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SAIPA National
Accounting Olympiad 2016
A number of our learners wrote the first round
of the SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad 2016
this year. There were 3 510 learners from 310
schools that entered for the SAIPA NAO 2016
and 980 learners will proceed to the second
round. Congratulations to Liam Mackay who was
one of these learners to proceed to the second
round.
Afrikaans Olympiad
We are extremely proud to announce the
results of the 2016 ATKV Senior Afrikaans
Olympiad. The following learners scored an
average of 80% or more:
Laura Wolvaardt (80.00%)
Kyle Stebbing (82.31%)
Miguel De Barros-Viana (83.85%)
Thandi Colley (86.92%)
Jana Minnie (91.54%)
Jana Minnie and Thandi Colley performed
exceptionally well in this Olympiad. Jana was
awarded 2nd position and Thandi the 6th position
provincially. Jana was also placed 4th nationally.
Congratulations on these excellent results!
Tygerberg
International
Eisteddfod -
Art
The Tygerberg
International
Eisteddfod for
Art commenced
at the Tygerberg
Art Centre on
17 August and
continued until
2 September,
with an exhibition
consisting of all the entries. We entered artworks
by our Grade 10 and 11 learners and we are
most proud of their achievements and their
results.
Grade 10:
Kye Jenkinson
- 70%
Mia
Laubenheimer
- 70%
Robyn Karsten
- 80%
Amy van Wyk
- 80%
Sarah Stewart
- 78%
Grade 11:
Julia Liwei - 80%
Micaela Melim - 68%
Erin Matthews - 70%
Nerisha Volweiller - 75%
Julie Liwei - 65%
Computer Programming
Olympiad 2016
Our IT learners participated in the Computer
Olympiad with around 7000 of other learners
country-wide. We are very thrilled with the
results:
Bronze means they have beaten 50% of
participants countrywide
Sliver means they have beaten 79% of
participants countrywide
Gold means they have beaten 93% of
participants countrywide
BRONZE:
Dylan Van Heerden (Grade 10)
Devon Crowther (Grade 11)
Kayla George (Grade 11)
Ashley Minshall (Grade 11)
Tieg O’Sullivan (Grade 11)
Christopher Lubbe (Grade 12)
SILVER:
Jarryd Doo (Grade 10)
Frank Smuts (Grade 10)
Seth Vögler (Grade 10)
Thandi Colley (Grade 11)
GOLD:
Stephan Cilliers (Grade 10)
Emile Tredoux (Grade 10)
Jonathan Hu (Grade 10)
Stephan Cilliers has been invited to the final
award ceremony in October. Well done to all our
programmers.
SECONDARY
FACULTY
GRADES 7 - 12
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From the Principal’s Office
Sylvia Steyn
The beautiful gardens at Sandown have
been announcing the onset of Spring the last
few weeks and with this comes the realisation
that the year is racing to an end. The Winter
Quarter is a long and busy one – a time in
which a lot of the planning for the following
year is done. However, there is much to
celebrate of the year behind us and we look
forward to welcoming many of our parents
to our campus for all the events taking place
during the first week of the Spring Quarter.
Our elegant Matrics started the quarter off
with a classy Matric Ball at the Mount Nelson
Hotel. The build-up to the annual Parklands-
Elkanah Derby started immediately after that.
19-20 August was a proud weekend for us as
hosts – everything ran smoothly and it was
clear that everyone thoroughly enjoyed all the
events.
The end of the Winter Sport season saw
many of our teams ending in a very strong
position and a number of individual players
being nominated for zonal and district sides.
Our commitment and investment in
developing Sport at Parklands College are
paying dividends. The Derby Day results
placed the cherry on the cake for many
matrics who played in the last matches of
their school careers. We have already started
with pre-season training for the Summer Sport
season and look forward to good results.
On the cultural side we have seen brilliant
results in the Music, Speech & Drama and Art
Eisteddfods and the learners studying the
Arts have enjoyed a variety of stimulating
outings. Parents could also attend a number
of concerts in the Minor Hall to see their
talented children perform. The Musical
Production for 2017 has been announced
–
Alice in Wonderland
. Already there is
great excitement about what is going to be
something completely different from anything
seen before at our school.
In this newsletter you can also read about
our successful Music Week, our interesting
Science Week and the activities around
August Social Awareness Month. Parklands
College truly offers something for everyone.
During the October holidays we have three
tours happening: a tour to the Kruger National
Park, a hike in the Cederberg Mountains and
a Water Polo tour to Port Elizabeth. We wish
our learners and educators safe travelling and
unforgettable experiences.
May this short break be refreshing for all
our learners and staff, but especially for our
Matrics, who have just completed their
Preliminary Examinations. We look forward to
the Spring Quarter.
Sylvia Steyn
ssteyn@parklands.co.zaacademics