Hoërskool Menlopark

Die Hoërskool Menlopark
Menlopark school crest
Location
Menlo Park Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Coordinates	25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E / 25.7646°S 28.2583°E / -25.7646; 28.2583Coordinates: 25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E / 25.7646°S 28.2583°E / -25.7646; 28.2583
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	Excelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values")
Founded	1963
School district	District 4
Authority	Gauteng Department of Education
Headmaster	Mr S Reynders
Staff	approx. 50 full-time
Gender	Mixed school
Enrolment	1,500 pupils
Language	Afrikaans
School colour(s)	Blue, white and red
Slogan	Excelsa Petamus
Song	Hou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou
Fight song	Ons Skool Sal Saamstaan
Nickname	"Parkies"
Newspaper	The quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig
Yearbook	Die Eggo
Website	www.menlopark.co.za

Die Hoërskool Menlopark (Menlo Park High School) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school located in Menlo Park, Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Some learners call themselves Parkies.

The school was established in 1963, starting with 12 class rooms and 372 learners in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8).

Menlopark's school crest was designed by South African artist, Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, who was a big fan of Menlopark. Her daughter, actress Jana Cilliers, was also a learner at Menlopark.

The meaning of the crest:

Menlopark's motto is Excelsa Petamus which is Latin for "We strive for the highest values".

The school's credo is Absolut Menlo.

The Student Representative Council (SRC) is called the "Parkieraad" which consists out of two learners (boy and girl) from every class. The council consists out of approximately 100 learners (50 boys and 50 girls).

Menlopark sports include:

Menlopark is the title holder of the Jacaranda Prestige Inter High Athletics Competition (A-league) champions and has won this title for the twelfth consecutive year. The girls' competition was won by the Menlopark girls 17 out of 18 times.

Menlopark is the title holder of the Swimming Inter High Competition (A-league) champions for the fifth consecutive year. Menlopark's swimming academy is part of Olympic gold medalist, Ryk Neethling's Players Academy. The school owns a 50m (Olympic size) heated swimming pool (one of only two schools in South Africa) on campus.

Menlopark has a soccer league called the Menlo Soccer League (MSL) where students of any age group in the school can apply to play in the league and compile their own teams. This was a student initiative that was established in 2006. (Logo: [2])

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