High School Magazine - 2025 Gr 12 Pulane Ncethezo Pencil Since 1953
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Contents 5 About Lawson 7 School Song 8 From the Principal’s Desk 10 Staff Matters 13 Staff photographs 18 Prefect Group photographs 19 Prefects Report 21 Matric Group photograph 22 Message from the Grade 12 Head 23 Matric Farewell 27 Valedictory 32 Grade 12 Art 34 Grade 12 Base Class Photographs 46 Astras of Lawson Brown: Base Class Photographs (Grades 8 to 11) Enrichment, Cultural Activities and Societies: 68 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival 70 De Beers English Olympiad 71 AKTV 73 Debating 74 Toastmasters 77 Public Speaking 78 Creative Writing 81 The Herald Isuzu Schools Quiz 82 Quiz League 84 Natural Science and Life Science Olympiad 86 Enviro Club 88 Robotics 90 Computer Club 90 Coding Club 91 First Aid 1
Contents 92 Blood Drive 94 JSE Investment Challenge 95 Accounting and Business Olympiad 97 Music Department 105 TADA Committee 107 Junior City Council 110 Representative Council of Learners 111 Student Christian Association 113 LTSM 114 School Shop 115 History Society 116 Art Club 119 Library 120 Grade 10 Art 121 Grade 11 Art 125 Soccer 128 Volleyball 129 Aerobics 130 Cricket 131 Netball 134 Athletics 135 Hockey 137 Cross Country 138 Chess 140 Rugby 141 Grade 8 Camp 143 Awards 2
Contents 5 95 129 71 116 46 134 143 92 138 90 90 78 130 137 73 70 86 91 8 141 120 121 32 34 115 135 94 107 119 113 About Lawson Accounting and Business Olympiad Aerobics AKTV Art Club Astras of Lawson Brown: Base Class Photographs (Grades 8 to 11) Athletics Awards Blood Drive Chess Coding Club Computer Club Creative Writing Cricket Cross Country Debating De Beers English Olympiad Enviro Club First Aid From the Principal’s Desk Grade 8 Camp Grade 10 Art Grade 11 Art Grade 12 Art Grade 12 Base Class Photographs History Society Hockey JSE Investment Challenge Junior City Council Library LTSM 3
Contents 23 21 22 97 84 131 18 19 77 82 110 88 140 68 114 7 125 10 13 111 105 81 74 27 128 Matric Farewell Matric Group Photograph Message from the Grade 12 Head Music Department Natural Science and Life Science Olympiad Netball Prefect Group Photographs Prefects Report Public Speaking Quiz League Representative Council of Learners Robotics Rugby Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival School Shop School Song Soccer Staff Matters Staff Photographs Student Christian Association TADA Committee The Herald Isuzu Schools Quiz Toastmasters Valedictory Volleyball 4
We strive to be an effective school, providing education in a happy, but controlled environment where pupils are guided towards an awareness and realisation of their human potential in academic, sporting, cultural and religious fields. We are dedicated to a healthy work ethic, optimum participation, commitment, accountability and empowering pupils with the intellectual, creative, psychological and social skills required for an informed, fulfilled, confident, useful and caring adult life and worthy citizenship. Mission Statement We base our goal on established moral and educational principles and attempt to encourage • co-operation; • attentiveness in class and sensible study habits; • acceptable standards of work done regularly; • effective use of time, • reliability, dependability and trustworthiness, • involvement in activities to develop group solidarity, camaraderie, • pride in and loyalty towards the school; • determination and endurance at play; • individuality, initiative and inquisitiveness; • good manners, politeness, friendliness and helpfulness; • neatness; • sober habits; • a sense of responsibility and self-discipline; • leadership; • a sense of self-worth 5
Team The school magazine has evolved significantly over the past five years. The behind-thescenes work to improve its content—so that it accurately reflects and documents the school’s development—has been an ongoing process. Growth is essential to any institution; stagnation leads to decline. In this way, the magazine serves as a time capsule capturing the school’s various stages. Changes to the magazine include updates to its layout and design, made possible through the professional support of King Artistry, as well as improvements in captioning images and sourcing and editing articles. Producing this publication is a mammoth task, and I hope the content is appreciated as much as the effort required to create it. Credit goes to the staff involved in this year’s editing process: Mrs J. Van Aswegen Mrs M. Esau Mrs A. Boudrey Mrs S. Krause Miss C. Killian For the first time, the magazine will be launched digitally for most of the school community, with printed copies reserved for the outgoing matriculants. I hope this accessibility allows current and prospective members of our school community to engage with the school’s offerings and to see the progress of both learners and staff throughout the year. A copy will also be available on the school website. These teachers are expert multitaskers who assisted in sorting through articles while managing their other school responsibilities. The learners involved in the magazine (pictured below) also worked diligently to record the names of participants in the various sports and cultural activities—a time-consuming task in itself. Mrs S. Krause 6 School Magazine Second row: Ntsume, S., Makhoba, A., Nango, V., Lamani, S. First row: Mbewu, L., Jonkers, C., Williams, C., Mrs S. Krause, Macomo, A., Molo, S., Ndzilwana, M.
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