To serve or to be of service to others does not require skill or talent, but rather requires people putting their own needs aside and ultimately choosing to cater for needs of the community around them. Oftentimes the people that devote their time and lives to be of service to others are not acknowledged or validated for their efforts. From the groundstaff to the First Aiders and Sound and Lighting team, it is long overdue to give the people that have taken the role of being helping members of the Fourways community their due.
Head of Service, Jasmeka Moodley has emphasised the value and necessity in service, not only in our schools but also in our communities.
“I feel like it is very important for people to give back to the community as the fulfilment that service brings is truly unrivalled and there is just something about it that’s almost addictive,” she says. Jasmeka acknowledges that even though the acts of service are something that people choose to do out of the kindness of their hearts, there are often hardships when participating in said services like being part of sports and cultural activities.
“It’s definitely important for people to be acknowledged for their time that they put in to service as it can be quite taxing especially with school and the immense pressure it puts on us and I think it’s quite selfless for people to want to give back to the community and them making time to do so.”
We often don’t realise the significant roles played by those who work relentlessly in the shadows. Fourways High School would not have its legendary status without the helping hands of those who put their own needs and wants aside for the betterment of the people around them. On behalf of the Journalism committee, we’d like to recognise and thank the people that are of service to the Fourways community.