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RENEWED FIGHT: Clarendon High School for Girls’successful rowing programme, which was to come to an end next week, is set to continue. Picture: SUPPLIED

Clarendon fights to avert death of SA girls rowing

On Tuesday night, Clarendon High School for Girls reversed its decision to suspend its rowing programme – the only public, all-girls school rowing programme in the country – which was set to end on September 20 due to the rental dispute…

Clarendon choir scoops gold medal

EMIHLE MBANGATHA Clarendon High School for Girls’ De Novo Serenata chamber choir have done it again, achieving a gold award and finishing fourth in their category in the final of the annual ATKV Applous national choir competition in Cape…

GLOBAL RECOGNITION: The Harrison Aquatic Centre is a World Aquatics internationally accredited facility that can be utilised for swimming, rowing and waterpolo. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Clarendon aquatic centre honours icon

After a year of construction, Clarendon Schools has opened the doors to its new aquatic centre, named in honour of Joan Harrison Breetzke and intended to develop aquatic sport across the city. A collaboration between Clarendon High School…

GIFTED GABBERS: Clarendon debate team members, from left, Nicollete Tumbare, Zenande Mquqo, Zotando Mkize and Kaitlyn Hayward. Picture: SUPPLIED

Clarendon debaters head to Australia for world championships

The end of September saw debaters from Clarendon High School for Girls excel at the National Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships (NIDPSC), with two debaters landing spots to compete in the international debating…

HEROES FOR HOPE: ClaraSel200 runners brave difficult conditions to raise funds for infrastructure at Nontsikelelo Primary School. Pictures: ALAN EASON

Runners brave storm to raise money

Gale-force winds and icy rain were no match for the ClaraSel200 runners, who braved storms and weather warnings to raise funds for a new literacy centre in Mdantsane last week. Six teachers from the Selborne and Clarendon schools,…

SUPER SQUAD: The hockey side came fourth out of 21 teams. Picture: SUPPLIED

Clarendon represents EL at national festival

Clarendon Girls High School was one of 23 schools to participate in the 21st All Girls’ National Schools’ Festival hosted by Eunice High School in Bloemfontein from April 27-29. They entered a number of sports and cultural events where…

A grade 11 pupil from an East London school scored top marks – 100% – and won a cash prize at this year’s South African Council for English Education (Sacee) national language challenge. Picture SOURCED

Clarendon girl is a class act in SA language challenge

By Qaqamba Magadla A grade 11 pupil from an East London school scored top marks – 100% – and won a cash prize at this year’s South African Council for English Education (Sacee) national language challenge. The competition was introduced…

ON A HIGH NOTE

The Clarendon Primary Chamber Choir, conducted by Sandra Kruger and accompanied by Natalie Sparg, recently participated in the Cantamus National Choir Festival and Competition in George. ‘Cantamus’ means ‘to sing with friends’. ‘This is…

City’s young artists display talents

Imagination, creativity, and uniqueness are on full display at the Belgravia Arts School after pupils from more than 20 schools in East London submitted their visual artworks for the Buffalo City Eisteddfod EL Fest 2017. Cambridge,…

Youth talk inspires positive outcomes

Conference dialogues focus on solutions THE East London Youth Voices Conference (ELYVC) was hosted by the East London Youth Association (ELYA) at Clarendon High School for Girls recently. The conference was attended by 21 delegates from…

WE LOVE IT: Selborne Primary travelled to Queenstown for their first cricket derby this year. The U13A and U11A teams played T20 matches on Friday afternoon and 50-over games were played on Saturday.

Schools in the GO! in February

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Knit-wits go to school

Clarendon first to join 67 Blankets SARAH KINGON THE team of knit-wits and happy hookers is increasing as the 67 Blankets movement heads to local schools in an effort to boost the amount of blankets sent to those in need this winter.…