Grade 12

Grade 12A

Grade 12B

Front Row (L-R): Zahraa Minty, Christina Wides, Michal Sage, Renee Viviers, Zaakira Thokan, Janine Lovatt, Ayanda Bekwa, Lindokuhle Ndlovu, Zafira Cassoojee.

2nd Row (L-R): Lynette Jonker, Shakeelah Khan, Alexandra Taylor, Zainab Chaudhry, Emily van der Want, Tessah Van Der Westhuizen, Tamarin Geach, Taydin Louw, John Allen.

Back Row (L-R): Emma Daly, Mulalo Makhaga, Rochelle Coetser, Nicola Gace, Annabel Davidson, Jemma Eckstein, Adiya Pillay, Kaela Marsh.

Front Row (L-R): John Allen, Janelle Mitchell, Meghna Batohi, Siyabulela Bekwa, Bianca Meyer, Christi Martin, Yana du Plessis, Marielle du Plooy, Janine Lovatt.

2nd Row (L-R): Keabetswe Mothapo, Caitlin McCrum, Priya Maistry, Tsepiso Letsoenyo, Umme Salma Peer, Tlotlo Sibanda, Marina Georgiou, Nasiha Mahomed, Lynette Jonker.

Back Row (L-R): Nusaiba Moola, Leyya Osman, Alexa Lipchin, Kimberley Sheridan, Sarah Smith, Georgina Gillson, Isabella Daniels, Anjali Vishwakarma, Georgina Beart.

Front Row (L-R): Katelyn Wijtenburg, Naledi Mbokane, Bronwen Roberts, Chloë van Beukering, Janine Lovatt, Lucy Wagner, Olivia Hawes.

2nd Row (L-R): John Allen, Laeeqa Babamia, Chloë Buchel, Jemma Bennett, Abigail Behr, Sarah Minnie, Lynette Jonker.

Back Row (L-R): Lily Robinson, Sarah Benning, Gabrielle Gainer, Gabriella du Preez, Gabriella Da Naia, Leyya Madhi.

Grade 12C

GRADE QUOTES 12

Abigail Behr “Surviving the pandemic was easier than surviving matric. “ Adiya Pillay “She tried to look picturesque, but only succeeded in being untidy” – Oscar Wilde Alexa Lipchin “Everyone has two faces, but mine are twins.” – Felix Caussan

Alexandra Taylor “I definitely haven’t reached my full power.” – Jules Vaughn

Ayanda Bekwa “You’ll never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have” – Bob Marley

Chloë Buchel “Sometimes you just jump and hope it’s not a cliff.” – Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

Emily van der Want “You look positively tickled” – Mr Govender

Gabriella Da Naia “I spent more money on extra lessons than on school”

Georgina Beart “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh Isabella Daniels I had like 3 DC’s, vandalised a locker room, dropped my fake ID on school property and snuck out of school to go to ultra. So if I could make it this far, so can everyone else.

Janelle Mitchell “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

Kaela Marsh “@Miss Vivs I’ve had my revision book the whole time.”

Kimberley Sheridan “Normality is a Paved Road: It’s Comfortable to Walk, but No Flowers Grow.” – Vincent van Gogh Anjali Vishwakarma “Eat, you’ll feel better.” – Remus Lupin

Caitlin McCrum “@Ms Snyman, we had the memo for the Asem questions the whole time”

Christi Martin “um chile anyways so” – Nicki Minaj

Emma Daly

Gabrielle Gainer “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair” – Shirley Chisholm Please

Jemma Bennett “It’s the being in Matric in 2020 for me.”

Katelyn Wijtenburg “but looking back… my friends got me through it all. @What What

Laeeqa Babamia “OKAY.” Annabel Davidson “It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.” – Taylor Swift

Chloë van Beukering “Speak to you when I’m 21” @Thisha Mabaso

Christina Wides Kris: “Kendall, money doesn’t grow on trees.” Kendall: “Yes it does, it’s paper.”

Gabriella du Preez “Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know” – Daniel J. Boorstin

Georgina Gillson

Jemma Eckstein “Except I did grade one twice, @Nicola Gace”

Keabetswe Mothapo “TJO! TJO! TJO!.”

Leyya Madhi “Nice.”

Lucy Wagner

Meghna Batohi “School was easy” @Marielle du Plooy

Naledi Mbokane “Kurough, kutough, kutense” – Maya Angelou

Nusaiba Moola and lived on 3 hours of sleep, @Katey Wijtenburg

Rochelle Coetse “A cover is not the book. So open it up and take a look.” – Mary Poppins

Sarah Smith

Tamarin Geach “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tlotlo Sibanda “I’m not lazy, I just choose what requires my energy wisely”

Umme Salma Peer “We are adults? When did that happen? How do we make it stop?”

Zafira Cassoojee Update: Instead of cancelling 2020, I am now cancelling myself. (seoh) Zahraa Minty “This is my whole life in one garbage metaphor.” – Kamala Khan, Ms Marvel

Lily Robinson “You know, I’ve realised that I’m probably just perfect and it’s everybody around me that’s got issues.” – Scoc Dissick

Marielle du Plooy “It felt like 15 minutes” @Jemma E.

Michal Sage “Take a deep breath and forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes before you go and try again.” Mulalo Makhaga “Can’t be a rolling stone if you live in a glass house. – Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia

Nasiha Mahomed “10/10 would not recommend (matric)”

Olivia Hawes “This above all: To thine own self be true” – William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Sarah Minnie “Good Evening Ladies” – Mrs Nicklin

Shakeelah Khan “You may fail or cry someXmes but no maber what, get back up, trek jou gevriet reg and just dala what you must masekind” Lindokuhle Ndlovu “Please just pass me my certificate and pronounce my name right.”

Marina Georgiou “Not even my 20/20 vision saw a pandemic coming.”

Nicola Gace “and I still can’t spull” @Priya Maistry

Priya Maistry “so I tried and dropped every subject, @Nusaiba Moola

Sarah Benning “If you thought high school was difficult, try having your mom as your headmistress”

Siyabulela Bekwa “I may have tripped but that does not diminish the impact of this exit!” – Josh Peck

Taydin Louw “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile”

Tsepiso Letsoenyo ‘Ight imma head out’ – Spongebob Squarepants

Yana du Plessis “Crazy people don’t know they are crazy. I know I am crazy, therefore I am not crazy, isn’t that crazy” – Captain Jack Sparrow Tessah Van Der Westhuizen “So long, and thanks for all the fish!” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy

Zaakira Thokan “No one is you, And that is your SUPERPOWER” – Dave Grohl

Zainab Chaudhry “And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.” – Michael Scott

MATRIC DANCE

Being part of the Matric Dance Committee was one of the most enriching experiences of our high school career. Tasked with planning, organising and executing a high-quality event, our grade was determined to work to the best of our ability. Little did we know how challenging this task would prove to be.

The obstacle of bringing in funds for the event was one which we worked to overcome. We generated enough funds to host this much awaited event through karaoke evenings, a raffle, cake-and-candy sales, speaker evenings, the social and much more. We thoroughly enjoyed participating in fundraisers and spending time with our peers. The MDC, headed by Maxine Muller and overseen by Miss C Pillay, made all the necessary preparations for the event. The decor had to be elegant yet comfortable. The dining had to be aesthetic yet delicious. The gifts and invitations had to be creative yet stunning. And most of all, the execution had to be perfect overall.

The chosen theme for the 2020 Matric Dance was inspired by Morocco. The actual evening of the dance commenced flawlessly, although we did experience a slight hiccup concerning the teachers table and the lack of cutlery. The Matric Class of 2020 looked absolutely beautiful, but we expected nothing less from such a kind, compassionate and gracious grade. The Grade 11s thoroughly enjoyed spending the evening with the Grade 12s and found the job of waitering both entertaining and exciting.

Miss Pillay was phenomenal in aiding the Grade 11s throughout the process in order to put on such an event. She played an instrumental role in mentoring the MDC and without her input the Grade 12s might have ended up eating off paper plates! Miss Pillay is the epitome of patience and dedication. Her perseverance was contagious throughout the planning phase. She kept us motivated and focused with her cool temper and approachable demeanor.

The 2020 Matric Dance was one of the last social events before COVID-19 changed our lives. It will forever be a memorable experience which we will cherish dearly. The planning, preparation and the event itself brought our grade together, taught us valuable life lessons and allowed us to work as a team. The evening was surreal, for both Matrics and Grade 11s and we would not trade the experience for the world!

To the Matric Class of 2020, we hope your evening was as special and as magical as we hoped it to be. Thank you for allowing us to share this surreal experience with you. We love you always!