By Alwyn Visagie
I had the pleasure of attending the Grade 12 Awards Ceremony in the company of former staff members, Mr R Abrahams, Mr Najaar, and Mr R Jugmohan. Once again, we could sit in wonder at the talent and achievements of our learners, as well as respect the professionalism and organisational abilities of the staff. From the entry of the Grade 12 classes to the exuberant singing of the school song, we were treated to a programme that had parents and guests beaming with pride.
In his keynote address, ex-Livingstonian, Vincent Barnes, relayed the lessons he had learnt in his sporting career (which included coaching the national cricket team), despite the struggles and challenges he had encountered. He attributed much of his success to the values he had been taught at Livingstone. In their addresses to their peers, a member of the Representative Council of Learners, Sachin Norman, and prefects, Chloe Allie and Matthew Yon, stressed the importance of transferring what they have learnt – both in and out of the classroom – to the new phase in their lives. They expressed gratitude to their parents and teachers for their support and mentorship and congratulated the award winners on their achievements. But there was general acceptance that all the Grade 12 learners were award winners, especially since only about 40% of those who started schooling twelve years ago would be matriculating in 2024.
Before the award ceremony, we were entertained by two musical items and poetry readings. The school band presented their rendition of ‘Isn’t she lovely?’ while Inam Skomolo and Langalomse Chulayo sang a duet in perfect harmony, eliciting much applause from their classmates. Student artworks were on display around the hall.
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Nikki Hendricks represented the Banda family and LHSAA in presenting the Simon Banda Ubuntu Leadership Award to Storm Harker.
The awards, presented by staff and special guests representing donors, were separated into four categories: Awards, Special Subject Awards, Top Awards and Prestigious Awards. The Awards category, in turn, was divided into Sports Awards, Achievement Awards and Merit Awards. As always, it was special to witness the mix of emotions and expressions when award winners received their awards.
Some were openly shy, while others masked their shyness by looking ‘cool’, as evident in this picture.
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The winners of the various awards are:Â
SPECIAL SUBJECT AWARDSÂ
The Ray Carlier Award for critical thinking in History - Priscilla LouwskittÂ
The Korowlay Family Award: Mathematics and Accounting - Skylen BrewerÂ
The Nisar Pangarker Award in Accounting - Ayakha NyumbekaÂ
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HIGHEST MARK IN A SUBJECTÂ
The Margaret Fogarty Shield for the highest mark in English - Safa AraiÂ
The TJ Bruinders Award for the highest mark in Afrikaans - Saadiqah de VilliersÂ
The Ashiq Logday Award for the highest mark in History - Priscilla LouwskittÂ
EC Roberts Award for the highest mark in Geography - Imaan AlbertynÂ
The Jugmohan Family Trust Trophy for the highest mark in Mathematics - Langalomso ChulayoÂ
The Price Waterhouse Award for the highest mark in Accounting - Langalomso Chulayo  Â
The RO Dudley Award for the highest mark in Physical Sciences - Peter NgesiÂ
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PRESTIGIOUS AWARDSÂ
The Principal’s Award - Isabelle JacobsÂ
The Simon Banda Ubuntu Leadership Award - Storm HarkerÂ
The RS Evans Award - Nazley MpetshiÂ
The Gareth Kruger Shield -Â Peter NgesiÂ
Award for the Highest Aggregate - Langalomso ChulayoÂ
Special mention must be made of Langalomso Chulayo, who not only received the Jugmohan Family Trust Trophy for the highest mark in Mathematics as well as the Price Waterhouse Award for Accounting, but also received the top academic award, the Jugmohan Family Trust Award for the highest aggregate. As if that is not enough, she also sings beautifully.Â
Ms R Ganie, the principal, delivered the vote of thanks, bringing to a close a thoroughly enjoyable awards ceremony. Once again, Livingstone has done us proud.
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