The sounds of American rhythm and blues singer, R Kelly, reverberated in the minds of some Alexandra High School matrics as they collected their results from their former schools.
‘The storm is over’ they shouted in delight after learning they had passed with flying colours and immediately expressed their desire to pursue tertiary education at some of the country’s finest institutions this year.
The matrics mimicked this song as they walked out of the gates of the school, probably for the very last time as schoolgoers and could not hold back their delight that they had had finally made it.
Kgofatso Modiba (18) said she was looking forward to pursuing studies in human resources at the I-College in the Joburg CBD; while her former classmate, Mbali Mkwanazi was eager to begin her first semester in social work at either the University of Johannesburg or Wits University.
Although Lerato Mazibuko, Livhuwani Molaudzi and Geraldine Mokgokoloshi were not still sure what they wanted to study, they said they were looking forward to pursuing tertiary education too. They said they would make up their minds in the next few days.
When asked for their recipe for success, Modiba said hard work was key. “We were committed to our schoolwork and had early morning and late afternoon classes all the time to catch up where we lacked,” Modiba added.
Mkwanazi said they had organised themselves into a group and had nights where they studied and slept together as a group. “This was quite motivating and it was one of the large contributors to our matric success.”
The girls urged the incoming Class of 2017 to take a leaf from their book of success and be committed to their books and success will follow. “There is nothing that beats commitment, dreams and visions for one’s future, and to couple it with hard work, it’s off you go to success,” they said.
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