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slightly to cool and allow mixture and set. sides of bread heat), dry • Butter both both sides in a hot (over a medium • In a saucepan and whisk in the lightly toast a melt the butter pan. about 1 minute spread with smooth – from pan and on one side. flour until • Remove not to burn).

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12 Winners – Cell Accessories OMGi Selfie Stick DIANNE NEL OMGi LED Illuminating Selfie Case RYNO VENTER

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HOLEY MOLEY, BRO Torn, ravaged, distressed, slashed, ripped, whatever! As long as your sweater looks like it’s ready to be binned, it’s big news. Kanye West blew everyone’s mind with his range of destroyed sweaters riddled with holes and tears and now everyone wants a jersey that’s falling apart. Of course, it’s completely unisex, so girls you can borrow your guy’s beaten up pullover and you’re hot to trot.

Charcoal destroyed sweater, R499, Factorie.

Kanye West dropped the knitting needles when he designed his blockbuster tattered sweater.

A star wearing stars – what could be more on fleek?

Gigi Hadid lifts the bar another notch when it comes to the forever jeans and sneakers combo.

If you’re worried about that embarrassing white flaky stuff that settles on your shoulders, think again. It hits just about everyone at some time as dry scalp and / or dandruff is a common scalp condition. Add to that cold weather and heaters on full blast and scrunching up your hair under a beanie or cap can also add to the snow storm.

Check out that list of ingredients on the back of the bottle and if you see zinc pyrithione, you got it bae.

It’s the big guns found in products like Head & Shoulders Shampoo, R51.95 and Gill 2 in 1 Conditioning Shampoo, R41.95, which help to cool, calm and comfort an itchy or sensitive scalp.

If you want to be flake-free forever then you must use it at least twice a week so change up your in-shower routine. Don’t wash your hair with shower gel or soap and don’t use hair gels, sprays or styling products that contain alcohol, as they will dry out your scalp even more.

If after a month or so of sticking to your anti-dandruff routine, you’re still shedding and itching, get professional help and go see a dermatologist.

Fashionista and Guess model, Chiara Ferragni, adores velvet from top to toe and you can see why.

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Sometimes guys and girls just have to be on opposite sides like these newest street styles. Pepe Sofianos sees it like this --- it’s all dress up for the babes in vampy velvet and super stars and dress down for the dudes in basic beanies and knock-down knits.

I’M LOVING… Anything and everything in velvet. One of the winter trends I am most excited about is rich regal velvet. You are going to love the feel, the look and the sheer fabulosity of it.

DRESSED UP

SHE WORE BLUE VELVET AND WAS NIBBLING ON A RED VELVET CUPCAKE…

Velvet is an all-time fave from theme songs to yummy eats, this fabulous fabric just says it all.

Get ready to wear velvet in nearly every way imaginable from chunky-heeled ankle shoes and brilliant bootees to chic chokers, gorge backpacks, flirty dresses and divine bodysuits, it’s luxe all the way. There’s no time like the present to get your velvet on.

Maroon velvet chunky Mary Janes, R259.99, The Fix.

Crushed black velvet lacetrimmed bodysuit, R139.99, The Fix. Baby Girl blue velvet T, R119.99, The Fix and star-spangled skater skirt, R99.99, Mr Price.

Quilted pink velvet backpack, R450, Woolworths and embroidered blue velvet bootees, R299.99, The Fix.

Floral fit and flare velvet dress, R199.99, The Fix. Metallic court shoes, R199.99, Mr Price.

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High neck tops are big news for guys.

Slouchy roll necks and funnel necks all work the look like rapper Jason Derulo’s take on it. They’re also perfect for layering under jackets and puffa vests when the big chill hits us.

SEEING STARS

They’re not just up in the sky or on Instagram, they’re all around you! Star-studded prints are the newest geometric print craze to run riot. You can star in your own starry-eyed selfies sporting starspangled styles that make even the most ordinary item look hot.

Even the guys are into it!

Megastar track top, R399, Cotton On.

Starry cap, R149, Cotton On.

DRESSED DOWN

Black and gold star-spangled top, R69.99, Mr Price.

Starry boy’s jogger shorts and slip-ons, R189 each, Soda Bloc.

Glow in the dark star-studded flatties, R79.99, Mr Price.

BOYS IN BEANIES

Beanies are basic and found in every guy’s DNA and wardrobe. They’re not only perfect in winter to prevent brain freeze but a street style musthave. This year they’re stripy, chatty or plain. Take your pick or rock one with a pom-pom but whatever you do always cover your ears and keep ‘em down snug otherwise you’ll Faded boyfriend land up looking like Snoopy, or jeans with star print, worse still, Droopy!

R299.99, The Fix.

Fancy knit pom-pom, R79.99, Mr Price; grey ripped pull-on, R129, Cotton On; LA beanie, R69.99, Mr Price; tweedy knit pull-on, R79.99, Mr Price; striped ribbed, R109, Cotton On; Outsider pull-on, R59.99, Mr Price.

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Demi-Leigh “Tonight I stepped on this stage as Demi-Leigh NelPeters; I now greet you as Miss South Africa 2017.

Thank you.”

Q Tell us about your journey to the Miss SA crown, which you won 26 March 2017.

A I have dreamt of this my whole life, since I was just a little girl. At first I just admired the glamorous women walking on the Miss SA stage, but I have been inspired and motivated by their achievements. I have learned to work hard and do well in school and to push my limits. I have always lived my life in such a way to become the gracious, independent and diligent woman that I am today. If I could be that same inspiration to just one young girl out there, it would be a dream come true. I am sure that my ‘never say die’ attitude and love for people will inspire young woman. I am a smalltown girl with big aspirations. My dream came true – yours can too.

Q How did you feel when you were announced as Miss South Africa 2017?

A I was overwhelmed. It was an eight-month long process of blood, sweat and tears. The amount of work going into the campaign is staggering. I worked very, very hard for this, and am so deeply grateful that all this hard work paid off. This was not just a bucket-list item but a lifelong journey and winning the Miss SA title was not just a stroke of luck. Hard work and staying focused throughout the competition paid off for me.

Q What do you plan to contribute during your reign?

A My focus is to make sure I make a huge difference and impact. I want to be a Miss SA who will leave a legacy for the generation to come. I want to promote entrepreneurship and job creation for the women of South Africa. I hold a B.Com in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from North-West University and it will stand me in really good stead to follow in the footsteps of successful previous Miss South Africas such as Jo-Anne Strauss, Cindy Nell and Basetsana Kumalo. I have also been involved in charity work for three years, supporting the Hartenberg Children’s Education Fund in Stellenbosch and raised more than R60 000 for farm workers’ children to further their education, and in the nonprofit Fresh Start project, situated in my home town, and raised R12 000 for children’s stationery. I look immensely forward to my role in the CellC Take a Girl Child to Work campaign.

Q You have been in leadership positions and making a difference since you were at school.

Tell us about these.

A I was the first girl in my high school to be chosen as head girl of both my school and my hostel. I was also elected as the Deputy Junior Mayor of the George City Council in Grade 11.

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Nel-Peters With these words, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters signalled her transition to becoming a national role model for the women of South Africa and officially the most beautiful woman in South Africa. AWSUM News chatted to Demi-Leigh about her journey from the small coastal town of Sedgefield, where she matriculated with five distinctions at Outeniqua High School, to stepping into the national limelight.

Q Tell us a bit more about your family.

A I grew up in two loving households. My parents got divorced when I was two years old and I am so lucky to have had four wonderful and supportive parents throughout my life.

They are my biggest supporters and they have always believed in me and dreamed with me. My step-dad is the gentlest soul I have ever met and he truly raised me as his own.

He is in the building industry. My mom is my absolute rock. She is an interior designer and landscaper. My step-mom is a clinical psychologist and my dad recently stepped out of the corporate world and opened a guest house. It’s always been his dream to go into the hospitality industry. I have a 10-year-old half-sister, Franje. She is disabled and my biggest motivator in life.

Q What do you do in your free time (if there is such a thing)?

A I like going to the gym for a good workout, and also to do ParkRuns. Growing up in the Garden Route, I have always loved spending time outdoors. I love taking my two Yorkies, Benji and Baxter, for a walk. I also like reading – mostly fiction and science fiction, and also autobiographies, which I find very inspiring. I have recently read The Alchemist and Charlize Theron’s autobiography. I also like crafts – I always try to make handmade cards for friends and family on their birthdays or I scrapbook pictures of places I’ve travelled to. My ultimate ‘me time’ is definitely getting ready in the morning. I love being a girl and playing around with make-up or trying new hair styles when I have time.

Q What is your favourite food?

A I’m a real foodie! I am not fussy at all and eat just about everything. I love tucking into oxtail in a red wine reduction served with butternut and samp, and also barbeque pork rib with oven-roasted vegetables. And you can give me dark chocolate and good coffee anytime.

Q What would you like to say to the young girls and young women of South Africa?

A When you believe in something, believe all the way. Don’t be scared to be different.

Make your mark – you will find a way to do anything that you are passionate about. When you look back, don’t ask yourself ‘why didn’t I?’ Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible’. One of my favourite quotes is from Albert Einstein: ‘The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.’

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All things gingery!!!

You can eat it, you can drink it, it’s wonderful in sweet dishes and equally delicious in savoury dishes, the wonderful juicy rhizome that turns food into something special.

Ever since I was a little girl I have been in love with ginger, my father used to make bottles and bottles of fiery ginger beer and he could never understand how my sister and I could gulp down litres of the fiery stuff from a tender age we loved it, in fact one batch was left to long and I think we got tipsy from it.

My grandmother used to make wonderful sticky ginger bread loaves and biscuits every week, we used to cut thick slabs of ginger bread and spread it with a thick layer of cold butter and top it with cheese, it was heaven, I’ve yet to taste a gingerbread like my granny used to make, sadly she took the recipe to her grave.

There is An old Indian proverb says that “everything good is found in ginger” and its true it is used in foods, drinks and medicines.

My granny used to make us ginger tea when we were feeling nauseous, or serve hot milk sweetened with honey with grated ginger. Ginger has wonderful properties, its anti-bacterial, antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant, You can even add ginger to baths and foot soaks.

Because of ginger’s anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial action, it may help keep skin clear and free of blemishes. It may also help fight skin discolouration and aging, both when consumed and topically applied.

Ginger may even help your sex life. The famous Arab physician Avicenna wrote that ginger “increases lustful yearnings”, and ginger appears in the Kama Sutra. Rat studies confirm that ginger may help increase testosterone. But enough of that, let’s make some sweet stuff with ginger.

Sam Linsell, top South African food stylist and Drizzle and Dip blogger – has done it again with beer, this time creating a triple ginger and stout cake with a stout butterscotch sauce.

“If you are a lover of all things ginger in baked goodies like I am, then this one is for you,” she says.

“I have used three types of ginger which each add their own ‘gingery’ flavour dimension as they act as independent components.

They also do not overwhelm, so if you are a real ginger-head, you can add more.

The cake itself is not overly sweet with the stout bringing a smidge of desired bitterness to the flavour. A rich amber caramel sauce is made with the remainder of the beer.

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by Jenny Morris @jennymorrischef

Let’s Cook!!

Triple Ginger and Stout Cake Cooking notes: • Pre heat the oven to 180 °C and line a 20–22cm square or round cake tin with baking paper.

• If you are making this in advance, heat the sauce up a little before serving.

• Recipe makes a one-layer cake.

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Ingredients Cake • ¾ cup Castle Milk Stout Chocolate Infused • 120g of butter • ½ cup (110g) brown treacle sugar or muscovado • ¼ cup golden syrup • 1 free-range egg • 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger • 1 tablespoon finely chopped preserved ginger in syrup • 1 teaspoon ground ginger • ½ teaspoon salt • pinch of white pepper • pinch of ground nutmeg • 1¾ cups (230g) flour • 1 teaspoon baking soda

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Stout butterscotch sauce • 1x 340ml bottle Castle Milk Stout Chocolate Infused • 2 tablespoon butter • 1 ½ cups sugar • 1 cup cream • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1–2 teaspoon/s sea salt flakes

Instructions • To make the cake, place the stout and butter in a small pan and bring it to boiling point. Cook briefly and stir until the butter has dissolved.

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Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool a little.

Add the stout and butter mix to a large bowl with the sugar and golden syrup and whisk until it’s well combined.

Add the egg and whisk again.

Add all the spices and whisk.

Sift the flour and baking soda in by hand and whisk briefly until smooth (it will be fairly runny).

Decant this into a lined 20cm cake tin (square or round), tap the filled pan to remove and bake for 30–35 minutes. The cake is done when it’s springy to the touch and when a sharp knife pierced into the thickest part comes out clean While the cake is baking, make your butterscotch sauce.

The quantities make a little more than you need for the cake but store the rest in a sterilised jar and use with other desserts.

Bring the Castle Milk Stout Chocolate Infused and butter to the boil in a medium-sized pan and allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes until it has reduced by more than half. Add the sugar and continue to let this cook, stirring frequently until it reaches 110 °C on a sugar thermometer. This will take around 15 minutes.

When it has reached temperature, add the cream while stirring constantly. Carry on cooking this until it thickens more. Once it has reached 105 °C on the thermometer, it is ready. It will also thicken more as it cools.

Let the cake cool to room temperature and then pour the warm sauce over to serve. Keep any extra on the side to serve.

by Jenny Morris

@jennymorrischef

Mustard

When I was growing up one of the things I looked forward to eating when I got in from school was a toasted cheese sandwich.

There was two ways that we use to prepare them, the one way was to top our bread with cheese and grill it under a hot grill, and the other way was to place lots of cheese between two slices of bread, butter the slices on both side and then using the iron which was very hot we would press down hard on the bread to toast it and melt the cheese so that it was all gooey and runny, we would turn it over and do the other side, there were no such things as snackwich machines back then.

My favourite toasty is a well matured cheddar cheese, thinly sliced onions, green chilli and thinly sliced tomato, I could eat this till the cows come home. The other day I had a wonderful toasted cheese sarmie topped with the most delicious topping of cheese, mustard, milk stout and cream, it’s a tasty recipe that J’Something put together to eat with his onion soup, it’s really yummy, this is how it goes!

Cheese Toastie

Let’s Cook!!

Stout Mustard Cheese Serves 6 Toast INGREDIENTS • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter • 2 Tbsp flour • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard • ½ tsp salt • ½ tsp ground black pepper • ½ cup Castle Milk Stout • ¾ cup heavy cream • 1 ½ cups grated mature Cheddar cheese, and 100g for grilling • 60g Stilton Blue cheese (or blue cheese of your choice) • 6 slices crusty bread (sourdough works best)

© Jenny Morris All rights reserved 2012-2017

METHOD • In a saucepan (over a medium heat), melt the butter and whisk in the flour until smooth – about 1 minute (be careful not to burn).

• Whisk in wholegrain mustard, salt, pepper, Castle Milk Stout and cream until smooth and well combined.

• Gradually add 1 ½ cups of mature cheddar cheese, whisking continuously until cheese melts and mixture is smooth (4-5 minutes).

• Remove saucepan from heat and allow mixture to cool and slightly

set.

• Butter both sides of bread and lightly toast both sides in a hot dry pan.

• Remove from pan and spread with a layer of the Stilton Blue Cheese on one side.

• Spread the same side with a layer of the beer and cheese mixture and top with the remaining 100g of grated cheddar cheese.

• Place under the grill in the oven and grill till golden. Serve warm.

FRESH EGGS

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Health & Wellbeing What is free sugar costing our kids?

It’s no longer a secret that the vast majority of us are blissfully unaware sugar addicts.

Modern conveniences in consumables are great at making life easier in the short term, but what about the long-term implications? Read on to find out more about the serious health implications of sugar dependency and how we as parents are possibly setting up our children for a multitude of health issues later on in life.

A report published in 2009 showcases that food addiction is plausible, as “brain pathways that evolved to respond to natural rewards are also activated by addictive drugs. Sugar releases opioids and dopamine and thus might be expected to have addictive potential.”

A further report published in 2013 indicates that sugar is as – if not more – desirable than addictive drugs such as cocaine. This research aims to prove that “sugar and sweetness can induce reward and craving that are comparable in magnitude to those induced by addictive drugs.”

With these two findings it’s hard to believe that as parents we are still largely oblivious to the long-term, damaging effects of over consuming sugar-dense foods and beverages.

A sugar tax may be introduced – this will certainly help moderate and potentially reduce the average consumption of free sugars (sugar added to food and drink, as well as sugar found naturally in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates).

It will, however, take a deeper understanding of what we consume to avoid the top health issues South Africans currently face, such as obesity, diabetes and heart conditions, which are all directly resulting from (amongst other factors) sugar-dense diets and little to no exercise.

According to a statement released by the World Health Organisation, “adults and children need to reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits.”

What is a safe recommended daily allowance for sugar?

Although we all lead different lifestyles and have varying metabolic requirements, the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) suggest the following: • Children aged 4 to 6 should have no more than 19g or five teaspoons of free sugars per day.

• Children aged 7 to 10 should have no more than 24g or six teaspoons of free sugars per day.

• Children aged 11 years and upwards, as well as adults, should have no more than 30g or seven teaspoons of free sugar per day.

To illustrate what this means, take a look at some of the popular beverages our children love, and their approximate sugar contents: • 250ml iced tea = 19g or four teaspoons of free sugar • 250ml flavoured drinking yoghurt = 26.8 g or five and a half teaspoons of free sugar • 330ml cola = 35g or seven teaspoons of free sugar • 330ml ginger beer = 37g or six and a half teaspoons of free sugar Overcoming an addiction is by no means an easy feat and the same holds true for sugar dependency. Almost all modern convenience consumables contain added free sugar especially children’s favourites such as cereals, beverages, fast foods and treats.

How do we reduce the excess sugars from our diets?

• Become aware, understand that food can be healing or damaging, and always try to ensure that all consumables remain as close as possible to their natural state. If sweetening is required, look at healthier options, such as fresh fruit or vegetables.

• Read labels carefully – not all free or added sugars are labelled as sugars, such as agave nectar, corn sweetener, dextrose, honey, corn syrup, sucrose, fructose, glucose and molasses.

• Limit sugar-added beverages, cited as being responsible for the majority of added sugar in US diets. Try naturally flavouring water or using a SodaStream

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to make fun, healthier drink options. Their syrups also comprise one third of the sugar compared to regular sodas.

• Reduce your family’s super sweet sugar tolerance with a moderated sugar and bolstered wholefood diet. Over time, consumables high in sugar will start tasting too sweet as your tolerance returns to its normal natural state.

• Bake instead of buying treats. Homemade treats will no doubt contain less added and highly synthetic sweeteners, and you have the ability to further reduce the sugar content with natural sweeteners like fruits or vegetables. One favourite cupcake recipe calls for swapping out a large portion of the sugar for a glass of white wine – the alcohol cooks out and makes a delicious, moist cupcake.

The key to all healthy living is moderation and a balanced diet. This is not to say indulgent foods high in fat and/or sugar can’t be enjoyed – they can, but just not daily.

Herewith a quick and easy recipe from SodaStream. For more fun recipes, please visit www.sodastream.co.za/recipe/

Raspberry Coolers for Kids Ingredients • 1 bottle SodaStream Zero Cranberry Raspberry • Fresh organic raspberries • Mint Instructions 1. Prepare the SodaStream Zero Cranberry Raspberry (flavoured to your liking) 2. Add fresh organic raspberries 3. Garnish with mint

CAREERS Millennials can boost their chances in the 2017 job market The general consensus on unemployment in SA is usually that our percentages thereof are extremely high. However, we are not alone – globally over 200 million people will be unemployed in 2017.

It begs the question: How we can help our millennials not only structure their mindset, but take much-needed steps in ensuring they do not become part of that statistic.

As with every year, the start of 2017 saw a fresh crop of South African matriculants setting out on their paths to entering the job market in a few years’ time. With current Minnennials already active in a highly competitive market, it is unlikely that by the time our newest matriculants enter into the formal sector they will arrive at an enabling environment, especially since work experience is the silver bullet for youth unemployment and since the country’s overall unemployment rate stands currently at 27.1% and the youth unemployment rate has averaged over 51% for the past three years.

While government, business and civil society need to come together to address South Africa’s high rate of youth unemployment through multi-faceted programmes, there is something that Millennials can do to increase their chances of breaking into the job market and getting onto a successful career path. Low levels of education and the lack of qualifications, experience and work readiness are all often cited as reasons why it is so much harder for young job seekers to secure employment. Luckily, these are factors that motivated individuals can address by taking charge of their own skills development.

With more and more accessible and affordable learning environments available, Millennials can embark on a self-driven upskilling programme that will help them stand out in a highly competitive job market and boost their chances of launching a successful career.

What’s important is to choose a quality, accredited provider. You want the qualifications you gain through your own effort to be reputable and recognised. It’s also important to be well aware of your interests, passions and strengths, so you develop yourself in a direction that is meaningful to you and the future you want.

The advantages of upskilling as a millennial include: • By being proactive and making choices to learn, gain training and achieve qualifications, you become more appealing to employers.

• By committing to upskilling yourself, you demonstrate your drive for new opportunities, innovation and success.

• By investing in your own professional development you take a great step towards securing a better role in your current or future organisation.

• By gaining knowledge in areas of business or technology or languages that you are most interested in, you begin to shape a career – and a future life – that is most likely to be rewarding and successful.

Following your own upskilling programme doesn’t have to mean signing up on bricks-and-mortar campuses. On the contrary, learning online offers many benefits to Millennials. Young people are generally most comfortable and adept online, and find it an easy place to learn. Courses can be accessed any time and from anywhere, which means that if you are already studying at university or college, you can easily take on additional courses, and study at your own pace. If you’re taking a gap year, you can study while you travel and gain a qualification, which adds a phenomenal richness to your experience. If you’re unemployed and whiling away time because you don’t have the resources and opportunities to go out and learn, you can log on at home or at your local library and begin studying towards something that can change your circumstances for the better.

Alongside our high unemployment rate, South Africa also has an ever-deepening skills shortage. The country is looking to our Millennial generation to develop the skills that trade and industry desperately need right now, and in the future.

Article by Richard Rayne, CEO of iLearn, a leading South African learning solutions business offering a range of onsite instructor-led and online training solutions that address critical skills shortages.

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Educa SUBJECT CHOICES: Plotting your future options in Grade 9 Subject choice season requires some serious soul searching and big decisions, which are too important to leave until the day when you are presented with a checklist to indicate your choices. It should already be top of mind now for learners who want to give themselves the best chance for success in Grade 12 and beyond.

In coming months, Grade 9s will have to select the subjects they want to pursue from next year until they write their final Matric exams. While making the call is an exciting exercise for some, others struggle with the commitment, especially when they are not yet sure what they want to study after school.

Time really is a learner’s friend at this stage, and it is important that the subject choice conversations should start between them, their parents, guardians, teachers and friends.

It is also important to not try and make decisions based on crystal-ball gazing, but to use the various resources available to assist with this choice – particularly when learners are unsure about their vision (or lack thereof) for their future.

Resources include: Educational Psychologists An educational psychologist associated with a higher education institution, whether public university or private, or even a professional in private practice, can be approached to do an aptitude test. These professionals are trained to use reliable assessments to gauge where your talents, interests and strengths lie, and can be used as a strong indicator of the career directions and options the learner should consider.

Institutional Advisors By spending time speaking to advisors at higher education institutions, you will get a good idea of the range of potential qualifications you can pursue, and what the entrance requirements are. Your first stop is to visit the websites of various institutions of higher learning, and thereafter, you can further discuss your options with an advisor at the university or private higher education institution’s careers centre. Once you have an idea of what qualifications or careers excite you, you will be able to make informed Matric subject choices. Your subjects should be very carefully selected and the decision must not be based on doing what your peers are doing, or choosing all the easier subjects in the hope of scoring better marks.

Factors to take into consideration: If you already know what you want to study Look at a range of different institutions and courses within your field of interest to allow yourself some choice and a Plan B after Matric. Always consider a second option to avoid disappointment should you not be successful in your application for your first choice of a qualification.

If you don’t know what you want to do after matric Choose subject combinations that will leave you with options and room for manoeuvre. If you struggle with Maths and Science, consider keeping only one of them, so that you can focus your efforts and achieve good results. Maths Literacy should only be considered as a last resort, as many courses require Maths and you could be rejected based on the choice you made in Grade 9.

Figure out what makes you happy As you spend time at your desk every day, going from class to class, and completing your homework, be alert to which subjects you feel most comfortable with. Do your research and find out how your favourite subjects manifest in the working world, because they might be relevant to a field that you are not yet even aware of.

Determine your strengths Choose at least two subjects that will boost your average. Admission to higher

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education is performance-based, so it makes sense to do very well in some subjects rather than badly in all of them because you chose only gateway subjects in an effort to keep your options as open as possible.

Understand the different routes to success You may think you won’t stand a chance of getting good enough grades to enter higher education after matric, but there are now many options for further study. The South African National Senior Certificate and the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) have four levels of pass, so even if you do not get a degree pass, you could still qualify for diploma or higher certificate study. Diplomas and higher certificates are normally vocationally or career-focused, and give you access straight to the world of work and even degree study.

The key to making the best matric subject choices for your future self is to ensure you do your research thoroughly, and at a comfortable pace, so you don’t have to rush the decision.

These choices will have a profound impact on access to preferred qualifications and the career possibilities thereafter. This is one of the first opportunities teenage learners will have to practise strategic decision-making that will have a lasting effect on their lives, and it should be looked at as an exciting first step into their future as adults, and also a valuable learning and problem-solving lesson.

Articles by Nola Payne, Head of Faculty: Information and Communications Technology at The Independent Institute of Education.

Educ SUBJECT CHOICES: Plotting your future options in Grade 9 Subject choice season requires some serious soul searching and big decisions, which are too important to leave until the day when you are presented with a checklist to indicate your choices. It should already be top of mind now for learners who want to give themselves the best chance for success in Grade 12 and beyond.

In coming months, Grade 9s will have to select the subjects they want to pursue from next year until they write their final Matric exams. While making the call is an exciting exercise for some, others struggle with the commitment, especially when they are not yet sure what they want to study after school.

Time really is a learner’s friend at this stage, and it is important that the subject choice conversations should start between them, their parents, guardians, teachers and friends.

It is also important to not try and make decisions based on crystal-ball gazing, but to use the various resources available to assist with this choice – particularly when learners are unsure about their vision (or lack thereof) for their future.

Resources include: Educational Psychologists An educational psychologist associated with a higher education institution, whether public university or private, or even a professional in private practice, can be approached to do an aptitude test. These professionals are trained to use reliable assessments to gauge where your talents, interests and strengths lie, and can be used as a strong indicator of the career directions and options the learner should consider.

Institutional Advisors By spending time speaking to advisors at higher education institutions, you will get a good idea of the range of potential qualifications you can pursue, and what the entrance requirements are. Your first stop is to visit the websites of various institutions of higher learning, and thereafter, you can further discuss your options with an advisor at the university or private higher education institution’s careers centre. Once you have an idea of what qualifications or careers excite you, you will be able to make informed Matric subject choices. Your subjects should be very carefully selected and the decision must not be based on doing what your peers are doing, or choosing all the easier subjects in the hope of scoring better marks.

Factors to take into consideration: If you already know what you want to study Look at a range of different institutions and courses within your field of interest to allow yourself some choice and a Plan B after Matric. Always consider a second option to avoid disappointment should you not be successful in your application for your first choice of a qualification.

If you don’t know what you want to do after matric Choose subject combinations that will leave you with options and room for manoeuvre. If you struggle with Maths and Science, consider keeping only one of them, so that you can focus your efforts and achieve good results. Maths Literacy should only be considered as a last resort, as many courses require Maths and you could be rejected based on the choice you made in Grade 9.

Figure out what makes you happy As you spend time at your desk every day, going from class to class, and completing your homework, be alert to which subjects you feel most comfortable with. Do your research and find out how your favourite subjects manifest in the working world, because they might be relevant to a field that you are not yet even aware of.

Determine your strengths Choose at least two subjects that will boost your average. Admission to higher

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education is performance-based, so it makes sense to do very well in some subjects rather than badly in all of them because you chose only gateway subjects in an effort to keep your options as open as possible.

Understand the different routes to success You may think you won’t stand a chance of getting good enough grades to enter higher education after matric, but there are now many options for further study. The South African National Senior Certificate and the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) have four levels of pass, so even if you do not get a degree pass, you could still qualify for diploma or higher certificate study. Diplomas and higher certificates are normally vocationally or career-focused, and give you access straight to the world of work and even degree study.

The key to making the best matric subject choices for your future self is to ensure you do your research thoroughly, and at a comfortable pace, so you don’t have to rush the decision.

These choices will have a profound impact on access to preferred qualifications and the career possibilities thereafter. This is one of the first opportunities teenage learners will have to practise strategic decision-making that will have a lasting effect on their lives, and it should be looked at as an exciting first step into their future as adults, and also a valuable learning and problem-solving lesson.

Articles by Nola Payne, Head of Faculty: Information and Communications Technology at The Independent Institute of Education.

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Grade 11: The year that truly holds the keys to your future options With mid-year exams only a few weeks away, Grade 11 learners should take this year, and their preparation for it, just as seriously as Grade 12 – if not more so.

Parents, learners and even teachers mistakenly think that Matric is the most important year of schooling, yet Grade 11 is just as important and these years should not be considered as separate milestones, but rather as a two-year event.

The reason for this is because many institutions – whether public universities or private institutions - make provisional offers for admission based on Grade 11 results. Therefore, learners should give Grade 11 their best effort, and not wait until next year to throw their hats into the application ring.

Applications for university open in the March of your Matric year, but because this is too early for you to have any meaningful Matric marks, institutions often use the exam marks from your Grade 11 year as an indicator of your ability to succeed in the course.

Therefore, if you did not put enough effort into your Grade 11 exams and have the mindset that you will delay the hard work and study until Matric, you may be unpleasantly surprised to find out that it is already too late.

Many learners have in the past been disappointed when they receive rejection letters in their Matric year, which would then require them to put in even more effort to improve their marks to a level where they might have a better shot at acceptance.

Additionally, learners often underestimate the difficulty of Grade 11, under the mistaken impression that the real challenges will only follow a year later.

The work is just as – if not more – challenging than Grade 12, which is often regarded as a revision year. A lot of content is delivered in Grade 11 and can become overwhelming if you don’t resolve early on to keep up and master things as soon as possible.

Higher education institutions usually give one of three replies to applications submitted based on Grade 11 marks: • Provisionally accepted

• Waiting list • Rejected Once rejected, it is very difficult to have your application re-evaluated, even if your Grade 12 marks have improved dramatically, and especially for those courses which are in high demand. However learners whose applications in their Grade 11 year are rejected do have some options left to them. These include: • Applying for the same or similar course at a different institution which may still have space available.

• Applying for a different type of qualification at the same institution, for instance instead of applying for a degree course, applying for higher certificate or diploma in the same field, or a degree qualification in a similar field.

• Working on improving school marks, particularly when placed on a waiting list.

The waiting list is often a ‘cream of the crop’ selection which is applied once results are known. So if there are 100 people on the waiting list and your marks are in the top 10, you have a better chance of being accepted.

Grade 11 is usually not identified early enough as the year when delivery of content assessed in the Matric exams begins, and Matric final exams often contain more Grade 11 content than that which is covered in Grade 12.

Learners will find that many of their Grade 12 months are spent practising and revising Grade 11 work. Additionally, exams throughout Grade 11 will mirror the types of assessments one can expect in the final assessment.

In addition to ensuring timeous placement in a field of study at one’s institution of choice, working hard in Grade 11 also means that learners are able to make the best of the opportunity to practise the study and exam writing skills that will allow them to give the performance of their lifetime when the Matric exams roll around.

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DIY

Do It Yourself

Portable Fire Pit Materials • Marine silicone • Cheap glass frames (these need to fit around the edges of your planter) • Rocks • Any kind of metal mesh (available at hardware stores) • Gel fuel • Any metal planter with a lip (edge) 1. Once you buy your planter, find cheap frames with glass that will fit around the edges of your planter. I used glass document frames as in the pictures.

2. Construct a glass box by running a thin bead of silicone along the edge of one glass panel. Place another piece of glass over the siliconed edge. Press edge into silicone and hold for a few minutes.

3. Apply silicone to the second edge, propping both sides up to keep them straight until they dry.

4. Once the silicone on the two sides has dried, flip the box over so the open edge faces you. Run a thin bead of silicone along both exposed edges of glass.

5. Gently place the final piece of glass between the two siliconed edges being careful not to smear the silicone.

6. Now you have a box! A glass box. Wasn’t that easy? Let the silicone dry for 15 minutes or so. Go eat a cookie. Don’t be alarmed if your silicone squeezes out. You can clean it up with a razor once it’s dry.

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7. Run a final bead of silicone around the entire edge of the glass box. Flip the box over, placing the siliconed edge on top of the metal planter. Make sure there’s enough edge near the center left over for some metal mesh to rest on it.

8. Now that you have the structure, just a little tweaking is necessary to prepare it for a fire. Cut a piece of mesh to fit exactly inside your glass box. It will rest on the lip of the planter. Place your opened can of gel fuel in the center of the planter.

9. Use enough mesh to cover the entire surface of the planter, resting it on the small edge of the planter you’ve left inside the glass box.

10. Cover the mesh loosely with rocks, leaving some space in between the rocks to allow for oxygen so the fire will stay lit.

11. Clear the rocks away from above the gel fuel can and carefully light the gel fuel. I use an advanced technique – I light the end of a piece of spaghetti Whole wheat of course.

WORCESTER VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL (t) 023 347 1160 (e) voorbereiding@telkomsa.net

Kermis

Nog n suksesvolle Kermis is verby. Weer eens was dit ‘n dag vol pret en plesier. Albei ouers en kinders het hulle uitgeleef. Dankie aan PicknPay Mountain Mill Mall vir die borg van die Kleuterkok-kompetisie.

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LAERSKOOL MONTAGU (t) 023 614 1640 (e) monties@telkomsa.net SPAR Montie Sportdag Die Monties het op Saterdag, 6 Mei hulle 20ste jaarlikse sportdag aangebied.

Altesaam 10 skole het deelgeneem en sowat 1 500 spelers van o/7 tot o/13 het geesdriftig meegeding op die netbalbane en rugbyvelde.

Verskeie stalletjies het gesorg vir heerlike eet- en drinkgoed. Ons opregte dank aan die ouers, onderwysers, ondersteuners en Montagu Spar wat bygedra het om van die dag ‘n groot sukses te maak.

Monties se SA Krieketster Juhan Venter het tydens ‘n onvergeetlike toer na Indië die o/12 SuidAfrikaanse Krieketspan verteenwoordig. Juhan se span was ook die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse span wat tot die finaal kon deurdring.

Hul het in die finaal teen Indië gespeel en behaal ‘n tweede plek. Juhan het die toer baie geniet en sê dat dit vir hom ‘n baie leersame ervaring was.

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Monties gee om vir die omgewing Die Monties het aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch se Antarctic Legacy-projek deelgeneem. Hulle het meer geleer van Suid-Afrika se navorsing in Antarktika en op Marion-eiland.

Die Monties het ook aan ‘n kompetisie deelgeneem, waar Gabriel Telford met ‘n 1ste plek en Anro Nel met ‘n 2de plek weggestap het.

VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL ROBERTSON (t) 023 626 3139 (e) admin@rvs.co.za

RVS spog met nuwe sportklere

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DE LA BAT SCHOOL (t) 023 342 2560 (e) development@delabatskool.co.za Childrens theatre show: Measure Up FTHK generates opportunities for the Deaf to participate in and enjoy the theatre experience.

These activities coincide with the CAPS SASL Home Language outcomes.

New books and DVDs De La Bat School for the Deaf received R20 000 from the AVBOB Foundations. We were able to purchase books and DVDs (with captions) and install bookshelves and DVD shelves.

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De La Bat se Graad 1 tot 3 leerders was bevoorreg om vir twee dae, 11 en 12 Mei, deel te wees van hierdie Nasionale Skoletoer. Wat ’n wonderlike ervaring! Geen tolke was nodig nie, want

die karakters se gebaretaal is goed en die kinders het hul verstaan.

Baie dankie vir Jayne Batzofin en haar span wat uitreik na dowes.

WORCESTER-NOORD PRIMÊRE SKOOL

(t) 023 347 0325 (e) admin@lswn.wcape.school.za

WNPS-onnie hokkiestreekafrigter

Twee Noordjies deur na Gemini-sangkompetisie finaal Danielle du Toit en Marné van Zyl het deurgedring na die finale ronde van die Geminisangkompetisie.

Mnr. Ruan Terblanche is aangestel as die afrigter van die 0.13 Boland Shiraz-meisieshokkiespan en die 0.14 Boland Shiraz-seunshokkiespan.

Noordjies vaar uitstekend by skaakproewe WNPS het vyf skaakspelers wat Boland verteenwoordig by die Wes-Kaap skaaktoernooi.

Anja Theron, Christiaan Jacobs, André Conradie, Anika Augustyn en Lourens Britz.

Noordjie in Wes-Kaap 0.13A-netbalspan Baie geluk aan Jana Taylor wat opgeneem is in die Wes-Kaap 0.13A-netbalspan.

Noordjie in Boland Shiraz-hokkiestreekspan Baie geluk aan Jade Avenant wat opgeneem is in die 0.13 Shiraz-span.

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LAERSKOOL WORCESTER-OOS (t) 023 347 0453 (e) admin@lswo.wcape.school.za/ Boland Gholf André Conradie is tans maar in Graad 5 en hy is opgeneem in die Boland 0.13gholfspan. Hulle gaan op 3 tot 4 Junie aan ‘n toernooi deelneem teen WP en SWD.

WesKaapskaak Baie geluk aan Zia Lombard wat opgeneem is in die Wes-Kaapskaakspan!

Ons is sommer baie trots op die skaakspelertjie wat later vanjaar aan die SAtoernooi gaan deelneem!

IPT- en Shiraz-hokkie Ons is baie trots op dié 0.13 seuns. Bertus Roux en André Viljoen is beide in die Boland A-hokkiespan (IPT-span) opgeneem en Andries du Toit is in die Shiraz-hokkiespan opgeneem.

ATKV-redenaars Ons is baie trots op Bertus van Rensburg wat deurgedring het na die semi-finale rondte van die ATKV-redenaars kompetisie.

Geminisangkompetisie Lisa Nieuwoudt het deelgeneem aan die Geminisangkompetisie waar daar hierdie jaar meer as ‘n duisend inskrywings was.

Sy dring deur na die Juniorfinaal in die Jazzkatogerie vir dogters 12-14 jaar. Ons is baie trots op jou, Lisa!

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VICTORIAPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 023 342 0770 (e) admin@vpp.wcape.school.za Rugby Waleed Hollenbach en O’Ryann Jack het deelgeneem aan die 0/13 Bolandrugbyproewe en het baie goed gevaar. Hulle is opgeneem in die finale oefengroep. Ons gaan beslis nog baie meer van hulle sien in die rugby wêreld.

Kreatief vir Moedersdag Leerders se kreatiwiteit was ingespan en hierdie groep leerders het pragtige geskenkies self gemaak vir Moedersdag. Hulle was baie trots op hulle handewerk. Groot dank gaan aan Me. G. Sacco en Me. Y. Hartman wat die beste uit hulle leerders bring.

Graad R-pret!

‘n Oomblik in die dag van ons Graad R-seuns besig om heerlik hulle kos te nuttig gedurende pouse en lekker saam te gesels oor juffrou se les.

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Gemini-sangkompetisiefinaliste Ses van ons leerlinge het deur gedring tot die finale van die Gemini-sangkompetisie.

Mev. Dorothy Rabie en haar leerder Chadwin Phillips het aan die Stellenbosch Kunswedstryd, afdeling Klavierkonsert (vir twee klaviere), van 17 jaar tot ope deelgeneem en behaal ‘n A-simbool (80-84%).

Beoordelaars was geweldig beïndruk met die gehalte werk en prys Chadwin as begaafde leerder. Welgedaan ,ons is baie trots op julle!

Julia Marone, Isabella Boshoff, Francois Prinsloo, Carla Briel, Godwin du Plessis en Summer-Joy Hendricks.

Radikale Redenaars Op Donderdag, 11 Mei het ‘n groot groep Gimmies deelgeneem aan die Radikale Redenaarskompetisie.

Dit was die eerste keer dat Worcester Gimnasium aan hierdie kompetisie deelneem.

Leerders met uitstaande punte wat selfs 93% en 94% insluit VOOR: Jacomi Breytenbach, Lauren Jacobs, Zeta Sauls, Henno Conradie, Carla Wessels.

MIDDEL: Le Richia Arendse, Zuané Matthee, Nika Bester, Marguerite Zeeman, Neil Finn, Ranvis-Leigh Timm, Chadwin Phillips. AGTER: Elné Joubert, Kailen Bergh, Conrad le Roux, Joubert van der Westhuizen, Pieter Meiring, Juané Smith, Stephan Breytenbach.

Chess Star Mikyall Harris was selected to be part of the u18 Cape Winelands Chess Team. The Western Cape Schools Chess Trials will be held at Kuilsrivier Sport School from 12 to 14 May 2017.

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UCT Invitational Mathematics Challenge Ian Steyn and Quan Ferus have been invited to take part in the second round of the UCT Maths Competition. We are super proud of these boys who finished in the top 3% of their respective grades.

HEXRIVIER OPVOEDKUNDIGE SENTRUM (t) 023 354 8800 (e) hexrivier.sentrum@gmail.com Sportdag Op 13 Mei, ‘n heerlike sonskyndag op Tulbagh, het Hexrivier Opvoedkundige Sentrum deelgeneem aan Rijk Tulbagh Privaatskool se jaarlikse sportdag.

Dit is so lekker om te sien hoe ons Sentrumleerlinge hul harte uitspeel en met ‘n glimlag van die baan en veld afstap – ongeag ‘n wen of ‘n verloor!

0.13-netbalspan VOOR: Lené Wium, Cerise Jacobs. AGTER: Lomé Brand, Lynél Viljoen, Tanja Kotze (afrigter), Alexa Steenkamp, Jeanine Rossouw, Mia Nel.

Lea maak ons trots Baie geluk aan Lea Dempers met haar Vlak 5 Sertifikaat in Vroeë Kinderontwikkeling!

0.8-netbalspan Dit was ‘n heerlike koel en mistige oggend op Vyeboom. Die 0.8-netbalspan het hul harte uitgespeel tydens hul drie wedstryde waarvan hulle twee gewen het en een gelykop gespeel het. Wihan Kotze en JD Rossouw het vir Vyeboom se rugbyspan uitgedraf en hul goed van hul taak gekwyt. Geluk, Wihan, met jou vyf drieë!

0.8-netbalspan Danica Fouché, Lizé van Wyk, Cara-Mia Nel, Tanja Kotze (afrigter), Luca van Zyl, Zané Prins, Kiana Steenkamp en Isabelle Steenkamp.

Sertifikate verwerf Denise Fouché het haar Level 0 Hokkie Skeidsregtersertifikaat behaal. Denise en Tessa Saayman voltooi ‘n kursus in Baba en Kind: Basiese Noodhulp. Baie geluk, ons is trots op julle!

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Drostdy se rugby skitter Tot dusver ervaar Drostdy se rugbyspanne ‘n baie goeie seisoen. Ons is trots op elke speler en afrigter wat so hard werk. Die 0/19 A’s wen onder andere vir Oakdale en Worcester Gimnasium op hul tuisvelde en vir Bishops op Trappespark. Ons is opgewonde oor die res van die seisoen. Die 0/19A-span sal in die volgende uitgawe van die SA Rugby Magazine te sien wees.

By die jaarlikse Classic Clashes het Drostdy se netbalspanne gewys dat hulle vir niks terugstaan nie. Die A-spanne wen drie van die vier wedstryde en die 0/14’s se B en C-spanne wen ook hulle wedstryde gemaklik. Die A-spanne teen HS Outeniqua het al vier hulle wedstryde gewen. Gabi Bennet en Ferrenay John is ook in Wes-Kaapnetbalspanne opgeneem.

Classic Clashes-gees ‘n reuse sukses Ons het nie net op die sportveld presteer nie, maar ook op die pawiljoen! Die Donkies het alles uitgehaal en was nie ‘n oomblik lank stil nie. Die cheerleaders het hulle baie goed van hulle taak kwyt en het enduit aangehou.

Orkes presteer by Windworx Ons Koperblaasorkes het aan die Windworx Music Festival by die Hugo Lambrechts Ouditorium deelgeneem. Hulle behaal Lof (85%–89%) met ‘n baie vermaaklike program.

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Skaakmat, Montana Ons skaakspan het met Montana afgereken en met ‘n oorwinning van 5–1 uit die stryd getree.

HOËRSKOOL MONTANA (t) 023 347 0476 (e) sarihana.montana@gmail.com Gemeenskapsdiens Alika Nieuwoudt (Graad 11) het ‘n LO-taak in 2016 gedoen waar Graad 10-leerders tien ure gemeenskapsdiens moes doen by enige instansie van hulle keuse, en toe het dit vir haar n liefdestaak geword en waarmee sy nog aangaan.

Alika het besluit om Rise and Shine Dagsorg Sentrum by APD vir gestremde kinders mooi te maak, van klaskamers wat uitgeverf is, opvoedkundige speelgoed wat aangekoop is, klaskamers wat mooi gemaak word, ‘n sandput wat gebou is, mure op die speelterrein wat met die hulp van Montana se VCSV-leerders geverf is en tans die oprigting van ‘n nuwe klimraam.

Met die hulp van verskeie instansies in Worcester, naamlik Lions Klub, Rotariërs, Hoërskool Montana se VCSV, Laerskool Worcester-Oos Speelgroepie, Classic Laser, Leggs Speelgoedwinkel, Dekro Verwe en ander individue, het Alika se visie vir Rise and Shine gestalte begin kry.

Deonie Basson van APD het tydens ‘n saalbyeenkoms ‘n sertifikaat aan Alika oorhandig met die bewoording: ‘Most Valuable Person 2 Breede Valley Association for Persons with Disabilities: In recognition of the time and effort spent helping our children’.

Vra jy Alika wat was haar rede vir hierdie liefdestaak van haar, antwoord sy: “Hoekom kan ons wat normaal is, in goeie omstandighede en mooi klaskamers onderrig kry, en die spesiale kindertjies moet met minder tevrede wees. Ek het soveel om voor dankbaar te wees, dit is maar my manier om iets spesiaals te doen vir ander.”

Met die oorhandiging van die sertifikaat: Mnr. Dawie Diedericks (skoolhoof), Mornicia Conradie (Borrelende Babbelbekkie Ambassadeur, 8-jarige Downsindroom) en Alika Nieuwoudt.

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Thats What I Like Artist: Bruno Mars

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Body Like a Back Artist: Sam Hunt

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Stay Artist: Zedd & Alessia Cara

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Depacito Artist: Luis Fonci

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It Aint Me Artist: Kygo & Selena

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Something Just Like Artist: The Chainsmokers

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FIRST XV RANKINGS 22 MAY 2017 RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

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PAARL BOYS HIGH 11 8,055 KES 10 6,580 GREY COLLEGE 10 6,490 GLENWOOD 9 5,711 GREY HIGH SCHOOL 8 5,688 MONUMENT 13 5,669 HELPMEKAAR 9 5,456 PAARL GIM 10 5,454 ST ANDREWS COLLEGE 10 5,060 AFFIES 10 5,010 SELBORNE COLLEGE 12 4,617 SACS 10 4,520 HTS DROSTDY 12 4,433 PAUL ROOS GYM 11 4,400 HILTON COLLEGE 8 4,388 ST ALBANS COLLEGE 10 4,230 STELLENBERG 11 4,227 BOLAND LANDBOU 12 4,108 BISHOPS 7 4,086 ST JOHNS COLLEGE 9 3,911 WATERKLOOF 13 3,831 MARLOW 11 3,764 MARITZBURG COLLEGE 11 3,736 HS ALBERTON 8 3,700 CENTURION 6 3,633 DALE COLLEGE 11 3,627 NOORD KAAP 10 3,600 DHS 13 3,515 LIGBRON 8 3,463 KEARSNEY COLLEGE 12 3,400 MICHAELHOUSE 8 3,200 BRACKENFELL 10 3,200 FRAMESBY 7 3,200 TRANSVALIA 9 3,156 OOS MOOT 11 3,155 MARAIS VILJOEN 9 3,100 RONDEBOSCH 10 3,100 WELKOM GYM 12 3,075 OAKDALE 8 3,050 HERMANUS 12 3,050 ST CHARLES COLLEGE 8 2,975 HUGENOTE WELL 24 2,963 DF MALAN 12 2,925 WESTVILLE 10 2,920 HUDSON PARK 11 2,882 MENLOPARK 13 2,854 EG JANSEN 14 2,793 HUGENOTE SPRINGS 11 2,791 DRIEHOEK 8 2,738 NELSPRUIT 10 2,680 AHS KROONSTAD 9 2,644 MERENSKY 9 2,533 GRAEME COLLEGE 9 2,500 GARSFONTEIN 11 2,482 ELDORAIGNE 10 2,460

U16 RANKINGS 17 MAY 2017 RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

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PAUL ROOS GYM 7 7,986 GREY COLLEGE 10 7,390 ST JOHNS COLLEGE 11 6,664 DURBANVILLE 9 6,611 SELBORNE COLLEGE 9 6,233 ST ANDREWS COLLEGE 7 5,614 OAKDALE 7 5,614 MENLOPARK 11 5,573 HELPMEKAAR 8 5,450 BOLAND LANDBOU 9 5,300 STELLENBERG 10 5,280 JEPPE 11 5,218 OOS MOOT 9 4,856 KINGSWOOD COLLEGE 7 4,829 GLENWOOD 7 4,800 VOORTREKKER BETH 9 4,478 TRANSVALIA 8 4,225 PRETORIA BOYS HIGH 9 4,044 MONTANA JHB 8 4,038 RONDEBOSCH 4 3,900 DIE BRANDWAG 4 3,875 HILTON COLLEGE 9 3,833 KLERKSDORP 9 3,756 HTS DROSTDY 9 3,711 PIET POTGIETER 8 3,588 PAARL BOYS HIGH 5 3,561 WATERKLOOF 7 3,357 PIETERSBURG 6 3,350 AFFIES 10 3,340 PAARL GIM 9 3,333 FRAMESBY 7 3,257 MONUMENT 7 3,200 DALE COLLEGE 7 3,129 NORTHWOOD 8 2,963 LIGBRON 9 2,944 KES 10 2,940 ST CHARLES COLLEGE 9 2,922 WITTEBERG 5 2,920 HOPEFIELD 5 2,900 WESVALIA 9 2,789 OUTENIQUA 8 2,725 GREY HIGH SCHOOL 6 2,700 WESTVILLE 8 2,663 NICO MALAN 7 2,571 MARITZBURG COLLEGE 8 2,450 PIONIER 8 2,388 BIRCHLEIGH 9 2,333 WELKOM GYM 5 2,300 ST STITHIANS 5 2,260 PARKTOWN 6 2,217 JEUGLAND 10 2,160 FLORIDA 7 2,143 KEMPTON PARK 9 2,111 MICHAELHOUSE 6 2,083 PEARSON 5 1,980

U15 RANKINGS 19 MAY 2017 TEAM

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OUTENIQUA 8 6,513 BISHOPS 9 5,900 PAARL GIM 7 5,814 GLENWOOD 9 5,767 BEN VORSTER 6 5,650 EG JANSEN 9 5,644 AFFIES 11 5,500 TRANSVALIA 8 5,325 QUEENS COLLEGE 5 5,220 PAUL ROOS GYM 7 5,157 ST STITHIANS 8 5,150 MENLOPARK 13 4,985 SUTHERLAND 7 4,886 WITTEBERG 6 4,867 ST CHARLES COLLEGE 11 4,645

BOY’S 1ST HOCKEY RANKINGS 23 MAY 2017 RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

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RONDEBOSCH 15 4,75 MARITZBURG COLLEGE 8 4,39 KEARSNEY COLLEGE 19 4,29 HILTON COLLEGE 12 4,16 PAUL ROOS GYM 16 4,05 GLENWOOD 11 3,92 NORTHWOOD 22 3,78 WESTVILLE BH 14 3,72 ST ANDREWS SCHOOL 9 3,71 PRETORIA BOYS HIGH 15 3,67 GREY COLLEGE 18 3,61 JEPPE 18 3,56 GREY HIGH SCHOOL 15 3,53 CLIFTON 17 3,38 BISHOPS 11 3,26 WYNBERG BH 15 3,23 ST JOHNS COLLEGE 22 3,22 ST ALBANS COLLEGE 13 3,21 MENLOPARK 14 3,02 AFFIES 21 3,01 ST ANDREWS COLLEGE 17 2,90 ST DAVIDS 16 2,90 YORK HIGH 21 2,80 SELBORNE COLLEGE 19 2,78 KING EDWARD VIII 25 2,76 ST CHARLES COLLEGE 12 2,63 WORCESTER GYM 14 2,49 MIDDELBURG 14 2,46 MICHAELHOUSE 18 2,39 FAIRMONT 11 2,21 GLENWOOD HOUSE 9 2,14 SACS 13 2,12 OUTENIQUA 17 2,11 KRUGERSDORP 20 2,08 CAMBRIDGE 15 2,05

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DIAMANTVELD 11 4,364 HELPMEKAAR 9 4,333 DURBANVILLE 10 4,310 SELBORNE COLLEGE 5 4,260 DHS 5 4,140 HTS DROSTDY 10 4,040 PAARL BOYS HIGH 9 4,011 HUDSON PARK 8 3,913 NICO MALAN 8 3,913 MONUMENT 9 3,889 DIE BRANDWAG 10 3,770 GREY COLLEGE 9 3,767 BOLAND LANDBOU 8 3,750 MICHAELHOUSE 8 3,750 ROB FERREIRA 7 3,729

GIRL’S 1ST HOCKEY RANKINGS 23 MAY 2017 RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

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ORANJE MEISIES 32 4,33 ST MARYS WAVERLEY 15 4,17 ST ANNES 20 3,92 MENLOPARK 23 3,65 PAARL GIM 18 3,63 PEARSON 24 3,61 ST STITHIANS 18 3,56 DURBAN GC 22 3,55 DSG 24 3,55 RHENISH 15 3,54 COLLEGIATE 26 3,49 WATERKLOOF 22 3,46 HERSCHEL 16 3,31 BLOEMHOF 21 3,20 EUNICE 26 3,18 FAIRMONT 14 3,09 ST ANDREWS GIRLS 21 3,07 ST MARYS KLOOF 24 3,05 CLARENDON 27 3,02 STELLENBERG 14 3,00 AFFIES 11 2,98 RUSTENBURG 14 2,95 PAREL VALLEI 20 2,93 ORANJE MEISIES 2NDS 15 2,88 PAARL GIRLS HIGH 34 2,86 KINGSWOOD 27 2,85 KINGSRIDGE 30 2,78 VOORTREKKER BETH 23 2,77 UNION HIGH 23 2,75 NORTHCLIFF 15 2,74 WOODRIDGE 10 2,66 PMB GIRLS 12 2,66 GARSFONTEIN 16 2,65 YORK HIGH 26 2,49 KINGSMEAD 17 2,38

SOURCE: http://www.saschoolsports.co.za/

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