The Jeppe High School for Girls 2018 matric class held their valediction ceremony on October 10 when learners celebrated their academic success with family and friends.
The guest speaker was Professor Andrea Fuller (Class of 1990).
Fuller is a professor in the School of Physiology at the University of the Witwatersrand where she teaches physiology.
Since 2007 she has directed the Brain Function Research Group, carrying out research in the fields of sleep, fever, pain, thermal and wildlife conservation physiology.
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The main focus of her research is on wildlife conservation physiology, with an emphasis on how mammals cope with climate change and methods to improve the physiological welfare of mammals during game management practices.
In 2018, she was a finalist in South Africa’s “Science Oscars”, the National Science and Technology Forum Awards, in the category for outstanding contribution to research over the past 15 years.
She gave an address in which she shared her experiences after leaving school and how following her passion changed the path she had set out for herself.
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She shared seven facts about scientists with the valedictorians and urged them to apply them in their future journey.
The award recipients were as follows:
• Cailin Fourie was recognised for being a top ten academic. She was awarded from Jeppe Quondam the scholarship as the top academic student, the Graham Trophy for English, Bilingualism Trophy, Ringer Trophy for Life Orientation, Subject Prize for Life Sciences and Advanced Programme English, Editor’s Trophy and Sciences Trophy.
• Sherry Jiang was awarded the Rotary Cup for exhibiting a willingness to shoulder responsibility, a prize for leadership and the desire to be an example to others in dress, speech and conduct, a prize for providing reasons why school rules are made and why they should be observed for good citizenship. She was nominated for this award by her peers. She was also awarded the Subject Prize for Mathematics. She was also recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Ruth Bowdler was the runner-up academic student and awarded the Prize for Scholarship in memory of Dr Ingles and was recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Tiffany Harzon was placed on the Principal’s Honour Roll for her dedication to Academics, Orienteering, Choir and Public Speaking. She was also awarded the Subject Prize for Advanced Programme Mathematics and the Games Trophy for Orienteering. She was recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Micaela Ferreira 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. She was also awarded the Games Trophy for Hockey and the Games Trophy for Soccer.
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• Carmen Parker was awarded the Mary McLarty Award for exhibiting the qualities of integrity, diligence and selflessness. She won the Subject Prize for History jointly with Scarlet Margoles and Ntsakisi Ntseke.
• Danielle O’Donoghue and Alison Laidley were jointly awarded the Dinaledi Trophy for being the Grade 12 learners 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.
• Tsholofelo Mavuso won the Harrowell Trophy for showing exceptional qualities of diligence and perseverance throughout her schooling, going about her business with quiet dignity and working extremely hard. She also shared the Cultural Trophy for Commitment to Dramatic Arts with Motshebe Mangole.
• Mukuka Nakoanga was awarded the Ralph Melitzky Trophy for exceptional service and dedication to the school.
• Genevieve Bonus was awarded the Ruth Du Toit Trophy for being an inspirational member of the matric group, motivating others by her example to try harder, to do better, to succeed in all aspects of school life. Genevieve was also the joint winner of the Games Trophy for Chess together with Kimalda Chetty.
• The Edgars Club Trophy for Cultural Endeavour and the Games Trophy for Most valuable player in attack in netball were awarded to Minenhle Makhubu.
• Balaseng Noko won the Games Trophy for Most valuable defence player in netball.
• Masego Ramatsetse won the Games Trophy for the most valuable utility player in netball.
• Awards for Service to the School were given to two pupils who have given selfless and exceptional service to the school in various school projects and activities.
They have put the school before self and spent countless hours serving the school in various capacities. They were Erin Conroy for her unselfish giving to all aspects of school life; for being humble and helpful in all her activities most notably her contribution to our 67 Blankets for Madiba Drive and Anastasia Geldenhuys for her participation in cricket, tennis and for giving of her time to manage the sound and lights since Grade Nine at many school functions. Anastasia was also awarded the Subject Prize for Music and the Games Trophy for Tennis.• Motshebe Mongole shared The Cultural Trophy for Commitment to Dramatic Arts with Tsholofelo Mavuso.
• Humayra Akhalwaya won the Cultural Award for Commitment to Debating and the Subject Prize for Design. She was also recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Most Promising Future in Public Speaking went to Ntsakisi Ntsekhe. She was also joint winner of the Subject Prize for History and was recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Commitment to First Aid went to Linda Nyembezi.
• The Subject Prize for Physical Science was won by Taskeen Laher. Taskeen was also recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Caitlin Davies won the Subject Prize for Geography as well as the Games Trophy for Swimming.
• The Subject Prize for Visual Arts was won by Lakshita Padiachey. Lakshita was recognised for being a Top Ten Academic.
• Karma Beukman won the Subject Prize for Afrikaans.
• Anele Sibiya won subject Prize for IsiZulu.
• Jamie Moyce won the subject Prize for Mathematical Literacy.
• Scarlet Margoles was a joint winner of the Subject Prize for History.
• Rachel Wilmot won the Oakridge Trophy for Accountancy.
• Tayla Shaw won the Watt Trophy for Consumer Studies.
• Ivana Garvanski and Claudia Steincke were recognised for being Top Ten Academics.
• Erin Mitchley won the Games Trophy for Cricket.
• Jade Caknis won the Games Trophy for Cross Country.
• Sophie-Leigh Claassen won the Games Trophy for Equestrian and Jessica McIntyre won the Burford Trophy for Equestrian.
• Phumelela Mbutho was awarded the Games Trophy for Volleyball.
• Professor Andrea Fuller with Miss Gonçalves Crassula House won the Inter-House efficiency Trophy for 2018.
Full colours for academics went to Ruth Bowdler, Erin Conroy, Caitlin Davies, Cailin Fourie, Ivana Garvanski, Tiffany Harzon, Sherry Jiang, Taskeen Laher, Alison Laidley, Ntsakisi Ntsekhe, Lakshita Padiachey, Carmen Parker, Claudia Steincke and Alexia Wilton. Full colours for culture were:
• Choir – Thandolwethu Dube, Tiffany Harzon and Tsakani Mhlanga.
• Computer centre – Aveshini Naidoo and Mukuka Nakaonga.
• Drama – Anastasia Geldenhuys, Thando Madondo, Minenhle Makhubu, Motshebe Mangole, Tsholofelo Mavuso and Carmen Parker.
• First Aid – Ayesha Mohammed, Nomcebo Nene and Lynda Nyembezi.
• Media centre – Genevieve Bonus, Karjol Marharaj, Mukuka Nakaonga and Nawaal Satos.
• Pipe Band – Sophie-Leigh Claassen.
• Public speaking – Cailin Fourie, Tiffany Harzon, Hlakaniphile Mngomezulu, Ntsakisi Ntsekhe and Carmen Parker.
Full colours for sport were awarded to Sophie-Leigh Claassen for equestrian, Micaela Ferreira and Erin Mitchley for hockey, Minenhle Makhubu and Baleseng Noko for netball, Tiffany Harzon for orienteering, Micaela Ferreira for soccer and Phumelela Mbutho for volleyball.
