On Friday, 20 September, Speech Day was held at Hilton College celebrating the success of their pupils for 2013. The Guest Speaker was Alistair Franklin, a Hilton Old Boy, who is Senior Counsel at the Johannesburg Bar. Alistair gave a wonderful address and reflected on his time at Hilton and what he thought was the Hilton ethos. It was a tremendous speech which was humorous as well as delivering a good message.
He commented on the qualities of courage, loyalty, determination, persistence and a "never give up" attitude were important in this day and that inspiration as opposed to being famous was important. "People will remember those who inspired them but necessarily those who were famous." He also made reference to attitude and that the correct attitude was important. Alistair said that old virtues were crucial and that the Hilton ethos remains as relevant today as ever. It was well received and once again Speech Day was special day in our calendar!
At Speech Day the Ross Osborn (Head of School) and Paul Harrison (Deputy Head of School) Scholarships were announced for 2014. Head of School 2014 – Tom Webber and Deputy Head of School 2014 – Jono Smithers
Pictured on th eleft is Alistair Franklin and below are Simon Purdon (Dep head school 2013) Mike Salgado (head of school 2013) Tom Webber (head of school 2014) Jono Smithers (Dep head of school 2014).
News and photographs supplied by Hilton College, KZN, South Africa.
