CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1ST TERM 2012 (11 January - 23 March)
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| WEEK 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| JANUARY | ||
| Mon | 09 | HOD Meeting 08:00 Staff Meeting 10:00 |
| Tue | 10 | New Girls’ & Parents Meeting (St George’s Hall) 15:00 |
| Wed | 11 | SCHOOL OPENS - Pupils 08:00 Staff 07:30 |
| Thurs | 12 | Day 1 Grade 8 - Orientation 14:30 --> 16:00 School Manager & Matrons Meeting 15:00 (every Thursday hereafter) Prefects' Meeting / RCL Meeting (Alternating) 16:15 |
| Fri | 13 | Grade 8 - Orientation 14:30 --> 16:00 Queen’s College 5 km Fun Run @ 18:00 |
| Sun | 14 | HOSTEL PICNIC at the pool |
| WEEK 2 | ||
| Mon | 16 | SPORT PRACTICES START !!!! Grade 8 - Orientation 14:30 --> 16:00 |
| Tue | 17 | RCL Nominations 07:30 FORMAL HOUSE MEETINGS @ 07:45 inter-house ATHLETICS pre-events Grade 8 - Orientation 14:30 --> 16:00 Grade 8 Social @ Queen’s College (outdoor uniform) 18:30 - 20:00 |
| Wed | 18 | Academic Awards Assembly (07:30) Queen’s College Inter-House Athletics |
| Thurs | 19 | Grade 8 - Library Orientation (Session 1)12:30 - 13:30 inter-house 3000m athletics (17:00@Rec) inter-house ATHLETICS pre-events |
| Fri | 20 | inter-house ATHLETICS pre-events |
| Sat |
21 | TENNIS : vs D S G (H) |
| WEEK 3 | ||
| Tue | 24 | INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS (1st option) |
| Wed | 25 | RCL Presentations and Elections 07:30 INTERACT : Formal Club Meeting (all members MUST attend) |
| Thurs | 26 | INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS (2nd option) |
| Fri | 27 | Grade 8 - Picnic @ Swimming Pool (14:30 - 15:30) |
| Sat | 28 | TENNIS : vs CLARENDON (A) |
| WEEK 4 | ||
| Tue | 31 | Grade 8 - Library Orientation (Session 2)07:30 - 08:25 Grade 11 & Grade 12 Art Excursion - Hogsback (08:00) |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| Wed | 01 | ROYDON : Grade 9 Camp INTERACT Board Meeting |
| Thurs | 02 | ROYDON : Grade 9 Camp Grade 8 - Library Orientation (Session 3)12:30 - 13:30 |
| Fri | 03 | ROYDON : Grade 9 Camp |
| Sat | 04 | ATHLETICS : Lukhanji Circuit Athletics Meeting (REC) |
| Sun | 05 | SQUASH - Border Closed 1st Round in East London |
| WEEK 5 | ||
| Mon | 06 | Grade 8 - Inauguration Assembly INTER-HOUSE 200 YARDS (swimming) 16:30 |
| Wed | 08 | BLOOD BANK |
| Thurs | 09 | INTERHOUSE GALA 12:00 (1st option) |
| Fri | 10 | Valentine’s Dance (@ GHS) |
| Sat | 11 | TENNIS : vs UNION HIGH (A) CHESS : border chess trials (round 1) |
| WEEK 6 | ||
| Mon | 13 | TENNIS : vs HANGKLIP (H) |
| Wed | 15 | INTERACT : Formal Club Meeting (all members MUST attend) |
| Thurs | 16 | INTERHOUSE GALA 12:00 (2nd option) Valentine’s Debate vs Queen’s College (h) Gov Body Meeting 17:30 |
| Fri | 17 | SQUASH : Dave Hodgson Squash Tournament at DSG in Grahamstown Balmoral Gala |
| Sat | 18 | SQUASH : Dave Hodgson Squash Tournament at DSG in Grahamstown ATHLETICS : Queenstown District Athletics Meeting (Rec) |
| WEEK 7 | ||
| Mon | 20 | Hostel Sub-Committee 08:00 |
| Wed | 22 | TENNIS TOP 12 : vs BURGERSDORP (H) |
| Thurs | 23 | HOCKEY TRIALS 12:30 (@ Astro for 1st team) |
| Fri | 24 | NETBALL : umpiring and grading course @ GHS (Reg Sharp) HOCKEY : coaching clinic |
| Sat | 25 | NETBALL : umpiring and grading course @ GHS (Reg Sharp) HOCKEY : coaching clinic |
| WEEK 8 | ||
| Mon | 27 | TENNIS : vs ALIWAL NORTH (A) |
| Wed | 29 | Queen’s College Gala |
| MARCH | ||
| Thurs | 01 | Science Olympiad |
| Fri | 02 | Womens’ World Day of Prayer Service in St George’s Hall @ 07:30 (Mrs Bredenkamp) DEBATING DAY : GHS vs QC TENNIS TOP 10 : vs KINGSWOOD (H) |
| Sat | 03 | TENNIS : vs CRADOCK (H) ATHLETICS : Chris Hani Mega Districts Meeting (Cradock) |
| WEEK 9 | ||
| Mon | 05 | TENNIS Championships |
| Tue | 06 | TENNIS Championships English Olympiad 14:00 - 17:00 |
| Wed | 07 | INTERACT : Formal Club Meeting (all members MUST attend) |
| Thurs | 08 | TENNIS Championships |
| Fri | 09 | TENNIS Championships NETBALL : u/14 Festival @ Grens in East London ALEXANDER ROAD DEBATING TOURNAMENT (provisional date) |
| Sat | 10 | NETBALL : u/14 Festival @ Grens in East London HOCKEY : BORDER SCHOOLS HOCKEY DAY |
| WEEK 10 | ||
| Mon | 12 | INTER-HOUSE BIATHLON - 16:00 S G B Elections |
| Wed | 14 | Science Festival Starts (Grahamstown) - Wed 14 March to Tue 20 March |
| Thurs | 15 | Ryla Camp - Thurs 15 March to Sun 18 March Gov Body Meeting 17:30 |
| Fri | 16 | PUBLIC SPEAKING : Stroombach Orators Competition in Aliwal North |
| Sat | 17 | Matric Dance CHESS : border chess trials (round 2) ATHLETICS : Eastern Cape Athletics Championships |
| WEEK 11 | ||
| Mon | 19 | Hostel Sub-Committee 08:00 FORMAL HOUSE MEETINGS LANGUAGE PAPER 3 : June Exams (Gr 10 - Gr 12) |
| Tue | 20 | LANGUAGE PAPER 3 : June Exams (Gr 10 - Gr 12) |
| Wed | 21 | PUBLIC HOLIDAY - Human Rights Day |
| Thurs | 22 | SCHOOL CLOSES (12:30) |



