Jenna - MISS LA ROCHELLE

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HMS LA ROCHELLETERM 2 2015

ISSUE #2

So finally it’s here. Mid-year holidays!

One would not say we have only been

waiting six months for this moment to

arrive. For me it the past few months

felt like a year. It feels like since the first

day of school this year, we have been

working full speed ahead, running the

race and not being able to take a

breather, but finally it is time to stop and

take some me-time. For me, that will in-

volve grabbing my favourite blanket,

hiring the latest rom-coms, and eating

microwaveable popcorn while sipping

hot chocolate. Although Masterchef

intimidates me, I will most definitely try

the suggested recipe featured in this

term’s Avanti. Should it fail completely-

at least I have three weeks to “master”

it right?

For others this June holiday will mean

going away and forgetting everything

back home for the next three weeks.

Seeing as the Avanti is now available

online, make sure to sponge on your

holiday destination’s free wifi and read

some inspirational testimonies, discover

a whole new spectrum of Pinterest and

even ask Auntie Babs a few questions.

Whatever it is, make sure you take some

time for yourself. Use the next three

weeks to refocus your life and evaluate

where you are and if you are where

you promised you would be by this time

of the year. If that is not the case, then

it is time to change your game plan

and start working towards the person

you want to be by the end of the year.

I believe the only way you can do this

letter from the EDITOR

is through determination. Determina-

tion means never taking a step back

and never giving up. It is important to

note that whether you are taking long

strides towards your goal, or mere baby

steps, the key is that you are moving

forward, never stagnant, but improv-

ing day by day. So with that in mind,

remember that you are the most impor-

tant in your life and that true happiness

comes from within. Take the next three

weeks to look at yourself and make the

changes you need to be the best per-

son you can be, because when school

reopens, it will be full speed ahead with

the academic year.

Enjoy the holiday,

Erin.

THE TIME TO NOT GIVE UP

Dit was André van der Burg se inisiatief,

of, soos al die atlete in die skool hom

ken, oom André, tannie Marna se man.

Ek het meer by Gezelle Magerman

gaan uitvind oor die aand en hoe sy

dit ondervind het. Sy was in haar hoe-

danigheid as atletiekkaptein by die

geleentheid, wat by Domaine Brahms,

buite die Paarl, gehou is.

Die gastelys, buiten ons eie glansryke

Larrie-onderwysers en ouers, het inges-

luit Khotso Mokoena, Schalk Burger,

Caster Semenya en ander bekende

Suid-Afrikaanse atlete. Gezelle lag en

sê dat dit moeilik is om soveel atlete

op een slag bymekaar te kry en dat

die aand vir haar, as jong atleet, baie

beteken het. “Ek kon gesels met mense

oor my toekoms. Ek het my coach vir

volgende jaar ontmoet en ons het al-

mal saam oor atletiek in Suid-Afrika ge-

praat en waarheen dit op pad is.”

Die aand se hoof doel, tussendeur die

kuier en heerlike kos, was egter om

fndse in te samel vir die La Rochelle

atletiekspan. Daar is ‘n tekort aan

nuwe toerusting, onder andere, hek-

kies. Om die fondse te bekom is daar

‘n veiling gehou. Daar was ‘n hele ver-

skeidenheid artikels wat geskenk is deur

AAND MET DIE STERRE

uiteenlopende borge – van ouers tot

korporatiewe maatskappye.

Christian Stewart, afslaer en oud Spring-

bok rugbyspeler, het seker gemaak dat

die aand glad verloop, terwyl hy fietse,

tafels, juweliersware, wyn, met die top

tien atlete se name op, asook een van

Schalk Burger se ou tokse opgeveil het.

Ter afsluiting sê Gezelle sy voel dat die

aand ’n groot sukses was. “Dit was so

lekker om te sien hoe almal - die skool,

Larrie-ouers en self ouers van ander

skole - ons as La Rochelle en as atlete

ondersteun. Dit maak my trots om die

atletiekkaptein van La Rochelle te

wees.

Of daar weer volgende jaar so ’n

geleentheid sal wees, kan sy nie sê nie,

maar dit hang alles af of dié een suk-

sesvol was of nie. Die uiteinde van die

saak is wanneer La Rochelle ’n funksie

reël, is dit gaan groot of gaan huis toe.

Mart-Marié Serfontein

Die aand van die 23ste April was ‘n eerste vir La Rochelle; Aand met die

Sterre.

The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival was held

from 13 to 24 May 2015. Over a series of 12

days, celebrities crept out from their crevices

and dazzled the world with some of the best

and worst fashion choices.

We are by no means fashion experts, and

have absolutely no right to judge any of these

individuals, but were doing it anyway. Let the

fashion commence:

KENDALL JENNERWHY ARE YOU SO FLAWLESS?

That is all.

CHARLIZE THERONThis homegrown beauty is looking fresh

as a daisy. Not many can pull off yel-

low, but this Benoni born beauty is

working it.

LUPITA NYONGOLupita Nyongo always blows us away

with her unique and classic style, but

this time she just looks like a bedazzled

salad leaf.

Emma Cloete & Monro Grier

CANN

ES

Can we have a moment of silence for

the hole in the ozen layer that is sig-

nificantly bigger after all the hairspray

needed for this updo. Fashion tip: this

is a great hairstyle for short girls who

would really like that extra length on

special occasions.

ELENA LENINA

NAOMI WATTSWatts going on here? She had it so

right from the waist up, unfortunately

the bottom resembles a bad bathroom

mat. It’s a no from us, Naomi.

SIENNA MILLERWe get that she’s going for the whole

kite vibe, we just don’t understand

why?

Matrics, if you still

haven’t got around to

getting ideas for the

Matric dance, then

hopefully this has

provided some inspi-

ration. If you feel you

can rock tinsel or a

kite with confidence,

then you FLAUNT IT!

LIYA KEBEDEWe’re getting the feeling that she didn’t

have a top to match the skirt, so she just

wrapped tinsel around her body and

thought no one would notice. Sorry, we

noticed. Nice shoes though!

EMMA STONEIt’s Emma Stone. In Christian Dior. But

nobody really cares about the de-

signer, let’s all be honest. Because it’s

Emma Stone and she is just so fierce.

Look at that pose, she’s basically Spi-

derwoman.

I WISH I COULD SAY THAT THE ONLY THING I REMEMBER ABOUT ALL GIRLS’ WAS WALKING AWAY WITH 1ST PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. ALL GIRLS’ WAS AN EXPERIENCE WITH UPS AND DOWNS (CAR SICKNESS INCLUDED).The All Girls’ debating team (which

consisted of Megann Ferriera, Erin

Rencken, Annabel Moore and myself,

Jordan Willett) had started preparing

long before that long bus ride to Bloem-

fontien. We had prepared rounds that

required research and extensive under-

standing into topics like nuclear energy

and hactivism.

After getting up at 3am and driving for

more hours than I care to recall, we ar-

rived in the city of roses; Bloemfontien.

Debaters tend to run in the same circles

and it was comforting to see a few fa-

miliar faces from previous tournaments

and workshops. Luckily, La Rochelle

was not paired up against any old

teammates or rivals.

We won all but one round and were

one of only 4 teams that broke to the

semi-finals; we were ecstatic! The semi-

final motion was: This House Would im-

plement a Beauty Tax and we were

OPP. Unfortunately, by this time, Anna-

bel and I were already feeling ill and

had to leave the venue more than

once during the debate.

That evening, Annabel and I were tak-

en to hospital, along with another 150+

girls, to be treated for what was later

discovered to be a bacterial infection.

This took a huge knock on us physically

All girls’

ALL GIRLS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE JUST PLAIN SICK (NO PUN INTENDED)By Kristina van Zyl

Not all of us had the honour of at-

tending this year’s All Girls’ Festival,

hosted in Bloemfontein. That said, it

leaves quite the majority of La Ro-

chelle students questioning what

really caused the disease at Oranje

Girls’ High School that weekend.

Bloemfontein Medi-Clinic officially

ruled that the illness that caught

grip of some 145 girls, is none other

than Shigella flexneri, one of the

four strains of Shigella. For the sake

of the more… sensitive readers, I

shan’t describe the effects of the

infection!

The infection can also be trans-

ferred by hand to hand contact or

touching an infected surface. As

symptoms take 1 to 2 days to mani-

fest, who ever had it would have

spread it. The crux however to the

large scale of the outbreak, was

the close proximity in which the girls

stayed. Medi-Clinic reports that the

sharing of bathrooms probably had

an influence on the number of girls

infected.

On the positive side, the girls that

experienced the effects of shigello-

sis, should not be victim to that spe-

cific bacteria for some time.

but in spite of this, we were ready and

anxiously awaiting the results of the

previous day’s semi-final the next morn-

ing at 07h30.

We had progressed through to the fi-

nals! This was a first for La Rochelle and

the fact that I was hospitalized the

night before did not deter me. The mo-

tion of the final was: This House Would

Grant Women an Extra Vote in National

Elections and we were proposing the

motion.

At the closing ceremony we were an-

nounced as the winners and that rep-

resents more than just ranking 1st to us;

for Megann and Erin, it was their last All

girls’, for Annabel and I, it was our first. It

represents our overcoming of long bus

rides, all-nighter-prep-sessions and sick-

ness.

Taking part gave us some practice for

the rest of the Boland Debating League

and we are well on our way to qualify-

ing for Western Cape Provincial Cham-

pionships. We bonded, fought, cried

and laughed our way through this

grueling challenge and walked away

stronger.

All Girls’ really is something that must be

experienced and I encourage anyone

who does a sport or cultural activity to

aim to be selected to attend this tour-

nament at least once. You will not be

the same afterwards!

Jordan Willett

MISS LA ROCHELLEJenna

We had the privilege of speaking to the

royalty of La Rochelle, Jenna Laughton,

Miss La Rochelle 2015. We asked her a

few questions about what it has been

like as Miss La Rochelle and her plans

for the future. Here are some of the

questions that were asked and her

answers.

Erin Rencken

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOUR NAME WAS CALLED OUT?I was completely shocked! I think you

could clearly see that on my face. My

brothers are forever teasing me about

my reaction when they announced my

name, and I remember trying my best

to walk, in the most uncomfortable

heels ever, across the stage without

tripping.

WHAT IS YOUR BEST MEMORY LEADING UP TO MISS LA ROCHELLE?My best memory leading up to Miss La

Rochelle was at the interviews when

they were choosing the top twelve.

We had to introduce ourselves to the

judges and I remember I stood up and

introduced myself as ‘the girl who eats

too much fruit and sings in the shower!’

I think after I said that, even I had a lit-

tle chuckle to myself - who says that as

their opening line? I also really loved

the photoshoot, it was lots of fun and I

think we had some great bonding ses-

sions there. I honestly was so scared

to walk in high heels and surprisingly I

think I got the hang of it. Dancing back

stage and rushing to get my dress and

hair ready for the next scene was a

highlight. Miss. La Rochelle was such an

amazing experience I will never forget.

Especially all thhe laughs and memo-

ries I made along the way.

AS MISS LA ROCHELLE 2015 WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND WHAT CHARITY ARE YOU PLANNING ON SUPPORTING?I have a huge passion for young chil-

dren. I think the way they become your

best friend within minutes of meeting

them and their openness to love; warms

my heart. So our project this year is with

Nederberg Primary School in Paarl. La

Rochelle’s Interact is already involved

with them, so I think it is a great idea

to build on that relationship and show

our continued commitment to these

gorgeous children. I don’t want to give

away all the details just yet, the Miss La

Rochelle finalists have a few surprises

up our sleeves. You will find out about

our big plans soon!

“I remember trying my best to walk, in the most uncomfortable heels ever, across the stage without tripping.”

WHAT MEANS THE MOST TO YOU IN THE WORLD?Without a doubt family, friends and my

relationship with God. They keep me

going, keep me smiling and motivate

me to be the best I can be. Not only

that, but they have shaped me into

who I am today by just loving and ac-

cepting me the way I am and I owe

them the world for that. Jesus is my

reason to live and I know that He has

my life all planned out, all I have to do

is place my faith in Him and go with it.

Having hope and peace about your

future takes a lot of pressure off one’s

shoulders.

WHAT DO YOU NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT?My cell phone: I can’t go anywhere

without it. I need to be able to contact

my parents and know exactly what’s

going on in the world of social media.

IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD EVE-RY GIRL CARRY IN HER HANDBAG?Every girl has to have some lip-ice, per-

fume - smelling sweet always creates

a good first impression, hand-sanitizer

- especially when doing Biology prac-

ticals, and a small snack - you know,

in-case you get a bit peckish. I always

have an apple or some speckled eggs

or jungle oats bars are my favourites –

they never last too long though!

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE DEFINI-TION OF TRUE BEAUTY?We’ve all heard it a million times, but

true beauty definitely comes from with-

in. Always being kind, compassionate

and sensitive to others is what will win

you their heart, their admiration and

loyalty.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER SCHOOL?After school, I am not one hundred

percent sure exactly what I want to be-

come one day. But, I know it is either in

the Business or Teaching direction. The

main priority for me is to be surround-

ed by people. I want to be passionate

about my job one day. Not only do I

want to be an asset to my business,

but a friend to my fellow colleagues as

well. I want to have a positive influence

where ever I go and be able to share

joy and some innovative ideas whilst

working.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY MAN ESCORT YOU DOWN THE RUNWAY WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? We actually were going to have our own

dates to escort us down the runway on the

evening of Miss La Rochelle 2015 and my

chosen date was my best friend Liam Dix-

on, so it would definitely be Liam or my two

adorable brothers, Josh and Matt (although

they are shorter than me, so that might look

odd!). On second thought, Sam Claflin from

one of my favourite movies, Love Rosie,

would also be an eligible escort.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S MOTTO?That’s a hard one, because I actually have

so many, but one of them that is very close

to my heart this year is: “Be fearless in the

pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” I think

it’s very important to live life to the fullest,

have no regrets and love every second, to

go all out to achieve your weirdest and wild-

est dreams and that’s what I strive to do. I

also don’t what to live with fear, but rather

know that whatever happens is meant to

be, because that’s the way God intended

it. After all He’s the one writing my story; I’m

just the pen in His hand…

I haven’t posted in quite while – one

could call it the writer’s block. I would

type a few paragraphs and then just

end up erasing all of them. It ended

up being blotches here and there. This

is one of my more personal posts, well

actually, by far the most personal one.

Everyone has struggles. By now you

should’ve heard the famous; “the strug-

gle is real” statement. It’s normally used

when one is facing a tough time… Your

struggle might be school, friends, fam-

ily, emotions, thoughts, sport or even

work. You might even constantly be

declaring this statement above.

My struggle wasn’t any of these. Al-

though I may have faced difficult

patches in the areas above, it was nev-

er the one major thing that was con-

stantly held over my head, like a cloud

on a rainy day.

Mine was food. Yep, food. Writing from

a girl’s perspective, this might be con-

sidered “normal”. Numerous woman,

especially teenage girls, suffer from

eating disorders. Although, I’m not en-

tirely sure if mine could be classified as

a disorder. It wasn’t anorexia or bulimia,

but you could call it binge eating dis-

order.

I never became self-conscious until

grade 10, around the age of 15. I’m in

hostel so I have roommates. In grade 10

I was blessed with 3 absolutely AMAZ-

ING roommates, and if I could go back

and change it, I wouldn’t. There was

just one thing that perpetually occu-

pied my thoughts and determined my

behaviour to a great extent, and that

was the fact that all three of my room-

mates were skinnier than me.

They all had beautiful bodies and ate

healthily. They treated their bodies with

respect and care. All three of them also

grew up in very healthy households

(physically and emotionally), so having

a healthy lifestyle kind of came natu-

rally to them.

At that point in my Christian life, I had

an extremely good relationship with

#FollowTheBlog

When Larries find a

break between heaps

of homework and extra

mural activities, some

utilize the time to write

their own inspirational

blog. We would like to

share this inspiration

with all our readers.

This term we will fea-

ture a post from Kelsey

Robert’s and encourage

all our readers to follow

and read her blog.

This is a shortened

version of her post;

“The struggle is real.”

You can find the full post

at: http://www.standtall-

girls.blogspot.com/

STRUGGLE IS REAL

the

God. Throughout the year I struggled

with my eating, but the monumental

moment was August 12 2014. Some of

you may or may not know, but that was

the day that my dad had a stroke. I’m

not going to go too deeply into that,

but after this incident I began to over-

eat.

When I was depressed, I ate. When I

was lonely, I ate. When I was bored, I

ate. When I was “happy”, I ate. I say

happy with inverted commas because

I wasn’t really happy, but I made peo-

ple believe I was. I never wanted any-

body to know what was going on, I

never wanted anyone to see my hope-

lessness, I wanted to be “perfect.”

I silently continued for a while with

these unhealthy eating habits, con-

vincing myself that what I was doing

was okay and that I wasn’t really eat-

ing that much, until one night my best

friend approached me and told me

that other people were talking about

it and people noticed my behaviour. I

broke down into tears. I was absolutely

shattered.

I tried starving myself (it totally failed, lit-

erally, I loved food too much, I couldn’t

give it up).

I tried sticking my finger down my

throat, it worked but I felt dirty and full

of shame.

I even tried slimming pills (btw, they

DON’T work, it’s all a mental thing).

I tried Herbalife shakes, and that lasted

about…not long. I needed solid food.

I became so caught up in wanting

to look skinny and have a nice body,

even my Instagram feed was FLOODED

with pictures of people with PERFECT

bodies. It took over my life completely.

I would feel so guilty after eating sugar

or anything unhealthy, no matter how

often or seldom had it occurred.

The turning point for me was when the

following scripture from the Bible spoke

directly into my situation:

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I

plead with you to give your bodies

to God because of all he has done

for you. Let them be a living and holy

sacrifice—the kind he will find accept-

able. This is truly the way to worship

him.2 Don’t copy the behaviour and

customs of this world, but let God trans-

form you into a new person by chang-

ing the way you think. Then you will

learn to know God’s will for you, which

is good and pleasing and perfect.” Ro-

mans 12:1-2

The part that stuck out from these vers-

es (besides the fact that Romans 12:2 is

one of my favourite verses in the Bible),

is the first part highlighted in verse one.

I obtained a massive revelation, that

when you give your life to Jesus, you

give your LIFE to Him.

You don’t only give Him your baggage,

your past and all the things you’ve

done wrong, you give Him your present

and future, your needs, your finances

and your body. This is what I had to re-

alise: I had to stop depending on food

to comfort my emotions and that I had

to depend on God to help me in times

of need. I wish I could say that after this

scripture spoke into my life everything

changed instantly. The struggle was

real indeed and restoration was a pro-

cess.

It was a battle I had to surrender to

God, because my fleshly nature will

never be strong enough to overcome

with His power and deliverance. His

power will always be made PERFECT

in my weakness. I also knew that stick-

ing my finger down my throat, slimming

tablets, periods of starvation and want-

ing to look like everyone else was not

honouring Him.

We can’t compare ourselves to others.

It’s one of the biggest schemes of the

enemy. God has designed each and

every single one of us differently and

with a purpose. I had to realise that I

am the way I am, the way that HE

made me.

I needed to respect the fully-functional

body He gave me, treat it right and

make the right choices. I am built the

way that I’m built, it’s unique and God

considers it beautiful. He gifted me

with a fully functional body and my gift

back to Him is the way I treat and han-

dle my body.

I believe in the promises of God and

who the Son sets free is free indeed! I

believe that God WILL continue to lead

me in this stage of life and be there to

guide me in my darkest moments. No

doubt I will slip up and make mistakes,

but He is so gracious and caring and

will take me willingly into His arms!

I want to encourage you, no matter

what the struggle is that you’re facing,

God is so faithful and steadfast. He is

able to help you and set you free.

Our God is an awesome God!

All my love,Kelsey

FOTO van die KWARTAALAné de Kock

GOUE LARRIE-OOMBLIKKE

LIEWE TANNIE BABS,EK HOU REGTIG VAN ’N OU EN WIL HOM GRAAG MATRIEKAFSKEID TOE VRA, SONDER OM DIE VERHOUDING TUSSEN ONS ONGEMAKLIK TE MAAK. DIE PROB-LEEM IS DAT ONS NOG NET EEN KEER ONTMOET HET. WAT MOET EK DOEN?VAN SONDER-METGESEL-EN-DESPERAATSorg dat jy en hy na dieselfde partytjie

genooi word. Toets die water tydens

die partytjie: is hy regtig so oulik soos jy

van jul vorige ontmoeting onthou? In-

VRA TANNIE BABS

dien wel, vra hom reguit of hy jou sal

vergesel na jou matriekafskeid, indien

nie, vra jou broer/neef om saam te

gaan en jy gaan ’n ontspanne genotv-

olle matriekafskeid hê.

AUNTY BABS,TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS HAVE STOPPED SPEAKING TO ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE THEY BOTH LIKE THE SAME GUY. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO START SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER AGAIN?FROM STUCK-IN-THE-MIDDLE

All you need to do is to make a move

on this privileged guy. The moment

your two best friends notice it, they will

talk to each other, because you will be

the thorn in their flesh and they will for-

get their problem with each other. As

the old saying goes: Two dogs fight for

a bone and the third runs away with it.

BESTE TANNIE BABS,TYDENS DIE EKSAMENS IS MY FOON ‘N MASSIEWE AFLEIDING. DIT IS ASOF DIT ‘N LEWE VAN SY EIE HET EN MY ROEP OM AAN DIT AANDAG TE GEE. EK KAN DIT NIE IGNOREER NIE. HOE STOP EK DIT? VAN SELFOONVERSLAAFJou selfoon meng negatief in met jou

akademie. Die feit dat dit jou pla, is ‘n

bewys dat jy nie onverskilig is teenoor

jou akademie nie. Lig jou vriende in oor

wanneer jy studeer en vra hulle om jou

nie gedurende daardie tye te pla nie.

Verder moet jy maar jou selfoon se “eie

lewe” neem deur dit doodgewoon af

te skakel gedurende studietye.

AUNTY BABS,I’VE TRIED USING EVERY FILTER, BUT NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN’T SEEM TO GET 100 LIKES ON INSTAGRAM. HOW DO I BECOME INSTA-POPULAR?FROM INSTA-NOT-SO-POPS.Insta-not-so-pops, the most important

thing is to have good relationships with

the people around you. If you can’t

get a 100 likes on Instagram, be grate-

ful that you don’t have to deal with the

the 54 million in RSA that don’t like you.

It is far better to keep your friends close

to your heart as to be Insta-popular.

To write one article about such an en-

joyable and heart-warming term of

outreaches is quite a task. So I would

like to start off by saying thank you on

behalf of Mia, Sarah and myself for all

your support and enthusiasm at each

outreach. It really has been a very suc-

cessful term and we would not have

been able to spread so much love

without your help.

We spent some time at Rusoord old age

home, talking to some of the elderly

people in Paarl. They showed so much

appreciation and many of them were

very quick to say that they were also in

La Rochelle, commenting on our flower

dresses and good manners. We were

treated to a show from the youngsters

at ‘Danny se Juniors’ and shared some

Easter spirt with them. I think the way

they become your best friend in a mat-

ter of minutes is something to treasure;

before I knew it I had not one but three

beautiful girls sitting on my lap, play-

ing with my hair and a bunch of curi-

ous little boys stating how they liked my

name. These children are so precious

and it set my heart on fire to see their

positivity and innocence shine through.

They did not want us to leave, but af-

ter promising another visit, they let go

of our hands and waved goodbye. For

me it was a moment of true happiness.

I went there with the idea that I was go-

ing to bless them, yet left being the one

who was blessed.

Interact gee vir elkeen van ons ’n kans

om ’n glimlag op iemand se gesig te

sit, God se liefde uit te straal en te wys

hoe baie ons vir mekaar en ander om-

gee. Al is dit net om vir ’n oom in die

ouetehuis ’n drukkie te gee, of ’n klien

dogtertjie in die kinderhuis ’n paaseier

te gee. Dis sulke eenvodige dinge wat

’n groot verskil in ander mense se lew-

ens maak.

Ek dink dit is ’n eer en wonderlike

geleentheid om deel te wees van so

’n dinamiese groep jongmense met ’n

passie om ander te dien.

Interact does many outreaches

throughout the year, that are open to

all of you to take part in; just listen out

for announcements with details about

outreaches and how you can help out.

Let us make the difference in our town,

one smile at a time.

InteractWHEN SOMEBODY ELSE’S HAPPINESS IS YOURS, THAT IS LOVE.

English by Jenna Laughton

Afrikaans by Lisa du Toit

“It set my heart on fire to see their positivity and innocence shine through.”

HOW TO MAKE AN AVOCADO FACEMASK:• ½ avo

• ½ lemon

• 1 egg white

STEP 1:Put your avo into the blender

STEP 2:Squeeze in your lemon

STEP 3:Add your egg white. WE ARE READY TO

BLEND!

DIYWilne van Rooyen

Exams are over and

holiday around the

corner. All these late

study nights left most

of us with blue-purple

Gucci bags under our

eyes and looking like

warmed-up corpses.

So I decided to go to

Suzelle for some tips for

a face mask to make

your skin look more

radiant.

STEP 4:Apply the mask using a brush.

THERE’S IT! Your avocado facemask.

For the finishing touches, add cucum-

ber slices to your eyes and relax.

Tip: If you do not have a blender you

can use a fork.

DIY, because anybody can.

Link to SuzelleDIY video:

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=Tya8JG4Nsuc

Since it’s the winter holidays

and we’re all searching for

comfort food in our kitchen

cupboards to satisfy our

cravings, I have found the

Chocolate Pudding recipe

that will keep you feeling

guilt-free! It’s easy to make,

low in calories and will

keep you warm during

these winter blues

DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE PUDDINGServings – 6

Total time – 20 minutes

You will need:

1 large egg

2 1/4 cups non-fat or low-fat milk,

divided

2/3 cup sugar, divided

1/8 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons corn starch

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to make it:

1. Lightly beat egg with a fork in a bowl.

2. Combine 1 1/2 cups of milk, 1/3 cup

sugar & salt in a medium saucepan;

bring to a simmer over medium heat,

stirring occasionally.

3. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1/3

cup sugar, cocoa and corn starch in a

bowl, then whisk in the remaining 3/4

cup milk until blended. Stir the simmer-

ing milk mixture into the cocoa mixture.

Pour the mixture back into the pan and

bring to a simmer over medium heat,

whisking constantly, until thickened

and glossy, for about 3 minutes. Re-

move from heat.

4. Whisk about 1 cup of the hot cocoa

mixture into the beaten egg. Return the

egg mixture to the pan and cook over

medium-low heat, whisking constantly,

until steaming and thickened, for about

2 minutes. (Do not boil.) Whisk in vanilla.

Serve warm.

(For the health-conscious:

each serving contains: 164

calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g

mono); 37 mg cholesterol; 34

g carbohydrates; 6 g protein;

3 g fibre; 110 mg sodium; 311

mg potassium.)

Zenke Deetlefs

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