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WINTER COLDS & FLU PARENTS ARE MOST AT RISK

CASTLE LAGER CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME – AUGUST TO OCTOBER

Win an Elvis Blue Optics CD!

Elvis Blue

We chat to SA’s favourite singer-songwriter

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All the best for a great Term 3!!

Editorial team C ONTENT Welcome to Term 3. Our Matric learners are preparing for one of the biggest exams of their lives, and we wish them well for this last stretch of their school careers.

Editor Marika Truter | 021 872 3880 marika@tiemedia.co.za

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All the best for this term.

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High Schools: Pretoria Girls, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, Curro College Hazeldean, Reddford House, Garsfontein.

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SUZELLE DIY WINNERS Suzelle DIY The Book Sharon Cox from Johannesburg Suzelle DIY Die Boek Jeannette Wagner van Robertson

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

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Editorial coordinator Ryno Wolfaardt | 021 872 3880 ryno@tiemedia.co.za

Seeing that we are still in the midst of winter, we are bringing you some upto-date info on how parents are often the ones suffering the worst in the cold and flu season – not just because they have to look after everyone, but also because they are at high risk to contract colds and flu.

We had the pleasure of chatting to the über-charming Elvis Blue about his journey as beloved South African musician.

This month, we would like you to meet team member Ryno Wolfaardt, who makes sure that we get the news from our AWSUM schools to you every month.

The winners of our recent Suzelle DIY competition are announced below – congratulations! Happy

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Designers Rowan Engledoe | rowan@tiemedia.co.za Jade Bushby | jade@tiemedia.co.za Nadia Matthee | nadia@tiemedia.co.za Aniena Keller | aniena@tiemedia.co.za Ruveix Venter | ruveix@tiemedia.co.za

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H I G H LI G H TS

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Q: What made you enter Idols?

A: In my thirties, I started getting really frustrated with my lack of commercial success, and decided to enter Idols. As they say, the rest is history.

I have been on a truly extraordinary and humbling journey ever since winning Idols.

Q: How did it happen that you split your Idols prize money?

A: Lloyd (Cele, who came second) realised that we both had R250 000 guaranteed when we were the final two standing. A few people joked throughout the day of the final that we should just split the money, and we started taking the idea seriously. Our decision to split the prize money, no matter who

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won, simply indicated our special friendship and a really cool journey we had together on Idols.

Q: Who are your greatest music role models?

A: Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon. I also like pop stuff, Coldplay, and our ‘own’ special stars, such as Mango Groove and Johnny Clegg.

Q: Favourite songs?

A: Graceland, by Paul Simon. Where the Streets have no Names, U2. Secret Garden, Bruce Springsteen.

Q: Career highlights?

A: Opening for Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi! Also winning the SAMAs and other awards has been a huge honour.

Q: What does the future hold for Elvis Blue?

A: I am very lucky that I have a strong brand, with which I can explore different roads on my journey. I strive to be authentic in my music, to be honest and real and raw. More songs, in English and Afrikaans!

Q: What do you do when you’re not making music?

A: I love to surf at Victoria Bay, watch sports on TV, hang at my home with my wonderful wife and two adorable young daugthers, Jua and Lila. Six-year-old Lila is getting her first quitar today – she has been begging forever, so it is a quite a big event!

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AWSUM Celebrity Interview

Elvis Blue became an overnight sensation when he won Idols in 2010. The hugely popular singersongwriter chatted to us about his journey, things he loves, and what the future holds.

Q: Tell us about your early journey as a musician.

A: During my high school years at Linden High, I started busking when I was about 16 around Rosebank, at parking lots and in malls.

I already wrote my own songs, so I had a great opportunity to play them to my ‘audiences’, as well as many other favourite and popular songs.

I took a gap year after school, and spent time as a street musician in Europe, mostly in Scotland and Ireland. I then studied contemporary music at Allenby Campus in Joburg and also had my own music school.

In my twenties, I released five albums, one of which was nominated for a SAMA.

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Health & Wellbeing Parents most at risk for colds & flu Young children are a reservoir of germs and if they’re at crèche, school or anyplace else where they are around other children, they’re in a super-virus environment, which makes them the perfect vectors for illness and for passing viruses around. Kids hug, touch and cough all over each other. They chew on toys and as a result share their saliva, and then parents hug, kiss and cuddle them.

It’s no wonder that the average parent catches a cold more compared to those without children.

Families with two, three or four children have some type of virus present in their household just under 60% of the time, whereas childless households were only infected with viruses three to four weeks of the year.

Each additional child in a household increases a family member’s risk of falling ill. Parents who live with small children are 1.5 times more likely to become ill, since children under the age of five tend to have at least one virus present in their mucus 50% of the time.

It is imperative that those at risk, especially parents of younger children, give their immune systems a boost, whilst adequately protecting themselves from sources of cross-infection. But for a parent with little ones, it’s

difficult to take care of yourself when you’re ill, since you have to take care of everyone else. This makes the recovery process so much harder (and unpleasant).

The best and most practical way of protecting yourself (and your family), is to practise proper handwashing techniques and to do so often. This could reduce the chances of catching your child’s cold by 30 to 50%. Another way is to stay out of waiting rooms in doctor’s offices, emergency rooms and the shops, and to avoid public transport as much as possible. Also use your judgement about your own situation. If you are pregnant and have had several bouts of flu or have a newborn, you may actually want to wear a mask.

Besides eating your greens, getting enough sleep is a critical factor in fighting off colds and flu. Research tells us that people who sleep six hours or less a night are four times more likely to catch a cold when exposed to a virus, compared to those who get in more than seven hours a night. Most parents probably don’t get enough Zs, but it’s vital to your wellbeing, so try to carefully plan your day to ensure enough time is spent in slumberland.

The biggest risk factor for parents catching the common cold is having children under the age 12.

Parents fall ill almost twice as much as anyone else.

Keeping a clean and dust-free house is equally important. It might also be worth getting an air filter to clean and purify the air in your home, especially if you’ve experienced wave after wave of illness in your household.

In truth, there is no cure for the common cold or flu, but time-deprived parents may benefit from supplements that can boost their immune system.

If you do catch your child’s cold, there is an upside to all of this shared illness business: once a child starts to develop a functioning immune system, at about six months, the exposure to general viruses and germs isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since it helps build and stimulate the immune system.

It’s important to remember that a child’s immune system will only be fully developed between 12 to 14 years of age, when they finally reach adult levels of antibody formation, so you may be in for a tough few years, but as the children grow up, it will help them fight other infections and stay healthier in the long run.

Bestmed’s You’ve Got the Power Campaign is back!

Does your school have the power to take on the challenge?

Launched last year with 63 schools across the country, the ‘You’ve Got the Power Campaign’ has now expanded. This year, healthy living will be demonstrated not only by learners, but their families too. This campaign will run from 1 to 31 August.

Sasja la Grange, Marketing and Communications Manager at Bestmed, says, “Following on the success of last year’s pilot campaign, we have once again identified 63 schools across the country that will be participating in this year’s campaign. The teams are expected to showcase the benefits of healthy living by creating unique, cool and fun music videos.

“The campaign is both educational and rewarding.

We have awesome prizes up for winners, and these include cash prizes for runners-up and other spot prizes.

The overall winning school will, over and above its cash prize, be treated to a live concert by The Voice SA finalists.”

The ‘You’ve Got the Power Campaign’ challenge underpins Bestmed’s focus on preventative healthcare,

which is validated by its wellness pillars of Be Active, Be Safe, Be Nutri-wise, Be Fin-fit and Be Happy.

The campaign challenge inspires scholars and their families to incorporate these pillars into their daily lives, and demonstrate it in the music videos. “Who says you cannot be healthy and have fun? We received encouraging feedback from last year’s launch campaign where schools learnt quite a bit about healthy lifestyle activities and enjoyed the process. We are committed to continue educating children about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle in all possible ways we can,” adds la Grange.

In last year’s challenge, the schools created a music video based on Jeremy Loops’s songs and this year the music videos will be based on an upbeat song composed by Bestmed. The children will be able to sing or lip sync the song. The videos can include choreography and fun dance moves that are cool, energetic and happy.

With the aim of encouraging children to not only

practise healthy lifestyle activities at school but also at home, this year Bestmed is including families to take part in the challenge. La Grange cites, “Students spend their time both at school and at home therefore we would like them to continue practising their healthy lifestyle activities in all aspects of their lives. We also want to encourage their families to do the same.”

“We look forward to receiving awesome music videos, and good luck to everyone,” she concludes.

You’ve Got the Power Challenge To become part of the challenge, visit www.ygtp. co.za for more information. Each school is required to create a music video based on Bestmed’s song and demonstrate how healthy living can make for a better life within the school and family context. Teachers and families can also participate in the video, as the aim is for the whole school to have fun. Once the video is completed, it can be uploaded on the site before the competition closes on 31 August 2016. Bestmed will announce the winners on 23 September 2016.

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Angelica Nortje Miss Snr Queen of Africa 2016

One of Angelica’s personal mottos is “You never give up, no matter what :)”

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Name: Angelica Nortje (17 years old)

Born: 1999.04.29

She was one of the first babies born in Montana Hospital.

Before birth she was already “on the go” and a month before

her arrival date she decided she is not waiting any more.

She was already running at 11months - like the doctor predicted

and only at the age of 4 started to sleep through the night.

Her nick names varied from “spinnekop”(spider) - she used to

climb on every thing - to Duracell. When her mother asked the

teacher, “Why Duracell?” the Teacher said “because she goes on and on

and on and on..”

2003 Started to Ice skate a few months before her 4th birthday 2007 Obtain National Colors for Ice skating 2008 Begin modeling and training with Vogue Catwalk models 2009 Begin classes for Ballroom and Latin dancing.

Stop Ice skating to focus on Dancing.

Begin her with vocal classes with Benjamin Botha.

2010 Participate in her first pageant SA competition.

2011 Begin Competitive Ballroom and Latin competitions.

2012 Begin to dance with first Dance partner.

2013 Grade 8 - get accepted into “Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool”

“Blou engele”- senior Choir – still part of this…

2014 Begin to dance with 2nd dance partner - Adult Novice

Begin with piano classes.

Win Face of Africa 2014 - Pageant SA

Win Miss Rainbow Nation 2014 - Pageant SA

Win Queen of the Universe 2014 - Pageants SA

Currently also Pretoria’s finalist for Miss Tourism Queen

Win (Petite) Miss Teen South Africa Universal 2014 - Pageants SA 2015 On the 2nd of May 2015 Angelica was crowned Miss Jnr Teen SA Was crowned Top Model in Dallas Texas USA Angelica was tied in the talent division – she danced and sang.

Started to dance in the Adult Dance Championship level (Latin) 2016 Invited to by the world dance councel to attend the Portugal Dance Championship. While in Portugal attend workshop with Victor da Silva (trainer and undefeated showdance champion) and Hanna Karttunen (Angie’s Idol, multiple world Champion in Latin and Victor’s dance partner). She also had training with Hanna 2016 Crowned SNR Queen of Africa (on 25th of June)

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Angelica with mentors Victor da Silva & Herold van Buuren.

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Angelica is very involved in charity in her area. She visits old age homes and children’s homes of safekeeping. She hands out blankets and Bibles to needy people. She also donates dog blankets and helps out at animal clinics.

Beginning in 2013, Angelica and her grandmother started the “Angelica book project”. So Far, she has donated several boxes full of books to nursery schools in her area. In 2014, she became involved in the National Tree Planting Day by donating trees to a primary school in her area. She wants to attempt to donate ten trees (Tree of the Year) every year to a school in her area.

Angelica is a bundle of energy who likes to do and/or try anything. She excels in everything she approaches. She is focused and believes that with the help of her family – and planning, planning and planning – anything is possible.

At the age of three weeks, she got a lung infection. From the age of 11 months to the age of eight years, she was on average three to four times a year in hospital with brongitis, pneumonia, rotavirus, and more. The last serious time, she had a serious viral infection that the doctors could not classify. She was diagnosed with an attention deficiency, but that too could not stop her … ”she just keeps going on and on and on and on and on …”.

Her dream is to became a hotel manager/ owner – and chef – one day.

And that, in a nutshell, is ANGELICA NORTJE.

AFRIKAANSE HOËR MEISIESKOOL PRETORIA (t) 012 344 3811 (e) bemarker@ahmp.co.za Vier Affies verwerf hul Presidentsverkenner toekennings.

Vier Affies verwerf hul Presidentsverkennertoekennings Vier Graad 12-leerders van Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria het tydens die Julie-skoolvakansie die Presidentsverkennertoekenning van die Voortrekkers verwerf: Tanri de Witt, Helena Cecile Kruger, Nicola Strydom en Elsje Taljard. Affies wens julle geluk – dit is ‘n besondere prestasie om hierdie toekenning te ontvang en span die kroon oor baie jare van volharding en toewyding. ‘n Leerder se belewenis van hierdie ervaring: Ek staan in my formele drag in die seremonie tydens ‘n regte Transvaalse sonsopkoms.

Trots op aandag sing ek uit volle bors. Dit tref my soos ‘n nat lap: hierdie is nou werklik die einde, die einde van een ongelooflike Verkennerloopbaan.

Die einde van so ongelooflike deel van my lewe, die Voortrekkers, die plek waar aande oggende word saam met vriende wat familie word. Herinneringe is gebou wat ons altyd sal onthou. Wat is beter as ‘n Voortrekkerkamp? Wel, volgens my ‘n sonsak op ‘n Tanri de Witt, Helena Cecile Kruger, Nicola Strydom en Elsje Taljard.

Voortekkerkamp, wat beteken eintlik is daar niks beter as ‘n Voortrekkerkamp nie. Waar in jou lewe ontmoet jy so baie vriende wat familie is van Kaap tot Namibië? Waar leer jy so baie lewensverrykende kennis? Waar kry jy al hierdie dinge behalwe by Voortekkers? Die Voortrekkers is my huis, my rots en my trots. Dit is die plek waar ek myself kan wees en myself kan geniet. Ek groet dalk my Verkennerloopbaan by die Voortrekkers, maar die Voortrekkers groet ek nooit.

Vandag sê ek dankie vir elke Voortrekker wat my loopbaan so suksesvol gemaak het deur hulle bydrae. Die vraag “Wat is Voortrekkers?” is een wat baie aan my gevra word, en wat ek antwoord is dat Voortekkers nie beskryf kan word nie, want dit is ‘n leefwyse saam met ander familie as jou bloed. Ek sê baie dankie aan almal wat my Voortrekkerloopbaan so suksesvol gemaak het.

Uithou.Aanhou. Koershou. Presidentverkennergroep 2016, ek gaan julle mis.

HOËRSKOOL GARSFONTEIN(t) 012 998 6096/8200/8210 (e) garsies@garsies.co.za Rozanne du Plessis Rozanne du Plessis het onlangs die 10de plek behaal in die landswye De Beers English Olympiad vir English First Additional Language. Hierdie is ‘n baie gesogte en uitdagende eksamen wat jaarliks deur meer as 7000 deelnemers afgelê word. Sy het ook kontant en ander pryse losgeslaan.

REDDFORD HOUSE 67 Minutes for Mandela Day “By devoting 67 minutes of their time – one minute for every year of Mandela’s public service – people can make a small gesture of solidarity with humanity and a step towards a global movement for good.” ~ Nelson Mandela Foundation The students of Reddford House dedicated their 67 minutes by bringing bread and sandwich spreads and fillings to school and then giving their time to make hundreds of sandwiches to distribute to those less fortunate. As always, Reddford families gave generously and the positive spirit with which the students prepared and served the food was heartwarming.

Dance World Cup Chané Fischer het die Goue Medalje gewen vir haar solo in die Acro-Dance afdeling van die Dance World Cup. Dit was gehou in Jersey, Brittanje waar meer as 3000 dansers van 33 lande deelgeneem het.

Sy het met ‘n punt van 92 die Goue Medalje verower, nadat haar naaste teenstaander van Skotland, ‘n punt van 87,3 behaal het. Chané is toe ook genooi om as deel van die hoogtepunte van die week, in die gala-aand te dans op 2 Julie, wat voorwaar ‘n groot pluimpie was.

Met die medalje seremonie en prysuitdeling, is Suid-Afrika se volkslied gespeel toe Chané die Goue Medalje ontvang het.

Baie geluk met hierdie puik prestasie Chané.

ATKV – Spelathon Gauteng finaal Carmi Wentzel behaal op 21 Julie ‘n 2de plek en Anri Engelbrecht ‘n 6de plek tydens die Gauteng finaal van die Graad 8 Spelathon kompetisie aangebied deur die ATKV. Carmi was die wenner van die uitdunne op 20 Julie en val tydens die finaal eers in die 29ste rondte uit. Baie geluk Carmi.

(t) 010 060 0757 (e) info@thehills.reddford.co.za

Cross Country Reddford House Preparatory recently participated in their first Cross Country event which took place at St Paulus Primary. The team faced the challenging course with enthusiasm and finished tired but proud. Chikosulu received a Silver Medal in the Boys u/10 2km.

Asanda Motsumi in Grade 5 was awarded the Gold Medal for first place in the Girls u/11 3km.

Reddford Family and Friends Fun Day In June, the Reddford family came together for a day of fun before exams started. With over a thousand tickets sold, this was the biggest event yet in the history of this new school and it was a huge success.

Ingaadi spa was there to offer parents a chance to relax while the kids tried out over twenty different inflatables including the mechanical surfboard, parachute rocket, sumo ring, zorb balls and giant slide.

Dozens of different food stalls offered plenty of choice for meals and treats. Clowns, games and pony rides added to the carnival atmosphere.

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PRETORIA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL (t) 012-4307341 (e) info@phsg.org.za Host the Prefects from Pretoria Boys High School Pretoria High School for Girls hosted the Prefects from Pretoria Boys High School.The Head Prefect and Prefects from Pretoria Boys High School were our special guests at a recent Special Assembly. The Head Prefect, Matthew Glover, addressed the assembly and his inspirational talk held the girls and staff spellbound. This traditional exchange of visits by the Prefects is an annual occasion. After our assembly and refreshments, our Prefects attended an assembly at PBHS where our Headgirl, Gift Baloyi, addressed the school.

CURRO COLLEGE HAZELDEAN (t) 0824164957 (e) collegehaz@curro.co.za Krieket Curro Kollege Hazeldean is baie trots op 5 van hul krieketseuns wat gekies is om Desembermaand na Australië te toer om daar te gaan krieket speel.

Soccer The Soccer of Curro College Hazeldean has grown tremendously in the past few years. We attended a Soccer Tournament in June at Camp Discovery as pre-season preparation for this year’s soccer season. The senior team came second last year at the 1st Annual Inter–Curro Soccer Tournament and we are aiming for gold this year.

Both junior and senior teams will be participating in the Pretoria Private Secondary Schools Soccer League (PPSSSL) and we are planning on making it to the top. Our girls soccer is also on the rise with a combination of all age groups, forming one team and we are soon to make our mark in this year’s JvW Girls Development Soccer League.

Marnus Linde, Aiden Lodewyk, Owen Devadas, Philip Nel & Anton Kemp.

Curro National tournament During the July holidays 48 Curro College learners participated at the Curro National tournament, which was hosted by Curro Grantleigh in Richards Bay. Our students represented the Jacaranda region in Boys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Rugby and Netball. After the tournament the Curro national U/18 teams were announced. We are very proud of Nicol le Roux (Boys Hockey), Anele Mkhwanazi (Rugby) and Ahren Smith (Rugby) who were chosen for the national teams.

Curro College hosts 2016 Championship Curro College is proud to announce that they will be hosting the 2016 North Gauteng Short Course Swimming Championships.

This is the 1st time that this event will be held in the City of Pretoria.

Junior Championships will be held on 6 & & August and the Senior Championships will be held on 13 & 14 August 2016.

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