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The year started with a bang as preparations for the All Girls
Festival, which was held in Port Elizabeth, commenced. There
was much to organise, including thirty-four young and very
excited ladies and nine staff members. A festival style event
is always encouraging as the players are not too focussed on
results and are able to enjoy meeting new friends and bonding
together as a team. The weather at the Festival was fantastic
and flying into Port Elizabeth was a real treat for our girls, some
of whom experienced their first flight ever!
We were very proud to take our first ever All Girls Tennis team
with us. The experience they gained from playing at the Festival
was immense and by the end of the Festival, we were seeing
some top tennis! Our netball, hockey and water-polo teams
fared extremely well and the weekend was an excellent start
to the winter sports season while being a fitting conclusion to
summer sports. With multiple codes at the festival, we were
able to support our Wynberg Family in all of their sports.
Highlights of the festival included playing on the awesome
outdoor equipment at Collegiate, which we hope to see soon
on the WGJS fields, seeing Miss Bischoff doing a handstand,
our hockey and water-polo coaches exchanging roles and
enjoying the challenge of coaching each other’s sports, and
plenty of laughter!
Our girls were extremely well behaved and we left Port Elizabeth
with a great sense of pride in our Wynberg girls. The brand of
sport played by WGJS – the passing brand – ensured fabulous
teamwork and excellent results. Roll on All Girls Festival 2019!
Mrs Colleen Reed
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