School Council on Hectic Nine 9 – SABC 2!
On the 4 May 2012, our schools’ leaders were seen being brilliant ambassadors for our school when they were featured on Hectic Nine 9 – a show by and for South African teens promoting a positive culture within our society. Completely oblivious of what was expected of us, we arrived, neatly dressed and very excited [...]
read moreWorking towards respectful environments – Wynberg supports anti-bullying initiative.
Bullying in schools often go unnoticed as it is not taken seriously. Repercussions are not only faced at the time, but at later stages in life. Statistics run by Dr. Crystal Watson show that over 6 million boys and 4 million girls are involved in fights every year on school grounds. Every 7 minutes a child or [...]
read moreAssembly Roster – Term 2
Grade  Assemblies: 23rd of May – Wednesday – Grade 8s and 9s 24th of May – Thursday – Grades 10 to 12 House Assemblies: *Houses TBC at a later stage 13th of June – Wednesday 14th of June – Thursday School Council and Matric Leaders Roster for Duties: Week of: To Stand Duty [...]
read moreExtreme Elegance – A Night for the Books
Matrics could hardly keep still as the clock sluggishly approached 11h00 – we had gone from counting the months, days, hours, and minutes down to the very second. And when the clock struck 11h00 – a myriad of vital steps took place that lead to a night of Extreme Elegance. Upon arrival, our guests received [...]
read morePillar Trophy Winners Announced
Congratulations to Julia Consentino, Landela Goxo, Monique Ewen and Lauren Jonathan who were awarded the pillar trophies for Academics, Culture, Service and Sport respectively. It is an award that is only made four times a year, and given the extraordinary achievements of our school, it is an extremely prestigious award to receive.
read moreSpirit Anthem Debut
On the 22nd March, the Head of School – Rayne Callaghan, used assembly time to teach the school the Spirit Anthem. It is a song inspired by St Johns’ College for Boys in Zimbabwe. It is an extremely patriotic song and embodies our motto: Honour before Honours. It is an anthem to honour the sports [...]
read moreSpirit Team Surprise First Teams and U14A Waterpolo Team With A War Cry
On the 15 March, Wynberg Girls’ Spirit Team surprised our sports teams with songs written for them. A song was written for the U14A and First Waterpolo Team who were to play semi-final knockouts for the Waller Cup, our Athletes and our First Indoor Hockey Team – playing in the finals for the PGSGU Interschools [...]
read moreInvitation to Wellesley House
… At the beginning of term, a community service challenge was issued by the girl in charge of the Service Pillar for 2012 – Laylah Ryklief, which involved challenging all of the Wynberg Girls High learners to undertake community service projects of their choice, in groups or on their own – all in effort to [...]
read moreHerzlia SRC Forum 2012
The Herlia motivational forum was directed at the young leaders of RCLs to stand together and make a difference in our schools. For starters we were addressed by the inspiring Suzanne Ackerman who told us the success stories of normal South Africans, now millionaires, who started with nothing but a yearning and eagerness for success. [...]
read moreYouth Collaboration at Springfield
On Saturday the 3rd of March, Wynberg Girls’ School Council was invited to a Youth Collaboration at Springfield Convent School for Girls. Invitations were extended to various Matric Leadership Teams including Bergvliet High School, Christian Brothers School, St George’s Grammar School and St Cyprians. The focus of the afternoon was the key speaker, Robert Morrel, a [...]
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