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Elke dogter droom oor jou groot troudag of jy in graad 3 is en of jy in matriek is. Dalk is of was jy reeds getroud. Elkeen wat droom kan die volgende oefening doen:
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1. Maak jou hande oop, vingers teenoor mekaar en buig/vou die middelvingers inwaarts. Probeer jou duim, wat jou ouers verteenwoordig, weg vat/oopmaak van mekaar. Jy kry dit reg, nê! Dit is omdat jou ouers nie bestem is om jou hele lewenspad saam met jou te stap nie.
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2. Maak nou jou duime weer toe/bymekaar en probeer jou wysvingers, wat jou broers en susters verteenwoordig, weg vat/oopmaak van mekaar. Jy sal dit ook kan regkry, want jou broers en susters sal eendag gesinne/families van hul eie hê en so ook hul aparte lewens lei van joune.
Sit jou wysvingers weer terug bymekaar en probeer nou jou pinkies wat jou kinders verteenwoordig, weg vat/oopmaak van mekaar. Hulle òòk sal oopgaan want jou kinders gaan ook eendag kinders van hul eie hê, hul eie gesinne en families hê, apart van joune. 4. Laastens, plaas jou pinkies weer terug bymekaar en probeer nou jou ringvingers, wat jou eggenoot (jou man of vrou) verteenwoordig, weg vat/oopmaak van mekaar. Jy kan nie! Al probeer jy hoe hard, sonder om jou ander vingers oop te maak!
Hoekom? Want Man en Vrou is bestem om hul lewenspaaie saam te loop, 7x7 sakke sout saam op te eet, deur dik en dun mekaar onvoorwaardelik lief te hê en dis hoekom ons ons trouringe aan ons ringvingers dra!
Hoop elke leser het `n AWSUM Valentynsdag.
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Life Style
2 FEBRUARY 2014
Slow on SATURDAYS After a day spent at the Stellenbosch Slow Food market, you appreciate the kind of lifestyle that we have in the Western Cape. Food, wine, picnics, activities for the kids, vineyards, name it – there is no lack of something interesting for everyone. It’s a platform for local farmers, bakers, grocers, organic merchants, finefood purveyors, butchers, artisan producers, celebrated chefs and micro businesses. The Stellenbosch Fresh Goods market is the original authentic Slow Food market that has been running for over 5 years. The market place is located at the Oude Libertas estate and has been re-invented as a showcase for the region’s finest food, wine, music, theatre and creative arts. “Slow Kids” is an initiative to create a culture of play and learning in a creative way. They
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FEBRUARY 2014 3
When is enough TV enough?
DIE GEVOEL is goed vir jou
As jy daardie vlinders in jou maag het, het jy meer energie en is jy sommer net Ius vir die lewe. Boonop is eet die laaste ding waaraan jy dink. Klink dit bekend? Met Valentynsdag wat oor die wêreld heen gevier word, val die klem onwillekeurig op die liefde. Volgens Prof Jacques Snyman, kliniese raadgewer van Resolution Health is daar sewe redes hoekom dit so belangrik is om liefde in jou lewe te hê: • Liefde kan jou langer laat Ieef: Mense het nog altyd op mekaar staatgemaak vir oorlewing. As sosiale wesens het ons almal biologiese dryfvere wat ons natuurlik laat smag na 'n verbintenis met ander. As 'n mens nie daardie verbintenisse vorm nie, kan dit tot stres en ander faktore aanleiding gee wat jou lewe kan verkort.
screen time means less physical activity and face-to-face interaction with friends and family, these are both key towards creating a stress-free childhood.” Negative effects Children who watch more than the recommended two hours of television per day can suffer from obesity, irregular sleep, impaired academic performance and behavioural problems such as aggression. Excessive exposure to video games is linked with attention problems. “While it might be nice to get your kids out of your hair for a while, find healthier activities for them – the TV should be a
• Liefde kan siektes help beveg: Studies het bevind dat verliefdheid siektes soos asma, artritis, hooikoors, sinus en selfs hoofpyn kan verlig. Dit beskerm die Iiggaam teen verskeie siektes, insluitend kardiovaskulere siektes soos beroerte, hoë bloeddruk en iskemiese hartsiektes - drie van die dodeliksste siektes," sê Snyman. • Liefde gee jou immuunstelsel `n hupstoot: `n Onlangse studie het gewys dat 'n vyf minute periode waartydens iemand opreg vir jou omgee of meegevoel met jou het, die heIe immuunstelsel bevorder .As Jy nie liefde In jou lewe het nie, is alles egter nie verlore nie. Die studie het gewys dat selfs flieks oor die liefde en om met troeteldiere te speel dieselfde effek kan hê. • Liefde help jou om longer te lyk. Bale studies het al gevind dat mense wat in gelukkige verhoudlngs is, flisies jonger Iyk as diegene wat nie is nie.
treat, not the accepted norm,” advises Swart. Limit Impose rules about the amount of time a week your children are allowed to spend on electronic devices such as iPads, tablets, smartphones and gaming equipment – “perhaps take the devices away if they do not appear to be respecting the rules,” says Dave. With regards to TV time, it is a good idea to limit this to weekends only; “As discipline and routine goes out the window, create a viewing timetable during the school holidays - this way everyone gets to watch a couple of hours of their favourite programme a week and it’s within limits.” Monitor Make sure to research the TV shows, movies and video games your child watches and plays. “If it appears too violent, includes excessive swearing, sexual content or explicit references, explain why it is not appropriate for them to view it,” says Swart. “Age restrictions are there for a reason.” Tips: • Never place a TV or computer in your child’s room – this can result in irregular sleeping patterns and poor academic performance; • Discourage the association of food with TV time;
• Liefde kan jou maer hou: Dit is baie algemeen vir mense om gewig te verloor as hulle met iemand begin uitgaan. "As jy verlief is, vervaardig jou liggaam meer adrenalien wat 'n natuurlike eetlusdemper is," reken Snyman. • Liefde verbeter jou geestelike welstand: Mense wat verlief is, het gewoonlik meer energie, wat hulle gretig maak om nuwe avonture en stokperdjies aan te pak. • Liefde verhoog selfvertroue: Mense in gesonde verhoudings is geneig om meer selfvertroue in alle areas van hul lewe te hê. Dis bewys dat die huwelik depressie in mans en vroue verlaag.
So voordat jy jou oë hierdie Valentynsdag vir al die verliefde paartjies rol, hou in gedagte watter voordele die liefde kan inhou.
• Ban excessive screen time; • Encourage healthy activities such as dancing, football, puzzles and group activities to help build social skills; • Set a good example – when you are home limit how much TV you watch, don’t stay glued to your phone or spend too long online; • Preview programmes and read the reviews, paying special attention to the age rating. NEWS / NUUS
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Although television, interactive video games and the Internet can be excellent sources of education and entertainment for children, too much screen time can lead to bad health and behaviourial problems. In fact research by Public Health England has found that children who spend more than four hours a day in front of the television and computer screen have lower self-esteem and greater emotional problems. “To ensure your child stays healthy and happy, take the time to understand the risks associated with watching too much TV and monitor how long they spend watching shows and playing video games this holiday,” school counsellor and teacher at Cape Town based Riverside College, Dave Swart says. “Too much
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Chef Katia Eischen ran a successful restaurant in Belgium for over 20 Years. When she and her husband decided to come to South Africa, the locale produce and South African quality of Life inspired her to share her cooking skills again in Somerset West, at her own spot called Vertu.
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FEBRUARY 2014 5 After thorough investigation by the AWSUM team in Nulaid egg grading plants in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg we are excited to share one particular chicken interview with all our readers. The outcome was interestingâ&#x20AC;Ś Q: AWSUM Investigator: Where do you come from and where do you lay the eggs? Chicken: We all came through the integrated Nulaid production process with our own breeding farms, hatcheries, rearing farms. At age 18 weeks, when we are strong and healthy, we go to all the Nulaid layer farms to start laying eggs, where after Nulaid grades these eggs and supply our customers with quality commercial eggs and pasteurized liquid egg products. Q: AWSUM Investigator: After your eggs are packaged, what happens then? We deliver in all pack sizes as per our customer needs and we supply all market segments in all the provinces. Our product range consists of all grades of eggs from medium to jumbo and we grade eggs into the following pack sizes: 2x6, 18 eggs, 24 eggs, 30 eggs, 48 eggs and 60 eggs. Q: AWSUM Investigator: How are they delivering the eggs? We wish deliveries could be as easy as in that Leon Schuster movie where chickens ask to be put in the Durban box, but deliveries are done by our own delivery fleet as well as outsourced fleets in certain provinces. We proud ourselves that we deliver within 48 hours to all customers and that our products are always of the best quality and freshness. After all, they choose the best chickens to lay them. Q: AWSUM Investigator: Do you think your eggs are the best? After we have laid our eggs, they take the eggs to pack stations where they are audited once a year by SAFSIS. We make sure that we comply with the criteria of these audits to lay the best eggs as possible. Passing these audits means that our customers are assured of the best products, produced in the correct manner. No one really knows what was first, the chicken or the egg, but one thing is certain, the AWSUM team is proud consumers of Nulaid eggs. To find out more about Nulaid you can visit our website at www.nulaid.co.za or contact our call centre at 0861 NULAID.
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Bestandele o 4 groot Nulaid eiers o 30 ml gesmelte botter o Sout en gemaalde peper o 125 ml saadlose gesnyde tamaties, sonder `n skil o 125 ml fyn gerasperde kaas o 30 ml fyn gekapte basil Metode Klop die eiers saam met die gesmelte botter. Voorverhit die oond. Posisioneer die oondrak in die middel van die oond en plaas die groot oondskinkbord om warm te word. Verwyder dit sodra dit warm is en sprei met `n nie- kleef middel. Gooi die eier in die skinkbord en plaas terug in die oond. Bak vir 3-5 minutes of tot die eiers gebak is, maar nogsteeds klam is. Verwyder van die oond en gooi die tamaties, eier en speserye oor en rol (nogsteeds in die pan) soos `n Swiss roll. Sny in 4 porsies en bedien.
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Hoërskool Parel Vallei
6 FEBRUARY 2014
Student exchange program to Germany. During the recent December holiday, a group of eighteen learners, accompanied by the principal, Mr Ettienne Gouws and one of the teachers, Mrs Nicky du Bois, took part in a three- week Cultural Student – exchange- program to Memmingen in Germany. It was an enriching and rewarding experience for all!
High. The learners all stayed with host families, who looked after them and showered them with warm hospitality. Their partners from Gemany will arrive on a return-visit on the 11th of April this year and will be staying till the 1st of May. The learners attended school for one week and took part in many cultural activities.
This program forms part of the partnership that exists between the Bernard Strigl Gimnasium in Memmingen, a small city in Bavaria, in the south of Germany and Parel Vallei
The school in Germany arranged three excursions: a visit to Dachau, a day’s skiing on the Nebelhorn and a city-tour of Munich. During the two weeks of the German Winter holiday, the learners
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were entertained by their host families and visited many places of interest. This program is open to learners who are in Gr 10, 11 and 12. (It is advisable that the learners acquire some knowledge of German but this is not a prerequisite). The next group will be going during the December holiday at the end of 2015.
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THE INTERHOUSE GALA AND SPIRIT CUP WERE WON BY THE NASSAU HOUSE TEAM! Photo: Max Verster, Anelle Truter and Megan Venter (middle) received the trophies on behalf of Nassau from the headmaster Mr E Gouws.
Teacher’s team. From left to right: Mr L Muller, Mr F du Toit, Mr E Gouws (headmaster), Mrs M Allers, Mrs M Kuhn, Miss L Buchan.
Fikse fietsryers maak PV trots! Vier Parel Valleispanne het ingeskryf vir die Oak Valley 24 uur Bergfietsafloskompetisie wat op die 1ste en 2de Februarie plaasgevind het. Die deelnemers het gekompeteer vir die maksimum aantal rondtes in 24 uur, terwyl hulle deurnag die strawwe enkelspoorroete aangedurf het!
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Hoërskool Bloemhof
FEBRUARY 2014 7
Bloemhof gaan KKNK toe
Bloemhof se toneelgroep het verlede jaar tydens verskeie toneelkompetisies met die ensemble-stuk, Sneeuwitjie en die Sewe Zombies, uitgeblink en verskeie leerders is met toekennings vereer. In Oktober 2013 word die kroon van hulle sukses gespan en wen die groep die ATKV se nasionale Tienertoneelkompetisie wat by Aardklop gehou is. Tydens die finaal van die kompetisie is Lisa-Jean Malan, ‘n matriekleerder in 2013, as die Beste Aktrise van die kompetisie aangewys. Vanjaar is die eerste maal dat die wenner van hierdie kompetisie genooi is om tydens die jaarlikse ABSA KKNK ‘n speelvlak tydens die fees te hê. Bespreek nou julle plekke om Bloemhof se Sneeuwitjie en die Sewe Zombies op 3, 4 en 5 April op die planke te sien! Op 20 Februarie is dit weer tyd vir die jaarlikse 4M-kragmeting tussen vier van die grootste meisieskole in die WesKaap. Die Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, wat hierdie jaar die byeenkoms aanbied, het hierdie gesogte atletiekbyeenkoms al 12 keer vantevore in die 22 jaar se bestaan van die byeenkoms gewen. La Rochelle, Rhenish en die Hoër Meisieskool Paarl is die ander skole wat op dié dag by Coetzenburg sake op die atletiekbaan gaan uitspook. ‘n
Bloemhof mik weer vir die eerste posisie! Rosa Kirsten, ‘n baie belowende graad 8-atleet en me Wilna van Heerden (skoolhoof).
Groot hoogtepunt van die byeenkoms is natuurlik die atlete- en dirigente-optog wat om 14:45 die byeenkoms (wat 15:30 begin) voorafgaan. Die onderskeie skole oefen weke lank aan hulle krete wat altyd met groot entoesiasme deur die toeskouers, en ander skole, aangehoor word. Bloemhof gaan ook hierdie jaar ‘n “groen”-aanslag volg in die organisering van hierdie dag se aktiwiteite. Groot byeenkomste, konferensies en kompetisies kan ‘n groot bron van kweekhuis-gasse wees wat bydra tot klimaatverandering en Bloemhof se doel is om alle deelnemers te motiveer om klimaat-vriendelike opsies te kies in hul eie- en openbare lewens sodat alle vorme van energie bespaar word. Toeskouers en deelnemers word aangemoedig om selfs net in hulle onmiddelike omgewing op dié dag seker te maak dat alle gemors verywder en herwin word. So kan ons reeds ‘n reuse-verskil aan die omgewing maak!
Die wenners van die dag se interhuisswem: Huis Neethling se kapteine en dirigente: Xanthe Viljoen, Lomé van Niekerk, Nicole van Wyk en Mia van Niekerk.
Lisa-Jean Malan (regs) wat uitgeblink het as een van die hoofkarakters, Sterretjie
Op 21 Januarie is daar volstoom begin met die voorbereidings vir die 4M-atletiek wat een van die dae weer plaasvind. ‘n Spesiale interhuis is vir die atletiek gehou waar die spanne nié teen mekaar deelgeneem het nie, maar die beste individue in elke item kon uitblink om sodoende die sterktste atletiekspan vir die seisoen te kies. Na die afloop van die atletiek is die hele skool swembad toe waar die interhuisswem ‘n aanvang geneem het. Daar het elke swemmer vir haar span deelgeneem en op die einde van die dag het Huis Neethling die meeste punte versamel en met die trofee weggeswem!
Bloemhof se jarelange droom om ‘n eie Astro-hokkieveld te hê is uiteindelik besig om bewaarheid te word. Die bouery is reeds in aanvang, maar me Wilna van Heerden, tesame met beheerliggaamlid, mnr Ben van Rooyen (middel), het op 29 Januarie 2014 die eerste sooi gespit om die verrigtinge amptelik te maak.
Jana Huysamer (heel links), Nina Erasmus, mnr Schalk de Wet (eerstespan afrigter), Carmen Crous en Liani Strauss het dié historiese oomblik meegemaak.
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Hoërskool Hottentots Holland
DRUMMIES of Hottentots-Holland High School
The drummies of Hottentots-Holland High School took part in the farewell ceremony of the Nautical, an Americal passenger cruiseliner.
Michylin van Rooyen en Nabeela Rhoda is beide trompoppies van die Hoërskool Hottentots-Holland. Gedurende Desember 2013 het hulle aan die SA Trompoppie Kampioenskappe in Pietermaritzburg
Ons no. 1 en no. 2 kandidate Leston Dick en Chanté Bougaard van die Hoërskool Hottentots-Holland, het beide gedurende die Matriekeksamen ‘n A-gemiddelde simbool behaal. Leston het 7 A-simbole verwerf: Afrikaans Huistaal, English First Additional Language, Wiskunde, Fisiese Wetenskap, Lewenswetenskap, Lewensoriëntering en Rekeningkunde.
deelgeneem. Beide Michylin en Nabeela het hul SA Kleure vir trompoppies ontvang.
IDOLS
The learners of HottentotsHolland High School hosted an IDOLS concert to create awareness about the world around them with a selection of powerful songs highlighting social issues and celebrating diversity and talents. As the “School with the Heart” this way of raising funds allows the community to get together and support the use of local talent for a good cause. The concert boasts performances by local theatre entertainer Luukmaan Adams and first SA IDOLS winner Karin Kortje. With the 10 HHH finalists and 20 back-up dancers, the concert took form of a competition with the audience voting at the Semi-Final night. All the contestants performed again on the Finals night with the winner selected
by the judges, the guest performers. Directed by local director Darryl Spijkers, English and Drama teacher at HHH, the show was filled with awesome live performances to ensure a great night of entertainment. The Finals took place on Saturday 01 February and at last the excitement stopped: Andrea Simons has won the HHH IDOLS 2014 competition! Andrea is a grade 9 learner at HottentotsHolland High School.
PJ Olivier Kunssentrum
A-kandidate 2013 Baie geluk aan 42 van die groep van 80 Gr 12 Kunsvakleerders in 2013 van die Kunssentrum PJ Olivier wie A-gemiddeldes behaal het in die eindeksamen vir Visuele Kuns of Ontwerp. Op die foto is sommige van die leerders met die personeel.
Chanté Bougaardt verwerf 4 A-simbole: Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal (A), English Home Language, Wiskunde, Lewensoriëntering (A), Rekeningkunde (A), Lewenswetenskap (A) en Fisiese Wetenskap.
Cricket
Damian Cairncross, 16-year-old fast bowler at Hottentots-Holland High School, made history in Hottentots-Holland High School’s cricket. He was selected for the Boland u.17 cricket team in 2013. He took part in the Cricket South Africa u.17 Rural Week in Kimberley during December 2013 and was selected for the SA u.17 Rural Cricket Team. Damian follows in the footsteps of Neil Carter, an ex-learner of HHH, who played for the SA u.17 Cricket Team during 1991. In the photo is f.l.t.r.: Tyrone Zas (Damian’s u.15 cricket coach), Damian Cairncross and Kevin Dockrall (u.19 cricket coach).
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Rhenish High School
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Rhenishers Out in the World HOCKEY
At the Pro Series Indoor Nationals 2013 Hockey Tournament during December 2013, the Boland teams, which included a number of Rhenish players, performed extremely well.
KARATE
Anke Smit (Grade 11) was chosen to represent Western Cape Karate and travelled to Bloemfontein to represent her province at the Karate South Africa trials from 31 January – 2 February 2014. Anke came 1st in her division in kumite and is thus the Junior Female (over 59kg) Champion 2014. She will represent South Africa in the African and International tournaments.
Back: Bailey Kelly (Rhenish), Meghan Johnstone, Moya Smith (Rhenish), Brent Samuels (Coach), Helen Halvorsen, Nidia Vermeulen. Front: Elenore Pretorius, Monique Bartsch (Rhenish), Rebecca Kaps, Caitlin Odendaal.
The Boland Foxes Girls’ U14 (with Monique Bartsch, Bailey Kelly and Moya Smith – Natasha Marnewick could unfortunately not participate as she was injured) won Gold in the A Section. Monique was awarded Player of the Tournament in the U14 age category. The Boland Scorpions Girls’ (with Megan McEwan and Anje Albertyn) won Gold in the B Section. In the U16 category, Boland Foxes Girls’ U16 (with Ash Rutherford) achieved Silver in the A Section, and the Boland Scorpions Girls
(with Louise Currie) won Gold in the B Section. This tournament included 124 teams and more than 1200 players from across South Africa. It has grown tremendously and is extremely competitive. PSI has been given the thumbs up from SA Hockey President, Dave Carr, a clear indication that this code of sport is being acknowledged within SA Hockey as a great contributor to the strength of field hockey.
SWIMMING
Mikayla Eagles (Grade 8) will be attending the South African Open Water Championships in February. Mikayla will travel to Durban for the championships and will take part in the 3km event, an event she won last year.
MUSIC
Annige Kreft (Grade 11) is currently to be seen performing at the Artscape Arena in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Annige forms part of a three-piece band (she plays the cello) which “… evoke(s) an atmosphere of sweat, smoke and jazz so distinct of the era and genre.” (Steyn du Toit, Cape Times, 14 January 2014)
WATER POLO THE RHENISH CHOIR
under the leadership of Mrs Sonja van Amstel – has continued to show growth, skills development and performance excellence. Following a successful 2013 (cultural tour to the Czech Republic, participation in Woordfees, and “Best Choir” with 90% at MADD) the choir has now been reformed into a Junior and a Senior choir. Each choir comprises some seventy members.
The choirs will perform at the annual Rhenish Concert in the Garden (16 March), the Prestige Concert at the Endler Hall (7 May), in the Eistedfodd and in a musical Revue which the Music Department will put on in the middle of August. Preparation is intense and the Senior choir spent the first weekend in February on a camp in Grabouw, putting in some gruelling hours familiarising themselves with the repertoire.
A number of our girls also participated in the South African School Water Polo Tournament in East London in December: Ash Rutherford represented Western Province U16A and the team placed 1st in the tournament. This is Ash’s third tournament and she has been part of the winning team for three consecutive years. Boland U14A (Michaela van Schaik, Carly du Plessis, Camirin Smith and Baily Kelly played in this team) placed 12th. Boland U15A featured Josephine Knappe, Rosanne Strauss, Anin Olivier and Megan Leslie and they placed 6th. Boland U16A (Caitlyn Roux, Tyla Ordman, Rebecca Carter-Smith, Louise Currie) placed 8th. Boland U19A featured Emma Rickets, Tessa de Villiers, Danielle Burger and Caitlyn Leslie and the team placed 8th.
RHENISH SWIMMING GETS OFF TO A GREAT START
The Rhenish Swim team travelled to Durban to participate in a number of galas there at the start of February and to take part in the Midmar Mile.
Winners of the 4M Gala (Rhenish, Bloemhof, Paarl Girls’ and La Rochelle) as well as the coveted Boy/Girl Gala (Newlands), Rhenish Swim team started the year off on a promising win. The first gala of the new season was held at Rondebosch on Thursday 30 January. The swimmers were outstanding: they won most of the individual races and 4 of the 6 relays. A special mention must be made of the super Grade 8s- they are the strongest group of swimmers Rhenish has seen for a while and won both of their relays by halfa-pool length. The results were as follows: 1st Rhenish 2nd Rustenberg 3rd Herschel
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Somerset College
First day of school at Somerset College We had a special start to our school year, as we welcomed the grandson of David and Brenda Wynne (the founding Headmaster of the College) into Grade R, and the son of Natasha McGregor (nee Jenkinson, Class of 1999) into Grade 000. Natasha is the first Old Oak to have a child enter the College.
Mr David and Brenda Wynne, photographed with their daughter, Deanne Longmore and her son, Samuel.
The Prep School students and teachers gather in the hall for their first assembly of the year! Natasha McGregor with her son, Ethan.
Hoërskool Stellenbosch
Marcel Maree in aksie (hoogspring op fantastiese hoogte van 2,00 m) - HSS se Senior Victor Ludorm.
Francois Odendaal in aksie. Beste senior (seun) baanatleet
Vlnr: Amy Ann Bruwer (senior victrix ludorm); Marcel Maree (Senior Victor Ludorm); Suné Lesch (Junior Victrix Ludorm) en Chaldwin Ortell (Junior Victor Ludorm).
Amy Ann Bruwer (0.16) in aksie. Hoërskool Stellenbosch (HSS) se senior Victrix Ludorm. Amy Ann verbeter 3 rekords op die dag.
Shan Fourie en Suné Lesch in aksie.
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PRG se Afrika-kampioen
Musica Perpetua in Wellington
Simon Venter (Graad 12)
Musikale Boot Camp Rijk de Wet (Graad 11) Paul Roos, Bloemhof, en Rhenish se ensemble, Musica Perpetua, was die naweek van 24-26 Januarie in Wellington vir ’n “boot camp”, waar hulle hard gewerk het om hulle repertoire in orde te kry. Tesame met Bloemhof se Stringendostrykorkes het Musica Perpetua onder andere Queen se Bohemian Rhapsody, die Radetsky-mars, die Pirates of the Caribbean-tema en ander stukke baasgeraak. Musica Perpetua tree eersdaags saam met die Kaapse Jeugorkes by die Stellenbosch-Woordfees op.
Foto: Alet Conradie
Stephan Senekal (Graad 12) is in Januarie vanjaar tydens die African Continental Championships by Willowbridge, Durbanville as Afrikakampioen bekroon – met ‘n tyd van 1 uur 15 minute en 56 sekondes. Dié suksesverhaal is nóg meer besonders omdat Stephan verlede jaar sy arm twee maal na mekaargebreek het. Dit het hom daarvan weerhou om behoorlik vir die African Champs voor te berei. Mnr. Ben Poedoe, een van sy onderwysers, het glo gewaarsku
As easy as: eins, zwei, drei!
Julian Bock (Grade 11)
When one hears of Germany, various names come to mind: Mercedes, Porsche, Siemens, Berlin, Stuttgart, Beethoven, Bach … but for Eric Collins (Grade 11) only one thing comes to mind: “German, a gateway to my future.” Eric wrote the National German Olympiad at the end of last year with some of his German class mates at Stellenberg High School. Various schools nationwide wrote this Olympiad. Eric achieved first place, sharing his position with a student at the International German School in Gauteng. Through this illustrious achievement Eric is afforded the the opportunity to represent South Africa, in August of this year, at the International German Olympiad in Frankfurt, Germany. The trip, sponsored by the Goethe Institute, will be all-inclusive. The Goethe Institute is not only a sponsor of this event, but also a generous giver to Paul Roos (laptops, books, posters et
cetera). The recent study tour to Poland definitely helped Eric in achieving such great success. “The exposure to the culture and actual
dat Stephan goed gaan presteer, maar mnr. Andreas Grobler, ook ’n onderwyser, se geld was op Alan Hatherly van KwaZulu-Natal, wat onlangs Spur se MagaliesbergInterskolekompetisie loshande gewen het. Mnr. Grobler sê self dat dit die blyste is wat hy nog ooit was om R100 te verloor!
Foto: Alet Conradie
language in practice helped me to achieve such a great accomplishment,” he says. 180 million people world-wide speak German as either native or additional
Foto: Alet Conradie
Eric Collins (Graad 11, heel regs, agter) verlede jaar by die LOTE-gimnasium in Pole tydens die Duitsleerders se besoek daar
language. Eric joined the German class in 2012 (Grade 9) when he moved from Krugersdorp, Gauteng, to Stellenbosch. He quickly became one of the best students in the class, although he had never had any association with German before. It has always been his dream to do his post-graduate overseas, so it was convenient for him to join the German class. German students receive an international certificate (Zertifikat Deutsch) which one can use to apply for studies at universities in Germany. “I could not have done it without the support of the German class and especially Ms. Conradie,” Eric adds humbly. Through Eric’s remarkable achievement we can truly see that: Deutsch ist einfach. Deutsch ist cool. Deutsch ist wirklich genial! (German is easy. German is cool. German is simply genius!)
Glenn Stein, together with Paul Roos, making SA history
The first school in South Africa with its own app Coenraad van Zyl
A certain Mr Glenn Stein has developed an app for mobile devices with all the needed information for your weekly planner. Not only does this app enable Old Boys to stay in touch, but it also provides the user with the entire history of Paul Roos Gymnasium – not to mention the fact that from now on Concipio, your favourite weekly, is on tap, ready ro read and raring to go!
What is your association with Paul Roos? I have no previous association with Paul Roos, other than having two friends who went there once and matriculated in 2006. That has obviously changed since starting on this app, and I must say that I have really enjoyed working with some of the staff and students, apart from learning about the strong culture of tradition at Paul Roos. What is your profession and where were you educated/trained? I am the founder and chief technical officer for Speak Mobile, a mobile application design & development studio based in Cape Town. What made you decide to design this specific app? We were quite interested in building an app for a school since this has not yet been done in South Africa.
Concipio (Paul Roos Gymnasium’s weekly newletter) recently interviewed Glen, who came up with quite a number of interesting thoughts and facts.
What are the qualities of the app (what is one able to do with it), and why is it so unique? It’s a general-purpose, school-related content aggregation tool for students, teachers, parents and Old Boys alike. The app can be used to access news and info relating to sports, general news, culture, Old Boys, history, timetables, digital Concipio downloads and links to social feeds.
Where and when will one be able to download it? In time for the launch of the 250th Concipio! It can be downloaded on any Android or Apple devices. However, there will also be a mobisite version. Do you have any interesting future plans that we should be on the look out for? Also watch out for an app called Aweza - a multi-lingual South African language phrase translator. This is one of our in-house projects that we are INCREDIBLY excited about launching!
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