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VOL. C NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2015 THE DIOCESAN COLLEGE, RONDEBOSCH College Address: Campground Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Tel 021 659 1000, Fax 021 659 1013 Prep Address: Fir Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 7220 Pre-Prep Address: Sandown Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 1037/47 Editor: Mr CW Tucker [email protected] OD Union Section Editor: Mrs R Wilke [email protected] OD Union Section Editorial Committee: Mr CW Tucker, Dr P Murray, Mr B Robertson, Mrs D O’ Rourke OD Union E-mail: [email protected] Museum and Archives: Dr P Murray [email protected] website: www.bishops.org.za FOUNDED IN 1849 BY THE BISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, AS A CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 1891 Visitor HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, THABO CECIL MAKGOBA Members of the College Council Chairman Mr MJ Bosman Bishop GQ Counsell, Dr R Nassen, Mrs M Isaacs, Prof HI Bhorat, Mr AVR Taylor, Mr DG Burton, Mr PG van Tonder, Mr A Selby, Dr E Fullard, Mr T Mashologu, Mrs T Moyo Principal: Mr G Pearson, B. Com, HDE, B Ed COLLEGE STAFF Deputy Principal: Mr V Wood, B Ed, BA, HDE Deputy Headmasters Mr S Henchie, MA (Economics) Mr MS Bizony, B.Sc (Hons) Ms B Kemball, BA, HDE, FDE (I SEN) Mr PG Westwood, B.Sc (Hons) Mr K Kruger; B Sc (Erg), HDE Mr A Jacobs, PTD, HDE Mr D Russell, B Com, HDE Assistant Deputy Headmaster Mr R Jacobs, B.Sc(Ed) Mr M Mitchell, MBA, M Mus, HDE, LTCL, FTCL, UPLM, UTLM Mr J Nolte, B.Soc.Sci (Hons); B Psych, PGCE Mr R Smith, BA (Hons) SportsSci (Biokmetics), PGCE Academic Staff Mr JH Swift, B SocSci, HDE Mr RPO Hyslop, BA (FA), HDE Mrs A van Selm, BA, PGCE Mr PL Court, BA (Hons), BA, HDE Mrs J Campbell, M Sc (Education), B.Sc, HDE Mrs GM Bassett, BMus Mrs R Manie, BA, STD; Child Development and Dr PL Murray, DPhil, MA, BA (Classics), Cert Lit (Italian) Barriers to Learning Mr L Glanvill, B Sc (Hons); HDE Ms J Stielau, MA, B.Ed (Hons), HDE Mr MJ Withers, B Ed Rev T Wilke, M Ed (Ed. Psych.), B Th (Hon), BA, Mr WJ Richter, BA (Hons), HDE HDE (PG), FDE(Remedial) Mrs C Douglas, B Sc, HDE, DSE Mr K Warne, B Sc, HDE Mr DM Sudding, BA, HDE Mr WH Steyn, B Com (Hons), B Sc (Hons), HDE Mr A Firth, BA, HDE Mr S Carletti, M Mus, B Mus Mrs M Bradley, B Mus, HDE Mrs T Hoefnagels, B Dram, HDE Mrs J Withers, BA HDE Mr B Maree, BSc, PGCE Mr D Ledwidge, B Ed, B.Sc, HDE Mr W Theron, BA, PGCE Mr G Gibbon, B.Sc HDE Dr A Stevens, PhD, M Sc, B Sc (Hons), PGCE Mrs S Wilson, B.Sc, B.Ed (Hons) Mr P Farlam, MA (Clinical Psychology) Mr J de Villiers, BA (Hons), HDE Mrs C Gammon, BSc, HDE Mr J Lanser; B.Ed, BA(Ed) Mr G Noel, BSc (MedSci Hons), PGD (Education) Mr G Klerck, BA (Hons), HDE Ms FC Mallett, BA (Hons), PGCE Dr RC Warwick, PhD, MA, BA (Hons), HDE Mr W Steenkamp, BA, PGCE Mr CW Tucker, BA (Hons), HDE Mr MA Vamvadelis, BSc Mrs O Peel, B.Sc, HDE Mr C Smith, BA (Hons), HED Mrs S McPetrie, B.Sc. HDE Mr B Emms, BA, BEd (Hons), PGCE Mr T Pasquallie, B Ed, BA, HDE, PGDE Mr S Petersen, BA, PGCE Mr G Robertson, B Sc, HDE Mrs A Rutter B Mus(Hons), HDE, UPLM Part-Time Staff LARM, ARCM, ILD, PDM Mr J Wrensch, B Mus, B.Ed (Hons) Mrs B Howman, B Com, HDE Mr J Holtman, BA (Hons), PGCE Mr G Coombe, M Phil (Applied Linguistics)., Mr M Walsh, HDE (Sec) Mrs DA Slemon, BA (FA), PGCE Mr J Knight, MA Ms K Spindler, BSc HDE Mr AD Mallett, BA, HDE Mrs NR Gerhardi, M.Ed.Psych (Hons), PGCE, BSoc.Sc (Psych & Mr D Abrey, B.Sc, PGCE Ms C Upham, Organisational Psych) Mr Y Kerbelker, B Sc, HDE Mr W Wallace, BA (Hons), HDE SeptemberDecember 20142015 College 1 COLLEGE Bishops Eisteddfod 2015 CONTENTS COLLEGE NEWS COLLEGE SPORT COLLEGE NEWS 2 GOLF 39 IBSC CONFERENCE 9 HOCKEY 40 CHAPLAIN’s NOTE 12 ROWING 41 KILIMANJARO 2015 14 RUGBY 42 THE BISHOPS SOCIETY 15 SQUASH 44 SURF CLUB 45 COLLEGE CULTURE BISHOPS EISTEDDFOD 18 PREPARATORY NEWS 49 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL TOUR 21 FRENCH TOUR 23 PRE-PREPARATORY NEWS 71 BISHOPS SOCIETIES 25 OD NEWS 85 2 College September 2015 COLLEGE NEWS STAFF NEWS John Knight was away on long leave for Bishops, in collaboration with Rondebosch the third term and Jean Oosthuizen joined Boys’ School, SACS, Wynberg Boys’ High the Mathematics Department in his absence. and Junior Schools and WPPS, hosted the Wayne Tucker was Acting Assistant House incredibly successful 22nd Annual IBSC Director in Gray House in his absence. Conference – Lessons from Madiba – during the June holidays, and delegates were ACADEMIC AFFAIRS challenged by plenary speakers of the calibre The academic trophy for the Most Improved of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Professor House (Grade) was awarded to Gray House Khalil Osiris, Judge Edwin Cameron, Suzie (Grade 11), and the academic trophy for Best Nkambule, Dr Wilhelm Verwoerd and Rory Performing House (Grade) was awarded to Steyn. Guy Pearson writes, ‘While it was Mallett House (Grade 12). a collaborative effort with the other boys’ Angus Thring achieved 15th place in the schools, the major part of the organisation 2015 De Beers English Olympiad. This is an was done by Bishops staff. The organising outstanding achievement as this is a national committee was chaired by Vernon Wood examination entered by over 8000 candidates and he, together with Sally Bowes, Cheryl and Angus is only in Grade 10. As part of Douglas and Yolanda Raman, did most his prize, he was invited to attend the 2015 of the organisation and planning which took National Schools’ Festival in Grahamstown. over 12 months. It really was a fantastic team Soo-Min Lee was placed 28th. effort by Bishops academic and support staff, Alexander Peile had his English creative together with boys from the AV crew and work, Descended from Wolves, published in English a number of boys who volunteered as tour Alive 2015. This is an excellent achievement as guides for delegates. They were all superb English Alive is an annual anthology of the best ambassadors for the school. Well done to writing from high schools and colleges all over Vernon Wood and everyone involved in Southern Africa. really doing us proud. One of the founding A number of Bishops boys performed Heads of the IBSC who has attended all 22 of exceptionally well in this year’s National these international conferences told me that Science Olympiad. The competition includes this was the best conference that he had ever around 30 000 learners from across the nine been to.’ provinces in South Africa as well as the SADC Jean Nolte and Willem Steyn have been countries Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe: appointments as House Director and Assistant a total of 16 Bishops boys scored in the House Director of White House as from 2016. top 200 across the SADC countries; five of We congratulate Wessel and Aileen Theron these scored in the top 50 across SADEC – on the birth of their son, Jean. including one Grade 10 – which placed them September 2015 College 3 in the top 20 in South Africa; four boys were Holtmann and Reece Oellermann placed in the top 10 in South Africa; Soo-Min volunteered as tour guides during the IBSC Lee placed joint second in South Africa – 4th Conference and were superb ambassadors for across SADC, and Jeremy Wilkinson – first both Bishops and South Africa. place in South Africa and first overall! Other The Bishops Junior Debating Team, made positions in South Africa: 5th, Liam Cook; up of Max Tedder, Tom Janisch, Nic 10th, Jonti Oehley; 17th, Angus Thring; Vine-Morris and Derek Reissenzahn, 39th, Matthew Morris; 39th, Ahmed were victorious at the Western Province Dhansay; and 59th, Laurence Midgley. Debating Championships and were crowned The Western Cape Mintek Science Quiz Junior Provincial Debating Champions. Max team won the National Mintek Quiz held in Tedder and Derek Reissenzahn made Johannesburg. The team consisted of two boys, it into the top ten junior speakers at the one of whom was Jeremy Wilkinson. tournament too. Derek Reissenzahn and Jeremy Wilkinson was awarded a Desmond Fairall were selected for further Distinction Tie for representing South Africa training for the Provincial side. at the International Youth Science Forum in Thirty-three boys represented Bishops at London. This was his prize for winning the the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - ‘the largest arts 2015 National Science Olympiad. He also festival on the planet’. The boys performed received a trophy for winning the National to appreciative audiences in Cold Stone Jug Mintek Science Quiz. and in Simply Blue at Sweet Venues 18, Zola Baird, Grade 10, won first prize for Grassmarket. After the success of Cold Stone his excellent essay, Many South African scientists Jug the following new drama awards were are involved in the research being carried out at the made: Full Drama Colours: Graeme Irvine, Large Hadron Collider at Cern in Europe. Do you Ben Steyn and Jordan van Tonder; think the research findings will benefit humankind? Half Colours: Jonathan Frost, Ibrahim As his essay was judged one of the top two in Kerbelker (Technical), Nayati Moodliar, the competition, the School was awarded the Alexander Peile, Alexander Steyn, Ross RSSAF/Claude Leon Foundation Trophy and Tucker, James van Niekerk and Ronald Zola’s essay will be published in the Transactions Walters (Technical).