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Bridal 'Wear' and 'Ware' at Rio
The 21st and 22nd February featured a full programme of Bridal 'Wear'
and 'Ware' at the Rio Hotel Casino Convention Resort.
Amongst the designers were José and Anél from Anha-K; Annalida &
Frelette from Jean Nalida and Arno from Fair L'amour others at the
Bridal show were Samantha from Papillon who's dress are only for hire.
Jewellery, Floral arrangements and 'bridal pamper' exhibitions as well
as a wide range of 'bridal reception' tableware were on show.
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Name: Tebogo 'Alfred' Moseki
Birthday: 17 March
Star Sign: Pisces
Occupation: Orkney Golf Course Pro-Shop Manager
When I look into the mirror every morning I think: I am very lucky to be
alive!
My favourite people in the world are: My Mom and Trevor Immelman
My favourite quote is: 'KFC'
People accidentally stumbling and falling makes me laugh.
The greatest lesson life has taught me so far is: ‘Make the right
decisions at the right time'
I'll do almost anything to save someone's life.
When I get stressed I am most likely to throw anything noisy out the
window.
I want my tombstone to read:
I lived my life to the fullest.
I wouldn't mind being stuck in an elevator with: Maria Sharapovah
In three words I am: Funny, hardworking and polite.
If I had a million rand to spend I would: Pay my debts; buy a house;
start a 'development foundation' for golf in the North West; give some
to charity and invest any money that is left.
I live in Klerksdorp because: It's the best place to be in the North
West
The first thing I would save from a house fire is: My ipod
My nickname is: Alfie or Tedza
I love my job because: I work with people all day long and I am mostly
outdoors.
LIFE AND TIMES WITH COLLIN
Render unto Caesar . . .
Last week I mentioned income tax in the article styled: 'We are all
Keynesians now'. Income tax has been around for a long time. Everyone
has heard the one-liner: 'born-free and taxed to death'. Everyone also
knows: 'Render unto Caesar . . .' Actually the correct version is to be
found in the bible (matt. 22:21) and goes: 'Render (give) unto Caesar
what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.' The text refers inter-alia
to the payment of taxes and the obligation on citizens to pay taxes to
the authorities. The word tax stems from the Latin word taxure, meaning
to censure or to charge.
The earliest forms of taxation lacked two fundamental elements of an
efficient taxation system ie. precision and certainty. They were also
lacking in that they were not based on the principle of net increase.
Taxes were levied on such things as social status, ownership of slaves,
tithing or the offering of firstfruits.
Income fits the requirement rather well. For the system to work all that
is needed is a money economy and honest citizens who declare what they
have earned. The first aspect is easy, wherever there is money in
circulation it can be said there is a money economy. The latter is where
the issue lay and is euphemistically referred to as tax morality. I will
chat more about this later.
The first country to sanction a general tax on income was Great Britain.
Wars don't only cost lives, they also cost money. In 1799, to enable
England to finance the Napoleonic Wars, a tax of two shillings in the
pound, on all income above 200 pounds was charged. There were lower
taxes for lower income. On the war ending in 1815 the tax stopped.
However the seeds had been sown, and in 1842 the prime minister Sir
Robert Peel revived the system of income tax. This time to avoid budget
deficits. As an aside, the famous London Bobby (policeman) is named
after Sir Robert Peel, with the informal version of Robert, being Bobby.
Subsequent British governments, found that they could not suspend the
tax on income as they were being confronted with steadily rising
expenditures. Listening to Trevor Manual last week, I see that nothing
much has changed from those early days. Some fancy jargon found its way
into the British parliaments of the day; with taxation seen as a social
fiscal instrument. I don't know what it means, possibly that it's
beneficial to pay taxes.
Similarly in the United States income tax was introduced in 1862 to fund
the Civil War.
Most countries around the world have an income tax system in one form or
another, codified into law, which makes it obligatory for citizens to
pay tax on income earned. Differing tax regimes make it very difficult
to make meaningful comparisons of tax rates in various countries.
No matter how Trevor Manual tries to 'sex-up' his annual budget
presentation to parliament, income tax has always and will always be a
grudge payment something that we don't like doing, but we must do. No
country runs on fresh air - road and rail networks; education and
hospital services. These all have to be funded from 'somewhere'. Part of
that 'somewhere' is sourced from income tax. Aphoristically speaking, in
exchange for this 'donation' to the state, we as citizens are entitled
to expect that we will be looked after. Somewhere, in the grand scheme
of things, I can safely assume that the pothole in front of my house
will eventually be repaired.
One of the basic canons of a tax system is that it must be fair. Fair in
the sense that taxpayers must not pay income tax beyond what is
reasonable for them to pay. Left to our own devices however, we, due to
our nature, would no doubt pay as little as possible. Something like
schoolboys marking their own exam papers. Chaos would ensue. To prevent
this unhappy state of events, it gets decided for us how much we should
pay. The person responsible for this onerous task is the minister of
finance. And just to make sure that everyone understands exactly what is
required, there is a piece of legislation known as the Income Tax Act in
place to guide us. It is an instruction manual that assists taxpayers in
making sure that they don't underestimate their income or overstate
their expenses. This is where tax morality comes in. Remember, 'Render
unto Caesar . . . '
This brings me to two aspects of taxation that require some
clarification tax avoidance and tax evasion. There is an important
distinction between the two. Tax avoidance usually denotes that the
taxpayer has arranged his affairs in such a manner that he is only
required to pay the tax that he is legally required to. So for example I
am perfectly within my rights to maintain a capital balance in my
savings account that will allow me the maximum interest exemption.
Tax evasion, on the other hand, refers to those actions by taxpayers
which are deliberately undertaken by taxpayers to free themselves from
paying tax on the income that they earn. A typical example is not
declaring income from employment. This type of activity is illegal and
will be prosecuted by the authorities.
Often the dividing line between the two is very thin. Not too dissimilar
to discerning the difference between love and lust.
Arguably one of the most publicised tax evasion cases was that of Al
Capone the Chicago racketeer. The authorities could not successfully
convict Capone for bootlegging during the Prohibition Era. Prohibition
Bureau agent Eliot Ness realized that trying to convict Capone on
bootlegging charges was going to prove difficult, so he and his team
devised a plan to take Capone down on tax evasion charges. This they
succeeded in doing, and in 1931 Capone was sentenced to eleven years
imprisonment. This effectively sounded the death-knell for Capone and
his empire. Capone died in 1947 of syphilis. The moral of the story is:
don't screw with the taxman.
The schemes and scams that people get up to, to evade tax, are legion
and fall out side the scope of this article. Possibly it's well to
remember that caveat of the famous moral philosopher Immanuel Kant,
whose categorical imperative is: 'don't steal'. It's not: 'If you don't
want to go to jail, don't steal'.
Chat again next week.
A Casual Celebration
Casual Day exceeded all expectations by raising over R15 million for
persons with disabilities in the 2008 campaign.This amount was the
result of every R10 donation made by South Africans country wide that
wore a Casual Day sticker on 5 September last year.The amount was made
public and celebrated at the Casual Day Show and Tell function hosted
across South Africa.
The funds will be distributed to the following 6 national beneficiaries:
• The National Council for Persons with Physical
Disabilities in SA
• SA Federation for Mental Health
• DPSA
• Deaf Federation of SA (Deafsa)
• Epilepsy SA
• SA National Council for the Blind
“All proceeds will be distributed during the month of February. These
funds will be used to provide additional resources, assist with daily
operations and ongoing maintenance of more than 400 local NGO's
affiliated to the 6 National Beneficiaries of the project. Thank you to
all South Africans' for your generosity and support. Your contributions
have managed to ease the challenges faced by individuals living with
disabilities,”
Here are just a few examples of how the Casual Day funds are used by the
beneficiaries:
• Phatlaphadima Special School in Polokwane
bought uniforms for 6 of their needy children.
• APD Ermelo used it to repair their workshop's
Kombi.
• Avalon association says: “It simply helped us to
keep our in Kensington doors open!”
• Astra School in Cape Town bought therapy
Equipment.
• Botlokwa Disable centre in Limpopo started
a vegetable garden.
• Pretoria School used their Casual Day money to
buy assistive devices.
• Zululand Mental Health society used it to fund their
service delivery to the poor.
• Quimi homes bought a much needed freezer for
their new home for intellectually disabled people in
Raytan and
• APD Atteridgeville used it to provide meals to their clients.
. . . and these are just a few of a very long list that you can find on
our website.
In 2009 Casual Day will be kicking of with a new theme sporty / s,
challenging South Africans to “join the team” and to make that small R10
donation to make a difference.
Do the right thing and make sure that YOU wear your Casual Day sticker
on Friday, 4 September.
The Rio Casino Staff
Teambuilding Day
The Rio Casino had a staff teambuilding drive on20 February where an
estimated two hundred children were treated to endless food, fun and
fantasy as part of their community project. There were jumping castles,
Giant tennis balls, face painting, gourmet hotdogs and an endless flow
of cool drink to be had before the highlight of the day. One hundred
Djembe drums sounded the echo's of our heartbeats over the hills of
Matlosana as the children experienced an amazing hands on drumming
session orchestrated by African Drumming from Johannesburg.
World
Renowned Cardiovascular Researcher Visits HART
The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), one of the new niche
areas of the NWU, recently welcomed their first international visitor on
the Potchefstroom Campus. Members of staff of HART met Prof. Luc van
Bortel on previous congresses and decided to invite him to South Africa.
Prof. van Bortel is a world renowned international researcher in the
field of arterial rigidity and has presented a workshop on arterial
structure and function, which was attended by several members of staff
from the faculty of health sciences. According to Prof. Alta Schutte,
leader of the HART project, Prof. van Bortel has indicated that he
wishes to assist the niche area with projects and further research in
future.
Photo from left to right: Dr. Rudolph Schutte, Mr. Ruan Kruger, Prof.
Hugo Huisman, Ms. Carla Fourie, Profs. Schutte, Van Bortel, Leoné Malan,
Nico Malan, Ms. Lisa van Lill, Dr. Szabolcs Peter, Ms. Lanthe Palmer and
Prof. Johannes van Rooyen.
NORTH WEST READY
FOR CONFEDERATIONS CUP
North West Premier, Edna Molewa says the North West is ready to host the
Confederations Cup June. The Premier made this statement today ahead of
the visit to the Royal Bafokeng Stadium (Rustenburg) by the FIFA
inspection team which takes place tomorrow.
Molewa personally visited Royal Bafokeng Stadium last week to see for
herself the progress registered with regard to the upgrading of the
Stadium in line with FIFA requirements. “I am satisfied that as a
province and Rustenburg, we are on course and ready to deliver on out
pledge to stage the best soccer World Cup ever”, said Molewa.
The stadium is currently being upgraded from a 39 000 seater to a 45 000
seater. The provincial government is confident that after the visit, the
FIFA inspection team will declare that Rustenburg is ready to host both
the Confederations Cup and the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
The provincial government recognizes that despite the progress
registered thus far, more work still needs to be done.
For the Confederations Cup, Royal Bafokeng Stadium will host the
following crucial games:
• 14 June 2009 : New
Zealand vs Spain
• 17 June 2009 : South
Africa vs New Zealand
• 21 June 2009 : Egypt vs
USA
The provincial government reiterates its call to the people of the North
West to support the provincial effort to stage a successful tournament.
MEC
YAWA CALLS FOR CO-OPERATION FROM SAMWU MEMBERS
The North West MEC for Developmental Local Government and Housing,
Howard Yawa, has pleaded with the members of South African Municipal
Workers Union (SAMWU) at Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, to
exercise discipline and to cooperate with the independent team of
experts and state agencies appointed to investigate allegations of
corruption, fraud and financial irregularities at the municipality.
MEC Yawa who received a memorandum from SAMWU, on behalf of the North
West Premier, Edna Molewa, also appealed to the workers to resume work
on Monday in order to render services to communities.
The workers have been on strike for the past few weeks, following the
suspension of the Municipal Manager, Tshepiso Ramphele, who was later
dismissed following a council resolution.
Through the memorandum, they demand that the Executive Mayor Temba
Gwabeni and the acting Municipal Manager, Portia Semenya, be suspended,
pending the outcome of the investigation.
They also demand that officials who have been suspended, be reinstated
with immediate effect.
Sentrum vir BWI se risikobestuursprogramme is wêreldklas
Twee wêreldwye professionele risikobestuursliggame het pas
internasionale erkenning gegee aan die BSc honneursprogram in
kwantitatiewe risikobestuur van die Sentrum vir bedryfswiskunde en
informatika (BWI) aan die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit.
Dit is slegs die derde program in die wêreld om dié status te kry.
Die liggame is die Professional Risk Manager's International Association
(PRMIA) asook die Enterprise Risk Management Institute International (ERM-II).
Die direkteur van die Sentrum vir BWI, prof. Riaan de Jongh, sal
voortaan die aktuariële vereniging van Suid-Afrika op die ERM Global
Syllabus Committee verteenwoordig.
PRMIA (kyk http://www.prmia.org/) het dié BSc honneursprogram vir vlakke
I en II van hul PRM-sertifiseringsprogram geakkrediteer. Die ander twee
risikoprogramme, by die University of Reading in die Verenigde Koninkryk
en die MacQuarie University in Australië, het soortgelyke status ontvang
vir hul meestersprogramme in onderskeidelik risikobestuur en toegepaste
finansies. Die professionele risikobestuur-sertifikaatprogram is die
wêreldstandaard vir die wêreld se top finansiëlerisiko-beroepslui.
Geëndosseer deur toonaangewende bedryfs- en toonaangewende
graadprogramme, trek dit kandidate uit meer lande as enige ander program
vir risikobestuurders.
ERM-II (kyk http:/www.ermii.org/) is in die lewe geroep deur ʼn
internasionale groep universiteite, hoofsaaklik van die VSA, met ʼn fokus
op onderwys, navorsing en opleiding binne ʼn ondernemingswye
risikobestuur konsepsuele raamwerk. ERM-II voorsien in die behoeftes en
uitdagings van toekomstige risiko-beroepslui en
ondernemingsrisiko-bestuurders en is veral op die aktuariële professie
gerig. Talle aktuariële verenigings in die VSA en Australië ondersteun
die aktiwiteite van ERM-II.
Om akkreditering te verwerf, het beide organisasies (PRMIA en ERM-II)
die gehalte beoordeel van die Sentrum vir BWI se
risikonavorsingsprogramme, die gehalte van die
risiko-opleidingsprogramme, die gehalte van personeel wat hierdie
programme aanbied en die samewerking met die finansiële bedryf.
Prof. De Jongh is deur die president van die Actuarial Society of South
Africa (ASSA), mnr. Garth Griffin, versoek om dié vereniging op die
Global ERM Syllabus Committee van die International Association of
Actuaries te verteenwoordig. Wêreldwyd raak aktuarisse toenemend
betrokke by ondernemingswye risikobestuur, en die doelwitte van die
ERM-sillabus is om standaarde en inhoud vir ʼn spesialiskwalifikasie in
risikobestuur vir aktuarisse saam te stel. Dit dien as riglyn vir die
aktuariële verenigings wêreldwyd.
Volgens De Jongh is die akkreditering by PRMIA en ERM-II, asook die
erkenning deur ASSA, 'n duidelike bewys dat die
risikobestuurs-opleidingsprogram van die Sentrum vir BWI en die
Noordwes-Universiteit die beste in Suid-Afrika is en op gelyke vlak met
die beste in die wêreld is. “Dit sou nie moontlik gewees het sonder die
ondersteuning van personeel van besondere gehalte van die vakgroepe
statistiek, ekonomie, rekeningkunde, wiskunde en rekenaarswetenskap en
die NWU-bestuur nie.”
Ander internasionale ondernemings van die Sentrum vir BWI sluit in die
bemarking van die stelsels, UltimateAlpha (ontwikkel deur prof. Dawie de
Jongh) en AutoGann (ontwikkel deur prof. André de Waal en dr. Tiny du
Toit) aan finansiële instellings in die Verenigde Koninkryk. Ultimate
Alpha verdien tans 'n inkomste van meer as R1 miljoen per jaar in die
plaaslike mark. Prof. Machiel Kruger (hoof van die SAS RiskLab) besoek
Europa dikwels om kursusse in SAS RiskDimensions, ʼn SAS-produk, aan te
bied. ʼn Meestersgraadstudent, Eddie King, het onlangs sy
nywerheidsgerigte navorsingsprojek by Barclays in Londen voltooi. Mnr.
Ian Wilson van Barclays (Group Credit Risk) het Eddie geloof as die
beste meestersgraadstudent met wie hy ooit saamgewerk het.
De Jongh sê Absa ondersteun die afgelope elf jaar steeds dié program
deur hulle operasionele ondersteuningstoekenning, ʼn beursprogram om tien
MSc-BWI-studente jaarliks te lewer en om ʼn toegepaste
risikonavorsingsprogram in stand te hou.
Die SAS Instituut het ook ʼn RiskLab by die Sentrum vir BWI op die been
gebring. Die meeste programmeringstake van studente word in die SAS-sagteware
uitgevoer wat die markwaarde van studente verhoog, aangesien SAS-oplossings
wyd in die finansiëledienste-bedryf gebruik word.
Vir meer inligting aangaande BWI studies in risikobestuur, finansiële
wiskunde, data-ontginning en aktuariële wetenskap, kontak Adele du
Plessis by 018 299 2581 of Adele.duPlessis@nwu.ac.za.
Dance-namic Studio danser presteer by Noord Wes Semi Final
Saterdag 21 Februarie 2009 het 8 danser van Dance-namic Studios
deelgeneem aan die Beyond 2000 North West Semi-Finals te Potchefstroom.
Dansers het in 19 verskillende kategorie deelgeneem as solo optredes
sowel as groep optredes
Dansers het soos volg gekwalifiseer:
Frankie Bosman (11 - 12) Jazz-, Open- en Character solo
Rianca de Clerk (8 - 10) Character- en Open solo
Marese Kriel (8 - 10) Character solo
Onalenna Seleke (13 - 15) Jazz- en Open solo
Amey Smit (5 - 7) Jazz- en Character solo
Marika Smit (13 - 15) Jazz-, Hip Hop-, Open - en lyrical solo
Clarissa van Vuuren (5 - 7) Open solo
DS Mixed group (13 - 15: Lede van groep: Frankie Bosman, Onalenna Seleke,
Amey Smit, Marika Smit, Salome Smit) Open en Jazz small group
DS Big group (8 - 10: Lede van groep: Frankie Bosman, Rianca de Clerk,
Marese Kriel, Onalenna Seleke, Chante Lombard, Amey Smit, Marika Smit,
Clarissa van Vuuren) Jazz en Character small group
Danser dring nou deur na die Suid Afrikanse Kampioenskappe te Rustenburg
wat plaasvind vanaf 18 - 26 April 2009
OUD-SCHOONIE HOU NAAM HOOG
Carel Greeff, kranige rugbyspeler en oudleerder van Schoonspruit
Hoërskool het daarin geslaag om rugbyroem te verwerf met sy onlangse
insluiting by die 0/19 Suid-Afrikaanse Springbokspan. Hierdie nuwe
Springbokkie het menige wedstryd die wa deur die drif vir Schoonspruit
se eerste rugbyspan getrek verlede jaar met sy ongelooflike talent en
deursettingsvermoë. Baie geluk aan Carel van die skool se kant en doe zo
voort!
Testing the F.L.A.G.
Breakfast at Rio
A scrumptious breakfast spread fit for a queen was on the menu at the
Peermont Metcourt Hotel the new addition of the Rio Hotel Convention
Resort on 25 February where secretaries and staff from various companies
were invited to attend. This breakfast served as an appetizer for future
business ventures at the Hotel. Flag Restaurant provided everyone with
high standard of excellence. Our very own Peermont Metcourt Hotel will
be opening on the 6th March, and bookings can already be made direct or
log on to their web site for further info.
World class technology dawns in South Africa
The Northwest Cricket Association (NWCA) reached new frontiers in the
cricket technology scene with the arrival of their visual training
system from the United Kingdom. The NWCA is the first in South Africa to
acquire this technology and will be applying it in coaching practices
throughout the province.
This substantial aid in cricket coaching was bought from PitchVision, a
UK-based company. This company specializes in the development and
production of cricket-movement technology through the development of
sensory mats that capture data and delivers a graphical analysis of the
bowler delivery process, as well as the batsman response.
Designed for all levels of cricketers, it allows bowlers to play against
software-simulated batsman and vice-versa.
Furthermore, providing an instant analysis of the player's performance,
all information will be available on the internet where players can
access their statistics at all times. Integrating sensor technology and
mobile phones, access to this information can also be obtained through
any player's mobile handset.
This cutting edge product was formally launched globally on February,
9th and soon after landed in South Africa at the Senwes Park grounds.
According to Jacques Faul, CEO of NWCA, “Technology will provide some
sort of an edge in a very competitive environment. We are very excited
to partner MiSport in South Africa.”
Richard Welch, CEO of MiSport, developers of this product, will be
residing in Potchefstroom for a few days to get the product up and
running at the Senwes Park Stadium. “NWCA has a clear vision for making
Senwes Park a world hub for coaching and you only need to look around to
see what a world class facility this is becoming. In that sense they are
a natural performer for us in South Africa and we are delighted to be a
partner to that vision,” said Welch about their newfound relationship
with NWCA.
Discussions around further utilization and distribution of this
technology in South African cricket have already begun and this product
is looking to become a national entity.
SCHOONSPRUIT 22 GOUE MEDALJES, 14 SILWER EN 36 BRONS MEDALJES
Die Schoonies het hul man gestaan op die baan én veld tydens die
afgelope interhoër atletiekbyeenkoms te Oppenheimer stadion. Puik
uitslae getuig daarvan: Anaïs Kasselman wen die 100m meisies 0/16 sowel
as die 200m; Werner Scholtz hardloop sy teenstanders in die stof by die
seuns 0/16 100m, 200m en 400m; Ridwane Didloff seil onder sy kompetisie
uit by die 200m seuns 0/15; Estian Fourie wen oortuigend by die seuns
0/15 400m, 800m; Leon van Wyk hardloop eerste oor die wenstreep by die
seuns 0/16 800m, Anneke Jansen van Vuuren wen die meisies 0/14 1500m met
uithouvermoë en hart; Jacques van Staden seil oor die 110m hekkies by
die seuns 0/16, Verné Louw hardloop almal in die stof by die 300m
hekkies meisies 0/15 en wen ook die spiesgooi; CH Coetzee doen dieselfde
by die seuns 0/16 400m hekkies; Johan du Plessis wen die seuns 0/16
hoogspring; Vicky Visagie doen dieselfde by die meisies 0/19 hoogspring
waarna sy weer op die paviljoen rondspring as dirigent; Cheslin Jantjies
spring die seuns 0/19 in die stof by die verspringput sowel as sy
driesprongitem; Cheryldene van der Merwe wen die meisies 0/15 gewigstoot
oortuigend met 'n afstand van 09.68m; Elrica Rushmere maak ook so in die
meisies 0/17 gewigstoot; Heinrich Combrinck wys hy't bene van staal deur
die 3km stap seuns 0/17 te wen en die seuns 0/16 aflosspan wen met 'n
tyd van 44.90. Estian Fourie het as uiteindelike wenner uit die stryd
getree met beste baanatleet van seuns 0/15 vir die dag en Anaïs
Kasselman beste baanatleet van die dogters 0/16. Baie geluk aan hierdie
Schoonies en aan elke atleet wat so hard geoefen het en steeds elke
middag swoeg en sweet: julle is die trots van die skool!
“BESTE UITSLAE IN DIE LAND”
Tydens 'n besoek van me C Koekemoer, vakadviseur vir Toerisme, het sy
mev. Yolandé Heymans, KHS se Toerisme-onderwyser kom gelukwens met die
beste Toerisme-uitslae in die land. Mev. Heymans se leerlinge het 'n
gemiddeld van 74,5% behaal.
“Landwyd is die persentasie onderskeiding in Toerisme ongeveer 1%,
terwyl 42% van mev. Heymans se leerlinge onderskeidings behaal het. Sy
verstaan die sillabus werklik”, sê mev. Koekemoer.
Wat veral vir me Koekemoer opval, is dat hierdie die eerste eksamen oor
die nuwe sillabus is. “Mev. Heymans moes werklik baie insit om dit onder
die knie te kry”.
Mev. Heymans het ook verlede jaar die jaarlikse internasionale “Travel
and Tourism” kompetisie die derde keer gewen. Sy het ook al die
toekenning “Teacher of the Year” ontvang.
GROOT SPORTDAG BY
SCHOONSPRUIT
Dit is byna weer tyd vir die jaarlikse USN-sportdag by Hoërskool
Schoonspruit.
Dit vind hierdie jaar op 4 Maart plaas en beloof om 'n onvergeetlike dag
vol aksie, opwinding en goeie spansport op te lewer.
Moet dit nie misloop nie!
Klerksdorp Skole Inter 2009 Gees Kook Behoorlik!
Vanjaar is die tweede jaar wat die Inter tussen die Klerksdorp skole
weer terug is. Die byeenkoms het op 17 en 18 Februarie by die
Oppenheimer Stadion plaas gevind. Die Inter word vanaf verlede jaar as
'n vriendskaplike byeenkoms hanteer eerder as 'n kompeterende stryd wat
vir baie ongelukkighede gesorg het. Dit is vir die skole egter baie
belangriker om hierdie mooi gees wat tans tussen die skole heers te
koester. Dit is ook waarom daar nie wenners op sport of gees gebied
aangekondig te word nie, alhoewel uitstaande prestasies wel beloon word.
Die gees op die paviljoen en op die baan het behoorlik gekook. Die
atlete het ook die een rekord op die ander rekord gebreek. Atletiek het
definitief op die twee dae geseëvier.
Die junior Victrix ludorum is Liezl Hechter van Hoërskool Wesvalia wat
puik presteer het in die 100m, 200m en 400m vir dogter o/15. Die junior
victor ludorum is Christo Krause ook van Hoërskool Wesvalia wat
uitstekend presteer het in hoogspring, driesprong en verspring vir seuns
o/15. Die senior Victrix ludorum is Marion-Ann Duvenhage van Klerksdorp
Hoërskool wat baie goed presteer het in die 100m hekkies, 400m hekkies
en 200m vir dogters o/17. Jacques van Staden van Hoërskool Schoonspruit
is aangewys as die senior victor ludorum van die byeenkoms wat homself
bewys het in die 110m hekkies, 100m en 200m vir seuns o/16.
Die volgende atlete is aangewys as die beste baan of veld atlete vir die
verskeie ouderdomsgroepe:Beste o/14 dogters baanatleet: Hermione Kruger
(Hoërskool Wesvalia)
Beste o/14 seuns baanatleet: Willem Cloete (Hoërskool Wesvalia)
Beste o/14 dogters veldatleet: Shirene de Villiers (Klerksdorp Hoërskool)
Beste o/14 seuns veldatleet: Benri Marias (Klerksdorp Hoërskool)
Beste o/15 dogters baanatleet: Liezl Hechter (Hoërskool Wesvalia)
Beste o/15 seuns baanatleet:
Beste o/15 dogters veldatleet: Jolene Koch (Hoërskool Wesvalia)
Beste o/15 seuns veldatleet: Christo Krause (Hoërskool Wesvalia)
Beste o/16 dogters baanatleet: Anais Kasselman (Schoonspruit Hoërskool)
Beste o/16 seuns baanatleet: Jacques van Staden (Schoonspruit Hoërskool)
Beste o/16 dogters veldatleet: Michelle Lots (Klerksdorp Hoërskool)
Beste o/16 seuns veldatleet: Ryno Pienaar (Klerksdorp Hoërskool)
KHS-ATLETE PRESTEER
UITSTEKEND
Na 'n uiters suksesvolle plaaslike inter-atletiekbyeenkoms sien KHS uit
'n hoogs suksesvolle atletiekseisoen verder vanjaar waarin die skool
onder meer aan die Super Inter by Ruimsig gaan deelneem. KHS-atlete het
naamlik 67 goue medaljes, 69 silwer en 41 brons medaljes by die
plaaslike inter op die Harry Oppenheimer Stadion verower.
Daarbenewens is Marion-Ann Duvenhage gekroon as die Senior Victrix
Ludorum, Shirene de Villiers (verspring 811 punte) as die beste O/14
meisies-veldatleet, Benri Marais (verspring 887 punte) as die beste O/14
seuns-veldatleet, Michelle Lotz (hoogspring 810 punte) as die beste O/16
meisies-veldatleet, Ryno Pienaar (hoogspring 897 punte) as die beste
O/16 seuns-veldatleet, Marion-Ann Duvenhage (hekkies 864 punte) as die
beste O/17 meisies-veldatleet, Sharon Pattinson (100m 622 punte) as die
beste O/19 meisies-baanatleet, Tazmin Brits (spiesgooi 1033 punte) as
die beste O/19 meisies-veldatleet en Steyn Kriel as die beste O/19
seunsatleet op sowel die baan (100m 792 punte) as die veld (spiesgooi
885 punte). Gerhard Labuschagne van KHS is ook aangewys as die beste
seunsdirigent by die Inter.
Tazmin Brits het nie net 3 goue medaljes verwerf nie, maar ook 'n
skitterende rekord in die spiesgooi opgestel. Volgens haar afrigter, mnr.
Willem Geyer, het die wind beslis die spiesgooi-atlete sleg beïnvloed en
kon Tazmin maklik by 58 meter gegooi het as toestande ideaal was.
Nogtans het KHS se spiesgooiers op dié dag 16 medaljes verower.
In die nuwe nommer, hamergooi, wat maar sedert 2008 op die inter-program
is, het KHS-atlete 12 medaljes verower waar Japie Olivier (s/19), Marnus
Senekal (s/17), Herman Fourie (s/16), Sias Koen (s/15) en Ettienne
Grobler (s/14) almal hamergooi-rekords verbeter het.
Hellouise Erasmus, Marion-Ann Duvenhage, Tazmin Brits, Benri Marais en
Rizaan Olivier het elkeen drie goue medaljes verower. Zané Smit, Sharon
Pattinson, Steyn Kriel, Lanél J van Vuuren, Veronique Scheepers en
Johndré Denner het elke twee goue medaljes verower. Ook Andrea Strauss
het twee goues verower en daarby haar 400m hekkies in 'n nuwe rekordtyd
afgelê. Schani Moore bring vir KHS 'n agste nuwe rekord huis toe in die
driesprong.
SCHOONSPRUIT HET DIE
G-E-E-S!!!
Met die afgelope Interhoër op 18 Februarie het Schoonspruit Hoërskool
bewys dat hulle enige skool kan aanvat: nie net op die atletiekbaan nie,
maar ook op die paviljoen. Die Schoonies het heeldag goed vertoon onder
leiding van hul geeskomitee met Me. Alicia Olivier, wat baanbrekerswerk
gedoen het onder die leerders, sowel as die toegewyde dirigente wat
heeldag op dromme gestaan en sing het.
Met hul groen hempies het Schoonspruit uitgestaan op die paviljoen en
met hul gesingery tot laatmiddag weereens gewys dat dit lekker is om 'n
Schoonie te wees!
HTS Valentynsbal
Op 12 Februarie het HTS sy Valentynsbal in die skoolsaal gehad. Die saal
is baie smaakvol deur die VLR-lede versier. Die Valentynsbal is 'n
fondsinsamelingsprojek vir die VLR. Dit is slegs die tweede jaar wat HTS
'n Valentynsbal aanbied en dit lyk asof dit 'n jaarlikse instelling gaan
wees as 'n mens kyk na hoe suksevol dit was en hoeveel belangstelling
daar altyd is. |
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