Ocean View's Youth Day

Ocean View Secondary School is hosting a student lead and organised Youth Day event this Saturday.

The event will be held from 10am-4pm with full security. The second half of the event from 5pm-10pm is directed towards the high-schoolers and will be a 14 years and over. Pre-bought tickets are 30 rand, and tickets at the door are 40 rand. The theme is “glow in the dark,” so wear your white outfits!

Two grade 12 Ocean View students, Chemica and Kaylin, lead the effort to organise this event. Chemica is a RCL member and learned representative. Kaylin is prefect.  They joined forces to create a celebration of Youth Day because they wanted to provide a safe space for the community to come together. Through the first part of the event, Kaylin and Chemica said they wanted to focus on the small children and “giving them something to look up to.” 

Emma, Chemica, Kaylin, and Khusi at Bush Radio,

Much work went into putting together the event between the live performances and other acts, but Kaylin and Chemica said it was well worth it. Chemica said that she thought it was important to commemorate this important day with a safe space instead of a party. “We went through a time when it [the Ocean View community] wasn’t a safe zone,” Chemica said. She said as part of the event, she wanted to promote a space where neighbors can love one another. “And it’s getting there. It feels more united at the moment,” she said. 

Kaylin and Chemica being interviewed at Bush Radio.

The event is also a fundraiser for the Ocean View Secondary School. The money will go towards fixing parts of the school. “We would like some grass, man,” laughed Chemica. Kaylin said she would also love to see the funds going to buying more books and making the toilets more hygienic. The two young ladies were also joined in studio by DJ Galli, who will play at the event, Paul Franco, Chair of the Civic Association and Neighborhood Watch, and two of their mentors and teachers.

Come out and support.

Presented by Khusi Veto and Emma Derr.

--Emma Derr