Calista Rose Panaino (9), a Grade Three learner at Laerskool MW De Wet Primary is a budding star.
She was selected as one of the three Ekurhuleni school children for best story writing in the region and she also excelled at local and regional Eisteddfod.
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After doing well at the Bedford Eisteddfod, she went on to the Greater Ekurhuleni Eisteddfod where she was the junior drama item winner in the Grade 0 to Grade Seven category in two events, Bible reading and Own Choice Poetry.
What makes these achievements even more significant is that Calista was born to deaf parents and also has a deaf sibling.
Her home language is, therefore, sign language, which she uses to assist the family in communicating in everyday life.
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