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Jamandi and Machiel, better known as the “Lekker Bekkers” and the first winners of M-Net’s reality program, My Kitchen Rules.

AWSUM caught up with them at their guesthouse in Bloemfontein, Solo Gracia. It is almost a year after MKR and we asked them about their schooldays, MKR, Braai day and more.

Where did you matriculate?

J: Hoërskool Hartswater in the Northern Cape.

M: I am an old Lantie, Hoërskool Jacobsdal Landboudal.

On your 10th year anniversary, you shot the last episode for My Kitchen Rules. What is your recipe for a healthy marriage?

First of all, you have to be best friends and you have to have a great relationship with God. Respect one another and lots of love.

Please tell us a bit about your childhood, what do you remember of school?

J: I hated studying, but my friends and all the social events made up for all the studies.

M: I will always remember the athletics, horse riding and the ‘kuiers’ in hostel rooms.

How would you describe yourself as a teenager?

J: I was a rebel.

M: I was just naughty.

Where does your love for food come from?

Both of us is very social and that is where our love for entertaining people and making food came from.

What dish would you make one another to treat him/her?

J: Pork chops and mash with a can of spaghetti. It sounds terrible I know but Machiel is a bit weird.

M: She loves potjiekos.

Any food you refuses to eat?

J: Tomato sauce M: Tomato sauce

What was the first dish you learned to make as a child?

J: Definitely toasted cheese, I loved it.

M: If I remember correctly scramble eggs.

Please describe the last year after My Kitchen Rules?

Our lives at the moment are very busy. Weekends we are touring with our Weber Pizza and Pop-up restaurants. During the week we try to stay home and spend time with our kids. We love every moment of our lives at this moment.

Any advice for our readers who wants to enter a reality program?

Always be yourself. That is the most important lesson. People will criticise you, the media will tear you apart but always stay true to yourself.

What is next for the Lekker Bekkers?

We are doing another tour, maybe a recipe book, maybe a TV program, who knows?

What was the biggest lesson you learned during My Kitchen Rules?

The biggest lesson was to trust your instincts and always trust one another.

Stick to the recipe! And stay down to earth.

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Primary Schools: Gonubie, Grens, Hudson Park, Clarendon Primary, Selborne Primary, Voorpos, Cambridge, Nahoon.

High Schools: Beaconhurst, Lilyfontein, Clarendon, Hudson Park, Grens, Sterling, Port Rex.

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Heritage Day Clarendon Primary celebrated Heritage Day by acknowledging their girls’ cultural roots and traditions. There was a sea of flamboyant colour, dance and song!

Clarendon Primary is proud to be a place where every girl is unique and loved for who she is.

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SASMT (South African Society of Music Teachers) Music Competition The Clarendon High music department took 15 girls to PE this weekend to participate in this provincial music competition.

The following girls made it through to the final round: Ensemble Section • Aimee Sparg and Nika Weis: Flute & clarinet duet • Caitlin Fourie, Sinokuhle Mpondwana & Lethu Jaca: Vocal trio • Inga Cengimbo & Kiran Kumar: Recorder & guitar duet Solo Section • Varsha Lukose: Piano solo

‘The Big Green Expo’ We are proud of our Coffee Club girls who were chosen as the winner of ‘The Big Green Expo’ which was held at Pine Creek.

The initiative exists to educate the public about the impact their choices have on the environment.

Clarendon Primary won for their ideas on how to make picking up litter more fun and innovative.

PORT REX TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (t) 043 726 5324 (e) admin@portrex.co.za

Sevens Tournament 2018 Port Rex Technical High School hosted the Schools Rugby Sevens Provincial Qualifiers on 14-15 September 2018 on behalf of Border Rugby. A total of nine schools from in and around the East London area participated in the tournament.

The two days were fun-filled and action packed with Grens beating 26-10 Port Rex in the semi-final and Hudson Park slaying Selborne 24-12 in the other. In the end there was only one winner with Grens High School beating Hudson Park High School 17-12 in the final. Grens High will go on to represent Border at nationals in October.

Head of Sport at Port Rex THS Daneal Steyn said he was happy that so many schools came to participate and that he hoped that there will be much more interest in 2019. He also expressed his gratitude to the various sponsors School Sports, Twizza and Key Health.

Varsha Lukose, Caitlin Fourie, Kiran Kumar, Aimee Sparg, Sinokuhle Mpondwana, Lethu Jaca, Nika Weis and Inga Cengimbo.

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HUDSON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

(t) 043 726 3205 (e) office@hphs.co.za

Spring has sprung with lots of fun at Hudson Park Primary School!

Hudson Park Primary School has had a great start to Spring! From rugby festivals to concerts, word competitions to Chrome Book and creative art lessons…our Primary School has been very busy having fun in the classroom, on the stage and outside on the fields.

James o’Kennedy Rugby Festival.

Chrome Book Lessons by Learners.

Front: Dustin Gratz, Tristan Govender.

Grade 6 Concert.

GONUBIE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 740 4005 (e) gpsstaff@telkomsa.net Annual Big Walk Gonubie Primary held their annual Big Walk Fundraiser a few weeks ago and pupils were allowed to choose different themes to dress up in each grade.

It was a colouful, fun-filled spectacle and besides raising much-needed money for various school projects, a great deal of fun was had by all!

LAERSKOOL GRENS ‘Wiskunde in Aksie dag’

Rugby Earl Hill Sewes Rugbytoernooi WP, OP, SWD en Border.

Uitstekende spel deur Andrew Martens.

Gerhard Clark woon NMU se ‘Wiskunde in Aksie dag’ op Saterdag 15 September in Port Elizabeth by.

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HUDSON PARK HIGH

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Proud of Zimkhitha and Rhys!

SASCOC announced the final Team SA Youth Olympic Games squad and two Hudsonians have made the squad. Congratulations to Zimkhitha Weston and Rhys Poovan. The Games are to be held from 6-18 October in Buenos, Argentina.

Zimkhitha Weston.

Prefects’ Induction Friday 31 August was an auspicious day, as the new prefects for 2018 – 2019 were announced and inducted by Mr Vorster at a special assembly, attended by parents of the outgoing as well as the incoming prefects.

Mr Vorster, as our guest speaker, began his address with a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr. Nik’itha Sidinile and Sinochumo Manona were inducted as head boy and head girl respectively.

The outgoing prefects were thanked for their outstanding commitment and loyalty to the school, while the outgoing head prefects in turn paid tribute to their school, and expressed appreciation for the leadership development opportunities afforded them over the past year.

Rhys Poovan.

SELBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Foundation Phase Foundation Phase recently celebrated their favorite storybook characters.

3D figures Grade 6 Maths learners investigate 3D figures by making their own models.

“Music through the decades” with our Grandparents The Foundation Phase recently enjoyed welcoming their Grandparents’ to school for a fun-filled “music through the decades” assembly. We had guest appearances by “Justin Bieber, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, and John Travolta.”

A fun-filled morning was enjoyed by all!

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10th Vocal Celebration The Stirling Choirs presented the 10th Vocal Celebration on Saturday, 18 August in the Stirling Auditorium. Special guests included past pupils’ Robin Castle, Litho Nqai and Kay Mosiane.

Grade 11 Leadership Camp The annual Grade 11 Leadership Camp was held at Hobbiton on Hogsback from 7 – 9 September.

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BEACONHURST SCHOOL

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Matriculant of the year finalist After being entered into the Matriculant of the Year competition by his teachers, Mr and Mrs Simms, Kian Terwin has made the Top 25 finalists. The competition is run by the University of the Free State (Kovsies) and they assess all the applicants according to strict criteria, based on overall performance in academics, culture, sport and service.

A glimpse into their future…

Beaconhurst grade 11s are doctors, lawyers, scientists and many more in the making. After recently spending a whole day job shadowing professionals in their potential future career fields, the learners were able to gain valuable insight regarding the positions they wish to occupy in the work force one day.

Rugby Fun Day The u/7 rugby boys had a blast at the Hudson Park u/7 Rugby Fun Day. They really got to put into practice all that they have learnt this season as they played five mini matches in succession. Well done boys, your school is very proud of you!

LAERSKOOL NAHOON Kultuur prestasies Die Graad 4 en 5 senior spreekkoor het aan die jaarlikse Elfest deelgeneem en ‘n dubbelgoud toekenning ontvang. Ons is trots op al die deelnemers.

Wiskunde pret Die Graad 1-leerders het meer van liters, koppies, en ander eenhede in Wiskunde geleer. Hulle het toe lekker jellie gemaak wat hulle die volgende dag saam met roomys en vla kon geniet.

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Departementele Afrikaanse Leeskompetisie Lana Swanepoel het aan die Departementele Afrikaanse Leeskompetisie deelgeneem en ‘n eerste plek verower in die Oos-Londenstreek.

CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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LILYFONTEIN SCHOOL

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Chess Championships

Lilyfontein Adventure Race 2018 a massive success

Keagen Meise achieved South African colours for chess and was chosen to represent South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Chess Championships which were held in India in July. He competed in the u12 Open section and played 11 rounds. Although the competition was tough, Keagen says he learnt so much from the experience.

Well done Keagen on a wonderful achievement. Cambridge Primary is very proud of you!

This year’s Lilyfontein Adventure Race (AR) was the biggest and best race since we started hosting in the year 2000 and sums up the Lilyfontein values and ethos that we strive to achieve. Several categories were created to cater for all ages and fitness levels. The appeal is the ability to progress through the various categories and gain experience until one is ready to tackle the premium event the Corporate Division.

This year we hosted 132 teams in 10 different divisions with over 492 participants and 6 race routes and over 50 marshalling points with hundreds of volunteers.

We would like to thank everybody that was involved and the greater East Coast community for supporting Lilyfontein School throughout the years. Thank you to Mrs Mitchell – Event Director and her Adventure Department for all the energy required to put this event together. The routes were so adventurous this year as we saw teams sliding, pushing and swimming throughout the race with lots of hills, a cave, some paddling and abseiling, thanks to Mr Angelbeck and Mr Matthewson for the U15, U19 and Corporate/Crocs and Duo teams respectively and Mrs Jackson and Mrs Fouche for the grade 4-5 and grade 1-3 routes respectively.

The future of Adventure Racing is strong, and we encourage more families and learners to participate in 2019. The results are available at www.awsumnews.co.za

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VOORPOS PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 043 726 1246 (e) principal@voorposprim.co.za

SACEE Public Speaking Contest Onikwa Lamani and Imange Mtanda represented Voorpos Primary at the SACEE Public Speaking Contest. They both spoke beautifully. Congratulations to Onikwa who came first!

She shared first place with a learner from Clarendon Primary.

Pre-Primary Career Day Voorpos Pre-Primary learners received a visit from Alderson Ambulance, the fire brigade and the traffic department. It was a very informative and fun experience for the learners and teachers alike.

HOËRSKOOL GRENS (t) 043 721 0412 (e) admin@grens.co.za

Grens wen Sewes-Toernooi Die Hoërskool Grens het vanjaar met ‘n groep van 15 seuns aan die provinsiale sewestoernooi op 14 en 15 September 2018 deelgeneem.

Die span het op Vrydag en Saterdag al hul wedstryde gewen.

Grens het eerste in hul groep geëindig en het met Port Rex in die half-eindstryd afgereken. In die eindstryd het die span 19 – 12 teen Hudson Park gewen. Die Hoërskool Grens-span verteenwoordig nou die Grensstreek in Oktober 2018 by die nasionale toernooi in Johannesburg.

Welgedaan! Voorspoed aan mnr. Kapp en die span.