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Dressing the town in Jade, white, and blue on a lazy Sunday afternoon...

 

Dressing the town in jade, white, and blue on a lazy Sunday afternoon...

Paarl, 24 July 2022                             By  Elsje Dreyer

It is interschools season in Paarl in the coming month. Up first is the interschools between Paarl Girls’ High and Paarl Boys’ High against Paarl Gimnasium. Driving through Paarl this afternoon, you could really feel the presence of the Girls’ High Magic. Three o’clock this Sunday afternoon, the town came to life as it was decorated in the colours of the schools competing in Interschools in the coming week!

I am genuinely proud of the Girls’ High girls' exceptional job today. The girls were filled to the brim with creativity and enthusiasm if one had to judge on some of the banners the girls put up. I was reminded today of what a great school I am privileged to be in. Today we reflected our values of gratitude, kindness, and school pride throughout the streets of Paarl.  If you look to your left and to your right you will see a town painted in jade, white, and navy.

Die gees vanmiddag in die Paarl was iets om te beleef. Die leerders se entoesiasme en opgewondenheid is ‘n bewys dat hulle die gees van interskole aanvoel. Een van ons skool se waardes wat vanmiddag uitgestaan het, was sinergie. Aanvanklik het ons gedink daar gaan net ‘n handjievol leerders opdaag, maar teen drie was die strate vol Girls’ High leerders. Almal het saamgewerk vir een hoof doel, om ons skool trots te maak. Die leerders het gelag en pret gehad, want ons kan weer Interskole vier. 

Die tonele van uitbundige vrolikheid, samesyn en entoesiasme wat vanmiddag in strate van Paarl afgespeel het, sal my seker altyd bybly. Ek kan nadese sonder twyfel sê dat die meisies van Hoër Meisieskool Paarl  reg is vir Interskole.

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