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GYMNASIUM G IMNAS IUM

WORCESTER WORCESTER

TERM 3, 2015

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RIDDLE-ME-THIS MUSIC AND MOVIES Chinese

T O E R

BLOED & ONS PRAAT MET ONS BOSVARKSTERRE

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ECO-DANCE CLUBS

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GIMMIES GEE ONS FILANTROPIESE

INISIATIEWE

Editor’s letter Three is a number that radiates an aura of superstitions. It is often said that luck, especially bad luck, comes in

threes. So when term 3 came knocking on my door, I was slightly apprehensive to open. I knew that this visitor

would give me sleepless nights, a jam-packed schedule and be the hard-to-satisfy type that demands super-

human qualities. That wasn't all though: my visitor had brought along an extra bag filled with challenges

(including, amongst others, an unfamiliar piece of furniture called, "the editor's chair"). He called these things

gifts, but in my eyes, they seemed more like terrifying, insatiable dragons, ready to devour a tasty meal.

Nonetheless, there was an enticing undertone of excitement, which eventually led me to open the door and,

with somewhat enlarged pupils, accept the "gift bag”.

I'm sure that most of you can relate to the feelings I had at the start of the term. But let's take a moment to

give credit to ourselves: despite those weekends that seemed non-existent and perhaps calendars that had

The Circum strives to satisfy our readers' preferences, which is

why we love making use of your ideas, stories and photos. So

if you have any suggestions, please do pay a visit to room 18

and drop off your gift in the box. Other than that, have a

spectacular 168-hour holiday and come back safely!

Gimmie love

Deevya

Redaksie Aksie Redaksie Aksie Redaktrise Deevya Narotam

Subredaktrise Jacomi Breytenbach

the overall appearance of "mission impossible", we faced our challenges

and (hopefully) made the most of all of them. I understand now why my

visitor called them gifts - because they tested my limits and reminded me

that no challenge is an excuse to stop enjoying the amazing little things in

life.

All in all, the past term was undeniably a fun and thrilling adventure that

shaped itself into unforgettable memories. I sincerely hope that this edi-

tion succeeds in offering an enjoyable read for you all. Also, a special

word of thanks is extended to Miss le Roux, the superhero of my Circum

adventure, without whom this edition would have been but a pile of dis-

organised articles and photos.

Fotograwe

Hymne Ley

Nickus Venter

Lezandré van Vuuren

Abygail Drake

Ruth Pretorius

Gaby Jacobs

Lize Joubert

Victoria Dangtoumda

Elmari van der Westhuizen

Featured photographers

André Schoeman

Mnr. Claassens

Nicole Hendricks

Aneeq Jacobs

Willa-Marié Roux

Annemie du Plessis

Marike Fowler

Micaela Davids

Jordan Pieters

Liné Bredenkamp

Heleen Theron

Emke Hugo

Anchen Timm

Robyn Viljoen

Danelle Zeeman

INHOUD SKOOL BEDRYWIGHEDE

Interskole 2015_____________________3-8

GEESBOU 2015______________________9-11

Target Shooting ______________________ 12

‘n Aw(SEM) week____________________13-14

WG Riders __________________________ 15

GIMMIES GEE OM

Earth club __________________________16

Landsdiens __________________________ 16

Donate a life______________________27-28

The President’s Award _______________29-30

NOT JUST A SCHOOL

Modder en Bloed____________________17-18

Matrieks 2015_____________________19-22

Sekretaressedag______________________23

Nuwe ouers: Mnr. En Mev. Du Toit _________ 24

Xié Xié China______________________25-26

FUN PAGES

Scene & song ________________________ 31

Hollywood Lookalikes __________________32

Watter Onnie sé wat? __________________ 33

Juf. L. van Wyk se SUPERPOWER __________ 33

Riddle me this _______________________ 34

Teacher Feature ____________________35-36

KULTUUR

Eisteddfod __________________________ 37

Koor ______________________________ 37

Fraserburg toneelfees __________________ 38

GOING GREEN Circum E-publishing ___________________ 39

Eco Dance Clubs ______________________ 40

Lemme take a selfie

Huilin’ De Kuilen

Goodbye to

the trophy.

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INTERSKOLE

2015 DEUR JACOMI BREYTENBACH

EN WILLA-MARIÉ ROUX

10 Augustus 2015 De Kuilen, Suid-Afrika

Dit was oorlog, en soos dit so ’n

situasie betaam het emosies hoog

geloop. Die Bosvark troepe het De Kui-

len se velde betree met die smaak van

oorwinning in hul monde en vas-

beradenheid in hul oë — reg vir die

groot geveg.

En so het interskoledag 2015 begin. Dit

was net modder wat spat, asems wat

hortend uitblaas, hees bevele wat van

die kant van die sportveld of baan

uitgeroep is, sweet wat tap, en ja, selfs

bloed wat gestort is.

Orals was daar troepe wat teen me-

kaar geveg het en nodeloos om te sê,

was die Gimmies oorwinnaars van

meeste van daardie gevegte.

Ons gelukbringer, die magtige

Bosvark, het hom goed van sy taak

gekwyt soos die skare — ja, selfs die De

Kuilen pawiljoene — se aandag elke

nou en dan deur sy allamintige dans-

passies afgetrek is. Die Bosvark se passies

was so wild en begeesterd dat hy skoon

moes keer om nie sy kop te verloor nie

en het sy snoet elke nou en dan

vasgehou.

Natuurlik was dit ook die harde oefen-

ing en opleiding wat ons so goed

voorberei het vir die stryd. De Kuilen is

behoorlik op hulle plek gesit deur

Worcester Gimnasium se kreet wat die

geesdriftige skare uit volle bors basuin

het sowel as die Pom-pommeisies se

oulike danspassies.

Na ure se uitmergelende wedstryde,

en vele asem-ophou beseringsoom-

blikke, was dit uiteindelik tyd vir die

uitslae. Toe dit bekend gemaak is dat

die Bosvarke De Kuilen se troepe heel-

temal verslaan het, was die opwinding,

trots en vreugde duidelik te sien in die

oë van al die Gimmies soos hulle op die

veld gaan staan het om ook deel te

wees van daardie waardevolle kiekie.

Nie net het die Gimmies baie individu-

ele veldslae gewen nie, maar ook die

oorlog in totaliteit. In die proses het ons

ons gate uit geniet, alles gegee op die

veld, baan en pawiljoen en regverdige

gevegte gevoer. En, net as ‘n ekstra

skouerklop na die dag se stryd, het som-

mige van die busse vir ‘n wyle by

McDonalds vertoef — want helde ver-

dien mos ‘n helde-maaltyd, of hoe?

Lank lewe Worcester Gimnasium!

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6

Rubgy 19A: wen 22 – 8

19B: wen 48 – 5

19C: wen 24 – 13

16A: verloor 7 – 24

15A: verloor 10 – 12

14A: wen 17 – 16

14B: wen 14 – 12

NETBAL 19A: verloor 12 – 40

19B: verloor 18 – 19

19C: wen 18 – 16

17A: verloor 14 – 20

17B: wen 18 – 9

17C: verloor 2 – 18

16A: wen 23 – 13

16B: wen 16 – 8

16C: wen 21 – 14

15A: wen 20 – 17

15B: wen 17 – 15

15C: wen 26 – 18

SEUNS

HOKKIE

18A: wen 2 – 0

18B: wen 1 – 0

16A: wen 1 – 0

16B: wen 1 – 0

14A: wen 2 – 0

MEISIES

HOKKIE

18A: Gelykop 0 – 0

18B: wen 3 – 0

16A: wen 4 – 0

16B: wen 2 – 0

16C: verloor 0 – 2

14A: wen 6 – 0 Skaak

A-span: verloor 1,5 — 3,5

B-span: verloor 2—3

Telbord

Volgende jaar

maak ons weer

so, De Kuilen.

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Geesbou 2015 Soveel van wat Interskole week lekker maak lê in

die voorafgaande feesvieringe en geesbou. Hier is

‘n stap-vir-stap uitleg van hoe die Bosvarke hierdie

interskole behoorlik gees gevang het.

WOENSDAG

Lawwigheid was aan die

orde van die dag op

Woensdag met hoeddag.

Die VRL het in die tus-

sentyd ook ‘n nuwe mode-

neiging begin met

gevlegte haarlinte wat

soos soetkoek verkoop

het. Tydens pouse was

daar Leeders VS onnies

tafeltennis te sien in die

ousaal .

Die onderwysers het ‘n stappie in “memory lane”

geneem en skoolklere aangetrek, terwyl leerders

soos hul rolmodel moes aantrek.

Donderdag

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Pousetyd is lede van die skool se eerstespanne afge-

feil en die aand moes die Gimmies weer skoolklere

aantrek vir die BIG BRAG.

Donderdag

Vrydag

Teen Vrydag was die Bosvarke

reeds ten volle begeester. In

hierdie atmosfeer is daar

pousetyd gesigverf gedoen en

hierna is die leerders saal toe

vir ‘n vol program waaronder

die personeelkonsert.

Target Shooting .

The stereotypical perception at

high school is to steer clear of the

jocks —the rugby players— who

could stampede over you in a busy

corridor on your way to class like a

herd of bison. But there are new,

more dangerous kids on the block

to watch out for these days. Kids

who rely on firearms and precision

marksmanship and who hone their

modern warfare skills semi-regularly

at practices in the old hall and at

competitions. Yup, the target

shooters of WG have some gun-

slinging skills akin to that of Clint

Eastwood in Dirty Harry.

The captain of the WG target

shooters, Enzo Chellan, takes all of

this in his stride saying, “target

shooting is a rather relaxed sport. It

is worth every second because you

get to travel and encounter peo-

ple from all walks of life.”

Many people are unaware that

target shooting requires physical

training as all sports do. Much to

our surprise target shooting requires

breath control and stamina, and

here we’ve been thinking you just

aim at a target and hope for the

best!

There is more than one rifle in

these tournaments and a qualifying

score which you build according to

where you hit the target. If this

score is reached, you automatical-

ly go through to the next competi-

tion.

Our school is proud to be the

home of talented shooters who

have not only reached and per-

formed in the pre-championships,

such as Brandon O’Neill and Han-

nah Meek, but have moved on to

the National Championships in Oc-

tober. Well done Enzo and good

Do you feel lucky? … Well do ya—punk?!

by Jordan Pieters

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In die Seminarie koshuis is skinder

gesprekkies, teetyd en liedjies in die storte

deel van wie ons is. Dit is wat ons semkatte

‘ons’ maak.

Semweek is dié week waar vervreemde

susters bymekaarkom en ons ons trots op die

Seminarie kan vier. Elke jaar hou ons die kal-

ender fyn dop en wag in spanning vir

Semweek om met ‘n hoëhakskoen af te

skop. Hierdie jaar was daar ‘n hele paar

prettige geleenthede gereël om die

Semgees te vier.

Die hele week was daar kans gegee vir

inwoners van die verskillende gange om hul

gange mooi te maak. Die meisies kon op hul

eie temas besluit en die graad 8’s het veral

moeite gedoen om so ‘n bietjie meer kleur

aan die Sem te verleen.

Hoewel Eskom die Dinsdagaand beloof

om ons pret kort te knip, het hulle ons darem

in lig en vrede gelaat sodat musical chairs is

in die TV-kamer gespeel kon word. Die aand

was hope pret en lekker lawwe laggies is

heel aand gedeel.

Die volgende aand is die jaarlikse Mej.

Koek en Tert gehou waar Semkatte twee-

twee kon inskryf om mee te ding vir dié titels

deur in hul stowwerigste, frillerigste rok of hul

kortste, noupassendste uitrusting te pa-

radeer. Die skreeusnaakse kompetisie was

weereens ‘n groot sukses. Diegene wat

deelgeneem het was uitstekend in karakter

geklee en het sommer nog persoonlikhede

daarby aangeneem wat verseker het dat

elke Seminarie meisie behoorlik haar

maagspiere kon oefen! Geluk aan Kelly

Muyengwa (die koekerigste koek) en Marga-

ret Nampala (die terterigste tert aka Pie

Meraai) wat hierdie titels opgeraap het.

Alhoewel ons nie almal kunstalent het

nie, het almal tog ingegryp om die ver-

sierings vir die Semdans reg te kry. Met min

kwaste wat deur baie hande gegaan het

dié aand was dit ‘n spanpoging om alles ge-

doen te kry.

Brandwacht koshuis het die week in ‘n

feëverhaal laat eindig deur ons soos

prinsesse te laat voel toe ons op Rika se

balkon gaan staan het en ge-serenade is.

Natuurlik kon ons nie anders as om ook so ‘n

paar liedjies terug te sing nie.

Vrydag is ons toegelaat om ons splinter-

nuwe Sem-hoodies by die skool te dra en

daardie aand het die hele skool saam met

ons die week se verrigtinge afgesluit deur

Semdans toe te kom. Die tema was Las Ve-

gas en die aand sal onthou word vir die lek-

ker atmosfeer wat daar geheers het.

Baie dankie aan almal wat gehelp het

om dié week a(SEM)rowend te maak en ge-

luk aan ons nuwe prefekte vir 2016, Chrisrie

Oosthuizen, Tarin Holster, Courtney White,

Victoria Dangtoumda, Chris-Sandré Pieterse,

Racquel Hermanus, Sandré Prins en Liné

Bredenkamp.

Deur Liné Bredenkamp

’n

week AW(SEM)

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WG

The WG riders of 2015 participated in 6 Boland

qualifiers brandishing brand new riding shirts spon-

sored by BRENN-O-KEM. In these shirts they won every

single team parade and gained points for our school

to win the School Spirit Cup.

Joy Bekker, Pippa Groenewald, Heleen Theron

and Kayla Visser all qualified to represent Boland at

the Western Cape Regional Competition at the start

of August.

All four of them qualified to represent the Western

Cape team at the SANESA National Championships

which will take place during the October holidays.

CAN YOU GUESS WHICH HORSE BELONGS

Ella Smith Aggressive Echo

Pippa Groenewald Martinique

Heleen Theron Felix

Michelle du Toit JW Ubab

Joy Bekker Lana

Kayla Visser Coventry ’s Kunkuru

ANSWERS: Ella and Felix, Pippa and Aggressive Echo, Heleen

and Lana, Michelle and Martinique, Joy and Coventry’s

Kunkuru, Kayla and JW Ubab Riders

THE EARTH CLUB IS GOING GREEN

BY DEEVYA NAROTAM

Our environment holds so much natural beauty, yet

most of it is obscured by litter. Papers, empty cans,

plastic bags - the shameful list goes on. The time for

change has reached us a long while ago, so Worces-

ter Gymnasium's Earth Club, along with the Land Ser-

vice has decided to be the change they want see in

the world.

An exciting new project has started taking shape this

term at Worcester Gymnasium. Its aim is to make recy-

cling as convenient as possible in order to relieve some

of the strain on the environment.

On one afternoon members of the Earth Club and

Land Service rolled up their sleeves to

complete the first stage of this project -

painting the cardboard recycling bins

according to a colour code. These bins

will be labelled according to the type of

waste material that should go into them and then

placed on the school grounds. The waste in the bins

will be removed on a regular basis and taken for recy-

cling. The recycling project will kick off early in the

fourth term and learners are urged to use these bins

according to the instructions printed on them as to

make the project a success.

Nothing can compare to that feeling of seeing that

you have made a change. Should you wish to be-

come a part of this project, feel free to join the Earth

Club by signing up at Ms D. van Wyk's classroom.

LAND SERVICE IS LOVIN’ THE ENVIRONMENT

BY NICOLE HENDRICKS

Land Service members had their plates rather full

this term. From camping to tree planting, the eventful

term certainly provided much to enjoy.

One of the projects for this term involved collecting

old newspapers and magazines. These were then do-

nated to underprivileged schools where children and

teachers could use these resources we often take for

granted for their school projects.

Forces were joined with the Earth Club to launch a

recycling project in Worcester Gymnasium. Learners

rolled up their sleeves and got their paint brushes out

to take the first step of this project, the detail of which

is mentioned in the article above.

Lastly Land Service members got their hands nice

and dirty during the second last week of school by

planting a tree near the sports tuckshop in an at-

tempt to express the deep-rooted commitment we

must have to the environment in order for it (and us)

to flourish.

The elections for the new Land Service committee

were held and the results were as follows:

Willa-Marié Roux - Chairperson

Peter Manefeldt - Vice chairperson

Elmari van der Westhuizen - Secretary

Mildri Ellmann - gr. 12 representative

Jacomi Breytenbach - gr. 11 representative

Carla van Niekerk - gr. 10 representative

Jeanette Roux and Nicorene Louw - gr. 9 represent-

t-tatives

Congratulations to these members! May your

projects for next year be sweet and successful. 16

MODDERENBLOED

In Augustus was Worcester ’n kook-kol (dis nou ‘n “hotspot”) van Suid-Afrikaanse filmsterre. Mense se

nekke het soos dié van rubber hoenders gerek en gedraai om bekendes in die mall raak te sien en ‘n

verwoede geskinder agter handpalms was aan die orde van die dag (“Haai maar dis dan daai ou van

Ballade. Ballaaade man. Dit was nou die dag op KykNET! Dink jy ek moet waai?”). En toe kom daardie

vreemde afkondiging oor die interkom: “All the white boys please go to the hall,” en alles word ver-

duidelik: daar word ‘n rolprent verfilm en die mense soek ekstras om hulle skare ‘n bietjie aan te dik.

Met dié dat ons Bosvarke mos so sag op die oog is (wink-wink) is ons natuurlik eerste genader om die

filmstel te kom opvul.

Daar is nie tans soveel informasie beskikbaar oor die rolprent Modder en Bloed (in Engels Blood and

Glory) nie. Vervaardigers probeer natuurlik die kat stewig in die sak hou sodat niks “spoilers” die uitein-

delike kykgenot van hierdie film, wat eers die 1ste April 2016 in teaters verskyn, kan bederf nie. Maar met

dié dat die filmhuise Dark Matter Studios (Bakgat 1 en 2, Leading Lady, Lobola) en Collective Dream

Films (Platteland) in samewerking met KykNET die vervaardiging behartig, kan ons net uitsien na ‘n ver-

maaklike stukkie film.

Wat ons wel kon vasstel is dat die film afspeel in Suid-Afrika te midde van die Angloboere-oorlog. Die

boer en familieman, Willem Morkel, se seun en vrou word in die oorlog vermoor en wanneer hy as

krygsgevangene na die berugte St. Helena konsentrasiekamp geneem word, moet hy ‘n bullebak van

‘n Engelsman, Kolonel Swanell, beveg op die enigste manier moontlik — RUBGY!

Ons onderhoudvoerder, Annemie du Plessis, het sommige van ons oornagbekende Bosvarke, Henk

Blaauw, Aliister Otto en Benjamin Truter, ‘n paar vrae gevra om meer te wete te kom:

Hoe was dit op die stel van die fliek?

HENK: Dit was lekker gewees, maar ook vervelig.

Ons het baie in die son gestaan.

ALLISTER: It was okay. Very run-around. You run

around a lot and stay busy.

BENJAMIN: Dit was eintlik nie baie lekker gewees nie.

Ons het rondgestaan en gewag om te

skiet vir seker ‘n uur lank. Ons het net

gekyk hoe hardloop mense rond, ons was

net ekstras gewees on het nie eintlik veel

gedoen nie.

Het jy enige bekende mense ontmoet?

HENK: Sean Else was die regisseur so dit was

nogals cool gewees.

ALLISTER: I can’t remember his name, but he’s from

another Afrikaans movie.

BENJAMIN: Nie ontmoet nie, maar ons het hulle

gesien. Ek dink daar was soos een of an-

der outjie van Villa Rosa het hulle gesê, ek

weet nie, uhm, maar daar was kamstig

bekende mense gewees.

Sal jy eendag ‘n akteur wil word?

HENK: Nee. Dit is te veel herhaling.

ALLISTER: No.

BENJAMIN: Nee, nie nadat ek dit gesien het nie.

Waaroor dink jy gaan die film?

HENK: Dit gaan oor rugby wat gespeel word in

die Boereoorlog se tyd, maar dit het nie

regtig gebeur nie.

ALLISTER: It looked like it was about rugby and how

rugby was invented and how the Boers

freed themselves from the English, or

something like that.

BENJAMIN: Uhm, dit het meer gelyk of dit maar net

boere was wat teen die Engelse baklei

het. Soos tydens die Boereoorlog - be-

halwe daar was rugby in.

Watter rol het jy vertolk?

HENK: Eers was ek ‘n boer ondersteuner en die

laaste dag was ek ‘n Engelse soldaat.

ALLISTER: Just an extra. You just stand on the side,

clap your hands or something.

BENJAMIN: Ek was net ‘n ektra gewees, ons het maar

net daar gechill langsaan die veld.

Watter een verkies jy? Boer of Brit?

HENK: Brit.

ALLISTER: Probably the boer.

BENJAMIN: Boer.

Sou jy sê jy sal ‘n Oscar kan wen?

HENK: Nee.

ALLISTER: No.

BENJAMIN: Uhm, nee.

So op die onderwerp van rugby, wie dink

jy gaan die World Cup wen?

HENK: All Blacks.

ALLISTER: Hmmm... I’d say Japan has got a good

chance.

BENJAMIN: Japan.

*Hierdie onderhoud het eers na Suid-Afrika se skaamtelike sneuweling teen

Japan in die wêreldbekertoernooi plaasgevind. Henk, Allister en Benjamin kan

nie die toekoms voorspel nie.

HET JY GEWEET?

Hoewel dit vreemd klink dat hoërskoolseuns gevra is om krygsgevangenes uit te beeld, het seuns van hierdie ouderdom

aan die oorlog deelgeneem. Alle boer mans tussen die ouderdom van 16 tot 60 is opgeroep om kommandodiens te

doen en in die Transvaal was elke manlike burger (bo 16-jarige ouderdom) wettiglik verplig om ’n geweer en ammunisie

te besit.

Saint Helena is ‘n eiland in die Suid-Atlantiese Oseaan. Voor die Anglo-boereoorlog was dit reeds bekend as die plek

waarheen Napoleon Bonaparte verban is en waar hy gesterf het.

Saint Helena was die eerste plek wat boer krygsgevangenes en nie boervrouens of –kinders ontvang het nie en is vinnig

oorweldig deur die aantal boere wat toe noodgedwonge na Indië, Portugal en Bermuda verskeep moes word.

Van die 28 000 boerkrygsgevange is 5000 op Saint Helena aangehou.

Gaan kyk dus gerus hierdie rolprent en ken ‘n paar Bosvarke in die skare uit wanneer dit begin draai

in rolprentteaters op die 1ste April 2016.

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deur Emke Hugo

As jy een jaar in

die hoërskool

kon oordoen,

watter jaar sou

dit wees en

hoekom?

Wat was die

lekkerste

ervaring wat

jy in matriek

ervaar het?

Amika Hugo

Lyle Grassman

Emile Barnard

Wat sal jy altyd van die skool onthou?Marcelle GoussardSchool in Union sing.

Ash-Lynn

Melissa Roux

Tonia Marone: Opvoedkundige Sielkunde by CPUT studeer.

Seymour LotteringPieter Swart: Engeland toe gaan om krieket te gaan speel in

ONDERWYSERS SE RAAD VIR DIE TOEKOMS AAN MATRIEKS E. Snygans: Pas jou lewe en

jouself mooi op, want jou lewe

is ‘n geskenk van God en dit

wat jy daarmee doen is jou ges-

kenk aan Hom.

L. van Wyk: Moet nooit ophou

wonder en vrae vra nie.

D. van Wyk: Hou aan hard werk

en moet nooit opgee op jou

drome nie, al sê ander jy kan

nie.

Hoeveel rand het jy al spandeer by die snoepie dié jaar?

Brandon van Heerden

Miskien so R4000

Cameron Arries

Maybe a R1000

Damian Roberts

Easily over R5000.

Amika Hugo Graad 9, want dis ‘n “go with the flow” jaar.

Lyle Grassman Graad 8. Ek sou toe al begin het met atletiek.

Emile Barnard Matriek, want dis lekker.

Wat sal jy altyd van die skool onthou? Marcelle Goussard Die gevoel wat jy kry as jy

School in Union sing.

Lynn Die gees, onderwysers en musicals.

Melissa Roux Koshuis unity.

Chanté Marone Valetynsweek.

Leverne Baxter Toe ons die Derby gewen het.

Zintle Mdingi Playing rugby.

Watter onderwyser gaan jy die meeste mis? Irene de Bod me. L. van Wyk

Simoné Nortje me. Snygans

Mariska Coezer Mnr. Fröhlich

Ethan Setera Me. Gie

Wat wil jy

volgende

jaar met

jou lewe

doen?

: Opvoedkundige Sielkunde by CPUT studeer.

Seymour Lottering: Bemarking by CPUT studeer.

: Engeland toe gaan om krieket te gaan speel in

Cambridge.

Hoeveel geld skat jy het jy al by mense gebedel vir snoepiekos dié

jaar?

Jeshua Paul: Genoeg om 5 pasteie te

koop.

Jonathan Cardoso: R50

Dorian Johnson: Onbeskryflik baie, want

ek het baie kontakte.

Marike Fowler: R70

Mnr. Van Niekerk: Never be scared of

trying new and scary things. If you

love it or hate it, at least you’ll

know.

L. Tromp: Live life to the fullest. En-

joy every moment. Work hard, play

hard.

N. Phillips: Carpe Diem.

L. Gie: Act your age in the future.

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Be the change you want to see in the world.Good luck matrics. Go make your mark!

Be the change you want to see in the world. Good luck matrics. Go make your mark!

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Die eerste Woensdag van

elke September word in Suid-

A f r i k a a s n a s i o n a l e

sekretaressedag gevier. Om

ons besige, staatmaker ad-

ministratiewe personeel se

dag spesiaal te maak, is hulle

toegelaat om ‘n gedeelte

van die dag hulself te bedref

met ‘n uitstappie. In die tus-

sentyd het die onderwysers vir

hulle ingestaan - met lag-

wekkende gevolge.

Woesser as

Worcester

Gimnasium,

Goeiedag!

Sekretaressedag

Sorry sir. I

don’t under-

stand Afri-

kaans.

3/9 Dis hoeveel van die 9

onderyseresse wat hul ly-we sekretaresse gehou het

die kantoor bo die klaskamer verkies. So

Bosvarke, ons verkies julle bo besige telefoonlyne!

JUFFROU EN MENEER DU TOIT h NUWE OUERS

DEUR ANEEQ JACOBS

Mamma Michelle Is dit moeilik om beide rolle van ‘n ma en ‘n

onderwyser vol te staan?

Nee, jou prioriteite moet net altyd reg wees. Goeie beplan-

ning en voorbereiding maak altwee maklik.

Mis juffrou vir Lee-La baie deur die dag?

Ja, verskriklik baie, maar dit raak elke dag beter.

Sal juffrou sê Lee-La is ‘n maklike of ‘n moelike baba?

Ek weet nie wat ‘n moelike baba is nie. Lee-La is verseker

lekker en maklik.

Beplan juffrou om in die toekoms nog kinders te hê?

Ja, maar Meneer du Toit weet nog nie daarvan nie.

Sal juffrou eendag vir Lee-La wil klasgee?

Ja, want dan gaan sy baie hoë punte kry *wink-wink*.

Wat is vir juffrou die oulikste ding wat Lee-La doen?

Elke week is daar iets anders.

Pappa Nielen Pappa Nielen Is dit moeilik om beide rolle van ‘n pa en ‘n onderwyser

vol te staan ?

Nee, dis maklik omdat ek met kinders by die skool ook werk.

Mis meneer vir Lee-La baie deur die dag?

Ja, ek kyk soms na foto’s van haar en dink dan aan wat sy

dalk nou doen.

Sal meneer sê Lee-La is ‘n maklike of ‘n moelike baba?

Sy is wel maklik in die dag, maar moeilik in die nag.

Beplan meneer om in die toekoms nog kinders te hê?

Nee, een is genoeg.

Sal meneer eendag vir Lee-La wil klasgee?

Nee, ek sal wil hê sy moet liewer by ‘n goeie onderwyser klas

kry (lag). Ons sal mekaar ook dan hopeloos te veel sien.

Wat is vir meneer die oulikste ding wat Lee-La doen?

Sy is altyd gelukkig. Selfs al skrik sy 4:00 wakker, het sy steeds

‘n glimlag op haar gesig.

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Daar is ‘n Chinese gesegde was lui: “’n Reis van ’n duisend myl moet met ’n enkele tree begin.”

Dit is presies wat ons bevoorregte Bosvarke

gedoen het toe ons op 25 en 26 Junie ’n koue,

winderige Suid-Afrika vir China verlaat het.

Op toer het ons die geleentheid gehad

om ‘n nuwe kant van onsself te ontdek. Ons

het nuwe vriende gemaak en ons palette op

die proef gestel met nuwe en vreemde disse.

Ons het die prag van China beleef – die Groot

Muur, Temple of Heaven en die Forbidden

City.

Ons het deel geword van hul ryk kultuur en

baie foto’s geneem. Moedertaal is vir Man-

daryns verruil, die kuns van chopsticks is be-

meester en die warm son en humiditeit is

getrotseer.

China was ‘n absolute belewenis, dit kan

elk van die 20 Bosvarke getuig. Ons is op die

hande gedra en vir twee weke het ons die

geleentheid gehad om soos regte universiteit-

studente te leef en ook om ‘n tipiese toeris te

wees. Alhoewel daar verskeie orkane oor ons

pad gekom het, van ons siek geraak het en

ons vlug 24 uur vertraag is, was die twingtig uur

vlug terug Johannesburg toe die moeite werd.

Ons ‘Pappa Beer,’ Mnr. Schoeman, het uit

sy pad gegaan om elke oomblik vir ons

ongelooflik te maak en hy het hom oor elkeen

ontferm, daarom wil die China-toergroep

spesiaal dankie sê aan ons skoolhoof en aan

almal wat hierdie toer moontlik gemaak het.

Xièxiè

GANXIE ZHONGGUO Deur Marike Fowler & Willa-Marié Roux

TOER HERINNERINGE Iemand het vir Mildri (Ellmann) en Carla (Burger) gevra of almal

in Suid-Afrika goue hare het.

Daar gebeur oor die algemeen snaakse dinge op vliegtuie met

Gimmies. Een van die hoog-tepunte was toe Jonathan (Cardoso) ‘n paar slaappille

gedrink het en vir die verbaasde Chinese lugwaardin beveel het:

“Ek soek steak!”

Janco Nel het sy selfoon op die Great Wall of China verloor. Ten minste het hy nou ‘n opwindende storie om vir sy kleinkinders te

vertel!

DANKIE CHINA

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Donating life Donating blood is a very big deal in Worcester Gymnasium, espe-cially amongst the learners. Many grade 10 to matric learners do-

nate blood at least once a term and save 3 lives in the process. But it is not just the learners that are so enthusiastic about donating

blood—our teachers are as well. Three teachers who feel very pas-sionately about donating blood have been interviewed by the Circum and this is what they had to say about blood donation.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DONATED?

Only once.

WHAT IS YOUR BLOOD TYPE? I am A positive, I think.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DONATE?

My son was in a car accident and the

Lord spared his life. This is why I decided

to donate.

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE DONATING

BLOOD?

It was very frightening and I couldn't do-

nate the full amount that is expected.

WILL YOU DONATE AGAIN?

Yes, I want to. I am very scared to do it

again, but I will do it because it is a self-

less act.

MRS PHILLIPS

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DONATED?

102 times.

WHAT IS YOUR BLOOD TYPE?

I used to be A negative, but recently they

found out that I am actually A positive.

MS HUMAN

WHY DO YOU DONATE BLOOD? I can save 3 lives without having to do much.

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE? It was very scary obviously. The room started

to spin and I almost fainted.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST DONATED? I was a student at Stellenbosch and I was 23

years old.

MR MINNIE HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DONATED? 100 times

WHAT IS YOUR BLOOD TYPE? B negative which is the second rarest blood

type.

WHY DO YOU DONATE? Because of the fact that by donating blood

you are giving something to someone that real-

ly needs it to live.

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE? I don’t really remember, but obviously I was a

bit nervous.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST DONATED? Round about 21 years old.

BY ANCHEN TIMM

Thank you to our selfless teachers who support this good cause.

Here are some facts about blood donation

By donating blood you make a meaningful

difference since you could save up to three

people’s lives by donating a single unit.

And although 75% of the population in the

Western Cape may require blood transfu-

sions in their lifetime, a mere 1.5% are blood

donors. Of those units that are donated

most are used for:

Women who haemorrhage (“bleed out”)

due to trauma associated with childbirth.

Children with severe anaemia, a disorder

in which a lack of oxygen-carrying hae-

moglobin in the blood causes severe fa-

tigue and even shortness of breath.

Accident victims.

Surgical and cancer patients.

The WPBTS is associated with other medical

philanthropist organisations such as CHOC

(Childhood Cancer Foundation), The Organ

Donor Foundation, Milk matters (donation of

breastmilk to babies with HIV positive moth-

ers) and the Sunflower Fund (stem cell and

bone marrow donation).

The Worcester Branch of the WPBTS is locat-

ed in Napier Street, a mere five minute walk

from Worcester Gymnasium and is open

every Tuesday from 8:00 until 19:00 for walk-

i n d o n a t i o n s .

Blood is the most

precious gift that any-one can give another

person — the gift of life. The decision

to donate blood is the decision to save a life.

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“Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden, but never

extinguished.”

“The greatest glory in living is not in never falling, but in rising

every time we fall.”

THE PRESIDENT’S

Empowering the Youth AWA R D

BY ANCHEN TIMM

Dedicating your life to something is always a difficult task. It takes a great deal to see things through to the end. The President’s Award programme tests the perseverance of the youth and hones this valuable but disappearing quality. Being a former participant, I can attest to its teach-ings. Not only did it encourage me to reach out to the community, but it also pushed me far be-yond my limits, both physically and emotionally. It truly is a milestone worth completing. Here is a brief interview with the programme coordinator, Mr Joubert, regarding his feelings towards this programme.

Q: How Does it feel to manage the President’s

Award?

A: “A little frustrating. I want to do many things

with the programme and become more in-

volved with the participants, but unfortunately I

don’t always have the time for it. However, in

the end, the programme is a personal chal-

lenge, and therefore a very good one.”

Q: What do you enjoy most about the pro-

gramme?

A: “Seeing the personal growth in the partici-

pants, but mostly the hike (laughs).”

Q: What is one positive and one negative thing

that you can take away from this whole experi-

ence?

A: “The positive thing about the programme is

that it provides the opportunity to any learner

who wants to participate because we don’t

hold any selections. This allows any learner to

develop as a leader – even learners who in

many cases do not have the opportunity to do

so. It challenges them in new ways. The factor I

find most difficult and frustrating is the admin-

istrative part. The participants don’t always log

their activities, which makes it very difficult to

see whether or not they are meeting the pro-

gramme’s requirements.”

Q: Any words of inspiration to prospective

learners?

A: “Yes! I would love to see many more learners

enrolling for this programme, and that is actual-

ly my personal goal. In two years’ time, I would

like to have at least a hundred learners partici-

pating in the programme thereafter annually.”

The President’s Award is truly an innovative and rewarding programme. It equips you with nec-

essary skills, diligence, perseverance, and discipline needed in life. It will push, and sometimes,

even break you (speaking from personal experience regarding the hike), but I can assure you, it

builds you back up stronger, taller and prouder than before knowing that you exceeded what

you thought were your limits.

Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu A person is a person through other persons.

Nelson Mandela 30

Extra! Extra! Read all about these up-

coming movies. A few edge-of-your-seaters to look forward to

include:

Scene and song

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Pan, a remake of the clas-

sic “Peter Pan” starring Hugh

Jackman and Cara

Delevingne.

Goosebumps, starring

Jack Black.

Breaking Through, with

executive producer John

Legend.

It was once said that music gives a

soul to the universe. New songs that are due to be released

soon include:

Focus on Me by Ariana

Grande

On my Mind by Ellie

Goulding

Another Lonely Night

by Adam Lambert

Disconnect by Marina

and The Diamonds

All around the World

by Natalie La Rose feat. Fetty

Was

There is no way that any of you can miss out. Make sure to look out for all of these enticing enter-

tainment offers.

by Micaela Davids

Hollywood lookalikes

Selena Gomez & Kimber-Leigh Berry

Christi Roux & David Henrie

Nina Roodbol & Amanda Seyfried

Janneman Vlok & Luke Bracey

Cassiem Fredericks & Aramis Knight

deur Willa-Marié Roux

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1. “Yonqena.”

2. “Okay, happy”

3. “So in a nut shell.”

4. “Hey, jou lelike ding.”

5. “Goeiemôre. Goodmorning.”

6. “Ek was saam met Noag in die ark.”

7. “Hoekom kyk julle my met sulke vaal ogies aan?”

8. “Het julle al hierdie storie gehoor?”

9. “Goodmorning ladies. Goodmorning gentlemen”

10. “Twaalf uit tien.”

11. “Oh my hat!”

12. “Awsome!”

1. MNR. DU TOIT

2. JUF. SHERIFF

3. MNR. VAN NIEKERK

4. MNR. GIE

5. MNR. FRÖHLICH

6. JUFFROU L. VAN WYK

7. JUF. JACOBS

8. JUF. D. VAN WYK

9. MNR. SCHOEMAN

10. MNR. BRÜMMER

11. JUF. HOFMEYR

12. JUF. DU TOIT

Bo en behalwe haar

vermoë om die rumoerigste

lot leerders met een kyk tot

doodstilte te bring, het Juffrou L.

van Wyk ook ‘n ongekende talent vir

Afrikaanse herbenaminge. So, is jou

naam te Engels vir die Afrikaanse

klas? Juffrou Van Wyk gee jou enet-

jie wat knapper pas. Hier is ‘n paar

voorbeelde.

Aneeq Jacobs Andrew Bell

Brandon van Heerden Keanu Damon

EJ Ewit Franco Leighton Cuttings

Joe-Elin Mouton Johan Goosen

Emil Moses

Andries

Bellie

Beethoven

Meneer Reeves

Ertjie

Lukas

Johannes

Jonatan

Emmer

To infinity

and beyond!

What kind of tree can you carry in your

hand?

I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short

when I’m old. What am I?

What starts with the letter “t”, is filled with

“t” and ends in “t”?

There was a green house. Inside the

green house there was a white house.

Inside the white house there was a red

house. Inside the red house there were

lots of babies. What is it?

I can run but not walk. Wherever I go,

thought follows close behind. What am

I?

What has a neck and no head, two

arms but no hands?

What has a face and two hands but no

arms or legs?

What goes up and doesn’t come back

down?

Many have heard me, but nobody has

seen me, and I will not speak back until

spoken to. What am I?

When you have me, you feel like sharing

me. But, if you do share me, you don't

have me. What am I?

Remember

Catalina Comet 13th & 14th of December

Did you know?

SIGNS OF WATER HAVE

BEEN FOUND ON MARS!

1. A palm

2. A candle

3. A teapot

4. A watermelon

5. A nose

6. A shirt

7. A clock

8. Your age

9. An echo

10. A secret

RIDDLE ANSWERS

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Teacher feature A BIG THANKS to Bennie Griesel

who created these memes! Bennie

will be in charge of our Fun Sec-

tion from hereon in.

After this selfie with Miss L. van

Wyk was taken, it soon went viral

amongst the Gimmies. We do so

LOOOVE our selfies — even more so

when Miss van Wyk is in them.

From next term onwards a Circum

meme competition will be launched.

A photo will be posted on the Cir-

cum board for which learners can

deposit meme suggestions in the

box in front of room 18. The best

meme will be featured in that

term’s Circum along with the pic-

ture of our Meme creator.

d ONNIES 1992

See if you can spot the teachers still on the staff today.

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WORDS AND IDEAS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

BY MICAELA DAVIDS

"But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."

Dead Poets’ Society 1989

In Dead Poets’ Society, Mr Keating explains that we

express ourselves through art because we are

members of the human race and because we are

all filled with passion. Luckily, Worcester Gymnasi-

um's learners had an opportunity to express them-

selves at the Worcester Eisteddfod which we take

part in biannually.

Of the 103 Gimmies who participated in this

event, 9 achieved bronze, 52 achieved silver, 55

achieved gold, 25 achieved Cum Laude and 16

received medals for the various items that they took

part in.

A special mention to Nicola Jansen van Vuuren,

Janco Nel, Jacomi Breytenbach, Mari Vlok, Carina

Kloppers, Heleen Theron and Charl Schoeman who

fared exceptionally. Gimme, jou lekker ding!

Worcester Gymnasium's choir participated in the

Eisteddfod as well and boasts with a Cum Laude for

their performance. Well done to all! You have

made us proud and we look forward to seeing

what some of you can do at the BRAVO-evening.

ANOTHER HIGH NOTE

FOR THE CHOIR BY ROBYN VILJOEN AND DEEVYA NAROTAM

“If we win, lose or draw, there's a winner in us all."

Fortunately, this season has been nothing but

wins for Worcester Gymnasium's choir. The choir re-

vealed its brilliance on three separate occasions this

term, namely the Worcester Eisteddfod, the Monta-

gue Youth Arts Festival and most recently, the

"Klassieke Kollig Koor-kompetisie" (fabulous allitera-

tion on “k” don’t you think?), which took place at

the Barnyard Theatre in Cape Town on the 24th of

September.

The results of their various performances are as

follows: at the Worcester Eisteddfod they achieved

Cum Laude; at the Montagu Youth Arts Festival a

90% and they were also awarded the Judges' Tro-

phy for best performance; and they were one of

the top 10 high school choirs that were chosen

from approximately 60 choirs for the Klassieke

Kollig Koor-kompetisie. The choir had thus made

it to the second stage of the competition, where

they left the Barnyard Theatre with some high

notes even though the second round of the

competition was held over a long weekend —

talk about good work ethic.

These performances would not have yielded

such exceptional results without Dr Sebastiaan

Pretorius, whose time and effort is much appreci-

ated.

The choir will end off the year with a perfor-

mance at the BRAVO Culture Evening on the 23rd

of October at the KWV wine cellar. Be sure not to

miss out on this evening of entertainment.

Dit is vroegoggend. Buite waai ‘n snerpende

windjie. Almal sit so styf gepak langs mekaar soos

sardientjies, oë wyd oopgesper weens die angs en

opwinding wat soos statiese elektrisiteit in die lug

hang. Ja, dames en here, dit is weer tyd vir WG om

in die pad te val vir die jaarlikse Fraserburg-

toneelfees.

Alles het begin op ‘n Donderdagoggend. Dit

was minute voor ons moes vertrek na die

onbekende (Fraserburg is mos die onbekende. Ek

is seker meeste van julle het nog nie daarvan ge-

hoor nie). Almal het nog rondgeskarrel op soek na

verlore rekwisiete en Juffrou Nel se groep het vir

oulaas deur hulle woorde gegaan toe die busse

gereed is om te vertrek. Daar is ons toe weg met ’n

opgewonde gebabbel, borrel en bruis. Ons

eetsakkies was vol; ons energievlakke hoog. Ont-

hou ons kon skool agterlaat op ‘n Donderdagog-

gend. Wie sou nie gelukkig wees nie? So het die

lang pad vinnig verby gevlieg.

Die meisies het onmiddellik Fraserburg gaan

verken. Moenie bekommerd wees nie, hulle het

hulself definitief nie ooreis nie. Na 3 minute se stap

was hulle deur die hele dorp. Daarna het hulle te-

ruggekeer na hulle kamers om UNO te speel en ‘n

bietjie nes te skrop. Die seniors van juffrou Nel se

stuk, Betower, het om 16:00 vertrek om te gaan

repeteer en die res het maar agtergebly en tande

getel. Daardie aand het die ander Gimmies

reggemaak om die betoweraars te gaan onder-

steun. Na verskeie ongelooflike stukke (en ander

minder ongelooflike stukke) was dit uiteindelik die

dié groep se beurt. Die gordyne het geruisloos

oopgemaak en ons asems is weggeslaan deur

hierdie ongelooflik betowerende.

Met ligte harte het die Gimmies sommer vroeg

gaan slaap, alhoewel die onderwysers nie eintlik

saamgestem het dat 1:00 ‘n gepaste slaaptyd is

nie.

Die volgende oggend het die Gimmies uitein-

delik die koue waarvan ons so baie gehoor het,

ervaar. Bibberend het ons onsself opgestop en

reggemaak om te gaan repeteer. Na die repetisie

het daar ‘n heerlike koshuisontbyt op die rasende

Gimmies gewag. En toe was dit die ander twee

toneelgroepe se beurt om op te tree: Juffrou Nel

se junior groep, Die groot kaas, en Juffrou Gardiner

se groep, Lamb to the slaughter. Albei groepe se

optredes het vlot verloop en die Gimmies het hul

gate uit geniet.

So, op ‘n Vrydag 14:00, was dit tyd vir die Gim-

mies om vir Fraserburg te groet. Die bussies het ver-

trek en ons het huiswaarts gekeer. Die Gimmies het

nie eintlik tyd gehad om hartseer te wees dat hulle

vir Fraserbrug verlaat nie, want hulle het amper

onmiddellik aan die slaap geraak. Ja, alle goeie

dinge kom tog tot ‘n einde.

En so, dames en here, moet ons storie ook tot

‘n einde kom. Die gordyne het toegemaak en die

gehoor, dis julle, is besig om die Gimmies ‘n

staande toejuiging te gee. (Hopelik☺)

FRASERBURGtoneelfees DEUR JACOMI BREYTENBACH

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by Danelle Zeeman

Change is in the air. The matrics are inching ever closer to the

finish line, new teachers are popping up like mushrooms and

the Circum has donned a new jacket. Ditching paper in fa-

vour of an electronic issue was a suggestion met with worry,

scepticism, but luckily mostly enthusiasm. Instead of paying

money for a tree-gobbling issue that you would probably lose

somewhere along the line, Gimmies were treated to an online

Circum - available for absolutely nada! With amazing new

graphics, stunning colours and articles that captured the

mind, the new Circum was welcomed with glee by its readers.

Not only is the new Circum free and an explosion of colour

and skill, but it is earth-friendly! Yes, Worcester Gymnasium has

embraced the buzz-word of the 21st century and has decided

to “Go Green, or Go Home!” Taking hands with other Go

Green initiatives not only saves the planet one tree at a time,

but the new electronic version means that the Circum can be

jam-packed with articles, pictures and effects - previously im-

possible with paper. And even though we’ll miss our trusty old

paperback, it’s time to dust of your tablets and computers,

because the new green Circum is here to stay!

Circum Green goes

CARBON FOOTPRINT the floor is no longer yours!

I bet not many of you have really thought about how danc-

ing can save the world.

Well, Energy Floors did. Their mission is to "raise awareness

on energy production and energy consumption by making it

interactive and fun and relating it to human scale." So in

2008, Energy Floors launched the world's first energy-

generating dance floor - the Sustainable Dance Floor.

This invention uses kinetic energy (movement) as a

source of energy so that eco-clubs can convert dancing

into electricity, which powers the LED lights of the dance

floor creating a disco atmosphere. In addition to this sustaina-

ble solution to clubs’ electricity use, power generated from

the clubbers footsteps can also be fed back to an electricity

grid from which other local systems, such as clubbers' cell

phones, can be powered or charged.

The technology behind this green platform for dancing is

known as electromagnetic induction. It involves a network of

springs and magnets that automatically convert downward

movement into energy. Therefore, the more the clubbers

dance and jump, the more energy will be generated by the

shaking of the floor.

An example of a club that uses this Sustainable Dance

Floor, is Club WATT in Rotterdam, Netherlands. WATT became

the world's first sustainable night club, while Club Surya of the

Club4Climate project, located in London, became Britain's

first eco-nightclub. The latter uses a wind turbine and solar en-

ergy to make the club entirely sustainable. This club goes even

further to distributing the remaining energy after a night of

clubbing to local families, free of charge.

Clearly, kinetic energy, combined with a little fun, is trans-

forming into a potential source of renewable energy. Perhaps

our own country could implement a similar idea to party away

some load shedding?

BY DEEVYA NAROTAM

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