Quite a Milestone Ps 42:11: “I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again— my Saviour and my God!” Today is the last day that we have our Matrics at our full school assembly. This is quite a milestone, achievement and for some, quite emotional. I am sure for some, the future and how it is going to play out, is quite daunting. God is the one who has created us, so HE is the one who wrote the owner’s manual as well. He has GREAT plans for us that we are not aware of yet! So waneer iemand die ontwerper van ‘n produk is, is die aanvanklike gedagtes dat die ontwerper wil hê dat die nuwe produk die volende goed kan doen (soos bv ‘n selfoon) …en dan gaan die ontwerper voort en ontwerp en skep die produk totdat die produk of toestel dit kan doen.

Finishing strong! 2 Chronicles 15:7 – “But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.” Philippians 3:14 – “I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”   We are definitely in the home straight of 2024. Now I don’t know how many of you know about Athletics and the importance of what you have to do as an athlete when you enter the home straight? It’s all about setting yourself up and positioning yourself so that you can give yourself the best chance of winning the race or finishing the fasted you have ever run…long strides, digging as deep as you can and emptying the tank. That’s what you do when you come into the home straight! Ons nader die einde van die skooljaar…en dit is maklik om te dink

WHAT MAKES A GREAT SCHOOL? Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Last week we spoke about the question about what makes a great school…undoubtably the pupils and staff of the school. Without us displaying the Hermie Magic every day, our school will never be great.  Nou hoe LYK hierdie Hermie Magic vir ‘n buitestander…hoe weet iemand of jy ‘n HERMIE is? I always say, you have ONE chance to make a first impression.  So, die eerste keer wat so ‘n buitestander jou assossieer met die “Hermies brand”, is waneer hulle jou in jou Hermies skooldrag sien…en dit is waarop ek vandag will fokus. Ek onthou daar was so ‘n program of movie waar een van die superhero’s, waneer hy sy superman/batman suit aantrek, hy totaal en al getransformeer het in die persoon

WHAT MAKES A GREAT SCHOOL? Buildings, facilities, Brand, opportunities, safety… Ek het die afgelope paar weke met ‘n paar van julle moes gesels oor wat julle doen en hoe julle optree teenoor ander mense in DIE skool. Alhoewel die boodskap gaan oor hoe ons optree teenoor die mense IN ons eie skool is dit ook van pas vir ander mense. Boelie gedrag is iets wat mens in die verlede as fisiese seermaak gesien het, maar deesdae is dit baie meer ‘n geval van emosionele seermaak. Party keer hoor ek die een wat boelie sê, ja maar dit was net ‘n grappie! Ja, en as almal nie lag nie, dan is dit nie snaaks nie en verseker nie ‘n grappie nie. Ons het verval in ‘n kultuur waar ons ander verneder omdat ons, ons eie isues het en dan, en dan aanvaarding soek, sodat ons beter kan voel oor onsself. Sosiale

Hermie MAGIC and LOVE During sing-songs we chant, “We’ve found LOVE in a Hermies’ Place…and it always feels good, we just can’t deny.” We spoke last week about you being able to do ALL these wonderful things at school and achieving these great accomplishments, but without LOVE, they really don’t have substance and mean very little. Nou, ek wil eers begin deur vir julle te sê hoe ongelooflik TROTS ek was en is op julle! Wat ‘n naweek en wat ‘n week het ons nie gehad nie. Soos ek Vrydag by die Capping Ceremony gesê het: “My hart klop tjoklits en my beker loop oor!” I…have found LOVE in a Hermies’ place! Ek kan onomwonde verklaar dat ek absoluut geabsorbeer is en dronkgeslaan is deur die Hermie Magic and Hermie Love wat ek hier ervaar en beleef het. Die naweek was weereens ‘n bewys dat ek op die regte plek is en

His Creation James 1:17-18  17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.  Wow, his prized possession…that is like His favourite toy, His creation that He is the most proud of…so even when you have a bad day, you can look at yourself and think that our God looks at us and sees one of His prized possessions.   Wat doen ‘n mens waneer jy iets waardevol het…jy beskerm dit, jy gee dit al jou liefde en aandag. En as dit iets lewendigs is soos ‘n hondjie of plantjie, dan maak jy seker dit kry genoeg water en jy skep omstandighede om dit te laat floreer. So