News of 7 March 2025
CRICKET
On 28th February, the first team travelled to Knysna to play in the Backward Point T20 Tournament.
- played a match against Stellenberg from Cape Town and lost by 1 wicket.
- played a match against Thembalethu Hub from Knysna and won by 186 runs.
- played a match against Bridgestone and won by 2 wickets.
WATERPOLO
U15B competed at the Knysna Chukka Festival held at the Waterfront harbour. The team faced steep competition against U15A teams. They gained favourable experience and improved each game they played.
- Katelyn Ellis was awarded MVP for Collegiate and the team won best Team Spirit throughout the festival
NETBALL
Collegiate's netball has been off to a good start by winning 15 out of their 19 matches at Despatch High School's annual pre-season Skommeltoernooi. This friendly tournament gives the coaches a chance to trial & test out our players' abilities.
CGHS u14A beat:
- Woodridge u14A 9-4
- Pearson u14A 5-4
- Despatch u14A 5-2
And, unfortunately, lost to:
- Nico Malan u14A 7-9
CGHS u14B beat:
- Uitenhage u14A 3-2
- Otto du Plessis u14A 8-2
And lost to:
- Pearson u14B 0-9
- Nico Malan u14B 2-6
CGHS u14C all won their games. They beat:
- Pearson u16C 10-1
- Despatch u14C 5-3
- Pearson u14C 7-0
CGHS u16B beat:
- Pearson u16B 9-5
- Uitenhage u16A 10-1
- Despatch u16B 9-4
And unfortunately lost narrowly
- 4-5 to Nico Malan u16B
CGHS u16C beat:
- Despatch u16C 9-5
- Pearson u16C 9-4
- Despatch u19C 4-0
And drew:
- 4-4 to Pearson u19C
STEAM WEEK
“All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind.” - Martin Henry Fischer, Physician & Author
“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.” - Stephanie Kwolek, Chemist & Inventor
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” - William Arthur Ward, Author
Steam Week 2025 began today with a bang and it is full steam ahead. Posters have been put up along the Science corridors showing the importance of Mathematics in nature, art, science and every sphere you can think of out there. In the IT lab, esports dominated with the club growing its membership from its break brag session. In the CAT lab, learners took part in an Olympiad type Talent Search, from the same organisation that offers CAT and Programming Olympiads. NMU lecturers visited our senior Physical Sciences classes. At the launch assembly, Mrs Erasmus enthralled us with AI poetry, Clarice Pieterse performed the theme from Dragon Ball Z and our guest speaker, Jeannie Serfortein, challenged us to consider careers in the male-dominated world of Engineering. Jeannie Serfontein is an industrial engineer with a knack for solving complex problems and making them look easy. As the Solutions Engineering Manager at Jendamark Automation, she's mastered everything from process design to project management, all while juggling sales and consulting for Odin Manufacturing.
Academically, she’s a force to be reckoned with—she topped her class in B Tech Engineering at Nelson Mandela University, snagged a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification, and she’s working on her Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Jeannie's journey has taken her through the Automotive, Agriculture, and Manufacturing software industries, and if there’s a way to improve productivity, streamline processes, or just generally make life easier, she’s on it. Whether it’s leading research projects or delivering innovative solutions, Jeannie’s got it covered—and probably has a colour-coded plan to back it up. In short, if you need something engineered, managed, or improved, Jeannie’s your go-to. In the afternoon, 3D printing took the limelight as a workshop was presented that was practical and informative. It's full steam ahead this week at CGHS as we live our values and build our future!
St James, our sister school, visited for a collaboration in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The Grade 10 IT class was visited by Stem in Action from NMU. They were taught about the four C's in Engineering (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration). The learners did a team building exercise where they had to maneuver a pen that was controlled by learners pulling on strings.
The Grade 9 class had an introduction to using microcontrollers for robotics. They created a simple circuit and got an LED to blink using an Arduino. The Grade 8s had a drone coding workshop. They learned about drone laws and how drones are used in various industries. They then had a drone coding challenge where they coded a drone in a simulation to fly around a sphinx and take photos of it. NMU Robotics department came to do a presentation to the Grade 8s and 9s. They learned more about robotics, careers in robotics and were introduced to the upcoming Robotics League happening in October this year.
The week culminated in the inter-class Trash to Art Fashion Show.
MANDELA BAY ARTS FESTIVAL
The annual Mandela Bay Arts Festival draws audiences of different ages. Three Collegiate learners, Ibabale Mkuhle, Sophia Wood and Shiloh Potgieter performed at the Festival. In Nicki Rayepen's "Press Start" Ibabale and Shiloh were seen in a brisk musical production based on various compter games' characters. Sophia Wood could be seen in Impact Theatre's "Rising Stars Sing Out Loud." Both productions enjoyed family audiences who cheered and applauded. We are proud of these three Collegiate girls who are courageous in their communities.
ROMEO AND JULIET
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who deny the feud between their families by falling in love. Faced with the inevitability of their pre-determined fate, their secret love becomes the cause of much heartbreak. As friends become collateral in the conflict, Romeo and Juliet are fiercely committed to each other and will consider no reasoning but their own.
Directed by Jacques Batista
25 and 26 March 2025
19:00
Stevenson Hall, Collegiate Girls' High School
Tickets: R90/R70/R50
For more information please contact Jacques Batista (batista.j@cghs.co.za).
Ticket sales for "Romeo and Juliet" are open at the Quicket link and QR Code
