The Spring Ball held this past Saturday was a most enjoyable culmination of the Grey Collegiate Dance Club’s activities.

Coming two weeks after the Bar Tests in which 66 girls took part in Latin American and/or Ballroom Tests at various levels, it provided the opportunity to award certificates to the top candidates in each level.

They were:
Pre-Bronze Level:
First place : Ashleigh Glover (C2)
Alice van der Walt (C5)
Third place : Alexandra Ayerst (C1)
Bronze Level:
First place : Jaid Limbert (D1)
Second place : Trudi van Olm (D3)
Aimee Roestorff (D2)
Anna Griebenow (D1)
Silver Level:
First place : Maxine Esterhuyse (E4)
Kirsten Malan (E1)
Third place : Nicola Bowes (E3)
Gold Level:
First place : Maxine Esterhuyse (E4)
Second place : Kirsten Malan (E1)
Third place : Nicola Bowes (E3)
Kezia Kloppers (E3)
Ballroom Dancer of the Year: Maxine Esterhuyse (E4)

Congratulations to all and best wishes to our Matric contingent. To all - keep on your dancing shoes - we hope to see you at the combined Grand Ball, 9th October at NMMU. Tickets can be purchased (R120) from Mrs Collier’s office next to the bursar. The evening includes a full meal and prizes.
Tickets must be purchased by the end of this term

GOLD LEVEL WINNERS   

Maxine Esterhuyse	Kirsten Malan
Nicola Bowes	Kezia Kloppers

MAESTRO IN THE MAKING 

Yeong-Eun Bae (C3) made the Final Round of the South African Society of Music Teachers competition held recently.  The standard was very high and this is no mean achievement.  We congratulate her on her success. 

 Yeong-Eun Bae

Congratulations to Jessica De-Bruyn-Smith (C1), Toni Marks (C2) and Kylie Odendaal (C1) on being selected for the South African U16 Youth Training Squad.

They will be participating in Durban from the 29th September until the 2nd October 2010. We wish them all the best.

From left to right:
Jessica De-Bruyn-Smith, Kylie Odendaal & Toni Marks 

The relaunched website has now been live for several months. Please use this as an information source: we update the website frequently with photographs of events, girls’ achievements of which we are proud, competition details, newsletters amongst others.
Perhaps make www.collegiatehigh.co.za your home page and encourage your daughter(s) to visit the site regularly.
You can also sign up on our homepage to receive an electronic bi-weekly copy of the chat.

The committee for 2010 were elected as follows: Keesha Chetty (D1), Trudi van Olm (D3) and Kerry Wild (D4). We wish them luck for the coming year and hope that the sports season will be as injury-free as possible. 

Next issue 8 October 

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK 

Dear Parents

We hope that all Muslim families enjoyed a happy Eid.

We are nearing the end of yet another term. The Grade 11s are busy preparing for the Matric Farewell Dinner to be held on Thursday 7 October. We appeal to parents to help by donating small prizes to be awarded on the evening. Please support the Grade 11 Chocolate hamper competition. The money raised will be used to ease the cost of both the Farewell Dinner and the Matric Dance next year.

The Sports Teachers are hoping to take the Hockey girls on tour to the Netherlands next year. We ask you to support their fund raising drive by buying a ticket in the soon to be launched Cellphone raffle.

We have started rehearsing for the Carol Service to be held on 24 November at the Feather Market Centre. The non-Carol girls are busy making blankets for the patients at the Elizabeth Donkin Hospital.

Speech Night is on 19 October. A reminder that all Grade Ten to Twelves are expected to attend.

The Matric Valedictory service will take place in the Quad on the morning of 21 October. All Matric parents are invited to attend.

I would like to end with the following quote from Corita Kent; "Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed."

The staff and I wish you a happy and restful holiday.

Mrs F. R. Biggs  

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF PARENTS AND STAFF
WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2010
AT 17H30 IN THE IVY LEAF 

AGENDA

 1. Welcome and apologies
2. Confirmation of Minutes of 2009 AGM
3. Matters arising from the Minutes
4. Chairman’s Report
5. Principal’s Report
6. Treasurer’s Report
7. Presentation of Budget and proposed School Fees   for 2011
8. General
9. Closure

JESSICA ROUX (E2) has been selected by Swimming South Africa to represent South Africa in Casablanca, Morocco, at the Senior Africa Games in the Open Water Event. Congratulations on this fine achievement.  

Jessica Roux 

The annual Speech and Drama Festival took place on 7 and 8 September. It certainly was a "festive" affair for a number of Collegiate girls who proved to have a flair for various forms of vocal expression. Kirsti Limbert (A1) and Donna de Jongh (D5) are to be congratulated on the sensitive interpretations of their monologues; Kirsti obtained a silver award and Donna obtained a gold award. Khanyisa Nogaya (D3), Bronté Morton (D5) and Donna de Jongh (D5) all obtained gold awards for their unprepared speeches. They carried out their speeches with poise, intelligence and humour! However, it was the TV actuality section that was the highlight. In this section participants are given 30 minutes to put together a Carte Blanche type of TV show. Khanyisa Nogaya (D3), Bronté Morton (D5), Kelsey Blignaut (D2) and Donna de Jongh (D5) work-shopped a satirical piece that wittily mocked television news, and obtained a double gold award! A word of encouragement to all other Collegiate girls who feel dramatically inclined - come and join the drama society, CATS, and you too can share in the theatrical thrills!

From left to right:
Donna de Jongh, Bronté Morton, Khanyisa Nogaya, Miss Kromhout and Kelsey Blignaut

It is an important life skill to be organised and to do one’s work in good time. Too many girls neglect to bring their sports bags, lunches or projects to school with them. These are then delivered to the office for them during the morning causing the office to become cluttered.
Please teach your daughters to be responsible and organised or to suffer the consequences.