On Friday 26th April, Jeppe High School for Boys in Kensington celebrated its heritage with the unveiling of two blue plaques and a superbly developed heritage route. They hosted a homecoming reunion celebration for old boys of the school (for all boys who had matriculated in the years ending with a '4'). The jubilee weekend also showed off student rugby at its best with a series of top games between Jeppe and King Edward VII School in matches hosted on Jeppe’s rugby fields. Beautifully attired young men in boaters and smart black and white blazers were the hosts to escort guests around the school. Good manners, raised hats and authentic smiles are the mark of the Jeppe boys, soon to step out into the world as Jeppe men.
Jeppe Boys as well as Jeppe Girls (also situated on Roberts Avenue) Kensington are both schools proud of their heritage and history. Both have produced fine school histories and both schools now have blue plaques.
Jeppe Koppie archaeological finds on display
There was a marvellous display of early archaeological / prehistoric finds of stone hand tools. These were examples of tools and implements of unknown people who must have inhabited the Jeppe koppie tens of thousands of years ago. It has been a painstaking task for Mrs Jean Meintjes, one of the school’s administrative staff members, to gather, study and catalogue these finds but there is rich enthusiasm and a considerable display of knowledge in evidence. It certainly made me want to explore the...
