Visit to Fort Street by Dr Norman Hing (Fortian 1935)

Visit to Fort Street by Dr Norman Hing (Fortian 1935)

Juliette, Iain, members of the SRC and I were very pleased to welcome Dr Hing, his daughter Amanda and and friend Olav to the school last Friday.

Dr Hing will celebrate his 103rd birthday this March and wanted to visit to his ‘old’ school for a walk down memory lane. He reminisced as he remembered the familiar places, and was interested to see some of the not so familiar areas too. He was very happy to have his photo taken standing next to the Honour Boards. Dr Hing was Dux of the school in 1935, and was one of the few to achieve seven A grade passes in his Intermediate Certificate exam and was the recipient of the Killeen Memorial Scholarship. He can now prove to his grandchildren that he really did do as well as he told them he did at school.

He chatted with the SRC members and was delighted that they were all welcoming, intelligent, inquisitive and inclusive. He wished them, and all Fortians, success in their future endeavours and to strive to always uphold the Fort Street High School reputation.

Chris Egan – Archives