although they managed to beat one of the biggest schools this year, were depleted when they went to defend their trophy at the InterCBC tournament.(academic and disciplinary reasons) Despite this, they still managed a credible 3rd position, with four players being selected for the National side, namely: Ketso Nkholise, Napo Modise, Thato Khama and Khayalethu Mlonyeni. The chess A team, after winning, their league last year, were promoted to the B- League, thereby putting them in a much more competitive league. Despite this jump they managed a very credible 3rd position in the league this year, with Kwan-Yu Lin and Tlou Lebentlele winning board prizes. The B team managed a 2nd position in the league, with three players, namely; Tsiamo Ramatsekane, Mofenyeni Masisi and Kgosi Taye all winning the board prize. We are quietly confident that this section of the sport programme at CBC will continue to grow at school. Culture- The music department under the ever watchful eye of Mrs Louise Malherbe has expanded its choice of musical instruments. The disciplines now offered include piano, keyboard, flute, recorder, theory, violin and guitar, with the inclusion of Miss Beth Gianni and Mrs Chrisna Smit. Some of the more noteworthy results at the annual eisteddfod were Naledi Ramanamane who was awarded an A and two A+ symbols for piano, Bonolo Paarman who was awarded an A and two A+ symbols for recorder and Xola Matlanyane who was awarded an A and A+ symbol for piano. Xola has also been selected to compete in a national competition in Gauteng next term. The very talented young lady, Tshepang Afrika, after helping CBC win the provincial UN debate, was selected as one of the best speakers. This meant that she was selected as a member of the national team that travelled
and competed in New York. The South African team won the competition and our young lady did get special mention. I am convinced that we will still hear far more of this talented young lady in the future. Parents- It is very pleasing to see a dramatic increase in parent participation this year, a very necessary development if we as a school are to succeed in educating the child to his full potential. Please continue in this vein, you are guaranteed to reap the benefits in having a better relationship with children and the rest of the educational family. I would like to thank the PTA under the very able leadership of Mr. Richard Khuduga for all that they have done in co-ordinating the parents and fundraising events this year. It is a thankless job and the rewards are not always immediately evident, however rest assured you are doing a fantastic job and are definitely moving in the right direction. The Board under the leadership of Dr Darron Ferraris continues to lead the school in a dynamic way to address the challenges of an ever changing society. Thank you to all the board members for their unselfish leadership. Ferraris must be congratulated for being a tireless servant to the school, this year is his twentieth year as a member of the Board of Governors. We thank him for tirelessly working all these years to ensure that CBC Bloemfontein is a better educational institution. Staff- I thank the staff for their hard work throughout the year. A few lines in this report would not do justice to all the hours that they have invested in the education of the children at CBC. May we as the staff continue to do our profession proud and never cease to uplift, love and care for the children in our care. Wally Borchard Principal
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