The new Junior Town Council (JTC) is ready to serve its community after councillors took their oaths at an inaugural event on Friday 4 March.
The council has 32 members for the 2022-’23 year who are from Pioneer School and Vusizwe Secondary School.
The inauguration of the new council took place at Gymnasium school hall, where parents and teachers proudly witnessed their children entering their new leadership roles.
The speaker on the evening, Eurica Beukes, subject adviser for Life Orientation at the Cape Winelands Education District, mentioned to the newly elected council that success is a team effort.
She said it should be their mindset for the coming year when they tackle projects.
Pastor Carol Arries addressed the young leaders with a verse from the Bible, Ephesians 4 verse 1, which says “act worthy of the calling with which you were called” as well as verse 3 which reads “be eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Junior Councillors Laxmini Patel (Gymnasium) and Mikaylin Pietersen (Worcester Secondary School) were elected the new Chipros and Worcester Junior Mayor and Junior Speaker, respectively.
The new executive members of the 2022 JTC are Nafeesah Adams (Montana), Carla Relling (HTS Drostdy) and Monique du Toit (HTS Drostdy).
