Spar Superstars SCS 2024

KEEGAN van Wyk, a Grade 6 learner, has worked extremely hard this year and achieved many national awards for his talent in arts and culture.
In May, he participated in the first round of the Con Spirito competition that was held at Kuswag Skool. He entered with eight items that consisted of poetry and reading. He achieved five A+++ and three A++ symbols, and four item wins. He then qualified to go through to the Con Spirito National Forte round in August for all his items. He competed against Grade 6s from schools all over the country. Although the competition was strong and there was a lot of talent, Keegan still managed to achieve five A+++, three A++ and received a national award for three of his items. He was awarded for all his achievements at a prestigious prizegiving that was held in Johannesburg on September 14.
Keegan also participated in the KZN round of the Radikale Redenaars competition in August. One of his items qualified for the regional round, and two of his items went straight through to the national final round which was held in Gauteng on October 19.
In September, he participated in the national Talenté Arts Festival where he achieved four A++ symbols and was once again awarded a national item winner.

WANDILE Miya, a Grade 7 learner, was selected as part of the U13 KZN Duikers rugby team that won the youth interprovincial tournament during the school holiday.
The matches, played from September 23 to 28 at Kuswag Skool, featured fierce competition among U13 to U18 teams from KZN Duikers (Club Sharks), Lions, Blue Bulls and Valke.
Rudolph Havenga, KZN Youth Duiker tour director and chairperson, said the aim of the tournament is to support children and give them an opportunity to grow and obtain scholarships. “They played their heart out and did us proud,” he said.
Wandile was also one of 36 players from the Amanzimtoti Youth Rugby Club to be selected.

ISABELLA Strydom, a Grade 3 learner, obtained her blue belt during Term 3 grading at Amanzimtoti JKA Karate on September 18.
One of the dojo heads, sensei Michael Thompson, congratulated her on the fine performance, growth and talent she has shown.
Sensei Frank Thompson added that Isabella started karate as a shy, quiet child and has since excelled in karate over the last two years.
“She shows a lot of confidence and has become a stronger, fitter child. She has won medals at club, provincial and national tournaments. Isabella has the potential to achieve her black belt one day,” he said.
She has also been awarded for her achievements in gymnastics.

MONGI Nxumalo, a Grade 7 learner, was selected as part of the U14 KZN Duikers rugby team that received third place at the youth interprovincial tournament from September 23 to 28.
The matches, played during the school holiday at Kuswag Skool, featured fierce competition among U13 to U18 teams from across four regions. The teams were the KZN Duikers (Club Sharks), Lions, Blue Bulls and Valke.
The school said excitement was beaming from his face as he proudly replayed the week for those at the school.
Mongi was also one of 36 players from the Amanzimtoti Youth Rugby Club to be selected.

ANELISWA Mzulwini is dedicated to her Grade 5 studies. The school recently held an awards function to reward top achievers and Aneliswa was one of them. She was awarded certificates for doing well in English and in social sciences.

ARNAV Needhi, a Grade 8 learner, ranked eighth individually and his team, Amesa Durban 1, achieved a well-deserved third place at the recent National Mathematics Olympiad.
He qualified for the finals after he successfully completed the first two rounds of the competition. He was also the youngest learner to go through to the last round.

GRADE 10 learner, Jaiden Laidlaw formed part of the U16 KZN Duikers (Club Sharks) Invitational team and played in this year’s youth inter-provincial tournament (IPT) from September 23 to 28.
Jaiden received a trophy for best U16 rugby player. He is part of the SKZN team and was awarded internal honour colours in the IPT KZN Divers. He was also awarded half colours in Rugby 7s where he played in the first team and was named most promising senior 7s Rugby Player of the Year. Jaiden also earned half colours for three years participation in leadership development.
He has been nominated by SkoleRugby as best school rugby player of the year. Jaiden currently places fifth and needs more votes to win the award. Vote for him on the SkoleRugby! Facebook page.

KATELYNN van der Westhuizen, a Grade 11 learner and netball superstar, has been nominated for her participation in the U19 eThekwini Federation netball team that competed at the Telkom Netball Championships, recently.
The school’s Tamryn Gouws, said her dedication to the game and performance on the court is what ranked her above her age group and landed her a position in a senior team.

LONDEKA Mkhize, a Grade 11 learner, was named the top achiever in Grade 11 at an awards event held on October 16. Since the beginning of the year, Londeka has been achieving top marks in various subjects. Her teachers applauded her hard work, saying she was setting a good example for other learners.

SHIRAV Needhi, a Grade 8 learner, ranked 28th individually and his team, Amesa Durban 3, achieved an impressive 11th place at the recent National Mathematics Olympiad.
This platform afforded learners the opportunity to display their mathematical prowess and problem-solving skills.
The school congratulated him on this achievement.