Fairmount High celebrates big wins

Letter to the Editor|Published 6 months ago

Pictured, from left, are acting principal Ridewaan Salie, Zaida Julius, JASA facilitator, pupils Neveah Sauls, Jesphe Masamba, Given Davids, Amy Philander, Elena Meyer, Western Cape Agent for JASA and Terrence Klassen, retired principal of Fairmount High.

Ridewaan Salie, Fairmount High School acting principal

Fairmount High School, through a collaboration with Junior Achievement South Africa (JASA), offers an annual programme taking 50 Grade 10 and 11 pupils through 29 sessions of business entrepreneurship.

A 3D-printer that was won by the Fairmount High team.

The programme gives pupils the opportunity to set up companies. The Fairmount High company Unwind that consisted of eight members participated in the JASA Company of the Year competition.

Unwind, won first prize in the Western Cape inter-school competition.

Two pupils participated in the provincial company of the year competition, where they won first prize.

Four pupils had the opportunity to represent South Africa in the JASA Africa competition in Rwanda.

They left Cape Town on December 4 and returned on December 9, 2023. The Unwind company won third prize on the African continent.

The prize-giving took place on Monday September 2, at Fairmount High.

Pictured, from left, are Amy Philander, Given Davids and Latiefa Davids who represented South Africa in Rwanda in December 2023.

The pupils won R5 000 as the South African champions and 500 dollars in Rwanda. The prize money will be used as seed funding. The members of Unwind decided to invest in a 3D printer, as their product is a 3D-printed cable protector. The balance of the seed funding will be used to up-skill the members on 3D modelling, materials, set-up and care of the 3D printer.