After a restful long weekend, there was an eventful week ahead of us at Vryheid High School. On Wednesday the 22nd of March we continued with our spirit week. The learners had to wear anything green and gold.
The u/16 and u/19 rugby boys traveled to Ferrum High School to play trials for the Northern Natal rugby squad. The boys were excited to have a week filled with rugby.
Donderdag het die gees hoog geloop by Hoërskool Vryheid, maar hoekom nie? Dis derby dag! VHS sien al so lank uit na die wedstryde. Dit is waarvoor ons almal oefen. Die hokkiemeisies se tellings was 0/14’s 0-8; o/16A 0-10; o/16B 0-8; 1ste span hokkiemeisies 1-6. Die 1ste seunshokkiespen het 1-0 gewen.
Die netbal meisies het hulle sweet en nerwe op die baan gelos en hulle tellings was: 0/14B 17-6; o/14A 10-12; o/15 13-23; o/16 17-15; 2des 10-23 en 1ste span 10-26.
The rugby has been the pride of VHS this week. For the first time in over 20 years, the rugby boys gave PHS a run for their money. The results were: u/14 won 32-24; u/15 won 21-3; u/16 27-15; 2nd won 8-7 and the 1st team drew 17-17. The boys gave everything on the field and they definitely are busy plucking the fruits of their hard work.
The ACTS club held a praise and worship session on Friday during the second break. This gives the learners the freedom to praise and worship with their peers. The Acts will also host a movie night on Wednesday the 29th of March at 17:45.
On Sunday the 26th of March the hockey and rugby teams are going on tour. The u/16 and 1st team rugby will be touring to Camp Discovery in Pretoria and the 1st team hockey girls will see their way to Volksrust. We wish them all the best.
Ons golf spelers het hierdie week hulle eerste wedstryd van die jaar gehad .
Ons is trots om te sien hoe ons golf span van krag tot krag groei.
VHS rugby kraai konings.
Vryheid High School participated in the Eshowe Winter Sports Tournament on the 11th of March held at Eshowe High School. The sun was shining in all its glory. After an extremely hot and exhausting day, the rugby boys were the ones to come out on top. The hockey boys had a difficult day, where they lost against Hoërskool Richardsbay, Empangeni High, and Sarel Cilliers. The Hockey girls won 2-0 against Waterford High, drew against Empangeni High School, and lost 0-1 against Hoërskool Richardsbay.
Netball is played in pool matches. Vryheid High played a total of 6 games and won against St Catherines but unfortunately lost the remaining 5 matches.
The rugby came out victorious with a gold medal on the day. Their games were Esikhaleni Development 28-0, John Ross 32-3, Eshowe 17-0, and drew against Sarel Cilliers 0-0. The boys went through to the final where they played against Empangeni High School and won 21-5.
Die Acts het ook hierdie week hulle tweede deel van ‘The Armour of God’ gewys waar hulle praat van hoe Hy, die Here, ons sal beskerm van die bose.Dit kyk ook na die uitdagings wat ons in ons daaglikse lewens ervaar en help die leerders om met die uitdagings tewerk te gaan.
The Interact club will also be selling raffle tickets for R30 to win an Easter hamper. All the money will go the Child Welfare. The winner of the raffle will be announced at the Paddadam market on the 1st of April.
The Interact club will also be selling raffle tickets for R30 to win an Easter hamper. All the money will go the Child Welfare. The winner of the raffle will be announced at the Paddadam market on the 1st of April.
The first week of the term is behind us and not a moment was wasted. We returned on Monday and were welcomed back with our first winter sport fixture against Piet Retief High School.
The learners were thrilled to step into the competitive arena again after such a long layoff from the sports fields. On Wednesday the rugby boys, netball girls, and hockey girls took part in their first round of trials. The rugby boys made us proud, as thirteen boys have been selected to form part of the NKZN squad.
On Thursday we had a chance to gather our breaths, as Friday we welcomed back our full complement GR 10’s and Gr 11’s for the first time since the first lockdown. We also had our first golf league tournament in Dundee. On Saturday we welcomed Empangeni to our fields for a full day of winter sport fixtures.
We are truly thankful to be able to finish a week like we had; as we know not a single day of interacting with another can be taken for granted. We look forward to another jam packed week.
The winter sport season has started and players and coaches alike had a jam-packed week.
The school closed at 12 o’clock on Thursday and all the sporting codes travelled to Piet Retief. Some teams had a full match, some had half a match and others had no match. The day had to be called off due to bad weather. Not all was lost for the week’s sporting fixtures as the rugby boys took part in the Sarel Cillers rugby day and the boys hockey measured themselves against the talent that Northern Natal had to offer at the Ferrum Panarotti’s sport day.
We sent five rugby sides to Glencoe and came home with four wins. By Vryheid Hoërskool hou ons van n goeie balaans met akademie en sport. Die top tien presteerders van elke graad was Maandag aangekondig. Geluk aan al ons leerders wat die top tien behaal het.
Ons top presteerders in elke graad is as volg:
- Graad 9: Faria Paruk
- Graad 10: Bianka Hellberg
- Graad 11: Tahira Sheik
- Graad 12: Medinah Khan
Week’s program:
- 29th February: Winter sport fixture vs Empangeni (away)
Our 1st rugby team found time in between their gruelling practice schedule to make a difference in our community.
The 1st rugby team has taken it upon themselves to uplift our community by offering their time for community service, together making a difference locally. We do not just aim at making a difference locally, but also aim at making a difference globally.
Vryheid High making an impact locally and abroad
Love was in the air this week at Vryheid High as we celebrated Valentine’s Day with a sokkie under the stars. Vryheid High always have learners taking part in the Midmar Challenge. This year was no exception as C. Henstock and B. Hellberg completed the mile under difficult conditions.
Luthando Sithole was chosen by the United Nations Health Organisation to represent South Africa in Indonesia. Luthando was one of only two representatives chosen from South Africa. Luthando made such an impact at the conference that UNICEF have selected him to represent them at the next conference in Thailand. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”
Baie geluk aan ons netbal dogters wat die eerste rondte proewe gemaak het: S. Mkhwanazi, A. Grobler, B Madonsela, S. Ntshangase, T. Ntshangase, L. Moloi, P.Matlala, C. Barsdorf, N. Tereblanche, M. Hibbert, L. Dlamini, Z. Knoetze, Z. Mbatha en J. Spies.
Week’s program
Thursday, 20th February: Piet Retief Winter sport fixture
Saturday, 22nd February: Sarel Cillers Rugby Day
Monday, 24th February: Rugby vs Kearsney
The week that has passed has been jam-packed with activities of all kind. We donated food to those in need, we awarded academic accolades to our grade 8s and we kept warm by running around on the sport fields. The Inkanyiso School was in dire need of food and our Interact learners took the initiative to help out. They organised a successful food collection at the school where not only did VHS students donate a significant amount of food, but TFS and Quick Check also contributed generously. We would like to thank Quick Check and TFS for their donations, as well as those donors who chose to remain anonyms.
Our top ten grade 8 academic achievers were also awarded their pins. The results were calculated based on the learners’ June Exam results. Congratulations to the following learners, listed in alphabetical order:
- Akhtaruzzaman
- Ameen
- Gevers
- Hellberg
- Kathrada
- Mattison
- Pillay
- Schnackenberg
- Tshabalala
- Varghese
Our Cricket boys also had a busy week playing mid-week matches as well as in a tournament over the weekend. Our first team played against Pionier Hoërskool on Wednesday. We batted first and posted a fantastic total of 191/4 in their 20 overs.
Our best batsmen were A. Vorster with 78 and C. High with 42. Our leading wicket takers where C. High (2) and R. Niebuhr (3). VHS won the match by a 100 runs.
Our second team travelled to Newcastle on Wednesday with the following results: we batted first and posted 131 in a shortened 15 over game. Leading run scorer was J. Forster with 36. We bowled Newcastle High’s 1st team out for 94. Vryheid High School won the match by 37 runs. An excellent show from both sides. The boys then travelled to Pongola for a festival held at Pongola Academy. The 2nd team did exceptionally well and won 2 out of 3 games. The most notable performance was that of Tristen Aitken scoring a very good 100 in one of the encounters.
The 1st team won all their matches capping off a very successful week for the side. They unofficially won the festival with some very good performances. The most notable was Keegan Meier. Keegan scored 245 runs on the weekend.
The girls cricket travelled to Newcastle over the weekend to play at Ferrum High School. Both teams showed exceptional improvement and we are keeping our eyes on both the Aloe and Viper teams. The VHS Aloes won 3 of their 4 matches, a praise-worthy show. The sevens rugby teams travelled to Glenwood on Friday, where our first team made it all the way to the semi-final round and our u/15 boys return victorious as they won the bowl. An amazing achievement for the boys in green. Congratulations to all learners and their achievements. As always, we would like to thank parents and coaches for accompanying our learners and helping us nurture them into well rounded individuals.
Diary:
24 Aug Restaurant evening (Gr10)
Melissa Hibbert en Rebekka Barnard by die E.G. Jansen Redenaarskompetisie | Rugbyweek, Redenaars en Hokkie
The learners of VHS have once again shown their ability to not only participate, but also achieve respectable results on multiple platforms in the past week.
The arrangements for the VHS Nashua Maluti Rugby Week are in full swing and the rugby lovers of Vryheid can prepare themselves for a rugby spectacular of note. Ons vier ons 30ste rugbyweek vanaf 31 Maart tot 4 April met wedstryde op 1,3 en 4 April.
Deelnemende skole is:
- Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool Pretoria
- Afrikaans Hoër Kroonstad
- Kingsway High School
- Landbouskool Vryheid
- Michaelhouse
- Kuswag
- Pinetown High School
- Maritzburg College
- St. Charles College
- Hoërskool Zastron
- Pongola Akademie
- Hoërskool Vryheid
Entry fee will be R10 per person and R50 per vehicle.
Dit is met trots dat ons Rebekka Barnard en Melissa Hibbert geluk wens met hulle toesprake en deelname aan die E.G. Jansen Redenaarskompetisie. Hulle toesprake was puik en VHS is trots op julle.
Our senior boys and girls hockey teams also travelled to Eshowe this weekend to take part in the Eshowe Sport Day. The teams played 9 matches each and did very well. Special congratulations to the first team girls who made it all the way to the finals against Empangeni High School but, unfortunately, lost on a penalty shootout.
We look forward to welcoming the members of the community to the rugby week at the end of term.
Diary:
18 – 19 Mrt District Boys Hockey Tournament (Treverton)
20 Mrt School Holiday
21 Mrt Human Right’s Day