Gimmie Arts Shines Bright at National Level!

Yolandi Botes
Nov 6
1 min read

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The Potchefstroom Gimnasium arts community has reason to celebrate, our learners recently excelled at the Allegretto IPE National Eisteddfod, reaffirming the school’s place as a cultural leader.

🌟 Highlights of Our National Success

🏅 Rosemary Fouché earned the title “Best Cultural Manager – National”

🏅 Connie Pretorius was appointed as national Area Representative (Support)
🏆 Several individual winners and team awards, including:
- Je‑Mine de la Rey (Drama) – National Winner
- Schalk van der Merwe (Vocal – Boys) – National Winner
- Annemarie van der Merwe (Vocal – Girls) – National Winner & CEO Special Award
- Nicolene Minnaar (Dance) – National Winner
- Matthew Delicado (Visual) – Overall Best Arts Learner
- Amorette du Preez (Senior Design) – National Winner
- Rossouw Nel (Junior Design) – National Winner
- Brigitte Puttkammer (Photography) – National Winner
- Nico Smit (Instrumental) – National Winner
🥇 Additional national top‑3 and top‑10 placements across visual, drama, ensemble and other categories

💙 Why This Matters

The Allegretto IPE Eisteddfod is a prestigious inter‑provincial arts event that provides a platform for young creatives to compete at a national level. Participants engage in disciplines such as visual arts, dance, vocal music, drama and instrumental performance.

For our Gimmie learners to achieve at this level speaks volumes about their talent, discipline and the support of our dedicated teachers and mentors.

👏 A Big Thank You to Everyone Involved

Congratulations to all learners, teachers and mentors who contributed to this success. Your dedication, creativity and hard work continue to uphold and elevate the culture of excellence at Potchefstroom Gimnasium. We couldn’t be prouder.