SAORA welcomed these Old Girls back to school when they took part in the varsity orientation talk that was part of the ‘Welcome to SAORA’ event held recently for the Matrics. The Old Girls spoke about their personal experiences at varsity and gave the Matrics an insight into varsity life.
Congratulations to Jane Asher (Matric 1947) who was recently awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her contribution to swimming.
Jane Asher has been involved in club swimming for decades, and at 87 years old continues to compete for Wimbledon’s Kings Cormorants Swimming Club.
It was this longevity in the sport, as well as her years of inspiring others in teaching that saw her awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) last week.She couldn’t believe it when she was told the good news.
“I was luckily sitting on a chair when I opened the letter telling me, otherwise I would have fallen down,” she said.”I’m amazed, I can’t believe I’ve been honoured for my volunteering because it is so much fun.”
Ms Asher is currently competing at the British Masters Championships 2018 in Plymouth and even has a few records to her name.
“My voluntary work started a long time ago and I got to know an enormous number of people over the years,” she said.
“We started a masters club because there weren’t many about.
“There are members of that squad that are here competing with me at the British Masters Championships, 30 years after we got it started. It’s fantastic.”
Congratulations to Karabo Morule (Matric 1999) who was recently elected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. To find out more about this wonderful achievement, please follow the link below.
Congratulations to Allegra Cockburn who has won a Fulbright Scholarship to complete her PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
Congratulations of Sinead Reddy who has been accepted into Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, USA, where she was awarded the Trailblazer Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship renewable for you to four years.