Lea Simpson

Leadership:

- School Prefect (high school) - from 2018 to 2022

- Elected Vice President / Deputy Head Girl - 2021/2022

- Hostel Prefect - 2021/2022

- Head of Committee for Miss Affie Pageant - 2021

- Head of Social Committee of High School arranging any social gathering / function / pageant / birthdays - 2021/2022

- CSV (Christian Scholar Association) - 2017

Academics:

- Academic Colours Gr 8 (2018) to Gr 11 (2021)

- Top 20 student in my grade from 2018 to 2021

Public Speaking:

- Member of Public Speaking team :

- Gr 8 (2018) - Winners - Van Huyssteen's Public Speaking competition.

- Gr 9 & 10 - Runners up - Van Huyssteen's Public Speaking competition.

- Gr 11 - CBC Public speaking festival - A++ and runner up

- Participation in Afrikaanse Redenaars (Afrikaans Public Speaking)

Orchestra

- 4 years participation

- Category winners for Pretoria Eisteddfod 2021

- Member of orchestra committee

- Full colours for orchestra

- Participation in Junior flute ensemble and senior flute ensemble at school

Music

• ABRSM Royal Schools music exams Grade 5 flute
• Grade 1 - 4 Flute exams completed (ABRSM)

Sport

Tennis

• 3 year participation in High School
• Participation in Tennis South Africa (TSA) tournaments

Netball

• 5 years participation in High School
• District league winners in 2019 ( 0/15 age group)

Swimming:

• 5 years participation in High School
• D league winners 2019
• B league runners up 2020
• Part of Northern Tigers Swimming Team (NTS)
• Participation in several NTS swimming meets and Swimming South Africa galas
• Qualified for OR Tambo Socini Social Cohesion Games and won 7 gold medals and 1 silver medal
• Level 2 Swimming South Africa Swimmer
• Current times achieved:
• 50 Breast - 42.80s
• 100 Breast - 139.06s
• 200 Breast - 344.30s
• 50 Free - 33.55s
• 100 Free - 113.29s
• 200 Free - 251.14s
• 200 IM - 328.01s

• Midmar Open Water Mile - completed 2017, 2018 and 2020

Leadership:

- Prefect - Grade 7 - 2017

- Awarded the trophy for the most versatile student in the school - 2017

Academics:

- Top Achiever 2016 - 2017 (Grade 6 to 7)

- Academic half colours from Grade 5 to 7 - 2015 to 2017

Choir:

- 5 years participation

- Head girl of the choir - 2017 (grade 7)

Revue:

- Participation in School Revue - Grade 1, 4, 7

Sport:

Athletics

• Shot Put - Grade 6 and 7

Tennis

• 7 years participation
• 1st team (2nd in school) in grade 7 - 2017
• 2 years participation - Bethlehem Tennis tournament (2016, 2017)
• Participation Tennis SA Tournaments

Netball

• 7 years participation
• 1st team (Goal Keeper and Goal Shooter ) in grade 7 - 2017

Swimming

• 7 years participation
• Open water Swimming - Sun City - 2012 to 2018
• Florida Club Championships - 4 gold medals - 2012

Gymnastics

• Level 4 Gymnastics SA
• 6 years participation
• Central Gauteng Gymnastics champs - 2 silver medals overall - 2016, 2017