Bryanston Primary celebrates a successful year

Bryanston Primary School held its annual prestigious awards evening on 28 November where outstanding achievements in sport and cultural activities were recognised and the spirit of fair play was celebrated.

According to the proud acting principal, Morne Marx, the school shared some tremendous accomplishments on both the cultural stage and the sports fields. “Although the awards celebrate exceptional achievements, we are also proud of everyone who participated in these character-building sports and cultural activities at the school. The theme ‘Roots to Success’ focuses on the building blocks for success. Well done to the learners, their families, teachers and coaches who brought honour to our school this past year,” he said.

The sporting achievements for the year were inspiring and a growing number of Bryanston learners achieved national, provincial and district representation in an array of sporting codes. This included rugby, netball, swimming, hockey, cricket, cross country, equestrian, judo, karate, gymnastics, soccer and biathle/triathlete – 33 full colours and 22 half colours were awarded to top performers in the sports category.

The prestigious ‘Spirit of Sport’ trophies for boys and girls were awarded to Grade 7 learners Simphiwe Zindela and Isabella Hardy. The award recognised their positive spirit towards sport, their commitment to teamwork and continually striving beyond expectations in assisting others within the school and the broader community.

Honorary guest speaker, Scotland cricket star, Chris Greaves added to the excitement of the evening when he shared some of his thought-provoking and entertaining insights about his participation and journey in sport. His messages were inspirational, “Get involved in all aspects of school life, respect and thank your parents and coaches, work hard and be a team player.

“Sport is a catalyst for life, it enables you to build character, develop your personality and confidence in order to achieve ambitious goals for your personal growth and life accomplishments.”

The culture awards were dominated by outstanding results in district, provincial and national eisteddfods. A record number of 106 participants across Grades 4–7 participated in art, Afrikaans and English eisteddfods scoring honours in reading, poetry, and public speaking and 92 per cent of the learners achieved distinctions.

Culture activities both inside and outside the school structures were recognised and celebrated with 18 full colours and 15 half colours awarded to top achievers.

“Teamwork certainly makes the dream work,” said deputy principal Jacqueline Coertzen.

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