Local schools excel at prestigious awards

Learners from all over the West Rand gathered at Pro-Practicum School on Friday, 26 January, for the annual prestige Sport, Youth and Culture and Values Awards Ceremony.

This ceremony serves to recognise, acknowledge and reward outstanding performances by local learners, educators, coaches and administrators in the field of both school sport and culture codes and extra curriculum codes.

According to the West Rand Manager of Educational Support Services, Denton Viljoen, this ceremony serves as one of the highlights of the educational calendar to which over 200 guests from roughly 180 primary and secondary, special and farm schools were invited.

“We invited a great many top achievers who made their mark on regional, provincial, national and some even international level. And for the first time, we even had some culture categories included as well. Our aim is to reward those who expand the constitutional values of the country,” he said.

During the event, awards were handed out in a total of 26 categories.

Some of Krugersdorp’s top schools, including Hoërskool Monument and Hoërskool Noordheuwel also walked away with a handful of awards.

Hoërskool Noordheuwel received the following:

• Cultural Female Star of the year: Minke Marais (Second)

• Administrator of the year (Youth and Culture): Rianda Geldenhuys (First)

Hoërskool Monument received the following:

• Secondary School of the Year

• Cultural Secondary School of the Year

• Second place for Sport Team of the Year (Rugby)

• Administrator of the Year: Juan Strydom

• Coach of the Year:

First: Pierre Blignaut

Second: Tjaart van der Walt

Third: Erica Steyn

• Secondary Male Athlete of Year:

First: Morne Brandon

Second: Kayle Blignaut

• Secondary Female Athlete of the Year: Imé Mouton (Second)

• Cultural Male of Year: Miguel Leitao

• Primary School Male Athlete of Year (currently Grade 8 learners at Monument):

First: Cian de Villiers

Second: Zian Heneley

Third: Marcwy de Waal

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