Winners of CUT Hotel career competition

From L-R: Dalene Crowther, Acting Head of the Department Hospitality Management; Bianca Wessels, 2016 High school career competition winner and Grade 12 learner from Fichardtpark High School and her teacher, Urma Myburgh, Consumer Study teacher at Fichardtpark High School.

The grade 10-12 learners from Mangaung high schools entered the competition, where they had to choose any career option within the hospitality industry and design a visual A2 size poster. Approximately 32 posters were received from five different high schools - Hendrik Potgieter, Jim Fouché, Louis Botha, Dr Viljoen, and Fichardtpark.

Prizes were sponsored by Protea Hotel Willowlake, Tsogo Sun, CUT Hotel School and Bon Hotel, with the first prize being R10,000 for the winning school. Posters were loaded onto CUT Hotel School’s Facebook page where fellow learners could vote for their favourite poster.

Some of the posters that entered the competition. Bianca Wessels winning poster - bottom left

First prize went to Bianca Wessels, a grade 12 learner from Fichartpark High School, who won herself R2,000, on top of the R10,000 for her school, sponsored by CUT Hotel School. Second prize of R1,500 went to Marli du Preez, a grade 10 learner also from Fichartpark High school; and third prize went to Amoré Smith, a grade 10 learner Jim Fouche High School, who received R1,000.