SHASHE: The experience of the first day at a new school only comes once. It has its own peculiarities depending on individuals. I remember my first day at Shashe River Senior Secondary School very vividly. In those days, it was a unified secondary school with Form One to Form Five.
I was carrying two large suitcases which contained my clothing, beddings and other provisions. I had left my home town, Palapye, early so that I could reach my new school without any hassles. From the bus stop, I struggled with my baggage until I reached the school gate. A guard clad in khakhi uniform directed me to the boys' dormitories.
Coming from another unified school in Tswapong -Moeng College - I found the set-up at Shashe River Secondary School totally different. The boys' hostels were grass-thatched roundavels. Of course it was not as old as Moeng College, which produced some of the country's finest brains like former president Festus Mogae, former cabinet minister David Magang and current Finance Minister Baledzi Gaolathe.
