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Roodepoort Primary Class of 85 holds reunion

The school's Class of 85 is a bit older and greyer today, but they still know how to have a party.

Roodepoort Primary School’s class of 1985 held a spirited reunion at the Florida Dragon Boat Club on April 11.

According to one of the organisers, Annalize Mackonie, the idea for a reunion first took root in 2020, but had to be scrapped due to the Covid pandemic.

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Celeste Mitchell and Annalize Mackonie. Photo: Johan Meyer. 

“Many of us still reside in Davidsonville, and over the years, especially Celeste Mitchell, kept hammering on the idea of holding a reunion.

Anthea Olifant and Caroline Vassen. Photo: Johan Meyer. 
Calvin Swartz, Craven Jones, Floyd Lakay, and Ruben Campbell.Photo: Johan Meyer. 

Annalize said that she, Celeste and another former classmate, Desirè Raaths, started talking and decided that 2026 would be the year that they actually did it.

Janice Egloff, Juby Kesten, and Linda Egloff. Photo: Johan Meyer.  

“We sprang into action and started contacting those old classmates that we still knew, and the word spread from there.

“The Florida Dragon Boat Club was kind enough to let us hold the reunion at their grounds, and it turned out perfectly.

Ernest Golden makes sure everyone gets fed. Photo: Johan Meyer.  

She mentioned they were very surprised at the number of people who actually showed up and that the school’s old principal, Mr Parker, now 77, even joined in the festivities.

“It was such a lovely day. Mr Parker had a wonderful time, as did the rest of us.”

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Johan Meyer

"Johan is an internationally published journalist and editor with extensive experience in news and industry reporting. His work has featured in numerous publications over the years. He cut his teeth at the Roodepoort Record and Northside Chronicle as proofreader, swiftly progressing to junior journalist. He later joined Randfontein Herald as journalist and eventually worked his way up to becoming editor. During his years away from Caxton, he fulfilled journalist and editor positions for various industry publications at the once mighty Malnor Media House right up to their closure in 2019. This position saw him traveling all over the world on writing assignments. Since 2019, he has worked as a freelancer for various publishing houses, and had a year-long stint as senior editor for a large stable of retail and medical B2B titles, until rapid growth of his own small business required his fulltime attention. At the end of 2023, with his own business now fully staffed, Johan decided to dedicate himself to his first love, working as a local journalist for the good of his community. "

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