CELEBRATING HOWICK HIGH’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS
Hannah Wing was the Dux at Howick High School’s annual speech night and prizegiving ceremony, held on Friday, October 20,
She received academic honours, the Dr Marshal Prize for Sciences, the Scott Shield for accounting, the Moffett Family trophy for English, the mathematics trophy, the
Rob Langley and Carol Dalling biology trophy, the Burdon Trophy for bilingualism in English and Afrikaans, the Shimwell Dux trophy and the Jimmy Gorman Memorial Award.
Speaking at the event, Councillor Sandile Mnikathi, the Deputy Mayor of umngeni Municipality shared with guests his own life journey, including his happy years at Howick High School, and the development of his career path.
He also encouraged the pupils to be involved in civic life and to embrace the annual Youth Day to highlight the plight of the youth in the country and affect positive change in the community and the communities they will join in their life journey.
Other prize winners at the ceremony were: • Linathi Sithole: academic merit certificate, Cindy Robson Trophy for diligence in Grade 12, Mollard Memorial trophy for Isizulu and the bilingualism award for English and Isizulu.
Remy Mcmahon: the Drama Shield; Brandon Maposa: Top Visual Art Exhibition trophy;
Tessa Hyland: the Laura Bennett singing trophy;
Andrew Webb: the O’donoghue Performing Arts trophy;
Sinead Gibbs: Grade 12 academic half colours and Kathlyn Trophy for achievement in academics and sport;
Ashley Wheeler: Boniwell Trophy for consumer studies and Bobbie Elrick trophy for visual art;
Kaitlyn du Preez: Grade 12 academic honours, Schofield Service prize and PWC trophy for mathematical literacy; Crisni van der Schyff: Grade 12 academic merit, Schofield Service prize and the Afrikaans Subject trophy;
Monika Grobbelaar: Grade 12 academic full colours;
Cail Stone: Grade 12 academic merit and Suzie Crossman trophy for physical sciences;
Rebecca Wright: Grade 12 academic honours, Cindy Robson trophy for diligence in Grade 12 and JG Hattingh trophy for geography;
Cleo Daly: Grade 12 academic honours and the Gordon trophy for history;
Sarah Arnott: Sam Morris prize for sportsmanship and the Principal’s Trophy for service to Howick High School. Hannes Jacobs: Grade 12 academic merit, Bruce Summerfield trophy for engineering graphics and design, the Gardner Trophy for a hostel learner who has achieved in both academics and sport, the Triple C Award, the Carr Goodfellowship Trophy and a certificate for achieving the most merit points in 2023.
Colin Robertson: Grade 11 academic full colours and the PWC Trophy for Grade 11 accounting and mathematics;
Allan Usher: Grade 11 academic full colours;
Graham Muller: Grade 11 academic full colours
Sanele Nkuna: Grade 11 academic half colours;
Rachael Taylor - Grade 10 full colours and the Grade 10 diligence award; Marcus Robertson: Grade 9 academic merit and first in Grade 9;
Esihle Tshabalala - Grade 8 Academic Merit and 1st in Grade 8.