La Rochelle Yearbook 2023

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camp on 28 January and made us proud at the Paarl Valley Eisteddfod . We owe Mrs Inge Wittenberg much gratitude for the amazing work she has accomplished. Drama : In March the drama learners went on an outing to the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town to watch the production of ‘ Dreaming Dance in District Six ’. The group that participated at the All Girls’ Festival in Bloemfontein in the production, ‘ Kintsugi: Shining Through the Cracks ’, was placed 2nd overall and Mia Valentine achieved the Best Supporting Actress award at the festival. At the Paarl Valley Eisteddfod , Aimee Farmer and Klara Durr-Behrens were most entertaining and were adjudicated the winners in the English Recitation category. Die Larries neem ook op 15 September aan die Silwervaring Toneelfees deel met ’n heerlike humoristiese produksie, “ Auntie Sosiaal ”. Avanti : Iris Saunders is ’n finalis vir die Beste Nuusberig in Media 24 se Skolenuus-kompetisie van 2022. Musiek : Die volgende leerders is kategoriewenners by die Paarl-Vallei Eisteddfod : Meghan Cupido (Beste Senior Tjello-leerder; Beste Tjello-duet); Elena Kritzinger (Beste Tjello-duet); Erin Meyer en Sophia Malan (Sang). Debat en Redenaars : Lea Prinsloo dring deur na die semi-finale rondte van die ATKV-redenaarskompetisie , terwyl Martinique Meyer aan die streeksfinaal van die Radikale Redenaarskompetisie deelneem. Megan Jansen neem aan die nasionale finale rondte van die Podiumpret-redenaarskompetisie deel en word as die nasionale graad- en kategoriewenner aangewys. As erkenning gaan haar naam op ’n plaatjie in die tuin van die Afrikaanse Taalmonument verskyn! Twee van ons debatspanne neem aan die Con Spirito - debatskompetisie deel. Een junior- en seniorspan neem aan die Dink-of Sink-debatskompetisie van Hoërskool DF Malan deel en ons juniorspan, bestaande uit Paula Jacobs, Anya Carstens en Riané Louw, dring deur na die semi-finaal, nadat hulle al hul debatte gewen het. Debating : Our Debating teams once again took part in the league on Wednesdays in Stellenbosch, where they made us proud. Our Senior A Team, (Zahrah Docrat, Rachel Jewel, Rizia Seria and Damienne Greenhalgh) won all their debates this season. The All Girls ’ Debating Team was placed fourth overall at the festival, with Damienne Greenhalgh ranking 10th in the Individual Speaker category. Public Speaking : Makaziwe Gqiba and Keira Green represented La Rochelle at the All Girls’ Festival with Keira Green placing 1st in the Senior Division. Die volgende dansers presteer goed gedurende die jaar: Ruby Rain Hefer, Jordan Hess, Ysabella Fourie, Almarie Joubert, Ronel Strauss, Summer Hartzenberg, Lara Whatney, Kiera Batts, Skye Hillebrand, Shaan Adams, Celeste de Freitas, Karli Janse van Vuuren en Mia Valentine. On 3 May the French and German Committees collaborated with Paarl Girls’ High School to present a World Languages Night . The Gr. 8s produced very creative ideas at the annual Mardi Gras French Hat Parade and during the annual La Galette des Rois in July, Aimee Farmer was the ‘ Reine du Jour ’.

Dans – Karli Janse van Vuuren

Cultivate

Debating Wetenskapklub

Damienne Greenhalgh

NviroTek Laboratoriums

Musiek

9 LAR

Elena Kritzinger & Meghan Cupido

Gasvryheid gr 11: Mount Nelson

Radikale Redenaars

Fotografieklub

Robotics Club

Schulkarneval – German learners

Mathematics

Tygerbergkinderkoor – me. M Gerber & Anmi Slabbert

Mathematics Olympiad

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