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Pretoria Girls High had a busy social calendar in May 2019.
A small group of very excited PHSG girls and teachers attended the annual Girls’ Schools’ Festival held during 1-4 May. The festival was hosted Paarl Girls’ High and La Rochelle Girls’ High.
First teams in many disciplines competed for best in South Africa’s state schools. As one can imagine, the competition was fierce. The star of the group proved to be Kelebogile Ratsoana, who emerged victorious as Best Senior Speaker of the Festival!
On 6 May, everyone gathered in the pool enclosure to watch the teachers show some school spirit: they strutted, galloped and leaped around the pool area in PHSG branded gear, flourishing green pom-poms.Two assistants amazed the girls and teachers alike with a world-class Hip-hop sequence. Finally the beautifully clad cheerleaders taught the school a few new cheers.
On 9 May, the school gathered in front of the main building to celebrate the birthday of the school’s principal, Mrs Erasmus. As she walked through the Formal Gardens, each prefect handed her an iris until she had a small bouquet. The marimba band played Happy Birthday and the entire school sang along. It was a joyous occasion for all involved.
On 10 May, the PHSG Performing Arts learners treated guests to a spectacular show of talent at the Mother’s Day Concert. The concert opened with Mr Iliev playing the piano and a slideshow of girls with their mothers in the background. It really set the scene for the night.
The PHSG Rock Band made their debut playing ‘Just the way you are’ by Bruno Mars and ‘She will be loved’ by Maroon 5.
It was memorable to see so many girls performing in the guitar ensembles. For the first-time ever, the orchestra accompanied the graceful and elegant ballet dancers, who floated and shimmered across the stage.
The trusty Marimba Band, choirs and the various Orchestral Ensembles built up to the climax, ‘The Best of Queen Medley’ with many mothers humming along.
On Monday 13 May, the German Matric class of 2018 was invited back for a special assembly to be presented with their DSD Certificates.
The Deutsches Sprachdiplom (German Language Diploma) is an external international examination written by our Matrics at the end of every year. Upon receiving these DSD Certificates, our learners’ proficiency in German is internationally recognised and opens many new doors for them in their future travels, studies and careers.
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