EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS AND SPORT! A grade 12E learner Karl Hellberg, who maintains an average of 90% and above, achieved 6th place in South Africa in the National Physics Olympiad. We are very impressed! Well done Karl!
VHS tennis teams competed against St. Dominics on 2 September 2016 and won 11 : 1. It’s obvious from these results which teams were the better players. Well done VHS!
On 30 August 2016 VHS played soccer against Inkamana High School. Both our first and second boys’ teams played and the results were as follows:
1st team: VHS 1 – Inkamana 3
2nd team: VHS 2 – Inkamana 1
On 31 August VHS also played against Sarel Cilliers High and VHS scored 2 goals while the opponents scored 4 goals.
The first boys’ cricket team played against Pionier on Wednesday, 31 August and won with 17 runs. The top scorer was Mark Dedekind. Ivan Niebuhr and Sbonga Thabede each took 4 wickets. This team is unbeaten in the Northern Natal league thus far. Well done boys.
The girl’s cricket team played a match against Ferrum which they lost, but they gained some valuable experience going into the girl’s cricket festival we are hosting this Saturday.
DIARY
10 Sept Girl’s Cricket Festival
30 Sept School close
SCIENCE BOFFINS EXCELL!
Two of our matriculant science boffins Tobias Niebuhr and Karl Hellberg who both maintain a 90% plus average recently participated in the SAASTA Science Olympiad. Approximately a 100 learners from all over South Africa were invited to participate in the next round of this olympiad. We are very proud of these two learners and eagerly await the results of the second round.
Benedict Momina in Grade 11 was selected to play rugby for the Coke-Cola u/18 Academy Week at Kearsney College representing the Sharks Country District team. Well done Benedict! VHS is very proud of you!
Congratulations to Mrs B J/v Rensburg who recently become a grandmother and to Mr R Scholtz who became a first-time father. We wish you the best and trust that these new additions to your families will bring you great joy.
On Friday, 29 July 2016, our annual matric farewell will be held. We trust the matriculants will enjoy the splendour of this great occasion, but also keep in mind proper behaviour and moderation. May you enjoy the evening. To those who are busy with the preparations, we wish you well.
DIARY
29 July Matric Farewell
2 Aug Parents Evening
11 Aug Gr12 Restaurant Evening