RGHS Newsletter 26 July 2013

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26 July 2013 Volume Three Issue One The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Starring Robyn Paterson as Miss Brodie and Morgan Shelly as Sandy

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International Exchanges

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General News And Information

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World Challenge South India

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Busy Bugs on Mandela Day

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Music Department News

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Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival

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Sports News

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Art Flash: Grade Nine Collages Calendar

Rustenburg: a school of excellence where girls are leading courageously, exploring their unique potential confidently and serving the world compassionately.

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“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” Ticket sales for Rustenburg’s 2013 spectacular dramatic production of “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” open on Monday, 29 July.

Tickets cost R55 and will be available for purchase from the Drama Room at first and second breaks on Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 August. Thereafter, they will be available from the Main Administrative Office. The show runs on 13, 14, 16 and 17 August.

THE CAST NARRATORS MISS PERRY SISTER SANDRA

Siphokazi Mbatani Jordannah Leach

MARCIA BLAINE STAFF MISS JEAN BRODIE (History) MISS MACKAY (Principal) MR TEDDY LLOYD (Art) MR GORDON LOWTHER (Music) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MISS LOCKHART (Chemistry)

Robyn Paterson Lauren Smithie Edward Bester (Rondebosch) Nathan Rens (Rondebosch) Amy Kunz Lauren Pienaar

MARCIA BLAINE PUPILS SANDY JENNY MARY McGREGOR MONICA HANNAH PATSY CHARLOTTE ALICE BONNIE JANET

Morgan Shelly Julia Holzberg Catherine Sonnenberg Chloe Venter Hannah Luxton Kelsey Bloom Alyxé Rosenberg Gillian Williams Aaliyah Vayez Kendra Saunders THE CREW

PRODUCTION SECRETARY BACKSTAGE MANAGER PROMPT TECHNICAL BOX

René Zinn Dominique Nothnagel Jennifer Oosthuizen Ursula Hardie

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“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”: BIOGRAPHIES OF LEAD ACTRESSES ROBYN PATERSON as MISS JEAN BRODIE Robyn Paterson (Grade 12) boasts an extensive and impressive Drama Performance résumé. 2010: Cast in “Zigger Zagger” (Rondebosch Boys’). 2011:” Cast member of “Who’s your Daddy?” at National Girls Schools’ Festival; awarded Best Overall Production at East London’s Guild Theatre; “Who’s your Daddy?” performed in Cape Town at the Bishops Drama Festival; Awarded Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of She-Wolf in “A Tribute to Roald Dahl” (Marchand) at the Inter-house Drama Festival. 2012: Lead character in “Bride’s Head, Revisited” at National Girls School’s Festival; awarded Best Overall Production in Potchefstroom; “Bride’s Head, Revisited” received 7 of the 9 possible awards for Drama; Awarded Best Actress for her portrayal of Humphrey in “The pen is mightier than the sword” (Marchand) at the Inter-house Drama Festival; Performed as the Sweet Transvestite from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Erinville’s Fancy Dress; Awarded the Alston le Roux Cup for Drama at the Celebration of Excellence; awarded Full Colours for Drama Robyn is currently also rehearsing towards her final Matric Drama Performance examination, a Workshop Theatre production entitled “Hit the Road.” Despite the demands of her extra-curricular commitments and her responsibilities as Headgirl of Erinville, Robyn has consistently achieved outstanding academic results. “As a school leader, I have had to draw on the strength and assurance cultivated by my passion for the Dramatic Arts. This has allowed me to develop my public speaking skills.”

MORGAN SHELLY as SANDY Morgan Shelly (Grade 11) began her career in Drama at Rustenburg Junior School where she particularly remembers when, in Grade 1 (2003), being trained by Ms Buckle to act in “The Cabaret of Letters.” In 2012 Morgan was cast in “Bride’s Head, Revisited,” the production which was victorious at the National Girls Schools’ Festival in Potchefstroom. Morgan is represented by Boss Model Management and has, under their guidance, already achieved as a local model.

She has been featured in many fashion magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Glamour, as well as doing catalogue work for Edgars Club. Her foray into modelling has allowed Morgan the opportunity to perform in a number of television commercials, such as for Levi’s Jeans and Identity. Morgan regards as the greatest credit, currently on her résumé, being selected as South African ambassador for Guess Jeans. She is also proud of shooting an international television commercial for Clear Hair for Men, which was screened both in the USA and Europe.

She intends working further in the fashion and media industry upon matriculation and looks forward to travelling overseas. Morgan has studied Dramatic Arts as an academic subject since Grade 8. She is currently also rehearsing towards her final Matric Drama Performance examination, for which she will present to the adjudicators a Workshop Theatre production entitled “Sieves and Elephants.”

Mr A Skelly

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International Exchanges Rustenburg welcomes our Rotary International Exchange students. We wish them an enriching experience and that they take home many memories and extra English! Kate James is hosting a male student from Brazil, who is attending Rondebosch Boys’ High, and Ellen-Marie Trautman will host in 2014. The six Rustenburg Girls will go on Rotary Exchange to these students in December.

Back row Lisa Seefeld (Germany) and her host sister Katherine Davidson, Emma Bergh with Bori Bernat (Hungary), Caroline Pasquert (France) and Natalie Davidson.

Front row Rachel Raciner (France) with Eden Howard, and our longterm student, Franziska Sallman (Switzerland)

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General news and information Learners must please take note that Monday, 12 August will be a Day 5 plus Assembly at the start of the day.

Rustenburg’s Presidents Award participants help at UCT National Fencing Competition

From the 24th ~ 29th of June, during the school SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad holidays, the 13th African Senior International The following Grade 12 learners took part in Fencing Championships were held at the UCT the SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad on 22 Sport Complex, and we, a group of Grade 9 May 2013: Rustenburg girls, volunteered our time to act as Amara Ebrahim crew for this event. We were offered this opporElina Chen tunity as part of our community service sector Haseena Solwa for the President`s Award.

Corne Odendal All the girls performed well and will receive certificates for participating (which will be handed out when we receive them from SAIPA).

Amara Ebrahim scored a mark of 84% and will therefore go through to the 2nd round in August (you must achieve a mark of above 80% to qualify for the 2nd round).

The National Accounting Olympiad is run by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) and the purpose of the Olympiad is to encourage more learners to choose accounting as a profession.

We had great fun and got to watch our contiWell done to all the girls for taking part. nent’s greatest fencers at work and also to Mr G Marneweck meet highly esteemed ministers, politicians and head of states. Not only did we have time to bond, but we learnt so much about our diverse continent as well as the art of fencing.

The bellringers for this term are: Bianca da We had the chance to serve our community as Molo (D4), Henna Bux (B2) and Michaela Jorwell as broaden our horizons and prospects daan (B2). Our sincere thanks to the bell through this experience and we would like to monitresses of last term, Jehaan Armien, encourage others to join us in similar events in Monique Hollis and Ferial Najaar, all in D4. the future.

Thanks too to the two boarders, Kathleen Holcraft and Ashleigh Prinsloo, who rang the Kelly Bang (TiC Presidents Award:B. Ryan) bell during the exam time.

Have you booked your tickets to hear the performance of David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus at the City Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday 30 & 31 July starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available from the RGHS Office at R70 adults and R40 scholars. A special request to the audience attending the performances NOT to park in the disabled bays outside the City Hall as they are needed for disabled patrons attending the concerts.

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WORLD CHALLENGE SOUTH INDIA In the June school holidays Ms Ryan and Ms Blackshaw took a very excited group of 16 girls away (from anxious parents!) on a World Challenge adventure to Kerala in the SW of India. We went of a three day trek through amazing spice plantations up into the Western Ghats mountains. The girls coped really well with the high temperatures, monsoon rains, slippery slopes and the dreaded blood-sucking leeches!!

We then travelled down to Varkala, on the coast, where we spent five days on a project at a small government school. The girls bought supplies and worked really hard laying cement floors, tiling areas, building benches and making a retaining wall. In between the bouts of heavy labour, time was spent interacting with the gorgeous children at the school who loved having the girls there. Having earned the right to some R&R we travelled to Kollam where we spent a relaxing day on a house-

boat before setting off the next day, via train, taxi and plane, on our thirty-four homeward leg.

Throughout the trip the girls assumed leadership roles and made all the major decisions about the budget, the work we did, the trips we took, the transport we used etc.

I think I can safely say that it is a trip that will be remembered for a long time and one which for many girls was a life changing experience. They were really wonderful ambassadors for their school and country and coped remarkably well with the hard work, spicy food, lack of toilet paper, crowded living conditions, mosquitoes & constant hand sanitizing!! They went away as a group of individuals and came back as a team with a whole lot of skills and qualities some of them never knew they had!

Ms B Ryan

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Busy Bugs on Mandela Day

The Grounds and Estate Staff enjoyed a meal prepared for them by the Bon Appetit Committee, as part of the 67 minutes for Mandela Campaign

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Music Department news

TRINITY ROCK & POP RESULTS GENERAL NEWS Well done to the following two musicians Special thanks to Mr Gregor Profitlich who enrolled for the Trinity Rock & Pop ex- who kindly donated his 100 Watt bass amp aminations in May this year: to RGHS before leaving South Africa to return to Germany.

Merit (75%-86%) Caitlyn Abdoll (Bass guitar, Grade 1) Well done to PEARL JUNG who was seCatherine Torrington (Keyboards, Grade 2) lected to play in the Orchestra at the International Chamber Music Festival in StellenWINTER PIANO MASTER CLASS bosch and to JULIA COOKE who led the AT UCT cello section of the Concert Orchestra at Well done to ROUZANNA COXSON and the Festival. Julia CAITLIN GRűNING who attended the Winplayed in The Selfish ter Piano Master classes and lecture at Giant written by the UCT on Friday 7 June. Both had the opporSouth African composer, tunity of performing in two different master Peter Louis van Dijk, classes each with the Faculty Professors which was narrated by Franklin Larey, Francois du Toit and Archbishop Emeritus Albie van Schalkwyk.

Desmond Tutu!

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA COURSE The SANYO course was held in Port Elizabeth ROGs Lynne Donson (cello) and Ingrid during the July holidays. After rehearsing for a Pienaar (viola) also attended. week with esteemed coaches such as Farida Stéphanie Lawrenson, C1 Bacharova (Leader: CPO) and Lucia Scott, the orchestra gave performances at the Feather Market hall in Port Elizabeth and the Guy Butler theatre in Grahamstown, as part of the National Arts Festival.

Our conductor was Gerard Korsten and we performed the 2nd Symphony by Sibelius, Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis and a specially commissioned piece by Robert Fokkens (a RBHS Old Boy now living in England). The concerts were well attended and we had a wonderful time.

The Rustenburg participants were: PEARL JUNG (cellos of NYO) and STEPHANIE LAWRENSON (2nd violins of NYO).

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STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL Each year the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival, held in Grahamstown, is a soul-enriching and thought-provoking experience, and this year was no exception. Seven Rustenburg girls, Claire Denny, Megan Denny, Aimée George, Stéphanie Lawrenson, Jaime Newdigate, Azraa Parker and Marianne Schwellnus accompanied by Mrs Jepson, attended the festival this year. It was the first time that all of these girls had taken part in the festival and each of them came back inspired and enthused by the jazz idiom. They learnt more about the art of performing, their instruments and how to improvise.

During the day, the girls were exposed to a selection of elective workshops to which they could choose one that was of most interest to them. Workshops were given by teachers and professional performers

whom they were able to watch performing in the evening in the main hall. These concerts were open to the public, but were included in the registration fee for each student attending the Festival. The girls were able to ask the professionals any questions about being a musician and performing, as well as about practice techniques and how to produce a ‘professional’ sound on their instruments, including the use of microphones. The girls were also put into mixed ability bands where they were able to play and perform with musicians from other schools and universities from across the country. This experience was incredibly enriching for all involved, even the conductors, as everyone was able to learn from each other, network and make new friends.

Mrs R Jepson

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Sports News SWIMMING

Congratulations to Caitlin Truter and Caroux de Lange (50m and 100m breastroke) who have qualified for the South African Short Course Swimming Congratulations to the following swimmers Championships which take place in Pieterwho received various awards: maritzburg from 15-18 August KRISTIN BELLINGAN was awarded Western Province Youth ColNEW FOOTBALL FIXTURE ours, Western Province Colours for Swimvs VICTORIA PARK HIGH SCHOOL, ming (medaling in an A relay at SA NationEastern Cape als) and Western Province Youth Colours SATURDAY 27 JULY for Open Water Swimming VENUE RUSTENBURG CAYLAN BROMLEY START: 11H00 received the following awards: Top WP Open Water Swimmer - age CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS group 12-13 years, WP Youth Colours for Table View 22 May Open Water, WP Record for 400m FreeU14 Jade Smith 44th 37.00 style Relay (age 13) U15 Ashleigh Simonis 2nd 15.38 Western Province Short Course SwimU17 Sarah Donde 8th 20.05 ming Championships Results: Long Street swimming pool: 12 – 14 July SQUASH RESULTS CAITLIN TRUTER (16 and over) Friday 19 vs Springfield Caitlin placed 2nd winning the Silver 1st team won 14 – 0 medals in the 400m and 800m freestyle 2nd team lost 8—11 events. She also won 2 bronze medals in the 100m Individual Medley and 100m MATCHES vs VISITING TOURING breaststroke events.

TEAMS from UK CHELSEA VAN RENSBURG (14-15 age group) vs Sedbergh, Cumbria, UK Chelsea placed 3rd winning the Bronze Thursday 18 July 1st medal in the 800m freestyle event Hockey team drew 2 – 2 CAYLAN BROMLEY Friday 19 July 1st netball team lost 11 – 25 Caylan placed 1st winning the Gold medal in the 400m free and the Bronze medal in vs Pates Grammar School, UK the 200m freestyle events Friday 19 July CAROUX DE LANGE U16A netball team lost 5 – 25 (14-15 age group) - Caroux placed 1st U16B netball team lost 12 - 16 winning the Gold medal for 100m Breaststroke Western Province Aquatics Awards for the 2012/2013 swimming season

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Sports News PROVINCIAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT RESULTS U14: RGHS learners who played in the Central Zone were: Caroux de Lange, Brittany Gouws, Kelly van Vlaanderen and Casey Wheeler. The Central Zone came 11th out of 16.

U16A: WP was placed 1st in Potchefstroom.

Haydee Davis played in the WP B side which played in the A Section. This team placed 10th out of 12.

U16 Zonal: Disa team (Tamarah Pike and Gabi Morgan) placed 3rd and the South Zonal

team (Jessica Walters, Kiera Maher and Michelle Winter) placed 4th out of 12.

U18A: Played in Durban and this team placed 6th. Gretchen Davids was selected to the SA schools team.

U18 South Zonal team (Candice Lee Uys and Natalie Luyt) placed 1st and the Disa team (Lindsay Llewellyn and Jaime Maher) placed 2nd out of 12 teams. The South zonal team beat the Disas in a very closely fought final, with Natalie Luyt scoring the winning goal.

HOCKEY RESULTS: Friday 19 July versus Bellville HS U16A won 3 – 0 (Goal scorers: Jessica Walters, Kristen Naidoo and Georgie Firth

U16B won 5 – 0 (Goal scorers: Ashleigh Voss, Jameela Rawoot, Jamie Peisl, Jamie Newdigate, Elle Mouton)

Inter-House Cross Country 2013

U14A won 4 – 0 U19C won 2 - 0

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ART FLASH The Grade Nines had to make a collage in which they combined a traditional and a modern interpretation of a particular theme in art. Some of

these themes included landscapes, portraits or still life painting.

Alex Dill

Amber Thorndike

Gia Aitken

Jane Lineveldt

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ART FLASH The Grade Nines had to make a collage in which they combined a traditional and a modern interpretation of a particular theme in art. Some of

these themes included landscapes, portraits or still life painting.

Tara Panton

Vanessa Langton

Kathleen Holcroft

So-Hyeon Park

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Calendar JULY 2013 Sunday 28

Brodie rehearsal 14:00 – 18:00 (Kemp Hall)

Monday 29

African Sanctus Dress Rehearsal @ City Hall 18:00 – 21:30

Tuesday 30

Gr 10–12 Life Drawing (VA, Photography and Design) 15:15 – 17:15 African Sanctus Performance @ City Hall 19:30

Wednesday 31

Gr 10–12 Life Drawing (VA, Photography and Design) 15:15 – 17:15 African Sanctus Performance @ City Hall 19:30

AUGUST 2013 Thursday 01

Gr 12 Oral and Practical Moderation begins this month

Friday 02

All Gr 9 Subject Choice forms due to form teachers

Saturday 03

Rhenish vs Rustenburg Hockey and Netball Derby

Sunday 04

Brodie rehearsal 14:00 – 18:00 (Kemp Hall)

Monday 05

Assembly: Women’s Day presentation (Grade 12 History and isiXhosa) Visiting hockey and netball touring team (Shrewsbury HS, UK) Gr 10–12 Life Drawing (VA, Photography and Design) 15:15 – 17:15

Tuesday 06 Wednesday 07 Thursday 08

Friday 09

Eid ul Fitr Hostel Committee Meeting, incl Budget (Media Centre) 16:30 – 18:00 Boarders weekend out Eid ul Fitr PUBLIC HOLIDAY: Women’s Day Boarders weekend out