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NEWSLETTER 29 March 2018

WHAT’S INSIDE

1. Orphans’ Golf Day & Raffle

2. Dairy for the Month

3. We call her Mama

4. Puzzle / quiz

5. Birthdays

6. Innibos Accommodation

7. Establishing a new normal

8. Cycle test top achievers

9. Paws & Claws

10. Cricket Update

11. Swimming Champs

12. Winter Sport Results

13. Advertising Opportunities

14. Triple Jump Champion

15. Fill up with fuel

Orphans’ Golf Day Raffle

Mozambique mid-week getaway for

16 people.

Included is a 4 Sleeper chalet and 3

campsites. Tickets are only R100 each.

The winner will be drawn on Friday

13th April 2018.

Contact Natacha

on 071 670 0488

ORPHANS’ GOLF DAY

We would like to thank all our sponsors and golfers for supporting our Orphan’s golf day on the 9th of March ‘18. It was a fun-filled day.

Every golfer that attended received wonderful prizes. Well done to all our top golfers. Results and Photos on page 2. Although we did not have the turnout we were hoping for, we still managed to raise an amount of R10 400. Next year’s golf day promises to be bigger and better.

Lauwrens Family

PATRICK LOMBARD BROKERAGE cc

The Duarte Family

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DIARY FOR THE MONTH

1 April

Easter Sunday

2 April

Family Day - Public Holiday

9 April

Hostel Opens - 12h00

10 April

School Opens

12 April

Parents Evening 17h00

14 April

Winter Sport (A) 08H00

Sybrand van Niekerk vs LHS

21 April

Winter sport (A) 08h00

Penryn vs LHS

25 April

Matric Farewell

27 April

Freedom Day

Important Dates for May

1 May

Workers Day

2 May

Careers Evening

GOLF DAY PRIZE WINNERS

1st - Nardus & Herman - 45 points

2nd - Chris & Gert - 42 Points

3rd - Josef & Braam - 40 Points

4th - Paul & Franscois—40 Points

5th - Jurie & Wikus - 40 Points

6th - Janet & Cornell - 39 Points

7th - Gary & Dietz - 38 Points

8th - Elton & Paul - 37 Points

Our 2nd Annual Orphans’ Golf Day will be held in

May 2019

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01 March - Mrs Crouse

09 March - Mrs Mkhonza

10 March - Mr Manganyana

18 March - Mrs Ngobeni

21 March - Mr Van Blerk

23 March - Mr Khoza

26 March - Mr du Toit

FILLING UP FAST

Accommodation bookings for Innibos

are filling up fast. We are located

500m from the festival.

Rooms of 2 or 4

R220 per person

Contact Natacha

071 670 0488 or email

[email protected]

We call her Mama and she has a passion for kids - Mrs Jane Wandrag

As the principal of a school, many do not know much about her. She let us in on her hidden talent - cooking! It would be a surprise to most but she is an amazing cook and promised to invite us soon for a meal. Mrs Wandrag has been school principal for the past 8 years and is extremely passionate about the school. She began as a teacher 32 years ago. She insists on Bible readings every morning in the hope that learners can grow and respect each other.

The principal of Lowveld High School has a pas-sion for sports and she adores her grand kids

Her wish is to change the public perception of the school by letting the public know all the good things being done within the school. Leaners are excelling in many differ-ent spheres of life, from academics to extra mu-ral activities and even community projects.

She is grateful for all the support she gets from

her staff and the dedication they show daily in making sure the school runs efficiently. In her own encouraging words she says “to be a fully-fledged adult is to have self-discipline, self-motivation and be independent.” She further encour-ages the youth to be mature enough do the right things even when no one is watching, make good sound decisions and have self-respect.

By Nelisa Sonjica

Answer on page 6

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CYCLE TEST

TOP

ACHEIVERS

GEOGRAPHY

Grade 8 Lindelwa Ngwenya - 93%

Grade 9 Selby Malaza - 92%

Grade 10 Thando Ngwenya - 90%

Grade 11 Lebogang Maunatlala - 93%

Grade 12 Phila Msibi - 71%

HISTORY

Grade 10 Zethu Mndawe - 92%

Grade 11 Dineo Thibela - 84%

Grade 12 Ashley Shumba - 90%

MATHS

Grade 8 Nhleko Junior 100%

Dembetembe Zenalla 100%

Grade 9 Lufefe Mashego 90%

Prosperity Magagula 90%

Grade 10 Londekile Nonyane 96%

Victor Vilakazi 96%

Grade 11 Nkosisizwele Manyisa 96%

Grade 12 Sazi Nkosi 98%

MATHS LIT

Grade 10 Lindelani Nkambule 76%

Grade 11 Advocate Ngobeni 88%

Grade 12 Ashley Shumba 82%

BUSINESS STUDIES

Gr 8 Thando Shongwe 96%

Gr 9 Lunga Buthelezi 94%

Gr 10 Thami Mothapo 84%

Gr 11 Lethabo Nyathi 86%

Gr 12 Siphumelel Mazibuko 94%

Establishing A New Normal – Building Better Teams

“We’re building for the future, building for the future, building for a future.” We have had to constantly remind ourselves of these words for the last part of this term, to the point where these words have become our football mantra guiding our perspectives.

Building on from the great work of last year, we needed to ensure that our foun-dation was built right – the junior teams got the correct coaching and the senior players provided exemplary models of behaviour for the juniors, both on and off the field. That commitment is shown, not only to sports, but to the entirety of school life of which education is the pillar.

We had to “establish a new normal” as soccer players in one of the top schools in the country.

The extent of our challenges:

The Lowveld High 1st Team faces the challenge of the “passing of the old” and the “birthing of the new”, between this is the present: Young players who want to be given the chance to play and older players with their own expectations of sta-bility and continuation. The school has a proud and glowing history in the soccer circles and we would like to at least maintain that, but ideally improve on it. We need to find the necessary balance in maintaining all these factors in an environ-ment challenging enough for the new players yet still reassuring for the older players.

Our Junior Soccer teams are slowly shaping up under the meticulous and experi-enced care of our Coaches, Tebogo and Muso. As is often the case with growth and development, we learn more from our “defeats” and I can say without any fear of contradiction that our U14s will shape up into a formidable ball playing football side, despite their recent defeat in the McDonald’s Cup. I challenge all to come see what I am talking about!

Our 1st Team Girls are a lovely, lively and energetic group of tremendously tal-ented young ladies. Their spirit and eagerness to learn far outshines their lack of natural ability. We believe that they will be ready to go on tour with us to the Pres-tigious St Peter’s Festival in September.

Teams are only as good as the work consistently put in by the coach and as such, special mention needs to be made of our coaches who are putting in the work required to build LHS Soccer. Coach Tebogo of the U15s and Coach Muso of the U14s are two of the most dedicated coaches I know.

Special mention also goes out to the U14 boys who played a beautiful game of football against Klipspringer . They showed maturity and tactical understanding—something I did not expect of boys aged 13.

Along with the U14’s, I would like Dakalo to be noted for his mature and cool head on the pitch. He put his body on the line for us which resulted in a fractured arm. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Well done to Luthando for admitting to his faults and humbling himself enough to apologise to the team for his indiscretions.

And, last but not least, Gerard who has begun to show his potential!

Our Greatest appreciation must go to you – parents, supporters, teachers, friends and all those who quietly cheer for us.

Thank You, for helping us build “A New Normal” ‘

Until Next Time

“SuperCoach” Coach Sihle

Sihle is the Head of Soccer at LHS He holds a SAFA Coaching License and a

healthy inclination towards writing and thinking about the game and development.

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WINTER SPORT

RESULTS

Against Sybrand van Niekerk

Netball:

U14B lost 6 -10

U14A Won 11 - 8

U15B won 6 - 1

U15A lost 5 - 7

U16B lost 4 - 5

U16A lost 3 - 10

2nd Team won 10 - 8

1st Team won 50 - 12

Rugby:

U14 Won 60 - 0

U15 Won 29 - 7

U16 Won 45 - 7

2nd Team Won 41 - 0

1st Team Won 74 - 10

Hockey:

U14 lost 1 - 0

U15 drew 1- 1

U16A Lost 1 - 0

1st Team Won 3 - 0

PAWS & CLAWS

The Geography Club arranged for Paws & Claws to visit the school on

the 27th of Feb. Paws & Claws is a wildlife show where students get to

learn more about wildlife and nature conservation. The students and

staff got the opportunity to touch and see a tarantula, a tortoise, a

meerkat, a bearded dragon, a hedgehog, bush baby just to name a

few. Thank you to Mrs de Klerk for arranging the visit.

1ST TEAM CRICKET UPDATE

The First team cricket boys played against Bergvlam in a pre-season 20

over game at LHS. We won the toss and elected to field. LHS bowled

Bergvlam out for 56.

Khaya Khumalo took 4 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs. Banele Kunene

took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 3 overs. Mdumiseni Hlatshwayo scored the

highest runs with 19 not out.

The boys are working hard in preparation for their 50 over season in the

third term

ZONE IV SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Well done to Lungelo Nxumalo (grade 12) who represented Swaziland

in the Cana Zone IV Swimming Championships in Malawi this year.

Lungelo won a bronze medal for 200m breast stoke.

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Advertising opportunities available at school:

Benefits of advertising at a school:

Reach your targeted audience

Create brand awareness and loyalty

Increase brand exposure

Cost effective

We have over 1100 learners from all walks of life and businesses

First preference for branding during sports events / matches

Contact Natacha on 071 670 0488 or email:

[email protected] for more information.

TRIPLE JUMP CHAMPION

Well done to Nolwazi Mashaba! The new

u/17 SA Schools triple jump Champion.

She jumped a distance of 12.32m.

Hard work pays off. Thank you to our dedi-

cated coaches for all their hard work and

commitment.

LHS CHEERLEADERS

NETBALL

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