Magazine 2018

Past Head Girl, Dianne Crowley (Palmer), was our guest speaker at the first formal event of the year. Dianne is now employed by the College and has become a mother this year. Past Head Boy, Ben Ward, captained the “Old Boys” Cricket team who took on our First XI this year. The present Parkies managed to maintain the trophy. Past Head Girl, Nicol Steyn, was invited to adjudicate the House Plays this year. She is presently studying towards her Honours Degree at AFDA. Past Head Boys, Luke Fourie and Connor Fick, joined Meritxell Cilliers as adjudicators for the Junior Public Speaking Championships. Past Head Prefects, Luke Fourie and Nicol Steyn, joined past learner Emma Baines as adjudicators for the Senior Public Speaking Championships. Past learner, Kelsey Goldie, was invited to adjudicate the Grade 10 movies for the Unicorn Awards. Past Learner, Carmia Annandale (Schutte) is the owner of a coaching company called Happy Medium. She presented a workshop about respect for others and responsible use of social media to our Grade 7 learners. Ben Ward, past learner cricket captain and Darian Naidoo Emma Baines, Nicol Steyn and Luke Fourie Celebrating the Success of The Class of 2017 Laura Wolvaardt was the Top Achiever in the National Senior Certificate Examinations at the end of last year. She returned to the Academic Honours Evening in January to receive the Nathalie Bailly Shield. The outstanding achievements of the Class of 2017 meant that Parklands College placed in the Top 20 schools in the Western Cape. In 2018 21 study at Stellenbosch University 13 study at UCT 7 study at at UWC 5 study at Varsity College We also have students studying at UNISA, AFDA, Elsenburg, Vega, WITS, University of Pretoria, CPUT, FEDISA, Inscape, Future Flyers, the International Hotel School and the University of London. We have a number of learners taking a GAP year, one training as an ROV Pilot, two at the Sharks Rugby Academy and one at the WP Rugby Academy. a l u m n i PARKLANDS COLLEGE & Christopher Robin Pre-Primary This year the Class of 2008 celebrated 10 years after graduating from Parklands College. In many ways they lead the way in the innovative changes at the College. They were the first Grade 7 group to be incorporated into the Secondary Faculty and also the first group where we experimented with gender-specific focus in English and Mathematics. And now… Past Head Boy, Rodney Mhungu, is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte and resides in Amsterdam. Past Head Girl, Jennifer Wilkinson, is a Development Manager at M3 Consulting in London, United Kingdom. Class of 2008 Past Learner Involvement at the College this Year 182. 21st Edition