With the onset of spring and warmer weather, the Sarel Cilliers Angling Team were excited to dust off their fishing gear.
Armed with rods and reels and lots of enthusiasm, they were up in the early hours of Saturday morning to travel to Klipfontein Dam near Vryheid for an early spring fishing expedition.
Despite persevering all day, the learners were unsuccessful in catching any fish and returned home without ‘tall fishy tales’, but with unwavering intent to head out again as soon as possible for their next fishing adventure.
Many thanks to Mrs Kalicharan for taking the students. The spirit of the angling team is to be much admired, and their enthusiasm and good-natured camaraderie is an inspiration to all sports players.
Grade 8 learner Jenor Joubert entered Round 1 of the Afrikaans Olympiad and achieved a result of 81%. Jenor said that the Olympiad tested general knowledge of all the work done in Afrikaans. The school is very proud of her achievement.
The warmer weather seems to have inspired the learners to be more creative, with Grade 11 students Melusi Masondo and Mpilenhle Zikalala entering the English Home Language Short Story Competition hosted by the South African Literary Association.
Competitions of this nature are a good indicator of the talents of South African school students and it is laudable that learners are keen to participate in such endeavours, as it builds confidence and provides an outlet for talent otherwise not so easily displayed.
The feedback from the panel of judges is very constructive and gives the students a valuable assessment of their writing skills.
All students who enter receive a certificate of participation and a critique of their work. Well done to Melusi and Mpilenhle for putting in the extra effort to shine.
The matrics continue with their trial exams while the rest of the school get ready to write ‘control tests’. Work hard and aim for good marks; your efforts will be rewarded!
