The DHS Herald

24 May 2019 Durban High School Issue 14/2019 Head Master : Mr A D Pinheiro John Lennon Memorabilia to be Auctioned at DHS John Lennon Memorabilia is to be auctioned at the Durban High School Old Boys Breakfast on Saturday 1 June.

DHS Old Boy, Gavin Varejes, has donated to School an authenticated copy of John Lennon’s autographed original handwritten lyrics of the song Contents “Imagine”. John Lennon Memorabilia to be Auctioned at DHS 1 The 700 x 900 framed memorabilia Founders Day Celebrations 1 comprises the lyrics of “Imagine” as well as various photographs of John Founders Day Celebrations cont’d 2 together with the historical facts of his Rugby Selections 3 musical career. Naseem Achieves in Chess Again! 3 Lennon composed “Imagine” one First Aid Level 3 Course 3 be auctioned at the DHS Foundation morning in early 1971, on a Steinway Weeks Ahead 4 Trust Old Boys Breakfast on Saturday piano, in a bedroom at his Tittenhurst 1 June with a reserve of R20 000.00. Sport Results 4 Park estate in Ascot, Berkshire,

This Weekend’s Fixtures 4 England. His wife Ono watched as he We are very pleased to receive this composed the melody, chord Founders Day Celebrations unique and exciting item to auction Posters 5‐8 structure and almost all the lyrics, and invite pre‐bids from interested nearly completing the song in one parties. If you are interested in brief writing session. submitting a bid, please send it to

[email protected] before Upcoming One of 100 authenticated copies Friday 31 May 2019. Events (Gavin has the original), this item is to

 Rugby & Hockey Founders Day Celebrations! vs Clifton/ Durban High School will be celebrating Friday 31 May will be a very busy day, Voortrekker (h) its 153nd Birthday next week. with a number of celebrations taking place.  EXAMS START on Founders Day is on Saturday 1 June,

27 May with various events being held in the preceding week. Old Boys Assembly  FOUNDERS First up is the traditional Founders WEEKEND On Friday 24 May the Head Master, Day Old Boys Assembly at 8am in the CELEBRATIONS Mr AD Pinheiro, together with Head DC Thompson Hall. Mr Sizwe  Old Boys Assembly Prefect, Xhanti Njokweni, will be Nxedlana, Class of 1999 and Chairman  DHS Foundation having tea with DHS Old Boys at the of The DHS Foundation, is to be the Golf Day Caister Lodge. Our Choir will also Guest Speaker. accompany them to provide  Old Boys Breakfast entertainment for our Old Boys. Golf Day Rugby & Hockey  The DHS Foundation Trust Golf Day, at vs Glenwood ‐ Also on Friday, our boys and staff will the Royal Durban Golf Club, follows FOUNDERS DAY all receive a piece of birthday cake to the Assembly, with tee‐offs starting at COMPULSORY rd celebrate the School’s 153 Birthday! 9.30am. We are delighted to once ATTENDANCE Yay! again have a full field of 160 golfers. In

Page 2 of 8 The DHS Herald Durban High School Founders Day Celebrations cont’d addition, every tee and hole is participating ‐ celebrity DHS Old Boys Founders Day sponsored and some wonderful prizes Barry Richards, Lee Irvine, Brendon Finally, Founders Day itself will be have been donated. ‘BJ’ Botha, Adrian Hansen and Garreth held on Saturday 1 June, with Rugby ‘Soldierboy’ McLellan. fixtures being played against An auction is to be held at the Prize‐ Glenwood High School. Games begin Giving in the evening with magnificent MC for this event is the hilarious at 08h00 with the 1st XV kicking off at holidays on offer for bidding: Aaron McIlroy. 13h20. The traditional Sundowners Cocktail function, open to all adults, &Beyond Kirkman’s Kamp ‐ kindly Barry Richards and Lee Irvine are both will be held in the DC Thompson Hall donated by Linda and Stephen Saad, renowned Cricketers. A year apart in after the 1st XV game. this holiday is a safari for two people age, they were school mates and for two nights. Kirkman’s is situated played cricket together at DHS. Both Founders Day is a compulsory on a ridge overlooking the Sand River. gentlemen played for South Africa, attendance for all our Boys until after This upmarket, all‐inclusive lodge however, the breaking of official the 1st XV game. We would also like to dating from the 1920s is 2km from sporting links due to apartheid policy ask our boys to please bring a plate of Sabi Sands Game Reserve and borders curtailed the number of tests matches eats or two for tea. the Kruger National Park. they were able to play. Approximate value ‐ R45 000. We look forward to another great Lee played for South Africa in 1969‐ week of celebrating this fine School! Hartford House ‐ kindly donated by 1970. He captained the Transvaal Mick Goss, the holiday is a one night team and also played for Essex in the stay for two people at Hartford House, UK. which is “the only World class hotel on a World class stud farm in the A right‐handed “talent of enormous World”. In the past 15 years it has stature”, Barry Richards is considered been a regular feature among the one of the finest cricket talents of the nation’s top 10 restaurants (out of 20th Century and was selected in more than 100 000 eligible eateries Donald Bradman’s greatest Cricket XI around South Africa). Approximate for the 20th Century. value ‐R15 000. BJ Botha is a rugby player who has Umngazi River Bungalows & Spa ‐ played Prop 25 times for the donated by Pat Goss, this holiday is a Springboks. He was a member of the stay for two people sharing at the squad that won the 2007 Rugby World Umngazi River Bungalows on the Cup. beautiful Wild Coast. The resort has numerous times been awarded “Top Adrian Hansen is a former No. 1 South Family Hotel” in the country. African Squash player, representing Approximate value ‐ R12 000. his country at the Commonwealth Games in 2006. Please note that pre bidding for these three auction items may be made by Garreth ‘Soldierboy’ McLellan is a contacting Bronwyn Bath of the DHS professional martial arts fighter; he Foundation on was a two‐time EFC Africa Champion [email protected] before and EFC Worldwide Champion. He is the Golf Day. due to challenge for the EFC middleweight title in the near future. Old Boys Breakfast ‐ NOT TO BE MISSED! The John Lennon memorabilia of a This year, The DHS Foundation is copy of the original lyrics of his song introducing a Breakfast for Old Boys “Imagine” will be auctioned at the on Founders Day, Saturday 1 June breakfast. Pre‐bids from interested 2019. Starting at 8.30am in the DC parties can be sent to Bronwyn Bath Thompson Hall, a Panel discussion is on [email protected] on or to be held with the “Famous Five” before Friday 31 May 2019.

Page 3 of 8 The DHS Herald Durban High School Rugby Selections Congratulations to the following DHS 5 Reserves (Non‐Travelling): Rugby boys who have been selected Kaid O’ Neill for the Academy and Grant Khomo Avumile Bongco Weeks. Jaydian Cedares Shakur la Douce Academy Week: Xhanti Njokweni Taariq Kruger Brian Dosemba The Academy Week will take place Darren Booysen at Grey College, Bloemfontein from Rugby Selections 1 to 6 July 2019 and the Grant (From Right) Taariq Kruger, Brian Grant Khomo Week: Khomo week takes place at Dosemba, Kwanele Manakuza and Kwanele Manakuza Hoerskool Rob Ferreira in Witrivier Darren Booysen on 24, 26 and 28 June 2019.

Naseem Achieves in Chess Again! Naseem Essa participated in the which was held from 31 March to 11 2019 South African Junior Closed April at the Dubai Chess and Culture Chess Championships, South Africa's Club. Players from 34 countries most prestigious individual around the world featured in the competition. The event was held in Tournament, with 33 Grandmasters Benoni at the end of March. Naseem participating in the event. Naseem participated in the U16 category managed to beat a Woman and, after 9 rounds, came second in Grandmaster and drew against his section ‐ missing first place by another, in what was the strongest just half a point. Naseem now event he has ever participated in. qualifies to represent South Africa in Naseem did extremely well and is the U16 Olympiad in Turkey, the looking forward to playing some Commonwealth Games in India, the good strong tournaments later this African Youth in Namibia and the year. World Youth Chess Championship in Mumbai. Congratulations, Naseem, we will be following your tournaments and Naseem then participated in the achievements with interest. 21st Dubai Open Chess Tournament Chess Star, Naseem Essa. Naseem is picture with a previous First Aid Level 3 Course trophy he won for Chess. Congratulations to the Durban High the attendees allowed all the School First Aid team, as well as Durban High School First Aiders to educators Ms S Francis and Mr E both obtain a wide range of practical Thomas, who all successfully experience and theoretical attended a Level 3 Advanced Basic knowledge, making them an Life Support Course. invaluable asset in everyday life.

The course was facilitated by Ms N Thanks go to Nurse Duma and Ms N Shaik and Nurse Duma of the South Shaik for their facilitation and African Academy of Health (SAAH). training; as well as thanks to Ms S Content covered included everything Francis for arranging for the DHS from common injuries (such as cuts First Aid Team to undergo this and bruises) to much more complex course. First Aiders: concepts such as dealing with Front Row (from left): Obakhe Delubom, seizures, performing CPR and Johnathan Shore Senthan Naicker, Sonqoba Makhanya disaster management. Grade 12D Middle Row: Ms S Francis, Mr E Thomas Back Row: Azhar Karolia, Jonathan The professional and informative Shore learning environment provided to

Page 4 of 8 The DHS Herald Durban High School Weeks Ahead Friday 24 May Friday 30 May Birthday Cake for all the Boys & Staff DHS Old Boys Assembly : 08h00 : DC Durban High School for Founders Day Thompson Hall 255 St Thomas Road Visit by Head Master, Head Prefect & DHS Foundation Golf Day : Royal Musgrave Choir to Caister Lodge Old Boys Durban : from 09h30 4001 Chess vs DGHS (a) Saturday 1 June Phone: Hockey vs Clifton (031) 277 1500 FOUNDERS DAY

Saturday 25 May Rugby Games vs Glenwood start at Fax: (031) 277 1555 Rugby & Hockey vs Clifton College / 08h00 E‐mail: Voortrekker (h) Hockey Games vs Glenwood @ [email protected] Riverside Monday 27 May Old Boys Breakfast : 08h30‐10h00 : DC EXAMS START Inspired by our past, Thompson Hall Prefect Applications Open Committed to our future Tour of School for Old Boys : 10h00 Squash vs Kearsney st 1 XV vs Glenwood @ 13h20 Tuesday 28 May Sundowner Cocktail Function after the We’re on the Web! st Moms Comm Meeting : 13h00 : Bill 1 XV game in the DC Thompson Hall www.durbanhighschool.co.za Payn Boardroom Monday 3 June Wednesday 28 May Prefect Applications Close

Sport Results Cross Country @ Ridge Park College Wednesday 5 June RUGBY vs KZN DEVELOPMENT Thursday 30 May Cross Country @ Kearsney

Class of 1969 50 Year Reunion @ Friday 14 June June DHS Score Opposition Bradshaws Junior Prefects Announced U16A 19 KZN Development 5 Class of 1999 20 Year Reunion in School Closes for Term 2 U16B 19 Newcastle 10 Founders/AJ Human Room U16C 19 Hammarsdale 25 U15B 12 Ohlange 5 This Weekend’s Fixtures U15C 34 Eqinisweni 0 HOCKEY vs CLIFTON (h) : Saturday 25 May 2019 U15D 0 Kwamashu 25 Team Time Venue Referee U14B 54 Eqinisweni 0 U16B 16h00 Riverside Astro 2 Mr Baker U14C 0 Umzinyathi 41 U16C 15h00 Riverside Astro 2 Mr Isenberg U14D 15 Umlazi 12 U14C 16h00 Riverside Astro 1 Mr Goodwin U14E 0 Claremont 50 U14D 15h00 Riverside Astro 1 Miss Wiggill

HOCKEY vs THOMAS MORE RUGBY vs CLIFTON/VOORTREKKER (h) : Saturday 25 May 2019 Team Opponent Time Venue Referee DHS Thomas More DHS 1st XV Voortrekker 1st XV 12h30 Van Heerdens Society 1st XI 2 2 DHS 2nd XV Clifton 1st XV 11h20 Van Heerdens Society U16A 5 0 Clifton 2nd XV Voortrekker 2nd XV 10h10 Van Heerdens Society U14A 9 0 DHS 3rd XV Clifton 3rd XV 08h00 Van Heerdens Mr Ndabandaba U14B 5 0 DHS U16A Voortrekker U16A 09h00 Van Heerdens Society DHS U16B Clifton U16A 11h00 Nourse Mr Beswick CROSS COUNTRY @ DHS U15A Voortrekker U15A 10h00 Nourse Society AMAZIMTOTI DHS U15B Clifton U15A 08h00 Nourse Mr Jv Van Rensburg DHS U15C Clifton U15B 09h00 Sandford Mr Ndabandaba DHS placed 3rd overall at the DHS U14A Voortrekker U14A 09h00 Nourse Society meeting at Amazimtoti. DHS U14B Clifton U14A 10h00 Sandford Mr Lombard DHS U14C Clifton U14B 08h00 Sandford Mr Genade

HOCKEY vs CLIFTON (h) : Saturday 25 May 2019 Team Time Venue Referee 1st XI 09h15 Riverside Astro 2 Society U16A 10h30 Riverside Astro 2 Society U14A 08h00 Riverside Astro 2 Mr Nxumalo U14B 11h30 Riverside Astro 2 Mr Flanagan

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