Dear Parent/Guardian, Regarding Weather Conditions: The Department of Education has granted permission for schools to send learners who are NOT writing examinations today, 14 November, home if weather conditions worsen. However, we are currently writing examinations and cannot compromise the validity of our assessment programme. We have therefore decided to make the following concession for Friday: Gr 8, 9 boys to stay at home. Therefore the papers scheduled for tomorrow will be written...
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News from the Principal’s Office: 06 Nov 2019
Dear Parent/Guardian, As we are nearing the end of the year, a reminder of the following: A reminder of the Moms’ Christmas Dinner on 21 November at 18h00. Contact Mrs A. de Wet in the Finance Office for more information - 031 2055241 or finance@glenwoodhighschool.co.za. Final Assembly for Gr 8-11 will be on 22 November at 08h00. At this occasion, sports awards will be handed out and the prefects for 2020 will be announced. Reports can be collected from 4 – 8 December from 07h3...
Read MorePrincipal Reflects On Term 3 2019
Dear Parents, Old Boys, Supporters and Boys, The first month of this term has started off with very tough sporting fixtures. Thank you to the parents who assisted us with hosting of the boys from Middelburg. The inbound tours are a wonderful opportunity for our boys to build friendships with boys from outside the province. We thank all Old Boys who turned out in their numbers for the various events that formed part of our Old Boys’ weekend. Our boys really enjoyed having them in assembly as...
Read MorePrincipal Reflects On Term 2 2019
Dear Parents, Old Boys, Supporters and Boys, We have come to the end of a very busy term which was interrupted by public holidays, long week-ends and heavy rains. We had to work much harder to maintain our standards of excellence. The term started with the official launch of the Wellness Programme under the leadership of Old Boy, Mr Cameron Scullard. A large number of boys signed up for this and the adoption of a healthier lifestyle is already showing an improvement in academic and sportin...
Read MorePrincipal Reflects On Term 1 2019
Dear Parents, Old Boys, Supporters and Boys, We have come to the end of a very busy first quarter; a term that started so early that the boys brought gammon sandwiches to school! Green is Gold! That is our vision for this year. The boys have shown through their achievements in various activities that they are indeed Gold! Despite the heat and humidity, staff and boys retained their energy and passion that was so palpable in our opening Assembly on 9 January. When Winston Churchill went bac...
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