Rentia-Mari\u00e9 Meyer (18), \u2019n oud\u00adleerder van die Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Bloemhof, was een van 63 A-kandidate om Maandag 1 Maart \u2019n spesiale seremonie by haar alma mater by te woon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
By die P\u00earelseremonie ontvang elke Bloemhoffer wat die Nasionale Seniorsertifikaat-eksamen met \u2019n gemiddelde prestasie van 80% of meer geslaag het \u2019n p\u00earelhangertjie as teken van waardering vir hul volharding en goeie werksetiek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir Rentia het die oggend egter \u2019n groter verrassing ingehou toe sy ook as die wenner van die gesogte Elize Coetzee-prys aangewys is. Die prys sluit \u2019n studiebeurs van R20 000 in en is na mej. C.E.S. Coetzee, \u2019n voormalige skoolhoof, genoem en word jaarliks deur wyle dr. en mev. Anton Rupert geskenk en deur die Rupert-onderwysstigting gefinansier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie Elize Coetzee-prys word aan \u2019n leerder toegeken wat behalwe buitengewone akademiese prestasie ook \u2019n goeie leier is en met goeie inbors, lojaliteit en inisiatief optree,\u201d s\u00ea Ilze Wright (departementshoof). \u201cRentia is beslis \u2019n waardige wenner!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rentia het glad nie hierdie eer verwag nie aangesien die prys gewoonlik in Oktober by die prysuitdeling oorhandig word. Weens Covid-19 en die veiligheidsbeperkings wat dit inhou, kon daar nie in 2020 \u2019n prysuitdeling plaasvind nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit wys net vir my dat die beste dinge in die lewe altyd onverwags kom,\u201d s\u00ea Rentia, wat erken dat sy steeds geskok is. \u201cEk voel so ge\u00eberd om die ontvanger van hierdie prys te wees, maar ek weet dis te danke aan elke engel van \u2019n onderwyser wat my die afgelope vyf jaar help vorm het tot wie ek nou is. Hierdie prys is eintlik vir my \u2019n simbool van hoe kragtig goeie invloede in jou lewe kan wees, en hoe ver harde werk en deursettingsvermo\u00eb \u2019n mens kan bring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rentia is doof gebore, maar \u201choor\u201d reeds van kleintyd af danksy kogle\u00eare inplantings. Sy was gelukkig om met behulp van die gemeenskap en die plaaslike Spar op die ouderdom van twee kogle\u00eare inplantings te kry. \u201cTerwyl my vriende al kon praat en speel, moes ek saam met my spraakterapeut en oppasser leer praat,\u201d s\u00ea sy. \u201cMy doofheid het dit soms laat voel of ek meer moet doen of insit, en dit was ook so, maar ek het nooit gevoel my inplantings hou my terug nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten spyte van haar gehoorgestremdheid kon sy in 2016 by Bloemhof aansluit waar sy gefloreer het. Sy dien in haar matriekjaar as die redaktrise van die skoolkoerant en, al kon sy weens die inplantings nie juis aan sport deelneem nie, was sy dikwels langs die sportveld om gebeure en foto\u2019s op Bloemhof se sosiale kanale te deel. Sy slaag haar eindeksamen met sewe A\u2019s en \u2019n gemiddelde van 90,17%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vanjaar gaan Rentia BA (sielkunde) aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch studeer. \u201cOmdat die meeste van my au pairs opvoedkundige sielkundiges was, wil ek ook graag eendag een wees,\u201d meen sy. \u201cHulle het my ge\u00efnspireer en ek wou al van kleins af een word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rentia se raad aan ander leerders is om nie te verwag dat alles om jou vanself gaan gebeur nie. \u201cElkeen se passies en talente verskil \u2013 strewe dus na dinge waarmee jy gemaklik voel, en omring jouself met mense wat jou opbou. Ek is maar net \u2019n doodgewone meisie wat toevallig doof gebore is. Ek dink \u2019n mens moet liewer fokus op dit wat jy h\u00e9t, en nie op dit wat jy ni\u00e9 het nie. Dan kan jou drome waar word. Hou aan, hou moed en bly altyd vriendelik. En dankbaar.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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