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Matriculants from 1970s
This page is still under construction and will be expanded to include more Jeppe Old Girls in due course.
  Professor Isabel Hofmeyr (1970)

What happens to stories when they travel? How do they change? How are they passed on from generation to generation? Why do these stories undergo metamorphosis? What are the socio-political and economic influences that cause stories to transform as they travel? How do stories mutate as they travel across continents and oceans?

These are just some of the fascinating questions that inspire Professor Isabel Hofmeyr from the School of Literature and Language Studies. Her passion for discovery has led her to become an award-winning writer, a leading academic and Wits University's newest A-rated researcher.

Isabel attended Jeppe High School for Girls where she matriculated in 1970. She enrolled for a B. Journ degree at Rhodes University and on completion worked in the United Kingdom for a year. On her return, she enrolled for an Honours degree in English at Wits University in 1976, followed by her Masters degree in 1977/8. She taught English for a year and worked in adult education before returning to London to complete another MA in African Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1984 she took up a post at Wits in the Department of African Literature and has been teaching and researching from first year to PhD level ever since.

(Source: http://web.wits.ac.za/NewsRoom/NewsItems/IsabelHofmeyr.html ) 
05 February 2008
 

Carolyn Steyn (1977)
 

Carolyn Steyn (nee Barkhuizen) matriculated in 1977. She was an active participant in school drama productions and in her matric year, took the lead role in the school’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan”. She was also a member of the school’s magazine committee.

 

Graduating with a BA (HONS) in Dramatic Art at Wits in 1981, Carolyn performed for P.A.C.T. Drama for 5 years. She then started working in radio, as Carolyn Barkhuizen, and became a familiar voice on Radio 5, as a newsreader and co-host of the weekend and breakfast show with Martin Locke. She moved to the USA for 10 years where she furthered her acting career, studying under Milton Katselas and Jeffrey Tambor with the likes of Anne Archer, Kate Hudson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tony Danza and Doris Roberts. She took part in many plays in Los Angeles and appeared in TV series such as “Melrose Place” and “Babylon 5”. She lived in London for 5 years and then returned to South Africa. In 2004 she was nominated as one of the “Most Exciting Women” by the Beverley Hills Sheet. She played Khapela's love interest, Barbara, in Generations for a while and currently co-hosts a show with Michael de Pinna on Radio Today. She has some exciting projects on the horizon. 
  Ivanka Acquisto (1977)

Ivanka Acquisto (nee Kosir) was born in South Africa to parents of Slovenian descent. She attended Jeppe Girls where she was very involved in the cultural life of the school through music (singing in the choir and playing the piano and guitar) and debating. She also participated in sports such as hockey and tennis and was an active member of the Students Christian Association. She matriculated in 1977. After completing her BA BEd, HDE (PG) at Wits, she began teaching at Germiston High, a co-ed government school. Since then she has experienced all types of schooling models i.e. co-ed, monastic and coordinate in both public and private schools. She is in her tenth year as Head of St Stithians Girls College, and still finds her role inspiring and exciting. She says “The opportunities to grow leadership are endless and I am never bored.” She is married and has two sons.
(Source: www.oldstithian.com)