■ Parel Vallei High School’s Jenna Beavon, who is in Grade 12, achieved a position in the Top 15 of the De Beers English Olympiad, and was invited to attend a four-day programme at the 2017 National Schools Festival in Grahamstown in mid-July. During this festival, she took part in a series of activities, workshops and shows that celebrated English, drama and arts.