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Newsletter Term 1 # 3 2 February 2018 St Andrew’s COLLEGE Nec Aspera Terrent To the Andrean Community "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing". Stephen Hawking There is no more quintessentially African a sound, and no more beautiful a bird to watch in full flight than the African Fish Eagle. How extraordinary that such majesty and beauty can combine with such power and strength to create such a highly skilled hunter. And how even more extraordinary that this mass of 3kg can use its 2m wingspan to propel it up into the swirling thermals, hold position, and drop like a stone at just the right moment, that a hapless fish can change from enjoying a languid swim to being eagle supper in a second. St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 And how extraordinary again that the very laws of gravity that are designed to draw that mass of eagle to the ground, give it the downward acceleration that allows it to swoop, dive, and soar. A foolish eagle would denounce gravity, complaining that for a creature that is designed to fly the skies, gravity is restrictive and limiting. It is a clever eagle indeed that is able to appreciate that it is the limitations of gravity that give it its capacity to flourish. And so it is in a school. For although no-one really claims to enjoy rules, discipline, and structure, only a fool can not see that it is those limitations that give our boys the true freedom to flourish. There is no contradiction - boys flourish in an environment that is fair, firm, and predictable. And so, as tedious as it may seem at the time, discipline at a school gives our boys the structure that they need to fly, the wind beneath their wings. Which is why a boy needs clear boundaries - loving parents and teachers who are parents and teachers, not best friends and not obsequious approval seekers, for boys have, and need, their own friends. A boy needs natural, understandable consequences that are not knee-jerk reactions to a surprise lapse, that he may know, intuitively and without need of reassurance that although he has messed up or crossed a line, he is unconditionally loved and considered worthy and capable. Accountable, certainly, and with consequences, certainly, but worthy, always. For it is our dream that each boy will find his unique giftedness, and flourish. To do so, he needs of course an environment of unconditional love, but more importantly, the absolute freedom provided by the limits of discipline. God bless Alan Thompson [email protected] St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 ACADEMIC AWARDS FOR 2017 The annual academic award is made up two sets aggregate of marks should be 70% of marks, viz the November Exam Order and the or above. Promotion Mark. • Boys need to achieve the required 6 subjects are used in all Grades for the aggre- average aggregate in both the Exam gate: Order and Promotion Mark. o To achieve Honours, the average • In Grade 8 & 9 it is the 6 Core Subjects aggregate of marks should be 80% viz. English, First Additional Language, or above. Mathematics, Natural Science, History and o To achieve Colours, the average Geography aggregate of marks should be 75% • In Grade 10 & 11, it is English, First or above. Additional Language, Mathematics plus o To achieve Merit, the average the next best three subjects, excluding LO: GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Luke Barker Stuart Christie Daniel Bradfield Jacob Erasmus Gabriel da Motta Jared Ferreira Miles Jackson Matthew Grunewald Benjamin Fleming Mfundi Leta Nicholas Holmes Samuel Francis Africa Matshingana Dylan Marx Arran Hepburn Rowan Rosenberg Ross Mullins Cameron Holmes 8 James Stadler Dominic Owen Ayomide Israel-Akinbo William Stewart Kai Lublinkhof Libhongo Mazwana Robert Parker Oliver Rose Zachary Rugamba Kofi Semane Dhruv Suchak Luke Taylor John Torcida GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Elliot Apps Reece Galloway Lukhanyiso Bomela Philip Beynon Mpanju Kabushenga Nicholas Brotherton Matthew Ferguson Duncan Meldrum James Brown Brady Henaghan Jacques Menagé Joshua Cowen James Houze Alexander Plumbridge Christiaan Diedericks Haydn John Robert Shone James Flower 9 Robert Kirkpatrick Joel Vides Ayakha Mahashe James Mackenzie Ross Nagel Brendan Mouritzen Kirk Nevay James Mullins Liam Nisbet Matthew Schaefer Thomas Richardson Jonathan Shamwana Jonathan Shema Michael Stavridis James Sparks Justin Stoddart Thomas Stavridis Matthew Thompson Jordan Van Der Meulen Michael Velloza GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Dylan Bowker James Duthie Brayden Barratt St Andrew’s CollegeCraig Macpherson Ryan Ford Viwe Cimi Joshua Million Merrion Gess Hamadziripi Haruperi Alexander Pezarro Sebastian MacIntosh Benjamin Kroon 10 Ignus Potgieter Christopher Poole Evan Rennie Peter Voges Daniel Roodt Stephen Ross James York Lunga Sizani Thomas Spiro Daniel Stijkel Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Elliot Apps Reece Galloway Lukhanyiso Bomela Philip Beynon Mpanju Kabushenga Nicholas Brotherton Matt Ferguson Duncan Meldrum James Brown Brady Henaghan Jacques Menagé Joshua Cowen James Houze Alexander Plumbridge Christiaan Diedericks GRADE HaydnHONOURS John RobertCOLOURS Shone JamesMERIT Flower 9 Robert Kirkpatrick Joel Vides Ayakha Mahashe JamesLuke BarkerMackenzie Stuart Christie RossDaniel Nagel Bradfield BrendanJacob Erasmus Mouritzen Gabriel da Motta KirkJared Nevay Ferreira James Mullins Liam Nisbet Miles Jackson Matthew Grunewald Benjamin Fleming MatthewMfundi LetaSchaefer Nicholas Holmes ThomasSamuel Richardson Francis JonathanAfrica Matshingana Shamwana Dylan Marx JonathanArran Hepburn Shema MichaelRowan Stavridis Rosenberg Ross Mullins JamesCameron Sparks Holmes 8 JustinJames Stoddart Stadler Dominic Owen ThomasAyomide Stavridis Israel- Akinbo Matthew Thompson William Stewart Kai Lublinkhof Jordan Van Der Meulen Libhongo Mazwana Michael Velloza Robert Parker Oliver Rose Zachary Rugamba Kofi Semane Dhruv Suchak Luke Taylor John Torcida GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Elliot Apps Reece Galloway Lukhanyiso Bomela Philip Beynon Mpanju Kabushenga Nicholas Brotherton Matthew Ferguson Duncan Meldrum James Brown Brady Henaghan Jacques Menagé Joshua Cowen James Houze Alexander Plumbridge Christiaan Diedericks Haydn John Robert Shone James Flower 9 Robert Kirkpatrick Joel Vides Ayakha Mahashe James Mackenzie Ross Nagel Brendan Mouritzen Kirk Nevay James Mullins Liam Nisbet Matthew Schaefer Thomas Richardson Jonathan Shamwana Jonathan Shema Michael Stavridis James Sparks Justin Stoddart Thomas Stavridis Matthew Thompson Jordan Van Der Meulen Michael Velloza GRADE HONOURS COLOURS MERIT Dylan Bowker James Duthie Brayden Barratt Craig Macpherson Ryan Ford Viwe Cimi Joshua Million Merrion Gess Hamadziripi Haruperi Alexander Pezarro Sebastian MacIntosh Benjamin Kroon 10 Ignus Potgieter Christopher Poole Evan Rennie Peter Voges Daniel Roodt Stephen Ross James York Lunga Sizani Thomas Spiro Daniel Stijkel St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 WORK TROPHIES MICHAELMAS TERM 2017 Congratulations to the following Houses for win- In Grade 10, Upper has won it from Mullins at the ning the Work Trophies, which are based on the end of the year. Espin won it in the first term. aggregated Application Marks for each Tutor In Grade 11, Espin has retained the trophy after Group: wrestling it away from Armstrong in the Trinity Term. The Mullins five year long grip on the Work Trophy And congratulation to Espin for breaking Mull- is finally broken. ins’ stranglehold on overall points for Application In Grade 8, 9 and 10 the Trophy has changed Marks. hands every term this year. In Grade 8, Espin won it in the Easter Term, Mul- GRADE 8: Merriman lins in the Trinity Term, and in the Michaelmas Term Merriman has claimed it. GRADE 9: Espin The same thing has happened in Grade 9, with GRADE 10: Upper the trophy passing from Graham to Upper earlier in the year, and then to Espin. GRADE 11: Espin SIR HENRY STRAKOSCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS - 2018 Sir Henry Strakosch donated money to College to encourage and reward excellence in Science and Maths. Once a year, the Headmaster allocates a Strakosch Scholarship to each of 2 Grade 11 and 2 Grade 12 boys at his own discretion. The Schol- arships this year are worth R 10 000 each. Congratulations to the following boys who have been awarded this prestigious Scholarship. GRADE 11 Alexander Pezarro Dylan Bowker GRADE 12 Jonathan Gouws Daniel Erasmus Nec Aspera Terrent 2 February 2018 Sustainability project: St. Andrew’s College has committed itself to work- Six enthusiastic Grade 11 students (Peter Voges, ing towards the vision of an “off-grid” campus by Ryan Ford, Ignus Potgieter, Grant Leach, Dylan 2030. This gives us twelve years to tackle the chal- Bowker & Logan Smit) make up the group that lenges that face us on the road to such a vision. have taken on the challenge of water reduction, food security and energy efficiency. This past We have broken these challenges into the Sustainability project: Monday their project started in all earnest when following key areas: they attended Martin Ficks, Practical Aquapon- ics site in Salem in order to get an introduction to • Waste Aquaponics. St. Andrew’s College has committed itself to working towards the vision of an “off-grid” campus by 2030. his gives us twelve years to tackle the challenges that face us on the road to such a vision. • Food The next step for the group is to design and build e have broken these challenges into the following key areas a system that can be housed in one of the science • Water classrooms before the April holidays, and within aste budget. The medium term goal is to experiment Food • Energy with plants and fish during the Trinity Term and ater then to exclusively supply one item of fresh pro- nergy duce to our kitchen. A small step, and important one, towards our aspirational goal. Below are the boys visiting Practical Aquaponics in Salem. They were introduced to various systems and arrangements and some underlying biologi- cal and physical concepts by Mr Martin Fick.