A Wynberg Cultural Star Expose – Helen Slater
She eats, sleeps and breathes it! Helen Slater and Music are synonymous. Grade 12 Tutor Group: Mrs N Nel House: Kirsten Cultural Involvement This incredibly talented musician is in a league of her own. She plays three instruments:  the Flute, Saxophone and Clarinet. The Clarinet is her first instrument and having played it for eight years [...]
read moreWynberg Boys’ Choir Festival – 16 May
After many weeks of rehearsing and tweaking, it was finally time for us to show what we were made of. The evening was filled with magic, as we all entered the Cape Town City Hall, hair slicked back, teeth pearly white and uniforms neatly pressed. Seeing many familiar faces as we greeted our fellow mass [...]
read moreGrade 10′s ask: Is it icing or is it frosting?
So what is a red velvet cake? And what is the difference between icing and frosting? These are just two of the questions that were answered in the Grade 10 Consumer Studies class. And here are the answers! A red velvet cake is a popular cake with a dark red, bright red or red-brown color. [...]
read moreCurrent Affairs – Gay Rights, Olympic Qualifiers and the SA Film Industry
The theme of this week’s meeting was “Positive Issues” and we discussed progress in Marriage Rights for Gays(South Africa is the first country on the African continent to have these rights), the South African Men’s Hockey team qualifying for this year’s Olympics and South African movies, documentaries and short films being sent to the Cannes [...]
read moreMother’s Day Brunch
“She is a qualified psychologist, expert taxi-driver and a nurse of distinction. She carries back-breaking burdens, stresses herself senseless and has captured the market on sleepless nights. She laughs when she feels like crying, never takes a day off and fixes most things wit a smile and a hug; she performs last minute miracles, can [...]
read more2012 Mass Marimba Festival
On Friday 11 May, Capetonians and visitors to Cape Town were invited to attend the Cape Town Marimba Festival to experience the vibrant energy of the African Marimba. The festival is organized by Ross Johnson of amaAmbush together with Ann Barr and features some of Cape Town’s best Marimba Bands. Once again the Wynberg Junior [...]
read morePotchefstroom Photo Gallery
All the action was captured in Potchefstroom.
read moreSports and Cultural Tour – Vocal Ensemble
This was the first year that Vocal Ensembles participated in the Sports & Cultural tour held in Potchefstroom. Our girls gave a brilliant performance, but had to bow the knee before Kingsridge from East London. Their musical & sensitive performance of a spiritual song could not be equalled by any of their competitors. The girls [...]
read morePotchefstroom All Girls’ Festival–Chess
“Check Mate!” these were the ever-echoing words that filled a room full of 64 determined chess players from around the country during the long weekend, 26-30 April. The chess team from Wynberg Girls’ High School recently participated in the Annual National All Girl’s Festival 2012, held at Potchefstroom in the North-West Province. The team is [...]
read more“Noises Off”
Doors and sardines! Doors and sardines? This is what the boys and girls from the production of ‘Noises Off’ were surrounded by for months. With cast announcements made on 27 March, two of our girls, Alexis Steenkamp (Grade 10) and Tayla van Blerck (Grade 12) have been extremely busy. They were selected for major roles in the [...]
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