The PGC girls blowing up balloons before the ceremony.
School children dancing to the music outside while we waited to start the event.
Maam Tema, Koketso and Maam Ditsela before the awards ceremony.
Setting up and decorating the meeting hall with Jess and Paul.
Jess (Boepelo) and Rachel (Koketso) right before event. Look how short Rachel is!!
Boys balancing on pegs
Rosina and Lerato
Group of girls that were handing out programs at the gate.
Maam Ditsela's youngest daughter is on the left-Tebogo
Catherine and Khutso
Kokos walking to the meeting hall
Kokos reading their programs...or just looking at them since they were written in English.
Rachel talking with the children before the event
Our host nephew Tshepo, our good friend Andries and Paul (Tato) and Brandon (Thabiso) sitting outside meeting hall
Mr. Dibetso and Maam Madira
Girls entering to their bell to start the ceremony
Mr. Dibetso being the MC
Rachel giving her long speech.
This is a skirt that Rachel stayed up late to finish sewing on Sunday night so that she could wear a traditional skirt to the ceremony.
We hung the AIDS Ribbon quilt in the room to be displayed for everyone in the community to see.
Salome reciting the PGC Pledge
This was just a partial view of the audience we had inside the meeting hall that were lucky enough to get seats.
Phuti giving a wonderful speech!
A view of the head table where teachers and principals from other schools sat (honored guests)
Beauty reciting a poem
Two younger girls dancing just to fill a space in the program while the other girls got changed from their school clothes into their "home" dancing clothes
Four PGC members doing a dance/drama
Salome reading her speech
Dobrey reading her essay on "Being Faithful to just one Partner"
School children crammed outside meeting hall trying to watch the ceremony
PGC Choir with Maria leading the girls in song and dance
Patricia holding up the thank you card during the craft runway
Khutso got the loudest cheering as she hammed it up walking down the runway holding a candle.
Shereen along with 3 other girls modeled the scarves!
View of one side of the meeting hall where children were peering in the windows. There were just as many on the other side of the meeting hall.
The PGC leaders giving out certificates and other awards
It was great to see the teachers even giving the girls hugs as they came for their certificates!
Germina's father standing up to dance and ululate as she got her certificate
A few of the girls who received their Certificates of Excellence
Maam Ditsela giving a very dynamic and motivational speech
Brandon spinning Manamela around on our walk home from school.
