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Career Expo 2009 – Report Back

On October 9, 2009

Dear Friends of Tsogo,

We are very excited to give you a report-back on the careers expo we held at the school on Saturday September 26th 2009. We attach some pictures from the event and some notes on the presenters and companies.

We wish to thank all academic institutions, companies and their representatives, donors, alumni, teachers, vice principal, guidance teacher & rest of the faculty, Sr. Colmcille and the school, learners and all who assisted in the careers expo. You all sacrificed time out of your Saturday to spend the day imparting your knowledge to the learners of Tsogo Secondary School – we thank you!

There is a proverb that says that “the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago… the next best time is now!” We hope we have planted some trees of knowledge in the learners who attended the expo.

Thank you to all donors (esp. the Class of 1987 alumni group), supporters, online & social networking team, alumni society executive members and all involved in putting this event together. We hope you’ll enjoy the pictures presented to you in this report-back. You can also visit the website and the ‘Tsogo Scholars Past & Present‘ Facebook page for more pictures and comments.

Thank you once again for your care, interest and support. We welcome any feedback, thoughts and your suggestions on how we can improve on future expos.

Kind regards,

Thabo Ncalo

Secretary

Tsogo High School Alumni Society

We are very excited to give you a report-back on the careers expo we held at the school on Saturday September 26th 2009. We attach some pictures from the event and some notes on the presenters and companies.

We wish to thank all academic institutions, companies and their representatives, donors, alumni, teachers, vice principal, guidance teacher & rest of the faculty, Sr. Colmcille and the school, learners and all who assisted in the careers expo. You all sacrificed time out of your Saturday to spend the day imparting your knowledge to the learners of Tsogo Secondary School – we thank you!

What it means to be an Alumnus

By Editor

On September 29, 2009

In Website

An alumnus is a graduate or a former of an academic institution whom has completed theirs studies.

When I was asked to author a piece on what it is like to be an alumnus, I felt honoured of being granted an opportunity of providing such a prestigious services. I then took a walk down a memory lane of my years as a Tsogo learner. I remembered how proud and blessed I used to feel by being a part of a school which was the best public school in the province, how I used to feel that my world was an oyster- full of endless opportunities; but I also remembered how trapped I would feel as I couldn’t reach the stars due to the lack of ‘know how?’ or maybe also because I did not have the right tools and words of wisdom to get to that place especially from those who have left before me.

Alumni is a composition of a society of people who provide a platform for networking and nurturing bonds between the learners, the teachers and amongst the other alumni.

Personally I think being an alumnus is also about being an investor, a shareholder as well as a family of the Tsogo high school.

Oprah Winfrey once said “I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life…

I believe that when we give as alumni, we water the seeds of wisdom, opportunities and also pave a way for our younger brothers and sisters and these dreams shared don’t have to be in a form of money only but through great advice, physical involvement and time spent.

We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been — a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free. As much as one Star Hawk

Tsogo High School is our community, our home and our son and daughter. Our commitment to its people, their growth and blossom depends on our humble giving in any way of our talents’ being. There’s no substitute in what we give or how we give it. Like they say” It is never too little when you give all you have got.

By Caroline Motloba and I am a Tsogo alumnus of Class of ‘96.

Tsogo From Above

An alumnus is a graduate or a former of an academic institution whom has completed theirs studies.

When I was asked to author a piece on what it is like to be an alumnus, I felt honoured of being granted an opportunity of providing such a prestigious services. I then took a walk down a memory lane of my years as a Tsogo learner. I remembered how proud and blessed I used to feel by being a part of a school which was the best public school in the province, how I used to feel that my world was an oyster- full of endless opportunities; but I also remembered how trapped I would feel as I couldn’t reach the stars due to the lack of ‘know how?’ or maybe also because I did not have the right tools and words of wisdom to get to that place especially from those who have left before me.

Tsogo High School 3rd Annual Careers Expo

By Tebogo Tamenti

On September 22, 2009

In Professional Networking, Society, Website

Saturday, 26th September 2009

TsogoSecondary School -MmakauVillage

08h30 –16h00

Date: Saturday, 26th September 2009

Venue: Tsogo High School -Mmakau Village

Time: 08h30 –16h00

Dear friends the 3rd Annual Careers Expo will take place on Saturday, 26^th September 2009. We’ve had discussions with the school and the learners are very excited about this upcoming event.

Some of the Represented Companies are:

Stanlib Asset Management(Investment Management)
Deloitte(Accounting & Audit)
Rand Merchant Bank(Investment Banking)
Pebble Bed Modular Reactor(Engineering)
SAP and GijimaAST(Information Systems & Technology)
Stats S.A.(Statistics)
CSIR(Procurement)
Outsurance& Hollard(Insurance & Customer Service)
BoitechIT & Telecoms(Entrepreneurship)
Pretoria News(Media & Journalism)
Transvaal Museum(Arts & Culture)
Departments of Home Affairs & Water Affairs & Forestry(Government/Public Service)
More Tsogoalumni sharing personal academic and professional experiences

Website Update

By Vukosi Marivate

On September 9, 2009

In Website

As a move towards a more user friendly website we are updating some things. We have now introduced a new template. It has a sidebar and will allow us to post more information on the site as well as manage it better.

Please also help us improve our services by answering the following poll and the one on the right sidebar. 🙂

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Alumni Society Newsletter July/Aug 2009

By Tebogo Tamenti

On July 30, 2009

In Society, Website

Introduction

Dear friends the 3rd Tsogo Alumni Society Newsletter has been uploaded for your reading pleasure, and as a special treat we have also uploaded an invite to the 3rd Annual Careers Expo which will be taking place in September 2009.