AWSUM JHB North and West Rand - November 2022 edition

Toppresteerders 2022

Prefects 2023

Zanelle

Danica

Zarine

Wande Madikane

Maryna

Interesting facts of FIFA World Cup 2022

It marks the first World Cup to take place in an Arab nation and only the second to be held in Asia after World Cup 2002, which was hosted in Japan and South Korea. This will also be the first time that the event will take place this late during the year, due to the extreme summer climate in Qatar.

First-ever Winter World Cup

The 2022 edition of the competition would be the first-ever winter World Cup, if considered from the northern hemisphere. The World Cup usually takes place in mid-year but when it came to Qatar, an exception just had to be thrown.

The Most Expensive

As per an estimate, Qatar is spending a whopping $200 billion on infrastructure projects. That’s nearly 10x more than the next most expensive World Cups, Brazil (£11.6 billion) and Russia (£14.2 billion). This is partly because Qatar is building seven brand new stadiums from scratch. It’s also nearly 64x the $3.5 billion South Africa invested in its World Cup. This will make the upcoming event one of the most expensive World Cups in the history of the game.

Fewest Stadiums

Only eight stadiums have been lined up by Qatar to host the World Cup which is the lowest number of venues for the World Cup in recent years. In fact, out of all the eight venues selected to host the tournament, only one got revamped completely while seven are being newly constructed in the country.

Record Number of Visitors

As per an estimate, the Qatar FIFA 2022 World Cup may well end up receiving a record number of visitors by the time the tournament comes to an end. The country expects to welcome the largest influx of over 1 million international spectators.

It’s estimated that 1,300 incoming flights will land in the country daily throughout the competition. The reason behind this is easy to grasp. Being one of the finest countries in the Middle East, Qatar’s convenient geographic location makes it lie in close proximity to most nations.

The Most Commutable

Qatar is a small country. It is, in fact, way smaller than the host of the World Cup 2018, Russia. Since the size of the country is so small, commuting from one place to another here is not a big hassle. Host cities like Doha, Lusail, Al Wakrah, and Al Rayyan are located in close proximity to each other. Hence, moving from one venue to the other wouldn’t be a big hassle for travelers. Another interesting fact is the two most remote stadiums of Qatar -- Al Bayt and Al Wakrah -- are only 90 miles apart.

Air-Conditioned Stadiums

One of the most important points to note about the host nation for FIFA 2022 is the fact that Qatar receives distressingly high temperatures during day times. To tackle the issue, Qatar came up with an audacious solution. For the first time ever, a country is set to host the FIFA World Cup in fully air-conditioned stadiums. All eight venues in Qatar will be fully air-conditioned, providing a comfortable viewing experience to

fans while making the conditions good enough for players to perform on the pitch. That translates to roughly 43,560 household air conditioners per stadium or a whole lot of industrial fans.

The Second One In Asia

Not only will Qatar be the first-ever Middle Eastern nation to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, but it will also be only the second time when the prestigious competition takes centre stage in Asia. The first time it happened was in 2002 when Japan and South Korea co-hosted the FIFA event for the first time in Asia.

Source: www.thedailystar.net, www.firstmats.co.uk

BTS’ Jungkook will perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s opening ceremony in Qatar and appear on the tournament’s official soundtrack.

The opening ceremonies will happen on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar.

FIFA announced the official soundtrack for the World Cup earlier this year.

It includes three massive tracks — “Hayya Hayya (Better Together),” “Arhbo” and “Light the Sky” — that will dominate the airwaves during the world’s biggest soccer tournament.

Source: www.axios.com

Jolandi de Beer Beste Snr Landloopdogter

Divan Loock Beste Senior Rugbyspeler

Kayla la Grange en Zonica Lindeque Deel trofee vir Beste Atleet van die Jaar Hoofleiers van 2022

Christelle Jones Dux-Leerling

Stefan Mans Matrikulant van die Jaar

Mbulelo Ncube Senior Sportseun en Hokkiespeler van die jaar.

Reinhard van Zyl Swem Senior Victor Ludorum

Stephan de Souza Underhay Wisseltrofee

Ané

Caitlyn

12 & Rekeningkunde

Chante Lubbe Skiet - Beste Senior Dogter

Bernard Greeff Public Speaking Trofee, Beste senior musiekprestasie, Kultuurpersoon, Veelsydigste seun in gr. 12 (Sport, Kultuur, Akademie en Leierskap). Beste prestasie: Fisiese Wetenskappe, LW, Engels Huistaal, Musiek, Wiskunde & Verdere Studies Wiskunde

Philip Calitz Exceptional creativity in Home Language, Beste prestasie: Besigheidstudies (gedeel) en Ekonomie.

Jodie Vermeulen Beste vordering as Netbalspeelster

Jordyn Farah Veelsydigste kulturele deelname deur die hoërskoolloopbaan, Fotografie Professionaliteitstoekenning

Franco

Kollig Kunstefees – Showcase

Fonties se harte bars van trots!

Die Kollig Kunstefees is 24-26 Oktober afgesluit met ‘n spogvertoning – die Showcase. Die top 10 items uit die al die genres is genooi om tydens die Showcase op te tree. Daar is 41 items in totaal by die Showcase gelewer. Baie geluk aan al ons leerders wat

Graad 3 leerder ontvang Distrikstoekenning

Fonties is baie trots op Marcus Burger, ‘n Graad 3-leerder, wat ‘n toekenning vir Afrikaans Huistaal, by die Johannesburg Noord Distrik se Toekenningsgeleentheid ontvang het. Welgedaan

Skaak

Baie

• Anton Bazhko

• Daniel Voigt

• Anneke Steyn

• Mari-Louise Steyn

Bogenoemde leerders is in die bevoorregte posisie om te gaan deel neem aan die SAJCC (South African Junior Chess Championships). Hierdie kampioenskap vind plaas vanaf 3 - 9 Desember in die mooie Oos-Kaap.

Ons verwelkom nuwe skoolhoof

Fonties

Fonties daar verteenwoordig het. Julle deelname en gedrag was absoluut puik!

Christiaan Grobler 96% Sang (Musical theatre) en algehele wenner van Kollig Kunstefees 2022.

Mieke van Westing 94,5 % Dans (Kontemporêr) en algehele tweede plek vir Kollig Kunstefees 2022 behaal.

Lida-Mari Badenhorst 90 % Dans (Kontemporêr)

Milan van Jaarsveld 90% Drama (poësie)

Kollig Kunstefees Showcase deelnemers van Fonties

Marcus!

Dit is vir ons ‘n besondere voorreg om aan te kondig dat Mnr. Kevin Kinghorn aangestel is as die nuwe Hoof van Laerskool Fontainebleau met ingang 1 November 2022. Mnr. Kinghorn was die afgelope 6.5 jaar Adjunkhoof by Laerskool Kenmare. Mnr. Kinghorn is ‘n aanwins vir Laerskool Fontainebleau en ons is gereed en opgewonde om aan die volgende hoofstuk van Fonties te begin skryf.

sê opreg dankie aan ons Adjunkhoof, Mnr. Regardt Peyper, vir die bekwame wyse waarop hy die skool die afgelope paar maande gelei het. Vir beter kon ons nie gevra het nie!

Marcus Burger

Mnr. Kevin Kinghorn

geluk aan die volgende Fontie skaakspelers wat opgeneem is in die Johannesburg Metro Skaakspanne:

Matric Valedictions

The Matric Valediction ceremony was held on Tuesday, 25 October to celebrate the culmination of 12 years of school and to recognise the contribution and achievements of the Matric Class of 2022 at Rand Park High School. It was wonderful to host the Matrics and their parents once again, after having had to restrict the numbers of people invited to the previous two Valedictions because of COVID-19. The evening was full of reminiscing, lots of laughter and some tears.

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TRINITYHOUSE RANDPARK RIDGE

CGL woman’s cricket team

Congratulations to Caitlyn Freeman for making the U13 B CGL woman’s cricket team. We are tremendously proud of her and her achievement. Well done young lady and may you keep Trinityhouse’s flag flying high.

As we draw the 2022 year to a close, Sohail Seonath Grade 7 Commonwealth A cricketer has had an amazing year with the bat. Sohail has scored 20 centuries and 21 fifties this year. 9 of those centuries were for the Commonwealth A team, and the others for Club, District and Area. He has also scored a triple century and a double century this year. Sohail has scored in excess of 2100 runs for the Commonwealth A team in 2022, and in excess of 4150 runs in all cricket this year.

Jozi Cricket League (JCL) 2022 – Best Batsman of the Tournament

CGL Diadora Jozi Cup 2022 – Best Batsman and Player of the Tournament U13

Gauteng All Stars X1 – (A single team across all age groups from U11 to Seniors - made up of the best of the best players, Sohail was the only U13 player selected in the team)

Western Warriors KZN Coastal Tour 2022 – Best Batsman of the Tour. 5. Trinity U13 National Tournament 2022 – Best Batsman and Player of the Tournament. 6. Fairlands U13 Tournament 2022 – Player of the Tournament.

Selected for CGL (Lions) U13 (Sohail is the captain of the CGL U13 Blues)

The Commonwealth A cricket team, led by Mr Liebenberg and captained by Sohail, has also had a phenomenal year. The team won the Fairlands U13 and Afrikaans Schools U13 leagues in 2022. All the boys played exceptionally well and it was a true team effort. Sohail was instrumental in these wins and leading from the front, scoring 48 not out and 87 in both the finals respectively.

Gauteng Softball Team

We are very proud to announce that Emma Gordon in Grade 10 has been selected as a member of the U17 Gauteng Softball Team that will play in the 2022 Summer Games in December. She is an integral part of the First Team at school, playing 3rd base and relief pitcher. She also hit at least 1 home run in every league match for the school this season. Congratulations on your fantastic achievement, Emma! Best of luck for the tournament.

Rhys Meyer

Dux scholar and the Mayor’s Trophy

Tisani Mohajane Sports Person of the Year

Tyne Rouquette Maximo Cum Honore, Top Merit Winner

Kelly Clarke Cultural Excellence

The top awards were presented to Tyne Rouquette who received the Maximo Cum Honore Award for Honours in Academics and Honours in Emergency Care, and to Rhys Meyer who received the Dux Scholar award for achieving the highest overall academic average of 90.16%. Tisani Mohajane was acknowledged as the Sports Person of the Year and Kelly Clarke was the Cultural Learner of the Year. The other main awards that were presented to the Class of 2022 were:

Good Citizenship: Vincent Campbell

Achievement through Endeavour: Kerryn Braine

Esprit de Corps Award for Co-operation, Participation and Dedication to the interests of the School: Vincent Campbell & Annwen Crompton

Development in Qualities of Leadership: Randy Dube & Mpho Matodzi

Esprit de Corps: Tarryn Otto & Michael Stanton

Caitlyn Freeman

Emma Gordon

Amazing year with the bat!

Sohail Seonath

Eisteddfod Achievements

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BRESCIA HOUSE SCHOOL

Visual Arts and English

Project Dogbowl

This year, Brescia House School once again ran a combined Earth-keeper/Eco-committee and Serviam project on St Francis day (4th October).

The event, called Project Dogbowl, aimed at generating awareness for the SANParks K9 unit. During break, the entire school body gathered on the lawns and filled in the shape of a massive pawprint. The Primary School also attended a special assembly during which time Honorary Rangers from SANParks came to address the pupils. Pupils, parents and staff were also encouraged to assist by making donations to this very worthy cause.

Poaching in our national parks remains a major conservation challenge in South Africa. The SANParks K9 Anti-Poaching Unit is considered a game changer for anti-poaching initiatives in the Kruger National Park. Well-trained dogs such as the Bloodhound, Belgian Shepherd, or Malinois, breeds are perfectly suited to track poachers in the field and detect firearms, ammunition and wildlife products that enter and exit through park gates. These remarkable dogs can follow an hours-old scent over impressive distances.

A well-trained dog and its handler are powerful weapons against wildlife crime. Dogs use their

superior senses of smell, hearing, eyesight and agility to sense and do things that people can’t.

As poachers become more lethally armed, dogs provide vital early warning and safety systems for rangers and handlers. Their keen sense of smell and ability to track over long distances for up to 48 hours make them invaluable additions to antipoaching programs. Tracker dogs are deployed by helicopter or vehicle and operate throughout the Park. Since its inception in 2012, the K9 antipoaching Unit in the Kruger National Park has grown from 3 to 55 dogs. Because of its success, the project has been extended to other National Parks, with a total of 75 dogs now working across the country.

Deputy Head Girls: Nkumbu Musonda (right) and Kate Tonkin (left); Head Girl: Corali Reed (middle)

Nishita Nettikan Dux Scholar

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Megan Hunt Sports Woman of the year

Interviews with 2023 Head leaders of High Schools

1. Tell us more about yourself and your leadership. Hi! My name is Christabel. My favourite colours are royal blue and purple and my favourite type of animal is currently an arctic foxthey’re absolutely adorable!

I often indulge in the world of rom coms and thriller novels and as a result, have perhaps unreasonably high standards for men. I absolutely adore K-dramas and have watched countless, enjoying every single one I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. My passion is acting. I enjoy singing as well as writing short stories. I do also have an interest in the world of law and aim to study it after high school. The idea of being able to defend myself as well as others who may not be in the position to do so themselves and to truly know my rights sounds extremely appealing to me.

I’m very strong in faith and value my relationship with God above all else. Without Him, His grace and wisdom, many of the things I have accomplished today wouldn’t have been possible. Through His guidance and the talents He’s given me, I can boldly say that I am the person that I am today and I make sure to show off my love for Him every opportunity I have.

As a leader, I think the last thing I need to do is control everything

and ‘lead’ those I’m given responsibility over into becoming the best versions of themselves and able to manage assigned tasks without requiring someone to micro-manage them. However, I don’t believe myself to be laissez-faire as I do think it’s important to take charge when necessary and perhaps to start the working process up. More than control, I value teamwork, empathy and a true, deep understanding of every person I’m given the opportunity to work with. So, perhaps the best style of leadership that would suit me is transformational leadership.

Although I may not always know exactly what to do at every given moment, I do pride myself on my ability to think fast and rally people together to think of possible solutions. When a team I’ve led reaches success, I’m filled with pride, not just for myself, but for every member who partook and put in the effort to make the goal achievable

2. What are your goals for your school for your term of service? I strive to be a good example for all those who look up to me and a trustworthy leader my fellow learners know that they can rely on to make sure their voice is heard in the school. I’ve already begun to brainstorm ideas on what can improve the Curro Aurora experience for the learners and I’ve heard brilliant ideas from other learners on how they believe our already lovely school could be taken to the next level. I believe it to be my responsibility to ensure that every idea and hope the learners have is heard and as many as realistically possible are actualised for them. After my term is completed, I want my fellow learners to be able to look at the school and truly in their heart of hearts see it as a home where they can freely express themselves and actually look forward to coming to school every day because they know that what awaits them is a loving, caring environment. As head girl, I’ve made it my duty to ensure I am the voice for those unheard, a leader, a sister and a friend to every learner. I want to make the Curro Aurora experience the best for every learner so that one day, when they are successful and look back on their high school days, the smiles and happy memories they made here fill them with gratitude and joy.

1. Tell us more about yourself and your leadership. My name is Marubini Mulaudzi and I am the head boy of Curro Aurora for 2023. I excel in Dramatic Arts. I am an actor and I am also able to design, dance, etc. However, I also play rugby and I am big on the execution of the schools’ spirit or rather the blue pride that is within us as Curro Aurora learners, however, my leadership is executed best on what I think would benefit others in the best way possible.

2. What are your personal goals for the next year?

My personal goal for next year is to genuinely work on myself internally and externally. Internally, in the sense of what is best and most suitable for my sanity and religious beliefs, and externally, in achieving everything that I have planned for and things that will benefit me in the future.

3. What are your goals for your school for your term of service? To better the culture of the school and make it an enjoyable place of excitement for every learner, teacher and our other lovely people that help us at school such as the cleaners and gardeners. I want to bring activities such as mass bunks, South African war cries and even create a platform where learners can come support their fellow schoolmates at sports or cultural events. I want every parent, teacher, etc. to be able to have pride when saying our school’s name, Curro Aurora.

Marubini Mulaudzi Head boy

Christabel Akpoduado

Head girl

HOËRSKOOL NOORDHEUWEL

Baie geluk aan die volgende Nories wat toekennings ontvang het. Ons is trots op elkeen van julle. Hier volg die Dux, Kultuur en Prestige prestasies.

Dux-leerder van die jaar

• Lizelle Gordon

Kultuur toekennings

• Junior Redenaar: Anuschke Passano

• Beste Toneelspeler: Corrine-Marie van Hoogdalem

• Junior Kultuurseun: Rico Immelman

• Junior Kultuurdogter: Genna Labuscagne

• Veelsydigste Kultuur leerder: Melandi Swiegelaar

• Senior Kultuurdogters van die jaar: Karli Marais, Zoë Labuscagne

• Senior Kultuurseun: Luan Maartens (absent)

• Beste Kreatiewe Skryfwerk: Mart-Mari de Bruyn

• Senior Redenaar: Alexander Coetzer Foto’s deur: Larené Beukes (Nories Fotografieklub)

Prestige toekennings

• Norie van die jaar: Darius Greyling

• Senior Sportdogter van die jaar: Kiara van Eeden

• Senior Sportseun van die jaar: Jeandré Blacquiere

• Junior Sportdogter van die jaar: Hanrie Pretorius

• Junior Sportseun van die jaar: Aidan Bester

• Veelsydigste-Norie: Leani Swanepoel

Prestige toekennings

Lizelle Gordon

Kultuur toekennings

Top Achievers of 2022

• Jared Milne

• Aphiwe Mzozoyana

• Simon Pienaar

• Aluna Barnard

• Jorja Colyn

• Ayanda MazibukoCurren

• Jessica Lee

• Lesego Maesela

• Caylee Booysen

• Tayah Hichert

• Thandolwethu Kunene

• Casey Smith

• Sindisiwe Madonda

• Panashe Matereke

• Nolwazi Mdluli

• Charlize Nfor

• Avumile Woko

• Tayla Colquhoun

• Jaden Gillingham

• Carter Johnstone

• Katlego Mtembu

• Makgosi Thomas

• Siyabonga Ntshalintshali

• Tatenda Kandava

• Heinz Klingenberg

• Kelly Adshade

• Shreya Moodley

• Camryn Herbert

• Muzzamil Sujee

• Shannon Atmore

• Anjali Naidoo

• Siyabonga Phakathi

• Luke Schipholt

• Ashwyria Naidoo

• Isabella Spence

• Simra Ilyas

• Hannah Marsh

• Benita Muya

• Dylan Braune

• Ross Lawlor

• Lesego Mashego

• James Miller

Grade 12 Ambassador Award 2022

Grade 12 Esprit de Corps Awards 2022

Hannah Marsh Councillor of the Year

Heinz Klingenberg Sportman of the Year, Semper Virtue Award, Fourways Legend

Kelly Adshade Sportswoman of the Year

James Miller Karin Robbins Trophy for unsung Hero

Benita Muya Fairall Shield for Dedication, Enthusiasm and School Spirit

Thomas Raaths Per Ardua Ad Astra

Avumile Woko Ward Trophy for Service

Sindisiwe Madonda Executive Award for Leadership

Congratulations to our top learners for receiving the following awards. We are very proud of your hard work throughout the year.

Qualified to Represent South Africa in the IDO World Hip Hop Championships.

Baie geluk aan Monique Brits Gr. 3 R wat Saterdag, 5 November ‘n toekenning by die Provinsiale “Numeracy” kompetisie se prysuitdeling ontvang het.

Ons is baie trots op die vyfde plek wat jy in Gauteng behaal het. Welgedaan. Baie

LAERSKOOL MILLENNIUM PRIMARY

Top Achievers 2022

On Wednesday, 9 November 2022, Laerskool Millennium Primary held their annual Gala Evening where all the top achievers received awards.

Head leaders for 2023

Gaone Gaomphe (Head of Culture), Mpho Mavuso (Deputy Head Leader), Rutendo Gurupira (Head Leader), Keatlaretse Mosimane (Head of Sport), Emmanuel Kamfer (Head of Academics).

Sport Achievements

Front: Lethabo Lesenya (Hockey Player of the year), Thabane Lebe (Cross Country Athlete of the year), Tshepang Mazibuko (Victor Ludorm). Back: Michelle Kamwenye (Victrix Ludorm Trophy, Athlete of the year, Sport girl of the year), Phenyo Ganyane (Rugby Player of the year, Sport boy of the year), Refentse Mokgomong (Cricket Player of the year), Vutomi Shikwambana (Netball Player of the year).

Cultural and chess achievements

Kitso Poolo (received the Culture trophy) and Kagiso Mapulane (received the trophy for Chess player of the year)

Academic Achievements Siyabonga Ncube (Fellowship award), Lilly Mennong (Versatility award), Zimkhitha Khumalo (Dux Trophy), Masego Mataboge (Highest average in Grade 6)