WYNBERG GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL

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FEBRUARY 2014

Wynberg Girls’ High School shone at this ceremony: Wynberg was joint first in Circuit 2 - the school with the highest % of learners achieving a Bachelors' pass and a 100% pass rate. Lauren Gildenhuys, 2013 Head of School, invited to speak on behalf of the Class of 2013, spoke eloquently of the key realisations she had reflected on since leaving school. She spoke of the privilege of attending an extraordinary school and challenged her fellow matriculants to “Pay it Forward” by helping others to achieve their goals. She spoke of always being grateful to the people who support one along one's path – parents, teachers, principals, fellow learners and district officials. She also spoke of the pressure on academically talented learners to follow certain career paths, and encouraged her peers to take a career path which excited them and to ultimately become better contributors to society and South Africa. Awards were then presented to individual learners for their outstanding achievements in the 2013 National Senior Certificate examinations, and once again, Wynberg dominated! The 5 Top learners in Circuit 2 all came from WGHS: Lauren Gildenhuys 1st, Kate Bell 2nd, Lauren Mitchell 3rd, Carla Phillips 4th and Ruqaya Gabier 5th. Jessica Bothma, a deaf learner who completed her high school years at Wynberg, was awarded a certificate recognising her perseverance in overcoming barriers and achieving a matric with 3 distinctions. The Ceremony culminated in the announcement of the Top Twenty learners in the district, eight of whom were Wynberg girls: Lauren Gildenhuys 1st, Kate Bell 2nd, Lauren Mitchell 4th, Carla Phillips 6th, Ruqaya Gabier 7th, Lindsay Powell 10th, Jessica Hawkridge 13th and Anna Jacobs 15th. We are exceptionally proud of all of our 2013 Matrics and wish them well as they begin their tertiary studies.

METRO SOUTH

MATRIC 2013 AWARDS

WELCOME TO WYNBERG.

We welcome new teacher intern, Mrs Dominique Fraser, onto the WGHS staff. She will be involved in the teaching of Life Sciences and Natural Science. We wish her a happy and productive year at Wynberg.

We welcome new Receptionist, Marileen Smith. Mrs Smith is already hard at work in the front office. We wish her a long and happy stay at Wynberg.

Dear Parents

This last month has been devoted largely to marketing our school to prospective learners for 2015. It has made me reflect, again, on how easy it is to “sell” our school. Visitors often inform us that we present the best Open Day in the area and this is a result of the hard work that your daughters and our educators put into this day and their lives here. I continually tell the girls that they are the marketing team, and comments from visitors always include the neat, groomed appearance of the girls and their courtesy. The girls who play musical instruments around the school and show learners what happens in the classrooms all contribute to this positive impression. The showcasing of the Cultural Pillar through the Roadshow makes a great impact on the new learners looking for their “ideal” school and many can be heard whispering to their parents that they would like to be part of these activities. Other comments from visitors highlight our girls' knowledge of their school, their passion for Wynberg and the confidence with which they lead the tour groups.

I have also visited some of the junior schools in the area and always take some of the current learners with me to invite the Grade 7's to visit Wynberg on the Open days. I am so proud of the way in which these learners conduct themselves, speak to the junior school girls and answer impromptu questions.

When you combine this marketing collaboration of learners, educators and administrative staff with the tireless work of the support staff and maintenance team to create a beautiful environment for us to work in and study, you realise how fortunate we are to have made Wynberg our home.

We are excited about the future of our school and hope that you will be part of the team which leads the school into the next phase as we decide on our priorities for the next few years and the use of invested capital to improve our school.

Please look out for further information, next term, about a meeting for parents on 16 April at 19:30. The School Governing Body, together with the School Management Team, will lead this discussion to make important decisions about our school. We hope that you will diarise this event and come and take part in the discussion.

Thank you for your contribution to Wynberg – we know that you, too, are a part of our marketing team in the community.

Warm regardsShirley Harding

COLOURS UPDATE

JAZZ BAND SLAMS

AT THE WATERFRONT!

On Friday 21 February, our Jazz Band competed in the Interschools Band Slam Competition hosted at the V & A Waterfront. This was well supported by Wynberg girls and staff who cheered and showed tremendous pride in our school. Under the leadership of Ms Dayna Pearce, the band put together an entirely new half hour set in the space of 4 weeks, almost unheard of at school level. The members include: Michelle Langeveld, Dominique Jacobs, Carryn Joseph, Beth Petersen, Layla Omar, Ashleigh Dreyer, Ra’eesah Dalvie, Jamie-Lee Benjamin, Monique Harrison, Anais Van Vuuren, Isabelle Hayes, Elsa Nel, Hong Ju Nam, Michaela Jacobs, Carla Stokes, Anastasia Solomons, Nadine Eddy, Saskia De Villiers, Emma Martin and Caitlin Johnson. Singers: Yeukai Chamba, Georgia Bailey, Cara Clayton, Robyn Williams and Ashleigh Dreyer.

Tamar Kendon (left) has been awarded Academic Full colours; Natalie Winter (centre)has been awarded Music Full colours;

The 4th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) was held in Cape Town recently. It is the only event of its kind in Africa and attracts top dancers from around the World. The competition has been hailed by dance enthusiasts as one of the most exciting events on the SA dance calendar, showcasing breathtaking athletic abilities and technical prowess. This year, a Scholar group was included which enabled Dance studies students, Zhenya Pietersen and Mikayla Isaacs, to enter and be selected to take part. The 48 participants were from Switzerland, Cuba, South Korea, Japan, Brazil, China and includes the biggest number of South African entrants to date. The Sunday Gala show at Artscape showcased the SAIBC 2014 winners and top dancers from the National Ballet School of Cuba, and the Young Korean Ballet Stars from South Korea. WGHS Dance teacher, Carol Shapiro-Dodds, was lucky enough to attend several sessions and had this to say: “I want to go to China to pick up tips on how they train such outstanding dancers!” The highlight for her was the exceptionally high standard of performance, and the technical strength and the sincerity and professionalism with which all of the dancers performed. She has no doubt that the experience and inspiration gained by Zhenya and Mikayla is immeasurable!

INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION

Mikayla is in centre & Zhenya on the right

GRADE 12 EVENING

On 19 February, the Grade 12s and their parents attended an evening designed to prepare them fully for their final year at school. Mr Saayman, Grade 12 Head, welcomed everyone to the information evening. Deidre Schultz and Jehan Chikte from the Wynberg Old Girls Union reminded them that even though they would finish school this year, they would never truly leave the Wynberg Family. Guest speaker, Jamie Bassett, Head of School in 2008 and now a Grade 7 teacher at Wynberg Girls' Junior School, spoke about time management. Finally there was a question and answer session where Mrs McEwen and Mrs Harding dealt with concerns ranging from the Matric Dance, to handling stress and the homework load. Overall the evening left matrics feeling inspired for the year ahead.

and Ashleigh Dreyer (right) has been awarded Music Half colours.

The Jazz Band in their new, very zhuzh, black and white outfits.

From top right: Cara Clayton, Ms Dayna Pearce, Beth Petersen,

Robyn Williams, Carla Stokes.

Caitlin Johnson, Rachel Tosh, Saskia de Villiers

DA VINCI EXHIBITION

On Tuesday, 4 February, 12 WGHS teachers, representing the Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy and Physical Science departments, visited the “Da Vinci – The Genius” exhibition at the V & A Waterfront. The exhibition is touring the world and we were privileged to be able to visit it in Cape Town. While many people think of Leonardo Da Vinci as an artist, he was also an inventor, a scientist, an architect, and an engineer and the exhibition covered these areas of his work. While all of us were impressed by the life-size HD recreation of the Last Supper and the extensive section focusing on the secrets of the Mona Lisa, each of us found

1st Kirsten, 2nd Silverlea, 3rd Constantia, 4th Apsley,5th Copenhagen, 6th Waterloo, 7th Wellesley, 8th Cavanagh

Nearly a third of the school have entered into the spirit of the Silverlea challenge, and entered the World Knowledge Olympiad.

WORLD KNOWLEDGE CHALLENGE

On 18 February, an excited bunch of Grade 7s and their parents filed into the Aileen Currie Hall to get a taste of life at our beautiful school. Guests entering the hall were entertained by the Jazz Band. After this, the drama girls performed, followed by the choir, a dance choreographed by Jenna Roll, the Vocal Ensemble and Triplet - a band made up of three Wynberg girls. Mrs Harding then addressed parents about the importance of finding the right school, explaining what Wynberg in particular has to offer. Then, while the Marimba Society played in the Wellington Quad, everyone split into groups to go on tours around the school led by the School Council, Matric Leaders and members of the RCL.

OPEN DAY @ WGHS

Aplsey 1stConstantia 2nd tieCopenhagen 2nd tieKirsten 2nd tie

Waterloo 5thCavanagh 6thSilverlea 7thWellesley 8th

1st Chloe van Niekerk Copenhagen 10 83%2nd Jenna Roll Apsley 12 81%3rd Jennifer Ely Waterloo 9 78%3rd Elizabeth Nel Kirsten 12 78%

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST 1

NAME HOUSE GRADE %

areas of particular interest. teachers marveled at the flying machines and the first concepts of a car. There was much to see that touched on our other teaching subjects – from Natural Science and Geography to Art and Italian! The exhibition was a wonderful way to spend two hours and a good reminder that we as teachers need to make time to enjoy our subjects.

For Maths teachers there was the depth of the mathematical detail in the Vitruvian Man while the Science

DEBATING

Jordan King, Mr Colin Besaans Ms L Wills, Thandeka Chakanyuka, Natasha Young, Lisa Abrahams, Thakiyah Ryklief

(Coach),

The Senior Debating team visited Springfield Convent on Monday 24 February to debate the motion 'This House Would open NSFAS funding to private tertiary institutes'. The two teams met last at the 2011 Rotary Debating League finals where Springfield won the day, so it was a very proud moment for the team when this time they came out on top against their rival school. Both sides debated very well and were given excellent feedback from the adjudicators.

STAFF LEARN CPR

Ms E Hill, Ms M Solms, Ms J Kunze, Mr P Bodenstein, Mrs N Nel, Mrs A Coetzee, Ms S Ferguson-Brown, Ms L Wills and Mrs I de Waal.

Inviting new MSA members to a braai at the pool is an annual tradition and this year was no different. We gathered under the pergola in the pool area, everyone squishing together for protection from the sun. After a few ice-breakers where we learned things about each other, the fires were perfect and girls gathered around to braai. The scorching sun and hot fire made swimming very pleasant! Girls plunged in - Ms Moerat included! All in all, the afternoon was a great success. It was a relaxed, warm start to the busy year planned for the WGHS

MSA POOL BRAAI

Some staff recently went on a CPR course to comply with Health and Safety regulations and to make sure that ourgirls are in good hands at all times, in particular after schoolat extracurricular activities.

Valentine's Day at Wynberg has always been quite a big deal. This year, it was the School Council's first chance to host an Assembly and they took full advantage of it by using it as an opportunity to make complete and utter fools of themselves by holding the first ever #wynbergpride Music Awards. Cupido Valentino (Georgia Bailey - Head of School) hosted the event.

VALENTINE’S DAY

Yeukai Chamba (RCL Head) & Georgia Bailey (Head of School) with the coveted roses.

The four categories were: Break Up Songs, Hit Singles, Cupidly Confused and Lovestruck. The School Council had split into 4 groups, each of which created 4 videos for each category. These resulted in some pretty hilarious footage. The winning artists for each category were: Break Up Songs - Someone Like You - played by Leandre Kleynhans. Hit Singles - Ridin' Solo played by Yeukai Chamba. Cupidly Confused - How To Love played by Lisa Abrahams. Lovestruck - Baby played by Robyn Schippers. There were then some special awards. For the 'Best Song Ever' Award, the One Directionettes won for 'What Makes You Beautiful'. The 'Best Female Group' went to the Spice Girls for 'Wannabe'. The last category was a spoof of the song 'Dumb Ways To Die' written by Head of Culture Rachel Suttle, called 'Dumb Ways To Dump'.After all this excitement, the girls were sent off to collect their roses sent by other schools. A very enjoyable Valentine's Day was had by all.

Pick n Pay, in association with

Pinkdrive, host the annual Pick n

Pay Women's Walks. These nation-

wide 5km walks raise funds for free

breast cancer screenings, health

advice and cancer education for

those living without medical aid in

poorer communities. A few staff

members attended the walk in

Durbanville to show their support.

WYNBERG WOMEN WALK WITH PICK n PAY

Ms L Opperman, Ms M Edwards,Ms P Orpen, Mrs S Harding & Mrs P

McEwen strutting their stuff!

GRADE 11s WOW WITH ECLAIRS!

A Stott, A Strybis, E Williams & S Lopes-Stuart

MAKING A FILM DOCUMENTARY

On 3 February, the Grade 11s attended a lecture by Lynne Childs on the making of documentaries. Mrs Childs was assisted by her husband and by Daniel Manners (Mrs Manners’ son) and together, they entertained us and taught the Grade 11s a great deal about making documentaries - including completing sufficient research, always respecting one's subjects, and the fact that all documentaries should have a story. It was, indeed, a privilege to have someone of Mrs Childs' calibre giving up her valuable time to address the Grade 11s this year.

CAREER EVENING

One of the most stressful decisions for a school student to make is what they want to do after school. There are the lucky few who know right from the start which path is the right one for them, but then there are those who remain

uncertain up until the very last minute, and beyond! On 24 February, WBHS hosted a Careers Evening to market some of the many available opportunities. The WBHS hall was filled with loud chatter and excited conversation over career choices. “What do I want to study? Where? For how long do? Do I even want to study?

And if not, what do I want to do?”. For younger grades, it was about looking at what they should be aiming at, but for Matrics it was more serious. The deadlines for applications are looming and informed decisions need to be made. This very worthwhile evening helped many students to make them.

The Valentine’s Dinner is a regular hostel event, planned by the Grade 11s. Mouth-watering food and pumping music: the girls danced their socks off! Later the Grade 11s surprised everyone

with lanterns and sparklers. The evening ended with the movie, “I Hate Valentine’s Day”! Not the case in Waterloo House!

HOSTEL VALENTINES

PCs TO ST PAULS’

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Wynberg donated several old computers to St Pauls’ Primary School in the Bo-Kaap. They were delight-ed to receive them.

CAPSTONE CAMP

Capstone campers spent at Rocklands campsite in Simon’s Town to celebrate the one who made the ultimate gesture of love: Jesus Christ. The theme for the camp was ”In the Wild”, the purpose being to encourage students to celebrate God freeing them from the cages of the world. There was much fun to be had over the weekend, including diving for the ‘key to freedom’, memory verses and wild warcry competitions. The worship sessions led by the band featuring musicians from churches all over Cape Town were the highlights. Invariably this led to dancing to ‘the monkey’, an excessively athletic and fun dance routine. Darren, the guest speaker, ran sessions on the importance of recognizing the freedoms we have been given, and we were given practical spiritual advice to apply to everyday situations. Glenn and Vicky Cook from The People’s Church also joined in on the wild action and facilitated

the Valentine’s weekend

Some of the girls who were at the Capstone camp.P Mzalisi, D Mac Arthur, K Ducroq, S Mtegha, T Kendon, S Wiegand, D Munro, A Fagan,

J Gordon, N Winter, J Leverzencie, C Dykes, A McMinn, T Findlay, C MillerA Southern, L Abrahams, P Buchanan, K Wannenburgh, Z Wichman, S Neethling

Standing:

Seated:

discussions on how to build strong relationships with those around us as we grow spiritually. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this weekend away.

INTERACT NEWS

Interacters had an early start to their Saturday morning as they gathered at Pagasvlei Road, Constantia to serve at one of the water tables for a local running club’s 8km run.

Interacters iced and decorated delicious pink and red cupcakes during the meeting on Monday 10 February, ready to be sold during break on Tuesday. This was partly to spread the Valentine's Day excitement throughout the school and partly to raise money for service-orientated projects.

On 22 February, eager members of the Interact society joined Wynberg Rotaract and various schools from the Wynberg District at Constantia Primary School to give under-privileged children a day fun. Children had their face painted, bobbed for apples, won prizes or expressed their creative side. WGHS Interacters held an 'Art Jam' stall where kids splash painted or created masterpieces. They also threw soapy sponges at a 'sunflower face' to win sweets. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Offering water and coke, Interacters cheered the runners on with words of encouragement and some of Wynberg’s spirit-building songs. The runners loved it!

3 February Bellville Stadium:Wynberg was competing in the C section, and not having WBHS to combine with, could have put us at a bit of a disadvantage. However, from the word go, our athletes dominated on the track. In the 100m: U14s Sara Van Zyl and Taylor Fisher came 1st and 2nd, and U15s Brooke Jacobs and Carrie Schaller also came 1st and 2nd. U17 hurdlers, Viktoria Ehm and Catherine Nothling came 1st and 3rd and U19 Susanna Purisiol came 3rd. Our athletes were determined to do well, and captain, Berzilee Pipes, lead by example. Our U14s produced excellent results, winning 7 Gold medals and 5 Silver. The U14 athlete of the day was Lara Johnson, with her outstanding results, winning the 100m in 13.38sec and winning the 200m in 26.10sec. Our under 15s had a proud total of 7 Gold Medals and 7 Silver. The U15 athlete of the day was Jessica Stephens who won the 100m, the high jump and the long jump. The U17s did even better with 9 Gold Medals, 6 Silver medals and 1 bronze. There were two U17 athletes for the day: Lauren Jonathan won the 1500m and the 3000m, and was 1st in the triple jump; Viktoria Ehm won the 100m hurdles, the 400m hurdles, and was 1st in the long jump. The U19s also did well winning 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 bronze medals. Berzilee Pipes was U19 athlete of the day because she won the 100m and 200m and led the U19 relay team to victory. When the scores were added, WGHS had made history by winning the meeting - 40 points more than the second placed school. This is a first for Wynberg - WELL DONE, girls!

ATHLETICS INDOOR HOCKEY

Wynberg 2nds vs Reddam 1sts: Wynberg won 2-1This game was an evenly contested affair. Reddam scored first from deflection. Chelsea Manoek was on target with a well-timed flick to even the scores. This was followed by a goal from Berzilee Pipes. The team held on against relentless attacks to win their first game of the season! Wynberg 2nds vs Herschel 2nds: Wynberg lost 0-7A disappointing result from a team that has more potential than this result reflects.Wynberg 2nd vs St Cyprians 2nd: Wynberg won 2-1An exciting game in which the Wynberg players connected great passes and applied pressure throughout the game. Captain, Cara Geere, provided excellent ball to the strikers on attack and kept steady at the back on the defensive. Berzilee Pipes and Amina Williams worked hard from the front and made some dangerous leads. Logan Patel was also strong on the counter-attack while Robyn Burrows and Hannah Hellenberg worked tirelessly to maintain our lead. Special mention to our goalkeeper, Valeschka Harkhu, who had a storming game to help the team ensure victory. Player of the match was Cara Geere.

Wynberg 1sts vs Herschel 1sts: Wynberg lost 2-3A wonderfully, fast paced game. Everyone is commended on their never-say-die attitude and fighting spirit. Players of the game were Steph Lopes-Stuart and Sasha Sivertsen.Wynberg 1sts vs Rustenburg 1sts: Wynberg lost 3-2This was always going to be a hotly-contested game due to the competititve nature of the two teams. Through patient build-up, Rustenburg put themselves in the lead. Then Jamie Southgate counter-attacked and drew the goalkeeper to set Steph Lopes-Stuart up to score the equaliser. The euphoria of the equaliser was short-lived, though, as Rustenburg scored the winning goal in the dying minutes of the game.Wynberg 1st vs St Cyprians 1st: Wynberg lost 4-5This was a very exciting game with the lead changing several times. Erin Prince and Jamie Southgate linked up to score the opening goal and captain, Nicole Alexander, put the finishing touches to a sublime pass from Steph Lopes-Stuart. Wynberg forced a number of short corners, but just could not breach the St Cyprians’ defence.

Wynberg 3rds vs Fish Hoek 1sts: Wynberg lost 1-5 Rachel Lassen showed lots of bravery as she made good clearances.

Wynberg 3rds vs Rustenburg 2nds: Wynberg lost 1-5Once again the 3rds were up against stronger competition but completed well for the ball. Player of the match was Amber-Rose Bailey.Wynberg 3rds vs Herschel 3rds: Wynberg lost 0-7Wynberg could not capitalise on their opportunities. Player of the match was Lutho Sidzumo.

Wynberg 3rds vs Pinelands 2nds: Wynberg lost 1-4Wynberg’s goal came from a patient build-up, good passing and accurate shooting. Player of the match was Amber-Rose Bailey.

Wynberg 4th vs St Cyprians 3rds: Wynberg lost 1-5 St Cyprians were too strong for this Wynberg team. Player of the match was Farah Isaacs.Wynberg 4th vs Tableview 3rds: Wynberg lost 0-5This was a disappointing performance, nowhere near what they are capable of. Player of the match was Sara Grever.

Wynberg 4ths vs Herschel 4ths: Wynberg lost 0-7Herschel put Wynberg under pressure from the first whistle. Wynberg did not take their chances. Player of the match, Jessica Botha.

Wynberg 4ths vs Table View 4ths: Wynberg won 2-1Wynberg started the game off really well, putting Tableview under pressure. Kiara Rossouw opened the scoring with a sneaky goal through the goal-keeper’s legs and soon scored another, earning herself the Player of the match award. This was a much improved performance.

Wynberg 2nds vs Rustenburg: Wynberg lost 1-5Rustenburg are definitely the team to beat! Well done to Erin Harris, layer of the eek for winning her match. P W

TENNIS

Wynberg 1sts vs Herschel: Wynberg won 5-1This win places the team either 1st or 2nd in the 2nd league B log, depending on other results. Watch this space!

Wynberg 1sts vs Rustenburg: Match drawn 3-3Since Rustenburg and Wynberg were the only unbeaten schools, they were both trying hard to maintain that record. It was played on a scorcher of a day and, fittingly, ended in a tie. Well done to both teams and a special mention to Catelin Marshall who filled in at the last minute.

Wynberg 2nds vs St Cyprians: Wynberg lost 1-5All the matches were very close - congratulations to Catelin Marshall who won hers. The second team played with determination and it was a pleasure to watch their matches.

Wynberg 2nds vs Bergliet: Wynberg won 3-1 Well done to the second team who proved that training hard does pays off. Sara Bell was crowned as player of the day in spite of her loss, because she played so well.

WATERPOLO

vs Westerford :2nds: Wynberg won 7-2. An incredible match with everyone playing their part and swimming their best! Player of the match was Alex for the countless number of balls she saved.

vs Herschel:2nds: Wynberg won 8-0. The team played an outstanding match and deserved this win.U16A: Wynberg lost 3-2. It was a very close game between equally skilled opponents. Despite the loss, it was a performance to be proud of.U16B: Wynberg lost 2-4. U14A: Wynberg lost 3-10U14B: Wynberg lost 2-9

The first Sanesa Qualifier was held on 1 - 2 February and both Chelsea Tillett and Abigail Kempster took part - both on new mounts this year. Chelsea and Blazing Badger were placed 6th in the Performance Riding - a very good result for their first show together. Abigail competed in 7 classes on her new horse Lane Detroit Express with the following results: Working Riding - 1st, Show Jumping - 1st, Equitation - 3rd, Working Hunter - 4th and Dressage - 7th. Well done, girls.

SANESA NEWS

Abbi on Lane Detroit Express

Chelsea on Blazing Badger

SWIMMING

The WGHS swimming team participated in a gala hosted by WBHS. The bad weather did not discourage this team of eager swimmers. The U14s swam extremely well once again with Lara Johnson placing 3rd in the butterfly and 4th in the breaststroke. These excellent results coupled with her hard work ethic and determination earns her the Swimmer of the Week award. Special mention is made of the U16 girls who filled the spaces left by the touring waterpolo swimmers. A special mention is also made of Sarah Richter who is always positive: her constant determination, drive and passion is uplifting for the rest of the squad.

Wynberg 1sts vs Westerford: Wynberg won 6-0!On 21 February Wynberg entered the first of the provincial play off matches, against Westerford. This consequence of this wonderful win is that Wynberg now enters the finals for the 2nd league of Southern Girls’ tennis. Congratulations to the 1st team for keeping their focus and emerging victorious on such an important match day!

U16A: Wynberg won 15-0. A convincing win for the U16A team! Nearly every team member scored a goal and Demi Steenkamp had an incredible defensive game, preventing many a goal attempt from Westerford. The team spirit amongst the U16As was apparent throughout the match - the players were always aware of who was in a better position to score, rather than always

going for personal glory.

U16B: Wynberg won 7-1. U14A: Wynberg lost 1-16U14B: Wynberg won 4-1

U14 PITCAIRN WATERPOLO TOURNAMENT

This tournament is hosted by Reddam, Constantia. The U14 Waterpolo team, excited to be playing in their first high school tournament, took on the Reddam U14B team in their first match. They were very proud of their 19-0 victory but full of trepidation for their next fixture against the strong Reddam A team. Wynberg put up a strong fight but lost 2-13. They also lost to Pearson 2-6, but rectified their errors against Bloemhof, beating them 14-2. A long day at the pool, got the better of the Wynberg team and they went down 2-5 to a strong Kingswood team but bounced back the next morning and pipped Rustenburg 3-2 in a thriller of a game. This meant they finished 4th in their pool, an excellent and hard-fought result, earning them a match against pool B winners, Springfield. They lost 1-8 and also lost their other play-offs against Kingswood and Pearson, finishing in 8th spot. Thanks to the coaches, Jamie Day and Ashlyn Quenet-Meintjes, for their enthusiasm and commitment, and to Dr Woods, Ms Solms and Ms Hudson-Windsor for their support.

The U16A waterpolo team participated in the Oakhill Waterfront Chukka Waterpolo Festival in Knysna. This waterpolo festival is unique

as it was played in the sea and within the sheltered surrounds of the Knysna harbour. This is actually an U19 festival so our girls did

extremely well to return having won 5 out of their 7 matches. We are really proud of their performance and results. The team spirit was

always high, with the girls cheering for other participating schools and doing their special warm-up dance in the Waterfront Square.

Well done to coach, Alan Footman, and to Erin Lamoral, voted most valuable player.

U16's WATERPOLO TOUR TO KNYSNA

Back: Mr B Woods, Ms J Hudson-Windsor, K Roodman, E Slater, L Wiemers (cap), L Pollecut, D Steenkamp, E Lamoral, Ms S de Mink, Mr A Footman

Front: J Boonzaier, D Graney, M Lassen, K Roos, S Stock, M Adams

Back: Front:

E Hansen, A Davids, C Hanekom, J Espach

M Peterson, L Bailey, A Dallas, K RoodmanM de Beer, S Abrahams, A Roode, O Walker,

Congratulations to Candice Manuel, Class of 2008, who has just been awarded her South African hockey colours. She is seen in action here (on right) against Scotland, and will be travelling with the SA team to Argentina later in the year.

ANOTHER EX-WGHS SA HOCKEY PLAYER!

Jessica Virgin, who won silver for kata in the KSI Regionals tournament.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Rebekah Nathan, Tasha Ainsworth and Catelin Marshall who are participating in a Modern Dance show called "i motion" at Bergvliet High School Theatre.