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Katlego Maboe Growing up in the town of Potchefstroom, Katlego Maboe completed his school years at Potchefstroom Central School and Potch Boys High, matriculating in 2004. Throughout his life, Katlego has been very active and his love for singing has manifested itself in his involvement in the well known South African acapella boyband, Flip a Coin, as one of the group’s lead vocalists and beat-boxers. One of the qualities that have to lead to his successes is his ability to communicate with people from all walks of life, a skill that is enhanced by the fact that Katlego is fully tri-lingual in English, Afrikaans and Setswana.

Which school did you attend?

I started primary school at Tsepho Primary School in Potchefstroom, then during my Grade 4 year I transferred to Potchefstroom Central School and then to Potch Boys’ High. I was always that ambitious kid. I remember once, during an assembly at Tsepho Primary, we were all asked what we wanted to be when we grew up, and I stood front row with my hand in the air saying I wanted to be a scientist! Not that I knew what a scientist was, but I had heard the word in one of the TV programmes that I watched. Changing over to Potchefstroom Central School was very different from Tsepho Primary School. It was a place I very quickly had to establish my own space and decide what I wanted to achieve in my life. I tried to make my family proud because I understood that they had made significant sacrifices for me to be there. I wanted to do my best in athletic competitions, cultural competitions, academic competitions.

What is your best memory of high school?

That would probably be being chosen for the U/17 Provincial Cricket team and going to East London for the National Provincial Cricket Week. I was quite a keen sportsman, especially in cricket. Another highlight in my school career was being part of the North West Youth Choir, in particular, the European trip that we took in Grade 11. I was fortunate enough to get a sponsorship from one of the parents.

I think that trip opened my eyes to a world of possibilities, and I believed that anything was possible as long as I worked hard enough.

The host of the popular SABC3 early morning show Expresso, and the much-loved Strictly Come Dancing South Africa (season 7 and 8), this Cape Town-based TV presenter, singer, voice-over artist, MC, model and actor is undoubtedly making his mark in the South African media industry. AWSUM got to know him better.

What were you like in high school?

I was the nerd type of kid, and I was never friends with the “cool kids”!

I kept to myself and kept to my books because I wanted to do well academically. I never tried to associate myself with the cool kids, I had very few friends. We all had similar ambitions, for instance, me and my friend Steven, would challenge each other on the cricket field to see who could go further even though we had different disciplines.

How would your teachers have described you?

I was a nerd, but I certainly wasn’t quiet! I was usually the one that asked a lot of questions, so I imagine I probably annoyed a lot of my teachers!

But I think they would describe me as a disciplined learner. I hardly ever gave any trouble in class and I was always too scared of getting detention because firstly that means an entire Friday gone and secondly that would mean going home to very strict grandparents that wanted to know why I got detention in the first place.

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Primary Schools: Gonubie, Hudson Park, Voorpos, Clarendon, Cambridge, Selborne.

High Schools: Beaconhurst, Lilyfontein, Clarendon, Hudson Park, Grens, Stirling, Cambridge, Selborne College.

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When you think about a fork in the road in your life, what was it and why did you choose that path?

I think that would have to be when I was registering for my first year of university and I had to choose between studying music or pursuing a career in accountancy. Music has always been a big passion of mine but I thought perhaps the accountancy would fit me best in terms of what the economic faculty offered. I think that was a major decision for me, because had I chosen my immediate passion I would have been in a very different place in my life. I ended up choosing accounting, reluctantly, because I wanted something solid behind my name. I think it was a good decision to have studied accounting. It certainly boosted my confidence and put a certain measure of value to what you do.

What advice would you give your 16-year-old self?

I’d say to invest more time on the things you really enjoy doing. Like for instance, when I played cricket and managed to do well with the required amount of practice, I could have been better at it if I invested more time. Who knows where it could’ve taken me and the same applies to everything else.

But you know as a 16-year-old there always seems to be more important things to do.

What is the best thing about being a dad?

I think it’s the unconditional love you receive and that you have created someone that will forever remember you as “Mom and Dad”. I think through all the laughter and smiling, he (our son) teaches us as adults that we forgotten the most important aspects of life.

What does a typical Sunday look like for you and your family?

We usually sleep in on Sundays, and being commandeered around by a 6-month-old! Sometimes we haved brunch with friends, but usually we just relax and get ready for the week ahead.

Best road trip of your life?

Without a doubt The Garden Route! It was an enjoyable time seeing some of the country’s most beautiful parts.

What amazes you most about society nowadays?

I think it’s amazing that a lot of enlightened young people are trying to find themselves in positions and careers that will be for the betterment of other people’s lives as opposed to making money. For instance, I was watching this documentary called “Insta-Famous” and one of the guys they were profiling is a surfer with a passion for photography and he takes these cool images of waves crashing.

He turned his passion into a career, which I think should be the motivation for any career choice.

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CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL Cambridge High School’s Top 20 learners visit MBSA On Valentines day the Top 10 learners in Grade 11 and 12 visited the MBSA plant on an enrichment excursion to experience the production process of a Mercedes C Class model. The School hopes to arrange more such visits in and around East London as opportunities to take the learning experience out of the class room and in doing so enrich the lives of our learners.

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Grade 10 Fun Afternoon On 8 February, the Cambridge High School Grade 10’s participated in an “Amazing Race” style fun afternoon. This was to promote team work, leadership and most importantly fun. Learners competed in different coloured teams and completed a variety of challenges. These included an obstacle course, food challenge and many more. It was a very successful afternoon, with the Purple Team coming out tops.

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Grade 12 learners from left to right in the front are Jarren Greyvenstein, Unam Sonamzi, Azile Mkiva, Brittany du Preez, Aphiwe Manyika, Avuyile Sikritshi, Nicole Sanders. Back: Mbasa Kolisi, Jessica McGowan and JoAnn de Klerk.

Cambridge High School’s Top Grade 11 and 12 learners on their visit to the MBSA plant.

SELBORNE COLLEGE Sport Results WATER POLO: Water Polo hosted by St Andrews Junior Results (23 February 2019) Selborne College U15A lost Grey PE U15A (5-7), beat Selborne 3rd (15-2) and beat Pearson 2nd (14-3).

Selborne College U15B lost Grey 7th (2-5), lost Grey U15B (3-5) and lost St Andrews U15B (2-5).

Selborne College U14A drew Grey PE U14A (3-3), beat Pearson U14A (10-0) and lost St Andrews U14A (1-3).

Selborne College U14B lost Grey PE U14B (2-11), beat Grey U14C (7-0) and beat St Andrews U14B (5-3).

Water Polo hosted by St Andrews Senior Results (23 February 2019) Selborne College 1st beat Pearson 1st (13-11) and beat St Andrews 1st (7-5).

Selborne College 2nd beat Pearson U16A (9-3), lost Grey PE 2nd (5-8) and beat St Andrews 2nd (6-5).

Selborne College 3rd lost Selborne U15A (2-15), lost Pearson 2nd (2-4) and lost Grey U15A (3-12).

Selborne College 4th lost St Andrews 3rd (3-7), lost Grey 3rd (2-11) and drew Pearson U15A (6-6).

Selborne College 5th lost St Andrews 5th (5-12) and lost St Andrews 5th (1-11).

CRICKET: Selborne College U14A vs Cambridge U14A T20 (19 February 2019)

Cambridge 1st XI vs. Grens 1st XI (LO 50/50): Cambridge 307/7 (Viuyisinani Mhletywa 106no, Dumisa Mabena 101), Grens 106/10 (Sikho Gaushe 3/23, Sachin Moodley 2/12, Cuma Apie 2/16). Cambridge won by 201 runs.

Cambridge 1st XI vs. Hudson Park HS 1st (Algie Cup T20): Cambridge 99/6 (Mbasa Pangeni 27), Hudson Park 101/3 (Sikho Gaushe 2/21). Hudson Park won by 7 wickets.

Cambridge 2nd XI vs. Selborne College 3rd XI (T20): Cambridge 82/6, Selborne 85/2. Selborne won by 8 wickets.

Cambridge 3rd XI vs. Merrifield

1st XI (T20): Cambridge 70/8 (Junaid Ruiters 32), Merrifield 71 /1. Merrifield won by 9 wickets.

Cambridge u15A vs. Grens u15A (Declaration): Cambridge 281/8 decl. (Alulutho Mdlulwa 97, Jaydon Horak 79), Grens 96/10 (Siya Makibeni 5/13, Uzubenathi Kene 4/25). Cambridge won by 185 runs.

Cambridge u15A vs. Hudson Park HS u15A (T20): Hudson Park 107/6 (Iphendulwe Vimbvani 2/40), Cambridge 77/8 (Jaydon Horak 30). Hudson Park won by 31 runs.

Cambridge u15B vs. East London Science College u15A

(T20): Cambridge 111/10 (Taine Oliver 29, Reshado Roman 23), EL Science College 108/7 (Amahle Mvumvu 2/8, Udi Booi 2/19, Taine Oliver 2/20).

Cambridge won by 3 runs.

Cambridge u14A vs. Selborne College u14A (T20): Selborne 188/2, Cambridge 71/7 (James Burns 21). Selborne won by 117 runs.

Cambridge u14B vs. Berlin u14A (T20): Berlin 38/10 (Aliziwe Sokayi 4/1, Ndlalo Mtshemla 3/13, Kamva Kelembe 2/12), Cambridge 39/5. Cambridge won by 5 wickets.

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Selborne 189/2 (H. McKay 103 no, J. Horsley 49 no) Cambridge 57/6 (E. Currin 3/12, J. Luck 2/10, B. Crane 1/8, B. Van Der Merwe 1/1) Selborne College won by 132 runs.

Selborne College U15A vs Stirling U15A (20 February 2019) Selborne 152/5 (B. de Kock 36, T. Stagg 50 no).

Stirling 153/4 (T. Jacobs 2/21).

Selborne lost by 6 wickets.

Selborne College 3rd vs Cambridge 2nd (20 February 2019) Cambridge 83/5 (G. Pretorius 2/12).

Selborne 84/2 (G. Pretorius 50 no).

Selborne College won by 8 wickets.

Selborne College 2nd vs Dale 2nd (23 February 2019) Dale 91 all out (J. Vosloo 6/27).

Selborne 136/1 (M. Volker 34 no, R. Evans 33) Selborne won by 9 wickets.

Selborne College U14A vs Dale U14A (23 February 2019) Dale 56 all out (E. Currin 5/21, H. McKay 3/10, B. Crane 2/11).

Selborne 139/1 (J. Van Oordt 44 no, J. Bowles 51 no, J. Nass 21) Selborne College won by 9 wickets.

Selborne College U15A vs Dale U15A (23 February 2019) Selborne 1st innings 192 all out (A. Dewar 82, T. Stagg 35) Dale 1st inn 40 all out (T. Stagg 3/0, Z.

Harms 2/13,) Selborne 2nd innings 0, Declared.

Dale 2nd innings 20/5 (D. Farland 2/8, T. Jacobs 3/12) Selborne College won by 132 runs.

Selborne College 1st XI vs Grens 1st XI Algie Cup T20 (20 February 2019) Selborne 219/2 (E. Boucher 75 no, A. Brandt 53, S. Els 46, A. du Plessis 23 no) Grens 44 all out (J.Bader 2/9, J. Coles 2/7, J. Jacobs 2/15, A. Richards 2/6) Selborne College won by 175 runs.

Selborne College 1st XI vs Hudson Park 1st XI CSA T20 Semi-Final (21 February 2019) Hudson Park 115/9.

Selborne 109 all out.

Selborne lost by 6 runs.

Selborne College 1st XI vs Dale 1st XI (Time Cricket) Dale 91 all (J. Bader 3/7, D. Lones 1/16, A. Richards 1/6) Selborne 251/2 Declared (S. Els 108, J. Bader 117 no).

Dale 2nd innings 89/5 (A. Richards 2/12, M. Fourie 1/27, D. Lones 1/21) Selborne College won by an innings and 72 runs.

DEBATING: On Wednesday, 20 February, Selborne hosted a round of the provincial debating tournament. The senior team debated against Cambridge and won, with Mihle Bolana best speaker.

On 21 February the Selborne team took

part in a forum discussion at Clarendon.

They ranked 2nd overall, with Damon Pose awarded best speaker of the team and Christian Muller best chairperson of the tournament.

On 22 February, Selborne hosted its cultural week debate against Clarendon.

Damon Rose, Achuma Whati and Mihle Bolana took part and Selborne won this debate.

Selborne Junior debaters took part in the Hudson Park Debaters Festival on Saturday 23 February. This was the first debate for the juniors this year. Bearing this in mind, they did well, winning half their debates.

CHESS: National Interschool’s Tournament hosted by Grey College (Bloemfontein)(23 February 2019) Teams of 4 players, 5 matches Our best team result was with G. Griffiths, K. Abraham, R. Antony and D. Koshy, who gained a 4th position out of 31 schools in their section.

Individual results: Players who achieved 3 or more wins out of 5 matches were: G. Griffiths 5/5 D. Koshy 4/5 K. Abraham 4/5 L. Gxoyiya 4/5 S. Xongwana 3/5 J. Ou 3/5

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HOËRSKOOL GRENS 2019 SPORTBEPALINGS DATUM

WEDSTRYD

1 en 2 Maart

Grens Sportfees

8 en 9 Maart

Grens Skoledag Rugby vs Hudson Park

5 en 6 April

Selborne / Clarendon Sportdag (W)

12 en 13 April

Gill College Sportdag (W)

17 April

Port Rex Sportdag (W)

26 April

Framesby Sportdag (W)

4 Mei

Marlow Rugby (W)

10 en 11 Mei

Cambridge Sportdag (T)

18 Mei 2019

Dale College en KHS Sportdag (T)

31 Mei en 1 Junie

Kingswood Sportdag (T)

12 en 13 Julie

Queen’s College en GHS Sportdag (T)

19 en 20 Julie

Adelaide Gimnasium Sportdag (T)

26 en 27 Julie

Hudson Park Sportdag (W)

2 en 3 Augustus

Stirling Sportdag (W)

7 Augustus

Rugby: o.15B- en tweede rugbyspan Beaconhurst (W)

16 en 17 Augustus

Daniël Pienaar Sportdag (T)

21 Augustus

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SELBORNE COLLEGE 2019 SPORTS FIXTURES

DATE

MATCH

09 March

Hudson Park 1st XV (Border Schools Rugby Day)

16 March

Marlow 1st XV (Graeme Festival)

21 March

Jeppe 1st XV (Grey PE Festival)

23 March

Northwood 1st XV(Grey PE Festival)

06 April

Grens 1st XV

13 April

Grey Bloem 1st XV

18 April

Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 1st XV (Kearsney)

20 April

Glenwood 1st XV (Kearsney Festival)

22 April

Framesby 1st XV (Kearsney Festival)

27 April

Queen’s College 1st XV

11 May

Dale College 1st XV

25 May

St Andrews 1st XV

01 June

Cambridge 1st XV

08 June

Stirling 1st XV

13 July

Hudson Park 1st XV

20 July

Queen’s College 1st XV

27 July

Dale College 1st XV

03 August

Grey High School 1st XV

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CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

2019 SPORTS FIXTURES

DATE

MATCH

08 - 10 March

Greg Beling & Tony Godding Hockey Festival

14 - 26 March

Overseas Hockey Tour

15 - 18 March

Rob Taylor U/14 Hockey Tournament

03 - 08 March

St Mary 1st Team Hockey Tournament

05 - 06 April

Grens Derby Day (A)

12 - 13 April

Eunice Derby Day (H)

26 - 27 April

QGHS Derby Day (H)

03 - 04 May

Pearson Derby Day (H)

10 - 11 May

KHS Derby Day (A)

24 - 25 May

DSG Derby Day (H)

31 May

Cambridge Derby Day (31/5 - 1/6) (H)

05 June

Port Rex Derby Day (A)

07 - 08 June

Stirling Derby Day (A)

12 - 13 July

Hudson Park Derby Day (H)

19 - 20 July

Kingswood Derby Day (A)

02 - 03 August

Collegiate Derby Day (A)

08 - 11 August

DSG U/14 Hockey Tournament

16 August

Founders Day

19 - 22 September

Collegiate Junior Water Polo Tournament

04 - 06 September

Centennial Stayers Water Polo Tournament

Dates subject to change.

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SELBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 726 5341 (e) office@selborneprimary.co.za Cricket Our U13 cricketers travelled to Durban to take part in the DPHS Cricket Festival.

Grade 2 fun The Grade 2 Boys has great fun creating “Shapey Men� out of recycled materials and presenting them to their classes.

Millfield/ Selborne Exchange 2019 Enjoy every minute of your 6 week adventure in the UK. And the boys are off on an adventure...

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 726 8150 (e) maincampus@cambridgeprimary.co.za Grade 4 & 5 Interhouse Gala 2019 Some photos of the gala this morning. The weather was perfect and the support and encouragement from the stands outstanding. Great fun was had by all.

SACEE Spelling Bee On Thursday 21 February, Mr Thompson, together with four learners, attended the annual SACEE Spelling Bee held at Stirling Primary School. Cambridge came 3rd place overall.

Valentines Day 2019 Love was certainly in the air at Cambridge Primary, Intermediate Phase. It was a day to share love all around and wear anything red and white, to celebrate the day. The Grade 7 learners hosted a Teddybears Picnic and spent some time getting to know the new Grade 4s. Perhaps, sharing love everyday would make our world a better place to live in.

Happy Valentines Day to our wonderful parents, family and friends. Hope your day was also filled with loads of love, flowers and chocolates.

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HUDSON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 726 3205 (e) office@hphs.co.za Hudson Park Primary School’s Grade 1’s are spreading the love.

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one every come to you without leaving happier. - Mother Teresa

GONUBIE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 740 4005 (e) gpsstaff@telkomsa.net Valentine’s civvies day Gonubie Primary held a Valentine’s civvies day on February 14 in aid of CHOC. Over R800 was raised for this charity and pupils were encouraged to come to school waring red / pink / white.

Interhouse Athletics Evenings Over the past couple of weeks, the foundation Phase and the Intermediate and Senior Phase held their Interhouse Athletics Evenings. Parents were able to come and watch their children compete and the PTA served up delicious hot dogs and boerewors rolls to fill empty tummies. Waterston was the winning house although all 3 houses showed great spirit throughout the evenings. Michael Olabode who managed to break the 100m record, running the distance in 11.2 seconds!

Michael Olabode

SACEE Spelling Bee At the SACEE Spelling Bee held at Stirling Primary on Thursday night, the Gonubie Team managed to come first!

Three rounds of challenging words were held. Each grade representative had to write a spelling test, spell words out loud in front of the audience and work as a team to decide which words had been spelled incorrectly. It was an evening of great fun and great challenge. Thank you to the organisers.

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Mvelo Mnyaka (Gr 7), Uyanda Mnqanqeni (Gr 6), Neala Rowan (Gr 5) and Thapelo Pefole (Gr 4)

HOËRSKOOL GRENS (t) 043 721 0412 (e) admin@grens.co.za Grens Hoofleiers

Van links na regs: Wian Reynecke (onderhoofseun), Ryno Owen (hoofseun), Ngcali Ndora (hoofdogter), Janalu Mac Kenzie (onderhoofdogter).

Akademiese Toppresteerders

TOP 3 in gr. 8 (2018) links na regs Jason Botha 2de, Wian Jonker (1ste), Sonja Adlam (3de)

TOP 3 in gr. 9 (2018) links na regs Martin Louw (2de) Deandré Jacobs (1ste) Daniel j v Rensburg (3de)

TOP 3 in gr. 10 (2018) links na regs Mia Brettel (2de) Francois Roberts (1ste) Christa Nagel (3de)

TOP 3 in gr. 11 (2018) links na regs Daniël Mathee (2de)Ryno Owen (1ste) Anja Mac Kenzie (3de)

Gr 8-Kamp

HUDSON PARK HIGH (t) 043 726 3205 (e) office@hphsco.za Gala The Inter-house gala took place at the Joan Harrison Swimming Pool. The stands were filled with excited spectators singing songs of encouragement. Well done to Malin for winning both the awards for the most points as well as the spirit trophy!

Thanks to all those involved in this great success.

Athletics Seven Hudson Park High School athletes have qualified for the Eastern Cape Champs.

Merryfield Mile Results 2019 Amber Mcconnachie placed 3rd and Chloe Velde, 4th in their age category in the Mile event. Chloe Velde then went on to take 1st place in her age category in

the 500m Dash.

Many of the Hudson Park High School staff participated with Cajun Skinner placing 1st, and Dennis Vorster (Headmaster), 2nd in their age categories.

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LILYFONTEIN SCHOOL (t) 043 737 4258 (e) reception@lilyfontein.co.za Lilyfontein Buco Tomato Trot & Cycle a great success The 24th Lilyfontein BUCO Tomato Trot & Cycle was an overall phenomenal success. The event took place on 2nd February at Lilyfontein School. What a tremendous accomplishment. The event attracted 2237 entries across #6 races, with a 5km and 15km run and four cycling sections comprising 8km, 15km, 35km and 55km races.

There were at least 5000 people attending the event on the day.

This massive undertaking required a team of 70 staff, 17 grounds staff/cleaners and 60 parent/learner volunteers. Together we are great was the phrase used to manage and organise the 24th Tomato Trot and Cycle. Congratulations to all the participants, it was a great day out in Tomato Country. Next year will see the 25th Jubilee of the Tomato Trot & Cycle and Lilyfontein School is counting on an excellent turnout. Save the Date 1 February 2020.

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Water Polo The Stirling 1st Water Polo team playing against Hudson Park on Saturday at the Brian Baker Festival at Kingswood in Makhanda. Stirling won 16-2.

Swimming Stirling High school swimmers took the main honours at the Merrifield Mile on Sunday, 17 February with Alphonso Janse van Rensburg 1st home and winner of the Men’s section, and Tayla Botha winning the Women’s section with Meralda Terblanche 2nd in the Women’s section.

Big Band The Stirling High School Big Band performed at Gonubie Primary School on 15 February.

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VOORPOS PRIMARY SCHOOL Valentines Day Winners Our best dressed Valentines, looking absolutely gorgeous.

Our winners were:

Grade R - Havela Mkebe and Amla Manifola Grade 1 - Mbalentle Bonga and Ayanda Kiewiet Grade 2 - Limi Sijudu and Onke Hlabati Grade 3 - Liyabona Njekekina and Ambeswa Sotaka Grade 4 - Lenise Stevens and Lifekona Mbejeni Grade 5 - Siqhama Gqoboka and Bukhobakhe Sotaka Grade 6 - Keyana Marais and Imanathi Mtshizane Grade 7 - Azariah Bruton and Ukhona Mthizane

Annual Athletics Day

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(t) 043 726 1246 (e) principal@voorposprim.co.za Congratulations to the lovely Mrs Rynford and Mrs Ngonzo, who were crowned as the best dressed teachers.