St Peter’s College brings schools together for sports and cultural festival
Various cultural, sporting and academic activities saw schools throughout the country come together to celebrate Heritage Day and enjoy the talents of others.
Schools in the country gathered for friendly sports and cultural activities at a Sunninghill school.
The St Peter’s College Sports and Cultural Festival took place from September 22 to 25 where visiting schools including Dainfern College, Beaulieu College, Crawford International Lonehill and many others took part in matches and competitions throughout the weekend.
Izak Botha was part of the organising of the festival and gave an insight into how it originated 20 years ago. “The festival was initiated by the current headmaster who was then deputy head. They felt that there are so many sporting tournaments that focus primarily on sports. There was this division between private and government school tournaments, so they wanted to bring those two worlds together,” he said.
“We don’t only focus on the sporting child but also on the academic and cultural side. The programme is not just football as we have doubles tennis, netball, chess, e-sports and much more. Cultural activities also include art with painting and sculpture workshops, photography, debating, and contemporary and street dance.”
There was music on the day provided by the hosts and attending schools’ choirs and acapella groups, marimba bands and DJ competition entrants. Drama plays were also performed in which participants had been put into groups to produce a play in three days.
St Peter’s College prefects Nosipho Hlatshwayo and Jessica Cassidy said it had been great having the festival at the school again after Covid-19 had prevented it from taking place since 2019.
“The turnout from a sporting side has been great. It’s been a lot of fun honestly and seeing all of this has been great since Covid prevented all of the fun stuff. If someone wants to see what St Peter’s College is like, they need to attend the festival,” said Jessica who was part of the marketing committee.
“The festival is great because people get to catch up with friends who maybe have left the school or have friends in other schools. There are friendly matches but there is still a competitive aspect,” said Nosipho.
Botha concluded, “We normally have this festival two weeks into the start of the third term. For the last five years, it’s been a lucky accident to have the event around Heritage Day. We make use of it with all types of events to celebrate the day,” he said.
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