Om hul 30ste bestaansjaar te vier het Hillcrest Prim\u00ear \u2019n spesiale diens in Bergrivier VGK gehou. Oud-onderwysers, oudleerders en huidige personeellede en ouers was almal by die diens verteenwoordig in \u2019n stampvol kerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die ontstaan van Hillcrest Prim\u00ear het \u2019n interessante verloop gehad. Die eerste vers van die skoollied kom tot sy reg in \u2019n terugblik op die geskiedenis van Hillcrest Prim\u00ear \u2013 \u201cIn Wellington deur berge omring verrys ons skool Hillcrest Prim\u00ear\u201d. Hillcrest Prim\u00ear het letterlik verrys, gebore uit die geskiedkundige Pauw Gedenkskool, \u2019n skool wat diep spore in die Wellingtonse bruin gemeenskap gelaat het. Pauw Gedenk is in 1879 gestig onder leiding van Vader Pauw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die tagtigerjare het Pauw Gedenkskool letterlik uit sy nate gebars \u2013 soseer so dat dubbelskof-onderrig nodig was. Di\u00e9 toestand van sake kon nie reg laat geskied aan al die leerders nie. Die skool moes groter gemaak word. Daar is gekyk na die geskikste opsie om die skool te verskuif oorkant na Pentzstraat, waar daar \u2019n groot oop stuk grond was. Hierdie gebied het destyds bekend gestaan as Botterberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die bruin gesinne wat eens hier gewoon het, is destyds verskuif gedurende apartheid se gedwonge verskuiwings. Die tagtigers was in die pre-apartheidstydperk. Die skool sou dan te na aan die destydse Ho\u00ebr Seunskool wees. Die plan is dus afgekeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waar Hillcrest vandag is, was destyds die Voorbereidingskool Wellington oftewel die Wellington Junior Prim\u00ear. Die destydse Onderwysdepartement het besluit dat Pauw Gedenk en die Junior Prim\u00ear moes omruil. Vir die gemeenskap was dit \u2019n hartseer saak. Di\u00e9 skool is gele\u00eb in Blignautstraat in Peyton Place, \u2019n woonbuurt wat in die sestigerjare tydens die gedwonge verskuiwings gestig is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wellington Junior Prim\u00ear het ook oor genoegsame grond beskik vir die nodige uitbreidings wat nodig sou wees. Die groot eksodus vanaf Pauw Gedenk in Mellingstraat het in Januarie 1987 plaasgevind en die nuwe skool, Hillcrest Prim\u00eare Skool, het verrys. Onderwysers, leerders en voorrade het in massa na Hillcrest getrek om \u2019n nuwe skool met \u2019n nuwe karakter te begin met \u2019n nuwe skoolhoof, naamlik A. S. Petersen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosaline Williams, gebore Driver, is die langste aan die skool verbonde Op 7 April 1981 het Rosaline Driver op 19-jarige ouderdom haar loopbaan aan die destydse Wellington Voorbereingskool as eerste sekretaresse begin, waar sy onder die prinsipaal CM Murphy gewerk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams beskryf hierdie jare as volg: \u201cDie personeel was net dames. Die enigste mans was die drie skoonmakers. Dit was ook in die tyd van \u2019n skoolklok wat lui, tikmasjien wat kletter en \u2019n afrolmasjien wat rol. Ook hier was daar middagskofte as gevolg van die tekort aan klaskamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie Groot Trek op 1 Januarie 1987 was vir my ook \u2019n nuwe begin onder die nuwe skoolhoof A. S. Petersen, wat Hillcrest Prim\u00ear tot \u2019n volwaardige skool moes opbou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams beskryf Petersen as \u2019n persoon met goeie menseverhoudinge en saggeaard, lief vir musiek en skoolkore. Hillcrest het verrys as \u2019n skool wat op verskeie gebiede presteer het \u2013 akademies, sport en kultuur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1994, die jaar van die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika, is Petersen opgevolg deur Japie Adams. Hy het die skool deur al die daaropvolgende stadiums gelei tot en met sy aftrede aan die einde van 2009. Hillcrest het onder sy bekwame leiding gegroei en steeds op verskeie gebiede presteer, soos met hul trompoppies, skaak, sport, die Soul Buddyz, ens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terence de Jongh is die derde skoolhoof by Hillcrest Prim\u00ear en volgens Williams, is die skool tans weer gese\u00ebn met \u2019n baie goeie leier. De Jongh het ook nuwe veranderinge aangebring soos kantore vir die adjunkhoof, die sekretaresse, \u2019n raadsaal, afrolkamer en boekkamer, asook \u2019n interkomstelsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams onthou veral s\u00eagoed van verskeie van die skoolhoofde:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHou maar die klippie in die mond \u2013 as iemand dalk \u2019n kragwoord wou gebruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAan jou voorbek kan ek sien wie jou familie is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJy is met die helm gebore, wanneer leerders onmoontlike streke aanvang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMet alle respek ges\u00ea . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKollegas, ek stel dit omonwonde . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKollegas, kom ek verduidelik dit vir julle . . .\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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