HSH - WE DO ORDINARY EXTRA-ORDINARY! Newsletter 17/2017 26 October 2017 Dear Parents VALUE FOR TERM 4 - FAIRNESS A sad fact about teaching is that we must say goodbye to learners who grew close to us. This fact was highlighted when the Matrics left the school on their last day at HSH. The huge role the school played in their formative years was clear in their speeches. The fact that this group of Matrics were appreciative of all the little things was heart-warming. Every thing done at HSH was not in vain. We wish every Matric all the best for this very important final school examination. 1. Learner achievements We are very proud of Niel Lochner and Nathan Engelbrecht. They were selected for the Boland u/17 Rural cricket team. It is an exceptional achievement and we wish them all the best. Ella and Klara Hettasch completed the ABRSM exams in Prep Test Piano successfully. Well done to them! Die volgende leerders het die Weskus verteenwoordig by die Wes-Kaap Karateproewe en ontvang dus Weskuskleure in Karate: Ilke Muller Inge Titus Jan de Wet Mooi so aan hierdie leerders! Megan van Niekerk, een van HSH se skopboksers, is na afloop van die skopbokstoernooi in Stellenbosch in die Weskusskopboksspan opgeneem. Ons is baie trots op haar! Romé Myburgh het n wonderlike eer te beurt geval toe sy na afloop van oudisies gekies is om vir ses weke na n balletskool in New York te gaan. Slegs 25 Suid-Afrikaanse balletdansers word genooi en Romé verdien al die lof en eer wat haar toekom! Congratulations to two of our girls who have achieved in a beauty pageant. Ntando Nkosi is Miss Teen S.A. Blue Jeans 2017, whily Kayla Bartlett is her first princess. Ntando has received a contract from Aqua Models, a Modelling School. We are proud of you!
HSH se atlete het soos volg presteer tydens die Swartland-byeenkoms: 1 ste plekke: Johan Coetzer HG S/17 Anja Prins HG D/17 Carla Coetzee GS D/15 Pam McGear 90mH D/15 2 de Plekke: Madri Nieuwoudt SG D/14 Denmar Jacobs HG S/14 Stacey-Lee Ferris VS D/15 3 de Plekke: Johan Coetzer DG S/17 Tristan Holtshausen VS S/14 Damian Holtshausen DS S/17 4 de Plekke: Damian Holtshausen DG S/17 HSH se atlete kry ook die geleentheid om aan Bredasdorp se Top 10-byeenkoms deel te neem en presteer soos volg: Anja Prins breek die byeenkoms-rekord en verbeter haar eie beste afstand in hamergooi met n gooi van 44,61 meter! 2. Denovan Beukes S 0/14 2 de 400m 4 de 1500m 3. Basson Burger S 0/14 4 de 300m Hekkies 4. Steven March, S 0/19, hardloop teen 2 SA-atlete in die 400m. Rekord was 49,9 sek wat in 2002 opgestel is. Vyftien jaar later breek albei SA atlete hierdie rekord. Die 1 ste atleet breek rekord met 3 sekondes. Steven behaal n briljante 4 de plek. 5. Henko Nieuwoudt S 0/15 4 de SG 6. Chandré Bekker D 0/17 4 de SG 7. Carla le Roux D 0/15 6 de SG 8. JP Bekker S 0/14 6 de SG 6 de DG Baie geluk aan hierdie seuns en dogters ons is trots op hulle! Our biathlon athletes achievied the following results at the meeting at Paarl Gimnasium: Boys u/8 Jack Slabber - ninth place Migael Slabber - eleventh place
Boys u/11 Janco Britz - twelfth place Boys u/15 Ryan Davies - third place Kellan Gouws - fourth place Boys u/17 Jean-Jaco Nel - seventh place Girls u/9 Anke Matthysen - eleventh place Girls u/11 Nina Slabber - fifth place Nikole Botha - twelfth place Olivéa Slabber - thirteenth place Girls u/13 Chrizandi Basson - eleventh place Girls u/15 Mieke van der Merwe - twelfth place Hanlie Matthysen - thirteenth place 2. Learner leaders 2018 The Primary school learner leaders for 2018 are as follow: Julia Swanepoel Mia Melck Amber Louw Raydene Loubser Michelle Koen (Head Girl) Pieter Britz Michael Scullard Eben Nel Ernst Conradie (Head Boy) The High School learner leaders for 2018 are as follow: Dogters Seuns Gr. 12: Liza Burger Shasha-Lee Edwards Jordan Daddy Chandré Bekker Antoinette de Beer Anika Bester Gr. 12: Wiehan Le Roux Tanner Fourie Chantino Van Reenen Steven March Junior van der Merwe Damian Holtshausen Gr. 11: Mia van der Linde Monique Melck Kayla Nell Lené Stuart Gr. 11: Ohlaf Fourie Willem Basson JP Smit Nathan Engelbrecht Gr. 10: Courteney Filander Mieke van der Merwe Talja Smit Gr. 10: Pieter Slabber Storm Andrews André van der Merwe Gr. 9: Madri Nieuwoudt Gr. 9: Basson Burger Jian Slabber
The Representative Coucil of Learners will consist out the following learners: Gr. 12 Wiehan le Roux Junior van der Merwe Liza Burger Shasha-Lee Edwards Gr. 10 Pieter Slabber Storm Andrews Courteney Filander Gr. 11 Ohlaf Fourie Willem Basson Mia van der Linde Gr. 9 Basson Burger Jian Slabber Madri Nieuwoudt This council is a statutory body, implemented by the S.A. Schools Act. Each grade in the high school must elect three learners irrespective of gender. Two of them, normally the headboy and headgirl, will serve on the School Governing Body as learner representivatives. Hopefield High School s Head Prefects for 2018 as as follow: Lisa Burger (Headgirl) Shasha-Lee Edwards (Deputy Headgirl) Wiehan le Roux (Headboy) Junior van der Merwe (Deputy Headboy) Hopefield High School puts a high value on our school leaders and we wish every one of them all the best. 3. Skoolfooie Die volgende skool-, bus- en koshuisgelde is eenparig deur die ouers teenwoordig by die Begrotingsvergadering gehou op 19 Oktober, goedgekeur:
4. Eksamens Die eksamenroosters vir die finale eksamens van 2017 word aan hierdie nuusbrief geheg. Geen afsprake van enige aard moet tydens eksamenskryftye gemaak word nie en afwesigheid tydens die eksamen moet deur n dokter- of kliniekbrief gestaaf word. Die belangrikheid van hierdie eksamen kan nie genoeg beklemtoon nie. Die Gr. 7-9 eksamen tel vir 60% van die finale jaarpunte, terwyl die Gr. 10-12 eksamen 75% van die finale jaarpunt uitmaak. Dit is dus uiters belangrik dat elkeen van ons leerders hul uiterste bes lewer tydens hierdie laaste eksamen. Die afgelope week het van ons Beheerliggaamlede met iemand in Pietersburg n gesprek gehad. Die goeie naam van HSH word daar bespreek. Die afgelope naweek neem van ons atlete deel in Bredasdorp en HSH se span word met die volgende woorde bekend gestel: Die skool aan die Weskus wat op almal se lippe is. Jislaaik, dis lekker om sulke goed te hoor, want dit beteken al ons harde werk is die moeite werd! Voorspoed! Wehan Fourie (Skoolhoof)