Children and parents had fun on the SANDF’s Ratel 20, also known as Valentine.
Fun was the order of the day at the Aghie Fees/Festival, hosted by Afrikaanse Hoërskool Germiston, last Saturday.
“Among other things, we aimed to get the community together and to get to know each other through fun and games,” said the local school’s principal, Retha du Toit.
“We were overwhelmed by the amount of support we received this year, we had a great turnout.
“We appreciate the community’s willingness to get involved.
“We also supported members with stalls, because they often pay huge amounts of money to sell at bigger festivals but we charged them only a small amount.”
According to du Toit the festival is a form of fund-raising for the school.
“We raised funds through this event and the profits made will go towards uplifting the school,” she explained.
“We want to put in a new intercom system, because the current one is decades old and not functioning at all; and it costs a lot of money to have that installed.
“Every bit made from the event will benefit the children.”
The Aghie Festival is two years old.
“We held the first festival last year and, judging from the success of both years, we are looking at making it an annual event,” said du Toit.
“We also had a concert set up, where everybody was welcome to showcase their talents.
“Some of our students, together with other community members, took to the stage and entertained the crowd.”
Arm-wrestling was a new activity added to this year’s event.
The Germiston SAPS and the Provincial Office’s Career Management representatives were among those present on the day.
“Everything went well; it was stimulating to inform people about the different careers within the SAPS,” said the spokesperson for the Germiston SAPS, André de Jager.
“The Johannesburg K-9 Unit gave a spectacular dog performance.”
“It was also interesting to see how many people are interested in taking the policing career path,” added Jaco Roux, from career management.
A variety of food and refreshments were on sale.
Activities included soccer, netball, fitness training and a jumping castle for the children.
The school’s Grade 12 students organised a car wash to raise funds for their matric farewell.
The Germiston SAPS and the SAPS’s Provincial Office’s Career Management representatives were also present at the Aghie Festival, held by Afrikaanse Hoërskool Germiston, last Saturday. Sharing in the fun are, back (from left); Jaco Roux and Simoné de Jager. Front: André de Jager holding Leandré de Jager, Arné de Jager and Alex Erasmus.
Frans du Toit (left) holds his son, Etienne, while his wife, Lianca, holds their daughter, Adelaide. They all showed their support for Frans’s mother, Retha du Toit, who is the school’s principal.
The school’s Grade 12 pupils manned a successful car wash and made sure cars were sparkling clean.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People have a blast at festival.
People can look forward to lots to see and do at the festival. Photo taken at last year’s event.
