2008 Press Releases

Bergvliet High wins interschools speaking competition

On Wednesday 6 August Bergvliet High won the South African Council of English Education (S.A.C.E.E.) forum discussion shield. This is an interschools speaking competition in which each team must speak for 10 minutes on a topic. They only had 10 minutes to prepare. Catherine Kruger also won best chairperson.

Back: Emily Vermeulen, Marche Arends
Front: Keenan Hendrickse, Catherine Kruger and Brigit Sgede

2008-08-17

First in the country!

Caryn Hobbs from Bergvliet High was invited to the National Science Olympiad Youth Week in Pretoria earlier this month because of her outstanding results achieved during the National Science Olympiad.

The National Science Olympiad is a curriculum-based general knowledge science and technology competition that is targeted at Grade 10–12 learners and is open to all learners in South Africa as well as the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

At this prestigious event Caryn was awarded first place in South Africa in Grade 11 Biology.

2008-07-15

Bergvliet learners come out tops

WINNERS OF THE 2008 DE BEERS ENGLISH OLYMPIAD ANNOUNCED
The Grahamstown Foundation has announced the top 100 De Beers English Olympiad winners at an official prize giving ceremony held in Grahamstown on 10 July.

The De Beers English Olympiad is a national English competition that attracts more than 5000 entries each year. The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).

The 2008 candidates between grades 10 and 12 from South Africa and neighbouring states sat a three-hour long examination in March.

The theme this year was ‘The Law on stage’, using an anthology made up of extracts from three plays and one television script, the focus being on drama. The anthology, entitled “Court in the Act”, was compiled by SACEE.

In 1976 Eastern Cape branch of SACEE implemented the first English Olympiad. The
competition was open only to candidates in the Eastern Cape and drew 119 entrants, with a first prize of R50. In 1977 the English Olympiad was opened to the whole of the Cape Province and by 1978 it went national. De Beers came on board as the main sponsor in 1985.“De Beers is proud of its long association with the English Olympiad,” says Tracey Peterson, De Beers’ Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist in South Africa. “There is no better investment than in young people because they shine a light showing us to a brighter future.”

The aim of the Olympiad is to enrich learners through the study of English and to encourage
critical thinking and creative writing.“One of the aims of the Olympiad is to create a learning experience which will enhance the candidates’ ability to work alone and with their peers. We want candidates to think for themselves and push boundaries to produce something both relevant and unexpected. If we are achieving this, then the project remains worthwhile.” – Andrew Renard, Chief Examiner of the De Beers English Olympiad.

Prizes awarded in rank order are as follows:
a. The top three candidates are treated to a literary tour of the United Kingdom in December
2008
b. The top 15 candidates are invited to attend the National Schools Festival in
Grahamstown free of charge. The De Beers English Olympiad prize-giving ceremony is
held during this Festival, and the top 100 winners is announced in order
c. Learners who are ranked between the fourth and 20th positions will receive cash prizes
or book vouchers
d. The Top 50 candidates receive free-tuition scholarships for their first year of study at
Rhodes University immediately upon successful completion of the matriculation
examinations and subject to the university’s entry requirements, and
e. All candidates who complete the paper will receive certificates indicating a classified
evaluation.

2008 De Beers Top 20 Rank Order

2008-07-11

BERGVLIET HIGH LEARNERS TAKE TOP 4 PLACES FOR MUSIC IN MATRIC

Pictured here are the four learners from Bergvliet High School who achieved the top 4 places for music in the EMDC.
Odile Lesch 1st place violin, Kim Raad 2nd place clarinet and 2nd place saxophone in the whole of Cape Town, Heather Wood 3rd place piano and Andrea Lambert 4th place Double Bass.

2008-01-29

BERGVLIET HIGH SCHOOL TOPS MUSIC RESULTS

Bergvliet High matric learners achieved excellent results once again with four learners from Bergvliet High School achieving the top 4 places for music in the EMDC.
“These learners have been leading lights in the Music Department,” says Verity le Grange, Head of Music at BHS. “They are fine examples of the calibre of learners in the vibrant Music Department at Bergvliet.”

2008-01-29