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The second term ended on a high note with the prestigious Honours Blazer being awarded to a most worthy recipient. Mokgethwa Mkalipe has achieved excellent academic results throughout her school career, and has been recognised by her peers and teachers for her leadership qualities. A talented actress, she recently completed her grade 8 speech and drama examination, with distinction, through Trinity College of London, and has played roles in a number of school productions. She is a capable public speaker and debater, who has demonstrated her oratory skills in numerous events and competitions. Having achieved full colours in five disciplines, namely Academic, Drama, Leadership, Public Speaking and Debating, Mkalipe was awarded the white blazer at the school's end-of-term assembly. Her mom and twin sister, Mokgethi Mkalipe, were on hand to congratulate her.

The Grade 2 girls have had an interesting 2 days researching the Titanic. They were placed in groups with girls from the other classes. Together they used their iPad's to scan codes which then linked them directly to the question they were researching.

We did a practical lesson in measuring out the actual size of the Titanic, on the school field, using trundle wheels. The girls found this fascinating and could then visualise the size.

There were various emotions expressed and the sadness at the loss of lives of passengers, crew and even dogs was discussed. We did stress that we all make mistakes in life but that we learn from these mistakes. The advance of technology, safety rules and regulations get put into place to ensure this doesn't happen again.

The girls are now busy completing their water colour paintings of the Titanic.

Olivia Safarikova was recently rewarded for her consistency and determination in swimming when she participated in the CGA Winter championships that were held at Wahoo Aquatics centre.

Never one to shy away from working hard, Olivia managed to get 4 Bronze medals in 4 events namely the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle and the 50m butterfly. She then got 3 Silver medals in the 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke and the 100m Individual medley. To crown her performances, Olivia then won 2 gold medals in the 100m breastroke and 50m breastroke events.

Heartfelt congratulations Olivia and thank you for flying the Brescia flag so high.

The high school spent yesterday in friendly competition at the annual Inter-house winter sports. After many closely fought games the results were as follows:

Soccer: 1^st Merici; 2^nd Laurus; 3^rd Brescia

Netball: 1^st Laurus; 2^nd Merici; 3^rd Brescia

Hockey: 1^st Laurus; 2^nd Merici; 3^rd Brescia

The overall results were:

Brescia 3^rd; Merici 2^nd; Laurus 1^st

Well done to all the competitors and supporters and a big thank you to all the staff and umpires.

Please see attached the heartfelt thank you letters from Choc and the Teddy Bear Clinic. The welcome and generous donations of beautiful knitted teddies is greatly appreciated.  Thank you to everyone who contributed towards making a child smile.  

​The Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Loredana Borello as the Head of the High School with effect from 1st January 2019. Mrs Borello holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree and a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Witwatersrand and is presently completing a Master of Education.She began her teaching career at Greenside High School in 1988.

She is currently the Deputy Head of Academics and a member of the Executive Body at St. Stithians Girls' College. She has extensive experience as a Geography teacher, a chief examiner and a moderator of Geography at Grade 12 level.She has been an IEB Chief Invigilator for NSC examinations and the portfolio moderator/sub-examiner for Geography.Her experience in organising school events such as learner leadership, human resource management and a variety of activities will stand her in good stead in her new position. She is an enthusiastic and dedicated educationalist who has been involved in pupil and parent liaison, decision-making and strategic planning in her current position. She has attended several relevant conferences and leadership development programmes: one at Wits Business School and the other at Harvard University.

Mrs Borello is a catholic and a member of the Church of the Resurrection, Bryanston. She has two daughters, Nadia who is studying medicine and Catia who is studying engineering and her husband, Michele is a mechanical engineer.

We are delighted that Mrs Loredana Borello has agreed to join our team and look forward to her adding her skillset to our wonderful school.