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May 2022

SNIPPETS PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS



EUNICE DERBY
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By Michaela Louw and Neha Singh
The Derby Day between Pretoria High School for Girls and Eunice
High School took place on 27-28 May 2022. At the start of the
Derby the Prefect Execu ves and some music students welcomed
the guests to PHSG.
A er lunch at the Pavilion, the games began. The sportsmanship
and spirit showcased by both schools was one for the books.
To end the day, the Eunice staff members were treated to a dinner
in the hall, while the students were entertained in the gym by the
prefect body. The aim of such a Derby is to encourage a culture of
friendship between the different schooling communi es. A er
enjoying a hot meal, the students sang and danced in the gym.
Learners from both schools waited to take part in this day with
great enthusiasm. The two schools competed in friendly spor ng
and cultural ac vi es.


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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

By Brilliant Maleka and Tyler Brooks The endless effort was clearly shown by the impressive stage, all
Stage, Curtains, Lights, Ac on! A produc on of a life me was made both PHSG and PBHS art students. The costumes were
held on May 17,18 and 19 at Pretoria Boys High School's very stunning and fi ed to perfec on. Not only were the actors of
own Desmond Abernethy hall. This was first produc on and great skill and talent, but for every music interval or background
collabora on held since 2018 in collabora on between PHSG track, there was a live band performing during the produc on;
and PBHS. this was phenomenal. The stage team, the technical team, the
teachers, and the students all made a phenomenal effort for this
The play began with an invigorated orienta on from the director, successful produc on.
reminding the audience of the hard work and dedica on that
each person involved, put in. An astonishing twist was added to The play was an extraordinary success and a beau ful
the original Shakespearean play by giving it a modern African collabora on between the two schools. Long hours of prac cing
feel, which connected with the audience. and rehearsing surely paid off.





SICC AFROPOP The SICC Afropop group show off their talents in celebra on of Africa Month.



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CUPCAKES FOR SADAG

By Tshepo Makhura towards SADAG. The organisa on works relessly to advocate
for mental health pa ents, educate and de-s gma ze mental
The South African Depression and Anxiety group is the biggest
illnesses across our na on.
mental health support and advocacy group in all of Africa. On 27
May, the wellness commi ee sold cupcakes to collect money to By working together as the PHSG community, everyone can
donate to SADAG. change society for the be er. Through suppor ng SADAG and
other founda ons, the PHSG community can ensure that help is
On 26 May, learners gathered a er school to support the
accessible to those who need it. Changing the world, one
ini a ve by decora ng the cupcakes that were to be sold the
following day. The kitchen smelled ambrosial not only because cupcake at a me.
of the delicious cupcakes but also because of the unity that the
PHSG community displayed.
A er the cupcakes were ready, it
was me to sell them. Cupcakes
could be bought using a R5
voucher that was purchased at
the finance office.
The vouchers were bought and
then the race was on! Learners
raced to try and get their hands
on one of the delicious cupcakes.
They showed their support

ROBOTICS
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On Saturday 14 May, Michelle Jaramba, Vaibhav Maharaj, Danita Naiker, Lina Mzileni,
Krisha Bhoola and their robot, caught the school combi to Unisa for the First Lego League
Cargo Connect Gauteng North regional compe on. Tensions were high as at mes the
robot does her own thing, but all went well. PHSG came a proud fourth. The team would like
to thank Kego Kau, Malaika Kamangu and Mrs van Heerden for accompanying them.

PRETORIA NORTHERNS

EISTEDDFORD BLUES HOCKEY

The senior choir competed in the Pretoria
Eisteddford on 10 May in the experienced girls' We are very proud of
choir category and was awarded a B+ for our our five hockey girls
performance. We would like to thank our conductor who have been
Mr Swanepoel and Mrs Rossouw for accompanying selected to represent
them on the piano. The night was a great success! Northerns Blues at the
respec ve inter-
provincial
tournaments
happening in the July
holidays:

Darcey Brown - U15B Cailyn Jordaan - U16B


















Tamzin Fat - U18A Xena Abrahams - U18A Livvy Dillon - U16B

MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT

By Tyler Brooks flute ensemble, the dexterous school orchestra, and many
Mother's Day is a day dedicated to honouring and apprecia ng more. The senior choir performed 'Joshua fought the ba le' by
Moms for all the wonderful things they do. On 12 May, Pretoria R. Dilworth and were rewarded for their excep onal
High School for Girls hosted the annual Mother's Day concert to performance with a standing ova on. Hear elt poems and
do just that. speeches were recited to make the evening even more
wholesome and enjoyable.
The concert, held in the PHSG hall, showcased the impressive
talents of the students. An incredible opening was done by the An unforge able evening, all thanks to the gi ed and
school's orchestra; 'The Avengers Theme' was played, and it hardworking music teachers and students. Nothing but the best
couldn't have been done be er. There were dance items, done to cherish mothers.
by the gorgeous ballet dancers and musical pieces played by a "I felt so proud to honour our moms because Moms are the
variety of different instruments including the violin ensemble, best," - Michaela Louw (Senior choir member)




















































A HISTORY OF MOTHER'S DAY

By Ninamari Kriek to mothers who were s ll alive and a white carna on if their
Mother's Day is a way of celebra ng mothers for their sacrifices mother had passed away. Since then, white has become a
and caring nature towards their children. Mother's Day started tradi onal colour in Japan.
with Ancient Greeks and Romans who honoured their mother A er World War I in France they would award mothers of large
goddesses Rhea and Cybele by holding fes vals and celebra ons families with medals as a way of thanking them for helping
thanking them, but the official Mother's Day holiday started in rebuild the popula on a er a great deal of lives were lost. Then
the 1900s with a woman named Anna Jarvis. a er the second World War The last Sunday in May was declared
When Anna's mother passed away in 1905 Anna ini ated Mother's Day by the government. The gi from children to their
Mother's Day as a way of apprecia ng and thanking mothers for mothers was a flower shaped cake.
the sacrifices they have made for their children. At Pretoria High School for Girls the mother of our school is our

In Japan a er World War II people would comfort mothers who headmistress Mrs Erasmus who definitely deserves to be
had lost their sons during the war. Children gave a red carna on spoiled on Mother’s Day.

INTER-HOUSE QUIZ

By Vaylin du Toit
The Inter House Quiz, hosted by Ms Jelley, was proof that answering
a quiz can be a lot of fun. It was a night full of interes ng facts,
compe ve fun and charades.
The 10 houses scurried to set up their beau fully decorated tables
before the event started. Enthusiasm soon turned to nervous
cha er, sideways glances and some mes fits of laughter as the
teams soon realised that the ques ons were not going to be easy.
Who was the third Headmistress of PHSG again? Miss Winifred
Hawkins – why are we only hearing this name now, for the first me?
Congratula ons to Aitken, who clearly deserved the win with a 6-
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INTER-HOUSE BASKETBALL
By Ma ungo Ratshitanga
The inter-house basketball which took place on
11 May was a great success. Learners enjoyed
themselves watching and suppor ng.
There was a lot of posi vity from all learners
who par cipated at this event. They did a
fantas c job at playing the sport against other
houses. The cheering from their friends and
other learners gave the players enough
courage and support to play against other
houses. Congratula ons to McWilliam on
being the overall winners.

INTER-HOUSE SOCCER
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The inter-house soccer took place on 25 May (Juniors) and 26
May (Seniors). This event was a roaring success and spectators
from all houses lined the sides of the field, shou ng
encouragement at the top of their lungs.

Those on the field played their hearts out for their houses in
an effort to clinch the win. In the end it was the McWilliam
(Juniors) and Duncan (Seniors) whose efforts paid off the
most. McWilliam stole the victory from Clarendon, who
placed second in the junior compe on. Duncan won with a
penalty kick against Athlone, leaving them in second place for
the seniors.


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Siphosethu Moloi Noluthando Dhlamini
Congratula ons to our two Cross Country runners who qualified Well done to all our runners for their hard work this season! The
for Central District finals. Siphosethu Moloi qualified for Juniors season was started with a new and young team - they can be
and Noluthando Dhlamini qualified for seniors. par cularly proud of their achievements.


ENTERTAINING THE OLD AGE HOME

By Mariam Amaremu Village where they were able to even play for a few Old Girls who
On 6 May 2022, PHSG was finally able to bring back the annual went to Girls High. This me it wasn't only Grade 10s and 11s but
event of the music department visi ng old age homes to also the music ensembles who were ready to perform, such as
perform, which was cancelled due to Covid. What used to be a guitar, clarinet, saxophone, and flute. With special help from
fun way to mark the music students in Grade 10 and 11 by taking Mrs Rossouw, who organised and helped plan everything by
them to an old age home has now been turned around a li le. keeping in contact with the people who work at that re rement
From my interview with Mrs Hohls, I was able to find out that this village, the day was a huge success. The girls thoroughly enjoyed
year they were invited by the Upper Waterkloof Re rement it and were glad to be given a chance to perform.

ATKV CHOIR COMPETITION

The Choir competed in the ATKV choir compe on on Saturday night. We achieved a silver in the All-Girls pres ge choir category. We
are very excited for what is to come through the wonderful leadership of our conductor Mr Swanepoel. Special men on goes to
Jasmyn Fisher, Bongi Nkosi, Yamkelo Xulu and Mohapi Khotsa who performed solos in our African piece Baba ba Motho ba Lwana.



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WINTER WOOLIES

DRIVE

By Teagan Hawkes
Every year, towards the beginning of winter, the school has a
winter clothing (or winter woolies) drive. The drive aims to
collect clothing items for the winter from learners.
Items that could be donated include new or used sweaters,
jerseys, blankets, beanies and scarves. All second-hand items
that are donated should be in good and wearable condi on.

The school then donates the clothing to charity for those who
need it most. This year the final deadline was Friday 6 May and
items were given to the Good Shepherd Sisters Mission.

GERMAN

EXCHANGE



Congratula ons to
Kirsten Moorhouse and
Woo An, who were
selected to take part in
the FSA Youth Exchange
Programme. They will
be making their way to
Germany for the 4-week
programme in June/July
this year. We can't wait
to hear all about it when
they get back.


Kirsten Moorhouse Woo An



EQUESTRIAN HEART FOR THE HOMELESS

Congratula ons to Hannah Rabie who, in Over the weekend of 21 – 22 May, Prital Joshi, a Grade 9 learner, and her
addi on to being the overall champion, achieved sister Juhi distributed 100 hampers as part of their winter hamper drive that
the following results at the Western Mounted they have hosted for the past 5 years. These hampers were distributed to the
Games Qualifier 3 in Dunblane on Saturday 30 homeless in Sunnyside.
April: This year, the hampers consisted of a blanket, socks, gloves, a beanie, a
1st place - Figure 8 flags raincoat, a flask, a pot, spices, noodles, biscuits, sugar, tea, and water.
1st place - Big T
Placed in Poles 2 and Speed Barrels They also hosted a soup kitchen at the Red Cross where 150 people were fed.
They helped prepare the pap which was served with a bean and potato
curry, oranges and juice.

They plan on hos ng another soup kitchen this Saturday morning and few
more in June and July.

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On 11 May a Chess Social was held with our brother school, Pretoria Boys High. The a ernoon was filled with great fun and loads of
concentra on.



GRADE 10 CHARITY DRIVE

As part of their charity drive, the Grade 10s donated food to puppies and had the opportunity to show them some love as
Wollies Animal Shelter. Representa ves from the shelter visited they lead out of the hall. Helen van Loggerenberg, the
the school to address the learners in Assembly and collect the Spokesperson from Wollies, invited all learners to visit the
dona ons. They brought with them two special guests Stacey shelter to spend me with the animals. For more informa on on
and Sasha. The learners were totally enamoured by the 2 how to get involved, visit their website: h ps://wollies.org/



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SAMO

We would like to congratulate the following learners who We are so proud of these young ladies and look forward to
par cipated in the second round of the South African ge ng the results of the second round.
Mathema cs Olympiad. These learners had to first pass the
qualifying first round held on 10 March 2022.


























Shammar Bvute Boipelo Chauke Nadenya Dos Santos Oarabile Koshane
Grade 8/van Zyl Grade 8/Gladstone Grade 8/Selborne Grade 8/Duncan



























Tshepo Makhura Su Yon Ryang Rhea Jophy Xiaoyan Lin
Grade 8/McWilliam Grade 8/Gladstone Grade 9/Duncan Grade 10/Gladstone


























Tamira Naicker Kimaya Naidoo Woo An Emily Hawkes
Grade 10/Selborne Grade 10/Duncan Grade 12/Duncan Grade 12/van Zyl

P DERBY

By Matlhogonolo Tlhoaele
On 7 May as PHSG steps onto the grounds of High School for Girls it, the Pushing P Derbyyyyyyyy. The HSGP cheerleaders had
Potchefstroom, we are greeted with a HUGE welcome by the prepared an amazing performance for us, and the welcome
Head Girl, welcoming us to the triple P Derby or as we may know ended with a beau ful Marimba performance.

WHAT IT WAS LIKE ON DERBY DAY...


By Kayleen Weyer
First things first, waking up at 3am, ge ng ready to win the
games and pu ng on the armour of our school, Pretoria High
School for Girls, was rather difficult to tackle in the dark blue
skies, but it was worth it at the end of the day. When the buses
arrived, one would have thought it was going to be a boring trip,
but it wasn't! In fact, it was one of my favourite trips to date due
to the pre-game pump and the laughter on the bus. My friend
and I slept for a while on the bus (and so did the others) un l we
woke up …
When we arrived, it was spectacular as all the Pretoria Girls,
Parktown Girls and Potchefstroom Girls waited in line for the
opening of the day. Instruments were played by the Potch girls,
accompanied by cheerleaders who performed with dance
moves. I was impressed that every Potchefstroom Girl greeted
us “Good morning” or “Good a ernoon”.

When the opening finished, everyone dressed in their sport or
cultural gear. My team raced off to the Diamond Astro excitedly.
We played…and played…and one could hear the thumping of
spirits by all teams and cheering by the cheerleaders for our
games to succeed.

When our team finished the match, we walked around and
experienced human beings as statues and fairies who weren't
allowed to speak! One girl came up to our team and asked if she
could cheer us up by playing on one of her instruments and
jumping side to side. I would say she was rather successful as
she had everyone laughing and enjoying what she performed.

All said, the bus trip back was rela vely quiet but we s ll sang,
laughed, spoke, slept and mostly with everyone. When we
passed the other buses we waved at them of course.
As a Pretoria High School girl, these are events and experiences
that every learner should seek to have. I therefore encourage
you to try it out next me, you will only gain enjoyment of the
experience with your friends, peers and teachers.



SUMMER GONE TOO SOON,

EXAMS HERE TOO EARLY


By Katlego characterised by “the effect of the lt of the earth.” Seasons are
As you must have no ced, this year's Winter seems to be colder determined by this lt of the earth, which is usually a 23,5-
than most, which is ironic as it's barely begun! If by some miracle degree lt of the earth's rota onal axis. However, this year the
you have not no ced the sun se ng just before five o'clock in earth's rota onal lt is overly lted, resul ng in an odd change
the evening, in what is usually the ho est month in the South in seasons.
African Summer, then you've missed many things: the overly Not only will this phenomenon affect the metrological Summer
misty roads and your sudden urge to make absurd amounts of and Winter sols ce, it will also affect staff, parents and especially
tea and coffee throughout the en re day. In no more than 3 students as they take on their first official June examina ons.
minutes, it all makes sense. This would be the first such occasion post-pandemic.

The early and rather rude arrival of Winter, coupled with the Much like the early arrival of Winter, June exams will also
bi er-sweet ending of Summer, are the result of a natural commence prematurely, on the first of June 2022. In the spirt of
phenomenon called the Equinox. This phenomenon is early beginings and un mely surprises, start stocking up on hot
chocolate, plushie socks, and past papers for the
gruesome Winter ahead. As Marty Rubin said, “To
keep a warm heart in Winter is the real victory.”




MONTHLY


CARTOON
By Antalias





RAMADAN BOOK REVIEW POEM:

MUBARAK By Jeadie Cilliers AFRICA MONTH

By Sabeehah Omar Title: The Secret History
It was that me of the year in the Author: Donna Tar
Islamic calendar when Muslims fast for
Genre: Psychological Fic on
30 days. Ramadan began on 3 April
2022 and, due to the sigh ngs of the A brief synopsis: The Secret
moon, with the naked eye, Ramadan History, narrated by Richard
ended on 3 May 2022. Papen, tells the story of how he
and his fellow students ended up
Before sunrise is when the inten on to in a situa on that led to the
fast is made. A er sunset is when the
murder of their friend Bunny. The
day of fas ng is complete. No water or story begins with a roman c tale of
food may be consumed during this me idealised academics and twists to
slot (between sunrise and sunset). fit the harsh reali es of bad
Ramadan is the month when an angel friends, substance abuse and,
revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet most chillingly, murder.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) on
the mountain Hira (the mountain of Recommenda ons: I recommend
light). this book to people who enjoy
inverted detec ve narra ves,
The month of the Qur'an is rewarding psychological thrillers and those
as Muslims have the chance to who have a deep apprecia on for
reconnect themselves with Allah and
the beauty of the classics and
give charity to the less fortunate. At the literature.
end of the month of fas ng, a day called
Eid al Fitr arrives. We trust our fellow Ra ng: ★★★★✩ This book is a
Muslim peers had an enriching and favourite of mine and is my go-to
fulfilling Ramadan. rainy day book.

NATURAL AND LIFE NORTHERNS

SCIENCES OLYMPIAD SQUASH

The Grade 8 to 12s took part in the Darcy Brown made it onto the U16 Northerns Squash
Natural and Life Sciences Olympiad team to go to IPT. Well done on this incredible
last year. Amongst the great results we achievement, Darcy!
received, Emily Hawkes, now in Grade
12, placed first in the Top Na onal
Achievers.
We would like to thank and
congratulate all our par cipants for
their me and effort in preparing for
the Olympiad. We are truly proud of
each and every one of you!
A Special thank you to our 2021
Matrics, who wrote the Bio Olympiad
a er their exams.
Emily Hawkes Darcey Brown

STAFF NEWS DANCE YO DUMO

We are very proud of Xena Meyers, who has been compe ng in the Dance Yo
June Birthdays
2 Mrs K Buckley Academic Staff Dumo TV Show. She was selected to par cipate in the finals which took place
3 Mr K Kgomo Support Staff from 25 – 30 May.
3 Ms L Malapela Hostel Staff
5 Ms L Human Academic Staff
9 Mrs M Russell Academic Staff
10 Ms E Madiba Academic Staff
11 Miss A Lombard Academic Staff
12 Mrs L Smit Academic Staff
15 Ms M Buchel Academic Staff
16 Mr E Nkgodi Support Staff
18 Mr L Maseko Office Staff
22 Mr K Molwantwa Support Staff
22 Mr PMashilwane Support Staff
23 Mrs V Ramlaul Academic Staff
24 Mr Cs Swart Office Staff
27 Miss M Olivier Academic Staff
28 Mrs M Albertyn Academic Staff
28 Mrs M Van Eeden Office Staff Thank You
We would like to extend our sincere Play VIDEO
July Birthdays gra tude to Mr R Jelley for helping us out,
1 Mrs M Basson Academic Staff in a temporary capacity, in the English
3 Ms I Gebhardt Academic Staff department during May.
4 Mr D Snyman Academic Staff
7 Mrs S Klopper Academic Staff PRINCIPAL’S
10 Mr C Marumo Hostel Staff
12 Ms K Hanwith-Horden Academic Staff BIRTHDAY
12 Ms S Etsebeth Academic Staff The Formal Gardens were filled with
15 Mr T Siko Support Staff
birthday joy as the Prefects and RCLs wished
15 Ms R Mokubela Prac oner our Headmistress, Mrs Erasmus, Happy
16 Mrs V Hohls Academic Staff
17 Ms K Du Toit Office Staff Birthday on behalf of the school. Mrs
Erasmus was handed special Birthday cards
18 Ms M Andrade Academic Staff
21 Mrs L Van Heerden Academic Staff handmade with love, from every form class.
A big thank you to the Marimba ensemble
21 Ms M Jansen v Vuuren Academic Staff for playing such lovely music. It was a great
23 Ms S Mabotja Hostel Staff
way to start the day.
26 Mrs L Godfrey Academic Staff

REPORTING STRUCTURES

FOR PARENTS AND LEARNERS


SUBJECT EXTRA MURAL
RELATED QUERY RELATED QUERY DISCIPLINE RELATED QUERY


SPORT / CULTURAL
SUBJECT TEACHER / CLUB / FORM TEACHER TEACHER
SERVICE ORGANISER


HEAD OF SUBJECT FORM ORGANISER FORM ORGANISER
HEAD OF SPORT /
CULTURE /
HEAD OF CLUB / SERVICE
DEPARTMENT GRADE EXECUTIVE HAIR & UNIFORM COMMITTEE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: EXTRA & DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
ACADEMICS CO-CURRICULAR OPERATIONS & DISCIPLINE OPERATIONS & DISCIPLINE


PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL




PASTORAL RELATED QUERY LEARNER REPORTING
BOARDING RELATED QUERY
Emotional/Wellness STRUCTURES


FORM TEACHER ADMINISTRATIVE PASTORAL / ACADEMIC / DISCIPLINE LEARNER QUERY
HOSTEL SECRETARY FAMILY HEAD


RCL
FORM ORGANISER
REPRESENTATIVE
SENIOR SENIOR
HOUSE MISTRESS HOUSE MISTRESS
GRADE EXECUTIVE RCL EXECUTIVE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
PASTORAL CARE PASTORAL CARE
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: & BOARDING & BOARDING PREFECT
PASTORAL CARE & BOARDING EXECUTIVES



PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL


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