{"id":43831,"date":"2025-02-13T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/support-the-campaign-backabuddy-lotus-high-school-field-of-dreams-20250210\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:43:49","slug":"support-the-campaign-backabuddy-lotus-high-school-field-of-dreams-20250210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/support-the-campaign-backabuddy-lotus-high-school-field-of-dreams-20250210\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the campaign: Lotus High school&#8217;s field of dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acting principal Stephen Price launched a R2 million campaign to transform Lotus High School\u2019s unsafe and overgrown sports ground into a functional field for soccer, rugby, and athletics.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Claim Your Square<\/strong><strong>\u00a0initiative encourages individuals and businesses to sponsor sections of the field at R150 per square metre, funding essential upgrades like grass, irrigation, goalposts, and equipment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price emphasizes that a proper sports facility will offer learners a positive outlet, keeping them engaged and away from the daily challenges of gangsterism and domestic violence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A new campaign aimed at transforming an unkept and hazardous sports ground at Lotus High School into a \u201cfield of dreams\u201d \u2013 by bringing sports back to learners \u2013 is the brainchild of acting principal Stephen Price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Price, whose passion for education has seen enormous inroads at the school which was once listed as the \u201cworst performing school in the Western Cape\u201d has set his sights on a new R2 million sports field.His achievements, since he was called out of retirement in July 2023 to take over as acting principal at the school, included the matric pass rate jumping from 32% in mid-2023 to 65% by the end of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a large field which has been the school\u2019s property for more than 20 years,\u201d he shared with the <span>People\u2019s Post<\/span>. \u201cBut it is bumpy and overgrown, a fire hazard and unkept.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to turn the field into a well-run and maintained sports ground to play soccer, rugby and athletics will require a lot of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Price, while learners play for various soccer clubs they do not have a dedicated soccer team at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_c97bdf82\">\n<div class=\"text\">The children in this neighbourhood love soccer, rugby and athletics but our kids have to practise on broken glass or concrete grounds, says Price. Everything we need comes to a total of R1,8 million which we rounded off to R2 million.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Being transparent, Price broke down the costs of not only grass but an irrigation system, goal posts, a borehole and tractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe field needs an irrigation system, it needs a pump, it needs water and a power system for automatic irrigation,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe grass alone for the entire field costs R750 000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce we have grass, then we need something to cut the grass, so we need a tractor to mow the fields and keep it in good order. . . we will need a borehole for water and a timer system that will run our watering automatically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A marking machine, to paint markings on the grass for athletic tracks, will cost another R25 000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need soccer and rugby goal posts because we are currently using wood and shade cloth,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have set ourselves a target of eight months to reach our fundraising goal and hope that corporates, parents and Capetonians will get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Claim Your Square campaign allows individuals, families, and businesses to sponsor sections of the new sports field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy claiming a square, you\u2019re investing in the potential of Lotus High School learners and leaving a lasting legacy in the community. 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