Germiston High School - Class of 1976

50-Year Class Reunion - Saturday 5 September 2026

A 50-year reunion for the Germiston High School Class of 1976 will be held on Saturday 5 September 2026, with some additional possible events on the Friday (4 Sep) and Sunday (6 Sep) too. Please let us know if there are additional events that you would like to plan and publicise.

4 Sep 2026: Friday morning - Golf and light lunch at Royal Johannesburg Golf Course
Arranged by Alice Taylor (van Straaten). Further details on how to get there can be found here.
Alice Taylor (van Straaten), Clive Sindelman, and Hellen Davis (Cowie) and Ken have signed up to play (Royal East) from 8:30am to 1pm. If you would like to join in with a light lunch on the patio (order and pay for what you want on the day), let Alice know so that a table can be booked.
Lunch attendees: Geoff and Bev Pratt, Graham Harris and Sue Justice, Rodney and Debbie Jones.

5 Sep 2026: Saturday morning 8:00am - Victoria Lake parkrun
If you want to bring back memories of the Germiston Lake grounds, here is a way to do this in safe company. No booking required - just show up before 8am. There is a free 5km parkrun or walk at Germiston Lake every Saturday starting at 8:00am. (Register online and bring your bar-code along, if you want to take it seriously.) The two-lap Victoria Lake parkrun course is detailed at https://www.parkrun.co.za/victorialake/course/
Parkrun attendees: Bev van Zyl (Miller), Fabio Matteucci, Gail McCallum (Carlyon), Lance Herselman and Lynda Rhodes, Leon Rogers (to support only), Oliver Ludwig, and Rodney Jones

5 Sep 2026: Saturday morning 10:30am - School Visit
Renee Goosen, the current principal of Germiston High School, has made the school available for a visit on Saturday 5 September. The school will be open for us from 10:30 for 10:45am until 12:15pm, and we hope to be able to go into various classrooms, museum, staff-room, and hall. The school is still generally looking good. When I enquired a few years ago, they had 26 extramural activities, and still excel in rowing. Contact person for the school visit is Rodney Jones.

Attendees: Around 40 people expected including:
Alice, Bev +1, Carin, Fabio +1, Graham +1, Hellen +1, JeffC, Lance +1, Leon +1, Les, Marie +1, Mike, Mitch, Oliver, Paul, PeterG +1, Reinhard, Richard +1, Rodney +1, Ross +1, Stewart +1, SusanH
Teachers attending: Brenda Cauldwell + Jon, John Kap, Rowan Hall, Shirley Mackellar (Meyer) + Rob

5 Sep 2026: Saturday afternoon 12:30pm - 6:00pm - Lunch at Olives & Plates Restaurant, Linksfield
Our main celebration will be at the Olives & Plates Restaurant, Linksfield. We will gather for a long lunch and full afternoon chatting to each other in a very attractive setting. The restaurant will be available to us from 12:30pm and we are free to stay until 6:00pm.

The restaurant is situated in an easily accessible new shopping centre (The Verge), visible from the N3 highway at the Linksfield turnoff (north east of the intersection). There is a lovely view of the nearby hills. The restaurant is large, and can accommodate up to 180 people. It has comfortable seating that is conducive for a long stay, and it is easy to mingle between tables. If we have sufficient numbers, we will have the use of the entire restaurant for the whole afternoon. Olives & Plates has an outstanding reputation for high-quality food. They will provide a three-course meal: a set menu with starter, choice of mains, and choice of dessert.

A map can be found here. The menu can be found here.
Distance from school = 14.6 km, 15 minutes
Distance from Sandton = 19 km, 16 minutes

Olives and Plates, Linksfield The final cost paid to the venue will depend on the number of people attending, and the chosen menu, but of course we don't know in advance exactly how many will attend. A menu will be posted here in due course. There will be a cash bar. We are asking for R500 per person, which will cover the meal, the venue, and a service charge for the staff as well. We don't want to exclude anyone on the basis of cost, so there will be provision for anyone who can't afford this to pay what they can afford. Payments are to be made online in advance. Please confirm attendance (with payment) as soon as possible. International payments can be done by credit card at this international payment link kindly set up by Hellen Davis (Cowie). Local payments can be made by bank transfer into Hellen's South African business account:
Bank: ABSA
Account name: Dream Bricks and Steel Pty Ltd
Account number: 4122030179
Amount: R500 for single people; R1000 for a couple
After payment, please be sure to add your names to the registration page at https://forms.gle/JRbWin5DfbhYpGim8

Please see the attendance list at the bottom of this page.

5 Sep 2026: Saturday evening 4:45pm - late - Rugby at Lupa Restaurant, Linksfield
Just across the corridor from Olives & Plates Restaurant, is Lupa Restaurant which has a big screen for watching the rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand. Mitch (Miguel) Pascoa has reserved a large table for those who would like to watch the big game. If you would like to participate, please let Mitch know that you will be there.

Attendees: Andrew Hamilton (1975), Ashley van Blerk and Janine van Blerk, Clive Sindelman, Geoff Pratt and Bev Pratt, Graham Harris and Sue Justice, Mitch (Miguel) Pascoa

Lupa, Linksfield

Please reply to Rodney Jones at rtjones@global.co.za or +27-72-994-8900 if you are planning to attend any of these events.

Attendance list for Saturday 5 September 2026:

56 people (including teachers) attended the dinner, plus a few that were able to attend only the parkrun, school tour, and rugby watching functions

Alice Taylor (van Straaten) [SA]
Ashley van Blerk and Janine van Blerk [SA]
Barry George and Debbie George [SA]
Beverley van Zyl (Miller) [SA] - parkrun and school only
Carin Grobler [SA]
Carol Brown (Leach) [SA]
Cheryl Mordt (Buck) [SA]
Chris Szabo and Janet Szabo [SA]
Clive Sindelman [SA] - golf and watching rugby only
Debbie Maserow (Parker) [SA]
Diane Curnick (Winterboer) and Shaun Curnick [SA]
Fabio Matteucci and Heather Matteucci [SA]
Gail Allman (Clegg) and David Allman [SA]
Gail McCallum (Carlyon) [SA] - parkrun only
Gail Styger (Louw) [SA]
Gary Elgar [SA]
Geoff Pratt and Bev Pratt [SA]
Graham Harris and Sue Justice [UK]
Heidi Campbell (Ruckert) [SA]
Hellen Davis (Cowie) and Ken Sawaya [USA]
Lance Herselman and Lynda Rhodes [USA]
Leon Rogers and Cheryl-Ann Rogers [SA]
Les Paikin [Australia]
Marie Pollett (Janse van Vuuren) and Ted Pollett [SA]
Mike Fernandez and Jacqui Fernandez [SA]
Mitch (Miguel) Pascoa [SA]
Oliver Ludwig [SA]
Paul Abrahams [SA] and guest Jeffrey Cresswell [SA]
Peter Goetsch and Allison Goetsch [SA]
Reinhard (Wally) Wallaberger [Switzerland]
* Renee Janssen (Watson) [SA] - passed away in June 2026
Richard Holliday [NZ] and Don Holliday
Rodney Jones and Debbie Jones [SA]
Ros Allman (Pappin) [SA]
Ross Hutton and Terri-Lee Dix [SA]
Stewart Evans and Lisa Evans [SA]
Susan Harris [SA]

Teachers:
Brenda Cauldwell with Jon Cauldwell [SA]
John Kap [SA]
Rowan Hall [SA]
Shirley Mackellar (Meyer) and Rob Mackellar [SA] - school tour only

Current photographs