Dphs year book 2012

2012 Yearbook

Durban Preparatory High School

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CO N TE NTS Headmaster’s Report 2 Acting Principal’s Report 14 Board of Governors 1 Chairman’s Report 6 Design Technology 81 DPHS Educational Trust 16 DPHS Educational Trust Golf Day 17 DPHS Vision Inside Back Cover Final Word 128 Friends and Founders Function 17 Information Technology 82 Junior Primary HOD’s Report 26 Junior Primary Concert 79 Media Centre 83 Millennium Board and Update Back Cover Mothers’ Committee 18 Performing Arts 72 Prep Pals 71 Prize-giving Awards 9 Prize-giving Ceremony 5 Reception Unit 20 Reception Unit Concert 80 Scholarships 70 Staff News 13 Staff Photograph 12 The Victor Daitz Science Expo 84 Visual Art Report 85 Visual Art Gallery 86

ACADEMICS Grade One Contributions Grade Two Contributions Grade Three Contributions Grade Four Contributions Grade Five Contributions Grade Six Contributions Grade Seven Contributions SPORT Sport Report Representatives Athletics Cricket Cross Country Golf Hockey JP Sports Day Rugby Surfing Swimming Tennis Water Polo

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B OA R D O F GOVERNO RS Ian Bamber

Richard Neave

(Chairman)

Lesley Phipson

Michael Dick

Hank Pike

Carolyn Gilroy

Gavin Price

Dion Hatton

Craig Simpkins

Meryl Holloway

Clive Thornton

Caroline McCarthy

Denise Tsouris

Alistair Naidu

Michelle Wilson

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H E A D M AST E R’S REP O RT Extract from Headmaster’s Speech Day and Prize-Giving Address Thursday 29 November 2012 Good morning boys, parents, staff, colleagues from visiting schools and special guests.

Welcome and thank you for your attendance this morning. I hope you enjoy the proceedings.

Our first thoughts and good wishes are for the Grade 7 boys and their parents for an enjoyable and memorable Prize-Giving and valediction. As they prepare to say their farewells to each other and the school we reflect on the words of Summer of 69, sung so beautifully by Cameron “I guess nothin’ can last forever, forever, no --- and now the times are a changin’ –look at everything that’s come and gone...” 1969 was my first year of teaching. My summer at DPHS started in 1982 and has been an endlessly happy and rewarding experience. I believe the Grade 7s feel the same way about their ‘summer’ at DPHS. Too short!

I am so proud and happy to have DPHS old boy, Dave Henry on stage with us today as our guest of honour. He has been a friend and an inspirational mentor to me since my arrival at DPHS in 1982 and as Headmaster after 1988. The school has benefitted greatly from his wisdom, advice and guidance. I hope the school’s accomplishments this year and Prize-Giving will mirror Dave’s visionary outlook, unwavering passion for DPHS and uncompromising belief in educational excellence.

A simple arithmetic calculation will show that I am in Grade 30 at DPHS this year if you count my Grade 0 year in 1982 when I arrived and was learning to be a DPHS man. I have never really known what it

means to be Headmaster.

Headmaster was a title bestowed upon me in 1988. I have been surrounded by very willing Masterheads who have been far better at doing what they do than I could ever hope to be. There are Masterheads in every classroom, in the RU, JP and Senior School. There are Masterheads in the Admissions, my Personal Assistant, Art Department, Drama Department, Music Department, Media Centre and Library, Afrikaans and Zulu Departments, Science Department, Technology and Design Department, IT Department, Learning Support Department, Physical Education Department, Sports Department and Pupil Development and Bursary Department. How about all the Masterheads or specialists in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, School Shops and Catering, Administration, Communications, Maintenance,

Grounds, Cleaning? Then there are the Governing Body, Trust, Finance Committee and Mothers’ Committee Masterheads. You now understand why I have never felt like a Headmaster. I have always only felt that I was a valued member of a team of DPHS Masterheads who at any given time were in all likelihood doing more important school work than me. I was very surprised when I was kindly given the title of Executive Headmaster by Mr Pike and the School Governing Body at the end of 2011 after the DoE red carded me on my 65th birthday. I assume that this meant I was the Master Masterhead of the school!

Masterheads believe in a creative spirit, an independence of thought, self-reliance and freedom of mind where achievement and excellence is celebrated because of pride of ownership. Masterheads are thinking great ideas, working hard and doing important things for others to learn and benefit from. Masterheads have a clear understanding of the school’s values and mission, plan their roles, initiate goals, accept responsibility and undertake their own unique school journey.

Masterheads are getting things done because they are responsible and focus on plans, policy and tactical approaches.

More importantly Masterheads excel at what they do and will continue reaping the benefits of doing great things with the greater number of people because they focus on trust and the talents of the individuals in their teams. Masterheads are caring and nurturing, offer sound instructional guidance

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and support and centre their energy on leadership with others. Masterheads are experts and value experience, skill and expertise. Masterheads celebrate the success of every individual and team which releases potential and empowers the school. Masterheads are resistant to bossiness or bullying which they believe is toxic and destroys passion and commitment, prevents change and limits inspiration and contribution. Masterheads like winning and know that success is a strong motivator.

Dave Henry, Ian Bamber, Kevin Bingham, Hank Pike and all the other DPHS Masterheads, past and present staff members and parents are like a galaxy of stars, whose aura and stellar service over the years to DPHS emit the school’s life energy and radiate warmth and bright light to nurture the progress of the boys and the school. Men and women whose considerable abilities, great

aspirations, visionary beliefs, inspirational hopes and magical dreams, whilst all different, are connected by hard work and a common pride and belief in DPHS. These men and women are the proud face of the school, a distinguishing brand mark Durban Prep is renowned for all over SA and beyond these shores.

While Cameron was singing, “Ain’t no use complaining when you got a job to do” I pictured the front cover of the 2011 year book! Allow me to remind you of this stirring and inspirational cover. There is a picture of four DPHS rugby players covered in mud, ball in hand, water and grit exploding under their boots, launching a powerful attack with grim determination and total focus. There are no smiles on their faces. I watched this rugby match and there was no complaining from the players.

This is what it sometimes takes to get the job done. In 1941 when all seemed lost to the British in the early stages of the Second World War one the greatest war time leaders of the 20th century,

British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, spoke to the boys, parents and teachers at his old school Harrow.

“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in – except to convictions of honour and good sense.”

I have a long list of examples in 2012 and irrefutable evidence of DPHS boys, staff and parents never giving up in their struggle to achieve excellence in all things, big or small. My memory resonates with Churchill’s Battle cry at Harrow when I recall the countless times that the ‘never give up’ attitude at DPHS has driven the school to success like an unstoppable juggernaut every year.

The team of boys, staff and parents at DPHS are world beaters. My visit to Kings School in Auckland this year, regarded as one of the best boys primary schools on either side of the Tasman Sea,

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H E A D M AST ERS REP O RT confirmed that DPHS boys enjoy a world class curriculum, teaching and schooling. What a pity there is no category for schools at the Olympic Games. DPHS would make a considerable difference to the SA medal count! Every member of the DPHS community deserves a place on the cover of the 2012 school year book. I thank and congratulate our DoE Acting Principal, Hank Pike and the staff, Ian Bamber, Chairman of the School Governing Body and Governing Body members, Kevin Bingham, Chairman of the Educational Trust and trustees, Caroline McCarthy and members of the Mothers’ Committee for fronting up to the DPHS call this year and getting the job done with honour, conviction and distinction.

I offer my and the school’s congratulations to our prize winners today who are all very deserving of their certificate awards and prizes. In the annexure to my report there are long lists of boys who have distinguished themselves and brought honour to the school for their achievements this year. We also celebrate the success of all the special events and tours the school has enjoyed.

I thank our hard working, well-mannered, friendly and exceptionally talented Grade 7 boys for their outstanding contribution to school this year and throughout their career at DPHS. At no time during my career at DPHS have I felt more proud of a year group than the Grade 7 class of 2012. You celebrate each other’s successes with no sign of envy or jealousy, and bring out the best in each other so effortlessly and happily.

You have valiantly kept all forms of bullying away from the school and shown great compassion, understanding and enthusiastically affirmed and

encouraged the well-being of every young member of your Prep Pal families. I express the school’s deep appreciation to the parents of the Grade 7 boys for the magnitude and quality of support they have given their sons and the school. The school’s good wishes go to the Gr 7s for a happy and very enjoyable farewell dinner on Monday night. May each and every one of you walk tall and sound the school bell on the last day with pride and joy to signal the end of your epic journey and adventure at Durban Preparatory High School. You will remain forever part of the school and the school remains forever part of you!

If you, our Grade 7s, have learnt a lot at DPHS, made many friends, enjoyed the camaraderie that comes with good team work, sharing and success and are passionate about DPHS today, imagine how a boy in Gr 30 will feel when he hears you sounding the bell on your last day at DPHS and his turn is next!

May the next Masterhead of this close, committed and caring school community that is so uniquely passionate about the school and their families, enjoy the same support and encouragement I have been so blessed to receive and shape and craft the excellence and future of the boys of Durban Preparatory High School and the future of the school according to the values, beliefs, aspirations and dreams of every precious member.

May all present enjoy a safe and restful holiday and may Christmas bring peace, happiness and joy to our country and all our DPHS families.

THANK YOU Richard Neave Executive Headmaster

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P R IZ E - G IV IN G C ERE M O NY Guest Speaker’s Address David Henry – Passionate past pupil, parent, past chairman and environmentalist

Report written by Annemarie Levine

This year we welcomed David Henry as our special guest of honour to our Annual Speech Day and Prize-Giving ceremony. Mr Henry is a man of substance in every way: from his imposing physical stature to his integrity as a family man, caring member of his community, and passionate environmentalist. Mr Henry has given loyal support to Prep over many decades, serving as chairman of the Parents’ Association in 1982, and again as chairman of the Governing Body in 1992 to 1994 and then as Chairman of the DPHS Educational Trust . He is a Prep old boy, arriving in 1952 in his Grade 4 year. His father, John Henry, was also a Prep old boy, faithfully attending the Friends’ and Founders Cocktail evenings well into advanced age. Mr Henry’s sons attended Prep, and next year we will be welcoming his grandson to the Prep Reception Unit; the fourth generation of Henrys enters Prep.

Mr Henry has always been a keen sportsman, and captained the Rovers Rugby team in 1972.

It was on the rugby field where he first met Richard Neave, and the friendship and positive synergy between these two

gentlemen, working together for the good of Prep, has been an important factor in the growth and development of our school.

Mr Henry paid tribute to the enormous contribution Mr Neave has made to the school over his long term as Headmaster.

“Whether we look back on the last 25 years or the last 100, the school can be immensely proud: but the future commands our attention, technology and science have transformed our lives, however traditional values and discipline are still firmly a cornerstone of Prep as they were 60 or even 100 years ago: What is important in life is the value of integrity- to know the truth, to be honest, to know where the line is in life. To have stamina: the important goals are never going to be easy, and you need to drive yourself until you reach that winning line” Mr Henry urged the boys to discover and develop their own special skills and talents, varied as they may be. We need to strive to be the best we can be. He also reminded the boys of their important role as the future custodians of the natural environment. Mr Henry has walked in the Hawaan Forest in Umhlanga over the past 30 years. Although a limited area, (125 ha) it has an astounding variety of trees, in excess of 140 species, this compared to the 75-80 tree species which exist in the whole of Europe!

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when he stated: “I have brought a branch of a tree with me today, and I challenge you to identify it!”

The tree was the indigenous Buffalo Thorn (wag ‘n bietjie boom, Zulu name umPhafa) which was unrecognized by most of us present! This tree has an important role in Zulu culture and is planted at the burial site of the community headman.

It has medicinal uses, and is a popular nesting tree for birds.

Essentially we will protect that which we understand and know, so Mr Henry encouraged the boys to get out into the natural world and enjoy its beauty and develop their appreciation of our many plants and animals.

Mr Henry wished the Grade 7 boys every success in their High School careers, and reminded them that they would always be Prep boys, building on their foundation at this school in their future lives.

Mr Henry kindly presented each Prize winner with his award. We were honoured to have his presence at our Speech Day, and fittingly he was presented with two walking sticks as a token of the boys’ appreciation, for his walks in his beloved Hawaan forest.

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P R IZ E - G IV IN G C ERE M O NY Chairman’s Address Annual Speech Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony

Thursday 29 November 2012

Our guest of honour Dave Henry; the Executive Headmaster Richard Neave; the Acting Headmaster Hank Pike; invited Guests; members of the Governing Body; Staff; Parents; family members and boys; good morning and welcome to this year’s Speech Day and PrizeGiving.

Speech Day and Prize-Giving is always a special day in any school, and those at DPHS are always no exception. It brings closure to another year in the life of DPHS and it is an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the year. It is indeed an honour and a privilege for me to be standing here as an Old Boy and as Chairman of the Governing Body of such a fine school; a school that is over 100 years old and one that is steeped in tradition and achievement.

This Speech Day is actually about the Grade 7s. It gives us the opportunity to formally wish our Grade 7 class of 2012 a fond farewell and our best wishes for their futures. For all of you Grade 7 boys sitting here today, this is an especially special Speech Day. It is the last one you will attend as scholars at this school. As such, it is a time

for you, and your parents and family members, to reflect on your time here and to celebrate and give thanks for what has hopefully been a wonderful and rewarding career at DPHS. You have had the privilege of being educated at DPHS and this will no doubt give you an edge over others in your Grade 8 year.

We at DPHS pride ourselves on the fact that we prepare our boys for whatever High School they choose to attend, whether those schools are local or are boarding schools. You just have to look at the matric leadership roles in our leading high schools in the province over the past few years to see that many of their leadership positions are populated by DPHS boys.

There is no doubt that DPHS boys are sought after by High Schools. But with this, comes responsibility, for you will always be known as PREP boys. How you conduct yourselves at High School will always be a reflection on DPHS. You leave here to start a brand new chapter in your lives but you also leave here as ambassadors of this fine school.

On behalf of the Governing Body, I thank each and every one of you for your contributions to the School and wish you all the very best for the future.

So what makes DPHS such a successful school? The answer is simple: it is the staff and teachers of this school. During the course of the last two years, I have had occasion to meet with heads of many other primary schools around the country. It’s only after speaking to them about their structures and management teams, and

what their teams do that I realise what we have here at DPHS. We have a management team in place that is dedicated, loyal and committed. We have a management team in place that fosters independent thinking, delegated decision making, creativity and quick execution of tasks, whilst at the same time a team that gives clear and unambiguous direction to the rest of the staff. We are indeed very fortunate to have this management team in place.

However, the real success of this school must be attributed primarily to the staff and teachers of DPHS; the people who interact daily with our boys.

Who guide, mentor, cherish and nurture our boys whether it be in the creative arts, in design and technology, in the music room, in the classroom or on the sports field. We as parents and boys have plenty to be thankful for, thankful that we have this team of amazing teachers.

There is no primary school locally that I believe can boast a staff common room to match ours in terms of commitment, energy, passion, experience and skill. I attended the art evening last week and was absolutely astounded by the quality and

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P R IZ E - G IV IN G C ERE M O NY creativity of the work on display.

The guitars created by you Grade 7s are just amazing; put them away safely because one day you will want to show them to your kids.

Incredibly high standards of education continued to be produced at DPHS. The proof of this is at High School where our boys fit seamlessly into any academic curriculum and in many cases, excel. The big changes brought about by CAPS have been proactively dealt with by school management in such a way that our school has lead the way with many other schools following our model.

The creative arts, cultural activities, music and design and technology continue to grow from strength to strength. I have already mentioned the art evening but we must not forget the successes of the choir, the house plays and the Gumboot dance teams to mention a few.

Our science expo was again of an incredibly high standard.

Sport continues to be a cornerstone for DPHS and 2012 brought with it again a fine set of results blended with remarkable sportsmanship and passion. Often, a DPHS team would find itself having to punch above its weight and through the typical DPHS character of determination that is so integrally woven into our DNA, our teams would triumph.

Our sports tours continue to set us apart from any school locally and planning is already underway for the 2013 tours.

These tours are a big part in the boys’ development and by what I’ve seen over the past six years, it also forms a big part for our parents.

The Mothers’ Committee is a most important link in the DPHS chain. It is not only about

raising funds for the school, but it is also about the opportunity of meeting fellow parents and mothers. The Mothers’ Committee has had another strong year this year and together with funds collected from last year’s committee the school was able to install the brand new Astro cricket net facility that has made such an incredible difference to cricket activities. I know that funds from this year’s fundraising have already been allocated towards the creation of an adventure area for the Junior Primary boys.

This will provide a much needed

opportunity for our younger boys to build and develop body strength whilst having fun doing so. Thank you all moms who have contributed in some way, big or small, towards making 2012 another successful year.

I know that 2013 brings with it a new Mothers’ Committee executive and I wish you all the success for the year ahead.

While the parents can be thankful for the staff who serve the School, the staff too can be thankful for the parents and their support. A School such as DPHS would not survive without the incredible support of its

parents. This support is given both in time and involvement in school activities, and also financially. We have been and continue to be fortunate to have such a large body of passionate and energetic parents who provide such invaluable support to the School.

The past few years have seen economic hardships and the school and the Governing Body has been very mindful of the impact of this on our parents. We fully recognise that it is a big commitment to pay the school fees but despite the current tough economic times, the very good level of school fee collection is a testimony to the commitment of you as parents to ensuring the best for your children, through the continued well-being of the School.

Thanks must go to our Bursar and the Finance Committee for their hard work in managing and balancing our income and expenditure. Thanks must also go to the generous legion of donors who so unselfishly give time and money to the school.

Over the last 5 years alone, some R7,5 million has been donated to and raised by the Trust which has been spent on various capital projects. We are able today to enjoy all of these wonderful changes. To all of the benefactors, and to each and every old boy, parent and supporter of the school who has contributed to the School or the Trust over the past many years, we give our heartfelt thanks. The DPHS Trust plays a major role in the funding of projects at our school and it would be remiss of me not to thank the Trustees and the staff of the Trust for the excellent work and many hours they put in so that we can all benefit.

Over the five years that I

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P R IZ E - G IV IN G C ERE M O NY have been on the Governing Body in one form or another, I have been fortunate to have served with a number of exceptional parents. We as parents can be truly thankful for the strong and dedicated team of Governing Body members who have served over the years, each of whom has given of his or her time, at no cost to the school. The current Governing Body is no exception, and as Chairman, I wish to thank each of you personally for your input and support. It is incumbent upon me to give thanks to all the Governing Body chairmen that have served before me because each of them deserve recognition for DPHS holding the position that it does today.

What makes this an extra special speech day and one that each of us sitting here is privileged to attend, is the fact that this is the final speech day that Mr. Neave will be attending as the leader of this school.

Mr. Neave retired officially towards the end of 2011 but the Governing Body, suspecting that the replacement process followed by the Department of Education would take more than a year to materialise, took the decision to appoint Mr. Neave as Executive Headmaster to steer the school through this uncertain period. In hindsight, it was absolutely the right decision. I won’t talk too much about the accomplishments of Mr. Neave; I shall leave that up to Dave Henry who was the GB chairman at the time Mr. Neave was appointed. Besides, I really don’t think I need to talk about Mr. Neave and what he has meant to this school and the thousands of old boys who have passed through DPHS under his leadership. You all know.

Mr Neave, I know that for

you it has never been about the credit and the recognition, it has only ever been about ‘what is best for the boys’. Not only have you been a great leader but you have also been an inspirational educationalist. You have never lost sight of the fact that DPHS is first and foremost a place of learning. You have demanded incredibly high standards in education; you have pioneered creative arts and technology and you have consistently driven the notion of inclusivity. No matter what part a boy has in the house play, no matter what sport team he plays for, it is the

participation above all that is relevant. You have often told me that a young boy going into bat at number 7 in the U10D cricket team has just the same butterflies in his stomach as the opening bat for the first team.

There is little difference between them; they are both representing the school and they are both putting their heart and soul into their endeavours. You are an extra-ordinary person and your leadership will be missed. We should not however be sad at you vacating your leadership role, but thankful rather for all that you have brought to this

fine institution of learning called DPHS. Although Mr. Neave will no longer be involved in the management and leadership of this school going forward, the Governing Body will still retain his services in a commercial role in order to retain his immense talents and experience.

This brings me onto the future. DPHS, as a Government School, falls under the provisions of the SA Schools Act. This Act dictates that when a staff member reaches retirement age, the school has no choice but to appoint a replacement, and the headmaster position is treated no differently. The Governing Body has been incredibly proactive and has just completed a two year process preparing for this change. We have left no stone unturned in our quest to make sure that the right structures are in place and that a Headmaster who is right for this particular time is appointed to take over as headmaster of DPHS. Allow the Governors to assure you that the school will be in exceptional hands. Mr Neave himself will be the first one to acknowledge this. A chapter has closed but another will open. The new chapter will be an equally compelling read and will be full of successes and high points.

As I near the end of my speech I am reminded of what was said to last year’s Grade 7s: “what lies behind you and what lies before you is nothing compared to what lies within you”.

In closing, I wish all of you and your families a blessed and peaceful break over the Christmas period. As always, from small beginnings..

Ian Bamber Chairman: Board of Governors

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P R IZ E - G IV IN G C ERE M O NY The following awards were made at our annual Prize-Giving Ceremony on Thursday 29 November

Top Five positions in class in order of merit GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

Mrs Fletcher Yusuf Mahomed Yusuf Isaacs Muhammed Peer Kegan Cockcroft Byrne Howell

5A: Miss Laatz Cole Toerien Kade Wolhuter Tyler Grant Naail Suliman Bhavik Singh

6A: Mrs Armstrong Murray Finlay Ziyaad Simjee Cameron Hollaway Muhammad Patel Taine Buys

7A: Mr Aucamp Matthew Gerrish Muhammad Jhavary Jacob Simmons Callum Pet Bradley Robertson

Mrs Johnston Spencer Klue Chad Nandh Oliver Bamber Damon Thom Ziyaad Jasat

Mrs Huber Azhar Bana Jordan Mills Sven Paton Luke Hansen Ibrahim Vorajee

Mr Ferreira Anas Moola William Dowsett Luke Goder David Ripley-Evans Sudhakar Arran

Mr Bedford Jayden Proctor Simon Ten-Bokkel Huinink Nicholas Veale Muhammad Paruk Kieran Pather

Mrs Miloszewski Payton Elliot Kent Goedeke Joshua Taylor Shukvir Mothilall Nabeel Jeewa

Mrs Lambert James McIlwraith Joshua Bennett Cameron Ferguson Tristan Elam Muhammad Bhabha

Mr Phillips Keshan Padayachee Tyron Adendorff Luke van der Vyver Eric Hochstadter Divashan Anamalay

Mr Botha Calvin Newton Darshan Moodley Lehaz Diplall Maswazi Shabalala Samuel Jordan

Subject Prizes GRADE 4 English Joshua Taylor Afrikaans Meerten van Wyk Zulu Nqubeko Mtoba Mathematics Yusuf Mahomed Economic & Management Sciences Chad Nandh Natural Sciences Payton Elliot Social Sciences Yusuf Mahomed

GRADE 6 English Murray Finlay Afrikaans Murray Finlay Zulu Ziyaad Simjee Mathematics Murray Finlay Economic & Management Sciences Murray Finlay Natural Sciences Ziyaad Simjee Social Sciences Ziyaad Simjee

GRADE 5 English Cole Toerien Afrikaans Cole Toerien Zulu Londa Mavimbela Mathematics Naail Suliman Economic & Management Sciences Cole Toerien Natural Sciences Ahmed Jajbhay Social Sciences Kade Wolhuter

GRADE 7 English Jacob Simmons Afrikaans Matthew Gerrish Zulu Muhammad Jhavary Mathematics Matthew Gerrish Economic & Management Sciences Matthew Gerrish Natural Sciences Matthew Gerrish Social Sciences Matthew Gerrish

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The Lyn Kleynhans Trophy for the top pupil in Grade 5: Cole Toerien The Miss L Konigkramer Trophy for the top pupil in Grade 6: Murray Finlay

The Speech and Drama Festival Award: Ryan Way

The Eva Wilson Award for Art: Jacob Simmons

Technology Award: Christian Deare

The Music Award: Jayden Proctor

Paterson Cup for General Knowledge: Jacob Simmons

The Archer Cup for the Chess Champion: Nabeel Kara

Physical Education Award: Nicholas Pio

The Victor Daitz Technology Award: Ethan Backman

The first XI Cricket Trophy

for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Bradley Hope The Hockey Trophy for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Nicholas Pio

The Christopher Cubitt Memorial Rugby Trophy

for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Nicholas Kershaw The Swimming Trophy for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Jonathan Bennett The Tennis Trophy for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Nicholas Kershaw The Water Polo Trophy for Sportsmanship and Achievement: Christian Deare

The Hester Parsons Shield for House Spirit: Bullimore

The Keith Millar Trophy for House Games: Haysom

The Beanland Cup for Academic Achievement: Stubbs

Centenary Award for Courage and Determination: Ross Parsons

The Connor Bell Sports Award: Sean Gilson

The Sportsman of the Year Award: Nicholas Kershaw

The Feed the Babies Good Fellowship Trophy: Matthew Gerrish

Maurice Wilkinson Pro Meritis Shield

for Unselfish Service to School: Cameron Goodwin

Proxime Accessit: Muhammad Jhavary

Dux of the School: Matthew Gerrish

The Headmaster’s Trophy

for Outstanding Contribution to School: Maswazi Shabalala

The Haysom Trophy for the Complete Prep Boy: Nicholas Pio

A new trophy was introduced this year - The Connor Bell Sports Award In 2011 the entire Prep Community was shocked and saddened by the motor vehicle accident on 26 March which claimed the lives of Grade 2 Prep boy, Connor Bell and his mother Gillian. Connor’s father, Jason established the Connor Bell Trust. This money has been given to the DPHS Educational Trust to administer to encourage an aspiring young sportsman at DPHS. Connor was a passionate young sportsman and the award is a tribute to his commitment and passion to sport.

The award will be presented annually to a Grade 7 boy on the basis of his all-round contribution to DPHS as a sportsman, his determination and resilience as a sportsman and his overall conduct on and off the field.

The inaugural award was made by Connor’s father, Jason Bell

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TOP Awards

The Haysom Trophy for the Complete Prep Boy: Nicholas Pio

The Connor Bell Sports Award: Sean Gilson

The Headmaster’s Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to School: Maswazi Shabalala

Dux of the School: Matthew Gerrish

The Centenary Award for Courage and Determination: Ross Parsons

Proxime Accessit: Muhammad Jhavary

Maurice Wilkinson Pro Meritis Shield for Unselfish Service to School: Cameron Goodwin

The Feed the Babies Good Fellowship Trophy: Matthew Gerrish

The Sportsman of the Year Achievement: Nicholas Kershaw

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Absent: Vivienne Reed, Eleanor Sanders, Colleen Thomson, Justine Smit, Amos Ntshangase, Margaret Basterfield

Seated: Michael Dick, Michelle Wilson, Alistair Naidu, Linda Horning, Lesley Phipson, Hank Pike, Richard Neave, Grant Phipson, Carolyn Gilroy, Annette Briscoe, Annemarie Levine, Steve Aucamp

2nd Row: Nolca Lushaba, Tracey Stentiford, Denise Tsouris, Agrippa Mngomezulu, Brittany van der Vyver, Sameerah Asmal, Nicole Taylor, Karyn Bruorton, Desiree Veerasamy, Shahnaz Vawda, Angel Shezi

3rd Row: Maria Machi, Marinda Tournier, Val Cotterell, Manorgari Muthusamy, Xenia Greensill, Liz Elliott, Trish Miloszewski, Lydia Bush, Sue Dinsdale, Debbie Diana, Christine Knatten, Nomthandazo Hadebe

4th Row: Ronwyn Lambert, Melanie Fletcher, Buyi Nondaba, Janine Huber, Delene Langley, Mbongeni Zulu, Anne Smith, Meryl Holloway, Reeni Ramnath, Lyn Neave, Carol Fitchet

5th Row: Zola Mazwi, Bridget Bland, Caitlin Perkins, Lungisani Ntshangase, Sandra May, Jacqui Everitt, Jean Armstrong, Sally Perks, Samantha Oosthuis, Mathuluzi Tenza, Hlelizwe Magwaza, Glenda Marklew,

6th Row: Mary Weston, Malcolm Phillips, Heather Campbell, Bev Johnston, Ross Bedford, Elizabeth McGregor, Amber Sadler, AJ Logan, Shaun Ferreira, Isabel Edouard-Betsy, Caroline McCarthy

Back: Samantha Parry, Mthokozisi Jali, Brenda Thatcher, Gavin Goodwin, Brett Botha, Helen Laatz, Fa-eez Jaffar

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STA F F NEWS WELCOME

At the beginning of the year we welcomed: Elizabeth McGregor in Grade 1 Melanie Fletcher in Grade 4 Shaun Ferreira in Grade 6 Brittany van der Vyver as a Teacher Assistant at the Reception Unit During the course of 2012 we welcomed: Mary Weston in Grade 1 and Helen Laatz in Grade 5 Carol Fitchett as Tuckshop and Uniform Shop assistant Caroline McCarthy as Front Office Secretary Mthoko Jali as Trainee Educator

CONGRATULATIONS

to our Learning Support teacher, Amber Sadler on the happy arrival of baby Arabella Jean Sadler, who was born on Monday 23 January 2012, weighing 4.2Kg.

WELCOME BACK

to our Receptionist Sameerah Asmal who has been on accouchement leave. Thank you to Caroline McCarthy who fulfilled the role so admirably during Mrs Asmal’s absence.

Malcolm Phillips was selected to represent South Africa for Underwater Hockey in September at the European championships in Breda in Holland.

THANK YOU TO:

Cynthia Fourie – learning support locum Ronwyn Lambert -Grade 5 locum

GOODBYE and Sincere thanks to: Pravani Pullian at the end of March Linda Hill at the end of June Barbara Whitley at the end of August Camilla Buchholtz in June

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AC T IN G P R IN C IPAL’S REP O RT The year 2012 was another that attested to the fact that DPHS may be considered amongst the very best of boys’ schools, nationally and internationally.

Events close to home further substantiated this, as did the Executive Headmaster’s visit to a world-renowned boys’ school in New Zealand during his visit with his daughter’s during the latter part of the year.

And what is the essential ingredient present in the DPHS mix that allows the school to enjoy the high regard that it undoubtedly does?

The people of Durban Prep: The boys, the staff, the parents and friends of the school. All working together as a crew of a tall ship, an impressive sight as she sails the sea, her sails filled with a steady wind from behind.

This sight of a tall ship, as impressive as it may be, cannot properly communicate the measure of effort that a crew puts in to ensure that the vessel is properly prepared, at all times, to meet the myriad challenges that may present themselves during a voyage. The well-trimmed sails give small indication of the hive of activity present on, below, and between, the decks of the majestic ship as she follows her clearly-indicated course.

Only a visitor to the “good ship” DPHS will have the benefit of an insight into all that allows the school to progress so certainly, always towards its vision of “Preparing our Boys for Life”, with its course carefully plotted

using the school’s guiding principles of Integrity, Respect for Self and Respect for Others as points by which to steer her by.

The boys and the staff, at every level and working as leaders with leaders, have enabled the school to overcome the challenges of 2012. These challenges have presented themselves in many guises and forms, from small squalls to fullblown storms, and the school has been able to continue to make good progress, always more resilient, better prepared and keen for the next challenge.

And the catalyst that allows

the ‘essential ingredient’ to function as it does and to best effect? The catalyst providing the people of DPHS with the thread to bind all together as a strong team? The recipe for this successful catalyst mix lists the essential ingredients as: “The DPHS Principles of Right Living: Excellence; Fairness; Honesty; Human Dignity; Integrity; Loyalty; Perseverance; Respect; Selfdiscipline; Service and Servant Leadership”.

It is these Principles that guide all as they make their unique contribution to DPHS. Early, and more obvious, sign of the school’s readiness for 2012 was the completion of the DPHS Educational Trust and Mothers’ Committee-supported extension to the Walshaw Field, and the cricket and artificial turf practice facility.

A particularly proud moment for the school was the official opening of this wonderful facility on 17 February by President of the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union, and DPHS educator, Mr Fa-eez Jaffar.

As mentioned in this report of 2011: “It is presently envisaged, time frame dependent on available funding, that Phase 2 of the Field Extension Project will take the field extension to the Millennium Gate (Rosetta Road) entrance to school and incorporate a much needed and custom-built JP ‘adventure play’ area. The school is keen to see this phase

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AC T IN G P R IN C I PAL’S RE P O RT completed in 2013 to mark the 25th Anniversary of the 1988 founding of the DPHS Junior Primary section.”

Here again, the DPHS community showed its willingness to be counted in support of the school. A rallying call of “BBB!” had donations necessary for the extension of the retaining wall to the Millennium Gates come streaming in! The number of colourful hard hats seen bobbing around the school caused many a visitor to be enlightened as to vision and initiative, the spirit, the sense of purpose and commitment evident in all that the school and its community undertakes and sees to a satisfying conclusion.

For the record, the 2011 also reported: “Phase 3 of the Field Extension Project will involve extensive work on the northern and eastern boundaries of the lower Smith Field, adding significant field and playing area to the school property. It is hoped that this later phase will be complimented by the efforts of the Trust in their purchase, and resultant closure and development, of the lane between Ninth and Tenth Avenues.”

Latest news is that the Trust is well advanced in its negotiations with the relevant authorities in order to bring the plan of the lane purchase to fruition. Watch the space!

In the classrooms, a most favourable learning and teaching environment was experienced by those returning in 2012. With all teaching spaces being fitted with air conditioners during the 2011/2012 holiday break, many positive reports were received regarding the improved quality of learning and teaching that was evident during the early

humid months of the year.

The responsible use of this equipment is now the norm, only being applied when necessary to ensure the comfort of each indoor learning environment.

A low cloud on the horizon since September 2011 was the Department of Education’s apparent tardiness in assisting with the speedy conclusion to the process of the appointment of a successor to Executive Headmaster, Richard Neave.

The School Governing Body’s preparations for just such an eventuality proved most prudent. The year closed with the announcement still pending and the new year should provide closure on the matter. It is to the credit of all members of our school community that this situation was never allowed to distract the school from its calling to attend to the needs of our boys.

This calling is so well supported by all showing leadership and offering positive example at every level of school

life. Evidence of these wonderful attributes will become increasingly obvious as one peruses the content of the 2012 Yearbook.

Further evidence of the creative and effective manner in which the school is able to meet challenges, due to the unwavering support of its parent body, was the discussion accompanying the introduction of elements of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) in 2013. Mention of the introduction of CAPS is also covered in various other reports carried in this Yearbook. The adoption of a school proposal to manage the issue of the choice of First Additional Language (FAL) for boys in Grades Three to Seven was well received by parents. The positive initiative to introduce a parallel course, offering a choice of either isiZulu or Afrikaans to the boys, could only be considered after receiving support from parents in attendance at the annual Special General Meeting of Parents in September.

Looking back on the year gone by, with reference to various methods of record, evidence of the school’s achievements could take up much more space than the Yearbook record will allow.

This unwavering and obvious support of the informed parent body, and friends of the school, for the boys and the staff allows the school to continue to forge ahead. This support is the envy of many of our visiting, and visited, schools!

Congratulations, and grateful thanks, to all who man the decks of the “tall ship” DPHS as the voyage continues.

Hank Pike Acting Principal

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D P H S E D U C AtioNal trust 2012 Note from Chairman dedicated staff.

The Trust is currently busy with the closure of the lane between the pre-school and the sports field. Over and above the pledges of many Prep families, we thank Mr Howard Buttery and Mr Pat Goss for their on-going generous support.

The efficient functioning of the DPHS Educational Trust and its annual events would not be possible without the immense efforts of the Mothers’ Committee. Jenny Gilson and her team ran a seamless golf day and we sincerely thank our loyal sponsors and special thanks to our title sponsor PhotoNote. The Trustees especially thank Liz Elliott for her on-going dedication to the management of the Trust.

I also take this opportunity to thank my fellow trustees for their unselfish dedication to our school.

Kevin Bingham

Another year has passed and again we can proudly look back on another year of success for DPHS. Our boys continue to make their mark in the school and beyond, and I often meet parents who are visibly excited about the experiences their boys receive at Prep.

However, what has struck me even more in this past year is the support that Prep receives from a number of people outside of the school. These are often past parents wishing to give back time and effort in gratitude, or in some cases, generous benefactors.

The striving for greatness at Prep does not ‘just happen’. It has been achieved by the dedication of generations of likeminded people; a strong leadership with vision; and a Trustees 2012 Kevin Bingham Chairman Ian Bamber Mike Nichol Andrew Parsons Ron Tamboer Clive Thornton Richard Vine Colin Woodcock

The Trust, a separate statutory legal body to the school, was formed in 1985 and continues to raise funds through pledges, donations and various fundraising activities. It currently owns five properties in close proximity to the school, including the Reception Unit and Preppy’s Place Aftercare Centre. In 2010 three sections of the annexure to Lothian Court were purchased and the School’s Music Centre is now accommodated in one of these.

The School and Trust have developed a strong bond over the years, and the latter plays an integral part in the development of the school, through: • Facilitating and providing physical amenities to enable the school to broaden its curriculum; • Providing more educational spaces to grow the School; • Assisting with staff development and fulfilling a social responsibility of offering bursaries, scholarships and financial assistance to those less fortunate families.

Class of 2002 at the coctail party

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D P H S E D U C AtioNal trust PhotoNote Golf Day Friday 17 August The annual golf day was held at Royal Durban and we were pleased to once again welcome PhotoNote as the title sponsor for the second year in a row.

Thank you to Phillip Kershaw, Managing Member, and Kevin Phillips, General Manager, for their contribution in this partnership. The golf day was well planned and executed thanks to Golf Day convenor, Jenny Gilson. Her passion, hard work and drive ensured this Trust fundraising event to be successful with the large field of golfers enjoying an outstanding organized day of golf.

Malcolm Stephens (Old Boy – 1977) was the Master of Ceremonies and he ensured a successful prize-giving after the excellent meal. The generous donation of prizes allowed many four balls to leave with prizes. Without a convenor and her team of helpers, an event such as this would not be possible.

Sincere thanks, appreciation and congratulations to everyone involved.

Friends’ and Founders’ Thursday 23 August This is always a special occasion in the school year and the flagraising ceremony in the morning was well attended by old boys and friends of the school. Granddaughters of Headmasters Stubbs and Bullimore were special guests at the ceremony and at the JP Sports Day thereafter.

This year the cocktail party was held on Thursday evening after the Senior Primary Athletics in the afternoon. As always it was pleasing to see friends and old boys at the function. It was especially pleasing to see so many Old Boys from the class of 2002 for their 10 year reunion. Thanks, as always, to the DPHS Mothers Committee for the superb catering and organization of the evening.

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M OT H E R S ’ CO M M ITTEE

As I pause for reflection on the past year I am struck by two things: the wonderful commitment from both parents and staff in improving the school experience of our boys for both today and those years to come and just how busy Prep really is.

2012 has proven to be a marvellous year for the DPHS Mothers’ Committee in all spheres. We started the year with a bang and launched into the New Parents cocktail party, ably catered by Belinda Boast. This always provides a wonderful opportunity for new parents to meet staff and get to know each other early in the year. We also held our first ever Wine Tasting evening in the Maurice Wilkinson Hall. The event was well attended and we hope to build on this success in the coming years. Money raised from this event went towards the upgrading of the sound in the hall.

The Second Term started with our Ladies Evening Function. Again we enjoyed entertainment by Mary Steward

who had us in stitches at her skits on womanhood. This year we requested that in some small way our mothers give back to the community in the form of donations to the Jes Foord Foundation handbag project.

Well, our mums were generous beyond our expectations and we managed to collect over 70 filled bags! These were received with huge gratitude by Jes and her team when Jo Taylor and I made the trip up the hill to Hillcrest to deliver them.

As the Rugby Festival swung into view, so did the preparations for the hugely popular Café Prep and once again the parents and boys lapped up the delicious fare on sale. This fundraiser proves a huge success year upon year.

The boys also delight in the opportunity to spend time with their friends and parents over a delicious snack or meal. Janine Bamber and her dedicated team, aided by a large group of mums, once again pulled off a fantastic event and are to be congratulated.

The Third Term saw the arrival of the PhotoNote DPHS Trust Golf Day very successfully convened by Jenny Gilson, whose tireless patience and organisational skills saw to the smooth running of this annual event. Well done Jen, another feather in your cap!

This was shortly followed by the Camp Out, an event that the boys absolutely adore for its opportunities to create mischief and stay up all night!

For all its potential logistical

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M OT H E R S ’ CO M M ITTEE pitfalls it was a marvellous event and very well supported with no casualties other than a few exhausted dads...Special thanks to the fearless Alistair McCloud who cooked near on 500 boerie rolls! The funds raised went a long way to meeting our target for the year.

Our final event as the Mothers Committee for 2012 was the staging of the end of year function for parents. This took the form of a dinner at the Gateway Hotel with the inimitable Mary Steward once again entertaining us all with her show ‘Men’s Room’ Many thanks to DJ Donjeany for once again providing the beats.

As the year drew to a close I could also reflect on the many teas provided and supervised

by Sue Matthysen and her group of mums as well as the endless laughs and cups of coffee, the planning and the long hours

on our feet as well as our end of year dinner which ended in gales of hysterical laughter as 27 girls all tried to speak at the same time. What a lovely bunch!

We raised a healthy sum to put towards the building of our Junior Primary Adventure Play Area, a project very close to the Mothers’ Committee hearts.

We are most grateful for all the wonderful support from parents received at all these fundraisers.

As I hand over the reins to the capable hands of Moira Campbell I know I shall miss every minute of it. My very special thanks to my executive team, Dawn von Blerk, Belinda Boast and Janine Bamber who supported me throughout the year. A special welcome too, to the new executive for 2013, I hope you have as positive an experience as I experienced.

Caroline McCarthy DPHS Mothers’ Committee Chairlady

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R E C E P T IO N U NIT

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BLUE GROUP Staff: Ms J Smit, Mrs L Phipson Back Row: D Akoob, M Laggar, J Foster, Z Joosab, A Osman, K Dlamini, K Chetty 2nd Row: K Bunyan, Y Dhai, D Sweeney, S Hind, B Kruger, L Rupnarain, L Stokes, J Naidoo, M Ropertz Front Row: A Mandapati, J Horn, T Knûtsen-Smith, S Nyathi with ‘Mr Bo’ (class mascot), J Pearson, M Grizzo, N Jackson Absent: A Seedat, M van Straten The DPHS Reception Unit first opened its doors 17 years ago, to a group of 26 pupils. We now have 75 enthusiastic and energetic little boys, taught under the professional guidance of three fully qualified Foundation Phase Teachers and each group has their own teacher assistant. Our programme is designed to incorporate a healthy balance between informal exploratory play experiences, fun and carefully planned teacherdirected lessons. The pupils are encouraged to develop their independence, self-confidence and problem solving skills in a nurturing environment, where a genuine concern for others is expected and a love of learning

is instilled. The School Readiness and Literacy Programmes (including Letterland and Thrass), together with our fortnightly themes, outline the basis from which most learning opportunities arise. A brief introduction to isiZulu lessons is also offered at this level. The wide variety of activities offered form an integral component of our Grade R Programme

and school outings and presentations form a meaningful extension to these experiences. This year they included: a trip to Durban Central Fire Station; a dental hygiene talk by Dr DarbyWade; a visit from the ‘Laughing Policeman’; an ‘Interesting Creatures’ presentation which included a scorpion, a tarantula and a python; baby bathing demonstrations by several willing Moms; a Puppet World show entitled ‘Olympics 2012’; a presentation by ‘Hooked on Books’; ‘The Land of Green Ginger’ story dramatization

by Ian and Trevor from Acting About; an outing to Windermere Shopping Centre where the boys were warmly welcomed by the tenants and were delighted

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GREEN GROUP Staff: Mrs L Phipson, Mrs V Cotterell, Ms N Taylor Back Row: J Dunkley, J Aitken, S Perumal, I Bana, T Smith, S Myolwa, S Naidu, A Gora 2nd Row: N Dlamini, J Jansen, Z Jeewa, L Mkhize, D Neill, D Goodway, O Hlongwa, G McCarthy, J Padayachee, U Mohamed Sayeed Front Row: J Hughes, L Maritz, M Argue, Y Moosa with ‘Hearty’ (class mascot), L van Kan, L Robinson, J Southwood with their ‘goodie bag’ of treats that they each received; ‘Singa-littleChristmas’ presented

by Sandy Bigara and a ‘Survivor’ activity morning hosted by the Grade R teachers.

Our annual end of year concert, ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ was a wonderful culmination of many weeks of hard work.

Much to the delight of their teachers, our enthusiastic cast of pirates, island folk, sailors, deck hands, fishermen and a host of delightful sea creatures, performed with great confidence to a very supportive audience. Grateful thanks to Sally Perks, Caitlin Perkins and Alistair Naidu who assisted with

the success of this event.

Integration with the Main Campus is an integral part of our programme. Each group attends weekly music, computer and drama lessons, with the DPHS Specialist Teachers.

They also visited Café Prep; attended Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day and Grandparents’ Day

dress rehearsals for assemblies; shopped at the Prep Tuckshop; sampled the eats at the Grade 4 ‘Countries and Cultures Day’; shopped for bargains at the Grade 6 ‘Market Day’; attended the Grade 3 Concert dress rehearsal; joined in the Sharks’ supporters photo and participated in all the House Dress Days.

Parental involvement is essential at this level and we are most grateful to all the Moms and Dads who gave of their time when help was needed. At the start of the year our parents attended an Information Evening which outlined the aims and expectations for the Grade R year. Later that term they were invited to a School Readiness

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R E C E P T IO N U NIT Evening with talks by Ingrid Kuhn (Occupational Therapist) and Heidi Allan (Audiologist and Speech and Language Therapist). In the second term they joined us for an Art Activity Evening, where all parents were asked to make something for their sons using the creative and/or anti-waste materials provided. The Reception Unit Family Fun Day kicked off early with mini-soccer games, followed by a variety of game stalls and ended off with a few fun events for the boys and their parents. The great atmosphere created by our ‘Mistress of Ceremonies’/DJ, together with the very efficiently run stalls and well stocked Tea Garden were a recipe for success, ensuring that each of our boys left the event

with a host of special memories of the day’s events. The school year would not be complete without a visit from PREP’s very special Father Christmas.

He arrived amidst great excitement and kept the boys intrigued with his fascinating stories and

explanations to the many questions asked by members of his most curious fan club!

Other sporting activities that took place during the year included: a Sponsored Winter Walk with Gordon Road Girls’ School; participation in a relay race in the Junior Primary Sports’ Day; weekly swimming lessons with our DPHS coaches, during the first and fourth terms, at the DPHS Jubilee Pool in Gordon Road and weekly balls skills sessions facilitated by the GARVZ coaches, using the Main Campus fields, in the second and third terms.

Additional activities which helped to further enrich our programme were: eye screening

by Leanne Fenwick; hearing screening by Heidi Allan & Associates and our weekly puzzle library. Our sincere thanks to Jenny Bunyan and her team of hard working Moms for the efficient manner in which they ran the weekly puzzle library for the boys.

Our class mascots Hearty, Carebear and Mr Bo continue

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RED GROUP Staff: Mrs L Phipson, Mrs K Bruorton, Ms B van der Vyver 3rd Row: L O’Brien, D Butler, D Wensley-Hill, J Kitto, Z Jaftha, A Sitharam, C Kruger 2nd Row: L Nel, O Fumba, C Strudwick, L Davidson, L Iyaloo, M Hammond, Y Arjoon, J Snyman Front Row: H Maganlal, S Rampiari, S Phewa, M Fayers with ‘Carebear’ (class mascot), M Masuka, N Naidoo, B Woolf, M Cassim Absent: X Saraiva to provide motivation, affirmation and comfort to the daily recipients in each group. The Bread Tags initiative which was introduced in 2011 continued into 2012, with great support from the greater DPHS community. Having collected in excess of 70 kgs of tags, we will continue to drive this project as our ‘Campaign of Kindness’ for 2013. Our goal is to reach 250 kgs of tags!

Special projects this year included an extension to the Astro, which converted a previously dusty space into a useful and much sought after play area. 2012 also saw the completion of a much needed and long awaited outdoor shower and toilet facility for our

most appreciative security and garden staff.

The DPHS Reception Unit Staff are a unique combination of special people who strive to encourage, inspire and guide the boys during their school morning. Val Cotterell, Karyn Bruorton, Justine Smit, Bridget Bland, Nicole Taylor, Brittany van der Vyver and Nolca Lushaba are a wonderful team of ladies who approach each new

day with enthusiasm.

Grateful thanks are also extended to our loyal, friendly and hardworking security guard, Nicholas Biyela and gardener, Mr Mfeka, who are both a very special part of our school.

The end of the year with ‘our’ Reception Unit boys approaches all too soon but we will follow their continued progress and future achievements at ‘Big School’ with great pride! With the following quote in mind, we wish them all an easy and happy transition into Grade One. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats Les Phipson Head Teacher

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J U N IO R P R IM ARY RE P O RT The Olympics 2012 was an inspirational event which not only provided much excitement but also clearly demonstrated its core values of friendship, equality, respect, inspiration, determination, courage and excellence. Looking back over another successful year it is easy to find many examples of how the boys have shown each of these values both in their response to the extensive, stimulating programme as well as in their interaction with their peers, staff and the wider community. The pages which follow this report illustrate this by giving a glimpse into the life of each grade. While the

themes, learning experiences and achievements vary there is clearly a positive response and vibrancy common to all.

A wonderful example of commendable values in action was the manner in which each grade embraced the Campaign of Kindness project. The purpose of this is to encourage the boys to think beyond themselves and to be personally involved in giving something back to the community. The Grade Ones adopted ‘The Menagerie’, collecting over 1000 tins and bags of animal food as well as blankets and containers.

When the members of ‘The Menagerie’ visited they brought

a variety of animals which the boys were able to touch and the donations were received with much appreciation. The Grade Twos chose to organize a cake sale to raise funds for the Reach for a Dream’s Bear Project. The boys made posters and flyers to advertise this event and the mothers provided delicious eats to sell. Cake was donated to the Thokozani Educare Centre and the Thembela Retirement Home, providing a welcome treat for young and old. A total of R5 234 was raised and when Anna Rubycz from the Foundation came to Prep to gratefully receive the cheque she was able to tell the boys

that this amount would buy 53 bears to bring some joy and comfort to hospitalized children.

The Grade Threes traditionally present the JP Concert and the first performance is dedicated to Grandparents and Senior Citizens from Residences in the area. These special visitors were offered transport to and from school, treated to an outstanding concert, given a gift of chocolate and served a delicious tea. Their appreciation of the performance as well as the generosity of the Prep community was clear and reinforced by the fact that many of them consider this to be an

annual highlight.

The JP programme has always been interactive, relevant and stimulating with productions and excursions linked to the grade themes and Life Skills lessons to reinforce and enrich the boys’ learning experiences.

There were several additional initiatives this year which added further value to this solid foundation. The installation of air conditioners was an initiative much appreciated by both boys and staff from the first day of school. While the Reception Unit and new boys’ adjustment to wearing the full Prep uniform in the hot summer months is

always eased by the pride they feel in it, there is no doubt that the cooler classrooms eased this transition further and generally increased all the boys’ feeling of wellbeing as well as improved levels of concentration and productivity. The Grade Three classes also had mimio boards installed and the teachers have used their initial training to begin creating resources which will further enhance the interactivity and educational value of lessons.

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements, referred to as CAPS, were introduced into the Foundation

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J U N IO R P R IM ARY RE P O RT Phase by the Education Department. Each time a new policy has been developed over the past years we have used the opportunity to review our programme, with the two-fold benefit of enjoying confirmation that the learning experiences offered to the Prep boys are extremely sound while at the same time supplementing certain elements to enhance the existing programme.

The primary purpose in the development of CAPS was to improve implementation rather than bring about major content change. The most noticeable adjustments have been in structure and assessment

procedure. The Learning Areas have now reverted to being referred to as subjects and the four subjects in this phase are English: Home Language, Mathematics, Like Skills and First Additional Language.

The latter led to the important decision being made at DPHS that it is essential that the boys are offered a choice of Afrikaans or isiZulu. This year all the boys were introduced to Afrikaans as the official First Additional Language while also enjoying weekly Conversational isiZulu lessons. Next year will see this continue for the Grade One and Two boys but the Grade Three boys will learn just the one

Additional Language of their personal choice. The assessment rating scale is another aspect which was adjusted and this seven point scale is reflected on the revised report forms which, together with detailed teacher comments, give the parents a valuable insight into their son’s progress, achievements and approach to his school life.

The staff enjoyed a variety of opportunities to further develop their insights and to remain updated with the latest developments in education.

These included attendance of the IBSC Regional Conference entitled ‘Reaching Boys, Teaching boys’, a workshop

on the Teaching of Reading, a demonstration on Creative Writing teaching techniques, a Derek Jackson presentation entitled ‘ How to deal with trauma and changes in a child’s life’ and workshops covering Assessment, Recording, Reporting and Problem Solving.

The willingness of the teachers to invest their time in this way is most appreciated and there is no doubt that the boys enjoy the benefits. This year we were pleased to welcome onto the JP team Grade One teacher Liz McGregor, Grade Two teacher Mary Weston and Nomthandazo Hadebe who has assisted across

the grades and embraced the teaching of Conversational isiZulu. We were sad to say goodbye to Camilla Buchholtz who was a committed, caring and popular teacher and colleague but she left with our good wishes for her future and our appreciation for her positive impact on the JP Department.

While the significance of preparing for and starting a race well were reinforced during the Olympics there is no doubt that an overriding lesson was the importance of finishing that race well. The JP boys of 2012 have shown that they have done just that, rewarding themselves

with a sense of satisfaction for a year of giving of their best and ensuring that a strong foundation is in place for the future. The mentorship they received from the dedicated and passionate staff and the support and encouragement of their parents were crucial and this ‘support team’ is acknowledged with sincere appreciation.

There is no doubt that the JP boys all have the spirit of true champions!

Carolyn Gilroy Junior Primary HOD

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G R A D E O NE

THE FL AG FARM I had the best time yesterday.

I had an excursion. I even fed a chick. It was so cute. Then I went to see a python. It was pretty scary. I fed a rabbit too.

Ben Aylward Yesterday I went on the bus to the animal farm. It was the best time and I got to milk a cow.

Matthew Hayes I saw a chick and all the hens chased me everywhere.

Rourke Prange

I fed the horse and it sucked my finger. That horse I tell you!

James Kitto Yesterday I went on a bus. It was brilliant. When we got there it was amazing. I saw piglets.

Reece Truter I tried to feed the sheep but it wouldn’t eat the food.

Jua van Wyk A calf stood on my toe and a duck bit my shoe then my shoe came off. The rabbits were so

cute I wanted to buy one. One of the sheep bucked me!

Charlie Good I saw a horse and I fed it then I milked a cow. You have to wash your hands then you have to squeeze its udders and pull its udders and then the milk comes out and then you drink it.

Benjamin Pretorius I rode a pony. Then I fed the animals. It was fun.

Nicholas Hamilton

What did the hen say when ducklings hatched from her eggs?

Oh dear me, now I will have to learn to go kwak.

Jehiel Timothy Go and find your mom.

Uzair Asmal This doesn’t happen every day- this is strange. Cluck cluck cluck!

Kyle Setzkorn

HOW DO YOU MILK A COW? You get a bucket and you squeeze

the udder. You bring it to the factory and they have boxes. They put in the boxes. Declan Dreyer Look at the udder. Then you pull the milk out. Finished. Naeem Motala Right you must clean your hands but first you must tie the legs together. Jude Sjouerman First you must let the cow rest for 5 minutes and then you can milk the cow and you must squeeze slowly.

Johar Jadwat

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G R A D E O NE INTERHOUSE GALA On Thursday I jumped out of bed and got my bag and went to school. When it was time to go to the gala it was raining but we still had the gala. I came third out of ten boys. My Gran was there and she was very impressed. It was fun. James Burns This was an exciting day. The weather was terrible . It was freezing cold at the gala. I was waiting to swim and I was thirsty.

The teacher gave us juice. I was next. I was so nervous, I swam with AJ and I came first. Ayola Ngwane

THE OLYMPIC GAMES PUPPET SHOW On Monday we went to the Olympics. My favourite part of the puppet show was the horse riding. Also my other part is when we were marching with the flags. Ayola Ngwane On Monday it was the puppet show. It was about the Olympics. My favourite part was the boxing. I wish South Africa will win. I wish that I was in London. Yaaseen Mahomed

My favourite house play

I enjoyed the Bullimore house play because of the Kung Fu. Plus one guy did the splits. The sensai’s beard was funny. Jedd Poovan I enjoyed Stubbs because I liked it when the person was farting in the tent. I liked it when the zoombies scared them. Jack Hampson

SPORTS DAYS On Thursday I ran as fast as I could and then I came 5th and I felt very happy. Storm Gilchrist I am in Stubbs. In my race I ran the shuttle relay. I ran as fast as I could over 60m. Everybody cheered. Reece Truter I went to Sports Day. I had so much fun. I was a bit disappointed because I did not get to go on the podium but I tried my best and I did have a good time. Ben Aylward On Thursday I ran in the 100m race and Evans won again.

That’s how good we are.

James Kitto On Thursday it was Sports Day. My favourite thing was when I ran the baton relay. Bullimore won. I also ran the 100m. I stood on the podium. Wade Veitch

DECEMBER HOLIDAYS On the 25th December is Christmas. I want a gear bike because my friend is smaller than me and she has a bigger bike than me. I’m so excited because it’s 23 more days until Christmas. Luke Tombleson I love Christmas, it is the best day of my life. It is not about the presents, it is about love. I am going to play with my mom and dad and Sam and with my toys. It is going to be fun. Ben Chester

FATHERS DAY ASSEMBLY My favourite part was the poem. My mom and dad were happy with me. My mom and dad were crying during the assembly. Jedd Poovan

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Dad is my hero

NEWS TIME

Because when my family runs out of money my dad goes to work.

Jamie King

On Saturday I went to golf and I hit it so high and then we went to hire a movie. It was called Transformers and we also bought ice-cream. Then we went to the beach and I saw this big shell. My brother wanted to play soccer with my ball. I scored 20 goals and my brother scored 24 goals. I had a fun weekend.

Joshua Chetty

Because when I am sick my dad makes me better.

Matthew van Dongen Because he teaches me things that I don’t know- like when I don’t know how to vacuum.Abhay Nunan GRANDPARENTS I like my Grandpa because he plays tricks on me and they are funny.

Wade Veitch

On Friday my brother and I played soccer together and I won by 1 point. Then we had a penalty shoot-out. On Sunday night I went to Virgin Active to swim with my dad. I beat him in a race. My dad is going to India for a week. I’m going to East London for the week that my Mom and Dad are going to India.

Jedd Poovan On Sunday it was my birthday party. I had lots of fun, we rolled in the mud and we jumped over logs at boot camp. For my birthday I got a remote control ship and a remote control formula one car. I went to the shops also but I really enjoyed my party. Yusuf Thandar I took my mom to the beach to boogie board with me. My mom was holding the hamster and she dropped it and my dog caught it and gave it to me.

Benjamin Ribbink On the weekend I went surfing with my dad at Ushaka. I caught a very good wave. I enjoyed it. I went to watch the Sharks rugby.

I saw Miss Mcgregor. In the morning my dad and Jordy and me went for a ride on the beach front. We rode 6kms. It was fun.

Cody Downham

My Gran always tickles me when I go to her house. She always gives me biscuits and I always say thank you. Matthew Hayes My favourite meal is soup. My Granny makes it. It has lots of things in it. I have it at dinner time.

My Granny should be in the Granny Masterchef. Chad Croshaw Everytime I go to my Gran’s house I help do the dishes. My Grandpa that is in heaven watches over us.

Rourke Prange MY WORST FOOD Is fish and beetroot because fish tastes like cat and dog food. The beetroot is soggy and butternut is like sand but not crunchy. Sebastian van der Werff Is mushrooms because to me they taste bitter. I also hate avo because it is so slimy and I also hate cabbage, it is like a leaf. Matthew Stewart MY FAVOURITE FOOD Is sushi because you eat it with chop sticks. You also dip it in wasabi and that is burny. It’s popular in Japan. My favourite dessert is waffles with icecream on top and syrup. Luca Coetzer Is macaroni and cheese. My gran makes it very tasty. You use cheese and pasta.

My favourite pudding is apple cake. It tastes wonderful. Cody Downham

I was so excited and I had my own special part to say and it was fun. James Burns

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ADVICE FOR THE NEW GRADE ONES Always have a smile on your face. Don’t forget your library book. Don’t copy other people’s work. Always listen on the carpet.

Luke Tombleson

You must listen to your teacher ok! Make her happy. Your favourite things might be art. Good Luck! James Kitto Mrs Everitt loves to read nice sentences. Don’t talk when she is talking. Tumiso Nkosi

Be responsible for your stuff at school and not to be a bully at school. Enjoy your day and make friends every day. Try hard in everything you do and have good manners. Matthew Schuil

I hope you will have good year, just remember it won’t be easy. Don’t get into trouble with Mrs Everitt and don’t fight and write neatly and never litter and never ever bully. Ben Aylward

Please don’t be scared! Don’t worry because you can always talk except for work time. The teacher will always take care of you. Always put your hand up. Yaaseen Mahomed

Mrs Everitt gets grumpy so try not to get into trouble, but if you write neatly you won’t get into trouble so just try! Storm Gilchrist

You must listen to your teacher and do good work. I hope you have good time at learning to read. Joshua Stander

You must always listen to your teacher and be a sensible boy. Rourke Prange Mrs Everitt is a very nice teacher but there are some rules. You cannot be a chatterbox and you cannot rush your work and you cannot push in the line because she will get very cross. I loved playing at lunchtimes. Matthew Hayes

Do not hurt people and respect the teacher and listen to the teacher’s instructions and do not be rude. Sebastian van der Werff You must listen to your teacher and you must concentrate. Don’t back chat the teacher. You must concentrate and play gently at break.

Dylan Bush

Mrs Everitt is very strict about paper on the floor. It won’t be easy, so enjoy Grade R while you can. Mrs Everitt hates running and shouting and many other things. Rhys Jackson

You must not fight with other boys. You must listen to your teacher. You must always do your work but never copy other boys work.

Chahile Singh

I hope you be good and have a nice time, it goes fast. I hope you are kind and you listen.

Michael Thornton

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Back: A Nzuza, J Roestorff, U Vanker, S Gilchrist, N Chetty, K Bhagat, J Francke 2nd Row: T Nkosi, M Hayes, C McDonald, B Ribbink, D Hislop, J Kitto, W Veitch, Mrs J Everitt Seated: A Arro, R Prange, E Hansa, R Jackson, C Croshaw, B Aylward, M Ally Absent: R Truter

Back: Z Howell, J Timothy, D Macleod-Henderson, M Thornton, C Everitt, J Jadwat, L Freitag 2nd Row: J Sjouerman, J van Wyk, C Hunter, D Pohl, M Hassam, M King, J Piper, Mrs X Greensill Seated: A Manilall, A Mthethwa, N Motala, C Good, H Millard, C Kruger, U Asmal This page was sponsored by Abhay Nunan

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Back: M Jeewa, S van der Werff, L Rowe, C Singh, J Stander, S McKay, B Pretorius 2nd Row: A Nunan, N Prakaschandra, K Koloko, C Gabriel, H Mahomed, K Setzkorn, J Khumalo, Ms D Langley Seated: M van Dongen, D Bush, J King, J Bunyan, M Haygarth, I Ismail, J Power

Back: L Coetzer, D van Rooyen, J Hampson, J Chetty, M Schuil, J Burns, B Chester 2nd Row: L Williams, C Downham, A Limalia, J Savic, A Ngwane, J Poovan, N Hamilton, Miss E McGregor Seated: Y Mahomed, T Gould, M Bacus, E Pretorius, D Dreyer, L Tombleson, Y Thandar Absent: J Chinner This page was sponsored by James Bentley

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OutingS

Pinetown Gymnastics Club This excursion was the best in the world. We did a fun obstacle course.

It was such fun when we did the swing. We had to land on an island. If you missed the island you would land in the sponges. After that we had our own lunch. Then we went on the bus and went back to school.

Samuel Berchowitz

Mitchell Park

On Wednesday I went to Mitchell Park. We saw lots of birds and a lot of other animals. I liked the meerkats best because they stood on their hind legs and their front legs were curled like little hands. After that we had lunch and then went back to school.

Joshua Maskell We had to walk to Mitchell Park. I saw a 100 year old tortoise and a joey. I also saw meerkats, parrots and monkeys. There was a tunnel of darkness with snakes. After that I had a yummy lunch.

Matthew Bott

Savage Jungle First we went on a bus. It was fun. When we got there we drew a map. After that it was our turn to have lunch.

Then it was our turn for the maze. I said hooray its our turn. We all ran to the maze.

We saw an alien in there.

Don’t worry it wasn’t a real alien. Rourke Symons

My year in Grade 2 I have enjoyed Grade 2 because every time I have had the oopsy daisies my teacher has helped me through it. I have also learnt lots of maths and phonics.

Shaun Matthysen I have enjoyed Grade 2 because I have learnt a lot of things such as the tiger and rhino are endangered animals. I am now learning about animal folk tales. I am having a great time. Mohamed Kajee

My favourite part of the Savage Jungle was the zip line. I went so fast I nearly fell off. We went on an obstacle course and went through a maze. Then we jumped on the trampoline 5 times. Thomas Erskine This page was sponsored by Windermere Veterinary Clinic

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G R A D E TWO How the porcupine got its quills Long, long ago porcupine had no quills. One day porcupine saw monkey swinging on a branch of a thorn tree. Porcupine wanted to be like monkey. Luckily for him the wind was blowing hard and a branch fell off and landed onto the trunk of the thorn tree. It was facing up and that meant that porcupine could walk up the branch and so he did. Now porcupine was balancing on a branch. He lost balance and fell off the branch. As soon as he hit the ground the wind blew hard again and blew a big thorn branch onto him. The thorns stung porcupine for a while. Then he decided he liked the thorns in him and he named the thorns in him quills. Matthew Bott Long, long ago porcupine had no quills. Once he was walking along.

He suddenly shot up. ‘Whoa’ he said, getting caught in a trap. He shouted ‘HELP!’ He was quietened by a fairy. ‘What do you wish for?’ she asked. ‘To get out of this trap!’ he screamed. THUD! And he was out. ‘Now what do you wish for?’ she asked. ‘For protection’ he said. So she put him to sleep and started working on it. The next day porcupine woke up. He saw sharp spikes all over him. ‘Fairy!’ he roared. But she was nowhere to be seen. Up to this day he still has quills. Shravan Ramdhani

How the leopard got his spots Long ago leopard had no spots. One day he was out walking with his best friend. He saw a baboon and decided to chase him into the forest which had a very big beehive. He ran straight into the beehive. The bees very cross. They stung him and from that day the marks have stayed on him. Jake Goder Long ago leopard had no spots. He was out walking.

There was a man who was painting his safari car.

Leopard walked up to him and frightened him. The man spilled the paint. The paint splashed onto the leopard. The leopard ran away and the paint dried and that’s how he got his spots. Anirudh Bansal

One day I would love to...

be a hero so that nobody will get burgled. Kiralin Moodley be the president of South Africa and I will make sure that everyone will have a house. Samuel Berchowitz be a Springbok and Sharks rugby player like Patrick Lambie because it is my dream. Sbo Mjoli

With my wand I...

would make the world a better place for everyone and give the poor homes and make sure they all have food. Joshua Maskell will wish for peace and I will give the orphans nice homes. Kyle Wilken will make children happy and make sharks and lions gentle.

Joshua Heath would wish for my family to be safe forever. Mohamed Joosab

I love the smell of...

my mom because when she has a bath she smells fresh. Arnav Dasrath Stay Soft because it makes me feel sleepy. Brandon van Tonder

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Grandparents

Grandparents Assembly

The Grandparents Assembly was good. We practised for 5 weeks. My favourite song was All Shook Up and I liked James Bond. My favourite dance was the Bangra. I said a part in the poem.

After the Assembly we went to the classroom.

My granny and grandpa came and I gave them a magnet. They looked at my work and then went to tea.James Ribbink Our Grandparents Assembly was fabulous. I felt a bit nervous when I did the Bangra. I was so excited when I went home.Aaryan Bhatta

Olympic Games

2012

I am Wenzile Bhengu. I am an Olympic runner.

I have trained for 4 years. I am ready for the Olympics. The person who really inspired me was Usain Bolt. This year I have hard opponents but I will try my best. When I get to the track I will know that it is my time to shine. The crowd will cheer and shout for me. This really is my golden moment and it was! Wenzile Bhengu

My Grandparents My grandparents are the best thing that has happened to me. They help me when I have problems. They make me happy when I am sad.

My granny is an artist and my Grandpa is a doctor.

They always spoil me on my birthday.

Javashkar Naidoo My granny is spectacular. She is kind to me and cares about me. When I am naughty she does not shout at me at all. She is also very trendy and funny. I love my gran so much. Dillan Valjee My granny made me a blanket when I was a baby. She gives me a bit of chocolate before and after dinner. She even asks me what I want for dinner and then does it for me. My grampa had a Chevrolet when he was young. My granny had a Morris. She has pictures of it. It was blue with red strips. The top speed was 110. I love them so much.

Benjamin Nel My grandparents are caring and they love me.

On my brother’s birthday my gran bought me a chocolate so I didn’t feel left out. My grandpa is very fit and loves sport. My gran is creative, kind and sharp. I love playing board games with her.

She is very gentle and I help her with the dishes.

Thomas Hammond My grandmother is very caring, gentle, sweet and thoughtful. She’s good at making stuff. When I was little she made me a go-kart. When something of mine breaks she will fix it for me and it always looks better than it did before. I help her to clean up like wash the plates and cups. Sometimes I help her make dinner. I love her lots and lots.

Aryan Diplall

I am Liyema Ntsebeza an Olympic athlete. My event is discus. I got fit by eating vegetables, fruit and drinking water. I trained for 4 years and people will cheer for me. I inspire other athletes.

I won the bronze medal and the yellow flowers.

My name was announced first. Sometimes I get the silver sometimes the gold. Liyema Ntsebeza I love the Olympics. I think gold is so good. I enjoy the gymnastics the best. I would love to be in the Olympics one day. Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Bergh both got gold. We got 6 gold medals. That is very good. Well done SA. Mark Maree It all started in Greece a long time ago. It was a festival in honour of the king of the gods Zeus.

They had running races and the winner (only one) got a wreath. Now you get medals-gold, silver and bronze. If I ever got into the Olympics, I would do cycling. Wow! Imagine me, cycling for my life. Faster than ever. Awesome!

Shravan Ramdhani

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G R A D E TWO What’s in my name?

Awesome Delightful Amazing Motor cross crazy Adam Wesselink Jolly Awesome Keen surfer Excellent skateboarder Jake Goder

Who is the boss in your house?

My dad is the boss because he says he is and I believe him.

Anirudh Bansal It is my dad because he is the oldest and he cares about my sister, my mom and me.

Nicholas Dixon It is my dad because my mom always says, ‘ask dad’.

Max Davidson My dad is the boss of our house because he is the one that built our house.

Thomas Erskine My dad is the boss because he always says that he is.

James Ribbink

I am happiest when...

I’m home. Mohamed Joosab I go to my gran’s house because we play games and watch TV together.

Matthew Gore I am around my family because they are always so nice to me.

Kyle Wilken my mom and dad and all my brothers are happy.

Shaun Matthysen

Joyful Awesome Very kind person Happy every day Awesome Ready for everything Javhar Naidoo

My dad I love to spend time with my dad because I love him. We play together, eat together and read books together.

Lwandle Mdletshe I love riding my dirt bike with my dad. He helps me become better each time I practise and he always cheers me on.

Adam Wesselink I love fishing with my dad because it is so much fun spending time with him.

Zack Lawrence

My mom I love doing homework with my mom because she always reminds me and checks my work to see if I have made any mistakes and then I just have to fix it. Javhar Naidoo I love shopping with my mom because it is fun and I get to choose my own clothes.

Matthew Bergset I love cooking with my mom because she always knows the recipes. Javashkar Naidoo

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Back: M Mansoor, K Varyani 3rd Row: C Shillaw, S Parry, T Arro, J Howse, A Dasrath, N Zikhali 2nd Row: J Phipson, M Omar, J Warkus, A Essack, M Gore, C Arenhold, R Symons, Mrs C Buchholtz Seated: L Slogrove, H Joosub, S Mjoli, J Naidoo, E Boast, T Erskine, K Moodley Absent: Miss M Weston

Back: M Moolla, D Valjee, J Bentley, A Diplall, M Campbell, M Fakey, D Farland, Mrs L Bush 2nd Row: M Vawda, W Bhengu, B Nel, D Hammond, J Bolton, N Kleyn, K Ikin Seated: L Ntsebeza, E Daykin, J Shooter, A Mahomedy, S Habiya, T Melo, K McLeod Absent: M Coetzer This page was sponsored by Ross and Thomas Taylor

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Back: J Saunders, A Bhatta 3rd Row: N Zulu, R Taylor, J Houston, A Jack, H Howell, M Davidson 2nd Row: J Ribbink, J Wilmans, B van Tonder, C Jestin, S Ramdhani, T Jili, D Naidoo, Mrs G Marklew Seated: M Chapman, L Rothman, M Omar, M Maree, M Joosab, C Thom, A Peer

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Treasure Beach On Wednesday 22 February we went to Treasure Beach. When I woke up I felt very excited.

When we were on the bus I felt very bored. The talk at WESSA Conservation Centre was very nice. Down on the beach we saw sea anemones which were very ticklish. We saw sea urchins which were very spikey and I did not want to touch them in case I got stung. We saw sea cucumbers which were very gross. I didn’t touch them as well. We saw fish, super small ones. We couldn’t go fishing because we didn’t have rods.

We saw fire worms which will burn you if you touch them. We saw crabs. They were funny when they walked because they

walk sideways. We saw eels that jumped out of the water.

Walking up the hundred steps was no fun. The bus going back was no fun at all. Josh Goodwin.

for creatures. We saw lots of small fish and crabs and a sea cucumber. When we put a leaf in the water the fish would eat the leaf. We also saw barnacles on the rocks. Then we saw a big rock pool with lots of big fish.

We also saw sea urchins. When we walked up the stairs it was very hot. When we got there I sat next to Greg.

Oliver Simpkins

Dear Dad

When we went to Treasure Beach, going down the two hundred steps was easy but going up was hard. I saw sea cucumbers, eels and sea urchins for the first time. They told me that when the sea washes glass it’s so smooth the edges can’t cut you. When we went around we were in different groups. Each group had a guide.

Nqubeko Nyembezi On Wednesday we went to Treasure Beach for an excursion.

We had to walk 200 steps to get there. When we got there we were allowed to eat and drink. When we finished eating and drinking we went exploring

Thank you for buying me a new kookaburra bat. Thank you for buying me lots of stuff. Thank you for getting us DSTV. You are the world’s number one Dad. Thank you for letting me go to sports coaching. Most of all thank you for everything. Love from your favourite son Muhammad Azhar Akoob I love you so much because you take good care of me. You watch out for me and you love me very much. You take me to soccer and back. Thank you for watching out for me. I love you.

You take me to cities and countries and special places. You buy me lots of stuff. You love me very much Dad. You are a wonderful Dad. Blake Pearson

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G R A D E TH RE E My Moment of Glory

What I enjoyed best in Junior Primary at DPHS

The race was about to start The gun shot The race started I was running my fastest The race was almost over I was coming 4th Then I was coming 3rd I stood on the podium in 3rd place Dipra Pillay

Sports Day On Thursday 23 August 2012 was our sports Day. Sports Day celebrates the school’s birthday.

It is called Friends’ and Founders’ Day. It happens every year. Sports Day was fun. I took part in two races. Evans came first, Haysom came second, Stubbs came third and Bullimore came fourth in our Junior Primary sports.

Nicholas Cook

What I enjoyed most in the Junior Primary was the teachers and all the outings.

My favourite outing was Treasure Beach. I loved all the Junior Primary teachers that I had.

My Best Sport in Grade 3 I loved rugby because I made the A team. The A team coach’s name was Beeza. When we played Highbury I fractured my finger. It was so sore. It took about seven weeks to get better. I had to watch everyone play rugby. I felt like playing rugby but I couldn’t. When my finger was better I played for the B team for practice. Cael van der Vyver My moment of glory was when I played my first cricket match. I was so excited. I woke up early in the morning. I was first to bat. I made so many runs and this made me very happy. Our team made 93 runs altogether. I am sure that made my mom very proud. Douglas Wilson

We were the crazy bunch.

My favourite friends in the class are Ndabe and Mivuyo.

I enjoyed all the specialist subjects like art, media, computers, design and technology. The sport in Junior Primary was lovely too. I really loved my Junior Primary experience.

Weston Jelf What I enjoyed best was going to Seula. It was fun going to Seula. I also enjoyed Design and Technology because we made lovely cars.

The other thing I enjoyed was the Grade 3 concert. It was awesome. At the concert I was a reindeer and it was fun.

I did the gangam style dance for our play. It was classic. I was happy to do the dance.

Everyone loved it.

Uwais Solwa

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Super me!

I would like to be invisible so that no one could see me.

When we play touch no one would see me. When I play soccer I could score lots of goals and when I am goalie I could score too. I could play jokes on my friends and they would think it was someone else! Greg Armstrong

I would like to be able to fly because no one could hurt me. I could see such a nice view up in the sky because it’s my dream to fly. I’ve always wanted to see what it is like in Paris and Scotland because I think those are nice places to go to but I’ve always wanted to be a super hero. David Glen I would catch robbers if they steal. I would save anyone who is in danger. I would save the world! I would help the police if the robbers get out of jail. I would do anything to keep the world safe and I will teach students how to become invisible.

Riley Hardwick

Favourite Moments!

My favourite moment was when I got my kitten. I was so happy because I got my cute teddy bear to sleep with. We named the kitten Zayna.

Zayna is a long-haired Persian chinchilla. She has brought lots of happiness to our home. Zayna eats Hill’s pellets and water. Sometimes we give her tuna and milk. Zayna also needs a lot of grooming. We let her play outside for a little while. I love my cat Zayna. Ahmed Motala

The best moment of my life so far!

When I was told I was the KZN Champion in athletics. Torbyn Visser When I won the Top Ten Gala! Chad Uys When I was chosen to be a House Captain! Nicholas Kidd The first time I ate a pizza! Slade Jewell When Dad and I watch cricket at the stadium together. Duncan Biccard When my gran spends a whole day with me. Prince Dube Having such a fantastic family to take care of me! Luke Hitchings

My funniest moment in Grade 3 My funniest moment in Grade 3 was when I tried to do the splits and I split my pants open and everyone started laughing. I had to get changed into my cricket stuff. Steven Pretorius My funniest moment was in the concert when the reindeer did the gangam style. It was so funny! Kurt Williamson My funniest moment in Grade 3 was when all the boys that got their sums right did the chicken dance. We went on the carpet and Mrs Vee put the music on and everyone danced. Waseem Simjee This page was sponsored by Biometric Boyz

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I feel like a

Star

I felt like a star when I scored a try in rugby and I got trophy. I also feel like a star when I help someone who is sad and when I get a merit certificate. I feel like a star when Mom and Dad say well done to me. Matthew Pender-Smith I feel like a star when I get the Merit Award and when I get a star in my book. I also feel like a star when I get a try for rugby and when I score a goal. Hrishi Ambaram I felt like a star when I won the top 10 gala and spoke at my mom’s 40th party. I also felt like a star when I made seventy-two runs not out in cricket! Nicholas Hatton

SPACE

Scary Space Facts h h h h h h

I never want to live on Neptune because it is the stormiest planet in the solar system. Venus’s volcanoes sometimes explode altogether and the whole planet is lava. If you step on Jupiter you will sink. If you live on some parts of Uranus it will be dark for forty years. On Mercury one side is boiling hot and the other side is freezing cold. Connor Carey Venus is so hot it can melt cannonballs. Sicelo Sibisi I wouldn’t want to live on Venus. I would be fried by the heat in one second. Matthew Pender-Smith I’d hate to live on Venus because of all the storms and the hotness. Jupiter is very scary because of the red spot which is a storm that has been going for more than 300 years! Nicholas Hatton h h h h h h h h Going to Space h h h h h h h h I’ll need a space shuttle and a space suit. I will also need a helmet visor and oxygen. I’m going to Mars.

I will count 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off! I will land on the moon. I know it will be fun. I just can’t wait to go on the Space Shuttle. I am all set to leave.

Thomas Hammond If I go into space I will carry a space suit, helmet visor, sleeping bags, microphone and a special cap. I will go in a space shuttle. My space shuttle’s name is Astronaut Explorer. I will go to the Moon and take a special rock from the Moon and keep it. Then I will take a picture of all the other planets. Then I will take a picture of stars. To eat I will carry fruit and vegetables. Then I will go to a planet called Mercury. I will explore Mercury and take a picture of Mercury and then I will explore Uranus. Uranus is one of the cold planets. Mercury is one of the very hot planets. Then I will go in the space shuttle and take a bath. The next morning I will put on my spacesuit and, oxygen mask and go into space to explore the galaxies. Then I will go near Saturn and write down and take pictures of Saturn. Saturn is one of the hot and cold planets. Suraav Ramlugaan

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Back: S Schefermann, A Motala, U Solwa, A Osman, M van der Werff, F Bunyan 2nd Row: M Ntsebeza, A Hodgett, U Naidoo, I Paruk, D Wilson, C van der Vyver, F Joosab, Ms S Vawda Seated: S Ramlugaan, T Hammond, N Cook, W Jelf, M Habiya, K Geary, R Delomoney Absent: N Gama

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This has certainly been a frenetic, but fulfilling and fun year for the Grade 4 boys.

The year started with 85 ‘new’ boys entering the first year of their Senior Primary phase, a significant milestone in their school careers. Many new challenges awaited them in the classroom - having their own desks to sit at (and keep tidy), learning to write with pen, coping with the pressures of continuous assessments and points for the Beanland Cup - looking back over the past 11 months, they have done themselves proud.

Cricket was the highlight of the first term with almost the entire grade participating in as many as seven teams. Mini cricket was now a thing of the past and the boys were now practising and playing on a far more competitive level – and also of having the opportunity of competing for Mr Neave’s Top 10 Batting and Bowling Ladder.

The Dogzcool Incredible Dog Show presented

by Lloyd Bristow and his team of highly agile dogs was highly enjoyable; as was the interesting talk on Reptiles presented by Educate and Fascinate. Both

shows were highly entertaining and educational.

Rugby dominated in the second term much to the delight of most of the boys. The annual Prep Rugby Festival was a much awaited fixture on the U10’s sporting calendar – a first for them and never to be forgotten. The boys excelled in their individual and class poems for the Speech and Drama Festival during the month of May with as many as 20 receiving A or A+. Class Assemblies – Household Chores (Milo), Food (Johnston) and Teamwork (Fletcher) were also very well prepared.

The third term was an incredibly busy term what with Athletics, Hockey, House Plays and the Countries and Cultures Day. The latter is the culmination of four intense weeks’ preparing their individual country posters to be used as ‘backdrops’ to their table display. Moms and Dads all got involved and this day has truly become an annual highlight on the Grade 4 calendar.

Finally, what the boys had been waiting for all year, their two night excursion to Greystone Adventure Camp/Giant’s Castle to study the San paintings and culture. This was without a doubt a fitting end to a fast, fun and fantastic year.

Trish Miloszewski Grade 4 Section Head

Extract from The Waterhole Early in the morning as the sun rose its lovely red, pink and gold colours painted the morning sky. The water hole landscape was peaceful and quiet. The zebra and giraffe were sipping at the water when a camouflaged, massive lion moved through the wavy grass… Spencer Klue The Reptile Show The most fun thing I learnt was that lizards and geckos keep their food in their tails and then they don’t eat for a month after that. Something else we learnt was that most reptiles shed their skin by hooking some of the old skin onto a stick and then they climb right out of it into their new skin that fits better and is more comfortable.

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Dogzcool Incredible Dog Show Today Lloyd Bristow came to our school to perform a dog show and Gordon Road Girls and Embury College joined us in watching the show. The dogs were barking so we could tell that they really wanted to get out of the back of the truck.

Lloyd brought six dogs: Tip Top, Play, Courage, Zing, Vibe and Dazzler. My favourite dogs were Tip Top and Dazzler. Tip Top is a Border Collie (sheep dog) and he had a black bandana on.

He was my favourite because he was great at finding things and really good at catching the Frisbee. The funniest thing was when Lloyd was trying to catch Tip Top. Dazzler, on the other hand, is a brown toy poodle and was wearing a brown bandana. He did 24 tricks and he cuddles his bear. My favourite thing about Dazzler was when he drove his car and hooted. Tip Top came out for the second time and Lloyd put out 7 flat Frisbees that had letters on them and Tip Top put them together and it spelt goodbye.

Lloyd told us that we must love and care for our dogs. We all started to clap for the dogs and Lloyd and thanked him for coming and doing the dog show. Payton Elliot This morning we gathered with two other schools, Gordon Road Girls and Embury College. Lloyd Bristow showed us six dogs.

Four of them were sheep dogs and two of them were poodles.

Tip Top was the first dog Lloyd Bristow introduced us to.

He wore a blue bandana. Tip Top was a very naughty dog. He would not give back the Frisbee and would not go back to the trailer. Lloyd asked for five helpers to hide the ball behind their backs and after they did that they were asked to sit on the ball.

Play was the second dog he introduced us to. Play had a lovely pink bandana. Play is in the Guinness Book of records. Play ran through fourteen people’s legs. Her last trick was spelling Goodbye. Courage was the third dog he introduced us to.

Courage was 12 years old. For those who say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, well you can. Zing was the fourth dog he introduced us to. Zing was the youngest dog there. She was 2 years old. Vibe was the fifth dog he introduced us to. Vibe wiped his face and stood on Lloyds shoulder like a bird dog. Vibe also started dancing like a ballerina. Dazzler was the last dog he introduced us to. It was the cutest dog in the show. Dazzler did 24 tricks. Dazzler cuddled his bear with one paw and then with 2 paws. Dazzler drove his toy car and hooted. Dazzler’s last trick was dribbling and kicking.

At the end Lloyd taught us a valuable lesson, to love, care and respect your pets. Meerten van Wyk

Snak e

There’s a snake in my house And I don’t know why It kind of fell from the sky It must be Gods new creation Because I never sent him an invitation My mom was freaked out And terribly scared But the snake kept on slithering Then stopped and stared.

It squirmed and it hissed Now I’m freaked out too My dad slept in the garage And mom slept in the loo!

Callum Hayes

Custard

I love to eat yummy custard And not because it looks like mustard!

It is sooo delicious and sweet And I am sure that it is nutritious to eat.

My mom says I should rather eat fruit But I think I’m going another route Custard hidden in the fridge I think I’ll get me just a smidge Michael van Dam

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G R A D E FO U R When I first came to Grade 4 and I saw that our desks open and close.

Noah Ngcobo

memories

My memories in Grade 4 was getting sweets from the sweet jar when you got good marks for tests.

Brent Pearson

Mrs Milo gives us milo bars on our birthdays. Mrs Milo makes lessons so fun. Benjamin Jackson My best memory was winning the Afrikaans award for the grade!

Meerten van Wyk My Grade 4 year was an awesome year. I had so many memories like captaining the U10A cricket team, coming 2nd in class and having awesome classmates and a lovely teacher. Kent Goedeke When I first came to Grade 4 it was scary because I was going to senior primary, but now when I’m finishing Grade 4 it’s not so bad!

Mishen Govender My greatest Grade 4 memory was when we went to Greystone. It was fun. Banzi Duma I will remember playing fun activities on the big white board.

Nicholas Bergset

cinquains

As the heavy gold medal was hung around my neck by the official, I felt emotional, proud and utterly overwhelmed. I had finally achieved my goal.

After seven years of training, I had finally done it. As I stood on the podium and received my bouquet of flowers, I knew that one day I will break a world record for short distance.

As I heard the National Anthem of my nation being sung and as I felt the weight of my medal, I had a flash back of my childhood eight years ago. I remembered

Going for Gold!

Cricket Fun sport Batting, bowling, fielding Caution: wear a helmet Six Oliver Bamber

sitting up in bed dreaming about this moment and later on sacrificing my education and time to go to the field at four o’ clock in the morning and practice.

As I returned to the present, I looked down at where I was and thought that it was all worth it and I knew one thing was going to happen. One day I would be just like Usain Bolt. I would be a champion known and supported throughout the world. That day I know was one of the best days of my life.

Ziyaad Jasat

Cinquain Hard fun Annoying, entertaining, writing It gets me frustrated Poem Oliver Bamber Pizza Cheesy, Yummy Melting, stringing, cooking I love cheese pizza Delicious Advaita Maharaj Yellow Bright, happy Lightening, brightening, cheering Yellow is my favourite Luminous Advaita Maharaj

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Greystone Giants Castle Excur sion When we arrived at Giants Castle I was shocked that we had to hike 2km to the caves. Joshua Taylor At each mealtime we had to make a song or joke. The losing group had to wash the dishes. We had to wash the dishes once. Yahya Paruk It was the coolest excursion ever. Nicholas Bergset At the glass factory we saw how they make glass and it was so noisy we needed earplugs. Meerten van Wyk The food was delicious.Adam van Dam The best activity for me was the pigeon’s pool. I didn’t have my swimming costume, so I jumped in my underpants. Hrithiq Ramla I thought that Giant’s Castle was a real castle. Griffith Thomas At Greystone the only thing I hated was that the toilet was separated from the room so I had to walk out in the cold at night and go to the toilet. Muhammad Moosa We had to wait a long time for this excursion and it was worth the wait. Noah Ngcobo

Homework

Homework, homework Yes, it really does suck Our teacher gives a lot of it I wish I could just duck If we skip it Then there’s double You better do it Or there’s trouble Homework is worse Than falling down a tree But it certainly Does not make me happy Homework shouldn’t exist Now wouldn’t that be ideal I’d rather give it to my dog For a nice dinner meal Chad Nandh Homework is the worst!!!

I don’t like it much I think my teacher’s cursed It sounds like double Dutch Homework makes me mad I wish there was a pill I think I’ll tell my dad Cause it really makes me ill Reece Wilken

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Grade 4 held a very successful ‘Prep Masterchef’ competition in the last week of the school year. Boys donned their aprons and chef hats to entice us with a wide variety of delicious goodies. Strawberry Daiquiris, Chocolate Brownies, Vol- auvents and delectable puddings, crumpets and cookies were whipped up by our budding chefs. Some unusual items were

Prep Masterchef

the ‘Dirty Ice Cream’ and the ‘Sweet Chocolate Tree’. After tasting, the boys voted for their favourites and Ziyaad Jasat and Yusuf Paruk were the overall winners. Hopefully all the boys learnt something and their moms may see them in kitchen more often in future. Well done to all the boys who participated and went to so much trouble.

Great fun was had by all.

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Back: O Bamber, C Nandh, N Bhagwan, N Hadebe, S Jadwat, M Solwa 3rd Row: S Taylor, G Sjouerman, L Lourenco, D Halse, B van Noordwyk, B Masango 2nd Row: E Kruger, Y Randeree, R Wilken, M van Dam, M Peano, S Cliff, A Maharaj, C Hayes Seated: A Makhathini, Y Paruk, K Johnson, Mrs B Johnston, D Thom, MY Suleman, S Klue Absent: H Ebrahim, Z Jasat

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5

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The Grade 5 year is enthusiastically approached by a group of energetic 10 year old boys. Boys soon learn to apply themselves diligently to the busy programme as well as the quantities of work that need to be completed. This is the first year that boys are streamed into an A stream and two mixed ability groups – whereby boys can work at a pace that is comfortable for them. Mrs Sadler, learning support teacher, worked with smaller groups of boys during lessons in order to help build on the solid foundations already laid in previous years.

The grade overnight excursion took boys to Seula camp on the North coast for two nights.

Boys enjoyed many challenging activities which tested their ability to work as a team and in using their combined thinking skills in problem solving.

Mrs Scott, an archaeologist, came to the classrooms to share her experiences of various digs around the world. She brought along artefacts - many a few thousand years old – and presented an interesting power point. Boys learnt that an artefact should never be removed from their site or tampered with as they are the key to unfolding our past. The best part was when boys made their own edible ‘strata’ using biscuits, chocolate spread and sprinkles!

An excursion to the African Bird of Prey

Sanctuary, covering portions of the English, Natural Science and Art programme, took place during the 2nd term. Boys enjoyed seeing the birds at close range in their large enclosures; a free-flight show; vultures ripping carcasses during feeding; as well as cute new-born owlets. Back at school a workbook was completed to consolidate this experience.

Assemblies were delivered by each class. Mrs Lambert’s class reminded the school how important recycling is in order to preserve the future of our world; Miss Laatz’s class also reminded us to give thanks and to be grateful for our gifts and talents; and Mrs Huber’s class remembered those who had given their lives for others in the world wars at our school Remembrance Day assembly.

The end of year saw boys enjoying some fun activities – a musical, Beauty and the Beast, was attended at the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre; practical Mathematics lessons whereby the boys learnt to work carefully and precisely to make boxes as well as the completion of beadwork crafts.

Special thanks are extended to Mrs Lambert who so capably assisted us in taking charge of Mr Jaffar’s class from the second term in order that he could help out in the Sport’s Department. We said goodbye to Mrs Hill at the end of the second term when she left to start a new adventure with her family in Australia and welcomed Miss Laatz to her position. Janine Huber Grade 5 Section Head

The Owl

Over the clouds, Whizzing through the air, Lurking in the bushes, Silently...

It swoops down and attacks!

Umar Lockhat The owl is a bird of prey, It hunts in the night, Like a ghost waiting to pounce, It glides silently like a feather, Its cat-like ears give it a cute look.

Tyrelle Kasaval

The Eagle

It has long range sight And can grip its prey incredibly tight It can spot its prey From nearly a mile away An eagle is a magnificent bird That can swoop in, out and straight around a buffalo herd.

It can reach an extremely high speed It rips its prey limb by limb with severe greed It has razor sharp claws Which prepare to kill as it soars Ross Roberts

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The Bird Sanctuary The bird show was a very exciting part of my visit.

When we were all settled on the stands the show began. There were four people from America attending. The first bird they brought out was a very fast bird. To show us how fast it was, they had a special rig with a piece of leather on the end. It raced across the grass, but the bird was too quick for the machine. The second bird was an owl. We were shown how camouflaged it was and how it could eat a baby chick in 3 seconds. The next bird was an African Goshawk. It flew around the valley so that it could show us how fast it was. It could fly 200km/h. After that we went to the vulture cage.

They showed us how they fed the vultures with them fighting over large pieces of beef. This was one of the better excursions that I’ve been on. I really learnt a lot. Mark Armstrong The 12th of June 2012, we boys of DPHS were extremely excited that we were going on an educational excursion to the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal. My class were loaded onto a wonderful mini bus, as all of us were headed off on our long and bumpy ride to the bird sanctuary. We sang songs up to the

centre. When we arrived the boys rapidly pushed out of the bus eager to start the excursion.

I am going to start with the magnificent bird show. All the boys ran to the stands to get good seats. The first bird came out. It was a Pale Chanting Goshawk. He flew straight overhead and went to the trainer because she had food.

They had a machine to show how quickly the hawk reacts. A piece of leather ran across a wire and the hawk caught the leather in a flash. This showed how wonderful this bird is as he catches his food with his talons. An owlet was born as we were about to leave. My favourite bird was the Pale Chanting Goshawk because it flies quickly and gracefully. Luke Hansen

Amazing House Plays The lights started to dim and everybody stopped talking. The first play was Bullimore’s. I thought it was quite boring because it was about a glass slipper. Then it was Evans’ turn. It was a pirate story about gold and all those pirate things like: mutiny and pirate maps.

From all of those plays the third play, the Stubbs play was just the best. It was sheer awesomeness. I liked it the best. A bit after that, it was the Haysom play. It was really cool especially the JABAWOKI. It was a terrifying creature that did not like cabbage. All the plays were quite nice but I think Stubbs was the best. Ibrahim Vorajee

Prep goes to Broadway It was Wednesday morning. We were in the hall getting ready to watch the amazing house plays. I’m in Bullimore so I’m going to tell you about: The Glass Slipper.

The atmosphere was hot because of everyone’s talking. The lights turned on and everyone’s attention was on the stage. The curtains opened and people came out. I was so amazed at the costumes and props. This was a mission to find the lost glass slippers. They were taken under the sea and still had no luck. The most entertaining character was a starfish because of his endearing laugh. They even went to space, but had no luck. Cinderella’s story ends happily and they were granted their wish.

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Africa

G R A D E FIVE I like to live in Africa because of these reasons, The first one is that it is warm in all the seasons.

In the day the sun is very bright, And it is nice and cool in the night.

The good thing about it is that it’s hardly ever cold, If it was for sale it would definitely be sold.

“Africa is beautiful” is what people say Because it’s warm every single day.

In Africa there are lots of game parks And all the trees have different types of barks.

Africa is a nice place to live in Because it is the best continent at its minimum.

Cameron Parle

Senses

Walking through the park, I feel the dry leaves crunching beneath my feet, The wet dew falls off the leaves, And drips onto my head.

I hear the children playing, The birds are chirping, The ducks are quacking in the icy water, The quiet breeze blows past me.

I taste the damp air in my mouth, It’s getting cold, I stop off at the chocolate stand, The warm, tasty hot drink is delicious.

The dogs are playing frisbee, The children are flying their kites, High up in the blue sky.

There are no clouds, But a flock of birds.

Pine trees drop their cones, It is so lovely and peaceful in this park!

Reggie Davidson

D u r b a n Durban is my home town To me it’s like a royal crown I love to sail on the bay Whenever it’s a sunny day I support the Sharks, that’s what I say Black and white winning everyday Durban is hot and nice And always full of spice Ocean Basket is where I go for lunch Their fish and chips a tasty munch I go to DPHS School Because it is really cool Wakaberry is the spot Where my friends and I go a lot Durban is my home No matter where I roam!

Darren Spiers

Busy Prep

Spring The time for new beginnings The flowers blossom, The birds have come, The fruit grows again, The trees are greener.

Oh here comes the rain!

The rain, sends the message, Over the mountains, To migrating animals, Then the mighty wind blows The rain away, So summer can come again!

Sven Paton

I love my Mom She has black shining hair, She has brown eyes That shimmer in the sun, She looks young, Even though she’s older, She helps me in my hardest times, She listens to everything I say.

Umar Lockhat

When there is noise, Prep is busy.

When there is a ring of boys, There is friendship.

Prep is like a family – On and off the field, With Prep pal and house meetings.

Prep boys are honest, They form life-long friendships, They are reliable.

Assemblies on Monday and Friday mornings, Boys listen to staff, Are well-mannered, And smartly dressed.

House challenges for every sport Are exciting.

Prep is THE school!

Siseko Vato

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G R A D E FIVE From the diaries of ancient sailors 14 November 1451 Today the food has run out. The rest of the crew and I are very hungry. We can’t even find any rats to eat! The water has changed its colour to yellow. We are all going to die! The captain does not want to hug the coast and he also does not want to listen to the crew. We are all scared of the sea monsters and of falling off the earth. It has been 21 months since we have seen land. A lot of the crew are starting to get sick. Most of the sick crew have scurvy. We are all going to fall off the earth, land into a pitch-black whirlpool and burn to death! Ahmed Osman 17 September 1396 I am a worker on this rickety carrack. We are on a journey to conquer land. Our ship is called the Black Skull. I am a slave of the captain and that is what got me onto this lifethreatening journey. If the captain would want to help anyone on this ship, I’m probably his last choice. Every night before I sleep, I think of my fate. Maybe I’m going to get eaten by a sea monster. In the day I am made to scrub the floor. If I stop for a rest a big strong man will lash me with his whip. We get one meal a day, but the important people, like the captain, get three. Our food is rotten, our water is smelly and yellow. A worker tried to steal an orange from the fruit crate. He was caught. The captain and some workers tied him up in ropes and threw him off the ship. I won’t try that. One day our troubles came. We crashed into some rocks near the shore. Our ship was going down quickly. I found a piece of wood drifting in the water. I grabbed onto it and kicked until I reached the shore. Some locals helped me. They gave me food and water. The water tasted like melted gold! Many important people survived by using the rescue boats.

The slaves and workers had to go down with the ship. My life has now changed for the better! Azhar Bana Dear Diary 31-12-1499 Today be the greatest day to ever have been. I, Captain Edward Rose, sent by Her Majesty the Queen, have discovered the land not to be seen by any living being. It was difficult gathering a crew to accompany me on my voyage across wide waters. Many believed that where I was going, lived the greatest monster ever to have lived.

I managed to gather a few men, although they weren’t the brightest monsters in the cave! We set sail 4 months ago. The greatest ship to ever have existed was my best friend on this voyage, the Golden Pearl.

Trees were standing tall and proud on the beaches and dolphins were weaving in and out the water next to our ship. The sun was reflecting beautifully on the water. It was a magnificent day. The crew stopped the ship and we got on our rowing boats to explore the looming shape in the distance, which we figured was land. The crew rowed to the land. ‘This land is uninhabited’, I thought. How wrong I was… Tyler Grant It is Tuesday 10th June 1482, I, Hector Rackan and my crew aboard the Bloody Mary will be the first crew ever to sail from France to the eastern coast of the of America and conquer uncharted seas. We carried on our lucky turtle bones and placed them on the stern of the ship in a barrel.

Friday 13th June It’s the third day of the voyage and a storm might be brewing but the conditions don’t look too severe, so my crew and I are going to drop the anchor tonight. I awoke when one of the windows in my cabin shattered; then floods of rain started gushing in. This was a terrible storm after all. The boat started rocking violently and I could hear the tins and pans in the kitchen clanging and banging. I rushed outside and stood there in terror and shock. There were twelve foot waves; lightning surrounded us as well as the most fearsome tornado.

I ordered my crew to tie down all the supplies and lower the sails. A bolt of lightning struck and our mast caught alight. A few brave men bravely tried to put the blaze out but the strong wind spread the flames which caused the mast to collapse, taking three men’s lives. Without hesitation, the rest of us lowered the rescue boat into the rough sea. We braced ourselves and prayed for survival. This prayer was answered and a dozen lives were spared. My men and I estimated where those treacherous waters lie and we have named them The Bermuda Triangle which means ‘rough waters’ in French. Ross Roberts

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I am Chad le Clos. I’m in the change room listening to ‘Paradise’ by

Coldplay. Opposite me is Michael Phelps - world champion. To my left is Takesishi Matsudu. I have been training for four years in and out of the pool. I’ve never been fitter in my life and through my training I have reached the London 2012 Olympics.

I hear the marshals call us to the start. My heart is pounding as I walk out of the change room and into the stadium. I see my family sitting in the top row, cheering; my father waving the South African flag.

I splash water on my chest - it is cold. I am called to the starting block. I see Phelps on my right. I must stop worrying and focus on my race. I set my footing, waiting for the start: ‘On your marks, set….Buuur’. I leap off the blocks, diving head first into my chance of a Gold Medal. I’m thundering down the lane….

Ethan Bush

The R aining Game

It was pouring with rain. We were at the pool and none of us wanted to jump in. We were playing a polo game against St Stithians. The crowd was pumped for the game. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. In the first chukka, we were two up. The coach said that I must play left fetch. The whistle went for the second chukka. We won the ball on the swim off. I was marking number 2. Muller passed the ball to me and I swum it up about 2 metres. I saw Karl Steen was open and I passed the ball to him. He shot and he scored!

It was 3 – 0 to Prep. St Stithians were on the attack again.

The left fetch passed it to their holeman. He took a shot at goal and scored. That was the end of the second chukka.

The score was 3 – 1 to Prep. Then in the last two chukkas, we scored three more goals and they scored two. After the game, we went for a team photo. The coach said: “Well done!” We went home feeling happy! Mark Armstrong

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Back: L Mavimbela, T Kasaval, R Shedlock, M Joosab, M Armstrong, M Ferreira 3rd Row: G Mbonambi, R Laggar, T Koch, U Lockhat, B John, L Hansen, J Mills, B Goodall 2nd Row: M Abdulla, C Verbeek, A Bana, M Maharaj, M Ismail, K Charlton, S Paton, I Vorajee Seated: B Mzimela, C Streak, M von Blerk, Mrs J Huber, B Pretorius, M Solwa, A Osman Absent: R Koekemoer

Back: J Edwards, M Lowe, A Maharaj, C Griffiths, C Ferguson, T Donjeany 3rd Row: J Lourens, S Vato, M Ismail, C French, J Bennett, M Craig 2nd Row: A Ismail, K Moodley, M Jhazbhay, N Harrison, T Elam, J McIlwraith, R Davidson, K Steen Seated: E Makada, N Dlamini, M Kruger, Mrs R Lambert, M Bhabha, J Hook, Z Osman Absent: L Ross This page was sponsored by Junaid Ismail

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For the Grade 6 section 2012 was a year filled with success and much happiness. This success was a result of the boys meeting the challenges of Grade 6 with hard work, diligence and a will to achieve and work together as a group. This is the first year in their lives in the Senior Primary Section, that they write formal examinations. The boys embraced this challenge by thoroughly preparing for these tests and mostly reaped the benefits thereof.

The Grade 6 excursion took place at Greystone in the Drakensberg. It is a beautiful setting and a well-run venue. The boys enjoyed many fun activities which developed skills, agility, leadership and a feeling of self-worth. The three day outing

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serves to bond the boys and teachers in a unique environment.

Market Day is a great highlight of the Grade 6 experience. The boys from the other grades enjoy buying wares from the Grade 6 stalls. Market Day forms part of the EMS curriculum. Boys form groups, devise a business plan and finally evaluate their profits once costs have been deducted.

Half the goods must be handmade. Each group pays rental for the space they occupy and this is donated to the SPCA. We thank Mr Phillips for his guidance at this event.

This year we welcomed Mr Shaun Ferreira to DPHS and to the Grade 6 Section. The three of us have enjoyed a happy and productive year with the boys in Grade 6.

Jean Armstrong Grade 6 Section Head

ª DURBAN

I love Durban because of its two seasons, summer and summer. I love the vibe, the hustle and bustle of town and the quietness of the suburbs. The wavy blue waves that crash upon the beautiful, sandy beaches. I love the Moses Mabhida Stadium and its magnificent arch that towers above the city. I love Durban for I was born here and I grew up here. I love Durban because it has developed from a city in turmoil and corruption to one of the best cities in Africa. These are all the reasons why I love Durban. Muhammad Patel Who wouldn’t love it? It’s endless fun for the family! Here’s about the top twenty-ish.

There’s snorkelling, bogie-boarding, sandcastle building, swimming and boat watching.

At Gateway there are movies, shopping, fine-dining, skate-boarding and a Wavehouse.

You can sometimes catch the House and Garden show, the Good Food and Wine show, concerts, rugby and soccer games, an air show, and if you’re lucky – the top gear festival. What’s not going anywhere is uShaka marine world, the ice rink and the Moses Mabhida Stadium. So... Where to go first!

Caleb Morse Durban is a spectacular place. It has fantastic sunny beaches with sparkling blue water and awesome waves for surfing. On Sundays there is a great vibe on the beach front. The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a beautiful structure which stands proud with its perfect arch. Our amazing weather is another great aspect. It’s warm all year round. Murray Finlay

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G R A D E S IX CINQUAIN POETRY Lion Scary, furry Eating, sleeping, chasing Large golden wild cat Mane Cameron Thompson Rugby Ball, posts Running, tackling, kicking Lots of tackles conceded Scrumcap Eric Hochstadter Venice Flooded, peaceful Floating, wandering, aquatic Very famous for boating Romantic Caleb Morse

WHAT A FRIEND MEANS TO ME A friend is a close companion that stays with you all your life. Friends are the ones that are always there for you at all times. In your highs and lows there will always be a friend there to comfort you and to congratulate you. When you’re feeling down friends are there to keep your mind in a positive state. When you’re scared or nervous your real friends are understanding and respectful. True friends always stick by you no matter what. Cole Poovan A friend must be loyal, honest and very positive. He must be funny, smart and encouraging. He must respect and understand the decisions I make. He must also back-me up and he must also be truthful and he must be quite good at sports. The main thing is that he must be a little like me and like the same things that I like. That is what a friend means to me. Pranam Ramlugaan A friend is someone who at times when you are sad will try to pick you up and stay positive. A friend is someone who will also join in your success. A friend will encourage you to do things, but will understand when you say no. A friend is someone who is always kind and also respectful. Sebastian Gonneau A friend is someone who listens to you and never argues or turns his back on you. He will always be there for you in tough times. A friend is loyal, humble and thoughtful and should mostly be comforting.

Friends carry you through life and help you become successful in life. Josh Porter A friend is someone who is there for you when no one else can help.

A friend brightens your mood when you are sad, with funny jokes.

A friend is kind and is always willing to help. A friend will never let you down and will always be there to pick you up. A friend will never embarrass you and will always honour you proudly. When someone is cruelly offending you, your friend will be there to help you and back you up. Friends are amazing people. Ziyaad Simjee

Flower Delicate, soft Fragile, blossoms, grows Stretches towards the sun Daffodil Lee Misra Mist Blinding, chilly Creeping, flowing, wandering Lost and cannot see Fog Ziyaad Simjee South Africa Biltong, boerewors Awesome, unique, traditional A colourful rainbow nation Home Trent Hammond War Death, hatred Slaughtering, crying, devastating Thought is horrifying Disaster Murray Finlay Friends Kind, helpful Playing, helping, willing We don’t like fighting Companions Zakariya Adam

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G R A D E S IX

OLYMPICS Bobsled

We had just gone past turn thirteen, or was that turn twelve? Are we going through turn fourteen, or is this only turn thirteen? No, this is fifteen! Ok concentrate! These were some of the thoughts that were flying through my mind like fighter jets.

Getting one detail wrong could turn my bobsled into a steel death-trap for me and my three teammates. There’s the last corner and over the line!

We looked up at the board. What appeared next was like an explosion of joy for us. We ran off the track, yelling like six year olds on Christmas morning. This was the single most exciting moment of my life. We were ecstatic as we came off the track. We hugged our coach with tears in our eyes. Our singing broke the silent night.

We were escorted by the paparazzi. Our coach called a limo to pick us up and as the security was chasing away the paparazzi the sleek, black limo pulled up. We laughed all the way back to the hotel and again we were greeted by a mob of fans.

Beach Volleyball After signing some pictures we headed inside. The It was a cool day, with a slight breeze. The air rustled entire lobby had been draped with South African flags. We partied for two hours, but then tiredness the sand. I took a deep breath as I walked onto the smooth sandy beach. It was the semi-finals of the over-powered us. Caleb Morse beach volleyball Olympics. I was anxious but also confident as I walked onto the field. As I warmed My Olympic Experience up, the seats in the stadium overflowed. I was proud The race is over and I have qualified for the 200m representing my country (South Africa) but even final. I feel overwhelmed and proud of myself getting to qualify for the Olympics was massive. The because I hadn’t just qualified for the final. I had game would start any moment now. Just then, our come first and beaten the Olympic record. arrogant opponent (Brazil) walked onto the field.

The final is in three days and I’m extremely To get to the semi-finals was a big ask but we did it. confident but nervous because it is my first We had to beat Sweden to get to this point. I don’t Olympic final. Three Days Later...

This is it, I’ve put four years of training into this. know how we did it but we did it. We shook our opponents’ hands and began the national anthems.

BANG! The gun goes off. It was very close until Once they were done, it was time for the action to halfway when the one athlete had made a two begin! Brazil vs South Africa. Brazil started, and trust metre gap between us. With 20 metres left I had just over-taken him and won by only a split second. me it didn’t start well. The ball was flung in the air, and he smashed it. The ball glided as fast as a bullet.

I was ecstatic and relieved. I was proud of myself and my country was proud of me. Trent Hammond Bang, it landed straight in my poor face. I didn’t know what had happened. The only thing I knew was that I was knocked out.

When I awoke I heard South Africa had lost!

When the statistics showed up on TV, Brazil had gone on to win the final against Great Britain. We had won a Bronze, that’s good enough isn’t it? If I was only there we probably would have won, I sighed slowly and closed my eyes and fell in a deep sleep. Bradley Pearson

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G R A D E S IX Acrostic Poe ms O bviously Bolt L osers disappointed Y ou will definitely be amazed M y favourite event is the swimming P helps wins again!

I nternational athletes compete every four years C itius, Altius, Fortius or in English S wifter, Higher, Stronger is the motto Cameron Hohls

O ld L ively always Y oung compete M asters win P articipants I ncredible C elebration S acred Cole Poovan

O utstanding L ovely, loyalty Y outhful M emorable P erseverance I ntegrity C haracter building S acrifices Oliver Chater

O lympia, where the Olympic Games were held L ighting the torch, which is lit in Olympia Y outh, most of the athletes taking part are under 25 M edals, which are given to the top three P ower, which is what the athletes will need I nternational, the olympics brings the continents together C haracter, which is what all the athletes need S wifter, stronger which is part of the Olympic motto Muhammad Patel

O utstanding L ots of competitors Y ears of training needed M y favourite is 100m P eace I love the Olympics C ompetitive S portsmanship Sebastian Gonneau

O verwhelming L egendary Y oung and old unite M agnificent P erfect I intriguing C ontribute S pecial Thomas Lunde

The best gift i have ever been given

The best gift I ever got was my mummy. My ma means the whole world to me. I would not know anything if I didn’t have a mum. I don’t know what I would do without her. This is the person who gave birth to me, raised me. She does everything for me; she helps me when I need helping, she loves when I need loving. I love my mum to dear bits. Thomas Lunde The best gift I have been given was life. It has given me the abilities to walk, run, touch and move. Life has also given me talents, like swimming, running, surfing and brains (smartness). But what life has given me that means more than talents is ‘family’. Carl Tostee The best gift that I have ever been given would be when my whole family got together for my Granny and Grandad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary (their golden Wedding Anniversary). We first had a huge lunch with my Granny and Grandad’s friends. After that huge lunch we set off to Umfolozi Game Reserve and we were there for four nights. Most of the time we were there we were mostly in our car looking for animals. I have to say that that was the best gift I have been given. Benjamin Ente The best gift I have ever been given is a custom made bicycle with different colour brake and gear cables. I still have the bike and I got given it by my mom and dad. It has cleats and special tyres with a goo in it so if you get a puncture it will automatically fix it without you even knowing. I have won so many mountain bike races with this bike and I’m so proud to own it.

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G R A D E S IX IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT THE WORLD IT WOULD BE‌ If I could change one thing it would be poaching. The way animals are killed for a little part of them is heartbreaking. The horrible sense of these poor, defenceless creatures being slaughtered is unthinkable. If I could change this I would feel like the most heroic person ever.

Murray Finlay It would be that our planet Earth would be fully healthy forever. That it would never have expiry date. That our atmosphere would be unpolluted. That our ozone layer would have no holes.

That trees would outnumber buildings. That the next generation, would have the most promising lives.

Caleb Morse

Back: T Buys, C Harding, C Hollaway, Z Adam, C Poovan, T Patel, T Lunde, M Finlay 3rd Row: J Porter, M Patel, B Pearson, M Gouveia, B Merchant, C Morse, S Gonneau, R Koenig 2nd Row: C Tostee, O Chater, C Veitch, T Hammond, J Firth, J Koch, R Amla, M Arbee Seated: P Ramlugaan, E Petersen, T Muirhead, Mrs J Armstrong, C Henry, L Misra, Z Simjee This page was sponsored by Connor and Ryan Carey

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Back: C Trichardt, S Sangweni, E Symington, J Harris, L Mbatha, D Behn 3rd Row: J Turner, Y Paruk, W Dowsett, M Brown, D Whitfield, D Ripley-Evans, A Noot, L McCarthy, B Carboni 2nd Row: L Goder, L Moodley, D Peano, A Moola, D Albert, B Cleaver, S Arran, L Diedricks Seated: B Royal, M Mansoor, D Mertsch, Mr S Ferreira, T Mbatha, M Mahomed, R Miles Absent: T Pillay

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G R A D E S EVEN GRADE

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Awesome South Africa

The Grade 7 year is the culmination of many wonderful years spent at Prep. The hype and excitement that surround the year is palpable on the first day of school and most boys will tell you that Grade 7 holds the fondest of memories of all their years at DPHS. Being in Grade 7 holds extra significance for the boys as they are bestowed with various responsibilities and privileges. The leadership programme in Grade 7 is run to give each boy the opportunity to grow as a leader, not only in his Prep pal family but also in various roles of responsibility around the school. The boys took to their leadership roles with zeal and excitement and many have shown that they will develop into excellent leaders and role models later on in life.

The excursion to Seula Zimbili was well anticipated by the Grade and after some heavy rains, the boys made their way to a rather muddy camp on the banks of the swollen Tugela River.

Once again the boys’ leadership and coping skills were put to the test as they were challenged with various activities designed to push them out of their comfort zones. Fun was had by all and not even the wet and muddy conditions could dampen the good spirits of the boys.

Following on from the grade excursion, the Grade7 boys are treated to various ‘Blokes Days’.

The first of such days was a trip to DHS to get a

taste of high school life. The boys were split into groups and spent time in the classrooms with the older boys and teachers, on the sports fields and in the amazing Seabrook’s theatre.

The next Blokes Day was an experience that very few boys will ever have again. Sail Africa is based at the Point Yacht Club and the boys had the opportunity to learn about sailing and then navigate their way around Durban’s harbour. It is always interesting to see how boys’ characters change when they are taken out of the classroom environment. In essence that is what these Blokes days are all about. An opportunity to rise to a challenge, be extended and most of all have fun and build camaraderie.

On 3 December 2012 the Grade 7 year came to its most eagerly anticipated event: The Grade 7 Valedictory dinner. A petrol-head’s dream world awaited the boys as they arrived to find the Walshaw field a parking lot for some of the most exotic cars and bikes in Durban. The Top Gear theme was a fitting tribute to a year of thrills and spills.

2012 will hold a special place in the hearts of Grade 7 boys. The friendships made will last a lifetime and looking back on all that has happened one is reminded of the words of Mr Neave in his Speech Day address: ‘Never give in, never, never, never – in nothing great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.’ – Winston Churchill, 29 October 1941 Ross Bedford Grade 7 Section Head

Extracts taken from paragraphs written about why the boys are proud to be South African South Africa has such diverse culture. Today, the citizens of our country are known as the ‘Rainbow Nation’. I am proud to be part of a nation that lives together happily. Yusuf Motala I love South Africa because it is one of the most enchanting countries in the world with an exotic combination of landscapes, people, history, culture and heritage offering travellers and locals special and inspiring things to discover. It is a truly beautiful country that we live in. Lusanda Mdlalose We are a sport-crazy nation and we celebrate the successes of our sportsmen and women and our favourite teams like The Sharks and The Springboks. Darren Aucamp I love South Africa. It is home to so many different kinds of animals including the ‘Big 5’ and many other animals that are unique to our continent. South Africa is renowned for its mineral wealth and for the many tourist attractions such as our game parks and Table Mountain. Simon Ten-Bokkel Huinink

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I remember my Prep Pal leader when I was in Grade 1. I had come from a place quite different to Prep and I used to get very sad and sometimes even cry but my Prep pal leader, Dylan, really looked out for me and was always ready to comfort and support me. It was boys like him that showed me what being a Prep boy really is. Thulisa Shandu I’ll never forget my Prep pal when I was in Grade 3 because he came and watched my first ever game of rugby in under 9. That meant so much to me and it showed me how to be a good Prep pal leader. Sam Hudson During this year, I have been a Prep pal leader and I have told my boys to be the best Prep boys they can be and to treat everyone older than you with respect. Lizwi Mthembu On my Prep adventure, I had my biggest challenge when I first arrived. I used to be very nervous and initially found it difficult to meet new boys but with the help of some true Prep boys, I now have tons of friends to enjoy the adventure with me. Matthew Crampton My biggest challenge was the big jump from Grade 6 to Grade 7.

Suddenly I had to be way more organised and pay much more attention. I accepted the challenge and have done well this year… I think.

Christian Deare

My most memorable triumph at Prep was finally making it into the top 5 for academics in my class last term.

It’s really worth the hard work.

Ethan Backman Mrs Langley, my Grade 1 teacher, taught me how to smile every day and always be positive. Jonathan Smit Mrs Levine and Mrs Thatcher taught me that there are no mistakes in art. I love art! Lehaz Diplall Mr Jaffar, my Grade 5 teacher, taught me to stand up for what I believe in. it’s harder than you think sometimes.

Oyur Ananth Going on the Cape Town tour is such an awesome experience, but it’s no use being on the Prep adventure if you don’t know how to say please, thank you and don’t forget sorry.

Caiden McLennan The Prep adventure could not be possible without the help of the passionate staff. I personally will never forget Mr Phillips and Mr Jali getting me lean and mean enough to make my province for rugby. Thank you Sir. Thulisa Shandu

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Thank you Mr Dick for being an outstanding cricket and rugby coach and enabling me to be the best sportsman that I can be. Sean Gilson Thank you to Mrs Smith. You have helped me so much with my Afrikaans this year. I really appreciate it. Thank you, ma’am. Zama Shezi Thank you Mrs Vawda for helping me in my difficult learning areas and guiding me on my way to becoming a man. Nabeel Kara I would like to say a big thank you to Mr Goodwin and the ground staff for the beautiful fields that we get to play sport on.

Oyur Ananth

MY Prep Adventure

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Figures of speech used in Poetic Form The moon crawls across the starry sky Whispering to the forest while it passes by Sadness etched on its face as the dawn is nigh.

A blink of light streaks across the pane As I wake from bed to see the sun’s short reign Glorious and proud, it rules the sky Waiting for the moon to once again sigh.

Eternity supports this cycle of the sky As immortal Sun and Moon rule so high.

Jake Simmons

Teeing it up, my heart is pounding like a jackhammer.

Will it slice or will it fade, visualising the perfect shot.

I draw my club back, as best as I can.

I follow through hoping it goes straight.

I close my eyes and start the downswing As quick as a cobra striking its prey ‘Bang!’ the white ball soars up like an eagle in flight.

It drops, pitches and spins and the crowd screams with delight.

Cameron Hohls

The Wave

It’s a shadow on the horizon Creeping slowly like a cat stalking its prey Growing gradually in size and speed Like a raging monster with a frothing mouth Crashing mercilessly onto broken shells and sand.

Crushing everything in its path.

Then receding like a fading dream.

Nicholas Pio

Rugby I jog to the tunnel, My boots dig in.

A wall of angry Selbourne boys, Stand before.

I run, ball in hand.

Like a bull elephant on a rampage, And with a loud cheer from the crowd The battle is won.

Nicholas Kershaw

Hockey

I pull the strap around my leg, click, it’s tight.

My goalkeeper kit is my suit of armour.

I am as orange and fat as the oros man.

Crack! The ball like a meteor is flying at me.

Instinctively I put my leg in the way And the ball bounces off quick as a rocket.

There’s the whistle, The game is won.

Cameron Goodwin

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I had dreamt for that day In the wave’s icy cold spray.

So, I loosened my grip And paddled down the steep dip.

I sprang up trying to surf the cup I made a great leap And landed in the deep I rode it to the shore, Then got pounded by the core!

I lay on the beach As whales do when they breach.

Matthew Gerrish

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a k a h S u t Day a My dream was abruptly halted by the sound of my Dad yelling at me to get out of bed. The sun’s bright rays jolted me out of my dreamy mood.

Suddenly I remembered the importance of today: It was our reward trip to uShaka!

There was an air of great excitement outside Mr Botha’s classroom.

Everyone was chatting excitedly like a troop of vervet monkeys breaking into cooler boxes. We hastily assembled on the field when Mr Botha rounded the corner with a spring in his step.

My classmates and I were kindly ferried to uShaka by dedicated Prep parents. We met up at our agreed upon rendezvous, the massively immense megalodon jaws. After a quick head count and timeless photograph, we made our way to the entrance.

Although Mr Botha encouraged us to enjoy our day of reward, he was quick to remind us of our manners.

We all assured him that he could expect nothing less from Prep boys. As we strolled passed the colourful shop windows, we

admired the unique South African flavours wafting around Durban’s most popular tourist destination. An aromatic infusion of Indian spices and delicious sweetmeats pulled my nose in every direction.

Entering the ‘aquapark’ we all suddenly noticed how chilly the weather was. An aggressive wind buffeted our half naked bodies but the fact that we were the only people daring enough to brave the cold weather made it all worth it.

The highest slide was teasing us to give it a try and in true Prep fashion we sprinted up the ramp and threw ourselves down it with gusto.

Even Mr Botha couldn’t help but be infected by the feverish excitement and joined in the frenzy.

Unfortunately all good things come to an end and after a thawing shower we made our way to our volunteer moms’ cars. Chatting in the cars we reminisced about the truly unforgettable experience and we all concluded that we are so very fortunate to have such passionate teachers as well as friends that we will keep forever.

Last term we travelled by bus to Seula Zimbili. Suela is not a modern, luxurious place, but rather a comfortable venue, geared to teach the Grade Sevens how to work together and complete tasks together. My favourite day activity was the raft building exercise. Our group started using a rope to hold the wooden beams together, but unfortunately our raft sank and after our second attempt using a better design we were triumphant.

Everyone cheered. Our instructor allowed us to swim in the pool as a reward for an extra five minutes.

Seula was an exciting, educational and enjoyable excursion, which taught us team building. I really enjoyed the excursion.

Muhammad Jhavary The raft building and the mudfight were my two favourite activities.

Our group carried it to the water, we put it in and as one person climbed on it, the boat collapsed. We had failed.

But building the raft had taught us to work together. I really enjoyed Seula and had a great time. I learnt a lot about myself.

Joshua Conyngham

Cameron Moodley

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Simile Poems: My Ruler It’s as blue as the sky As long as a snake It bends like a banana My Ruler Simon Miloszewski

Break-Time Children running like cheetahs, Playing like puppies, Laughing like hyenas.

The best time is Break-Time.

Muhammad Paruk A DPHS Boy Committed like a cheetah, planning its attack.

As loyal as a devoted dog.

Working together like an army of ants.

He is one of a kind.

A DPHS Boy. Jordan Phipson

My Pencil Case It devours my stationery like a hungry wolf It’s filled with lots of colours like a rainbow It is bulging like a fat pig My Pencil Case Nicholas Pio My Desk As old as an Oak Scarred and withered like a sailor’s hands Swallowing my books like a ravenous dog Jake Simmons My Scissors As deadly as a switchblade Cuts through paper like a hot knife through butter As orange as the sunset My Scissors Tanner Klue

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Back: R Tomlinson, R Spring, D Aucamp, R Wiggill, R Way, J Proctor 3rd Row: C Moyo, T Tedder, K Pather, S Kidgell, S Ten-Bokkel Huinink, J Mu 2nd Row: M Paruk, C Allan, F Hlophe, M Amod, L Mdlalose, J Phipson, N Veale, M Jooma Seated: V Zuma, C Knight, Z Jhavary, Mr R Bedford, C Sebastiao, Z Mansoor, Y Motala

Back: C Deare, L Diplall, T Mosia, T Shandu, N Kara 3rd Row: Z Shezi, E Backman, S Gilson, L Mthembu, S Kuhlane, C Coleman, O Ananth 2nd Row: D Moodley, J Smit, C Donnelly, M Crampton, T Rorich, W Hodgett, R Stiemens, K Pillay Seated: C McLennan, C Newton, C Moodley, Mr B Botha, J Laggar, M Shabalala, S Jordan This page was sponsored by Hotz Jhaveri Accounting Services cc – David Hotz/Ismail Jhaveri (031) 2662250

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Back: S Gilson, B Hope, N Kershaw 4th Row: L Mdlalose, K Mills, C Coleman, S Kuhlane, C Stephens, M Jhavary 3rd Row: C Allen, D Aucamp, R Way, D Cherry, T Shandu, , F Hlophe 2nd Row: A Deedat, M Gerrish, J Simmons, J Bennett, N Pio, Z Bowyer, C Goodwin, T Klue Seated: Mr M Dick, J Smit, Mr G Phipson, J Phipson, Mr R Neave, M Teversham, Mr R Bedford

Congratulations to our Grade Seven pupils who have been awarded Scholarships and Bursaries at High Schools of their choice.

Kearsney College DPHS Closed Scholarship Thulisa Shandu Foundation Scholarship Daniel Cherry

Ashton International College Academic Scholarship Zachary Bowyer Durban High School Sport Scholarship

Fanele Hlophe Christopher Coleman Sibahle Kuhlane

Clifton College Academic Scholarship All Round Scholarship

Sports Scholarship

Jacob Simmons Ahmed Deedat Tanner Klue Simon Miloszewski Jonathan Bennett

Glenwood High School Sports Bursary

Cameron Goodwin Connor Allan

Hilton College Hilton Scholarship Hilton Bursary

Lusanda Mdlalose Jonathan Smit

Maritzburg College Cricket Bursary Bradley Hope DPHS Closed Scholarship Nicholas Pio Michaelhouse Sports Scholarship

Trust Scholarship

Sean Gilson Nicholas Kershaw Matthew Gerrish

Westville Boys’ High School Academic Scholarship Muhammad Jhavary Sports Scholarship Jordan Phipson

Darren Aucamp

Max Teversham

Ryan Way

Calvin Stephens All Round Scholarship Keegan Mills

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Our Prep Pal Groups provided a wonderful family experience for the boys once again this year.

The Grade 7s fulfilled their roles as the ‘father’ of their families by leading with enthusiasm and a great deal of empathy.

The initial meeting allowed the boys to get to know each other in an informal manner.

The Grade 7 leader ensured that each member of the family felt welcome and became a special part of his team. He recorded each member’s name and birthday in a Prep Pal ‘capping ceremony’. This feeling of teamwork was extended throughout the year with a variety of interactive and fun activities.

These included: • A Sports and Hobbies meeting, during which participation, teamwork and positive role models were discussed.

• Communication, where the focus was on the cultural activities on offer at Prep.

Discussion and group games were followed by a vibrant Gumboot dance routine, taught to the groups by their leaders. This proved to be a very popular session this year.

• ‘Interacting with Others’ was the title of the meeting which introduced the boys to the concept of hosting visiting boys during sports tours.

• ‘Super Supporters!’ set the

tone for the fourth term as the boys participated in activities which encouraged the support of their Prep Pals, School and Environment.

• An informal ‘Farewell to 2012’ meeting was held on the day before school closed for the year.

The Grade 7 boys of 2012 are commended for the fine example that they have set for their Pal families. They have been positive role models for the entire school, especially the Grade 6 boys, who are looking forward to taking on this exciting responsibility in the New Year.

Steve Aucamp

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Back: D Aucamp, J Harris, C French, E Bush, C Naidoo, E Hochstadter, T Buys, J Bott, T Tedder 6th Row: C Morse, J Porter, L McCarthy, M Shabalala, G Beavan, C Goodwin, J Koch, W Dowsett, B Pearson, D Bibb 5th Row: C Trichardt, J Turner, C Toerien, G Binedell, N Roy, B van Noordwyk, B Pearson, T Koch, M Du Toit, C Newton, L Mavimbela 4thRow: D Peano, R Price, C Lehman, J Deeble, G Sjouerman, N Bhagwan, T Owen, J Taylor, T Elam, L Ross 3rd Row: C Nandh, O Bamber, C Parle, A Swanepoel, M Van Dam, A Van Dam, T Grant, J Bamber, J McIlwraith, C Henry, S Paton 2nd Row: Mrs A Briscoe, B Pretorius, M Peano, J Hook, C Hayes, R Miles, A Maharaj, B Mzimela, K Bolton, H Ramlal, D Peter, L Kavanagh, B Pearson, J Proctor (Captain) Front Row: B Singh, M Moosa, J Miller, M Dabideen, S Klue, D Kidd, A Makhathini, Y Paruk, N Bergset, P Elliot, M van Wyk, N Mbatho, L Allen Absent: Mrs S Perks, Mrs M Tzankova

MUSIC

Durban Prep Choir Performances 2012

Highlights for the musicians in the Performing Arts programme in 2012 were the opportunities to perform to appreciative audiences and share musical skills in workshops.

The Choir numbers exceeded seventy five voices.

It was most encouraging to have enthusiastic choristers striving to improve their vocal skills for the benefit of the large choir. Jayden Proctor led the singers with his unique level of commitment and sensitive appreciation for the requirements of the conductor (Annette Briscoe), accompanist (Sally Perks) and vocal trainer (Madlen Tzankova).

Highbury Choir Evening 17 May. Performing Arts Evening 30 May Queensburgh Festival 20 June. The Grade 4 singers were awarded an A for their performance. The Grade 5, 6, 7 singers were awarded an A+ in two categories St James’ 110 Year Celebrations 28 July Friends and Founders Assembly 23 August New Boys Visit 21 November Speech Day and Prize-Giving 29 November The Choir sang Music Rocks!

A Beatles medley and Sing!

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P E R FO R M ING ARTS THE DPHS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAMME Musicians in the Instrumental Music Programme performed at Music Progress Concerts on 19 March, 12 June and 30 October The following musicians achieved outstanding results for their Trinity Guildhall Music Theory Grade 1 exams: James Turner, Bradley Pearson, Bhavik Singh, Alexander Swanepoel, Cole Toerien The following musicians successfully completed Trinity Guildhall instrumental exams: Cameron Trichardt Piano Grade 1 Ethan Backman Violin Grade 2 passed with distinction Bhavik Singh Piano Grade 2 Alexander Swanepoel Piano Grade 2 Rock School Percussion: James Turner Grade 2 Grade 5 Marimba Bands, Grade 6 Djembe drummers and individual instrumentalists provided music at the Official Opening of the DPHS Art Exhibition, 21 November 2012.

CLASS OPEN ASSEMBLIES 2012 Term 2 20 April 11 May 18 May 25 May 08 June

Grade 6 Armstrong – 7 Habits for successful living Grade 3 Mothers’ Day Assembly Grade 4 Johnston – Ten Reasons why we love SA Grade 5 Lambert – Reasons to Recycle Grade 1 Fathers’ Day Assembly

27 July 17 August 31 August 07 September 21 September

Grade 6 Phillips – The Olympic Games Grade 4 Milo – Household Chores Grade 7 Bedford – People who Inspire us Grade 2 – Grandparents’ Assembly Grade 6 Ferreira – Masterchef - Heritage Day

19 October 26 October 09 November 23 November 26 November

Grade 7 Aucamp – Conservation Grade 4 Fletcher – Teamwork Grade 5 Huber – Remembrance Day Grade 5 Laatz – Thanksgiving Grade 7 Botha – My DPHS Adventure

Term 3

Term 4

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Back Row: C Goodwin, C Heunis, J Koch, D Whitfield, M Brown 3rd Row: Z Jhavary, J Turner, D Peano, L Goder, T Mbatha, O Chater, D Albert, I Paruk 2nd Row: L Mbatha, B Merchant, M Hayden, B Royal, S Sangweni, C Trichardt, Mrs A Briscoe Seated: C Stephens, T Buys, J Proctor, E Hochstadter, N Kara, Z Shezi Front: D Anamalay, M Shabalala Absent: J Laggar

THE DURBAN PREP GUMBOOT DANCE TEAM 2012 A guest performance at ‘Dance for Joy’ at the Sneddon Theatre in May and five performances for Headway in their fundraising show, Heads and Hands in Harmony, prepared the Gumboot Dance Team to deliver workshops at the International Steelpan and Marimba Festival in Gauteng. Led by captain Jared Laggar, each workshop presented by the team drew increasing numbers of participants. Eighty keen dancers arrived to learn a gumboot dance in the final workshop. The impact of the team was noted by Festival Director for Education Africa, Joan Lithgow: ‘Thank-you for bringing your amazing boys to the Festival this year. They were a knock-out!’

Durban Prep Gumboot Dance Performances 2012 National Creative Arts Youth Festival DANCE FOR JOY 19 May Performing Arts Evening 30 May Heads and Hands in Harmony for Headway 13-16 June Musical High Notes, DHS 31 July Tour to Gauteng to present workshops at International Steelpan and Marimba Festival 3 - 5 August Sunflower Fund Bandana Day Fun Run 16 September New Boys’ Visit 21 November

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P E R FO R M ING ARTS DRAMA 2012 has been a busy year for the Performing Arts department.

During the second term we held our annual Speech and Drama Festival, at which adjudicator Bev Cooke-Tonnesen from the Speech and Drama Association of South Africa joined us to adjudicate our boys. Learners from Grade 1 through to Grade 7 entered into various categories, including individual poetry, choral verse, sight reading, prepared speeches, mimes and show and tell. The boys performed their pieces with skill and confidence, and were rewarded with encouraging feedback and useful pointers for future performances from the adjudicator. The festival concluded with a combined Junior and Senior Primary Performing Arts Evening, at which those boys who were specifically recommended by the adjudicator were given the opportunity to present their poems for their parents and peers. Two of our top performers, Cameron Parle and Braeden Royal, were awarded

bursaries from the association for private Speech and Drama tuition, based on the high standard of their presentations.

All the boys who took part in the Speech and Drama Festival are congratulated for their enthusiastic performances.

This year’s Interhouse Play Competition was held at the end of the third term. The plays were highly commended by adjudicator Helana Olivier, and all the boys involved had a great time rehearsing and performing the plays. Evans House won the award for Best Play with their swashbuckling performance of Treasure Island. They also took the prize for Best Backstage Crew, while Jack Koch won the Best Actor award for his role as Long John Silver.

The Speech and Drama prize presented at Prize-Giving is awarded to a Grade 7 boy who displays outstanding achievement in the dramatic arts, as well as a passion and an enthusiasm for the subject.

Taken into account is his involvement and achievement in

optional drama activities offered at Prep throughout the year, such as the Speech and Drama Festival, and House Plays. This year, the Speech and Drama prize was awarded to Ryan Way. Drama club this year provided Senior Primary boys with the opportunity to further their acting and movement abilities, through activities and games which focused on confidence building, public speaking, and performance skills. Of particular enjoyment were the break dance lessons offered in term four by professional dancer and teacher, Preston ‘Krazy Kayzo’ Kyd. As part of the musical theatre segment of the Speech and Drama curriculum, the Grade 4, 5 and 6 boys had the opportunity to attend KickstArt’s musical production of Beauty and the Beast at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the excursion, proving it a successful year-end treat.

Caitlin Perkins

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P E R FO R M ING ARTS HOUSE PLAYS The plays in order of appearance were as follows: Bullimore: ‘Cinderella the Sequel’ directed by Bev Johnston, assisted by Annemarie Levine and Mel Fletcher (Sound) Evans: ‘Treasure Island’ directed by Annette Briscoe, assisted by Brenda Thatcher (Creation of props and prosthesis), Alistair Naidu (Sound) and Debbie Diana (Sound) Stubbs: ‘Fright Night’ directed by Caitlin Perkins, assisted by Linda Horning Haysom: ‘The Jabberwocky’ directed by Trish Miloszewski, assisted by Amber Sadler and Sam Parry (Costumes & make-up) Certificates of merit were awarded to aspiring actors in each house: Bullimore Jayden Proctor Sensei Ryan Miles Fairy Godmother Connor Osborne Speaking Kung Fu Dancer Evans Reece Wiggill Squire Trelawney Luke van der Vyver Tattoo Charlie Cameron Hollaway Ben Gunn Stubbs Lusanda Mdlalose Preston James Harris Stanley Ryan Way Barry Elijah Symington Derek Haysom Braeden Royal Clerk Spencer Klue Messenger Jamie Deeble Bandersnatch Cameron Parle Saucisson

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J UN I O R P R IM A RY C HRISTM AS CO NCERT

The 2012 Junior Primary Christmas Concert entitled ‘Mrs Claus to the Rescue’ and presented by the Grade 3 boys was an outstanding success. The theme of the play is that Santa Claus is too ill to do his normal Christmas Eve deliveries and Mrs Claus and the elves are forced to take charge to ensure that Christmas is celebrated in the usual style. The Grade 3 boys are commended for their hard work.

They attended rehearsals willingly, identified with their characters, learnt their words and ensured that the production

was a joyous, fun-filled experience for all.

Three performances were presented: • A dress rehearsal attended by the boys and teachers in the Reception Unit and Grades 1 and 2.

• A performance in honour of the Senior Citizens from neighbouring old-age homes as well as many of our grandparents.

• The main production attended by our Prep families, friends and staff.

We extend our grateful thanks to all the mothers who assisted us in so many ways – helping their sons to learn their words, baking delicious treats and providing gifts for the Senior Citizens. Special thanks are awarded to those mothers who organised the Senior Citizens tea and those who provided the necessary transport. We thank Sally Perks for the delightful musical accompaniment and Caitlin Perkins for her enthusiastic and valuable guidance.

Christine Knatten

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R E C E P T IO N U NIT CO NCERT

Our annual end of year concert, ‘

Commotion in the Ocean’ was a wonderful culmination of many weeks of hard work.

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D E S IG N T E CH NO LO GY The boys begin attending Design Technology in Grade Three, where we focus on introducing the Design Process; showing them how to use the process of Investigation, Designing, Making, Evaluating and Communicating in order to problem solve. They begin by looking at the history of flight and thoroughly enjoy racing around on the fields flying their kites, and launching their paper aeroplanes and mini helicopters off various balconies around the school. Later in the year they investigate wheels, axles and chassis and make a Bottlejet racer which is then enthusiastically spray-painted, and raced by pumping it up with the compressor.

Grade Four finds us looking with greater detail at the impact that Technology has on our society and the environment. We investigate Food Technology; where our food comes from and methods used to process and preserve our food. We have an organic (monkey-proof) herb and vegetable garden outside the Design Technology classroom, along with worm bins which provide us with compost, growth accelerator and pesticide all-in-one. We have a Jojo bin which harvests rain water and is used to water our vegetable garden by means of a solar pump. We bake banana bread and carrot cake (sadly the solar cooker doesn’t allow the cakes to rise, but it is still very tasty). We made organic exploding ginger beer and made ice cream by shaking until our arms ached. Later in the year they investigated local creativity in indigenous bead-and-wire work.

The Grade Five Learners use the ever-popular Dacta Lego kits to investigate the relationship between speed and

power in gearing. They build gear chains, work out gear ratios and investigate different types of gears and their applications.

In the second half of the year we look at Structure, focusing specifically on Housing. We investigate traditional housing and compare the shapes and materials to modern housing.

We then build our own mini houses using Junior Tradesman kits.

Grade Six is a particularly exciting year in Design Technology. We begin

with Digital Photography.

The boys learn a few basic composition lessons and then have fun playing around with perspective. They then digitally manipulate their photographs, demonstrating enormous creativity. We also now include some basic animation in our program. Later in the year they investigate Hydraulics and Pneumatics using Dacta Lego kits. This year we purchased new Lego kits which have provided us with new inspiration and ideas and the boys have had endless fun experimenting with new applications for pneumatics.

The Grade Seven learners are entrusted with more dangerous tools and equipment. Following intensive lecturing about the hazards and dangers of electricity and resultant burns, they go on to develop some basic soldering skills. They learn about the functions of the components as they solder them into place. They construct mini burglar alarms with which to annoy their parents and teachers, which proves very popular! In the second half of the year we further consolidate our understanding of simple mechanics by constructing Go Karts. We look at some very basic technical drawing skills by using Google Sketchup in order to design the go karts in 3D. The ensuing hammering, sawing, and drilling are all skills mastered with much enthusiasm.

Once completed and safetychecked, we donate them to disadvantaged rural schools.

As far as possible we aim to use renewable or recycled materials in the Design Technology laboratory, encouraging the boys to become eco-warriors.

Samantha Parry

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IN FO R M AT IO N TECH NO LO GY

Computers are becoming more and more important in education. A computer is a tool that if used correctly can support and empower learners.

Many learners have computers at home and they need to learn how to utilize the technology as a tool and not a toy. The skills taught will carry them throughout their lives.

Computers offer learners the opportunity to go beyond the four walls of the classroom.

Virtual tours, guided tours and internet research remain an integral part of the Computer Program at DPHS. From Grade 3 to 7 all classroom spaces have interactive Mimio boards and projectors which have introduced a new side of teaching available to the staff and the boys.

The Learning Support Centre had a SmartBoard installed in the latter half of 2012 which

has enhanced the learning experience for the boys.

This year in the Computer room has been both exciting and challenging for the learners.

25 new LED screens replaced the outdated ‘box’ screen and all computers were upgraded to Microsoft 2010. The new Microsoft suite is user friendly and offers greater tools.

The Computer Room is a funfilled, busy and creative space.

Tasks are project based and link directly with the material being taught in the classroom.

The RU has Computer lessons once a week and it is thrilling to observe a learner with no previous IT knowledge, being able to master basic skills.

The RU IT program is centred on paint programs, online educational material and in the fourth term they are introduced to MS Word.

Learners in the Foundation

Phase are introduced to the basics of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher. In addition to this the Computer Room has a wide range of software specifically for the needs of the younger learners. In the SP Phase the learners extend the skills taught in the foundation phase with the emphasis on MS Excel and MS Power Point. Digital photography has become an important component in the Computer Lab and is integrated into the particular IT task.

“Readers Are Leaders” is a vital reading program which records reading speed, vocab, comprehension, spelling and grammar. The learners use this program every week prior to the more ‘formal’ lesson.

The Computer Club remains a busy hive where learners are able to relax on a Monday and Tuesday afternoon.

Steve Aucamp

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M E D IA C ENTRE 2012 in the Media Centre! An eventful year of change, sadness and excitement.

We said goodbye to Media Educator Pravani Pullian with mixed feelings. While we were very happy for her to seek greener pastures in Doha, Quatar with her family, we were also very sad to see her leave the DPHS Media family after her three year tenure. We thank her for her dedication, commitment and passion and wish her every success in her new venture.

Yet again The Media Centre hosted two very successful Book Time Book Fairs in the first and third terms. We are

author Derren Campbell. She has written the very successful book Awesome Africa which so wonderfully captures the essence and beauty of this gorgeous country. A stunning book which is a must -have.

Derren spent an hour motivating and inspiring the SP boys through her dynamic address and power point presentation.

She very graciously autographed the books that were purchased by the boys.

The Media Centre is a hub of activity and draws scores of eager boys who pop in to borrow the latest books, read a magazine or the newspaper, enjoy a game of chess or use the internet to do their research.

The inviting new bean bags have seen many more boys lounge on them with their books. This year, as usual, saw the addition of many of the latest books to the Centre’s substantial collection.

It is always wonderful to have the boys show such an interest in reading and get so excited over the new books. This is most encouraging.

The Media Centre also supports and promotes Outreach Programmes. This year we very eagerly supported the Reception Unit’s drive for the collection of bread tags that will see a disabled person receive a wheel-chair. We also collected toys for East Coast Radio’s Toy Story. The highlight though was the Black Cat Hero Competition and we were really proud to choose our very own DPHS hero for the months of September, October and November.

It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work in such a beautiful well-stocked Media Centre serving the boys who are the future leaders.

Manorgari Muthusamy

very fortunate that DPHS boys love reading and books, so these book fairs are always much anticipated and well supported. Since the books are very reasonably priced, it allows the boys to build on their book collection without breaking the bank.

The Hooked on Books travelling show is always thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. The dynamic enactment of excerpts from a selection of books goes a long way towards stimulating their imagination and encouraging them to seek out those books to ‘see what happens next’. There are two shows on offer, one aimed at the JP and the other at the SP boys.

Readathon Week was celebrated with the visit of local

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V IC TO R DA ITZ SCIENC E EXP O Albert Einstein wrote ‘The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres of cultural life.’

If Albert Einstein was alive today he would be proud of the work that was on display at our Science Exhibition. Scientific thought, research and application was taken to a higher level especially in the field of applied science.

The 2012 Science Exhibition brought about a change in format for the Grade 6 learners. The Grade 6 learners had to present a science demonstration. This allowed for a variety of ideas to be explored by the learners. Demonstrations ranged from mini-explosions to the mesmerising dry-ice bubble. The Grade 7 learners conducted a scientific investigation based on the Scientific Method and this involved proposing a theory, formulating a hypothesis, conducting research and drawing a conclusion. Once again, many learners decided to adopt an eco-friendly approach to their work as well as a strong emphasis on alternative and renewable sources of energy. Alistair Naidu

Grade 6 and 7 Science Expo Results Grade 6 (42 entries) Gold

Silver

Yellow

Green

Total – 10

Total – 19

Total – 7

Total - 6

Special Categories Most Catchy Title

‘Moo-ving Milk’ – Jack Koch and Cole Poovan

Best Interview

‘Going with the flow’ – Blake Merchant and Sebastian Gonneau

Best Poster

‘Light by lead’ – Oliver Chater and Taine Muirhead

Most Impressive Demonstration

‘Gummy bear in motion’ Cameron Whittington and Cameron Thompson

Best Support Material

‘Going with the flow’ – Blake Merchant and Sebastian Gonneau Grade 7 (39 entries)

Gold

Silver

Yellow

Green

Total – 15

Total – 12

Total – 6

Total – 6

Special Categories Most Catchy Title

‘Sea the Light’ – Torin Tedder and Nicholas Veale

Best Interview

‘The mean, the green and the dirtiest we’ve seen’ – Jacob Simmons and Muhammad Jhavary

Best Poster

‘Taming the Tsunami’ – Max Teversham and Cameron Goodwin

Most Promising Project

‘The mean, the green and the dirtiest we’ve seen’ Jacob Simmons and Muhammad Jhavary

Best Support Material

‘Mind Blowing’ – Matthew Gerrish and Nicholas Pio

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Back: C Toerien, B Jackson, Y Mahomed, R Davidson, L Misra, B Howell, Z Correia, M Peano, G Jeffers 3rd Row: Mrs B Thatcher, H Ramlal, B Royal, S Paton, M Maharaj, D Albert, T Koch, B Goodall, D Peters, A Maharaj, Mrs A Levine 2nd Row: N Roy, T Kasaval, M Brown, S Gonneau, Y Isaacs, L McCarthy, J Simmons, I Paruk Seated: K Maharaj, W Hodgett, C French, S Sangweni, D Aucamp, R Harilal Front: Y Paruk, B Singh, N Mtoba, O Mcoyi, E Kruger Boys of Prep began their visual art programme this year in a beautifully renovated studio. Walls, windows and ceilings were re-painted, the beautiful wooden floorboards were sanded and re-sealed. A new work/ display counter was installed along one of the perimeter walls. This revamp encouraged a major clearing of clutter and re-evaluation of storage spaces. The result has been a fresh and spacious area for the boys to work in.

We have enjoyed another productive year; tackling projects in a wide range of media: fabric, wool and thread, clay, paint, printing tools and material, collage, inks and oil pastels. Our themes have been varied and engaging. Among them, space panels in Grade 3, weaving projects in Grade 4, an owl theme in Grade 5, which culminated in a Grade visit to the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, where boys were able to observe these impressive nocturnal birds at close range.

Exhibitions 2012 • Crestfest Children’s Arts Festival, Hillcrest Christian Academy • Gordon Road Girls’ School Centenary Exhibition • Prep Annual Visual Art Exhibition We investigated a wide variety of themes in Grade 6. Vintage cars, the work of 20th century artist, Fernand Leger, the work of German Expressionists and Cape Dutch Architecture. The Grade 6 lino cut prints were of a very good standard across the grade.

The Rock Guitar theme was very popular among the Grade 7 boys.

They were able to decorate their own life size ‘mock’ guitars. At the conclusion of the term, boys enjoyed dressing up for their ‘rock star’ photo shoot, and transformed themselves into music stage icons for the day.

Both our Junior and Senior Art Clubs have been well supported

again this year and boys have used the opportunity offered to catch up on projects during the studio ‘open times’ at lunch breaks.

We have had a very rewarding year with the boys, the projects have captured their imaginations, and we have learnt more about each of their unique approaches to their creative expressions, as they have learnt more about themselves and their potential as visual artists.

Our year culminated in our Prep Annual Visual Art exhibition, which was very well supported by visitors this year, and in which we were able to showcase a wide range of the activities of the studio. At our opening evening, we were honoured to have local artist, Terry Angelos, as our special guest. She complimented the boys on their vibrant and individual interpretations, and urged parents to continue to support and value the creative endeavours of their children.

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Torin Tedder

Keegan Mills

Bradley Robertson

Callum Hayes

Abdur Rahmaan Deedat

Darragh Kidd

Nicholas Cook

Josh Goodwin

Bradley Hope

Chad Uys

Muhammad Arbee

Thomas Lundy

Steven Pretorius

Zakariya Adam

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Matt du Toit

Ross Shedlock

Mickele Lehman

Corbin Nel

Advaita Maharaj

Cameron Ferguson

Nicholas Bergset

Simtembile Mazwi

Olwethu Mcoyi

Simon Taylor

Raees Amla

Chad Donnelly

Darren Aucamp

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Lwandle Mdletshe

Claudio Lehman

Anirudh Bansal

Liam Ross

Kyle Wilken

Ethan Bush

Kade Wolhuter

Mahomed Jeewa

Matthew Coetzer

Mackenzie Hagarth

Suraav Ramlugaan

Reggie Davidson

Mehir Dabideen

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Benjamin Jackson

Keenan Moodley

Liam Ross

Joel van Rooyen

Salmaan Jadwat

Ziyaa Moosa

Luke Hitchings

Maswazi Shabalala

Ross Roberts

Jacob Simmons

Benjamin Goodall

Zama Shezi

Josh Muller

Keshan Padayachee

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S P O RT RE P O RT ‘All good things come to an end!’ This is probably the most appropriate slogan for the sporting year of 2012. The phenomenal year that the Prep boys enjoyed during 2012 will be remember for some years to come. It was the end only for the amazing group of Grade 7 boys who made such a great contribution to the many areas of DPHS sport. Although the Grade 7 boys will take with them all the great memories of their enjoyment and sporting achievements, they have left behind a great legacy and given inspiration to each and every Prep boy who turned out for his team during the year. The spirit and participation within the school sports programme was as good and as busy as ever. Passion, dedication and enjoyment featured highly across all levels.

There were so many highlights during 2012 that it is hard to single out a few. The sound of the Positions for Champion House 2012 were competed for at both Junior and Senior level in team games.

The positions for each event were as follows: Bullimore

Evans

Haysom

Stubbs

1st

4th

2nd

3rd

Athletics Junior

4th

1st

2nd

3rd

Bodyboarding

2nd

1st

3rd

4th

Chess

1st

2nd

4th

3rd

Cricket Senior

3rd

4th

2nd

1st

Cricket Junior

2nd

4th

3rd

1st

Cross Country

2nd

4th

1st

3rd

Golf

1st

4th

3rd

2nd

Hockey Senior

4th

2nd

1st

3rd

Hockey Junior

2nd

3rd

4th

1st

House Plays

2nd

1st

2nd

2nd

Athletics Senior

Rugby Senior

Not contestested in 2012

DPHS House Captains 2012 House Bullimore

Captain

Vice Captain

Jordan Phipson

Daniel Cherry

Cameron Goodwin

Maswazi Shabalala

Haysom

Nicholas Pio

Simon Miloszewski

Stubbs

Jonathan Bennett

Sean Gilson

Evans

touring group enjoying the school war-cry after the matches on the Cape Town tour was one the stand-out moments for so many. The amazing performances of the cricketers who achieved such fine results, both individually and as teams. The swimmers who notched up another victory at the A gala. The tennis teams who performed so well on their first tour to the prestigious tournament in Bethlehem. The 1st hockey team who went through the season without losing a single match. There were so many good moments during 2012. The manner in which the boys responded to the challenges and obstacles was a great credit to the school. Well done to all involved on a super year.

A number of people must be thanked for their efforts this year.

• The passionate coaches for all their efforts.

• The grounds staff who have ensured that every area of sports fields and facilities are looked after.

• The staff at Collegians and DHSOB for the use of their facilities.

• The parents must be thanked for providing transport to the venues and for supporting in the manner that they have done.

• There is a long list of people who have contributed to sport at the school in the form of sponsorship, donations or services. A big thank you to all of them for their kind and valued support. Without their assistance, we simply would not have been able to achieve what was achieved.

Michael Dick Director of Sport

Rugby Junior

1st

4th

3rd

2nd

Swimming Senior

2nd

4th

3rd

1st

Swimming Junior

4th

2nd

1st

3rd

1st

Haysom

50 points

Tennis Senior

3rd

4th

1st

2nd

2nd

49 points

Tennis Junior

2nd

4th

1st

3rd

Stubbs & Bullimore

Water Polo Senior

1st

4th

3rd

2nd

4th

Evans

35 points

Water Polo Junior

4th

3rd

1st

HOUSE COMPETITIONS for the Keith Millar Trophy

Points allocated for each event for the Keith Millar Trophy for House Games: 1st - 4, 2nd -3, 3rd - 2, 4th - 1

2nd

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SP O RT RE P O RT TOURS & FESTIVALS February DPHS Cricket Festival DPHS, KZN Development, Northlands, Virginia, Selborne (East London) King Edward Preparatory School (Gauteng), Trinityhouse (Gauteng) and Grey (Bloem) JUNE DPHS Rugby Festival DPHS, Merchiston, Pelham, Westville and Durban Development, Bishops, Wynberg and SACS from Cape Town Trinityhouse from Gauteng, Selborne from East London Over 400 boys participated in the festival.

SEPTEMBER Kingsmead Mynahs U11 Festival Our U11A team took part and won the Kingsmead Mynahs Festival at Kearsney.

TOURS AWAY

MARCH Water Polo: 1st Team

participated in Grey Junior (PE) tournament.

Rugby: 1st and 2nd team participated in Glenwood High School Festival.

MAY Rugby: 1st team participated in the Trinityhouse National Rugby Festival in Gauteng.

Rugby: U10A and B teams toured Gauteng and played against Trinityhouse, Rooihuiskrall and Randhart.

The Junior A and B tennis teams took part in the Truida Kestell tournament in Bethlehem.

JULY Rugby and Tennis: 162 boys travelled to Cape Town to play against Wynberg, Bishops and SACS. AUGUST Hockey: 1st team participated in SA Prep Schools Hockey festival in Pietermaritzburg at Merchiston.

Hockey: 1st team took part in Maritzburg College Festival.

The Senior A and B tennis teams

took part in the Truida Kestell tournament in Bethlehem.

SEPTEMBER Cricket: 1st team travelled to Gauteng and Pretoria to play Trinityhouse, Cornwall Hill and Lynnwood.

OCTOBER Water Polo: 1st team took part in SACS tournament in Cape Town.

VISITING TEAMS

February Cricket, Golf, Water Polo: 80 boys from St Stithians travelled to Durban to play against us.

JUNE Rugby: Trinityhouse played against our 11A, 11B, 10A and 10B teams as part of the DPHS Rugby festival. Cowan House (PMB) also took part in the festival.

OCTOBER Cricket: St Benedicts (Gauteng) played our 1st and 10A teams.

Cricket: Lynnwood (Pretoria) played against our 1st team.

BOUNDARY BUDDY The school was very fortunate to receive a Boundary Buddy system which was installed in November.

The system is used as a boundary for cricket fields and can also be used to mark off for various sporting fields. Each wedge carries the branding and logo of a company for the year. These sponsors were invited to attend the launch of the boundary buddy system on the John Smith field. The system has done wonders in turning our bottom field into a ‘Sporting Arena’. The agreement with Boundary Buddy provided the school with the much needed funds for our fields. R94 000 was received for DPHS at the launch of this system. We are most grateful to all our sponsors for their support and commitment to DPHS.

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Back Row K Mills, C Stephens, B Robertson, C Coleman 6th Row C Hollaway, T Buys, R Way, M Crampton, C Deare, C Poovan, T Shandu, D Cherry, N Kara, S Miloszewski 5th Row S Sangweni, E Bush, J Thornton, M Gouveia, A Noot, J Smit, R Koenig, J Bennett, C Allan, J Phipson, L Donjeany 4th Row L Ross, K Wolhuter, G Beavan, D Moodley, C Goodwin, J Koch, W Dowsett, J Porter, C Moodley, J Bennett, T Muirhead, D Mertsch 3rd Row J Bamber, A Deedat, C Whittington, C McLennan, T Elam, L Goder, C Lehman, T Klue, S Stirling, A Jack, M Von Blerk 2nd Row J Ribbink, J Freeman, D Valjee, T Visser, B Singh, H Ramlal, L Allen, D Peter, E Watt, K Geary, C Arenhold, L Rothman Seated R Parsons, B Hope, S Gilson, L Mdlalose, Mr M Dick, N Pio, Mr R Neave, M Gerrish, N Kershaw, M Teversham, S Kuhlane

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R E P R E SE N TATIVES Congratulations to the following boys who were chosen for National, Provincial and Zonal Representation in 2012.

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Athletics Baseball

Chess Cricket

Cricket - Indoor

Cross Country

Go-Karting Golf Gymnastics

Hockey

Hockey - Indoor

Ethan Bush Keaton Geary Marco Gouveia Matt von Blerk Nabeel Kara Jordan Bamber Gareth Beavan Tristan Elam Sean Gilson Bradley Hope Nicholas Kershaw Nicholas Pio Luke Allen Robert Koenig Taine Muirhead Liam Ross Calvin Stephens Kade Wolhuter Cameron Hollaway Bradley Hope Taine Muirhead Luke Allen Matthew Crampton Claudio Lehman Dane Mertsch Joshua Thornton Elijah Watt Tristan Losch Sean Gilson Che Arenhold Jordan Freeman Luke Rothman Torbyn Visser Matthew Gerrish Sean Gilson Cameron Hollaway Bradley Hope Nicholas Kershaw Nicholas Pio Max Teversham Taine Buys Daniel Cherry Cameron Goodwin Tanner Klue Robert Koenig Dane Mertsch Cameron Whittington Matthew Gerrish Sean Gilson Cameron Goodwin Tanner Klue

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Hockey - Indoor

Judo

Karate

Rugby

Rugby 7s

Squash Surfing Surf Lifesaving Swimming

Tennis

Water Polo

Nicholas Pio Max Teversham Bhavik Singh Daniel Peter Aiden Jack Hrthiq Ramlal Taine Buys Caidan McLennan Cameron Moodley Dillan Valjee Connor Allan Bradley Hope Nicholas Kershaw Robert Koenig Sibahle Kuhlane Lusanda Mdlalose Jordan Phipson Thulisa Shandu Jonathan Smit Slade Stirling Daniel Cherry Levi Donjeany Cameron Hollaway Jack Koch Alex Noot Ross Parsons Nicholas Pio Joshua Porter Bradley Robertson Sibusiso Sangweni Ryan Way Sibahle Kuhlane Lusanda Mdlalose Yusuf Paruk James Ribbink William Dowsett Jonathan Bennett Joshua Bennett Cole Poovan Nicholas Kershaw Ahmed Deedat Daniel Cherry Bradley Hope Robert Koenig Simon Miloszewski Christopher Coleman Christian Deare William Dowsett Luke Goder Keegan Mills

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J U N IO R P R IM A RY S P O RTS DAY The third term began with much excitement as the boys eagerly began their preparations for Sports Day on Thursday 23 August. The event was very well supported and the boys received much encouragement from their families. A strong team spirit prevailed throughout the morning. All the boys from the Reception Unit to Grade 3 participated. Some U9 events, namely cricket ball, long jump and 800m were completed prior to the day. Evans was the winning house. The DPHS JP Athletics trophy was presented to the house captains, Oliver Simpkins and Nicholas Hatton, by our Guest of Honour, the chairlady of the DPHS Mothers’ Committee Caroline McCarthy.

Sandra May

Final Points Standings 1st Evans 226 2nd Haysom 134 3rd Stubbs 124 4th Bullimore 112

The trophy winners Slater Trophy

U7 Boys Relay

Bullimore

Mylrea Trophy

U8 Boys Relay

Evans

Howell Trophy

U9 Boys Relay

Evans

Joyce Broadhead Trophy

Baton Ladder Relay

Stubbs

Fitchet Trophy

Grade 3 Tug of War

Stubbs

Henry Family Trophy

U7 100m Sprint

Benjamin Ribbink

Everest Trophy

U9 800m

Elijah Watt

Wood Trophy

U7 Outstanding Athlete

Benjamin Ribbink

DPHS Trophy

U8 Outstanding Athlete James Bentley

Broughton Trophy

U9 Outstanding Athlete

Oliver Simpkins Elijah Watt

DPHS JP Athletics Trophy

Winning House

Evans

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Senior Primary Sports Day Thursday 23 August

Final Points Standings 1st Bullimore 456 2nd Haysom 401 3rd Stubbs 396 4th Evans 386

Outstanding Athletes 2011 U10

75th Anniversary Cup

Scott Cliff

U11

McKeurtan Trophy

Kade Wolhuter

U12

Hogan Cup

Matthew Brown

U13

Denis Bullimore Trophy

Nicholas Kershaw

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Trophy Winners Shaun Broughton Memorial Trophy

U10

150m

Scott Cliff

Browning Cup

U11

150m

Ethan Bush

Bullimore Cup

U12

150m

Matthew Brown

Stubbs Memorial Cup

U13

150m

Nicholas Kershaw

E I Wilson Cup

U13

100m

Sibahle Kuhlane

Lovell Shippey Brothers Trophy

U13

800m

Nicholas Kershaw

Coronation Cup

U10 Relay

Stubbs

Centenary Cup

U11 Relay

Stubbs

Torgius Cup

U12 Relay

Evans

Geshen Cup

U13 Relay

Evans

Martine Cup

Ladder Relay

Bullimore

Headmaster’s Centenary Trophy

Tug-of-War

Stubbs

The Townsend “25” (1925)

Standard Points

Bullimore

Headmaster’s Trophy (1915)

Interhouse Champs

Bullimore

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CRICKET 1ST XI Back: T Muirhead, J Bennett, C Heunis, R Koenig 2nd Row: C Hollaway, D Cherry, N Kershaw, C Stephens, S Miloszewski, D Aucamp Seated: N Pio, Mr M Dick, S Gilson, (Captain), Mr R Neave, B Hope 1st XI Cricket DPHS School and 1st X1 Captain: Sean Gilson

Our fields and pitches continued to be amongst the very best that our boys are fortunate enough to play on. The headmaster’s list of top 10 batting and bowling achievements reflect a very good level of performances.

The energy of the teams and the consistent performances by the boys was certainly assisted by the guidance and passion of the coaches. Together with the support from the parents, the DPHS cricket teams notched up many great performances over the year. We were fortunate to enjoy numerous fixtures against schools from outside the province. We hosted St Stithians for our biennial fixtures. We also hosted Lynnwood Junior from Pretoria and St Benedicts from Gauteng during the course of the year. These fixtures with teams from different provinces always prove to be challenging and enjoyable.

This year will be remembered for a very good cricketing year amongst numerous other things. The senior age group enjoyed a particularly successful year. Once again the level of participation across the school was most encouraging and our boys acquitted themselves very well. The standard of cricket has improved each year and during the course of 2012, it was clear to identify the improvements across all teams. Our cricketers showed passion and application at every opportunity.

The completion of our new cricket nets at the start of year made a massive difference to the quality of practices that the boys were able to enjoy. The nets also allowed for more boys to make use of them at every opportunity.

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C R ICK ET Opening of Cricket Nets Friday 17 February 2012

The nets were officially opened by DPHS staff member and current President of Kwa-Zulu Natal Cricket Union, Fa-eez Jaffar. Despite the rain, the occasion was a particularly enjoyable one as members of the Governing Body, The School Trust, The Mothers’ Committee, member of staff, ground staff and selected boys were given an opportunity to bowl to DPHS Old Boy and Dolphins player, Cody Chetty.

1st XI CRICKET DPHS The DPHS 1st XI enjoyed another great year. There was perhaps a certain level of expectation given the number of boys who had shown promise in the 2011 year. The first term started on the right note and got better each week. Right from the start the 1st team showed that they were able to post big totals when batting first.

Achieving more than 5 runs an over is not something that is always attainable, yet this team achieved a run rate of over six runs per over on four different occasions during the first term.

The stand out total amongst all of those was the 413 for 3 that they recorded against Selborne at our cricket festival.

There were some impressive individual performances that resulted in the team doing well. On the bowling front we did have the luxury of bowling second most of the time having put up a big first innings total, but bowlers showed good skill and accuracy in all of their outings. The fielders worked hard and held onto some great catches in the process. The only disappointment of the first term was our fixture against Grey which turned out to be a match that was heavily influenced by the conditions of the pitch. It was, however, an opportunity from which the boys were able to learn.

A tour to Gauteng and Pretoria got the final quarter of cricket for year off on the right note. The team picked up from where they left in the first term and played very well against Trinityhouse, Cornwall Hill and Lynnwood to record three impressive victories and ultimately give the team the much needed preparation

for the remaining fixtures at home. The rain played a small part in the fourth term and unfortunately some of the fixtures were cancelled. The team continued to enjoy their cricket and they celebrated one another’s successes which was very important to the ultimate success and happiness of the team. Mention must be made

2012 Headmaster’s List of Top 10 Batting Scores and Bowling Performances BATTING Score 191 171 n o 141 135 n o 117 110 n o 106 106 104 101 n o 95

Name Reece Wiggill Sean Gilson Bradley Hope Nicholas Pio Bradley Hope Tanner Klue Bradley Hope Bradley Hope Nicholas Kershaw Bradley Hope Nicholas Kershaw

Score 5 – 0 (Hattrick) 5 – 6 5 – 9 5 – 9 5 – 9 5 – 11 5 – 22 5 – 24 4 – 2 4 – 2 4 – 3 4 – 5 4 – 5 4 – 5 4 – 6 4 – 6 4 – 6

Name Reece Price Yusuf Randeree Darshan Moodley Calvin Henry Naail Suliman Muhammad Moosa Cameron Hollaway Calvin Stephens Jack Koch Sam Hudson Azhar Bana Benjamin Goodall Blake Pearson Maswazi Shabalala Bradley Henderson Keaton Geary Nicholas Kidd

Team 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Opposition Highbury Selborne Lynnwood (Pretoria) Westville Highbury Merchiston Virginia Selborne Virginia Westville Lynwood (Pretoria)

Team U10B U10B 5th 5th U11D U10A 1st 1st 6th 3rd U11C U11C U9B 4th U9B U9B U9A

Opposition Clifton Northlands U10A Westville Clifton Highbury Virginia Lynnwood (Pretoria) Virginia Chelsea Virginia Westville Virginia Highbury Westville Clifton Westville Highbury

BOWLING

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C R IC K E T of Bradley Hope who, against Westville, became the first person ever at DPHS to go past the 1000 run mark in a year, a great effort indeed. There were many others who showed great application and together with various team mates achieved some great partnerships. A majority of the team’s runs were scored by Bradley Hope (1202 runs – which included 8 – 50s and 4 100s) Sean Gilson (716 runs – which included 4 – 50s and 1 - 100) Nicholas Kershaw (640 runs – which included 5 – 50s and 1 - 100) and Robert Koenig (317). Other batsmen who recorded notable performances were Simon Miloszewski (62 v Lynnwood) Daniel Cherry (50 v Clifton and 70 v Highbury) and Nicholas Pio (135 n.o v Westville).

On the bowling front Calvin Stephens, Cameron Hollaway and Nicholas Kershaw were the team’s highest wicket takers.

Each of them bowled superbly and was well supported by Carl

Heunis and Jonathan Bennett in particular. Almost everybody in the team was given a chance to bowl at some stage and each one of them acquitted themselves well. Although there were limited opportunities for some, Taine Muirhead showed some good promise as a batsman and will no doubt enjoy more opportunities in 2013.

Darren Aucamp also played in the first team and gave of his best at every opportunity. The team was very well captained

by Sean Gilson and together with some of the other senior members of the team formed a very strong leadership group.

It must be mentioned that one of the biggest reasons for the team’s success over the year was their ability to enjoy each other’s performances. The development of each and every boy was celebrated and encouraged by all involved. It was a happy team and their enjoyment was most satisfying to be a part of.

Michael Dick

U13 Age Group Results Team Played Won Lost Drew No Result 1st 18 13 2 1 2 2nd 9 4 3 2 3rd 9 7 0 2 4th 10 9 0 1 5th 8 7 0 1 6th 8 7th 10 9 0 1 8th 5 3 2 9th 1 1 Total 78 53 7 1 9

Junior Interhouse Results

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Stubbs Bullimore Haysom Stubbs

Senior Interhouse Results

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

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Kwa-Zulu Natal A team: Sean Gilson (Captain) Bradley Hope, Nicholas Kershaw and Nicholas Pio Central Durban: Robert Koenig and Taine Muirhead Invitation XI: Calvin Stephens Results Sat 21 Jan Sat 28 Jan Sat 4 Feb Sat 11 Feb Wed 15 Feb Mon 20 Feb Thur 23 Feb Fri 24 Feb Thur 20 Sep Fri 21 Sep Sat 22 Sep Tues 16 Oct Fri 19 Oct Fri 26 Oct Sat 3 Nov Sat 17 Nov Tues 20 Nov Sat 24 Nov

Westville Clifton Highbury St Stithians Merchiston Virginia Selborne Grey (Bloem) Trinityhouse Cornwall Hill Lynnwood Virginia St Benedicts Lynnwood Merchiston Westville Clifton Highbury

Won by 193 runs Won by 5 wickets Won by 156 runs Won by 80 runs Match drawn rain stopped play Won by 110 runs Won by 327 runs Lost by 8 wickets Won by 5 wickets Won by 67 runs Won by 216 runs Won by 98 runs Match drawn rain stopped play Won by 185 runs Won by 52 runs Won by 5 wickets Lost by 6 wickets Drew

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CRICKET U11A Back: J McIlwraith, J Bamber 2nd Row: T Elam, K Wolhuter, M Armstrong, G Pio, L Ross, M Du Toit Seated: L Allen, G Beavan (Captain), Mr R Bedford, J Hook, B Pretorius Under 11 Cricket The U11A Cricket team played 9 games this year with most of the fourth term games being cancelled due to inclement weather. They had an indifferent start to the year with a loss in the first match, belying their obvious talent. The following week, with rekindled spirits, the boys came

U11 Age Group Results Team Played Won Lost 11A 9 7 2 11B 10 9 1 11C 8 8 11D 7 7 11E 6 6 Total 40 37 3

back with a resounding 10 wicket victory over Clifton. The first term continued fairly positively with good wins over traditional opponents.

The boys regrouped late in the third term in preparation for the Jonsson Kingsmead Mynahs 20/20 festival, held

at Kearsney in the September holidays. The boys played with spirit and aggression and were crowned 2012 winners. The term continued where we had left off and the boys went unbeaten in term four.

Team success cannot be achieved without a measure of personal excellence and we had a number of district and provincial representatives: Jordan Bamber, Gareth Beavan, Luke Allen, Tristan Elam, Liam Ross and Kade Wolhuter all represented Central Durban with Gareth, Tristan and Jordan all going on to represent KwaZulu Natal.

The B, C, D, E and F teams all enjoyed good success throughout the year with most boys getting game time against our regular, local opposition. All the boys worked very hard at practices and this will hopefully be carried through to the future.

Ross Bedford

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CRICKET U10A Back: C Hayes, S Cliff 2nd Row: M Peano, O Bamber, R Price, S Taylor, J Taylor, C Nandh Seated: M Moosa, K Goedeke (Captain), Mr M Phillips, N Jeewa, M Peer Under 10 Cricket The U10 cricket teams of 2012 will be remembered for their enthusiasm, perseverance and never-give-up attitudes. The U10 age group was able to boast over 70 boys who regularly turned out for the practices in the first and fourth terms. After a week of trials, the boys were placed in their respective teams. Fixtures commenced but unfortunately due to other schools not having the same depth as Prep, it proved difficult to find games for the

U10 Age Group Results Team Played Won Lost Drew No Result 10A 10 4 4 2 10A 11 3 6 2 10A 6 2 4 10A 6 4 2 10A 4 0 4 0 Total 37 13 20 4

lower teams. Nevertheless those boys still arrived at practice week in and week out. Hats off to those committed players in the E and F teams.

The U10A team along with the U11s and Open teams hosted St Stithians from Johannesburg this year and won the first of

their matches by 10 wickets.

Unfortunately the main game on Saturday was called off due to rain. The U10 teams of 2012 had a tough year in terms of results.

Although beaten convincingly

by Clifton, there were other matches where the teams just could not close out where victory was in sight.

The hearts of the U10 boys can, however, not be questioned and the boys continued to practise with the goal of improving on the previous losses. This determination was shown by the U10A team when they beat Merchiston in fourth term. The result, which overturned an eight wicket drubbing in the first term, showed that the boys have the determination and capabilities to succeed, and when the fielding and bowling are tight, results can go their way.

Malcolm Phillips

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CRICKET U9A Back: C Uys 2nd Row: S Ramlugaan, M Akoob, D Biccard, J Squires, N Kidd, L Du Toit Seated: G Armstrong, S Schefermann, Mr Z Mazwi, S Pretorius, N Hatton Under 9 Cricket U9 Age Group Results

This year has seen one of the biggest numbers of participants in U9 cricket. We had 80 boys turn out for cricket practice in terms 1 and 4 of 2012. The boys worked hard and were always enthusiastic and having fun throughout the season. They stood up to every occasion, this being their first season of interschool cricket. The boys enjoyed huge success and obviously in sport there were some short comings. One of the highlights was the South Africa U9 vs Australia U9 internal matches which were played in good spirits and not about winning. The weather didn’t do us any favours in the fourth term but that’s not in our hands.

We did though enjoy success as some teams went the year unbeaten.

Zola Mazwi

Team 9A 9B 9C 9D Total

Played 6 7 6 4 23

Won 6 6 6 2 20

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MINI CRICKET The Grade 1 and Grade 2 boys thoroughly enjoyed their Saturday morning cricket sessions in the first and fourth terms of 2012 despite the frequent inclement weather. We were able to field eight Grade 1 and eight Grade 2 teams in the first and fourth terms. During the first term the first half of each session was geared towards teaching basic skills in bowling and batting, followed by a minigame in the second half.

The fourth term proved to be very popular as the format changed to ensure the

participation of each player.

After the skills development session each team split into two to ensure maximum bowling and batting practice. This programme was justified by the boys’ improved performance during the final two weeks when mini-games were played against opposing teams. It was exciting to witness the boys increased confidence and improved ability to master the necessary skills.

All Grade 1 and 2 cricketers and teachers in the Junior Primary Department extend a sincere thanks to the fathers who so willingly spent their Saturday mornings coaching their teams and to Michael Dick and Zola Mazwi who guided the coaches during the skills training sessions.

We wish every success to our Grade 2 boys as they progress to the more formal U9 cricket next year.

Christine Knatten

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Back: J Thornton, C Morse, C Poovan, E Bush, W Dowsett 6th Row: A Knox-Davies, N Hatton, J Koch, M Bennett, L Hansen, U Lockhat 5th Row: C Parle, B van Noordwyk, D Peano, K Wolhuter, B Cleaver, R Price, S Paton 4th Row: Ms S Parry, M Peano, B Pretorius, J Deeble, C Lehman, L Goder, A Swanepoel, L Kavanagh, P Ramlugaan 3rd Row: J Paton, L Hitchings, C Uys, D Peter, H Ramlal, L Allen, D Biccard, R Miles, M Lehman 2nd Row: S Ramlugaan, K Williamson, E Watt, Y Singh, C Marais, J Goder, R Hardwick, A Makhathini Seated: J Proctor, C Knight, M Shabalala, M Crampton (Captain), C Pet, D Moodley, D Mertsch The Running Club seems to expand every year, and this year even included a few prams, dogs, Prep Old Boys and some ex-Prep parents. This year the Grade Three boys joined us fairly early on in the running season and seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. It is wonderful for the boys to enjoy the freedom of running, and to be greeted by the magnificent view of the sunrise over the ocean.

We hosted two ever-popular and successful Muffin and Milo mornings at the end of each term after a lovely sunrise run along the beachfront.

In terms of competitive Cross Country, many of the boys competed in League Runs and did extremely well. Prep boys are always a source of pride at these events; they look smart

and are polite and supportive.

This is why Prep was selected to compete in the Central Zone League Runs in the second term, and for the first time, the North Durban League Runs in the third term. We had a total of twenty seven boys compete in the Zonal Central and North Durban Trials. Elijah Watt,

Luke Allen, Claudio Lehman, Joshua Thornton, Dane Mertsch and Matthew Crampton were selected for this team. Special mention to Hrithiq Ramlal who trained with determination, and missed making the team by split seconds. Matthew Crampton was our Captain this year.

Matthew attended every single training run, and supported his team members at League even when he was injured and unable to run himself.

As always, the Cross Country boys have shown spirit, determination and commitment.

Thank you to all the boys and to their parents who have trained with them and dropped them at school for the early morning training, and helped organize their paperwork for races.

Samantha Parry

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C R OSS CO U NTRY Individual Results of the Interhouse Cross Country 26 Sept 2012 at Crusaders Sports Club

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

U9 Elijah Watt Chad Uys Nicholas Hatton Riley Hardwick

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

U10 Hrthiq Ramlal Payton Elliot Matteo Peano John-Jeffrey Barker

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

U11 Claudio Lehman Luke Allen Ethan Bush Michael Bennett

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

U12 Dane Mertsch Joshua Thornton Cameron Whittington Cole Poovan

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

U13 Matthew Crampton Callum Pet Jonathan Bennett Jayden Proctor

Interhouse Results 1st Haysom 461 2nd Bullimore 447 3rd Stubbs 413 4th Evans 402

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Back: C Hohls, F Hlophe 3rd Row: N Pio, S Miloszewski, R Wiggill, S Huinink, K Pather, R Tomlinson, J Harris 2nd Row: K Bolton, J Deeble, C Knight, R Koekemoer, W Dowsett, C Pet, L Ross, S Stirling Seated: D Aucamp, J Smit, Mr H Pike, S Gilson (Captain), Mr B Botha, D Cherry, B Robertson Well done to all the boys who played golf during this year.

Boys had the opportunity to play on either a Monday or a Tuesday during the term as well as challenge for the school Golf Championships and play in the ever-popular Fathers/Mothers and Sons competition. The top golfers are selected to represent DPHS against St Stithians during the annual interschool tour and the interschool Ernie Els Foundation competition.

The annual golf tussle against St Stithians was held at Beachwood Golf Course this year. With St Stithians holding the trophy Prep was keen to bring it back to home. Once all 16 players had putted out, the scores were tallied and the end result was decided by only two strokes. Unfortunately the trophy will remain in Johannesburg.

All parties involved had a memorable experience.

The second event was a first for DPHS. An Ernie Els Foundation Primary School Championship held in June, where the top 12 DPHS boys competed in three fourballs at Beachwood. DPHS’s 1st team finished second overall, 2nd team finished fifth and 3rd team finished seventh out of 12 teams. Next on the agenda was the School Championship held in July at Royal Durban Golf Course. Here only the U12s and U13s tee off the mens tee to compete for the Senior Trophy, U9

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where U9 to U11 tee off the ladies tee to compete for the Junior Trophy.

The final event was the ever popular Fathers, Mothers and Sons golf fun day held at Royal Durban Golf Course in October.

Congratulations to the winning team of Liam Ross and his dad Derek, for putting together the winning round.

My sincere thanks to Mums and Dads for all their support throughout the year.

Brett Botha

James Sweeney Nicholas Cook Spencer Klue Luke Lourenco Liam Ross Grant Pio William Dowsett Slade Stirling Sean Gilson Daniel Cherry

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Junior Champion: Liam Ross Senior Champion: Sean Gilson Interhouse Golf results: 1st Bullimore 2nd Stubbs 3rd Haysom 4th Evans

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HOCKEY FIRST TEAM Back: C Hollaway, D Cherry, M Teversham 2nd Row: C Pet, S Gilson, B Hope, N Kershaw, J Bennett, M Gerrish Seated: T Klue, Mr H Pike, N Pio (Captain), Mr G Goodwin, C Goodwin

HOCKEY U11A Back: C Lehman 2nd Row: K Wolhuter, G Pio, M Armstrong, G Beavan Seated: L Allen, J Bamber, Miss H Laatz, B Goodall, B Pretorius Absent: J Muller This page was sponsored by Calvin Henry

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H O CK EY INTERHOUSE HOCKEY Interhouse Hockey continues to be fiercely contested. Congratulations to the winners in each age group.

School Captain : N icholas Pio

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U13 HOCKEY Have you ever had that feeling where something seems to have passed you by in the blink of an eye? Hockey 2012 seems to have been one of those seasons. Being a major part of the extremely busy third term activities, the hockey program is very condensed and one battles to catch one’s breath at stages. This being said, the boys thoroughly enjoy the experience and manage to fit everything in.

A new initiative introduced in the U13 age group this year was the Masters Hockey League. Six teams were drawn up where the 1st to 6th team players were evenly distributed. The competition was a round-robin format with each team then playing 5 games. This format was exciting for the boys and did a lot for the development of our hockey in the U13 age group. The champion team for 2012 was the Cheetahs and they were presented with gold medals in assembly. We would like to express our thanks to

the parents for ensuring that the boys were able to get to practices and matches during hockey season. Your continued support of the hockey program at DPHS is greatly appreciated.

1st XI Hockey The 1st XI Hockey team, captained by Nicholas Pio, has had a most successful season.

This team has had outstandingly convincing wins against some of the top teams in the country namely Selborne, Grey PE and Rondebosch. In total, the team played 17 games and won 17.

They scored 92 goals and only conceded 5. The most striking characteristic of this group of boys was their ability to remain humble through it all.

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This was mentioned by all the participating schools at the National Prep Schools’ Hockey Festival.Many of the boys represented Provincial, District and Zonal teams (These can be viewed in the representatives list in this Yearbook). We were very proud to have Nicholas Pio selected as the Captain of the KZN Southern Coastals’ Team.

Hockey is the epitome of a team sport and the whole team has to contribute in order to gain the desired results. This has been the case throughout the 2012 season. The goal scorers and ball carriers in the forwards and links are obvious contributors. Sean Gilson, Tanner Klue, Jonathan Bennett and Callum Pet were a constant threat in every game.

Nicholas Pio, Max Teversham and Nicholas Kershaw were ruthless in the links, distributed the ball effectively and punished any mistakes made by the opposition defences. In addition to this, the combination of Pio, Kershaw and Teversham at short corner time accounted for many

of the 92 goals scored. It is often the boys that have to do the ‘dirty work’ that go unnoticed.

Matthew Gerrish, Brad Hope and Cameron Hollaway were outstanding in the halves and managed to break down any opposition threats accurately, quickly and courageously.

Daniel Cherry was a rock at sweeper and his reliability was an important feature of his game. Our goalkeeper, Cameron Goodwin, may not have had the busiest of seasons in the goals but did pull off crucial saves when he was called upon and communicated with his defensive players effectively.

Not many Primary School teams can claim to have a coach who has 76 national caps to his credit. Darren Gallagher remains an important part of our team. His ability to impart his knowledge to our boys is outstanding. He is always enthusiastic and the boys value his input.

This year we held a two day pre-season training camp at Maritzburg College and we would like to thank Mike Bechet for the use of their facility as well as Keith and Pauline Young for hosting us on their stunning farm on the banks of the Albert Falls Dam. My thanks to the boys for a most enjoyable and rewarding season and to the parents as well for all their support and enthusiastic encouragement throughout.

Gavin Goodwin

U11 Hockey The U11 boys had a very successful hockey season in 2012. The 45 boys showed boundless enthusiasm, skill and commitment throughout the term. Moving to full size goals and having a kitted goalkeeper for the first time showed pronounced skill with flicking, shooting and saving goals. With their growing confidence and amazing teamwork, the boys are sure to have an exciting future ahead of them with their senior hockey. A special commendation to the A team on their super results, only losing one match.

A huge thank you must go out to the specialized coaches who gave up hours of their time to improve our hockey. Well done U11s. You made your coaches proud!

Helen Laatz

U11 Results Team Played Won Lost Drew U11A 9 8 1 0 U11B 7 3 3 1 U11C 9 4 4 1 U11D 7 5 2 0 U11E 2 0 2 0 Total 34 20 12 2

U13 Results Team Played Won Lost Drew 1st 17 17 0 0 2nd 6 3 1 2 3rd 7 5 1 1 4th 6 5 0 1 5th 7 6 0 1 6th 6 4 1 1 Total 49 40 3 6

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H O CK EY UNDER 10 Hockey During term 3 we once again took to the astro for another season of hockey. 2012 saw DPHS field six U10 hockey teams with 40 boys getting regular games against our traditional opposition, in addition to new fixtures against Hillcrest Christian Academy. Although the results were not all as the boys would have hoped, the success of this season lies in the overall improvement shown by the boys and passion and spirit showed at all practices and games. The ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams in particular showed lots of heart and determination to compete against much stronger opposition. The results in these games being much closer than the previous year, highlighting the boys’ enthusiasm for the game.

The general improvement in skill in the lower teams was very evident and this bodes

well for the age group as they move onto U11 next year. With continued hard work and perseverance, the boys of this age group will continue to grow from strength to strength in the years to come.

Ross Bedford

U10 Results Team Played Won Lost Drew U10A 9 3 5 1 U10B 7 2 4 1 U10C 8 5 3 0 U10D 8 5 3 0 U10E 6 4 2 0 U10F 4 2 2 0 Total 42 21 19 2

of the fixtures to verse Mud Rats (Merchiston) at Maritzburg College. There is lots of work to be done and room for improvement, especially in the lower teams of this age group.

The A team were a force to be reckoned and not to forget the 20-0 win by the C team against Penzance.

I would like to thank the parents for the efforts in getting across the river for the first few sessions and also for the support of the boys on match days at different venues. Well done U9s of 2012 Zola Mazwi

U9 Hockey We had a tough first season experience of schoolboy hockey for the boys at U9. We managed to play 24 games which was a positive for game time and competitiveness. Boys had lots of fun and memories having to travel up to ‘cold’ PMB for one

Mini Hockey The 2012 Grade 1 and 2 Mini–Hockey season was once again a great success. In no small part due to the dedication of the parents who volunteered to help with the coaching.

Seven sessions where held at the Riverside Astro Turf. Six of these sessions took the format of a skills drill followed by mini games where the boys were encouraged to practise the skills which they had learnt. The parent coaches where ably instructed in the drills by Donne Oxenham and her assistant, from the Durban North Hockey Academy .The boys approached the games with great enthusiasm and vigour.

The last session should have taken the format of a mini tournament with each team playing three fifteen minute games, however the weather did not play ball that morning and we were rained out.

Thank you to all the coaches for all your hard work. We would not have been able to hold such a successful season without you.

Glenda Marklew

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U9 Results Team Played Won Lost Drew U9A 5 4 1 0 U9B 4 1 3 0 U9C 4 2 2 0 U9D 5 3 2 0 U9E 3 0 3 0 U9F 3 0 3 0 Total 24 10 14 0

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HOCKEY U9 Back: K Geary, R Hardwick 2nd Row: N Cook, M Lehman, O Simpkins, J Squires, D Biccard, J Paton Seated: B Henderson, S Pretorius, Mr Z Mazwi, J Aylward, N Hatton This page was sponsored by Aldo’s Panelbeaters “Carboni Family”

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RUGBY 1ST TEAM Back: M Shabalala, R Koenig, A Noot, M Gerrish 3rd Row: J Smit, J Proctor, R Spring, R Parsons, R Way, N Pio 2nd Row: T Shandu, K Mills, S Gilson, B Hope, B Robertson, S Kuhlane, R Wiggill, D Cherry Seated: L Mdlalose, Mr M Dick, C Allan (Captain), Mr R Neave, N Kershaw, Mr Z Mazwi, J Phipson School Captain: Connor Allan Junior Interhouse Results 1st

Bullimore

2nd

Stubbs

3rd

Haysom

4th

Evans

as a whole has never been higher. We travelled to all parts of the province and country to get fixtures for our teams. A majority of our teams took part

The 2012 rugby season came to an end on the very wet fields of SACS in Cape Town whilst on our annual July tour. It was the most bizarre of conditions that eventually ended with the 1st XV being called off. It was, however, another very successful year for all Prep teams. The coaches and players put in a lot of hard work in their preparation and it was always pleasing to watch our teams play and execute so well in their matches.

The senior age group had over 100 boys that turned out for practices each week. The participation across the school

in the early season tournaments hosted in the Midlands. These proved to be very useful festivals that gave our boys a good base for the season.

In addition to the Cape Town tour, the 1st, 10A and 10B teams also travelled up to Gauteng at different stages in the season for some tough fixtures.

There are two major highlights of the rugby season for so many boys at Prep. The DPHS Rugby Festival and Cape Town tour have done wonders to keep the level of rugby at DPHS amongst the best in the country.

Our coaches have done another great job in preparing and teaching rugby to the boys this year. As a group they have been a particularly passionate and willing bunch of coaches. They are all thanked and commended for their fine efforts during 2012

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R U G BY 1st XV The boys arrived at the start of the season with a willingness to learn and a keen approach to the season. The 1st XV started taking shape as soon as the trials were completed.

Many an early morning and late afternoon was spent sweating it out on our fields in preparation for the demands of the season ahead. The early season festivals went well and the 1st XV enjoyed a good start to the season at the Glenwood High School and Midlands Rugby festivals.

They won all their games and laid a good foundation for the season ahead.

The players adapted to each other well and it wasn’t long before the team became a very strong unit. The many challenges that came from some of the very tough opposition proved to be challenges well within the capabilities of this team. Some impressive victories were recorded over Glenwood Prep, Pelham and Merchiston in the early stages of the season. The commitment and passion of the boys was most pleasing to see.

Our tour up to Trinityhouse was another challenge that the Prep 1st XV managed to absorb with incredible composure and control.

Three very good victories were recorded against some highly regarded opposition.

After a successful trial process, nine of our boys were selected to represent one of the KZN teams. At the same time, the 1st XV

1st XV Results Date

Opponents

17 Mar Midlands Tournament 23-25 Mar Glenwood Festival

Egerton

Dale

Monument

Hibiscus

Glenwood Prep 14 Apr Pelham 18 Apr Glenwood Prep 21 Apr Merchiston 25 Apr Clifton 3-5 May Trinityhouse Festival

Laerskool Randhardt

Laerskool Helderkruin

Greame Junior 12 May Highbury 19 May Westville 02 Jun Merchiston 09 Jun Pelham 14-16 June DPHS Festival

Trinityhouse

Selborne

SACS 18 Jul Wynberg 19 Jul Bishops 21 Jul SACS

Results P6 W6 W W W W W W W W W

64-0 40-5 19 -5 38-0 12-7 40-0 25-14 41-9 50-0

W W W W W W W

31-12 49-3 21-8 62-7 27-7 42-5 49-0

W 31-14 L 17-12 W 38-36 W 28-6 W 44-0 No result

produced some excellent results over Westville and Highbury. The team were in a very good place as they arrived at the DPHS festival to face the strong onslaught from some of the top playing schools in the country. The match against Selborne was a cracker of a match to say the least. It was a match that produced an excellent standard of rugby and although it was to be our only loss during the year, it was a great advert for primary school rugby. We had two very tough games against Trinityhouse and SACS to to end off another successful festival.

The last three remaining games of the season took place in Cape Town as has become tradition in the last few years. The 1st XV again carried the flag with distinction and recorded excellent victories over Wynberg and Bishops. The final match of the season could not have unfolded any worse for all who want to watch their final match.

A torrential downpour together with gale force winds forced the referee to abandon the match shortly after half time with neither team having scored a point. Although it was a disappointing end to a magnificent season, the boys had every reason to be proud as we closed the season with a final war-cry in the SACS change room whilst dripping with mud, water and even the odd tear. Well done to all the boys on a terrific season

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R U GBY The DPHS/Mr Price National Rugby Festival The memories of the mini cyclone that hit DPHS in 2011 during our festival were a popular point of discussion as our visitors arrived for the 2012 festival. This year we were fortunately treated to some excellent weather and phenomenal rugby over the three days of our festival. It was another fantastic occasion at DPHS. The level of participation grew from that of previous years. The competition, passion and skill shown by all the teams were a real pleasure to witness.

The boys in lower teams took to the field and gave their best.

The 1st teams entertained the many people who came to watch over the weekend. A visit from legendary former Springbok captain John Smit was remarkable to say the least.

A visit from Madhiba himself was about the only thing missing from the DPHS festival.

No less than 34 rugby matches took place over the three days. The participating schools included DPHS, Pelham, Merchiston, Westville, Cowan House, SACS, Bishops, Wynberg, Trinityhouse, Selborne and a team from KZN Development.

Michael Dick

The Cape Town Rugby Tour A resounding cheer went through flight JE 341 as we touched down in the Mother City for the biggest Prep tour yet. No less than 164 boys and 20 staff stepped off the Mango flight to take on our friends and rivals in Cape Town. The tour remains a highlight for so many boys and parents. We are always truly grateful to our friends in Cape Town - SACS, Wynberg and Bishops - for accommodating so many Prep boys and families on our tour. There are so many high points on a tour such as this one; it is difficult to single out any one in particular. The DPHS teams took to the field with determination and courage in every encounter. The warcry that took place at the end of each match brushed a warm feeling over all at Prep. To date we had managed to avoid the harshness that a Cape Town winter can dish up, but this year we were not so lucky and felt the chaos of a serious downpour on Saturday in our final matches against SACS. The rain blew in from every direction and angle.

The experience simply added to what was another memorable tour. Everybody arrived back in Durban with stories and memories that will surface many times in the future.

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R U G BY R esults for the U 1 3 teams in the S chool F i x tures Date

Opponents

2nd

17 Mar

Midlands Tournament

P4 W1 D1 L2

Merchiston Tournament

3rd

P4W4

23 - 25 Mar

4th

5th

P 4 W4

P4 W3 D1

6th

7th

Glenwood Festival Amanzimtoti 1st

W 10-0

Scottburgh 1st

L 12-5

KZN DEV

W 21-15

Paulpietersburg 1st

W 15-5

Arboretum 1st

D 0-0

14 Apr

Pelham

W 24-5

18 Apr

Glenwood Prep Northlands 1st

W 22-5

21 Apr

Merchiston

W 43-0

25 Apr

Clifton 2nd

W 40-0

3 - 5 May

W 36-0

W 40-0

W 43-0(2nd)

W 48-0 (3rd)

W 24-0 L 15-0 (4th) W 41-0 (2nd)

W 19-0

W 44-0

W50-0

W 32-15

W 29-0 (3rd)

L 31-17 (5th)

Trinityhouse Festival Glenwood Prep

W48-0 (3rd)

W 35-10 (6th)

12 May

Highbury

W 31-7

W 47-0

19 May

Westville

W 20-0

W 36-0

W 46-0

W 52-0

26 May

Chelsea

W 24-0 (2nd)

W 24-0 (3rd)

W 50-0

02 Jun

Merchiston

W 12-0

W 29-0

W 38-7

W 26-0

09 Jun

Pelham

W 24-5

W 27-14

W 32-0

W 37-0

14 - 16 June

W 17-14 (4th) W 38-0 W 15-12 (5th) W 37-0

DPHS Festival SACS

W 3-0

Cowan House 1st

W 22-12

15 Jun

Pelham

16 Jun

SACS

18 Jul

Wynberg

19 Jul

Bishops

21 Jul

SACS

W 34-21

W 43-5

L 32-12

L 71-0

W 28-0

L 51-5

L 28-29

L 28-40

L 14-0

L 45-0

L 40-0

W 20-0

W 22-5

W 22-7

W 29-24

W 19-12

W 20-7

W 29-12

L 12-7

W 32-7

L 10-7

L 20-5

L 42-0

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RUGBY U11A Back: G Kirby, J Bennett 3rd Row: G Beavan, J Muller, E Bush, C French, M Armstrong, R Koekemoer, G Pio 2nd Row: T Elam, T Mbatha, T Koch, M du Toit, L Ross, C Lehman, K Steen, S Mazwi Seated: J Bamber, K Wolhuter, Mr G Phipson, G Binedell (Captain), Mr D Symmons, R Roberts, L Allen U11 RUGBY

meant that competition for places in the ‘A’ team was fierce.

The second term finally This competitive spirit amongst arrived with 58 boys eagerly the boys drove them to always anticipating their second full give of their best as they realised season of fifteen-man rugby. that their position, in either After a number of trial matches, a challenging Howick Rugby team, was never guaranteed.

Tournament and many positional Each boy’s determination to changes, we got off succeed was most to what would turn Results for the U11 teams in the School Fixtures evident throughout the out to be another very Date Opponents 11A 11B 11C & D season and this resulted successful season for 17 Mar Howick Tournament P4 W3 D1 P4 L4 in 22 boys getting 14 Apr Pelham W 56-0 W 27-10 the U11 age group.

18 Apr Glenwood Prep W 43-0 W 24-10 (B) an opportunity to The U11C and D

Northlands W20-5 (A) represent their School squads developed 20 Apr Embury L 20-10 (A) into very competitive at ‘A’ team level. Well 21 Apr Merchiston W 28-0 W 49-0 W 55-0 outfits that sometimes 25 Apr Clifton W 17-7 W 43-7 W 10-5 done to both teams 12 May Highbury W 26-0 W 22-7 had to play against the bitter pill that you 19 May Westville W 34-0 W 41-0 W 22-10 other schools’ ‘B’ swallowed on the final 26 May Chelsea W 48-0 W 63-0 teams. They seemed 02 Jun Merchiston W 19-0 W 12-5 W 36-12 day of the season will to enjoy the challenge 09 Jun Pelham W 56-0 W 27-10 W 32-5 be avenged when you and always did DPHS 14 Jun Trinityhouse W 26-7 W 20-5 W 41-0 represent the DPHS 1st 18 Jul Wynberg W 21-7 W 53-0 L 37-10 proud when they were 19 Jul Bishops W 26-12 W 19-0 W 48-0 XV in 2013! given the opportunity 21 Jul SACS L 5-0 L 5-0 L 24-12 Grant Phipson to represent their School. The two teams played one-another on a regular basis at practice and this helped the boys maintain that competitive edge.

The U11A/B squads enjoyed an outstanding season of tough rugby. The teams were closely matched in strength which

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RUGBY U10A Back: S Cliff, M Dabideen 3rd Row: K Bolton, J-J Barker, N Hadebe, H Ramlal 2nd Row: K Goedeke, B van Noordwyk, K Cockcroft, L Lourenco, R Price, S Taylor Seated: N Bergset, B Brooks, R Wilken (Captain), Mr G Goodwin, P Elliot, N Jeewa, S Klue U10 RUGBY

was one that made us proud as coaches, each week.

This season started out with a The Gauteng tour was once very enthusiastic bunch of boys again a highlight for the boys. that really wanted to gain as A touring opportunity is a great much as they could from every learning experience and they learning opportunity, and there performed admirably both on were certainly plenty of those! and off the field. Rugby tours The A, B and C teams did very to Gauteng are not for the faint well against the local schools hearted! We played against and it was clearly evident that passionate rugby schools and they were improving steadily at times, came off second best. as the season progressed. An That being said, the Prep boys unusual characteristic never gave up and of this particular season played as hard at the Results for the U10 teams in the School Fixtures was that the difference end of the games as Date Opponents 10A 10B 10C in ability between the when they started. A 17 Mar Cordwalles P3 W2 D1 P3 W1 L2 P3 W0 L3 three teams was not 14 Apr Pelham W 5-0 W 34-0 W 20-5 fitting end to the tour as pronounced as in 18 Apr Glenwood Prep W 32-0 L 10-0 was a visit to the Lion

Northlands W 22-10 (A) W 12-10 (D) other years, and as such Park. The boys had the 21 Apr Merchiston L 15-0 W 32-0 W 37-5 boys tended to migrate opportunity to ride on 19 May Westville D 7-7 W 54-0 W 46-0 between teams regularly. a game viewing vehicle 24 May Rooihuiskraal L 24-5 W 17-5 The A team boys, 25 May Trinityhouse W 12-7 W 24-0 through the park and although on the winning 26 May Randhart L 72-0 L 12-7 they all enjoyed the 02 Jun Merchiston L 27-0 W 37-7 W 22-10 side in their local experience.

09 Jun Pelham W 5-0 W 34-0 W 20-5 fixtures, had to fight Gavin Goodwin hard for their results. The Bs and Cs seemed to have more comfortable winning margins but the brand of rugby on display from all three teams

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RUGBY U9A Back: L Du Toit, 2nd Row: T Visser, C Uys, S Schefermann, D Biccard, M Lehman, P Dube Seated: J Aylward, S Pretorius, Mr A Naidu, O Simpkins, N Hatton

U9 RUGBY The U9 Rugby season at DPHS kicked off on a cold winter’s morning in Hilton. There were 62 aspiring rugby players taking to the field that morning and this was the start of what turned out to be a very successful and enjoyable season. For most of our boys, this was to be their first experience at competitive rugby and they literally grabbed the ball with both hands and

charged forward towards the try line. With parents and supporters cheering from the side, our boys proved once again that they are more than ready to continue our proud DPHS rugby tradition.

As always, it as heartwarming to see individuals and teams develop and grow as the season progressed. Victory is always sweet but defeat did not bring us down because the never-give-up attitude of

the DPHS boys meant that it was a loss on the field but a valuable life lesson that was learnt. Highlights of our season included our participation at the Cowan House and Chelsea U9 Rugby Festivals which saw our U9 teams come away undefeated. Our season was rounded off with Interhouse matches in which every U9 rugby player has an opportunity to represent his house.

Alistair Naidu

Results for the U9 teams in the School Fixtures Date Opponent 17 Mar Cowan House Tournament 14 Apr Pelham 20 Apr Merchiston 21 Apr Highbury 25 Apr Clifton 18 May Westville 26 May Chelsea Festival 02 Jun Merchiston 08 Jun Pelham

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by Zola Mazwi, assistant to the director of sport, on the skills that were to be taught that week.

Our goal was that by the end of the season, the boys would have acquired and bettered their basic rugby skills. This goal was more than met. Once the coaches had been briefed, they would join the boys on the field and a short warm-up would mark the beginning of the practise, followed by a 20 minute skills session. Thereafter the boys would play two games against other teams within their grade. By the end of the season the boys had an opportunity to play every opposing team and are to be commended on their sportsmanship and sense of camaraderie.

A big thank you must go out to all the dads who gave up so much time and put in so much effort as coaches at every session. Without their support and commitment Mini Rugby would have proved an impossible feat. Thank you again dads!

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our young ‘grommits’, and the Prep boys are known in the surf for their determination and their good manners.

The Interhouse Surfing and Body Boarding competition was held on North Beach on Friday 23 November. The surf conditions were good to start with, but as the afternoon progressed it became more choppy and difficult.

The highest scoring surfer of the day was Karl Steen of Bullimore.

The highest scoring body boarder of the day was Cameron Hollaway of Evans.

Despite an incredibly busy extracurricular programme, many Prep boys found time in their busy schedules to participate in Surfing and Body Boarding this year. We were fortunate enough to enlist four Prep Old Boys as coaches. Thank you to Adam and Robbie Waites; Layton Stirling and Ryan Cuttler for their enthusiasm and patience as coaches. This year we secured the use of the facilities at Durban Surf Lifesaving Club, so that the boys have somewhere safe to store their belongings and access to hot showers, especially appreciated after our ‘Dawn Patrol’ surf sessions. Much of our lives in Durban centres on our beautiful ocean, and teaching the boys a respect for and knowledge of rip currents and tides is an important life skill. The surfing community in Durban is very encouraging of

The overall results were: 1st Stubbs 2nd Haysom 3rd Bullimore 4th Evans Samantha Parry

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Back: C Hollaway, C Poovan, N Kershaw, D Cherry, M Finlay 4th Row: J Muller, J Thornton, E Hochstadter, B Merchant, M Armstrong, W Dowsett 3rd Row: B van Noordwyk, K Wolhuter, M Bennett, L Lourenco, J Bennett, L Hansen, T Muirhead 2nd Row: C Uys, J Hook, J Aylward, C Tostee, S Taylor, T Klue, R Roberts, S Cliff Seated: Mrs J Armstrong, M Gerrish, Mr R Neave, J Bennett (Captain), Mrs H Campbell, N Pio, Mr G Goodwin. School Captain: Jonathan Bennett captain, Jonathan Bennett, for so ably leading his school team to victory.

DPHS hosted two invitation Galas this year. The first was held on Friday 10 February against St Stithians A and B teams and Highbury A team. The second invitation Gala was held on Thursday 1 November against 7 other Durban schools. Our A, B and C teams swam very well in both these galas. They were most enjoyable friendly galas.

We are proud of Josh Bennett, Cole Poovan and Jonathan Bennett who gained selection to representative teams this year.

Our top 10 Championship Gala was held on Tuesday 7 February at Kings Park Pool. As usual, the standard of swimming displayed was extremely high.

We congratulate all our swimmers who swam in the

The swimming season of 2012 proved to be a very successful one, yet again. Our swimmers are very committed and put in endless hours of training in order to achieve this success.

Our grateful thanks are extended to the coaches, staff and parents of DPHS for their dedicated support at all times.

Our A team swam in galas at Clifton as well as the Boys’ A, Durban and Districts Gala which we won for the 14th year in a row. This is indeed a fine achievement and indicates the high level of dedication to the sport. Our B team also swam in the Boys’ A gala and came 9th.

Our C team swam in the Co-Ed E league D&D gala and came 1st, which means they are promoted to the D league for 2013. We are very proud of the achievements of our three swimming teams.

We congratulate our swimming

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SW IM M ING the process. Coach Campbell also participated in the 3Km Open Water swim event in which she won a Bronze medal.

We also thank Gavin Goodwin, our Director of Physical Education and Michael Dick, our Director of Sport for their input this year. The school is most grateful to all who contribute to the success of swimming at DPHS. Midmar Mile this year.

The Senior Primary Interhouse gala was held on Thursday 15 March.

Congratulations to Stubbs House on winning the 2012 Interhouse Gala as well as the Turnbull Trophy.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Stubbs Bullimore Haysom Evans

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CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL WINNERS Under 7: Gold

Jedd Poovan

Silver

Dominic Hislop

Bronze

Jack Hampson & James Francke

Under 8:

Jean Armstrong

Gold

James Ribbink

Silver

Matthew Gore

Bronze

James Bentley

Under 9:

points points points points

Gold

Chad Uys

Silver

Jack Aylward

Bronze

Nicholas Hatton

Under 10:

Our sincere thanks are extended to our swimming coaches Heather Campbell and AJ Logan for their hard work and commitment to the swimmers at DPHS. Special congratulations to Coach Campbell who participated in the 14th FINA World Masters’ Swim Championships in Riccione, Italy in June where she won four Gold and one Bronze medal in age group pool events, breaking three South African records in

Gold

Simon Taylor

Silver

Luke Lourenco

Bronze

Scott Cliff

Under 11: Gold

Joshua Bennett

Silver

Josh Muller

Bronze

Karl Steen

Under 12:

CHAMPIONSHIP GALA Melton Trophy – Best U7 swimmer

Jedd Poovan

DPHS Trophy – Best U8 swimmer

James Ribbink

John Ellis Trophy – Best U9 swimmer

Chad Uys

Millennium Trophy – Best U10 swimmer

Simon Taylor

Robertson Trophy – Best U11 swimmer

Joshua Bennett

DPHS Trophy – Best U12 swimmer

Cole Poovan

Singleton Trophy – Best U13 swimmer

Jonathan Bennett

Singleton Trophy – Individual Medley U13

Jonathan Bennett

Brewer Trophy – 100M Freestyle Open

Cole Poovan

The Headmaster’s Centenary Trophy – 100m Freestyle U11

Joshua Bennett

Gold

Cole Poovan

Silver

William Dowsett & Taine Muirhead

Under 13: Gold

Jonathan Bennett

Silver

Nicholas Pio

Bronze

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JP SWIMMING Back: D Glen, L Hitchings, B Delomoney, S Pretorius, C Uys, C van der Vyver, J Paton 2nd Row: J Sweeney, R Hardwick, E Watt, L du Toit, N Kidd, N Cook, P Dube, T Hammond Seated: N Hatton, J Aylward, D Biccard, Mrs J Everitt, O Simpkins, G Armstrong, B Henderson Absent: S Jewell, S Spooner, S Schefermann

JP SWIMMING REPORT In preparation for the Top Ten Gala, selected Grade Three swimmers were invited to join the swimming squad on a Monday afternoon. The Top Ten gala on 7 February at the Kings Park pool was a most exciting event, which emphasized the strength of many Junior Primary swimmers.

During the first term we hosted an Invitation Gala. Invites went to both boys’ and girls’ schools in the surrounding Durban area. Both our A and B swimming teams in Grade One, Two and Three participated in this friendly gala. A special thanks must go to Mrs van der Vyver and her team of mums who organised the refreshments and to the parents for providing the eats. It really was a worthwhile event and was

thoroughly enjoyed by both the participants and spectators.

The Junior Primary Interhouse Gala was held on 1 November. Despite the inclement weather, our faithful spectators arrived to support their children and provided the event with much excitement and cheering. The trophy for the ladder relay went to Evans house.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Haysom Evans Stubbs Bullimore

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points points points points

House Captains for Swimming Bullimore:

Evans:

Haysom:

Stubbs:

James Sweeney and Nicholas Kidd Chad Uys and Bradley Henderson Sebastian Schefermann and Riley Hardwick Jack Aylward and Luke du Toit

Grateful thanks to our professional swimming coaches, Heather Campbell and her assistants AJ Logan and Candice Purchase, whose expertise and care have enabled the boys to enjoy a successful and happy swimming season. A final thankyou to Shahnaz Vawda for her assistance in the organisation of both the Invitation and Interhouse Gala.

Jacqui Everitt

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Back: S Miloszewski 2nd Row:T Klue, M Finlay, S Gilson, B Hope, D Cherry, R Koenig Seated: Mr A Neal (Coach), N Kershaw (Captain), Mr H Pike, A Deedat, Mrs A Smith School Captain: Nicholas Kershaw

At the beginning of the year we looked forward to an exciting tennis year when 25 Junior and 30 Senior boys arrived to play on their respective days. Alf Neal was once again contracted to assist with the coaching and the DPHS players made good use of the Mitchell Park tennis courts.

A very enthusiastic 10 seniors were selected to play against St Stithians on Friday 10 February, but unfortunately the match was rained out.

For the first time we were invited to participate in the Resolute Insurance Tennis

Tournament held in Bethlehem from the 25 – 27 April. Tyler Grant, Grant Pio, Gareth Beavan, Callum Hayes (A Team) and Chad Streak, Spencer Klue, Cameron Parle, Guy Kirby (B Team) travelled to Bethlehem.

An Afrikaans speaking adventure lay ahead. There were 53 teams of 4 boys/4 girls from all over the country. The A Team played in 4 sections with 5 teams in each section. The B team played in 2 sections with 4 teams in each group. Our two Junior teams played their best tennis ever. The most important result was that DPHS won the ‘Spangeestrofee’ – the team spirit trophy for good spirit and good behaviour. The A Team came 3rd in our section of 5 schools and 8th overall in the A Section (20 school teams). The B Team came 2nd in the B Section of 8 school teams.

During the second term we

played matches against the schools in our Durban Zone.

We entered 3 Senior teams who unfortunately were not able to play all their matches due to some cancellations. Those who played gave of their best. Once again thanks to parent support for lifts and tea eats.

League Results Team A B C Total

Won 4 1 1 6

Lost 0 1 2 3

We also were excited to have Nicholas Kershaw, Ahmed Deedat and Bradley Hope selected to the Durban Central Zone A Team and Daniel Cherry and Simon Miloszewski to the B Team. Robert Koenig was the 1st reserve and played for the B team. We were proud to have

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T E N NIS Ahmed Deedat selected to the KZN Team and Nicholas Kershaw, our DPHS tennis captain, was also selected as No 1 player for KZN. He went on to play as part of the KZN team in Bloemfontein in July where he was selected as 1st Reserve for the SA Schools team (No 7 in South Africa).

The third term started with great excitement as our seniors, for the first time, were invited to participate in the Debonairs Primary Schools Tennis Tournament in Bethlehem from 7-11 August. Nicholas Kershaw, Ahmed Deedat, Daniel Cherry, Tanner Klue (A Team) and Bradley Hope, Simon Miloszewski, Robert Koenig, James McIlwraith (B team) travelled up on a most memorable snowy day. Thus the tournament started with the tennis players throwing snowballs at each other at Nottingham Road at the beginning of their trip.

These boys did DPHS proud and played extremely well in a very competitive tournament. This could not have happened without the amazing support of parents. A big thank you especially to Mrs Hope, Mrs Klue and Mr Deedat who drove up in the snow on Tuesday and ferried the teams to and from different venues.

Tennis at DPHS is stronger than ever!

Anne Smith

Final Result for A Team: 3rd out of 12 school teams Final Result for B Team: 4th out of 24 school teams During the last term our School Interhouse Matches were contested: Junior Interhouse Results

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Senior Interhouse Results

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Results of Tennis Championships Junior Championships Junior Singles Champion

James McIlwraith

Singles Runner up Tyler Grant Junior Doubles Champions Chad Streak and James McIlwraith Doubles Runners up Tyler Grant and Callum Hayes Seniors Championships Senior Singles Champion Nicholas Kershaw Singles Runner up Ahmed Deedat Senior Doubles Champion Nicholas Kershaw and Sean Gilson Doubles Runners up Ahmed Deedat and Daniel Cherry

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Back: J Smit, N Pio, W Dowsett, J Porter 2nd Row: T Muirhead, S Miloszewski, C Poovan, S Gilson, C Coleman, K Mills, T Buys, M Gerrish Seated: Mr H Pike, J Bennett, Mr M Samuel, C Deare (Captain), Mrs J Huber, D Cherry, Mr S Ferreira School Captain: Christian Deare enjoyed a game against a very competitive team of teachers and coaches. The teachers/ coaches won this duel: 5 -3.

A large number of boys eagerly took part in the water polo programme at the beginning of the year. The on-going problem of finding pool time saw boys from the U10 to U13 age group training at the King’s Park pool during the week for the first half of the first term. For the latter part of the term, training took part at the DHS pool for a senior squad on Sundays in order to prepare for the tour in March to Grey

The highlight of water polo at Prep this year is the fact that we have managed to secure a lease on the pool at the Centech FET College for our boys to train in.

On Saturday 10 November this facility was officially opened with Liz Woodcock, who started water polo at the school, and Mike Samuel, our school coach, being the guests of honour.

A morning of house matches was enjoyed by all. Another first for water polo this year was the house matches for the juniors – with Haysom being the victors. Bullimore won the senior matches. The first team also Match statistics for 2012 Matches

Played

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3

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U11 A & B

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Junior School, Port Elizabeth.

Mr Samuel was assisted by Mr Ferreira and various student coaches.

Another highlight on the water polo calendar is the participation of the 1st team in the annual SACS Tournament during the fourth term. The third term, thus once again saw senior boys training in the evenings and on Sundays at the DHS pool. This is a busy term and boys found it difficult to commit to practices. Parents are to be thanked for their commitment in transporting boys to and from training, as well as biding their time at the poolside on cold evenings. The boys worked hard on their skills and fitness during this time in order to improve

upon on their performances in the beginning of the year. Early morning swimming sessions were held by Mr Ferreira to help boys’ fitness levels improve.

This hard work saw the standard of play of the team improve.

The team came 5th in their pool at the SACS tournament, thus missing competing in the quarter finals. Boys from this squad were fortunate enough to have visiting Springbok water polo players; Gareth Samuel and Don Stewart, observe their practice and then give them their professional input. The boys enjoyed this and learnt new skills and techniques.

Fixtures against local schools were eagerly contested by two open age groups and two very

competitive U11 groups in the fourth term. The highlight of these was the Top 8 Tournament in which the first team competed against schools in KwaZulu Natal. The team was placed second in this tournament.

Congratulations are to be extended to the following boys who were selected to compete in the South African Schools Championship Water Polo Tournament, which takes place in Port Elizabeth during the December holidays: Christopher Coleman; Christian Deare; William Dowsett; Luke Goder; Keegan Mills; and Taine Buys as nontravelling reserve.

Janine Huber

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F IN A L WO RD One image that comes to mind for 2012 is that this was the year of the rockers! Somehow that theme filtered from the Art Studio and all the way to prizegiving. The singing of Summer of ’69 by Cameron Parle preceded Richard Neave’s final speech as Headmaster of DPHS. The song set the scene for his recollections of a teaching career which had begun in 1969.

His arrival at DPHS in 1982 and appointment as Headmaster in 1988 had been a significant part of that career. The standing ovation at the end of the speech bore testament to the admiration of the appreciative audience of staff, parents, boys and friends of the school.

This is the 20th edition of the DPHS Yearbook and what an exciting and vibrant record of two decades we have put together. Throughout the champion of the yearbook was of course Headmaster, Richard

Neave and his support is greatly appreciated.

The Yearbook of 2012 is another superb record of a Durban Prep year - thank you to everyone involved. The DPHS Yearbook is a team effort for the entire school. Special thanks, however, must go to the following: Our enormously generous parents who sponsored all the pages of this edition as well as our cover; Teachers and coaches who submitted reports and contributions; Class teachers and section heads who collected academic and creative contributions; The Art Studio for their colourful celebration of creativity; Parents, colleagues and professionals for photographs; (Special mention must go to professional photographer, Patrick Royal, Friend of the

school, George Tadden, who took the splendid Visual Art gallery photos, Max Fowles who took our prize-giving photos and to Steve Yelseth. The greatest good fortune for the DPHS Yearbook was the arrival of Steve Yelseth who joined the staff for a period of practical teaching. Our rockers on this page were photographed by him. Thank you to one and all.

Reeni Ramnath for administrative aspects of production in addition to much of the typing; Meticulous proofreading by colleagues and finally by Sally Perks; And as always, the final vote of thanks must go to creative designer Rory Morrison. The quotation ‘Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated’ underpins his work. Put more simply, he rocks!

Linda Horning

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Jared Pearson; Shahzaad Perumal; Nikhil Prakaschandra; Benjamin Pretorius; Shikar Rampiari; Luca Robinson; Matthew Ropertz; Luke Rowe; Liam Rupnarain; Xaxson Saraiva; Ahmad Seedat; Akhil Sitharam; Tristan Smith; Liam Stokes; Yusuf Thandar; Michael Thornton; Meerten & Jua van Wyk; Declan-Stone Wensley-Hill; Kade Wolhuter; Bryce Woolf; John-Jeffrey Barker; Braden Delomoney; William Dowsett; Jack Edwards; Callum Hayes; Eric Hochstadter; Asher Knox-Davies; Joshua Lourens; Tiago Melo; Bulelani Mzimela; Chad Nandh; Joseph Padayachee; Joshua Porter; Matthew Stewart; Cameron Strudwick; Reece Truter; Luke van Kan; Rowan van Rooyen *Old Boys ** 2012 additions to Millennium Foundation and 2012 Contributors indicated in bold print