17 - 30 October 2017
HERMIES MMXVII
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At the Hermanus High Matric 2017 Valedictory Assembly last week, Meaka Garland was announced as the top achiever with an average of 91,3%. Despite being elected as deputy head girl at her school in Balito near Durban she chose to move to Hermanus with her parents, Sonja and Bruce, at the beginning of this year. Meaka says she will be working for the next few months before travelling to Europe for a gap year. “I want to take some time off before I decide what I am going to do with the rest of my life,” she says.
The 2018 matric council are: (back from left) Matthew Smith, Marco Muller, Deon Loubser, Navan Olivier, Richard Schulenburg, Kyle de Bruyn, Jared Wilson, Timo-Ben Lerm, Janeke Viljoen. Middle row: Maxene Valentine, Michelle Kleynhans, Tayla van den Bergh, Jana Bergh, Kate van Zyl, Yzane Oelofsen, Lismari Strauss, Donne van Schoor, Simone du Randt, Inge Kuchar, Jayden Arendse. Front: Tiaan van der Westhuizen, Yanna Stergianos (deputy head girl), Zulene van Niekerk (head girl), Mrs. Amorie van der Mescht, J’hanco Botha (head boy), Aphelele Madaka (deputy head boy) and Mari Louw.
The top 10 performers in matric were, back from left: Meaka Garland (91,3%), Francesca Middleton (89,7%), Chizelle de Wet (87,9%), Klara van Rooyen (85,7%), Adie Heunis (84,3%) and Daniel Landes (86,1%). Front from left: Zainab Khafif (84,3%), Amy Hess (85,3%), Misha van Zyl (85,1%) and Natalie Austin (83,6%).
After their last day of school, a group of adventurous Hermanus High matric learners braved the waves and icy cold water to take part in the annual jump from Piet-se-Klip next to Bientang’s Cave Restaurant. Lifeguards were on hand to assist the shivering children onto the rocks after their dip in the ocean, while patrons at the restaurant and parents cheered them on.