The Glen High School
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The Glen High School is a public, English medium
co-ed high school located in Waterkloof Glen, Pretoria
, in the Gauteng
province of South Africa
. The school has around 1000 pupils.
The school grounds also includes a second campus which is opposite the school on the main side which has been set aside for development.
as part of their uniform. The President, Deputy-President, Treasurer and Secretary wear tartan
ties.
s. The clans also compete in sports such as athletics, swimming, basketball and tennis. The clans are:
meetings as spectators.
Sporting facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, athletics grounds, several tennis and squash courts, a basketball court (indoor and outdoor), a rock-climbing wall and hockey fields.
The School offers the following sports:
The Glen High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association (PEMHSAA) which is good spirited rivalry between all the Co-ed Government Schools in Pretoria. The Schools have three meetings held a year including the Swimming Gala (held at Hillcrest Swimming Pool), Cross Country (held at the host school) and an Athletics meeting (held at Pilditch Stadium). Other schools participating in PEMHSAA are:
Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.
Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour its name
Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.
Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour THE GLEN
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
co-ed high school located in Waterkloof Glen, Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, in the Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The school has around 1000 pupils.
The school grounds also includes a second campus which is opposite the school on the main side which has been set aside for development.
Scottish background
The Glen High School has a very Scottish background and the Heads Of Clans have a kiltKilt
The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly...
as part of their uniform. The President, Deputy-President, Treasurer and Secretary wear tartan
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
ties.
Clans
The school is divided into four clans. Each clan has their own colour, song and motto. Each clan has two heads of clan, one male and one female. The clans each have a clan evening once a year where they perform a One Act Play and various skitSketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
s. The clans also compete in sports such as athletics, swimming, basketball and tennis. The clans are:
- Macdonald, Clan MacDonald - GreenGreenGreen is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
- Stewart, Clan Stewart - RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
- Gordon, Clan GordonClan GordonClan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...
- YellowYellowYellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green... - Campbell, Clan CampbellClan CampbellClan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the largest, most powerful and most successful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.-Origins:...
- BlueBlueBlue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
Sport
Sport is not compulsory, as the school believes that the success and enjoyment is with voluntary participation. However, the grade 8 learners are expected to attend most of the sportSport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
meetings as spectators.
Sporting facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, athletics grounds, several tennis and squash courts, a basketball court (indoor and outdoor), a rock-climbing wall and hockey fields.
The School offers the following sports:
- Athletics
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- ChessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- NetballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- Squash (sport)Squash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- Soccer
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
The Glen High School is part of the Pretoria English Medium High Schools Athletics Association (PEMHSAA) which is good spirited rivalry between all the Co-ed Government Schools in Pretoria. The Schools have three meetings held a year including the Swimming Gala (held at Hillcrest Swimming Pool), Cross Country (held at the host school) and an Athletics meeting (held at Pilditch Stadium). Other schools participating in PEMHSAA are:
- Clapham High School
- Hillview High SchoolHillview High SchoolHillview High School is a public English medium co-ed high school located in Roseville, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.-Location:The school was founded in 1955 on the site of the former Prinshof Primary School near the city centre. The school moved from the city centre to Franzina Street in...
- Lyttleton Manor High School
- Pretoria Technical High School
- Pretoria Secondary School
- Sutherland High School
- Willowridge High SchoolWillowridge High SchoolWillowridge High School can refer to:*Willowridge High School *Willowridge High School...
Council Of Pupils
The school has a student body run by Mrs. G.E. Caveney and a Council Of Pupils (COP.) There is an election in August for the following years council members. The students are led by the president and deputy president. There are a dozen student-led committees.Notable alumni
Past students of The Glen High School are called Glenwegians.- Marcos OndruskaMarcos OndruskaMarcos Ondruska is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud...
- tennis player - Sharon Cormack - hockey player and member of South Africa's 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup squad1998 Women's Hockey World Cup squadsThis article lists the confirmed squads for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup held in Utrecht, Netherlands from May 20 and May 31, 1998.=* Kate Starre* Julie Towers* Katrina Powell* Nikki Mott* Claire Mitchell-Taverner...
- Anton GreylingAnton GreylingAnton Greyling is a South African professional footballer. He has won ten caps for South Africa at Under-23 level and currently plays for Bidvest Wits....
- Under-23 footballer - Ryan Hammond - dancer and contestant in Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
- Dennis JensenDennis JensenDr Dennis Jensen , Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 9 October 2004 federal election for the Division of Tangney, Western Australia, for the Liberal Party.- Education :...
- Australian politician - Keryn JordanKeryn JordanKeryn Jordan is a former South African footballer who last played for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. He announced his retirement on 19 March 2010 due to on-going Knee injuries....
- football - Embeth DavidtzEmbeth DavidtzEmbeth Jean Davidtz is an American-born actress who spent much of her early life in South Africa.-Early life:Davidtz was born in Lafayette, Indiana, while her father was studying chemical engineering at Purdue University. Her parents, John and Jean, later moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and then...
- Hollywood actress. - Candida Mosoma - musical theater actress
The School song
The school song is The Glen Air:Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.
Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour its name
Hark when the Glen is singing,
Hear, hear our voices ringing,
Loudly and proudly singing,
Praise of our school,
There's where we're taught our duty.
Pride in our country's beauty
Honour, sincerity,
Obedience to rule.
Striving for all the things,
Justice and mercy brings,
Long may our proud standards
loyally remain.
School of our high endeavour,
School of our youth together
School of our hearts forever
Honour THE GLEN