Tarryn Saunders came second. This is an outstanding result, particularly as Tarryn is only in Grade 10 ! 

Other highly recommended stories :

Insaaf Abrahams Grade 12
Erin le Roux Grade 12
Michelle Botha Grade 12
Lindsey Nevin Grade 11
Jess Wilkinson Grade 10
Megan Carter Grade 10
Marina Egorov Grade 10

CONGRATULATIONS . . .

to Ms Nomvuyiseko Mkokeli, our laboratory assistant, who recently married Mr Andile Tumana. All of us at Wynberg wish them much love and a lifetime of married bliss. 

Once again, Ms Glover's drama girls have done extremely well in their drama examinations. We congratulate all of them on these excellent results.

The South African Guild of Speech and Drama 
Interpretative Examination :

STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS

We were delighted to hear that both Tarn de Villiers and Tara Notcutt have been accepted as Drama Students at UCT next year. When only 24 students are accepted annually, this is no mean achievement. Congratulations girls!

Mrs Annarina Cope

After teaching at WGHS for five years in the early 80’s, Mrs Cope returned to Wynberg in 1993 as the head of the Afrikaans department. During the twelve years in this position, she has been a loyal and dedicated teacher and someone who lives by the saying: “Failure to plan is planning for failure”.

In the staffroom, Mrs Cope has always been a warm and caring person and a friend to all. Nothing was ever too much trouble and she was always willing to help, even if it meant putting herself out.

Annarina’s first love (after Tosca and the rest of her family) is, however, computers and she spent many hours discovering new and original ways in which they could be used and even succeeded in dragging the reluctant Afrikaans department into the 21st century.

We wish her well during her recovery after her hip-replacement operation and hope she will soon have a new spring in her step. 

Mrs Noeleen Sparks

Mrs Sparks has been with us for five years and in this time she has touched the lives of everyone at Wynberg. She is a gifted teacher with a passion for reading, creative writing and grammar. It was ever her ambition to persuade her students to read a carefully selected book, to write a good narrative essay and to do language on a Monday morning! Above all she strived to help her girls to recognize their full potential and to think critically. 

A teacher’s influence, if passed on, can touch generations. This we know will happen with many of the famous Sparks’ maxims! 
We salute you, Mrs Sparks. It has been a pleasure to teach with you, and to be taught by you. Enjoy your break and in the words of the Irish: ‘May God hold you in the palm of his hand’. 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Mohammed for taking over from Mrs Fowkes. Always gracious and kind in her dealings with everyone, Mrs Mohammed took the trouble to get to know all the girls in her classes in a very short space of time.

Thank you for all the hard work done in the Home Economics and Technology departments, and for the time you spent in the computer room with the Internet club, after school.
We wish you well in the future, especially with the new baby due to arrive in early April.

Mrs Daphne Jaaback 

When one thinks of Mrs Jaaback, ideas which spring to mind are energy, enthusiasm, generosity, concern for others and a mischievous sense of humour. She tackles everything she does with enthusiasm and so enjoys sharing her love of Science with those around her. 

Mrs Jaaback retires after a teaching career which spans 40 years, the last 10 in the Physical Science department at WGHS. Always with enormous energy and a great sense of fun, Mrs Jaaback involved herself in diverse areas of school life, including managing a very successful sailing team and introducing many girls to the benefits of yoga. She has been very involved in Science Expo and many a future scientist has benefited under her guidance!

Mrs Jaaback will be missed by all the Staff and students and we wish her all the best for her retirement and the many projects she has planned.

Water is life-giving – and Ms Vosloo is just that for her pupils. Ms Vosloo arrived at Wynberg Girls' High in the middle of 1997, and worked tirelessly and generously from the start. A most inspiring and gifted teacher, she enables them to produce work that astonishes not only them, but the broader community around them. Indeed, one of the works of her 2002 matric students was selected by the EMDC as a gift to the President. During her time at Wynberg, Ms Vosloo has nurtured and tended to the Art department and enabled it to grow: as a result, it has a reputation of excellence. 

If one examines the properties of water to move, to transport and to carry, Ms Vosloo has done just that for her pupils. And if one examines Matric results as just one of the measures of the way in which she has ‘moved, transported and carried’ her pupils, the results of Ms Vosloo’s students over the years that she has been at Wynberg Girls' High have been exceptional: a significant proportion of her pupils attaining A’s and very few below a B. Her intelligence, the depth of her thinking and embracing of life and its challenges well enable Ms Vosloo to extend and enrich the artistic experience of all of her pupils. 

We shall always think of Ms Vosloo with the greatest respect and the deepest affection, and shall miss her sorely. She takes with her our heartfelt thanks for all that she has given so generously to Wynberg, and we wish her well in her new school.

The artwork of Catherine Hutton Squire, selected by the EMDC for the President's office.

Mrs Cheney is one of those bubbly, happy people who always have a smile and a sympathetic ear for all, from students and cleaning staff, to matrons and boarder mistresses – we all went to her with our problems and left feeling well on the way to solving them. Her eyes sparkle when she is talking and her students love to listen.

In addition to all of this, Mrs Cheney still had time to have a baby, Justin, a brother for Michael and Sean, and be an excellent mom to her own family. 

All of us at Waterloo Hostel wish Mrs Cheney every success in the future – we will not forget her.

MS NICOLA FRICK

Ms Nicola Frick joined Wynberg in January 2003 and from the outset showed that her very competent History teaching was not her only strength - she had more to offer Wynberg. An expert in the Martial arts field of Karate, Ms Frick soon earned the respect of her learners. At an extramural level, she shared her Karate expertise, took over the yoga classes and then later, Volley ball. More recently came the newly constituted Human Rights group. Ms Frick’s tutor group will remember her fondly as a tutor and educator and will join the rest of the staff in wishing her well in her career move to her new school.

Giles has been an important part of the team in the Computer Centre and is the person to whom we all turn when we have either run out of options or messed up so badly that we need help – fast! He has always gladly shared his knowledge,with those less computer literate, usually with great patience. He has the ability to simplify technical detail to give us all that false sense of understanding IT! He has willingly taught theory classes to the girls studying Computer Studies as a subject and has trained the girls of the Network Operating Crew to do basic technical installations and repairs of computers. Nothing was ever too much to ask, even if we did sometimes ask for the impossible in even less time. He, on many occasions, worked through the night to ensure that the network was functioning fully for the next school day. 

Giles is a friendly, sincere and loyal person whose presence in the staff room has been enjoyed, especially his wonderful sense of humour. His decision to move to the UK is a very sad loss for our school and we wish him, Miranda and the family great happiness and success in their new venture. He must always remember that if the weather is too awful, South Africa and Wynberg would welcome him back!

MOUNTAIN CLUB
Overnight hike: Bain’s Kloof : Sat/Sun 23&24/10/04

The WGHS mountain club ended 2004 with a trip to the Mountain Club of SA’s property, Steenboksberg, in Bain’s
Kloof. It proved to be an excellent choice as the area is very secluded with wonderful scenery and crystal clear 
water. Six girls and three teachers (Mrs Wilding, Mr Lord and Mr Bodenstein) made up the party. The hike was not
too strenuous, taking less than an hour to reach our overnight spot. We were surrounded by mountains with 
waterfalls tumbling over cliffs on all sides and the river was flowing strongly after recent rains The weather 
played along and gave us hot days and a beautiful clear Saturday night, allowing us to sleep under the stars along
-side the river. Sunday morning was spent exploring the river higher up the kloof, finding deep pools and swim-
ming, eating and lazing about. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable weekend!

Our first hike next year will be a Sunday river walk up Krom river in du Toit’s Kloof about two weeks into the first
term. Get ready for plenty of swimming and a very high waterfall!

Standing : Mr P Bodenstein, Mr C Lord, Gesa Witt, 
Megan Blatchford
Seated: Kirsten Snyman, Caitlin Manners-Wood, 
Ella Muhl, Liandi Badenhorst

The artworks, each of which expressed the particular style of the individual, were lined along the walls and on boards in the center of the hall and art room, creating a stunning mass of flowing colours and bold textures on entry to the two rooms. 
Works varied in size from the generous to those which were smaller yet impossibly detailed; the subject matter varied from portraits and nudity to landscapes, and yet others explored the theme of “ten years of democracy”. There were eye-catching paintings that celebrated the different cultures of South Africa; moving mother-and-child portraits; and many art works which interpreted the female form in a variety of ways. The styles of the artworks ranged from expressionism and realism, to abstract art - some works combining all three. Every artwork was highly original, revealing yet again an extraordinarily high standard of work. 

While Ms Carina Vosloo modestly gave credit to and expressed pride in her Matrics, "whose blood, sweat and tears had guaranteed them outstanding results,” her colleagues and students would point to the extraordinary and inspired impact that her teaching has had on the pupils at the school year after year. 

If what South African artist, Makaphelo Ngaka, says is true, that “art is seeing something beautiful" and "creativity is making it and helping others to do the same," we have had both in abundance in the work of our art students and their teacher. Heartfelt congratulations to both.

House spirit in the eight school houses at Wynberg (Copenhagen, Constantia, Apsley, Waterloo, Wellesly, Silverlea, Kirsten and Cavanagh) reached an all-time-high on 22 October, as Copenhagen house challenged the seven other houses to a tug-of-war competition! At second break, girls from all of the houses raced down to the Wellington Quad in order to witness this challenge. The rope was ready, the sun was smiling and girls were gathering into their various house groups, arranging house banners and organizing their teams. Apsley girls wore green streamers and green dots; Copenhagen girls bounced about in flouncy red skirts, and many Silverleans were spotted with sparkling purple glitter in their hair!All of the houses had a chance to compete, until eventually; the two that remained were Silverlea and Cavanagh. 

Everyone waited with baited breath as the two houses gripped the rope and dug their soles into the ground. And PULL! The house supporters went wild as the teams tugged and pulled and sweated in the sunshine until eventually, after a painfully long last round, Cavanagh collapsed backwards and Silverlea was pronounced the overall winner, gaining several house points! 
Under the enthusiastic leadership of the new house heads of 2005, it looks as if it’s going to be an exciting and challenging! year ahead. 

The cost to the advertiser will be R3500 per annum.The proceeds will go to the cost of the upkeep of the astro surface which will have to be replaced in about 5 years time.

Interested parties should contact Wendy Hanssen 
at Wynberg Girls’ High Tel : 7974163

END-OF-TERM NEWS FLASHES. . .

INDOOR HOCKEY

Wynberg Wins the Cavalier Indoor Cup

On Saturday 30 October at the Wynberg Military base, Wynberg 1st Indoor hockey team matched up against 3 other schools – Westerford, Fairmont, and Stellenberg - in the Cavalier Indoor Hockey Tournament. 

Wynberg were off to a great start, beating rivals Stellenberg 3-0, Westerford 6-3, and demolishing Fairmont 11-2 ! Wynberg then met Stellenberg again in the final and beat them 5-3. 

Nicole de Vries deserves special mention as top goal scorer, with 10 goals.The team played very well and displayed good sportsmanship throughout. 

What an excellent start to the new indoor season. 

Ilse Davids

This annual charity fund-raising event involves the girls walking - at various speeds - around the beautiful Wynberg area. Because of the narrowness of some of the roads, traffic marshals are essential and they enjoyed waving their flags and generally encouraging the walkers. Although the day was a warm one, everyone seemed to enjoy the occasion, especially when it ended up at Wynberg Boys’. 

After a hectic morning of running, shouting, egg-’n-spooning and generally getting very red in the face, Cavanagh were the winners. Well done to all the house tutors and leaders for being so supportive and generally entering into the spirit of the occasion.

Teachers adjudicate the singing

Michelle Adams has recently been named as the 3rd Junior Lady in SA for her canoeing and surf skiing. Well done, Michelle !

Recent WP Colours

The new waterpolo season has started and these girls have all been selected into Western Province waterpolo teams. They will be playing in the interprovincial tournaments to be held in Cape Town in December.
Missing from the photo are Micaela Patterson and Caitlin Manners-Wood who both made the U19 Development team.

Micaela Cresswell was selected into the W P U15A action netball team. 

Back: Kirsten Anderson U16A, Heather Whitehorn U14A, Nicole Steunenberg U14B, Tarryn Edmeades U-14B, Kathryn Martin U14B
Front: Deidre Knight U-14A , Kelly Owen U-14B, Samantha Wood U-14B, 
Robyn Anderson U-16A

Grade 11 
Dux Shan Zhao 
2nd Yumna Moosa 
3rd Christine Friest 

Grade 10
Dux Estrella Sung
2nd Kirsten Eloff
3rd Marina Egorov 

Grade 9
Dux Jane Friest 
2nd Brittany Badham-Thornhill
3rd Judith Roberts

Grade 8
Dux Sanaa Abrahams
2nd Jessica Hitchcock
3rd Hannah Atkins

SPECIAL PRIZES : GRADES 8 & 9

The Borrill Cup : General Knowledge  - Judith Roberts
Prize : the most progress in Music Theory - Melissa Abrahams
The Mozart Trophy : the most deserving  Junior Music Pupil - Rebecca Baatjes
1982 Matric Trophy : Outstanding Service to the 
Community : Grade 8 - Taryn Ferguson
The Bluff Trophy :The Highest Mark in the 
English Language Paper : Grade 8 - Hannah Atkins
The Roux-Louw cup : excellence in the sciences - Jane Friest
Trophy : best Grade 8 hockey player - Candice Manuel
The Hind Trophy : best U14 swimmer - Kelly Owen
Trophy : best junior netball player - Micala Cresswell
Constantia Trophy : most improved hockey player - Nicole Mullins
The Mc Cue trophy : most improved indoor hockey player - Micaela Paterson
The Hind Trophy : best U16 swimmer - Chanelle van Wyk
The Cross-country Trophy : Athlete of the Year - Amber Cameron and Deidre Knight
The 1989 Auxiliaries Cup : best U16 Hockey Player -
Micaela Paterson
The Hind Trophy : most outstanding swimmer - Chanelle van Wyk
The 1961 Matric Junior Copenhagen Trophy :  Sportsmanship 
Nicole Mullins and Heather Whitehorn
The Gerald Lea Cup : enthusiastic participation 
in extra-murals : Grade 9 - Raelene Adams
The Louw Good fellowship Cup : Grade 9 - Lucy Leach
The Main Trophy : Best all-rounder in grade 9 - Micaela Paterson

Lotz Trophy : Excellence in the Sciences - Estrella Sung
Daphne Jaaback Science Prize - Shan Zhao
Duffell-Canham Trophy : highest mark in the 
English Language Paper in Grade 10 - Kirstin Eloff
Gail Astwood Literary Award - Anja Hendricks
R Adams Trophy : most original and creative art work 
Grades 9 to 11 - Tamarin Phillips
De Villiers Shield : inspiring and inspirational work 
in drama – Grades 9 to 11 - Kim Hyman
The Vos Prize : General Knowledge - Kirstin Eloff
Trophy : most improved U16 netball player - Matshego Koza
1989 Auxiliaries Cup : best U16 hockey player - Michelle Greeff
Belinda White Trophy : most improved squash player - Carey Cawood
Trophy : squash player of the year - Carolyn Jones
Trophy : best synchronised swimmer - Lindsey Nevin
Trophy : most outstanding waterpolo player - Kirsten Anderson and Robyn Anderson
Ellen and Sara Goldstone Cup for a learner who has 
achieved under difficult circumstances - Michelle Greeff
1961 Matric Trophy : service and commitment in 
cultural activities – Grades 10 and 11 - Sheree Lang
Bryce Trophy : service and commitment to the 
school and community – Grade 10 - Robyn Mann
WGHS Xhosa Society Trophy for the promotion 
of cultural harmony - Siphosethu Makananda

SCHOOL CALENDAR & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2005

Term 1	19 Jan - 24 March
Term 2	4 April - 24 June
Term 3	18 July - 23 Sept
Term 4	3 Oct - 2 Dec

Public Holidays

Mon 21 March	Human Rights Day
Fri 25 March	Good Friday
Mon 28 March	Family Day
Wed 27 April	Freedom Day
Sun 1 May	Workers’ Day
Mon 2 May	Public holiday
Thurs 16 June	Youth Day
Fri 17 June	School holiday
Mon 8 Aug	School holiday
Tues 9 Aug	Women’s Day
Sat 24 Sept	Heritage Day