Grade 8 Orientation Week - 2008
Following the tradition which was started in 2007, the Grade 8s had a camp-out on the College property within their first week of arriving at Uplands College.

The hard-core campers were soon distinguished from the city-slickers. Putting the tent poles into the wrong holes, giving up on figuring out how a fly-sheet works and even pitching a tent upside-down (no jokes - there are pictures to prove this …) seemed to be the norm rather than the exception.

The mentors did a great job in keeping the Grade 8s busy. The Doughnut Olympics turned out to be a messy affair, which was quickly sorted out by a late-afternoon swim. The girls then had to prove just how cold a Grade 8 can be when a guy tries to make a move and were surprisingly successful.

The evening went well and although lights-out was meant to be at 21h00, the Grade 8s soon showed the staff members present that they had different ideas. Eventually everyone went to sleep, spending a lovely night under the stars.