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    Message from the Principal

    The Power of Extra-Curricular Activities: Growing Beyond the Classroom

    At our school, we believe that education extends far beyond textbooks and exams. While academics remain our core focus, extra-curricular activities play a vital role in shaping well-rounded, resilient, and confident individuals. From sports and cultural events to service opportunities, these activities enrich our school experience, foster connections, and teach invaluable life skills.

    Why Extra-Curriculars Matter

    1. Building Community & Belonging
      Extra-curriculars bring students together, helping forge friendships across year levels. Whether it’s a drama production, sports team, or service project, shared experiences create bonds that last long after the final curtain call or match whistle.
    2. Strengthening Student-Teacher Relationships
      When teachers coach, mentor, or supervise activities outside the classroom, students and staff connect in new ways—building trust, teamwork, and mutual respect.
    3. Balancing Work & Wellbeing
      Life isn’t just about study—it’s about joy, creativity, and movement. Learning to balance responsibilities with passions prepares students for the real world, where success means managing both work and wellbeing.
    4. Discovering Hidden Talents
      Extra-curriculars provide opportunities to shine in unexpected ways. You might be a brilliant debater, a gifted artist, or a natural leader—skills that grades alone can’t measure!
    5. Boosting Health & Focus
      Physical activity reduces stress, improves mood, and sharpens concentration. Some of our top academic achievers are also dedicated athletes—proof that a healthy body supports a strong mind.
    6. Learning Resilience
      Not every game is won, and not every performance is perfect—but setbacks teach resilience. As Michael Jordan once said, “I’ve failed over and over again. And that is why I succeed.”
    7. Developing Teamwork & Discipline
      Commitment to a team, attending practices, and supporting peers build responsibility and work ethic—skills that last a lifetime.
    8. Celebrating Each Other’s Success
      Even if you’re not on the team or stage, cheering for your peers fosters a supportive school culture. A simple “well done” can make all the difference!

    A Challenge for Everyone

    Going forward, let’s embrace new opportunities. Whether it’s joining a club, trying a sport, or volunteering, we encourage every student to get involved. As the saying goes, “Don’t just go through school—grow through it.”

    Here’s to continued teamwork, discovery, and unforgettable experiences!

    A FIRM REMINDER ON PUNCTUALITY

    It has come to our attention that late arrivals to school remain an ongoing concern for some students. We remind all families that punctuality is not just a school expectation—it is a legal requirement under the South African Schools Act (SASA) and the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act.

    Key Points for Compliance:

    ✔ Parents/guardians are legally responsible for ensuring their child attends school on time, every day.
    ✔ While occasional delays (with valid written explanations) are understandable, frequent late coming is unacceptable.
    ✔ Persistent lateness disrupts learning, affects classroom routines, and violates compulsory attendance laws.

    Next Steps:

    • Immediate improvement is expected.
    • If challenges (e.g., transport, health) are impacting punctuality, parents must notify the Grade Head promptly to discuss solutions.
    • Failure to address this issue will result in escalation to the Department of Education, as we are obligated to enforce attendance laws.

    Our Shared Responsibility

    We take your child’s education seriously and expect the same commitment from all families. Let’s work together to ensure every student arrives on time, ready to learn.

    Andrew Holliday

    Latest News

    Major Production – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

    Our Major Production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast concluded its magical run on Saturday night, and what an incredible success it was! The show truly highlighted the outstanding acting and singing talents of our students, captivating audiences with every performance.

    Beyond the spotlight, we want to give a massive shoutout to the extraordinary skills of our backstage crew, our dedicated sound and lighting teams, and the amazing band whose live music brought the tale to life. A special round of applause also goes to our set construction and artistry crew, who created a truly beautiful and enchanting set that perfectly “set the stage” for a wonderful production.

    Finally, a huge thank you to Saskia Naidoo from Capmor for her incredible generosity in supplying pizza and doughnuts for the entire cast and crew on the final night – a much appreciated treat after all their hard work!

    Get Ready for Derby Excitement at Fourways High!

    Mark your calendars! Fourways High is buzzing with excitement for two upcoming Derby events, and we need your support!

    Join us as we host:

    • Friday, May 23rd vs. Edenvale High School
    • Friday, May 30th vs. Bryanston High School

    Both Derbys kick off in the afternoon at 2:00 PM and continue into the evening, with the final games played under the lights on our fantastic spotlit sports facilities.

    Entrance for supporters is just R10 per person, with all proceeds going to charity. We’re especially thrilled to announce our “Rivals Unite for a Cause” initiative with Bryanston High this year, benefiting the wonderful Smile Foundation.

    Come on down, cheer for our teams, and help us support a great cause!

    Academic News

    Science Quiz

    Huge congratulations to Grade 8 students Sarai Jonas and Disha Sudhakar on qualifying for the District Round of the Science Quiz Competition! They both aced the individual School Round. Wishing them the best of luck for the District Round in August!

    Culture News

    Splish Splash” Art Competition

    What a vibrant term it’s been for our budding artists! Students from Fourways, Greenside, and Roosevelt High Schools recently dove into the “Splish Splash” Watercolour on Canvas Art Competition, hosted by Rotary District 9400. This fantastic initiative, spearheaded by Rotarians Joan Sainsbury and Suzy Sibanda, challenged young artists to explore Rotary’s 7 Areas of Focus through stunning watercolour creations.

    Each school submitted up to 10 masterpieces per grade, all vying for top honours. A panel of professional artists had the tough job of selecting the winners, with the top three per school receiving awesome art material prizes.

    Our students weren’t just thrown into the deep end! They honed their skills at a workshop led by professional watercolour artist Monique Lindsay, and received valuable competition preparation tips from Mrs. Ludick. Every participant also received a full art kit, and some even had the exciting opportunity to sell their artwork to support Rotary causes. Keep an eye out for details on a public exhibition – it’s coming soon!

    Prizes Awarded

    Rotary District 9400 generously provided the following prizes for each winning school:

    • 1st Prize: R1000 worth of art materials
    • 2nd & 3rd Prizes: R500 worth of art materials each
    • Highly Commended Awards: One learner per grade received an art material hamper worth R100 (5 awards per school, one per grade).
    Fourways High School Winners

    We are thrilled to announce the talented winners from Fourways High School!

    Highly Commended Prizes:

    • Grade 8: Daniella Ducci
    • Grade 9: Steven Phiri
    • Grade 10: Berni Hollister
    • Grade 11: Moagi Molekwa
    • Grade 12: Danni Teasdale

    Overall Winners:

    • 3rd Prize: Riley Nauschutz (Grade 11)
    • 2nd Prize: Aimee Orffer (Grade 8)
    • 1st Prize: Chiamaka Ndudim (Grade 12)

    A huge thank you to all the talented participants and everyone who supported this wonderfully colourful and creative competition!

    E-Sports

    A huge shoutout and congratulations to our incredible Fortnite team – Liwen Liang, Yaseen Stander, and Nathan Malherbe! They delivered an awesome performance at the Rand Show Fortnite tournament, earning a fantastic 2nd place and a silver medal!

    We’re incredibly proud of their skill and teamwork. Well done, gentlemen!

    Public Speaking

    Our Public Speakers did us proud on Friday 10/05/25 at the Allegretto Eisteddfod with many of our speakers going through to the Provincial Showcase.

    Team 1 achieved a A – – 79%

    • Letlotlo Moleleki
    • Pholo Modise
    • Nonhle Vilakazi
    • Sarai Jonas

    Team 2 also achieved A – 80%

    • Robert Fleming
    • Divine Mdlambuzi
    • Bonolo Komane
    • Lizwi Lofafa

    Team 1 achieved A++ – 90% and an invitation to the Provincial Showcase

    • Aarav Ramnarain
    • Thongo Phillip
    • Luvaeshan Naidoo
    • Leah Moodley
    • Team 2 achieved an A – 80%
    • Gopika Harrie
    • Sansara Ramraj
    • Steven Phiri
    • Aryan Singh

    Team 1 achieved an A – 82%

    • Asanda Sigwebela
    • Summer Maluleka
    • Tumelo Dlamini
    • Berni Hollister – A,82% for her individual speech
    • Wandiswa Sigwebela – A, 82% for her individual speech

    Team 2 achieved an A+ – 88% and an invitation to the Provincial Showcase

    • Banetheba Molokela – Tsiye
    • Carrie Aldous – A+, 86% for her individual speech.
    • Nokutenda Nohumba
    • Tarini Nathoo
    • Giannah Pierce – A, 82% for her individual speech

    Team 1 achieved an A – 84%

    • Amisha Jivan – A++ – 92% an invitation to the Provincial Showcase for her individual speech.
    • Ava Hertzenberg – A – 84% for her individual speech.
    • Priyam Naidoo – A++ – 88% an invitation to the Provincial Showcase for individual speech
    • Itumeleng Satheke – 90% – an invitation to the Provincial Showcase for her individual speech.

     Team 2 achieved an A++ – 92%

    • Suraj Sukhu – A++ , 91% and an invite to the Provincial Showcase
    • Kenewang Makgati – A++, 92% and an invite to the next round.
    • Suri Naidoo
    • Khanyisa Ngobeni

    The individual speech results are as follows:

    • Mahlohonolo Dhlamini – A++, 92% and an invitation to the Provincial Showcase
    • Bonolo Zulu – A+, 88% and invite to the Provincial Showcase
    • Parinaz Saghafi – A, 82%
    • Naomi Cordeiro – A+, 85% an invitation to the Provincial Showcase
    • Kuvar Pather – A+, 88% and an invitation to the Provincial Showcase

    Sport News

    Southern Gauteng Hockey Selection

    Massive congratulations to our FHS hockey stars! We are incredibly proud to announce that FOUR of our players have been selected to represent Southern Gauteng!
    Huge shoutout to:
    • Karabo Mogopodi – U18C Team
    • Emily Milne – U16D Team
    • Seleka Tau – U18D Team
    • Mabinty Koromo – U14B Team
    These Legends will embark on their provincial journeys in Mpumalanga, KZN, and Johannesburg during the June-July holidays to showcase their talent. Best of luck to you all!

    Karate

    Rylan Eksteen competed in the Karate South Africa Bloemfontein League representing Gauteng Development for his age division.

    He received bronze for his Kata and a Silver for Kumite.

    Congratulations!

    Karate Protea Colours

    We are proud to announce that Christopher Karg has obtained his Protea Colours for Karate, representing excellence and mastery in his sporting discipline. Chris has also been selected to represent South Africa in the ICO (International Combat Organisation) World Karate Championship in Wales in October this year!

    We wish Chris all the best for the upcoming tournament!

    Hockey and Netball tour to Margate – reportback

    During the tour, the netball squad participated in a number of training sessions with Jen’s Netball, which helped them sharpen their skills and prepare for their upcoming matches.

    They played a total of five friendly matches, winning three out of the five. Here are the results:

    • They started with a strong 14–2 win against Brandwag 2nd team.
    • This was followed by a 5–3 victory over Dundee 1st team.
    • Their third game was a close match against Vryburg, which they narrowly lost 8–5.
    • They then bounced back with a great 12–3 win over Hillcrest 1st team.
    • Their final game was against Brandwag 15, where they lost a very tight match 5–4.

    Well done to the netball squad for their hard work and great performance throughout the tour. They represented the school with pride and showed excellent teamwork and sportsmanship

    Cheerleading

    A massive congratulations to our incredible cheerleading teams! Both Fourways Echoes (2nd team) and Fourways Legends (1st team) absolutely dominated at the Edenglen High competition, each taking home the gold in their divisions!

    They have one more league event this week before heading to Provincials on May 31st. We couldn’t be prouder of their hard work and dedication!

    Cross Country

    On Friday 9th May the Cross Country team competed in the second League Meet held at Golden Harvest.

    Special mention is given to the athletes that place TOP 20: The athletes for League 2 were:

    Senior Boys

    • Zammy Moyo 2nd place
    • Damian Brice 18th place

    Senior Girls:

    Kelly Plunkett 12th place

    Junior Girls:

    • Dawn De Wet 11th place
    • Unarine Dathi 16th place

    Junior Boys

    • Liam Saunders 8th place
    • Lukundo Sikazwe 12th place
    • Marcelo Losco 16th place

    On Friday 16th May, Fourways participated in the Hoerskool Menlo Park Relay where teams of 4 athletes compete in a relay race with each teammate completing a 2km loop. This is a very prestigious event with the top Cross Country schools competing and the first time that Fourways participated. We entered one Senior Boys team and two Junior Boys teams.

    A big congratulations to the Senior boys: Zammy Moyo, Damian Brice, Tristan Jacobs and Neo Rarane who all ran 2km personal best times to finish in 35th place with over 50 schools participating.

    A very well done to all Cross Country athletes over the past two weeks.

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