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pose was to find the top 3 athletes in each age
category for PUMA to sponsor them.
Taine ran the 200 metres in the U/18 category and
went through to the finals. There were 4 heats in
his age group, which was a great achievement
for him, as it was his first official race and he ran
against older competitors.
Congratulations to Laura Wolvaardt, Grade 12,
on being selected once again for the SA U/19
Girls Cricket Team. Her selection to this team
makes it 5 years in a row! Her selection is testi-
mony to her talent, fitness, character and above
all her hard work, resilience and attitude. We are
very proud of you, Laura, this achievement is tru-
ly outstanding! Laura will also be representing
the Proteas Women’s team at the cricket world
cup this year.
Congratualtions Darian Naidoo, Grade 9, who
was selected to represent the U/15 Western
Province Invitational cricket team. He played
in the U/15 Tournament held in Somerset West
early in December 2016. Darian has also been
selected to represent a South African U/15 side
to play in an international tournament in Malaysia
early in April 2017.
We would like to congratulate Jared Schultz,
Grade 12, who has been invited to race in Italy
in the World Superbike series 2017. The team is
based in Rome so he will be traveling back and
forth for all his races in this series. We are very
proud of you, Jared and good luck with all your
upcoming events.
Congratulations to Luka September and Thato
Lucas, both in Grade 9, who will be representing
South Africa in the U15 Rainbow Soccer team
that will be competing in Sweden, July 2017.
Congratulations to Luan Van Heerden, Grade
8, who celebrated great achievements this past
weekend at the Western Province Regional &
club MX race held at Zone 7 on Saturday. Luan,
only 13 years old, competed against adults and
professional riders and still managed to win 2nd
place in the Pro MX Quad Class. He also took 1st
place in the Ninja class.
Congratulations to Emma Wood, (Grade 7), for
being selected to dance for the Cape Junior Bal-
let Company. We know that Emma will be a won-
derful ambassador for the College.
The Cape Junior Ballet Company has been for-
mulated to give dedicated young dancers spe-
cialized training and performance opportunities
in a professional environment. The company
aspires to be one of South Africa’s most versa-
tile and exciting youth dance companies and is
committed to increasing an audience for dance.
The dancers come from dance schools in and
around the Western Cape and have been se-
lected by a prestigious audition panel. They re-
hearse together every Saturday afternoon and
learn a variety of dance styles including classical
and neo-classical ballet, modern dance, contem-
porary dance and African Dance. The company
not only provides young dancers with specialised
training and performing opportunities in a profes-
sional atmosphere, but also facilitates their tran-
sition from classroom to stage.
They perform annually around South Africa and
internationally instilling in audiences the advan-
tage of dance within a community. These danc-
ers learn to develop their own talents and they
are encouraged to use their talent to help those
less fortunate.
OUTREACH
Interact visitation to Du Noon Health Clinic
On 3 February the Interact members went to
the Dunoon Health Clinic to drop off some knit-
ted items and blankets to the ‘Woman and Child
Health Unit’. These items will be distributed to the
mothers and newborn babies in the clinic. Thank
you to everyone who contributed and for the loyal
Interact members for your care.
CRICKET OLD BOYS MATCH
This past weekend the College hosted its annu-
al Old Boys Cricket match. The College 1st XI
played on the WG Grace Oval main field, against
the Old Boys A team. On the B field a combina-
tion of Parklands Staff, 2nd team and U19 fathers
took on the Old Boys B team in a 30-over format
game.
A great day was had by all and although the re-
sults are not important at the end of the day, we
have to mention that both College teams beat the
Old Boys in their respective matches. Better luck
next time.
WATER POLO MATCH - U15 BOYS
Last Friday the U15 Boys’ Water Polo Team en-
joyed a confident home victory against Reddam
House Sea Point. The U15’s produced a final
score of 6-4. Congratulations to our goal scorers:
Ashton Heere, Oliver Nesbitt, Luka September,
Gianluca Gironi and Zander Venter.
Player of the Match was awarded to Brogan Bar-
rett for both his solid performance in the goals,
and accurately placed, goal-assisting passes.
The team is to be applauded as a whole for this
excellent result. Well done, boys, and keep up
the good work!
Congratulations to Olivia Bastick (Grade 9) who
also competed in the Jack Currie Championships
last weekend. She achieved a gold medal in her
age group for 100m- and 200m-Breastroke, as
well as a bronze medal for 200m Individual Med-
ley.