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2011: Alumni Report
Education has had a hugely positive influence in my life as I have learnt so much in the past few years. The Kay Mason scholarship has made it possible for me to learn things that I probably would never have learnt otherwise. The Rhenish High School experience is one that I am proud of as it has taught me that when it comes to sport it is never about winning, but about having fun and making sure that you enjoy yourself because that is what life is about. I have been part of many cultural groups at this school and all of them have taught me to accept different people and their cultures, as well as to embrace my own culture and be proud of where I come from because at the end of the day it is not about where you come from but where you are going in life. Having been a prefect this year, I have learnt that respect is not enforced but gained through respecting other people.
Academics play a huge role in our school, being in the top 10 schools in the Western Cape. I have learnt to apply myself in my work because I don’t want to let my school down, given that they put so much effort into making sure that we achieve the best marks. The friends that I have made at this school are by far the best I have ever had, and Rhenish has enforced a sense of sisterhood in all of us here; a sense that friends aren’t just for school, but for life. Rhenish is a wonderful place that shapes young girls for the brightest possible futures and once again I want to thank the staff of the Kay Mason Foundation for the wonderful opportunity they have given me.
The education I have received has extended beyond the classroom and I leave this place equipped with the essential tools I need to venture out into the unknown.
I have been very fortunate to have received excellent support from those around me. Often I have been encouraged with the words that education is my weapon against ignorance and it is these words that has kept me going at the toughest times. Given the opportunity, I would love to further my education because I want to break the cycle that I see in my own home and in the community that I live in. I want to succeed and be in a position to help others (financially and otherwise) in the same way that I have been helped.
Many thanks,
Siphosethu
PREVIOUS NEWS:
I don’t really have many highlights academic wise this term, maybe I will next term.
I have had a few challenges this term. I think that grade 9 was difficult although it was revision work from last year. My social life and my school life are the same thing, nothing has changed.
I have grown because I used to complain about everything, but now I deal with my own problems because my mother is not going to be there forever I have to learn at some stage.
My results were fine because they were not good or bad, so they were satisfying. I don’t have any achievements and my goals are to improve my marks and hopefully make the under 14 netball trials.
For me scholarship means a lot because it helped my mother and it sealed a future for me so I am very grateful for that.
LATEST NEWS:
This term was a very hectic term. Last year we had to choose our own subjects for Grade 10. This year these subjects were very difficult because they were subjects that I hadn’t done before. They were very challenging.
At my school we have something called “4m” every year. It’s an athletics meeting of schools. Since I wasn’t an athlete, I cheered the other athletes. We sang songs. I was chosen to play the drum. And I played the whole night until my hand was swollen. It was fun though, so it wasn’t a problem.
On the 16th of March we had a concert. It was called the Rose Garden Concert and the choirs sang. This year we had 5 different schools participating. Our Chamber Choir sang and the ensemble played some songs and I was asked to play the drum there too.
The 13th of March was my birthday and I turned 15! It was the best birthday I have ever had because I had so many chocolates, and I felt so loved!
I am willing to work very hard next term and once again I’d like to say thank you very much! Especially to my sponsor, Susan Hill.
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