Circular 27/2008                                                                                                 4 August 2008

Dear Parent

GREY / ORANJE TOUR : 15-16 AUGUST 2008

The organizing committee has spent many hours planning this highlight on our sports calendar.  You are aware of the fact that during the past year,

 there have been some problems regarding the availability of coaches (rolling stock).  The Bloemfontein touring party was initially only able to obtain a limited number of coaches which could transport them to Cape Town.  Unfortunately, this party was informed on Friday 1 August 2008 that the train was cancelled.  After a meeting held at the highest level, the result could, however, not be changed.

Both Grey Primary and Oranje Girls’ Primary had initially decided that in the event of the trains being cancelled, the tour would be cancelled.  The Governing Bodies of the respective schools held emergency meetings on Friday 1 August 2008.  After these meetings Grey Primary decided that they would like to participate in this event, but that they would do so with a limited number of teams.  They have, therefore, arranged two buses to transport the learners.  Oranje Girls’ Primary’s Governing Body, in consultation with their parents, decided that they would not support such a bus tour.  We respect this decision.

The agreed upon rationalization is that preference will be given to U/13 players (Gr 7’s).  We are in the process of finalizing these teams and will attempt to include as many of the winter sport codes as possible, bearing in mind the above rationalization.  We understand that our girls will be disappointed with this decision.  We are already preparing for the Big Brag and we are, therefore, in the process of contacting various schools to try and fill the gaps left by the withdrawal of Oranje Girls’ Primary.  We undertake to inform you of all teams participating in this sports day by Wednesday 6 August 2008.

You will receive a detailed letter on Wednesday 6 August 2008 regarding this event.  We hope that you will trust the decision of the organizing committee, who is doing everything in their power to ensure that the inter-schools tradition (which is taking place for the eleventh time this year) will continue.

Yours faithfully

J.C. Swart

PRINCIPAL