Valediction ceremony honours matrics’ achievements

The Jeppe High School for Girls 2015 matric class held its valediction ceremony on October 13, where pupils were commended on their successes.

Dr Sharli Paphitis (class of 2003) was the guest speaker.

Dr Paphitis has a Ba Honours and Masters in Philosophy from Rhodes University and a PhD from the Jagolonian University in Krakow, Poland. She was awarded a number of scholarships for her Masters and for her PhD. During her PhD, she was an Ethics for Business in Accounting and Philosophy lecturer at Rhodes. She also lectured Philosophy and Law at Fort Hare. She completed her PhD at the end of 2014.

She was also employed at Rhodes University in the Community Engagement Division, which builds sustainable partnerships between the university and communities to enhance social justice. She has published a number of journal articles on ethics.

The award recipients were as follows:

The Rotary Cup was awarded to Diandra Yorke for exhibiting a willingness to shoulder responsibility, leadership, the desire to be an example to others in dress, speech and conduct, an understanding of the reasons why school rules are made and a willingness to insist on the rules being observed and an appreciation and acceptance of good citizenship. She was nominated for this award by her peers.

Ismatou Balde was awarded The Headmistress’s Prize for Exceptional Leadership and Service

The Prize for Scholarship, awarded by Jeppe Quondam, went to the top academic student Caryn Marx. Caryn was also awarded the Sciences Trophy jointly with Ammaarah Akhalwaya and Mariam Diallo, and the Subject Prize for Life Sciences jointly with Ammaarah Akhalwaya. She was runner up for the Subject Prizes of Mathematics, Life Orientation (The Ringer Trophy) and Consumer Studies (The Watt Trophy).

Mariam Diallo won the Prize for Scholarship in memory of Dr Ingles, as the runner-up academic student. She also won the Subject Prize for Mathematics and the Watt Trophy for Consumer Studies. She shared the Sciences Trophy jointly with Ammaarah Akhalwaya and Caryn Marx and was runner up in the Physical Science Subject Prize and the Life Sciences Subject Prize.

Azminah Jhetam was awarded the Edgars Club Trophy for Cultural Endeavour, the Graham Trophy for English and the Subject Prize for Advanced Programme English, the Editor’s Trophy, the award for Most Promising Future in Public Speaking and she shared the Cultural Trophy for Debating with Melisa Mpoyi.

Meghan Jarvis was placed on the Principal’s Honour Roll. She was also runner up in the Graham Trophy for English and the Subject Prize for Geography.

Nolwazi Mamba and Micheala Mendes were jointly awarded The Mary McLarty Award for exhibiting the qualities of integrity, diligence and selflessness. Nolwazi also won the Subject Prize for Afrikaans and the Bilingualism Trophy and was runner up for the Oakridge Trophy Accountancy prize. Micaela also won the Subject Prize for History

Robyn Searle was awarded the Margaret Theiler Award for participating meaningfully in the sporting activities of the school and for contributing to the life of the school, the Netball Games Trophy for Leadership and the best player and the Cricket and Soccer Games Trophies.

Hayley Landers and Tamlyn Harker were jointly awarded the Ruth Du Toit Trophy for being the pupils who have been an inspiration to the matric group, motivating others by their example to try harder, to do better, to succeed in all aspects of school life; the sort of person who when life gives them a lemon, they make lemonade. Hayley also won the Games Trophy for Swimming and Tamlyn was runner up for the Music Subject Prize.

Shannon Hawker won the Harrowell Trophy for showing exceptional qualities of diligence and perseverance throughout her schooling and she shared the Dieu Donne Music Trophy with Bre’anne Holz.

The Ralph Melitzky Trophy for exceptional service and dedication to the school was awarded to Zoliswa Makhetha.

Caroline Msimuko was awarded the Dinaledi Trophy, as the grade 12 pupil who best exemplified the ethos of Jeppe sport, which is ‘to be the best that I can be’ in spite of limitations. The award is for service and fidelity to the school with regards to participation in sporting events.

Kayley Reveley won the Staff Award for Service to the Performing Arts and the Subject Prize for Music

Megan Pringle won a Staff Award for Service to the School and Jo-Anne Pringle won a Staff Award for Service to the School as well as the Cultural Trophy for Best Speaker: Afrikaans

Emanuela Pereira won a Staff Award for Service to the School.

Keamogetswe Sediane won the Secretary’s Award for her efforts as Bus Monitor.

Razeenah Manack won a Staff Award for Positive Energy on Social Media and was runner up for the Visual Arts Subject prize.

Amy Hirst won a Staff Award for her Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.

Ammaarah Akhalwaya won the Subject Prize for Physical Science, the Subject Prize for Geography, the Subject Prize for Advanced Programme Maths and the Sciences Trophy which she shared with Mariam Diallo and Caryn Marx.

Dominique Pereira won the Ringer Trophy for Life Orientation and the Oakridge Trophy for Accountancy.

Izaria Hassim won the Subject Prize for Design and was a runner up for the Physical Science Subject Prize.

Leila Leaf won the Subject Prize for Visual Arts.

Carina Da Costa won the Subject Prize for Portuguese.

Aaminah Amod won the Subject Prize for Mathematical Literacy.

Koketso Ratlou and Sharleen Masango were awarded the Cultural Trophy for Commitment to Dramatic Arts.

Lerato Niklaas was awarded the Cultural Trophy for Commitment to Performing Arts.

The Games Trophy for Volleyball went jointly to Masedi Ncamani and Okwethu Zwane. Masedi also won the Netball Award for the most valuable player in attack and intercepts and Okwethu also won the Netball Award for most valuable shooter.

Brittney Nicholson was awarded the Netball Award for most valuable utility player.

Dana Dixon was awarded the Games Trophy for Swimming with Hayley Landers.

Chanel Fookune won the Games Trophy for Tennis for five years’ total dedication to tennis as a player and as Captain for the 2014-2015 season.

Letiwe Zwane won the Games Trophy for Hockey.

Sinead de Jager won the Games Trophy for Cross Country.

Full academic colours were awarded to Ammaarah Akhalwaya, Jodi Lailvaux, Ismatou Balde, Nolwazi Mamba, Rafeeah Bismilla, Caryn Marx, Mariam Diallo, Micheala Mendes, Meghan Jarvis, Angelique Pereira, Azminah Jhetam and Kayley Reveley.

Cultural award recipients were Linoi Moravin and Zamahlubi Mungwe (choir); Meghan Jarvis, Azminah Jhetam and Zoliswa Makhetha (public speaking); Azminah Jhetam (debating); Shannon Hawker, Sharleen Masango, Mercy Ndlovu, Lerato Niklaas and Kayley Reveley (drama); Mayurie Pandaram (computer centre); Jo-Anne Pringle and Mmamotse Mafiri (media centre) and Ismatou Balde, Jessica Evans, Lisa George and Aaliya Saib (first aid).

Sport award recipients were Ntombilethiwe Zwane (hockey); Sinead De Jager (cross country); Masedi Ncamani, Brittney Nicholson, Robyn Searle and Okwethu Zwane (netball); Robyn Searle (cricket) and Meghan Jarvis, Masedi Ncamani and Okwethuwanele Zwane (volleyball).