Netball against Empangeni: After an early rise on Saturday, Sarel Cilliers netballers travelled to the extremely hot Empangeni. All the teams played very well, especially considering the weather. The first team played an excellent game: they were focused and gave Empangeni a good run for their money.
Chess against Empangeni: The chess team left very early on Saturday, March 1, to play against Empangeni.
Sarel Cilliers played six games, of which M Mashazi, L Dlamini, and S Msane each won their games.
Sarel Cilliers athletes excel at Umzinyathi Athletics Meeting: On March 1, ten athletes from Sarel Cilliers High School participated in the well-organised Umzinyathi trials. Learners who placed in the first two positions in any event will represent the Umzinyathi District in Durban in a few weeks’ time, where the KZN Team will be selected.
Tennis: The NKZN Tennis Trials took place at St Dominics, Newcastle. Players from Sarel Cilliers High School attended and did extremely well. Siphesihle Msane was ranked first in the U/15A girls’ team, and Georgia Viljoen was ranked first for the U/15B girls’ team. Sithelo Mthembu was selected as reserve for the U/19 boys’ team, and Christina Meli for the U/19B girls’ team. The A teams will be participating in the Inter-Provincial Tournament to be held in Pietermaritzburg from March 6 to 9.
Bridge Building Competition: On February 20, three teams from Sarel Cilliers High school took part in the annual Bridge Building Competition in Harrismith.
Three teams from Grades 10 to 12 participated. The members were all from the Mechanical Technology and Engineering Graphic and Design classes. There were in total 35 teams taking part on the day.
The learners were given 25 pieces of wood (5mmx5mmx600mm long) and epoxy glue. They had to build a bridge that would span a gap of 800mm in a time of seven hours. The bridges then got judged on aesthetic value, and also on the total mass of the bridge.
At 6:30pm the teams were randomly chosen to load their bridges with weights until they broke, to determine which bridge was the strongest. Out of the 35 teams, the Grade 10 team was awarded nineteenth position, the Grade 11 team was fourth (carrying a weight of 21,5kg) and the Grade 12 team came third (with a total weight of 24,5kg).
The first position was taken by Harriston High School in Harrismith, and second place by Ficksburg High School.