GREENSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Newsletter VOLUME 3: May 2015 Dear Parents, Students and Staff This volume once again celebrates Greenside High School’s diversity, showcasing our annual Cultural Day, as well as celebrating our range of talent in Dance Festival and the Sports Assemblies for Term 1 achievers. Enjoy! You will also find the cycle test timetable, June exam timetables, sports fixtures , as well as extra lessons schedules. Dates to Diarise Monday, 18 May to EADS and FEDA Plays Festivals Saturday, 23 May Friday, 29 May EADS Final Saturday, 30 May FEDA Final Monday, 1 June to RAPS Plays Festival Friday, 5 June Saturday, 6 June Grades 8-12 June exams begin Tuesday, 23 June Exams end Wednesday, 24 June to Resumption of full academic programme, Friday, 26 June including exam scripts being returned; Magazine photographs scheduled for Term 1 & 2 activities P A G E 2 Staff News At the start of Term 2, we take great pleasure in welcoming Mr Brand to the Afrikaans Department, Ms Muller to Consumer Studies, and Mr Schoeman to the Life Orientation team. We wish you many happy years as part of the Greenside High community. Greenside’s Thoughts and Prayers… …are with those students and their families who have been affected by the recent attacks on, and threats to, so-called ‘foreign nationals’. Sports Kit Please note the following very important information regarding changes to the way sports clothing will be managed: We are now using the services of Digital Storm for our sport kit for 2015. All orders will be placed through an order form, and payment must be made directly to Digital Storm and NOT Greenside High School. The order forms are available from our front office and on our website: greensidehigh.co.za. You can also email [email protected] or [email protected] and request the forms. Please make sure to fill out the form correctly so as to avoid any confusion with regards to your order. Also to be aware of which kit your child will need for the various sports we offer at Greenside High School so as to avoid any additional costs. Once filled in, the order form can be placed in the relevant box in the front office. Completed orders and proof of payment can alternatively be emailed back to Digital Storm. Cash payments will also be accepted with order forms placed in the box at the school office. From now onwards, Digital Storm will be at GHS every Wednesday from 14h00-14h30 in what used to be the old second-hand school clothing shop. (The second-hand clothing shop will now be changed to a school clothing shop.) If you wish to contact Digital Storm directly, please contact Lezel on 011 477 8281 (office) or 082 780 0396 (cell) or alternatively use the email addresses above. PAGE 3 Cultural Day PAGE 4 Cultural Day cont. PAGE 5 Cultural Day cont. PAGE 6 Cultural Day cont. PAGE 7 Dance Festival Congratulations to all of the Dance Festival participants, and especially to those awarded prizes! Best Costume Reevaksha Naidoo Best Duet Abigail Christmas and Wami Mthethwa Best Female Solo Reevaksha Naidoo Best Male Solo Michael Yoshwa Best Choreography Evanne Mathibela Best Female Dancer Vuyiswa Baqwa Best Male Dancer Njabulo Khumalo Second Runner Up Indian Dancers First Runner Up Proneutro Best Performance Traditional Dancers Best Group Traditional Dancers We are grateful to have had adjudicators of such stature, and thank them for their time: Catherine Gibbons Catherine is the provincial coordinator for the FET Arts subjects for the Department of Education in Gauteng. She is also a qualified Adjudicator for the Federation of Dance Sport South Africa and is a former undefeated South African Champion. Chris Bulpitt Chris is a National Adjudicator for the Federation of Dance Sport South Africa. He has a Fellowship Qualification in Ballroom, Latin American and Classical Sequence. He adjudicates both nationally and internationally. He is a former Zimbabwe Champion and a South African Championship runner-up. He is on the panel for the Grade 12 practical examinations. Thanks, too, to the teachers-in-charge, for their time and guidance. PAGE 8 Dance Festival cont. PAGE 9 Dance Festival cont. PAGE 10 Dance Festival cont. PAGE 11 Junior Sports Assembly for Term 1 Girls’ Squash Under 14 Commitment to Girls’ Squash Certificates Saadiqah Bhayat Tasmiyah Hassen Most Improved Players Kimberly Masanzu Olorato Maduenyane Under 15 Commitment to Squash Certificate Zaakirah Khan Girls’ Tennis Most Promising Junior Girls’ Tennis Player Junior Girls’ Singles Champion Trophy Chikondi Divala Boys’ Tennis 2nd Team Most Improved Player Abraham Chikumba Cricket Under 14 Junior Half Colours Dipesh Masuria Jaymeen Patel Nirav Patel Under 15 Junior Half Colours Ahmed Abdul Ghaffar Junior Full Colours Uthmaan Badat Muhammad Hamzah Jawaid Yusuf Ganchi PAGE 12 Junior Sports Assembly for Term 1 cont. African Eagle for the Most Improved Junior Cricketer Hamad Raja Chess Junior Half Colours Mohammed Sabi Kirstin Johnson Richard Hearne Junior Full Colours Arushin Padayachee Swimming Junior Half Colours Leila Chothia Ethan Wentzel Zahraa Abraham Junior Full Colours Belinda Mabena Leilah Bhyat Muhammed Theba Muhammed Khan Re-award of Junior Full Colours Talia Lehr-Sacks PAGE 13 Senior Sports Assembly for Term 1 Girls’ Squash Under 16 Commitment to Girls’ Squash Certificates Tisha Mushapaidzi Emmah Ngwenya Pumla Radebe Shanaaz Werner Most Improved Players Gomolemo Mabe Pumla Radebe Most Promising Players Linda Mbatha Neo Modisane Naledi Mogale Junior Half Colours Zintle Maseko Nolitha Mshweshwe Lerato Selekane Under 19 Azrah Mahomed Thathohatsi Makhele Senior Half Colours Kajol Bhulla Full Colours Tshepiso started playing squash in 2010 and was a very disciplined and committed player. She has an excellent attendance record for both practices and matches, and is always willing to assist others on the squash courts. She joined the 1st Team in 2014 to help rescue the team and contributed towards defending Greenside’s name on the squash courts. She captained the 1st Team in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, she performed exceptionally well. She won five out of her six matches. She has committed herself to leading the Girls’ Squash team and is an inspiration to everyone. She also receives the trophy for the best Girls’ Squash player for 2015. It gives us great pleasure in awarding Tshepiso with Full Colours for Girls’ Squash. PAGE 14 Senior Sports Assembly for Term 1 cont. Girls’ Tennis Most Improved Players Nonhlanhla Makhubo Karabo Ramasala Most Committed Player Nafeesa Noor Mahomed Best Girls’ Tennis Player and Senior Girls’ Singles Champion Trophy Happiness Morudu Boys’ Tennis 2nd Team Most Dedicated Player Michael Mahlangu Best Player Zuko Gabiso 1st Team Most Improved Player Lehlohonolo Xaba Most Committed Player Dario Drakatos Junior Full Colours Solomuzi Cindi Re-award of Junior Full Colours, Senior Boys Singles Tennis Champion and Farhaad Molla Shield for the Best Tennis Player Keane Govender Senior Half Colours Tumelo Mogakwe PAGE 15 Senior Sports Assembly for Term 1 cont. Boys’ Doubles Champions Doné Newman Keane Govender Mixed Doubles Champions Keane Govender Nafeesa Noor-Mahomed Cricket 1st Team Re-award of Junior Full Colours Guyver Gaillard Vignesh Nair Doné Newman Senior Half Colours Maahir Ambelal Jason Hammond Taariq Hassim Faaris Mayet Ziyaad Tayob Kailan Reddy – also awarded the Diego Blazquez Trophy for the Senior Player Committed and Dedicated to Cricket Muhammed Jaaved Lachman – also awarded the Van Niekerk Trophy for the Most Improved Senior Cricketer PAGE 16 Senior Sports Assembly for Term 1 cont. Senior Full Colours Joey, as he is affectionately known, has been a member of the 1st Team since Grade 10, and has played cricket for Greenside every season since Grade 8. He was made captain of the 1st Team at the end of 2013. Joey has been a decisive and strong leader for this very young 1st Team, and led them to an 80% win record this season. On the field, Joey is a versatile player, able to switch from opening the batting to batting at numbers four and five. Against Crawford Lonehill, Joey held the innings together well, with a patient 42. With the ball, Joey is consistent and has been our most prolific bowler. He picked up the only five-wicket haul of the season, against Crawford Lonehill, bowling Greenside to a comprehensive victory. He also took three wickets against Midrand, and three wickets in the two matches against JMS. Between his patient and hard- fought runs, his accurate and penetrative bowling, and his inspired leadership, Joey's all round performances have made him a cricketer that Greenside can be proud of. He receives the Robinson Bat for Player of the Year. Congratulations, Yusuf Mia on receiving Full Colours for Cricket. Cricket Team of the Year 1st Team Girls’ Touch Rugby Senior Half Colours Sumaya Mamdoo Palesa Kubheka Thabile Mahlangu Senior Full Colours Ongi Gamalitshoyo and Mashudu Mbulaheni have been a part of Touch Rugby for the last three years. In this time they have developed their skills and knowledge of the game and have been a part of the 1st Team for the last two years. Both girls have also been selected to play Touch Rugby on a provincial level by representing the Soweto Touch Association. They are great team players, and natural leaders. They have been helpful and supportive, and their presence on and off the field has made a huge difference. It gives us great pleasure in awarding them Full Colours for Touch Rugby. PAGE 17 Senior Sports Assembly for Term 1 cont. Re-award of Senior Full Colours Shanell Domike has been playing touch rugby since 2012. She has natural ability on the field. In addition to her fast thinking and anticipating plays while on the field, Shanell has been an integral part of the team and has contributed to many wins throughout the years.