RGHS Newsletter - 21st Oct 2011

Rustenburg Times Rustenburg High School for Girls, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch 7700 Tel: (021) 686-4066 / (021) 686-3683 / (021) 685-4710 Fax: (021) 686-7114;

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New Leaders 2011 / 2012

23 September 2011 Volume Three Issue Four From the desk of Miss Bekker: New Deputy Principal SGB By-Election

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From the desk of Mrs Schnetler: Uniform issues Absence from school

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Grade Twelve Service Awards

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Individual Achievers Lauren Denny Alyxe Rosenburg

Back row: Courtney Wallace, Clarisse Beeby, Katheine Werge, Nicola de Villiers, Tuscany Botha, Marzia Gertse, Leila Amien Second row: Laylaa Jacobs, PetrunĂŠ Beattie, Candice McConney, Kayla-Paige Raper, Magenta Graziani, Zukhanye Vetezo, Chryssa van der Merwe, Fatimah Khan Front row: Kate Houliston , Gladys Kisela, Neda Issacs, Chloe Kruger, Hannah-Rose Smith

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Matric Drama Final Performance

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Umfolozi Trail

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Music Department

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Sports News

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Art Flash

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Calendar and a thank-you

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Rustenburg: a school of excellence where girls are leading courageously, exploring their unique potential confidently and serving the world compassionately.

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From the desk of the Head, Miss Bekker APPOINTMENT OF SECOND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL (PASTORAL) It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Miss Gillian Blackshaw to the position of a second Deputy Principal (Pastoral), with effect from January 2012.

As Rustenburg develops and grows and as we continue to realise the vision of the school and encourage our pupils to fulfil their potential in the many spheres that Rustenburg offers, we need to ensure that we are able to sustain, grow and manage the areas we offer optimally.

Mrs Schnetler, who has been responsible for a number of portfolios as Senior Deputy, needs to be able to devote specific, dedicated and innovative time to fewer spheres of responsibility/shared responsibility.

This she will do by concentrating on areas involving the academic programme of the school and all it entails, and work with the respective staff involved in those areas.

Ms Blackshaw will concentrate on areas involving discipline, leadership and extra-mural activities, and will work with the respective staff involved in those areas.

RESULTS OF THE BY-ELECTION HELD 11 OCTOBER 2011 Our Governing Body by-election has now been completed. I wish to thank everyone for their interest and participation in the process. It gives me much pleasure to record that Lesley Shaw will be serving on the School Governing Body.

We look forward to the contribution that she will make to the governance of Rustenburg High School for Girls.

Help Required RGHS is seeking the assistance of an interested mother to run the school’s Recycling Department, with the help of the Earth Children Society.

Please contact Miss Bekker in this regard

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From the desk of the Deputy Head, Mrs Schnetler

UNIFORM LENGTH It has come to my attention that a large number of RGHS learners are wearing uniforms, both summer and winter, that are unacceptably short. Uniforms should not be shorter than 10 cm above the knee. It is embarrassing when girls’ underwear is revealed in the process of bending over or sitting, and especially when they are walking to and from school. If this applies to your daughter, please would you attend to the lengthening of her uniform.

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL At Rustenburg the safety of the girls is of paramount and for this reason we will be introducing a change to the absentee procedure from this term.

We have been concerned that there is sometimes a long delay between a girl being marked as absent and receiving confirmation of this fact from parents or guardian. It would be possible for a child to go missing en route from home to school and for an entire day to pass with the parent assuming that she was safe at school and the school assuming she was sick at home.

In the future, an SMS will be sent out from our SMSweb system to the registered parent of each child marked absent by 10am on each day.

If your child is indeed sick or missing school for some other legitimate reason, you need not respond, but if you expect her

to be at school, then please contact the school office immediately so that we can follow up on her.

There are many reasons that a child could be mistakenly marked as absent (e.g. being late for roll-call, meeting with a teacher during form class, etc) but we do want to make sure that everyone is accounted for every day.

To this end, we need to ask you to make sure that we have the most up-to-date cellphone number for your family stored in our SMSweb system at all times – this is the facility that regularly sends you notices and reminders.

Only one cellphone number per child is stored unless there are extraordinary circumstances involved. You can let us know of changes by contacting the front office or emailing info@rghs.org.za

GRADE TWELVE VALEDICTORY AND PRIZE-GIVING A very warm thank-you to the following mothers who helped set up and serve tea at our Valedictory Service last Thursday : Karen Clarke Muriel Hugo Antoinette Navarra Ronel Thompson A special thank you to Ursula Peall for the magnificent floral arrangements which decorated the Kemp Hall and foyer and to Mrs.Metaxia Carvounes and Prof.Nonhlanhla Khumalo for their generous donation towards the beautiful flowers.

The newly-elected prefects of Erinville House

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Grade Twelve Service Awards 2011 Afrikaans Society Paterson, Catherine Art and Design Kabat, Julia Shaikh, Sumayyah Tame, Jordan Audio Visual Team Eames, Catherine Mazetti Claassen, Cara Robertson, Lynn Blood Donor Clinic Carter, Charissa Dale, Kimberley Hermanus, Lushentha Marchant, Samantha Bon Appetit Adams, Yusrah April, Jamie Baguley, Nikki Bartnicke, Stephanie Davis, Callee Fredericks, Aneeqah Furlong, Maxine Heynes, Sasha Jantjies, Michaela Langton, Samantha McGregor, Tatum Orgill, Tayla Petersen, Nicole Powrie, Ruth Singh, Nehna Slaai, Miche van Blerk, Kayley Zondagh, Chloe Bug Boutique Buddle, Caitlin Lovegrove, Emma Miller, Bridget Nygaard, Kelsey Parker, Raheema

Bug Magazine Allie, Ameerah Schuster, Karen Cheerleading Bosman, Alexandra Fairfax, Jessica Prytz, Serryn Cultural Society Botha, Gina Mesthrie, Sapna Debating Society Allie, Ameerah Carvounes, Angeliki Collington-O'Malley, Tessa Kelly, Chelsea Mazetti Claassen, Cara Slingers, Gabi Earth Children Bosman, Alexandra Craig, Xena Olsen, Toni von Geusau, Alexa Vosloo, Christi Habitat for HumanityBarrett, Nicola Bennett, Kirsten Skead, Kimberly Helen Keller Society Adams, Yusrah Bannatyne, Emma Botha, Gina Davis, Callee Dutton, Zaynab Gordon, Kayley McGregor, Tatum Miller, Bridget Nygaard, Kelsey Olsen, Toni Parker, Raheema

Helen Keller Society Pienaar, Ingrid Robertson, Lynn Smith, Skye Steinhaus, Nicola Hindu Society Fredericks, Aneeqah Khan, Saar-rah Singh, Nehna Solomon, Roshaan Huis Luckhoff Lovegrove, Emma Ignition Bergman, Emma Davis, Sydney Schuster, Karen Interact Blackhurst, Kim Carvounes, Angeliki Kabat, Julia Miller, Bridget Robertson, Lynn Media Centre Monitress Doralingo, Merlyn Dutton, Zaynab Eames, Catherine Jiang, Junzhu Mentoor, Roxanne Mesthrie, Sapna Miller, BridgetMedia Parker, Raheema Peters, Michaela Rudner, Trinity Sanby, Roslyn Tame, Jordan Tobias, Toinette Muslim Student Association Paleker, Amierah

Muslim Student Association Terblanche, Maleekah PAWS Jiang, Junzhu Rudner, Trinity Peer Tutoring Jiang, Junzhu Kellerman, Darielle Llewellyn, Caitrin Solwa, Aneesa Tobias, Toinette Photographic Society Allie, Ameerah Carvounes, Angeliki Mazetti Claassen, Cara Paterson, Catherine Public Speaking Society Dunnell, Helen Retro Society Mazetti Claassen, Cara Olsen, Toni Skead, Kimberly Science Society Newdigate, Samantha Solwa, Aneesa Tuckshop Arendse, Chloe-Joy Cogill, Catherine Kruger, Shana-Lee McGregor, Tatum Mentoor, Roxanne Mtsi, Sibulele Mtwana, Linda Robertson, Lynn

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Individual Achievers at RGHS 58 000 learners from Southern Africa wrote the First Round of the SA Mathematics Olympiad including 186 from Rustenburg.

Of these, 104 proceeded to the Second Round. The Third Round is a whole new ball game with only the best 100 (approximately) taking part in each of the Senior and Junior sections. Three Rustenburg girls made that Third Round, two seniors Lauren Sanby (grade 12) and Lauren Denny (grade 10) and one junior, Rebecca Haines (grade 8). In a tough Third Round comprising just 5 questions in 4 hours, Lauren Denny, despite competing mainly against Grade 11 and 12’s achieved 9th Place and the award of a Silver Medal – an outstanding effort!

Well done, Lauren The school recently received the following letter from the Lesley Porter School of Dance

Well done, Alyxe

Dear Mrs Schnetler I thought it would be important to advise you of the wonderful achievement of one of your pupils, Alyxe Rosenberg in Grade 9.

Alyxe danced in the Western Cape Solo Latin dance championships this past weekend. She competed in the YOUTH section and walked away with the BRONZE MEDAL in her section.

This is quite an achievement as it was a rather large section.

We are extremely proud of Alyxe as this is not only a great achievement in itself, but it also qualifies her to compete in next year’s SA Championships in September which is taking place in Nelspuit.

Kind regards LESLEY PORTER

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Matric Drama Final Performance Examination On the evening of 11 October, the Matric Dramatic Arts students officially concluded their acting careers at Rustenburg when they performed for the very last time, in their respective final productions, before adjudicators from the Cape Academy of Dramatic Arts and the NSC Performance Examination board.

Theirs was an extra special achievement for they were part of the first ever group in the history of the school to have benefitted from studying Dramatic Arts as an examinable subject formally from Grade 8 through to Grade 12.

The class drew inspiration from their studies of Samuel Beckett’s Absurdist play “Waiting for Godot,” in which two vagabonds are conceptual personifications of the human condition. One represents all things cognitive and mental (the mind), while the other is more base and physical (the body).

From this emerged two original, workshop productions created by the girls themselves in response.

‘The Body’ cast (Tessa Collington-O’Malley, Bianca Ford, Hannah MacMillan, Tayla Orgill, Catherine Paterson, Lusa Seemann) considered how body image is so integrally linked to self-esteem and what happens when food is used either as an emotional reward or as a cruel punishment.

The girls’ home-baked scones were used as effective theatrical properties. These baked goods were flung, with wild (and crumbling) abandon, about the Drama Studio.

The official marks each of the actresses received remain confidential, however the examiners did express absolute delight with both productions and congratulated the 2011 Matric Dramatic Arts candidates on maintaining the standard of excellence which has come to be associated with the department.

‘The Mind’ cast (Nikki Baguley, Georgia Carstens, Helen Dunnell, Lauren Jankielsohn, Amy Walton, Tamsyn Wilson) explored how easily Mr A Skelly mental fracture can occur, ranging from fullblown dementia to minor yet debilitating paranoia.

They used unique ideophones and phonic devices to add dimensions to what was a haunting performance.

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Umfolozi trail, Natal, 29 September to 4 October Fourteen grade 11 girls were accompanied by The guides are from the Wilderness LeaderMiss Meyer and Mr Murison on the 5-day trail in ship School, which is based in Natal and was founded by Dr Ian Player a number of decades ago. They taught us about the animals and plants that we saw, as well as the history of the Zulu people in the area.

the wilderness area of the Umfolozi Reserve.

Only 500 people per year are allowed into this area, in order to preserve its natural state. It was a privilege to be able to experience the

beautiful wilderness and to view wild animals with no fences separating us from them.

We were split into two groups of seven girls, a teacher and two guides each. We carried all that we needed in our backpacks, including a delicious variety of meals, rain covers, pots, a kettle, a bare minimum of cutlery, sleeping bag and roll-up mattress, a few items of clothing, and of course, “Doug�, the spade.

We left nothing behind and the guides took great care to remove all traces of our campsites when we moved on.

We were privileged to view numerous animals at close range. These included white rhino, a black rhino, elephants, lions, hyenas, buffalo, wildebeest, impala, warthogs, giraffes, baboons, vultures and others.

Miss M Meyer

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Music Department News

ABRSM PRACTICAL MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS – SEPTEMBER 2011 We have had an outstanding set of results for the recent ABRSM practical examinations.

Congratulations to all our successful candidates and their dedicated teachers. Special congratulations to our Grade 7 & 8 entrants.

DISTINCTION (87-100%) Emma Bergh Saxophone Grade 1 Kirsten Buchanan Piano Grade 3 Lauren Denny Flute Grade 8 ** Megan Frost Clarinet Grade 4 Gladys Kisela Saxophone Grade 8 ** Shannon Lorimor Saxophone Grade 1 Samantha McCrindle Piano Grade 5 Sandisiwe Mdoda Flute Grade 1 Alexandra Mould Piano Grade 7 * Anja Mühr Piano Grade 7 * Riancha Schoombie Clarinet Grade 1 Ashton Sims Clarinet Grade 1 Michelle Winter Saxophone Grade 1

MERIT (80-86%) Kauthar Firfirey Flute Grade 2 Do Yeou Ku Flute Grade 5 Annemieka Lourens Piano Grade 2 Azraa Parker Saxophone Grade 5 Kirsten Pienaar Clarinet Grade 3 Riancha Schoombie Piano Grade 5 PASS (67-79%) Ayanda Josie-Perez Clarinet Grade 3 Lindiwe Le Brasseur Piano Grade 4 Raeesa Mathews Flute Grade 1 Sibulele Mtsi Saxophone Grade 5 Christine Monteverdi Piano Grade 8 ** Terusha Navsaria Piano Grade 5 Nuraan Salie Clarinet Grade 5 Hye-In Shin Violin Grade 7 * Anastasia Stergiou Flute Grade 2 Kate Vlok Saxophone Grade 6 EMS

NATIONAL ENSEMBLE COMPETITION Congratulations to our three Ensembles (Berocca G, the Jazz Combo & the String Quartet) who participated in this gruelling event on 23 and 24 September in the Fismer Hall, Stellenbosch University (we emerged through the gates of RGHS in the early hours of Sunday 25 September, tired, but elated from our exciting adventure).

Our 3 Ensembles played excellently, but the competition was tough and the prizes were few.

We are pleased to report, though, that our Jazz Combo received a 3rd Prize of R2000.

Congratulations to Gladys Kisela, Amy Walton, Yohan Chun, Cheryl Muchapondwa and Nicola Cathcart! What an achievement, and thanks to Ms Miller for all the advice and nurturing of the combo.

RGHS received special mention for submitting not 1 but 3 ensembles and the following foreword was printed in the programme, written by the Convenor of the Judges, Magda de Vries, which sums up the benefits of participation in these ensembles: `Chamber music is such an exciting and integral part of any musician’s life. Not only do you develop your skills as a team player, but you also learn one of the most important musical lessons – the importance and art of listening.

Working in an ensemble sparks creativity and creates the opportunity to collaborate with musicians across the various musical styles.’

EMS

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Music Department News `RAISE THE ROOF’ HYMN FESTIVAL The members of the RGHS & RBHS Chamber Choirs, Cathedral Choirs, various professional brass and percussion players and organist Mark Mitchell performed in an inspiring Hymn Festival organised by the Cathedral’s Director of Music, David Orr, on Sunday afternoon 16 October.

The concert formed part of a series of `Raise the Roof’ concerts in aid of repairs to the disintegrating roof of St Georges Cathedral.

We asked some of our choir members to comment on the concert: ‘Very good choice of music. Two wonderful solos [Michael Lawrenson of RBHS on oboe in an Albinoni Concerto and our very own Alexandra Mould on recorder in a superb performance of the g minor Fantasia by Telemann]. The last hymn `Siyahamba’ really captured the joy of celebration and was the perfect end to a wonderful concert. Everyone left with a smile on their faces.’

Terusha Navsaria `Very good music. Loved the oboe! Enjoyed it very much, particularly with the organ accompaniment. It was wonderful to do the Kyrie and

Benedictus from the Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace again. Loved it! ‘ Ashleigh Curtis `It was truly amazing to hear the sound of that powerful organ echoing through the church, along with our voices. To sing such music in such a beautiful setting was an overwhelming experience. Truly beautiful.’

Courtney Wallace `I think the choice of Benedictus and Kyrie was a very good one, as we enjoyed singing it, and it gave the audience goosebumps when they heard it.’

Joycelyn Foster The choirs also sang an arrangement by Ward Swingle of the Air from JS Bach’s Orchestral Suite no 3 with Cheryl Muchapondwa on percussion and Emma Ferrett of Westerford on double bass.

Congratulations, too, to Amy Walton who sang the solo in the Kyrie so beautifully. It was truly a memorable occasion. As a `young’ Old Girl remarked after the concert, she felt proud to have been a member of the RGHS Chamber Choir.

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Music Department News MUSIC AWARDS DINNER What a splendid occasion, so creatively decorated by our Subject Music Grade 8s and Ms Gordon’s endless enthusiasm, with a splendiferous meal created by the RGHS Bon Appetit catering club under the expert supervision of Mesdames Marshall, with the table arrangements so imaginatively designed by Mrs Mallon, a stunning flower arrangement from Mrs Pead, the mammoth administrative task dealt with so expertly by Mrs Hoffmann, and the Hall arrangements managed superbly by Mr Nicholas and his team.

Our guest speaker, choreographer, dancer, singer Duane Alexander was to die for, giving important advice to all who wish to go into the performing business `hard work, dedication and PASSION.’ Congratulations to our award winners. We include the full list of awards , and the names of the new and past Heads and Deputies of the various ensembles and choirs: Outgoing & New Leaders/Deputies GENERAL CHOIR Tatum McGregor (Head) Camagu Mayosi (Deputy) Simbongile Ndliangisa (new Head) Zukhanye Vetezo (new Deputy) CHAMBER CHOIR Hannah MacMillan (Head) Amy Walton (Deputy) Lauren Davis (new Head) Grace Thomson (new Deputy) BEROCCA G Sara Lambert & Ingrid Pienaar (joint Heads) New Head still to be chosen

ORCHESTRA Ingrid Pienaar (Head) Sara Lambert (Deputy) Lynne Donson (new Head) Yohan Chun (new Deputy) STRING ENSEMBLE Helen Dunnell (Head) Christine Monteverdi (new Head) JAZZ BAND Carolyn Ryder (Head) Megan Hand (Deputy) Gladys Kisela (new Head) Yohan Chun (new Deputy) WIND BAND Karen Schuster (Head) Carolyn Ryder (Deputy) Cheryl Muchapondwa (new Head) Grace Thomson (new Deputy) MUSIC SOCIETY COMMITTEE Carolyn Ryder (Head) Ingrid Pienaar (Deputy) Lynne Donson (new Head) Lauren Davis (new Deputy)

KEYBOARD ENSEMBLE Chloe-Joy Arendse (Head) Alexa Bessinger (new Head) Fraiche-Rosee Baloubeta (new Deputy)

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Music Department News TEAM AWARDS Jenna Adams Yusrah Adams Kayla Albertyn Chloe-Joy Arendse

Choir Tracey-Ann Arendse Alexa Bessinger Keshia Chapman Nicola Cilliers Kim Cranfield Michelle Dandara Callee Davis Tara Dunlop Helen Dunnell Catherine Eames Ashleigh Forster Maxine Furlong Kayley Gordon YeJin Hur Kirsten Jaftha Sakeenah Kerbelker Sol-Jee Kim Shana-Lee Kruger Doyeou Ku Samantha Langton Hannah MacMillan Choir Kim Mann Adrienne Marais Choir Tatum McGregor Mosa Moloto Cheryl Muchapondwa

Terusha Navsaria

Wind Band re-award General Choir General Choir Keyboard Ensemble Music Society re-award Chamber General Choir String Ensemble Chamber Choir General Choir General Choir Chamber Choir General Choir re-award General Choir General Choir re-award Orchestra String Ensemble General Choir Flute Ensemble Wind Band General Choir re-award General Choir General Choir General Choir Chamber Choir Orchestra Wind Band re-award General Choir Flute Ensemble General Choir re-award Chamber re-award General Choir re-award Chamber re-award General Choir String Ensemble Jazz Band Keyboard Ensemble re-awards Chamber Choir / Wind Band Chamber Choir

Sibongile Ndlangisa Rebecca Norris Lynn Robertson Carolyn Ryder

re-award General Choir General Choir re-award General Choir Chamber Choir Jazz Band Music Society Wind Band Nuraan Salie General Choir Wind Band Ana Sango re-award General Choir Nabeelah Shaboodien re-award General Choir Courtney Wallace re-award Chamber Choir Ashlynn Wessels General Choir Jennifer Yi-Shin Yuan General Choir

MERIT AWARDS Several awards are still to be made pending the Trinity Guild practical examination results Lauren Denny Joo-Young Kim Sibulele Mtsi Karen Schuster Kate Vlok Rania Davids

HALF COLOURS Lynne Donson Amy Walton

new award new award

FULL COLOURS Yohan Chun re-award Gladys Kisela re-award Sara Lambert re-award Alexandra Mould re-award Ingrid Pienaar re-award Lauren Sanby re-award Roslyn Sanby re-award Hye In Shin new award

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October Sports News INDOOR HOCKEY Congratulations to Natalie Luyt (u18) and Candice Uys (U15) who have been included in the Peninsula Sharks Indoor Hockey Team.

They will be taking part in the PSI Nationals in December.

WP WATER POLO Congratulations to the following girls who have been included in the Western Province water polo teams.

They will be participating in the South African Schools tournament in December, which takes place in Cape Town U13B: Rebekah Perren U14B: Tanur Faber U15B: Rebecca Parsons Iman Allie U19B: Alexa von Geusau, Candice Barnes Kelsey Holmes U19A: Nicola Barrett

RESULTS Touch Rugby: Friday 14 October RGHS 1st team beat Harold Cressy 2nd team 10-0 RGHS 2nd team beat Harold Cressy 2nd team 8-1 RGHS 3rd team to Harold Cressy 1st team 1-2 Water Polo Friday 14 October vs Bloemhof 1st won 8 – 5 U16A won 6 – 5 U16B lost 1 -9

Individual Achievements CANDICE UYS Candice is the South African Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion for Level 7. She won the bronze medal for Free Dance, and Gold for Rope, Ball and Ribbon which gave her Gold overall . Her rope group also came third and received a bronze medal.

NATALIE LUYT Natalie competed in the SA Gymnastics Games during the holidays and won a silver medal on the floor (Girls Level 8, 18 and under).

Participate in the Landmarks Half Marathon or 6km fun run / walk and win money for your school.

Sunday 6 November at 06h45 Start and finish: Western Province Cricket Club Entry fee for learners: R10 (Adults R15) Entry and indemnity form to be filled in and handed in at the school sports office

by Friday 28 October at the latest. No late school entries.

Cash prizes for the school with the most participants.

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Calendar Friday 21

Trinity Guildhall practical examinations Grade 11 Art & Design Exhibition goes up (Thomson Hall) Concert at Huis Luckhoff (Chamber Choir and Orchestra) 14:30 New Prefects’ Leadership Seminar

Saturday 22

New Prefects’ Leadership Seminar Grade 10 German Olympiad 09:00 – 11:00

Sunday 23

New Prefects’ Leadership Seminar

Monday 24

Grade 12 NSC Examinations commence

Tuesday 25

Grade 10 Art & Design Exhibition goes up (Thomson Hall)

Friday 28

Blood Donor Clinic Art & Design Exhibition taken down by end of day Boarders weekend out Boarders weekend out

Saturday 29 Sunday 30 Monday 31

Boarders weekend out String Concert rehearsal (Charlie’s Hope) 14:00 – 17:00 Assembly: Grades 8+9 complete Participation/Leadership forms and vote for Citizenship awards (form classrooms) Assembly: Grades 10+11 voting for House Captains (House venues) Grade 8 to 11 Music practical examinations commence

Wednesday 02

NOVEMBER 2011 String Concert (Charlie’s Hope) 19:30

Thursday 03

Assembly: Grades 10 and 11 voting for Cockram and Michell Cups

Friday 04

School sport ends Grade 8 NS outing to Cape Point

Best Wishes go to our Hindu families who will be celebrating Diwali MDZANADA ANIMAL CLINIC – KHAYELITSHA Last term I appealed to the school for the donation of bric-a-brac, Kitchen utensils, old garage or garden equipment and second hand clothes. The generosity and response of pupils, parents and staff has been overwhelming. The donated items are sold in a second hand shop on the site of the Mdzanada Animal Clinic. The money generated goes towards the cost of animal treatment and strerilising of dogs and cats.

The clinic is in a high density, low income area of Khayelitsha when there are numerous loved and cherished dogs and cats belonging to owners who can not afford veterinary fees, farm stock (cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses) and unfortunately many stray neglected and abused animals.

I would like to offer my deepest gratitude and thanks to all who responded in such a caring sympathetic manner to my appeal. The collections ongoing and we, at the Mdzanada Animal Clinic, remain grateful for the donation of unwanted items that may be cluttering up your house. Clothes and shoes that children have outgrown and items that you consider as junk (frying pans with bent handles, pots without lids, old curtains, toys etc.) are all saleable. The residents in the area benefit by buying things they may normally not afford, you benefit by getting rid of unnecessary clutter and animals benefit from the money generated.

Mr Martin Altern