walk on with hopes in your hearts and you’ll never walk alone you’ll never walk alone walk on walk on.”

vir julle lesse, insig, geduld en moeite; julle opofferings, motivering gedurende tye van angs, liefde en toewyding, en al julle harde werk wat ongesiens gaan. You were truly the blacksmiths that forged us to become better versions of ourselves. Then to every parent, thank you for your sacrifices, encouragement, early mornings and late evenings, last minute plans and arrangements, long trips, and relentless commitment to provide us with the best possible op portunities. Dankie vir die harde werk wat julle insit om ’n breë glimlag op ons gesigte te hou. You truly are the pillars in our lives. Aan my geliefde broers: Manne, dis dit. Elke kers, ongeag hoe helder die vlam dalk mag brand, ontmoet die asem wat dit uiteindlik uitdoof. Our time here was not a sequence of isolated events but the forging of an unbreakable chain. Remember the quiet courage of the man who pushed you further, the empathy of the friend who saw your struggle before you spoke a word, and the patience of those who saw potential where others saw only fatigue. Although today is a day of celebration, it will remain a day of misery to many. “So when you walk through a storm, hold your

For every chapter that finishes, another lies ahead, yet every book comes to an end, so may you therefore write something remarkable and unforgettable. As you walk through that black gate for one final time in the distinguished striped blue and white blazer, may you vividly remember the anxiousness you felt the first day you stepped foot on these esteemed grounds with its rich oak trees, and be reminded of the beauty of the past 5 years. May we uphold the standards we have been taught by this very institution and may we carry the legacy of the badge we so lovingly represent. May you leave a trace of blue wherever you wish to go and uphold the standards by which this institution has raised you. Dankie aan een en elkeen van julle vir die beste vyf jaar van my lewe. Woorde kan nie beskryf hoe baie elke individu in hierdie gesogte saal vir my beteken nie. So for one last time, I say it with honour, gratitude and pride. This is the mighty Boys’ High. Now and forevermore Tandem Fit Arbor Surculus

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