Cannons Creek Independent School hosted their annual High School Inter-house Netball and Hockey Sports Day on Thursday, 12 September. It was a wonderful showcase of skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The atmosphere was exciting as the pupils from all houses competed with such enthusiasm and determination. The level of talent displayed was truly impressive, and it…
This year marked the first year that Inter-house plays are back on stage, instead of Radio Plays. The Grade 11s took the role of directors, and used AI mainly to write the plays and used some of their own creativity for good measure. They needed to have characters such as Efficiency Expert Edgar, Power Hungry…
Our Grade 10 Life Science pupils recently did a Support and Movement practical, investigating bones. There were various stations, and they had five minutes at each station to identify various bones from different animals, including human bones and X-rays, and they needed to identify the bones and relate bone structure to function. For example the…
The Grade 11 Design pupils (Amaal Cassiem, Anika Alli and Mbali Mbulawa) from Cannons Creek embarked on a journey of discovery with the Irma Stern Competition. They really immersed themselves in the life of Irma, and chose to produce visual Merchandising products relating to Irma Stern. This regional competition received entries from over 40 schools…
Three pianists from Cannons Creek High School participated in the Tygerberg International Eisteddfod (TIE) held at Curro Durbanville Primary School on Saturday, 27 July. The Eisteddfod is an opportunity for learners to participate on an international platform and to be adjudicated to build self-confidence and to give credit to creativity and excellence. With a humble…
The U16 boys embarked on a tour to Knysna from the 5th – 8th August, with tremendous excitement and a keenness to test their skills against new and unknown opposition. Leaving on Monday, 5 August just as the 1st period of school started, academic responsibilities were left on ice for a while. The tour started…
Cannons Creek Independent School was fortunate to be visited on 12 August by screenwriter, author, and Newspaper columnist, Darrel Bristow-Bovey. Bristow-Bovey addressed some of the Grade 11 and Grade 12 pupils, painting a realistic view of a writer’s life, using comedy and satire as his base. Although describing being a writer as a life filled with “disappointment,…
The annual Cannons Creek Grade 11 Leadership camp took place 19 – 21 July at Wortelgat outside the beautiful town of Stanford, close to Hermanus. Although the weekend started off with cold heavy rains and wet roads, it did clear eventually. Wortelgat remains a favourite spot for their Leadership Camp. The accompanying staff members ran five different sessions covering topics like…
Congratulations to the winners of the High School Photographic Society’s Term 2 Competition. The theme was ‘Monochrome’. Well done to everyone who submitted. 1st Place: Talya Davids (Grade 11) 2nd Place: Salma Gierdien (Grade 9) 3rd Place: Melle Zuidgeest (Grade 7) Commendations: Amara Bosch (Grade 7) Florie Davids (Grade 7) Freddie le Roux (Grade 7)…
Cannons Creek Independent School held its MatricDance at Nitida Wine Estate, on Saturday 4 May 2024. Parents and school pupils joined for the arrival of the Matrics in a spectacular fashion, which was followed by a cocktail function at the school before the main event began. Matrics were ushered onto a bus which took them to the venue,…
