{"id":48996,"date":"2021-04-15T08:09:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/strelitzia-bids-principal-farewell-20210414-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:30:07","slug":"strelitzia-bids-principal-farewell-20210414-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/strelitzia-bids-principal-farewell-20210414-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Strelitzia bids principal farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>23 April 2021 will mark Omar Nielson\u2019s final day as Principal of Strelitzia High School as he is going to embark on his new journey of retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_cb06c3dc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3769\/665aa62013dc47b88cf7aa6e1bc22901.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3769\/6338b6fdc83742e88b8af1bd5a7f3613.jpg\" title=\"Omar Nielsen    Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Omar Nielsen    Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nielsen started his teaching career 1986 as a Business Studies, Economics and Accounting educator. 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