Grayston Magazine 2022

When we got back, I could Beskryf jou persoonlikheid:
tell everyone had had a Ek is hardwerkend en
A FRIENDLY LETTER blast, and so had I. gemotiveerd.

Grayston Preparatory School After that, we went to our Akademiese uitslae: Ek
Gillard Street last lesson of the day and behaal ‘n A-gemiddeld.
Morningside played games for the rest of
2146 the school day. It was super Buitemuurste aktiwiteite:
duper fun. I hope we go on Netbal, atletiek, koor
21 July 2022 another cool outing just as
enjoyable as that one. Enige ander inligting wat jy
Dear Addison, aan jou nuwe hoërskool wil
So yes, that was my outing verskaf? Ek het een suster
Yesterday I went on to Honeydew Mazes. Maybe en een hond.
an amazing outing to we can go there and do Alexia Fanucchi
Honeydew Mazes, which the maze together when
was fantastic! Let me tell you visit me! That would be
you more about it. so cool! Well, I hope to see
you soon, and when I do, UMNDENI WAMI
Honeydew Mazes is near I’ll have something huge
Roodepoort. It was a long planned for us. Mina nginguThelson.
45-minute drive to get Isibongo sami nguThela.
there. The bus was quite a Love Ngineminyaka eyishumi
squash and a squeeze, but nambili. Ngifunda
I had an amazing time. I sat Riley eGrayston Prep school.
next to my friend, Neil, on Riley Prinsloo Ngihlala nomama
the way there, and I sat with nobaba. Igama likamama
my two friends, Rebecca wami ngutholakele.
and Taylor, on the way back. Igama likababa wami
PERSOONLIKE nguBongani. Sihlala
When we got out of the INLIGTING eGoli. Mina nginogogo
bus, I was super cold - it wami Kanye nabomzala
was freezing. Then they Van: Fanucchi wami. Mina ngiyasithanda
sorted us into our groups. isikole kakhulu. Ngithanda
They were groups of five. Voornaam: Alexia nokubona umabonakude.
We went into a maze made NgeSonto ngiya esontweni
from bamboo. I felt as if I Plek van geboorte: nabazali bami.
was going in circles! After Johannesburg Ibhalwe nguThelson Thela
a while, we found loads of
clues leading to questions Ouerdom: 12
and animals that we had to
find. The reflection garden Burgerskap: RSA WATER LILIES
was the most difficult
garden we had to find in Rybewys: Geen Water lilies are beautiful
the maze. My group and I They float on water with no
struggled to find it, but in Gesondheid: Goed disturbance
the end, we did it. They’re peaceful
Huistaal: Engels They’re perfect
We had lunch and played
for a bit. Then we got the Ander tale magtig: But just like anything else,
biggest fright of our lives Afrikaans, Italiaans one starts to die
when geese started chasing It starts to shrivel
people (but it was very Gemeenskapsprojekte: And loses its royal white
funny - haha). After that, Geen
they gave us delicious ice It dies
lollies and announced Stokperdijies/ Just like everything else
the team that had the Belangstellings: Ek oefen
most questions right. They gereeld As it’s supposed to
received Smarties as a We can’t stop it
reward. Then it was time to Laerskool bygewoon: It’s the cycle of life
head back to the school. Grayston Preparatory Rinnah Habte

Hoërskool wat ek wil
bywoon: St Peter’s

Hoogste graad geslaag:
Graad 6

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1. Rahul Mistry
2. Neil Dunstan
3. Taylor Silverman



GUNSTELINGE

My gunsteling ete is
1 tuisgemaakte brejani en my

gunsteling wegneemete,
is pizza van die Spar. My
gunsteling drankies is
waatlemoensap en tee.

My gunsteling kleur is blou,
want dit is pragtig. Die klere
wat ek die graagste dra is ‘n
kortbroek en ‘n hemp. My
gunsteling strokieskarakters
is Toothless en Supergirl. My
gunsteling rolprentster is
Melissa Benoist.
Simran Govender



HAPPY HOLI

Holi! A beautiful day filled
2 with joy!

This joy is represented
in colour
A huge joy-filled celebration
Everyone playing
Colour!

We don’t celebrate
for nothing
We celebrate a return
of a god

Bring food and all
Bring the family
Play around!
And party all day till night
Then set off beautiful
fireworks
Vivaan Rowjee

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the magical hairbrush in
a box and kept it there till
THE SNEAKY morning. Ever since she MY SKOOL
MERMAID WITH brushes her hair every
HYPNOTIC EYES day. She realised that her Die laerskool waar ek
hair would change to a op skool is se naam is
Once there was a mermaid different colour every time Grayston Preparatory en
named Amelia, the she touched the brush. She die hoërskole waarheen ek
daughter of the king lived happily ever after with graag wil gaan, is St Peter’s
and queen. She wanted her untangled, unique hair. of Redhill. Die skooldag
something really important begin om 7:30 en daarom
to her for her style. She Chayne Slack moet ons om 6:30 van die
wanted a hairbrush so badly huis af vertrek om betyds
for her hair because it was by die skool te wees. Die
so tangled. She would cry klas waarin ek is, is Gr 6A.
when her mom tried to USUKU ENGEKE Die vakke wat ek op skool
brush it with coral because NGILIKHOHLWE neem, is: Engels, Afrikaans,
it would be so painful. Wiskunde, Geskiedenis,
Ngiqabanga ukuthi nonke Aardrykskunde,
One day she decided nisakhumbula usuku lwenu Aardwetenskappe, Kuns,
she would get herself a lokuqala esikoleni esisha. Tegnologie, LO, Musiek en
hairbrush deep in the Lolu usuku engaqala ngalo Lewensoriëntering. Die
enchanted underwater uma ngifika e-Grayston omgewing waar ek woon
world. So, she swam out prep. Ngikhumbula bonke is Gallo Manor en dit is
of her room, went to her abothisha nezisebenzi naby die skool. Ek dink my
family, and hypnotised zinomusa . Ngosuku lwami skool is wonderlik, want ek
them all. She made them lokuqala ngifika emuva hou van die onderwysers.
think it was nighttime and kwesikhathi,. Ngathola In my kosblik is daar
that she was sleeping. abafundi besemakilasini, gewoonlik vrugte. As ek
bonke abafundi babenza snoepwinkel toe gaan, koop
Amelia left the castle and umsebenzi wezibalo ek gewoonlik slushies. Na
went deep into the ocean. .Ukuqala isikole esisha skool gaan ek gewoonlik
She entered a really dark kungaba nzima kakhulu gimnastiek toe.
place, a scary place. And ngoba konke kusha kuwe,
then something caught nabangane awunabo. Ciana de Abreu
her eye, a spark. And what Uma lokhu kuzwakala
was that spark? It was a kujwayelekile kwabanye
hairbrush surrounded by othisha nabafundi,
diamonds. She saw the qaphela ukuthi abanye MY TOEKOMSPLANNE
beautiful shiny hairbrush. abafundi kuyabalimaza.
When she picked it up, her Abafundi abaningi abasha My opvoeding is vir my
hair magically turned blue bayakudinga ukuthoba belangrik want ek wil
and detangled. ngokwengqondo. Ngeke eendag ‘n internasionale
nje ufunde izifundo kodwa perderuiter word. Ek wil ‘n
She was stunned and uzofunda namakhono internasionale perderuiter
almost started crying, but amasha, kuhlanganise word, want ek geniet perdry
she didn’t. She was on her namakhono okuxhumana baie. Ander loopbane
way home to the castle, nabantu. Amakhono waarin ek belangstel is
so many people saw her. nolwazi olufunda esikoleni om ‘n veearts of ‘n perdry-
They were stunned too. She luzokusiza manje nakamuva instruktrise te word. Die
showed them the hairbrush, empilweni njengoba universiteit waarheen
and they were amazed. She uqala umsebenzi. Ukuba ek graag wil gaan, is na
carried on her trip back to khona kahle kukhombisa Frankfurt of Brennanstown.
the castle. abangaba abaqashi ukuthi Oor twintig jaar, sien ek
unokwethenjelwa. myself as ‘n suksesvolle,
She dehypnotised her internasionale perderuiter.
family. They all saw her Ibhalwe nguThato My doelwit vir 2022 is om
and cried with joy. Amelia Mahlebegwana op my studies te fokus.
returned to her room, put
Rachel Hardy



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1. Matthew de Jong
2. Rinnah Habte
3. Maximilian Rowberry



THE RAVEN

There is so much more to
1 these clever birds,

Much more that has never
been heard,
They can have friends…
and enemies,
And they have a lot of
memories,
They can mimic your voice,
The unkindness will come,

Don’t try to harm them,
They’ll remember your face,
They’ll always get revenge,
No matter how far you run,
You can’t hide,
So don’t try.
Amira Allie



2 ERVARINGS

My lekkerste verjaarsdag
was toe ek elf geword het,
want dit was my verfbal-
partytjie. Ek was baie bang
toe ‘n enorme doring my
oor beseer het. Die siekste
wat ek ooit was, was toe
ek COVID 19 gehad het. Ek
was al in die hospitaal. Die
plekke waar ek die meeste
pret het, is by die see en in
die wildtuin. Die lekkerste
vakansie was toe ons
Durban toe gegaan het. ‘n
Interessante plek wat ek al
besoek het, was Mauritius,
want die see is baie mooi.
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things you would have liked.

NGIZONITSHELA ERVARINGS I am in Stellenberg, and
NGEHOLIDE LAMI we won all our matches.
My lekkerste verjaarsdag It was great fun. The team
Ngosuku lokuqala was toe ek twaalf geword worked so well together.
lweholidi lami elide het, want dit was my We are very thankful for
ngizihlalele ekhaya swem-partytjie. Ek was the players that filled in our
ngibukele umabonakude, baie bang toe ‘n perd op missing spots because we
emva kwalokho ngaya my geval het. Die siekste didn’t have enough players
kumngane wami ohlala wat ek ooit was, was toe ek to make a full team. On the
eduze nasekhaya mangelonsteking gehad other hand, the boys didn’t
ungumakhelwane bese het. Ek was nog nooit in die win their matches sadly but
sahamba sayogibela hospitaal nie. Die berge en definitely worked as hard
amabhayisikili emfuleni die wildtuin is my lekkerste as us. I wish you had been
sathi umasiqeda saya vakansieplekke en toe ons there to cheer us on.
Etashas sadla ukudla Spanje toe gegaan het en
kwasemini, sabuyela in Madrid na ‘n perdspring- So, the day was a great
ekhaya sisuthi futhi kompetisie gegaan het. ‘n success. Although the boys
sijabuli. Ngosuku lwesibili Interessante plek wat ek didn’t win, it was still great
ngiye Erush nomngane al besoek het, was Madrid, fun. It was fun to bring back
wami uMogau kwaba want ons kon oral rondstap. the carnival after a long
mnandi kakhulu emva time. I hope you are having
kwalokho sayakokuthi siye Rachel Hardy fun like me.
eDebonairs sayodla ukudla
kwakusihlwa bekumnandi Lots of Love
kakhulu ngafika ekhaya
kusihlwa ngikhathele A FRIENDLY LETTER Leila
ngaze ngayolala. Ngosuku Leila Springer
lwesithathu ngivuke Grayston Preparatory School
noMogau siphethe Gillard Street
amacoco pops sibukela I Morningside
uma siqeda ibhulakufesi 2146 BLUE
sageza saphumela
ngaphandle sayodla iNetflix 21 July 2022 The most peaceful colour
kumabonekude lapho you can see
sabiza omakhelwane Dear Morgie, It’s on seventy-five flags
kaMogau sayodlala ibhola And one of the three
lezinyawo nabo umasiqeda I hope you are enjoying primary hues
sahamba sayodla, kodwa your time in St. Francis. I’ve It might actually be your
bekumnandi ngafika endlini heard that you are thriving favourite pigment
ngadla isidlo sakuhliswa in your hockey and netball.
ngabuka kumabonakude Everything’s fine here. I just As I sit here surrounded by
ngase ngilala ngehora wanted to tell you about the the colour of creativity
lesibili ekuseni. suku lwesine awesome carnival we had I think about this colour
ngivuke ngo6, ngiphuze last Saturday, 16 June.
ikhofi sengigezile ngase The colour of the ocean with
ngiya kubo, kamzala The carnival is held at my a trillion creatures
bebasenzele ibraai school, Grayston Prep. It is And the sky that protects us
nomndeni wami, sabuyela a fun-filled day with inter- from the sun
ekhya siikhathele. Uma house netball and soccer The pigment of a gemstone
sengifika ekhaya ngabukela matches. Before and after named sapphire
kuyoutube kancane ngalala. your matches, you play And the huge animal called
on the awesome rides - a whale
Ibhalwe nguS’phiwo you would love them. My
Shabalala favourite ride is the rocket. By now, you should know
You sit in a circle in hanging what I mean
chairs and slowly start The beautiful colour blue
moving up, and when you Zihan Dullabh
get to the top, you drop. So
much fun! You could also
win crazy prizes like lights,
clay and lots of other cool

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1. Maya Russell
2. Eva Achilleoudes
3. Chayne Slack
4. Teyana Kuni
5. Muhammad Gattoo
6. Zandré Hall



AANGENAME KENNIS

My naam is Honor en my
1 van is Royston. My naam het

‘n paar betekenisse en dit is
“Waardigheid, reputasie” en
“eer.” Ek is 11 jaar oud en in
Graad 6 en my verjaarsdag
is op 18 Desember. Ek is in
die jaar 2010 gebore. Die
sterreteken waaronder ek
gebore is, is die Boogskutter.

As ek myself sou beskryf,
sou ek sê ek is van
middelmatige lengte. Ek
het blou oë en blonde-
bruin hare. Die taal wat
ons praat, is Engels en die
kultuurgroep waaraan ek
behoort, is ook Engels.

2 My ma se naam is Alex
en sy is ‘n huisvrou. My pa
se naam is Guy en hy is
‘n makelaar en ‘n risiko-
adviseur. Ek het een broer
en ek is die oudste kind. My
gesin is wonderlik, uniek,
pret en my alles. My gesin
bestaan uit vier lede, maar
my familie uit baie meer
mense.

My beste vriendin se naam

is Lexi en my vriendinne

is: Leila, Taylor G-B, Taylor

S, Nina, Anna en Izzy. Die

troeteldier by my huis is ‘n

hond en sy naam is Truman.

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ngiwudlale, bengizokwenza 4
njalo. Omunye wabadlali 5
GUNSTELINGE bebhola engimthandayo 6
ngu-Erlin Haaland.
Die troeteldiere by my
huis is drie katte, Katy, Ibhalwe nguGabriel Sines
Bella en Belou en my twee
honde, Bubble en Lily. My
gunsteling ete is sushi. My
gunsteling wegneemete SNOW WHITE
is hoender van KFC en my
gunsteling drankie is Coke. She had an evil stepmother
Die motor waarvan ek baie Well, of course, they all do
hou is die Toyota Fortuna. But this one had so much
My belangstelings is sport hatred in her heart
en om klavier te speel. She paid a woodcutter to
kill the beauty through
Hugo Price-Hughes
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the fairest of
them all?
UMA NGITHOLA Hair black as night, skin
ITHUBA white as snow
LOKUSHINTSHA Lips red as blood, her inner
OKUKODWA ISIKOLE beauty shows
SAMI Green jealousy in Queen's
heart grows
Uma ngingashintsha The Queen says orders,
into eyodwa esikoleni a princess flees
kungaba yini. Isizini Woodcutter cuts amongst
yebhola.Ngingenza isizini the trees
yebhola ibe yinde, ibhola
ngomunye wemidlalo The Queen realises the
engiyithandayo ngoba princess is gone
ngidlala wona umdlalo Mirror shows the princess
nabangani bami abakhulu in the woods
futhi ukugcina uphilile. Seven dwarves with
Lesizini ngelinye lamasizini lovely goods
engiwathandayo kakhulu. The Queen is mad, now red
Isizathu esenza ngikhethe with rage
lokhu yingoba umndeni The Queen plots her
wami ungafika noma nini revenge on a page
uzobuka imidlalo yebhola A crimson fruit, sweet
futhi ungomunye waleyo with poison
midlalo lapho kungenzeka The Queen does not
noma yini. Esinye sezizathu consider it a sin
ingoba mina ngokwami
ngicabanga ukuthi Awaiting a noble prince
ngingumdlali webhola to pass
kanti abangani bami For she's asleep in a coffin
bayazi ukuthi.bengilokhu made of glass
ngidlala ibhola kusukela If she doesn't get kissed,
ngisemncane. Isizini she'll be in trouble ever
yezokusubatha nayo so deep
imnandi ngoba sidlala But then a prince comes
imidlalo eminingi. Ukube along and frees her
bekungenzeka ukuthi from sleep
isizini yebhola ibe yinde
futhi kwadingeka ngiyeke Anna-Rose de Wet
omunye umdlalo ukuze


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1. Roxanne Teasdale
2. Rania Royker
3. Zuhayr Hargey



MY SKOOL

Die laerskool waar ek op
1 skool is se naam is Grayston

Prep en die hoërskole
waarheen ek graag wil
gaan, is Redhill of St Peter’s.
Die skooldag begin om 7:30
en daarom moet ons om
6:30 van die huis af vertrek
om betyds by die skool te
wees. Die klas waarin ek is,
is Gr 6C.
Die vakke wat ek op skool
neem, is: Engels, Afrikaans,
Wiskunde, Musiek, Kuns,
Aardwetenskappe,
Geskiedenis en Tegnologie.
Die omgewing waar ek
woon, is Barbecue Downs
2 en dit is naby die skool. Ek
dink my skool is wonderlik,
want ek hou van my
vriende.
In my kosblik is daar
gewoonlik toebroodjies. As
ek snoepwinkel toe gaan,
koop ek gewoonlik warm
skyfies.
Na skool gaan ek gewoonlik
huis toe en speel netbal.
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ngeke kube khona abafundi elithambile elingenawo
abangeke basithande isikole ukunambitheka
AKTIWITEITE noma bayeke ukufunda bekungolunye lohambo
endleni noma bakhathale oluhle kakhulu oluya
As ek en my gesin of endleleni ngoba bengafuni eThekwini simanzisa
vriende oor naweke uitgaan, ukuya esikoleni. Umvuzo ngaphakathi uma imoto
gaan ons graag voetbal waloshintsho ukuthi yethu futhi kwaba
speel. Ek is baie fiks. Die abafundi bazoba nesikhathi isiphepho esibi kakhulu
sportsoorte waaraan ek esengeziwe semisebenzi seqhwa ubaba ake wangena
deelneem is: sokker en wasekhaya ehambisana ngaso sahamba sashibilika
atletiek. My gunsteling nekharikhulamu sashayisa enye imoto.
span is Manchester United, ebakuthazayo ukuthi kodwa zombili lezi zimoto
want hulle het die speler bakuthale. Konke lokhu zazihamba kahle sazeqa
Cristiano Ronaldo. Die kungasiza futhi ngoba umgwaqo ngahamba
kulturele aktiwiteit waaraan ukucabanga kwengqondo ngayotshela wonke umuntu
ek deelneem, is kitaarlesse. kubaluleke kakhulu, izikole kanti kwakuwuhambo
My gunsteling fliek is eziningi sidala ingcindezi engingasoze ngalukhohlwa.
Jurassic World, want ek en nokukhathazeka okukhulu
Linden het daarna gaan kubafundi, ngako-ke Ibhalwe nguNiara Nair
kyk. ’n Boek wat ek baie uma izinsuku zesikole
geniet het, was Charlie and zizifushane, kungaba lula
the Chocolate Factory. Een kakhulu ezikolweni.
van my gunsteling apps is AANGENAME KENNIS
Youtube. In my vrye tyd by Ibhalwe nguTeyana Kuni
die huis hou ek daarvan om My lekkerste verjaardag was
video-speletjies te speel. toe ek 11 geword het, want
Ek hou ook daarvan om dit was a rolskaats partytjie.
Valorant te speel. USUKU ENGEKE Ek was baie bang toe ek en
NGALIKHOHLWA my niggies op die agterste
Zandré Hall sitplek was en die siekste
Mina nomndeni wami wat ek ooit was, was toe ek
sathatha uhambo COVID gehad het. Ek was
salubhekisa eThekwini. al in die hospitaal. Die plek
NGITHANDA Sahamba ngemoto kababa. waar ek die meeste pret het
UKUKUTSHELA Ngezwa umoya obandayo is op die plaas.
NGESIKOLE SAMI uvela ngaphandle. Lomoya
wawubanda impela. Ngabe Die lekkerste vakansie was
Mina ngingathanda sengiyazumeka ngalala. toe ons na Mosambiek
ukushintsha ubude gegaan het en op ‘n plaas
bezinsuku zethu esikoleni Ngisalele ngezwa ubaba in Colesburg gebly het. ‘n
ukuze zibe mfishane. ethi sesidlula eMnambithi. Interessante plek wat ek
Isibonelo, uMsombuluko Sithe uma sibheke endleleni al besoek het, was Morgan
noLwesihlanu uzoqala ebheke eThekwini kwaba Baha’i, want dit is baie
ngophasi 8 bese isikole nesiphepho sami sokuqala mooi. My doelwitte vir 2022
siphuma ngo-one oclock seqhwa, izihlahla zonke is om die hokkie kaptein te
emini. NgoLwesibili, bezimhlophe njengeqhwa word en om die eksamen
ngoLwesithathu olibona kumabhayisikobho te slaag. My opvoeding is vir
nangoLwesine isikole nakumabonakude, my belangrik, want ek wil
sizoqala ngo-ten two futhi ngakhipha isandla eendag ‘n SA hokkiespeler
siphume ngo- one oclock ngefasitela ukuzwa word, want ek is mal oor
emini. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukuthi ngaphandle hokkie.
abanye othisha bangahle kubanda kangakanani.
bacabange, “ukuthi yini Bengicabanga ukuthi Taylor Gordon-Bennett
umehluko” noma “yiziphi iqhwa liqinile kanti
izinzuzo”. Nazi ezinye ngiyazikhohlisa. Iqhwa
izinzuzo zalokhu, abafundi lithambile.esandleni Sami
bakho abazozithola futhi uma ngikhuluma
ukuphumula okwengeziwe iqiniso akufani nohlobo
ukuze bakwazi ukugxila lwamakhekheba eqhwa
kakhulu ezifundweni zabo, anephethini bekuyiqhwa

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1. Jordan Ramokoka
2. Muhammad Patel
3. Zihan Dullabh
4. Simran Govender
5. Taylor Gordon-Bennett
6. Suhail Ismail
7. Leila Springer
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nomklomelo wamaqembu with Avani, Sophie, Phiwo
amathathu aphambili futhi and Zandré. We got a piece
TOEKOMSPLANNE wonke umuntu uzothola of paper, and we had to
indondo ukubamba answer questions. There
My opvoeding is vir my iqhaza kulemidlalo. Isizini were four gardens, stamps
belangrik, want ek wil n yekhilikithi izosebenza connected to a chain, and
speletjies-ontwerper word. ngokufanayo, nabo hidden animals that we had
Ek hou daarvan om te sien bazodlala nezinye izikole to find.
hoe speletjies produseer kuthi owehluliwe awushiye
word. ‘n Ander loopbaan umqhudelwano. Ngesizini They said that it would
waarin ek belangstel is yezokusubatha sizodlala take us about one and a
om ‘n YouTuber te word. njengokujwayelekile kodwa half hours. It took us a little
Die tegnikon waarheen izikole ezinamaphuzu bit longer than that. Then
ek graag wil gaan, is in amaningi zizowina indebe. we went back to go and
Johannesburg. Oor twintig Ekupheleni konyaka eat our lunch. Suddenly
jaar sien ek myself as ‘n kuzoba nomcimbi omkhulu geese charged Chayne and
suksesvolle ontwerper esikoleni esisodwa Roxy because I dropped a
en Youtuber. My doelwit lapho zonke izikole little piece of popcorn, and
vir 2022 is om 1000e zihlanganyela khona. everyone went crazy.
aanhangers op YouTube Leso isikole ezizonqoba
te hê. sizothola indebe. Emva After lunch, we played and
kokuhlulwa komdlalo got some ice lollies, which
Kimmel Jimmy zizodlala nezinye izikole tasted really good. I got the
ezingenawo amandla bese apple flavour. We were told
kubamnandi kube mnandi. to go and sit down, and
Ngakho-ke sengiphetha when I was sitting down,
UMA ISIKOLE ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu someone knocked me, and
SINGANGINIKA kungaba umbono omuhle I dropped it. Finally, we had
ITHUBA emndenini waseGrayston about fifteen minutes to get
LOKUSHINTSHA Prep kanye nezinye izikole all our stuff and then we
OKUKODWA zaseGauteng. took some photos and got
NGESIKOLE SAMI back on the bus.
KUNGABA YINI Ibhalwe nguPeter Beevers
And that was the end of our
Uma ngingashintsha really cool outing. Can’t wait
into eyodwa ngesikole to see you.
ngingashintsha A FRIENDLY LETTER
ikharikhulamu nezemidlalo From Nina
ngenze amanye amasizini Grayston Preparatory School
abemade amanye abe Gillard Street Nina Westerveld
mafishane. Ngingenza Morningside
isizini yebhola ibe yinde 2146
futhi ngiqinisekise ukuthi
sinemidlalo eminingi 21 July 2022 HUMANITY
siphinde sizilolonge zonke
izinsuku. Ngingenza isizini Dear Mom, Oh, the Mantis Shrimp
yekhilikithi nezokusubatha So similar to us
zibemfishane ukuze isizini We went on a school trip Unique and beautiful
yebhola ibe yinde. Sizoba yesterday. It was so exciting, Just in its own amazing way
nemidlalo ngoLwesihlanu and I am going to tell you all Its pincers can break a shell
nangoMsombuluko. about it. It is also colourful
Lemidlalo izosebenza It reminds me of a sunset-
njengomncintiswano isikole The Honeydew Mazes are soaked rainbow
esisodwa sizodlala nesinye near Roodepoort. The maze So imperfect, it makes it
bese kuthi esihluliwe was made out of bamboo, special
sikhishwe emncitiswanweni and it took us about 45 It is dark
isikole esizophumelela minutes to get there. The It is bright
sona singene kumjikelo bus was very hot and It reminds me of humanity
wesibili sidlale nalezo overcrowded. When we Slowly tearing apart…
eziphumelel. Kuzoba finally got there, they put
us into teams of five. I was Laura Henriquez-
Munizaga



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1. Devanan Martin
2. Rebecca Buchholtz
3. Cruz Baptista
4. Thato Mahlabegwane
5. Amira Allie
6. Mishka Mahida
7. Vivaan Rowjee
8. Gabriel Sines
9. Thelson Thela
10. Thamarai Moodley
11. Matthew Cochran
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had a burger and rice 8
Then she took a chance 9
GUNSTELINGE And asked the prince 10
to dance
Die sportsoorte waaraan
ek deelneem, is: basketbal, She was surprised when
tennis en atletiek. Die he said yes
kulturele aktiwiteite But, unfortunately, she fell
waaraan ek deelneem, is and made a mess
Tegnologie en klavierlesse. She was running away
My gunsteling TV-program it was 12 o’clock
is: Spider-Man: No way She lost her shoe she was
home. ‘n Boek wat ek baie in shock
geniet het, was Billionaire
Boy. Drie van my gunsteling The next day the prince
apps is: Roblox, Minecraft en looked in the town
Youtube. In my vrye tyd by He remembered her in her
die huis hou ek daarvan om beautiful gown
video-speletjies te speel. At last, she was finally found
Ek hou ook daarvan om The wedding bells made
Netflix te kyk. a romantic sound

Jaydon Munsami Suhail Ismail
and Cruz Baptista


HAPPY HOLI
GUNSTELINGE
Holi! A beautiful day
filled with joy! Die troeteldier by my huis
This joy is represented is ‘n hond en sy naam is
in colour Archie. My gunsteling
A huge joy-filled celebration wegneemete is sushi van
Everyone playing Kung Fu Kitchen en my
Colour! gunsteling drankie is kersie-
Cola. My gunsteling eetgoed
We don’t celebrate is: sushi, veselperskes en vis.
for nothing My belangstellings is om
We celebrate a return video-speletjies te speel en
of a god om kaarte te versamel. My
gunsteling strokiesprent
Bring food and all is Spongebob. Die motor
Bring the family waarvan ek baie hou, is die
Play around! BMW, want dis luuks en
And party all day till night gemaklik. My gunsteling
Then set off beautiful kleur is swart, want ek dink
fireworks dit lyk koel.

Vivaan Rowjee Devanan Martin



CINDERELLA 11

Once there was a girl
with stepsisters,
The sisters were covered
in warts and blisters
A letter arrived at their
house one day
It was for a ball, but she
had to stay

The fairy godmother arrived
to make her look nice
She went to the ball and

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Grade
7A

From left to right - First Row: Adam O'Flaherty,
Aidan Bailey, Caitlin Barnard, Charlotte Dry, Dee-Anna
Oosthuizen Second Row: Emma Duffy, Kaio Forsdyke
de Almeida, Kate Nkosi, Messiah Waterson, Nidal Cassim
Third Row: Nikhil Bagratee, Oliver Kelly, Otlotleng
Setlhalogile, Rachel van Tonder, Tristan Pryor Fourth
Row: Tyler Cloete, Mrs Clare Vandeyar
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Grade
7B

From left to right - First Row: Dean Matjilo, Esmé Kruger,
Hemal Keshav, Jivaan Naidoo, Kamorii Asare-Bediako
Second Row: Kevin van Vught, Leah Naidoo, Mainza
Siakachoma, Megan Woolnough, Mizuki Gugushe Third
Row: Muhammed-Zaydaan Rawat, Oliver Kolarik, Ryan
Schoeman, Sabre Forbes, Samuel Britton Fourth Row:
Shay Nannan, Sisipho Madyibi, Miss Jessica de Castro
216

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Grade
7C

From left to right - First Row: Abeku Hinson, Alexia
Cutter, Anathi Mayekiso, Dylan Kempster, Dylan Voigt
Second Row: Guy Hele, Hanna Seedat, Hlomela Damane,
Jack O'Brien, Josh Brown Third Row: Kiera Rule,
Olebogeng Matshaya, Onwaba Mviko, Owethu Motaung,
Samantha Biggs Fourth Row: Sienna Martins, Slade
Forbes, Mr Richard Mitchell
218

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Grade 7 1. Josh Brown
2. Esmé Kruger
Creative 3. Oliver Kelly
Writing & 4. Mizuki Gugushe
Art Gallery

12
WEDNESDAY
3 4
220 A day like any other, but not
It's the middle of the race
but you aren't close
enough to give your
last push.
Everything seems slower
but there's still
A mountain of thoughts
that only seem
to build higher and higher.
Your head is screaming
like weeping
Willows sway slowly in
the breeze.
The rainy day at your
wedding,
The flickering lamppost in
a dark, dark
Never-ending road,
The violin with no noise,
The silence of a snowflake
falling slowly into
The snow.
It could be Wednesday
Kaio Forsdyke de Almeida



A GIBBON CLOCK

Round face, long arms,
Points perfectly.
He waves his long arms
day and night.
The Gibbon says, "Tick,
hoo, hoo,
Everything will be alright."
He will be hanging around
for you.
Slade Forbes

UMAMA WAMI PIANO WEDNESDAY
IS THE WORST
Ngiyamthanda Bang! goes the heavy foot
umama wami of a zebra Wednesday
Umama wami, umngane Crouching down and WOAH
wami waphakade coming back up Wednesday is the worst day
Ngikuthanda unaphakade. Making music to wake up
Noma ngilele ebusuku The black and white stripes It is a car crash
ngicabanga ngawe All laid out in a wide row. And it feels like Monday
Wednesday feels like a wasp
Umama wami uyena All across the brown dirt Flying into a window
ongisiza ngomsebenzi Running up and down It is like water
wesikole, The dazzle of zebras In the ocean
Umama wami uyena All in a row, ready It is salty
ongiduduzayo uma to perform. And horrible
ngidabukile WOAH
Umama wami ungisiza uma Abeku Hinson Wednesday is the worst.
ngigula
Umama wami ungithengela Dylan Voigt
amaphilisi umangigula
Umama wami nguye ODE TO THE
onginakekelayo PASTA ON MY PLATE
Nguyena ongilanda DIS EK
esikoleni Dear Pasta,
Sitting on my plate with Die pretasie waarop ek die
Umama uqinile njengetshe steam coming off you, trotsste is, was toe ek op
Unamandla futhi uqinile. The way you 'slooped' onto die ouderdom van vyf leer
Umama wami ufana my plate so elegantly, bestuur het. As ek nie bang
nenyosi With the sauce splashing was nie sou ek rekspring.
Umama wami uhlala njalo little drops everywhere. Ek voel die veiligste saam
ematasatasa met my gesin op die plaas.
Inhliziyo yakhe igcwele Only half of you got Die dinge wat my troos, is
uthando. poured into a pot with my gesin, my vriende en
Ngiyohlala ngidinga boiling water. sjokolade.
usizo lwakhe kuze kube Trying to scream for help,
naphakade. But all that seems to My oortuigings is sosiale
happen reg, geslagsgelykheid en
Ibhalwe NguSisipho Is bubbles that come to om veediefstal te staak. My
Madyibi the surface. een wens is om my oom
terug te kry. My gelukkigste
You were once in a packet herinneringe was toe ons
with hundreds of others, in Port Elizabeth gewoon
THE BELL Looking at tiled floors and het. Ek is passievol oor alle
people walking by with sportsoorte. Ek is ‘n naguil,
The bell yells loudly shopping carts want ek het al deurnag
Always angrily annoying And picking every other wakker gebly en ek slaap
everyone pasta packet but yours. baie min.
A teenager But soon an Italian mafia
Loud and always disruptive boss took you home. My drome laat my dikwels
But misunderstood, under wakker skrik. Ek is dankbaar
the surface Now I'm licking the corner vir my gesin, my vriende en
The bell goes ding dong, of my lips my troeteldiere. Wanneer ek
The teenager yells, While you sit in my bowl depressief voel dan hou ek
“No one likes that boy. hearing grumbly sounds. daarvan om alleen te wees.
He’s so disruptive!” I'm sorry it had to end like Ek raak gestres. Wanneer ek
But if only they knew this, pasta, paniekerig of angstig raak,
That the boy is just But you are one hundred kou ek my naels en beweeg
Misunderstood percent my favourite meal ek my been op en af.
I have ever had.
Leah Naidoo Samantha Biggs
Dee-Anna Oosthuizen



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12 1. Anathi Mayekiso
2. Tristan Pryor
3 3. Jivaan Naidoo
4. Nidal Cassim
45 5. Megan Woolnough
222


ME

I am from my comfy bed,
From nerf guns and
LEGO bricks.
I am from the southern
point of Africa,
Peaceful, calming and the
smell of braais.
I am from climbing up trees,
Seeing birds, bugs
and leaves.
I’m from gammon on
Christmas and making
too much food,
From mom and dad.
I’m from the family
of bad eyesight and
procrastination,
From eating carrots to see
at night and thinking I had
superpowers.
I’m from being Christian
and going to church
on Sundays.
I’m from Sandton Mediclinic
and visiting grandparents,
Eating pap and wors, or
having spaghetti and
meatballs,
From the first time I
experienced snow,
The time we had ice-cream
moustaches,
Or making a photo collage
for dad
Because without family
photos, I would be sad.
Ryan Schoeman

gisteraand geskiet en ons is met gewere en groot tenks.
gebombaardeer. My ouers Daar is baie mense in pyn
ENGINGA- het beide hulle werk verloor. en dooie mense. Ek hoor
KUSHINTSHA SAMI Ons het in ‘n woonstel ontploffings en gille. Ek
UMA NGINIKELWA gewoon wat deur ‘n bom het verby my dooie broer
ITHUBA getref is. Ek is in Kiev en sien gestap. Dis so koud en daar
net soldate, tenks en dooie is geen elektrisiteit nie.
Isikole siqala ngehora mense.
lesikhombisa ekuseni Baie mense vlug na ander
ngcabanga ukuthi Ek hoor ontploffings en gille lande, maar daar is ook
kusekuseni kakhulu. Uma en probeer ontsnap. Ek ruik Oekraniërs wat bly staan en
ngingashintsha noma yini goed wat brand. Dis te veel ons land verdedig. Almal
esikoleni sami kungabay om te verduur. Dis koud en baklei nog.
isikhathi esizoqala ngaso daar is baie bloed. Mense
esikoleni. Njenga manje vlug na ander lande en Ons is in ‘n ondergronde
siqala isikolo ngophasi almal baklei nog. Ek is baie skuiling en ek is baie
seven ekuseni manje honger en bang vir al die honger, want daar is geen
kufuneka sivuka ngophasi bomme wat val. Ek is ook kos nie. Ek is so moeg, maar
five ekuseni. Kufanele hartseer en kan nie slaap ek kan nie slaap nie. Ek hoor
sicabangele abafundi nie, want ek is koud en vuil. die gedreun van vliegtuie
abahlala kude ukuthi bona en ontploffings. Ek dink
bazovuka ngasikhathi sini Ek is in ‘n bomskuiling en Putin is baie selfsugtig en
isikhathi? ons is ondergronds. Ons sal arrogant. Hy en sy mense
ons eie bomme maak en sal maak my baie bang. Maar
Yingakho bengizokwenza terugveg! ons maak ons eie bomme,
isikole ukuthi isikole want ons sal terug baklei.
siqale ngophasi ten Dylan Kempster
ekuseni, kungaba Jack O’Brien
nemivuzo eminingi emihle
njengokuthi izingane
zibe sesimeni esigcono THE WHITEBOARD
sokwenza ukufundisa kube PROJECTOR WEDNESDAY
lula kakhulu kothisha, futhi
abantwana bebengeke A human head It could be action.
bacindezeleke kakhu. His brain starts thinking It could be netball teams
Abantwana bebezojabulela Barely blinking his eyes head to head,
ukuya esikoleni. Uma He winks Whistles from each court
abafundi bejabulile While he processes. bouncing off the walls of
bazosebenza kangcono Suddenly, an image shows the arena,
kakhulu ezifundweni zabo. Identically shown in The netball balls spinning in
Ngakhoke ososayensi his eyes. the air like a ballerina
baqinisile uma bathi He closes his eyes to
ubuchopo bentsha fall asleep, It could be me after school
busebenza kuphela He loses his knowledge in ballet
ngehora leshumi ekuseni And gives one wink The dirty floor turning my
uma isikole siqalaUkuqala. goodbye. pink tights grey
I always wonder what's in
Ibhalwe ngu-Onwaba Shay Nannan store for us today
Mviko my mood could switch off
like a candle

KIND VAN It could be a quiet class
EK IS ‘N KIND DIE OORLOG everyone working hard
VAN DIE OORLOG to pass
Rusland het die Oekraïne It could be a fun class
Die Russe is hier! Rusland ingeval. Ek is baie, baie where everyone is finished
het die Oekraïne ingeval, bang, want baie mense with their tasks
want Rusland wil sy ou is dood. My ma, sussie en
grondgebied terug hê. broer is gedood. Ons huis is It could be Wednesday
My naam is Illya en ek gebombardeer.
is ses jaar oud. My pa is Anathi Mayekiso
Ek is in Kiev, my naam is
Niko en ek het een vriend,
Kevin. Daar is baie soldate

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2. Rachel Van Tonder
23 3. Dee-Anna Oosthuizen
4. Mainza Siakachoma
45 5. Jack O'Brien
224


WATER FOUNTAIN

Lying lifeless on the lawn,
The little fountain stands
Filled with leaves that look
like sauerkraut
In the wet volcano's slouch.

When the button clacks,
The volcano wakes from
its slumber
The valve shoots whooshing
water in the sky,
The droplets parachute
down to earth
And patter.

The poor fountain, unused
and unfixed,
Replica of larger ventures
Donated by Grade Sevens.

But the tall volcano is
not demolished,
But left as a small relic
of the past.
Guy Hele



THE LEAF

I see a dancer in the tree
Waving its green-yellow
colour in the breeze
It says, “Hello,” and
waves slowly.
I say hello back quickly.
It dances to the beat of
the water drops.
“Bye-bye,” I say
As it waves back.
Mainza Siakachoma

te gaan waar daar nog
baie nuwe avonture, nuwe
HERINNERINGE vriende en nuwe sosiale I AM FROM
geleenthede op my wag.
Ek is nou in my laaste I am from running with
semester by Grayston Dean Matjilo Pooh Bear and jumping
Laerskool en ek het baie with Tigger,
herinneringe wat ek met From Strawbelicious
julle wil deel. Hier is ‘n foto shampoo to Monopoly
van my toe ek ‘n babatjie I AM FROM money.
was. Kyk net hoe oulik is ek. I am from pink fairy curtains
Ek is om 2.00 vm gebore en I am from PS4, and cream-coloured rooms,
het 2 kg geweeg. Kyk net na From Cetaphil and Dove. Warm and cosy, cookies
my. Ek het swart hare gehad I am from the white, fresh out of the oven.
en ek was ‘n pokkeltjie. modern, large, I am from tall trees with
environmentally-friendly fields of grass and cattle.
Hier is ‘n foto van my toe ek houses.
begin stap het. Ek was toe 2 I am from anthurium, I am from Christmas and
jaar oud. Hier is ‘n foto van a beautiful lace leaf with Easter, and long tables
my eerste skool. My skool se many colours. of food,
naam was “Jolly Dee’s” en I am from umgidi From De Araujo and
ek was 3 jaar oud. Hier is die and loving, Martins, plenty a few.
eerste foto van my toe ek na From Kone and Nkosi. I'm from the early morning
Grayston gekom het. Ek was I am from singing and rush and long hour
toe in Graad 1 en 6 jaar oud. dancing, road trips,
Kyk net hoe het ek verander. From “Iqaqa lieiqikagilca From carrot-induced night
Ek was toe langer en ek het eqaqaqeni” and “Don’t let vision and the child-eating
langer hare gehad. the bed bugs bite.” monster under the bed.
I am from Christianity, I am from chicken hearts,
Hier volg ‘n paar fotos van following God. espetada, prawns and bolo
hoogtepunte van my jare I am from Sunninghill and de caco.
in die laerskool. In Graad 2 Mapetla Mohupi, I'm from God the Father
toe ons in die beste klas ooit From umphokoqo to and Jesus Christ.
was en in Graad 3 toe ons in Jollof rice, I'm from Morningside Clinic
Mev. Thompson se klas was. From the time my siblings at the crack of dawn,
and I broke our arms, From my mom who loves
Hier is ek saam met The beauty mark on my me almost as much as
sommige van my maats mother’s forehead, I love her.
op my verjaarsdag by The bundus to the cities.
Sun City. Hier is ek op die And the importance of our From the many photo
sportveld. Ek was in die traditional drums. albums on Granny
tennis- en sokkerspanne. ‘n Vovo's shelf
Kamp wat ek baie geniet Mizuki Gugushe Of weddings, babies, bath
het, was in Graad 4 toe time, parties and many
ons na Kamp Nelu gegaan more to come.
het, want ons het soveel I am from good memories
lekker dinge gedoen, SHOES and bad,
soos: ‘n hindernisbaan en From waterslides to bicycle
‘n kompetisie. My buite- Bodyguards protecting me casualties at the bike park.
kurrikulêre prestasie is from thorns and bees. I am from jumping off trees
dat ek en Dylan die beste Their 'souls' shield me from with my cousins,
dubbelspel tennisspelers in pain and hurt. To cutting my brother's hair
die skool is. Tie on their clothes with safety scissors.
(double knot to be safe).
Ek sê nou “totsiens”, want Sienna Martins
my laerskooldae kom nou They sleep in my cupboard
tot ‘n einde. Ek sien regtig every night
uit daarna om volgende And won't go anywhere
jaar Redhill Hoërskool toe without their twin.
Some are tall and skinny,
some are short.

Alexia Cutter



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2. Kiera Rule
3 3. Samantha Biggs
4. Nikhil Bagratee
4
226

NOTA

Dagsê Adam

Die onderhoud was moeilik
en ek kon beter voorberei
het. Dit was gejaagd, want
daar was so baie vrae. Ek
was senuweeagtig, want ek
was bekommerd dat my
antwoorde nie sou wees
wat hulle wou hoor nie.

Oefen om vrae te
beantwoord. Wees jouself.
Wees kalm en verbeter jou
Engels.

Wees netjies aangetrek. Die
hoof was baie vriendelik
en verwelkomend. Gaan in
jou skooluniform. Jou hare
moet ook netjies wees en
jou skoene moet gepoleer
wees.

Hulle vra watter soort boeke
jy lees, waarom jy hulle
skool wil bywoon, hoekom
jy dink hulle skool is die
regte een vir jou en hoe jou
vriende jou sal beskryf.

Wees rustig. Alles sal piekyn
wees. Moenie stres nie. Môre
is nog ‘n dag en daar is baie
ander skole om uit te kies.

Totsiens.
Tristan Pryor

kwa anti wami,ngabuyela Die mense wat my
ekhaya ngadlala nabangani ondersteun is my gesin
EK IS ‘N KIND bami saphuma saya esitolo en my vriende. Die mense
VAN DIE OORLOG sokudla nomamncane wat vir my baie beteken is
wami kanye nomzala wami my gesin, my vriende en
My naam is Bohdan. My sadla kwamnandi. my troeteldiere. Ek skaam
ouers en suster is gedood en my dat ek my broer vir 30
ons huis is gebombardeer. Ibhalwe nguHlomela minute in ‘n kas toegesluit
Ek bly op straat en sien Damane het.
soldate en tenks. Geboue is
in puin en daar is baie dooie Ek geniet dit om te bak en
mense. Ek sien my suster brou en hou van skoonmaak
dood op die grond lê en THE MIDDLE en organiseer. Ek speel
hoor ontploffings en OF THE WEEK graag met my troeteldiere.
mense se gille.
I know you don't love me as Ek wil met Cross Fit begin
Daar is geen elekrisiteit nie much as my cousin Friday en tafeltennis leer speel. Ek
en daar is baie bloed. Ek is But you just have to look at is bekommerd oor COVID
alleen en dis koud. Daar is Wednesday in another way en nog ‘n pandemie, en ek
geen hoop meer oor nie. A day to reset the week bekommer my oor
Ek is baie, baie honger en A day to get back on baie dinge.
ek het nie kos nie. Ek is your feet
baie bang vir al die bomme Megan Woolnough
wat val en daar is niemand I think when you
om my te beskerm nie. Ek actually look
kan ook nie slaap nie. Ek is I'm the best day in the book
amper vanoggend gedood My best friend is Thursday EK IS ‘N KIND
en ek was baie bang. Ek And we all hate Monday VAN DIE OORLOG
is op straat en daar is baie
mense wat huil. You've made it this far in Help ons!
the race
Putin! Ugh, hy is selfsugtig, Wednesday's always here to Mense is beseer. Mense is
arrogant en magsbehep! help you pick up the pace gedood. Dis koud en daar
Zelensky is ‘n baie goeie I know it's hard, I know is baie bloed. Ons is dood
leier en is dapper en you fall van die honger en word
inspirerend. But Wednesday is with you gebombardeer. Putin is
through it all ‘n selfsugtige, arrogante
Hemal Keshav en ‘n kommunistiese vark
I am the middle of the week wat niks voel vir mense se
I am bitter, and I am sweet lewens nie.
I am here to encourage you
IHOLIDE LAMI along the way My naam is Petro en ek is
I am here to make van die Oekraïne. Ek is in ‘n
iholidi lami belimnandi everything okay bomskuiling en daar is geen
kakhulu. Angizange ngiye hoop meer oor nie. Daar is
phesheya kwamalwandle I am Wednesday baie bloed en dooie mense
noma ngaphandle langs die pad. Ek is al dae
kwesifundazwe kodwa Owethu Motaung vlugtend. My gesin is dood
kunalokho ngavakashela en ek het my suster dood
kwa-anti wami futhi op die grond gesien.
bekumnandi. Sabhukuda.
DIS EK Ek sien tenks, soldate
Ngiqale ngabona abazala en gewere. Ek ruik die
bami besijabule kakhulu. Ek is ‘n goeie sportvrou, krematoriums. Ek hoor gille
Ngifike ngadlala ibhola redenaar en organiseerder. en ontploffings. Zelensky
nabazala bami. Saphinde Ek is ook ‘n goeie vriendin. is ‘n goeie leier en hy is
sabhukuda ubusuku My korttermyn doelwitte is dapper. Oekraniërs sal
bonke azange silale om my Gr 7 jaar te voltooi bly staan en hulle land
besibhukuda kodwa en om na die hoërskool verdedig.
bekungakafiki ubusika van my drome te gaan en
bekusashisa kakhulu. om steeds goeie punte Putin gaan weg!
Ngemva kokuhlala iviki te behaal. My langtermyn
doelwit is om te alle tye Hanna Seedat
myself te wees.


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12 1. Sisipho Madyibi
3 2. Sienna Martins
3. Slade Forbes
4 5 4. Sabre Forbes
228 5. Caitlin Barnard



THE WATER FOUNTAIN

Not all frogs frolic by night.
I saw one at school.
He was spitting water,
Quenching everyone’s thirst.

He gave water by day
And rested by night.
He was quite odd,
The way he held onto
the earth
With all of his might.
Suddenly I realised
It was a water fountain.
Muhammed-Zaydaan
Rawat



THE LONGEST DAY

The middle of the week
It feels extremely bleak
Antarctica could become
100°C before it ends
Wednesdays aren't always
dreadful though
They just feel like
dried-out dough
The line at home affairs feels
shorter than Wednesday
It's like a lion and
I'm its prey
It feels extremely boring
And I can't stop yawning
I have no motivation
And no need for celebration
But after all,
Nothing's worse
than Monday.
Kate Nkosi

in the cold, abantu usebenza kanzima.
You used to take my nostrils Sisebenza kanzima uma
ENGINGA- to heaven with your aroma, silungiselela iziviviinyo
KUSHINTSHA SAMI You used to bless my ngoba sizoba namandla.
UMA NGINIKELWA taste buds Abantwana bazosebenza
ITHUBA You used to comfort me. kakhulu, abantwana bazoba
nesikhathi esengeziwe
Iholide lami elifishane But I forgot about you, semisebenzi yokuzijabulisa,
I had a couple of sips of you, sizodlala ibhola lezinyawo,
Iholide lami elifishane. But I left you to get cold and sizodlala imidlalo usuku
Bekuyihlobo bekushisa for your foam to evaporate. lonke. Sizolala kakhulu.
kakhulu. NgoMgqibelo I left you out so the breeze Ngemva kweholide lethu,
ngivakashele uRyan could take your smell away. sizosebenza kanzima.
ekhaya. Mina nomfowethu Abafundi baseGrayston
uRyan sidlale ibasketball. Now you sit still, cold and bafuna amaholide amade,
Sidle ukudla kwasemini with soggy marshmallows asifuni ukusebenza
okumnandi saphuza in you. emakhaya, sifuna uphuluma
amanzi sadla nezithelo. Alone you sit, half empty emakhaya wethu.
Mina nomfowethu sihambe in the microwave.
ekhaya ngemoto. Ngidlale You sit there waiting to be Ibhalwe nguJivaan Naidoo
iXbox yami. NgoMgqIbelo warmed, but you never do,
mina nomgane wami You now have been drained
sihambe eMonti Casino. into the sink, your
Sidlale ilaser tag futhi sidle forever fate. IT COULD BE
eSpur, sidle izimbambo WEDNESDAY
zengulube. Ngesonto Olebogeng Matshaya
Ngaphambi kokuphela I open my eyes to the bright
kweholide lami mina sunshine through the
nomfowethu siye eBounce. shutter
EBounce bekumnandi UMA NGITHOLA And I start to mutter
kahkulu.Sihleli amahora ITHUBA Get out of bed
amathathu. Umfowethu UKUSHINTSHA And I wish I had not read
uSlade uzilimazile. Ulimele OKUKODWA until it was too late
unyawo unyawo. Umama NGESIKOLE SAMI because I’m in a
umgibelise emotweni waya horrible state
esibhedlela. Aphela kanjalo Sanibonani bazali, bothisha
amahholide. Isikole savulwa. nabafundi. Isihloko ZOOM!
sami sithi. Uma ngithola First break, second break,
Ibhalwe nguSabre Forbes ithuba ukushintsha last lesson
okukodwa ngesikole sami. Excitement buzzing around
Ngizoshintsha amaholide Kids getting ready for the
nezimpelesonto zethu. fun of sport
AN ODE TO THE Sonke sifuna izimpalesonto While I’m ready to get on
HOT CHOCOLATE ezinde, sifuna izinsuku the tennis court
IN THE MICROWAVE ezintathu kumpelasonto,
abafundi nabothisha With running, jumping
You were alone in baseGrayston bafuna and sweating
the microwave, izinsuku ezinthathu It is finally over
You were so good at first, yezimpalesonto, I hope I looked like
You were sitting there with sizophuluma amahora Sharapova
soggy marshmallows in you, angamashumi amabili
You seemed so cold. nane. I’m finally home
And I feel like a garden
You used to give off Sizophuluma kahle bese gnome
this steam, uma izikole zivulwa Sweaty and stiff
You used to give off zisithole ukuthi siphumule I can finally get a whiff
this scent, kahle. Singalungisa yonke of what seemed to be a
You were so warm, into yesonto ngezinsuku delicious dinner
Your marshmallows were izingaphezu kwezimbili.
so fresh. Abantu bajabulile kakhulu, Kevin van Vught
You used to warm me up


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2. Kamorii Asare-Bediako
3. Charlotte Dry
4. Alexia Cutter
5. Tyler Cloete
6. Oliver Kolarik
7. Kevin van Vught

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van hoogtepunte van my
laaste jaar by Grayston. Hier
HERINNERINGE is ek saam met sommige IT COULD BE
van my maats. My eerste WEDNESDAY
Goeiemôre Juffrou en vriendin by Grayston was
klas, ek is nou in my laaste Megan en my vriende is die 6 o'clock, the crack of dawn.
semester by Grayston beste. Ek was ook betrokke My body starts to stir
Laerskool en ek het baie in die kulturele arena, soos while I stifle a yawn.
herinneringe wat ek met met die koor en marimbas. How a Saturday would
julle wil deel. Hier is ‘n My prestasie was toe ek be more adorning
paar van die hoogtepunte. vir die Sentraal-Gautengse But that just can't be
Hier is ‘n foto van my toe gholfspan gekies is. Because it's damn
ek ‘n babatjie was. Ek is Wednesday morning.
op Dinsdag 16 Junie net Ek sê nou “totsiens”, want
na middernag gebore en my laerskooljare kom nou I brush my teeth and put
het 3,4kg geweeg. Kyk tot ‘n einde. Ek sien regtig my hair in a bun,
net na my blonde hare en uit daarna om volgende You know, the usual
blou oë, my klein voetjies, jaar na St Peter's te gaan morning run.
klein handjies en my groot waar daar nog baie nuwe I throw on my uniform
glimlag. avonture, nuwe vriende en and grab my bags
nuwe sosiale geleenthede Why must it always
Hier is ‘n foto van toe ek op my wag. be such a drag?
begin stap het. Ek was toe
2 jaar oud. Ek was by my Dankie. The start of a new
ouma se huis en dit was vir school day
almal so ‘n verrassing. Hier is Charlotte Dry It all goes the same way.
‘n foto van my by my eerste Period one to period eight
skool. My skool se naam was Will this always be my fate?
Rustenburg Early Learning
Centre en ek was 4 jaar THE TEENAGER I change into my sports
oud. Hier is die eerste foto clothes
van my toe ek na Grayston Ah yes, the classic rock on a Netball starts at 2.
gekom het. Ek was toe in tree stump, I'd better be on my toes
graad 6 en 12 jaar oud. Kyk Always acting superior to An hour later,
net hoe het ek verander. everyone and doing nothing I can go home!
Ek was baie senuweeagtig simultaneously, By now, my mind is
en het langer geword, en Being a lazy teenager definitely out of the zone.
onthou, ek het eers verlede With its ability to lie around
jaar hierheen gekom. and do nothing all day Finish my math and
Always trying to be cool and study a bit
Hier volg ‘n paar fotos van make some kind of new rap It takes a lot not to
hoogtepunte van my jare in song throw a fit.
die laerskool. In Graad 1 toe And always failing miserably Back exercises and
ek deur ‘n hokkiebal getref I mean, the rock likes rock shower done
is. Dit gebeur altyd met and The Rock What's for dinner, mum?
my. In Graad 2 toe ek by What kind of rap is that?
Riverview begin skoolgaan My stomach full,
het en ons ons eerste Junior Oliver Kolarik my teeth brushed
Primêre konsert gehad het. My face clean and
In Graad 3 toe ons in die my dreams crushed
beste klas ooit was en toe ek Thinking about waking
in die “Annie” musiekblyspel THE LEAF up the next day
my hondjie vir “Annie” moes Here we go again,
roep en my “pen-lisensie” The green bird glides starting on Thursday.
gekry het. In Graad 4 toe through the wind,
ek op ‘n kampkoor na die It sways in the sunlight, Kiera Rule
Drakensberge gegaan het. steady and soft.
Swoosh!
Hier is nou ‘n paar fotos Down and up,
Rustling in the wind.
I hear it swoop down,
Down by the town.

Nikhil Bagratee



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12 1. Aidan Bailey
2. Guy Hele
34 3. Hlomela Damane
4. Dylan Voigt
5 5. Kate Nkosi
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IT COULD BE
WEDNESDAY

When the day is moving
as fast as a snail in slow
motion,
When you do your work
without any devotion,
When every time you look
at the clock, the numbers
haven't changed,
When nothing makes sense
even after it's explained,
It could be Wednesday.

When every second
feels like a year,
When there's nothing in
your brain, it's completely
clear,
When you start crying for
no apparent reason,
When it feels like all your
friends have committed
treason,
It's probably Wednesday.

When the day is moving as
fast as five o'clock traffic,
When nothing's going your
way, how classic,
When you have seven pages
of Maths homework,
When having ice-cream isn't
even a perk
It's definitely Wednesday!
Rachel Van Tonder

And organising everything.
From sitting too close to
INJA YAMI the TV to see if I would get EK IS ‘N KIND
square eyes VAN DIE OORLOG
Inja yami, igama layo And trying to be as kind and
nguKimbo good as I can so I would get Op 24 Februarie het
Inja yami iyaganga kakhulu presents from Santa. Rusland Oekraïne ingeval.
ayilaleli I’m from going to church Dit is verskriklik, dit lyk
Inja yami iyashesha every Sunday morning to verskriklik en ek is so
njengengonyama going every Sunday night. bang. My naam is Nadia
Ithanda inyama kakhulu I’m from South Africa, Shevchenko. My ouers is
The braais and pampoen doodgeskiet en dit is net ek
Ithanda ukudla amakhekhe cookies. en my sussie wat oor is.
kakhu From the trip to France for
Begibhaka amakhekhe three weeks, Ek kan nie eers verduidelik
ngawashiya phezulu The birth of cousins, hoe bang ek is nie. Ek hoor
kwetafula The endless photos from die hele tyd bomme ontplof
Inja yami yangena family houses, restaurants en mense skree. Dit is so
emnyango yawadla wonke or calls on Zoom during moeilik om na my sussie te
Akusalanga lutho lockdown. kyk. Ek is net 12 jaar oud en
Ngiyayithanda inja yami is nog nie oud genoeg om
Esmé Kruger na haar te kyk nie.
Ubaba wami wathi “Kimbo
ngizokushaya!!” Ek kry baie koud en daar is
Washo walalela wagijima nie kos nie. Ek is so moeg,
waphuma phakathi DIS EK maar ek kan nie slaap nie,
ekhikishni omdat ek te bang is. As ek
Ngaphinde ngasho futhi Ek is ‘n baie goeie sportman, my oë toemaak dan sien ek
ngathi “Phuma Kimbo, ek is baie vinnig en spring hoe my ouers gesterf het.
phuma!” graag hoog. My hond,
Noma uKimbo kuyinja Sophie, my gesin, my Oral waar ons loop is daar
enganga kunazozonke vriende op skool en my dooie mense wat in die
ngisamthanda kakhulu XBox ondersteun my. strate lê. Daar is nie een
Inja yami engiyithandayo gebou wat nog nie beskadig
Ngiyayithanda inja yami My korttermyn doelwit is is nie. My ouers lê net buite
om hoërskool toe te gaan, my huis en hulle is net
Ibhalwe nguKamori en my langertermyn doelwit te swaar om te dra. Dit is
Asare-Bediako is om ‘n suksesvolle renjaar verskriklik om hulle te sien.
te word.
Ek hou NIKS van Putin
Ek is bekommerd oor my nie. Hy is n selfsugtige,
WHERE I AM FROM skoolwerk en dat ek dalk arrogante man wat nie aan
my hond sal verloor. ander mense dink nie, net
I am from the couch aan homself. Ek verstaan nie
at home, Ek wil ook nie ‘n 14de hoekom enige leier dit aan
From the Woolworths lotion verjaarsdag hê en hartseer ‘n ander land kan doen nie.
and Typo candles. wees nie. Ek kan ‘n slegte
I am from the medium- verloorder wees en weet dat Ek wens hierdie oorlog
sized home, ek my sussie soms irriteer. kan net eindig. Ek wil net
Loud, busy, comfortable teruggaan na hoe my lewe
and colourful. Ek speel graag was voor die oorlog. Ek
I am from the flowers next videospeletjies op Apex en verlang baie na my ouers en
to the soothing river, ek hou daarvan om in my kan nie glo dat hulle dood
Their sweet smell, the sound vrye tyd met Sophie te gaan is nie.
of the river. stap. Die aktiwiteit waarvan
I’m from eating a feast my ek hou, is skaatsplankry Caitlin Barnard
grandma made on Sundays en die nuwe aktiwiteit
And waking up early in waaraan ek wil deelneem, is
the morning, waterpolo.
From my mom and dad.
I’m from the waking up at Adam O’ Flaherty
04:30 ‘just because’


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2. Dean Matjilo
3. Emma Duffy
4. Adam O'Flaherty
5. Onwaba Mviko
6. Kaio Forsdyke de Almeida
7. Samuel Britton

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Then…
Splat!
ME DIS EK You were dropped,
Forgotten,
I am from cricket bats, My sterk eienskappe is om Abandoned,
From rugby balls and ‘n goeie broer en ‘n goeie Betrayed.
swimming 'cozzies'. sokker- en basketbalspeler
I am from my house by te wees. You melt away as the sun
the river, boils you
Grey and joyful, smelling like Mense wat vir my baie 'til you're just a puddle.
flowers and trees. beteken is my gesin en my You melt and melt and
I am from the tulips troeteldiere, want hulle is melt.
In the Netherlands. altyd daar vir my.
I'm from watching rugby There you are,
games together Een van my korttermyn A long-forgotten symbol of
And biting our tongues doelwitte is om goeie punte happiness,
when we're concentrating, te behaal in al my vakke en A victim of a child's
From dad and ou-pooh. my langtermyn doelwitte is clumsiness.
I'm from getting on people's om ‘n professionele sokker- You remain there,
nerves and arguing, of basketbalspeler te word. Merely a sticky patch
From being told glasses Of ice-cream on the
make you smart Dinge wat my skaam maak, sidewalk.
And fish makes you smarter. is wanneer ek nare dinge
I'm from Christianity and aan mense gesê het. Emma Duffy
good deeds.
I'm from Morningside Ek hou daarvan om in my
and Holland, vrye tyd video-speletjies te
Steak and potatoes, speel en ek hou ook van DIS EK
From my grandpa's many skaatsplankry en om boog
nicknames, te skiet. Dit is ‘n groot wêreld, maar
And the times my sister dit is nie ‘n veilige wêreld
and I have fought. Dinge wat my bekommerd nie. Ek voel egter die
Away in Kenton are our maak is nog ‘n pandemie en veiligste wanneer ek saam
family photos. aardverhitting. met my gesin in ons huis
I am sporty, brave, a bit silly Messiah Waterson is en op skool saam met
at times and kind. my vriende en famile. Ook
wanneer ek op ‘n warm bed
Tyler Cloete lê en pannekoek kan eet
AN ODE TO THE terwyl ek lees of Netflix kyk.
FORGOTTEN ICE-
CREAM ON THE Ek het al baie mislukkings
THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK gehad, maar my grootste
WEEK mislukking was toe ek
There you are, swak in ‘n toets gevaar het.
Wednesday Lying helplessly on the sun- Wanneer ek depressief is
Wait! baked sidewalk, dan kyk ek na Manchester
When is that day? Your cone gone mouldy, United en as Farragut
Today, Tomorrow or Picked to death by pigeons. verloor dan hou ek daarvan
whenever it releases its fray. You've melted, om na komiese videos te
It's by far the worst day now just a blob on the kyk en met my vriende te
The day that is a sidewalk. speel.
massive climb,
The torture time You used to be flavoured Ek is lief vir baie dinge
The day our parents have milk, in die wêreld en soms is
that magical glass of wine. Frozen and turned, ek passievol oor krieket,
It's rather bleak Ready to be sold. skool, naellope, speletjie,
The day in the middle Manchester United en
of the week. 4'11 Jimmy came in Formula 1.
To have you as a summer
Oliver Kelly treat. Otlotleng Setlhalogile
You, my friend, made Jimmy
very happy.

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1. Olebogeng Matshaya
2. Leah Naidoo
3. Otlotleng Setlhalogile
4. Hanna Seedat
5. Dylan Kempster
6. Muhammed-Zaydaan

Rawat
7. Ryan Schoeman
8. Owethu Motaung
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From my big brother honde. Ek hou daarvan dat
and cute little cousin. ek ‘n goeie sportman is. My
I AM FROM I'm from leaving things at innerlike kritikus sê vir my
home and take-aways dat ek lelik is.
I am from PS5, on Friday. Om empatie en selfsorg
From Nike and Adidas. I'm from "If you don't ask, aan myself te bewys,
I'm from the warm, you'll never know" and luister ek na musiek, speel
crazy home, "Life is unfair." speletjies en kyk TV. Ek is
Loving, friendly, sounds I'm from never celebrating soms ‘n introvert en soms
like a cat's tail being Halloween, never ‘n ekstrovert en by die huis
stepped upon. dressing up. is ek beslis ‘n introvert. Ek is
I am from succulents I'm from Morningside passievol oor sokker, swem,
(they don't need Hospital, and my family tennis en kos.
much care). is from England, Ek is dankbaar vir my gesin,
I am from the Kruger Tasty fried rice, delicious my vriende, die natuur, my
National Park and loving, pesto pasta. huis en vir my oupa wat nie
From Mihran and Nidal. From the old man rolling meer pyn het nie. Wanneer
I'm from shouting and down a hill and my cousin ek depressief is, luister
being irritating, standing next to him ek na musiek. Ek weet
From mussels give in shock. ek is gestres, wanneer ek
you muscles The family members paniekerig of angstig raak.
And drinking a lime who live in Australia Aidan Bailey
milkshake makes you and the USA.
the Hulk. Pictures and archives stored
I'm from Islam, we believe at my granny's house.
in Allah. Family is everything, THE PIANO
I'm from Sunninghill shared memories
Hospital, throughout the years The piano is a bird
Potato and broccoli, And holidays I will never in the hall.
From the cousin who forget. With Mr Dry in control,
fainted on a hike, it produces the sweetest
From me nearly Josh Brown of music
drowning in a pool. And so soft too!
All those memories are No wrong notes,
on a device. Not even a plink!
I am a very brave child, DIS EK Yes, there’s a bird in the hall,
Willing to work hard to A big, black wooden one.
achieve my dreams. Een van die waardes Samuel Britton
waarin ek glo, is ‘n goeie
Nidal Cassim opvoeding. Ek wens almal
kon geleenthede hê en dat
korrupsie stopgesit kan 8
word. As ek ‘n wens kon
ME vervul sou dit wees om my
oupa terug te kry, vrede vir
I am from TV remotes. ons wêreld, om korrupsie
From New Balance and te beëindig en om te kan
Gray's hockey sticks. teruggaan in tyd en foute
I am from a big garden and wat ek gemaak het te
a double-storey house, verander of reg te stel.
Spacious, luxurious,
a sight to see. Die veiligste plek is in my
I am from beautiful huis saam met my gesin, my
mountains, vriende en my honde.
The gold sunset shines
upon them, Ek is ‘n oggendmens, want
The amazing colours make ek word vroeg wakker vir
it look wonderful. skool. Ek hou baie van
I am from tacos on die lewe en my vriende,
Christmas and always my skool, my gesin en my
being late,

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Grade 7 Kate Nkosi
Mayoral Trophy for Significant Effort
Academic,
Cultural Kiera Rule
& Special Service Award
Awards
2022 Ryan Schoeman
Agar Trophy for Mathematics
ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL AWARDS
Rachel Van Tonder
Nikhil Bagratee Crouser Trophy for Afrikaans
Mayoral Trophy for Significant Effort Orleow Trophy for English
Barker Trophy for Social Sciences
Samantha Biggs Dario De Angeli Trophy for
Service Award Life Orientation
Top Achiever in Geography
Tyler Cloete Top Achiever in History
Crouser Trophy for Afrikaans Alec Sacks Trophy for
Goodman Trophy for Natural Sciences Scholar of the Year
Scriven Trophy for Economic Glas Trophy for Courtesy
Management Sciences Service Award

Alexia Cutter Megan Woolnough
Service Award Service Award

Sabre Forbes HEAD’S
Class of 2015 Trophy for Technology COMMENDATIONS

Esmé Kruger ALL-ROUND INVOLVEMENT
Service Award
Josh Brown
Anathi Mayekiso Charlotte Dry
Brooke Lombard Trophy for isiZulu Mizuki Gugushe
Esmé Kruger
Owethu Motaung Jack O'Brien
Michael Liddle Trophy for Fellowship Megan Woolnough

Shay Nannan COMMITMENT TO
Glas Trophy for Courtesy AND UPHOLDING THE
VALUES AND ETHOS
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Samantha Biggs
Anathi Mayekiso
Owethu Motaung
Kiera Rule
Otlotleng Setlhalogile

HEAD’S AWARD

Rachel Van Tonder

CULTURAL AWARDS Mizuki Gugushe
Deputy Heads Trophy for
Charlotte Dry Sportsmanship
Austin Cup for Excellence in Art
Grayston Biller Trophy for Otlotleng Setlhalogile
Participation in and Commitment Deputy Heads Trophy for
to Cultural Activities Sportsmanship

Mizuki Gugushe Olebogeng Matshaya
Mozart Cup for Excellence in Music McGurk Trophy for the
Most Promising Senior Sportsman
SPORTS AWARDS
Jack O’Brien
Samantha Biggs McGurk Trophy for the
Lankenau Trophy for Most Promising Senior Sportsman
Sportswoman of the Year
Rachel Van Tonder
Tyler Cloete Lewis Trophy for the
Reid Trophy for Most Promising Senior
Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman

Charlotte Dry
Lowe Cup for Perseverance in
and Commitment to Sport

Kevin Van Vught
Lowe Cup for Perseverance in

and Commitment to Sport

Dylan Kempster AD FUTURA HONOURS
Lowe Cup for
Perseverance in and Samantha Biggs
Commitment Josh Brown
to Sport Nidal Cassim
Tyler Cloete
Alexia Cutter
Charlotte Dry

Hemal Keshav
Esmé Kruger
Anathi Mayekiso
Shay Nannan

Kiera Rule
Jack O’Brien
Otlotleng Setlhalogile
Rachel Van Tonder
Megan Woolnough

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Grayston
Staff

From left to right - First Row: Mrs Ché McKay, Mrs
Tamsin Baptista, Mrs Nicole Liebenberg, Miss Jessie
Sibanda, Mrs Vanessa Savary Second Row: Mrs Joyce
Mabali, Miss Lynda Johnson, Miss Lauren Heidt, Mrs
Irene Chauke, Mr Albert Garcer Third Row: Miss Jessica
de Castro, Mrs Emmah Gumede, Mr Keith Chipps, Mrs
Veronique Wilson, Mrs Francina Khumalo Fourth Row:
Mr Alwyn Stears, Mrs Tinika Srikrishan, Mrs Delara Deane,
Miss Bruna Jacobs, Mr Joshua Nkosi
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From left to right - First Row: Miss Masechaba Phakela,
Mrs Kerry White, Miss Natasha Shandukani, Ms Ashleigh

Elliott, Ms Abigail Hlongwane Second Row: Mrs Chantall
Keen, Mr Andrew Jacob, Mrs Onica Madzhie, Mr Ayanda

Dlephu, Ms Busisiwe Sibanyoni Third Row: Mr Khulani
Nzimande, Mrs Gillian Heidt, Miss Marizel Victor, Mrs

Madelein Groenewald, Mrs Patience Mbhele Fourth Row:
Miss Nompie Khumalo, Mrs Clare Vandeyar, Miss Nomsa

Madonsela, Mrs Peta-Ann Chipps, Mr Alistair Buckley

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Grayston
Staff

From left to right - First Row: Mr Bonginkosi Mathenjwa,
Mrs Megan Baker, Mr Manager Dube, Mrs Busisiwe
Manana, Miss Sally Shawe Second Row: Mrs Azarina
Phogojane, Miss Sheron Ngcobo, Mrs Megan Geldart, Mr
Bongokuhle Nkosi, Mrs Angel Ngejane Third Row: Mr
Felix Vilakazi, Mr Mbusi Ndlovu, Mrs Marianne Lachenicht,
Mrs Sarah Thompson, Mrs Candice Kronson Fourth Row:
Mrs Marize Bester, Ms Sihle Simelane, Mrs Nicole Cloete,
Mr Dirk Odendal, Mr Wandile Magaiana
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From left to right - First Row: Mr Hlanganani Maphosa,
Mrs Tamarra Moodley, Mr Mthenjwa Ndlovu, Ms Carly

Tamlin, Mrs Renée Randall-Taylor Second Row: Mr
Richard Mitchell, Mr Siphamandla Sithole, Ms Deidre

Riley, Mrs Mart-Marie Archer, Ms Cecilia Griggs Third Row:
Miss Rose Tsoafo, Ms Kgomotso Hlongwane, Mr Leonard

Mofolo, Mrs Susan Mavhungu, Ms Kerri Ginsburg Fourth
Row: Ms Mpho Shandukani, Mr Sakhile Mlambo, Miss
Phoebe Mabelane, Mr Marcus Pryor, Mr Gareth Dry

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Grayston
Staff

From left to right - First Row: Mr Ntethelelo Magayiyana,
Mr Oliver Mpuma, Ms Veronicah Khuphe, Mr Ntokozo
Myaka, Second Row: Ms Victoria Hill, Mr Neil Mhlanga,
Mr Trevor Sambo, Mrs Claire Welsh, Third Row:
Ms Sinethemba Mchunu, Mr Joseph Motlhaping,
Mr Michael Mahafha, Mrs Gwen Holloway Fourth Row:
Mrs Paula White, Ms Savannah Soal
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Editorial

The wonderful thing about our Grayston children is that they seem to have a knack
for following the 'advice from the sun'. They arrive at school daily with a cheerful smile,
find humour in countless situations and approach the challenges that face them with
equanimity. In short, they are brilliant!
We hope you will enjoy the memories of 2022, which are encapsulated on these pages
and that our children's smiling faces and creative efforts will bring sunshine to your lives.
The Editorial Team

THE EDITORIAL TEAM

Lynda Johnson and Ché McKay

PHOTOGRAPHS

ePrints School Photography,
Nicole Liebenberg and
the Grayston Staff

DESIGN AND LAYOUT

Janice De Angeli
See Janice jump
concept & design

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ADVICE
FROM THE SUN

Keep it light
Rise to the occasion
Look on the bright side
Set your sights high
Renew your energy
Keep a sunny disposition

Be brilliant!

Ilan Shamir