FOUNDERS’ DAY FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2025
HOST
Mr Peter van Schalkwyk, Deputy Headmaster
STAGE PARTY PROCESSION
UNVEILING OF FLAGS
SA Flag: Muzzamil Solomon, McNaughton Prefect
School Flag: Chibike Bruce Igilige, Head Prefect
Old Boys’ Flag: Beni Hansen, Deputy Head Prefect 2024
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
HEADMASTER’S WELCOME ADDRESS
Mr Deon Scheepers
CHOIR
For the Fallen - M. Sammes
THE LESSON
Ecclesiasticus 44, verses 1 – 15 Read by Chibuzor Igilige, WBJS Grade 7
HYMN
I vow to thee, my country all earthly things above Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no questions, the love that stands the test That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice. And there's another country, I've heard of long ago, Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know; We may not count her armies, we may not see her King; Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering; And soul by soul and silently, her shining bounds increase, And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace
PRAYER
“God Bless Africa” by Professor Wayne Visser Muzzamil Solomon, McNaughton Prefect
FOUNDERS’ DAY PRAYER
Smamnkele Peter, Grade 12 Student
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Ukuthula -Traditional, Arr. S. Carletti
READING OF THE INSCRIPTIONS ON THE MEMORIALS
Chibike Bruce Igilige, Head Prefect
LAST POST
Ian Lawrence, Grade 10 Student ~1-minute silence ~
HYMN & LAYING OF THE WREATHS
~ Wreath Party leaves the stage ~ Headmaster of Wynberg Boys’ Junior School, Mr Cedric Poleman Headmaster of Wynberg Boys’ High School, Mr Deon Scheepers Representative of Wynberg Old Boys’ Union, Mr Werner van Kets Representative of Wynberg Generations, Mr Gareth Ramsay
HYMN
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I seeO thou Who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the Tempter's power? Who, like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
LAMENT
Mr Jonathan Chuter & Nicholas Mundy McNaughton Matrics lay the wreaths at the Memorial Gateway: Msindisi Mnyanda, Damian Philander, Jamie Stride & Benjamin Thomson
REVEILLE
Mr Peter Catzavelos
INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST SPEAKER
Mr Larry Moser, Deputy Headmaster
THE JOHN McNAUGHTON ADDRESS
Mr Gareth Ramsay, Deputy Head Prefect 2015
THANKS
Chibike Bruce Igilige, Head Prefect
SCHOOL SONG
Music by Mr Desmond Wiehahn (former music teacher at WBJS); Written by Mr Jim Goodacre (former Deputy WBJS Headmaster)
In a cottage ‘neath the mountain Was the seed of Wynberg sown; As an acorn to an oak tree Wynberg School has proudly grown. Firm its roots and broad its branches, Best of schools, it stands alone. Supera moras! Supera moras! This is the cry of Wynberg sons; We join now with those before us, Supera Moras makes us one. From the shelter of its branches, Year by year go forth again All the heirs of its traditions –Brothers in an endless chain. Joined by pride and linked by honour Wynberg boys they all remain. Supera moras! Supera moras! This is the cry of Wynberg sons; We join now with those before us, Supera Moras makes us one.
CLOSING
Mr
Cliff Hull, Vice-Principal
