{"id":48271,"date":"2023-10-24T05:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mitchells-plain-boys-receive-civic-honours-for-uplifting-their-community-20231024\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:41:02","slug":"mitchells-plain-boys-receive-civic-honours-for-uplifting-their-community-20231024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mitchells-plain-boys-receive-civic-honours-for-uplifting-their-community-20231024\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell&#8217;s Plain boys receive civic honours for uplifting their community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three Lentegeur High School learners have been honoured with Mayoral Civic Pride honours for their involvement in uplifting the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lentegeur High School is one of 15 schools that participated in the Mayoral Civic Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civic awards are conferred by the City of Cape Town and the mayor to acknowledge acts of service, outstanding contributions to the broader city community, personal sacrifice and contributions to building the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 76 councillor Avron Plaatjies says the learners were involved in the Stratus Youth Project on numerous occasions where they assisted with food preparation which was later served within the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are empowered with skills where they, in turn, would teach their peers valuable life skills and promote freedom of expression through sports and they introduced volleyball to the youth of the Rocklands community,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to these three learners and a big thank you to the executive mayor (for this honour).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c518d9ef\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9647\/def5e244251041909be604942d214de9.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1c9b7ae0ac744e17aadf1b7c2fe68ea6.jpeg\" title=\"A special assembly was held at the school on Monday 16 October.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A special assembly was held at the school on Monday 16 October.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9647\/9f5e00282a404d1eb5e63c13325513a8.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba3967cbafbe4134abe8fa4e2919fcfd.jpeg\" title=\"Ward 76 councillor Avron Plaatjies handed over the awards on behalf of the City. With him are recipients Xaylone Meas, Emilio Johnson and Aashiq Barnes. PHOTOS: supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Ward 76 councillor Avron Plaatjies handed over the awards on behalf of the City. With him are recipients Xaylone Meas, Emilio Johnson and Aashiq Barnes. PHOTOS: supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9647\/8f1ca22396324efc96b3df56632a68f4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ac379af1e32c4582a08c6bff45a6956a.jpeg\" title=\"The award comes with a trophy and cash prize.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The award comes with a trophy and cash prize.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The learners participated in the upliftment project in June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School principal Keith Damon says in a letter: \u201cWhat better way to celebrate our youth than by empowering them with skills where they, in turn, would teach their peers valuable life skills and promote freedom of expression through sports participation. 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