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Casual Day

Casual Day —

Get on board

Casual Day is a FUNdraising project benefiting persons with disabilities. Each year South Africans are called upon to dress differently on the first Friday of September and to wear the Casual Day sticker to show their support for persons with disabilities.

It is more than a fundraiser, since it also raises awareness about disabled persons.

Show you care with what you wear, and also wear a Casual Day sticker!

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The theme for today is

How to get your sea legs

Dress like a sailor or a pirate. If you want to dress like a mermaid, do it — just get on board!

If you feel a bit like a fish out of water wearing an entire get-up, then just wear blue.

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Khutso Matlou Hoërskool Merensky Ek het altyd geglo dat ‘n meisie die volgende moet hê om ‘n suksesvolle aktrise te word: Grace Kelly se gesig, Danie Leeuwner (Merensky se eie Einstein) se verstand en Angelina Jolie se figuur. Sy moes boonop so grasieus soos Meryl Streep wees om êrens in die mededingende rolprentbedryf te kom. My manjifieke poppekas-kollega en vennoot-in-misdaad, Mikhé Coetzee, het styl, glans én ‘n asembenemende gesig.

Jip! Hierdie driestuk-bedreiging het in April ‘n kontrak met Binnelanders-legende Brümilda van Rensburg geteken. Brümilda is nou Mikhé se agent (jaloers) en sy is tans besig om haar protegé in ‘n ster te omskep — soos ‘n pottebakker met klei. Na dieper ondersoek is dit duidelik dat die wêreld (in Mikhé se psige) nie net ‘n verhoog is nie: Dit is ‘n gehoor.

K: Mikhé-skat, daar is ‘n moderne gesegde wat sê: “Blondines het meer pret.” Gee vir ons jou eie gesegde oor donkerkoppe, blondines én rooikoppe. : Glo my, ek het baie pret... Ek is nie blond nie — wel dalk figuurlik blond. Ek dink nie dat dit jou haarkleur is wat bepaal hoeveel

Makoma Maponya Ben Voster High School

Why does bad news have to be the only news?

Matric is so busy I don’t even have time to catch up on our country’s current affairs. I feel like I have been so disconnected from society because of living under my books.

For the first time in weeks I turned on the TV and watched the prime time news.

It only took about ten minutes for me to consider leaving South Africa because all the reports were disturbing. When I turned on the radio it was the exact same thing, even the newspapers were filled with so many negative things. It’s obvious that conflict sells and the people deserve to be informed but does anyone still see pret jy gaan hê nie, maar jou persoonlikheid.

K: Noem een brunet aktrise soos wie jy wil wees en gee ‘n rede. : Audrey Hepburn. Natuurlik! Sy het in My fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday en Charade gespeel. Sy is ‘n groot inspirasie vir my, want sy het baie selfvertroue gehad en elke karakter wat sy vertolk het is Anders — jy kom byna nie agter dat dit sy is nie. Sy was glad nie pretensieus nie, haar toneelspel was ongelooflik; ek weet self hoe moeilik dit is om ‘n ander persoon te word, sonder om dit te oordoen.

K: Wat is dit omtrent toneelspel wat jou laat tick? : Wanneer ek op die verhoog, voor ‘n video-kamera of selfs in my kamer besig is met toneel, voel dit asof ek op my gemak is; ek’t geen worries nie en hoef nie oor die wêreld daarbuite om te gee nie. Die gedagte dat ek ‘n ander persoon word of in ‘n ander storie lewe, skep die lekkerste gevoel in my.

K: Wat het jou gemotiveer om Brümilda se keuringkursus by te woon? : Ek het self gesien hoe goed sy op TV is en het geweet dat ek ver kan gaan as ek deur ‘n beroemde persoon soos sy geleer word.

K: Hoe is hierdie kursus anders as die drama-onderrig wat jy tot dusver gehad het? : Nie veel anders nie, maar ons is meer voor video-kameras en ons leer om gemaklik te voel voor hulle, nie te “overact” nie, maar meer natuurlik te wees. Ek moet sê, ek sou nie soveel selfvertroue gehad het as dit nie vir my plaaslike drama- onderrig was nie.

K: Tannie Mari! Watter oomblik in jou lewe het jou laat besef dat jy ‘n aktrise

the positive things in our world? Do we still get newspapers with good news?

These reports make me think that by the time I have kids the crime rate will be so high that we’ll be living in a security vault instead of a house. Can you imagine living in a country where the only safe place to walk to is your backyard?

I’m not saying that news carriers should make it seem like the world is all rainbows and glitter but they shouldn’t put all the focus on the crime and corruption. Half of us already want to leave the country because of what we see and hear through the media. Our country has made it so far since the 1994 elections and it’s sad to see the media taking us a step back.

For this week I took it upon myself to do some research on where all these reports on crime started. I came across some very interesting stories but they all lead to one main reason. In the 1930’s there was a crime wave in New York City. The crimes that were being committed were too many to send to the media so no one bothered to write about them. One day a journalist wrote about this story for his paper and a rival newspaper got their journalists to cover similar stories.

Soon all the newspapers were filled with stories of crime. The rise of these stories wil word? : Toe Brümilda van Rensburg ‘n kontrak vir my aanbied en sê dat sy my agent sal wees en my volgende jaar na oudisies wil stuur.

K: Wat dink jy is ‘n akteur/aktrise se grootste verantwoordelikheid? : Ek dink die grooste verantwoordelikheid is om nie te groot vir jou skoene te raak nie. Jy moet jouself bly en nie in ‘n selfsugtige draak verander net omdat jy beroemd is nie.

K: Jaaaa. Hul grootste voorreg... : Natuurlik dat hulle op die groot skerm kan wees en hul passie voor miljoene kykers kan uitleef.

K: Hoe hanteer jy mense se negatiewe houdings teenoor toneelspel as ‘n loopbaankeuse in Suid-Afrika? : Elke persoon is op sy of haar mening geregtig, maar hulle gaan nie mý mening verander nie.

K: Hell hath no fury... Wat is jou grootste prioriteit in hierdie stadium van jou lewe? : Om die kursus suksesvol te voltooi en teen hierdie tyd volgende jaar in TV-reekse, advertensies en flieks te verskyn.

K: ‘n Fliek saam met Leonardo di Caprio of een saam met Johnny Debb? : Johnny Debb, een van die beste akteurs nog. Hy het al baie verskillende karakers gespeel en nie een van hulle is dieselfde nie — ek sal dit baie geniet om saam met hom in ‘n komedie te speel.

K: Hegte vriendskap of ware liefde? : Hegte Vriendskapp, want vriendskap ís liefde; dit is nie noodwendig romanties nie, maar as jy ‘n ware vriend of vriendin in jou lewe het, is jy klaar lief vir hulle en hulle speel

made the citizens worry about their safety. They thought that the crime rate was really high when, in fact, it was still the same. The newspapers were simply reporting more on crime!

After my quick history lesson I hope you see the point I’m trying to bring across. If you don’t then allow me to spell it out for you, journalists set an agenda on which topics catch our attention. They know that if they write about corruption in politics, this is what we’ll be interested in.

We are very easily influenced by the media and they are fully aware of the power they have over society. So why don’t more journalists use that power to promote good?

This might sound like a crazy theory but I believe that if we saw more good on the news, we would be more positive about South Africa and the world in general.

Instead of just telling us about the issues they should suggest alternatives or positive action. If I get to be a journalist one day I will make sure that I commit myself to writing more optimistically. If I can just write one uplifting article that will make someone see the world in a different way, then I will be a step closer to bring the change I want to see in the world. ‘n baie belangrike rol in jou lewe.

K: Beslis. Kleuterskool of hoërskool? : Kleuterskool! Middagslapies, koekies bak, buite speel, poppe... Om voor die TV te vrot en enigiets aan te trek — sonder om oor ander se menings om te gee.

K: Wat verwag jy om uit jou lesse by Brümilda te kry? Wat het jy sover by haar geleer wat jy nie voorheen geweet het nie? : Ek hoop om my selfvertoue op te bou.

Ek het geleer dat jy ten alle tye jouself moet wees en regisseurs dit haat wanneer jy “fake” is: Jy moet nie die karakter word nie, jy moet die karakter wees!

K: Trou vir liefde, of trou vir geld?

Wees eerlik... : Eerlik? Geld. Money makes the world go round! Dalk kom daar eendag iemand en slaan my voete onder my uit, maar vir nou bly ek by geld, want dit het my nog nooit in die steek gelaat nie.

K: It’s a rich mans’ world! As deel van die gesogte kursus wat sy nou volg, moet Mikhé sewe klasse oor sewe naweke in Pretoria bywoon, waarvan een deur die regisseur van Scandal, Mark Graham, aangebied sal word.

Dus: Tata, Charlize Theron; Hello, Mikhé Coetzee!

Sorry… Size Loser Does NOT fit!

Lebo Maake • Stanford Lake College Have you ever thought to yourself… how does that person manage to have a flock of friends and the whole school praising him/her while he/she is simply such a… “jerk”? Have you ever wondered how that group of friends can get away with making everyone else who is not in their circle of friends feel unworthy and… “uncool”. Have you ever wondered, did someone just wake up one-day and decided “People should be put into cliques! It is better that way, to make some people feel good about themselves at the expense of others…” But perhaps most importantly, do you ever question who gave those people the power to do so?

Yes, perhaps no-one really ever physically sat down and classified people as “the populars, losers, nerds or jocks” but never-the-less one cannot deny the existence of these divisions. And we are the ones who give these cliques or divisions power (of influence) as we are the ones who put the people who value them on pedestals.

We are the ones who accept the labelling and classifications they put us in. We are the ones who fear those people and treat them as though they are superior and we are inferior.

We play the role of puppets as we laugh along with them when they make fun of anyone else but us. We fear to associate with those people who are treated as though they are beneath us because well… at least we are better off than them. You’d rather be a weirdo than a loner, right?

However, things don’t have to be that way. We… You can change things. What good is it having rules if no one follows them? In the same way, what good is it having cliques if everyone overlooks them? Therefore, we must learn to look past other peoples’ perceptions of who we are and dig deep to find and value who we truly are. You might think that you already know and value yourself and that’s why… when you by yourself, words such as “you would be better if you were lighter… a Yellowbone” or “You will only be good enough if you achieve an A symbol for maths and science” echo in the silence of your thoughts, right?

If you are sometimes flooded with words such as these… then you do not truly know and value who you are because if you did, you would know and understand that your exterior and knowledge are not what you are but are only an extension of who you are. You are not your skin colour nor are you your circumstances.

We need to discover the true essence of who we are and not allow people, who are just as imperfect as we are, to classify us according to our imperfections, shortcomings or exterior. You are more than your weight or height and you fit the purpose you were made for. You are worth more than the tomorrow that others have pre-destined for you. This is so because that tomorrow lies in your capable hands. You will become more than anyone could have ever predicted, because you are the engineer of your own future.

The truth is, no matter what, people will always judge you or hurt you, but let us then never allow other people’s limited perceptions of who we are define us. No one likes being made to feel inferior but the only person who can make you feel less than what you already are is yourself. Someone can say as many negative things to you as they like, but you are the one who gives those words venom to poison your own self-image. It doesn’t matter what people call you — a Weirdo, Stupid, Useless or even something like Fatty the Walking Potato — the most important thing is what you answer to.

So what will you choose to answer to today?

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Battle of the bands

Nasionale kampioene in die kunste

During the Letaba Expo Merensky High School hosted the Battle of the Bands. Three bands, Tamla Kahn (Merensky), Tone Deaf Monkeys (Merensky) and Sold Out (Polokwane) entered. Sold Out were the winners and walked away with a sponsored music video. More than R40 000 worth of prizes, sponsored

by Ickinger, were up for grabs for best vocalist, best drummer, best bassist, etc. The hosting band and guest performers were Lumbus Frater. The judges were Messrs Jansen van der Walt (Ickinger), Mario Santa Rita (Lumbus Frater), Werner Bredenhann (Lumbus Frater), Sarel Snyman (Lumbus

Die interaktiewe kinderteater se produksie, beter bekend as “Die Poppekas”, is by die jaarvergadering van die ATKV as die nasionale wenners in die kategorie kunste aangewys . Die vier karakters — Bettie, Boeboe, Buks en Briljantjie — het al reeds 41 keer opgetree en het wyd en syd gereis. By Innibos, die nasionale kunstefees in Mbombela, is hulle na hul optrede versoek om hul repertoire uit te brei. Hulle het ook die bekende Jakkals en Wolf daar opgevoer. Die vier kookwater akteurs is Khutso Matlou, Buks Viljoen, Mikhé Coetzee en Clarissa Esterhui-

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zen, almal gr 11-leerlinge van Merensky.

Mari Weber het die teks en afrigting vir die interaktiewe kinderteater gedoen.

Daar is nou sprake dat die groep ook na volgende jaar se KKNK sal gaan, mits hul skoolprogram dit toelaat. Die foto collage onder wys ietsie van hul omswerwings: soms moes daar sommer in die ry in die motor geslaap word, om net weer die energie aan te vul. Hul program was soms baie stram en daar was nie veel tyd vir eet en rus nie. By geleentheid het hulle tot vier keer per dag opgtree en het die slaap hulle letterlik oorval.

Frater) and Henk van Wyngaard (guest performer with Lumbus Frater). Posing here for the photographer are some of the performers.

Sangskouspel Merensky se rugbyveld sal nooit weer dieselfde wees nie! Juanita du Plessis se optrede Saterdagaand het die lente genotvol ingelei. Sowat 800 besoekers het op die pawiljoen en om kuiertafels vergader om die aand te geniet. Met pannekoek en worsbroodjies, kuier en gesels, is die winterkoue finaal afgeskud.

Hier is mee Madeleen Winterbach (organiseerder), Du Plessis, Ronel en mnr Magnus Steyn (skoolhoof).

Mnr en Mej Merensky

Die jaarlikse spoggeleentheid vir die kroning van Mnr en Mej Merensky is onlangs aangebied. Vanjaar was die gaskunstenaars die groep Adam, wat almal gaande gehad het met hul uitsonderlike verhoogpersoonlikheid. Hierdie Adam maak elke Eva se knieë lam!

Die tema van die aand was in egte vintage Hollywood Oscars-styl.

Die rooi tapyt is letterlik oopgerol en

Netjies uitgenooi (en getooi)

man en muis is soos sterre behandel, met die flitsende kameraligte van die papparazi. Voor sit Katrien Nel (eerste prinses), Joe Foster van Adam en Jece Swart (eerste prins). Agter staan Nicholas Jardim (tweede prins), Reynardt Hugo van Adam, Samantha de Freitas (Mej Merensky), Nikki Putter (Mnr Merensky), Hugo Ludik van Adam en Rosadah Maart (tweede prinses).

Die matriekleerlinge van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het hul uitnodigings na die matriekafskeid onlangs op heel oorspronklike wyse ontvang. In gietende reën het die gr 11’s almal verras met ‘n Arabiese tent wat op die rugbyveld opgeslaan is. ‘n Groep gr 7-leerlinge het ‘n Arabiese dans uitgevoer, waarna RikusVisser, MarelizeTaute, Floyd Ntimane en Iza Mnisi die matrieks een na die ander na vore geroep het, om hul

uitnodigings in ontvangs te neem. Die matriekafskeid word op 27 September by die Letaba River Echo Park Lodge gehou en die tema sal “Arabian Nights” wees. Die foto’s hierby is by die oorhandiging van die uitnodigings geneem.

Op die foto REGS BO is Esther Dry, Karen Smith, Andra Esterhuizen, Japke Engelbrecht, Anzelle Esterhuizen, Zané Scholtz (Steyn), Celia Loubser, en Marilize Taute.

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Vossies kies leiers vir 2012/2013

Dominic Obojkovits, a top IT student from Stanford Lake College, has put his game — Pixel Boy — on Steam’s Greenlight. Steam is a publishing server where one can download computer games.

They have recently introduced Steam Greenlight so that the public can vote for their favourite games. A game needs a certain amount of votes before Steam will consider publishing.

Stanford Lake College would like to invite as many people as possible to vote for Dominic’s game as he is currently one of two South Africans whose game is being considered Pixel Boy is a game about a 2D boy on a quest to become 3D. Pixel boy throws pixels, Powers Up and dodges baddies in this action RPG shooter. The game offers a ton of replay value with randomly generated dungeons, monsters, weapons etc.

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Meisieskoshuis:

Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se meisieskoshuisraad vir 2012/2013 is onlangs verkies. In die eerste ry is Zané Scholtz, Allesandri Viljoen, Andra Esterhuizen, Soné Potgieter. Tweede ry: Anzelle Esterhuizen, Leigh-Anne Symmonds, Nadine Minnie, Chanté Botha (Ondervoorsitster). In die derde ry: Vukosi Madalane, Martiné van der Merwe (Ondervoorsitster), Celia Loubser, Cynthia Tswetsewa. Afwesig: Saskia Cilliers (Voorsitster).

Plasies excel in science A team of pupils from Merensky High School emerged victorious in the final round of the national HIP2B2 iTHINK Challenge powered by ProNutro on Saturday.

The Final took place in Stellenbosch and the learners competed in a gruelling session of science and maths-related tasks, riddles and problems in a similar style and format to the hit television series, The Amazing Race.

In conjunction with the SA Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) and the department of science and technology (DST), the first round of the fifth national HIP2B² iTHINK Challenge took place during National Science Week in August. More than 7 000 Gr 8 to 12 pupils in all nine provinces participated in the event.

Merensky won the Limpopo regional event during National Science Week ta-

king them forward to the second digital round of the challenge, pitted against the winners of the respective provinces.

Fellow finalists from Hilton College in Pietermaritzburg earned second place and 2011 title defenders, Hoërskool Waterkloof from Pretoria, came in third place.

HIP2B² is a youth initiative founded in 2002 to promote the study of science, maths and technology-related subjects in order to develop innovative entrepreneurial skills and analytical thinking.

Rean Venter (16), Christelize Elbrecht (15), Danie Leeuwner (17) and Marno van der Meulen (16) are seen here tasting a newly invented flavour of ProNutro at the challenge final.

Help school Alicia du Toit (headgirl of Merensky High School) and Megan Downey (USA peace corps volunteer & education and community resource specialist) are working on projects to help the Ndzhovela Primary School at Daniel village in the Dzumeri area, Giyani. They are planning to establish a library and a clothes bank for the children at the school. They ask for donations such as books, clothing for kids between the ages of 5 and 16 years and paint. Contact Alicia or Eugenie on 083 2299 188 if you can help with a donation or if you want to find out more about their project. Alicia (left) and Megan are seen here with Mr Sam Baloyi (the acting principal of Ndzhovela Primary).

Seunskoshuis se hoofleiers

Die hoofleiers van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se seunskoshuis is onlangs aangewys. Hulle is Nico Bezuidenhout (ondervoorsitter), Christopher Durow (voorsitter) en Andries Bruwer(voorsitter).

Seunskoshuis:

Die leerlinge van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster wat op die seunskoshuisraad vir 2012/2013 gaan dien is, eerste ry: Magau Makhobela, Louis Auret, Jino Moya, Corrie Large.

Tweede ry: Wayne van Zyl, Christopher Durow (voorsitter), Helgard Claasen, Andries Bruwer. Derde ry: Floyd Ntimane, Rossouw Kruger, TJ Boshoff, Rudolf Vos. Laaste ry: CR McSeveney, Nico Bezuidenhout (ondervoorsitter) , Theo Maree, Adriaan Maebane.

Unicorn speech

A number of excellent speeches were delivered during Unicorn Preparatory School’s Hein Kruger Afrikaans speech competition. Both the judges and spectators were blown away by the quality of the speeches given by the “rooinekke.” In the end though, only one pupil could walk away with first prize: Amelia Middleton. Here are all six of the finalists who made it through to this round. In front are Richard Coleman, Wayne Coppen and Paul Dando and in the back are Anke Vaughan, Amelia Middleton (winner) and Belinda Nzadzi.

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Die laaste noot is nog nie gesing nie…

Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster spog vir die eerste keer in 22 jaar weer met ‘n koor.

Die stigter en koordirigent, me Driekie Young, ‘n Afrikaans onderwyseres en gesoute koorafrigter, het in Januarie met groot geesdrif by die Vossies aangesluit.

Die groep van sowat veertig leerlinge tussen gr 8 en gr 12 is hard besig om as’t ware stem dik te maak in die omgewing.

Die koor is ses maande gelede op die been gebrin,g met die doel om na die gemeenskap uit te reik deur uitvoerings in kerke en by ander plaaslike geleenthede. Hul repertoire sluit in geestelike-, ligte-, en Afrika-musiek. Hulle sing ook meer moderne treffers van verskillende genres.

Die groep het tydens die onlangse eisteddfod 85% behaal, na slegs ses maande se oefening. Me Gisela de Villiers, ‘n bekende komponis, pianis en kabaretsangeres, het die koor beskryf as “’n groep met baie potensiaal”.

Die groep beplan groot dinge vir die toekoms en Young meen dat daar nog baie op hulle wag. Hulle wil graag gaan toer en hul grense verskuif, om so-

doende op ‘n groter vlak te mee te ding.

“Hulle is begeesterde leerlinge en dit sê beslis iets van hul karakter,” voeg Young by. Dié onderwyseres, wat jare lange ondervinding in sang het, is vol lof vir die Vossies se nuwe sanggroep. Volgens haar het die koor ‘n “unieke, mooi klank” en sien sy hulle nog vele suksesse in ‘n groot afdeling behaal.

“As ervare koorafrigter is ek beïndruk dat die groep werke soos Pie Jesu kon bemeester.” Die groep het reeds tydens Romanz se besoek aan Tzaneen die voorprogram vir hierdie internasionale sensasie gedoen en asems laat wegslaan.

Young vertel dat sy die koor as vertoonvenster vir die kultuur van die skool sien.

Sy verklap ook dat mnr Chris De Nysschen, die waarnemende skoolhoof, self vroeër jare in ‘n jeugkoor gesing het. Sy passie vir sang en veral koorsang was volgens Young deel van die inspuiting om die Vossies se koor te bevorder.

“Met die hoof en die beheerliggaam se betrokkenheid en ondersteuning is die laaste noot vir dié koorgroep nog nie gesing nie…

Die leerlinge wie se stemme Ben Vorster se skoolkoor aansien gee, is voor Anneke Lubbe, Deseré Mohononi, Bianca Engelbrecht, Patricia Kruger, Maryke de Kock, Saskia Cilliers, Andra Esterhuizen, Jeanette Steyn, Lesebang Rasebeka en me Driekie Young (koorafrigter). In die tweede ry is Mareli Louw, Nicolie van der Zee, Stephan Heroldt, Martin Zietsman, Chantelle Jordaan, Nadine Mienie, Beatri Swanepoel, Armilette Haar en Bettina Nell. Agter is Sheri Maritz, Marnes Steyn, Lourens van Deventer, Mick Roos, Jeandré Viljoen, Klara Olivier, Lieschen du Toit, Maxinne Haar, Anne Van Tonder en Janais Delport. Toe die foto geneem is was Marike Swanepoel, Ronique Breedt, Carmen Botha, Anzelle Esterhuizen en Wynand van Losenoord ongelukkig afwesig.

Merensky-koor behaal gou sukses!

Aan die begin van die derde kwartaal het Merensky ‘n stewige kultuur-inspuiting beleef, met die stigting van die Merensky Koor onder leiding van me Rene Mynhardt, met mnr Marius Botha as begeleier.

Die vyftig koorlede het in slegs drie weke alles in die stryd gewerp om hul

eerste optrede by die afgelope Tzaneen Musiek-eisteddfod ‘n sukses te maak.

Die koor het uitsonderlik goed gevaar en ‘n goue sertifikaat verwerf, deur ‘n punt van 82% te behaal.

Die skool sien nou met verwagting uit na die koor se eerste optrede in die skoolsaal op Maandag 17 September.

Stanford Lake College was presented with a Diamond Award for being judged the best Independent School in Limpopo. This was made at a PMR ‘Leaders and Achievers’ awards breakfast. A survey was conducted by PMR Africa through CEO’s, business owners and top government officials. Stanford Lake College managed to score an excellent 96%. Seen here are Hlulani Mayimele (SLC head boy), Mr Johann Ueckermann (headmaster), Tarryn Brent (head girl) and Mr Grant Daly (head: governors).

Merensky Ekoklub besoek Letaba Expo Die Hoërskool Merensky se hoofleiers en lede van die Ekoklub het tydens die Letaba Expo die “Doen dit Groen”-slypskool bygewoon.

Mnr Riaan Venter en sy vrou Michelle (Garforth-Venter), bekende eko-verslaggewers en aanbieders, het die slypskool aangebied. Hulle het die leerlinge Stanford Lake College recently produced their “V” (Variety)-show where gewys hoe maklik dit is om met klein the Interacters raised R3 000 for charity. Seen in the photo are three SLC aanpassings ‘n groot verskil in jou ekointeracters making donuts to sell during the evening. They are from left to spoor en koolstofspoor te maak. Na hul aanbieding het mnr Marius Koekemoer, right: Bianca Tout, Yumna Anver Kalla and Mareli Maree.

van MGK Box, gewys hoe maklik dit is om te herwin; en ook waarom dit baie belangrik is om papier, blik, glas en plastiek te herwin. Wikus van Kasterop was een van die gelukkige wenners van ‘n TV-program en ‘n handboek oor omgewingsbewaring.

Al die Plasies wat die slypskool bygewoon het is nou begeesterd en hard aan die werk om Merensky se herwinningprogram aan die gang te kry.

Merensky presteer nasionaal ‘n Leerling van Merensky, Matodzi Bele, het by die nasionale ronde van die Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal se junior poësie-kategorie goud verower. Sy is ook aangewys as die wenner in die afdeling.

Kayla Crous het silwer en Khutso Matlou brons in die skryfkunskategorie behaal. In die Afrikaans Huistaal het die volgende leerders gepresteer: Silwer: Kristie Badenhorst, Marilene Basson, Elzmae Hall, Emil Viljoen en Katrien Nel Brons: Monique de Lange, Genevieve Botha, Laura Corillon, Joane J v Rensburg, Ruan Linde, Katrien Nel, Suné Raspel, Simoné Schoeman en Daniëlle Steyn.

Laryn Prins verower ‘n brons in die Tekenkuns, Visuele Voorstelling-afdeling.

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Unicorn performs well at Tritech

Valeriia Avdysh, a pupil from Unicorn Preparatory School, was the Social Sciences category winner during the regional round of the Westfalia Tritech competition.

Unicorn Preparatory School’s golden-girl, Anke Vaughan, continued her streak of excellence in all fields by winning the Environmental Studies category at the regional round of the Westfalia Tritech competition.

Of the 24 pupils from the school who participated in the Regional Tritech Round, four were announced as category winners, namely: Bryce Reed (Life Sciences), Valeriia Avdysh (Social Sciences), Paul Dando (Engineering and Design) and Anke Vaughan (Environmental Studies).

Seen here is Paul Dando, a gr 7-pupil from Unicorn Preparatory School, who won the Engineering and Design Category for his age.

Toptien toer lekker Die toptienpresteerders van gr 8 tot gr 11 van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het onlangs ‘n heerlike vakansie aan die Suidkus deurgebring. Hulle is deur mnr Etienne Burger en mev Isolde Fasondini vergesel. Onder doen van die meisies akrobatiese oefeninge op die strand, terwyl nog ‘n groep leerlinge deur die ietwat ongewone standbeeld vir die fotograaf loer (links).

During the Regional Tritech Round held at the end of last month at Ben Vorster High School, Unicorn Preparatory School sent 24 pupils to take part. The group performed well and 21 pupils will progress to the national round of the Tritech competition on 21-22 September. Nina Rudman, Ntwanano Honwana and Mologadi Mokgaphane did Unicorn proud and received bronze certificates, but it was unfortunately not enough to progress to the next round. Seen here are a group of talented young scientists from Unicorn who received gold certificates. In front: Shachar Perri, Tristan Schoeman, Marc Stirling and Joshua Minifie. Back: Mikael Malik, Anke Vaughan, Thembahosi Kubayi and Paul Dando. Absent: Bryce Reed, Amelia Middleton, Gabriella Tout and Faizaan Khan.

Vossies neem deel

by Hip2B² A group of pupils from Unicorn were awarded silver certificates after the regional round of the Westfalia Tritech competition. In front: Ross McAdam.

Back: Sabrina Carreira, Jenna Devenish, Shiloh Buss, Valeriia Avdysh and Hayley Stephenson. Absent: Kieran Taylor, Dana Troskie and Richard Coleman.

‘n Groep van sestien leerlinge van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het aan die Hip2B2 deelgeneem. Verskeie opdragte wat hul wetenskap-, wiskunde- en tegnologie-vaardighede getoets het is aan hulle gegee, wat hulle in ’n sekere tyd moes voltooi.

Die gr 11-span bestaande uit Ernst Buys, Edmund de Beer, Christo van Zyl en Rikus Visser het tweede geëindig.

Van die leerlinge wat deelgeneem het is, voor: Christie-Ann Dreyer, Liza Botha en Nareanka Lombaard. Agter: Christo van Zyl, Rikus Visser, Ernst Buys en Edmund de Beer. Afwesig: Lebo Malatji.

Hoërskool Merensky Ithinkkompetisie

The Grade R’s of Educare planted pot plants for the school’s Eco Club. Ms E van Staden is seen here with the Gr R’s, showing off their pots and plants.

Die leerlinge van die Hoërskool Merensky wat onlangs in die Hip2B2 se Ithinkkompetisie baie goed gevaar het, is Rean Venter, Christelize Elbrecht, Danie Leeuwner en Marno van der Meulen.

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Plasies neem deel aan Beesteskou

Leerlinge van die Hoërskool Merensky is genooi om as beoordelaars op te tree by die Letaba Expo se beesteskou. Hulle het een klas in die inter-raskompetisie beoordeel en nie net die wenner reg gekies nie, maar die boonste drie diere ook reg gekies. Dit is ‘n merkwaardige prestasie vir die amateur beoordelaars. Hier is die beoordeelaars: Rodney Stevens (skoukaptein), Kyle Smith, saam met Michelle Stevens, Jeandre van wyk, Elzmae Hall, Ruurd Jacobs, Theo van der Merwe en JD Le Grange, tydens die inter-raskompetisie.

‘n Groep atlete van die Laerskool Tzaneen het aan die Oesfees se landloop deelgeneem, by die Laerskool Dr Annecke in Letsitele. Agter: Christelle Coetzer, Sancha van Niekerk, Lara Schutte en Solly Shipalana. Voor is Elandri Jansen van Rensburg, Danielle Kasselman en Zonica van Niekerk. Hulle het almal medaljes ontvang.

Laerskool Duiwelskloof landloop Die volgende atlete van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof het onder die eerste tien atlete by die onlangse interskole-landloopbyeenkoms by die Laerskool Dr Annecke geëindig: Voor sit Abram Moloisi, Mothebedi Motau en Dante Malegopo. In die middelste ry is Maile Manoko, Cindy Greyvenstein en Samuel Rihlampfu (eerste) en agter is Delux Jooste (eerste) en Kgabo Mamorobela.

Unicorn CrossCountry

Rodney Stevens stap as touleier met “Milky Bar”, ‘n agtien maand oue PinZ²yl bul, tydens die afgelope Letaba Expo se parade. Stevens is een van vyf seuns wat genooi is om as touleiers vir ‘n bekende Bramahn- en Limousine-stoet op te tree.

This pair of super-fit young athletes from Unicorn have been going from strength to strength in this year’s cross country season.

Both Donovan van Tonder and Yvonne Botha have been named as part of the Limpopo cross country team due to their consistently outstanding performances.

Swemmers van die Laerskool Tzaneen het aan die Klein Provinsies-gala by Ellispark deelgeneem. In die agterste ry is Nantus van der Nest, Bossie Hanaczeck-Krüger, W C van Wyk en Ryno du Plessis. In die middelry is die medaljewenners: Ruan Hanaczeck-Krüger (50 m vlinderslag tweede, wisselslag-aflos derde), Anke Minnaar (50 m vlinderslag derde, eerste wisselslag-aflos), Anemé Jacobs (100 m rugslag tweede, derde wisselslag-aflos), Maruschka Kruger (derde wisselslag-aflos). In die voorste ry sit Sunè Minnaar (derde wisselslag-aflos), Elmé Genis (derde 100 m borsslag, derde wisselslag-aflos), Zanel Steenkamp (50 m rugslag tweede, 50 m vlinderslag eerste, 50 m vryslag eerste, 200 m individuele wisselslag eerste, wisselslag-aflos eerste!).

Die Laerskool Duiwelskloof het verskeie presteerders by die onlangse musiek eisteddfod gehad. Voor is Tenia Albertyn (klavier, silwer), Antonia Evangelou (klavier, silwer), Anashti Evangelou (klavier, silwer). In die middelry is Ruette Schoeman (klavier, silwer), Lané Badenhorst Die lede van die Laerskool Tzaneen se eerste meisie(klavier en sang, goud) en Cara Baker (sang en viool, sil- tennisspan is, agter: Melissa Naudè, Elzanne Engelbrewer). Agter: Kesia Pohl (sang, goud en silwer). cht, Lara Schutte en voor is Christine Krüger.

Unicorn TennisBoys These rising young tennis stars from Unicorn Preparatory School recently took on Kingfisher Primary and won all their matches. Wayne Coppen won 7-0, Dando won 5-3, Gregor Andrew won 6-1 and Shachar Perri won 7-0.

In the doubles Paul and Wayne won 6-0 and Gregor and Shachar won 7-0. Unicorn won by 33 games.

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Plasie netball overall winners Plasie netball recently took the podium, when they participated in the Kings Court Challenge. Both the u.16Aand u.17A teams won all their games, thus bowing out as overall winners in their different categories.

Arnu Vorster

Merensky’s first boys cricket team played against PHS on the Merensky Oval and enjoyed their home field advantage, scoring 278 for 7 after 50 runs, with their opponents scoring only 220 for 10 after 45.3 overs.

Merensky thus won the game by 58 runs. Highlights were: Arnu Vorster who made 122 runs off 126 balls; Rynard de Lange who took 3 wickets in 8,3 overs for 41 runs; Thomas Ngwenya who took 3 wickets in 8 overs, for only 36 runs.

MHS Josè de Freitas (senior)

Eerstes spook dit uit Denè Verster in aksie

Merensky se eerste krieketspan het Saterdag skoonskip gemaak teen Stanford op hul tuisveld. Stanford is almal MHS Philemon Madidibala (Juniors) uitgehaal vir 102 lopies, na 35,5 boulbeurte, terwyl Merensky 104 vir 7 aangeteken het na slegs 17,2 boulbeurte.

MHS Soccer played The Kings Court Besondere kolfwerk is deur Tian Koekemoer getoon, met 31 lopies vanaf net 42 balle, nie uit nie, en Johan Both teams played a good game with the juniors endLouw het sy slag met boulwerk gewys en drie paaltjies ing in a 1-1 draw, with Kagiso Modjadji scoring the goal.

The seniors, on the other hand, won their match 3-1. vir slegs tien lopies in sewe beurte laat kantel.

Goal scorers for this game were Abdool Moosa and Lungile Mhlongo (with two well placed goals).

Merensky o.15’s reken af met Stanford.

Die Plasies se o.15-seunskrieketspan het die naweek Stanford se o.15’s met 32 lopies geklop.

Merensky het eerste gekolf en 162 lopies in hul toegelate dertig beurte aangeteken. Nabeel Carrim was weer ‘n uitblinker en het 42 lopies aangeteken van 51 balle, en Nyiko Shikwambana het 36 lopies aangeteken van 58 balle.

Daarna het Stanford ingegaan om te kolf. Die PlasieSter Vunene Khosa boulers het hul goed van hul taak gekwyt en hul opponente in die 28ste beurt uitgehaal. Tim Elphinstone het Varrie brothers perform again drie paaltjies geneem in 2,2 beurte en slegs elf lopies During the Small Province’s Interprovincial Swimming afgestaan, en Alex Jardin het drie paaltjies in ses beurte Championships held in Rustenburg during the last geneem en 29 lopies afgestaan. week in August, the Varrie brothers excelled again.

Samuel Varrie won a silver medal in the 100 m butterfly for boys u.16. Joshua Varrie won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle for boys u.13, as well as a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke for boys u.13.

Leon Chu van die Hoërskool Merensky sit en peins diep by die skaaktoernooi wat deurdie Kings Court aangebied is. Merensky het puik gepresteer en uit die ses skole wat deelgeneem het, die meeste wedstryde gewen.

Kyle Smit boogskiet

Delux Jooste (links) en Mark Mafambe (regs) van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof het albei goue medaljes by die Laerskool Tzaneen se LLSV-byeenkoms gewen.