{"id":52260,"date":"2019-07-11T06:01:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T04:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/past-pupils-and-teachers-open-office-at-school-20190710-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:22:59","slug":"past-pupils-and-teachers-open-office-at-school-20190710-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/past-pupils-and-teachers-open-office-at-school-20190710-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Past pupils and teachers open office at school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AN on-site office for past pupils and teachers of Uitenhage High School was officially opened at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 July 2019 will forever be etched in the history of Uitenhage High as the day when the Uitenhage High Past Pupils and Teachers\u2019 Association (UHPPTA) opened its on-site office and appointed its first communications manager, former learner Taahirah Lillah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mark Williams, principal at Uitenhage High, the Alumni Association was largely inspired by the memory of the school\u2019s first principal, Mr HCC Hendricks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUHPPTA was started in 2010 with the vision of former learners contributing meaningfully towards the advancement of its alma mater by donating their time, energy and other resources to improve the lives of everyone connected to the school,\u201d said Williams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the sacrifices of the committed and passionate UHPPTA members, several projects were successfully concluded. These include the Buy-a-bench project, expansion of learner and educator ablution facilities and restoration of the school\u2019s garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThus far, UHPPTA has sponsored current and former learners to the tune of more than R400 000 through scholarships and bursaries and this remains an on-going project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore recently, UHPPTA donated R100 000 towards the school\u2019s classroom building project. Its flagship project remains the building of a school hall on the premises in the foreseeable future,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebrating the opening of this office and the appointment of its first communications manager, the executive committee and broader membership would like to pay homage to those visionaries who started this life-changing organisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis joyous occasion is also a tribute to all those selfless donors who gave so generously over all these years, as well as those patrons who always support the UHPPTA fund-raisers,\u201d said Williams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming UHPPTA events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022A Dance on 26 July <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Gala Event on 28 September <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022High Tea on 2 November <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>\u2022Bring and Braai on 23 November<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Past pupils and teachers are urged to join the organisation and to make a regular pledge, be it monetary or otherwise. 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