AMESA 2009
Manor Gardens pupils have achieved well in the AMESA-KZN Mathematics Olympiad/Challenge with a number of pupils in the top 20 candidates in the grade 4 to 7 Olympiad, and in the top 15 candidates in the grade 8 Challenge. This year an estimated 50 000 wrote the qualifying first round in May and approximately 8 000 pupils participated in the final round on 20 August 2009.
Proudly wearing their gold medals (from left to right) are: Timothy Hardman (achieved 3rd place in grade 5), Jordan Grobbelaar (grade 5), Robert Dobie (grade 6), Naseem Manjoo (grade 4), Donovan O'Leary (grade 7), Zahra Persad (grade 4), Glenda Watt (achieved 2nd place in grade 5), Rubina Valodia (grade 7), Julia Shilton (grade 5) and Fiona Watt (achieved 2nd place in grade 7)