Welcome to Fourways High!

Welcome to this exciting new chapter in your lives! High school is a time of immense growth, discovery, and self-exploration. It’s a period where you’ll expand your academic horizons, forge lasting friendships, and uncover your passions.

As you embark on this journey, know that you’re not alone. You’re joining a vibrant community of students, teachers, and staff who are here to support you every step of the way. We’re excited to have you and eager to witness the incredible things you’ll accomplish.

Congratulations on entering this exciting new phase of your life. We’re thrilled to have you join our high school community and look forward to witnessing your remarkable journey.

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Orientation: Schedule of Events

Dress code for Orientation:

  • Tribe shirt
  • PE shorts/any comfortable shorts of appropriate length
  • Takkies
  • Hat

Swimming gala (compulsory)

  • Swimming costumes
  • Towel
Remember to bring sunscreen, water and lunch on both days!
Day 1: 13 January 2025
06:30 - 07:30 Grade 8 arrival and registration
Councillor-led introduction
07:30 - 08:00 Exec and Council body introduction; paper plates
08:00 - 08:25 Teaching war cries
08:30 - 08:55 Teaching Fourways Call and school song
09:00 - 10:00 Assembly and Grade Head Introduction
School Facilities Tour
10:05 - 10:50 Treasure Hunt
10:55 - 11:15 Fun run/ sports introduction
11:25 - 12:10 LUNCH BREAK
Activities
12:15 - 14:30 Activity Session 1
14:35 - 15:00 BREAK
15:05 - 17:20 Activity Session 2
17:25 - 17:55 BREAK AND CHANGE TIME
17:30 - 17:55 Parent Meeting (hall)
18:00 - 19:30 Grade 8 Gala (compulsory)
19:30 - 20:00 Clean up and Departure
Day 2: 14 January 2025
07:00 - 07:50 Grade 8 arrival and registration
08:00 - 08:30 Introduction to Cheerleading and Spirit
08:35 - 08:55 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
09:00 - 09:30 Introduction to Culture
09:35 - 10:35 Introduction to Service
10:40 - 11:25 BREAK
11:30 - 12:45 Grade 8s to create and present original war cries
12:45 - 13:00 Clean-up and Departure
Grade Heads

Meet your Grade Heads!

Mrs A Vorster

I’m thrilled to be your Grade Head for this exciting year. My name is Mrs Vorster, and I also have the privilege of being the Teacher in Charge (TIC) of Netball, as well as the 1st team Netball coach.

In addition to this, I am the Subject Head of Life Science and teach Grade 10-12 Life Science. I have a great passion for helping students succeed both inside and outside the classroom. I love staying active and spending time outdoors, and I’m always eager to encourage my students to develop their skills, discover their passions, and make the most of their high school journey.

I am truly excited to work with each of you this year and support you as you grow academically, socially, and personally. Let’s make it an amazing year filled with growth, learning, and fun!

Mrs J Ludick

Welcome to high school! I am thrilled to guide you through this wonderful, sometimes wild world of high school.

I am the senior Visual Arts teacher and subject head, and I also teach Creative Arts to juniors, so you’ll see me getting excited about all things creative. I am the cheerleading TIC and coach and am involved in school spirit and other cultural activities.

I aim to help you navigate this big new chapter, find your groove, and enjoy every bit of the journey. Think of me as your mentor and cheerleader. Let’s make this year one to remember, filled with development and laughter.

Councillors

Councillors
School Songs

School Songs

Ngiyazi Qhenya (I’m Proud)

Stand proud, stand tall
When you hear the Fourways call.
It rises in the North,
It binds us one and all.
Be brave, be proud,
When they whisper say it loud,
Even if it separates us from the crowd.

Chorus
Ngiyazi qhenya,
I’m part of Fourways High.
Ngiyazi qhenya,
I’m proud to be at Fourways High.

The blue we wear,
Is the brotherhood we share.
Our hearts beat like a drum,
We’re brave though we are young.
A hand we lend
To our teachers and our friends,
‘Cause we know it’s all that matters in the end.

Chorus

Music and Lyrics by A. Heyl

Fourways’ Call

Come the day, come the hour.
Come the power and the glory.
We have come to answer Fourways’ call.
All for one and one for all!

Fourways, Fourways,
Together standing tall!
Shoulder to shoulder,
to answer Fourways’ call!

Standing out from the crowd.
Standing tall and proud.
Fighting spirits, fiery hearts.
Proud to be at Fourways!

Fourways, Fourways,
Together standing tall!
Shoulder to shoulder,
to answer Fourways’ call!

Hearts of steel, hearts of will,
a vow that can never be broken.
We will fight until we can fight no more.
Survivors! Eagles soar!

Fourways, Fourways,
Together standing tall!
Shoulder to shoulder,
to answer Fourways’ call!

Father God, Maker of Heaven and Earth
To know You is everlasting life,
And to serve You is perfect freedom.
We present ourselves to You to do Your will:
That those of us who teach, should do it responsibly;
Those who learn, should be receptive and grateful;
That we should lead, with all diligence,
And follow, with due respect.
To this end we pray:
“Woza Moya”, Come Holy Spirit, and transform us.
Make us servants of one another.
Whether we are Councillors, Students or Teachers.
Let us be gracious and merciful, honest and upright, reflecting Your nature.
Knowing that we will give an account before You, oh God,
And You alone.
We commit ourselves to use this place of learning to its full capacity,
To the Glory of God, and to the good of all mankind.
Lord hear our prayer,
And let our cry come to You.
Amen

  1. ECHO:

(Repeat every verse after leader)

E-cho

Echo howl for your school

As a pack we will rule

Echo howl for your school

Awoo-hoo

Ahu!

Ahu!

 

  1. MONSTER:

Power

The reds and the blues make a monster

A monster

X3

 

  1. 2,3 – FOURWAYS:

Leader: TWO THREE

FOURWAYS

Leader: TWO THREE

FOURWAYS

Leader: FOURWAYS

AHU AHU AHU AHHH

 

  1. REDS/BLUES:

Oooooh REDS!

Oooooh BLUES!

Oooooh REDS!

BLUES!

REDS

BLUES

REDS

 

  1. REDS OUTSIDE:

Reds Outside

Reds Outside

Don’t come out the house coz the reds outside

X3

 

  1. FOURWAYS (POWER):

Leader: Fourways

Power!

X4

 

  1. REPRESENT:

Represent, Fourways Represent x4

Red and Blue! Fourways Red and Blue x4

 

 

 

 

  1. AWAKA WA:

(Repeat every verse after leader)

Legends

Awaka wa

Hear our eco

Shanana

X2

Shanana x2

Awhooo

 

  1. WE ARE THE BEST:

(Repeat every verse after leader)

Fourways

We are the best

We beat the rest

Fourways

We are the best

We beat the rest

Fourways

 

X3 Leader: Four-

      Crowd: -Ways

 

  1. DYNAMITE:

Fourways is dynamite don’t mess with dynamite

(clap clap)

Fourways is dynamite don’t mess with dynamite

(clap clap)

Blue, red dynamite don’t mess with dynamite

(clap clap)

Blue, red dynamite don’t mess with dynamite

(clap clap)

Blue, red dynamite don’t mess with dynamite

(clap clap)

Cuz if you mess with dynamite it goes tic tic tic tic tic tic tic tic BOOM dynamite

BOOM BOOM dynamite

BOOM dynamite, BOOM BOOM dynamite

 

  1. ALL OF THE LIGHTS:

Red lights

Blue lights

Fourways lights, all of the lights all of the lights

X2

Fourways…we’re the reds and blues

X2

 

  1. ALL THE WAY UP:

Nothing can stop us we’re all the way up!

All the way up!

All the way up!

All the way up!

Nothing can stop us we’re all the way up!

 

 

 

 

 

  1. I LOVE MY SCHOOL:

I – love – my school

Oh – yeah

I – love – my school

Fourways

 

  1. FOUR-WAYS HIGH-SCHOOL:

Four-ways high-school

X4

Four-ways high-school

X4 (With drums)

Four-ways high-school

X4 (With drums and saxophone)

 

  1. ALL WE SEE IS RED AND BLUE:

All we see is red and blue

Red and blue, red and blue

X3

 

  1. MARCHING IN:

Leader: Oh when the Reds

Oh when the Reds

Leader: Go marching in

Go marching in

(all together)

Oh when the Reds go marching in

I wanna be in the number

Oh when the Reds go marching in

 

  1. CHIKKA BOOM:

(Repeat every verse after leader)

I said a-boom-a-chikka boom X2

I said a-boom-a-chikka rakka chikka rakka chikka boom

UH HUH

OH YEAH

One more time

But (funky/girly/lower/legends) style

X4 for each style

Leader: That’s all for now

 

  1. FOURWAYS IYASHISA:

Leader: You talk a lot of nonsense with your mouth

With your mouth

Leader: Things going down we go south

We go south

Leader: There’s a school, it’s name is Fourways

Fourways

Leader: It’s very hot, iyashisa

Iyashisa, iyashisa, iyashisa, iyashisa Iyashisa

(Zulu): it’s hot (as in the school is hot – it’s fire)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. THE COOKIE MONSTER:

The cookie monster says

That we are

The big, fat cookies at the top of the jar

The cookie monster says

That they are

The small little crumbs at the bottom of the jar

Oh Olé Olé

Isiki tamba

Really really want some

Oh Olé Olé Oh Ha

 

  1. THINA SIYAZALANA (ZUMPE)

Thina Siyazalana Ma

Zumpe, Mntakamama

Zumpe-aaaaaah, Ufikizolo Mntakamama

(repeat)

Thina Siyazalana is about togetherness, taking care/look after each other.

Zumpe: bring me close/ hug me

The words ‘MntakaMama’ : affection for someone close to you, emphasise that we are all brothers and sisters, regardless of race, colour or creed, igniting the Spirit of Ubuntu

 

  1. STICK:

Stick x8

I got red stick yah!

I got blue stick yah!

I got red stick yah!

I got blue stick yah!

Stick x8

I got red stick yah!

I got blue stick yah!

I got red stick yah!

I got blue stick yah!

Stick!

 

  1. HEY FOURWAYS

Oh we hit the field like

All: Hoo (X3)

All day like

All: Hoo

We gonna win like

All: Hoo hoo hoo hoo

All: Hey Fourwaysss

Leaders: What’s up

All: What’s up

All: Yaaa yaaa yaaa

Hey Fourways

What’s up

What’s up

Yaaa yaaa

Ooooo

 

 

 

  1. VIVA FOURWAYS

Leader: Viva Fourways, Viva! (cheer Fourways, cheer)

Fourways: VIVA! (Cheer)

Leader: I said, Viva Fourways Viva!

Fourways: VIVA!

Leader: Fourways, Siyavuma! (We agree)

Fourways: VUMA! (Agree)

X3

Vuma

On the 3rd chant, Fourways replies: Siyavuma

Leader: Fourways, vulala

Fourways: SIYA!

X3

On the 3rd chant, Fourways replies: SIYAVUMA!

 

  1. SENSEI

All: the reds are coming ; coming for you x3

All: shhhhh (short silence)

Leader: sensei

All: reds-blues sensei X4

All: F-O-U-R-fourways yah X4

 

  1. BASE

Base base we got the base

Base base we got the base

Base base we got the ooohh

X3 (Repeat louder each time)

 

  1. LEGENDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Leaders: I said ooh it’s cold in here there must be some legends in the atmosphere

Crowd: I said ooh it’s cold in here there must be some legends in the atmosphere

All: I said ooh it’s cold in here there must be some legends in the atmosphere

 

  1. VICTORY

Leaders: 8s, 8s don’t be shy – stand up with your battle cry

Grade 8 stand up: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory, victory, that’s our cry!

 

Leaders: 9s,9s don’t be shy – stand up with your battle cry

Grade 9 stand up: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory, victory, that’s our cry!

 

Leaders: 10s,10s don’t be shy – stand up with your battle cry

Grade 10 stands up: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory, victory, that’s our cry!

 

Leaders: 11s, 11s don’t be shy – stand up with your battle cry

Grade 11 stands up: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory, victory, that’s our cry!

 

Leaders: 12s, 12s don’t be shy – stand up with your battle cry

Grade 12s stand up: V-I-C, V-I-C, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!

 

  1. CHAMPIONS

Fourways, charge, and take the lead

Our spirit fierce, our will to succeed

With every try, we’ll seal our fate

Fourways High, champions create

 

 

 

  1. OOSHE

Leader: Ooshee-Qoshe

All: Ooshe

Leader: Ooshee-Ooshe

All: Ooshe

Leader: Bafang bagithi be (our brothers and sisters)

All: Ooshe

Leader: Ooshee-Ooshe

All: Ooshe

Leader. Bafana bagithi bo (our brothers and sisters)

All: Ooshe

Leader: Engithi bafana bagithi bo (l’m saying our brothers and sisters)

All: Ooshe

Leader: Ooshee-Ooshe

All: Ooshe

All: Ooshe (x3)

 

  1. BETTER

L-E-G-E-N-D-S, yeah!

My school’s better than your school, yeah!

Blue & Red (2 second pause)

That’s the right way, Yeah!

We too playa

Legends, we too playa

X2

 

 

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