schoolsthatrockHoofseun Sentraal. In ons reeks oor hoërskole se hoofleiers vir volgende jaar, gesels Schools That Rock met Lambrecht Scheepers. Lambrecht, Hoofseun van Hoërskool Sentraal vir 2023, vertel ons meer van homself en sy leierskap.
“Ek is Lambrecht Scheepers, ‘n 17-jarige seun van Bloemfontein en die hoofseun van Hoërskool Sentraal vir die 2022,2023 termyn. Ek het groot geword in die Afrikaanse kultuur en met Christelike waardes. Die leier van my lewe is die Here en dus lei ek onder sy leiding. Ek glo daarin om te lei met liefde en respek, maar ook om jouself nie bo ander te stel nie. As jy jouself gaan sien as ‘n entiteit op jou eie of op ‘n ander vlak as die ander leiers en leerders gaan daar nie respek wees van enige kant af nie. Jy gaan dus nie ‘n werklike verskil maak nie. Christus het vir my die voorbeeld gestel van hoe om te lei met liefde en diensbaarheid vir dié wat jou volg.
My persoonlike doelwit as Hoofseun van Sentraal vir volgende jaar is om vir Hoërskool Sentraal se eerste Rugbyspan te speel. Op akademiese vlak wil ek graag my beste werk lewer. Ek wil ook in die Vrystaat se top 25 leerders groep wees, sowel as 7 onderskeidings verower tydens die Matriek eindeksamen.
Doelwitte vir Sentraal
My doelwitte vir Sentraal gedurende my diensjaar, is dat ons as leerderraad baie doelwitte beplan. Die grootste was om ‘n inspirasie te wees vir leerders. Ons wil hulle ook trots maak, wat daartoe sal lei dat hulle nog harder werk en hul potensiaal bereik. Ook wil ons ‘n ruimte skep waar leerders gemaklik voel om te groei en hard te werk.
Vir my was die grootste uitdagings as leerder van Hoërskool Sentraal, om tyd te vind vir rus tussen buitemuurse aktiwiteite en skoolwerk. Nog ‘n uitdaging is om altyd gemotiveerd te bly tydens eksamens en toetsreekse wanneer daar baie leerwerk en min tyd is.
Wat vir my die meeste uitstaan by ons skool is die Tralies se gees. Die feit dat jy voel soos deel van ‘n familie kan nie beskryf word nie. Respek is die mees belangrike waarde in Hoërskool Sentraal. Hier fokus ons daarop omdat al ons ander waardes gepaard gaan daarmee. Ons is ‘n Afrikaanse skool waarvan daar baie min oor is. Ons is baie trots om Afrikaans te wees. Nie net Afrikaans as taal nie, maar ons is ook trots op elke kultuur in ons skool. Ek glo dit moet bewaar word.
The Lord my inspiration
Die Here is my inspirasie en Hy dien as my voorbeeld vir hoe om te leef. Ek kies om te lewe onder sy leiding en plaas my volle vertroue in Hom.
Indien ek ‘n kombuis-artikel moes wees, sou ek sê ek is ‘n lepel. Dit is omdat ek hulpvaardig kan wees in baie opsigte. Ek sal egter wegstaan wanneer daar iemand meer ervare vir die taak kan oorneem.
My vriende sou my beskryf as onvoorspelbaar, skaamteloos, hulpvaardig, uitgaande, aandag-afleibaar, lojaal en eerlik.
Ek droom en plan al van graad vier af om ‘n ingenieur te word en die wêreld te verander. My motivering is om die wêreld te verander vir die beter en om nie my jonger self teleur te stel nie. My ouers is ook baie belangrik in my motivering omdat hulle altyd daar is vir my as ek sukses bereik of misluk en altyd weet wanneer ek nog het om te gee.
Kom na Sentraal
Leerders sal, indien hulle na Hoërskool Sentraal toe kom, ongelooflike hulp, hulbronne en ondersteuning ontvang. Sentraal bied alles wat hulle benodig om te groei en verbeter in hulle passies en belangstellings. Hulle sal ook ‘n sin van vriendskap, familie, gees en eenheid ervaar. Jy sal dit nêrens anders vind nie, omdat Tralies mekaar ondersteun, aanmoedig, aanvaar en help waar hulle dit nodig het.
My gunsteling onderwyseres is Juffrou Reanda van Pletzen. Juffrou Reanda is ‘n ongelooflike goeie onderwyseres met ‘n passie vir haar vak en ‘n nog groter passie vir die kinders. Sy het ‘n liefde vir een en elke kind vir wie sy skoolhou. So het elkeen van daardie kinders ook ‘n liefde vir haar. Sy werk hard en grap wanneer daar tyd is vir grap. Sy werk op so ‘n manier wat vir enige kind die motivering sal gee om tyd in te sit. Juffrou Reanda verstaan die druk wat ‘n tiener op skool ervaar en sy is altyd daar vir enige kind wat hulp benodig met wiskunde of met die lewe.
Juffrou Reanda is besonders gekwalifiseerd, maar in haar wiskunde klas leer jy meer as net wiskunde. Sy bou aan jou karakter en sy verbeter jou as mens. Sy glo in elke leerder wat haar klas binne tree en weet dat hulle die vermoë het om ongelooflike dinge te bereik. Ek het nog nooit, in die twee jaar wat ek by haar klas het, ongelukkig uit haar klas uit gestap nie. Dit is hoekom sy my gunsteling onderwyseres is.
Toekoms ideale
My toekoms ideale is om na matriek Mechatroniese ingenieurswese te studeer. Daarna te werk aan projekte wat die wêreld se toestand verbeter of die lewe vereenvoudig totdat ek self daardie projekte kan lei of hanteer, sodat die samelewing kan ontwikkel, meer volhoubaar word en die lewe beter is vir toekomende geslagte.
Head Boy Sentraal
In our series on high schools’ Head Boys for next year, Schools That Rock talks to Lambrecht Scheepers. Lambrecht, Head Boy ofSentraall High School for 2023, tells us more about himself and his leadership.
“I am Lambrecht Scheepers, a 17-year-old boy from Bloemfontein and the Head Boy of Sentraal High School for the 2022,2023 term. I grew up in Afrikaans culture and with Christian values. The leader of my life is the Lord and so I lead under His guidance. I believe in leading with love and respect, but also in not putting yourself above others. If you’re going to see yourself as an entity on your own or on a different level than the other leaders and learners, there’s not going to be respect from either side. So you’re not going to make a real difference. Christ set me the example of how to lead with love and service to those who follow you.
My personal goal for next year is to play for Sentraal High School’s first Rugby team. Academically, I would like to produce my best work. I also want to be in the Free State’s top 25 learners group, as well as win 7 distinctions during the Matric final exam.
Goals for Sentraal
My goals for Sentraal during my year of service are that we as learner council plan many goals. The biggest goal is being an inspiration to learners. We also want to make them proud, which will lead them to work even harder and reach their potential. We also want to create a space where learners feel comfortable growing and working hard.
For me, the biggest challenges as a learner of Sentraal High School, were finding time for rest between extracurricular activities and schoolwork. Another challenge is to always stay motivated during exams and test sequences when there is a lot of learning and little time.
What stands out most to me at our school is the spirit. The fact that you feel like part of a family cannot be described. Respect is the most important value in Sentraal High School. Here we focus on it because all our other values come with it. We are an Afrikaans school of which very little is left. We are very proud to be Afrikaans. Not only Afrikaans as a language, but we are also proud of every culture in our school. I believe it should be kept.
The Lord is my inspiration and He serves as my example for how to live. I choose to live under his direction and place my full trust in him.
Kitchen article
If I had to be a kitchen article, I’d say I’m a spoon. That’s because I can be helpful in many ways. However, I will stand away when there is someone more experienced to take over for the task.
My friends would describe me as unpredictable, shameless, helpful, outgoing, attention-distracting, loyal, and honest.
From grade four I have been dreaming and planning to become an engineer and change the world. My motivation is to change the world for the better and not to disappoint my younger self. My parents are also very important in my motivation because they are always there for me if I achieve success or fail and always know when I still have to give.
Come to Sentraal
If learners come to Sentraal High School, learners will receive incredible help, their resources and support. Sentraal offers everything they need to grow and improve in their passions and interests. They will also experience a sense of friendship, family, spirit, and unity. You won’t find it anywhere else because Sentraal supports, encourages, accepts, and helps each other where they need it.
My favorite teacher is Miss Reanda van Pletzen. Miss Reanda is an incredibly good teacher with a passion for her subject and an even greater passion for the learners. She has a love for one and every child she teaches and so do each of those children have a love for her too. She works hard and jokes when there is time for joking. Me Reanda works in such a way that will give any child the motivation to put in time. She understands the pressure that a teenager feels at school and she is always there for any child who need help with maths or with life.
Me Reanda is exceptionally qualified, but in her math class you learn more than just math. She builds your character and she improves you as a person. She believes in every learner who enters her class and knows that they have the ability to achieve amazing things. I’ve never, in the two years I’ve been with her class, sadly walked out of her class. This is why she is my favorite teacher.
My future goals are to study Mechatronic engineering after matric. Then I plan to work on projects that improve the world’s conditions or simplify life until I can lead or handle those projects myself. The purpose is so that society can develop, become more sustainable and life is better for generations to come.
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