School News
DERBY DAY vs KINGSRIDGE
PUBLIC SPEAKING Senior Public Speakers lost and Junior Public Speakers lost DEBATING Senior Debaters won and Junior Debaters won CHESS Chess won 3 – 1 HOCKEY 1st team won 6 – 2; u/16 A won 7 – 0; u/14 A won 10 - 0NETBALL u/19 A...
TOP 10 TERM 1 2024
Congratulations to the Top 10 learners for Term 1 2024.
BORDER SQUASH
Queenstown Girls’ High School squash players competed in the final round of Border Squash rankings and qualified for the Border A Squash teams. These girls will play IPT’s during the coming holidays : u/19 A : Alison Muir and Gabby van Schoor u/14...
HEADS OF HOUSES 2024
SA SCHOOLS SQUASH RANKING TOURNAMENT
At the SA Schools Squash Ranking Tournament held in Johannesburg recently, our squash girls flew the GHS flag high with Alison Muir u/19 ranking no 7 in SA, and Paisley Edkins u/14 ranking no 3 in SA in their respective age groups.
DERBY DAY vs CLARENDON
PUBLIC SPEAKING Senior Public Speakers : Lumi Willard 2nd; Zama Njobeni 4th Junior Public Speakers : Ayabulela Jafta 3rd; Ayanda Paraffin 3rdCHESS GHS Chess lost 1 - 4 DEBATING Senior Debaters won Junior Debaters lost HOCKEY 1st team...
U/14 ROB TAYLOR HOCKEY FESTIVAL
During the March Holidays our u/14 hockey team participated in the Rob Taylor Hockey Festival in East London. The following results were obtained : vs Woodridge lost 2 – 4, Vs Collegiate lost 1 – 6, vs Pearson lost 0 – 1, vs DSG lost 0 – 6.
U/16 ELSIE COETZER HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
During the March holidays our u16 A hockey team participated in the Elsie Coetzer Hockey Tournament in Bloemfontein. They participated in seven matches and attended coaching. The following results were obtained : vs Jim Fouche won 1 - 0, vs St...
DERBY vs CRADOCK (H)
At the Derby GHS vs CRADOCK held in Queenstown the following results were obtained : 1st Hockey team won 9 – 2 and 1st Netball team won 25 – 17.
ALEX ROAD SHOW – DEBATING
At the Alex Road Show, held in Port Elizabeth at Alexander Road High School, our debaters held their own and obtained the following results : Senior Debating Team won round 1 vs Centre of Excellence with Riley Winnaar voted Best Speaker, lost round...
BLOOD BANK TERM 1 2024
A Big Thank You to the girls who donated blood in Term 1. The event was well run by the SANBS and they thank the girls for their continued support and willingness to take part in these termly blood donation drives.
DERBY DAY vs STIRLING HIGH SCHOOL
SQUASH GHS won 4 - 2 CHESS GHS lost 0 - 4DEBATING Senior Team won with Azile Totose voted Best Speaker and Junior Team won with Oluhle Hobongwana voted Best SpeakerHOCKEY 1st team lost 1 – 2; 2nd team drew 0 – 0; u/16 A lost 1 – 5; u/16 B...
EASTERN CAPE NETBALL
Congratulations to Natley van Heerden, a Grade 12 learner, who was selected to represent the Eastern Cape Netball team. Natley will play in the competitive Telkom Netball League for the Aloes and Comets Eastern Cape teams. She was identified by...
SA SCHOOLS CLOSED SQUASH TOURNAMENT
Congratulation to Alison Muir u/19 and Paisley Edkins u/14 who have been selected and invited to partake in the SA Schools Closed Squash Tournament to be held at St Johns Barrow Squash Centre Johannesburg from 12 to 14 April 2024.
GREG BELING HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
The 1st Hockey Team travelled to East London to play in the prestigious Greg Beling Hockey Tournament and the following results were obtained : vs Curro Waterstone lost 1 – 2, vs Volkskool won 4 – 0, vs Framesby won 3 – 1, vs Duineveld lost 2 –...
HOERSKOOL GRENS SPORT FESTIVAL
GHS Netball participated in the Hoërskool Grens Sport Festival held in East London. The following results were recorded : u/14 A vs Stirling lost 2 – 8, vs Hudson Park lost 4 – 12, vs Brandwag lost 3 – 5, vs Aliwal North lost 8 – 9, vs Clarendon...
EASTERN CAPE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
GHS Athletes took part in the Eastern Cape Athletics Championships on the brand new Tartan Track at Queen’s College. The following results were obtained : u/15 Emily Dicks : 4th Discuss u/15 Keeziah Essop : 3rd 100m; 2nd 200m u/17 Akua Adu-Boahen :...
KINGSRIDGE HOCKEY FRIENDLY
The 1st Hockey Team played a pre-season friendly match against Kingsridge High School in King William’s Town.
WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
The girls of GHS joined in the Women’s World Day of Prayer. Ms Zodwa Gqwaka inspired our girls to remember the power of kindness and humility, after which our talented Xhosa society wowed us with their angelic voices.
NETBALL CLINIC
Sameshia Esau, who serves as the Head Coach of both the Presidents 12 and the Eastern Cape Aloes, conducted a Netball Clinic at the GHS netball courts on the 2nd and 3rd of March. The aim of the clinic was to help players improve their skills and...