Wynberg Boys' School Magazine 1996 by Wynberg Boys' High School

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STAFF AND COMMITTEE LISTS EDITORIAL HEADMASTER'S REPORT STAFF NOTES 1996 PRJZE LIST AND SERVICE AWARDS ACADEMIC AWARDS SENIOR CERTIFICATE RESULTS ACADEMIC ROLL OF HONOUR SUPERA MORAS AWARDS WYNBERG STALWARTS OBITUARIES IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT REPORTS WYNBERG IS PROUD OF . ANTHOLOGY lMPORTANT EVENTS SOCiETIES HOUSE REPORTS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION ATHLETICS BADMINTON BASKETBALL CRICKET CROSS COUNTRY GOLF HOCKEY RUGBY SHOOTING SQUASH SWlMMING TENNIS VOLLEYBALL WATER POLO OLD BOYS' SPORT ACKNOWLEDGEME TS

1 4

5 8 10 15 17 27 29 30

35 37

42 50 61

67 85 105 116 121

124 125 128 130

143 144 l46 155 l70 171 176 178 179 l82 188 190

STAF/FI AND COMMITTEE USTS Headmaster Mr B Probyn, BSc, BEd · CAlmputer Science

Senior Deputy-Headmaster Mr R P ConneUan, BSc, BEd · Physical Science

Deputy Principals Mr · Mr ·

J M Blom, BA, STD Afrikaans, Bible Education K C Richardson, BA, MEd Latin, History

Heads Of Departments Mr · · Mr

P Decker, BA, BEd, DSE (UbSc) English (1st tenn) Head of English (1st tenn) J H H de Waal, BA, MEd Afrikaans I st Language, History · Head of History · Head of Afrikaans 1st Language Mr BE Greenwood, BSc, STD · Ph sical Science, Mathematics Mr J G Louw, BA, BEd, HPTD, HPTC · Metalwork · Head of Metalwork Mr CJ Luman, BA, HPTD · English, Afrikaans, Bible Education Mr L G Moser, BSc. BEd · Mathematics, Physical cience, · Std 10 Head Mr K J Pretoriu ,M PlrysEd, BEd · History td 7 Head Mr M Rushby, B c, BEd · Mathemallcs td 9 Head Mr H F ten Yelthuis, BA (Hons), BEd · History, Geography

Teachers Mr · Mr · Ms ·

B Botha, BMus (Ed) Music J Buchanan, BSc(HoIlS), HDE Biology, Mathematics B Connellan, BA, HDE English ~

Mr G Coombe, BCom, HDE · Accounting Mr W Creed, BSc, STD · Biology, Bible Education · Head of Biology Mr A G Cross, HDE (PE) · General Science, Physical Education Mr N D de Carpentier, BA, BEd · Geography, English Ms B Fissier, BMus (Ed), HDE · Music · Head of Music Mn M Fischer, BSc, BEd, S7D · Biology Mr M Galant, BA, MEd, HDE · Afrikaans, Guidance Mr L Hoefnagels, BA (plrysEd), liED · Geography Mis NJordan, BA(FA), HDE · Head of Art Mr M Korreman, BSc, HDE · Mathematics, Science Mr PJ Kriel, HDE · Woodwork Mr L M Kruger, BA (HOliS), HED · English, Geography Mr M H Lamol'1ll, BA(Holls), HED · Geography, Bible Education · Head of Gt:ography Mr E Lefion, BA, HED Mathematics Mi D Luttig, BSc, liDE · Physical clcncc. Mathematics Mr G Norton, BSc, BEd td 8 Head · Mathematics · Head of Mathematics Mr T O'Reilly, BA (HOIlS), HED · English Mr S Y Polden, BA, BEd · Afrikaans · Head of Afrikaans 2nd Language Mr D H RusselI, BCom, HDE td 6 Head · Accounting · Head of Accountmg Mr D Schenk, BA, HDE · History, Afrikaans, Bible Education

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WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL STAFF 1996 Back Row: Mr M Peterson, Mr A Cross, Mr Hl Stanford, MI'll f Koffeman, Mr E Lefson, Mr N de Carpentier, Mr M Lamoral, AfrlV Creed, Mr P van Schalkwyk Jrd Row: Mr TO 'Reil/y, Mr T Cooper, Mr C Stevens, Mr L Hoejiwge/s, Mrs M Fischer, Mr I' Polden, Mr G Faiers, Miss B COllllellan, Miss D Lrll/ig, Mr P Kriel, Mr D Schenk, Mr S Eddy ]'" Row: MI's S McCurdie, MI's M Williams, Mrs S Wil/iamsoll, MI's S Shelly, Mrs M LeaveI', AIrs E Slee/e, Miss Jordan, Afr IV Jarvis, klrs C dil Preez, MI's J Heller, MI's S Crone, Afr B Sopam Sealed: Mr G Orlon, Mr H tell Ve/thuis, Mr C LIlmalI, Mr J de Waal, Mr K RichardsolI, Mr R COllllel/all, Mr B ProbYl1, Mr K Blom, Mr L Mosel', Mr M Rllshby, Mr B Greellwood, Mr K Pretorius, Mr J LOIIW,Mr D Russel Teacher-Counsellors Mr M Galant. BA, Med, HDE Professional Cricket Coach

Mn Shelly, BCom, HDE , Accounting

Mr B Sopam, BA, HDE , Xhosa, Mathematics,

Mr P KnowIes

Bible Studies

School Administrator

Mr W Stanford, BA, ED (plrysEd)

Mr G Faicrs

, General Science, Geography · Physical Education

School Secretaries Mrs H Vaughn M.rs C du Preez

Mrs E Steele, BA, TTHD · English

Mrs S McCurdie

Mr C Stevens, BA, HDE

School Bursar

· Afrikaans

Mrs M Williams

Mr P \'an Schalkwyk, BA (Hons), HDE · Afrikaans,

Tuckshop Convenor

History

Mrs S Crone

Mn Williamson, BSc, MA. BEd

Laboratory Assistants

· English

Mr M Petersen

Other School Staff Teacher-Librarian Mrs J Helier, BA, HPTD, Spec Dip ill Sp&D, LTCL Libl'1iry Assistants Mrs M Lever Mrs Van Nimwegen Mr W Jarvis

School Building Maintenance Building Manager: Mr T J Cooper Maintenance Staff: Messrs H Petersen, N Veenendal, P Richards, J Call, P Lewin, J Petersen, C Brewis, Ms C Brown, Ms R Mouton

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Estate Maintenance

PTA Committee Members

Estate Manager: MrT J Cooper Grounds Staff: Messrs J van Rijn, N Martin, A Lubbe, J Sekate, M Gyowa

Chairman: Mr K Karpinski Vice-Chairman: Mr TOettJe Members: MrR Clark Mrs C du Preez Mr G Holland Mr D Ord Mr A Parker Mr L Purdy Mr B Prob)'11 Mr G Faiers Mr W tanford

Hostel Committee Chairman: Mr J Hofmeyr Committee: Mr J Kahn Mr M Edwards MrT Frye Headmaster: Mr B Probyn Superintendent: MrM Rushb Senior House Master (Littlewood) MrMHom Senior House Master (Silverhurst) MrC Lwnan

Ladies' Association Committee

Governing Body: 1995 - 1997 Chairman: Mr A Badenhorst Vice-Chairman: Mr R Field Secretary: Mr A Barnard Members: Adv A Albertus Mr J Fearon Mr J Hofmeyr MrK Hopkins MrC Liddie MrG Manley MrTOeule School: Mr B Probyn Mr H Killops Mr R COlUlelIan

Sub-Committees Grounds / Buildings: Messrs Manic, Fearon, Oettle, Hofmeyr Finance: Messrs Liddie, Hopkins, B helly Hostel: Mr Hofmeyr Trust: Messrs Badenhorst, Field Scholar hips: Mr Field

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Chairlady: Lyn Clark Vice Chairlady: Barbara McLaughlin Secretary: Lorraine Bryant Headmaster's Wife: Margie Probyn Hcadboy's Mother: Debbie Gordon Tuckshop: Sue Crone Flower: Charmaine du Preez Secondhand Shop: Elsabé Briuon Joanne Crowder TanUl1y Weinberg Function Catering: Debbie Gordon Felicia Pilla Judy ayman Sue Rainc Tish O'Brien Cricket Tuckshop: Mary-Ann Abbott Hockey Tuckshop: Judy Cobum Rugby Tuckshop: Jenny Allen

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EDITORIAL Once again, we, the stalT and the boys, have experienced another outstanding year in 1996, at Wynberg Boys' High School. All areas of our multi-faceted school have made achievements of note, improving on the high standards of previous years. The idea of the well-rowlded pupil has again been promoted in our education, both in and out of the classroom, and the boys have certainly Ijved up to expectations. One could say, with all due respect to the other school spheres, that the culmination of 1996 was the record number of A aggregates achieved by our Matrics. While being noteworthy for its high standards, 1996 has also been the year in wruch a number of stalT members lell the

THE EDITORIAL

teachiJlg profession, and we sadly mourn the death of Bunty Joubert, our much loved school secretary. Once again, Greg Jemmet and Charles Prince must be thanked for their unfailing enthusiasm, good humour and expert editing. They make my task very much easier and more enjoyable. Thanks also to Mr and Mrs Brown and Capefoto for their superb tearn and group photos, and to James Buchanan for his wonderful photographs. It had been stated that 1995 was an excellent year, but we discover that it has merely laid the foundation for a truly outstanding ear in 1996.

MIs

Bev CO/rnelLall

COMMITTEE

1996

SIOJldillg: Greg Jemmetl, Charles Pril/ce Seated: Mr James Bllchanan, Ms Bev COllnel/an

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FROMTH£ HEADMAST'ER

MR BRUCE PROBYN Headmaster I said in my third tenn Newsletter that [ cannot remember when last I heard the teachers looking fOf\ ard to the holidays more than the boys. It really has been a torrid year for teachers and we have all felt the pressure. I also went on to say that the pressure had nothing to do with our actual teaching, but rather the issues surrounding education, the ON/OFF arrangements, the daily conflicting reports, the press trying to dramatise the issues as much as possible, and so on - all these made teachers very insecure. At the outset I would like to pay tribute to our teachers for the professional wa in which the handled the pressures; at no stage did I feel that negativism was creeping into the staff Their teaching and extra-mural commitment never slackened off - on the contrary, the more de perate the situation got outside the more our staff did, almost to show the al:thorities that they would not be demoralised; rather than ",ithdraw and just maintain what we \\ere doing, staff took on more ami more. I would like to congratulate them on this positive allitude.

The fact that our efforts were met with all enthusiastic response from your sons in a large way helped us keep going - to have had to deal with the wlcertainty [rom the department and a negative allitude from our boys would have been untenable. Thank you guys for your enthusiasm. And, of course, without the support of our school Goveming Body and ou, the parents, all our efforts would have come to nought. I have said so ollen that education is a threeway process· the school, the boys and the parents all working together - onl then can we achieve. If ever this was proved true, It was this year. I think we have got a good team. I am sure you, like the staff, have said to yourselves - let me just get through this year and then next year will be so much bener. I will be betIer organised, I won't take on too much, I will make time for my famil , and so on. But before \\e WIsh 1996 awa , let me reOect brieO on this year. The Matric results - best in the school's hi tory: 9 A aggregates; 43 subject A's; 81.9% successful Matric E emptions, 126 Candidates; 3 failures. They set a standard which we are confident this year's group are going to beat comfortabl ! The academic emphasis is definitely paying dividends. These eptember results are the best the Matrics have ever produced and through the school the standards have all improved. This year \\e lost Mrs BWlly Joubert - so much to 0 man people. It seems inconceivable that we are having a Prize Giving without her. We have started a BWlty Joubert Memorial Scholarship and Old Bo s throughout the world have begWl to contribute to this fund and r do hope that you parents, \ ho will be notified about the cholarship, \vill contribute as it is onl fitting that the memory of that gracious lady is not allowed to slip away.

To report on all the activities that occurred would take more time than allowt:d. Our boys are used to listening to long assemblies - I am not sure how strong you parents arc! One aspect of the school must be mentioned, our night school CWESTI - Constantia Wynberg Educational and Training Lnitiative. You will remember it started out as WESl now the Constantia and Training aspects have been included. At the moment we have about 250 adults who come to our school three nights a week. We still otTer basic skills - reading and writing, Standard 2, Standard 8 and for the first time some of our adult students will be wntmg their Matric exams with our Matriculants. We still otTer basic welding and our first group have just finished an introductory course in Windows 95, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Early in the new year we will be offering similar courses to you, the parents. We are also thinking of atTering a bridging Computer Course to our matriculants in January, before they start their studies, to give them an intensive course to bring them up to date in Computers. Very soon we will have our own digital line to UCT which will allow the bo s to "surf the Web" instantly around the world. The potential is staggering and the initial investment afR 500 ODD, funded in part from the Building Development Fund, which is what has been spent, is worth it. With the facilities we have our son will be able to e tract il11"onnalionon Leonardo da Vinci from the University of Florence within seconds. Next ear CWESTl should have 450 students, which is our capacity. I am so proud that our school is doing its part in uplifting disadvantaged students. CWESTI is, in fact, in the eyes of the Department, a separate, fully independent school. At school our ME's still keep Cadburys in business. As you know, for every ten ME's your son gets, he is presented at a Standard Assembly with a slab of chocolate. Of late, the chase for ME's has been fantastic as in ordering the new supply of chocolates, wc were delivered the giant slabs. In the classroom and on the sportsfield we are incapable of doing anything in half measures. Whatever we do at Wynberg we have to strive to be the best. Mediocrit does not exist and this is eVident [ram the academic and the porting achievemenls, the number of boys who have gained Provincial and National colours at chool and non-school sports and

the honours our boys have gained in the cultural sphere - acting, debating and music. They can all be very proud of their efforts. I mentioned earlier that the teachers have had to cope with uncertaiJlty not deserving of our profession. ln the end wc, as most schools did, had lo "lose" statT in the rationalising process. I think the greatest compliment I could pay the boys, the parents and the school is to tell you that not a single leacher wanted to take the severance package offered by the Department. I may add lhat this was the same at our Junior School. r am so thankful that we were not faced with the problem that so many schools faced with 12, 17 - and one school where the entire senior staff are leaving, Prulcipal, Deputies and HOD's. But in the end wc had to lose eight teachers and so staff volwlteered for the severance package. Of the eight, two would be leaving teaching anyway to emigrate and join a family business. Of the remaining six, four wanted to be re-employed by the Governing Body and the remaining two are looking at business options, but are keen to be re-employed. We are extremely fortunate to be so slightly affected by the changes. I do not take joy in that our neighbouring schools find themselves wilh a severe loss of teachers - no business likes to see a competitor struggle - it's bad for business. And busine's has been bad this year, has it not? 2,1 million men under age 30 unemployed 20% of our National Budget goes to service the interest of our foreign debt one of the lowest produclivit rates in the world one of the highest crime rates in the world growth only 1% Well, I don't blame anyone for wanting to put this year behind them. But is next year going to be better? Lf so, what will cause the change or arc wc just doomed to accept that each year the situation is goulg to get worse and worse - wltil what? But what about the good things that happened this year? - I hear ou say; the Amaboko Bako won the World Cup; the Bafana Bafana won the Africa Cup; oh yes, four gold medals at the Olympic Games and what elseviolence in Kwa Zulu is slowly tailulg otT;

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communities are taking a stand against drugs; the standard of living for most is being slowly improved; the relationships between parents and children are improving; society is addressing issues such as drug abuse; there is a greater awareness of our National Heritage; accountability is demanded from leaders; corruption at Government level is exposed; (could you imagine me saying that ten years ago? To suggest that sections of our govenunent were corrupt from a public platfonn would surely have earned me a 3:00 am visit from the security police) we have freedom of speech our rights are respected our dilTerences are respected our lifestyles are respected our right of association is respected we are intemationally accepted These positive aspects of this year must be put into the balance and in my opinion they outweigh the negatives. But what is going to change next year, what is going to make it better? We are, certainly not our Government, they can't. We are very quick to blame the government for falling educational standards, increased violence, inefficiency in the public sector, corruption, thell and so on. No Govemment is able to legislate for falling standards. It is not possible to issue a Govemment Gazette stating that from 14 October at 06:00 standards will fall or that on a certain day we must allow service standards and efficiency to drop. It is something that we will and have allowed to happen. At Wynberg we have taken a decision that standards educational, behavioural and moral will NOT drop. It is up to us to ensure that this is done. We must take the decision NOT to accept lower service standards - it is a fallacy to blame lowering standards on afTmnative action. Lower standards have crept in because we have accepted them. Don't be confused between lack of training and just downright incompetence. Incompetence must be attacked at every level - the message will get through. How often have I said when faced with inefficiency - "Oh, I can't be bothered". We must be bothered. ~

When the cane went many felt our discipline standards would drop - r believe that the standards of behaviour have, in fact, improved. When the cane was here there were only four stalT members whd could give a boy a hiding - stalT and prefects were forced to delegate disciplining to those stalT members. This ollen meant that responsibility was also delegated and of course the boy, having got a couple of jacks, felt that everything was back to nonnal; he did not accept responsibility for his actions. Now all the teachers and prefects have the same role to play in maintaining order - a prefect can give a boy as many order marks as 1 can. The point I am getting to is that the demise of the cane, which to be very honest at times I would love to see retumed for just a short while, has meant that everyone at Wynberg now has a role to play in maintaining our standards - it is a cliché, but we have "empowered the masses". This is what society must learn; we cannot expect the understaITed, demotivated police force to solve all the problems. The community must play their role with neighbourhood watches: community forums, public awareness and basically just not accepting that robbery, rape, thell and murder are an endemic part of our lives. Otherwise, the prospects for next year do not seem very good. In my opinion, one of the biggest problems facing us is that we give up. We accept lower standards We accept inefficiency We accept corruption We accept non-accountability We accept crime as part of our lives could never say it better than Martin Luther King in his 1963 I Have a Dream "I say to you today my fn·ends. let us /lot wallow ill the valley of despair evell thol/gh we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow. I have a dream that olie day our Natioll will rise up alld live out the tnle meaning of its creed. " I must assure you that we, at school, have not and will not compromise. We will not accept lower academic standards We will not accept departmental inefficiency We will not accept thell as part of our school

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We will not accept lower moral and behavioural standards We are prepared to be accowltable for our actions. You and Ihave a duty to produce yOWlgmen who understand and accept the highest

standards. Because if our Nation is to rise then our future leaders cannot accept that mediocrity is acceptable.

This was a busy year. Everyone was involved with the StaIT Play, which was a highlight of the year for the audiences and participants alike. Sally Hey (ex stall) and Forbes Smith from WBJS took part.

Despite tbe exchange rate, several members of staITmanaged overseas trips: Keilh Richardson (with wife Pippa and son Toto) sailed through the Suez Canal to spend three months in Europe and America. Gary Coombe went to Great Britain where he visited ex-colleague, Ernest Marais. Leon Kruger was overseas for six months. He was replaced by Elsie Steele, who has now replaced Chris Luman. Brian Botha visited the United Kingdom and Europe. Ray Connellan (and wife Daphne) spent six weeks visiting their sons' families in England. Eric Lefson visited America in the December holidays.

DEPARTURES For many reasons, including that of government Education policy, many superb teachers have left the school: Peter Declcer left in April on promotion to the Western Cape Education Department. Bernadetle Fassler went on long leave to visit Switzerland and tour Europe. She will be leaving soon to work in Switzerland. Herman ten Velthuis left in December to go into packaging Marc Lamoral left in December to go into printing. Wayne Stanford left in December to become a Medical rep, although he is still coaching waterpolo. He became engaged to Kerrin They will marry in March this year. Chris Luman, together with his wife, Cannel, and son, Malcolm, left in January for a three-year stay in New Zealand.

SUBSTITUTES AND NEW STAFF INCLUDED: 1"11 term: Sally Hey j,1I

term: Sue Shelley

Stooges: Hamish Calder, Tim Davis, Paul Mourtan, 10hnathan Bailey joined us, whilst Tom Wheeler and Dannie Mallmson left us. Staff new to the school were Channaine du Preez, Diane LUllig, Eric Lefson, Bongani Sopam, Mohammed Galant aJld Sheila Williamson.

FAMILY NEWS Momé KoITeman became engaged to Cecile. Peter van Schalkwyk married Michelle in November. Larry and Lauren Moser had a son, Michael, in September. Dave and Belinda RusselI had Megan in August. Our secretary, Bunty Joubert, passed away in February this year. We all miss AWlty BWIso much. She has left a very big space at our school which is impossible to fill.

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1996 PRIZE UST AND ~ SERVICE. AWARDS STANDARD7 Academic Prizes

STANDARD6 Academic Prizes

Merit Certificates Only

Merit Certificates Only: (70% aggregale or better) A Ashley, S Beukman, R BiIlett, BolJaert, N Dale-Lace, N Davids, F Domingo, P de Klerk, G Francis, S Freemantle, M Garbers, N Havers, T Haal, A Holliday, S Hutchinson, C Jonkennall, M Kyriakos, R Manic, S Miseer, G Saul. S Scordilis, M teenkanlp, J tewart, J Swanepoel, J Thomson, T Price, J Hasenjager

(70% aggregale or better) A Alexander, A Bi hop, N Bizinos, N Bowrcn, J Cawood I Coetzee, A Faure, G Fearon, M Foster S Gargan, S Hewett, S Hopkins, P Horak, M Janik A Josias, A Keggie, G Keith, J Kim, S Lewis, G Mandel, T Marie, A Osman, S Pearson, C Pettit, I Philander, G Pike, E Price, C ReddelI, S Smith, TTshoopara

Subject Certificates (1" in Subject in Std 6) and Merit Certificates:

Subject Certificates (I" in subject in Std 7) and Merit Certificates Meri" English G Hayncs Me/it, Mat/IS VNg

M Lawford A Newcombe Gqeba MMee P de Klerk M Jones

Merit. Lati" Merit, Biology Me/it, Xhosa Men"t, MUSIC Afrikaans, rd L A-fallllal Training

E Eccles

o Christian T Kakehongo T Madikane A BClmets

Merit, Biology, Accoul1ling Men'" Music Afrikaans rd L Xhosa Art

Meritorious Effort Award: 3.

2. I.

Meritorius Effort Awards: 3. J Kim

G MeIlon M Mirfin M Wilson

2. I.

Standard Prizes, Subject Certificates and Merit Certificate : 3,4 in Std 6 Merit. Accounting G Merrilield

2·· in Std 6 Men"t, Afrikaans

Pearson

S Kirsten

Standard Prizes and Subject Certificates and Merit Certificates: 3'4 in Std 7 Men"t, Afrikaans I" L, Mallllal TralIling R Doughty

Jst L 2·" in Std 7

M Wilson

I" in Std 6

Merit, Science,

Meri" Maths, SCIence, Arr, Ellglish, History, Geography

Histo/y / Geography

I" in Std 7

G MeIlon

Men"t

~'WBtI

S Kirsten

19%·IO~

R Morison

STANDARD 9 Academic Prizes

STANDARD EIGHT Academic Prizes Merit Certificates

Merit Certificates

Only:

(70% aggregate or hetter) SAnthony, 0 Arnold, W Bailey, K du Toit, BElluns, D Fyfe, C Garve, P Good, M Jennings, J Jones, R Kleinsmidt, R Lundie, A McGilvray, J Murphy, B Neil, A Novitz.ky, SOmer, G Pnematicatos, S Rhodes, A Robertson, C ~ookledge, J Scale, M Smith, K van Tonder Subject Certificates (I st in subject and Merit Certificates

in Std 8)

D Alborough

Merit, Davidowitz Prize for English, Biology Merit, Afrikaans I" L G Posthumus Men't, Maths. MI/sic DMee d D van der Vyver Merit, Afrikaall r L Merit Afrikaall rd L 1 Kyzer Merit, Art B Quinlivan Merit, Art B Bain lerit, Accollnting, History A Eccles Merit, Geof{raphy R Phillips Xhosa A Nkomo Metalwork B Bylin Woodwork M Rainsford

(70% aggregate or hetter) D Baudains, G Coetzee, C DO\Vlles, o Foster. G Havers, W Heydra, G Jeffrey, A Jefferson, A Kieffer, R Kilm, W Kingwill, SLagerdien, C Manielle, C McKune, R Ord, S Payne, S Samsodien, W cott, J Sheldon Subject Certificates (1st in Subject and Merit Certificates

M Ferry M Britton CPrince N MacKellar D Pearson G Breytenbach S Nongalaza Jussen

J Davids Hoosain Meritorius

3. 2.

Meritorius Effort Awards: 3. S Parker

2. I.

K Du Toit R Mag8Jl

Standard Prizes, Subject Merit Certificates: 3,d in Std 8:

Alerit

Certificates

and

R hapiro

in Std 9)

Merit, Ellglish Merit, AfrikaaIIs I" L Men't, Latin Merit. Geography Merit. Accoulltillg AfrikaaIIs re' L Xhosa Art, Foulldatiollfor Education, Sciellce & Techllology VI/ka Prize Metalwork Woodwork

Effort Awards:

G lemmet! C Prince A Post

Standard Prizes, Subject Merit Certificates: )'d in Std 9:

2nd in Std 8:

Alerit

Only

Alerit, Malhs 2nd in Std 9: Melit

Certificates

and

A Post

TIliIIier

IstinStd9:

Parker

I" in Std 8:

Aferit. Sciellce, FOll/ldationfor Edllcatioll. Science and Techllology R Magan Archimedes Prize

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Alerit, Biology, Music, HistOl)/, Standard Bank Prize G lemmet!

FOOT 3 IN STD 6

FIRST 3 iN STD 7

FIRST 3 IN STD 8

M Wilson (r), G Merrifteld (r), G Mellon (/")

R MorisolI (/"). S Kirsten (1"'"), R Dougltty

R Malan (I"), SPar/ur (zM), R Sltapiro ,r)

FIRST 3 IN STD 9

FIRST 3 IN STD 10

Ncil Barnard

G Jemmet/ (1"). T Hillier (1d), ...1 Post (r)

A Manltl!ll'S (I"), A vali Kets (1"'"). S Buslt (r)

Best AII-Roullder

id man

Rl'celved the

Wade /Jer/ram Award

E Dipllcnaar HOllollrs Awardfor tlte Sqllaslt Club

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WGadd Rece;"ed tile Stalt loltes wardfor the ,Host Improved Std 9 Pupil

A Clark (Class Caplain Sld lOS) L Bro\\ n (Class Caplalll Id JOE) Shared Be:r.t Class Spirit

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D Barker Best Prefect

A Matthcws Rece;,'ed the FrieduJJlder Memorial Award

Luke Baker House Captain De Waal WiIl"i"C House

ACADEMIC A~ARDS STANDARD SIX

STANDARD EIGHT

Gold Ties

Gold Ties; Academic Blues MWilson M Mee M t(.,'Cnkamp

G Mellon G Francis G Merrifield

Silver Ties T Hoal

J Hasenjager S Beukman S Miseer P de Klerk J Stewar! S Hutchinson R ManIe F Domingo D Bollaer! C Jonkermall N Dale-Lace H Newcombc C Todd T Price J Thomson J Duvill

Billet! M Garbers N Kyriaco A Holliday A A hJey M Lawforu GSaul M Davids J Brandreth N Havers S FreemantIe

Gqeba C vall Schalkwyk J SWallepoel coruilis

STANDARD SEVEN

R Magall

S Parker

Gold Ties; Academic Colours G D /I. A B K C

R Shapiro R Lundie W Baile M JelUlings R Phihp D Alborough

Posthumus Mee Eccles Novitzky Quinlivan van Tonder Rookledge

Silver Ties; Academic Colours J Murph A Robertson Reil R Kleinschmidt 1 Jones

SOmer K du TOil B Bain M mith

Silver Ties BEmms D van der Vyfer S Rhodes DAmold

Gold Ties

Anthony D Fyfe A McGilvra C Garve

STANDARD NINE S Kirsten

R Morison R Doughty J Ca\\ood

D Christian G Fcaron A Faure N l:3izinos G Pike A OSmall

G Haynes S Pearson [ Philander A Bishop

Gold Ties; Academic Honours G lemmet!

Gold Ties; Academic Blues T Hillier C Prince

A Post

Silver Ties A Josias A Ale ander E Eccles S Gargan TTshoopara M Foster M Danes P [Iorak G Keith

Lewis S Hewel! T MarIe /I. Keggie

[ Coetzee WKim S Hopkins SmiOl VNg

Gold Ties; Academic Colours N MacKellar J Shcldon C Downcs

M Feny 0 Pear on

Silver Ties; Academic Colours 1 KleITer C Manielle D Bauuains

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G Havers W Heydra Lagt:rdien

Silver Ties ROrd S Payne M Britton C McKwle G We seis N amsodlen

G Coetzee W Scolt

RKahn A Jefferson G JctTrc

o Foster

STANDARD TEN Academic A van Kets A Matthews R Gordon M Purd Keggie R Thom

S Bush N Barnard G Rookledge K Mentor A Brawls K Liddie

Academic B Mandel PWu M Dollman A cord Il IS

Blues R Brazendale K Musikanth K Sealon

Academic TVoss M McEwen A Clarke W Donald C Dednam M Langle J Bland

Honours

Colours G Hillimore B Londt N helly C February R Shields J) Coetzer

Pierre Groeneveldt, wi"ner of the ·Cape Tow" JU/lior Achiever Award 1996

K Fyte

gUe.fit

Mr tI"drew Feinsteill, speaker at Pri:e Gil'jllg 1996 ~ \\flUS 1996· 16

SENIOR CERTIF1CAT£ RESULTS MATRJC Subject English

RESULTS

1996 - HIGHER

GRADE

No of Pupils

SGE

SGF

144

1LGF

Afrikaans

10t Lang

Afrikaans

2nd Lang

127

Mathematics

Physical Science

Biology

History

Geography

Accounting

Latin

Art

Xhosa 3,d Language

Chinese

Computer

1 5

1 56

659

MATRIC Subject

Studies

TOTALS

RESULTS

Noof Pupils

155

224

1996 - STANDARD

GRADE

LGF

Mathematics

Physical Science

Biology

History

Geography

Accounting

Art

Metalwork

Woodwork

TOTALS

208

1 3

_.. WBH. 1996·17'_

WYNBERG

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL MATRIC CLASS 1996

Back Rolt': Brad Pnday. Paltlo Rodn?,ue.f. Wayne Beers. Trlllothy (ioodwm. Raphael Jamk, II 'arren Lawrence. Jason de Wer. Brendon de Beer. 1'0111 Ungerer. Ryan Tham. MlchaelDolllllun. ('ralg "·mght·Dawson. Mark Langley, NeIl Shell)'. Anron 1·lsser. ('Ielllenr FebrIIary. Mandla ZIIka. Kyle Seaton. ('ralg 11011. Jacques Bock. Chns Lauer. Andre Turnbul/. Palr/ck W,lliams. Garerh Reed. Dale Barrstow. CraIg PrerorulS. Simon Frye. ChrIstopher Braham. Crulg Allen, Scon Fowler

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Ra ...: Kuhle G/)'ose. "'lIrt de Beer. Adnan Burgier. Joke Alkman. Jllslln van der Spu)'. Mark I:Jryant. Mark Ryan. (ireg Tllrner. Gred Sldman. Llam Brown. Marc Farr. Lyle Bowdllch. Brandon Clark. Warren (ilbbons. Mark Purdy. Roberr Gardner, lan Gome:. Harold Freeman. Carl van I'rede, Gory Sas man. AlastOlr BralltlS. Wayne Carew. FrancIs Llmdle. Paul Wil

Ra ...: Tyrone Jefiha. Brandon LOndt. DavId Le .... Garry de Ja?,er. "'eno Mentor. CImton Solomon. Jllrgen Welp. Jorg Schlel/wem. Sean lI'llson. Wesley Donald. POIII WIllenburg. N,cholas Loubser. Richard Bra:endale. Nlcho/as Logan. Chns(/aan Dednam. Damlan Cross. Alark Tom/mson. (iront Koch. (,raham Deneys, Tholo Afakhaola. Dylan Hammargren. Stephen Keggle. Robert Kellh. Ricardo Alagalhoes. Malcolm A Idrldge. Jeremy Jackson. Gregory Rookledge. Jonathan Ashworth. Adnan "·uypers. Warwick Palmer. Afarc-Anthony Falvele""c. DarelI Adams

3'" Ra ...: Peter-Jon Weiman, Smart 0 ·Bnen. Garerh Ashfield. Sean Ascol/-Evans. Anton Peters, Brendon Horns, Jason Cahll/. Chnstopher Thompson. Wa)'de Dllncan-Smllh, Tnstan Voss. Dantel Fmneran, Donovan Henry. Lllke Baker. Dylan Keatmg, Garth Bn/wer. Jason Weeks. John Fearon. Graeme van der Berg. Darren C oec::er. Robert Bush. Donovan Beckley

r Ra ...: Afahlr

Abrahams. Kenneth Fyfe. Horace Lel/ng. Grant Roodt, Ryan Shields. Michael Kaptem. CharIOosthlll:en. Earl DIppenaar. Breu Alandel. Kevln Alllslkanth. Garth Turvey. AI/an Alal/hews. Paul Hayes. Palrlck Esmonde-Whlle. Johnathan Blond, Ryan Gelderblom. Jason Vermell/en, Jason van der Valk. Iloword Kahn. Kelvin Lal. Andrew Scordl/I.f. Andrew Clark

Seated: NeilBarnard, Dale Barker. Allss S lIey (lOA). S/IIart BlIsh, AI.' B Connellan (lOB). Pierre Groeneveldt. Mr (' LlIIllan (Alamc Teacher). Sean Alborollgh (Deputy Head Bo>~.•1Ir L Maser (Standard Head). Richard Gordon (HeadboyJ. Mr B Probyn (Headmaster). Allchael AlcE ....en (Deputy HeadboyJ. AIr V Polden (I()('J. Gareth Bt/bmore, AIr P Knel (Mamc Teacher), Kevm Lldd/e, Mrs Al Fischer (lOE). Graham Rose-Innes. Mr L Hoefnage/s (lOO). Shaun Barren. Andre van "'1'1$ ,Ibsellt: Robert Llao. Steven Bllchmann. ~

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Wesley (Jnsdaie. Jonathan

Kent

KEY: A Name

X X X X X X X X X X A X X X X X X X A X X X X X X A X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X

Aggregate

= Matriculation

Subject Distinctions

I\brahams, M Adams,D Aikman, J Alborough. S Aldridge, M Allen, C Ascoll-Evans, S Ashfield, G Ashworth, J Bairsto\ , J Baker, L Barker,O Ellglislr. Latill. HistOly Barnard, N Harrett, S Aeckley,D Beets, W Matlrematics (SG), Billimorc. G History Bland, J History, Geography Bock, 1 Bowditch, L Braham, C BraWlS, A Science Brazendale, R Bro ....'\. L Hruwer. G Bryallt. M Buclunulill, S Bush, R Alathematics, Science. Bush, HistofY, Accouflfing Cahill, J Carew, W Clark, A Clark, B Coetzer,D Cross,D De Beer, B De Beer, K History De lager, G Science, Woodwork Dednam. C Oeneys. G De Wet. J Dippenaar. E Dollman. M Mathematics (SG) Donald. W DWlcan-Smith. W Esmonde-White. P Farr. M Faivelewitz, M FeaTOn, J February, C

Name

X A X

X A X X X X X X X X

X X A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A

X A X

Filillerrul, 0 Fowler, S Freeman, H Frye, S Fyfe, K Gardner, R Gelderblom, R Gibbons, W Gomez, I Goodwin, T Gordon, R

Exemption Subject Distinctions

Geograplry HistOly

Englislr. Sciellce History, Accountillg

Grisdale, W Groeneveldt, P Hall,C Hammargren, 0 I Iarris, B Hayes, P Henry,O JackSOlI, J Jamk, R Jetlha, T Kalm, H Kaptein. M Keating.D Keggie. S History Keith. R Kent, J Knigllt-Dawson, C Koch, G HistOly Kuypers, A Lai, K Mathematics (SG) Langley, M La\\oTence, W Leung, H Lewis,D LiddIe, K Mathematics, Geography Accounting Logan, N LOndt, B Lotter, C Loubser, N Woodwork Lundie. F Magalhaes, R Makhaola. T History Mandel, B Matthews, A English. Mathematics. Science, History, Accounting McEwen, M Geography Mentor, K Science, Biology, Accounting Musikanth, K History

~ WBHS 1996 ·19 i'I\

X X

O'Brien, S Oosthuizen, C

X X X X

Pahner, W Peters, A Pretorius, C Priday, B Purd ,M

X X A

X X X X X X X

Name

Subject Distinctions

Name

Reed, G Rodrigues, P Roodt, G Rookledge, G Rose-umes, G Ryan, M Sasman, G Schlettwein, J Scordilis, A eaton, K helly, N Shields, R Sidman, G

X Alalhematics (SG), Geography Geography

Mathematics (SG) lvlathematics, Science, Biology, Accolll1ting

X X X X X X X A

Mathematics, Science, Geography, Accounting

Science Biology

X X X X X X X X X X

Solomon, C Thorn, R 1110111 pson, C Tomlinson, M Tumbull, A Tumer, G Turvey, G Ungerer, P Van der Berg, G Van der Spuy, J Van del Valk, J Van Kets, A Van Vrede, C Venneuien, J Visser, A Voss, T Weeks, J Weiman, P Welp, J Willenburg, P Williams, P Wilson, S Wu,P

Subject Distinctions

Lati", HistOly

Mathematics

A4athematics. Science Geography. rlccol/l/(ing

lIistOly, Accountillg

Mathematics (SG) Sciel/ce (SG)

STD lOA 1996 4'h

Back Row: (; Bil/imore, R Shields, K LiddIe Row: R Thom, !IJ Dol/mali, J Bock, D Hell/y, T Voss, AJ La"gley, A Visser

3'd Row: B Mal/del, J van derSpuy, C Braham, M McEwen, G Rose-fillies, JY Bamard, A4 Tomlil/son 1',d Row: K F;1e, J Blalld, P Esmol/de-H1lite, TVDOl/aId, G Koch, R Gardner, C Oosthuizen, A BraullS Fro"t Row: II \'01/ Kets, A A1allhews, G Rook/edge (Class Captail/), Mr K RichardsolI. S Keggie, R Gordon, S Bllsh

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(SG)

STD lOB 1996 Back Row: Kyle Sea/all, Craig Klligh'-DawsolI, 'eil Shelley, RobeI" BlISh, JasalI Weeks, A lalldln ZlIka, Warrell Lawrellce 3,d Ruw: Clemellt Febmaty, JeremyjacksalI, A lark B'J'all', Bralldoll LÓlldt, PallIa Rodriglles, Kello AIel/tor, Jórgell Welp, ,\lark Pllrdy 1"d Ruw: JasalI I'el7l1elllell, "'lIrt de Beer, Lerotholt Alakhaola, Pierre Groel/eveld" Ric"ard Brazelldale, ClilltOIl SalomoII, Kllhh' G'yose, JaJOII \'011 der I'alk Sea/e(l: A lark ForI', AI/drew Scordilis, AI/drew Clark (Class Captalll) A "ss B COllllellall, Gmy SasmalI, Joke .-Jikmall, Ilowie KallII

STD IOC 1996 /Jack RlJw: (i 1'011 der Ber1l., S Fowler, P Williams, S ASCOlf-EvOIIS, J Fearoll, (' AlIelI 3'd Ruw: D Adams, A K/lyper , P L'lIgerer, D Coetzer, A TI/mbuli, (i de Jager, R Keit" 1"d RlJw: F LIlIIdII', .\ I Abrahams, R (ielderblom, I' II'ill('lIbl/rg, [) lIammergrell, C vali '·r('de. G TI/mer, E Dippellaar Frllllt RIJlI': KA II/sikallth.. Ban·elf. L BrowlI (Class Captolll), A Ir I' PoLdell, I)edllam, D Barker, G Tllrvey

,tIi wBIIS 1996· 21 ~

STD LOO 1996 Back Row: Brelldoll de Beer. Gareth Reed. Seall A/borollgh. Chris Lotter. iel,olas Logan. Warwick Palmer j,d Row: Brad Pm/ay. Craig Hall. Dylall Keatlllg. lVayde D"I/call-Smi/h. AI/tol/ Peters. DOl/availBeckley, S/Ilart 0 'Briell d Row: Alalcolm A/dridge, Grallt Roodt, Damioll Cross, Jorg Schlettweill, Graham Delleys, Ricardo Afagalhoes. Ly/e Bowditch. A4ichae/ Kap/eill Sealed: Palll Wil, Horace Lellllg, Garth Bn/wer (Class Cap/ain), Mr L HoefIlageis, Luke Baker, KeiviII Lai, Pau/llayes Absellt: Mohammed Fazel-Ellahi, Wesley Gn'sda/e

STD LOE 1996 Back Row: TImothy Goodwill, Raphael Jallik, Brelldoll Ha/Tis, Dale Bairstow, Craig Pre/on'us j,d Row: Alark Ryall, lVaylle Carew, Seall WilsalI.Alark-A",hol/Y Faivelewilz, David Lewis, Nicholas Lollbser, Harold Freemall d Row: JOl/a/hall II hworth, Tyrolle Jeftha, JasalI Cahi/l, Christopher Thompson. DO/lld Filll/erall. Gareth Ashfield, Peter-Jail WeimalI,JasalI de Wet Seated: /011 Gomez. Gred Sidmall, Wayne Beets (Class CaptainJ, Mrs Fischer, Simol/ Frye, Bralldol/ Clark, Warrell Gibbons

about you and I tn/st that yOIl are goillg (0 live up to those high expectatiolls tlrat you IraVI' already set yourselves.

Jason Lee, the Guest Speaker at the Matric FinaLAssembly, had such a powerful message we decided to include it in the magazine

I am therefore very pleased to hear today that your class has lived up to its full potential, and I would like to congratulate and thank you for the contribution you have made to WBHS. I do, however, have one grudge against this class whIch I would like to get ofT my chest before I continue, and that is Fowlder's Day 1996. You sce, it is not in true Old Boys' Tradition to come back and play sport against your old school and be arulihilated. The Old Boys' Rugb Team which [ played for was not only destroyed by your second team but the camage al 0 included a broken Old Ba wTist, which is simply wlheard of. In defence of our loss I would Just like to say that it is due to the f~ct Ulat we didn't follow team tactics. You see, I said to the guys, there are some super looking young ladies on the sideline, so just give me as much ball as possible and we \\ill ee what happens! It obviously didn't work. In one of his many fine addres es to the Bntish Parliament, Winston Churchill said the following:

"This is not the end, it is 1I0t evell the beglllllillg of the elld, bl/t it is perhaps tire end of tirebegil111ing ...

Mr Probyn, members

of stafT, Matric class of 1996, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to begin by thanking the Matric class for choosing me to be their guest speaker today. I remember five years ago, discu ing the very question of who would speak at our final assembly with the class captains, and since I know ho~ much deliberation goes into this decision, I am trul honoured. 1 have very fond memories of this present-day Matric class and it seems like just yesterday that I stood before you and addressed ou at your Standard Six induction. Since I knO\ you don't remember anything that I told you that night I thought I would repeat my introductory passage - it went as follows:

0" behalf of the prefects, I WOl/Idlike to say welcome to IVBIIS. AI the moment I can imagine that you are all a Iiltle confused, but I can assure yOIl that within three weeks yOIl will be fully settled alld ready to involve yourself ill all aspects of the school. I am personally very excited abol/( your Standard Six class and I know that tire rest of ,he prefeclS and members of staff are as welf because we IraVI' heard great things

These words are applicable to the 1996 Matric Class, for today marks the end of a chapter in each of your lives and the beginning of a new one. Much like the situation that ou find yourselves lil today, it was the swruner of 184 J that the first matriculants of WBHS len behind the halls of this line institution and continued on the joumey of life. Granted, the unifonn was slightly difTerent, the buildings in another place, but the pride, traditions and honour which you take with you today were exact I the same. As \."ith the 154 other classes which have gone before you, gentlemen in Matric, this may well be the cnd of the beginning, but thanks to the grounding that yOll have received from WBHS, what a fine begirUling il has been. It is not my aim, however, to dwell on the outstanding history of this school, but rather to look at the hopes, dreams and aspirations of the future. In today's fast-paced culture you will find that there are countless demands out there that will rob ~ou of your valuable time and energy. Yet. of all the t1ungs you do in life, yOll WIll find that only a few things really maller. The secret of success is therefore to

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discover for yourselves what matters, and this is what I call getting the right things right. To illustrate this, I would like to use as my example a man who not only inspired a nation to victory against all odds, but" ha also saved the civilized world as we know it tooa against the most savage of tyrarU1ies. His name is Sir Winston Churchill. The life and deeds of this an1azing man are swnrnarised by a speech given by JFK on the day Churchill became the first man ever to be proclaimed an honourary citizen of the USA. It reads as follows:

Whenever and wherever ~vrQfmy threatens, he has always champiolled liberty, facing fimliy towards the future, he has never forgottell the past. III the dark days alld darker nights whell Ellgland stood alolle and most mell save Ellglishmell despaired of Ellglalld 's life, he mobilized the EIlf!.lish lallguage alld sellt it into barrle. Tlte incalldescellt quality of his words illumillated the courage of his cOU/Wymell. l"differe1/( himself to dallger, he wept over the sorrows of others. A child of the House of CommOIlS, he became its father. Accustomed to the hardship of barrle, he had no distaste for pleasure. The record of his triumphallt passage will illspire free hearts all over the globe. By addillg his lIame to our rolls we meall to hOllour him, but his acceptance honours us much more, for no statement or proclamatioll call enrich his lIame IIOW,the /lame Sir Wi/lstoll Churchill is already legend. It was upon reading the copy of this proclamation that T became intrigued by the life of Winston Churchill, for I wanted to know how Churchill became so successful and how he succeeded in getling the right things right. The result of my etTorts and investigation was to discover that Churchill lived his life by what he called the three p's:

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and it is the fW1da1nenlals of these three P's that I would like to lInpart to you toda . The first of the P's is Purpose, and this can best be explained in terms of aims and goals. When asked at the outset of the war, what is your aim, Churchill replied, "Our aim, I can answer in one word, Victory Victory at all costs, VictOry however hard and long the road ma be, for WithOut victory there is no survival." If there is one common denominator in Churchill and man other great peoples' lives, it IS this' THEY I lAD A GAME PlAN!

Those of you who have decided to further your studies will soon discover that it is impossible to write a twenty-page essay without an outline reminding you of what must be wntten in each section and under each heading. The same can be said about going into a rugb or hockey match without a game plal1 - although as you have already heard some don't always work - game plans are essential to a successful outcome of the game. If we are aware of the necessity of having a game plan in essays and sports matches how much more important is it to have a game plan in life? Matrics, if you have not already asked yourselves this question then I suggest you do so now. Ask yourself, What is my game plan in life? Where am I going? What and who will I be ten years from now? You will find that the answers to these questions will give you clarity, focus, and will help set you on the path of life that will enable you to get the RIGHT THING RIGHT! The second, and what I consider lo be the most important, of Churchill's p's is People. lt is no secret that the way to get anywhere in life is to know how to handle and deal with people, for if you can master this art then the world and all that's in it lies before you. Mastering this art, however, is a lot easier poken about than done. There are three practical steps to handling people that I learnt as an exchange student in the USA, which I would like to share" ith you. The first of these is be very careful about what ou say and how you sa it. For some unknown reason children around the world are taught the lines "sticks and stones C3J1break m bones but words can never harm me". To me these words are absolute nonsense because the harsh reality is that words can and do harm, and what's more, whereas a broken bone C3Jl heal, the wOW1ds created by harsh words allen do not. Now obviously in life there are times when wc say things b accident and this allen calUlot be helped. What I am talking to you about loday are those deliberatel harsh words that we 0 allen sa , word that do nothing but make ou enemies and put the handbrake on your road to success. Followmg this line of thought, the next step m dealing with people is this: Treat e\'el)' person you meet lj if they Ire tbc most important per on in the world. A an exchange student I made this m motto and it was amazmg to sel! the response. It has been threl! ~cars smee m return aJld I am still

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receiving regular mail and phone calls from the many American and foreign students that I came into contact with. Why? Because I treated them like individuals with respect and I did my best to make them feel special remember, Gentlemen, you need people in your life, do not alienate them. The third step in dcali.ng with people is consistency. Be consistent in your attitude, friendships and actions, and you will acquire the most essential of all human values people's trust. Abraham Lincoln once made the quip that you can fool all people some of the time, and some people all of the time, but you cannot fool all people all of the time. These are very wise words to take cognizance of in your dealings with others, for you will fmd that the smooth operator \.vill only get his way up to a point, but to really make an impression in life you need consistenc . The last, but certainly oat the least, of Churchill's p's is Passion. Now 1 know that as Soon as you mention the word passion the Std 6's break into sweat as visions of Pamela Andersoo and the Ba)" atch cast come before them, but hold that thought for tlus IS not the passion of which I speak. The passion I am referring to is the passIOn for life, and the desire to live every day to its fullest. On

Churchill's 80th birthday, a young man took his photograph and said, "Sir Winston, I hope I have the honour of taking your picture on your IOOth birthday," to which Churchill replied, "There is no reason why you shouldn't, provided you keep yourself fit and healthy." Churchill was passionate about life, and this is mirrored in the man successes that came his way. Matries, at the beginning of your High School career at Wynberg, I urged each and every one of you to attack every sphere of school life With passion and vigour Tada , I urge you once more to approach each new day of your life with the passion within, for it is what this gift of life so nghlly deserves. In cia ing, I would like to thank the Matric once again for givi.ng me the honour of addressing you tada . I would also like to \\;sh you all the best for your e wns and the years ahead, both of which I knowou ,vill make a Success. Today our paths crossed again in a very special way, and I hope in the years to come that they will cross once more. but for now my final .....ords to you are! go forth, Ulcrease your sphere of influence, make your mark Thank you and God Bless.

THE CAN DRIVE

The 1996 Pre/ed Projed

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1996 MA TRIes

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ACADEMIC ROLL

OF/HONOUR 3. 2. l.

TERM 1

A Jefferson T Hillier G Jemmett

85% 87% 92%

Standard Six 10.

9. 8. 7. 6. 5.

4. 3. 2.

S Beukman M Steenkamp A Ashley J Hasenjager R Billett MMee G Merrifield THoal MWilsoll G Mellon

77% 79% 80% 80% 83% 83% 84% 87% 87% 93%

Standard Ten 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5.

4. 3. 2. 1.

S Keggie G Rookledge R Brazendale R Gordon M Purdy N Barnard PWu A van Kets S Bush A Matthews

79% 81% 81% 84% 86% 86% 87% 89% 94% 95%

Standard Seven 10.

9. 8. 7. 6. 5.

~. 3. 2.

G Fearon R Morison A Osman S Pearson G Pike D Christian R Doughty A Faure J Cawood S Kirsten

84% 85% 85% 86% 86% 90% 91% 91% 92% 92%

9. 8. 7. 6.

s. 4. 3.

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W Bailey A Eccles B Quinlivan DMee

J Murphy G Posthumus R Shapiro S Parker R Lundie R Magan

85% 86% 87% 87% 88% 89% 91% 92% 93% 96%

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5. 4.

Payne W Heydra A Post R Ord N MacKellar G Coetzee C Prince

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78% 78% 79% 79% 83% 83% 84% ~WBH.

3. 2. l.

S Miseer R Billel! T Haal J Hasenjager M Steenkamp G Merrifield MMee G Francis MWilson G Mellon

76% 77% 78% 78% 81% 81% 81% 82% 87% 90%

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84% 84% 85%

7. 6. 5. 4.

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85% 86% 87% 89% 89% 90% 93%

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9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.

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C Downes J K.iefTer D Pearson N MacKellar J Sheldon MFeny C Prince A Post T Hillier G Jemrnett

79% 80% 80% 81% 82% 83% 83% 87% 89% 91%

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9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.

3. 2.

K Mentor PWu R Brazendale G Rookledge M Purdy N Barnard R Gordon Bush A van Kets A Matthews

77% 78% 79% 80% 82% 82% 86% 91% 93% 94%

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3. 2. 1.

J HasenJager F Dominga P de Klerk M leeukamp T Iloal G Francis MMee G Merrifield M Wilson G Mcllon

78% 78% 78% 7% 79% 82% 83% 84% 86% 8%

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9. 8. 7.

6. 5.

N Bizinos J Cawood G Pike R Morison R Faure Pearson

80% 81% 81% 83% 83% 84% /11\ WBII

G Fearon D Christian R Doughty S Kirsten

84% 84% 89% 92%

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9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. l.

. W Bailey R Phillips C RookJedge M JelUlings S Parker R Shapiro A Eccles G Posthumus DMee R Magrul

81% 82% 83% 85% 87% 87% 88% 88% 91% 93%

Standard Nine 10.

9. 8. 7. 6. 5. ol.

3. 2. 1.

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78% 78% 80% 80% 80% 4% 84% 86% 87% 91%

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8. 7. 6.

TERMJ 10.

4. 3. 2. l.

5. ol.

3. 2. 1.

S Kcggic PWu M Purdy N Barnard R Brazcndale R Gordon G Rooklcdge Bush A Matthews A vrul Kets

81% 81% 81% 81% 81% 2% 84% 93% 94% 96%

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Beukman R Billett J Hasenjager T lloal M teenkamp G Memfield MMec G Francis M Wilson

76% 76% 77% 79% 2% 82% 84% 84% %

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5. 4. 3. 2. I.

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80% 82% 3% 83% 86% 88% 89% 91% 93%

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5. 4. 3. 2. I.

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82% 82% 84% 84% 85% 87% 8% 88% 89% 92%

5. 4. 3.

2. 1.

1 KielTer C Downes D Pcarson 1 Sheldon M Ferry N MacKcllar C Pnnce A Post T I !tIlier G Jemmelt

ST ANDARD TEN Gold Neil Barnard Michael McEwen Kevin Liddle

2. I.

R Gardtler S Keggle K Mentor M Purdy G Rookledge R Jordan N Saman.! A Matthews S Bush A vali Ket

André an Kets Richard Gordon

ST ANDARD NINE Gold James Cussen Graham JelTrey

Ganh Havers

Silver Graham Coetzee Gary Thorcson

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WïYNB£R6 sTAL\\fAaTs A special evening was held on 27 May 1996 where tribute was paid to three stalwarts of Wynberg: Dave Bromberger, Rowall Algie and Dick Friedlallder We have included two of the tributes given that night.

Dick Friedlallder, Dave Bromberger ami Rowan A/gie

A TRIB TE TO DA VE BROMBERGER BY KOBUS BLOM Mu h fuss was made last ear or my 30th anOlversaJ) at UIe hool, but Dav..: Bromberger's association witll Wynberg lretche over a penod of 50 )car . Two mstance stand out in 1965 when I, as a young teacher. met Dave at tlle old school The onc was very painful and the otller \..as hllarious and an absolute e 'c-opener to a fairly lllexperienccd teacher In tllose days it was qUite an occasion \\hen tlle cricket coaches played their almual match agamst tlle 2nd Xl In our net-pracltce preparing for this match, Dave was going to ~

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bo\\ I a fe\ balls towards mc, but I didn't realise that he \\as so rast, and tlle ball hit me on the calf - \\iUI vef) pamful result. The other \~as an expenence of an academic nature It was exam time and Dave taught Engli h The Matncs were all sitting in UIe llall, \\aiting for their question papers So \\ hCII Dave came into the room, I was already handing out tlle foolscap for Uie English exam, but \\e had not yet received tlle que lion papers Suddenly Dave rcaltscd tllat it was his paper that had to be \mllen I had never een tllat hand-operuted Gcstclner \\orking so fast he rolled otT tlle pa sage for tllc comprehenSion and wtule tlle boys were reading it, he rolled otT tlle comprehen ion questions and tllc rest of tlle Engli h paper, wluch the boys received page for page "hot 01T tlle press". Nevtllc Blackbcard was never 1996·JOi)l\

supposed to know about Ulis, but for tile next exams the rule was brought in tilat papers had to be rolled-ofT, counted and in the strongroom two days before an exam was to be wrillen. Dave has been one of the most vérsatile teachers any school could ever hope to have on its stafT. He taught English and History. n,en he went back to Universit , abtallIed aBc degree, and came back as a Matils teacher. On the sportsfield he coached cricket, rugb and hocke , always with his little black book in his hand, nllming around v.'Ïth tile bo s. While he was in charge of Wellington House, he took time ofT to go and coach tile Junior School Wellington boys tJle art of passing on tile baton in tile relay races. He also plays the piano mId used to accompany tile bo s at Assemblies. Who will ever forget the day when Dave mi understood, mId while he was playing "The Lord's m Shepherd" tile boys salig "Praise my soul, UIe King of Heuven"! But Dave's greatest contribution extramurall was when he introduced hockey as a school sport. Today we have 200 hockey players. Of course Dave also pia ed in tile Sunday StafT League Cricket matches. He was opening tile bowling mId every time his run-up became longer and longer, because his teammates moved his marker (which happened to be his bunch of keys) furtJler and further back. Later Dave was so tired, he could hardl reach the crease to bowl a ball. Dave is a very brainy guy. He \ as 7th in tile province in his Matric year, and he received a number of medals for History and Psychology while he was at University. That ma be tile reason why some saw him a little bit as tile ab ent-minded profes or. I mean lockmg your keys in your car two momings in a row is not something tilat happens very often. Or tile day when school started and Dave was not here and \ hen wc phoned hi- house wc were told tilat he had left \\'Ïtil a ladder to paint his house at Kommetjie, because he was sure tilat school ani started tile next da . One of Dave's talents is his Elvis Presle}' impersonallons. He was a regular hit at Ma.tric Dances - and he was good. He could Just somehow never get tile Elvis hairstyle right. 1have got to kno\ Dave waugh tJle ears as a very compassionate person mId a true gentleman. The Brombcrger famil have gone tilrough bad times. A few years ago Margaret had a kidne transplant and was very seriously ill, .Mi WDII

but tile never lost tileir Christian faitil; in fact, tiley are tilinking of becoming lay ministers in tile church. Dave and Margaret, we \\'ish ou botil a very happy and healtil time of retirement, and Dove, tilonk you for being a friend, a gentleman and a scholar.

JASON LEE: A TRIBUTE TO ROWAN ALGIE 1984 - 1992 As a result of his many Elvis Presle impersonations, Mr Bromberger was knO\,\11 to his pupils as one thing, mId onc tiling only tile King of Rock. It is my tremendous pleasure, however, to pa' tribute to anotiler King, better and more afTectionately knOW1l to his pupils as - The Boss. There are treasures tilat Wynberg has bestowed upon me which I cherish above all otilers. The first was to be Head Prefect of tilis fine institution in 1992, and tile second is to be here iliis evelling to reflect on tile contribution to our school of Mr Rowan Algie. In one of his many fUle peeches Winston Churchill once made tile comment tilat modesty is letting otilers find out how wonderful you are for tilemselves. Mr Algie, I believe tilat you arc tile perfect eXalllple of \ hat Churchill envisaged, for our exceptional modest became highl apparent to me in my preparation for tilis tribute. For you see, Ladies and Gentlemen, to discover exactly what Mr Algie did for Wynberg, is not to ask him, it is not to look at his writings, and it is certainly not to look at his yearly reports. To discover tilis information onc must rely on word of mouth, and on tile writings and reports of otilers. To illustrate tiltS I would like to make reference to a 1992 tribute to Mr Algie written by Mr COlUlellan. This tribute focused on Mr Algie's man achievements at Wynberg and had tilis to say about tile 150 celebrations of 1991. a year whtch will be remembered forever by tile enure Wynberg commwlity. And [ quote: "Amongst tile many highlights of his career here, tile 150 celebrations would probabi rank uppennost. So many highly successful and varied activities took place during 1991 and he undoubtedly pia ed tile major role in tile planning, and providing tile drive and inspiration for iliis very significant 1996·31

event." In the concluding remark of his magazine report for the same year, Mr Algie had but this to say, "All in all, a good year for Wynberg Boys' High School". Mr Algie, I am pretty sure n<H>uewill ever doubt you on that score. Described by many of his stalT as a laleral thinker, Mr Algie made a number of innovative improvements to our school. An enumeration of these many improvements would look something like this: The introduction of a more efficient time-table, new sports, new clubs and societies, Supera Moras awards for all-round achievers, the establishment of a colours committee, an annual Std 9 camp, changes in school uniform including new prefects' blazers. The development of media facilities including a fully equipped computer centre, the building of a clubhouse on the cricket oval and the building of the Bill Bowden Pavilion - the list goes on and on. It is not my aim this evening to expound on these many accomplishments, for I could not do justice to them in the time I have available. My aim is rather to share with you the more personal side of Mr Algie, a side which is knOYlU only by the young men who passed through Wynberg Boys' under his leadership. Mr Algie was never a Headmaster who asked for, or demanded, respect from his students - it was just given to him. I will never forget how on a certain Friday there was complete mayhem and chaos outside the Clegg Hall. The reason for this was because the entire school was trying to force itself through one open door in order to get the best seats for the end of term movie. The teachers in charge were having very little success in gaining control when all of a sudden a familiar figure descended from his office unexpectedl , and opened not one, not two, but all three doors leading into the hall. Now if this had been attempted earlier who knows what might have happened, but with Mr Algie standing at those open doors I believe the school set a new Guinness Record for the fastest fonnation of a straight line. It was also the first and only time in my life that I have seen students fighting to get to the back of a line, and Mr Algie had only one thing to say - "Tickets, please." There are two categories of students that pass through any school which the Headmaster has to deal with. The fir t category consists of those students who are motivated and who strive to do their best, and then there is the second category of students who have the

more apathetic approach. Although Mr Algie had a wlique relationship with both these categories, he had a particularly unique relationship with tht: latter. This relationship is best described by Darren Milne in an article which he wrote for the student press - The Wynbergian. The name of the article is "A Day in the life of a Wynberg Rebel". A shortened version reads as follows: "It was not to be his day, that old Wynberg proverb - nothing escapes the long arm of the law - was to prove his undoing. And how true that proverb is, one mistake and you're busted. From the moment he got that note to see the Boss he was oblivious to all else, so deep was his gloom. Not even gallant cries of Doris from Mr de Carpentier 8Jld valiant roars of veggie from Mr Ellis could rouse our hero from the depths of his despair. A note to see the Boss was depressing news indeed - but it was good for your image. Things went from worse to worser instead of gooder during assembly as the glasses came 01Ttwice. Then it was break. With his heart pounding he slowly walked to the office of doom from where it was said no rebel had ever returned I run pleased to say, Ladies and Gentlemen, that these rebels always did retum from Mr Algie's office, alld more oflen than not with an amazingly ne\ perspective on life. This was revealed to me a couple of weeks ago \ hen I was out with a few friends, 8Jld an old boy who was very much a rebel in his day came over to chat to me. It was the usual story, of how much he missed his school days 8Jld how he really regrets not having got more involved - and then he said, "As you know, lasc, I spent a lot of time in Mr Algie's office, and although J didn't see it then, he was actuall ft real good ou," It \ as also this same old boy who let me in on Mr Algie's frunous method of extracting the truth from those who would potentiall deceive him. He would simply sa , "Boy, I believe you, but if you are lying to me - God help ou," and tru t me, Ladies 8Jld Gentlemen, when Mr Algie said "God help you" a hush crept over the entire admin block. As you can imagine, he inevitably got tlte truth. If there is one attribute of Mr Algie which I admire and respect above all others, it is his incredible ftbilit to remember the names of ju t about every ludent who passed through Wynberg during his Headnlastership. It is this attribute which made him the personal

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Headmaster, and won him a tremendous amount of respect and admiration from his students. Mr Algie aloput thlS talent to very effective use during school assemblies if there was a particular point which needed to be stressed. An example of this would be, glasses aIr, of course - "Gentlemen, tomorrow is our inter-house sportsday. This means that we will all remain on the stands and support the athletes, unlike last year Mr DaCosta, and when our girlfriend arrives to take us home early we will not be leaving, will we Mr Bowditch?" It was onl once you had reached Matric at Wynberg that you reall got to know Mr Algie, as not only a teacher and I leadmaster, but as a friend. Mr Algic's pep talk to the Matrics of the day prior to the Matric Dance has become somewhat of a Wynberg legend, aud is fondly remembered by all those who had the joy of hearing it. It would begin with all the fatherly tips on etiquette, how to treat your date, the appropriate dress code, and most importantly, don't forget your partner's name. Mr Algie would then stress the point that if an of our lady partners felt faint, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the dance floor would nol be necessary, since the first aid team \\ere on standb . Also lo make sure couples would not have to sneak outside to "check on their cars", Mr Algie personally made sure that a security guard would be on duty. The point which Mr Algie stressed tile most, however was safet measures after the dance and it w~s here that his caring attitude towards each individual student was revealed. This caring attitude and his sense of affinity with his boys was displayed nowhere more clearl than at Ule 1992 Matric [mal assembl . Mr A1gie, silting right on the front of the stage, you cried, and although we will never know exactly what induced Ulose tears, I would just like to let you kIlO\ that those tears touched the heart of mally a Wynberg Boy thaI day and

I would like to conclude, Ladies and Gentlemen, with a poem which I knO\ is Mr Algle's favourite. lIe read it ollen at assemblies and at various school functions, and it has sub equently been (ramed in the school library for all to see It IS a poem whIch 1 believe best describes the Mr Algie ,~hich I have portra ed this evening - the name of the poem is "The mall ;11 rhe mirror"~ Mr Algie, ou had no need to fool anybody dO\\1l the pathway of your life at Wynberg, and the pats that we give you on your back tonight arc in genuine admiration of the role that you played in the hi tory of our school. Alld as I wweil your portrait we can all tand testanlent to the fact that you never cheated the lllan on the canvas.

are stili greatly appre iated. On the nole of appreciation, a tribute to Mr Algie is not complete \\ithout menlion of his loving and supportIve wife, Mrs Rosemary Algie There is a very outdated sa ing which says behind every good man there is a woman, for in the case of the A1gies one must say Ulat al the side of a good man is a wonderful lady Mrs Algie, your contributions to our school arc numerous, bUL I believe you are best remembered for your charm, moUlerly \\annth, and the fact thaI you "ere never in loo much of a hurry for a chat. lG. WB"

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,h,e M~n in th,e Mirrvr Wh-en lJ0ltf,et wh,A-t lJ0ltfwA-nt in lJC!Vfrstrn"le for self A-n~ th-e worl~ m,A-k.e.slJ0l-i k.in, for th-e ~A-lJ jltfst '0 to th-e m,irror A-n~ look. A-t lJ0ltfr5elf ~n~ su wh,~t th,~t m,A-n h,~sto s~lJ. ror it isn't lJoV1rf~th-eT OTm,C!th-erOTwife w{u, jl-i~,em,ent ltfJ'0n 1JC!Vf m,l-ist J'~SS th-efelLow w{u,se veT~ict COl-intsm,ost in 1J0ltfr life is th-e one st~rin, PMk from, th-e ,l~S5 Som,e J'eoJ'le m,~tt th,ink 1JC!Vf ~ stT~i,h,t-s{u,otin, ch,ltfm, ~n~ c~U ttC!Vf~ won~e~l ,ltflJ PV1tth..e m,A-n in th..e ,l~ss s~t-;s t-;0ltf're onlt-; A- Pl-im, if t-;C!Vf cA-n't look h,im, str~i,h,t in th-e elJe. th-efeUow to J'leA-se, never m,in~ A-Uth-e rest for h..e'swith, 1J0ltfde~T ltfJ'to th..e en~ A-n~ t-;0V1've J'~sse~ ttOVfTm,ost ~A-n,erOVfS,~ifficl-ilt test if th..e m,A-n in th..e ,l~ss iSlJoV1rfrien~.

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OBIT'UARI£S MRS BUNTY JOUBERT 1930-1996

Renec and JolUl showed toward their mother was a great tribute to BWlty, and while her grandchildren are all quite young they have been blessed to have had Nana as part of their lives for a short time. Bunty is and will continue to be much missed. The 1996 prefects instituted the idea of a "Bunly Joubert Memorial Scholarship". This will be awarded each year to the best all rowlder (rom Std 6 to 9 in recognition of the things which were important lo her. Rest well, dear friend.

JOHN BOONZAIER

Mrs Runty .Joubert Mrs Bunty Joubert started working at Wynberg at the bcgilUling of the second tenn of 1973. Sadl she passed away on llH: 1st of March 1996 in her 2)'d year of service:: to the school, after a relatively short illness. She was a lad of great moral courage, spiril, friendliness and chann, and she showed these qualities right up to the end of her life. Days before her death she was still vitally interested in people and her school. As secretary of lhe school, Aunty Bunt showed an amazing empath for people. She was unfailingl courteous, patient and helpful and was well loved by thousands of Wynberg boys and staff. She always had time for olhers and was a great friend in times of need. lIer pride III the school and her boys was unfailing. She could be relied upon to see the good in others. 0 er the year she became an institution in the school and will be remembered with much fondness and with many happy memories b. a great many people. Bunty was a very keen and effective gardener. She was never happier than when ,""orking in her garden or when surrowlded by her ramil~. The care and concem that Deon,

.John Boonzaier We proudly place on record this imperfect tribute to a valued [riend, 10 al colleague and a perfect gentleman Our School and the communit at large suffered a blow with the untimely death of John following a short illness. His many friends and school associates will never know what influence he had and the role he played in spheres far removed from the da to da responsibilities of his demanding working cnVlrotunenl. "Boonie' as he was affectionally Imown was an unefacive man lo be respected for

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unselfishly participating in many practical ways, alwa s forthrightly honest, yet showing politeness al all times and a gentlemanly approach to fellow beings; bul never expecting them to agree with his sentiments expressed He enjoyed a balanced participalion in all school aClivilies with the team game of rugb giving him the greatesl satisfaction and personal achievement. On his amval at W)'nberg in 1949 he slotted into the crack under 13A team al hooker and this pattern continued through to his membersnip of the School First XV in 1952 and 1953. The critique in the magazine reall says it all, •An excellent hooker who has matured well, especially in the departmenl of line-out player, one of the main fowldations of the pack intelligent and resourceful. He is also a good leader, must speed up nis pla in the loose, and learn to get tbe ball down to the ground quick] in lineouts." After leaving school, although a student at UCT studying mechanical engineering he returned lo Brookside his playground as a youth and played under 19A, captaining the side in 1955. Switching to UCT he found himself a regular member of their premier side. On graduating he started work with the SAR and H in Cape Town and his lour of dui involved transfers to major centres around the country. These moves resulted in hlln representing the following clubs at first team

level; Somerset West, Villages again, Harlequins (Pretoria), Cambridge (East London) ultimately galning his provincial cap for Border. Having played the ganle as a true sportsman, on retirement as a player he took to the whjstle and engendered this spirit into all matches entrusted to him. A true number 3 I. The return to Cape Town with his family to live in the shadow of his beloved Table Mountain was the opportunity to renew friendships and the association with the Old School. Needless to say he was soon totalJy involved and was rewarded for his unstinting contribution with hjs election to the office of President of the Old Boys Unjon. The move back to Cape Town as local director of SATS crystalysed nis eareer expectalions and to the surprise of many he decided the lime had come to take leave of his profession to don a delapidated hat, patched shirt, grubby khaki shorts and vellies to indulge in hjs various creative hobbies. There is no daub I that John's hobbies and crafunanship could so easily have become his second profession. At the time of JaM'S passing Jean received messages and letters of condolencc from all parts of the country and we take this opportunity to echo the thoughts and deep sympalh that were extended la her and all members of the family.

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nN 'I/HE SERVICE OffOTHER~ HEADBOY'S REPORT

RICHARD GORDON Heat/boy 1996 The cliche "time nies when you arc havlIlg fun" must surely apply to a year lhat was both enjo able and successful 1996 has provided

so mun} memories and experiences and it is with sadness that one must move one. The }'car was punctuated b nwnerous Illghhghts and achievements, bUL there arc a few which deserve mention as they emphasise what made the year so special. The sense of co-operation and spirit at lhe Newlands gala was to overnow to every later event and was a glorious previe\i of what was still to come. The inaugural triangular athletics meeting in Paarl exemplified thiS spirit and enthusiasm. Although we did not win on tillS particular occasion, the school leO behmd a lasting lInpresslOn Just as important. Grey Port Elizabeth provH.led the setting for a particularly special moment and one J don't think I will ever forget. AOer the Ist XV rughy malch was los( In peculiar last-mmute circumstance" the entire W)'11bcrg group, nwnbcnng close on three hundred, spontaneously bur t mto tile chool song. The comhined emotions of disappomtment and pride brought a number of players close to tears The proceedings brought a lump to onc's throat and creatctl an unforgettable memory.

THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD AI A1c£w(,1I(DI!PIl'Y /lead Bo)' 1996), J CI/ss!.:n(Depl/ty /lead Hoy /997), R Gordoll (Head Boy /996), .\' GordOIl (//ead Bo.\ /997). C Prillcl! (Depl/ty Head Boy /997), S A/horol/gh (Dl!pl/fy Head Bo)' /996)

WYNBERG BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL PREFECTS 1996 Back Row: G Turvev, BAlalldel, D Barker, V Bamard, A vali Kets, K Musikallth d Row: G Rose-b;lIes, (i Bil/in/ore, K LIddie, S Barretf, P Groelleveldt, S Bllsh Seated: S Alborough, AII' RP COllllellan, R Gordoll (Headboy), .\11'B Probyn (Headmaster), AI AlcEw!!lI, A-fr P \Ian Schalkwyk, A Matth!!ws

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matrics' theme and the phrase was ltnked to virtually every school related event Amidst lrutial confusIOn, it became s)'110nomous with the 1996 malrÏcs. Many other events dlspla)'ed the spirit alld talents of our boys but the are too numerous to elaborate on each. although the Can Drive and Major Production de erve a mentIon 1996 was a tremendous year for individuals and the school as a \\hole. It is a privilege and all honour to have been Head Prefect of a chool likt: Wynberg alld of a year like 1996. [n conclusIon, [ would like to wish my brother, Nicholas Gordon, and his Prefect bod the very best of luck for 1997 and look forward to when we all meet again.

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FIRST AID The First Aid squad was a reliable and efficient presence at the rugb~ !ixtun~s this year. Under the leadership of Jonathan Sheldon, the somewhat skeleton team delivered prompt, efficient respon es. We continue to enjoy the privilege of working with Ambustat.

Jona/han Gerher and Sal'as B;zinos attelldillg lO the ;lIj",ed Colours \....ere awarded to J heldon, BiZlllOS, J Gerber, A Dorselt and 0 Ramage. A major aim for 1997 musI be lo e:-.pwuj the numbers in our squad. I would like to thank all First Aidcrs for a smooth, unruffied year.

RECYCLING

DEPOT

Norman Veenendal contlllue lo man the depot, which this year has generated R 13 500. The depot is located underneath the' Woodwork room at the back of the school Many parenls have found it and, increasingly, our neighbours in the cOlmnwlity are dropping ofT their waste there loo. It has been suggested thal R 13 500 could be raised b increasing the school fees b} about RI6 per pupil and that we could do away WIth the depot. This view ignores the educational impact of having uch a facilit on our premises. The fact that we are re ponsible for our environment is demonstrated daily by the object lesson taking place under the Woodwork room

We encourage you, the reader, to bnng an~ and all paper, cardboard, hottles and food and be\oerage cans to our depot. Unfortwlatelv \\e do not handle plasuc \\aste yel. .

CAN DRIVE 19 eptembcr 1996 \\as a proud day for our school. The eight hWldred pupils, led b the prefects, worked together to collect over one ton of food for underprivileged schoolchildren. The boys \..ere malched can for can by the generous sponsors, Langeberg Food outh Africa, bringlllg the total nwnbcr of cans donall:d to almost 6000. The prefects chose thIS proJecl \\ ith the fo11o\\;ng goal in mmd: To geIlerale school sp/ril To involve the whole school To benefit the greater community The drive was run o\er four da's during the la. I \\ee]..: of the thIrd leml Despite the many distraclions and other demands on their lime, the school pulled together admirably, living up lo the 1996 Mamcs' goal of achieving pride through synerg} Cuns were collected dally III trolleys and stacked In the foyer. By n,ursda \\e had amassed a pyramid of 2900 cans Boys \\cre Illvolved In transporting the cans (rom the chool enlrance up lo the Hawthomden field, where the) \\ ere Imd out to fom the message WBHS CARES. Al about 11'00 the casually dressed school assembled around the cans to willie the helicopter flyover with the photographers eagerly snapping aerial shots Trend , fashionconscious KOO pea.ks were available in numbers and it appeared that some Matrics were more attached lo their caps than others, even wearing them to a prominent social function later thal evenmg! Even though the school did Ilot collect the 5000 cans \\e had hoped to, the success of the day can be measured agai.nst our three goals, all of which we fulfilled The Peninsula chool Feeding Association asked us to couve theLr thanks and as urances that the food will be much apprecIated. The prefects would also like to thank the school fOf thelf positive response and enthusiasm on the da . We wish next year's prefect luck in their project and hope the also receive the school's tremendous support.

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CAN DRIVE: Wynberg Cares

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INTERACT

Dcbbie Gordon, Tish O'Brien, Mary AlUI Abbott, Elsabé Britton, Jude Cobcm, Margie Prob}l1, Jud e>lnour. ue Ruine, JoalUle Crowder, Tamm Weinberg, Jenny Allcn, Channaine du Preez

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Teacher-in-Charge: Mr Lamoral 1996 has been another fruitful year for the Interact Societ . The theme 'Service lo ,he School and Con/n/lll1ily' was adopted and all events were tackled with this motto in mind. Although the group was a little smaller this year, with about 20-25 regular members, an activity was tackled with vigour and enthusiasm! The first tenn was hectic, \\~th members participating in ev..:nts such as the Maynardville Community Chest Carnival, Cape Town Marathon and Red Nose Day. The group also combined forces with the EnvirolUnental Society later in the year to tackle the problem of alien vegetation around the school. The highlight once again this year was the Big Walk, held in September. The funds went to St Luke's Hospice, as well as the newly establi hed Bunty Joubert Scholarship FWld. Francis Lundie led the society \~th quiet efficiency and he was well supported b Ilis committee consisting of W Scott (vicechainnan), J Michelson, B Swanson and N Bowren. The societ ended the year on a high note by \~lUling the Abbott Cup for the bestrun society at WBH for 1996.

LADIES' ASSOCIATION Chairlady: Lyn Clark Vice-Chairlady: Barbara McLaughltn Secretary: Lorraine Bryant Committee: Sue Crone, Felicia Pill ay,

'The Ladles' Association started Uie year ofT with a 'Pudding and Port' evening to elect the new conunittee for 1996 and to welcome all the new and old mothers to the conunittee. ome of the highlights of the year were the New Parents evening, InLer-House Athletics, Founder's Day, Neighbours' Cocktail Party, Headmasters' Conference Braai, Valedictory and Prefects' Induction. The clothing exchange, run b Elsabé Britton, Tammy Weinberg and Joanne Crowder, provides a valuable service Lo parents. Thanks must go to Chainnaine du Preez and her 'Oower ladies', who supply the beautiful Oowers which grace the foyer a.nd headmaster's office. Our thanks and appreciation must also go to Sue Crone for her incredible hard work that she puts into making the tuckshop such a great success - ",rithout this our teachers and sons would noL survive. Thanks Sue for everything thiS year. To the ladies and Oleir helpers who run the sports tuckshop on Saturdays - a big THANK YOU for the service you provide on a cold, wet Saturday. As I approach the end of my year as Chairlady, I would like to thank my committee most sincerel for their support and assistance and for all the time they have put into helping at various functions. To Mr Probyn and all the stafT who have helped me make everything fWl smoothly - a big thank you. Lastly, to Barbara McLaughlin: I wish her everything of Ole be t for 1997 - "support and help from everyone is what counts".

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EXCHANGE PR06RsAMM£ SEAN BIDEN Cheltenham College 1996

Sean Bide" Trying to pack for m... )ear 111 the UK wa a nightmare, to say lhe least I kne\\ Il would be cold, so I shoved all Ill} \\ lIlIer \"oollics into my overweight suitcase, confident that 1 could handlt! anything \\eather-\\1sc that this fwUl\ hule I le could thro\\ at me. I \\as to lind out, howcver, that I was terribh \"Tong The most diOicult part of my Gap Ycar was arrivlllg at Ilcathro\\ III Baltic conditIOns. and my confidence levels \H:re at their lo\\est Hul m) arrival at Cheltenham put all m, fears lo rest, J met MartlIl and DI ,tovold, the housemaster and matron of the boardlllg hou elOwhich I \Vas to live, and realized that my year \\a gOll1gto be Jusllïne I had to scule in to Ill) dUlle rutho..:rqUlckl), thiS mostl) 1I1\'01vet1PE dasse' at the JUlllor School III the momlllgs \\1th ages ranging from 4-1 \ m> 0\\11 sports tcams an U 14H hoeke) SIde. and lJ ISB cncket side alld III 111\ final tenn, I endcd up taJ..lIlg s\\-,nunlll!_l "filncs

sessions. In the evenings, I helped out \\~th boarding house duties in a house called Ne\~ck (there are five boys' boarding houses, a day boy house, and a large girls' boarding house). Wynberg and Cheltenham are two totally dilTerent schools lniliaLly I couldn't help but makc comparisons between the two, but I soon realized that this was a mistake, as they both have so man}' uttribult.:s in diOercnl directions. The facilities at Cheltenham are magnificent For instance, the. have a superb 2Sm indoor (and heated) pool, the biggest sports hall among Public Schools in Britain (which has a full-lcngth indoor hoeke' pitch), t\\O Astroturf's (one of which is brand new), and onc of the most beautiful Chapels, \\hich has just celebrated its centenary year, that I have ever seen. I managed to do a lot of travelling, gomg to Edlllburgh I1Vo..:times. and also to mallV ulflerent and fascinating little to\\1IS and citie~ in Britain r>uring the summer vacation (July/August), I \\cnt to a little island olT . pain called Ibiza I was thrilh.:d to hav\! found out (on arri vaI, of course ... ) that thiS was the c1ubblllg Mecca or lhe \\orldl To my amuement I found I really enjoyed te3chlllg 4- year olds to swim. It was one of the most rewardlllg parts of my year - to sce my pupil out of ann bands I would like to thank Mr Richardson, III particular, and all at Wynberg \\ ho gave me this fabulous opportw1itv, and of course to Ill" second ralllll~, MartIII . and Di Stovoltl, fór evef)ihlllg the~ did for lIle. I had a tuntnstlc )cur, but I \\orked hard to make It n su cess M\ adVice to future t,ap Year candld:lles IS that ho\' much ou enjoy your ,car depend. on yourself. Never thlllk that IJ lap Year IS a \\aste of lime in \\hich you could be at Tcch or University because you end up \\ Ilh expenences that no Tech or University can give you, one of whIch IS to be mdependenl. If you arc tlunklllg of applying for a Gap Year, go on, give il a shot - I certainl~ didn't thmk that I \\ould get the pia e at Cheltenham - and It is sometlung I \\;1I11\:\'Cr regret dOlllg

MARKUS DICKERSON Switzerland Abroad 1996

MarkilS Dickerson I arnved m Switzerland in JanuaT) '96, and had no Idea what to expect. I could not speak a word of Gennon, and I was a little wIsure of what I was domg Since then, things have changed. Having pent a year in what used to be such a foreign counll)', I feel quite comfortable UI saying that I no' understand the wiss and their countrv and can carry out a timI)' decent conversati~l; in German. It took me about eIght months to settle into the WISS \\a) of life and tllere wo.:re many times when I asked myself, "What am I doing here?"and, "Why am I still here?" It was extremel, cold when I arrived in January and unfortunately I found the people to be much the same. They seem to follow the changing seasons. When Il was ..:old so were they, and as it got warnler, so did the wiss. I found them to be very e 'act and precise people. Whalever they do, tl1ey do lo tl1e best of their abihl , and e peel no less from you. There were man things to which I had to adjust, for inslance, minus 25 or 30 degro.:e temperatures and a tl1ree-course meal in tl1e middle of the day. Cheese fondue, 8ratwursl, Ro Il and Blutwurst are ome of tl1e more traditional

meals lo which I have become accustomed. The ,~or1d shrank so much for me as I was able to meel otl1er exchanges from dilTerenl parts of the world, but I never tl10ught tl1al thing could change so much in tlle space of a 17 hour flIght. Driving on the right side of the road; hearing Gennan, Italian, French and Romanish, and a very dilTerent school system were some of the bigger changes lO which I had to adjust. The chool s)'slt:m in wiLZerland look a 101 of getting used to. There are no school unifomls and no school rules. tudents tl1ere may smoke and drink at school If tl1ey Wl h ludents remain \\;th tl1e same cia s for their o.:ntire high-school career, and finish school al tl1e age of 20/21 years The school olTers no school sport, so one has lo join clubs in order to take part in sports. There arc six school days per ,...eek and they start at 7:30 am Finishing times are anythmg belween 12:00 noon and - :00 pm My year overseas was very valuable to me There ,...ere man)' important lesson learnt and hopefully tl1ese will stand me in good stead for the future. Once of the most ImportaIlt thmgs I leamt while overseas was that although Soutl1 Afnca has its man} problems, so does everY otl1er cowltr}", and for me tl1ere IS no place hk~ home.

ANTONGROENEVELDT A Highland Fling As I thmk back on m} year away, ll)'mg to remember tl1e lllunerous hlghhght , all I seem to come up \\1tl1 are memories of me bemg the coldest 1 have ever been. ThIS, however, doesn't reflect the altItude of Scottish people. The} are all very \ ann, friendly aIld accommodating and Il was because of tl1IS tl1al I was able to settle in as quickly as I did. I was quickly tntroduced lo a few people, bul not as quickly as I was Jointly introduced to tl1e huge variety of beer on olTer, and SCOttl h rugby. That first da set tl1e tone for an excellent year. I arrived one week into the term so I started working inunedlately, In tl1e mornings I was a signed to the primary school. ThIs mean I going lo oue of tl1e pnmary 6 classes and helpmg tl1e teacher with basic maths or rcadlllg skills or just a bil of crowd control. BeUlg part of their classes was also a good wa of seeing cotland because I got to go

with them when they went on school outings and it didn't cost me anything! For most afternoons I was based in the school PE department, which was responsible for many fond memories. I spent a lot of time coaching swimming (swimming isn't big in Scotland!) and generally helping wherever 1 could. I was also given a nlgby team who were, a little raw, to say the least, but they seemed to enjoy themselves, and I enjoyed coaching them and that's what it's all about. Even less success was achieved by my cricket team during the summer. The summer tenn is a very short one so we only managed to play six games which is a good thing especially if you lose five of them. Any longer and you'd just be prolonging the agony. The final term presented me with another rugby team who, for a change, actually showed quite a lot of promise. I lived in the school boarding house and this was certainly my biggest leaming experience. It was a small group of boarders so I got to know them quite well. This taught me a lot about dealing with different types of people and at times, I fOWldthis to be one of the more challenging jobs. Up to now I've just told you about what did at school, but there was a lot more lo be done. I got to play rugby for the old boys club, Watsontans. This is where the great Gavin and Scott Hastings play when they're not on international duty. Playing there was a fantastic experience and again I got to see other parts of Scotland while travelling with the team. Living in Britain made travelling to Europe a lot easier cheaper and I was fortwlate to visit family in Holland during the SUlTunerand Markus ~ickerson in Switzerland during the Easter break. I certainly didn't see enough of Europe so now I have a good reason to go back. Apart from Europe, I was living in what) consider to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Tlhas everything a city can offer from all sport types to culture and a history that goes back many centuries and three breweries to choose from. But like anywhere, it's the people that create an atmosphere that you either love or hate it - and I loved it. ) would like, at this poinl, lo thank the school for making this opportunity a possibility because it has been an invaluable experience and something that I will remember for my entire life. I would also like to wish Scan Alborough all the best for his

year. I have no doubl he will have a fantastic year.

Anton Groelleveldt

CHRIS POTTERTON Rotary Exchange Year The Rotary Youth Exchange programme is all about being an ambassador for your own COWltry as well as experiencing another culture and different ways of life in other parts of the world. It is a maturing experience to say the le~sl.,enabling the exchangees not only to expenence the pros and cons of their new host COWltry,but also to be able to stand back and see their own faulls and those of their own beloved country. When my Mom first suggested thai I should apply for RYE) thought she was mad, what was I going to do for a whole year i.n another country where I would not know a living soul and if selected lo go lo a non-English speaking country, would most probably be speechless for twelve months as well. My choice of Argentina and my wonderful ear away in that foreign country (Spanish speaking) proved just how wrong I had been in my original thoughts. However, all that was to come much later at the time that I was chosen as an Exchang:e I was both happy and nervous, had ) made the right choice? On the map Argentina is quite

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far away from South Africa and at that tllne I knew very little about the country and not a word of Spanish, certainly no Castellano, the dialect of Spanish spoken in the Argentine. Departure time arrived all too soon and I was off on a three-day Oight to my host city in Argentllla, South America. The little tOWII of Trelew is situated in the Patagonia, a very faJnous (well-known) and beautiful landmark of the world. With a population of 80 000, Trelew is situated just inland from the! coast about 1000 ki lometres further south than Cape TowlI. Like most first-time travellers to a foreign country I did not know what to expect other than knowing that cOllununication would be difficult. Half an hour before landing at my final destination (four different Oights since leaving Cape Town) I was still desperately trying to learn phrases in Spanish - the basics of"llello", "How are you?", "Lovel weather" etcetera. However, once through the arri als queue aJld into the lounge I was confronted by my ho t family, Rotary members aJld soon-tobe friends, about fort people in all, ,md all that I could say was ·'Hi". All at once I fowld that I had a new famil consisting of my Host Mom and Dad, Andres m olde!r hrother, Fernanda my sister aJld Fernando, my ten year-old brother, very different to the frunily I have here in South

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Africa of just m Mom and m self. I stayed with the Casanovas faJnily, who were incredibly hospitable and very kind to me for the whole twelve months that I was UI the Argentine. III fact I found that everyone I mei was very lund, friendly and interested in my exchange and in South Africa - in my opmion the Argentmeans are even I"ricndli..:r than South Africans. During m e change year I was fortunate enough to be able to see 90% of the country, travelling approximately 7500 kilometres, which included the most northern Iguazu Falls, some of the most beautiful in the world, and the most southern point of Argentma, kno\\n as World's End. I attended a private co-ed school with only I SO pupils from Sub A to Matric, quite a change from WBIIS. The final year is also very difTerent: twelve subjects, none of them at a very high standard and at the cnd of the year )OU are given oral tests! Extra-mural actiVities are a mu t as there is very !tttIe if any sport pla}ed UI hool time. Apart from becoming fluent III Ca tellano I started to learn to pIa the guitar, achieved a Diploma in Tango daJ1Clllg, pla 'ed terutis for m local club and hockey for the zonal team and leamt to windsurf. Argenttna is a very large country, South Africa can fit into Argentina appro 'imately four times, aJld extremely beautiful, bUL Il is vCr) e pensi e lo !tve there, especially no\\ with the c-:change rale of the rand. The best thlllg that RYE offers one is the opportunil) 10 discover one elf aJld to find oul where one is actuall going in one's life. [I broadens one's outlook and mOSl certalll! changed my mind and U10Ughts aboul maJlof the major issues facing the world to-day as we head inlo the twenty-first century. You gro\ as a whole person and by overcoming the obstaeles that beset ou durulg the ear ou fmd Ulat you become a better person. All of thiS IS embodied 111 one of the RYE sa ings, 'II is 1101 good, /I /s 1101 bad, /t /s merely differelll '. [I i' for this rcason and the wonderful lime that I had in Argentina Ulat [ encourage rul boy/girl and their parents to consider seriously the advantages of the Rot8f)' Youth Exchange ProgranuIle as a possible option, afler compIelIllg matri and before rushing ofT 10 varsit , tech, college, etcetera. Sure you lose a year of your life with your O\...n frunt!y and fnends, but \\-11at}OUgain in ne~ faJnilies and friends and c:>.pcriences during the year so 1996· 45 '"

outweIghs the loss that il does nol even come close lo comparing. Good luck to all.

FAREWELL TO WYNBERGDANIEL MALLINSON TOM WHEELER

It seems amazing lhat a year has passed since wc arrived at Wynberg, but the time has gone so quickly because we've had such a fru1tastlc time We will leave wilh exactly lhe same impressions we had when wc arnved, and those are that Wynberg is a school with character, SpIril and pride. As a rugby fanatic, I, Dalu1ie, found It lllnazing to see the way the whole school gets behind lhe I I XV on malch day, and I'm sure it gives the team a huge lift. The da that sticks out in my mind is the game against ACS. I know that George Watsons' rugby players would love to have that kind of support every week My 0\'11 rugb team, the Under 14C team, has also been a source of great enjoyment and pnde for me. Games against Paarl Boys, Paarl G IITI and Boland Agncultural were all won and I'm sure a lot of the players \\ ill go on to bigger and belter things. I \\rult to say a big thank you lo all the UI4C's and I hope the enjoyed the season as much as I did. I also coached cncket at Wynberg and Mr RIchard on was never afratd to remind me that my results v..ere too similar to those of the English tcrun; however, unhke the English team, my U ISO's stonned back at the end of the season with three victories. Other hlghhghts of the year were a water polo tour to East London, the Old Boys'

Dirmer, the Christmas StalT function, ru1d many, muny more. The opportunilics given to us by the school to travel were very much appreciated and you are Illdeed lucky to live in such a fantastic and beautiful counlry. We would like to say big thank you's to a lot of people. To our host families, lhe Groeneveldt. and the Bidens, who have been absolulely fanta tic to us all year. Their kindness is very much appreciated. Also to the hostel bo 'S who have provided us with many months of amusement and who have become very good friends; to U1estalT for being helpful and welcoming in the stafTroom~ and to Mrs Crone in the tuckshop for filling the gaps in our stomachs on a regular basis. Most of all we'd like to thank Mr Probyn and MI Richardson tor allowUlg the whole exchange to go ahead. They made possible something that we shall never forget and will always benefit from, ruld we hope the have enjoyed it as much as we have. We will be sad to leave Wynberg bul we'll be back. We hope that wc will see as man Wynberg boys in Scotland and England as possible and Wlyone associated with Wynberg will always be welcome in George Watson's College wld ijldeed Scotland, as well as al Wellington College in Englw1d.

JONATHAN BAILEY

Where has the time gone? I carmot believe that I have alrcad been at Wynberg for four months. I dId not realise how long a year could be until I left my family al Heathro\ . After a 12 hour night I was met by m Mum's sister who took me to the school where I was to leave on the Cape 'choois Cricket We..:k. Aller five mlllutes with the bo's, Luc lloefnagels and Kelth Clarke, I k.!1e\\ that it

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was going lo be good year. 1 have nol been disappoinled yel! The Cape Schools Week was agreal introduction to South Africa for myself, both to the people and the country. It gave me lhe chance lo go on the Gurden Route in mv firsl week, visiting George, JelTreys Bay and Port Elizabelh. TIlerc.: wen: some lml)' magnificent scenery on the trip, which was very dinerent from Yorkshire Moors where I live. A number of things stood out on this week lo me: in particular, lhe hIgh standard of cncket played by all the schools at lhe feslival. Il was on a par, or, even though il hurts me lo say it, maybe better than public school cricket in England. There was an amazing bond between lhe Grey PE boys and the W)'nberg Boys which was evident in our slay with them on the wa up to QueenstowTI and even more so al Queensto\\o'n. I am certainly looklllg forward lo the Grey trip in lhe second tenno The first tenn I spent at W~1lberg showed me that school sport was nol Just strong at I sI X I level but all across the board as Ulere is an unbelievable mass of talented cricketers in Ule school. 11lis is particularly emphasised by the strength of the 4th X I which I coach, \\ho I believe could heat most 2nd X I sides. As well as coaching the 4th X I at school, I help to coach hoys during the day if they have a nonacademic lesson. I couch at Ule junior school and have to prepare the net square whcn it I required. I am still finding time to enjo the finer side of life and lo that end last year's Matrics and the stan' Ii.mclions have really given me Ule chance lo experience traditional South African cultures. Although a little reluctant lo try Soulh African food delicacies I have been more than happy to try OUUl African drinks and am looking forward to gOlllg round SA breweries shortly on a tour which we (stooges) won at a SAB sports quiz. 1 spenlmy hotida s up in Villiersdorp where I was working on III ' uncle's fanTI. it certainly introduced me to a ditTerent side of life compared to WY1lberg, and even improved III understanding of Afrikaans It was vc.:ry inleresting to ce ho\'" the "orkers lived ami acted. They APPEAR to livc to work and to get'Sabalas ' on their wages and then usuall fighl illnongst each olher WiUl knives and anything else U1Cycan usc. It was certamly illl eye-opening c.:"penence. r am looking forward lo the reslof my 'ear illld am detenninednot to waste any more time as with only seven months lcl1 time is gettmg

short. Above all I hope lo retum to England ",iUlOut lhe while legs which I arrived with.

TIM DAVIS The Gap Experience

I have always wanted to do a gap year. 1 feci that il is the be t opportunit~ a young schoolleaver can be otTered. So naturally 1 jumped at the chance when I was given the address of a certain Mr Keith Richardson to write to illld try lo sell myself. I don't know \ hat happened aller that becuu e shortly allemurds I received a rdum lellc.:r saylllg thaI Wynberg Boys would like me lO come! It is mentally impossible to visualise a year and you have absolutely no idca of whatlo expect so, al Ulat stage, Ule whole concept is "just a nice idea:' llowever, as you pack your bags and say goodbye lo our fricnds and UIen 'our famil : and as ou check in at the airport and wander around duty-free by yourself; illld as the plane engines roar as you hurtle down the runwa and finally watch England disappear behind the plane wing; il's then no longer "just a nice idea" and you IaIO\\ thaI Ulis is for real. The only UlIng any self respecting young man leaving home can do allhis point is to ask the nearest passing ste\\ardess, "Can [ have a Kronenbourg pleasc'}" Finally arrivlllg at Cape TowlI lntemationul r was IIlcl by my 'Mulll in SI\ " Toni Bauwcns and her ramil Toni is a close fnend of our family and she initiated m writing lo Keith. Al the airport Toni gave me some rose tinted spectacles which I haven't taken on' since. She has been absolulel fantaslic in giving me a home away [rom home illld also seeing that I never go wilhout anything. I'm more spoilt here than al home' I had been in the country

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for about two hours when I was at the cinema watching "Independence Day" with Patrick. I couldn't help thinking that this was strangely appropriate. . I have been totally overwhelmed WIth the hospItality or the people I have met. Wa~lle Stanfon.l going on holida and lettlllg Ilallllsh have his house; the Alborough':; lending us their car at the weekends because wc were having diiliculty getting around; and obviously Toni for adopting another son (a responsibility most people could well do without'). I have only experienced friendliness and trust in this country. My first da at school was one week after I arrived when I moved into Silverhurst (no event for the faint-hearted!) Then came the flfSt days at school with relief classes and some library work. Getting used to being a master was a little strange as first but now seems quite natural. I am extremel glad to have been Iud.)' enough to come to Wynberg because lIlally of m UK friends don't get such a good deal at some close-by rival chool~! . This tenn [ w111 be involved heavily 111 athletic again, plus the u ual hostel duties. I am the new tea her in charge of the "Adrenaline" society whtch is all outward bound adventure group consisting of members who like to do all kinds of stupid things. I will be involved with the Liltlewood house pla 111 a month or so but apparently mn not allowed to interfere too much! (It's ·the rules'). I am so glad that some of the teachers have eno~gh faith ijl me to do a little bit of simple teachlllg. I enJoy tt immensel and may consider teaching as a profession. That was even aller the classes \\;th 7C!! In summary I think a year away from home at this age is an unbelievable chance to taste life, to be given 'that break' and to go and get whatever you desire. I have thoroughly enjo ed m first tenn at Wynberg and feel I mn Icaming fast [ am al 0 extremely enthusiastic about the tenns ahead and already feci I will be vel) sad to leave. I couldn't have hoped to meet a better group of people mId I must say thank you for giVing me such a whole-hearted Wynberg welcomc.

PAUL MOURTON My First Impression of South Africa

Having been bom in Johruulesburg and having since visited onc~ I had so~ne preconceived ideas of what hfe co~ld be lIke for a year in Cape Town. Allho.ugh It IS :vrong to enter a ne\ environment WIth these Ideas, onc:: calUlOt help but imagine how onc would cOIX: in a foreign country. with strangers, so far awa from home. I arnved on the 4th of October at Cape TO\"'ll lnlemational to have onc of my preconceived Ideas proved correct: it \ as extreme) hot even first thing in the moming and I was one of those mall people pouring ofI' the plane waiting to become yet another Rooinek in the searing South African sun. I was met at the ailpOrt by Richard Gordon, the Head prefect of '96, whose family were to be my hosts and my home away from home. Having arnved at Wynberg somewhat jaded, I was taken in to the' inner sanctum' where I \ as mtroduced lo the majority of the staff. Everyone was so hospitable and fortunatel understood when I could barely keep my eyes open. Soon anerwards I staggered in to m lirst assembly, Mr Richardson introduuccd lIlC to th..: school. All I remember was 800 bo s tuming around and looking up at the gallery to look at the new Pom frolll Cheltenham who \ ns trying hard not to fall asleep. Coming to a 'Model C' school from an English public school. it would be \\Tong to think that there is a huge disparit between the t\ o. I was very surprised to find that the 'strength in depth' of the pupils here in regards to sport is so much greater than at home.

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My initial thought of South Africa IS how va t the country IS. I am amazed if not horrified by the dIstances people are prepared to travel to go to places for such a short period of time. In England if an one drives for the same period the could find themselves driving ofT our little island! Over the three months I have been here so far I have visited Clanwilliam and have spent a weck playing golf at Fancourt near George with my host family. Also I have spent ome time on the Worcester wine route, which wa . lekker'. Throughout the rest of m year, J intend to travel extensively by following the British Lions' victorious Tour of outh Africa!! And visting the Okavango swamps in Botswana as \ ell as spending some more tune on the wine routes. M overriding impression I have of South Africa so far is the overwhelming generosIty and hospitality I have received [rom everyone especially my host family. the Gordons, and m adopted famil ,the Bidens.

HAMISH CALDER First Impressions

I arrived in outh Africa on the 25th of eptember 1996 aller a very long flight. I was greeted by the Alborough famll , who arc my hosts for the next twelve months I soon got to know them all, especiall Sean, who is going to Scotland to teach at myoId school, George Watson 's College This is not m first visit 10 South Africa. A few months prior to my arrival at W uberg, I was lucky enough 10 be able to tour here WIth the Scottish Schools Rugby team. It really was an amazing experience whieh I will never forget We travelled all over the country and

passed through ome amBLing places. Onc thing that struck me on lour was the amowll of a\\esome land capes~ there were so many dilrerenl outlooks. All example of this arc the mountallls surrounding the Orange River. They arc so lifeless and hleak, but they still have a beauty all of their 0\"11. And in comparison to this there is the Cape, which is the complete opposite v. ith so much greenery. The stafT and pupils at Wynberg have been very hospitable and have done their best to make us feel welcome. T\\o things struck me about the school on my arrival· the first being that J am very impressed b the Wynberg Boys' behaviour. The have all been very respectful and polite. The econd IS the school spIril. The boys are all proud of their school and you can hear tills in their singing of tJle school song. You can also see the school spinl on the sports field. The boys arc all onc hW1dred percent committed to the school and it does not matter what side they arc in - they are all just as dedicated. At man schools in the UK one finds pupils talking back to the ref or mouthmg on the field, bUI this does nOL seem to happen at W)11berg. I \\as very impressed on Sports Day b the boys of Little\\ ood. Their marching arow1d the field is something I don't think I will forget. I have just moved out of Llttle\\ood and into ilverhurst with Tim The hostel has Improved dramatically with the arrival of Grant Faiers and his wlfe who have made many improvements to Silverhurst, making it much more homely. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay in South Africa so far and am looking forward to my next six months here. I have made some great friends since I have arrived and It IS thanks to them that I have been havmg such a great time. It I. now nearly Rugby season and I \\;11 soon hopefully be coaching a sport I have played before. I thillk that this is a good time to apologIse to my U 150 cricket ide for tJ,e light lack of a technical coach and I hope theIr coach ne. t year is of a better standard.

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REPORTS MATRIC RESULTS 1996 - HIGHER GRADE Subject

No of Pupils

SGE

SGF

144

1LGF

English Afrikaans

10t Lang

Afrikaans

2nd Lang

127

Mathematics

Physical Science

Biology

History

Geography

Accounting

Latin

Art

Xhosa

Language

3 3

Chinese Computer

659

1 1

Studies

TOTALS

155

224

MATRIC RESULTS 1996 - STANDARD GRADE Subject

Noof Pupils

LGF

Mathematics

Physical Science

Biology

History

Geography

Accounting

Art

Metalwork

Woodwork

TOTALS

208

H 5

1 3

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ACCOUNTING Subject Mr Staff: Mr Mr

AFRIKAANS EERSTE TAAL

Head: 0 Russell

Vakhoof:

Mnr J de Waal Personeel:

G Coombe G Faiers

Accounting continues lo play an important role in the education of the pupils at this school, in the sense that it provides an insight into a lield which has relevance for everyone entering a career aller completion of their schooling. The syllabus continues to give the pupils the basics in Accounting, which are so essential to the rurU1ing of an business, as well as exposing them to the various forms of business types. In addition to this, we strive to make the pupils aware of the importance of being accurate and neat in their approach to their work and this, hopefully, will wear oIT on other aspects of their lives. Once again our senior boys took part in the Accounting Olympiad and, although the results were not as we have come to expect from our pupils in previous years, Alan Malthews must be congratulated on making the second round of the event and being placed in the top one hundred in the country. The Standard 7A class were once again introduced to the Stock E change, and the projects completed by them were of a very high standard. This exposure is another opportwlity for our pupils to see Accounting in ils broader tenns. The Matric results of 1995 were very pleasing and, as can be seen, this year's group have also produced line results. During 1997, Accounting is to be oITered only from Std 7. The jWlior syllabus is very basic and the amowlt of work completed in both the Sld 6 and Std 7 year can easily be handled in one year, td 7. The pupils will in no way be disadvantaged by this and we would like to cc as many td 6's next year taking up the subject in 1998. This has also given the td 6 class the opportwlity to be exposed to Computer Literacy, which is now oITered in place of Accounting. Mr Coombe was away on leave during the third teml and we welcomed Mrs Shelly in his place for this period. In conclusion, I would like lo thank Mr Coombe and Mr Faiers for their hard work and support throughOUl the ear and to Mrs Shelly for helping out in Mr Coombe's absence.

~WBH

Mnr C Stevens, Mnr P van Schalkwyk . Die vertrek van Mej H Redelinghuys aan die emde van 1995 het hoc wat veranderinge in die departement genoodsaak, mel twee onden"Ysers wat nog nooit tevore Afrikaans Eerste Taal as vak gegee het nie ingespan in die laer klasse. Mnr Stevens en Mnr van Schalkwyk hel hul egter goed van hul taal gekwyt en uitstekende uitslae behaal. Hoewel Afrikaans elders onder druk verheer vind ons 'n oplewing in Afrikaans Eerste Taal by Wynberg. Al hoc meer studente sluit by ons klasse aan en minder sak nou in die hoêr standards uit. Die uitslae het oor die afgelope ~ jaar. aansienlik verbeter en ons verwag dIe Jaar uItstekende uitslae. .Heelwal uitruil progranune is die jaar gereël vIr ons l 8 en 9 leerlinge. Uitstappies na die lealer is ook gereêl en veral die een na die Sk.iereiland Technikon om 'n uitstekende opvocring van Kringe in 'n Bos sal lank onthou word.

AFRIKAANS TWEEDE TAAL Vakhoof: Mnr SV Polden

Personeel: Mnr JM Blom Mnr JHH de Waal Mnr P van Schalkwyk MnrC Luman Mnr C Stevens MnrM Galant Mnr 0 Schenk Mev R MUller (1ste kwartaal)

In die veranderde Suid-Afrika word al hoc ~oter druk op die Afrikaanse Tale geplaas en dIt word duidelik weerspieël in die hocveelheid tyd wal aan Afrikaans op SABC gegwl. word. Die TV is en bly 'n belangrike leerml~del en mel dié verminderde kyktyd kom dIe Tweede Taal leerlinge bitter min in kontak met die gesproke taal. Om 'n taal goed 1996· 51 ~

aan te leer is dit noodsaaklik dat leerlinge die taal moet hoor, "sien", lees en praat. Met die "verdwyning" van Afrikaans op die TV gaan die belangrike aspek van "sien" en hoor dus verlore en dit maak die onderrig van Afrikaans baie moeilik. Ten spyte van bogenoemde probleme is een van die belangrikste take van die departement nog steeds om die leerlinge in so 'n mate voor te berei sodat hulle spontaan kan konununikeer met die buitewêreld. Dit word gedoen deur die leerlinge deur middel van mondelinge en skriftelike konununikasie te leer hoe om te luister, te verstaan, te praat, te lees en te slayf en sodoende sy plek met gemak te kan inneem in die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing. In die eerste k-wartaal het Mnr Blom 'n welverdiende rus geniet en sy plek IS volgestaan deur Mej Ruth MUller. Daar heers 'n baie goeie gees in die Departement en ek wil graag langs hierdie weg elke lid van die Afrikaanse Departement bedank vir die tyd en harde werk wat hulle die afgelope tyd gelewer het.

ART

BIBLE EDUCATION Subject Head: Mr WE Creed

Staff:

MJ: K Blom Mr J Buchanan Mrs M Fischer Mr M Lamoral MrC Luman Mrs S Williamson Once again the Bible has been this year's world best-seller and for this reason alone it is appropriate that one's education include a look at some of the great truths of the Bible. For those teachers who actually use the Bible as a text book during their lessons it is always shocking to find out how poorly the pupils, in general, know their Bibles. Many have to use the index to find the gospel of Matthew, for e ample. Teachers are free to approach the subject from any angle. Some will select texts of scripture to discuss. Others rely heavily on videos such as the Visual Bible, whilst some deal with topical issues seen from a Biblical perspective

Subject Head: Miss N Jordan

BIOLOGY

1996 has been an e citing year. The new s Ilabus is both more relevant and more reasonable in its work load. This resulted in a greater degree of interest from pupils who in the past years were somewhat overburdened by the demands of an outdated s Ilabus. The Matric this year were some of the most e citing art pupils that Wynberg has seen for a long time. They were a lively, talented group and for a large class they produced excellent averages. Special mention must go to Jake Ailanan, Clement February, Gareth A hfield, Wesley Donald, Mark Tomlinson and Alistair Brauns for outstanding work. The 1996 group was challenging and I wish them all a creative future. The Art room was extended down the 0 corridor this year. The neighbouring toilets were demolished and added to the art room as senior working areas. This has made working conditions more comfortable and conducive to creativity.

WDH

Subject Head: Mr WE Creed

Staff: Mr J Buchanan Mrs M Fischer

Laboratory Assistant: Mr 0 Ruiters This year there were lllany changes in tile department. Mr Donald Ruiters left the school during the first tenn and owing to the cutbacks in education, his post fell away. Teachers now have to set up their own practicals and clean up afierwards. The year mark, based on pupils' eITorts at tests, projects, laboratory teclUliques, homework done and any other aspect of school work, no\ COWlts 100 out of 400 on the Higher Grade and 75 out of 300 on the Standard Grade. ome pupils took this opportwut to build up a good ear mark, others felt the could make up any lack by cranuning for the fmal exam at their own peril. 1996- 52 ~

Next year the "mark gatherUlg" exercises will be standardised so that each teacher will use the same criteria to produce a mark. Mr Buchanan will be lllluting the department in 1997, and we look forward to fresh envisioning and impetus with him at the helm.

ENGLISH

The whole school entered the SACEE National English Language Challenge and three of our pupils finished in Ule top five, nrunely Gareth Saul (Std 6), Shrunil Lagerdien (Std 9) and Steven BuclunalUl (Std 10). Also, Rashay Magan (Std 8) received a merit in Ule 1996 English Olympiad. The three aIutual English competitOlIs were held in the third tenno WilUlers were as follows:

English Writers' Competion: Sel/ior Sec/iol/:

Subject Head (Senior English): Ist Temt: Mr P E Decker rd _ 4th Temis: Mr CJ Luman Subject Head (Junior English): I" & 2nd Tenus: Mr L M Kruger 3rd & 4th Tenus: Miss B COlUleIlan Staff:

Jllllior

Sec/ioll:

Mark Ferry Gavin llaynes

English Reader" Competition: Mark Ferry

English Speakers' Competition: AlaIl Matthews Gavin Haynes We also had a nWllber of pupils entering the Eisteddfod ruld excelling. This \ as reflected in the 1996 Matric pupils' oral results. Senior Sec/ioll:

JIII/ior Sec/ioll:

Mr T O'Reilly Mr N de Carpentier Mr K Richardson Mrs ESteele Mrs S Williamson

GEOGRAPHY

This year saw a number of changes in the English Department as we bade farewell to Peter Decker aller 17 years - Peter was appointed to the Language Services in the Department. Congratulations on a much deserved promotion! We welcomed Sheila Williamson and Elsie Steeie to the Department during the course of the year, and we are certainly privileged to have the services oC these two talented and highly experienced teachers on our team. We trust that the \\~Il spend many happ ears at Wynberg. Chris Lumrul leaves us at the end of Uh! year to take up a position in New Zealruld - we wish him well in his new venture. The other changes have been in the syllabus, where Ule introduction of a year mark consisting of 50% was implemented. TIlis enabled pupils who have worked consistently throughout the year to benefit. This did not apply to Matrics, however. The language mark for the senior standards was reduced from 130 to 80 marks and the oral increased to 100. This in itself suggests that the overall marks of the pupils should improve. Hence, we are expecting our best results ever in Malric Ulis year. Furthennore, the setwork examination has been made easier, with the pupils not being forced to write a certain number of essays or conte 'tuals.

Subject Head: Mr M Lmnoral

Staff: Mr Mr Mr Mr

N de Carpentier W tanford H ten VcJthuis L I loefnagds

1996 has been another exciting year for the Geography Department. The year has flown past as a result of the lllaIl}' activities that took place. In the lirst tenn successful field trips were undertaken, with the Std 8's doing a geological survey of the Peninsula aIld the Std 9's a marine stud OfU1CCape Point area. The Std 8's were involved ill an interesting outing to the planetarium which was highl re1evélllt to the astronomical section of the syllabus. TIle 1996 Malrics were also Ule first group to complete a revised internal s llabus for seniors which is taught over two years. This enabled us to prepare the Matrics extremely well for their final exruns. 'nIe Matric group were also the first pupils to \\!Tite the unified WCED geograph exam. Tho::eXélln was easier than expected and excellent results were attained by Higher and StaIldard Grade pupils. WEI IS hosted the Geography Study Group Matric revision evening this year which was attended b about 500 pupils. The WBHS

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Geography Departmenl has been a tightly knit dynamic group of teachers and it is unfortunate that with teacher CUlbacks most of the department has decided to leave at the end of 1996. We bid farewell la M Lamoral, H len Velthuis and W Stanford. L Hoefnagels heads up the department in 1997 and \\~II not doubt continue to uphold Ule traditions and standards of the department.

HISTORY Subject Head:

of Kimberley and its surroundings. This tour will certainly be repeated in future. Congratulations must also go to Gavin Ha)'lle ( td 7) who made the final round of the Junior History Olympiad and Alan Matthews (Std 10) who was placed in the top 10% in-the Senior Olynlpiad. Greg Jemmett, JOIUI Lawrence and AJlton Eccles also repn.:sented the school in the WP Young Historians Conference and acquitted lhclIlsel ves extreme Iy well My thanks to the stalT lor all Uleir hard \...ork. History is no longer a "fashionable" subject and in order to keep the subject alive at schools requires that extra little bit of etTort.

Mr J de Waal

Staff: Mrs S Hey Mr K Pretorius Mr K Richardson Mr D Schenck, Mr H ten Velthuis Mr P van Schalkwyk

LATIN

(Std 7 alld 10) (Std ')

Subject Head: Mr K Richardson

(Std 9) (Std 6)

Our 199- Matric results were the best we have had in a number of years, and wc expect the results in 1996 to be as good if nol belter. This does not only apply to the Matric level, but to the whole school. We continued with our approach of pulting a leacher in charge of each standard and once again this proved to be very successful. As mentioned last year the selling of assiglUllenls and projects is becoming more and more important, as the new trend is on.: of continuous assessment WiUl all work done during the }ear counting towards the final mark. As a result, two-thirds of the final mark for, td 6 and Std 7 were based on the year mark, and in Std 8 and Std 9, 50% of the tinal mark was a year mark. AlloUIer innovation which proved successful in 1996 was to let the junior standards do a tv.o-tenn continuous period of history as opposed to doing half history and half geography Thi worked very well and we found we had more continuity and were consequently able to cover more work. As usual the History Departm.:nt organised a number of field trips. The Std 6 's VIsited the Waterfront in February and September, while the td Ts went to Simonstown III March and Augu t. The td 8's alowent on a number of outiJlgs A first for the school lhis year was the I IJ tory Camp for Std's to Kimberley. Over a period of lhree days the boys Ulat went had the mar ellous opportunity of exploring the past

The Matric Latin results were particularly pleasmg in 1996. An average of 71 % was retumed, with two boys - Neil Bamard and Ryan Thorn - obtaining A sytnbols. The proJl;ct marks, consisting of four essays researched over two years, played a significant part. in this mark, as work put in during the lead up to matric paid handsome dividends in the final re uit. Hopefully, the other Latin classes \~II accept lhe challenge to better this average when their tum comes. The Std 6 Latin class seemed to enjoy Uleir perambulations around ancient Pompeii - not only were good results recorded, but hopefully some meaningful and worth\ hile leaming expenences took place as well. Enhanced vocabulary, increased g.:neral kJlOwledge and a detenllination not to accept careless mistakes are undisputed advantages in lhe study of Latin.

LIBRARY REPORT Teacher-Librarian: Mrs J Heller 1996 has seen an increased use of the library, partIcularly by the English, A[nkaaJlS, Science and History Departments. More carefully planned and stmctured projects beneEt the pupils to a great extent because of the .:mphasis on continual assessment.

f/IG. WBUS 1996 • 5-t t!I\

WBHS LIBRARY ASSISTANTS The acquisition of the television and video have been greatly appreciated b the Music and English Departments. TIle SOlUld ystem in the library is becoming more and more popular, with the boys requesting classical music to help their concentration. Wayne Jarvis is doing a sterling job wIth the photocopying for teachers as well as looking after the equipment. Thanks, Wayne. TIle increased budget this year was spent 011 new books, bought mainly at sales. Over 800 books have been cia sified and acces ioned onto the computer by Veronica van Nimwegen. Maria Leuver keeps the library operational during breaks and when I'm teaching, and also assists the boys with their numerous enquiries. A huge thanks to both of them. Charles Prince, as our head librarian, has done a wonderful job organising lhe service boys and our special monitors, who give up their breaks willingly to man the computer and the photocopier Many thanks to them too. Jonathan Bruwer deserves a special mention for his displa s. Std 6 and 7 classes have learnt about the structure of a book and have produced some rcall wonderful examples of mini-books, as well as finding out about Deweyand biblIographies in Book Education Classes.

TIle loss of books does not appear to be alanning and tJley are replaced b the fine money charged on overdue items. We've taken in over R 2 000, which helps to keep the most popular items on the shelves. We expect the library usage to continue to IIlcrease in 1997

MA THEMATICS Head: Mr G Norton

Subject Staff:

Mr J Buchanan Mr B Greenwood Mr M KofTennan Mr E Lefson Miss D LUllig Mr L Maser Mr M Rushb MrB Sopam The following bo s achieved A symbols Mathematics in their final Matric exams 1996:

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Higher Grade: Bush, K Liddie, A Matthews, M Purdy, G Rookledge, A van Kets

Standard Grade: G Billimore, W Donald, K Lai, C Oosthuizen, B Priday, J van der Spuy, P Williams

METALWORK Subject Head: Mr J Louw

We welcomed two new members of the department to Wynberg this year. Mr Eric Lefson came to us from Stellenbosch University while Mr Bongane Sopanl took up his first post at Wynberg after graduating from UCT. Our top pupils acquitted themselves well in the annual UCT Maths Competition. Anton Post and David Mee were awarded Gold certificates for being placed in the top len in their standard in the Western Cape, while several boys in each slandard obtained merits and credits. All of our boys qualified for the final round of the South African Old Mutual Maths Olympiad. There were 160 qualifiers from around the country. Over 10 000 started the [rrst round, so this was a significant achievement. For the first time at Wynberg, pupils in Std 8 and Std 9 who obtained 75% during the year for maths were allowed to skip their end of year exams and were given the option of attempting the exam and trying to better their year mark. This was an experiment which it is hoped will be expanded to include other subjects in 1997. [t certainly acted as an incentive for boys to work that much harder during the year. It is also in keeping with the "continuous assessment" policy currently being advocated by the Education Department. There is a real chance that we might start an additional Maths course for Std 9 in 1997 which our top pupils will really enjoy. At the other end of the scale, we are introducing Business Education as an alternative to Maths in Std 9 in 1997. Maths has been compulsory at Wynberg for the last two years. . 1996 was a difficult year for tbe Maths department in that we were not able to fmd a department meeting slot in the time-table and times before and after school were ~ever convenient for all. My thanks to the staff who made the best of the situation by constantly communicating as occasion demanded.

We may look back on a good year in the !"'etalwork Department. Unabated growth in Illterest and numbers have more than filled cla~~es from Std 6 to Std 8. The cramped faCIlity and pressure on machine availability has been offset by the willingness of the enthusiastic pupils to share and support one another in their work. The Std 6 and 7 groups did block work this year for drawing and practical and the results were very good. The Std 6 groups [mished two models and completed a basic drawing course. The standard average of 63.5% truly reflects the quality of their work, their keen competitive interest and skill development. The Std 7 group with an average of 58% were not far behind ill spirited co-operatioll and work. The Std 8 group at 28 was too large for the optimum utilisation of certain work areas, eg lathework. They were all able to exploit fully the use of welding equipment and some interesting models saw the light of the day. The class average of 50% reflects the difficulty of some to cope with a situation where self-discipline and dedication to work is all important. For the first time, the senior boys have had to prepare portfolios and workbooks which contained the plaruling of the year's work. Some very good portfolios were presented. The 1996 Matric class, an enthusiastic group, produced some good projects: from double beds by Brendon de Beer and Mark Ryan, an attractive chaise lounge with bright sunflower paint on the cushion by Graham Deneys and garden swing by Greg Turner, to designer chair and trolley by Jason Cahill.

MUSIC Subject Head: Ms B Fiisslcr Staff: Mr B Botha Mr C Howell (Part-time) T had thought that 1995 was the best Music Year that Wynberg had experienced in a long while. Then came 1996!

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This year twenty-one boys chose to do music as an academic subject. Many took it as a seventh and several excelled on more than one instrument. It ah ays amazes me how involved our musicians are: 1I0t only do they tend to be well-above-average academic students and committed sportsmen, but many of them also find time to play in the School Band and/or sing in the chool Choir - all-round education at its very best! And sharing the music is what it's all about, aller all. At the traditional First Term Concert the programme included thirty-four items; including instrumental and vocal solos, and performances from the Choir and the Band. A wide variety of music kept the audience amused: the boys moved briskly from early Baroque through the Classical and Romantic periods to jazz and music from the shows. Wynberg received sixteen awards at the local Eisteddfod and the following boys in particular are to be congratulated on Uleir high standards of perfomlrulce:

Matthew Foster: (ir 5 Piano

(Royal Schools) Gr 5 Clarinet

(Royal Schools) Andrew Keggie: Gr 5 PirulO

(Royal Schools) John Jones:

Gr 6 Allo Sax

(Royal Schools) James Mathers:Gr

6 Tenor Sax

(Royal Schools) Ryan Morison: Gr 6 Piano ISA)

Gr 5 Percussion

(Royal Schools) David Christirul: Gr 6 PirulO

(UNiSA) With results like these it is not surprising that Ulis year sa\ a record nwnber of "cultural" Blues being awarded at the Achievers' DilUler. Thank you to all the Wynberg musicirulS for making my tenth year in the Music Department such a happy and memorable one!

In the piano section:

Lee-David du Plessis Pierre Groeneveldt Andrew Clark Greg Jemmett John Yamold Ryan Morisoll

- Honol/rs - HOllours - 2 Honours - 3 Honol/rs - 3 HOllol/rs - i Merit. 4 HOllol/rs. 2 Diplomas

In the vocal section:

Lloyd Jallsen

- Diploma

Very well done to David Mee, John Jones and James Mathers who passed the Royal Schools Grade 5 Theory Paper, and to Ryan Morison and David Christian who passed the two UNlSA Grade 5 Theory papers. Wynberg is proud of the fine achievements of tho e boys who put in extra effort in preparing their external practical exruns. Congratulations to: Sakhile Gqeba: Gr 5 Flute

(Royal Schools) Ben Goosen:

Gr 6 Oboe

John Yamold:

Gr 3 Piano (Almsa) Gr 5 Piano

(Royal Schools)

(Trinity) Gr 2 Percussion

(Royal Schools) David Mee:

Gr 6 French Hom

(Royal Schools) Distinction

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Subject Head: Mr L Maser Staff: Mr R COlUlelIan Mr A Cross Mr B Greenwood Mr M KolJeman Ms 0 LUllig Laboratory Assistant: Mr M Peterson At the begiJUling of the year we welcomed Ms Di Luttig on board. She has shared her teaching load between the Maths and cience Departments and has proved to be a valuable asset to both. Our pupils did reasonabl well in Olympiads ruld competitions this year. The Milllek terun of André vrul Kets, Alan Matthews and 'tuart Bush won tbe written quiz (preliminary round), but were pipped in the oral quiz (knock-out rowld) to detenni.ne the top WP school. In the Science Olympiad Alan Matthe\lls was placed 34th in UIe country; Anton Post was placed between 50th and lOath; Christian Dednrun and Richard Brazendale between positions 100 and 200; André Vrul Kets, Julrik Kieffer ruld Stuart Bush between

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200 and 300: and a further ten boys in the top 10% nationall . Practical work played a key role in all standards again this year and it is envisioned that in future years the practical component alld skills asses mcnt will be more of a detennining factor in calculating the final cndof-year cience mark, right up to the Matric level. E 'cursions and guest speakers were used to stimulate the top boys in each standard Projects, both mechanical and litcrary, were done in the junior standards in an attempt to e 'tend all pupils. It i pleasing to note that, although Physical Science is an optional subject in tds 8 to 10, a larger number of boys an: opting lo take cience at the end of Std 7. In a world where tcclmolog is playing an ever-increasing pan in shaping our future, it is cntical that every citizen has a good basic knowledge of scientific principles as well as an understanding of the consequences of usmg, or abusing, science and technology.

FROM THE TEACHER COUNSELLOR: Mogamat Galant III the rapidI -changing, contemporaf) 'OUUl A[nca the fonnal education system has been called upon increasingly to deal with issues \\hich \\ould previousl have been considered to be the exclusive responsibility of the family The continuous challenge of man tradItional valu.::s, the disintegration of famil life and the growing need for specialist knowledge in mml new areas, has resulted in schools having to deal \! ith issues as dIverse as Sexuality EducatIon on the one hand mId Education for Democracy on the other. This wide range of responsibility has compelled School Guidance to focus on the development of the whole chJld. The Guidance Department's focus this year was directed at a theme approach to the subject in order to meet these chmlges and challenges This was to expose tile stndents lo as much infonnation as pos iblc so that the could develop the necessary skills to deal with the tOpIC and also to make infonned decislOlIS aboul the tOpIC. The drug awareness weck sm Substrulce abuse hemg addressed b eperts as well as rehabilitaled addIcts (If.;

111e careers evening wld talks on career chOIces by the ditTerent representatives of the tertiary instilutions give the students dinerent opportunities 10 explore the dinerent options avaIlable to them. Thc Workshadow progranune was again a huge success and the boys were very posItive about the benefits and advantages of this programme. Many pupils and parents were seen on an individual basis and I hope that these meetings were productive, enriching and constructive.

WOODWORK In 1996 we saw the introduction of the new mark schemes for Metalwork and Woodwork. Continuous evaluation is now the order of the day, wld here all the pupils can only benefit from working consistently throughout the year. The year marks thai used to be 50 marks out of 300 have no\ changed to 150. All work done throughout the ear now counts towards the final Matric mark. Exwn drawings (80 marks) and Theory (70 marks) have all been reduced to acconunodate the increased year marks. The Matric pupils of 1996 again produced projects of a vel) high standard, where the emphasis was on qualil wld on finishing Ule projects. For the first time at Wynberg we sa\ a pool table being made, and here Kurt de Beer must be congratulated for a really (ine etTort. Christiaan Dcdnam excelled this year and made a ninc-drawer executive desk out of teak It is impossible lo calculate the time ChristiamI spenl making Utis desk, which is a fme etTort of the highest quality. The Matrics made the following projects: Nicholas Logan a B1ack\ ood wld Pau Marfin Jonkmwlskas; Wade Duncan Smith, a Yellowwood Double Bed; Graeme van der Berg and Brandon Clark. oak TV Cabinets; Mandla Zuka, a Pine Welsh Dres er, Adriaan Kuypcrs, n Yellowwood and 1mbiua Jonkmanskas; Mark Bryant, a Walnut Ore sing Table: Wayne Carew, a Pine Cabinet; André Tumbull, a Yellowwood Side Table; Paul Ungerer, a Pau Martin and Imbiua ewing Table. This year the Std 9 pupils started on their Matric projects which should take a lot of pre sure 00' at tile end of td 10. Std 8 pupils Ulat excelled trus year were Mark Rainsford, Alister Rame and Ton Lotter.

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Kurt de Beer

Nicholas Logan

Oak Pool Table

BLackwood altd Pall Marfill JOllkmanskas

Christian Dednam Teak Executi,'e Desk

Wade Duncan-Smith }'ellowwood Double Bed

Graeme van den Berg Oak TV Cabine(

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XHOSA Teacher: Mr B Sopam

Molweni nonkel (Greetings everyone!) This year has been a good one for the Xhosa Department with over 90% pass rate from the different standards. The numbers of students doing Xhosa were still high as in the previous years. Out of 187 Std 6 pupils we had this year, 137 of these pupils chose to do Xhosa. The attitude towards it in all classes was really good and pupils were really keen on talking the language more than anythi..ngelse. Unfortunately learning a language involves exposure to its speakers and daily practice on sentence fonnation and on how to speak generally. Because of our past these things are not happening. Pupils leam all the vocabulary they can need but when they get back home they have no-one to speak to and practise the practical part of the language. A perfect e ample of this mutual relationship that can help students speak Xhosa is of a Kenyan group of students that Visited our school this year. What was interesting about them was that even though they were from different races, they could speak both Swahili and English which is spoken in their country. Taking over from Ms Senaw has been no easy task at all; to run this department slllglehandedly needed a lot of energy and planning on my side, and since this was my first ear of

teaching that was no easy task. Whal made things more difficult was the vague syllabus that we have at the moment, which does not give clear guidelines on what pupils should be studying. But my approach has been to move to the di..rectionof the more practical use of the language. Whilst busy trying to shape the department I also had the bigger task of learning the way my new school operated, as everything was different from the township schools that I'm used to. To give my students a glimpse of what those schools are like we had a trip to Uxolo High School in Khayelitsha with one of my classes, where we stayed for the whole day whilst they were being taught as if they were students from thaI school. Surprisingly they did not only go there to learn Xhosa, from the quotes below from some of the pupils r think their eyes and minds were also wide open: "'I is amazing Ihal jusI 20 minIlIes away from where we live there are people living in Ihese conditioIIs ... " "1I11;lsl we moved from really lIice houses, Ihefi/rtller we well/lhe more and more the state of hOllsillg worsened IIIltil we came across tin contaillers ...

Overall this has been a very good year for the Xhosa Depanment and I am looking forward to a good and promislllg year in 1997. Ndithemba ukuba sakunibona kunyaka ozayo. Salani kakuhlc! (Hope to see ou again ne)\.1year. Stay well!)

J:;IIt/msi(Lftic Wyllberl: Support

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WYNB£R6IS PROUD Of' ~~~

OLD FAITHFULS Boys who have been at Wynberg from Sub A to Matric Kevin Lidd/e, Srlla,.r 0 'Brien, Donovall Beck/ey, Jonorhan Ashworlh, At/ichae/ Do/man, Shaml Ban'eu, Andre vali Kers

Back Row: Pierre Groeneve/dl,

3,d Row: Brad Priday, Antoll Peters, Jacques Bock. Mark Lang/ey, Richard Gordon, Luke Baker, Seall AscOlt-Evans,

Nei/ Shelly, Ryall Thom, Craig Kllight-Dawson,

Scott Fowler

]"d Row: Graham DeI/Lys, Alark Blyallf, ell Ban/ard, SlIIa,.t BlISh, ell/is Louer, Tristan Voss, Dalliel Fillllerall, Raphae/ JOl/ik, Michael McEwoII, Gary de Jage,., StephelI Keggie Sealed: AI/drew Scordi/is, Garth TUlvey, Charl OosthIlIzeIl, Robert Gardner, Breit Malldel, Garth Bruwer, Jeremy JacksolI, Mark PI/rdy, Mark Ryall, Patnek Esmollde-JHlite, Francis Llmd/e

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Alistair Brauns Academic HOllours A-Aggretate Ma/ric 1996

Stuart Bush Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996 Reached Filial Roulld of 1996 atiollal MatiIS Olympiad

Robert Gardner Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

Stephen Keggie Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

Keno Mentor Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

Ryan Thom Academic Honours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

Mark Purdy Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

Greg Rookledge Academic HOlUmrs A-Aggregate Matric /996

André van Kets Academic HOllours A-Aggregate Matric 1996

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Richard

Gordon

Academic lIollour.f A-Aggregate Malric 1996 Richard is spelIdillg a year al CheIJellhalll College 011 all Exchallge Programme

Alan Matthews

Sean Alborough

Seall is spending a year at George WatsOll'S College ill Edillburgh 011 all Exchallge Programme

Academic Honours A-Aggregate Malric 1996 Il ollours for Debalillg

Neil Barnard

Academic HOllours A-Aggregale Matric 1996 Honours for Debatillg Rugby Blues Waterpolo BUles Drama Blues

A Proud

Moment

for the Gtlrdon

Family

. 'ic/lOlas Gordoll (Head Prefect 1997), ",ho has lakm Ol'erfrom his brulher Richard Gordoll (lIead Prefect 1996)

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Earl Dippena.ar Honoursfor Squash

Jonathan Murphy SA UJ6 Hockey

Simon Martin SA UI 8 Hockey

Gareth Wobbe Honours for Squash

Mthuthu Msizi SA U16 Hockey

Steven Frew H olluors for TechIIical Drama

Ronaid Ridge SA UJ 8 Badnlillton

Clement Barron HOIlOursfor Athletics

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Ryan Pillay WP 011 / WP Co/Js Bowls

Greg Jemmett Academic Honours Played with Cape Town Philharmollic Orchestra for the Opera Turalldot

Tyrone Jeftha Honours for Squash SAU19 Squash Team

Kevin Musikanth South AJrican Maccabi Rugby

Kevin Liddie Academic HOllOurs 1996 Kevin is spending a year on all Exchallge Programme at The Leys ill Cambridge

Dylan Hammargren South African Shukokai Karate Colours

Dylan Keating WP Athletics WPRugby Blues Jor Rugby

8randon Clark Honoursfor Cricket SA UI 9 Cricket WP U19 Cricket Superjuice Cricket Academy

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Craig du Preez Waterpolo Honours Swimming HOllours

Charles Prince Drama Blues Academic Blues

Garth Bruwer WP At/tletics Athletics Blues SA Jllllior Beach Sprillt Champioll (Lifesal'illg)

Donovan Henry Cricket Holtours

Francis Lundie Sprillgbok Scoul

Andrew Clark Music Blues

Michael McEwen Waterpolo HOllours SA Schools "B" SOlItitAfricall atiollal JUllior Squad

Andrew Scordilis Academic Blues WP Gymnastics (5 years) Filial Roulld of MllLhs Olympiad

Juon Weeks WP Tae Kwon Do Karate 3,d in SA ChampiollShips

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The Std 7' were asked Lu write an additional chapler for their setwork book which ended rather vaguely. This is Gavin Haynes' ralher s1II-realilie intelpretatiol1 of the final chapter of "Aramis Slake ,.

SLAKE XVI Where to from here? Slake thoughL, pU7.z1ing over his nex1 move. He had no abode of his own, no fixed address, where he could keep out of the bitterly cold New York winters, noone to provide him with food when he wa hungry. But lake had become very good at self-sufficienc over the past three months, and had developed a liking for the life of the lonely \\orld traveller. And so it was, as he et 01T down 42nd street, passing HlImiwit Abat's newsagent and confectionist, that he remembered his dream. The dream that had sat in his heart, dormant for so long, his that today, the newspapers will stay in the shops. A wave of frenzied joy overtook lake as he began rushing about, hurriedly stopping people leaving the shop with their papers. Not all were easily stopped by lake's desperate pleas to put the papers back in the shops. Slake eventually had to resort to bashing the customers over the head wiUl a dustbin lid, and then rushing back inside with Uleir papers, folding them and placing them neatly back on the she! ves. By five o'clock that eVeniJlg, Slake was weary from his labours, the last few customers had just left the shop, and Slakt:'s dream was almost fulfilled. Just then, the shop owner called him over to the till. "Come here boy," he said. Hitmiwit Abat was an overweighL, balding immigrant, with yellow-stained teeth and a iliin scar running down the length of his lell cheek. He was also an enonllously shrewd businessman, and knew an opportunity when it arose. With this boy's new-fowld talent, he could purchase only one copy of each paper

(rom his supplier, and sell them over 100 times each. "Ho .... would you like to work for me here, doing what you have just done, every day?" From the depths of his soul, lake mWlaged to grind out a smile. He knew that this was his chalice at true happiness in life, wld inwardl , his heart leapt "Yes," he stammered. "Very well then, you \\;11 begin work tomorrow, and work until the shop closes ... " All in all, the terms seemed very fair to Slake. He would receive his own baseball bat, 10 shiny new cents every month and all the newspapers he could eat. It was as he was walking down Colwnbus Avenue that Slake spied what was to become his ne\ abode. rt was a drain cover, conveniently lined, as if plwUled for Slake. Being Ulin and nubile, he managed to slither through the hole, wld plopped dOWll into seven feet of foul se\ age. Just then, Slake realised he could not swim, wld began to flail abouL, slapping Ule murk witll hi anns, wld crying out for someone to rescue him. But none of this worked, and lake began to feel himself drilling do ...." underneath the muck. Once, twice, thrice, and then he was gone. When lake awoke, he fOWld himself in a small room. More of a dead-ended tunnel in facl. His entire body was stilT, and he turned his head from side to side, slo .. ly, carefull . Out of the shadows darted the fITSt, a small, quick body, moving at high speed, its cia .. s scraping tlle cobbled surface. And just as quickly, it was gone, back into the shadows (rom whence it cwne. And then another, ruld another. Within the space of thirty seconds, the rats had made a circle around Slake, trapping him. Slake wanted to scream, bUL found he could not. He wrulted to run, but could not. The rats were moving in now, inching nearer to Slake in a unifonn, methodieal way. Just then, they stopped. The rats ....~thdrcw in the top lellhand corner of Slake, and revealed whal lo Slake was U1C largest rat in tlle world. The proverbial "Rat King". Slake felt his throat grow tighter, and his body smaller. "Eekeckiaeek!" screamed the King Rat.

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"Eaikeeeek:' said one of the more villainous rats, Baron Hufzar. "Eeekikeeaieeeekiiiakeeksqekiaeeeeek," said the King Rat, and Baron Hufzar began to tremble. And so it was decided, that Slake would stay among the rats, and live with them, until the coming of his twenty-first birthday, at which time he would be turfed out, to fend for himself in the world. Slake was happ with these terms, he liked Ule rats, and felt glad to be back below growld, the only place in the world where he truly belonged. Besides, he had had his eyes upon one pretty young rat in partIcular, Katrina. He had fancied her almost since that first, terrifying day in the colony. This was how Slake's life continued for the next six months~ by day he would go to work with Mr Abat, and in the evening, he would come home to hunt with his friends. The day's hWlt was a celebrated event. In the evening, all the men of the tribe would gather in U1C great hall, and after a prayer by the King Rat, they would sprint through Ule tWUlels, up ladders, over weirs and bridges, in search of their prey. More often than not, it was the man-stZed, n'chuck wielding turtles, who inhabited the sewers in vast numbers, but were never a match for 100 sets of gnawing teeth and Slake's dustbin lid. ometimes, they would be lucky, and catch a plumber, or sewer repainnan, or even a pothole down the maze of tUrulels that cri ss-crossed under New York. The rats knew every inch, and so, no prey was ever llIly match for them. Then, one da , Slake went to his job as usual, expecting to find jolly Mr Witabat there as usual. But instead, the shop was closed, and the only information Slake could gleaJl about his master's sudden disappearance came from a small notice stuck on the door. It read:

'fillS SHOlt WILL REMAIN CLOSEn, l'ENn.NG A FULL INVESTIGATION ny 'filE .'IU, REGARmNG nIE ALLEGEn NARCOTICS SMUGGLING ny ITS .tROPRIETOIl. Slake went home very disappointed Ulat evening. He did not join in the hunt, and refused to gnaw the meat otT the len tibia, as was usually his treat. Instead, he brooded. Sitting by the sewer's edge, he sullenly contemplated life for days at a time, and refused to jom in the rat games of 'Red Rodent' and 'Bite m Leader'.

This only served to widen the growing rin between Slake and the rats. There had always been a large dissenting group who had not liked Slake, and now their voices were joined by others. Those who felt that Slake did not contribute enough to Ule pack, aJld the large group who felt that Slake did not belong because of his artistic taste. The rats had always been sworn impressionists, aJld could not agree with Slake's post-modernistic junk. And so it was, that on November 9 of that year, Slake was confronted by the rats. Surrounded, he had no place to go, but to push himself closer and closer to the wall. Before Slake could screrun, a rat had leapt up and tom a chwlk out of Slake's larynx. Now all he was capable of was a high-pitched whistling sound. Another, and another attached themselves to Slake's body, and soon, he was in his death throes. The rats departed, too humane to want to witness the death of Uleir comrade. With his last breaths, Slake managed to work up Ule energy to write his last, dying message to the world. Det1ly moulding his blood into letters, letters into words, he spelt out his epitaph:

FRE.E. ARE.MIS SLAkE. Gavi" Haynes, Std 7

Yal Yan is an immigrant from Hong Kong who has only been speaking English for four years. An amazing accomplishment.

QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK Who makes or creates the world? This should be the first question I would like to ask. Many religions and legends tended to tell people that this world ~ us created by some sort of God, a supernatural force. However, since there is only one God in the Bible aJld many other gods and goddesses in other legends, hwnan beings such as myself are unable to distinguish. IJl this modem world, science is crucial and lIlany problems and questions have been solved - such as gravity. Because of science, a lot of theories were made and proved wrong. The theory of Big Bang has len man questions. Who created singularity? Is it possible to have absolutely

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nothing? Can a tiny dot expand into one universe? Many questions about these sort of things still remain unknown, but the answers might not be there. Is it possible there are aliens in the universe? I believe that many people will put a ''yes'' to this question, but no exploration so far has proved that it is true. If there are aliens in outer space, what would happen if the attacked us? According to many religions and legends, these sort of things do not exist. But what about the sightings of UFOs, and many mysteries that are suspected to be the work of the aliens? Most of these questions are once again unknO'Nll. I think that science fiction is very interesting. Will there be an end to this world? In the Bible, it says that the end of the world is going to be terrible, but nobody knows when it is going to happen. But you can ah ays read "the Kingdom of Heaven is near" in the Bible. Since God can see the future in one tenn, the words "near" or "coming" are suspect. If you asked somebody about this, he or she might tell you to look at the hole UI the atmosphere, pollution and crimes and so on. But the question is when the end of the world will come?

although I'm not sure why. Hello everybody, why are you so sad? It doesn't seem as if they can hear me, but never mind, I am floating again, drilling away to a happy, happy place. I am five years old, and the world holds nothing but promise. I run in a field, it is a beautiful, lush green, and through the middle runs a clear, fresh, bubbling brook. There is a gentle rustle of wind in the trees, just enough to keep my kite up, and I am happy. Right before my e 'es though, the scene is folding, warping and morphing into stark concrete and scarred pavement. I don't like it here. I must get home. My stomach is tinglulg and my head is clouded \vith sand. I know this person who is lying at my feel, but her name escapes me. Why doesn't she move? 1 don't wlderstand, she must get up now. Now! M mind is turning to terror, and nothing makes sense anymore. But wait, there is the light. All my feelings, all my emotions have gone. All that remains is the light. It has no colour, no beguUling and no end. It is the mo t beautiful thing ever. If I wanted to, I would float towards it. That would be nice. I must be \vith the light.

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Gavill Haylles, Std 7

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BEYOND THE DOOR "Where is the pain?" "Now, I want you to squee.ze my hand, if you can hear me. Okay?" But it hurts. Oh, how it hurts. [ clasp the rough hand, but it hurts. "If the pain is in your abdomen, squeeze my hand." BUI my mind is weary, confused, shocked. Where is the pain? Can I concentrate on this? The pain is all over, engulfing me in warm, wet waves. My mind starts to slip. The voices are only a noise now, a backgrowld noise, which I have blotted ouL The pain is gOUlg too, and do you know, I feel very liberated. I feel as if, at any moment, I might just float away. Wouldn't that be nice? Oh dear, I am just floating away, but I mustn't worry. I kno\ not to worry. Oh, look, there is someone on an operatijIg table, and do you know, he looks remarkably like me! Everyone seems very unhapp,

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QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK Since the begilUling of time there have been numerous unaJ1Swered questions. Questions which the cleverest minds have speculated upon, and never found a satisr ing answer to. Questions to God, questions to governments long past and questions to superstars. I have many questions that I would enjoy putting to God. In the Bible it says that God has alwa s been and always will be. Ho\ is that possible? To my simple mind it has brought hours of pondering, but never have I come up \vith a remote! satisfyulg answer. Is it because a human mmd crumot contemplate infinity? I do not know, but God does, and I would dearl like to ask him. And it would be so amazing to completely UJlderstruld the creation of tile world. Mruly men have been vexed by this questiol~ ruld many theories have been fonnulated, but none of them are satisfactory to us all. Only God knows the answer. Were his seven days seven years to us? Or seven thousand? We do not know. And 1996·69~

how much truth is there in the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution? I am afraid that we will only know them as theories, wHil the end of the world. When I study History I fmd myself asking questions of peasants, klllgs, generals and governments. These questions do not trouble me so much as questions to God, but the people that are dead. Will we ever know wh they acted like they did? True, there are manuscripts, sometimes there is even video footage, but we do not know why the did what they did. Why were the French kings so stupid and obstinate? What made men such as General Haig throw thousands upon thousands of men at massed artillery and machine guns? Because of his stupidit , a generation of English and French \\omen grew up without husbands. What gave Hitler his pathological hatred of Jews? What v as going through the milids of the peasants when they overthrew the French monarch ? Questions which will, I am afraid, never be satisfactoril answered, and there are mally more. We all have questions that we would like to ask our heroes, our sporting idols and our music idols. Why did the Beatles break up? What ort of a person was John Lellnon? What gave GeofT Hurst the inspiration to score a World Cup Final hattrick? These questions can, mercifully, be answered. A lot of these question are lInpossible, but wouldn't it be fascinating if, just for a day, you could know all the answers?

Charles PeniJ, Std 7

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QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK There arc mally difficult and probing questions I would like to ask concerning a great many subjects. The most mysterious thing to me IS the.: question of how \ e all beg8l1: The Universe. There are so man untold mysteries that we have not even got our feet in the \ ater concerning all the knowledg<! there is to be gained about The Unjverse. How did it all begin? The most common theory is that of "The Big Bang" but there are others. Is it true that the Universe will e 'pru1d and then collapse into 8l10ther primal egg and the process of an expanding and contracting ~

Universe will go on forever? Will we one day find out? We are not as far from the secret as it sawIds though, because astronomers have explored the Universe and found a great many clues (0 lead them on their way to solving the mystery. Such tel<!scopes as 'The Hubble Tele cope' have explored things that arc billions of light years away! These things are commonly kllown as quasars or quasi-stellar objects. They were first found by radio telescope because of the vast amount of energy they released. Astronomers are trying to understand these mysteries but there are many questions. Why do these objects give ofT so much energ when they are so far a\ ay? If the are two billion hght years awa are we seeing the Universe as it was near the time of its birtJl? Is this a clue to how the Universe began? TIljS last question IS a very probable theory. AlloUIer my_ tery of the Universe which is just as puzzling as quasars IS that of Black Holes. For years there have been myths about them bul in recent limes Uley have become truth. In the late I970s astronomers noticed a star, Sirus A, to be moving out of place but there \ as no star or anything near it to give it such a huge gravitational lug. This was a big step towards discovering black holes. This would be the case wiU1 a black hole because it has such a huge gravitational force that even light calUlOt escape once il pas es it event horizon. Rut in lhe.: future when space travel is commonplace could black holes bo! used as garbage dumps? Things are sucked into them at alarming rates, but wc shall probabI never The inevitable que tion, is there life on other planets? Astronomers suggest yes, why should \~e be unique in the whole Universe. Will we one da encowltcr other life farms? Chances arc we will and some people claim the have alread . BUI here on earth wc must realise that we have done well so far because earth, compared to the Universe, is like a grain of sand to the whole \\orld. The distance from U A to SA i less Ulan a light second but the dist8l1Ce from Earth to the nearest star is four light years!! Alld this star is in the same piral ann as us in the Milk Way. All these questions must have answers and perhaps one day humans will find them.

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TRADITIONS What are traditions? Do we follow tradition because our forefathers have been doing it for centuries, or is it just a deeply ingrained habit? We do it because tradition has become a kind of social law. Step out of that law and you are an outcast of society. It is only in the last twenty years or so that the roots of tradition have begun to wither and die. Society nowadays is more liberally minded that it has ever been. But is this a good thing? Social order is what holds our society together. The days when people removed their hats whe~ entering a building or when men were chivalrous and opened doors for women are long gone. Instead, people wear peak caps inside-out and back-to-front, and women tie up their men and take them for walks on leashes. These scenes are illustrated clearly on the documentary series by Clive James. He travels .to gl.am~rous cities such as New York, Shangal, Miami and Rio de Janiero. He speaks to the rich and famous, then picks up the rock to find the poor and destitute. Clive James walks the streets and is accosted by people who predict the end of the world and read out of the Bible. It would not have been so bad if people had not stopped to listen and then argue. He seems to be the only sane person in the city. On the other hand, is tradition such a good thing? Take our own COWltry, South Africa: as an example. Tradition dictated that whites were superior to blacks. This proves. that sometimes tradition is not such a good thmg. It can lead to discrimination, the worst characteristic man has to ofler. It then becomes necessary for people to recognise this and deal with it appropriately. To mc, tradition includes old customs and etiquette. The meanings of some of these old customs are long forgotten, yet people persevere with them. For some people these meaningless customs are all that they have, especiall for the aged who bemoan the actions of the youth. I guess that what I am trying to say, is ~~t tradition can be, simply put, good or bad - It IS up to us to decide which.

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ETHICS: GOOD AND EVIL Ethics are essentially the moral fibres which hold our society together. They are what give us the ability to detennUle what is right and what is wrong. The dictionary definition reveals the following, "A principle of right or good conduct or a body or such principles." (Oxford Universal dictionary). The study of ethics is a branch of philosophy and every culture has a unique set of principles that define their ethical beliefs. Ethics are considered a nonnative science. As the name suggests, it deals with the norms of human conduct This is clearly distinguished from foonal sciences like Mathematics. Ethics must not be confused with psychology. Psychology includes ethics. However, it seeks to establish the relation of particular ethical principles to social behaviour and investigates cultural conditions that contribute to the fonnation of such principles. So to W1derstand ethics, we must look at principles. Philosophers have attempted to delennUle goodness in conduct according to two chief principles. These are the types of conduct which are good in then1SClvl!Sor the types which are good because they confonn to a particular moral standard. Our analysis of principles has now taken us to the question, "What is good and what is bad?" This has been the most challenging question for philosophers as it is wlderslood that every single person has his own pre-defined bad. Philosophers do however agree on three principle standards of conduct.: (The highest good) happi.ness or pleasure; duty, virtue, or obligtio~ and perfectio~ the fullest development offhwnan potential. So how do we defU1e good and bad, and why is it necessary to do so? For as long as people have been living together in groups, the moral regulation of behaviour has been necessary 10 the groups' well-being. This is important. Plato olTered a paradoxical thesis lo our question. He believed that all Illen are looking for an ultimate good and act wrongl onl because thayare ignorant of what that good is. (Here's the paradox). But if all mCl~ who do evil, want to do good and fail only because they do 110tknow what is g~ no 'WTOng.{joingcan be volW1taTy. So wrong-doing, according to Plato, is the result of ignorance. We don't know what good is and lack character to [U1dit. Christianit 's belief is stated in the goldClI rule: "So whatever you \vish that men would do to you, do so to thCln" (Matthew 7:12). 19%·71~

Religion does pla an important role in determining good from bad Some may argue that reLigion is everything as we all believe in an omnipotent, onuupreSt!llt Lord. , 0 if there is olie side to the scale the other must exist. • imply put, good caJU10texist without the preSt!nce of evil. Socrates argued that the 'good' existed in us he thought U"latevery person has a full knowledge of the ultimate truth contained withiJl the soul and needs only to be sparred to conscious reflection in order to become av.'are of it. So all men should strive to be virtuous! Aristotle eX"Plained this. He believed the best and happiest men pursue an activity of reason. Reason governs actions, and actions are the responses made to desire. We, however, caJ\ respond too much or too little to theSt!desires. Good or bad' To find what is good we must strive for moral excellence. We can only fmd this m virtuous means. ThCSt!'habits' are not natural instincts for doing the right thiJlg - they involve a ratiol"lalassessmenl of each new situation and a choice made in the Lightof a conception of what it is men should aim at and what they hould regrd as constituting happiness. No matter hO\ Illany cennuies of philosophical postulations Oil the nature of good and bad there is one lUlderlying fact \,hich will Ilever change. Remember wc arc hwntins and as it was concise! ~1ated b Goethe, ") Je who mjo} doing, and ettiO} what he has dOlle, is happ ." HWl"lalljustilicat.ion? I thiJlk so! R MagalI. Std 8

"THE DA Y OF THE REUNION DREW NEAR "," The joume tIlIough the tWIsting dungeolls. beneath the Tower, was ju·t another trip for the pudg gaoler. He strode in front of the Archduke's herald, III his trange. almost pompous, \\addllng gait lIe had never had to escort such an IInportant person to the Tower before. He St!emed read to burst \\lth happIlless at an moment The herald, on the other hand, was not impre sed in the least lIe was one Lord tephell Du HIeri. second son to the ba tard Counl of Hiert. I Ic \\Tinkled his refined nose al the odours of wl\\ashed bodies. SIckness and rolting trawand \\orse, whIch assaulted his delicate olfa tory sellSCS As th odd paIr rounded a bend In the passagev.a, a filth}, bla k-cla\\ed hand

reached out and grabbed Lord tephen' s mantle. The fop shrieked in terror and beat at it inelTectually. The surprised gaoler halted, turned around and grabbed one of the torches 01T the wall WIth it, he beat the hand, its owner shrieked louder tIlalI the fop had, and withdrew it, to nurse the injured appendage. The gaoler smiled a toothless grin, the herald brushed him elf olT repeatedly with e treme dislaste. He thetl ordered the gaoler on. They soon arrived at the Tomb. The darkest cell beneath the Tomb, used for political prisoners, suspected witches and the worst humanity could dredge up. The gaoler fOWld the ornate key to the Tomb, flourished it grandly and unlocked the heavy tone door. The light of the nearby torches cast dancing shadows inside the already death-like cell. Inside a fonn stirred from within the straw. It rose unsteadily, shielding Its eyes from the light. It was a miserable wretch of a human being. Its nails were black as soot, the skin was ingrained with dirt and the long. unkempt hair remindl!d Stephen of rotting straw. With unhurried grace, Stephen Du Blen unrolled the hea parchment he held. In an officiousounding voice he read, "Heruy Du Mont, Bishop of Gutenberg The brother lo the Archduke Lefensrau ill has overcome hIS long illness. On the eve of tomorro\, he is to regain the title of Archduke of the Realm. He wishes you, his lifelong friend and companjon, to attend the ceremony, and to be the one to Cro\\ll him before his people." The Bi hop's worn face \ as at first blank, then tears began to roll dO\\-ll his wasted checks - his years of anguish would soon be over. Reman had done as he promised. His heart leapt for joy. The day of rewlion drew near. The old cleric's knees became wenk, and he knelt and olTered up hi thanks lO Heaven. He could bare I hide hIS triumph. The herald looked at the rotund gaoler with Ollle distaste "You!" he said. "Clean up hi Grace Tomorrow he crowns a new Archduke." Thc turnip-shaped warden almo t tripped over his feet, in his haste to fulfil the nobleman's order. He seemed almo t dog-like III the way that he seemed thoroughly to enjo being ordered about I le rough I pulled the old priest to his k.nee and proceeded to half drag, half help him out of the cell, and wough the passageway I\.s the BIshop passed Stephen b , he made a sIgn of blessing, truc gralltude was evident in his old gre e 'cs Stephen lumed to watch them go The reflection of the torchlight

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The following day, the renewed Bishop of Gutenberg awaited the carriage. He had been scrubbed clean, his tonsure had been newly shaved, and he was dressed in the finest green robes befitting his station. Nothing could be done, however, to restore the priest to his fanner rotundness, nor add colour to his sallow cheeks. The Archduke's carriage arrived. Stephen Du Bleri stepped out, and offered his scented, gloved hand to the Bishop, who gratefully accepted. Both smiled at each other, however, only one's was genuine. They rode through the beautiful, wooded countryside of the Grand Duchy. Several peasants waved, the Bishop retumed their greetings. In the distance, the Chateau Lefensrau could be seen. It was a beautiful, soaring manyspired building. This, the Bishop supposed, was to be the chosen place for the coronation. The countryside, however, appeared unprepared for the evening's event. There were no flocks of peasants migrating to the Chateau, nor carriages of nobles. It seemed like every other day that the Bishop recalled, before rus imprisonment in the Tomb. The carriage rode up to the Chateau, and continued past il The Bishop tumed, puzzled, to the Lord Stephen, who had already begWl to answer him. He said, "Lord Reman wishes to meet with you privately first, before the coronation. We are travelling to the appointed destination." The woods became denser, the Bishop's eyelids became heavier. He fell asleep, rocked by the gentle swaying of the carriage. He awoke sometime later. The carriage had halted. He tumed to speak with Stephen. He wasn't there. He climbed out of the carriage and looked around. No-one. Even the horses were gone. Nearby was a small cave. The Bishop shrugged, hiked up his robes, and bent low to enter. The walls of the passageway were lit via spluttering torches. He proceeded along the narrow passageway, wondering where his companions were. He found another branching passage-way to his left. He entered, and was instantly plunged into darkness. A voice greeted rum, "Welcome, Henry." It was the voice of his friend Reman. It seemed colder, somehow. With joy he answered, "Well met, Reman. Where ... have they all gone?" ~ WBU

"They are all here, Henry," replied Reman. "Here too is my crown for the coronalton. " A cold, metal object was thrust into rus hands. A faint light shimmered into being, illuminating the area. It was a vast chamber. In the centre, sat Reman - attired in ceremonial robes, and a deep, black and purple velvet cape. His face was pallid, his dark eyes cold. Surrowlding his throne were heaps of ancient bones. "Tonight," said Reman, "is the night of the coronation. Here are my people." He gestured grandly. "And you have my CrO\Vll." Henry looked at the cold object in his beringed hands. It was a dark, iron circlet, stained with dark blood ... that of Lefellsrau

rn. Greg Jemmett, Std 9

FAR HORIZONS The metallic head of the semi-devoured robotic mutant was seen ill the half-light as it was raised above the bunling bulk of the battlefield. Tt \ as the last of its squadron of five million, sent to take over the world of hwnans. You see, it was sent from the future of another civilisation in a far corner of the galaxy. Hwnan technology was inferior by far, but all the countries of the world had grouped together to build ... 'The alien tenninator and destroying thingy". It was inferior in weaponry, intelligence and general power, but it had got this far WlScathed.It picked up the tiny red eyes of the sole survivor of the alien attack force on the horizon and auned its massively huge and totally gigantic gWlS at the robotic mutant's vulnerable head: "Hasta la vista, baby!" "Aah, man!" I exclaimed. As I looked out the window at the distant honzon, I realised that it was an hour into the period and I was nowhere near completing the perfect essay. In fact, r had hardly any chance of completing a pathetic one. "I will have to rethink my strategy," I thought aloud. Maybe the mega-violent approach was not such a good idea, maybe the light-hearted and generally cheerful approach would work better. Once upon a time in a far away land called "The Laboratory". there lived two cute and utterly adorable lab-mice. Well, actually one of them looked rcall goofy, but anyway. While they were having fun one day, looking t996·73~

oul of their window, counting dots on the horizon, the one lab-mouse said, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?" "Oops, I think I've heard that somewhere before, I better change them into bunnies." Once upon a time in a far away land called "Happy Land", there lived three cute ruld utterly adorable bunnies. Now these three fluffy white bUJUues lived to have fun. The thing that they loved best of all was to play with their swing in their front garden, which was also wonderfully adorable and had a brillirull view of the horizon. "Strike two!" All right, so maybe that wasn't such a good idea. By now nearly an hour ruld a half had passed. Feeling rather nauseous I began to fall to the unseen enemy, sleep. This gol me thinking about the science exam that I would have to write soon. Albert was a sixtec:nth century scientist. Slumped over his desk he scribbled awa - his brilliant mathematical and scientific mind working overtime. He was on the brink of working out the horizontal angle. The microseconds turning into seconds, the seconds into minutes, the minutes into hours. Franlically, he had to get the work done or he would not be able to rest peacefully. "The product of A and B must equal the adjacenl ruIgle, but Ihe sine of the rulgle C isn't greater than ... ," he mumbled away to himself. Finally it was finished. Greatly relieved he fell into a de!!p sleep and dreamt about cute and utterly adorable bwmies. Great minds think alike, I always sa , but unlike Albert, my work was not finished. If writing an essay were an horizon, I felt I would never reach it. Suddenly it hit me, why not combine all my pathetic rough draIls into one big, exciting yet dramatically sensitive, mind-nwnbingly boring yet intellectually-stimulating essay, which is what I did. For more reader enjoyment 1 omitted my draft on how to assemble a DX2 66 (computer) as it was dangerously boring ruld highly technical. This is quile a big jwnp from m usual discussions, but I hope you, the reader, enjo ed it as much as I did. Please don't think that I am completel mad!

A"drew ClJ1rk,Std 10

GROWING UP IN THE 1990'S IS NOT EASY! Since I began my school career it has been a race against time. For those unfortunate to be lell behind, reality shows little mercy. All this depends on the individual and how he turns out. It has ollen been said that a child will learn from hjs parents b cop ing their actions, during the first few years of his life, and in so doing will learn a behaviour pattem. From the beginning of school, peer pressure pia s its part in detennining your character, although it ollen goes ulUloticed. How were you treated at school? What type of people were your friends? All this in lime would show, roughly, how you would cope with present-day life. Your parents play an influential role as they "provide", but your peers detennine how well you cope. At school, though, the emphasis among friends is not so much your academic abilities bul what you do and hO\ you act ru.nong others. What lengths ~ ill you go to in order to get what you, or even they, want? Everybody has to grow up faster. It is seemingly a simple race: those who achieve the goal frrst arc the most popular. Today, it is who can get into this night-club wIderage ruld which one it will be? Which one is the most likely to let you in? Who will be the most daring to do something? Is he a man or a mouse? Wc, as teenagers, children and young adults, spend more time trying to impress others at a young age with things which we would be ablc to do in a year's time, than concentrating on what is really important at pre enl. 'port pla s a major part in popularit and success in your school career. All these things seem trivial, yet to many teenagers UIe are the issues which plague their mind every da . We all spend so much time growing up so fast that we illevitabl miss out on the simple pleasures in life. We no longer spend time as a frunily or ..:at dilUIer al a table. Tradition is being lo I as soeiet speeds up. Pressures from the omce are taken out on the children during times when support is needed. Everybody is far more uptight and pressurised. People are moving fasler to keep up with UIe "rat rac!!", which has devastating effects of one's mcntal and physical capabilities ruld appearance.

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:5 fuwter

People stop caring for each other as the need to care for themselves grows stronger. We hide behind masks to protect ourselves and hide the truth. Life hides many things very well in today's society, but some things it cruUlOt. It is a tough world out there but we all have to tackle it some time. Let us do it together.

Mark Ferry, Std 9

IT WAS NIGHT The air outside was clear and calm. The water was as still and black as polished slate. The only movement that marred the almost unnaturally still night was the errant ripples caused by the frogs at the water's edge. Inside the high-walled face-brick home the fluorescent lights blazed, and the lonely husband was propped up in bed watching the television. Everything was as nonnal. He was safe within his OW1\ little enviromnent, cocooned from the outside world b high-tech security systems. Out near the centre of the lake three heads broke the surface of the water. One lifted a shadowy arm and pointed toward the house on the shore. The three figures quickly and silently glided towards the shore and clambered out of the water. Within moments the water had dripped off their shadowy garb. After a brief \ hispered consultation they drew up their hoods and separated, moving arow\d the perimeter of the high wall. Inside, the man was roammg arow\d disconsolatel for nothing on television had caught his attention. He thought of his wife. at a school meeting with their young daughter. He then wandered down the long passage to see if their teenage son was still awake, completely w\aware that the first intruder had just breached the outer perimeter of the security system. As he reached his son's door he heard a strange noise from W\thin the room and \ as on the verge of calling out when the door was flw\g open from withm and his son came out, wearing some sort of tight-fitliJ\g outlit that looked like a grey wetsuit. He also had a sword in one hand and one of his intricatel carved walking-sticks in the other. "Kevi ...• " he began but vros cut off by his son who fimlly led him back to his bedroom and sat him dO"'l on the bed.

"Father, I cru\ see you are confused, unfortunately I have but moments to explain, the intruders are alread within the grounds, seeking to circumvent your security arrangements and mine. Suffice it to say that there are some things lhat you are not prepared lo accept or understand. When I leave, lock the door and onl open it when I knock lhree times and you hear my voice. Do not attempt to leave wIder any circwnstances. Should I not retum wait until the sun is at its zenith before you open the door." As he went out the door he repeated. "00 not leave, no matter what you see or hear." The man sat disbelievingly on his bed, staring at the door through which his nonnally silent and withdra\\11 son had just left. His mind was a welter of thoughts and emolions. Hi head was full of disjointed images and phrases. Eventually his chaotic thoughts stilled. and all that remained were a thousand wlanswered questions. He was tryiJlg hard not to think about what his son had said and done, trying to close out what he didn't understand and disturbed his complacent, mundane little world. Instead he tried to concentrale on more commonplace dilemmas: Where was his wife? Did the burglars set ofT the security systems? Are the police on their way? Why did the pick his house? TI\e hours passed slowly, his imagination, grey and unused as it was stili managed to conjure up hideous images in his anxious mind in response to the noises outside. The lights went out soon after his son had so precipitously departed, and this made the various Dashes of light, and especiall the sounds of people, hoarse breathing and footsteps UI the passage. all the more eerie and terrif ulg. Once he even heard grappling outside the door and the clash of metal on metal and then a dull thump right outside the door. He started violently but relaxed when he heard nothing more. Despite the jumble in his mind and the terror ill his heart, he fell asleep just as da\\1l was a grey smudge in the eastem sky above the placid lake-surface, exhausted emotionally as much as from his night-long vigil. He awoke \\1th swllight pouring through his open curtains like treacle, and a persi tent ringing 011 the front door bell. He glanced at his bedSIde clock and saw it flashing "0:00". He rushed lo the front door lo und his wife there. She had stayed the night at her sister's and had been w\able to reach him b phone.

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As she said that, several things clicked into place, and he rushed to his son's room and pulled open lhe door, ignoring his wife's startled qut!ries. Inside he saw his son sleeping deeply on a rumpled bed. He smiled, thinking of his foolish dream of the night before. The smile, however, died on his lips as he saw his grandfather's sword, usuall mowlled above the desk, propped up at the foot of his son's bed. He turned lo look down the hall al his bedroom door, so hurriedl flung open in rus haste to answer the door, dreading what would come next. When he saw the discoloured mark on the wall, and the scrap of dark cloth pierced by a charred stick, he sat down abruptly, his secure little existence suddenly shattering around rum. Clrarles Prince, Std 9

WINDOWS Light. I always remember how light it was. I would dance on the wooden floors, with layers of wax to provide a partner. It would catch the whiteness of the walls and radiate brilliantly through the house. The secret was the windows. All the ground level ones had large wooden ledges, \vith plush, velvet cushions, a sort of impromptu window-seat. I would gaze out the windows from this vantage point, with the light on my sion. It was a bare house, perhaps a symbol of my life. I could have decorated it more. Bul the glow that came in every time the sun shone was decoration enough for mc. As I sit here, the soft strains of the piano drift around in my head, as they used to do in those airy halls that were my home. There is only one wmdow in my new residence, and in the morning I stand before it watcrung the docks, all around me the darkness of the day Just breaking. The maddening \ ruspers of the piano move inside my thoughts, as does the memory of thc player. All the \vindows in myoid home seemed to me to be the windows of opportunity While they were open, I could do aJlything. But as I reflect on the past, the only time I felt limitless was when I had her, \vith her strangely haunting melodies aJld habits of not saying more than necessary. What did I see out the windows, portals to the world outside? A green splendour, rich forest wet with new rams, full of promise and

~ WDH

growth, the scent of pine tangible from openings in my castle. The world is no less breathtaking where I now live, for the sea is largely unspoilt, the town'made from Slone, and nothing could look more olid. But there is more significance for me in that green coated earth I once surveyed from my home. I remember her face, with soil black hair, a contrast to lhe light, and her olive skin fraJning her eyes, black rimmed aJld deep brO\vn. Her piano was also dark, and I found beauty even in the discord they created. I remember the day I knelt in the rain slick grass, beside her grave, after they had lowered the ebony casket into the growld, wruch had held so much promise and now held somet.rungmore precious. The house no longer stands, a reminder of m life I could not bear. I kept something, however. You wouldn't believe il if you knew. So now I Sll upon a red velvet cushion at the foot of my window, seeing the day's work start, aJld notulg the endless drulce of light on the sun-dappled patchwork of the sea. On the horizon is a new sun, but if I look carefully, I can see the moon holding vigil over the world for a few moments more. There, I always say, I can see her face for a short while, something caught in a place it shouldn't be, a world of light to a dreamer. The last snatches of the piano die away, I lean against the glass, sip a little wine, and try to SLOp dreaming of her. Oliver Foster, Std 9

CALET MORTIS The twenty-fourth day of Tagrunir drew to a close as Nettontim, god of the Shadows, curled his feline lail around the eastem horizon, heralding the beginning of Winter's Night. From the dusk-brushed harbour-town of Hethgate stonn clouds could already be seen gathering menacingly over Trandrnir's Teeth, a line of barren islands spanning the distance between the caslem aJld western points of the bay in which Hethgate lay. The south wind's tingling louch could be felt lucidly by all who ventured out in the growing darkness, and those few fishennen still not yet grasped by an evening thirst for liquor soon joined their fellows m frequenting the multitude of brouhauzen situated adjacent to the harbour. 1I'i~

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Within the cosy taproom of Damogen's Brailhauzen a fire was burning furiously in the grate and pipe smoke writhed lazily around the tavern's patrons who were revelling in the mirthful atmosphere. Here and there the clinking of glass tankards could be heard, most of which would be drained five or six times before the bearer would be forced to retunl home. By the hearth in the northern wall of the braiihauz a slender figure in a dull grey travelling cloak was sining on one of the tavern's simple wooden stools strumming a forgotten air on a silver-filigreed lyre. The song came to an end and was met by spontaneous applause by all the patrons, bar one dark~loaked and cowled figure who sat silently sipping a mug of the tavern's fmest draught. "Bravo. Altair!" cried Theodore Danlogen, bartender and owner of the tavern, hailing the bard. "Now how about one of your tales of tunes past as ye always like to tell?" "With pleasure," replied the bard. There was something suspicious about the darkcloaked man but Altair could not pinpoint it. He brushed aside a few stray greying hairs and began his tale ... "Once, in ages past, I travelling far in the lands about the capital and in my wanderings came I upon a town nestled in a green sward at the foot of ilie great mountains of Anggar. All silent was the town aliliough ilie sun was still wannly shedding light and would do so for five hours yet. "For a short time further I explored and presently came upon a man weeping by a grave behuld a crumbling house. 'Hail fellow!' said 1, 'to what or whom is owed such mourning?'" At iliese words ilie dark-robed man shifted in his seat, perhaps nervously, but Altair continued his tale after noting the man's movements and storing his knowledge for later reference. 'To my question he answered and raised his head as he did, ') mourn, traveller, for my wife who has passed beyond mortal boWlds. ' "'Why do ou then weep so, for she is free and lives now UI the company of the immortals?' '" Alas, friend, for her death was premature and violent loo. For two weeks praeterlapsed a demon has walked the land and all who stand before it are separated from their souls as they live, by its pure pecca.ncy. All thus in this town have been so consumed save myself.'

'''Lead then!' cried) and did brandish my gilden sword. 'Show me from whence. each night, the beast cometh. No sooner should) set eyes upon this bane than it shall be banished by the gilden might of DQ!nlolltág and its \.\~elder, Altair ofCulcullah! "Then he led me into the foothills of Anggar and as dusk was settling we came upon a cave in tile side of a great and ancient peak. Then did I hear an evil chuckle behind me. for the man had let me walk before him into tlle cave, and as 1 turned to face him his visage melted as a candle melts and spines. ~cked and smouldering, breached his human skin at his back. along his anns and at his sides. The rerrmants of his hwnan form smouldered and burst into furious conflagration, revealing an insectoid torso smouldering beneaili, occasionally licked by white hot flame. A foul stench hit my nostrils and it took much elTort to withstand such an attack. Even ilien ilie beast was advancing upon me taking much glee in my fear and feedUIg hWlgrily upon it. "'Begone foul creature of darkness, I abdure thee!' cried I and brandished DQ!nlolltag, gilden sword of CulcaLlah. ilie steel bunJing uncomfortably hot in my right hand. 'Return to ilie hell-pit iliat spa\'JIled thee, and trouble this besiegéd town no more. For cause has been fOWld to rid thee of us and champion too has been fowld!' Then the beast fell upon me and only DQ!nlOfllág could protect my soul and keep my self from melting beneatll its putrid breath and smoulderulg form. Tumbling over rocks and shale which rent my mortal frame we wrestled while Damlontág was locked between two spines. By the tllroat tlle demon grasped me and hot nails sank into my flesh. As ) pulled away Da!nlontág was set free and while still cla~ng at my neck tlle beast brought a tllird fiery ann, which emerged from its torso, up lO my face. ) slashed ~Idly al tlle being, screaming as at tlle same time its claws closed over my face. The gilden sword bit deeply and flashed white as a guttural howl emerged from its black spiny-toothed maw. Holy candescence ,spread tllroughout tlle black-spined beast's body as quickly as a lighted candle set to a sea of Oashpowder [Name for an early fornlof highly flammable 'gun'-powder]. The demon dissolved before my eyes, tlle final howl echoing about the mountain crags the only remnant of its presence; and to this da it is said iliat its howl can still be heard. Hark now, for tllis is true and valuable knowledge, and should tllee stwnble upon a silenl town 'neath an ancient

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mowltain,

beware

the beast, the demon who may be stalking thereabouts - in evil be ye walking!" "A fwe and grand tale Altair, for truly have you outdone yourself1" congratulated Lembar, a fishennan and one of the tavern's more frequent patrons. "But tell me, master bard of Culcallah, you say the tale be true, yet who can confmn for us its truthfulness?" "RightJy! Who can say this mighty tale of your prowess is honest?" an unfamiliar voice from amongst the listeners said. At this the man robed in black stood up from his seat at the table and raised his glass. "To the bard, for I do not doubt him!" The man's fonn suddenly melted and black spines slashed through his robe. Altair drew his sword ...

Artrogh-Entfar,

Mark Ferry, Std 9

FRIGUS MORTIS Two storeys up the gelid streets I sat ensconced in my annchair, lazily blowing smoke rings from m pIpe. I watched as they dissipated languidly before the waning heat of my fire, now almost a cairn of incandescent coals. How cold the winter was this year, but how pleasing to be before the fire within my own abode. The W1Jldow looking out onto Galago street shudde~ before the boreal gusts which strove to conquer the haven on empyrean bliss in which I sat, and I decided that perhaps I should draw the drapes so that I might conserve as much heat as possible. r moved to pull the heavy, embroidered curtain across but halted when I noticed a slight shIft in the icy darkness beyond the glass. A hunched figure swathed in a heavy greatcoat and seemingly darker than the shadows themselves lurched drunkenly through the unlIt street. Many homeless would no doubt meet death tonight, I thought to myself I drew the drapes and turned away from the windo, . ettling myself again in my armchair I contemplated the opulence of my drawingroom and relit m pipe. Perhaps no more than four or five smoke rings later I heard the solid thump of my brass doorkllocker on the front door. I grunted angnly and pulled myself from my seat. I stomped down the stairs to the oaken door and pulled it open. A blast of

frigid wind smacked me in the face but I soon recovered and squinted into the blackness. There the man stood in his black overcoat, shivering despite its thickness. "Why have you dragged me down into this hellish weather? What is it that you want?" I thundered. The man did not reply, but merely held out his blackened and frost-bitten hands to me. "Ha, you are all alike," Isneered, "expecting hand-outs when you should work for your money and your bread. No fiend, be gone before I freeze to death!" For some reason I found that what I said pleased me. Perhaps it was the sense of power I felt at being able to condemn a man to certain death. I \\lUS about to slam lhe oaken door when the man drew back his cowl and uncovered his face, which I had not, before this, been able to see. I withheld the urge to end this encounter as I studied his filth encrusted face. With his one good eye he gazed at me myopically and said but one word. "Please?" "Ha!" 1 said as I slammed the door. "Perhaps you should say lhe same when Death taps you 011 the shoulder." Now I would stoke up the fife and finish my pipe ... jIIi~

A year and an wlfortunate fife later I fowld myself on the frosty streets of Thaltus-Kendor. They said that this winter would be the worst in more than filly years. That is what they said and they would probably be right, for as I trampled through the snow, my unlit pipe in my mouth, I tried in vain to keep out the buITeting winds which threatened to conswne me. Down an wlfamiliar road I saw a light hining through a window and I approached in the hope that I might find shelter. Shivering almost spasmodicall now, I could only tap weakly on the door to ilie abode. To my horror the man who opened the door was swathed in a iliick dark overcoat and the memories of Inst winter came swillly back to me. r turned and fled out into the streets, for since that night almost e actly a year ago I had realised the evil of my actions ruld I could not endure IJle shrune of being saved by a man I myself had condemned. How far I ran. I could not be sure but I remember collapsing, exhausted. into the sno\ , the icy embrace of death tantalisingly close. As my body spasmed in a last attempt to eVict what !tttie body heal 1had lell, my frozen

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lingers grasped something solid. "Through the semi-conscious daze [ could just make out that what T had found was t.he ulready frosted corpse of another like myself without a home. The hands of the creature were caked with congealed blood and in the last few moments before [ exhaled [ could vaguely make out that the one good eye of the corpse seemed to be half-winking at me ...

Mark Ferry, Std 9

GEWELD EN DIE OLIMPIESE BOD Baie Suid-Afrikaners het seker al van PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs) gehoor en hoe hulle twee weke gelede 'n bandleier gruwelik vennoor het. Hierdie gebeurtenis het 'n negatiewe invloed dwaarsdeur die wêreld gehad. Wêreld-leiers het met skok gereageer toe hulle van die moord gehoor het ... Geweld en misdaad gebeur elke dag in baie verskillende vonne soos: motorkapery, dief: tal, huisbraak, roof en moord. uidAfrika het een van die hoogste misdaadkoerse ter wêreld, maar ons probeer nogtans die Olimpiese pele in Kaapstad in 2004 te hou! Kaapstad se voorstede is vol misdaad en geweld en die Kaapsevlakte is deur bendes en bendeleiers beheer. Taxi-geweld, huisbraak, motordiefstal en moord gebeur elke dag. Nadat 'n bendeleier deur PAGAD grusaam doodgemaak is, het koerante en tydskrifte wêreldwyd toeriste gewaarsku om nie Kaapstad te besoek nie totdat die bendes en PAGAD hulle probleme opgelos het. Toeriste wat 'n vreemde land besoek moet veilig in dié land voel. As gevolg van die hoe vlakke van geweld en misdaad in ons land kom minder en minder toeriste na Suid-Afrika toe. Emigrasie s fers neem elke maand toe. Baie Suid-Afrikaners is onseker oor hul toekoms in Suid-Afrika en verhuis na rulder lrulde. Kaapstad het baie am1e, werklose mense sonder huise. Hierdie mense is deur hulle lewenstoestru1de m misdaad en geweld ingetrek. Die lnternasionale Olimpiese Komitee maak die finale besluit oor watter stad die volgende Olimpiese pele garul hou. Hulle neem baie ver killende faktore in ag. Ek dink die geweld l!n misdaad in Kanp'tad sal 'n negatiewe invloed op Kaapstad se bod hê ~

Kaapstad se huidige polisie kan nie die vlakke VUll misdaad en geweld beheer nie. Hoe is dit moontlik dat Kaapstad vir iets so groot soos die Olimpiese pele krul bod, as hulle nie eers die veiligheid van die deelnemers krul waarborg me? Atlanta het nie 'n hoë vlak vrul geweld en misdaad nie, nogtans met al die sekuriteit het 'n bom in die Olimpiese pele ontplof. Die bom het twee mense gedood en baie mense beseer. S fers wys dat Kaapstad een Vrul die geweldadigste stede in die wêreld is. Tens ons polisie en ons wetstelsel iets doen om Kaapstad 'n veiliger plek te maak, sal die Olimpiese Spele in Kaapstad in 2004 net 'n droom bly ...

Gart" Hal'ers, Std 9

THE "STRANGER" WHO LED SCOTLAND TO FREEDOM Britain - 1482. King Edward reigned over the British Isles with an Iron fist. The English had waged war on Scotland ruld had taken over its land. We fought back, but to no avail. The Engli h ann was too strong for us Our King, King Graeme, had been brutally murdered by the English and his only son, Prince Andrew, had been captured, One da , while we were hunting for deer in the forest, we met a stranger who lived in the mountains. No-one kncw his name, who he was, wh he lived there, or even where he came from. He was a yOW\g man, Ulld he was very well built. His thick mop of long, dark hair contrasted sharply with his piercing blue eyes. "Hello stranger," I greeted. "Hello comrade," he replied. "What are you doing out here in the woods? [t's a dangerous place to be WIlhout rul)' compUlly," I said. "The same as you are. I'm just hunling for some food." "Well why don't you come back to our village ruld eat with us, seeing as though it will be dark soon," ) invited. "That would be nice. Thank you," he replied We headed back to our mall village ruld ate \\ell Later that evenlllg, the stranger spoke for the first time Since we had ealcn

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''I'm so sick of having to hide from the English," he said. "They took everything I had and destroyed it I hate them." ''I'm also sick of being ruled by them. My family was taken by them and I haven't see;, them again," I replied. Later that night we decided to plan a retaliation against the Engli 'h. In the moming I called my village together and spoke to them. "I am sick of sitting here waitmg for the English to attack us! I say we light back and reclaim Scotl3Jld for ourselves - forever!" A loud cheer went up. Messengers were sent to other villages and their leaders arrived at my village. When each village in Northem Scotl3Jld had sent a representative, we began to devise a strategy to defeat the English. Two weeks later an English ollieer arrived at m village to claim taxes. "You ride back to England and you tell Killg Edward that Scotland is not going to be ruled by England any more! We want our land back, we W3Jlt our freedom back and we want to live in peace. You tell King Edward that we are waging war on England and that we will die lighting for Scotland if we have to!" the stranger shouted. Messages were sent to villagers all around Scotland. Three months later a IllIghty Scottish ann a sembled on the border of England. The English anny sent two messengers to the middle of the battlelield. The stranger (who had still not told me his name) and I rode up on our horses to meet them. "KlIlg Edward has drawn up an ultimatum. If you retum to your villages now, our taxes will be vastly reduced," one of the messengers said "You want us to retum to our IlIages and be ruled b England again' ever'" I creamed. We rode back to our ann ' and prepared to attack. The stranger waited for silence and then he spoke. "You all know wh wc arc here today. We arc here to reclaim Scotland for ourselves! The Engli h will kIll many of you III battle today, but if you want to win this battle with all your heart, mmd and soul then by God's grace it will be yours I am Pnnee Andrew, the son of Kmg Graemc of Scotland' Toda \\e all light as one, WIth one goal in common - \\-e want our freedom back'" The English began to charge. "Wait for the order!" I conunanded. The English anny dre\ closer and closer. Pnnce Alldrew held up his s\"ord alld shouted: "The can take our lives but thc can

never take our freedom! Fight for your freedom! Fight for Scotland!" That day the Scottish fought against the English in battle - 3Jld reclaimed their freedom. Prince Andrew led us to victory and was croWlled King of Scotland shortly afterwards. Freedom was ours at last! Garth Havers, Std 9

TEENAGERS What is a teenager? Why are they always associated with the problems of society? What makes them special? Well, to answer these questions a person needs to understand what it is like at that youthful stage. He or she must think carefully and clearly before making 3Jly judgement on them. A dictionary meaning [or a teenager is someone between the ages o[ thirteen 3Jld nineteen years old. It is the stage of development which every oung person goes through when passing from youth to adulthood. However, it has always been secluded III a class of its 0\\111. Each day \\ hile watching television, listening to UIe radio or reading newspapers and magazines, one seems to be bombarded with new of events orientated around teenagers. There is almost alwa s a headlule in the times IdentIfying a teenager III particular for something heroic he or she has done, or in most cases, a crime. During the slage of youth a child can identif hIS or herself \\·ith childish 3Jlties associated with young people. It is all right for them to look fooltsh and pla games to timulate early developmcnt. In fact they can do virtually anything without having to worry. Alld then there is adulthood The tune to be senous. The time lo make a living and raise a family. Not a time to have fun, surely not! TI,at is supposed to be the boring part of one's life' ThaI secms to be the perception of most teenagers. That is probably wh the are so different. Adolescence, in reality, is a stage of confusion. Most teenagers lind it hard to adapt as they arc unsure of \\hat is expected of thcm It is a tlllll: of enonnous changes both physical and elllotional and requires a sensilive approach. Probabi the bIggest I:hangc IS \ hen puberty kicks m This 's a decldmg factor for most auolcsl:cnts !lS it is \\hen the best friendships

are made. 1llis can carry over into other realms such as sport, education and probabi then most important lesson of all, love. But this is only a taste of what happens. Through the years, adolescents have becn expected to reach higher and go further. Enomlous pressure is forced on them to achieve their goals sooner as well as superseding those goals by wide and sometimes wlheard of margins. That is probably why it is becoming increasingl more cOlrunon to hear of teenagers breaking world records in sport and achieving higher marks in school. But, unfortlUlately, there is also a negative side to the story. The rate of teenage crime is on the increase. The lure of easy money sometimes leads them into lhe drug trade and crime. More and more rape cases are reported with teenagers either being the victims or the perpetrators. Our jails [or youths are filling up at a rapid rate and not much i being done to prevent this. But something more worrisome is leenage suicide. People al this level allen find it hard to cope with day to day stresses and resort to what is in their mind, the ultimate solution. Yes, teenagers are dilTerent, but do not treat us as such. Wc are human as well and we arc lhe future.

Sea" Pay"e, Std 9

his eyes and visage held nothing besides perhaps a hint of sadness. Sadness, it seemed, to those who watched him, not for himself but for those who mocked him. ,..;~

He was bom in a small county hospital in Oxfordshire to a maiden whose name was Marion. he had consulted doctors before his birth for she \ as horrified that she should have conceived a child when she had not slept \ViUIanyone. However much the doctors asked her for the llallH.! of UIe father, she argued adamanti that she did not know. Marion had contemplated an aboman alld eventuall had decided to have one, seven months pregnant. The abortion, for some reason, had failed atld she decided that the child was meant to be ... ,..;~

He approached a Catholic pnest and asked him the srune question he had asked many hundreds of times before, "Do you know me?" 'Tm sorry, my son, but 1 am already late for the Sunda evening mass," he 8llswered, and walked on. He passed by an Allglican church which seemed in need of repair 8lld stopped brien to look inside. Not a soul was present for the evening mass which, according to a cracked noticeboard outside the church, should have been in progres . Evef)'\\1Iere he looked the pt...'Ople around him walked through their lives, godles . ,..;~

NO-ONE KNEW HIS NAME No-onc new his name, who he was or even where he came from. He \\ould pass people in the streets and ask each one the same question, "Do ou know me?" Most would ignore him, some would look at him slnlngely before continuing on their ways. Some "ould mock him sa'ing: "Yes! Yes! I know you' You're Elvis!" then shove him roughly aSIde, looks of atUloyance displa 'cd plainl. on their faces. He was not dirt or unkempt. lie worc a cream-coloured cloak, sandals, and a mark of the cross on his forehead. His face was lincd as a lllall of fort -or-so but his eyes held a wisdom so powerful and ancient that all who met him averted theIr gazes. I lis beard was pure white and ju l a little di hevelled. He walked with a certam noble candour, humble but not humblcd I hs marmer \\as always serene, even when mocked or brushed aside ~'UH

Alnong the crowd of people in Trafalgar Square a young Illall grasped at hlS che tand collapsed. In apath the crov.d Utronged around hlln, but did not help him. The watched fro7en as UIe man dIed Only the mall's wife seemcd able to do anythjng. he crieJ out h stericall for a doctor, pleading with the paralysed people arolUld her to do something. He heard the CJ)' 8l1d walked calmly through UIe crowd, which paned for him like the water of the Red Sea. He reached out a h8lld to the hysterical \"oman and said in a vOIce o[ tranqUIl passivity, "00 not Cf)' Look at me, kllOw me and your hushruld will walk." Thc woman becamc 'lrangel calm and smiled. Gasps of 8lnozement echoed through the crowd as the young man I ing prostrale on lhe cobblestones coughed onee 8l1d dre\\ in a single deep breath lie sat up and looked around as If just woken from a deep leep. The lllall in the cream-coloured cloak tumoo and addre sed the crowd I lis vOIce nllnblcd from the heaven. and reverberated around the 1996·SIt't\

city, "Do you k.now me? You live godless lives! You have forgotten the teachings of your ancestors' You have forsaken your creator. Do you know me?" "Yes," cried a smgle voice, the vOice of the woman, whose e cs now welled up with tears, "I Ienow you!" "Then spread the word," he replted 31ld tumed aJld vanished into the awe-stmck crowd. "Who was he?" a young man asked. "lIe was Jesus," the woman 311swered. "He has retumed!"

Mark Ferry, Std 9

PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES Shafts of brilliant late-afternoon light shone through the siuUlg room windows, illuminating the various groups of old folk who dozed, conversed or impi sat, staring vacantly at the walls. Another Tuesday had meandered to its close at the McGuire Home for the Elderly, taking with It the testing and exhausting "Tuesday routine" of bed changes, medical checks 31ld low-impact aerobics. Charlie Moriart could no\ sit back and relru with a cup of pale Earl Grey However, it was not 10Llg before he rose again. He felt restless and contained as he usually did at this time and decided to retire to the solace of hIS own company. He shifled his weight onto his walking aid 31ld hobbled past abandoned bridge games and dozing individuals towards his small apartment, a short walle awa The rhythmic click of his walker aroused the usual attention. "Hi Charlie!" cackled a ghostl white, frail woman. "Hello mate!" greeted Pete Butcher, a close fnend. Charlie shrugged and grilUled in repl and entered hiS safe haven. Placing the walker b the door he took the la I agonising steps to the bed unaided and slumped dO\\<ll onto It He reached across to the bedside cabinet 311d, without looking, attempted to locate the television remote and the TV guide. It was not long before the continuous prodding of his arthritic and trembling hands dislodged a precariously po itioned magazine and an avalanche of gloss paper fell to the (loor. He cursed and muttered under his breath and laboriously hifled himself into the upright

position to survey the damage. He was bending over (which the nurse had specificall told him not to do) to return the cabinet to order when a yellow-brown scrap of paper caught his attention. He pulled it out from under the pile and read the scribbling on the back. " quadron 12A . Luck " Southampton, 1942" it read. Charlie leant back, a lump rising in his throat and his heart thumping alarmingly. Il took all his \ illpower to tunl the aged card over and gaze at the picture on the other side. There they were The rUle t young pilots Britain had to ofTer. His own outhful face stared back at him from the second row, third person from the lell. It had been taken the day before their rlfSt call - a miserable, windy day in February. Or was it J31lUary? The memories were a little hazy. The next day the A is had descended on the coastal regions like the omnipresent winter fog. swiftl and silentl . Charlie had donned his (lying leathers and, with the rest of his squadron, had taken to (light to defend the motherland. He remembered the exhilaration of UIe dog fight, UIe cartwheeling swastikas, the cold teelof the trigger, the screaming of straining engines, the rattle of machine guns and the kill, a Messerschmitt and its pilot spiralling into the sea. But there were other memories. He remembered a comrade, engulfed in flames, (lying into the Dover coastline, and another hilling the sea aJld then 31lother aud another. He had retumed to the.! base with tears ob curing his vision, so much so that he nearly became a casuall when landing his craft He remembered the pained faces of relatives learnlllg of their deceased sons or husbands. Eight men were lost that day. "Mr Moriarty, we've gOI your favourite meal especially prepared for you tonight. Come along, let's join the others at the table," said the stalT nurse, beaming enthusiastically in the doorway. Charlie Moriarty lumed and wiped the tears from his t: cs, before to sing lhe photograph aside and hobbllllg from the room, locklllg the door behind him.

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Dal,id BaudaillS, Std 9

WHAT HOPE IS THERE FOR OUR PLANET? From the quio.:tsanclIlude of OUlcr spacc, our blue planet seems to portray a scene of beauty and a f..:eling of calm and love. Hut below thc depicting alone layer lies an cvil which is slowly growing in favour. Although the goou fills the majority of our planet, one calU10t deny the presence of evil. The Wars of our planet have raged on long and hard. This centtlI·v has heen plagued \\;th the loss of millions' of innocent lives. TIle extr..:me lust for power is the root of all the slaughter. The unlikely occurrence of a Third Worlu War woulu, without doubt, u..:stroy our entire planet To die for one's country is not honourable. The children of our planet are greatly affected bv its changes. I, as alecnager, havc expcnenc~d this lirst hand. Man)' of th..: youth of today are e. periencing lhe adult lifest Ic premat.:rrely. The parents no longer have any control over the young adults. Too many under-age youths are entering night clubs. The usc of alcohol ruld drugs is hecOlning more frequent. 80th alcohol and drugs have. a 10~lgtime effect on the human body. To begm usmg these substances as a child could cau.e an I!arl death, espcciall with drugs. The problem lies with peer pressure. One calUlot be part oflhe group if~ou don't dnnk alcohol or attend night clubs. If these arc our future leaders, then our future looks bleak. The early maturation of our .outh cause a few more problems. Moral problems. There is an increasing number of youths who are involved in sexual relatIOnships. Contraception is not one hundrt!d percent etTective. This leads to many teenage pregnancies. This gives the oung woman one of two choices - either keep the baby and possibly ruin her working career, or have ,an abortion. Ahortion - lhe wilful murder ol a tin human life. Ho\\ could anyone condone abortion? VIOlence is also a contributlllg factor to our planers demise. Murder, rape~ riots: lootmg the list goes on and on. What drives people to commit such evil deeds? Could it be a shaky mental tate? Greed? The longing for power? Maybe music has omething to do with it? The emergence of Gangster Rap and Heavy Metal Rock bands has caused a lot of conlrovcrs The lyrics leave mu h to he desired. Th..: lyrics of lo~e songs ha e been replaced b murucr.

Perhaps music can heal the pain and scars of our world. It is not over yet. We can still save our world and all its people We can make our \\orld one bIg Shangri-La. We cun save our children, don'l Jet theIr lives speed on by. I\s a collcemed I!nvirolUnt.!lItalist \\ould say' "TIlink green Save our planet. ,. Ihave a b":ll..:r stat.:ment. "Think reasonably Sa v..: our \\orld." Then ma~be there will be hope for our planet. That beautiful planet - Earth. Bralll/oll UJlldl, Std 10

ADVENTURE Few spectacular sights are morc dazzling 111 beauty thun Ulat or thl! setting sun which passe~ each day. A soil pmk tmtlllg the clouds 011 the horizon, a relkctiOIl like that of 11 milllon diamonds sparkling, care sed by the ever-changing hands of tht! ocean, as every fonn of life around me watched the day come to a closc. itting on top of Mount Kimanho, I knew I was allvc. "Robert." I tumed arowld to see our guide had brought our supplies from the village. "Where do Iput this?" he asked. "Just sel It dO\\'1 next to the tent we'll pack it in later," I answered. Thl! sun hnd just sel and Mogoponi, our guide, wns lighting the fire Mike and I had decided to go on a tnp to the Okovango about three weeks ago as work at the ol1ice had become a nightmare and \\e both needed some time otT. We have been friends, best friends, our \\hole lives and we havc become like brothers or soul mates, Gortkagles. Mogoponi called us. "What's for supper?" I asked. "You'lIllke," ans\\ered Mogoponi. Mike had come bnck afler washing up at the river. "What did I miss'''' he asked. "Mogopom ju t came back with lhe supplies," I answered " and did 'ou sec that brilliant sunser}" "Ylp, better than \\ork eh')" "For sure." We had plalUled a week's trip 11110the beart of the Okovango, the only Ihll1g separatlllg us from the wild at night was lhe thin nylon wall of our tent and for Mogoponi, nothing. He slept next to the firc. Wc would start our Journey into the Okavango at first light and Mogoponi

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suggested an early night. So afier supper, which I indeed liked very much, we went to sleep, nervous, very nervous as the wild noises of the jungle echoed through the valleys. I was awakened in the morning by the smell of breakfast Mogoponi was cookmg. It was still dark, but I was well rested and I reached for the torch above my head and got out of bed and walked towards the lire. "What time is it?" I asked. "Probably live." Mogoponi answered. We had chosen him as a guide or rather he had chosen us at the village markeI next to the airport. We could hardly refuse him as he literally took our bags and told us to follow. I went to wake Mike and we both came to sit rowld the fire. "You sleep good?" wc asked Mike. "Yeah, like a baby." Mike answered. Mogoponi laughed. "Many people not sleep well lirst night," he said, "so nervous." "Sowlds like me." I said. "How long will it take to reach the Okovango?" asked Mike. "About half da's walk," answered Mogoponi, "we leave afier we eat." eemed logical to us so as soon as breakfast was over we were on our way. We reached the Okovango at about noon and Mogoponi pulled out a canoe, or more like a dug-out log, from behind some bushes. The moment we had been \ aiting for. "Will this naat all of us?" I asked.

CreDl;\'It!lalellts

Mogoponi

laughed

again.

His laugh made

him sound to be enjoying our city ruitics IUld I Ulink he was. " ure it will, I made the boat." he said. We boarded the "cruiser" and Mogoponi started lo paddle, he sat at Ule back WiUl the only oar so that he could steer as well. He paused. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Too quiet," he said, looking arowld nervously. There was a blunp under the boat. "Hold on!" he screamed. But as a second, bigger bump came straight a flerwards, Mike who was taking photos was 1000cked out of the boat. "Mike!" [ yelled. "Grab the oar! Grab tbe oar!" shouted Mogoponi. "I can't, come closer!" Mike shouted back. Then, suddenl Mike disappeared under the water. "Ilippol" said Mogoponi. Mike reappeared crying out III pain, the water round him had tUnlcd a pale crimson and he disappeared just as suddenly again. Mogoponi paddled closer. We waited a full minute, taking a lifetime, before Mike's bod reappeared on the surface motionless. Wc IUnlet! him over in lhe waler. I couldn't look. Two holes ill his chest were all I needed to see before I tunled awa and adventure had turned into disaster. M Gonkugle \VflS dead.

Robert Bush, Std JO

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IMPORT/ANT £\{tlNITS STD 9 CAMP 1996 From October 21 st to the 23,d the Standard Nines were involved in their arulUalleadership camp, which was held at Rocklands campsite in Simonstown. The Standard Nine camp conunittee, co-ordinated by S Frew and J Cussen, had worked steadily throughout the second and third tenns to ensure an interesting and well-plmmed camp. The aim was to create a balance between leadership activities, sport mId leisure. The cmup started off on a high note with an irulovative urban orienteering course. Various teruns had to collect clues in Simonstown mId then race back to the crunpsite 4km away. The wirUling group, led by Craig du Preez, was awarded prizes for their etTorts. Another highlight was the Old Boys panel, where various old boys spoke on topics such as involvement, spirit and leadership in Standard Ten. The interclass sport, which included touch rugby, table termis mId volleyball, was dominated by 9C. Mr Maser also led the traditional theme for Standard Ten session where aller much discussion, the group decid~d on "Leadership by Example' for 1997. All in all the camp was a thorough success and hopefully some of the ideas will be implemented next year.

one will ever look at Garth Turvey et al in quile the same way. My congratulations must go la all participmlts for making this year's Variety Concert such a resounding success, and may many people be back again next year to wow the audience again. Thanks also to Mr Slatlford and the Cultural Commiltee for the part played in organising the entire event, a showcase of Wynberg's many and varied talents.

VARIETY CONCERT 1996 This year's Variety Concert was truly a memorable occasion, not only because of the statldard of most acts but also because of the diversity mId sheer nwnbers ofparticipmlls. The acts ranged from poetry recitals' to classical music, from datlce interpretation to drama mId all acts were of a truly exceptional standa~d. The highlights of the evening, with the exception of the comperes, were no doubt the drmna sociely's "Heart Attack", the discovery of a new Wynberg rock group, "The Racers", the 1st XV Haka mld the finale in which the prefects showed their more feminine side with a steamy dance routine. No

WYNBERG MEN AT THEIR BEST! Prefects 1996

WESI 1997 was a year in which exciting new developments occurred in the WESI progrmlUne. Whereas 1995 was the year in

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which we established the CWESI Adult School (see separate report), 1996 was the year in which we started our exchange progralfune with lJxolo High School III Khayelitsha. This exchange programme had three aspecls. Firstly, there were a nwnber of meetings held WiUl slalf members of both schools exchanging ideas and helping each other cope with lhe changing education system. While we were able to help the Uxolo teachers with examples of exam papers and administrative assistance, they were able to assist us in Ule teaching of Xhosa and coping with large classes. The second aspect was the opening up of our facilities to Uxolo students. Our fields were made available for practising and Ule tJxolo soccer team also trained in our g)1IUlasium. Thirdly, we organised il number of student exchanges. Our Standard Seven Xhosa class visited Uxolo and spent the day attending classes there while five Uxolo boys from Std 8 accompani~d our Std 8 History class on a History camp to Kimberley. These ~xchang~s provided our boys with Ule opportuJllty to mix with bo s (and girls) Uleir own age but from completely different cultural backgrounds, and proved to be beneficial to both Wynberg and Uxolo students. We look forward to expanding

our contacts

with Uxolo in 1997.

CWESI ADULT SCHOOL This year' as a year of exceplional growth for Ule Adult School. We began the year WiUl more than 200 students registering, and a Level 5 (Matric) group for Ule first time. Of these students, 25 registered for, and wrole, subjects towards their matriculation certificate. In addition to this, 87 students also chose to write exams at the various levels in November. Of these, 63 passed and were awarded certificates at our prize giving held in the Bill Bowden Pavilion on 27th November. At thc prize giving, certificates were also awarded to students who successfully completed extra-curricular computer courses. This is an aspect which the school plans to expand further next year when we ,vill be adding Office Practice and Basic Child Care

the administration of the school has been done by volunteers, but with Uie school expecting over 400 students ne t year, it has been decided to create two half-day administrative posts for the school. One will be paid by the state while the other will be paid from funds raised by the school.

"CAUGHT NAPPING" Staff Play The major production of this year was the stalT play produced by the patient, perfectionistic John Baxter. Ten weeks of rehearsals resulted in four full houses at the begilUling of the fourth tenno The appreciauve audiences reacted differentl each evening to the puns and ilUllIendoes. The staff involved had a leaming expenence as well as much fun and entertainment. Miss LUllig provided tile female love interest. Mrs Fischer was most amusi.ng, especiall on the final night when, carrot in mouth and hands bound, she was hurled off the stage at tile feet of the audience. Many thought it was part of the play! Miss COlUlellan was a maid and Mr Heller, a flappy matron. The actors '''crc more active. There was much mnning, jumping and shouting from them. Mr Probyn's schoolboy appearance provided many a laugh, as did Mr O'Reilly"s absent-mindedness. (The preview audience brought in by Interact from local old-age homes identified ,vith him!) Other cast members were Messrs Richardson, chenk, tile silent karate-moving De Waal, 'Colonel' Luman and Mr Stanford, who was at tile root of all the hilarious problems. Mr Smith from the Junior School was an effective headmaster. Mr Faiers and the lighting crew were their usual efficient and helpful selves. Miss Jordan painted tile scenery and M.rs Williamson very efilciently ran the show from behind the scenes Without John Baxter's control and lead, the staff would have been caught napping. A wonderful e perience for all concerned.

courses. Next ear promises to be a year of great challenges for the Adult chool. Up to now all ".; WBH. 1996·87

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MATRIC DANCE 1996 A Bedouin Banquet Every term at Wynberg seems to be busier than the one before and no-one really quite knows how we fit everything in. Our skills were really tested in the third tenn this year when it was discovered that the matric dance date fell on a very holy Jewish day and therefore had to be changed. The already full school calendar was shuffied time and again to accommodate this change Wltil finally a date was chosen that suited everybody. By this time, however, the Std 9 Committee had done an enonnous wnOWlt of organising and the date change didn't really prove to be an organisational problem. The theme for this year's dance was "A Bedouin Banquet". The whole idea was to create a tent-like structure inside the hall to imitate a Bedouin tent and then fill the tent with suitable decor, delicious food and music to feed the soul. The tent was erected by the boys and the decor was supplied by Bernard at "Display Scenes", who also provided us with a stWlning desert mural. The mothers did sterling work making both the salads and the pate, and the meat was succulenlly prepared by Hout Bay Butchery. The band, Jigsaw, arrived and the scene was set for a memorable evening. The guests arrived and alii can say is that the girls looked beautiful and the guys were just as handsome as Wynberg men always are. The evening flew past in a blur of colour and music and dancing. Who will ever forget Plug Louw doing a belly dance? The evening was over before we knew it and the hall fell silent - waiting to welcome the 1997 Std 9 Committee to start the preparations again. My thanks go to all those involved - it was a great evening.

ACHIEVERS'

DINNER

This was the second year in which the Cultural and Sport were combined into a Summer and Winter Achievers' Dinner. Once again both evenings were a success. The guest speakers for both were Atlanta Olympians: Winter: Murra Anderson (hockey) and SWlUner: Malcolm Pringle. ~

Mr Pringle is a disabled athlete, with cerebral palsy, who competed at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta. Included below is a copy of his deeply inspiring and motivational speech, as well as the list of awards made. Special thanks to Mr Kriel and all his helpers; Umbrella Caterers for their spreads and everyone who had a hand in these two events. Malcolm Pringle's Speech: Ladies and gentlemen, and fellow students. Tonight is a very special night for all of you. It is the end of the academic year and, for some of you, perhaps the elld of your school career. TOllight is special for you because you are the Summer Achievers ... and ,olligh, you will be recognisedfor your efforts. Spare a thought for those wllo will 1I0t be receivillg awards. To ,hem, I would say from the bOllom of my heart - NEVER, EVER, GIVE UP. For fourteen years I was a "Oil-achiever. I used to watcll as many of my friends won prizes and medals and honours for academic and sportS successes. Along wi,h my disability, this caused me to have a low selfimage. Tire fumillg point for me was four years ago. 1 met someone - my great coach Mike who was prepared (0 believe in me and in the latent talent that I believed 1 might Irave. He did not care tlrat 1 had a wonky hand, or all amI tlrat was 1I0t0// that great for swimming, or that I did not speak too clearly. He looked deeper. He saw the hope and tire longing I had to be recognised. To do well at sometlring. He has spent the last four years preparilIg me for wlrat we both Iroped would be success. I must tell you 0// tlrat I did 1I0t kllowat tire start how touglr tlris trainilIg would be. Had I knowIl, I migIrt liever Iravetaken Mike Oil. He made me rIIlIIrulldreds of kilometres, ill a// weatlrer. I must Irave swum halfway to Atlallta ill my swimmillg traillillg alld I spellt countless Irollrs ill the gym. The re....ards were slow at first - all odd second here, alld a better fill ish there, but IIothing dramatic. Four years ago - just after tire Barcelona Olympics - I had wlrat I thought was all "Impossible Dream ". To compete at the 1996 Paralympics ill Atlanta. I told Mike about this dream and he was IIOt at a/l surprised about it, bilt I did IIotice that my trailling programme got harder.

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Gart" Bruwer talking to Malcolm Pringle Being disabled, there were 1I0t ellough meetings for me to compete ill, so Mike entered me to nm alallg with all the "ablebodied" guys. At first J was regularly wiped out. Sometimes J would get despondent - alld feel really down, then J would remember my dream. Gradually my times started improving. I began finishing races ill the frOIIt bunch, and eventually J evell WOII a few. A highlight of my career was when / 'I1o'OS selected for the Westem Province Biathlon team. BeilIg selected for all able-bodied team was important to me. / started to feel good about myself. MOlly good athletes had fallell away and given up - it 'I1o'OS too much like hard work. With three months to go to the Paralympics, J thought J might have to be satisfied with getting into the South African Para team to go to Sydney in 2000. But then came that phone call. J had made the leam to Atlanta. Boy, "'Os / so happy! My programme became really serious. The previous four years appeared to be nothing by comparison. Mike worked out the programme so that J would reach my peak by Atlanta. Jf you will pardon the expression, he made me run my butt off for two hours every day. Through the Cape winter - in rain, in cold, the wind and hail, he had 110mercy. Sometimes the sun even sholle. Mike told me that J could break the World Record If) my category if/gave everything J had. My fellow club members gave me /00% support - they were fantastic. They ran with me as often as they could, alld always encouraged me.

Fillally, after what seemed like a lifetime of traill illg, I anived ill A lionla. / "'Os really hrmg,y lo '1Ul. I ran Ihe 400m which was unscheduled. Although / was 1I0t specially Irailled for it, / mallaged to will a silver medal. /1 was a great feeling! The /500m /Wodays later was a Irard race. I rail as best / COl/Idand thanks to my level of fitness, was able to push the last 400m to again win a si/ver medal. Tlren came lire race 1 Irad been waiting for: the OOm.I WOII the gold medal and broke tire world recoreJ!My dream Irad come true alld / was over tire moon. ~¥hen / stood Oil tire podium to receive my medal, and they played tireSOl/tirAfrican anthems, two tIrings came to mind. One every second of training was worth it. Two I remembered my para team-mates who had also worked very hard, but Irad not won a medal. They too were willIIers. ow people seem to respect me more - they look at me with IIeweyes. I will liever forget a comment 1 heard at training olie evening. A new atlrlete had joilled Ol/r club alld w/ren / fillished a training routine, I heard /rer sayillg to a friend, "One day I want to run like Malcolm ... I now have self respect and I have fouIId somethlf)g very important to all of us, pride and dignity. Gathered here tonight you are all prol/d achievers, bilt you are al the cross-roads of your life. YOllrchoice is to reach evell greater heigills - or to become complacem alld sel/le for tire status quo. A world of mediocrity

~ WBIIS 1996· 90 ~

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DINNER - SEPTEMBER

GUEST SPEAKER: COLOURS

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as all "Impossible

Ladies

friellds,

1996 Aflal/fa

YOl/r !:::'(clIse,?"

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Murray Anderson

BLUES

HONOURS

Emcrson Bnmdyn Hrendon Geary Samuel Pcarson

RonaId Ridge

Neil Bamard

Alan Matthews

Badmilltoll

Cross COlllltry

Gavin Ooslerwyk Marc Rawlings Gar)' Sasman Andre Tumhull Andre VUlIKets Dehatillg

James Cussen Gregory Jetnmctt Charles Prince Drama (A clillg)

Neil Oamurd Steven Huchmann uroor Goodenough Nicholas Gordon Jacqucs-Paul Koellee Jonathan Lawrence Michael Lawford Kevin Moes R an Pilla

David Haudallls <larth Breytenbach Ryan Calullng Charles Prince Mark Ra\\sthome

Drama (TechIIicai)

RyUlIHellls-Jones Mark Maunder

Kenneth Fyfi! Michael Jacobs Sluan Ramage CrUtg Missing

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Sleven Fn:\\

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COLOURS FiTst Aid Savas Bizinos Andrew Dorset Jonathan Gerber Daniel Ramage Golf Matthew FreemantIe Warren Gibbons Andrew Jefferson Graham Jeffrey Benjamin Karpinski Hockey Graham Coetzee Timothy Hillier Sharief Hoosain Rizaan Lakay Brett Mandel Mthuthuzeli Msizi Albert Nkomo Gary Thoresen

BLUES

HONOURS

Jonathan Sheldon

Grant Roberts

Grant Clark Kevin LiddIe Mandla Zuka Jonathan Murphy

Simon Martul

Media (Library) Charles Prince Rugby Shaun Barrett LiamBrown Garth Bruwer Craig du Preez Richard Gordon Donovan Henry Michael McEwen Kyle Snyman Vaughn Thompson

Sean Alborough Neil Bamard Marc Farr Dylan Keating Garth Turvey

Squash Stuart Brown Jason Cahill Warren K.ingwell Mark Langley Michael Marcus Craig Wobbe VoUeyball Paul Hayes Sieraj Jacobs Anthony JotUlSOll Chris Lotter

Marc Faive1ewitz Anton Peters

Athletics (Mlllries only - nol awarded IIIDinner) Dylan Keating Garth Bruwer Anton Peters II'; WBHS 1996· 92 ~

Earl Dippenaar Tyrone Jeftha Gareth Wobbe

ACHIEVERS' DINNER 1996

~ WD"

1996·93"_

ACHIEVERS' COLOURS

DINNER - NOVEMBER 1996 BLUES

CULTURAL Band

David Baudains Gregory Jemmett Andrew Keggie Michael Mee Robert Stedal1

Matthew Foster Ben Goosen Sakhile Gqueba John Jones Davjd Mee Ryan Morison James Mathers

CllOi,

Neil Barnard Patrick Bouwens Mark Ferry Gareth Fraser Kenneth Fyfe Andrew Gaunt Kuhle Giyose Nicholas Gordon Pierre Groeneveldt Julrich Kieffer Andrew King Timothy King Jonathan Kyzer Vusa Majija James Mathers Alan Matthews David Mee Michael Mee Ryan Morison Tholo Malchoala John Plows Graham Rose-lnnes Jonathan Sheldon Marc van der Bergh Michael Weir John Yamold MlUic Andrew Clark Lee du PlessIs Ben Goosen Pierre Groeneveldt John Jones

Lloyd Jansen John Jones Robert Stedal1

David Christian Matthew Foster Greg Jemmett Andrew Keggie David Mee Ryan Morison John Yarnold

~ WBH. 1996· 9~ ~

HONOURS

COLOURS

BLUES

HONOURS

Garth Bruwer

Clement Barron

Nizaam Allie Kyle nyman

Brandon Clark Donovan Henry

Andre du Toit

Craig du Preez

SPORT Athletics Neil8amard Barry Cooper Mario Jacobs Teeleleni Kakehongo D lan Keating Ryan Matchett Anton Peters Marc Rawlings BasketbaU Sean Alborough Ali tair Brawls Clement February AnUlOny Johnson Sherwyn Lynch Wayne MeCrae Keno Mentor Wesie Sampson Raymond Shapiro Cricket Graham Coetzee Richard Gordon Ïlnon Martin JonaUlan Murph Albert Nkomo Vaughn Thompson Garth Turve Shooting Kurt de Beer Nicholas Foley Ryan Matchett Marc Rainsford Anton Vi ser Jason Weeks

Tennlr Brendan 8ain Jonathan acks imon Vincent Wlltu Polo Robert Bu h Darren Coetzer Paul Emms Craig Knlght-Da\ War.vicl, Palmer

Graham Rose-urne André van Kets

Grcg Rookledge

Scan Barrelt .. imon Frye n

Neil Barnard Craig du Preez Michael McEwcn

FOU

DERS' DAY

This ycar's Founders' Da~ \\as unfortunat~1 marred b} the onslaught of ram 111t! event that had bcl!n planned to take place out Idc, ie WHJ, nag ceremon~ and WHlIS cadet displa), had to be either callcelled or taken inside The ccremon~, ho\\cver, ,\as llll a success, and enjo~cd b} staff, parents, old bo\ and pupil alike The· address wa delivered b} Anton) Moms headbo\ of 19 2 Mr Morris, 8 profess'lOnal motl\atJOnal speaker, mi"\e<J ~ust the nght amount of humour \\llh hi. senDus message The resultant speech, Olll! of the best heard at th.:: chool in recent tunes, had u profound enect on hl audience

ARMI TI ED

The I I th of the I Ith has many names Veter3lf'S Day, Annistice Da , but above all I think IS Remembrance Da) - ror II IS a da) to remember Yesterda), Veteran's. unda), I was asked to play the Last I'ost and Reveille at an Anglican Church in Cape TO\\ll. for an e:-.-scrviceman's s.:rvlce. I'm ure most of us \\ould have found Il Impossible to comprehend fully the e:-.periences which these old soldiers have been through. ome have seen close fnends killed before their OW11eyes Many of their friends made the sacnfice for a desue of pea e and jushce MaJl) never sa\\ the ua) \\-hen the AnTIlsllce \\as finalI) slgm:d To me and mo I other people, the La I Post IS IInpl} another piece of mUSIC, bul to tJlese gentlemen, It IS a SOlelTIllsalute to their fallen bretJ\fen - a remembrance We live III a tIme, especlaII} III the ne\ .. South Afnca, where everyone, II \\ould seem, \\ould be happ) to forget the past But we CUlUlOl,Il IS real, Il happened and It IS a part of \,ho \\e are. We live because of the past Man of our 0\\11 W)llberg brothers fought lil tlle great wars, boy and men such a ourselves, whose names are recorded on the rolls of honour They laid dO\\-11 their lives for u cause. Today \\e remember and commemorate their herOIsm, and their sacrific .... Today, \\c honour tllem and Today, wc pay tribute to the fallen Thc ne"\1 time that you pretend that you don't hear the Lasl Post, or )OU pa b the memorial gates, top and consIder and be thankful

E lOR HO

E PLAY

The Se1l10r Inter-house Pla) cornpelll1on IS tradll10nally held at the end of the flnit tenn and thIS year Il turned Out to be IJ partlcularl} entertallllllg eVêlllng Adjuulcator Mr G\\t!n The II th of the II th, a Ua) of great JO}, }et • harland complunentcd the partICIpalIng of sad ne . dIrectors, actors and ba k tage crt!\\ on the Thl! I Ith of the I I th, the rea hlllg of a hIgh standard of produ tlOI\! thl )ear dream and the end to a lllghtmare The followIng one-a I pIa "Cfc presented The 'I I th of the II th, a da) to rememb<:r "The Pirates Treasure" directed by R}an E"\a ti} 7 I!élfS ago, on thl· \e~ Ua), al Canlllng for Van Rlcbeed. House II 00, the final anmSlIce of World War I \\ "The Carccnst" dlfl!Cled by Matthc\\ IgJled, al Compll:ngc, bet\\ccn the Allies and Bntton for Wellington Ilousc Gennan Illes '\-ent m d, bul In the "NothlIlg but the Truth'·' duected b} Mar trenche , there \\8 absolute lIeuce Ra\\ thome for De Waalllousc ~ \\ BII~ 1996·96

Speech delivered 10 School by Greg Jemmett on the lIdo of the lIdo

"The Rose in lh..: ClOister" directed h) Howard Kahn and NII.:holllSLOllhser for Llllle\\ood I louse "The Monster QUI7" directed b, Neil Homard for Rhodes House Well done to all IIlvolved, not least the Cultural Conunitte..: and Techmcal Crew Contratulations to ule \'v;rUlers' Best SlIpporting Actor Jonathan heldon Best Clor Garth Bre tenbach Best Director: Neil Hamard Bel'l Play

"The Monster Quiz"

JU lOR 0

E-ACT PLAYS

One-pIa} evenings arc always ones full of lierce competilIon bet\\een' the various House, I!8ch eager to trut the theatrical talent of il members. The Junior one-act plays thiS }ear \\a no exception The competition was lierce First on the list wa Littlewood Although the dialogue was a little U1audlble at firt trul great actlllg quickl made up for thiS. (J~ short, Liulewood set a falrl, high ·tandard of qualit a ting and humour. Van Riebeeck house pro ed that the ' could hold their o\\n, b} taging a play featuring an wlder-appreclated mother and her determination to get noticed b' her 'couchpotnto' fanlily. Good a tmg from Richard Lundlc and effective narration from Da id Bandom. Welltngton produced n fair!) enlertallling story about a Profe sor (suffenng from severe Ace Venturn S ndrome), played b uroor Goodenough), and lus view on manbnd bcmg mere 'creauon', hke hl 0\\11 Franken tem, played b JP Ou TOIt ther good performances came from Gareth Mellon and avin Bu kIe 'The Hl tory Lesson' b Rhod once agajn aptl demon trated the a ting potenual anlong their JW1IOrs Performan es from Mlsccr. airt:ros and WatlS pla ed Rhodes high III the view of the Judi tors Being the last Ilouse on the roster, De Waal was eager to how thelr lufT The Highly entcrlammg "Murder m the BIIIt Td Room" had the audience' attention Dc WMl' hard work did not go unollced, as

U1C nghtfully rea~>d the frUitsof their eHorts. 'me high standard of tllcse pla)s IS improvmg nohceably m lhe end the re ults \\ere as follo\\ . Best actor - Aiden BelUlets (De Waal) Best Dircctor(s) - Mark Rawsthome, Jonathnn Kyzer, Nick Bryanl

(De Waal)

Play - 'Murder in the Bllliard room' (De Waal)

"OFF THE HOOK" By Derek Bellfield The Annual Major Production - 1996 The 1996 major production was a farce dlrected b our Engltsh teacher, Leon Kruger. A quote from the Wynbergiall. our quarterl mag87ine, b reporter Charles Prinee (who JUSl happened lo be the leadjng actor) apll sums up the feeling of the cast: "No-olle who has 1101 beell /11 a WyrlbergKI11ger prodUClioll could possIbly u/lder tand what gO(' 011 behilld the seelles. Hard work, endless repetllloll. blood. sweal alld lears (....ell. almost), "Io/elll rages. and numerolIs lUllny monlenlS make up lhe mOlllhs of preparatIOII...

The linol success of the pIa is furthermore also the result of the persons who devoted hours to the berund-the-scenes a t1vilJes from the hard worK of the set-designers and builders (especlall • the ducclor's nght-hand man and tage-manager, Kennith F fe), the set-decorato (Ms Jordan and her crew), lo the"Prop -parent (Mts Prince and, MTS Baudoms) and produclJon-secretary (Mrs Mawlder) To tllc dedication of Mr FalefS teven Fre.... and the ltghung crew: thanks for your role' And lo all the tafT 'wbo assl ted - our ontribulions are mu h apprecl led. Actors and a tresses. Charles Pnnee, Garth Bre tenbach, ~teven buclunwUl, Nicholas Gordon and David Baudams. POnJa Clark, Llande neil, Moira BarkJe , Catherme Ro mn and MIchelle Mnnhew Prompts TarT)ll Bu and LlZ3Neil

Man;'

"OFF THE HOOK" WGHS and WBHS

OLYMPIC BID REPORT On Saturda 21 September 1996, I became part of what has been described ~s a. J~ume to light the sk . This is a BId IIlltlatlve designed to encourage diplomatic and leadership skills among outh in their own and UIe Bid's interest, exposing them to the "Olympic Experience." . The first stage of the gmnes was to gam selection from UIe school. This was done ijl the form of an essay regarding why the person concemed should be chosen. The next ' event' was where all the representatives (ram the 80 participating schools had ml opportunity to meet at UCT to convinct: the judges that the should be one of the fineen special envo s This took the fonn of intervit:ws rounds, public submissions and free-raYlllg ue~te. Among the issues addre sed wt:re cnme, drugs, abortion, alrtnnative action, .the economy, politics and m topic, educatIon. After the debate wc were praised b Kader Asmail for our diversit as 8 group and he encouraged us to "Respect, tolerate mId always debate." We were also called upon b ' Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sach to pia a trong role in promoting Cape Town's 2004 Olympic Bid. We had to wait about two \.\eeks for the rt:sult . To m ddight and surprise, I WlIS fortunate enough to be chosen as one of fifteen s.pecial. Envo s (I am still mnazcd). The UUllt: ol thest: Envo \\;11 be to meet \\~th inlemallonal . digniturie as \\ell as exposing the youth to the Olympic Biu. All fifteen envoys had the pleasure of meeting a a group for the first time al Dock house, the Bid Compan 's premises. There we were addressed by hri Ball and given a 10\\dOW11of the Bid olllpan and its variou departments namely: marketing, I~l~~ia, champions of the Biu, ports and Facllrlle', PlanllIng, Technology, Libr:u~' a~d lnfonnation and Financc I was Involved 111 ea h section. The Hid Company's dedicallan to the BId reall i unparalleled. That was the last meeting for a \\ hile as exams were approaching quickly. Il had lx.."Cn pointed out to all the Envoys that school IS stIll the number onc priont)' and If any Ouctuation 111 our pcrfonnance occurr ..-d, our po Illons would be reconsiden.-d That motivated everyone to a certain extent No sooner had sch~1 closed, \\ hen \\ c were all on our \\a\' to a trommg camp. ome of the ,Mi WBIIS

envoys were picked up at 6:00 am as we all had to be present at tht: Bay View Manor (Hout Bay) just before 9:00 am. The course of the training programme included talks and then a practical exercise and questions. Our first talk was on Bid PlaIUling strategy were we proct:eded to plan or own Olympic venues stating reasons for our choice. I never realized that City Planning could be so complicated! Other topics like Marketing, Finance, the Bid Process as well as presentation skills were discussed. The environment we were in was truly spectacular, where we had an exclusive view of Hout Bay This training programme wasl\'t all work and no play. We were privileged enough to have a fun inspirational talk ~th David Kramer (mld yes, he did wear his red velskoene). We were also treated to a snoek braai where \ e all rdaxed, listelled to music and baslcall had fUll together. Wt: all get along extrt:mely well as a group. Next on our agenda was meeting the lntemational OI)1npic COITUllittec (IOC). This group, headed by Thomas Bach con i ted of 13 executive members of the IOC as well as a 7 strong tech111cal evaluation crew. We fell within the cultural aspt!Ct of their tour alld met them during their sports , art 8Jld culture presentation at Newland Sports Science lnstitute. Aller the presentation we met one 01\ onc \\here \\e voiced our sentiments mId displayed our enthusiasm for the bid. I can confidcntly sa that the) \\ert: IInpressed. Alter that, we all wcnt and cnjo ed a much needed break. The most rcct:nt of meetings involved only four envoys (due to circumstmlces) of which. I was one. Wc met ~th Ahna Welch, \\110 IS IIlvolved \\~th alt Lake's preparation for the 2002 Winter 01~1l1pie . There sht: shared \ ith us her sentiments on the similarities between the 'outh programs of, alt Lake Cit ' and Cape TO\\11. The mo t triking imilarit is that we are both "lighting the ky" She explained tht: importance of OI)1npia'm mId being involved III the OI~1llple Expt:ricn e We all had a \\ondcrtul e:-.pcricnee and now we call Alma Welch, "Mwn y" This has been my Ol 'mpie Joume' to light the sk) so far. pecial thanks must go to W."llbcrg mld the OlympIC Bid Compan . I am et~mall grateful for this opponwllt . I reall ' do appreciate all the support I look forward to reporting 011 the ne>."!part of m joume

(Olympic Bid Web SlIe: www.ct2004.org.za) Rasltay MagtIIf 1996· 99 ~

DURBAN TOUR Wynberg is a school with a superb sporting tradition and has upheld this tradition over many years of tours. On Saturday the 22nd of July the Wynberg tour part consisting of the I" XV, the .1S! hockey side, the badminton team, the telUus, squash and cross-country team depa.rted on (light by 572 to Durban. It is the first tune that such an extensive tour has been undertaken b Wynberg. A total of seventy pupils and nine masters comprised the tour party. BADMJNTON - Overall the badminton teams fared well against some of the top schools from Natal. The first team only 10SUlg two out of their five gmnes alld the second team losmg two out of their si. Some outstalldulg Badminton was played mId I'm sure the sides could only have gailled irrunense experience. CROSS-COUNTRY - The tour lasted a week with the first race on the 23 June, again~t Ale allder High, m Pietennaritzburg . comlllg . IS! an d 3,d The side did well III respectively. The second race was on the ne t day against the three top schools, namely DHS, Northwood and Glenwood. The team I did extremely well to come .111 3,d pace. Overall the team rml well with most guys running extremely quickly. This all bodes well for ne t year. HOCKEY - The first hockey temn went up to DurbalI with a much depleted team, but still mallaged to keep Wynberg's flag flying high. They played all the big schools in. Durball and mallaged to hold their own ex~e.ptlOnally well, with many of the UI6's galmug uwaluable experience. Although the hockey was sligh~ly over-shadowed by the rugby, they sltll mallaged to hold Wynberg's nrune above the rest. They beat Glenwood and Ale andra 3-1 and 1-0 respectively. They drew to the top school Norlhwood I-I. Overall \viruung 2, losing 2 alld drawing 1 - well done. RUGBY - For the rugby the fust challenge was against local school Norlhwood. After a tough fust half the Wynberg men notched up a good victory 20 points to 7. The .ne t ~y was spent at leisure. On Wednesday It was tune to take on Glenwood High School. Wynberg played excellent rugby m the second half with some superb halldling skills alld demolished Glenwood 34-3. Then it was off to Durb&l High School where Wynberg suffered their fust alld only defeat of the tour. The side Ill; WBO

lacked the finishing touches and went down 13-18 to the better side on the day. Then after a most .enjoyable, yet interesting weekend break, the boys were trallsferred to the Norlhwood boarding establishment where they competed in the Trellidor Intemational Schools Tournament. Here they played three grunes: the first against a very motivated Pinetown side. Wynberg cut it very fine, but in the end walked off the field victors 20-19. Their next run was against St Edmunds College 2nd XV [ram "Down Under", Wynberg running in 13 tries to cruise in 81-0 to all overwhelmed St Edmunds. It was then time for the game of the tour against the top side in New Zealmld - Westem Heights. Wynberg showed guts alld detennination fighting till the bitter end to \vin 27-10. The tour was a great success alld who \vill ever forget the WWF competition at the Red Dog alld how faithful all the boyfriends were. Thmlks must go to Mr Polden and Mr van Schalkwyk for their hard work alld dedicatioll. SQUASH - The 1st squash side went up to Durball \vith a very strong team. They played some scintilating squash, wilUlmg 5 out of 5 grunes. The U IS side also did e tremely well winning 4 out of their 5 grunes alld gaining lots of experience for the future. TENNIS - for the tennis team, the tour was a tough one, but fairly successful. The difference between Cape Town Tennis alld Durball Tennis is that we regard it as a summer sport, whereas in DurbmI, it is played all year rowld. The IS! grune was against a strong Norlhwood side alld Wynberg went down 9-0. Next up was Glenwood High School. Even though Wynberg played better thall the previous game they still suffered defeat. In the third alld flllal grune, they came up against DHS and here they played their best tennis of the tour mld won 6-3. All in all they gained some valuable experience Md built up an excellent temn spirit. To conclude, I'm sure everyone would like to thank all the coaches for their time aIld effort they put into their teruns aIld for orgaJlizing such 8 wonderful lOur. Everyone was successful, no matter whether you won or lost. What counts is that you did your best alld you kept Wynberg's nag flying nigh in Durball.

1996· 100 ~

THE GREY PE TOUR

~ WBII 1996· 101 ~

THE TRIP TO GREY HIGH SCHOOL Port Elizabeth Many Wynberg sport tearns and other groups have been on tours in the past, but new groWld was broken in 1966, WItha weekend trip up to Port Elizabeth which involved some 450 High School boys, 250 Junior school boys, 40 teachers and 14 coaches. The big adventure began at 5:30am on Friday, 10 May 1996, when the travellers all assembled in the Hall and were loaded onto their coaches (each with 60 bo s and two members of stafl) and sent off at about ten minute intervals. The purpose of the trip was to compete with Grey High School in ~rts such as rugby, hockey, basketball, shootmg, squash, cross COWltry,table tennis and cultural activities like debating and chess. LWlch was ill George per kind favour of York High School, whose mothers prepared • pre-packed lWlches for all the Wynberg contingent. After a long top the buses fmally arrived in Port Elizabeth to be met by the Grey staff and parents. AH 700 boys were accorrunodated by Grey parents and the staff were hosted by the Gre staff. Activities such as basketball, debating and table tennis took place on the Friday evening, and the rest of the programme was on

Saturday, cultnmating with the ISI XV game at 4pm - a most exciting ganle won by the hosts in the very last minute of the game. Games were characterized by keen friendly competition, some being won by Grey some by Wynberg, but really the results were of secondary importance compared to the opportunity of meeting new people and making friends. At the end of the first team game, the boys were all given supper by their hosts and then the coaches set otT on the long trip back to Cape Town. Most of the coaches amved back in Cape Town by about 9am on Sunday morning, except for the WlfortWlateoccupants of Bus number 6 which broke down at the Wilderness and which fmally only arrived back on Sunda evening. The weekend was one which provided two of the leadlllg boys' schools in the country with the opportWlity to share and bond on a large scale. There were many special moments and the tnp was greatl enjoyed by all. The thanks of the whole school must go to Mr Philip Kriel who spent many long hours organizing and, together with Mr Neil Thompson of Grey (Lbeorganizer at the other end) did the outstanding job in ensuring that everything went off so well The trip was an outstanding su ce s and has almost certainly led to Lbe formatIOn of a new tradition and lasting links WIthGre .

THE TRIP

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THE GAMES

~ \ BIIS 1996·10-4

SOCIETIES CULTURAL COMMITTEE

BACKGAMMON SOCIETY

Master-iD-Charge:

Teacher-iD-Charge:

MrLuman

Mr L Hoefnagels

Chairman: Neil Barnard

This self-run society has a fluctuating membership with pupils packing into D34 to pIa the one Societies period and no-one interested the next. When played, this boardgame remains a popular and interesting option.

Members: Alistair Brauns, Matthew Brilton, Steven Frew, KelU1eth Fyfe, Greg Jemmett, Stephen Keggie, Charles Prince The Cultural Committee most certainly had a very busy year, being involved in activities ranging from Music Everungs to stafT plays. The role of the Cultural Committee and the contribution it makes sometimes goes unrecognised, but thls lack of recogrtition is certainly not deserved. The Committee deserves full praise for all its efTorts in ensuring that all activities of a cultural nature were well advertised, well run and quite frankly, rughly successful. The primary goal of the commjttee was to ensure that cultural activities received more support, and as a whole I believe that this goal was attained. Due both to early advertising, and the system of support worked out by the prefects whereby each pupil had to support at least one cultural event per tenn, these activities certainly enjoyed more support than in previous years. However, thls level can still be improved. It is my belief that many pupils are either unaware of, or simpl do not appreciate, the wealth of cultural talent that is available in Wynberg. If one were to look merely at the results of the Cape Eisteddfod, this talent becomes apparent. Many bo s received diplomas and honours - marks above 85%! My thanks to Mr Lurnan for all rus patience and guidance as well as the committee for their unending dedication to their tasks, specifically Steven Frew, KelUleth Fyfe and Charles Prince, without whom I would have been totally lost To next ear's Chamnan. r wish you and your committee the best of luck for the ear ahead. SUPERA MORA I _.. WDH

BACKSTAGE CREW Chairman: Mark Maunder

Teacher in charge: Mr L Kruger The main purpose of thls new society is to prepare the area under the stage for use. This nonnally, unfortunately, means the repairing and cleaning up after the stage has been used for its countless productions. However, there is a feeling of achievement when the understage is ready for its next onslaught. A major achievement thls year was the dumping of many years' worthless accumulation of rubbish. Never before has this area been as accessible as it was thls year. This year will hopefully see the e tablishment of a garderobe committee who ,viII be responsible for the lending out of laundered and mended costumes and props.

BAND Teacher-iD-Charge: Mr Botha 1996 has been a most outstandingly successful year for the school band. From next year, we will no longer be known as the school band, but rather as WBHS Swing Band. It has also been a notable year, in that we played at a number of prestigious events. The 1996 ·105 ~

most noteworthy of these were at the V &A Waterfront, promoting the World Golf Cup Tournament, the Stellenbosch University Band Festival (where we received a standing ovation), as well as the Nico Malan School Music Festival, and the Rustenburg Ensemble Festival. In our duty to the school, we provided background music for the aner Prize Giving tea, the Old Boys dinner, the Std 6 induction progranune, the Carol Evening, the first term music conce~ and during the holidays we will appear at the Link Shopping Centre and maybe at the Waterfront again. Under the committed guidance of Mr Botha, the Wynberg Boys' High Swing Band has laid a solid foundation for the years to come and achieved an excellent reputation. Looking to the future, we hope I997 and the years to come will only get better.

every Societies period. During the year a new Chainnan and Comrnitlee were elected. The Chairman lor 1997 is Peter van Biljon and the Committee members are Shane Martin and Robert Cowling. Our main highlight in 1996 was the competition that "'"as held at Noordhoek during the second tenn, all the members of the society took part in the competition and had a good time. Once again we entered our tearn into the WP Morey Inter-Schools Body-boarding League. The tearn comprised G Deneys, C Allen, S Martin, R Cowling, GAshfield and P van Biljon and our judges were J Jack and D BeckJey. We did not quite make it to the top but we surfed with a lot of guts and determination. We, as a society, also say thank you to Mr Ten Velthuis as it was his last year with the society and we wish him the best of luck in the years to come.

BEGINNER SWIMMING BUSINESS SOCIETY

Teacher-In-Charge: MrCross The increase in the number of boys coming to Wynberg who cannot swim, has been tbe motivation behind the start of this Society. The two most conunon reasons why some boys are unable to swim are the lack of exposure to swimming pools and hydrophobia. About twenty boys voluntarily attended the classes, which only operated during tbe first and fourth terms. With the assistance of Michael McEwan, all boys were able to swim a width of the Junior School pool by the end of the first term.

BODY BOARDING SOCIETY Teacher-in-Charge: Mr Ten Velthuis Chairman: Graham Dene s Committee: Peter van Biljon, Donovan Robert Cowling

BeckJy,

The Bodyboarding Society meetings were held on a regular basts and all the members toole part with great spirit and enthusiasm ,I(

Teacher-in-cbarge: Mr 0 Russell Cbalnnan: RMagan

Committee: C Do\mes, A Eccles, W Heydra 1996 saw the birth of the Business Societ . This society was considered a few years ago, however, it was never established due to lack of support. The aim of the society is to broaden the business scope provided by accounting and inform the members of the options available in the business world as well as careers. This was done in the form of talks from various professionals ranging from chartered accountants to portfolio managers. The society also had the opportunity to visit Mettife's Investment Department where we were hO\m their special forecasting programs and given a talk on investing and MetIife's role as weU as possible career options. The society also took part in an interschool Stock Market game run by Appleton for six months where we came 5d1 out of 12 portfolios. Next year should be e citing as It wiU have more structure as we gam more ell.'perience. Proposed activities mcJude Junior Achievers, fund raising projects, a focus week, use of

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computers for forecasting, stock market games, as well as nwnerous outings and talks from guest speakers. I would like lo thank all the members of the society for their support. TItis society bas tremendous potential and will move from strength to strength in the years to come.

CADETS Colonel: Mr B Probyn Ueutenant: Mr P van Schalkwyk Sergeant-Major: Mr W Stanford

Sergeant:

The Calligraphy Society has had a quiet but productive year. Our members handed in many excellent pieces of writing, ranging from the Gothic style to the Uncials sI le, to the Italic style. Half of our members were Std 6's, and if the Std 6's who join next year can produce the same quality as the present Std 6's, then 1997 will be a rewarding and fruitful year for the Calligraphy Society. Imust thank the members for the dedication and effort they put into the Societ and their work. I hope that the can keep this posilive attitude up next year! My final thanks must go to Mr O'Reilly, for his enthusiasm (a huge under-statement!) and his willingness to impart his vast knowledge of calligraph lo us. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to practise calligraphy.

Graham Rose-Inoes Thjs year we saw the re-introduction of the Cadet Detachment which was started again during societies period on a voluntary basis. We had about 20 bo s volunteering and this was enough to form a squad. Most lessons were used to get the boys used to marching and lo the commands as very few had marched before. Fortunately, we had one or two Matrics who had marched previously and they were a great help to the rest. We also spent a lesson in the flTst tenn shooting under the guidance ofMr Blom and the boys enjoyed this tremendously. Most of the third term was used to prepare for the changing guard at the Founder's Day ceremony and the boys must be complimented on the way in which they worked and the time which they gave up. It was very pleasing to see how they improved this time, particularly the bo s doing the rille drills. By the time Founder's Day arrived tbe bo s had almost perfected the ",'hole sequence, but unfortunately and to most of the boys disappointment, it rained on the day and the changlllg of the guard did not take place. This was an anti-dimax to a good ear for the cadet detachment.

CARD GAMING SOCIETY Master-in-Charge: MrG Coombe

Chairman: D Keating

Once again this proved to be a popular society and under Dylan Keating's leadership, nwnbers grew and condjtions became somewhal cramped. Nevertheless, it was good lo see so many boys thoroughly enjoying the many varied games being played, and although at times the noise level was high, it was not superseded by the spirit of those involved. Dylan is deserving of my grateful thanks - his efforts are to be commended.

CHESS SOCIETY Teacher-in-Charge (Teams): Mr M Koffeman Teachers-ln-Charge (Society): Mr M Koffeman Mr B Greenwood Chairman:

Morison

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P Bauwens,

C Dednam, J Kim

Team Captain: C Dednam

Teacher-in-Charge: Mr T O'Reilly

The Chess ociety has been extremely uccessful this year, with a large nwnber of members attending the meetings. These have

Chairman: B QuinJivan ~WBH

been enjoyed thoroughly b compelJlIve players as well as by the social players. 50-60 members attended each meeting. During the year the Society look part in activities such as the Autwnn Carnival and also the ACS Chess Festival. The chess leam was entered in the Super A League, but due to a rezouing of schools half-way through the season, have onJy taken part in a few matches with mixed success. We look forward to an even more active year in 1997 and hope the society will be just as great a success.

CHOIR Teacber-io-Cbarge: Ms B Fassler The year's first choir JX.">J"formancewas a particularly sad one - Mrs Joubcrt's funeral. Aunty Bunty had always been an avid supporter of the school's music concerts and it was indeed a difficult task to Stng on ttUs occasion. At the end of the first tenn Wynberg jOined the Springtield Convent girls in celebratmg their 125th anniversary. ALter learning the

tenor and bass-lines of ten new songs, we started a series of combined practices on Friday evenings. These tended to be fairly chaotic as we tried to keep up with the orchestra and the Maestro Conductor! The fmal dress rehearsal at the City Hall was hectic to say the least, but we calmed our nerves by taking a well-earned supper break at the Spur. Walking back through the city centre with Lloyd Jansen leading the bo s on "Tshosholoza" at top volume, spirits were high. The Concert went oIT extremely well: the haIJ was jam-packed and Wynberg enjo ed an unexpected encore! The annual Choir Workshop with Wynberg Girls' High is alwa s a fun day with as much socialising as singing. The day was used in preparation for the Children of Africa Concert which was organised by Pinelands High. We tested the programme at the Girls' High Concert and aller that week once again headed oIT to the City Hall. And again it was a successful evening. The Carol ervice traditionally ends the year's programme and this year our brother and sister schools Joined forces in the Clegg Hall for a most enjoyable evening of Chnstmas music. A huge thank-you to the thirty boys wbo

CHOIR 1996 Back Row: A Dore, M van dell Berg, M Ferry. J SllIddoll ~ Row: A KII/g, Gordon, S Ascolt-Evalls, K Snyman, K Moes. L Jamel/ :r~Row: K G'yo.Je, V Majl)a. J Kyzer, J Mothers. P BalllteJl.f, T Makhoala. J PloWl Row: J Yamold. R Monsof/, J JOlles, T KIlI8, G Fraser, D A1ee. S 'OIlgalazo e.ated: Barnard. G Rose-If/nes. Ms B FdMler. P Groeneveldt, Mr B Probytl. Mr B Botha. K Fyle. A Matthews

regularly attended Thursday evening practices, even when they sometimes got completely out of hand! Special thanks to the eight Matric boys who have given so much loyalty and enthusiasm to the Choir over the past couple of years. Neil, Kermeth, Richard, Alan, Rosie and Pierre: you are the last of the "got a dream boy, got a song" group - remember the lines! To Tholo and Kuhle: a great pity that we only enjoyed your strong voices in your fUlal school year. Lastly, a big thank-you to Mr Botha for sharing the music. And the catch-phrase of the year? "We all stand together."

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UNION

Teacher-in-Charge: Mr Buchanan 1995/96 Committee: Kevin Liddie (Chair), Alan Matthews, John Plows, Dylan Wallet!. Charles Pettit 1996/97 Committee: Matthew Allison (Chair), John Plows, Dylan Wallett, Richard Lundie, Matthe\ Smith

increased dramatically after camp and have remained there ever since, stabilising at about 30-40 regulars. Towards Easter the CU c0ordinated an Easter Egg Collection which collected one strip of eggs for every child in ALL EIGHT of Wynberg's Childrens' Homes. Those who participated agree that this was a great CU team-building e ercise. The committees changed soon after this. Prayer meetings continue to be regularly and reasonably well-attended, along with the ever popular 'Friday afternoon WGHS session'. Thanks again to aU involved with CU: the parents who pray, especially the conunittees, the members, Scripture Union and the many others who all contribute to this society. Old Boys, please contact us with your whereabouts - we'd like to update our informatIOn. And lastly to the Matrics who are leaving us - we wish you God's richest blessings as ou go into life.

CINEMA TOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Ma ter-in-Charge: Mr E Lefson

1996 has been a great year for the CU. The year began wIth the usual bang in the fonn of the Camp with the girls' school, this ttme held at Camp Faraway with Grant Clark delivering a no-nonsense, dov.n-to-earth series of talks. Great venue - I'm sure all will agree that it's great to sleep safe III the knowledge that death by cow-maiming is not imminent!! Numbers

Chairman. L du Plessis 1996 was a good year for the Cinematographic Societ and being a new society, it look a few weeks to gel stabilised. orting out movie history and what makes comedies, action films and thriUers what they

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are is what we looked at flfst. We came out with a few amazing comments and group discussions became very important. We became involved in all cultural events and some sporting events, recording and editing the rough copies. At first this was difficult, but it later became fun. Our aim for the future is to get into the working of the cinema and television. 1997 will be a year of great achievement and always looking for new ideas. With the theme Carpe Diem we have lots to look forward to for this year and the future.

CYCLING SOCIETY Master-in-Cbarge: Mr PJ Kriel Cbairman' Eugene Benjamin Secretary: Allan Lopes Tre1ISUre r: Robert Doughty Std 7 Rep: Gareth Rose The mission of the Cycling Society is to act as tbe body to manage and co-ordinate cycling events and actIVIties and cycling events Wlthm the school. One of tbe main objectives of the society is to promote cycling and to increase membership. This year only four members took part in the school cycle tour. namel Eugene Benjamin, Gareth Rose, Ryan Zick and Ian Hale . On the whole, we did quite well for the first time, Wlth our school bemg placed 31 t out of 38 schools. IndIVldual placings were. Eugene Benjamin: 01:27:52 overall placing 49/h oul of / 90 C.retb

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overall placlfIg 851h out of / 90 Ry.n Ziek 02:09.17 overall placlIIg /60th oul of / 90 IIn H.ley·

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overall placlIIg l6/sl oul of J 90 Special mentJon must be made of Tim Goodwin, who represented Western Provmce and South AfrIca as mOWltain bIker As a regular member of the Western Province

Mountain Bike team who excelled at all the national cycling events. Tim was selected to represent South Africa in Australia during September at the World Mountain Bike competition. Tim was placed 52nd in the U 19 division. Tim was also the 4th moulltain biker overall at this year's Argus Cycle Tour.

DEBATING TEAMS Teacher-in-Charge: Ms B Connellan Chairman: NeilBamard The debating leams, especially the seruor team, did not produce the sort of results that were expected from them. Although team members performed very well at the Cape TO\\ll Eisteddfod, the tearns as a whole did not shine. The senior team, consisting of various members, bul most regularly, Alan Matthews, Charles Prince, Greg Jemmet! and Neil Bamard, went through the round robin stages with mixed fortwles, but still managed to reUlin their pride and dignit oiler the defeated the GIrlS' school qUIte convincingly. The junior team, consisting of Charles Petit. Gavin Haynes and Aidan Bennetts, performed admirably to reach the quarter-finals of their competition, despite their lack of e perience. with none of the members having debated befarc. This team will remain together next ear. and will no doubt do cxccptionall well. Performances which should be singled out are the results of the Cape Eisteddfod, which are as follow : The senior forum discussion a\\arded honours

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GavlO Hayne received two merit awards Neil Barnard recclved two honours Alan Matthew received one honour and a diploma These results are only seen m thel! true perspectJve when onc realises that merits are awarded for a mark of above 75% honour above 85% and diplomas for over 95% Alan Matthews especially performed exception lIy well throughout the car and was Jusll awarded fir t pi cc 10 the Best peakers' competition

SENIOR DEBATING AND FORUM DISC SSION 1996 Back: G Jemmelf, J CI/SSell, G Howl's Front: C Pl1l1ce. Als B COllllel/all, .V Bamard, All' B Prohy". A Matthews On behalf of all the partiCipants, I \\ould especially like to tJ1ank Miss Connellan, whose leadership and guic.!aJlcc throughout lhe year was greatly appreciated It I largel} due to her and the many c\tm hours or \\ork that she put in after school hours lhat the team \\ali able to perform Without makmg fools of ourselves, anc.! for thiS \\e are all very grateful M .. congratulations and thanks must go to all partiCipant \\ho put In mall c~tra hours prepanng for the debates and dOUlg research. and I \\lsh next year's team members the best of luck for the commg ~ear

boo t IllIInher With tJ1e co-operallOn of fello" tuc.!ents \\e had a great society which \\111 hopefully be evcn more successful next )C3r Thanks go especially to Mts FI her, \\ho "1th her mtercst in nature, has made thiS SOClct) as fascinllting as ever

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Chairman Jurgen Welp I\t the begmnlllg of the \ear \\c sel goal "hlch \\cre taken scnou'\l) and nearh 011 \\crc llchlC\eU Wc ell ourogeu the:: members of the ocu;:t, to ha\e more Spirit b, mol..mg poster' 1\ hock \\11-; pl01U1CU and lolks orgillltscu on alten \egetatlon Mr I\lf Moms took U" out on a ha I.. \\hl h pa\eo thc wa\ for future such tnps h, the school Cleanng \\ Ithlll thc S(.hool grounds h.ls been set up along "1th the lllle::rall Cluh lo \\BII"

rhe MU'ClIIU SOClel) I 110\\ the hlggest It has e\ er heen IUld thiS I 'ureh a pomter to the IIlCTcascd mlerest anc.! a 11\11\ III the mw'eum The IIlcmbers have oc'Cn on dut' at fWl~tlons hl..e Open Night unc.!Founder's Da) and ha\e I..o:pt the mu...eum III parlJmg ondltlOn throug.hout the \ car Old Bo\ Interest continues unahated ano dOllatloll~ "crc gladh acCt.'Ph.:d and liIed or 1996·111

displayed as was possible. The muscwn is now bursting at the seams and investigations into possible growth are under wa . Displays are rotated so that nev material can sec the light of day but too much is now stored. The museum committee has to get an mfuslOn of younger members next year and imbue in them the keen spirit of s<.:rvicethat will ensure continued interest in the !"Wming of the museum. N Meyer, D de Kock, C Parker, A Jolmson and R Parker were awarded Excepllonal ervice certi !icates this year. Well done and keep up the good \\ork.

HOME MA AGEME SOCIETY

Teacher-in-Cbarge. MrDe Waal Chairman. Andrew Bishop Committee' S He\\elt, C Baron The aim of thiS ne\\ oclety IS to enable our members to acquire and practise skills needed about the home. The !IfSt tenn was taken up \\ith basic cooking lessons. All members were taught to prepare four easy meals This proved to be very popular, panly because we had the opportwlity to sample our effons aner the lesson. In the second tenn the focus shifled to sewing All members \vere shown how to sc\\ on a butIon, repair a tom hln and iron their own clothe' The level of competence varied, but mo t members at least mastered some of the sl:tlls Dunng the thlId lenn we taught all the members ho\\< to do basiC electncal repairs This started by showing how the SWitchboard operates and IIlcJuded selecting the correct plug (amperage etc) and globe, and also changmg a plug, etc. In the last tenn all members attempted to gro\\< thelf 0\\11 vegetables At thl tage radl hes are our onl ucces, but a number of member have lomatae , green beans, beetroot (mistakenly planted a radl h) and plllach III their gardens, and I hope their famllll!- \.,.,11 soon benefit from their effons Hopefull all our members wtll be of more use around the home 111 future'

MARINE SOCIETY Teacher-in-Cbarge: Mr N de Carpentier Chairman: J Weeks Committee: G Bew, N Billings The Marine Society (the old Piscatorial Society) continued to grow in strength this year. The ociely period were dominated b interesting guest speakers, videos and talks by the members themselves. A carp ba h was organised by G Bew al Princessvlei aJ1dthe cash prize was won by J Augustyn. No other competitions were beid b the oclety. D Barber \Von A Colours for fre hwater aJ1glmg Ile also learned up with Ius father to win the Yoelvlei International Bass Competition. The ociety members were as urprised as Mr de Carpenller himself \".hen he won the first prize in the Carp Flshmg 24-hour marathon in April.

MOUNTAIN CLUB SOCIETY Tcacher-i n-Cha ,-ge. Mr Stevens Chairman: Matthew Britton The ~owltain Club gOI ofT\"ith a bang this ea~ W)th Matthew Bntton orgaJ1ising a hike dunng the second month of hool The hike was held on the 16th of March aJ1d began at Constantia Nek and ended at KJrstenbosch Gardens The twn-out was not great but \\e tarted the hike with about ten members We had e cellent views of the Cape PenIlIsuia as Il was a perfecll clear day This year there was a very relaxed atmosphere durmg societies penod and Il was appreciated b all DurUlg these tunes \I.e diSCussedtuke roules that \\c could take \ hen mo t of lhe gu s \\ere frcc. Thl was rather difficult as almo t every weekend someone had some other allvlt. Mo t weclends the 'spons a llVlllcs clashed \\1th the hike but \\e llll managed to go on about four hike Malthe raJ) a \\ellorgruused club thiS ear and \\<c Will urel

need some of his expertise next year when another member takes over the reins. Special thanks should go to Mr Stevens for joining us on a few hikes and for giving his input when it was required.

MUSLIM STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (MSA) Teacher-in-Charge: MrGalant Chairman: Nazeem Samsodien Wynberg's newly-fanned Muslim Students' Association was founded late during the third tenn and provides an opportunity for Muslim and non-Muslim students to voice their opinion on controversial issues and also to provide an Islamic perspective on problems facing our daily lives. During the third tenn, committee members of the MSA attended a seminar hosted b Westerford at which various issues of succcssfull maintaining such a societ were raised. The seminar was most rewarding to our inexperienced conuninee and we returned to Wynberg with a broader understanding of what is e peeted for success. The meeting certainly put us in the correct frame of mind and hopefully the MSA of Wynberg will grow in stature and be recognised by others. Videos and religious workshops were also held during ocieties periods and future goals \\ere discussed. I would like to v.~sh Mr Galant, the comminee and the rest of the society best wishes for the future lnsha-Allah (God permitting).

how to deliver the speech. They also learnt the principles of how to handle an impromptu speech, and different types of speeches such as a welcome, or a thank you or proposing a toast. Most of the work of the Club was practical and the members regularly gave speeche and criticised each other. There are many activities planned for next year, including outings and guest speakers, and the need to get more exposure to speaking in public and not merely in the group. A Best Speaker's competition was also held, which was narrowly won by Simon Hopkins.

SCRABBLE SOCIETY Teacher-in-Charge: Mrs Heller Chairman: Darren Coetzer The Scrabble Society has proven to be an outstanding and consistently weU-attended society in the school. The game has been played \~th much enthusiasm, \~th the Matrics leading the way. They have found it a pleasant diversion from their concentrated studies this year. Thanks to Darren Coetzer for chairing the Society. Amon van As takes over as Chairman for 1997 and has great plans to have play-offs and finding a champion among the scrabble players.

SPORTS INJURY SOCIETY Teacher-iD-Charge. Ms Jordan

PUBLIC SPEAKING GROUP Teacher-in-Charge: Mr COlillellan Chairman: imon Hopkms The first 'ear of e 'istence saw a mall and relativel oung group leam the principle of publi pcak.ing. ActivItIes ranged from how to prepare 8 fonnal peech, how to make notes, and tips on ~WBR

The Sports lnjury ociety was a new society fanned this ear. The focus of the Society is tbe prevention, rather than the treatment, of injuries related (0 sports. We also aim at enhan 109 ports perfonnance through an increased knowledge and improvement of ne ibilit , cardiovascular fitness and strength. Workshops on stretching techniques, training programmes and sports massage were given. Because the society was on a trial run It was largel managed b Ms Jordan, but we hope to get more outside speakers and pupil input in 1996' IJJ ~

1997. The Society was popular, being attended not only by First Aid members, but also by athletes, gymnasts, rugby players and other sportsmen.

THEATRE TECHNOLOGY Teacher-in-Charge: MrG Faiers Chairman: Steven Frew Crew: Michael Jacobs, Stuart Ramage, Craig Missing, Ryan Bellis-Jones, Robert Dought ,Sherwyn Lynch, Chris Arbous, Grant Appleton, Ricardo Annani Theatre Technology has been relatively unnoticed for the last couple of years. Pupils working in the technicalleam only received service certificates for the work they did. Only relatively recently have the pupils received Colours, Blues and Honours for their efTorts. T1us year the Theatre Technology Society was founded. The Society was started with about forty pupils, wiuch we had to cut down to twenty, Over and above the societ members, we have a Technical Crew of ten pupils \I/hich are involved in the running of every event that lakes place in the all or on stage at Wynberg We have also run various shows at other schools and theatres. We have been involved in the training of the technical crew of our sister school. We have run sound and lighting for, amongst others, the JOIUly Cooper ~ig Band, ixt omething, Ixty Something Else, tation eventy and Sevent omething, Drakensberg Bo ' Choir, and our own' productions. One-Act PIa s (Jwuor and Seruor), OtT The Hook (Pupil Ma~or Production), Caught Napping ( tafT Major ProductIOn) We recently went on tour 'W,th a gospe~ chOIT - doing the lighting for thelr production of "The Late Great Potentate", The tour 'Went as far as Worcestor and Vredendal, and mcluded local venues uch as Bellville, Parowand Good'Wood ViSits to the Nico Malan and Baxter were also undertaken. These 'Were special tours as 'We were taken through the technical side of the theatres. ,tI\

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THESPIAN SOCIETY Teacher-in-Charge: MrCLurnan Chairman: o Baudains Secretary: R CruUling Committee Member: R Pillay Thespian Society members were presented with numerous opportunities to showcase their talents in 1996. Annual events such as the Junior and Senior House Plays sa\ most members of the societ involved, either as actors or directors. The Socie! was also involved in the Variety Concert where members staged acts of their own choice The Society also produced two plays which were performed at the concert: the farce, 'My Proud Beaut ' and 'Heart Attack', \\ntten by the ociety members themselves. Wynberg's Thespians also excelled in the Cape Town Drama Eisteddfod where David Baudains and Ryan C8JUlillg received Honours in the Dramatic Monologue category. During Societies' periods, pupils are given the opportunit to act while performing various e ercises such as improvised storytelling and others deSigned to improve the pupils' confidence in front of an audience and to teach basic dramatle skills. All intra-societ compelltJon was also held, whereb} groups of pupils wrote and produced their 0\\11 plays. Although 19% has been a good year for Wynberg drama, all societ member should seize more ofT the opportwuties provided at school and external I We look forward to greater achievements 10 1997.

THE WY BERGIA Teacher -in-Charge: Mr L Kruger (I" and r) Ms B CorU1ellan (J'" alld -I''') Editor: Nick Gordon Jame Cussen The W)l1berglan thiS 'ear 'W taken lO new and unchartered heights banenthusla tic society under the gUidance of Mr Kruger (I Il 1996· 114)11

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and 2nd editions) alld MJSS COIUlcllan(dunng the 3,d and 4th editions) We attempted to make the magazme vIsually entertaining as \..ell as ultellcctual and humorous WIth the cover this year we broke away from the "tradItional" blue to a conspicuous, extravagent red Ea h page was frothmg to the brun "-ith entertainment, humour, facts and other useless Irrelevant information In every edItIon we consulted our old Chine e friend, \\ho bestO\\ed many a \\1SC proverb unto us, from ''If .1'011 "GI/' ,he rail/bow, yOIl '/I have '0 pu, up wi,h ,he ram", to "Please pass the rice" It was a great year and a great experience 8Jld honour for us to edit the magazine. We hope all our aVId readers enjoyed the editions and good lu l to the Il1comJllgC(.htorialstaff. Have rewardmg lives, thanks to everyone desen'lllg It, enJoy life you ani gel one.

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HOUSE REPORTS DE WAAL HOUSE

especially to Garth Bru\\er, whose hard work was much appreciated. Thanks must also go to all the house members for making m last year a most enjoyable and memorable one. Finally, I would like to wish next year's House Master and his committee the best of luck for 1997. My special thanks lo Luke and his committee for all their hard work To all those \\ho helped and got Involved, \\-hich IS the maJonty of De Waal House, thalIks a.nd well done. This }ear proved once agam that you enjoy somethmg much more if you get mvolved.

LITTLEWOOD HOUSE House Master: Mr W lanford Hou e Captain: Luke Baker Once agam the year h bet.~ a great succe s for De Waal Ilou c, as they retamed the Fnedlander lucid for the second year running. The year started ofT with a bang when we thrashed the other houses to Wll1 the annual Inter-House athletics competition. We then obtained second place 111 the annual mterhouse sWlInnllng gala These were the two maUl evenLS of the year which contnbuted to mo t of De Waal's points and thjs put us in an earl lead. The reason for the earl success was due to the fact that everyone participated and \~orked as a team and not as mdlviduals The Inter-House pla's were a resoundmg succes a \\e obtamed lhtrd place m the senior secI.Jon and flrst place in the junior section Once agam the house member were enthu 18 ti and gave 100% efTort in everythmg that the) did Special thanks must go to Mr Stanford who never tooL. "no" for an answer and hiS enthusiasm and hard work rubbed ofT on to all the house members We thank rum "cry mu h and wi h him best of luck for the future lllan.k must also go to m comJ1l1ttce and

Superintendent Mr M Rushb nior Hou cma ter (Litlle~'ood) MrM Home nlor Hou erna ter (Siherbunt). MrC Lwnan Housema tcn MrGCoombe Mr E Lefson MrB Sopam Mr G lIardres-Wllharns

LITILEWOOD HOUSE 1996 Back Row: A Missing, C DO\4-",es,lf! Kingwill, M Zuka, A Nkomo, K Moes, G Breytenbach, V Thompson, C Thompson, S Good, G Wessels, J Swanepoel, D Long, D Barber, S Smith, RAI/en, C Marinheiro, R Bel/is~ones ,f" Row: M Wessels, P Esmollde-White, T Tshoopara, A Eccles, C Pretorius, S Ramage,

Loub.ser, lIallte Water, M Beml, D Hammargren, D Clark, A Cassar, G Appleto1l, IV Heydra, M Kaptein, K Giyose, S Kakehongo Jr~ Row: E Erastus, S Gerard, A King, E Eccles, M Walsh, C van Vrede, B Clark, R Druker, C Aroous, R Doughty, E Jones, M Bra"!m,S N01lgalaza, T Kakehongo, JY ewdlgate, G Rose, W Beets, U Msizi, A van Staden

1"" Row: ede Gouveia, D Humby, P Amakatuwa, B Bougas, T Madikane,

G Hams, Y Magida, DRamage, G D0"l471es, G Breach, R Am/alllli, C Missing, C Hutchins, C Magalhaes, D Schweizer, M Jones, D Bol/aert

Sealed: Mr H Ca/der, Mr J Bailey, Mr G Hardres-WilIiams, R Bush (House Captain), Mr G Coombe, Mrs T Rushby (Matron), H Kalm (Deputy Head Bo)~, Mr B Praby" (Headmaster), S Frye (Head Boy), Mr M Rushby (Superi1ltelldent), T Maldtaolo, Mr C Luman, Mrs B Sauls (Matron), M Ryon, Mr E LefsOll, Mr B Sopam, Mr T Davis, Mr P Mourtoll

SILVERHURST HOSTEL 1996 Back Row: D SchweIzer, R Armi""i. P Amakalllwa. C HutchilIs, D Hllmby. D Bol/aert. M JOlles 2"~Row: B BOlIgas. Y Magida. D Ramage. A vali StadeII. rt Erastlls. S Gerard. G DOWIles.SHams Sealed: Mr G Hamres-Wil/iams (Housemaster). Mr C LIlmalI (Senior Housemaster). J Swanepoel. Mr B Probyn. A Kmg, Mr M Rushby (Superilltelldem), Mr B Sopam (Housemaster) Senior Matron. Mrs T Rushb Matron. Mrs B auls Prefects' Head Bo . Frye Deputy Head Boy' HKahn Prerect J Makhaolo M Ryan Hou e Captain. R Bush In addition to the housemasters menlloned above, the followmg "gap year" students from England and cotland spent time In the boarding house Danny Malhnson (George Watsons chool), Tom Wheeler (Wellington College), Paul Mourton (Cheltenham), Harmsh Calder (George Watsons chool), Jonathan Bally (Yann) and Tun Davl (King Century) Mr Coombe len the boarding house aner June and wa replaced b Mr Lefsol) Unfortunatel , due to work corrumtmcnts, Mr Home len at the end of the ear Hls has been a long association WIth the boarding house,

first as a boarder hun elf, headbo , student master and then Senior Housemaster. A major chWlge 111 policy at LIUlewood tlu 'ea! was that the boarders were all allo\ll'cd to stud ill their donnitoncs. In teons of the Inter-House competition, the Inter-House one-act plays were undoubtedl the highlights The senior play, "The Rose in the Cloister", was directed b Howard Kahn and excellent perfoonan es were given b Garth Breytenbach ( lIvestro), Simon Good (Monk) and Tholo Makhaola (Francesca). The Junior house play, "A I lu band for Breakfast", was equall good Kevin Moe, Vaughn Thomp on and TeelelellI Kakehongo all perfonnedtb very credltabl • Lmlewood were placed 4 III the Fnedlandcr • lucId Mrs TheullIsscn (matron) len at the end of the first tenn and, as the Westem Cape Education Department did not grunt penm ion for this po t to be filled, Mrs Ru hby and Mts aul have held the Cort for the )ear M}' special thanks to them for their hard \\-ork tlus)ear

RHODES HOUSE

WELLINGTON HOUSE

Hou§e Master: Mr P van chalkwyk Hou e Captain: Steven Buchmann Will, the inter-house system being scaled dO\\11 over the la t two years to just a couple of events, the house compelllion ll,i year was very quiet and most of it was completed b the end of the first tenno It got off to a hectic start with ports Da taking place in the second \..eck of lenn Rhodes House hawed Il lot of spirit and ended up third. The swimming gala was nex1 and here Rhodes were outstanding and managed to clinch first place. The cross-country was run in very wet condillons and we managed to gain onl a fourth place. ObvlOusl. Rhodes do not have many long distance runners. In the Academic Quiz and Generui Knowledge Quiz Rhodes gamed second and third places respective! '. All that remained was the mter-house OneAct Pla s and Rhodes did falrl well in !.his department \\11th two e ceplionall \\ellrehearsed and wdl-chosen pla S. teven BuchmmUl mld Net! Barnard must both be conunended on the e cellent Job they did m producing these plays Our • entor One-Act Play was judged to be the best. while we gained a third place in the junior diVIsion Overall Rhodes \\ere runner -up to De Wanl III the lOter-house competition and all lts members must be conunended for their effons

House Master: Mr L Hoefnagels House Captain Llam BrO\\11 Wellingon did not do as well as expected in tr)'mg to win the Fnedlm1der ~ hield thiS year. The house however, must be congratulat~ on their U1volvement and comlrutmenl III all events. The Athletics Day was a highlight as Mano Jacobs, Clement Barron and other JWlior athlete competed right up Wilt! the eud, to come a close second on the day. Richard Gordon, Stuart Bush and Alan Matlllews kept the Oag flying for Wellington by \\11U1ll1gthe Academic QUIZ and Il special menlion musI go to Nicholas Gordon and Charles Prince for all thelf \\ork in the eruor and JUllIor House plays Our most dlsappomllng evenl was the swunrnmg gala and If the House \\ants to WlIl the Friedlander hield next year a major Ilnpro\lemenl mu I be hown Ul conclusion I would like to thank Mr Hoefilagels for his help mld gUidm1ce throughout the ear and lo thank all Wellmgton House members for their support ood luck for 1997

VAN RIEBEECK HOUSE

Hou e Master: Mr 0 chenk Van Riebeeck expenenced very limited succes 10 the mter-house competition during 1996. but nevertheless remained competitive. Right from the start the spirit in the house was veT) good as "as eVident in the cheering at sports day. There \\a no lack of enthu lasm when it came to volunteering to enter for events. If we had been awarded points for enthusia m then we might have won the Fnedlander hield Van Rielx.--cck contributed trongl towards the su cess of the hou e plays and could have done beller If the boys had practised a bit harder. There IS an abundance of talent in the house that needs to be channelled and nurtured. Congratulations mu I go to the Tug-of-War team for attall1lng a first place and to those who supported the event so loyally. Van Riebeeck produced some good results at the interhouse gala and mall of our boy \\alked away \\lth trophies, but once agalll we ,..ere not able to maintain our momentum up to the end and win the day. It IS very Important for the \\hole house competition that all the bo s realise JU t how much fun all the e events are and ""hat it can do for the Spint 111 the school My congratulallons go to all those v"ho partiCipated lil the house competition and J encourage all others to get fully II1volved My thanks go to the stalT and boys of Van Riebeeck house and J look forward to 1997 \\.-'hereI know \\.-e W111also do well

INTER-HOUSE SUPPORT

INJT/ER~ATIONAL PARTICIPATION JONA THAN MURPHY South Africa U16 Hockey

In the June/July holidays I represented Western Province at the second US A A nalional Under 16 schoolboys' Hoeke Toumament al Queensmead in DurbaJ1. After being snowed in for three days ~n Harrismith, the team arrived safe and sound III Durban at the Natal Technikon. We only managed to play five of our eight scheduled games, but the toumament was nonetheless a most enjo able experience. Aner the fi~al gwne, the national selectors WillOWIed. ~ sl~e of sixteen players to represent South Alnca m Wl international triangular test series. I will never forget when wnongst the sixteen names was Mthuthuzeli Msizi's aJld my own. GrWlt Clark was also nwned as a non-travelling reserve, so Wynberg was well represented. . Mthuthu wld m self tayed two nights WIth friends of my famil before meeting up with the other members of the tewn on unday 14 July at the Glenwood hostel. unday sa\ us have a light training session, but the greater

part of the day \ as spent gelling to know each other aJld building a tewn spirit. We all got on very well. Monday saw us having two sessions on the astro: one at eight 0' cloek in the morning and the other later on in the afternoon. in a short warm up gaJlle we beat Natal 5-0 after just thin minutes. The tewn played very well together. Tuesday \ as UIe opening day of the triaJlgular and the tirst game was between Englwld and Zimbabwe. Englwld emerged the winners by a 1-0 margin. The afternoon saw a light lunch aJld mental preparation for our first Test Match. Just before the match began, I looked up and saw tile familiar face of Mr Coombe. It '\las a great feeling knowing that he would be there to see Mthuthu and myself play. As we lined up to face England I was filled with a great sense of pride and a feeling that truly is beyond explwlation. The team pia ed well and we won 5-2. Wednesda the 17111, and my birthday. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday present: to play for m country on m birthday, what an honour! We played tile earl gwne against Zimbabwe and won 6-3. As a present from the team maJlagement, we all went do\'t'll to the beachfront and the GWlston 500. It was a most enjoyable anemoon. That evening Zimbabwe wld England played again with England playing well and also ,,>'inning6-3. The frnal day sa\! us playing in both fixtures. The early game was against Zimbabwe, and we played very well winning 5-1. The late game would be our hardest. The SlaJ1dwas nearly full for our frnal game, as the South AfriCaJl Women's tewn had played the Zimbabwe ladies before our game, where SA had won 8-1. England had played better aJld better through the toumament so we knew what to expect. The had aJl excellent short corner routine, and it \ as from one of these short corners that they opened the scoring. The score was still 1-0 to England at half time. The support "''as fantastic, willi the crowd right behind us. This motivated us. With about

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five minutes to go we scored. ne crowd cheered as though we had woo. It certainly felt that way to the players, because we had worked hard to break the excelleot English defence. The score remained I-I and the points were shared. I'm sure that that game was an excellent advertisement for hockey and I for one was certainly proud to be a part of it. After the game we had a function with the two visiting sides, and wished our new friends a safe journey home. That night a few of the local boys from Midlands and Natal left for home. The following day I flew back to Cape Town, and 1 was glad to be home, although the memories of that tournament will remain with me for the rest of my life.

MATTHEW RICKARD SA Sailing Team We left for London on the 13th of June 1996, where we spent one day touring the city. The next moming we flew to the island Mallorca where the event took place. We stayed in a hotel about one kilometre away. The event started 5 days later. There were 4 boys and 3 girls in my team. The girls were in a separate fleet and the boys were divided inlo 4 fleets, but still raced against each other. Before the last day 1 was coming 65th and first in South Africa., bul on the last day I didn'l sail very well and ended up coming 97th one of 198 boats. This was quiet a good achievement for me, but I hope to do much better at next year's event, which will take place in lreland.

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SPORTS DAY ASSISTANTS Above: Aycan Below: Edwtud, Rory and Ramon

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ATHLETICS

WBHS TRIANGULAR ATHLETICS TEAM 1996 Back Row: M McEwan, S Barrett, J Fearon, S Good, G Ashfield. K Snyman. D Baudains. D Henry. V Thompson, J Weeks, KMoes, J Meintjies. B de Beer 4'" Row: M Abrahams. A Weinberg, D Alborough, P Newton, L Jansen, A Tumbull, B Andrews, S Bush. M Farr, B Neil, G ViljoelI. M King, B Ashton, L Brown j,1I Row: W Steyn. D Kel/emlan. P Good, B Emms, E Jansen, A van Kets, D Barker, R Pil/ay, M Purdy, R Doughty, P Emms, J Cussen. G SasmaJl ]"d Row: J Gilberg, M Bowden, A Bennet/s, R McCollnel/, S Cameroll-Dow. S Gqueba, T Makhaola, N van der Water, T Kakehonga, B Kel/y, S Geram, M Graham, J Augustyll, { Hayley Sealed: N Bamard, Mr P Kriel, M Rawlings, Mr TO 'Reilly, M Jacobs (Junior Captain), Mr K Pretorius, G Bruwer (Captain), Mr B Probyn, D Keating (Vice-Captain), Mr B Sopam, L Baker, Mr C Luman, K de Beer, Mr D Mallinson, A Peters Master-iD-Charge: Mr K Pretorius Coaches: MrC Lwnan Mr T O'Reilly Mr P Kriel MrB Sopam Mr C Stevens With the unification of athletics, much was expected of the fully planned 1996 season. Unfortunately many meetings were cancelled, which left a void for the top athletes. Despite these disappointments, the new structure of sectional meetings gave a much wider scope for athletes to participate and reach the highest honours. Because of this, Teeleni Kakehongo, Mario Jacobs, Garth Bruwer and Clement Barroa all received WP colours. Owing to our reputation as a fme athletics school, we received invitations to participate ~

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in meetings as far afield as Wellington. At the Paarl High meeting Vaughan Thompson, Mario Jacobs and Garlh Bruwer did well. After Sportsday, which served as a trial to choose a tearn for our Triangular, we sent a representative team to this meeting. On the day the Wynberg spirit came through with non-athletes like •Jonty' Fearon and Kyle Snyman volunteering and doing their best for the school. Our athletics captain Garlh Bruwer also had a great day by winning his three events. We fmished third, although we were second for most of the day. The fourth term was very disappointing as all meetings organised by the mother body were cancelled. The only meeting that survived was the Quadrangular Relay meeting with SACS, Bishops and RBHS, which we won. I hope that 1997 will be better organised and WBHS will again reach great heights. 1996· 124 ~

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Standing: I Coetzee, K Lai, D Pearson, M Badacl" P Wu Seated: E Bnmdy", B Geary, Mrs M Fischer, R Ridge, Mr B ProbYll, S Pearson, K van Tonder Staff Organisers: Mr B Greenwood and Mrs M Fischer Parent Helpers: Mrs Korck, Mrs D Ridge, DEPearson, Mr I Coetzee Club Captain: Ronaid Ridge The Badminton League structure was set up according to last year's league results which were modified by school requests. Once under way, the matches were challenging and produced results which were very encouraging. The Club has gone from strength to strength. Six teams, selected from about 35 players, represent Wynberg, giving the school acknowledged leadershjp in the league, as shown by the results below.

FIRST TERM LEAGUE RESULTS The first team in the Super League won all their six matches. Th.e second leam in the South MI league won aU of their five malches, including a very close, bul good win against Rondebosch A. The thrrd team in the South MJ league won four and drew one. The

fourth team in the South LI league won all three matches, of which two were cancelled. The fifth team was narrowly beaten in all four matches that they played and the sixth team won two and lost one.

BADMINTON TOUR RESULTS (Fixtures organised by Mrs D Ridge) The first team was beaten 1-7 by the Natal U 18 team when they went for a wann-up practice on their first full day in Durban, but they beat the Natal Country Districts U 18 team in Pietermaritzburg 6-2 and comfortably beat Northwood A, George Campbell A and Durban High School A. The second leam was beaten 1-7 by the Natal UI6A team at their first practice and were bealen 3-5 by Natal Country Districts U 18A girls in Pietermaritzburg. They then proceeded to comfortably beat Northwood B, Westville A, George Campbell B and Durban High School B.

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BADMINTON TOURING TEAM 1996 THIRD TERM BADMINTON LEAGUE MATCHES The first team remained unbeaten in local competition until their last match against Bellville Technical High where the team, weakened by injury, was beaten on a points count. The second team was promoted to the Super League and acquitted itself well, narrowly winning one match and losing three matches by a few points against other schools' A sides. The team included Kevin van Tonder, Daniel Pearson, Marcus Badach, lames Kim and Ivor

Coetzee. The third team was made into a combined Matric side which aimed to complete their season before the exams, and included lason van der Valle, Paul Wu, Kelvin Lai and Horace Leung. They had one good win and three very close games including a tie on matches and points against Fish Hoek A. The fourth, fifth and sixth teams each had an equal share of wins and losses, and honed their skills as they enjoyed playing the game of Badminton. The players are working conscientiously towards a very high standard of play, supported very enthusiastically by their families. Of special note in provincial tournaments are the successes of Ronald Ridge, who as an U16 was selected to join the WP Ul8 team. During league matches he beat both the Boland JWlior No 1 and another WP U 18 member. He won the OFS U 18 doubles

and was runner-up in their mixed doubles. He won the Boland U 18 singles (beating South African rated Numbers 4 and 5) and reached the mixed doubles finals. At the SA U 18 Inter-Provincials, RonaId Ridge reached the quarter-flOals of the singles and the semi-finals of the doubles. He was ranked Number 6 in South Africa and was invited to an inlernational tournament in Reunion during August. He won the WP U 16 singles and mixed doubles championship and was runner-up in the boys' doubles, as well as being selected for the WP U 16A team. At the Ul6 Inter-Provincials he reached the quarter-finals of the singles and finals of the doubles, and was ranked Number 3 in South Africa. He beat the singles champion in his inter-provincial match. Sam Pearson won the Boland U 15 singles and mixed doubles. At the WP U 16 championships he reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles and semi-f11lals of the singles and boys' doubles. He was also selected as captain of the WP U 16A leam. Brendan Geary and Emerson Brundyn reached the WP U18 doubles quarter-f11laJ. Emerson Brundyn won the WP U 18 singles plate and reached the Boland Ul8 doubles semi-fmals. Al the WP U 16 championships he reached the quarter-finals of the singles, doubles and mixed doubles and was selected as Number I in the WP U 16B team. Kevin van Tonder (2nd leam No 1) won the Boland U 15 Singles Plate event and reached their U 15 mixed doubles fmal. At the WP U 16 championships he reached the quarter-flOals of

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the boys' doubles and semi-finals of the mixed doubles, and was selected to captain the WP UI6B team. Brendan Geary retired injured in the third round of the WP U 16 singles and was selected to captain the U 16 SABU invitation leam.

WP U16 TEAMS FOR SEPTEMBER U16A: RonaId Ridge Sam Pearson (Captain) U16B: Emerson Brundyn (reserve for A team) Kevin van Tonder (Captain) SABU Invitation Team: Brendan Geary (Captain) - unavailable for WP A or B because of injury.

BADMINTON AWARDS 1996 Honours: Blues:

RonaId Ridge

Sam Pearsol4 Brendan Geary and

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Emerson Brundyn

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BASKETBALL

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TEAM t 996

Standing: A Bralllls. R Shapiro. C February. A )OJIIISOII. S Lyllch Sealed: K Mentor. Mr B Proby" (Headmaster). SA/borough (Caprain). Mr G Cross (Coach). D Finnerall

Beginners: Stephen Butcher, Clifford Roddell, Marc Seymour, Robin Auckland, André Nowicki, Garth Francis, Alan Holliday

Coach: Mrs Williamson Seniors: Sean Alborough, Keno Mentor, Clement February, Alistair Brauns, Dion Tredoux, Wesley Sampson, Anthony Johnson, Wayne McCrae, Sherwyn Lynch. Sean Payne Jllniors: Dean Alborough, Suroor Goodenough, Geoffrey Seymour, Warwick Stopford, Nic Milner, Baba Tshabala, Matthew King, Dane Upton, Petrus Amakutura, Teelelini Kakahongo, Abed Erastus, Sakhi Gqeba

Despite the lack of facilities, the Junior and Senior teams competed in the Super League. When the Military Base could be used, practices improved. The players never gave up during matches, which was praiseworthy, and the new uniforms helped team spirit. RESULTS: Seniors: Juniors: Beginners:

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CRICKET

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CRICKET "What makes cricket grow?" asks Vincent van der Bijl in a recent newspaper article. "It is when you have the right attitude, the right level of aggression and certainly the right level of fun. These attributes all add up to success." I have no doubt that the coaches at Wynberg adhere to those principles with all our teams. If a player, or a team has only one of these attributes, it leads to an imbalance which soon gives our school cricket a poor reputation. The quality of cricket played by Wynberg, and our Old Boys at club and provincial level. bears testament to the fact that our coaches are on the right track. Hopefully, with these criteria in mind, all our tearns at Wynberg feel that they have had a successful season. The rain did its best to interfere in the fourth lenn when very little cricket was played. Howcvcr, the first tenn was unintelTUpted with nearly all fixtures being completed. The Ist XI played 21 matches in the first lenn, with the highlight being their appearance in the inaugural rUlal of the inter-schools knockout competition against Bishops at Newlands. While the 1Jl Xl is the showpiece, there is much more that goes to make up Wynberg cricket. Cricket in all the 23 teams at Wynberg is strong and full credit should go to all the coaches who ensurc that standards are maintained and that all cricketers have a fair chance to display their talents. Our thanks go to Mes rs Hoefnagels (I st), Maser (2nd), KafTeman and Coombe Ord), Whelan and Bailey (4th), Lou\ (5th), Wells and Ten Vellhuis (6th), Dc Waal (U ISA), Norton (UISB), Lefson (UISC), Ledger, Van der Westhuizen and Calder (U ISO), Vun Schalkwyk and Gerber (UI4A), Galant (UI4C), Russel (U 14C) and Mourton (U 140). MIdweek Crickct is a huge undertaking. Mrs Fischer and Messrs COlmellan and Rushby, ably assisted b a host of schoolboy managers, oversee the rwming of this important aspect of our cricket. Ilardl a year goes past without some pia er representing the Ist XI who did not play midweek cricket at some stage of his school career

Mr KIlowies, the school cricket professional, is always on hand to ensure that anyone who wants extra coaching can receive it. Friday afternoon nets are always alive with activity. Ten of our boys attended an umpiring course at the beguming of the year and have now become qualified wnpires: 0 Christian, M Weir, R Lundie, M Schatz, S Bizinos, J Coetzee, G Bew, S Parler, M Davies, G Pnematicatos. It is pleasing to note that so many boys want to put something back into cricket - both as coaches and umpires. An interesting ilUlovation this year was the introduction of an ullcrschools Cricket Card Game competition. After frantic knockout rounds ill the boarding houses and the library, the eventual Wynberg wil1l1ers of Mark Allison and Stephen Penlington beat Bergvliet in the semi-final, but lost to Rondebosch in the finals. Organising cricket for 300 players is a huge undertaking. Thanks, on behalf of all cricketers, to the following: ean and Jacques Cawood who ran the kit room extremely elliciently Messrs Cooper, Van Rhyn and all the growldstalT who tUnl out first-rale cricket facilities week after week Mr Schenk, as master-in-charge of growlds, \ ho takes a personal interest in UIe appearance of the cricket fields Mrs Crone, the tuckshop ladies, and all the mothers (not to mention fathers) who dutifully maJUlcd the tuckshops and provided irulUmerable IWlches and teas Like the Century alld Bowling Trees planted around the Oval, crickct at Wynberg continues to grow and flourish. It is wilh pride that we note two further Old Boys break into provincial cricket in the 1996/97 season WendelI Bossenger (Griquas) and Sunon Holineyr (WP B). ix Wynberg Old Ba s arc currently playing provincial cricket and hOJ)<!full their example will inspire IlJld motivate others to follow suil. [t is good to note, too, the nwnber of Old Bo s playing in all leagues of Club cricket. Regardles of what level players at Wynberg represent their school, may the apply the

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1S1 XI CRICKET 1996 Back Row: Jonathan Murphy, Graham ('oetzee, Shone Mat1in 2nd Roll': 'iwam A lite, Albert Nkomo, VaLlgIIIIThompson, Lllke Baker, Mandla lIlka, Simon Martin Sealed: Kyle SlIymall, Richard Gordoll (l'ice-CaplainJ, Mr B Proby" (Headmastet), Garth Tllrvey (Cap/ain), Afr L Hoejiwgels (Coach), Brandon Clark, Donovan lIemy same tried and tested attributes pointed out by Vincent van der Bijl in the opening paragraph This will ensure thal Wynberg cricket remains in the forefront.

Representative Cricket' B Clark 0 Henry N Allie, A Nkomo, K Snyman. M luka 'VPUI5: G Fearon, 13 Jardine, J KlopSlra, R Pillay WPUI Umpire: Frew IVPU19:

WPUI 'VPUI B:

CRICKET AWARDS 1996 Colours: G Coetzee, R Gordon, SMartin, J Murphy, A Nkomo, G Turve

IST XI CRICKET

Blues: N Allie, K

nyman

Honours: B Clark, [) Henry

Trophies: 5/50 Ba/flIIK: 5 50 Bowll/lg: Team of Ihe Year:

M Allison (lJ ISB) B $wauson (lJI4C) 2nd Xl Capt N Gordon

Bl/lg Clip for Spor/smanslllp: G Turve}

lIplOIl (lIpfor Bes/ AlI-Rollnder: K Sn)1nan

Slovold Clip .for I'u!/dIlIK: D Ilenry Powell ('up .for Bal/ing: K Sn)111an lI'eilz Clipfor Bowling' li Clark Bndgers Clip for ,\losl Promisinf!, Player K. n}1nan

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The 1st Xl have had a long, enjoyable and successful 1996 cncket season, As GeofT Boycott says," cricket can be a cruel as well as \\onderfull) re\\arding game and that may be part or lts rascmation , ," ThIs was certamly tht! case this year as there \\ere many hIghlights and some below par pc;:rfonnanccs. The re\\ards including reaching the daY-lUght final of the knock-out competition at Ncwlands, ~ting Rondebo ch three tImes and SAC twice this season and mfllcting a defeat on Gre (PE), their first loss for a nwnber of years. The disappollltments of the year were our poor ,ho\\;ngs agalllst Bishops, first I in the thrcc-Ua game and then secondl ' tn the dayIUght final. At lea t \\e achIeved our aIm of making the final, though BIIS 1996·131

The strength of the side lay undoubtedly in the bowling department, with some outstanding performances coming from B Clark 8/26 vs Rondebosch and 5/37 vs York (George); K Snyman's hat-trick vs Churchie (Australia); V Thompson's 5/15 vs SACS; D Henry's 5/18 vs Dale and G Coetzee's 4/10 vs Dale. Unfortunately our bowling was not backed up by consistent batting all too often, batsmen "got in and got out" as shown by the fact that nO-<lnescored a century this season. In closing I would like to thank Mr Peter KnowIes for aU his input, the groundstafT for the superb fields we played on this season, and all the parents for organising teas and lunches, as well as their support throughout the year. 1996 has certainly been a memorable cricket year.

PLA YER CRITIQUE G Turvey (Captain, top order batsman)

Has had a lean season with the bat by his own high standards, but has shown flashes of what he is capable of. He captained the side with nair and skiIJ. R Gordon (Vice-Captain, spin bowler) Bowled his leg spinners with great effect. Unfortunately usually bowled short spells which did not allow him to settle into a rhythm. A superb vice-captain. N Allie (Middle-order batsman, wicketkeeper) A stylish wicket-keeper who looks sharp. Needs to concentrate on the easy ones. As a batsman, he likes to hit in the air and often gets out unnecessarily. Am sure he will rectify this in 1997.

L Baker (Middle-order batsman) Likes to hit the ball, but often gets out as he goes the aerial route too often.

length. Has had a tremendous season and expect even better next year. D Henry (Opening bowler, middle-order batsman) Extremely talented cricketer. Bowled beautifully throughout the season and developed into a second batsman. Excellent fielder as well. Sbane Martin (Opening batsman) A talented batsman who has a wide range of shots. Often impatient, but a good prospect for the future. Works hard at his game. Simon Martin (Jop-order batsman) A solid batsman with a good technique, especially on the front foot. Needs to continue working hard on his approach to the game and running between wickets. J Murpby (Middle-order batsman) The youngster of the side has perfonned well this year. Very solid on the front foot, but needs to work hard to develop his back foot technique. Bowled some valuable overs on off-spin. A Nkomo (Opening bowler)

Bowled quickly this season, maintaining a good line and length. Needs to start taking many more wickets. K Snyman (Middle-order batsman, seam bowler) Started off the season well, batting and bowling. Becazne over-confident and lost it slightly. A great prospect, but needs to keep on working hard, playing the ball straight and on the ground. V Thompson

(Seam bowler, lower middIeorder batsman) A good season with both bat and ball, even though he had limited opportunities. A good prospect for the future. Works hard at his game.

B Clark (Spin bowler. middle-order batsman) A match winning off-spinner who was missed in the second half of the season with a broken hand. Developed into a solid batsman this year.

M Zuka (Opening bowler) Very quick when he puts his mind to it. Inconsistent performer for the side. Has potential though.

G Coetzee (Seam bowler) A consistent performer, moving the ball all over the place, yet bowling line and

Also played: G Clark, N Gordon, F Jardine, J Moreland, R PiHay, C Thompson, P Ungerer

~ WBHS1'" ·lJl ~

Batting Innlnge

FI.ldlng

Hlgh_

Total

Scor.

Run.

,,--

c__

Bowling St.",.pe

0-.

Molden.

Run.

Wiclloto

,,--

Striloa !lata

Run.1

Allle

61·

329

27.4

Baher

122

13.6

3.3

1.4

Clark

331

22.1

159.4

408

11.7

2.8

27.4

Coetzee

8.5

180.2

563

14.8

3.1

26.5

Gordon

11.3

368

19.4

3.9

Henry

582

24.3

220

564

14.1

2.8

Martin. Shan.

248

22.5

Martin. Simon

487

25.6

Murphy

52"

375

18.8

115

19.2

3.7

Nkomo

15*

13.8

152

526

26.3

3.5

45.6

Snyman

752

37.6

104.5

392

3.8

27.3

Thomp.on

249

22.6

118

243

12.8

2.1

37.3

Turvey

296

13.5

6.1

4.3

18.5

Zuka

23"

14.2

45.4

173

43.3

3.8

68.5

RESUL TS: 1ST XI 1996

vs Pinelands (S5 oven) WBHS 240/5 (Simon Martin 64, Henry 47, Snyman 40·) Pinelands 173/9 (Clark 3/22) Won by 67 runs

vs Bellville (3S oven) WBHS 160/5 (Snyman SI·, Murphy 34) Bellville 101110(Heruy 3/21, Nkomo 3/38) Won by 59 runs

vs Paul Roos WBHS 186/4 (Henry 60, Simon Martin 31) Paul Roos 105/8 (Henry 3/25) Match drawn

vs Kings School Macclesfleid (England) WBHS 186/4 (Simon Martin 49, Clark 32) KSM 121110(Gordon 4/32, Clark 3/40) Won by 65 runs

vs Paart Gym WBHS IS8I1O(Snyman 77) Paarl Gym 95/10 (Henry 4/25, Clark 3/20) Won by 63 overs

Played 27 Won 19 Drew 2 Lost6

151 TERM J.

vs Cambridge (East London) (40 avers) Cambridge 105/5 (Heruy 3/21 ) WBHS 106/2 (Simon Martin 35·) Won by 8 wickets

vs Good Hope CC WBHS 238/3 (Heruy SO·, Alii SO·, Snyman 36·, Baker 32·) Good Hope 92/10 (Coetzee 4/24) Won by J 46 runs

vs Churchie (Australia) (55 oven) Churchie 209/9 (Syman 4/24 - hat-trick, Clark 3/35) WBHS 210/8 (Heruy 70, Murphy 36) WOII by 1wickets vs Bishops (double innings) 1st inn: Bishops 283/1 0 (Coetzee 5/69) WBHS 151/10 (Simon Martin 75, Murphy 33) 2nd inn: Bishops 122/8 (Nkomo 3/35) WBHS 118/10 Lost by /36 runs

~ WBHS 1996·UJ'_

10. vs Muizenberg WBHS 177/6

(28 overs)

(Snyman

43, Baker Henry 31) Muizenberg 9919 (Snyman 3111) WOII by 78 rons

32,

20. vs Selboume Selboume 29915 (Coetzee 3/58) WBHS 188/10 (Simon Martin 37, Henry 32·, Allie 32) Lost by III roTlS 21.

Il.

vs Old Boys (40 overs) Old Boys 197/6 (Bossenger

B Berg 35) WBHS 193/5 Snyman 33·) Lost by 4 rons 12. vs Bergvliet

(Clark

Henry

SS, 22. vs Dale Dale 68/10 (Henry 5/18, Coetzee 4/10) WBHS 70/0 (Caley 34·, Shane Martin 32·) WOII by /0 wickets

(35 overs)

WBHS 145/8 (Snyman 44) Bergvliet 13 JIlOCV Thompson 4/13) Won by /4 roilS

23.

Rondebosch 111110 (Clark 8/26) WBHS lISIS (Snyman 45) Won by 5 wickets

Grey (JO overs)

(35 overs)

Rondebosch 129/10 (Snyman 4/32) Won by 20 roTlS IS.

\'5

Grey 217/1 0 (Henry 3/33) WBHS 218/8 (Shane Martin 66, Snyman 54, Murphy 34) Won by 2 wickets

13. vs Rondebosch

14. vs Rondebosch WBHS 149/6

College

WBHS 98/10 Queens 99/5 Lost by 5 wickets

52, Wylie 40,

75,

vs Queens

24.

s United CC Wynberg 145/9 (V Thompson 30) Game railled out - draw

25.

vs Westerford

vs SACS (SS overs)

WBHS 285n (Snyman 56, Shane Martin 48, Henry 46, V Thompson 30·) SACS 1861 I0 (Snyman 3/20) Won by 99 roIlS 16. vs Bishops Newlands)

(45 overs - day/night

WBHS 217/8 (V Thompson 45, Shane Martin 36) Westerford 133/10 (Coetzee 3/17, C Thompson 3/50) WOII by 8 roilS

final at

WBHS 88/10 Bishops 90/2 Lost by 8 wickets

26. vs Rondebo ch (SS over) Rondebosch 182/10 (C Thompson 4/27) WBH (Murphy 52·, Snman 41) WOII by 5 wickets

17. vs Paarl Boy , High PBH 131/10 (Gordon 4/33, Clark 3/43) WBHS 135n Won by 3 WIckets

27.

vs SACS

SACS 117/10 (V Thompson 5/15) WBH 119/8 (Allie 41) WOII by 2 wickets

18. vs York (George) WBHS 228/5 (AlIie 61·, Clark 37, Henry 35) York 118/10 (Clark 5137) Won by I JO rons 19. v Grey (port

Elizabeth)

(45 oven)

WBHS 166/9 Grey 167/5 (Coetzee 3/37) Lost by 5 wickeu ~ WDH 1996 -134'_

Steenberg 144 (C Thompson 4-28, Caley 2-15)

2ND XI CRICKET Coach: Mr L Moser

Players (games played in brackets): N Gordon - captain (II ), G Rookledge (II), G Clark (10), J Fearon (10), K Liddie (10), J Moreland (10), P Ungerer (9), R Caley (8), C Thompson (8), L Baker (6), M Zuka (6), S Martin (4), J Driver (3), A Nkomo (3), S O'DolUloghue (3), V Thompson (2), N Allie (I), L Brown (I ), J Cullen (I ), R Gordon (I) This team ended the year unbeaten with ten wins and one draw, having had four other matches washcd out owing to one of the wettest Cape Swnmers ever in the latter part of the year. The Troph for the WBHS Cricket Tea.tn of the Year was duly received b captain Nick Gordon during the final assembly of the year. The award was a fitting one, not simply because their results were tbe best, but because of the teamwork involved in so man of their victories. Often the tail wagged when the lop order had failed to give us enough runs. The fielding was always of a high standard, enabling the bowlers to squeeze extra wickets by applying a stranglehold. But above all, the tearn spirit and sportsmanship displayed b all players was a credit to Wynberg. One particular instance must be singled out which illustrates the spirit in which the game was pia ed. In our last malch. as yet unbeaten, chasing a score of 192 we were 21 for 3 when Greg Rookledge got a faint edge (not detected by the umpire) and walked \\~thout hesitation. 21 for4! Credit must go to Nick Gordon who captained the side extremei}' well in sometimes trying circwnstances as there were often I t team players pia ing in the ide who were not sh in oITering advice. Nick worked hard al his game and his captainC} improved significanti as the year \' ore on.

RESULTS OF MA TeRES PLAYED vs Steenberg I t XI (won by 80 run ) WBHS 224n dec (Zuka 40-, Brov..n 27, N Gordon 27, Gadd 26-)

vs Pinelands 2nd XI (won by 4 wkts) Pinelands 119 (C Thompson 3-18, Liddie 3-23) WBHS 122/6 (Moreland 30·, Zuka 26-, Martin 24) vs

Paul Roos 2nd XI (Drawn) WBHS 177 (N Gordon 40, Ungerer 35) Paul Roos 142/6 (C Thompson 3-31, Zuka 2-32)

vs Paarl Gymna ium 2nd XI (won by 99 runs) WBH 180 (Moreland 29, Zuka 27, Ungerer 25, C Thompson 22) Paarl Gym 81 (Liddie 4-29, C Thompson 3-6)

vs Rondebosch 2nd XI (won by 8 wkt ) Rondebosch 130 (C Thompson 5-36, Liddie 2-22) WBHS 131/2 (Martin 66, Moreland 32) vs SACS 2nd Xl (won by 4 runs - limited overs game) WBH 234/8 (Caley 66-, Nkomo 50-, Baker 42, Moreland 22) SAC 230/8 (Liddie 11-1-23-2) \' Paarl Bo s' High 2nd XI (Won b 138 run) . WBH 240/9 (N Gordon 52, Ungerer 56, Rookledge 33, Nkomo 26) Paarl BH 102 (C Thompson 5-36, LiddIe 2-18, Nkomo 2-29) v Bellville Technical High School 1st XI (Won by 6 wkts) Bellville THS 103 (N Gordon 4-20, V Thompson 3-20, C Thompson 2-34) WBHS 104/4 (Baker 47-, Moreland 25) " Plumstead Ist XI (won by 7 wkts) Plwnstead 199/ dec (LIddie 5- 0, Zuka 2-36) WBHS 201/3 (Baker 73-, O'Donoghue 56-, RoolcJedge35) v Rondebosch 2nd XI (won by 38 runs· limited overs game) WBHS 227/5 (Moreland 54, Rookledge 52, Baker 44·, Fearon 29) Rondebo h I 9 (Gadd 5-26, O'Donoghue 2-22)

~ WOU 1996· 135 ~

vs SACS 2nd XI (won by 2 wkts) SACS 192 (O'Donoghue 3-32, Gadd 226) WBIIS I94/R (Baker 56. N Gordon 37*, Clark 30, Gadd 20*) We were fortunate enough to have two different spirmers in the side. Chris Thompson, nght ann off spin (who was promoted to the 1st Xl during the fourth tenn) and Kevin Liddie, orthodox len arm spin. Both were clever, thinking bowlers who between them were responsible for 46 of the 89 wickets which fell to bowlers. All in all 55 wickets were taken by spin bowlers alld 34 by seamers. ·The top wicket takers were: C Thompson (26 w, 8.5 ave), K Liddie (20 \V, 14.8 avc), W Gadd (7 W, 14 3 avc), {,ordon (7 W; 21.7 ave) and M Zuka (7 \ ,22.6 ave). Nine finies were scored by eight different batsmen mld the top run scorers were L Haker (262 at 131 0 ave), J Moreland (206 at 22 9 ave), N Gordon (174 at 21. ave), G Rookledge (154 at 17.1 ave) and P Ungerer (130 at 26.0 ave).

Jrd

XI CRICKET

Coach: Mr M Koffennan Captain: D Barker (9) Vice-Captain: Z n)1nml (8)

Players: G Posthumus (9), J Cull en (R), G Thoresol1 (8), J Weeks (8), J Driver (7), C Parker (7), R Peacock (6), L Brown (6), W Gadd (5), J vd pu (5), R Lake (4), D de Kock (2), S Wellellghley (2), C Rookledge (3), G '.dncmcrs (I), RCaley(l) The team was well-led b Dale Barker who dIsplayed good knowledge of the gmne and good leadership qualltlcs. The team had a good record pla mg 10, wuming 3 and loslIlg on] 2 games The team pla ed \\ell mld pulled off very good \\l11S over SAC., .t Josephs alld Berg\'lIel Havlllg lost lO Rondebo h in the I SI lenn, the leam fought ba k well to \\-UI the relum match b anI I run

and ball - most noteworthy were Z Snyman's ( 121) and J Dover's (64). Our top bowler was Gerood Posthumus with 22 wickets with best bowling figures of 4-21. Other individual pcrfonnances came from L Brown (66), D Barker (33,33), R Lake (44), G Thoreson (30), J Cullen (4-25, 3-22, .1-8, 3-11), J Weeks (3-4,4-14) and W Gadd (4-49). I would Itke to thank Mr Koffeman on behalf of the team for giving up the time to coach us and for umpiring our matches. Thank you to the team for an enjoyable mId fun-lilled year. It was a pleasure playing and working with you this year.

4th XI CRICKET Coach: Mr J Baile'

Players: S Fn::\ (C), B A1I1sle_, S Cawood, D de Kock, G Hc\\ett, R Honeyman, S Hoosain, A Jefferson, M Jelmings, A Kuipers, R Laka ,B Mandel, R Peacock, C Rooklcdge, M Salie, S Willoughb Re ults: Pla ed 10 WOII 7 Lost I Drew Abandoned I

The bad weather meant that \\e could onl finI h three games this tenno However, \ ith IlInited opponul1lty, we perfonned exc~pllonally, wirU1ing all the games that we completed. The abandoned game against Bonteheuwel would have been won. Every player III the squad made a po llivc contributIon to the team We rccorded victories against Wcslerford 2nd XI, th Rondebosch 4 Xl and SACS 3,d Xl. Gareth IIe\\ctl \\as a consistent perfomler with the bat, however, It \\ould be ni e to ~c! hun tum 30's and 40's into 50·s. He fil1l hed WIth an average 41 3 On the bowlmg side, two bowlers tood out~ namcl, seamer Chris RookJedge who alwa· bow led \\ell, taking R for 53 in 27 ovcr (mcluding tigures of 12-613-3 ogam t SACS), and hanef Hoosain with hlS leg Spill took 9 \\lck.elS III 26 avers, l11c1uding 5-26 agamst Rondebosch. Brelt Mandel must also be praised for hl contlllued corrurulment through tu Maine cxam He bowled a 101better than figures suggested mld dcserved more thall five \\lckcts.

The team had a talented group of oWlgsters The team was always exccpllonall well led from 1995 who perfonned \\ell with both bat b. Iephen Frc\\, \\hose ca pta III " and ~ WBII.' 1996·136

ICIlowledge of the game alone was enough to keep his place in the team. Stephen always struggled to get started this tenn when in the middle, and completed the eason WIth his fourth duck in four ilulings, lbw against SAC. I would like to thank all the boys \\ho have played for me thIs season, you have made my fLrst tenn here a very happy one. I would also like to thank parents for their continued support and lills to matche.

sth

XI CRICKET

Coach:

Mr Louw Players: C OhIofT, A JeITerson, M Jennings, C Tibbs (C), S Bizinos, R Parker, M Salie, Y Albertus, W Bo ce, R Kilm, S Ramage, GOhver, R Carver After a shal,:)' start 10 the season, the team settled dO\\11 well and played committed and spirited cricket, although wc were often at a disadvantage, playing against 1'1 and 2nd teams. The team showed enthu 'iasm in all of the games and ensured an average viclory rale, only loslIlg a handful of malches. Memorable malches include Westerford, \\here two runs \\cre needed to win III the last over and Gershon Ohver hil a six ofT the first ball, ensuring our victory. The match against SACS was aIomemorabie for Colin OhIofT, who scored a wonderful century, helping us to our victory. On behalf of the team I \\<ould like to thank the parents, tea hers and coache \\ho supported us through the year and a special thanks mu't go lo Mr Louw for makmg the season so enJo able.

We started the season well. beating Strandfontein by a well~escrved threc \\1ckcts The winning margin only nattered the side [rom Strandfontein, as not one of th.: W)l1bcrg players failed to get ofT the mark. mull and Faria werc both able to get three wickets for under t\\cIve runs. The next game was a close battle betwccn the well-oiled pace attack of Crestwa) and the gutsy and detenniJled WBHS. Small recorded a personal be t of 5/31 with Rinquest \\Tapping up the lail, taking 311 O. Unfortunalely, \\e weren't able to capitalise on our good tart and ended up losing by 17 runs Then came the big crunch as we pla)ed againsl a very tired-up Voortrekker and a vel)' delcnnined ConsLUntJa. E en though \\e liever looked like \\1luling in either of the matche from ball one, \\e ah\a} gave our best The WBIIS nag was 110\\'11high during the season, as the 6th team dlspla)ed the truc W)11berg pirit. Our thanks go lO Mr Ten Velthuis, \\ho has done a great Job as a coach lIe leaves WBH al the end of the year, leaving behind betIer and more detennined cricketers A farewell must also go to S Small, \\ ho leaves WBK and settles III Preloria Bo s' High. We wish ou both the best mld hope you take fond memories of WBI IS \\1th you

FOURTH TERM RESULTS 1.

\IS

Strandfontein

trruldfonlein 106 all out ( A Faria 3112) WBH I09n (A Faria I .)

mall 3/10,

WOIIby 3 wIckets 2,

6TH XI CRICKET

reslwa 1st Crestwa 106 all oul ( :mall 5/31, A RlIlquest /10) WBHS 89 all out (S :mall 21, A Fana

21 ) Lost by J 7 /l111S

Coach:

Mr Ten Velthuis Players: A Fana (C), S Small (V~ ), Barstensen, W Oe 'sel, C Do\\11eS, G Fraser, J Jones. A Lc\\lS, T McLaughllll, MI mg, 0 Mosel , KRIllque t, G Telchon, van Heerden, C van der Westhulzcn

vs Voortrekker Ist Voortrekker 242/9 WBHS 104 all out ( Lost by J 3 nm

tI'\ \\'811. 1996'J37~

van Heerden 36)

Constantia TK Ist WBH 69 all oul (A Faria I Con tantta 70n Lost hy lOlt Ickets

VISA CRICKET TEAM 1996 Standing: S WillouglIby, D Morkel, R Charles, D Clarke, N Brown, M AllisOll, J Cawood Seated: M Msizi, R PilIay, G Fearoll (Captain), H Lloyd, J Klopslt'O

U19 MIDWEEK CRICKET Tbe "Cats League" comprising teams from Wynberg, Rondebosch, SACS and Bishops functioned fairly successfuIl this year. As bowlers are limited to three overs each and batsmen have to retire on scoring 25 runs, the following players did well within this context· J Balfstow 26- and 3/2 vs Bishops; 26vs Bishops A Isaacs 26* vs Bishops J Davids 2/3 vs Bishops C Cowley 2/1 vs Bishops; 27· vs Rondebosch L van Biljon 3/14 vs Rondebosch; 4/13 vs Bishops R Ord 2/11 vs Rondebosch R Stevens 24· vs Rondebosch C Manielle 2fl vs Bishops The fowth term was a parUcularly good one, with the rrudweek team going unbeaten.

UISA CRICKET Coacb:

Mr J de Waal Pl.yen: G Fearon (C), M Allison, N Brown, J Cawood, D Clark, R Charles. S Cooke, M Jardine, J Klopstta, M MslZJ, D Morkel, H Lloyd, R Pillay (V-C)

Looking back on 1996, it will go down as a hjghly successful year for Wynberg in which we only lost one match. Unfortunately that hides the fact that this highly talented side seldom played to their true potential. The team was certainly one of the most talented I have ever had the honour of coaching, and in retrospect that was probably its 'undoing', as il always seemed 8S if the players were relying on someone else to perform and not applying themselves properly. This often landed us in different positions and it was only here that the strength and fighting spiril of the team was revealed. Who will forget us capturing six Pinelands wickets for twelve runs to clinch a dramatic win by 4 runs; or the last wicket stands by Jacques Cawood and Hugh Lloyd against Rondebosch, and by Jacques and Jan Klopstra against SACS to clinch wins from seemingl impossible poSitions. Our batting was potenliall our strongest weapon, with four of our top five batters being WP U l5A representatives and our number six being a WP UI5B player. Sadly, only four fifties were recorded during the year and noone managed to get even close to a century. Often we sa\ great batting positions thrown away for a combination of reckless strokes and bad shot selection Batlers like Fearon, Jardine, PllIay, Brown, Msizi and Klop tra batted weU Uus year, but have the ablht to malce BIG scores and must learn not to be satisfied with anythmg less

~ WDH 1996 ·U8 ~

Our bowling was never spectacular, but very steady and only OD one occasion (the last match against SACS) did any batsmen really get on top of us. During the ear we used almost every member of the tearn as a bowler at some stage, but our most consistent bowlers were Lloyd, Cawood, Pillay, Klopstra and Jardine. The side's ground fielding was always steady, but our catching (especially behind the \vic~et) otlen let us down. Ryan Pillay, DWIght Merhel and Mthuthuzeli Msizi are exceptional fielders and hardly put a foot wrong all year and our most improved fielder this year was Giles Fearon, the \vicket keeper, who devefoped from a 'stopper' into a fine \vicket-keeper who gained selection for the WP U ISA side this year. In conclusion, we had a fine and enjoyable season. Our results were outstanding and we showed a great deal of character and fighting spirit at times. I'm sure that the members of this tearn are going to play an important role in Wynberg cricket in the next couple of years. Personally, r would like to thank the boys for their enthusiasm, Messrs Knowies Russel Martin and Gerber for their h~lp \villi coaching and umpiring, and the parents for their loyal support.

UISB CRICKET Coach: Mr RusseIl Results: HeDlRondebosch by 140 rUIIS WBBS 302/3 (Allison 100, Bishop 87, Brown 54-) Rondebosch 62 all out (Buckle 6/25) Lost to SACS' by 15 runs SACS 170/9 WBHS 155 all out (Bew 29, Hopkins 37) Tbe U l5B played only two matches in the fourth term o\VÏng to the rain and to the fact that the played in the split-strength sides for the first half of the term. We scored a resounding 240 run win against Rondebosch after compiling 300/3 before lunch, but lost badly to SACS in the final match of the season. Highlights were a 207 run 1st \vicket parUlership between Mark Allison, who scored his second successive century on this day, and Andrew Bishop (87) against Rondebosch and a six \vicket haul by Gavin Buckle (6/25), also against Rondebosch.

UISC CRICKET

BOWLING AVERAGES Nem.

Ov.n

Wkl.

Run.

AIO

M.ld.n.

Klop.tre Pllley Lloyd M.ld Jerdln. Cewood

145.5 as 47.1 53

20 17 15 14 II

209 348 24& 108 152 79

2.1 2.37 2.9a 2.25 2.88 2

24 27 111 10 10 8

SII

AI.o bowted (no ot wlcketa In bracket.): M..... , (7), Cook (8), Clerlt (3), Cherl•• (3)

BATTING AVERAGES rAn e"er.g. Nam.

Pllay Jardlne Klopstra F.. ron Morlt., Lloyd C.wood Brown

58' 52 84 45' 20 10 36

0".1'

10)

Inn

Tolal

A".rage

a II a II 7 4 3 7

222

2 3 2 2 2 2 0

31.7 34.2 38.8 32 111." 20 18 13.7

2.0 '113 224 117

18 118

Coach: Mr E Lefson Players: F Webb (C), G Pnematicatos, B Honeyrnan, R Knight-Dawson, S Parker, B Levin, L Smith, N Bizinos, S Hewett., M Daries, J Blythe, A Weinberg, JP Rossouw, D Farier, SClarke

Alao batt.d (no d Inning. In br.ck.ta): Maid (7), CI.rIt (a), Ch• .,.. (8), AU"on (8), Cook (2)

... WBB

The tearn had a mixed season, \vith some very impressive victories being followed by some disappointing losses. A fine victory was had, however, over imonstown, \vith Wynberg scoring over 200 runs in their 36 overs and bowling the opposition out for under 60 runs. Fine 50's were scored b Weinberg, Pnematicatos and Parker, while Honeyman, Bizinos, mith and Hewett were regular \vicket-takers. A special mention must go to Ro s Knight-Dawson for some fine boundary fielding. Finally a special thanks to our coach, Mr Lefson, for getting us out to some of the more interesting grounds in the Cape . 1996- tJ9'_

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U14A CRICKET TEAM 1996 Standing: Ryall lick, Ryall Mallley, Nicholas DIIIIII,Rya" Breu"illger, rarlo JonkemlOn Seated: lan Hayley, icllolas Dale-lAce, Mr B Proby", DUI/canFrew (CaptailI), Mr P van Schalkwyk, J.,.,lfusiNOl/kol/yana,Ricardo Morolie

UI5 MIDWEEK CRICKET

U15D CRICKET Coach: Mr H Calder Players: M Bray, S Kirsten, S Penlington, N Kerr, P Horak, N Hendriks, E Price, J Coetzee, C Yates, G Pike, S Sidair

Coach: Mrs M Fischer Manager:

o Palmer

This was not the most successful season because of bad weather. Due to this, the team only played 4 matches and won 2. Despite this, the tearn was always enthusiastic and determined all the way. Although our batting needed more attention, N Hendricks and S Kirsten hold the record at Wynberg for the last wicket partnership of 65 runs against Bonteheuwel. Our fielding was excellent. Everybody showed their true potential on the field, especially Kirsten's brilliant fielding in the covers and most spectacular diving catches and Bray taking a catch or more in every match and Pike taking 10 wickets in 4 matches. Congratulations on the great team spirit throughout the season.

Wynberg entered one team in the ornithological league for the first half of the season, and two in the second half due to the enthusiasm shown by the boys. The Vultures, captained by Scan Deisel, won both league sections, beating Bishops, RBHS and SACS. The Falcons, also captained by Alan Josias, acquitted themselves well, only going down to RBHS.

U14A CRICKET Coach: Mr P van Schalkwyk The team's perfonnance was a tale of two halves. The first term saw 8 tearn of eleven little boys trying to play high school cricket, and although the tearn boasted a lot of talent, we lost and drew many u game that should have been won due to a lack of guts and not being able to bat under pressure. The batsmen failed to make big innings simply because they

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were satisfied with less or couldn't bat under pressure. The bowlers, however, acquitted themselves well and generally bowled quite lightly. Our fielding was of a hjgh stalldard the whole year. The fourth term saw a change of heart from the tearn and the batsmen started putting big scores on the board, which enabled us to win all the games in the fourth term except a very exciting game in which we lost to SACS. Our most memorable games were the win over SACS in the first term, where we scored 235 in a 50-over match, our chasing of Rondebosch's target of 212 and getting it for four wickets down in only 42 avers, and our convincing win against the WP U 13A tearn. Duncan Frew must be complimellted on his captaincy. He made a lot of mistakes, but was willing to learn and take advice, and improved a great deal as a captain and will do well in the future. Last, but not least, I would like to thank the parents for their support and help with catering and transport. Thank you also to Alan Gerber for helping coach the side and giving me some much-needed relief on a Saturday morning.

talent. The captainc of Greg Korek, both on and otT the field, was outstanding. It was largely owing to him that the team perfonned wi.th spirit and enthusIasm. It was a happy and Sptnted side that practised hard.

U14C CRICKET Coach: MrM Galant Players: G Mandel (C), T Marie (V-C), B Swanson, Z Parker, G Meredith, G Merrifield, N Kyriacos, F Dominga, M Jewell, J Thompson, T Tripp, T ?rie A very enjoyable season was had by all the players, who showed great determination and keenness throughout the season. It took the team. the. lirst term to develop a wiJUling combmatlon, but the hard work paid otT in the fourth term. We won four out of the six games, with the most memorable match being played against Victoria. All in all, it was a successful season \I.';th many of the players showing a great deal of promise.

U14B CRICKET U14D CRICKET

Coach: Mr K Richardson

Players: G Korck CC), H Newcombe, CBrown, C van Wyk, L Watts, Thompson, N Wilson, D Christian, M Boden, T Price, R Hoosain, R Manley, Dominga, Morelli Results: Played 12 Won 6 Drew) Lost 6

Coach: Mr D Russel

Players: G Mellon, R Billett, S Freemantie Misseer, M Garbers, J Inngs, , J Brandreth, A Joos W Robertson B Johnson, G Schol~, N Bartram, ' F le Roux, A Prosser

Cricket at any level should be played for the It was a long hard slag for the U 14B team enjoyment of the game. The nature of the this year, but it was a team whose standard game is such that there is so much scope lo improved by leaps and bounds. Consistency in learn and develop The side always batting was a problem whjch persisted all approached their matches enthusiastically, and season, with no 50's beilIg recorded, although their ability to perfonn well throughout the there were some near rrusses! Rwming year was as a direct result of their approach, between the wickets alternated between the their willingne s to learn and the vast talent at exciting and the foolhardy with few dull this level Although some of the fixtures were moments. A nwnber of players have the washed out, the side nevertheless recorded technique to score TWIS and with increased convincing wins against their traditional confidence and continued practising ) see no rivals, Rondebosch and SACS. reason why some of these names should not be It would be unfair to single out individuals, reflected in Ist Xl scoresheets in the future. as the whole team perfonned admtrably I Thanks to international role models, leg spin would certainl like to see some of these bowling was our forte with CharlLOn Brown players aiming higher UI the new year. The and Brandon Johnson revealing collunendable ",.. WBII. 1996·14. jJI\

highlight of the year must be the 90 run partnership between Billelt and FreemantIe against Rondebosch, both players scoring 50 in the end. Certainly there was some fine bowling along the way from both spinners and seamers, and some of the batting was superb. Our fielding was also of a very high st.aJH.lard throughout the year. In conclusion, my thanks t.o Gareth Mellon as captain, and t.o the whole team for an enjoyable season of cricket.

U14E CRICKET Coach:

Mr P Mourton Payler

: Camerson-Do\ (C), J Abdullah, D Botha, R Bryant, J Crowder, J Duvill, G Gamer, S Hutchinson, Z Kajee, M teenkamp, G Scholtz, C Todd, M Wilson

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The U 14E cricket side showed a posi li ve approach throughout and were rewarded by a successful season. It was unfortwlate t.hat the side was rcall not. tested and the inclement. weather did not. help matters, causing a few grunes to be cancelled; for e ample, the "crunch" game against Bishops. Over the t.enn the side beat Oude Moulen (6 wkts), Simonsto\\ll (7 wkt.s) and Groote Schuur (5 wkts) The only defeat. was against the Bergvliet. NB side The SIde was captallled by S Cameron-Dow, who sho\\ed a sound understanding but was sometimes too quick to 'set a field for bad bowling', although he showed character by a willingness t.o leam from his mistakes. In the battlllg department M Steenkamp offered promise for the future, as did C Todd and G Gamer with theIr bowling. I would like to thartk all the bo 's for their effort and enthusiasm throughout, thus making my first tenn at Wynberg a happy one

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CROSS COUNTRY TEAM 1996 .rl C'yprianos. Af Raw/lllj!,s. B Andrews. G Oosterwyk. J Davids Seiltell: G SasmalI. Afr B !'roby" (Headmaster). A vali Kets (( aptain). Mr L Hoej"a/(e/s (Coach) . .rl TI/mbllll

StalIdillg:

Coaches: Messrs L Hoe[nagels

and G Lewis

Captain: André van Kets 1996 Cross Country will long be remembered by its members as an exciting, enjoyable and successful season. In our league (. outhcm Suburbs zone), our U 19's ended 1st UI Ts I!ndcd 4Ul U15's ended 1st Fine achievements e 'cept for our U 17 age group that sutTered III the latter part o[ the season with injuries and the dreaded "Du bug". Our Grey PE and Durban tours were highlights - even though our results were varied. TIlt: expenence gained by Barry AJldrews, Adam Cypnanos, .IOOy Davids, Gavlll Oosterwyk and Marc Rawllllgs will struld Ulem in good stead [or the future. I run expecting great things from them next ~ear, as well as from Mark Epson and Maurlci Moneada

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Apart from the rumual Charlcs avage Rela Race hosted by Wynberg, we also took part in many Saturday moming fun runs, witll our biggest success coming in the AD Wellington 7.5 km race, ....here \\e won R I 500 [or tlle school. Trophie and colours awards won b tlle athletes at the Winter Sports Dinner and Pnze-Givlllg IIlclude: Gralll Lcwis Trophy: André Tumbull Brio" Botha Clip: André valI Kets David Toma/1I1 .-I ward: André van Kets C%llrs: GavUl Oostenvyk, Marc Ra\\ lings, Gar)' asman, André Tumbull and Alldré van Kets In conclusion, I would hke to thrulk Grant Lc\"is [or his enthusiasm and dedication towards the athletes and the sport, and to all the parents for tllelr support tllroughout the season Thank you for making my job so much easier and more pleasurable.

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GOLF TEAM 1996 StalIdillg: B Karpin ki, AI Freemantie, G Jeffrey, IVGibbons Seated: AIr E Le/son, G Roberts (Captain), AIr B Proby", A Jeffersoll, Mr G Coombe We say goodbye to Warren Gibbons who matriculates this year. He has been a loyal player (if nol as consistent as \Vc would have liked) for the pa t fe\ years, and wc wish him many years of cnjo able and good golf in the future. RECORD:

Master-io-Cha rge: MrG Coombe

Coach: Mr E Lef: on A Team Players: G Roberts, A Jefferson, W Gibbons, G Jeffrey, M FreemantIe, B Karpinski

Played 10 Won 7 Lost 3

Although this looked like a reasonably good side on paper and the outhem Suburbs section of the league was not strong, we were unable to put It together when it cowHed ruld a league victory was nol to be. everal pla ers disappointed on several occasions, nol showing much in the way of guts and detennination when il was required. Andrew Jefferson had more good scores than bad scores ruld yet is not able lo hold il logether when he is nol hitting the ball as well as he feels he is capable. He can malure into a good player next year as long as he realises that this is not an easy game and that concenlration is important. Once agam Grant Roberts, our WP representalive, proved to be the pick of our lerun ( troke average 3.1 over nine rowlds) 1hs biggest strength (apart from his putting) IS that he scores well even when he hits the ball poorly and fails to make greens in regulation A more consistent long game would give him a real chance of breakmg par more regularly

B Team Players: A Ball, M Allison, J Cullen, M Ball, B Goosen, A Hodson, Pennlington. A Barham AJthough this team lost more games than the won, i I was good lo see the youngsters in the team improve as the season progressed. Justin Cullen and Mark Allison (both newcomers to the grune) contributed on average 14 and 13 stableford points respective! each outing. and it will be interesting to see them progress next year. Michael Ball, lephen PelUllington, Ben Goosen, Allon Hodson and Andrew Barham are all oung player who have the abilil to develop and improve as the become physlcall stronger, and more self-confident. while Alan Rail need to develop consistency if he is to outscore hIS younger counterparts in the team nc t ycar. RECORD:

Played 5 Won 2 Lo

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HOCKEY Sixteen teams were entered in the various leagues this year. Once again it was necessary to rely heavily on students to help with coaching. Had there been more students available to help with coaching, another two tearns could probably have been entered into the league. Overall, Wynberg was a hockey strength within the Western Cape. The record against some of our traditional rivals illustrates this well: SACS (2nd term) SACS (3rd term) Rondebosch (2nd term)

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8 8 8 6

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30 30 34

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Through no faull of the grounds statI. the hockey fields were in a very poor condition this year, and heavy rains in the third term played further havoc with practices. Our professional, Paul Smith, made a big difTerence to many players this season. On a regular basis, he coached the 1st, U l6A, and VI4A - D tearns. Wynberg was probably the most prolific user of Astro over the season, and almost every tearn played at least once on the Astro. It was interesting to see that all our teatns had larger winning margins on the Astro than on grass, even those tearns who never got a chance to practice on the Astro. This is a feather in the cap of all our coaches. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly that the Ist, U 16A and V 14A teams all reached the fmals of the various knockout competitions. These [mals were all played on the same afternoon at Hartleyvale, and the support from the school was fantastic. The Vl4A's beat Pinelands 9-0 (I), the VI6A's beat Bergvliet 3-0, with only the Ist tearn preventing a clean sweep by losing 1-2 to Pinelands. Thank you to all you parents who supported your sons in their hockey, and especially to Mrs Cobern and all the moms who assisted in the tuckshop on Saturday mornings.

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Provincial Representatives: WPUl8A: S Martin, M Zuka WPU16A: G Clark, V Msizi, J Murphy, R Lakay, A Nkomo WPUl6B: 0 Clark WPUl4A: Z Adams, G Mande! National Representatives: SAU18A: S Martin SAUl6A: J Murphy, V Msizi The following Blues and Honours awards were made at the annual Achievers' Dinner: Honours: S Martin Blues: M Zuka, J Murphy, K LiddIe, G Clark Umpiring: Gary Thoreson:

SA IV grading

1st HOCKEY XI At the start of the season the teatn was built around a good nucleus of the fine players who had regularly represented the !st team in 1995: Simon Martin, Grant Clark, Mandla Zuka, Brelt Mande! and Kevin LiddIe. The tour to Potchefstroom to play in the armual Founders Festival was useful in that it allowed difTerent combinations to be tried. The record of four wins and two draws at this festival augered well for the season ahead. On the return to Cape Town, tentative and uncertain play saw the teatn register their first defeat (1-2) against the touring St John's tearn. Later in tbe term the team was soundly thrashed (0-5) by Grey High School in Port Elizabeth. However, several good lessons were learnt from this game, and against the touring Bedford / Uh!enhorst side, a team easily as good as Grey, a much better display saw the Wynberg tearn lose by the odd goal in a match they were unlucky not to draw, or even win. This was Bedford I Uhlenhorst's closest result in their tour of Southern Africa. Apart from the six matches at the Founders Festival and the armual 'derby' against Fish Hoek: at Fish Hoek Hockey Club, all the 1996· 146 ~

1sI HOCKEY XI 1996 StalIdillg: U Msizi, A Clark, T Hillier l"d Row: R Lakny, S Hoosaill, J Afurphy, (i roerzee, A Nkomo, (i ThoreselI Seated: S Afart)'II, M lI/ka (I'ice-Cap/aill), Afr B Proby" (Headmas/er), K Liddie (Cap/aill), Mr Af RI/shby (Coach). G Clark. B Afallde!

matches were played on Astroturf In fact, during the third term, the team practised only on Astro, as well. During the third term, the learn reached the final of the Olympic Cup, beating Plumstead (6-1), Rondebosch (I-I, penalty strokes) and Sergvliet (3-0) along the \ a. The final, against Pinelands (1-2), was disappointulg, with man of the team playing well below their potential. The teanl relied heavily on Grant Clark (20) and Kevin Liddle (16) for goals. Although short corners were practised regularly, they failed to yield as many goals as could have been e pected. imon Martin, in goals, produced the displays we have come to take for granted. Although generally fairly reliable, the defence had the habit of allowing opponents to score 'son' goals as a result of lack of concentration at crucial times. The best performances came agamst Sergvltct (3-0 in the second term) and ACS (5-0). Kevin Liddie did an excellent job as captain, leading bye ample on the field and being very well organised oITthe field M thanks to the parents for their support, particularl in the hosting of touring teams, and also to our 'resident umpire', Roy Clark, for always beulg willing to lend his expertise to the team. .tI!i WBn

The following players reached the milestone of representing the Ist team in 50, or more, matches: Srelt Mandel (51), Grant Clark (52), Kevin Liddie (52) and Mandla Zuka (72). The following Ist team awards were made at the arumal Achievers Dilmer: Most Improved: Tunothy HiIIJer Achievement: Simon Martin Contribution to the Hockey Club: Kevin Liddie Nicholas Pattenden Memorial Trophy for enthusiasm and effort: ShariefHoosain

RECORD FOR THE SEASON: p

RESULTS vs

Randpark Durban H Potchefstroom Northwood Krugersdorp Parktown t Johns

6-0 1-0 I-I 4-0 3-0 0-0 0-1

Westcrford 1-0 2-1; 2-1 Paul Roos Bishops I-I Grey HS 0-5 Fairmant 1-0 Bergvliet 3-0; 3-0* Rondebosch I-I; I-I *, 0-0 PaarlBHS 3-2 SACS 5-0; 2-1 Bedford I Uhlenhorst 1-2 Birkenhead 6-3 6-1* Plumstead Stratilallen 3-1 Kimbollan 4-1 1-2* Pinelands I-I Fish Hoek * denOTes Olympic Cup male/les

definitely necessary. Our first match flattered us, as we thrashed Jan van Riebeeck, and we drew our next match. However, we lost ouT next two matches only scoring one goal in three matches. However, aller tilis we lost only one match in the rest of the season, as the team (ably led by Alan Matthews, who always led [rom the [rant) played some fine hockey with our 3-1 victory over Rondebosch being an undoubted highlight. The team really improved throughout the season and Mr Ten Velthuis must be thanked for all his hard work. Everyone played their part this season, but Jonathan Sheldon (our keeper) allen saved us from embarrassment. The follo\o'1ng people represented the 3rd hockey team: Alan Matthews (C), Howard Kahn (V-C), Justan van der puy, Nic Meyer, Rory Ord, Jonathan Sacks, Chris Bright, Gareth Blanckenberg, Chris Cowley, Patrick Bauwens, Graham Jeffreyand Jonathan Sheldon.

2nd HOCKEY XI Coach:

Mr Garetil Hardres-Williams Players: Robert Keith, Scott Fowler, Paul Willenhurg, Gary Sasman, Warren LawTence, Stephen Keggie, Andrew Clark (C), Francis Lundie (top goal scorer), Mark Bryant, WesIe Gnzelale, Graham Jeflre The hockey season proved to be an extreme I successful and enjo able one for this year's 2nd hocke SIde. Under the very capable captaincy of Andrew Clark, the bo s ended the season having won seven games, drawing five, and losing only one. A tribute mu t be paid to the bo s for the superb spint in which they approached both practice and matches - thanks to their atlltude It was indeed a pleasure to coach thIS side The overall success of the season I thus also attnbutable to tilis attitude displayed by Ole players. I would hke to take thIS opportunit to thank all those who played some role in lhc 2nd SIde this 'ear for theIr cOlruniUed dlon and to w1sh them all the best for the future.

3rd HOCKEY XI Coacb: Mr II tell VelthuIs Only one pIa er remained highly successful 3rd team

from last 'car's RebuIldlllg was /IIi,

4th HOCKEY XI Coach:

Mr N de Carpcntier Players: K Mentor (C), W ampson, A Kuypers, P Groeneveldt, Pa ne, C Dednam, W Ilcydra, J Dcane, ] VenneuIen, M RawstJlOme, G Wessels, D Baudains, C Manielle, M Ferry, (j lemmett, () Bairstowl!, 1\ BraullS, G de lager, C Langman, f) Foster RECORD FOR THE SEASON· p

1111S side had an e cellent season. The players were all keen and motivated. The worked hard at practices and displayed good team pint during matches, alwa encouraglOg one another Keno Mentor always led b example As Ihc season progressed Ole developed into a highl competitive yet relaxed side.

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U16A HOCKEY XI1996 Back Roll': E Pl1ce. B Bail/

1"d Roll': A Keggie. IV Bel/lICm. rt Weil/berg. R Plilay. R Partersol/. R Doughty Seated:

Vil/cel/t. Mr G Coombe. D Clark (Captail/). Mr B ProbYI/. T Marie. Mr K Richardson. A Bishop

U16A HOCKEY Coaches:

Mr Coombc and Mr Richardson Players:

o Clark (C), S Vincent (V-C), B Bain, W Bennett, A Bishop, R Doughty, A Keggie, T Marie, R Patterson, R Pillay, E Price, A Weinberg, G Ra e, K Noor, S larke, M Jacobs, T Cobem, G Fraser RECORD

FOR THE SEASON:

TIle year started alT with the alUlual U 16 hoeke -tour to Queenstown TIle captain of the side, Dayne Clark, repons: The tour to QueenstO\vn did a lot for team spirit as \\e did not reall k.now one another before, but we soon leamt to adapt to the ditTerent styles of play. We experimented with players in dinerent postlions and set the standard for the season ahead. Tour results were. Played 10 Wm," Drew J Lost J Mr oombc coached the idc tn the 2nd tenn with Mr Richardson taking over Ule rellls ill the Jrd tenno Most of the pra tice and matches \\ere on astro. Oa)11C coounents.

Astro helped build our conlidence to try out the skills we had been practismg and we always tried hard to play intelligent and constructive hockey The defence was solid, with Simon Vincent mld Rob Patterson repeatedl keeping their cool while all about them was panIC. The service from mid!ield was our weak point with passes onen thoughtless and wasted. Our goal scoring was outstanding Anthony Weinberg, R an Pillay and Evan Price all scored in exces of JO goals and they are surdy destined to score man goals for Wynberg in the years ahead Andrew Keggie improved by leaps and boWlds, and the captainc of Dayne Clarke showed detenl1lnation mId a marked reluctance to accept the ordmary Highlights of this successful season were: The tour to QueenstO\\11 Meeting Daryll Cullinml in the Spur m Queenstown The tour to Grey (Drew 2-2 afler being 2-0 up) Playmg StrathallCJl from cotland (won 3-0) Bealing St Andrews (Grahamstown) 5-1 (after drawing with them in QueenstO\\ll) Winning the U 16 Knockout Cup (beating Bergvhet 3-1 in the final at Hanleyvale) Soring 99 goals III 32 grunes (average of 3.09 goals per grullC)

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U16BHOCKEY Coach: Mr Donovan Cooper Team: M Jacobs, K Noor, S Brownlow, T Cobem, F Webb, G Rose, SClarke, S Rhodes, R Auckland, S Brown, C van der Westhuizen RECORD

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I: I: I: I ~I A 6-0 win for our first game set the tone for a good season. We had high expectations, but enjoying the game was always the primary goal. I feel that the need for a full 50 minutes of concentration was our biggest downfall and often resulted in us having some narrow finishes, especially against Paul Roos and Rondebosch. We have a talented side with several players on the verge of A-team selection. With a bit of fine tuniJlg both in skills and discipline all of the boys would become fme players. There was definitely no lack of enthusiasm in the side and there was never a shortage of inspirational ideas, for example, a hockey obsta.cle course and a game of "no rules" hockey. I would like to thank the boys for their support and wish them the best for a lifetime full of hockey. Thanks also to Mr Coombe, Mr Richardson and Mr Rushby for their help. Good luck for next year.

The season was to be a memorable one indeed. From the first practice the team showed tremendous spirit and skill. From the begimung we blew that this was to be a great season. The first match was a blinder, after a shaky start as players got to know each other. The success of the first match continued throughout the second and third terms. We were unbeaten at the end of the season and a large part of this success is thanks to "Rolo" and his superb goal keeping. Nicholas, as captain, did an excellent job in his positive approach to all grunes and practices. Each player needs lo be commended as they gave of their best all the time, be it on or ofT the field. The highlight of the season was the tour to Grey Port Elizabeth and all the matches we were able to play on Astro Turf. The Astro Turf brought a new dimension to our game. Our final game was also a memorable one plovers had set up home in the middle of the field. Great skill was need.ed to avoid the nest throughout the whole match. The fmal whistle went and so came the end of the match, and the end of the season. We were unbeaten in 12 games, with 35 goals for ruld 15 against.

U16DHOCKEY Coach: Mr Leigh Keanly Players: B Carstensen (C), M Weir (V-C), J Jones, R Bellis-Jones, J Carter, o McKenzie, I Philander, 0 Stephensoll, G Pike, S Parker, A Luke, S Lewis, R Magan RECORD

U16CHOCKEY Coacb: MrG Faiers Players: N Bryant (C), S Ramage (V-C), S Willoughby, R Castle, B QuinJivan, F Webb, KLaurence, R Auckland, C Auret, J Auret. N Janic, R Venter, JOdendal Coal Scorers: S Ramage (II), N Bryant ( 10), C Auret (3), B QuinJivan (2), F Webb (1), R Auckland (1), J Auret (1), N Janic (1 ), JOdendaal (1)

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The season did not start ofT well for the 0 tearn with a team of II to be chosen from 17 players. With changes being made regularly, the team lost two games oul of three. A team of 12 was finally chosen, and just in time. Then came lhe highlight of the season: the tour lo Port Elizabeth to play Grey High School. This was definitely the biggest challenge of the season. The tearn approached the game with great detennination and a high expectation of victory. All the hard practice that had been put into preparation for the

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game had paid otT with a 2-0 victory over them and the only Wynberg LI16 hockey team to beat Grey. The first game back and the team played to a I-I draw against Milnerton. The second half of the season started otT with a win against Bergvliet on astro. Thc team won all their games in the third tenn except for the last game of lhe scason where the D's drew I-I against SAC, . A special mention goes to John Jones, goalkeeper of the team. Without him the team would have faced quile some dit1iculty against most of the teams they played. Our thanks go to Leigh Keanly for coaching us through a successful season.

U16E AND UI6F HOCKEY Coach: Mr Buehanan U16E Team Players: S Rhodes, J Baker, A Raine, N I-Icndriks, R Phillips, S Cajee, SOmer, /\ Lewis, C Prince, A Appleby, N Barclay, W Boyee The side were unbeaten except for a disappointing. and ulmecessary, loss la Ore High (PE). There was undoubledly some really grcat talent in thi - siele, but perhaps special mention must be made of Nicholas Hendriks and Justin Baker as forwards, Richard Phillips at wing, Charles Princc at back anel Alistair Ramc as caplain. Thanks as usual lO those parents who supported so faithfully under all sorts of weather conditions!! Lastly, good luck to all tho e who strive to make higher sides and the most of what Wynberg can otTer! U16F Team Players: W Courtney, C Arbous, SDiesel, C Mar'hall, W Fisher, B Pringle, C Vivian, J Horton, Y Yang Ng, A Alexaneler, D Mee. [) Ilopley, M Bhawan, GAppielon, G Keith, J Coetzee, A Naroth, J Ward The squad, despite being so large, had only about seven or so regulars who diel lheir beSl to hold things together from week 10 week. No illustrious achievement as a result but a gooc.1 time was had by all who were willing to make a commitment to their lcam-males.

UI4A HOCKEY Coaches: Mr P Smith and Mr L Maser RECORD FOR THE SEASON: p

To suy Illat this teum had a successful season is the understalement of the year The Side were unbeaten in 17 matches, won the WP chools U 14 Hockey Trophy (the Hyland Cup) and scored 86 goals, conceding only 6, during the season. There were four major factors 10 the team's uccess: firstl , they practisec.1 onen on astro which led to them both leaming the basics morc quickly and being able to practi e selpieces with gr.:ater ease: econdl~', they worked well as a team - eldom did ally player hold the ball 10llg or try to dribble his \\a) lhrough tlle oppositioll, thirell , they used tll': full width of the field drawing the ball wide alld around the opposition defence; and fmall ,the had three goal-hungry forwards III lan Haley (41 goals) Jade Hrandreth (21 goals) and TIl3!ldi Modikane (12 goals in 9 games). III the Ilyland Cup lhe side were given a walkover in the preliminary round by Paarl Bo s' I Iigh, beat Ronelebosch 8-0 in the quarter-final, Bergvlid 9-0 in the semi-final and Pinel3!lds 8-0 ill the final! Boys who representec.1 the side were (lIumber of games in brackets): M Boden (17), S Co\ ley (17), I Halt: (17), G MUIldei (C) (17),. Molyneux-Sandwith (17), Z Adams (gou !keeper) ( 16), J Brandreth ( 16). R Breuniger ( 16), A HolI Iday ( 13). T Ooddard (I I), T MadikUllc (9). J Duvill (6), M Pneumaticos (6), S Grainger (I) T Marie ( I), 0 Zlck ( I) Gavin M3!ldel and Zaheer Adams were selected to represent WP U 14 al the U 14 Toumament in Empangeni Ulld Boden, Haley 3!ld Fre\ all made the final trials, but were unluck nOllo be selected. Results of matches played (goal scores in brackcts). vs Westerford [) I-I (Hale ) Paul Roos W3-1 (Ilale 3) Bishops WS-O (Ilale 5) Ore PE W2-1 (Hale, Mandel) Fainnont W9-O (Hale 4, Brandreth 3, Boden, Mandel)

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U14A HOCKEY XI 1996 2nd

Buck Roll': S A/oIVllellx-Salldwi//J. J 0111'0/1 Row: S Cowley, T,\ lad/kalle . .J Bra;ldl'I'II/. A/ Pllel/lllo/ica/os. ,\ / BocielI. ti IloII/day Seated: Z Adams. R Bn!wllllgel'. A /1' L A lo.w!I' (Coach). (; Il lalldel (( ·op/aill). MI' B Proby" (Headmas/er). 0 Fn'lv. IlIaley (Vice-Cap/a ill)

(Brandreth 2, WJ-O Bergvliet Frew) (Hale 2, WJ-l Rondebosch Brandreth) Paarl Boys' W5-0 (Boden 2, Brandreth, Haley, Pneumallcos) ACS W2-O (Boden, Brandreth) Bergvliet W6-1 (Brandreth 2, Madikane 2, Frew, Ilaic)') Bishops W8-O (Hale)' 5. Madikane 2, Brandreth) (Brandrelh 3, Rondebosch W6-O Hale 2, Madikane) (Haley 4, Fish Iloek W7-O Madlkane 2, Brandreth) SACS 0 I-I (1Ialey)

Hyland

Cup Knock-Out

Preli",illary RoulId: vs Paarl Bo s· W-O Quarter Filial: v Rondebosch W8-O (Hale Brandreth, Mandel, Madlkane)

Semi Filial' vs Bergvliel W9-O (I laic 4, Brandreth 2, Madlkanc 2, Goddard) Final: vs Pinelands W (Brandreth Haley 2, Madikane 2, Boden)

U14B HOCKEY Coach' MrTThomson RECORD FOR THE SEASON:

I: I: I : I ~I The U 14B team had a very successful season and it was a pleasure being coach to this side. Losing onl two matches this season, their hoeke skills Improved as the season progressed to the extent that the were never outplayed by an side. An excellent team spint was a ke factor during the matches and a \\.'ilhngne to leam contnbuted to their development. Ollce Ule leam understood Ule need to spread the ball lO the \\ illgs and play "';"Ide, combIned with good Itnklllg belween the wings Zick, Thom und their outSide links Goddard and Caposlagio, their game improved conSiderably. Botha. WoltT and Gratnger were very solid In defence and Duvill (who began the season in the C team and ended having played in the A team) displayed great potential in his creatiJlg pla from the back. Tim Price controlled mId field very \\cll. Being a very unselfish pia 'er, he created many

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goal-scoring opportwuhes for centre-forward Van der Water. Tribute must be paid to the goal keeper, Ramage, who displayed promising skills, saving the side on many occasions. It has been a successful season and each player displayed the potential to become fine hockey players. My thanks to the parents for helping with the lin.s.

U14D HOCKEY Coach: MrT Wheeler

U14CHOCKEY Coach: Mr Stephen WollT The U 14C team had a very successful season, as can be seen from the following statistics: RECORD

goals for and only 14 against during the entire season Il was a pleasure coaching this side and I hope they look forward to next year's hockey season. Many thanks to the parents for their support

FOR THE SEASON:

Our coach was Mr T Wheeler and our captain was Stefanos Kondylis. In the second tenn we lost most of our matches, but in the third tem we won almost every single game. One of the highlights of the hockey sessions \ as playing on the astro and winning against SACS and Westerford. Another highlight was the trip to Grey PE Despite our coach's lack of hockey experience, we wish to thank him for an enjoyable season.

U14E AND U14F HOCKEY Boys who represented the side were: A van Staden, D Owen, M Rickard, M Bray, P Rawsthome, D Schweizer (Captain), S Gargone, B Swanson, M Mee, C Jonkeman, J Saul, Korck, M Pneumaticatos The only match lost was when the tearn played three players short! The U 14C' s were one of only three tearns to win their match against Grey High School (PE). The team was well captained by Dean Schweizer and the vice-captain was Carlo Jonkerman, who was also the leading goal scorer with 29 goals. The teanl was coached by Nick WainwTight in the second term and tephen Wolff in the third term. An enjoyable season was experienced by a group of boys \vho worked together well to from a useful hockey team. The goalie, AlIen van Staden, kept a clear head during the season, allowing only 10 balls to cross his line during the entire season. The defense, consisting of Dylan Owen, Matthew Rickard, Mohammed Bray and Paul Rawsthome stopped the opposing forwards many a time in their tracks. The links consisting of Gregory Korck. Bryan Swanson and Dean Schweizer showed off their dribbling skill catching the opposition Oat footed in most cases. The fowards, consisting of Mike Mee, Carlo Jonkeman and JefTre Sole, fired some great shots into the back of the net, recording 69

Coach: Mrs S Williamson For many, this season was the introduction to hockey. The cabbage patch became our meeting place. It was a season of fun, good team spirit and learnt new skills. Alphabetically, players were: G Base, JM Bauwens, S Bosch, D Bougas, S Butcher, G Campbell, P de Klerk, J Dookoo, N Fenemore, R Fischer, T Goulden, E Harrod. J Hasenjager, A Hodson, AKiroshka, M McCarthy, McGilvray, R Moralie, J Naude, A Prosser, G Saul, J Tudsbury. P Venkatiah. M Walsh. The opposition did not arrive for three matches. The F results were W - 3; D - 2; L 3 This is the start of their hockey career. Ma it develop well.

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RUGBY It was hoped that the upward trend of our previous year's results would continue in 1996. This unfortunately did not happen and this aspect will have to be addressed in 1997. Our main wealcness is the lack of flair and skill among our back:s. Our forwards generally hold their own, but the lack: of real quality backline play caused many teams' downfall. The year started with a wet Easter Festival with teams from up-country once again supporting us. Throughout the year we also played host lo overseas learns such as Oundle (UI6) and Bradford Grammar. We also hosted Graeme College and St Andrews College which we hope will become a regular exchange. The highlight of the season was the very successful trip lo PE by the Rugby Club. On the day Wynberg dominated against Grey with most tearns winning, but the Ist XV lost in the lasl movement of the game. On behalf of the Rugby Club, we thank the Rugby Committee for making Wynberg such a pleasing venue for visitors because of their efficient catering. The COlrunittee, consisting of Messrs L Rose-Innes (Chainnan), N Tibbs,

RF fe, PJ Snyman, P Brown, K Alborough, K Abrahan1se and N Havers, are to be thanked for their enthusiasm, support and financial contribution lo the Rugby Club. A Rugby Club as large as ours caTU10t function without the eITorts of a number of people, and hence the following are thanked for the role that they performed to enable the 1996 season to have been a success: The coaches for their enthusiasm and commitment. Tbe parents for their unfailing support, willingness to acconunodate visiting teams, provision of transport, and many other selfless contributions. The referees who turned up match aller match. Old Boys and friends who continued to support the teams. Mr Cooper and his ground stalT for maintaining the fields and facilities. The coaches who fulfilled various portfolios:

Mr R COl/nel/an (results) Mr P Kriel (Rugby Committee) Mr D Russel (referees)

SUMMARY - 1996 RUGBY RESULTS Played

U19A U19B U19C U19D U19E U19F U19G U16A U16B U16C U15A U15B U15C U15D U14A U14B U14C U14D U14E U14F TOTAL

Won

Drew

Lost

27 18 15 14 12 12 6 15 16 13 15 16 16 13 16 16 16 15 14 11

16 11 9 5 1 7 4 7 6 2 12 11 12 6 2 11 7 9

296

Points For

Points Against

PFIPA

11 5 5 8 11 5 1 7 10 11 3 5 4 6 13 5 9 6 9 4

0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

591 321 246 121 54 154 128 206 207 97 329 457 394 242 121 369 230 241 137 189

331 293 170 238 290 167 88 176 281 424 58 118 219 368 382 186 346 377 277 223

1.79 1.10 1.45 .51 .19 .92 1.45 1.18 .74 .23 5.67 3.87 1.80 .66 .32 1.98 .66 .64 .49 .85

149

138

4834

5011

.96

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FIRST TOURING TEAM - DURBAN Bacil Row: K Fyfe, S Alborough, J Cllssell 3,d Row: N Samsodiell, D Seller. R Peacock, L BrowIl, M McEwt'lI. G Billimore, S Buchmallll d Row: G Bn/wer. J du Preez L Baker, D Hellry, K S,rymall, S Good, V ThompsolI, S Barrell Sealed: D Kearillg. AIr C Luman (Mallager) R Gordall (Vlce-Captaill). Mr V Poldell (Coaclr), G TUIVey (CaptailI), Mr B Proby" (Headmaster), M Farr, Mr P van Schalkwyk (Coach). Barnard

Mr Mr Mr Mr

D Schenck

(grol/nds) W Stanford (entertainment) V Polden (eql/ipmem) P vali Schalkwyk (coaching)

Mr K Alborough, Ms N Jordan, FirstAiders and Ambustat for their magnificent and much appreciated first aid. Mrs Annette Barnard and her team of ladies who wlselfi h.ly catered for every rugby function. Mrs Alien who organIsed the luckshop for all our home fixtures All the helpful pupils who a i ted WIth sand and water, the scoreboard and the ball room

AWARDS FOR 1996 Denni

Fagan

Memorial

Rugby Team witlr forlaga;,/S( record -

Dennis Fagan

the

Trophy:

loyalty and team spmt lire 1st XV -

best

poillts

I" XV Cup: Jl/luor

Memorial

Rugby Team Wlflr for agal1lst record -

Ray ConneJlan

Cup: Sell/or

tire

best

poll/ts

U 15A Awarded for as voted for by

Marc Farr

Kallic Pretorius Trophy: Awarded to the most improved li I 9A player Vaughan Thompson Vince PolcJcn Trophy: Awarded to tire most cOllsiste1/( player ill U I 9A -

can Alborough Brian Sidman Mcmorial Trophy: Most improved U J9 player -

Daniel FUUleran Brian Steyl Cup: Most player -

Improved

UJ6

Michael Jennings

De Villiers Wahl Cup: Most improved U I 5 player - Brent Kelly A2icl Fine Cup: Most Improved li J.I player NIcholas Havers Eric Tasker Cup: JllferhollSI' Rugby (not played in 1996) Rugby Blues: Dylan Keatlllg, Marc Farr. Garth Turvey, can AJborough, erl Bamard Rugby Colour: Kyle Snyman, Vaughan TIlompson, ,can Barren. MIchael M E\.\.un, Llam Hrown, Donovan Henry. RIchard Gordon. CraIg du Pree?

1SI TEAM RUGBY 1996 Back RoK': Deall Seller, Ross Peacock, Uam BrowlI, Gareh Billimore, Justin More/and rod RoK': Garth Brower, Croig du Preez, Luke Baker, Donovall Henry, Ky/e SlIyman, Vallg/m Thompson, Michael McEwen, Shawn Barrett Sealed: Sean A/borough, Dy/all Kearing, Mr VPoiden, Garth Turvey (Capeain), Mr B Probyn, Richard Gordon (Vice-Caplain), Mr P vali Schall..-wyk, Marc Farr, Nei/ Barnard Prm'incial Representation: Western Province Craven Week Marc Farr Western Province Academy: Dylan Kealing Western Province Ul7: Neil Barnard We look forward to an interesting and demanding 1997 season with the Ist XV taking part in Cape Schools' Week and touring PE and UK.

RUGBY 1st XV Coaches: Mr P van Schallcv"yk Mr V Polden The season began with everyone having high expectations of the Ist XV. The school, parents, the coaches and the players themselves saw the team as the most talented side that Wynberg has had in years. However, it was felt that the pressure was too great and the team never quile lived up to expectations; neither their own nor ours. ~WBH

The season can be characterised as one where nearly all the crucial games were lost in injury lime after leading for most of the match. However, playing in the league that we do, every game becomes a hard game and the learn has to learn lo absorb the pressure. III the end the tearn lost eight crucial games in the dying moments, including Bishops, Paul Roos, Grey High School, Paarl Boys' High, Durban High School, Bradford Grammar from the UK and Paarl Gym. To their credit they did beat Boland Landbou in a nailbiter and scored 28 points in the second half against Bishops to win 31-18 after trailing at half-time. And despite the disappointments the team must be commended on winning 6OC/oof its matches. This is the best achievement by a Ist XV in years. As coaches we enjoyed the season as the tearn always gave 100% and practised with enthusiasm and commitment. They were extremely professional in their approach to practices. In this regard Garth Turvey and Richard Gordon must be commended for leading b example both on and ofTthe field and for being a great inspirational force within the tearn. A wonderful tearn spirit and camaraderie developed within the tearn at the training camp at the beginning of the season. This was 1996'157 ~

built on in the weekend to Port Elizabeth to play Grey High chool and it further developed on the tour to Durban. The Durban tour became the highlight of the season, not only for its fWI and enjoyment, but because the team played its best rugby of the season there. The competition comprised Natal schools as well as international sides from Ne\ Zealand wld Australia. In the end we won five of the six matches on tour, including a superb victory against a strong Western Heights team from New Zealand in the International Schools tournament hosted by Northwood. Congratulations must go to Richard Gordon for playing 50 matches for the I st XV over two seasons, and to Marc F 8fT (WP U I 9 A), Dylan Keating (WP Academy) wld Neil Barnard (WP UI7A) for making representative teams. Thanks must go to Mr Lwnan for managing the team so well in Durban wld for his assistance in coaching the 1 st and 2nd team squad. A special word of thanks to the parents for their support and assistance, particularly for hosting visiting teams and for providing eats. Thanks also to Jordrul Shoes mld Energade for their generous sponsorship this

year.

CRIT1QUE OF THE PLAYERS Garth Turvey - Caplain and SCnlmllalf / Flyllalf A very gutsy player who gives 100% on the field and leads by exmnple. Outstanding defender and a slrong runner. Play improved in the second half of the year and was Wlluck:y not to pla Craven Week. 6 tries. Richard

Gordon

- Vice Caplain and 8tll Mail

/ Flank A very skilful player who ullderstands the game well. Consistent throughout the season. Led b exanlple both on and olT the field. Very fit and has a high workrate. Needs to \...ork at his upper bod strength 1 try. Kyle Snyman - Ful/back / Flyllalf All outstanding kicker of the ball. Po Iltonal play IS hiS strong point and he is a hard ruMer Tacklmg has improved Although he did not qUite live up to e pectations he has a great future if he ~WBH.

can improve his tempermnent and discipline. Did a great job helping out the . team at flyhalf. 186 points. Vaughn Thompson - Right Wing Most improved player of the season. A very strong runner who scored many tries because he is unstoppable from lOm out. Solid on defence Find of the season who adapted well to his new position. Could improve his work rate, but has ml excellent future ahead of him. 19 tries. Garth

Bruwer - Wing / Fullback Very reliable player of which a lot was expected, but unforlWlately injury disrupted his season. Fast and elusive runner who is equally at home at fullback. Needs to work at his kicking. His hmlds let him down at cmcial times. 5 tries.

Scan Barrett - Centre A solid player who improved during the season. Good defender and excellent team man. Fonned a great mId field combination. Strong runner and very good hands. All e citing rugby player. 8 tries. Michael McEwen - Centre The brains in the backline. A skilful and intelligent pia er who has vision. Sets up people around hun. , olid defender for his size. Natural flair for the game. Needs to be more confident in his own ability. 7 tries. Ron Peacock - Centre / Wing Showed a lot of promise in the begilUling of the season. Never quite perfonned as expected due to playing out of position on the wing. Good ball player who has natural nair. Elusive runner. Must improve his tackling. A lot is expected from him next year. 2 tries. Dcan Scller - Left WII/g Fast and elusIve ruuner. Reliable player aJld a solid defender. HIgh work rate. A lot is ex]X-'Ctedfrom him nel\1 ear, but he must IInprove his ball kills. 3 lries. Gareth

BiIlimore - Flyllalf and Fullback trugglcd at ftrst at f1 half, bUI gained a lot of confidence playing at fullback. hould stick to fullback where he has

more time. Hard runner, solid defender and a skillful player. Must improve positional play. 1 try.

players bad.'Wards. Superb team man and a true gentleman 011 the field. 1 try.

Craig du Preez - 8,h man Justin Moreland - Scnlmhalf

A lot of potential. Athletic, strong ruJUler and big. An excellent lineout forward. Relatively fast for his size and quite skilful. Can play Craven Week next year if he improves his temperament, picks up his work rate otr the ball becomes a link between the backs and forwards. 6 tries.

Skilful and intelligent player who makes good decisions at the base. Unfortunately injury disrupted his season. Needs to speed up his service and play with more authority. 2 tries.

Marc Farr - Loose head prop Very strong scrummager who disrupted opposing scrums. All-rowld play improved in the second half of the season due to a higher work rate. Good tearn man. Needs to train harder in the ofTseason. WP Craven Week. 2 tries.

Luke Baker - Prop / Lock Great utility forward 8Jld a very valuable member of the touring squad. Very strong and with his 130 kg mass he has a big impact on the game ill the tight phases. However, he struggles when pia is stretched due to his lack of fitness. Good team man. 3 tries.

Liam Brown - Hooker Has the ability to go all the way, but must get fit and train harder in the ofT·season. Very good lmeout thrower and strong scrummager. At his best when he has the ball in hand because he is unstoppable. Unfortwlately his work rate ofT the ball is not high enough. 7 tries.

Kenneth Fyfe - Ope1lside Fla1lk Very high work rate, extremel fil 8Jld a strong upper body. Has all the attributes of a very good fetcher. Must improve his defence and his hUlIdling. 1 try. The follO\ving players also represented

the

1s1XV:

Neil Barnard - Tight head prop

G Rose-Illlles (2); K de Beer (3); D Barker (4); S Good (5); J ( lissen (4); Samsodi!'1I (4); S Bllchmallll (4).

Strong scrununager who gave good right shoulder every game. Fit and mobile. IJltelligent and skilful forward. Technicall good in the tight loose, but tends to stand back a little in this department. WP U 17. Donovan Henry - Lock One of the best in the province and probably one of the most talented players in the team, but he lacks the necessary aggression Ulld is too laz . A very skilful player and has amazing athletic abilit . He was wltouched in the lineouts. I try. Dylan Keating - Lock E ·cellent No 2 jumper and strong scrununager. IJnproved a great deal as a rugby player. Very athletic, fast and a powerful forward. Gives 100% and is a great team man. One of the best in the province. WP Academy. Scan Alborough - Rlilldsldej1allk Most consistent player in the team, ~ ho never give ll!ss thUlI 100%. A.ll1azillg upper body strength. Won man loose balls. Very good tackler who drove ~

SUMMARY

OF MATCHES

vs Randburg (18-7) A scrappy game ~th few highlights. Typical first match of the season with a lot of basic mistakes. Kealing and Gordon had good games. Tries: Thompson 8Jld Gordoll. n}1n811 two penalties and a conversion.

vs Langenbo\'en Gym (28-0) A much better perfonn811ce, especially in the first half. Forwards dominated sel pieces, but were too slo\ to the breakdown points. 8ackline looked rust and slow. Tries: nyll1an, Thompson, Bruwer, Henry. Snyman kicked two penal lies and a conversion.

vs Drosldy (15-13) Wynberg only mUllaged to take control late ill the se ond half. Options were poor

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and the visitors kept us wlder a lot of pressure during the first half. Barnard played well. Tries: Snyman wld Thompson. SnYlnan a penalty and conversion. 4.

vs Strand (16~) Excellent defence on both sides and the awesome performwlce of the WBHS forwards were the highlights of the entertainlllg match. Halfbacks struggled to dominate. Tries. Brown and Alborough. SnYlnwl two penalties.

vs Paul Roos (15-16) In a tough battle for supremacy Paul Roos just came out on top. Up front we had the upper hWld, but poor finishing cost us dearly. SnYlTIan kicked four penaltIes and an excellent drop kick

vs Bi hors (14-17) Another match lost which we should have won. Bishops took the initiative earlon, but Wynberg came back strongly in the second half after McEwen ran like a whippet to score. Bishops were always WIder pressure in the scrums. Unfortunately SnYlnan had an ofT day with the boot, mis ing a couple of goalable kicks. He made amends to score a brilliant try after a SOm bust.

Tries by Barrett and Cussen. SnYlTIan added two penalties and a conversion. 10. vs Rondebosch (13-26) Although Rondebosch deserved their victory, WYllbl::rg\wre guilty of throwing away scoring opportwlities with indecisiveness and poor judgement. The forwards took control, but we failed to capitalise on this possession. Thompson scored the only try with the rest of the points coming via the boot of SnYlTIan. Il.

vs Grey H.igh IPEI (13-18) Grey scored a controversial try in the third minute of injury time to secure victory. WYllberg did not pIa all that well with the forwards tired and sluggIsh. Bacldine had a nightmare with n half being a weak link in this match. Baker and Du Preez were the try-scorers with K le nyman kil.:king a penalt . vs Boland Agricultural (11-10) A v'ell-contested game with superb lineout play Baker pla ed a good match with hi driving pIa from line-out . Wynberg were fortunate to win this one. Try by Turve \ ith SlIYlTIan adding two penalties. Hottentots Holland (18-13) After a good first haIr, Wynberg went to sleep III the second hair, allowing Ilottentots 1101land to come close to victory. Backline hawed more authorit than before Gordon played his heart out.

vs Paarl Boys' High (7-12) Another game played, another game thrown away. Forwards took control where Keating and Henry overshadowed their WP Craven Week counterparts. Loose-forwards were uperior, but once again indecisiveness among the backs poiled things. Try by Thomson and a penalty b Snyman.

12. vs SACS (12-7) Wynberg had to defend desperately in the dying moments to hold on to beat the victors. We pia ed with direction Md control that was more lacking in previous games. SnYlnM played well at flyhalf. Tries b Sny1nan and Thomson. nYlTI8Jl al 0 succeeded with the conversIOn.

DURBAN TOUR 13. Northwood (20-7) WYllberg played excellent rugby, with the loose-fon ards, especiall Fyfe, leading lhe way. Backline played well. Tries scored by Brtlwer and Thomson. nYlnan kicked two conver ions Md two penalties. I·t Glenwood (3~-3)

After a slow start, tile teanl combined effectively to pIa to their full potential Once agam the fowldation \ as laid b the fan ard with the backline rounding 00'. Defence \ as outstanding. Tries scored b Thompson, Barrelt, Bruwer, Farr and Bro\\ll. SnYlnaJI kIcked four conversions and two penalties. 15. DHS (13-18) Not a partlcularl good match. Players looked tin.-d. OHS in the end wanted to

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win and scored the wilming try two minutes from the end. Tries by V Thompson and two penalties and a conversion by Snyman. 16. Pinetown (20-19) In this first match of the Northwood TreIlidor Intemational Schools' Festival, Wynberg struggled to overcome a spirited Pinetown. We only managed to secure victory late in the second half. Tries by Thompson, Turvey and Barrelt. Snyman added a conversion and a penalty. 17. SI Edmunds 2nd XV IAus] (81-0) In this one-sided match the First Team was very focused on what they wanted to do. The continuity of the forwards' driving play was outstanding while the backline was hjghly effective. Tries scored by Thompson (2), Seller (3), Peacock, Barretl, McEwen, Turvey (2), Baker, Fyfe, Du Preez. Snyman kicked eight penalties. D Hemy won the man-ofthe-match award. 18. Western Heights INZ] (27-0) One of the best matches this season. Once again the forwards paved the way for thjs win over one of New Zealand's top teams. Their first defeat of the year. Thompson's tirst try was an excellent effort. The following article appeared in the SA Rugby magazine: against the competitive Westem Heights Wynberg's forceful close-quarter driving play won the day 27- I0 and left an impression of being the most eflective side on view." Tries by Thompson (2) and L Baker. Snyman added three conversions and two penalties. H •••

19. Graeme College (46-12) During the first half the team struggled, but in the second half plo ed superbly handling, support, ball retention were excellent. Tries by Thompson (2), McEwen (2), Barrett (2), Brown, Bruwer. Snyman added three conversions. 20. Paarl Gymnasium (21-25) Best match of the season. Paarl pipped Wytlberg with a try ijl the dying minutes. Wynberg allowed Paarl Gynl to score twice in seven minutes. A highly entertaining match that the First Team should have won. Tries by Bruwer,

Thompson, Du Preez. Snyman added three conversions.

21. Bishops (31-18) A magnificent fight-back in the second half aller Bishops were leading 3-18 at half-time. Our forwards were more focused in the second half with Farr, Brown and Barnard making their presence felt in the scnuns. Turvey played an intelligent match. Tries by Turvey, Farr, Du Preez and Brown (2). Snyman added two penalties. 22. Paul Roos (10-29) Totally outplayed by a better team on the day. Our forwards put up an heroic perfonnrulce, but the backline struggled wlder pressure and couldn't get going. Try by Alborough with Snyman adding the conversion and a penalty. 23. Bradford Grammar [UKl (12-15) Excellent defence laid the foundation for the visitors' victory over the First Terun who at times appeared to be rather listless. Bradford scored the winning try in the dying minutes of the match. Tries by Thomp on, McEwen. Henry added a conversion. 24. St Andrews fGrahamstown) (46-0) Due to stormy weather the match was stopped ten minutes from the end. The First Team dominated all departments and in spite of the terrible conditions still played open, MUling rugby. Tries scored by Peacock, Barrelt, McEwen, Moreland, Brown and Du Preez (2). Henry kicked four conversions and a penalty. 25. Rondebosch (12-20) The First Terun started the game at a lurious pace, but allowed RBHS into the game just before half-time. Determined defence by RBHS ensured victory for them. The set scrums again put the opposition wlder pressure while the driving play from line-outs, with Keating leading the way, was impressive. RBHS controlled the second phase ball in the second half which was the turning point U1 the match. Tries by Barretl and Thompson. Henry kicked a conversion.

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26. Stellenberg (35-3) A great team effort. Forwards and backs combined well to run in four great tries. The running of the ball and support were impressive. Tries by Billimore, Turvey, Moreland, Farr and Brown. Henry kicked two conversions and two penalties. 27. SACS (3-7) A disappointing end to the season, although SACS deserved their victory. With our forwards struggling and SACS' superb defence, the First Team "ere fighting a losing battle from the start. Towards the end wrong options cost the team dearl . Snyman kicked a penalt .

STATISTICS Snyman: 186 points Tbompson' 95 Barrelt: 40 McEwcn: 35 Brown: 35 Tries: 80 Conver ion~ 43 Penalties: 34 Drop goals' I

points points points points

(19 tries) (8 tries) (7 tries) (7 tries)

HAMIL TONS 7-A-SIDE Once again the team did not play any great rugby in reaching the 'linal of the Plate competition. The A-team was eliminated by Florida in the main pool. In the final the A-team lost convincingly to Langunya 35-10, who gave the A-team, and others teams present, a lesson in the playing of Ts rugby.

Results of A-team vs imonstowlI: vs Florida: vs Camps Bay: Quarterfinals of Plate vs Rondebosch B: emifinals vs Voortrekker A: Finals vs Langunya:

30-10 15-35 40-0 30-0 25-20 10-35

Results of B-team vs Settlers A: vs Sea Point: vs Plumstead. Quarterfinals of Plate vs Langunya'

5-35 20-5 10-5 10-40

RUGBY 2nd XV

VILLAGERS 7-A-SIDE The lack of certain skills were evident at this year's 7-a-side toumaments. The A-team managed to reach the quarterliJlals where they lost against Northem B. {nreaching the quarterrUlals the team never looked like a champion team and struggled in their previous two matches. The biggest problem that confronted this team was the lack of speed amongst the pla ers - something that is essential for Ts.

Results of A-team vs Voortrekker B' vs Rondebosch' vs Northcms B.

53-0 31-14 7-12

Results of B-team vs Zwaanswyk: vs SACS B'

19-10 10-12

Coach: MrC J Luman Players: K Musikanth (C), R Cale ,D Barker, G Billimore, 0 Seller, J Cussen, S Good, R Peacock C Alien J Moreland, N San:sodien, 'BuchmaJUl, K Fyfe, J de Wet, L Haker (VC), D FinneraJl, S Ascott-Evans, W Beets, K de Beer, T Botha, W . cott, C Thompson, B Devlin, N Bamard, PEIruns 1996 was a successful year for the 2nd XV on the whole, but it could have been better. Generally, the 2nd XV was the perfect SIde for the opposition to play as we were ab olute gentlemen - we alwa s attempted to keep the oppo IlIon 11\ the game. The team pla ed a pleasant brand of rugby und oVer 50 tries were scored dunng the course of the season. The distresslllg faclor is that wc scored 321 points, but the opposition scored 293 points. FaIr enough, we did have 70 points scored against

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us in the first game against Paul Roos (a game most of us will wish never happened), but we did come back and draw the second game 7-7. Believe it or not, we should have won! Some of the most memorable games where the team played superb rulUung rugby were against Strand (30-10), Bishops (27-15 and 34-27), HHH (41-0) and SACS (29-26). We were disappointing against Paul Roos (first game), Paarl Gym (17-43 after leading 10-3 at halftime), Stellenberg (13-7) and ollr last game against SACS (3-3). TIlis team certainly could have had better results at the end of the day, but more importantly, the team displayed a magnificent team spirit along with the Ist XV, and the players were a pleasure to coach. A number of players represented the Ist XV and toured DLlrban, which was, I am sure, an unforgettable experience. TIlank you for a most enjoyable season and I wish you all many more pleasant rugby moments. Thank you also to Messrs Polden and Van Schalkwyk - it was truly an honour and a privilege to work with you chaps. Good luck for next year!

RUGBY 3rd XV Coach. Mr M Kofleman Players:

G Ashfield, B de Beer, [) Barker, N Gordon, A Lopes, R

hields, Bush,

J Rock, C Allen, T Botha, K Sealon, S Ascott-Evans,

Everyone enjoyed the seaSon and will be looking forward to next year. TIlallks for Ole great season, guys.

RUGBY 4th XV Coach: Mr W McKenzie Captain: A Tumbull

Vice Caplain: R Bush Players: S Frew, B Ansie, T Momberg, G Hewett, D Adams, A Faria, D Tredoux, W Donald, G Rookledge, L Bowditch, C Viljoen, S Small, G Gelderbloem, R hields, W Palmer, H Slewart. C OosthulZCn, B Cooper, J Wayne The season began with very moderate results. With a 4'" team hursting wiOl talent and experience, with pla ers like Bush Faria Frewand llngerer, I kne\ the team w~uld d~ well. WiUl the team constantly being changed due to iluuries, Ole side did e ceptionally well. the highlight of Ole season bt:ing our victory over Rondebosch and Bishops. Who can forget Ole great try Gareth I-Iewetl scored against Rondebosch? Th'lllks guys for <.I great season élnd good luck for the future.

P Williams, G Breytenbach, P van Biljon, L van Biljon, G Fearon, W Beets, C Stamper

RUGBY 5th AND 6th XV

The 1996 3rd XV pla ed an outstanding season of rugb . Out of the tifleen games played we tied onc and lost to only three sides (Paul Roos, Paarl Gym, Paarl Bo s), and beat the rest convincLllgl. One of the more memorable games was our 35-0 victory over Bishops at home, and also ending the ~eason by crushing SACS at their Derby Da . We also convincingly beat Rondebosch, Tygerberg, 'ACS and Bishops both times. (Home and away fixtures). Under the leadership of J Bock and L van Riljon Ule team worked well togeUu!r, thus producing the excellent results the did. As a re lilt of this coh,,:slvene s \\e ended second only to tile I st XV on overall for-and-against points poSition. ~\

Coach: Mr C Stevens Players: Logan, Koortzen, Deneys. Butler, Claasen, I-Ioneyman, Lagerdien, Oosthuizen, Cawood, Giyose, Windsor, Palmer, Mjssing, McLaughlin, Williams. Febmary, , te~ art, Shapiro, Parker, Faria, Deary, CO\ ling, Momberg, Duncan, Nongalaza. O'grien, Fry, R an, Loubser, Viljoen, Manley, Beekley. Purdy, Oosterwyk. K.JlIght-Da\ son, Ansie . Rell.. MacKellar. Tumer, Magalhaes, lsaacs Like in all spheres of life, there arc many facets to rugby and Olls is the case \ViOl the Slh and 61h rugby teams of WBHS. One glance at the team' heets wllI induce a positive

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prognosis. But alas, rugby, beilIg the physical sport it is, produces lots of casualties, and one injury in any team above ours causes a ripple effect. This resulted in many stressful times. However, these obstacles were never a match for the perseverancc and loyalty that were displayed b the die-hard members of the teams. Unequal opposition, long distances and unfriendly crowds dId not faze them. 'nley always played lo the best of their abilities, epitomising the true spiril of Wynberg -

SUPERA MORA

RUGBY U16B Coach:

Mr W Stanford Players: G Posthumus (C), G Sterling, R Crumpton, !) Fyfe, H Neil, A . cOll, J . tevens, C van Heerden, N Milner, A Eccles, R Steyn, G Rook.ledge, C Donnes, D Thalle, M Salie. D VUll ucr Vyver, M Fnck, R Matchel, M Britton

I thank the pIa ers and also their parents (without whom we would probably never have persevered) for their commitment and support to the teams.

RUGBY U16A Coach

Mr K Pretorius Players: J Driver (C), Z Snyman (V-C), R MarshalI, M BelU!, K Moes, C Barron, B Oarbutt, P Good, M JelU1111gs,J Stevens, B Bylin, W Gadd, J-P de Villiers, C Strydom, M Frick, R Carver, Havers, J Britt0l4 C Rookledge

The season started badly with ill-discipline at the aJulUal Paul Roos Clinic and detenorated from then on 111 a dO\\11\.\'ard spiral. Although individually very talented, the group never reall perfonned to their colleclIve ability, mainly due to lack of real team spirit aJld also injuries at vital times to vital players. The team was well led b Jonathan Driver and other players who impressed. werc Zeke Snyman, Reagan Carver, Michael Je11llings and Chris Rookledge These players should all make the I st XV in years to come. Highlights of the season were their fine displa s against Drostdy (41-18), Strand (4013), Grey (20-10) and especially Paul Roos (12-3). Many gmnes were narrow~ .10st, for instance Boland Lalldbou (9-10), Blships (0-6) and SACS (13-14) I look forward to seeing how the individual members develop as players and I have to say that I enjoyed coachmg them

This is a team with good basic skills and probably the best pack of forwards in the league. It was pleasing to see that a few of the B terun players were promoted to the A team and did very well there. The team's main problem was the lack of consistency. They did not fully realise their potential. Once the set their minds to it aJld played according to the game plan, the looked very good. The team 31\\1a s tried hard and practised well. A lot of these players could find themselves in high teams next year. It's all there for the taking. Put SOllle etTort into our rugby in the oO"'season and you will see the rewards. My special thanks must go to the parents for their help aJld support.

RUGBY U16C Coach:

Mr JG Louw Players: S Nagel, R Druker, RAllen, P Marais, R Matchet, S Breach, C McKune, Children, M van ver Berg, C Tibbs, C van Heerden, R tedall, D van der Vyer, C Ohloff, L du Plessis. M JelUlings, R T ch('''ll, W Deyzel, A Felbert, A DilllCaJl, S Kakehongo Wc were a highly spirited aJld motivated terun, with the los of a tew good players beulg a slight downfall. Although we all pia cd to the best of our abilities, we had a relallvely unsuccessful season. Probably the most memorable matches were our first victory againsl Seulers and the match against Tyberberg B's. A very big thanks to our coach, Mr Louw, who made practices and matches highly enjo able e"1>Criences, never lo be forgotten.

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UISA RUGBY TEAM 1996 Back Row: B Kelly, W Steyn J Klopstra, R Heggie j,d Row: J Cawood, S Kakehollga, S Gqeba, A du Toit, F Jardine 2"d Row: H Lloyd, R Meyer, J Fraser, P Michel, M Abrahams, N Bizinos Sealed: B Emms, J Meintjies, Mr B ProbYlI, M Jacobs, Mr D RusselI, D Alborough (Captain), B Abbot

RUGBY UISA Coacb:

Mr D RusseIl Players: B Abbott, M Abrahams, D Alborough, A du Toit, B Emms, R Heggie, M Jacobs, T Kalcehongo, B KeUy, J Klopstra, J Meintjies, R Meyer, P Michel, S Gqeba, W Steyn, H Lloyd Any team sport demands certain ingredients if success is to follow. There must be a high standard of discipline both at practices and during matches, the players must be willing to work hard and there must be a hunger to do well. If ever there was a side that epitomised all of these qualities, it was the 1996 UlSA side. Held together by the outstanding leadership of Dean Alborough. Mario Jacobs and later in the season, John Meintjies, this side has yet again produced rugby of an exceptional quality. With both forwards and backs combining well, a total of 52 tries were scored throughout the season. The side has developed the necessary ability to maintain possession amongst the forwards and whenever the ball was spread wide, the pace of the outside players would come into play. This was

IS-man rugby at its best! Another fme feature of this side was the very high level of skill displayed from the front row forwards right through to the fullback. Their biggest downfall was their inability to concentrate fully for the full distance of the match, with several promising movements hreaking dowu at critieal stages. The highlights of the season were the wins against Rondebosch (49-5) and Paul Roos (10-0), after losing narrowly during the second term at Stellenbosch. The disappointment of the season was the defeat against Bishops (5-7) in the third term, albeit with a depleted side. In the Annual Under 15 Seven-a-Side Tournament, held at Wynberg, the A Team did well to reach the !inal going dowu to Paarl Gym 7-19 in the fmal. The side was also awarded the Junior Trophy for the team with the best for and against points record. However, at the end of the day the results are not the important factor. There must have been enjoyment for all and an improvement in personal play. I would like to extend a sincere word of thanks to Mr Schenck for his assistance, to the captains and vice-captain, to all the parents for their loyalty and support at all times and fmally to the whole team. This has been a memorable season for myself and I shall

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follow their perfonnances to come.

keenly in the years

RUGBY U15B

Scott Kirton and Jonathan CartmeJ gave the forwl!rds that extra vitality. Hard running and skilled play by GiJes Fearon, Stan Cook and Sean Kirsten calUlot be praised enough. The ultimate wilUler was the team spirit and good friendships that were engendered in this side.

Coach:

Mr DM Schenck Players: S Pypers, L Jansen, A Osman, N Brown, H Lloyd, J Lawrence, N Bizinos, R Charles, S Cawood, G Kleynhans, B Levin, R Ahnelt-CufT, R Meyer, F Jardine, D Long, J Fraser, A Simpson, A du Toit, A Robinson, T Tshoopara The 1996 rugby season was onc! of mixed fortWIes and blown opportunities, but mostly sweet success. The boys came through from UI4 with a winning habit and this made coaching so much easier. The boys were very keen lo play and win and score as many points as possible. The team pIa cd a very entertairung brand of rugby this season, with the forwards and the backs playing hand-tohand rulUling rugb . Some of the trie scored were reall special. It was an absolute pleasure coachmg these boys and J wish them well for next sea on. Thanks to all those parents who supported and gave lifts - it is great to have parcnls such as ou. Who Will ever forget Meyer rutUling through tellenberg? Who will forget Lawrence's chirps? Thanks to Mr RusseIl for all hIS assistance.

RUGBY UI5e Coach.

Mr AG Cross Players· S Hopkins (C), G Pnematicos, R Domingo, Kir ten, J Michelsen, . Cook, D Kleynhans, G Fearan, L. mlth, N Billimore, G Hreach, (j Abrahams, R McBam, J CartmeI, B Tshabalala,. Klrton, R Klein mldt, D Morkel The team had a bad start to the season, but unproved with every match. Simon Hopkins led by example, and hIs posItive attitude was responsIble for many of the great victones Dedication and detennination of sta(\\arts like

RUGBY UI5D Coach:

Mr Dirk Grobelaar (student) Players: G Haynes (C), C Pettit, M Otto, D Faria, L Braken, B Honeyman, R Domingo, P Amakutwa, C Edgar, C Magalus, N van der Poll, A King, N Kerr, N Ord, M Wessels, N Greening, A Bail, J van Wyke, G Hew, G Buckle, E Pickup, R Pickup, K • tokes, N Bowren., R Brooks The team ollen had very difficull fixtures, with the odd mismatch, when they had to play against A teams. Generally the results were very pleasing. The highlight of the season was the tour to Grey College in Port Elizabeth, that created a great deal of spiriL

RUGBY UI4A AND UI4B Coaches: Mr RP Connellan Mr PJ Kriel The UI4A and U14B teams were coached as a squad, and treated in the same way. At the beguUling of the season there was less talent avaIlable than in 1995, bul with a lol of hard work and concentration on basic skills and discipline, both tearns improved considerably. B} the end of the season both tearns could hold lheir oWll again t the best in the Western Provlllce.

UI4A TEAM Looking at the A tcam's results, the first impre sion IS that the had a disastrou season, but on the contrary: the had a sea on where the team achieved their goals whIch the set themselves al the begitUling of the season The standard of rugb improved urul1ensel this season, so much so that the

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U14A RUGBY TEAM 1996 Back Row: Alldrew Joos, Ryall vali Bilj'ol/, Dan/iell Kel/em/OII, Gavill 0 'BrielI, Simoll FreemalItIe, Christopher Hallekom, Shallll Gerard ]"d Row: Nicholas Dale-u/ce, AidOlI Bell/Iets, Ziaad Kajie, Riyad Domillgo, icholas Havers, Nicholas Kyriacos Sealed: eil WilsalI, M,. PJ Kriel (roach), Ross AfacCollllell, Mr B Proby", David Christiall (Vice CaptailI), Mr RP COl/llellall, Shedrill Alan/berg Absellt: Dads KIIOOP,JO/III SwalIepoeI

could compete competitively against the best tearns in the Western Cape at the cnd of the season. I would like to congratulate the team on their progress throughout this season. Everyone that played in the A team this season contributed in laying the foundation for a good result against SACS. Beating SACS 12-0 in the last game of the season, and losing 13-10 to RBHS, are surely the two highlights of the season. This afier their scores were 12-29 (SACS) and 0-20 (RBHS) respectively in the lirst games. The following players represented the team live or more times during the season. Captainc was shared between Ross MacCOJUlelland David Christian, who led the team bye ample. The others were: Paul Newton, Nicholas Kyriacos, Steven cordilis, Nicholas Havers, Aidan BelUletts, Gavin O'Brien, Riyad Domingo, Nicholas Dale-Lace, Ziaad Kajee, Shaun Gerard, Dons Knoop, Shednn Momberg, John wanepoel, Andrew Joos, Neil Wilson, Ryan van Biljon, Damien KeIlerman.

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I wish the team good fortune for ne t ear and hope they start the season the same way they ended the 1996 season. Thanks to the A and B team squad for an enjoyable season, and to Mr Connellan for his support throughout the season.

U14B TEAM The B's played anractive and effective rugby and scored some excellent tries. The defence was tight and the amount of pressure put on opponents increased as the season wore on, and the leanl developed excellent pint. Two of the highlights were reversing a 7-47 lo s to the very powerful Paul Roos team to a 26-25 victory in the second part of the season and defeating Rondebosch 14-5, afier losing 10-22 III the early part of the season. The following represented the team live or more times dunng the season. Captaincy wa shared b, Jercm Crowder and Garth Francis, who both did an excellent job Aiden Bennetts was a very good vice-captain Others were: teven Cameron-Dow, Wence\\111Diedrichs, Nicholas Havers, Matthe\ IGng, Malcolm Marfm, Marc Graham, Steven cordilis, 1996·167~

Antony Ashley. Ilylton Newcombe, Bradley Marshall Aiden de Villiers, Piers Horak, Simon Freemantie, Ryan Manley, Bradie Ashton, Mark Ascot-Evans. The record of the team was: Played: 16 WOII: 11 Lost: 5 Poillls For. 366 Poillls AKaillst: 186 Tties For. 65 Trie.f Against: 29 I personally enjoyed the season immensel This was largely brought about by the c0operation of the boys and the excellent working relationship between the two coaches.

RUGBY U14C Coach: Mr

Mallinson

The U 14C rugby season got ofT to a slow start, but then later on in the SC<lsonthe pace really picked up. We played WIth guts and deterrnillation, and Wlth the help of Mr Mallinson it was a really successful season. The games which stood out were the Roland Landbou game, SACS, Rondebosch, Paarl Boys' and Paarl Gym, which were really tough games, but wc managed to win them all. The highhght of the season was the Grey PE trip. Although we didn ï win, It was areall enjoyable time. Man of the pla ers had the opportunity of playing in the B team and thIS gave them a great experience. I'd like to thank all the players, and Mr Mallinson who len for Scotland at the cnd of lhe season, and to all the parents who supported us. This was ml enjoyable season and will be remembered for a long time.

RUGBY UI4D Coach: Gregg Sidman Pla en: D Bothu (Capt), W Roberts (V-C), GEIhot (V-C), ei Gamer, C vun Wy~, S Hutchison, F Pundore, Y Majida, A [rastus, Human, H Dumane, J Steward, S Botha, M Je\\-c1, T Hoal, P Knight, M WlIson

TIle 1996 season was ml e ·tremely satisfying one, not ani. for myself but also for the bOys. 111is group of boys did not Imow what to expect and neiUler did I, but the proved in the second half of the season that they were Ilot going to lose a game to anyone. Having lost more of Uleir games in the flrst SC<lson,they came back in the second half of the season beating Paul Roos, Paarl Gym and Grey PE, to name but a few. Thus they were unbeaten. Man players grew from strength to strength. A few of these pla ers were David Botha, who captained the side with confidence and did not let the rest of his team mates dOWll; Gareth Gamer, \ ho improved tremendousl , A Ernstus; Warren Roberts; Matthe\ Jewel; Calvin van W k; and Paul K.night, who played an important part in the team. 1 would like to thank David and the boys for their co-operation I had a great year with Oll boys, and I wish you all the best of luck for the future. 1 am sure I will see most of you nex1 year. Thanks again bo s and good luck.

RUGBY U14E Coach. Mr

Bamard

In an E team where not as much emphasis is placed Oil wilming as perhaps the A team, the main thing for me as coach was to try to get the gu s to pla together as a leam and enjo lhc game of rugb . The technical aspect of the game at that stage wus nol important, but it was SOOIl clear that there wos indeed talent alld thal Ihc lad were not just going to pia for the sake of pla ing. Aller a peculiar decision robbed liS of a wilUling start, the lads worked hard during the week and lumed 10 an outstanding perfonnance lO comprehcnsively beat our opposing team. This team continuL'd to improve, and as a resuIt the managed to beat Grey High and the then unbeaten Paul Roo Side Wins were also the order of UIe da ogamst SACS and Bishops As U1IS team was never IJle samc each \\-ec~, I do have to lhmtk UIe lads who gave of Ulelr best for the full 60 mmutes with Uleir "never sa dIe" attitude. The team was weH led h Mark Steenkamp in charge of the

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backs. Obviously, I calU10t mention everybody, but I would like to thank each and every one of them. Remember, if you play with your heart and your head nobody can ever stop you. You boys are going lo make Wynberg proud on the rugby field in years to come. Lastly, my thanks to those parents who supported the team each week, it was a pleasure aJld very much appreciated. Good luck for next ear.

RUGBYU14F Coach: MrM Galant With a record of 12 grunes played, 7 grunes won, 4 games lost and I game drawn, wc have many promising players like Nicholas van Rensburg and Gareth Merrifield and rul outstanding tackler, Wayne Chetty. Our fullback, Craig Schouw, has an outstanding boot, winning many matches for us, not to mention his glorious tries. Unfortunately, it was hard to discipline the side, and we seemed to play badly in our practices, but when it crune to matches we pulled off a victory on most occasions. We once made a "G" side, whjch beat Bishops 27-6. Despite our lack of skill and talent., it was all entertaining season all round.

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SHOOTING

SENIOR SHOOTING TEAM 1996 Standing: S Cawood. J Weeks. A Visser. M Brown Sealed: K Fyfe. R Matelrett. Mr B Probyn (Headmaster). N Foley (Captain). Mr JM Blom (Coach), M Rainsford. K de Beer

Master-in-Charge: MrJM Blom Captain: Nicholas Foley The

shooting

squad

did

nol enjoy

a very

successful season. Firstly, our coach, Mr Blom was on leave in the first tenno Practices have to start in January if you want lo be successful. We only

started in the second term.

We look part in six competitions, of which we won three. We also beat the Old Boys on Founder's Day. Our top individual scorers were Jason Weeks (86.3% vs SACS), Matthew Brown (87% vs SACS), Mark Ra ins ford ( 6 3% vs Grey and 87.5% vs SACS) and Nicholas Foley (90% vs Voortrekker and 90.3% vs SACS). We hope that shootUlg will continue, as it will be a great pily if this wonderful sport has to disappear after so many years.

Secondly, this was one of the wettest winiers in years and many practices had lo be cancelled or abandoned. Thirdly, we got little or no co-operation from the anny. We had to arrange our own competitions, which is the reason wh \\oe were not part of the Winter Sports Awards Dinner this year. ~ WBH 1996'170~

TOP SCHOOLS' SQUASH TEAM 1996 Standing: C Wobbe, S BrowlI, G Wobbe, M Markus Seated: Mr G NorroII, E Dippenaar. Mr B Proby"

1996 was once again a great year for Wynberg Squash. The 1st team capped a superb local season by qualifying for the Nationals Top Schools' final in Pietermaritzburg for the third year in a row. For the third year in a row we played against St Stithians. Having won the previous two years, the pressure was on the tearn to do it again, but unfortunately in a tense fmal lasting 5\1, hours we lost narrowly 3-2 with the deciding match literally being decided by a single point. The tearn lost only twice this year, both times to St Stithians and both times the score was 3-2. Such was our strength on the local front that we entered three tearns in the Super League al splil-strength and came first, second and third with Bishops ending fourth and Rondebosch fifth. The year included participation in the St Slithians festival in Bloemfontein as weU as the Wynberg festival and the Natal tour where we were forced to lour without our No 1 and No 2, but stiU defeated all the top schools in Natal quite comfortably. The record of the 1st team in the last four years is quite outstanding. They have played /IIi

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in the region of 120 matches, losing 5 matches and winning the other 115, including two national titles. Earl Dippenaar had an outstanding season at No I: he did not drop a game throughout the season. He played frrst league for Wynberg Old Boys at No 2 where he more than held his own. He was also selected for the national U19 side championshiops in Cairo in July - a side comprising all 019 players, including those already out of school. He fared well in this event to reach the rOWld of 32 - the furthest stage of any of the South Africans. At school level he would be at No I or No 2 in South African ranking. His superb temperament and fitness makes him a great competitor. Earl intends playing professional squash when he leaves school and we shall watch his progress with interest. Tyrone Jefiha leaves Wynberg at the end of the year after a distinguished career at Wynberg. Tyrone was ranked 6th in the country at the A chools U 19 tournament, although still Ul7. He lost only one match in the whole year and that was in the Top Schools final, when he lost by 8 whisker to the 1996·171;l1o\

SA Schools No 5. Tyrone is also playing men's first league for Wynberg Old Boys. Gareth Wobbe is the third member of the team to be playing men's flrst league. I doubt that any school side in the world can boast three boys currently playing men's first league. Gareth was again wlbeaten in school squash this year to extend his record for Wynberg to 75 matches without a loss. He was at his awesome best in the Top Schools fmal when he conceded just 8 points to St Stithians No 3 in the first match on court. Michael Marcus was our No 4 player. As the top U 15 player in the country and still only in Std 7, Michael has great prospects. He has great racquet skill, but has certainly not yet reached the level of physical maturity necessary for success at U 19 level. He has an outstanding temperament and superb on-court manners, as indicated by his being awarded the sportsmanship award at the annual SA Schools U 16 Inter-Provincial. Stuart Brown, our No 5, is perhaps the player who has made the biggest strides this year. He is superbly fit and volleys nicely and so exerts great pressure on his opponent. He was nationally ranked at No 8 for the flfSt time this year, so can look forward to an outstanding school career in the next three years - he is also in Std 7. Craig Wobbe is our No 6 - surely the best No 6 in any school in the world. He has the ability to beat the best players through sheer racquet skill and touch, but really struggles physically in that if he plays a hard-hitting, hard-running opponent he struggles to stay with the pace. When he gets some more strength in his legs he will be a class player. Waiting in the wings are several outstanding players. Jacques Cahill, Mark Langley, Warren Kingwill and Lee du Plessis all played provincial squash and would be an asset to any side in the country. Kingwill and Du Plessis will get their chance next year while Cahill and Langley leave us after years of faithful service to Wynberg squash. The club is abuzz with the news that an overseas tour to England, cotl and , Switzerland and Belgium has been sanctioned for December 1997 and the sixteen boys who will make up this trip will at last have a real challenge to work towards. The other senior tearns also did well in their respective leagues. with the top four tearns all winning their knock-out trophies to secure the Eckstein Trophy for the Best Overall Squash chool in WP for Wynberg. This report would

not be complete without a special tribute to our professional coach, Doug Folkes, who was largely responsible for our success. PI.yed

Won

Loat

1at

3rd

4th

5th

TEAMS ht: E Dippenaar, T Jeftha, G Wobbe, M Marcus, S Brown, C Wobbe lA: E Dippenaar, S Brown, M Langley, R Kent 1a: G Wobbe, C Wobbe, W Kingwill, L du Plessis 1-: T Jeftha, M Marcus, J Cahill, R Knight-Dawson Blues: M Marcus, S Brown, C Wobbe, J Cahill, M Langley, W Kingwill Honours: E Dippenaar, T Jeflha, G Wobbe

WESTERN PROVINCE REPRESENTATIVES Ut9A:

Earl Dippenaar (SA No 2) Tyrone Jeftha (SA No 6) Gareth Wobbe

UI9B:

Jason Cahill Craig Wobbe

U19C:

Mark Langley Warren K.ingwill

UI6A:

Michael Marcus (SA No 6 UI6 and A No lUIS) tuart Brown (SA No 8)

U16B:

Lee-David du Plessis

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LEAGUE RESULTS

KNOCK-OUT

U15A1

U15A2

U15C1

U15C2

RESULTS

U15A

U158

U15C

U15D

U15E1

U15E

U15E2

U15F

6th TO 8th SQUASH TEAMS Players: S Bizinos, C D'OfTay, M van der Berg, R Gardner, P Esmond-White, L Zacharis, D Farr, R Brazendale, R Lundie The 6th Squash Team had a challenging season playing against far higher teams in their league. They managed to reach the semifinal of the knock-out where the were defeated. The boys are to be conunended on their dedication and willingness to play. The 7th and 8th tcruns played in leagues which only consisted of about three schools. The 7th team played very well and reached the finals of the knock-out which they then WOll. Aller the first round, the 8th team was dropped trom the league because of a lack of full-time players. MrJ de Waal, U J 5 Squa.rh Coach, deep ill (Itaught

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UISA SQUASH TEAM 1996 StoJl(ling: D Schweizer. R Knight-Dawson. I Haley Sealed: M Marcus. Mr B Proby". SHopkills (Cap/ain). AI,. J de Waal. R Keilt

utS SQUASH Coacbes:

Mr 0 Foulkes Mr J de Waal Ms B COlUlelIan

UlSAIB League Player' M Marcus, R Kent, R K.JlightDawson, J Thomson, S Hopkins, I Haley, D Schweizer, J Lawrence, T Tshoopara, J Cawood, M Seymour, B English

UI SClD League Players: J Cawood, M Seymour, M Felmemore, T Tripp, A Faure, B English, A Prosser, M Lawford, N van der Water, J Roussouw, E Eccles, N van Nirnwegen

UlSElF League Player: J Roussouw, E Eccles, M RosslImes, A Kirsten, G Buckle, L Smith, R O'DoIUlell, N van Nem Wegen, A Moralie, G MeIIon

This 'ear has once again proven to be a highly successful one for junior squash at Wynberg. We agam entered si teruns in the WP league and although we played at splitstrength in order to give the boys better competition, all the sides performed admirably. Our strength really showed in the knock-out competition when five of our teantS won their re pective competitions to make a clean sweep of the U 15 di vision As usual a number of our players went on to pla in the U 19 division in order lo gain experience. M Marcus, R Kent and R K.JtighlDawson all gained valuable experience in the UI9 Super League and should be a force to be reckoned with in 1997. A number of our Junior boys also played for WP Provincial sides this year M Marcus played for the WP U 16 ide and was ranked nationally in the top ten, while I Haley and J Thomson played for the WP U 14A ide and D Sch\~eizer pla ed for the U 1413 teant (Both the WP UI4A and Ul4B teams WOll their re pectlve National Inter-Provincial titles). WIth the amount of talent we have In our junior teantS the future of Wynberg squash looks very bnght lIldeed

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SWIMMING

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SWIMMING

TEAM 1996

Back Row: Trevor Mar/e, B,.ell Alallde/, Grallt McGi/vray, Mcho/as Havers d Ro",: ARobillsOll, JOllathall Jack, John Swanepoel, Barry Alldrews, Wemer Heydra, Malllu!w Abraham Sealed: Robert BlIsh, Alldre vali Kets, Mr B Proby", Craig dil Preez, M,. If'Stallford, SII/1011 F,ye, ,vei/Wi/soll

Coach: Mr W , taJlford Captain: C Du Preez Unfortunately swinllnUlg is not seen as an IInportaJlt sport ill the Westem Cape chool swimmmg is so lO sa nOll-e istenl. The onl gala which provides the s"'ÏJluners with all opportunit lo prove their worth is the mutual mIer-schools gala al the Ne\ lands pool ThIs }ear \\e were placed second agaill The ruumal mter-house rda \\as very uccessful thi year CraIg du Preez broke 1\\0

records, nrunely LJ 19 lOOm Freesl le and uh9 200m Freestyle. Rhode WOIIUIe gala. Neil Wilson made the WP sWlIlllning leam which look part in a gala agam I Boland. CraIg du Preez once again made the WP school ide and the Currie Cup learn His times have once again been of the highesl tandards. He is currentl ranked 1st in SA for 50m, lOOm, 200m freestyle and lOOm Butterfly nUlJtks lO all the S\\lmmerS \\ho lOOk part in the galas thiS ear

GALA RESULTS Event I: UI4 IM Medley (4x25m) CJ Du Preez 1:08:23 1991) N Wilson Rhodes I: 17:76. Event 2: UI6 IM Medley (4x25m) (S. Keyter 1:04:0 1986)A Du Toit Wellington 1:13:06. Event 3: U 19 I M Medley (4x25m) (S Keyter 1:02:5 1987) C Du Preez Van Riebeeck 1:04:19 Event 4: UI4 House Relay (Medley) 4x25m (Wellington 1:02:5 1984) Littlewood 1:09:78 Event 5: U 16 House Relay (Medley 4x25m) (Wellington 56:05 1986) Wellington 59:65 Event 6: U 19 House Relay (Medley 4x25m) (Wellington 55:7 1988) Van Riebeeck 59:56 Event 7: UI4 lOOm Freestyle (J Du Preez 59:401991) T Marie Rhodes 1:10:69 Event 8: UI6 lOOm Freestyle (C Du Preez 55: 15 1995) A Du Toit Wellington 1:02:53 Event 9: U 19 lOOm Freestyle (J Du Preez 54:96 1994) C Du Preez Van Riebeeck 54:53 ·New Record· Event lO: Ul4 lOOm Breaststroke (A Cape 1:15:31976) J Swanepoel Littlewood 1:33:91

Event 14: UI4 lOOm Backstroke (R Opie 1:14:301985) N Van Der Water Littiewood 1:25:85 Event 15: Ul6 lOm Backstroke (S Keyter 1:05:85 1986) P. Michel De Waal I: 17:60 Event 16: Ul9 lOOm Backstroke (S. Keyter 1:0 1:77 1988) W Heydra Littlewood I: 17:40 Event 17: U 16 50m Butterfly (R Opie 28:33 1987) J Murphy Wellington 33:25 Event 18: Ul9 lOOm Butterfly (J Du Preez 1:00:84 1994) 0 Wallett Rhodes 1:23:53 Event 19: Ul4 25rn Butterfly (J Du Preez 12:88 1991) M Kine De Waal 14:24 Event 20: UI6 200m Freestyle (C Du Preez 1:59:52 1995) A Du Toit Wellington 2: II :22 Event 21: U 19 200m Freestyle (M Wiederkehr 2:05:7 1984) C Du Preez Van Riebeeck 2:0 1:26 ·New Record· Event 22: UI4 25m Freestyle CF Maritz 12:92 1991) G 0' Brien De Waal 14:47 Event 23: Ul6 200m Breaststroke (A Cape 2:42:3 1976) B Andrews Wellington 3: 15:40

Event II: U 16 lOOm Breaststroke (S. Keyter 1:09:8 1985) B Andrews Wellington 1:24:00

Event 24: UI9 200m Breaststroke (A Cape 2:35:4 1977) 0 Hammergren Liltlewood 3:12:45

Event 12: UI9 lOOm Breaststroke (G Rix I: 11:9 1983) P Rodrigues Rhodes 1:27:31

Event 25: U14 House Relay (Freestyle 4x25m) (De Waal 55: I 1995) De Waal 56:3

Event 13: Open 400m Freestyle (C Du Preez 4:09:71 1995) C Du Preez Van Riebeeck 4:27:16

Event 26: UI6 House Relay (Freestyle 4x50m) (Wellington 1:47:5 1984) De WaaI2:05:29 Event 27: U 19 House Relay (Freestyle 4x50rn) (Van Riebeeck 1:47:41 1994) Rhodes 2:01 :40

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TENNIS

tst TEAM TENNlS

1996

Standi"g: J Sacks, r Rook/edge Seated: B Bain, Mr B Pl'obyn, G Rook/edge (Cap/ain), Mr G Caombe, S Vincell1

As a result of poor administration from USSASA WP chools' TeTUlis Association, hardly any fixtures took place during the fourth term and no league results from the previous season are available We again entered ten tearns ill the various leagues. Despite the lack of talent in the telUus club, the different teams gave of their best and played with guts and COlIUnitment sometimes playing above their ability, With the exception of TelUlis Captain Greg Rookledge, this year's Ist team \ as relatrvel yOWlg and ine ·perienced. Nevertheless, the abllrty was there, and together with commitment and dedIcation, the hard work at practices paid handsome dividends as their record rellects: played 12, won 9, lost 3.

The second team's record was nowhere near as impressive and the battled in the first league against many opposition's first teams, indicating that our depth is a Little suspect at this stage with very little talent from the junior standards coming to the fore. The chools' Open Singles Tournament \ as won by Greg Rookledge. I would like to thank all the coaches for the time and errort the have put in during the atlemoons and for tTansportmg players to the dilTerent venues.

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151 VOLLEYBALL

TEAM 1996

StalIdillg: J Welp. C Lotter. il Peters. il JollI/son. S Jacobs Seated: S Lynch. All' B Pl'obyn. Af Faivelewitz. MI' A4 Lamoral. P Hayes

1ST TEAM VOLLEYBALL Coach: Mr M Lamoral The Ist team has had yet another outstanding

season this year, building on the sucress of 1995. Competing ill the Southem Suburbs zone, they managed to dominate most of the other teams, thus obtaining [lfSL place in this zone of tell teams. Fine victories were recorded against 8crgvliel, Livingstone and Grassy Park. Once the league was completed the top three schools in each of the eight zones went through to the intcrzonal playofTs for the WP league title. WBHS comfortably won through to the opening rOlUlds before encountering a very strong Groenvlei team in the selni-[maJS. A superb, disciplined eOort set up a 2-0 victory, thus givi.ng the team a place in the finals against current SA champion Oval North from Mitchell's Plain. UnforllUlately the team could not rise to the occasion and went dO\\ll 0-3 in a below par match For achieving a place in the fmals and being the second best team in the WP, Wynberg has beell invited to represent WP along with Oval North at tlle SA Schools tournament in 1997. TIlls is an outstanding achievement!

Wynberg also hosted the inaugW'll1 WBH! vollcybaJllestival wherc local schools Plwnstead, Bergvliet and South Peninsula competed along with St Paul's, a touring !>;defrom Nwnibia, in a row Id robin tournament. The Ist team wellt through this tOWllWncntunbeaten, thereby ending the scason on a high note! Blues were awarded to M Faivelewitz and A Peters, while C Lotter, P Hayes, A Johnson and S Jacobs were awarded colours for the 1996 season. RECORD Played 20

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UI6A VOLLEYBALL Coach: Mr R Care\! Manager: MrTO'Reli1 Captain: Reagan Thomas Team: T Adams, M Salie, WIlair, Harron, S Goodcllough, [) Huhhard, M Danes Record: Pla 'cd 5 Won 5 Lost 0

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This was an excellent season for the U 16A tearn. Starting as beginners, the team showed wonderful dedication and spirit. Our opening game against Livingstone was close; WBHS ran out winners 15-13-15-13. Plumstead, Ocean View and St Calumba's were also defeated. The Inter-Zonal league

match [mal against Cravenby was very ex<;itingand tense; WBHS [mally won 2..(). At the prize giving WBHS was awarded certificates and the Zonal Trophy. R Carew coached this side into a winning combination. His zeal and conunitrnenl were inspiring.

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WATERPOLO Overall Wynberg has produced a lint! SI!( of results during their weekly matches as can be seen in the sUlrunary lable. I suppose every side has its 'ofI' day and it is with great disappointment thal all our top sides had theirs on the same crucial day (of the 'cup finals'): the UI4A's lost in the Phillip's scnu's to Rondebosch, the U 15A' s lost to Westerford in the Wailer semi's and the Firsts wenl down in the Mazinler semi's to Rondebosch. Thanks to the education shake-ups, we say a very sad goodbye to Mr Lamoral \ ho look the UI4A's this year, but who was the FIrst team coach for 6 yt!ars prior to that. This will be a greal loss lo Wynb..:rg polo, but wc wish him everything of the very best for his new life in the business sector. Mr Stanford, the current First team coach is also lcaving officially, bul will continue to coach and manage tbe Firsts lor 1997, much lo my and I'm sure man others relien In the firsl lenn we also said goodb e lo the then Head of Waterpolo, Mr P Decker, who went to the Education departmcl1 t. After all these goodb es it's some consolation to know thal there arc stlll stafT

1996 Waterpolo Team

left to stt:p into the breach and we welcome Ms 0 Lutlig and Mr G Faiers to the coaclung list. We look forward to a very successful, and busy 1997. Lastly thanks go to Sally Barren and her faithful team of mothers and fathers on whom we rely so much for sustenance on tour and other times, and welcome to Mrs Britton who will be guiding this next year.

1st TEAM WATERPOLO Coach: Mr W Stanford Captain: M McEwen

Team: S Barrett, N Bamard, C Du Preez, S Frye, R Bush, C Knight-Dawson, G Rose-limes, A Van Kets, 0 Coetzer, W Palmer, P Enul1s To a certain degree this is an end of an era. A great era. Ten of Ule Firsts will not be with us ne>."!year. A lot of challenges lie ahead for the firsts next year. I have no doubt that these

Results Summary Matches

Points Scored For

Against

Won

Lost

Coaches

Drew

U19 First First(Tour) Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth

87 85 57 46 61 42 29

35 27 29 34 56 51

6 7 9 8 4 2

2 2 2 2 5 6

2 1 0 0 1 2

Slanford Stanford Buchanan Buchanan Student Student

54 44 35

29 44 40

8 6 3

1 4 4

0 0 2

Schenk Schenk De Carpentier

59 19 12

29 38 71

8 1 1

2 6 9

0 0 0

Lamoral/Cross CrossILamoral Oe Carp_entier

U15 A's B's C's

U14 A's B's C's

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Ist TEAM WATERPOLO

1996

f' Emms, S FryC', (I Rose-llllles, R BI/sh, C Kllight-DawsolI, D Coetzer, Jf' Palmer Seated: C dil Preez, Bamard, All' B Proby", Af AlcEwell (Captall/), All' IV Stallford, S Ban'ell (Vice-Captaill), A vali Kets SIalIdillg:

challenges will be met and expressed. This team has built up a reputation not only in the water. Their appearance and pride in their school has onen been remarked upon. 1J1 the water they have given me one hundred and ten percent support. Which other coach can leave his team just before a major toumament ruld k.now that he will have a team ready to compete against the best in the country? One of the best attributes of this teruu is that the are all friends who will support each other through thick and thin. This was very evident at the Awards Dilu1er. When everyone was leaving the waterpolo side stuck around till each member was ready to leave ruld they left as a group. This small act just demonstrated to me what a strong bond these twelve fine men had built amongst each other. The first tenn saw us in East London competing in the Vides toumament. We finished a creditable fourth. The tour was a great experience for me. I could see wit]1 each passing minute the friendships developing. At the end of the toumament, three pla ers Were ruUlounced as t]1e most promisUlg as seen during the weekend Craig du Preez was one of the three. We retumed as a strong unit with a lot of confidence. This was evident in the match against Westerford. A very close game, which we came out victors, 5~. Unfortunatel we

were k.nocked-out of the Mazinter cup in the semi-finals. The second hall' of the season started wim the SACS toumamenl. The competition was hol, but the water was not. This makes training difficult. From this experience and t11e perfonnance of the Cape Tow11 sides, it became more obvious t11at we desperately need to heat our pool. We ended this toumrunent as the best Cape Town side, but were not too competitive against the top teams from Natal, Transvaal ruld t11eBorder. Aner t11etoumrunent we disappointingly lost to Rondebosch and then bounced back to beat SACS in maybe our best perfonnance of me season. Bishops was our next victory before the linal match against Westerford. Two good sides entered U1e water and maybe it was litting that the match ended in a dra\ . Coaching t11is team has been rul absolute pleasure. The terun \Vas excellently led by Michael McEwen, who at all times had me full support of each member. I have also made long lasting friendships, not only \Vit11 the team. but also with the parents. This is a very supportive and special bunch of people. 1 would like to thank them all for their tremendous imput. To single out an of mem would be unfatr, but to Sally aJ1d Ken Barrelt for co-ordm3ltng this motivated squad thanks.

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My thanks too to James Buchanan for his support. To Terry Cooper and his helpers for keeping our pool clear, thanks. To all the members of staff who popped in to watch, especially Mr Probyn who never missed a game, it was really appreciated. Good luck to all ten of you next year. I hope all your dreams come true. To the two returning - lel's build next year's team and show them how special it is to represent Wynberg at First team waterpolo.

2nd TEAM WATERPOLO Coach: Mr W Stanford Captain: J De Wel

Team: S BuchJllaJUl, B Hylin, A Tumbull, D Hammergren, P Williams, M FaIT, C Oosthuizen, 0 Thane, G Havers, C McKune, M Britton, W Scolt, M Ryan This ear proved to be another successful year for the second terull. This was a tC8Jl1 with pride and guls. They were a hard work.ing bunch of players who supported each other well. Il was pleasing lo see lhe improvement in a lot of the players and lhis can only be healthy for nexl year. In this regard I feel special mention must be made of Bo Bylin who was justly rewarded for his remarkable improvement by being selected for the WP UI9 B team. A lol is expecled of the players who will be retuming next year. The e perience they gained by training with and against the firsl team will hold them in good stead. The most flattering thing lo say about the seconds is that they were a team. Their results would not have been anything like they are if they did not work together as a wlit. I believe that they make friendships during the year that w11llast forever. Special thanks loyal support.

to all the parents

for their

3rd TEAM WATERPOLO Coach Mr J BuchanaJl

Team: T Botha, R Manley, R Cowling, T Momberg (captain), A Missing, P Van Biljon, D Bairstow, W Donald, W Heydra, G Oosterwyk, R Castle, S Braun, J Aikman The side played well this season aJ1d had a number of very capable players in the side. Their perform8J1ce was amongsl the best, but despite this they could have done better - the terun lacked the cohesiveness and 'corporate aggression' that is essential to a truly top side. It is regrettable to say that much of this lack of cohesiveness was due to the extremely premature withdrawal of many matrics from both the 3rds and 4ths which caused much reshufl1ing, and because il lell us short, a lot of doubling up of players. Special mention to Dale for his coolheadedness in all situations and to Werner for improving from Sths to thirds in one season. Thanks to all - hope you enjoyed it!

4th TEAM WATERPOLO Coach: Mr J Buchanan

Team: R Crumpton, R Steyn, P Rodrigues, D Wallen, K Fyfe, B Grant-Smith, N McKellar, J VaJl der Valk, K Seaton, J Plows, B Oevlin, MMolyneux, The names in the team IiSl are rather hard to classify exclusively as being fourth team members because many played in thirds, ollen for quile a few matches. So I hope nobody takes offence at being in 4ths when they felt they have a 3rds claim! The fourths also had a good season (see table) and though they ollen played as a difrerent side each week, they m8J1aged to work well together in the pool. Their highlight was undoubtedly when a depleted Wynberg 4ths played a 13-strong, mostly matric, SACS side. We won 6-0 in an incredible display of deternlinatloll and solid goal-keeping by John. Well done, guys. Good luck next year.

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StalIding: J Jack, B Kel/y, RA/melt-Cuff. WSteyn, T Tshoopara Seated: B Emms, M Abraham, Mr B ProbYII (Headmaster), J Fraser (CaptailI), Mr P Decker (Coach), A du Toit, J Lawrence sth&

6th WATERPOLO

UISA WATERPOLO

Coach: Mr G Hardres-Williams

Coach: Mr DM Schenck

TEAMS:

Players: M Abraham, 8 Kelly, J Lawrence, J Fraser (capt), A Du Toit, B Emms, W Steyn, R Ahnelt-Cuff, TTshoopara, J Jack

5110 team

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Fuchs, Felbert, Farr, G Rhodes, S Rhodes, Children, Stedall, Scott, Breach, Jacobs team Camilleri, Smith, Rex, McGilvery, VenneuIen, Blankenburg, Deary

Both the Sth & 6th waterpolo tewns had difficult seasons, often finding themselves matched up against sides much stronger than themselves. Despite these obvious difficulties and the early season's 'fitness blues', the boys tried hard and gave of their best. Many colourful personalities in both sides made practices wld matches quite eventful, but nonetheless, enjoyable for all concerned. Both sides showed a great deal of improvement as the season progressed, and I must thank those who made a concerted effort to improve their game.

What a pity that this side could not go to the Selborne tournament this year. J believe that they would have done very well. lbis year's U ISA side is brimming with talent and flair and is blessed with some extremely strong swimmers. Many a goal was scored simply because of the power of the boys in the water. One thing that this side did lack, however, was the killer instinct to pile on the points when a side was down. I was extremely impressed with the way in which the boys practised and the attitude that they had to their re ponsibility. It was a pleasure coaching this side and 1 wish them well in the open division. Congratulations to all those who made representative sides.

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Mr Buchallan and his boys work and detenninalion was seen by all the pla ers who always gave 100% lo their game. Teamwork was always their slrength and the team always showed the true Wynberg spiril. A special thanks lo Mr de Carpentier for his enthusiastic coaching.

UISB WATERPOLO Coaches: Mr P Decker Mr D Schenk The UI5B waterpolo learn had a rather good season, winning most of the games and losing just a few. Mr Decker was our coach for the fIrst half of the season and then Mr Schenk took over for the second half. Both Mr Decker and Mr Schenk really helped us improve our game of waterpolo and we would like to thank them very much for that. The highlight of the season was when we beat Herzlia by two goals, with the guys playing some outstanding waterpolo. The spirit of the team was good all year and the discipline of the guys was very pleasing. WeU done guys and good luck for 1997.

UISC WATERPOLO Coach: Mr N de Carpentier The U 15C played wonderful waterpolo throughout the year with a good number of victories to their credit. However no team is perfect and we suffered some close disappointing defeats. The team showed great tmprovernent as the year progressed with 2 of theIr players moving up to the B side. Hard ~

UI4A WATERPOLO Coach: Mr M Larnoral Team: N Van De Water (captain), RMcConnel, J Swanepoel, N Havers, G O'Brien, R Van Biljon, M Ricard, S Momberg, M James, P Kuiglit. The U l4A team played attractive, attacking waterpolo throughout the season and were rewarded with final wins over their traditional rivals SACS, Bishops and Weslerford. WhiJe Ryan Van Biljon marshalled his backs superbly, Nick van de Water and Ross McColUlelensured a stead streatn of goals up front. This resulled in some high scoring games such as 10-1 against Rondebosch prep and 8-2 against Westerford. The teatn ended the season wlbeaten in the founh tenn with N Vatl de Water and R MCCOIUlclbeing selected for the WP UI4 team. Congralulations also lo Paul Knight who was voted as the most improved player m the team. Played 10 Won 8 Lost 2 Point For 59 Points Against 29

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U14B WATERPOLO Coach:

Mr AG Cross Players: M Jones, G Mcguilvrey, S Grnvener, B Pearson, A Hannekom, S Condvlis. G Caimcross, M Hillier, P Came;on We had a fairly successful season this year. The highlight was our game againsl Bishops where wc won 6-1 . Our coach, Mr Cross was brilliélJlt. lie worked us very hard, but still lel us have tim. It was thoroughly enjoyable ami will be long remembered.

U14C WATERPOLO Coach:

Mr N de Carpentier Team: R AnnélJli, 0 Bollaert, W Walsh, E HarroJ, J Naude, T Dean, G Base, T Goulden, M Ascott Evans, AProsser, J Bruwer, R Fischer, J Gilberg, S Newman, S Grainger (captain) This side had mixed fortunes in the 1996 season. They started well, wilming 4 of the 7 games played in the first tenno In lhe tDurth lenn they lost five of their key players promoled lo higher teams or injured. As a resuil lhey lost most of their games élJld only managed one win and one draw. Players to be singled oul as most promising of the season are S Grainger (fof\.Vard) élJ1dA Prosser (Goal Keeper).

EASTERN CAPE W ATERPOLO TOUR Coach:

Mr W. tanford Squad: PEnuns (Captain), G Havers, C Mckwlo!, W Scott, M Brillan, B Bylin, 0 Thune, T Momberg, P van Biljoen, R Castle (Topspin), S Brawn, A du Toil, J Fraser, B Ernms, W 'Ieyn, M Abrahams, J Jack

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TIlis year II was decIded lo send a squad of possible I <I T<!am players on a tour of the Enstem Cape, to gain e:-.pcrience. Training began in September and lasted from 6-7 every Monday, Wednesday. am! Friday moming ~I the Sports Sciencc Instlllll<!. For fund-raIsing wc had an cVc!ning thaI proved lo bc a big success as some parents auctioned 011' various items in the aid of lhe tour. To prepare us we played a game against the IS' team in the cold Wynberg pool. The lour left Cape Town tDr Grahamstown in the early hours (7:30 élJ11)of Friday the 20th of September. On-board enlertailUnent was supplied by Matthew Brillan and Wesley Scott wilh lheir impressions of White Zombie élJld whatever animals the thought they could imitale. Our first three games were played, minutes after gelling off the bus, against two private schools, SI Andrews and Kingswood at the Rhodes University pool. Wc were hosted for that night in the St Andrews JWlior hostel, élJ1d had our own little tour of this small town when we attempted lo find the Spur. TIle next moming we had a coaching clinic with Mr Neil Malherbe, the SA IJ 16 coach, at the same pool Our nexl stop was East London, where we were hosted for atunla. and Sunday night by Selboume Colh:ge. We arrived a bit earl so we cxplored lhe local shopping centre until it was time to meet our hosts at a braai at the Selboume pool. In East London we look part in a mini loumament against a van et of Border schools. Our hosts entertained us during our stay, some went to a social, whilst olhers went to the local arcade and coffee bar. We were treated to a trip to Nahoon reef élJ1da meal at the Spur for IWlch on SWlday anemoon. Wc then travelled to Port Elizabeth for our last two matches against Grey and Alexander Road, at the SI Georgc's pool. In PE we were hosted b the Grey boys élJld trealed lo a braai at one of the host's house. The last bit of our tour was the trip home. We made two stops ou our way home, the flISt being at Jeffreys Bay for a bit of shopping and sightseeing. The second was in Knysna for a memorable and mammoth steak lunch and to get in touch wilh our parents. We then left the waml climate and headed back to a wet and stonn Cape Town.

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