La Rochelle 2020

MISS LA ROCHELLE 

MEJ

Die Tema vir Mej La Rochelle hierdie jaar was ’n Beeldskone hart.

T The Finalists were involved in a community garden project at Charleston Hill Secondary, as well as a house of safety in Stellenbosch. They completed twelve hours of community service and each contestant raised R3 000 for charity, of which R12 500 was donated to

the Burre Burger Drought Relief Fund and R12 500 to the L’ Abrie De Dieu Safe House in Stellenbosch. Die finaliste het die afgelope paar maande gewys dat hulle waardige ambassadeurs van HMS La Rochelle is. Vanjaar se Mej La Rochelle- kompetisie word aan die finaliste opgedra – Al 12 word as Mej La Rochelle 2020 gekroon! In March 2018 Berg River Textiles  informed the school that their manufacturing plant in Paarl would be closing down, which meant that our floral dress fabric would no longer be printed locally. Despite the disconcerting news, La Rochelle GHS, Paarl , used the opportunity to return to its roots and develop a fabric in the original 1960-design and colour to pay homage to the material and in collaboration with 160th birthday celebrations of the school, the 12 Miss La Rochelle Finalists had to create a garment using the discontinued school dress fabric for their crowning event. Unfortunately, this event had

Baie dankie aan die borge wat pryse geskenk het vir die finaliste se geskenksakkies: BeHuman, Hermanus Factory Shop, Lush – Assessco, HMS La Rochelle, Êni Wear, Kambrosig – De Wet Burger Boerdery, Thursday Plantation, Sh’zen – Adele Foot, Theravine, Sorbet – Paarl Mall, Lapa Uitgewers, Elna Visser, Bianca Leighton, Coco Africa

to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

2020 | 160 • 65