VPHS Magazine 2014 | Page 104

VPHS Steel Band Back Row: Tiffany Oosthuizen; Phumzile Peta; Tate Roelofse; Lazola Tabata; Liezel Boudrey Front Row: Anna-Jade Badier; Zintle Mbinyashe; Miss Matthews; Khwezi Hompa; Lesedi Molebeleli Thank you and best wishes must go to the Matric pupils who will leave the band this year. Best wishes for the examinations and 2015. These pupils are Tate Roelofse, Zintle Mbinyashe, Kwezi Hompa, Anathi Ngcozela and Zintle Pangwa. Thank you for the years of hard work and dedication to the band. The Senior Steelband enjoyed performing at numerous functions this year. They were asked to performed at the Algoa FM “Algoa Cares Summer Charity Golf Day” fundraiser at the Humewood Golf course on the 6th March. The pupils enjoyed entertaining the guests as they completed a round of golf. Junior Steel Band In May, the band performed at a function for the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Sunrise at the beautiful PE Club in Bird Street. Both senior and junior bands also performed at the PE Eisteddfod which was held in August at Grey High School. Performances also took place at school functions such as the Open Day and the Arts Festival in May. Congratulations to the recipients of the new Steelband Trophies: Most Improved Junior Band member and Most Improved Senior Band member. Back Row:Gabriele Nell, Bradley Sangani, Anrique Human, Aviwe Xaluva Middle Row:Puseletso Funde, Salizwa Camagu, Zintle Pangwa Front Row:Leighlin Burts, Erin Smith, Miss Matthews, Zoe Maggott, Lihlumelo Booysen 104