PETIT PIZZA

What a treat to go to school and make food! The petit pizza makers got into gear with their teacher and produced edible pizzas just like the ones from The Coffeeshoppe.

SACSSA TABLE TENNIS

On 21 October, Ermelo Christian School, hosted the SACSSA Table Tennis Championships. A team of 17 table tennis players from DSS qualified to compete for national positions. RESULTSGirls 11 Emma Joubert 2ndBoys 13 Liam Joubert 3rdGirls 15 Annelle Jaeger 1stBoys 15 Tom Joubert 1st, Rudi Combrink 3rdBoys 19 Ndumiso Magqabi 1st, Alexander Gideon 2nd, Philip … Read more

WILDLIFE WHIZZES

DSS hosted two wildlife competitions because a record number of 68 quizzers entered! The girls’ wildlife quiz took place on 19 October and the boys had theirs on the 24th. Both competitions were lively, fun and greatly enjoyed. The winning girls’ team achieved 80% of the total score which is a first for the wildlife … Read more

KZNCSSA CHESS TOURNAMENT

The KZNCSSA Chess Tournament took place on 14 October in Pinetown. RESULTSG9 Dimakatso Mooka ranked 3rdB11 Dawid du Toit ranked 2nd G15,19Christina van Tonder ranked 1stAntoinette Kruger ranked 2ndAphiwe Zondo ranked 3rd B15,19Philip Walz ranked 1stTim Walz ranked 2ndLudwig McGill ranked 3rd

AQUELLE SPRING SERIES 3

The aQuelle Spring Series 3 took place on 11 October at the Msunduzi Stadium. DSS athletes performed well overall. RESULTSAge Group Victrix LudorumG15 Witthoft Kayla 1552 ASA points for 400m 1st 1:01.55 819; 100m 1st 13.46 733 Domino Servite female team achieved 1st place with 126 points out of 8 competing teamsDomino Servite male team … Read more

AQUELLE SACSSA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

More than 1000 Christian school athletes competed over two days at the aQuelle SACSSA Athletics Championships at the Msunduzi Stadium in Pietermaritzburg on 29 and 30 September. Athletes from Namibia and Zimbabwe were represented. RESULTSTeam Performance Trophy awarded to [Highest average performance point per athlete in all finals], Teams with 81 and more athletes 1 … Read more

AQUELLE SPRING SERIES 2

The aQuelle Spring Series 2 took place on 20 September at the Msunduzi Stadium. DSS athletes performed well overall. RESULTSAge Group Victrix LudorumG15 Christie van Straten with 1440 ASA points for 3000m 1st 11:49.45 and 800m 2nd 2:41.63G19 Amy van Tonder with 1092 ASA points for 800m 1st 2:33.54 and Long Jump 1st 4.68 Age … Read more

DURBAN STYLE & CROCODILES

On 15 September the Grade 9 class visited the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban and Crocodile Creek near Ballito. The Moses Mabhida stadium is a stylish structure. The shape of the arch was inspired by the Y-shape on the South African flag. The roof is made up of 26 000 m² of Teflon-coated fibre glass … Read more

FUN IN CANDYLAND

The Grade 11 class transformed the sports field into a colourful and delicious-looking Candyland and on 15 September that was the destination for the learners from RRR to Grade 3. As they arrived, enormous gingerbread men welcomed them for the morning. Giant doughnuts, enormous lollipops and an all-sorts array of activities lined the pathway to … Read more

IP OUTING

It was a blue Monday on 11 September for the IP learners. They drove to Durban by the blue sea paid a visit to UShaka Marine World where they saw amazing sights in the blue waters of the aquarium. You cannot but be impressed if huge fish and sharks sail past and look you in … Read more