{"id":269952,"date":"2025-10-20T09:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=269952"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:00:10","slug":"us-athlete-supports-zandvliet-high-learners","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/us-athlete-supports-zandvliet-high-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"US athlete supports Zandvliet High learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elite USA endurance athlete and corporate leader Rhonda Vetere made a deeply personal visit to Zandvliet High School in Macassar on Wednesday, 15 October, reaffirming her six-year commitment to supporting student-athletes in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"269955\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/us-athlete-supports-zandvliet-high-learners\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leonique Olly and her mum Nellerine with Rhonda Vetere.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonique Olly and her mum Nellerine with Rhonda Vetere.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonique Olly and her mum Nellerine with Rhonda Vetere.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Leonique Olly and her mum Nellerine with Rhonda Vetere.\" class=\"wp-image-269955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d6677261-48ad-420b-b_23721.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leonique Olly and her mum Nellerine with Rhonda Vetere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vetere, an All World Athlete who sits on the Nelson Mandela Board \u2013 Laureus Sport For Good, believes her life&#8217;s motto\u2014\u201cI believe sports and the right mentorship can change your world\u201d\u2014is perfectly exemplified by the learners she mentors in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vetere&#8217;s connection to the local community began not on the corporate circuit or during one of her 142 endurance races, but in 2018 during a keynote speech at a school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I met the learner Leonique Olly while speaking and teaching, and her eyes, gratitude and shyness changed my life,&#8221; Vetere recalled. &#8220;Ever since I met her, I have been coming back every year to watch her grow and help any school that I can.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Vetere, who built her success from the age of 12, helping these learners is a profound calling. She chooses South Africa because she &#8220;respects the culture, what the people endure,&#8221; and is determined to help students stay in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='500' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/sqitp188?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her dedication to Zandvliet High is rooted in a consistent partnership with Coach Lewellyn de Wee of Anton Bantu Athletics Academy, whom she met in 2018. &#8220;He has stayed in touch with me every year and I love helping his students,&#8221; she said. The coach invited her to the school and informed her about the athletics program&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vetere&#8217;s visit to Zandvliet was driven by her eagerness to connect with the students, particularly Lolique, whom she has dedicated herself to helping academically and with necessary support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When observing the young athletes, the veteran of over 121 global events\u2014including the rigorous 55-mile Serengeti women\u2019s empowerment run she helped create\u2014saw a shared spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They use sports like I do to release the tension and upgrade your body and mindset,&#8221; she observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her most striking impression of the South African students was their spirit, which she described as &#8220;kindness, tenderness, shy and speak with their eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vetere confirms that her support is comprehensive: &#8220;I give back by doing all of this!&#8221;\u2014meaning she provides financial aid, equipment, expertise, and personal mentorship. She is actively looking for a school to fully partner with when she returns in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am dedicated to helping this Country and the students to help them learn sports and traject them in their life and career,&#8221; Vetere concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"269959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/us-athlete-supports-zandvliet-high-learners\/img_00092_23605-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_00092_23605\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00092_23605-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">School principal Lester Hendricks addresses students as Rhonda Vetere, Leonique Olly, Elle Rautenberg and Llewellyn de Wee look on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"269953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/us-athlete-supports-zandvliet-high-learners\/img_00212_23636\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00212_23636.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rhonda Vetere with the students of Zandvliet High. 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