CUT Hotel School held its first ever high school career competition on 11 August 2016. 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 A-2 size poster. Approximately 32 posters were received from five different high schools viz. Hendrik Potgieter, Jim Fouché, Louis Botha, Dr Viljoen, and Fichardtpark. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes were sponsored by Protea Hotel Willowlake, Tsogo Sun, CUT Hotel School and Bon Hotel. The price tag for the best poster was 10 000.00 for their school. Posters were loaded onto CUT Hotel School’s Facebook page where fellow learners could vote for their favourite poster. 

   

The 1^st prize went to Bianca Wessels, a grade 12 learner from Fichartpark high school who won herself R2 000.00 and an additional R10 000.00 for her school which was proudly sponsored by CUT Hotel School. 2^nd prize winner went to Marli du Preez, a grade 10 learner also from Fichartpark high school. She won herself R1 500.00 and 3^rd prize, winner, Amoré Smith, a grade 10 learner Jim Fouche high school who won herself R1 000.00. 

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1: Hotel school also took the opportunity to honour and award the 2015 top performing first-year students. From left: Angela Mabaso 3^rd place, Denise Ackerman 1^st place, and Juanita Kriel 2^nd place.

2: Ecstatic! From left, Ms Dalene Crowther, Acting Head of the Department Hospitality Management;   Ms Bianca Wessels, 2016 High school career competition winner and a Grade 12 learner from  Fichardtpark High School and her teacher, Ms Urma Myburgh, Consumer Study teacher at Fichardtpark high school. 

3: Some of the posters that entered the competition. The best-designed poster (bottom left) came from Bianca Wessels of Fichardtpark high school.