Record number of 8 graders enters at Lowveld

■ Jeff Jackson

Lowveld Academy in Hoedspruit welcomed a record number of 78 new grade 8 learners for 2023.

It took some determination and patience however from Lowveld’s leaders and its dedicated team of teachers, Suné Müller, Simoné Roux and Clarika Strydom to get the newcomers settled, and formally introduced to the establishment.

The orientation concert was given the theme of Cartoon Network. The stage was set for outstanding humour and characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, the Power Puff Girls, Power Rangers, Scooby and the Gang.

The storyline was about the characters who combined their forces against the well-known enemy of South Africa, namely loadshedding.

The new grade 8 learners have since settled well and don’t need much help from the establishment to show them around. van die Rooiskool se hekkiesspesialiste en hy het aan die 150m hekkies in die afdeling vir seuns O/12 deelgeneem.

Selepe, soos in die kwalifiseringsrondtes tot aanloop na die kampioenskappe, het alles in die stryd gewerp vir die voorste plek op die podium. Hy moes egter met die vyfdeplek in hierdie kompeterende wedloop tevrede wees.