Just after the holidays Grey with the support of FNB hosted a very successful soccer tournament. The soccer teams have also played exciting soccer against local teams and Glenwood BH from Durban. In the coming week the First X1 travel to Durban for the Kloof tournament - we wish them well!

The inter schools against Grey High and Glenwood provided some fantastic encounters on the sports fields and in debating. The 1st hockey team drew to Grey High and beat Glenwood, while the 1st rugby team beat Grey PE 16-0 and Glenwood 62-3. The sportsmanship and camaraderie displayed during these inter schools is an education in itself!

Die eerste muurbalspan het die Vrystaat  by die Top Schools toernooi in Pietermaritzburg verteenwoordig en in die semifinaal teen Glenwood verloor. Die komende naweek reis ongeveer 800 Greyseuns en personeel  per trein en bus na Paul Roos Gimnasium op Stellenbosch. Ons sien ook uit na die jaarlikse Grey Musiekfees op 27, 28 en 29 Julie in die Sand. Brandon October en Lieze Beekman is die gaskunstenaars saam met al die Greymanne.

Ons moes aan die einde Julie vir mnr Pierre Korkie groet en wens hom en sy gesin net die beste toe vir hul nuwe uitdagings in Yemen. In sy plek verwelkom ons mnr Dixie Dykman.

We also welcome Ross Swanson, a student from Oxford University, who will spend 3 weeks with us!

In ons land is daar inderdaad probleme, net soos in elke ander land. Terselfdertyd is daar ook veel om oor opgewonde te raak, veral wat sport betref:

Tans toer die Britse en Ierse Leeus deur ons land en as hulle Saterdag in die 1ste toets speel sal 4 Oud Greys teen hulle opdraf: Frans Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Bismarck du Plessis en Heinrich Brussouw. In Japan speel SA se onder 20 rugbyspan in die Wereldbeker en speel Robert Ebersohn, Sias Ebersohn, Coenie Oosthuizen en Zane Botha vir hul land.

Perhaps the greatest current sporting event in the country is the Confederation Cup soccer taking place in 4 stadia around the country. Anybody who has attended any of the matches will agree that it is a magnificent event. The security and other arrangements are excellent, the stadiums in fantastic condition and the crowds are well-behaved, friendly, energetic and full of fun. It indeed augurs well for the 2010 World Cup which will be a huge success and will benefit our country and all its people!

Geluk aan baie van ons seuns wat  gedurende die vakansie in verskillende aktiwiteite hul provinsie gaan verteenwoordig!

Ons sien uit na die 3de kwartaal se aktiwiteite wat vier interskole (teen Glenwood, Grey PE, Pretoria Boys High en Paul Roos) insluit, en veral ook na die Musiekfees waar Brandon October en Lieze Beekman saam met ons seuns sal optree.

Enjoy the holidays

Die rugby- en sokker toere van die Aprilvakansie was uitstekende spanbougeleenthede waarby die afrigters en spelers baie baat gevind het.

The 1st soccer team enjoyed a wonderful tour to France and Holland and were excellent ambassadors for Grey and for South Africa. The 1st rugby team also impressed during their tour to Windhoek.

Gedurende die kunswedstryd het Grey se seuns puik presteer en die koor en Indomitus het deurgedring na die finaal van die ATKV se Applous-kompetisie.

An Old Grey who resides in the USA, dr David Kast, spent 2 days at school and addressed the boys in each grade, as well as at assembly where he spoke eloquently on the genesis, the genius and the growth of Grey.

Ons het wonderlike interskole met Selborne College, Paarl Boys High en Affies beleef waarby omtrent 500 Greyseuns betrokke was(mag ons nooit net belangstel in n eerstespan nie!). Die betrokkenheid van ons ouers en honderde Oud Greys by hierdie geleenthede, dra baie by tot die sukses en positiwiteit van die Grey-gemeenskap. Baie dankie aan die Ondersteunersklub wat soveel bydra tot die sukses van hierdie geleenthede en aan ons ouers wat so hard werk en help met die verblyf van ons besoekers!

Jake White and Eddie Jones, two international rugby coaches, presented a coaching course for coaches from all over the Free State at Grey and were full of praise for our boys and the facilities available at our school - we must never take the quality of our Grey gentlemen, our educators, parents, Old Boys or facilities for granted. We are indeed blessed!

As we come to the end of the 1st term we are grateful for the successes experienced and for the way in which challenges were met.

Die 1ste rugbyspan toer in die OOS-Kaap en speel Saterdag by Graeme College in Grahamstad, DInsdag in Uitenhage en op 31 Maart in Cradock. Die o/15 span toer na Affies, o14's na Pietermaritzburg, o/16's na Paarl Gim en die Cherries/Peaches na Stellenbosch.

The 1st soccer team will fly overseas tonight and the table tennis players to China next week. The 1st hockey team will play in a tournament at Pretoria Boys High, and the u/16 and 14 teams in Johannesburg.

The Grey/Absa Academy for 150 township kids will be held at Grey from 5-9 April and we look forward to their visit.

Dankie aan ons personeel, seuns, ouers en Oud Greys vir hul positiewe belangstelling en werksaamhede in belang van Grey!

Enjoy the holidays!

Our 1st soccer team is preparing for their overseas tour while our rugby and hockey trials have come to an end. Our 1st table tennis team will travel to Beijing.

Die 1ste en 2de rugbyspanne het goeie oorwinnings oor die Rugbyakademie in Virginia behaal. Komende naweek reis ons sportspanne met 10 busse na Upington om teen skole daar mee te ding.

At assembly on Friday Small Paul Young, originally from the USA, opened proceedings at assembly by telling and illustrating truths from the Bible - it was a fascinating experience and the Grey boys thoroughly enjoyed hs unique presentation. 

Tydens vanoggend se saalperiode het Arnu Fourie wat tydens sy matriekeksamen in 2003 sy voet in n ski-ongeluk verloor het, sy SA kleure in para-olimpiese atletiek aan die skool oorhandig en die seuns geinspireer met sy boodskap. Hy het die seuns oorreed om hulself vir Grey oop te stel en beskikbaar te wees vir alles wat die skool bied.

Tans word die tweede toetsreeks van die kwartaal geskryf en gedurende die vakansie gaan n groot aantal van ons spanne op toere na al die uithoeke van ons land.