• Basic intelligence – develop your potential.
• Moral intelligence – listen to your conscience.
• Spiritual intelligence – go beyond self-interest and pursue higher tasks.
• Emotional intelligence – first manage your own emotions, then empathise with others. 
• Integrity – leadership is a way of being, not a way of behaving.
• Humility – people fail when their egos prevent them from 
  succeeding. 
• Perseverance – leadership is not for the faint-hearted.
• Self-discipline
• Passion, energy and enthusiasm
• Commitment and loyalty

Leadership is like electricity – it powers teams and organisations. It turns obstacles into stepping stones and weaknesses into strengths.

Best wishes

Shirley Harding
PRINCIPAL 

We congratulate Kelly Croxford - Head of School - and her deputies, Christine Friest and Melissa Theunissen, and 
wish them well in their term of office. 

Next, we congratulate the heads of the four pillars for 2005 : Anja Hendricks (Academic), Sheree Lang (Culture); Michelle Fourie (Service) and Carolyn Jones (Sport). 

Very special congratulations also go to the newly elected members of the RCL (the Representative Council of Learners) 
for the year 2005: 

Chairperson: Siphosethu Makananda 
Deputy Chair:Leila Padayachi 
Secretary: Kebone Moloko 

Governing Body Reps: 
Siphosethu Makananda & Raelene Adams 

Grade Nine: 
Merlyne Hamjuaja, Nqobile Makhanya, Jessica Manuel
Grade Ten: 
Raelene Adams, Laura Heathfield, Kirstie van Niekerk
Grade Eleven: 
Andiswa Kula, Kebone Moloko, Refiloe Sesele
Grade Twelve: 
Alicia Back, Siphosethu Makananda, Leila Padayachi 

Hours of planning, organising, decorating and stressing finally paid off when the red curtains opened on the Grade Eleven Variety Show, "Take it to the streets!" On entering the hall, one felt as if one had been transported - lamp posts, street signs and graffiti-covered boards transformed the ordinary hall into a street right out of the ghettos.

The evening showcased different styles of talent, ranging from hip-hop beats and break-dancing to smooth love songs and poetry. All the brilliant performers were from the Wynberg Campus of Schools and had all been selected by an enthusiastic audition panel. 

Not to be missed were the spunky and energetic girls from "360 Bounce" who opened the show. Then KLM showed what the right music and moves can do for you and songbirds Sibs and Lee impressed the crowd with their stunning voices. The incredible choreographed dancing battle between "Delusion" and “JTZ" was a unique and fun way of show-casing the girls’ considerable talent and left the audience begging for more. And finally the "W.I.M.P Project" showed, once again, that Wynberg really does have the best break-dancers. 

The three MC's - Nikki, Nellie and Pumla - enthusiastically and ener-getically introduced all the acts whilst entertaining the crowds with their humour and style. 

For weeks, all the Grade Eleven's have been working together to present this show, and one can definitely say that all the work paid off as "Take it to the streets 2004" was a huge success!

Romy Shortall

The English Olympiad is a national English competition sponsored by De Beers that draws between 4000 and 5000 entries each year.The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education.

The aims of the English Olympiad are to enrich learners in Grades 10 to 12 with an opportunity to experience the English language and its literature through engaging with the cultural and social issues from the prescribed text in a personal and creative way - this year the theme explored was Shakespeare on Love. We congratulate those candidates from Wynberg who were awarded the following certificates.

Gold Awards – top 100 
Jenna Diamond
Christine Friest

Silver Awards – above 70%
Lucy Eastman 
Somah El Borai 
Lauren Ingram 
Ruschka Issel 
Sheree Lang
Kerry O’Connor 
Jessica Groenewald 

Bronze Awards – above 60%
Ashleigh Badham-Thornhill 
Emma Bryce 
Katherine Green 
Anja Hendricks 
Kate Jennings 
Tara Notcutt 
Britt Springorum 

Merit Awards – pass 50%
Cathy Gill 
Yumna Moosa 
Nicola Wasserfall 

Steve has been working in SA schools for over fourteen years, telling of his own struggle with a twenty year addiction. His aim in presenting his Prevention Programme in schools is to raise awareness about the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse to people who are at the age where drug experimentation is most real and active. His approach was without sugar-coating and girls sat silenced by the reality of what he had to say. 

Wynberg Girls' High has taken a particular stand against such abuse, and presentations such as these support our efforts. Steve’s programme will serve as a base for discussion within Life Skills / Life Orientation lessons, and will help raise awareness and increase our recognition that we are responsible for our choices. As Steve said: "There is no excuse!" We agree. We don't want to become one of the statistics.

Tamlin Wightman

1 September was National Bandana Day, and Wynberg Girls' High participated in a national campaign to increase awareness of leukemia sufferers around the world. To pay tribute to Lindy Anderson's memory and tireless spirit, Wynberg Girls' High received thousands of 2003 black bandanas which, in an amazing operation, were tied together to make the world's largest bandana. 

Wynberg also had a special assembly attended by guests, Ms Suzanne Ackerman ( Pick 'n Pay - the sponsors of the event), Fritha Anderson, mother of Lindy, and Tina Botha (of the Sunflower Fund in South Africa) 

The Wynberg girls were reminded that exactly one year ago, Lindy had stood before them and inspired all of us with her courage in her fight against leukemia. After the assembly, the super bandana was taken to the airport where, in the wind and rain, it was tied around a Boeing!

All of this formed part of a national campaign, where schools, corporations, and celebrities worked together to raise funds for the Sunflower fund. To read more about the Sunflower Fund, their campaigns and the Sunflower heroes go to www.sunflowerfund.co.org 

Mrs Jaaback not only organised and co-ordinated the judges - a mammoth task as these volunteers (parents and teachers) came from across the Peninsula - but was also in charge of catering arrangements, a real nightmare ! However, true to form, the whole thing happened smoothly and on time and Mrs Jaaback is still smiling! 

Wynberg girls once again were well represented and did really well, winning several awards. Full results will be posted in the next newsletter.

At the dinner, the guest speaker, Mrs Pam Blampied, and Mrs Harding both shared some of their most amazing experiences with us. We were also lucky to have two Rotarians attend this special ceremony. We all hope this new year will be one where every goal we set is a goal achieved!

Back: Robyn Mann, Tessa Hitler, 
Lauren Bird, Ghadija Hayat, Jessica Cross
Front: Bronwyn Nussey, Farah Hayes

The third term draws to an end and so does the year for the 2004 Matric learners. The Grade Twelve learners have completed their final Matric practical examination. Examiners from the Department watched the girls go through their exercises and variations on Tuesday 24 August. The morning ran smoothly and now the girls have the ‘angst’ as they wait for their results.

The Grade Twelve ‘African’ dance number was well received at the music concert held at the Baxter Theatre. It gave me great pleasure to see the enjoyment on the girls’ faces. This group was also invited to perform at Wynberg Boys’ High Arts and Culture evening.

Grade Twelve dancers rehearse for the Baxter Music Concert 

Girls in Grades 8 to 11 performed their practical work before South Africa’s former principal ballerina, Phyllis Spira. What an honour it was to have someone of Phyllis’ calibre with us. Her input is invaluable. Thank you, Phyllis.

Mrs Shapiro-Dodds

To all the girls who played squash league matches this term, congratulations on your successful participation. In the matches we lost the important aspect was that you enjoyed the sport and improved your skills.Thank you for your weekly good sportsmanship and enthusiasm. To end a successful season, the top 5 squash players took part in the traditional inter-schools tournament on Saturday 4 September at WPCC. The girls played very well and came second overall, losing narrowly to Herschel. Well done, girls.

HOCKEY

Congratulations to Nicole de Vries who was selected for the Western Province U21 Women’s Hockey team which recently took part in the Inter-provincial tournament in East London.

SWIMMING

Congratulations to Chanelle van Wyk who won 12 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Strand Winter Gala. Chanelle was also awarded the U14 Victrix Ludorum. She has been selected to be part of the South African team to compete in the USA at the World Short- Course Championships. She will also be representing SA at the Junior Commonwealth Games in Australia in November. And what about gold in Beijing 2008????

BADMINTON

Congratulations to Carey Cawood who was recently selected to represent Western Province at the SA U17 Badminton 
Championships. Next stop Beijing 2008???

AIR RIFLE / BISLEY

Kate Giljam has qualified for the second year running for the Western Cape Senior Air Rifle team. Well done, Kate! Beijing 2008, here you come!!!

The bus trip was a lot of fun (as they always are) and as usual we drove Mrs Wilding and Mrs McCallum insane with our endless singing but eventually, at about 4pm, we arrived at Geelbek. We relaxed for the rest of the day and after supper we played board games until our sleepiness took over.

Early on Saturday morning, we left to go to the rocky sea shore, exploring the rock pools and learning about all the animals that live there and in the sand. Afterwards we drove through the park to Posburg where we could climb the rocks and look out over the bay (and for all of you in Grade Eleven, we saw the island used in the film Meeulanders). We learnt about the area and about the snakes that live there. We also saw springbok, gemsbok, kudu, eland, wildebeests and ostriches. 

After a short lunch, we headed back to Geelbek and spent the afternoon lying in the grass, playing cards, attempting handstands and cartwheels, and even having our own Olympic Games. Later on that evening, we lit a braai and gathered around the fire, talking and listening to stories. 

On Sunday, we woke up bright and early and headed for the sand dunes. Along the way, we stopped every so often to see and hear about the medicinal plants. When we got to the dunes, we took off our shoes and basically just "went wild". Soon after we got back to Geelbek, we ate lunch, packed and started our journey home. 

All in all, Geelbek was a wonderful experience, and even though we had no TV to watch the final of the Tri-Nations rugby, we all found other, more interesting, things to do, and enjoyed doing them. Thank you to Mrs Wilding, Mrs McCallum and Mr Lord for giving up your weekend to ensure we had an amazing time.