Contents

Principal's Message...... 2 Grade 11 Art and Design Expo...... 30 Governing Body Message...... 3 Grade 12 Art and Design Expo...... 31 Looking back on 60 years...... 4 - 5 Prizegiving...... 32 - 35 Big Brag: WP and SA Representatives ...... 6 - 7 Athletics, Biathlon...... 36 Staff...... 8 Cross Country, Interhouse Athletics...... 37 Executive Committee, RCL...... 9 Swimming, Equestrian...... 38 Peer Support, House Captains, Adventure Portfolio...... 10 Cricket, Softball...... 39 Academic Portfolio, PR Porfolio, Matric Portfolio...... 11 Valedictory...... 40 Spirit and Sport Portfolio, Cheerleaders...... 12 Matric Breakfast...... 41 Service Portfolio, First Aid...... 13 Netball...... 42 Textbook Committee, Safety Committee, EventsCo...... 14 Rugby, Squash...... 43 Tech Crew, Eco Club, Animation...... 15 Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ Soccer...... 44 Dinners...... 16 - 17 Hockey...... 45 Interact, Cross Connection...... 18 Golf, Chess...... 46 Food Walk, One to One...... 19 E-sports, JSE...... 47 Debating, Library Monitors, Locker Monitors...... 20 Halloween ...... 48 Portuguese Language Society, African Society...... 21 Orange River...... 49 Writing Club...... 22 - 23 Matric Dress Up Days...... 50 - 51 Culture Portfolio, High School Jam...... 24 Fun Day...... 52 - 53 Quiz Team, Business Studies Quiz...... 25 Matric Register Classes 2019 ...... 54 Grade Outings...... 26 - 27 Matric 2019 Poem...... 55 Junior and Senior Bands...... 28 Matric Class of 2019...... 56 - 66 Euro Trip...... 29 Staff Round-up...... 67 - 68 Magazine Editors 2019

Milnerton High School celebrates its Diamond Jubilee birthday this year! Over the past 60 years, MHS has seen growing recognition and accolades, a burgeoning number of learners and staff members, socio-political changes, technological developments, innovations in teaching and learning practices, and evolving infrastructure. This year’s magazine hopes to capture some of the dynamism and progress that has characterised the last six decades.

Millies learners continue to make us proud with their achievements in all facets of school life. To the 2019 Matrics: You flew the banner high for MHS and we thank you for your investment in the school. We wish you only the best in your future endeavours!

A big thank you to our superstar PR committee members for helping put this magazine together: Chloe Govender, Janelle Davids, Aqeelah Van Der Schyff, Tammy-Lee Bosman, Hannah Hartogh, Nikita Tucker and Liam Davids. Grateful thanks as ever to Mrs Clulow for her innovative ideas and creative flair, and Ms Martins for her fabulous photos. Thank you too to Leanne Evans, Jeremy Langdon and Sarah Bruckmann for the photography, design and printing respectively.

2020 holds much to look forward to for the Millies family!

Ms F. Ferri

1 Principal's Message

Sixty years is a substantial amount of time for a school to establish itself as a centre of excellence in a community. We are very proud of our school and the legacy that has been created in this time. The school plays a significant role in our community, providing learners with an excellent stepping stone into the real world, whether it be to tertiary institutions - both in South Africa and abroad - or on scholarship to other institutions to follow their dreams.

This year we have attained a superb set of achievements, in the classroom, on the sports field and on the stage, which you will see in this edition. We celebrated our 15th year in a row 100% Matric pass rate, with some outstanding individual achievements. We are able to boast 17 international and 73 provincial sportsmen and women in our school, with an additional 130+ obtaining zonal colours. These learners have certainly shone their “light brightly”, and potentially carved out some fantastic careers in their field of choice, some to university in the USA, Canada, the UK, Europe and even one to the Ukraine (to study medicine!). We are very proud of all of them.

Congratulations to the SGB for their expansive vision, and for “taking the plunge” to build the beautiful Aquatic Centre, which Artwork by Rebekah Pringle will be opened early next year, officially. It is going to add a whole new dimension to swimming in our school, and also to Physical Education – imagine a nice warm swim in the middle of winter! I would like to give my sincere thanks to the SGB, particularly to Robert Fish who “retires” at the end of the year. His dynamic leadership style will be missed! As an old boy, he built on tradition and made our school a better place.

We sadly bid farewell to a number of teachers during the course of the year. Some were poached by New Zealand and one went to China and the other to the UK. It was the biggest turnover we’ve had in the staffroom since I started here as Principal in 2005. Mr Simon Shield and Mrs Marinette Shield set out on a new adventure in New Zealand. We will miss Simon’s energy and sense of humour, and Marinette’s caring and warm personality. Mrs Tarryn Higham also set sail for Kiwi shores. We will miss her competent and ultra-organised approach to everything she did. Ms Sandra Lynne headed for China. We will miss her witty personality and all the quips in the staffroom. We thank them all for the years of service and tireless work and effort they contributed to our school. More recently, Mrs Sandra de Sousa beat Brexit to settle in the UK. We thank her for all the hard work she put into the school in a comparatively short space of time. We wish all these Millies family members only the very best in their new endeavours.

We also say goodbye to three teachers who are retiring at the end of the year: Mr James Ochse, Ms Christa Rossouw and Ms Nicky Slabber. During his 11 year tenure, James has made a tremendous contribution to the school, especially in the finance department. He has created a situation where we are able to offer what we do, tackle new projects, maintain our facilities, and continue to build new ones. Christa will retire from education after 23 years at Milnerton High School. She taught Afrikaans on both HL and FAL level at our school, served on the Code of Conduct Committee with distinction, and achieved excellent results over many years. We wish both James and Christa a long and happy retirement. During the course of June, Nicky’s retirement on the grounds of ill health was approved by the Education Department after 22 years at MHS. She will stay on as the Head of Athletics, which she loves, so I am very happy we are not formally saying farewell to such a loyal and dedicated staff member.

We were very happy to welcome our new staff members to the Millies team. At the beginning of this year we welcomed Ms Alison Arlow to the Life Science department, Ms Michaela Martins to the Physical Science department, Ms Martilene Ellmann to the Creative Arts department and both Mr Daniel Childs and Mrs Sue Davis to the English department. During the course of the year, we welcomed on board Ms Anna Bosman in the English Department, Ms Daniella de Pinto in the English and GET phase, Mr John Dempers in the Afrikaans Department, and Ms Johanette Burger and Ms Xio-anne de Waal in the Consumer Studies Department. All our new teachers have varied and comprehensive CVs and we look forward to their contributions, both in the classroom and extra-murally.

I would like to thank Ms Ferri and her committee of Ms Clulow and Ms Martins for all the hard work that has gone into this wonderful record for our 60th year.

Thank you too to our parents for their continued faith in Milnerton High. We thank them for the many ways in which they have volunteered and given us help and support when needed during the course of this year. We look forward to continue working with them as we focus on their children's academic, spiritual, sporting and cultural growth.

May I wish you all a wonderful holiday and a prosperous 2020.

Mr Paul Besener 2 Governing Body Message

How time flies. It’s difficult to believe that more than 5 years have passed since receiving my son’s acceptance letter to Milnerton High School. It feels like just the other day when we eagerly opened the letter and high-fived at the news.

I’m sure it feels the same for our matric class of 2019. As I write, your finals are under way.

I wish you all the best for your exams and thank you for your contribution to our school over the years.

Stay curious, stay playful, dream big and follow your passions. You will always be part of the Millies family! On the subject of matrics, we started the year in celebration of our 15th consecutive 100% matric pass rate. What makes this even more impressive is that 83% of our learners achieved Bachelor Passes. This is a remarkable achievement and I would like to once again congratulate and thank our educators, staff and support staff for your incredible efforts in helping our learners achieve their best.

I won’t give too much away but as you read through this magazine, I’m sure you’ll be equally amazed at the many achievements of our sports, clubs, culture portfolios and societies. To all our coaches, heads and support staff, thank you for your dedication and for always going above and beyond!

We celebrated two very special 60th anniversaries this year. Congratulations go out to our principal Mr Paul Besener who celebrated his 60th birthday. We wish you many more happy years! Look out for pictures in this magazine of this special day being celebrated Millies-style!

We also celebrated our school turning 60 this year. I would like to thank Mr Cassim for arranging our 2nd annual community and family Fun Day to celebrate. This was a great success and it goes a long way in bringing the community and our school closer together. Special thanks to Mr Nichols for all his behind the scenes efforts in making the day possible.

With my son finishing his high school career, this will be my last year serving as an elected member of the school governing body. I would like to thank the SGB members that I’ve had the privilege of serving with over the years.

To Ms Janine Patton, Ms Karen Grobler, Ms Beverly Haywood, Ms Trudy Pentz, Ms Laura Bosman, Ms Daniela Berowsky, Ms Michele Viljoen, Mr Paul Besener, Mr Andre Botha, Mr Andre Swart, Mr Brian Moore, Mr Leon van Niekerk, Mr Iqbal Cassim, Mr Jason Render, Mr Frank Cumming, Mr Grant Blackshaw, Mr Aidan Pringle, Mr Alexi Maravelias, Mr Brett Anderson, Mr Francois Koen and Mr James Ochse - thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do for Milnerton High School. It has been a true honour and a privilege to serve with you. There have been some tough, long nights and early mornings but also many successes and celebrations over the years. You are remarkable people and I cherish the friendships made during this time.

Many SGB projects were undertaken this year and include the installation of solar panels to reduce our dependency on state power and reduce our carbon footprint, renovations of the ablution facilities in the school hall, investment in water security and of course the Aquatic Centre which should be completed by the time you’re reading this magazine.

I would like to thank Ms Anina Botha and Mr Christo Botha for all they have done to make this project a success. We appreciate the giving of their time and expertise. We could not have done this without them.

Finally, a personal note of thanks to Mr Besener, Mr Cassim and Ms Pentz. You are a remarkable trio of senior managers. The perspectives and insights gained whilst working with you are invaluable. I do and will continue to look back on these years as highlights in my professional and personal life journey.

On behalf of the SGB, we wish all our staff, learners and parents a safe and joyous holiday season!

Robert Fish Chairperson: Governing Body

Left to right: Mr Leon Van Niekerk, Mrs Michele Viljoen, Mr Andre Botha, Mrs Trudy Pentz, Mr Paul Besener, Mrs Karen Grobler, Mrs Kate Marais, Mr Robert Fish In absentia: Mr Iqbal Cassim, Mr Aidan Pringle, Mrs Laura Bosman, Mr Jason Render, Mr Brett Anderson 3 4 5 WP and SA Representatives

WP Representatives - Outside Sports 3rd: Luke Simpson (Karate), Kyle Gregory (Karate), Nastasha Drosky (HipHop), Jamie Simpson (Karate), Seth van der Merwe (Boxing), Naor Lombard (Life-saving), Cameron Varga (Karate), Declan Real (Science Olympiad) 2nd: Zakwan Khan (Ice-hockey), Saskia Bartes (Action Hockey), Andrew Pringle (Indoor Cricket), Kerry Schultz (HipHop), Tyler Kelsall (Jujitsu), Shaylin McGregor, (Hiphop), Jordan Walters (Hiphop), Abigail Eskelsen (HipHop), Amergin Pettenburger (Karate), Jayden Weaver (Karate) Front: Casey Syms (Life-saving), Lauren Crookshank (Action hockey), Jordyn Whaling (HipHop), Evelyn Mtetwa (Karate), Keegan Soothill (Karate), Linleigh Carney (HipHop), Cameron Pritchard (Life-saving)

WP Representatives Back: Charlie Hulley (Athletics & Cross country), Deborah Chukwukwa (Athletics), Heath Jacobs (Rugby), Ryan Durler (Athletics), Alejandro Aldana (Athletics), Bjorn Wong (Swimming), Kai Feldman (Swimming), Kyle Lendon (Hockey & Athletics), Simamkele Kwesaba (Rugby) 3rd: Jordan Pillay (Hockey & golf), Morgan Cupido (Athletics), Aidan Ward (Squash), Kyle Dias Lobo (Hockey), Justin Behrens (Cricket & Golf), Sean Harvey (Squash), Nikita Loubser (Equestrian), Gina de Klerk (Athletics & Cross country), Alexa Brink (Hockey), Michaela Fiamoi (Equestrian), Robin Lund (Athletics & Cross-country), Darren Jonkers (Rugby), Silas Marufu (Rugby) 2nd: Asha Jack (Athletics & Biathlon), Cara Andrews (Hockey), Megan Boshoff (Athletics), Lawon Hill (Athletics), Abdur-Rageem Ismail (Rugby), Mia Zgerski (Athletics & Cross country), Jade van Schoor (Equestrian), Arleen Moorcroft (Swimming & Biathlon), Sarah Allardice (Athletics & Biathlon), Kayleigh Moller (Swimming), Ava Zgerski (Athletics), Cyriel Attekeble (Athletics), Azraa Slarmie (Hockey), Joshua Micketts (Hockey) Front: Imaad Philips (Rugby), Mr H. Martin, Luca Karsten (Hockey, Athletics & Squash), Mr P. Besener, Kerryn Mantz (Softball), Mr L. Matshobongwana, Lehara Naidoo (Athletics)

SA Representatives Back: Dayna Whaling (HipHop), Shaylin McGregor (Hiphop), Cameron Varga (Karate), Jamie Simpson (Karate), Luke Simpson (Karate), Nastasha Drosky (HipHop) Middle: Jordyn Whaling (HipHop), Evelyn Mtetwa (Karate), Jordan Walters (Hiphop), Abigail Eskelsen (HipHop), Kerry Schultz (HipHop), Jayden Weaver (Karate), Keagan Soothill (Karate) Front: Sasha-Lee January (HipHop), Arleen Moorcroft (Biathlon), Mr P. Besener, Kyle Lendon (Hockey & athletics), Sarah Allardice (Athletics & biathlon)

6 WP and SA Representatives

WP WC Athletics WP Rugby

Golf Touring Teams Golf SA High School Champions Back: Caleb Hodgkinson, Shea Byrne, Liam Twine, Murray Boost, Justin Behrens, Mrs L. Besener, Sashwyn Naidoo Shea Byrne, Slade Strydom Front: Gian Taylor, Murray Boost, Mrs L. Besener, Jack Buchanan, Braden Pillay

7 5th row: B. Nichols, F. Manongovere, W. Mncoko, L. Kennedy, Nzara, M. Futho, J. Gaud, H. Mitas, N. R. Wentzel, Gibson, I. d e Barros, C. Rossouw, E. Griffen, Engel, van Rensberg 2nd row: F. Ferri, M. Martins, A. Arlow, J. Burger, X. de Waal, Ellmann, A 4th row: B. Olsen, T. Bredell, H. Diesel, P. Mushunje, L. Nel, S. Norman, A. Hof Back: H. van Heerden, W. Cloete, L. Lloyd, D. Ochse, F. Koen, P. Sibiya, S. Ma Front: E. Beyers, M. Viljoen, J. May, Anthony, A. Pringle, T. Pentz, P. Besene 3rd row: J. Mitchell, B. Bosman, N. de Pinto, O. Mtshatsheni, Seale, Vamvadelis H. Murimbika, R. Ellmann, L. Matshobongwana, P. Edwards, E. Rodrigues, D In absentia: N. Slabber, J. Ochse, R. Mandipa . Snyman, T. Christian, A. Bosman, R. Derman, G. Tonkin, Bla nckenberg, N. Munangi, C. Clulow, S. Davis fman, D. Berowsky, J.Vissian, O. Mtshatsheni, N. Lundin, L. Pri ngle mba, A. Mouton, T. Kain, M. Oosthuizen, H. Martin, Higgs, r, I. Cassim, L. Besener, D. van Zyl, Viljoen, Bosman . Childs

8 Executive Committee

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb.

As the 2018/2019 Leadership marathon comes to an end, we pass the baton on to the 2019/2020 Leadership group and cheer them on from the side-lines.

At the start of our 365 day marathon, we had a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve as a team. It was to bring spirit back to our school and make Milnerton High School a place that students were proud of, and happy to be at. We knew from the moment the starting gun went off, that we wanted to take a different route to previous leadership bodies by doing and becoming something different.

As the leadership body, we had to work as a team and learn how to practice servant leadership. As with any marathon, there were ups and downs. Our characters Back: Ryan Durler, Tian Landman were tested, but we overcame the struggles and grew Middle: Glory Opeolu, Nadia de Kock, Deynique Daya Front: Seth Lee Shew, Mr P. Besener, Mrs B. Vamvadelis, stronger together. Robin Lund

From organising Sports Days, to carrying out a successful Grade 8 Orientation, initiating a beneficial School Clean-up and Self-Love Instagram campaign, introducing pants to the MHS girls' uniform, starting a new tradition of a Matric Variety Show, creating amazing spirit in assemblies, and more, the leadership body has learned valuable lessons.

When the end of the marathon was in sight, after everything we had experienced as a body, we knew that we had grown individually and as a family - both types of growth we can be so proud of today.

We wish the next Leadership group a tremendous amount of luck and we trust that you will continue the mission we set out to achieve.

R. Lund Representative Council of Learners

Whenever you have a completely democratically, learner-elected group, you are bound to have a collection of interesting characters. This year the RCL was made up of a group of innovative young people, who made me very proud, each in their own way. From the juniors with their bright futures ahead of them, to the seniors taking over the leadership for 2020, our year was filled with ups and downs, but even so we persevered and achieved our goals. The most noteworthy of these was our success in getting pants added to the girls’ school uniform.

It was a year filled with good ideas, laughter, fundraisers, volunteer work, seminars, team building and hard work.

D. Daya

Back: Elia Bordin, Diego Lezar, Buhle Vilakazi, Gemma Williams, Gareth Rowley Middle: Jade Milligan, Brenay de Kock, Sen-Lea Locke-Withojit, Gabriella Mayer, Kirsten Havenga, Gugulam Mkizi Front: Glory Opeolu, Mr P. Besener, Deynique Daya, Christian Landman 9 Peer Support

Seven dynamic and passionate young ladies were determined in January to make an impact on Milnerton High School, and they have indeed left their mark this year. The Peer Support group aims to create awareness in the school on social issues like mental health and self-esteem, as well as create platforms where learners can talk to the Peer Support leaders and receive guidance on a one-to-one level. October was Mental Health Awareness Month and Peer Support launched the “I Choose Life Campaign” together with the support of Life Path Health and West Beach Clinic.

We say goodbye to our matrics - Kerryn, Sakeena, Laiken and Chuma. We wish you the best as you leave school and make a difference in society.

Mrs L. Pringle

Back: Marielle Desamparado, Rebekah Pringle, Talent Muchono Front: Chuma Gabuza, Laiken Rohith, Mrs L. Pringle, Kerryn Morrison, Sakeena Amardien House Captains Adventure Portfolio

Back: Clinton Griffen Carla Rautenbach, Anikiwe Mkupa, Front: Mr. W. Cloete, Lisandra Ukandu, Chris Le Roux, Tia Wentzel, Amara Chukwuka Arleen Moorcroft, Daniel Robbins, Matthew Duncan

10 Academic Portfolio

Back: Yussara Canda, Kailyn Rohith, Matthew Marlor, Donae Charles Front: Simamkele Mandela, Mrs T. Pentz, Stacey Maimba

PR Portfolio

The PR portfolio did a wonderful job in capturing and reporting momentous events that took place this year. PR make themselves available at every school event, camera in hand, recording all the special moments. In addition they spend hours behind the scenes processing, editing and sharing their photographs and videos. The portfolio contributes to the spirit and ethos of our school in a special way and we are very proud of their hard work.

Thank you and farewell to our matrics and best wishes to the PR team for 2019/2020. We would also like to extend our appreciation and thanks to Ms Lynne for managing the portfolio for the first half of the year. You will be missed! I look forward to working with PR in the future as the new teacher i/c!

Back: Tammy-Lee Bosman, Nikita Tucker, Janelle Davids Find us on Facebook and Instagram sharing the latest news, Middle: Aqeelah van der Schyff, reminders and all things Millies. Hannah Hartogh Front: Chloe Govender, Ms M. Martins, Liam Davids Miss M. Martins Matric Portfolio

The matric portfolio of 2018/2019 knew they had a big task ahead off them and grabbed the opportunity with open arms.

The aim was to make the year as memorable as possible for the matrics. We began our term with a Spur shadow shift to ensure that every matric would be able to afford a matric jacket, had cake breaks once a month and dress up days to bring unity amongst us as a grade. The year had so many highlights: The opening of the matric quad, our very long hike to Kirstenbosch, the matric dance,variety show, our final assembly and the Matric breakfast.

We wish the future matric portfolio and Back: Boemo Letsika, Bjorn Wong, Zara Hartle leadership group nothing but the best for the Front: Nebraska Isaacs, Faith Majuru, Mrs H. van Heerden, future. Courtney Manuel, Aviwe Makapela

Faith Majuru 11 Spirit and Sport Portfolio

As the Spirit and Sport Portfolio of 2018/2019, our main goal was to up the “gees” up here at MHS and to encourage more pupils to not only participate, but to also be excited about sports-related activities such as Derby Days, Sports Days, and Interschools competitions.

We worked alongside the house captains and Ms Nel, and together we organised big brags and cheers in assembly in order to inspire learners to get involved. We feel that we were successful in achieving our goals because this year we had mass participation in Back: Gina de Klerk, Nicholas Fiamingo, Lesedi Maledu our numerous sports days. Front: Jensen Grebe, Aimee-Claire Wegner, Miss L. Nel, Cyriel Attekeble, Paige Mitchell Our school pride and spirit was very evident this year and I encourage the MHS Family to keep this spirit and energy throughout the years!

Well done Millies!

C. Attekeble Cheerleaders

In the beginning of 2019, MHS decided to have auditions to see if we could start a fresh, new MHS Cheerleading Squad. We were astonished by the dance talent and were delighted to go ahead with the process.

This year, MHS had a Cheerleading Squad of 24 girls. We had special outfits made and practiced every week to perform at the sports Derby Days. The crowds enjoyed it so much, we were also asked to perform at the MHS Family Fun Day.

Due to the fact that the squad was such a success in 2019, MHS will now have an official Cheerleading Squad for the years to come.

Ms L. Nel

Back: Dillan Pieters, Hannah Kemp, Atho Ntlale, Jenna de Sousa, Blessing Ezimorah, Jennifer Hatton, Zara Westraad, Lesedi Maledu, Kayleigh Coutts Third row: Emma Maritz, Erin Dunn, Claire Kakora, Chantelle Majuru, Paige Holman, Keisha Motlolometsi, Bianca da Mata Second row: Sydney Barthus, Liya’n Petersen, Lee-Ann Stuurman, Patience Msumba, Tiara Pather Front: Zoe Engel, Lauren Crookshank, Mrs M. Ellmann, Miss L. Nel, Ernestina Tati

12 Service Portfolio Prefect's Cup & Best Club/Society Without each and every aspect of this massive portfolio, the school would not be able to run the way that it does: the Textbook Committee, who although a fairly new aspect of our service portfolio, played a monumental role in the smooth functioning of our school this year; the Librarians, who continued to work diligently in the Library on a day to day basis; the First Aiders who were constantly on the lookout for the physical well-being of every person in this school; the Safety Portfolio, who ensured that our school knew exactly what to do in the case of an emergency; the Events Co, who consistently prepared for and facilitated events with a standard of excellence throughout this year; and the Tech Crew, who tirelessly ensured that every technical need of the Back: Mbalentle Mdleleni, Matthew Smith, Shane Carr, Britt Clark, Khanyisile Mqwebedu school was met with a high professional standard. Front: Luke Bettesworth, Mrs J. Seale, Geralisha Valentine-Ranjit Thank you to every one of you for your commitment to Service @ MHS.

Of course, many people think that we are absolutely mad for the amount of time we invest in the school. However, we see Service @ MHS as a family, a learning space, a space to grow, and a space to express who we are while making someone else’s day.

I would like to say a massive thank you to Ms Seale for everything she has done. She has been the backbone of this portfolio for the last few years and the backbone of the school’s entire event system since she got here. She has always been supportive of our ideas and we really appreciate her continuous encouragement. Thank you too to Ms Norman, Ms Ellmann, Ms De Waal, Mr Beyers, Mrs Pringle, Mrs Clulow, Mrs Barros, Ms Nel and Mr Matshobongwana for their input during the course of the year.

L. Bettesworth First Aid “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”- Muhammad Ali.

It is with great thanks and appreciation that we acknowledge the MHS First Aid Team. The hours of service, dedication, compassion and professionalism in responding to injury is commendable.

This past year we offered both Level 1 and Level 3 training courses, run by EFA. Interest in First Aid continues to grow within our school. We encourage more learners and staff to get their qualifications and join us in service. First Aid offers opportunity to make friends and acquire knowledge and skills - knowledge and skills that could make the difference between life and death. The team have made effective changes in organisation and strategies, and have been on-hand at all school events.

Thank you and farewell to our Matrics, and our Head of First Aid - Aleethea Stergiou. Everything of the best to the First Aid Team for 2020, under the leadership of Kieryn Nell. Thank you to Mrs L. Pringle and Mrs C. Clulow and the paramedics teams for all the support.

Mrs C. Clulow

13 Textbook Committee

As part of the Service Portfolio of Milnerton High, this committee was established over a year ago to facilitate the successful retrieval and issuing of text books and readers to every learner in the school.

This group, consisting mostly of grade 11 learners, proved their tenacity and professionalism by handling over 10 000 textbooks in a four-week period at the end of the year. This year will be no different.

Apart from the retrieval process which include receiving and scanning in textbooks, a large amount of repairs need to be done to lengthen a textbook’s life span. Newly-ordered books require barcodes, and new learners arriving at Milnerton High throughout the year, must receive their books too. The committee is also responsible for the smooth running of the issuing of textbooks to learners for the new academic year.

Thank you to all the members who offered their breaks, afternoons and the exam study sessions to create order amidst Back: Ash-li Meyers, Ernestina Tati, Clarize Coetzee, the chaos. The diligence and passion with which you serve the Albertine Byemba-Kilongo, Courtney Sepkins school is recognized by the staff, learners and parents alike. Front: Hi Ling Ye, Dhana Malan, Courtney Groch

Mr E. Beyers Safety Committee

Established in October 2018, this new Committee forms part of the Service Portfolio. As such, a small group of three learners and two teachers meet once a cycle to discuss serious matters concerning the safety and security of learners and staff on the school campus. The impelling force came from Elia Bordin, who lived through an earth-quake at his previous school in Italy.

Apart from planning evacuation procedures in different situations, the committee also focuses on identifying and working on unsafe areas inside the buildings and the campus grounds. Appropriate emergency signage has been obtained and mass assembly points identified. Fire training and access control are two of the priorities Robyn Liversage, Sashin Gopaul, Elia Bordin envisaged for 2020.

My sincerest gratitude to Elia, Sashin Gopaul, Robyn Liversage and Ms Van Heerden for their passion and creative problem-solving which is required for this service to the school.

Mr E. Beyers EventsCo

Back: Khanyisile Mqwebedu, Geralisha Ranjit, Britt Clark, Zamanguni Mfeka, Kelly Green Middle: Aqeelah Groeper, Mbalentle Mdleleni, Deynique Daya, Chloe Seale, Hannah Adams, Chante Booysen Front: Hannah McClure, Anikiwe Mkupa, Mrs J. Seale, Courtney Manuel, Faith Majuru

14 Tech Crew

The Tech Crew had, as usual, a jam-packed calender for the past year. They provided, installed and operated audio-visual equipment and services for school sportsdays, end-of-year sports dinners and recently, the fun day for the school’s 60th birthday celebrations.

It is however the functions inside the school auditorium like Mr and Miss MHS, the matric variety show, matric fashion show and the annual prize givings, which had every member of the crew occupied for hours with sound, lighting and seating arrangements.

Milnerton High’s participation in the Grand West Back: Ronan de Souse, Dylan Wright, Matthew Arbous Middle: Chris Lebohang, Gabriel Silva Correia, Matthew Smith, competition was surely an example of the most time Shaylin Real, Rebecca Thorp spent on any one event. Be assured that the crew’s Front: Shane Carr, Luke Bettesworth, Mr E. Beyers, Mrs J. Seale, perseverance and commitment did not go unnoticed. Samuel Berger, Allan Kinnear

Thank you to Mrs Seale and Mr Matshobongwana for their continued support and interest in the crew.

A heartfelt thank you and congratulations must go to our two matrics, Samuel Berger and Luke Bettesworth, who led the crew with a quiet and professional demeanor. They will be missed for the dedication and passion with which they fulfilled this duty to the school. Good luck with your future endeavours!

Mr E. Beyers Eco Club The Eco Club has spread its wings this year. The society’s keen environmentalists have really shown their passion for nature, and their warm hearts, caring for the future of our planet. After piloting a merger with the Adventure Portfolio, Eco Club has operated independently and really is standing on its own two feet this year with the hope of growing membership going forward. Back: Dominique van Schalkwyk, Robyn Liversage, Erin Bush, Emma Sims, Courtney Martin, Mrs C. Clulow The learners have initiated awareness campaigns, improved Front: Daniel Sacker, Jarrod McEvoy, Ella du Randt, Carina Stroud water-saving consciousness around the school, and increased the school’s recycling initiatives. They have also learnt a lot and worked with the greater community. They collected resources for SANCCOB, participated in multiple beach clean-ups, assisted greening the school grounds, and dedicated time to planting on the premises. For Mandela Day, the Eco Club donated 67 Ecobricks to be used in greening projects.

A paradigm shift is needed to make our community environmentally conscious. The Eco Club is very excited to work together with the Green Portfolio to endeavour to make this happen at MSH.

Mrs C. Clulow Animation This small but dedicated team spent the year developing skills in Adobe Photoshop and learning some basic animation skills. Their drawings and ideas have inspired new projects for the coming year where the team will start painting classes again. We are also excited about the interaction with Triggerfish Animation Studios and the workshops that will be run in this regard.

We say good bye to our faithful matrics - Aleethea, Zara and Gianina. Thank you for your hours of service and passion for Animation in Milnerton High School.

Back: Dakota Priem, Tate Meade, Kelly Chandler Middle: Tristan Ford, Carina Stroud Mrs L. Pringle Front: Zara Hartle, Mrs L. Pringle, Aleethea Stergiou 15 Academic Dinner

Culture Dinner

Debating, Squash, Animation and Golf Dinner

16 Leadership Dinner

Rugby Dinner

Service Dinner

Soccer Dinner

Interact Dinner 17 Interact

Interact strives to bring like-minded people together to make a difference and connect with others in the school and community. Much is gained by serving others above self in the spirit of Rotary. Interact has a spirit of caring that makes our school proud.

Another year has passed and it is truly commendable the amount our Interacters and school do for both our internal school community and beyond. We extend special thanks to our “Moms who Care” group and the Rotary Club of Blouberg for their support of Interact again this year.

Projects include: regular grocery and food drives to support MHS families; ongoing support of Cheshire Home, Huis Zonnekus, and Ronnie’s Daycare; Mothers’ Day and Easter visits and treats for neighbouring old age homes; Mandela Day outreach feeding those on the streets; the One to One event hosted for persons with disabilities; Santa Shoebox project; the 4th annual Food walk; and food hampers to support MHS maintenance staff.

Farewell and thank you to our Matrics and outgoing committee members - we trust you will continue your great passion of serving others. In September, our new committee was elected and we wish them, together with the Interact team (staff and learners), everything of the best for the year ahead. May you succeed in warming the hearts of many and making a difference.

Mrs C. Clulow Cross Connection Cross Connection is a society for Christian learners at Milnerton High School. Learners from all denominations are invited to join the society and to worship and praise with their fellow learners. In conjunction with the Interact society, they also are afforded the opportunity to get involved in serving the community through various outreach projects.

Membership of Cross Connection therefore allows learners not only to grow spiritually but to become citizens who care for their fellow human beings. Learners are given the opportunity to determine the way in which they want to live out their spirituality, and guidance is being given by dedicated teachers. This year we had a lively group of members and many a learner has testified on how Cross Connection has changed and enriched their lives.

Mrs A. Snyman

18 19 Debating

Debating teaches our learners to think critically and to question their preconceived notions of the world. We are so proud of these young people who are keen to engage with current affairs and issues of social justice. Motions cover topics related to politics, sociology, law, economics – and hip-hop!

Both our junior and senior teams took part in the Rotary League, with both teams turning in some Back: Sebastião de Abreu, Viwe Mbutho, Joshua Wallace, Dinovique Nsenga, Tayla-Grace Render good performances. Our senior team made it all Middle: Sashin Gopaul, Courtney Groch, Rebecca Thorpe, the way through to the quarter-finals. The seniors Kate Bettesworth, Olwethu Tolbadi, Emily Younger, Ify Ogbonna also participated in Western Province Seated front: Sesethu Mbali, Nikita Tucker, Ms M. Martins, Ms F. Ferri, Championships where they took on some of the Kelly Botha, Geraldine Makore elite speakers in the province.

At the annual Sports and Culture Prize-giving, special certificates for Commitment and Dedication to Debating were awarded to Sebastiao De Abreu, Kelly Botha, Nikita Tucker and Sashin Gopaul. At the Debating Dinner, the award for Best Newcomer to Debating was awarded to Dinovique Nsenga, Most Improved Speaker went to Sebastiao De Abreu, and Best All-round Contribution to Debating was awarded to Nikita Tucker.

We bid farewell to Sebastiao and Kelly who are in Matric and thank them for the significant contributions they have made in the space of only a year. We will miss them.

A special word of thanks to Ms Michaela Martins for all her expertise.

Every year in this society brings new challenges and adventures and I can’t wait to see what 2020 holds in store.

Ms F. Ferri

This year, the Librarians and Library Monitors worked very hard to make the Library's environment as good as it can be. Library Monitors Throughout the year, we accomplished several things. We conducted a thorough stock-take, after which we began applying a few effective shelf-management techniques. We introduced some of the highest-rated, best-selling books of 2019 and we purchased the suggestions of our regular users. We added some high quality study resources and greatly improved the past papers service, too.

Opening times are once again extended - the Library now opens at 07:30 almost every morning, and stays open until 16:30 every Tuesday and Thursday, allowing learners to utilise its resources more frequently.

Back: Dillon Rinkwest, Achmad Shafee Harris, Moreover, let us not forget that among Librarians and regular Clinton Griffen, Elia Bordin, Dominique van Schalkwyk, Nnenna Osondo, Library users, there are some of the school's most academically- Talia Pillay, Rachel Alia, Anezwa Malawu successful learners! Front: Luca de Abreu, Mrs I. Barros, Leandrie Matthews, Anuoluwa Makinde E. Bordin Locker Monitors The locker monitors of MHS do not have an easy job as the lockers get damaged fairly often. The school passages are very crowded and lockers get bumped and displaced, and are sometimes even vandalised.

Locker monitors, I appreciate your regular reports and updates on the state of the lockers. Hopefully the whole school can work Back: Ethan Warner, Gaige Macgregor, together in the future to look after this resource that actually Mrs E. Griffen, Leonard Banda, Simon Manda makes all of our lives a lot easier. Front: Claire Tonkin, Sesethu Mtshatsheni, Cameron Arnold, Gabriela Valério Thank you very much locker monitors of 2019. You did a great job!

20 Mrs E. Griffen Portuguese Language Society

We are so fortunate to have a new prize to award at the MHS Prize Giving. This new prize is for the Portuguese learner who contributes the most to South African society through Milnerton High School in terms of academics, culture and sport. The award is sponsored by CEPE África do Sul, Embassy of Portugal. Congratulations to our delighted 2019 recipients - Dominique Van Schalkwyk and Raphael De Sousa. They travel to Portugal in March next year to immerse themselves in the Portuguese language and culture for two weeks.

Our stand at MHS FUN DAY was a delicious success! We sold everything from prego rolls to pasteis de nata, Madeira cake to rissóis, but above all, we enjoyed the diversity and togetherness of Back: Erin O’Reily, Dominique van Schalkwyk, Millies spirit. The Portuguese Food Tour was held Kayla Ferreira, Mrs I. Barros, Jessica George, Nnenna Osondo, Leandrie Matthews, Ernestina Tati in November and everyone had great fun, Front: Gabriel Correia, Raphael de Sousa, enjoying flavourful food and the company of Luca de Abreu sweet friends. This year we almost staged the Latino Festival – an idea to show off our Latin cultural ancestry shared at school with our Italian, French and Spanish learners… Hopefully, in the near future, this idea could become a reality.

It is with Latin nostalgia that we say goodbye to our grade 12 members - we will miss them.

Amigos para sempre!

Mrs I. Barros African Society

Our society seeks to celebrate our African heritage. We want to break down barriers and develop a spirit of common interest, and encourage collective participation in programs that will help spread the message of unity and equality.

The spirit and objective of the African Society is to respect and be respected, to acknowledge and to be acknowledged, and to sing, dance and celebrate our diverse cultures together.

We aim to give a voice to marginalised groups and to champion gender and racial equality. We wish to encourage pride in our shared humanity and to let people know that nobody is alone.

All are welcome to join and we look forward to a wonderful 2020!

O. Sixaba

Back: Chantelle Majuru, Anna Messini, Gugu Mzizi 3rd row: Ketsia Shisso-Kabamba, Keisha Motlolometsi, Lisandra Ukandu, Sange Banjwa, Lisa Chemhembwe, Thandeka Chasinda, Kaylee Wolmarans 2nd row: Thandiswa Zitha, Cherish Nwachukwu, Atho Ntlale, Lesedi Maleoiu, Xhanti Panca, Kamogelo Madubanya, Stacey Maimba, Lidivne Nishimwe, Olwethu Tolbadi Front: Chuma Gabuza, Michaela Larsen, Nikita Rubushe, Faith Majuru, Destiny Ssebuliba, Ivana Krivokapic, Donaville Nduwimana

21 Writing Club FRIENDS PARODY by Ify Ogbonna, Grade 9

So no one told me school was gonna be this way My marks are jokes I’m broke My love life’s MIA I’m always feeling like a headlight deer When it hasn’t been my day, my week, my month or even my year

School will close very soon In the click of two fingers School will close very soon When you’re about to give up School will close very soon Back: Kelly Chandler, Zara Hartle, Jasmine Bauer And your pain will end there too Middle: Kellan Jackson, Hannah Clement, Ify Ogbonna, Geraldine Makore, Sesethu Mbali, Milena Hundt, Janelle Davids Front: Zuwa Davies, Viwe Mbutho, Miss F. Ferri, Erin Bush A Failed Suicide by Erin Bush, Grade 12

A long, long, lonely road. It was silent, but no noise was needed - we both death to take her while I watched. I watched for hours, as she screamed in knew what was going to happen. The gravity of the situation wouldn’t pain, not wanting to die. She begged and pleaded for me to help, to save allow for any talk either way. She knew what was happening, and I had too her, but I couldn’t. I knew it and so did she. I waited, watching, a sense of many mixed emotions to be able to talk. dread and relief washing over me. I sat there for the day while the desert claimed her life. The sun was setting when she took her last breath. Dusk “I’m sorry.” She said nothing. There was nothing to say- no apology would had arrived, and so it was my time to leave. I turned around, walking back excuse my actions. to the car that brought two and took one, when I felt a hand on my back. Then her nails were tearing into me, teeth ripping at my skin, trying to take I found a secluded spot, the yellow sands stretching out further than the me with her. Scratching, tearing, ripping flesh. I fought back, trying to stop eye could see. A lone tree stood, darkening the sand, condemning my her, but she ripped and tore until I was no longer. actions. I had tried to kill a part of me that refused to die, so she killed me instead. “I have to. I’m sorry.” She nodded, laying down in the hot sand to make the process at least a bit quicker. She lay there in the hot sun, waiting for

Deal with the devil by Jasmine Bauer, Grade 12

The ground beneath my feet uneven and the moon my only The distance between us was receding. I could hear his normally smooth companionable source of light, I ran blindly into the thick wave of fog that and kind voice letting out rasping pants as he ran, seeming to get closer to washed over the area like an ominous grey blanket, never stopping for me with every step. The air rang with the sour taste of fear. I could feel it. even a moment to consider where I was, or in which direction home lay. My Rushing. Swirling. Taking over entirely. only concern was running until my legs ached and my breath came in short, desperate gasps that barely managed to satiate my hunger for clean air. The thrill of the chase.

The blood pumping through my body roared past my ears, obnoxiously *** blocking out all the other sounds, save for the pounding of my own feet. Exciting and exhilarating. They always are. It sets my heart alight with a And his. I could feel the adrenaline thrum in my veins and a breathless gasp glorious sense of purpose and euphoria. The clean-up afterwards is always escaped my parched throat. He was close. I knew it. I ran even faster, worth the few precious moments as a person’s blood seeps out of them in leaping over uprooted tree roots that stretched skywards like they were places they really shouldn’t be bleeding, and the life flickers out of terrified, trying to escape their earthy confinements. The smoky haze that animal-like eyes. Every moment worth the feeling of taking a life. It is… surrounded the forest cast eerie shadows around every tree and partially Perfect. Bliss. After all, each one of them had made a deal with the devil. blocked my view. Through squinting eyes, I manoeuvered my way through Did they really expect it to be fair? But this one… This one was different. the terrifying forest that during the day had seemed so beckoning and This one had done something that none of the others had ever managed welcoming. to do.

He impressed me. The thought sent a smile to my face. Oh, this will definitely be fun.

Work in Progress by Courtney Sepkins, Grade 11 And maybe right now, nobody wants you You seem to be mistaken my darling Maybe nobody understands you. You are not broken, just incomplete Because right now, you are only rough sketches and half-done details. You are like a painting, a beautiful artwork. So, let yourself become complete, Let the colours of life turn you vibrant. Still in progress. Let time pass, Let yourself become a masterpiece.

Addict by Gigi Makore, Grade 9

The need. It creeps up on me quicker than sweat trickles down my face. of home follows as I float away into utopia. My utopia. A haven where The unstoppable agony soon follows like a loyal minion running after its nothing or no one can hurt me, not even myself. master. The need soon creeps back a few hours later and snatches me away from My body fights a losing battle because it too craves the satisfaction of home. As the bus to consciousness drives me back, the trip feels being numb. Numb to the extent that I don’t feel the tears running down dreadful - so dreadful that I wish to go back to oblivion, a place I have my face. To walk around, semi-conscious, not knowing where I’m going, recently called home. and still glide on. My body shakes irritably as I miserably try to fight the craving. It does not The need goes away the second my lungs take in the familiar intoxicating work. My everyday routine carries on as I yet again take in the smoke, and smoke. Fortunately, it does not kill me, but it isn’t exactly helping me live detach from the real world. longer. The rare feeling of relaxation overpowers me, and the new feeling

22 Delilah by Viwe Amanda Mbutho, Grade 9

Delilah had recognized that alluring smile. She could not remember where She looked into the boy’s eyes. A very vivid image arose of them holding she had seen it. She could not understand why she started to feel an hands, sitting at the top of a large building surrounded by a sunset. electrifying thrill rush through her. She made her way towards the boy across the shimmering dance floor. A name popped into her head. Brysen.

He moved further and further away from her. After what seemed like hours “What?” the boy said shocked. Delilah had not realised she had said it of pushing and shoving, Delilah made it to the door through which the boy aloud. “Say the name again?” His voice cracked while he asked. had disappeared. The electrifying thrill was gone, and all that was left was nervousness. Just open the door Delilah demanded of herself. She turned “Brysen?” the handle. The boy started to cry. Delilah felt content and awkward seeing him cry. Delilah walked into a bedroom. The bedroom itself was plain. The walls Out of instinct she wiped the tears from his eyes. While she was doing were a navy blue, the bed was made. A bookshelf stood out. Something this, the window broke. Brysen and Delilah ignored the gust of wind and about how the bookshelf was oddly warped. Walking slowly towards the the crackle of lightning. They looked into each other’s eyes. The wind got bookshelf, Delilah heard the door behind her close. harder and forcefully pushed Brysen towards Delilah. There was something in his eyes. He leaned closer to Delilah. A lightning strike shot through the “Knew you would come,” the boy said in a deep calming voice. window and struck Delilah in the head causing her to lose consciousness…

“Who are you?” The boy neared Delilah slowly and steadily. He reached for “Ahhh!” screamed Delilah. Her brother, Brysen, rushed into the room. her face. Delilah frozen, unable to breathe. “What?” he shouted holding a baseball bat. “Tell me who I am,” the boy said with that delicious smile. Delilah could not tell if she was to be angry or intrigued by him. “You know who I am.” “Sorry, Brysen. Just a nightmare. Go back to sleep.”

Freckled-faced Boy by Sesethu Mbali, Grade 9

The irritating tick-tocking of the clock was a reminder of how little time The sound of people packing up signalled that school was going to end there was left of the school day. I just had to look at his beautifully soon. average-looking face one more time. Someone said something that made him smile. His numerous smile lines I slowly turned my head towards his desk. My heart rate immediately looked like they were carved into his face by the hands of pure Beauty picked up as I caught sight of that phenomenal view. I fell in love with the itself. His pearly whites shone behind the thick red braces that sat on both way his slightly round face perked up when he smiled. His hair piled on rows. I got goosebumps on my arms when I saw his smile. My favourite his head in an organized mess. I would have killed to rake my long fingers part of this frequent action was the slight glint it brought to his eyes. His through those platinum blonde curls. I could almost feel how soft it would irises were already a fabulous mixture of watery green and blue, but the be. pure joy a smile brought to his eyes was fascinating.

The empty seat next to him brought back nearly-forgotten memories of a The tedious and annoying sound of the school bell that I shared a love-hate much simpler time. A time where I could just go and talk to him. His ever- relationship with, filled the classroom. He stood up, grabbed his bag and so-pale skin just illuminated his light brown freckles. They were sprinkled swiftly walked out the class. along the bridge of his Pinocchio-like nose. The thin slits of sunlight that managed to slip through the half-opened blinds, landed precisely on his Another day gone. face, adding the missing ingredient to the perfect picture sitting in front of me. Goodbye, Freckled-Faced Boy.

Open Opportunities by Milena Hundt, Grade 12

It was a simple instruction. The initial of your first name followed by and something silver and pointy sliced through my cocoon. I screamed, your full surname, hyphenated or otherwise. You had to write it out on a almost inhaling that golden liquid but two surgically gloved hands quick to smudged screen, a sticky stylus in hand. You saw the previous person’s grab me and pull me out. hesitation chewed into the end of the black plastic. From there you were guided into an artificially lit chamber, benches of well-worn blue plastic I saw it all in those few seconds. Pods with babies, just like me, lined the extending the length of the room. rows of shelves in the large warehouse. They had the same appearance as a germinating bean, a hollow pipe attached to the tops of their heads. They watched you walk past their reception desks. It was as if they knew Were they feeding? a secret passed the one they were in on. It wasn’t an illegal act; what you were doing. Everyone deserves a little something to fill the silent days. My attention was attracted back to you. Your hands twitched towards me as I was rolled in a sickening way into a white blanket. When I was finally I watched you as you took your open opportunity like you took that open handed over, your touch was accompanied by a disembodied automated blue bench. You had a broken look in your eyes. Or maybe the golden voice. liquid was distorting my first vision of you. “Thank you for shopping at Open Opportunities! Remember there are no “J. Manny! Your order for a XL6332 Chinese Model is prepared for pick-up.” refunds or returns on any child ordered under the age of six months. We wish you happiness in parenthood!” Wait? Was that me? It was. After months of growing, I had finally been harvested, and I escaping the You looked at me nervously and I clenched excitedly. You stood and I fluorescence into the Sun. Your face smiled at me but your eyes were still leaned forwards. You paused and something inside me broke. Had you broken. Manufactured could not heal you. changed your mind? You hadn’t. Then you were blocked from my vision

My Africa: South Africa by Anezwa Malawu, Grade 10 My beauty, your demise. My pride, your downfall. Why do you oppress me? My weakness, your greatest weapon. Instead of expressing my worth, my knowledge, my life and see the value I bring to you? You waited for me to fall asleep and you burnt everything down with just a snap of your finger. You have decided to cast me out from my own home. The place where I grew up, a place that should set my future, pave my way for me, and allow Do not think that one day I won’t be strong enough to fight back and claim my strengths to shine brighter than the stars and the sun combined. what once belonged to me. To fight for my freedom from your wicked clutches. You have announced my rejection to the world, you have deemed me a stranger in my own home. I will rise above your hatred for me and you will definitely see the real me.

23 Culture Portfolio

Culture @ MHS had another bumper year in 2019! The Culture Portfolio, ably lead by Hannah McClure, hosted a number of successful events including Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Heritage Day. All of these were well-supported and organised. Mr and Miss MHS was a further highlight. It was well-attended and enjoyed by all, and we congratulate the contestants and performers alike.

This year MHS returned to Grand West as part of the BSPHSJ inter schools competition. We produced a show called Home Again which Back: Amy Botes, Keagan Roe, Emily Münch Front: Leandrie Matthews, Hannah McClure, Ms L. Bosman, celebrated the things that make us feel at home. Adam Potgieter, Georgia Gerber It contained songs such as “Don’t Stop me Now”, “Hallelujah”, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” and “The Crossing”, and although we did not take home the trophy, the show was enjoyed by all 350 learners on the stage as well as by the audience. A huge farewell to our stalwart matrics: Hannah, Tian, Deynique, Daniel, Milena, Nadia, Adam, Staci, Leandrie, Courtney and Neo. Thank you for your years of commitment and service. You will be missed.

Mrs L. Bosman

24 Quiz Team

This year, the Quiz Team participated in some interesting events. Firstly, we took part in the 11th Cape Argus Food Lover's Market High School Quiz. In this quiz format, a team of four learners studies different sections of the five Cape Argus newspapers from a given week, and then competes against three other schools from around the Western Cape the following Monday. This year, the teams had to study ten newspapers over two weeks. Despite having suffered several setbacks due to one or two team members who, every now and then, were unable to participate, the team managed to finish in the Top 32 of the Western Cape.

We also had the pleasure to host the third Elia Bordin, Declan Real, Zara Hartle, Sashin Gopaul, Mrs T. Bredell Inter-schools General Knowledge Quiz, competing against Edgemead High, Bosmansdam High and Melkbosstrand High, with MHS emerging as the winner.

In addition, we organised an Interhouse Quiz for Term 3's Interhouse Sports event, which boasted extraordinary participation and support. The show-down between Sashin and Mrs Besener was exhilarating to observe, and the event was eventually won by Merriman.

This year has been fun and educational for all those involved - teachers and learners alike.

Mrs T. Bredell Business Studies Quiz This year we entered two teams into the Business Studies Quiz competition. We competed against schools like Elkanah, Kensington High and Modderdam High. Our two teams managed to secure both 2nd and 4th place. These learners have set the bar high for future quizzers!

Congratulations to this year’s competitors and future entrepreneurs!

B. De Kock

Back: Oyena Sixaba, Amber-Rose Stevens, Hannah Hartogh, Delilah Yeowart, Kendra Grobler Front: Brenay de Kock, Nicholas Fiamingo, Mr R. Ellmann, Tanir Starita

25 Grade 8 Movies

Grade 9 Newlands Forest

Grade 10 Cape Point

26 Grade 11 Hout Bay Boat

Grade 12 Outing to Kirstenbosch

27 Bands

This year the school band was made up of 90% first-time members. The challenge was to get all these newbies to come together and overcome all the obstacles on the road to Grand West. Thanks to all-round positive attitudes and the readiness to work hard, everyone made easy work of this task. The final highlight of the year was performing at the annual Fun Day where the atmosphere was a lot less tense and everyone could just enjoy it.

The three marimba bands in the school seem to just steam ahead.

Practices before school are short Junior Band but intense and a lot of fun is had by Back: Kayla Ferreira, Aeryn Cowley-Owen, Serina Landman, the members during these Sarah Oosthuizen, Hi-Ling Ye, Mr De Swardt sessions (which in winter happens Front: Aaron Pfotenhauer, Tristan Ford even before sunrise). They too performed early on to set the tone for the Fun Day.

At the time of writing this report, two music students have their external Trinity exams in piano and violin within a week and are busy adding the final touches to their programmes. They will no doubt do the music department proud. Scarlett Pay deserves to be mentioned for having obtained a number of gold certificates for singing at the Tygerberg Eisteddfod under the guidance of her external vocal teacher.

Interest among MHS students to take music as a subject seems to be on the rise and next year, like 2019, promises to have a comparatively strong body of learners who will be wrapping their minds around intervals, triads, compound time signatures and the like.

Mr C. Van Rensburg

Senior Band Back: Stephan Knoetze, Mr. De Swardt, Deynique Daya, Tian Landman, Daniel Estrada-Belli, Oyena Sixaba, Heather Teixeira, Isabella Estrada-Belli Front: Zara Hartle, Leo Tennyson, Ryan Dunn

28 Euro Trip

Twenty-seven learners and three teachers left South Africa to travel to Berlin, Prague, Paris, Belgium and Amsterdam and then safely returned without losing anyone!

We are so fortunate at Milnerton High School to travel with learners overseas and see the art and buildings studied in class in Design and Visual Art. My favourite is always seeing the delight and awe as a child stands before an original Van Gogh painting or sees how small the Mona Lisa actually is.

This year the tour included a historical angle when we travelled to Berlin and learnt about the struggles surrounding living in Berlin when the Wall was built. We walked through the grounds of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp very aware of the sombre mood and tragic stories surrounding the war.

The learners loved Prague and Paris and made many memories visiting the Eiffel Tower and running around Disneyland for a day.

We are looking forward to the next art tour in 2021 where we’ll be visiting London, Paris and Berlin.

Mrs L. Pringle

29 30 31 Prizegiving

Academic Awards Full Colours Academic (new): Declan Real, Talia Kincaid, Luke Bettesworth Grade 8 Full Colours Academic (re-award): Anuoluwa Makinde, Third in Grade 8: Aiden Conradie Sian Durler, Michael Medcalf, Kelly Botha, Nadia de Kock, Second in Grade 8: Jordyn Whaling Tian Landman, Robin Lund First in Grade 8: Jarrod McEvoy Half Colours Academic (new): Mehdi Tihoun, Chloe Govender, Sebastiao de Abreu, Janelle Davids, Grade 9 Luciano Fernandes, Erin Bush, Cassandra Demmer Gold certificate for 80% aggregate during the year: Half Colours Academic (re-award): Courtney Manuel, Khaira Cassim, Nicola Knoetze, Hannah O-Reilly, Milena Hundt, Talia Pillay, Megan Rogers Wun Yi, Charlotte Hare, Morgan Cupido, Tayla Render Third in Grade 9: Nickita Fitzgerald Major Awards Second in Grade 9: Megan Isaacs Curtis Schacht Trophy for Excellence in Sport and in First in Grade 9: Serina Landman Academics; Carr Cup for Good character, scholastic ability, leadership and loyal execution of duty; Grade 10 Headmaster’s Award to a Grade 12 pupil for excellence in Gold certificate for 80% aggregate during the year: leadership, interpersonal relations, organisational ability, Dominique van Schalkwyk, Zoe Hurryjith initiative and loyalty to the school: Robin Lund Third in Grade 10: Raphael de Sousa David Blake Trophy for the Best Contribution by a Grade Second in Grade 10: Robyn Liversage 8 pupil: Amergin Pettenburg First in Grade 10: Erin O’Reilly Founders’ Trophy for the Prefect of the Year; John Visser Grade 11 Trophy for Exceptional Service to the school: Gold certificate for 80% aggregate during the year: Luke Bettesworth Nikita Tucker, Kirsten Prins, Gina de Klerk, Garlick’s Shield for the Winner of the Interhouse Nicholas Fiamingo, Lloyd Dixon Competition: Merriman Third in Grade 11: Matthew Marlor Simons Cup for Academic Endeavour: Romuald Ntumba Second in Grade 11: Mia Zgerski Gelb Cup Awarded to a senior learner for co-operation, First in Grade 11: Elia Bordin helpfulness and thoughtfulness: Aleethea Stergiou Elsa De Goede Book Prize given to the senior pupil who is Grade 12 an example in every way: Nadia de Kock Gold certificate for 80% aggregate during the year: Staff Prize given to a Grade 12 pupil whose example in Luke Bettesworth, Talia Kincaid, Declan Real, the field of human relations, involvement in and loyalty to Robin Lund, Tian Landman, Nadia de Kock, Kelly Botha the school is worthy of the highest praise: Clinton Griffen Third in Grade 12: Michael Medcalf Jake Wootton Trophy- Learner of the year for the person Second in Grade 12: Sian Durler who encompasses the “True Milnerton Spirit”- Balance, First in Grade 12: Anuoluwa Makinde vitality, commitment and pride in the school: Hannah McClure Other prizes for Achievement Schreuder Cup for Leadership, integrity of character, Conradie Trophy for Best Senior in Afrikaans; Nola Fourie service and loyalty to the school: Seth Lee Shew Cup for Bilinguilism; Pricewaterhouse Cooper Award Pearson Institute Award for a senior learner who for highest Accounting - Mathematics combination; Dux embodies the institute’s values of being brave, Medal Top Academic Student 2019: imaginative, decent and accountable in everything they Anuoluwa Makinde do: Adam Potgieter Portuguese Embassy Award: Raphael de Sousa, Dominique van Schalkwyk Best Junior in Afrikaans: JC Coetzee ATKB Best Grade 11 in Afrikaans: Charney Solomons Lynne Baxter Award for the Most Creative Work in Art: Robin Lund Schaedler Award: Most promising Artist: Sian Durler Schoots Trophy for Design: Aleethea Stergiou Stelzner Prize for Consumer Studies: Jordan van Egeren Catherine Prince Trophy for Consumer Studies: Chloe Govender Vega Bright Star Award for highest Business Studies and Design/Visual Arts combination: Janelle Davids

32 Prizegiving Sports and Cultural Awards Colours with honours Athletics: Kyle Lendon, Robin Lund, Alejandro Aldana Half Colours (new) Tech Crew: Shane Carr, Allan Kinnear, Matthew Smith, Double Gold (new) Matthew Arbous, Shae Real Sarah Allardice – Athletics and Biathlon Service: Matthew Smith Erin Crotz –Athletics and Cross Country First Aid: Aleethea Stergiou Mia Zgerski –Athletics and Cross Country Cricket: Kyle Tomlinson, Justin Behrens Charlie Hulley –Athletics and Cross Country Athletics: Ashley Engelbrecht, Shazia Davids, Justin Behrens –Cricket and Golf Michaela Nell Softball: Heather Teixeira Double Gold (re-award) Swimming: Jake Pieterse, Chris Le Roux, Nadia de Kock Arleen Moorcroft – Swimming and Biathlon Hockey: Lisa Chemhembwe, Michaela Nell, Gina de Klerk – Athletics and Cross Country Charlie Hulley, Alexa Brink, Ethan Macgregor, Trophies and awards Nicholas Fiamingo, Connor Rautenbach, Aidan Vermeulen Athletics Soccer: Thandeka Chasinda, Kim-Harley Busch, Junior Victrix ludorum: Morgan Cupido Gabriel Gardner, Claudio Nunes Junior victor ludorum: Yasser Hofmeyer Golf: Slade Strydom, Shea Byrne Senior Victrix ludorum: Chelsea – Ann Rhode Netball: Aimee-Claire Wegner, Keyara Swart, Senior victor ludorum: Alejandro Aldana Lehara Naidu Durler cup for leadership in athletics: Cyriel Attekeble Squash: Sean Harvey Lee Shew trophy for commitment, dedication and Rugby: Luke Johannes, Timo Essl, Sergio De Jesus enthusiasm: Asha Jack Performing Arts: Damon Cookson, Isabella Estrada Belli, Heyman trophy for the best male middle distance runner: Buhle Vilakazi Luca Karsten D’Offay cup for the best female middle distance athlete: Half Colours (re-award) Gina de Klerk Performing arts: Daniel Estrada Belli Berowsky trophy for the female athlete: Gina de Klerk Full Colours (new) Engle trophy for the male athlete with the most long term Athletics: Sarah Allardice, Kasha Praetorius, potential: Yasser Hofmeyer Charlie Hulley, Erin Crotz, Cyle Michaels, Megan Boshoff, Slabber trophy for the winning house: Milner Deborah Chukwuka, Mia Zgerski, Lawon Hill, Cricket Lehara Naidu, Kian Johnson Junior cricketer of the year: Matthew Coates Swimming: Cameron Watson, Dillon Myburgh, Holman cup for the most improved player: Kian Lemmer Kayleigh Moller, Bjorn Wong Pelser cup for the best senior batsman: Justin Behrens Biathlon: Sarah Allardice Spectators’ trophy for the best senior fielder: Hockey: Chloe Govender, Kade Whyman Ethan Macgregor Cross country: Charlie Hulley, Erin Crotz, Mia Zgerski Manchip cup for the best senior bowler: Keegan Fortune Soccer: Lindile Mnyani Blake cup for the best cricket all-rounder: Rugby: Abdur-Rageem Ismail, Heath Jacobs, Matthew Milligan Silas Marufu, Darren Jonkers, Imaad Phillips, First team cricketer of the year: Justin Behrens Simamkele Kwesaba, Gino Kemp, Zack Rens Performing arts: Hannah McClure, Deynique Daya, Softball Tian Landman Petring trophy for excellence in softball: Courtnay Henderson Full Colours (re-award) Doyle Heering trophy for the most promising softball Swimming: Kai Steyn, Arleen Moorcroft player: Kayla Botha Athletics: Ryan Durler, Cyriel Attekeble, Gina de Klerk Biathlon: Arleen Moorcroft Swimming Cross Country: Gina de Klerk, Robin Lund Tamara Byrne junior victrix ludorum: Liya Venter Hockey: Cara Andrews Junior victor ludorum: Cameron Pritchard Soccer: Casey Syms Clinton Byrne Trophy - Senior victrix ludorum: Golf: Murray Boast, Justin Behrens Kayleigh Moller Rugby: M. Vraagom, R. Ntumba Watson trophy for the most diligent swimmer: Carla Rautenbach White Blazer (new): Kyle Lendon (Hockey) Stent trophy for the most improved swimmer: White Blazer (re-award): Ethan Du Preez (SA Swimmer) Chris Le Roux 33 Prizegiving Rossouw trophy for the best girl swimmer: Rugby Kayleigh Moller Best junior rugby player: Matthew Milligan Van Wyk trophy for the male performance in an Ian Gilmour trophy for the most sporting rugby player: individual event: Kai Feldman Luke Johannes Coach’s award: Nadia de Kock Player’s player of the year: Silas Marufu Winning house: Merriman Kriek shield, coach’s player of the year: Zack Rens Forward player of the year: Heath Jacobs Hockey Trophy for the highest point’s scorer: Mikyle Vraagom Gail Baxter trophy for dedication and loyalty to hockey: Damian De Allende trophy for the rugby player of the Chloe Govender year: Romuald Ntumba Clarke trophy for the most improved player: Megan Rogers Performing Arts Dane Olsen trophy for the best junior hockey player: Bling Trophy: Adam Potgieter Jordan Pillay Milnerton theatre award for performing arts: Van Heerden / de Klerk trophy for the best senior girl: Hannah McClure Cara Andrews Linder trophy for singing: Daniel Estrada Belli Steven Chapman trophy for progress in hockey: Schaedler trophy for the best all round male performer: Ethan Macgregor Tian Landman De Klerk / Lloyd trophy for dedication to hockey: Rutter cup: Senior School band: Leo Tennyson, Nicholas Fiamingo Stephan Knoetze, Ryan Dunn, Zara Hartle, McQuilkan trophy for the best junior player: Luca Karsten Heather Teixeira, Eden Sickle. Reich cup for the best senior hockey player: Kyle Lendon Special Awards Cross country Prefects Cup, best club/ society: Eventsco Simonis trophy for diligence, enthusiasm and Delia Pentz Trophy for junior girls’ sportsmanship: commitment: Asha Jack Jamie Hulley Tripple S trophy for the most improved runner: Reich Trophy for junior boys’ sportsmanship: Luca Karsten Matthew Milligan D’Offay trophy for the best female runner: Gina de Klerk Marc Cilliers Trophy for senior girls’ sportsmanship: Heyman trophy for the best male runner: Luca Karsten Chloe Govender Marc Cilliers Trophy for senior boys’ sportsmanship: Soccer Matthew Duncan Team’s player of the year: Kim-Harley Busch Junior sports team of the year: U14A Netball Soccer player of the year: Casey Syms Senior sports team of the year: Golf: Murray Boast, Teams Soccer player of the season: Lindile Mnyani Justin Behrens, Slade Strydom, Shea Byrne, Coach’s Soccer player of the year: Claudio Nunes Braden Pillay, Sashwyn Naidoo Golf Sporting Discipline of the year: Athletics Schacht trophy for the most improved golfer of the year: Wibber Trophy for the junior sportswoman: Shea Byrne Megan Boshoff Ritschewald trophy for the golfer of the year: Wibber Trophy for the junior sportsman: Luca Karsten Justin Behrens MHS Trophy for senior sportswoman: Robin Lund MHS Trophy for senior sportsman: Ethan Du Preez Netball Walter trophy for the most promising netball player: Enya Van Niekerk Comaile trophy for diligence, enthusiasm and commitment: Elzette George Coach’s trophy for excellence in netball: Aimee – Claire Wegner

Squash Besener cup for the most improved junior squash player: Brandon David Schacht trophy for the squash champion of the year: Aidan Ward

34 35 Athletics

The Athletics team was honoured to be named the Sporting Discipline of the Year at the annual Sports Prize giving. This trophy is well-deserved as 13 of our athletes competed on provincial as well as national level. The year started with a successful Interhouse meeting where over 800 learners strutted their stuff. Morgan Cupido and Chelsea-Ann Rhode won the Junior and Senior Victrix Ludorum awards, while Alejandro Aldana and Yasser Hofmeyer were the two top boys. A team was selected after this event to proceed to the next level of competition. We beat Melkbos, Bosmansdam, Edgemead and Melkbos in the inter-schools competition, and our girls went on to win the Super A Zonal Championships – the first steps towards attaining Western Province colours. Forty-two athletes were selected for the Table Bay Zone and competed at the WP Championships in Parow.

Our junior athletes excelled this year, with best performances by Olivia Park-Ross, Miah April, Chloe Terblanche, Luca Karsten, Zachary Bowles, Liam Josias and Yasser Hofmeyer. The following athletes qualified to represent Western province: Ava Zgerski, Megan Boshoff, Morgan Cupido, Deborah Chukwuka, Mia Zgerski, Lawon Hill, Lehara Naidu, Gina de Klerk, Cyriel Attekeble, Ryan Durler, Alejandro Aldana, Kyle Lendon and Robin Lund. Megan Boshof (Triple Jump), Deborah Chukwuka (Triple Jump), Robin Lund (3000, 5000, 3 000 Steeple Chase), Ryan Durler (800), Lawon Hill (100), Lehara Naidu (100mH) Alejandro Aldana (110mH) and Kyle Lendon (Javelin) competed at the respective South African Championships, with Kyle Lendon achieving the top position, placing 5th in South Africa. Robin, Alejandro and Kyle were awarded Colours with Honours for their outstanding excellence in track and field. It was truly a great season and we are very proud of the athletes.

The girls’ team has started off the 2019/2020 season by placing 9th in the Twizza Super School Championships against the best schools in the Western and Eastern Cape. The team placed top 40 in the country and has been selected to compete in the final national Twizza Super School Series Grand Finale taking place on the 1st of February 2020. The team is looking forward to the annual tour to Potchefstroom next week. Twenty-nine athletes will be competing in the Top 30 NWU Schools Athletics at the Northwest University-Potchefstroom campus.

Lastly we wish to thank our matrics for their dedication and commitment, as well as their service to the team. Seth, Robin, Kyle, Ryan, Alejandro, Cyriel and Caitlin - you will be sorely missed.

Mrs N. Slabber Biathlon

Left to right: Arleen Moorcroft, Mr P Besener, Sarah Allardice

36 Cross Country The Cross Country team placed a close second to the Athletics team when the trophy for the Sporting Discipline of the Year was announced. These athletes trained very hard and reaped the rewards. The athletes competed in seven Table Bay and Southern Zone races, where most of them placed in the top 10 in their events. Ava Zgerski and Luca Karsten were impressive and proved themselves as two of the most promising junior runners.

At the Western Province Championships held at Fairmont High School, seven athletes were selected to represent the WP team to compete in the Western Cape Championships in Strand. These athletes were Asha Jack, Chloe Terblanche, Erin Crotz, Robin Lund, Mia Zgerski, Gina de Klerk and Luca Karsten. A big congratulations goes out to them.

Gina was selected for the Western Cape team to compete in the South African High Schools championships in Witrivier, Mpumalanga. She placed 14th in the G U17 4km event and her team placed 2nd in the team competition, resulting in Gina returning home with a silver medal. She was also selected for the WP ASA team where she was asked to run in the G U19 6km race, as part of the WP relay team. The team placed 4th, narrowly missing out on a medal.

Robin Lund was our most valuable Grade 12 runner. We will miss her next year and wish to thank her for her continued service to the Cross Country team.

Mrs N. Slabber

37 Swimming

Swimming at Milnerton High School has once again had a successful year. We boast five Western Province swimmers and one South African swimmer.

With our new Indoor Aquatic Centre complete, our swimmers can enjoy the waters for the full 12 months of the year. This will with no doubt increase our swimming numbers and im- prove our swimming results.

We had a very successful Term 1 with the following results: • Parklands Individual and Relay Galas - 1st • Groote Schuur Gala - 1st • Milnerton Gala - 1st • Fairmont Gala - 2nd

This has resulted in us being placed in a higher league for the 2019/2020 swimming season.

Our Juniors have performed particularly well, with our U14 swimmers rarely placing out of the Top 3 in their races.

We are especially proud of Ethan Du Preez who is our South African representative. Ethan is currently training 7 days a week in his attempt to represent South Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Mr L. Lloyd Equestrian

This year we had six riders competing regularly in the SANESA competitions and the WP graded competitions. Many of our riders performed superbly and were selected for the Cape Metro teams:

Dylan Binden (Jumping B and Working Hunter A); Emma Sims (Working Hunter and Equitation A); Jade van Schoor (Dressage, Jumping and Equitation A); and Nikita Loubser (Jumping, Equitation and Dressage A) Nikita Loubser was selected for the Western Cape Mounted Games team as well as the WC Pony Club team for three Back: Jade van Schoor, Rachel Christenson, Emma Sims, Dylan Binden disciplines in the U18 & U23 Front: Michaela Fiamoi, Mrs L. Besener, Nikita Loubser divisions.

Michaela Fiamoi competed at the Western Cape Pony Club Champs where she placed 1st for Dressage (novice); 2nd in open Equitation (1m) and 3rd in open Show Jumping (1m). As a result she was selected for the Western Cape Team. Our team comprising Dylan, Emma, Jade, Nikita and Rachel won Gold in the SANESA Category G for between 5-8 riders beating the nearest competition by 3790 points which is fantastic.

Well done to all the riders!

Mrs L. Besener 38 Cricket

During 2018-2019, our cricket teams once again produced excellent results at the highest level and we continued to establish ourselves as one of the leading cricketing schools in the Northern District. Our top teams performed well and our lower mid-week teams continued to contribute to the success of our sport and also produced good results.

We are extremely proud of Justin Behrens who was selected for the Western Province U17 Youth team and Christine Tomlinson who made the WP U19 Ladies’ team. We wish them the very best of luck for the upcoming season.

A special word of thanks must go to Mr Francios Koen, Mr Brett Nicols, Mr Passmore Sibiya, Mr Solomon Mamba and the rest of the team for their continued efforts in producing some of the best cricketing facilities in Cape Town.

Finally, if you or your child is part of a sports team, then you know how much work the coach does to help each player grow and to lead the team to success.

It is for this reason that we congratulate and thank Mr Christopher Gibson for his tenure as the U19 Head Coach. Chris, your hard work, motivation and time has not gone unnoticed. Your team at Milnerton High School look forward to your continued support in a different capacity and wish you well in all your future endeavours.

Mr H. Higgs

Back: Christopher Cannon, Ethan Macgregor, Liam Twine Middle: Jarryd Purdham, Keegan Fortune, Jason Oliver, Matt Botha Front: Cameron Petersen, Shea Byrne, Mr A. Pringle, Justin Behrens, Kyle Tomlinson Absent: Driaan Swanevelder, Matthew Seager

Softball The 1st Team softball girls, once again, achieved some wonderful results this season. The majority of the team was made up of grade 8s, 9s and girls playing for the side for the first time. Although inexperienced, they managed to hold their own and win almost all of their games. The talent in the team is exceptional and we are so looking forward to seeing their development and growth in the years to come.

A special congratulations to Heather Teixeira, Daniella Wood, Keryn Mantz and Courtney Hen- derson who made the 2019 U18 North District Squad and to Kiara Eagar, Jordan Pillay, Toufah Petersen, Emily Nicholson, Courtney Mulder, Ra- chel Margetts, Saeedah Petersen and Kayla Botha who made the U15 North District Squad.

Back: Keryn Mantz, Simamkele Mandela, Jordan Pillay, Xena Goslett, Mrs B. Vamvadelis Kayla Botha, Kirsten Wilbraham Front: Ashleigh Mulder, Courtnay Henderson, Mrs B. Vamvadelis, Daniella Wood, Heather Teixeira 39 40 41 Netball

We enjoyed a very successful season on the netball courts, with all of our teams playing some fantastic and entertainig netball.

Our U19A team enjoyed a tour to Langebaan where they played two pre-season matches against Curro Langebaan and Vredenburg High School.

Our first set of fixtures was the annual Table View Derby, where we won all of our fixtures, thanks to a fantastic effort by all our teams.

Throughout the season all our teams played with determintation, dedication and commit- Back: Ana Moniz, Amara Chukwukwa, Lehara Naidu, ment which ultimtely resulted in our U14A & B, Ayabulela Ngubelanga U16A & B and U19A teams winning their Middle: Mrs S. Norman, Aimee-Claire Wegner, Mr P. Besener, respective leagues, while our U19B team Keyara Swart, Enya van Niekerk finished 2nd in their league. Front: Kerryn Morrison, Elzette George, Stacey Maimba

All six of our teams qualified for the first rounds of playoffs, where we played against winners from the other districts to see who would make it to the the Finals of the Cape Town League playoffs. Our U14A & B teams as well as our U16A & B teams managed to win their matches and qualify for the finals.

In the finals, despite the hot weather conditions and the skilled opposition, Millies competed extremely well. While our U14B girls were knocked out early, we were very proud of our U14As who came 4th, our U16Bs who came 1st and our U16A team who came 3rd in their section resepctively.

A massive thank you to Hirsch’s who sponsored our U19A Girls’ match kit. Our players looked super smart and professional. We would also like to thank all of our coaches and staff who gave up so much of their time to coach this season. It is often a thankless task, and without them, netball would not be able to happen.

Mrs M. Gibson

U16A Netball

U16B Netball 42 Rugby

MHS rugby has reached heights never experienced before and we can proudly flaunt these achievements. Teams, as well as individuals, surpassed all expectations.

Apart from the record number of provincial players this year, our First side really played vintage rugby, giving our premier league Back: Heath Jacobs, Daiyaan Marais, Zack Rens, Imaad Phillips, Timo Essl, Stefan Kruger, Simamkele Kwesaba Third row: Brandon Boucher, Carl Mashonga, Luke Johannes, Joshua Wichman, rivals a run for their Matt Stephenson, Sergio De Jesus, Ethan Terblanche money, and Second row: Boemo Letsika, Silas Marufu, Lesley Mubeto, Liyema Makubalo, Gino Kemp, comfortably beating Darren Jonkers, Yaaseen Cupido Front: Abdur-Rageem Ismail, Mr J. Ochse, Mikyle Vraagom, Mr H. Martin, all the teams in our A1 Romuald Ntamba, Mr L. Matshobongwana league. Our derby fixtures versus Melkbos and Fish Hoek were one-sided affairs and we comprehensively trounced Tableview. The juniors once again were a revelation. Both U14 and U15 sides achieved superb results, with the U15 side beating their Durbanville counterparts for the first time ever. The future of rugby at MHS looks bright.

We can proudly announce another haul of 8 WP representatives for 2019, with our own coach, Bobby Martin, honoured to coach the WP Craven Week XV. Romuald Ntumba was once again selected for the WP Craven week side. He was also our Rugby Player of the Year. Heath Jacobs and Abdur-Rageem Ismail was selected for WP Craven Week XV. Imaad Phillips, Simamkele Kwesaba, Darren Jonkers and Silas Marufu were selected for WP Academy side. Our captain, Mikyle Vraagom, was selected to represent WP at U19 level. Well done to all these lads - they really made us proud and rendered us a force to be reckoned with. It is worth mentioning the tour to Holland which took place in April – this played a major role in getting our teams to gel before the tough season.

Proud moments in consecutive years for MHS rugby: we are going places!

Mr E. Rodrigues Squash

This year we entered three teams in the U19 Southern League and were competitive in all our matches, with all the teams ending up middle of a very strong league. Special mention and congratulations to Sean Harvey who made the Western Province U19C team.

Our U19A Regular Players were: Aidan Ward, Sean Harvey, Liam Twine, Shea Byrne and Chris Cannon. Our U19B Regular Players were: Matthew Stratford, Kian Lemmer, Jared Purdham and Daniel Radloff. Our U19C Regular Players were: Mike Medcalf, Dewald Coetzee, Brendon Engelbrecht, Declan Twine, Brandon David and Daniel Fleming.

To Aidan, Mike and Dewald – we will miss you when you leave at the end of the year. Thank you for your Back: Christopher Cannon, Liam Twine, Shea Byrne dedication to squash during your time at MHS. Front: Aidan Ward, Ms B. Olsen, Sean Harvey

A special word of thanks to Mr Besener for all his help and support, as well as to Mr Beyers for helping with transport to the matches, and to Gary Wheadon for his expert coaching.

Well done to all the squash players of 2019. Looking forward to a great season in 2020!

Mrs B. Olsen 43 Girls’ Soccer

We will never forget that moment when we stood beside the field, watching the last few minutes of the last game of the season became the winning moment for the MHS Girls’ soccer team this year. The team finished their season scoring an exceptional 51 goals and conceding only 5. I am so incredibly proud of these girls because of their perseverance and attitude to excel.

As a team we will miss our matrics leaving us under the leadership of Casey Syms. We wish you the best in the years to come.

Milnerton High School, watch this space Back: Michaela Rate, Jessica Mulongo, Janice Colsen, as girls’ soccer continues to soar next Brenay de Kock, Blessing Ezimorah Third row: Makayla De Oliveira, Rebecca Rademeyer, Ashleigh van der Berg, year. Quiana West, Ameerah Ebrahim, Lilitha Marubelela, Kelly Green, Kim-Harley Busch, Oyena Sixaba Mrs L. Pringle Second row: Chloe Seale, Hannah Adams, Kiara Smith, Cameron Arnold, Nichole Davids, Liyema Magidigidi, Saskia Gustafson, Keera Kriel, Sange Banjwa, Michaela Rate, Rebekah Pringle Front: Elena Syed, Azraa Martin, Thandeka Chasinda, Mrs L. Pringle, Casey Syms, Kirsten Timmie, Chante Booysen Boys’ Soccer

2019 has been more of a rebuilding year for our senior soccer team as last year we lost a few of our main pillars in the team who played in strategic positions for over two years. I am very grateful for our junior boys who stepped up and gave a good account of themselves.

We did get mixed results throughout the year, but our stand-out performance was when we edged Edgemead by a solitary goal at the 6th attempt.

The major highlight of our boys’ soccer teams for 2019 came from our U16 boys who won their league and hence qualified for the knock-out stage of the competition. We beat Pinelands in the quarter finals and then lost to Curro in the semis. Our young team is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come. Back: Tyler Moses, Jody George, Simon Manda, Jared Rate, Jack Nicolle, Liam Davids, Keon Greef Middle: Nstika Mdingi, Jordan-Lee Davids, Joshua Green, Keshav Singh, Well done and thank you to all the boys Rorisang Keiso, Willie Twalo, Shawn Mandeya who played a part in raising the Front: Liyabona Skundla, Lindile Mnyani, Mr H. Murimbika, Gabriel Gardner, Milnerton High School soccer flag for Siphe Qwala 2019.

Mr H. Murimbika

44 Hockey Hockey at MHS has grown from strength to strength thanks largely to the fact that we now have so much depth. This year we managed to field 14 teams (6 boys’ and 8 girls’ teams), and as they say, “competition breads excellence”.

Our B and C teams played some terrific hockey this Girls U19A year. They trained hard and Back: Mr C. Gibson, Alexa Brink, Paige Mitchell, Kasha Praetorius, Charlie Hulley, Michaela Nell, Kirsten Wilbraham, Ryanne van Leeuwen, Lidivne Nishinwe, competed well in their Lisa Chemhembwe, Mrs M. Gibson matches and we are very Front: Ashley Engelbrecht, Chloe Govender, Zoe Wölstenholme, proud of them all. Kerri Smith, Cara Andrews, Megan Rogers

Our A teams compete in leagues where the results are tabled. The girls achieved the following places: U14A girls came 3rd, U16A girls came 5th and U19A girls came 1st in the league.

The boys achieved the following places: U14A boys came 4th, the U16A boys came 5th and the U19A boys came 4th. This is a good improvement overall. Our boys’ teams especially have competed very well across the leagues, and if you look at the potential in the junior ranks, we can be very optimistic about what is to come in the future. The standout team is definitely the U19A girls who managed to win their league while playing some fantastic hockey.

We had a number of players represent WP or zonal teams:

Cara Andrews - WP U18B Alexa Brink and Charlie Hulley - WP U16 North Jordan Pillay - WP U14 North Boys 1st Team Kyle Lendon - WP U18B Back: Gareth Walters, Kyle Lendon, Timothy Yeo, Matthew Duncan, John Jones, Ethan Macgregor, Kade Whyman, Mr L. Lloyd Timon Jassonius - WP U16 Zebras Middle: Nicholas Fiamingo, Samuel Noland, Gareth Rowley, Aidan Vermuelen, Kyle Dias Lobo, Luca Karsten and Abdurazak Forbes, Nicolo Da Mata Joshua Micketts - WP U14 Zebras Front: Dominic Van Rooyen

We are also extremely proud of Kyle Lendon who made the SA U18B team.

Thank you to our outside coaches for availing themselves to MHS and imparting valuable expertise. Thanks to our staff coaches/managers for their tireless efforts. We are extremely fortunate to have such a talented and dedicated staff. To our head of hockey, Mrs Van Heerden, for managing the hockey in such a professional manner - we really appreciate it!

To our first team sponsors Mega Doors and Ignite Fitness: we really appreciate your support this year in sponsoring us two beautiful first team kits. Thank you to Ignite Fitness for making the gym available for our first teams. We would also like to thank Lilly and Michael at SA Fuel and Lubricants for generously sponsoring the kit for our U16A boys’ and girls’ team tour to Knysna. A big thank you to Monique at Bill Riley Meats for providing us with amazing products, and for sponsoring the meat for our MHS festival each year. Thanks so much to Nicky and her staff at Milnerton Pyhsio for attending to our injured learners. A big thank you to Paul at Eyecom for refurbing our tuckshop for us - it is amazing now and a dream to trade from.

A massive thank you to our Short Corner Tuckshop Volunteers - Nicky Duncan, Cherie McClure and the rest of the team. Hockey definitely has a “family feel” at MHS and this is abundantly clear in the running of the tuckshop.

We would also like to thank Mr Nichols, our astro manager, for ensuring that our astro remains in immaculate condition.

We look forward to another successful year of hockey in 2020.

Mr C. Gibson 45 Golf

SA High School Champs A definite highlight of the year was qualifying to compete in the SA High School Champs that were held in Modimolle. Murray Boast, Justin Behrens, Slade Strydom and Shea Byrne competed in the qualifying tournament held at Bellville Golf Club where we finished as the top school in the province in the strokeplay format. We then competed against the top 21 teams in the country and finished in 13th place – beating many top

schools. What a fantastic Golf 1st Team opportunity and Back: Sashwyn Naidoo, Liam Twine, Slade Strydom, Braden Pillay, Shea Byrne achievement. Front: Murray Boast, Mrs L. Besener, Justin Behrens

Leagues Our golf teams performed superbly this year with the A team finishing in 2nd place in the competitive Southern Sub- urbs Premier A League. They beat Bishops and Wynberg twice, and SACS, Rondebosch and Reddam at home. They qualified for the playoffs and won their match against de Kuilen by 5 - 1. The B team had a good season after being promoted to the B League and finished 4th in their league. Well done to both teams.

Tour Two teams (8 boys) undertook a very successful tour to George where they competed in the Kenako festival – competing against 19 teams from all over the country. They played at George Country Club, Kingswood Golf Club and Mosselbay Golf Club. This proved to be a fun outing with the boys gaining valuable experience.

Individual achievements Congratulations to Justin Behrens who had a successful stint in the WP U17 team, returning unbeaten at the interprovincial tournament. Well done. Jordan Pillay was selected into the WP girls’ team. She performed superbly and won a silver medal in the B division (handicaps 10 – 18). Murray Boast placed 2nd in both the Royal Cape Junior Open and the Parow Junior Open. He also came 8th in the Western Province Junior Open.

We look forward to an exceptional 2020 season.

Thanks to Mr Ochse for always being so willing to assist with golf tours – it is much appreciated.

Mrs L. Besener Chess This year was a tough year for the MHS chess team as we only had two senior players and lost some of our best junior players to the Grand West production. As a result we only won 4 of our 7 matches.

The chess team are very happy however to welcome five new chess players to the team. We were still able to beat some of our rival schools including Bosmansdam High School and Curro Century City. Derby days were against Melkbos and Table View High School.

Why is chess just like real life? The king can only Left to right: Dharshan Padayache, Shane Carr, take a step at a time and the queen can do as she Fletcher van Toorn, Clinton Griffen, Jared Kincaid, Lloyd Dixon, Luca de Abreu, Daniel Flemming pleases. 46 C. Griffen E-sports

For the Milnerton High eSports teams, 2019 was a year of making a name for ourselves in the eSports Scene. Our Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1st team achieved fantastic results towards the close of the season. They won all their games in Term 3 and beat teams from all around South Africa, including Vereeniging Gim, Paul Roos, Monument High and many more. Our League of Legends 1st team far exceeded any of our expectations by achieving a spot in the top 8 teams in the school division. They not only Back: John Jones; Jake Pieterse; Dewald Coetzee 3rd row: Liam Hare; Cameron Varga; Matthew Arbous beat schools such as Reddam, 2nd row: Sian Durler; Mrs T. Bredell; Lloyd Dixon Westville Boys and Grey High, but did so Front: Jamie Simpson; Jayden Weaver; Matt Yi; Tiaan Badenhorst; well that they were invited to compete in Gabriel Silva Correia the VS Gaming HSEL Championships in Johannesburg. In addition to all this, two of our old Overwatch players, Matthew Arbous and Cameron Varga, were invited to compete in the South African Overwatch Championship, where only the top 15 teams in the whole of South Africa competed.

All-in-all, this year was a triumphant one for eSports and we all can’t wait to see what the future holds.

- Lloyd Dixon JSE Although the JSE encountered signs of recovery in the second half of 2019, the first half of the year has been one of the worst ones in recent history. The economy, and hence many of the JSE listed companies experienced vast difficulties, which were characterised by higher operating costs and lower revenues. This in turn, negatively affected the investor confidence, with many big companies Back: SimThembile Kosi, Michael Metcalf, Aedan Manual, Nicholas Fiamingo Middle: Rubainia Naidoo, Jerry Lin, Aviwe Makapela, Kirsten Prins, Ntsika Mdingi, experiencing a more than Jade Da Silver, Ayanda Goise 30% drop in their share Front: Declan Real, Sashin Gopaul, Mr H. Murimbika, Jonathan Naude, Jamy Wakefield prices.

Milnerton High School JSE investors persevered in the harsh economic climate and at one point, one of our teams was ranked in the top 15 in the country. The experience gained by our investors in 2019 will definitely positively influence their future investment decisions.

Well done to all our representatives for 2019 and we look forward to a better 2020.

Mr H. Murimbika

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54 Matric 2019 The Jungle by Cassandra Demmer

Getting ready for the Jungle Here we come Drop & rollin from day one Being 14 when steppin on the scene Starting off in 2015

Auditioning for Grease All wanting a piece Making a name, in our first year Got no fear Let the world know, ‘hey we’re here’

Our first social was lit Not hard to admit As we danced and hit that cha cha slide

Having years of culture, diversity & being free Spilling that tea bout he or she Don’t lie to me I know you agree

Then the next years came & went Loving life then needing to vent People began finding themselves Pushing the old to the back of the shelf No more asking for help

There’ve been musicals, tours, showcases & sports days Relationships, couples & plenty of baes Kings & queens of 2019 are here to stay As we’re making history in the Jungle today

Over time we’ve lost but gained a few of you’s Some of us original, some of us no But the one thing that’s true Is that we are a Family

Sure it’s dysfunctional Sure it’s strange Yet we’ve come together & made a change

Now as Matrics We can look back & see That we’ve had winners & losers Change in our sea Because of people like you And people like me

Most of us were born in the 2000’s But are different from the rest Don’t relate with younger nor with older Cause we are the best

And to prove it to you I’m gonna take you back to That day of that hike When we discovered what Survivor is like We got lost on a mountain Our emotions were heightened Put aside any fightin And found our way to the gardens Where our moods finally lightened

As we all came together as a grade And our history of Matrics 2019 was made.

55 Matric Class 2019

Achmad Harris Adam Potgieter Aidan Ward Aimee-Claire Wegner Akhil Budhal "The only thing that "LOL, Imma become "Become who you Are." "I do my own stunts" "Akhil on the track, so matters are the results - the Lord Egg Emperor you know it gon' slap." Diavalo" yo. My dude. Toaster."

Akira Lottering Aleethea Stergiou Alejandro Lopez Amara Chukwuka "Gotta have a family "Looks like we only Aldana "They can't feel me, tree right next to the FINALLY made it down "Che Guevara is my cause I'm vibing on a money tree." that mountain!" uncle" different frequency."

Angelica Schon Adam Potgieter Anikiwe Mkupa Anuoluwa Makinde Aqeelah Van Der Schyff "Trust me, stay single "You had a purpose "I might be bubbly but I "Better is not good "Five years, not a single kids" before anyone had an don't pop" enough. The best is yet bad hair day." opinion." to come."

Arleen Moorcroft Aviwe Makapela Bjorn Wong Boemo Letsika "not all blondes are "My eyes may be open, "I'm an Asian who took "Roses are red, violets dum." but am I awake?" Maths Lit" are blue, I'm black."

56 Matric Class 2019

Brandon Wise Britt Clark Bronson Caitlin Allen Caleb Mellet "I don’t feel too good "Today's accomplish- Godlonton-Shaw "Of course!" ""E" for Intelligence" Mr Stark…" ments were yesterday's "Lifeguard ou and all impossibilities." round bro"

Calli Caralis Cameron Hulley Cameron Johnson Carla Rautenbach "What would Frank "Proceed with caution!" "School taught me that "Tea stains, so be Gallagher say?" hell and heaven can careful where you co-exist" spill it."

Carlin Griffen Clinton Griffen Carmen De Beer Casey Newman Casey Syms "Road work ahead?" "Uh, yeah. I sure hope "Question Everything!" "An investment in "Catch A Glimpse!" it does!" knowledge always pays the best interest."

Cassandra Demmer Chad Kamaar Chad Schoeman Charlie Roman "They threw her to "Do you have a R2 for "Never let a hard time "Do you have a pen wolves, but she became me please?" humble us" for me?" their Alpha"

57 Matric Class 2019

Chelsea van Harte Chesray Landers Chevonne Joseph Chloe Govender Chloe Travill "This was not like High "Pray about everything, "Can't stand me? Take "I'm hungry" "Where ever life plants School Musical…" worry about nothing." a seat." you bloom gracefully- watch this space"

Chris Le Roux Christian Landman Chuma Gabuza Cieran Kruger "It's a boy!" "Thank you and "Be kind to each other " Sorry, not sorry." goodbye." because high school won't be"

Cole Roodt Courtney Manuel Cyle Michaels Cyriel Attekeble Daiyaan Marais "Keep it short" "Spirit lead me where "Try to progress, not "Everyone: "Do you "Don't play me, play the my trust is without impress" have a plan?" Me: "I LOTTO you have a bet- borders" don't even have a pla."" ter chance of winning "NO CAP""

Damon Cookson Daniel Estrada Belli Daniel Robbins Dayna Whaling "I like my coffee like I "Lifes a big trip. So "You won't find a "I like my men how I like like my women… I don't keep tripping, just make strong person with an my bananas… yellow" like coffee" sure you get back up" easy life…"

58 Matric Class 2019

Declan Real Dewald Coetzee Deynique Daya Diaan van der Spoel Dillan Myburgh "Practice never makes "Tomatiesous…Tomatie- "Just add a little spar- "Call me Rinkles!!" "Lekker bois!" perfect, but it makes sous…Boerewors!" kle, glitter and shine better. Always better." your way though it."

Dominic Van Rooyen Donaville Nduwimana Eden Gerber Elizabeth Dachsberger "I don't know about "There is beauty in "What the heck?" "Always be kind then you, but I'm a keeper!" simplicity…" you'll always be right."

Erin Bush Ethan Rhategan Ethan Varrie Evelyn Mtetwa Faith Majuru "*Internally screaming*" "I should've dropped "Spiters are quiters" "I'm all about that "I am the gyal whom'st Maths" pineapple life" are you?"

Francois Knoetze Gabriel Gardner Gabriella Bezuidenhout Georgia Gerber "Mess with Knoezee; "Follow me on tiktok "Oh my soul!" "We're adults now. you get the bruisey" @gabriel_gardner"... When did that happen? uhhaha And how do we make it stop.."

59 Matric Class 2019

Geralisha Ranjit Ghino Paterson Gianina Evertse Glory Opeolu Hannah Mcclure "Don't stand too close "Last but not least, I'd "I swear on MCR I'm not "So the tea is I'm a Naija "Hannah Montana said to the heater babe. like to thank me." Emo. If I were I'd be FIR girl @issa_gigii" nobody's perfect, but Plastic melts" to ETF" here I am."

Husnah Ssebuliba Isabella Bosmos Ivana Krivokapic Jacqueline Mcnulty "Don’t fumble the bag " "I'm v small & I've no $, "I'm not high mainte- "Read books and do imagine the stress I'm nance, it's called high squats, grow your mind under."- John Mulaney standards, babes." and butt."

Jade Da Silva Jamie-Lee Beukes Jamy Wakefield Janelle Davids Jared Bain "Can you see how fake "Just keep smiling" "None of my "Don't stop until you're "Unprepared" my smile is?" assigments are done, proud." but I sure am."

Jared Raatz Jared Rate Jarrid Jooste Jasmine Bauer "Mary Jane (Watson) "Not a lifeguard" "Why be a snack when "Goodbye everyone, was the only woman you could be the whole I'll remember you all in I've ever loved" meal." therapy"- Plankton

60 Matric Class 2019

Jenna Strydom Jensen Grebe Jerry Lin Jordan Stolle Jordan-Lee David "Anyone seen Ken?" "die hond hy blaf" "404 Caption not found "Cool cool" "Sinatra lifestyle, I'm please refresh the just being Frank with page" you"

Joshua Green Kade Whyman Kai Feldman Kaitlyn Hauptfleisch "We are in the End- "WE'RE THE UNDER- "For me personally, it "Some days I amaze game now" RATED YOUTH" was a great time, just myself, other days I wish I had popcorn" look for my phone while I'm talking on it."

Kamogelo Madubanya Kaylee Wolmarans Kayleigh Jephta Kaylin Rohith Kellan Jackson "Live every moment as "Even tho I'm in a "Grow through what "Tomorrow becomes "Ain't no lie…Baby bye if it's your last." relationship, I still feel you go through" today; today becomes bye bye!" single" yesterday and yester- day's behind me."

Kelly Botha Keon Greeff Kerry Smith Kerryn Morrison "Just keep swimming" "Beauty in the struggle, "Meet my new friends: "Hey guys, welcome - Dory ugliness in the success." no-sleep, stress and back to my Youtube anxiety." Channel."

61 Matric Class 2019

Keyara Swart Khanyisile Mqwebedu Kian Barreiro Kyle Lendon Laiken Rohith "Kiki doesn't love you" "Do everything you can "In order to win you "LWIAY" "Darling, you'll be okay. to make it around, over gotta play. See you on It's a celebration of an or out the system"- the other side. Love ending." Tupac you 3000"

Leandrie Matthews Liam Davids Liam Naidoo Lidivne Nishimwe "Yes…I am the biscuit "I'm the clown you hire "Life is like a sandwich; "I don't match energy; girl" for your kid's party" no matter which way I'm on my own fre- you flip it, the bread quency" comes first."

Lindile Mnyani Linnleigh Carney Lisa Chemhembwe Luciano Fernandes Luke Bettesworth "This ain't drip bway, "The blessed don't beef "I am art. You just "SIUUUUUU!" "We'll make a plan"- issa leak." with the miserable." don't understand the Techcrew artwork."

Luke Johannes Luke Simpson Luke Thomopoulos Lyric Van Wyk "Just be duids!" "A bath is just a reverse "Do wheelies to hide "Mixed tapes are like boat" your feelies" opinions, I don't want to hear yours"

62 Matric Class 2019

Matthew Hutchison Megan Rogers Mehdi Tihoun Mia De Kock Mia-Jane Baguley "See kids, I told you "Shoutout to the side "The world will know "Young forever" M.I.A I was sexy in high walks for keeping me my name!" school." off the streets"

Mia Simpson Michael De Decker Michael Metcalf Michaela Meyer "I'm tired." "My hairline graduated "Don't take Bio, take "This is the part where before I did" Ritalin" you find out who you are…"

Michayla Larsen Michelle Germishuys Mikyle Vraagom Milena Hundt Mishca Johannes "The first five days after "My neck, my back, my "I love you 3000" "The human body is the weekend are the anxiety attack." 70% water. So, we're hardest." basically cucumbers with anxiety."

Nadia De Kock Nathan Basson Nebraska Isaacs Neo Fish "It's going to be okay" "Why is the word short "I’m not great at the "Don't let schooling get longer than the word advice. Can I interest in the way of your long?" you in a sarcastic education" - Mark comment? " Twain

63 Matric Class 2019

Nicholai Gustafson Nikhel Lauton Nikhiel Pillay Nikita Loubser Nikita Rubushe "You need to know "They said nobody is "My name is 3.14…" "Yes, I was the school's "Success is when I tell your past to change perfect but here I am." horse girl" my mom to quit her your future." job!"

Olwethu Tolbadi Paige Mitchell Phindokuhle Mthembu Reef Smith "Miss Substantiation! " "They say good things "Bow down to your "I need new haters, the take time, that’s why president" old ones became my I'm always late" fans."

Robin Lund Romuald Ntumba Roxanne Bull Rubainia Naidu "Adventure is out "Pain makes me grow. "Time is an illusion. "Hodophile + Thalas- there" Growing is what I want. Lunchtime doublly so"- sophile" Therefore, for me pain Douglas Adams is pleasure."

Ryan Dunn Ryan Durler Ryan Wessels Sabastiao De Abreu "World's okayest musi- "I'm Ryan. I have dia- "Bro, I'm straight up not "In the end we only cian" betes." having a good time." regret the chances we didn't take."

64 Matric Class 2019

Sakeena Amardien Samantha Miller Samuel Berger Sasha-Lee January Savannah Schulte ";My story isn't over "Make everybody have "¿Qué?" "Keon don't touch me I "No I'm not dry, and no yet" to go through security have a boyfriend!" you cannot drink me." clearance"

Seth Lee Shew Shadie Harris Sian Durler Simamkele Mandela "Aspire to inspire "This wasn't like high "I'm legendary- all legs, "It's always mind over before you expire" school musical at all." no dairy" emotions. Don't get it twisted."

Siobhan Duke Sondre Cowan Sonwabo Mbali Staci Swanepoel Steven Colsen "Straight A's for absen- "You are a "!!+++^^^$**" "The noblest art is "If idiots could fly, this teeism" priority. Everyone else that of making others place would be an is a privilege" happy" airport"

Storm Conradie Suvaag Ananchund Talia Berger Talia Kincaid "Dames, sê my wat jou Famous last words: "Be groovy or leave, "Make every choice naam is?" "That won't be in the man." knowing there's no test." guarantee of a second chance"

65 Matric Class 2019

Talia Pillay Tamryn Mullins Tamryn Reinecke Tapiwanashe Stacey Taryn Proctor "#Don't hold back, live "Live with no excuses "If you see me in 5 Maimba "Forget the like a boss!" and travel with no years time, don't smile "Life is spiritual: it is mistake,remember the regrets" or wave" about the atmosphere lesson" you carry"

Tayla Petersen Tenille Miller Thandeka Chasinda Thandiswa Zitha Tia Wentzel "I'm not actually funny. "Young and sweet, only "Smile!" "Real G's move in "I sent this picture to I’m just mean but peo- seventeen" silence like lasagne" NASA cause I'm a star" ple think I'm joking."

Timo Essl Tristan McCarthy Tyler Moses Vapi Njamela Xena Goslett "Education is impor- "Ravioli Ravioli give me "I spent 3 days thinking "Take History and re- "When you can't find tant, but big biceps are the Diplomioli" about this and this is all write it like it's mine." the sunshine, be the importanter" I came up with." sunshine"

Xhanti Panca Yussara Canda Zack Rens Zara Hartle Zoe Barnard "So excited to finish "We begin to feel it all "You notice more when "Started high school "Stay focused." school just to go to when the story ends" you just keep quiet." with straight A's, now school next year." I'm not even straight ;D"

66 Staff Round-up

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” -- Albert Einstein

This year is a special one indeed: a jubilee, anniversary and birthday, a year that we are exceptionally proud of. Mil- nerton High School has grown from strength to strength over its 60 years. We are so proud of our staff and the many achievements they have accomplished this year both personally and professionally.

Congratulatory cheers

Milestones… What a special year it has been, wishing a Happy 60th Birthday to our much-loved husband and wife duo, Paul and Linda Besener, as well as to MHS itself!

Additions to the family… Congratulations to Janine Vissian on the birth of her daughter, Hati Murimbika on the birth of his son, and Passmore Sibiya on the birth of his daughter, all earlier this year. Daniella Berowsky welcomed another grandchild into the world this year too. May the little ones bring energy, pattering footsteps and giggles into your lives.

Love is in the air… Congratulations to Trudy Pentz (nee Hounsell) on her marriage this year, as well as Christopher and Mariska Gibson (nee Marx), who were married in September. Congratulations too to Lienkie Nel who got engaged in October. We wish all the happy couples many years of happiness, love and adventure together.

Strides and leaps of success… We congratulate staff members on fantastic personal and professional achievements! Our P.A., Nata Lundin, participat- ed in the World Dance Masters competition in Blackpool this year. Dancers from 30 countries took part. We congratu- late Nata on bringing home a Silver medal. Catherine Clulow was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship Award by Rotary in recognition of outstanding humanitarian and charity work over the past 24 years. Liam Lloyd umpired an indoor hockey tournament in Dublin, Ireland, as well as the Men’s Senior IPT in Bloemfontein. Lazola Matshobongwana be- came manager of the Western Province Rugby Academy Team. Heinrich Martin became the Rugby Western Province U18 Craven Week XV Team for 2019 coach, as well as advisor to the South African U18 Team. Laura Bosman has been cast in a Netflix Series called Blood and Water in which she plays a headmistress. We look forward to seeing her on our screens next year. Laura and Bryony Bosman, together with a number MHS learners, starred in the Pinelands Players’ production of Hairspray at the Artscape Theatre earlier this year.

Long Service Awards The following staff members’ loyal contributions to the school were acknowledged with these Long Service Awards: 35 Years – Linda Besener 25 years – Etienne Beyers 15 years – Aidan Pringle, Belinda Olsen and Michele Viljoen 10 years – Angela Snyman, Janine Vissian, Isabel Barros, Prosper Mushunje

Welcome to the Millies Family At the beginning of this year we have welcomed Alison Arlow, Michaela Martins, Daniel Childs, Sue Davis, Martilene Ellmann, Sandra de Sousa, and Jessica Henning (who took a temporary maternity post for Janine Vissian). It has been a great pleasure getting to know you all and we hope that your stay at Milnerton High School is a positive and enriching one. We also welcomed the familiar faces of Bryony Bosman, Roscoe Engel and Liam Lloyd to the staff. Mid-year saw some new faces as we welcomed Anna Bosman, John Dempers, Daniella De Pinto, and Xio-anne de Waal. More recently we have welcomed Johanette Berger to the Consumer Studies department. We also welcomed Forbes Manongovere and Lemson Kennedy to the maintenance team.

We bid them Farewell and everything of the best Mid-year we bid farewell to Simon and Marinette Shield, Tarryn Higham and Sandra Lynne, all headed abroad. Later in the year we bid farewell to Sandra de Sousa and as the year ends, we will bid Liam Lloyd farewell as he will be taking up a position at Milnerton Primary. We also bid farewell to Nicky Slabber, from teaching, though we will still see her friendly smile at all MHS athletics events. Lastly, a farewell to retiring staff, James Ochse and Christa Rossouw. Thank you to each of these individuals for their contributions to and involvement in the Millies family.

A huge thank you! Thank you to each and every staff member for your commitment and service in leading Milnerton and its successes. The roles you play and lives you touch do not go unnoticed and you are appreciated. Cheers to another awesome Mil- lies year! Wishing our MHS Family a safe and restful holiday!

Mrs C. Clulow

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