- 2022 Highlights
Personal Statement
Aurèlie truly demonstrated growth in mindset, and she inspired her peers to adopt that
valuable perspective, too. Aurèlie helped contribute to our classroom environment as one where
all students can feel supported and able to ask questions. Aurèlie's strong belief in her ability to
acquire new skills and improve through practice was likely shaped by her years as a hockey
player. She's played all throughout her high school career. She continues to persevere not only
on the field but off the field being the only girl in the u/19A chess first team. In her current matric
year for her Information Technology PAT, Aurèlie is designing a chess Swiss-pairing system.
Her mass participation in school activities include but are not limited to:
2017
• Hockey u/16B Team Vice-Captain
• First Aid
• Adventure Club
• Interhouse Athletics
• Chess 1st
Team
• Revolution Revue Dance Group
• Best Junior English Orator
• Afrikaans Orators
• Gazette Journalist
• Ensamble (violinist)
• Marketing Team
• Culture Committee
• Outreach Committee
• Social Committee
• General Knowledge Olympiad
• Senior Afrikaans Eerste Addsionele Taal Olimpiade
2018
• Hockey 3rd
Team
• First Aid
• Interhouse Athletics
• Softball 3rd
Team
• Chess 1st
Team
• Revolution Revue Dance Group
• English Orators
• Afrikaans Orators
• Gazette Journalist
• Ensamble (violinist)
• Marketing Team
• Culture Committee
• Outreach Committee
• General Knowledge Olympiad
• English Olympiad
She continues to excel in numerous of these activities competing not only on a national level but
an international level. These include but are not limited to:
2017
• Artisticulta National Public Speaking 2nd
Place
• ATKV Afrikaans Orators Semi-Finalist (Regional)
• Midstream College Excellentia Awards: Junior Culture Girl
• Gauteng School Sports u/19A Runner-Up Chess A-League (Provincial)
• Gauteng Schools Individual Chess Championship 2nd
Place (Provincial)
• Tshwane u/16 A Chess Team (Regional)
• South African Junior Chess Championship Wildcard u/16 Girls 1st
Place (National)
• South African u/16 Girls National Chess Team (National)
2018
• Tshwane u/18 A Chess Team (Regional)
• South African Junior Chess Championship Wildcard u/18 Girls 3rd
Place (National)
• Commonwealth Chess Championship South African Team 19th
Place (International)
• South African u/18 Girls National Chess Team (National)
• Gauteng School Sports u/19A 3rd
Place (Provincial)
Aurèlie is an enthusiastic, passionate, good-humored student and friend who supports others in
and out of the classroom. She was a pleasure to have in class, and her positive attitude and
belief in herself, even in the face of difficulty, is an immensely admirable asset. I'm confident that
she will continue to demonstrate the same diligence, perseverance, and optimism that she
showed me and her peers.
