The Grade 11 technical science class at Sarel Cilliers High School hosted its first Technical Science competition recently.
As part of its syllabus, the Technical Science learners had to build a hydraulic crane out of cardboard, controlled with syringes. The learners were so excited about this, that a few of them decided to build their own.
Current teacher, Ms Menelaou hit on the idea to hold a competition, in which the learners could compete for a cash prize. This competition was held on May 10 in the school hall.
There were a total of five cranes competing in the final round, which were judged by various teachers whose subjects link with Technical Sciences, as well as Lous Menelaou from Glencoe Spar, who provided the winner with the prize.
Science subject adviser, Ms Mnguni attended the competition and was pleased to see how keen the learners were to apply their knowledge of the subject. Each machine had to meet certain requirements and was scored on these.
The 2019 winners are J Lunie and A van der Walt – well done to everyone who participated.
Sarel Cilliers vs Ferrum High School
Rugby: On Saturday (May 11), Sarel Cilliers High School played against Ferrum High School, and the day produced hard-fought matches. The under-14 boys played an outstanding game of rugby, with Sarel Cilliers winning 31 – 0. Unfortunately for Sarel, both the u-15 and u-16 matches were lost, by 24 – 12 and 33 – 7 respectively. Thankfully, Sarel’s second team remains undefeated, having beaten Ferrum in a well-structured game: 45 – 12.
The first rugby team surprised spectators with its brilliant performance, in a match that produced nearly 100 points. From the very beginning, Sarel took control and scored a few brilliant tries, although it allowed Ferrum to remain in the game through some unforced errors. The boys continued to pressure the opponent with, and won 62 – 32.
Netball: During the clash between Sarel and Ferrum on Saturday, the second team played an excellent game and won its match 42 – 18. Although the first netball team gave its all, it was forced to bend the knee to Ferrum, with a final score of 19 – 11. The player of the match was Olwethu.
The u-16 team played a nail-biting match, with both teams stayed neck and neck. Within the last minute, the Sarel attacker scored a goal to give the team a win and keep the u-16s undefeated thus far. The remaining scores for the day are as follows: u-14A lost 19 – 4, u-14B won 17 – 6.
Hockey: Emotions ran high when Sarel’s first girls team faced Ferrum for a second time, following the Spar KZN School Girls Hockey Challenge last week. It was an intense game with many close calls, but unfortunately, Sarel lost by four goals to nil.
Both the second and u-16 hockey teams faced tough opponents this year, and played were forced to play defensively. Despite many chances to score, the second team lost 2 – 1, the u-16 team lost 5 – 0 and the u-14 team lost 3 – 1.
Chess: The chess team learnt valuable lessons en route to a final score of 9.5 to 0.5 against Ferrum. The team knew the games would be demanding, with the top four seeded matches going longer than usual. The learners enjoyed themselves however, and said Ferrum was a worthy opponent.
“Well done to all teams that participated on Saturday. The school wishes you the best of luck for the upcoming matches against Newcastle High School.”
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