The Annual Honours Evening was held on Thursday, 22 October 2009 in celebration of the achievements of our pupils and in acknowledgement of their contribution to the success of the College. Uplands College is on the map as a result of three pillars of strength: the pupils, parents and staff. The Headmaster’s address focused on our values and in particular, respect. The other aspect he touched on was parental expectations and the challenges a school faces to accommodate these expectations.

A number of Special Awards were made. Two new awards, namely Best All-Round Sportsman and -woman of the Year were introduced. It is appropriate to distinguish between a person who excels in a particular sports code and someone who participates in a range of activities, but does not necessarily excel in a particular code. The worthy recipients were:

The Ted Mathew Trophy for the Entrepreneur of the Year – Keegan Cordeiro
The Marisa Longuinho Award – Nonku Nyathi
Best All-Round Sportsman of the Year – James Mathey
Best All-Round Sportswoman of the Year – Meegan Lindsay & Kelsey Matus
Sportsman of the Year – Kevin Addison & Neil Brokensha
Sportswoman of the Year – Sharee Comley
The Thomson Trophy for the Cultural person of the Year – Amy Vieler
The Arthur Gaydon-Connock Cup for Sporting Endeavour – Joshua Snyman
The Hyson Trophy for Endeavour – Teighyn Allmark
The Tecklenburg Trophy for Good Fellowship – Lee Anne Wilkin
The Founders Award – Amy Vieler

The Academic Grade Winners were:
Grade 8 – Niksha Mothilal
Grade 9 – Michelle Rorich
Grade 10 – Ashar Ward
Grade 11 – Pierre Nel
Grade 12 (Dux Scholar) – Ewald Nel
Grade 12 (Proxime Accesit) – Amy Vieler & Andrea Wilson

Academic Colours were awarded to Grade 12s who attained an average of between 70-74% throughout the year (in alphabetical order):
Corne Kruger
Mogau Mashishi
Serina Park
Este Rautenbach
Roxanne Rubino
Dimakatjo Thobejane
Stefanie van Velden
Leigh Williamson

Academic Honours were awarded to Grade 12 pupils who attained an average of 75% and above (in alphabetical order):
Ashleigh Austin
Karyn Hopley
Fiona Lourens
Suanne Mackay
Ewald Nel
Charl Pienaar
Amy Vieler
Andrea Wilson
Congratulations to all the above recipients as well as to the recipients of the various academic awards.