{"id":190502,"date":"2018-11-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190502\/germiston-high-proud-of-maths-whizzes\/"},"modified":"2018-11-06T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T09:11:05","slug":"germiston-high-proud-of-maths-whizzes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/06\/germiston-high-proud-of-maths-whizzes\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston High proud of Maths whizzes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several Germiston High School learners tackled the challenging 2018 Mathematics Olympiad, recently.<\/p>\n<p>Sinalo Thomas, Shakira Bolelo, Ofentse Malope, Akanyang Mathsabe and Tinenyasha Sibanda represented the school in several levels of the competition.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190503\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190503\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_16996-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_16996-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_16996-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_16996-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_16996.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germiston High School teacher Given Hlalele poses with his learners Akanyang Mathsabe, Sinalo Thomas, Ofentse Malope and Shakira Bolelo as they proudly display their Gauteng Mathematics Olympiad awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But it was Grade Eight learners Sinalo and Ofentse who progressed through the district levels to the provincial competition.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/151363\/germiston-high-turns-100\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston High turns 100<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Sinalo placed second in the competition with Ofentse walking away with the top position and being named Maths Olympiad champion for the Gauteng province.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190505\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190505\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_53730-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_53730-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_53730-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_53730-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSCHOOLSMATH_53730.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germiston High School teacher Aphiwe Radebe shares a smile with learners Akanyang Mathsabe, Shakira Bolelo, Ofentse Malope and Sinalo Thomas during the stages of the Gauteng Mathematics Olympiad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teachers Aphiwe Radebe and Given Hlalele were thrilled with their learners\u2019 performances.<\/p>\n<p>They were both thanked for their hard work and dedication in ensuring that the learners were ready for the competition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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