{"id":96232,"date":"2015-08-05T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/96232\/local-schools-festival-unites-the-community\/"},"modified":"2015-08-05T15:24:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T13:24:46","slug":"local-schools-festival-unites-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/08\/05\/local-schools-festival-unites-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Local school\u2019s festival unites the community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fun was the order of the day at the Aghie Fees\/Festival, hosted by Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston, last Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong other things, we aimed to get the community together and to get to know each other through fun and games,\u201d said the local school\u2019s principal, Retha du Toit.<\/p>

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\u201cWe were overwhelmed by the amount of support we received this year, we had a great turnout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the community\u2019s willingness to get involved.<\/p>

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\u201cWe also supported members with stalls, because they often pay huge amounts of money to sell at bigger festivals but we charged them only a small amount.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to du Toit the festival is a form of fund-raising for the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe raised funds through this event and the profits made will go towards uplifting the school,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to put in a new intercom system, because the current one is decades old and not functioning at all; and it costs a lot of money to have that installed.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery bit made from the event will benefit the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aghie Festival is two years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe held the first festival last year and, judging from the success of both years, we are looking at making it an annual event,\u201d said du Toit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also had a concert set up, where everybody was welcome to showcase their talents.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our students, together with other community members, took to the stage and entertained the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arm-wrestling was a new activity added to this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

The Germiston SAPS and the Provincial Office\u2019s Career Management representatives were among those present on the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything went well; it was stimulating to inform people about the different careers within the SAPS,\u201d said the spokesperson for the Germiston SAPS, Andr\u00e9 de Jager.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Johannesburg K-9 Unit gave a spectacular dog performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also interesting to see how many people are interested in taking the policing career path,\u201d added Jaco Roux, from career management.<\/p>\n

A variety of food and refreshments were on sale.<\/p>\n

Activities included soccer, netball, fitness training and a jumping castle for the children.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s Grade 12 students organised a car wash to raise funds for their matric farewell.<\/p>\n