Page 5 - 07 November 2025

Saturday was a busy day in produced during the year, After a short intermission, it
Barkly East. The first and they were extremely was time for the long awaited
parkrun, the 130th year productive. The event was concert.
anniversary celebrations of opened appropriately with a The concert was Oupa and
the Barkly East Golf Club bible reading and prayer. Ouma's love story. Starting
and . . . The prize-giving took place with Oupa and Ouma sit op
The long awaited Barkly East first. The little pre-schoolers die stoep en Oupa gee 'n
Christen Akademie en each received a prize for a harde . . . roep.
Kleuterskool concert and trait that the teachers, Luana The little “hoenders” were
prizegiving. and Kim, had seen during
the year. They of course, the cutest little flock
The teachers kept the managed to steal the hearts imaginable.
excitement running high of all the parents, grannys, An array of potential workers
with a series of very cute grandpas and friends in the stated why they wanted to
videos posted daily on social audience. work on the farm with
media. These videos not wordplay on a string of
only reminded us about the It was a bitter-sweet moment
big event, but gave a fun look as Luana and Kim had Afrikaans idioms.
into some of the behind the decided to “retire” from the What an array of talented
scenes going-on's. school at the end of this year. dancers the school has,
They have been two of the chickens, spiders, young
From guessing the name of most special teachers this
the concert, to teacher town could have wished for ladies and gentlemen,
famers whose “bakkies”
sayings, young actors and will be sorely missed. We were stuck in a field.
dances and personalities to wish them well for the future.
realising that the teachers Congratulations to all the
need a sponsor for that The impressive array of pupils and teachers on a
special fuel – coffee – that certificates and prizes magnificent concert.
handed out testified to the
keep them going!
children and teacher's hard Our apologies that we
The foyer at the Barkly East work during the year. Well cannot place photographs of
High School was decorated done to them all – we are everyone. We randomly
with art that the learners had proud of you all. selected photographs.

Tanny Nel thanked the hardworking teacher .