PAHS rewards senior phase top performers
Parents and pupils came out in numbers for the Port Alfred High School (PAHS) senior phase prizegiving on October 19 as the school celebrated its top performing pupils in academic, sport, arts and culture.
Top pupils from grade 8 to 12 received gold medals, trophies and bursaries. After a welcome by principal Nigel Adam, school governing body (SGB) chair Richard Herrington said two additional classrooms would be built in December and they were also in the process of redoing the toilets. The plan for the future was to redo all the bathrooms to include changing rooms.
The SGB had secured sponsorship to build a new braai area on the balcony of the clubhouse to make it easier for functions and the school shop had also been upgraded.
He said the school had introduced slacks for girls as a winter uniform option and they had updated the dress code for the staff members to ensure they presented themselves professionally and comfortably.
Successful fundraising events included the Colour Run (R23,000).
Reducing the school’s bus hire expenses was the purchase of a Toyota Quantum to transport learners.
In response to water challenges, the school is in the process of getting a borehole. This would save around R6,000 a month in water bills alone.
Subject news is that the school has introduced isiXhosa as a first additional language starting from next year, for grade 7s.
Herrington said an additional grade would be added every year and pupils would have the option to take either Afrikaans or isiXhosa as their first additional language.