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St John’s College had 21 students performing at the Festival of Excellence in Dramatic Arts, and although there was no winner this year, all our participants were awarded Global Citizens awards.

Another Old Johannian has been uncovered at the Olympics. This time it’s Duncan Woods (OJ Hill 1995, Sixth Form 1996), who is in Tokyo as the Senior Women’s Assistant Coach and Mental Support Coach for the South African Men’s and Women’s Water Polo teams.

Welcome to the July edition of College Classifieds. College Classifieds is our digital publication that offers the St John's community the opportunity to advertise their wares and services with fellow Johannians.

Jake Hansell (UV Clarke) is a candidate referee for the Golden Lions Rugby Referees Society, officiating games on behalf of the Golden Lions. VITA chatted to him about his passion for the game.

"The old saying goes; ‘it never rains but it pours.’ This is a sentiment we can all relate to, given the current state of our nation," writes The Revd Fr Thapelo Masemola, Chaplain at St John's College

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St John’s College is proud to announce the superb results achieved by the College and Sixth Form students who participated in this year’s English Olympiad, written by almost 6 000 students across South Africa.

"These days it is difficult to find words to describe our feelings – we seem to have used them all up. The floundering for explanations and consolations since COVID-19 hit near the beginning of last year has accrued a vast agglomeration of perceptions and opinions – and not all of them are valuable or true," writes The Revd Dr Jeremy Jacobs

Roarke Olver (OJ Clayton 2013) has been selected to join the South African Men’s Water Polo side that heads for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in July.

Nick Rodda, Mathematics teacher and Head of Swimming at St John’s College, has been selected as part of the National Men’s Water Polo team heading to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Today, we celebrate #YouthDay and pay tribute to the students who marched on 16 June 1976, and the role that the youth has played in the liberation of South Africa.

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