The DHS Herald

13 September 2019 High School Issue 23/2019 Head Master : Mr A D Pinheiro DHS Hosting U14 Charl van Rooyen & DHS U16 is proud to be St Andrew’s College hosting two premier school sporting Waterkloof High School events these holidays. The first U14 Cricket Festival was held U14 Charl van Rooyen Cricket at in 1996, the Festival: brainchild of Mick Bissell. Kearsney First up is the annual U14 Charl van hosted the festival for the first few Rooyen Cricket Festival, from 21 to 24 years until a decision was made to Contents September. It is a privilege to be circulate it to various schools around hosting this Festival, which is hosted the country. It was then named the DHS Hosting U14 Charl van by a different school each year. Charl van Rooyen Festival in honour of Rooyen Cricket & DHS U16 a cricket coach from Affies who Water Polo! 1 Games will be played at various passed away in a motor vehicle DHS Hosting Cricket & Water Polo accident on his way back from a cont’d 2 cricket fields in and around Durban. The Schools participating are: cricket festival. DHS 7s Rugby Tournament 2 Congratulations! 3 Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) We look forward to an exciting festival Sisonke ‐ We are Together! 3 Bishops Diocesan College and some inspiring cricket from the Durban High School youngsters. The ‘Old Lady’ of DHS 4 Grey High School Extra‐Mural Results 5 Jeppe High School for Boys U16 DHS Water Polo Tournament Weeks Ahead 6 Kearsney College In 2012 DHS hosted the inaugural U16 Happy 75th Birthday, AJ! 6 King Edward VII School Water Polo Tournament, which fast KZN Development became a “must attend” event on the This Weekend’s Fixtures 6 Paarl Boys’ High School Water Polo calendar. Seventeen of Sisonke, Charl van Rooyen Cricket Paul Roos Gymnasium the top Water Polo schools in the Festival, U16 Water Polo country will be participating in the Tournament 7‐9 Pretoria Boys’ High School Selborne College Tournament which is being held from Upcoming Events

 Cricket/Basketball vs Clifton (h)  Moms Com Meeting  Siskonke  Final Assembly  Break Up Day  U14 Charl van Rooyen Cricket Festival  1st XI Cricket @ Michaelmas Week  1st Team Water Polo @ Clifton

Page 2 of 9 The DHS Herald Durban High School DHS Hosting Cricket & Water Polo 26 to 29 September. This year, as usual, promises some thrilling matches. Northwood School Selborne College The U17 7s Rugby Team Sponsored by Peppers & Pans and St Andrew’s College Travel & Sport, the Tournament will St John’s College be held in the DHS pool and all St Stithians College games will be live‐streamed on Digi St Benedict’s College TV. St David’s Marist Inanda Westville Boys’ High School Participating schools are: Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) Boys from visiting schools in both Clifton College events will be staying in Blackmore Durban High School House. Glenwood High School Hilton College We look forward to a busy and Winners of the U15 Bowl Final, Jeppe High School for Boys exciting holiday with both events. the DHS U15Bs! King Edward VII School DHS 7s Rugby Tournament Durban High School hosted its Boys. The game was played in annual Sevens Rugby Tournament memory of DHS Old Boy, Robbie on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 May, who was recently killed in a car August. Teams from around the accident; Robbie had been the vice‐ province attended the event, with captain of Rugby. A minute’s silence 10 U17 teams and 12 U15 teams was held for him before the game. participating in the Tournament. The final results of the day were as Once again, it was a slick event, well follows: Winners of the U17 Cup Final, run and organised by Mr Nathan Westville Boys’ Pillay, Head of Sport at DHS, and U17 Darryl Weir of Bizskills. The event Cup Final: was sponsored by Twizza and Westville ‐ 14 DHS ‐ 7 catering done by Peppers & Pans. Plate Final: Northwood ‐ 19 Glenwood ‐ 14 The DHS teams played some Bowl Final: excellent 7s Rugby and won their Kearsney 17 Hilton ‐ 5 way through to the Cup Finals of Shield Final: both the U15 and U17 events. Both Curro Mt Rich ‐ 19 Pionier ‐ 7 finals were wonderful displays of rugby, but tough for ours boys as the U15 Winners of the U15 Cup Final, games were so close, particularly the Cup Final: Glenwood High U15s. The U15 event was won by Glenwood ‐ 14 DHS ‐ 12 Glenwood and the U17 by Westville 3rd/4th Play Off: Boys’. M College ‐ 40 Northwood ‐ 14 Plate Final: One of the highlights of the day was Westville ‐ 35 Kearsney ‐ 0 a visit by three Blitzbokke … Ilunga 7/8th Play off: Mukendi, Mfundo Ndhlovu and Glenwood ‐ 10 St Charles ‐ 0 Marius Schoeman (SA 7s High Bowl Final: Performance Manager). The boys DHS 2 ‐ 31 Westville ‐ 5 made the most of the opportunity to Shield Final: have photos taken with their Pionier ‐ 17 Curro ‐ 14 heroes! Another highlight was a Winners of the U17 Plate Final, Touch Rugby game played by a Well done to all the players and Northwood School mixture of DHS Current Boys and Old organisers on a great event!

Page 3 of 9 The DHS Herald Durban High School Congratulations!

 Brian Dosemba and Nqobani  Sean Everitt, parent at DHS, has Dlamini have been selected for been appointed as the Head the Sharks High Schools U17 Coach of the Sharks for 2020. Sevens Rugby to represent KZN  Scott Mathie, DHS Old Boy and at the National Sevens previous DHS 1st XV Rugby Tournament hosted by the coach, has been promoted to Griffons High Schools Rugby Head Coach of the Griquas! Association from Thursday 7s Rugby KZN Selections 19 September to Saturday Brian Dosemba, Mr Ruan Lombard 21 September 2019 at the HT (Coach/Manager) and Nqobani Dlamini Pelatona Rugby Stadium in Welkom.  DHS 7s Rugby Coach, Mr Ruan Lombard, has been selected as the Coach/Manager of the KZN U17 Sevens Rugby team for the national tournament in Welkom. Sisonke - We are Together! At Durban High School we are will be showcasing music, poetry, delighted to be hosting our first drama and dance pieces. cultural show to celebrate Heritage Day on Thursday evening, We are excited to exhibit our diverse 19 September at 6pm in the DHS cultures and invite you to join us in Hall. our celebration on the 19 September ... please feel free to Mr Sean Everitt has been appointed We will be celebrating as many as dress in your cultural outfits. Head Coach of the Sharks possible of the cultures that encompass our Rainbow Nation and

Mr Scott Mathie has been appointed Head Coach of the Griquas

Page 4 of 9 The DHS Herald Durban High School The Old Lady of DHS by Jeremy Oddy - Part One Head Master Langley had guided and produced young men to strengthen and promote the development of South Africa, not to go off to the battlefields to be slaughtered in their prime. He had always expected hostilities, however, and had prepared his boys at DHS to be resolute, tough and courageous, should such a ghastly, scenario arise.

These Old Boys at war, sent letters to Langley at DHS informing him how they were faring. Their letters were teeming with the courage and comradeship displayed by Old Boys, particularly on the Western Front in Europe. Mr Langley read out these DHS Boys writing exams in the Memorial Hall letters to the assembled School. Many recorded the deaths of ‘his’ dearest This year we celebrate 100 years of Theobald, (a teacher and legend at Old Boys; Tears rolled down his our Media Centre which was initially School 1949‐1977) left his Latin class grieving face as his words fell on the the Memorial Hall, or the Gym. Built in post‐haste to investigate a commotion solemn gathering. 1919, Mr Jeremy Oddy has written a in the vicinity of the main gate at 4part article on the ‘Old Lady. School. To his horror, the dome and Within a year of the signing of The columns had almost been entirely Armistice on 11 November in 1918, PART ONE by Jeremy Oddy reduced to rubble, now strewn across the Durban High School achieved two (Class of 1962) the gateway. The explanation for this major initiatives: destruction was, the memorial The erection of a Hall and the Blackmore House was my home for columns and dome were incongruous establishment of a library in memory three years in the 1960’s.To stand, in to the style of the modern of the Old Boys who had volunteered September 1971, and watch the architecture now in place. to serve their country and had bravely demolishers begin to smash it to the laid down their lives for it. Their ground, ugly chunks of brick and We go back in time to 1910: names are recorded on the Memorial masonry flying through the air, hardly A S Langley became Head Master. His Wall on the Vause Road side of visible in clouds of dust, was an mission was to produce boys who School. horrific experience. The building had were strong, sturdy and healthy team only stood there for 75 years! players, their games would be rugby, The Memorial Hall Today: cricket and boxing. They would leave A new dome was erected to replace The Old Hall, built 25 years after the DHS as men. They were extremely the original structure that had been demolished original School of 1894, well educated and were versed in the demolished in the 1970s. The then became the bastion of School’s cultural languages, viz, Latin, Ancient relevance is that the dome traditions, by virtue of it now being Greek, and French. Why should a represented the metal helmet infantry the oldest building, the senior edifice product of his School, be he a farmer, wore in battle. The writer had an at DHS. Fortunately she stands at the an engineer, a businessman not also inscription set on the Dome above the main entrance to School and so, be a man of culture, was Mr Langley’s entrance to the now School Reception silently, the ‘Old Girl’, in her grandeur, answer. With these attributes they area and Multi Media Centre, it states; welcomes all, as they enter DHS. Be it were to be the leaders of their in rain or sunshine, summer, winter, generation; many proved to be over 1914 ‘Here too came once those autumn or spring, war or peace, for the years. His boys would go forth and others ‘ 1918. 100 years the Hall has stood as help develop the fledgling province. constant as the Southern Cross. The Great War broke out in 1914, and The ‘Old Girl’ was not untouched by many of his Old Boys were now going We look forward to reading Part Two the demolishers during the building of to battlefields far and wide not to live in next week’s Herald. the new School in the 1970s. Mr for their country, but to die for it!

Page 5 of 9 The DHS Herald Durban High School Extra-Mural Results SEVENS RUGBY TOURNAMENT @ excitement to how these boys will CRICKET : COCA COLA T20 vs DHS : 30 & 31 August develop for the 2020 rugby season. CLIFTON

1st Team Tournament Report: Matthew Everitt 1st XI Match Report The 7’s season came to an end with 1st Team 7’s Coach We went into this game with very DHS hosting our annual DHS Twizza little match practice due to our st Rugby Sevens Tournament. 1 Team preseason fixtures being affected by Pool Games: rain. Clifton on the other hand had Despite a few disruptions during the DHS 27 St Charles 0 just come back from a 4‐day Cricket week preventing us from fielding a full DHs 43 Kearsney 5 Festival, however, this is no excuse on squad, the boys still came out to DHS 10 Westville 19 our performance as we are a far training with a true DHS attitude and DHS 26 Curro Mt Rich 14 better team than the results mind‐set, ready to tackle the Cup Semi‐Final: suggested. challenge ahead. DHS 26 Northwood 12 Cup Final: DHS won the toss and we backed our The boys started Day 1 extremely DHS 7 Westville 14 bowlers. However, you could see that well, with an impressive 27‐0 win in we just lacked the match practice wet conditions against a formidable St U15A Team both with the ball and in the field. Charles team. Pool Games: Clifton got off to a good start and DHS 33 Westville U15B 5 although DHS did pull it back in the The next day was always going to be a DHS 7 Northwood 19 middle overs, we bowled too many 4 tough task, having to start off facing Cup Quarter‐Final: balls and miss‐fields which allowed the tournament favourites, Westville, DHS 7 Westville U15A 5 Clifton to get to 133 for 6 in their 20 where we narrowly went down 19‐10 Cup Semi‐Final: overs. in a contest which could have gone DHS 29 Northwood U15A 19 either way. Cup Final: DHS got off to a slow but conservative DHS 12 Glenwood 14 start with the bat, but again the lack The team ended off the pool stages in of match practice was evident in the 2nd place, meaning a cup semi‐final 15B TEAM way we batted. DHS reached 103 for 9 clash against a highly rated Pool Games: after their 20 overs. Northwood outfit, who were winners DHS 21 St Charles U15A 22 of Pool A. The boys really stepped it DHS 0 Glenwood U15A 41 Summarising from this game is that up and put in a mesmerizing Bowl Semi‐Final we need to improve from this performance, to which Northwood DHS 28 Curro MR 15A 19 performance in all disciplines. It’s not simply had no answer, and School Bowl Final that the boys don’t put in the hard recorded a 26‐12 victory. DHS 31 Westville U15B 5 work, it is game time and now with cricket season in full swing, and However, the win did come at a cost hopefully with some good weather, as we lost one of our key players to an FOOTBALL we can play more cricket. injury, leaving us with 9 players for the Cup final encounter against Cowie Cup Final : 1st XI Clifton: 133 for 6 Westville. DHS: 103 for 9 DHS 2 Northwood 1 Clifton won by 33 runs The boys, unfortunately, went down in a 14‐7 nail biter. I take my hat off to vs Hilton College Andrew Shedlock the boys, who, despite only having 8 Director of Cricket fully fit players, showed tremendous DHS Hilton character throughout the game, 2nd XI 1 2 putting their bodies on the line and 3rd XI 1 6 fighting to the very end for each U16A 1 6 other. U16B 1 4 U15A 0 3 There is no shortage of DHS pride and U15B 0 2 passion within these gentlemen. We U14A 0 2 can look forward with great U14B 0 1

Page 6 of 9 The DHS Herald Durban High School Weeks Ahead Friday 13 September Thursday 19 September Grade 12 Trial Exams: MATH/MLIT P1 SISIONKE ‐ We are Together Durban High School (3hr) @ 9am, ECON P1 (2hr) @ Cultural Concert in the Hall : 6pm 255 St Thomas Road 14h00 Musgrave Test Day ‐ MATH/MLIT : Grade 8‐11 Friday 20 September 4001 Book Inspection Grade 8 Final Assembly for Term 3 : 07h50 Phone: Cricket vs Clifton (h) Reports Issued

(031) 277 1500 School Closes at 11am

Fax: Saturday 14 September Teams arrive for the Charl van Rooyen (031) 277 1555 Cricket/Basketball vs Clifton (h) U14 Cricket Festival

E‐mail: Basketball vs St Charles @ College [email protected] KZN Cross Country Trials HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Sunday 15 September Inspired by our past, 20‐24 September KZN Cricket Trials @ Kearsney College Committed to our future 1st XI Cricket @ Michaelmas Week @ Maritzburg College Monday 16 September 21‐24 September Grade 12 Trial Exams: MATH/MLIT P2 We’re on the Web! U14 Charl van Rooyen Cricket Festival (3hr) @ 9am, ECON P2 (2hr) @ www.durbanhighschool.co.za (various venues) 14h00 21‐24 September Tuesday 17 September 1st Team Water Polo @ Clifton Happy 75th Grade 12 Trial Exams: DRMA (3hr) @ Tournament 9am 21‐24 September Birthday AJ! Moms Com Meeting : 13h00 : Bill U17 DHS Shedders Academy Stayers Payn Boardroom Cricket Festival @ High School 23‐29 September Wednesday 18 September Academic Development Programme Grade 12 Trial Exams: VSLA (3hr) @ Tuition 9am ‐ TRIAL EXAMS END 26‐29 September Grade 11 Speaker on Careers : Durban DHS U16 Water Polo Tournament Business College Cricket ‐ 1st XI vs Reservoir Hills Hub (h) This Weekend’s Fixtures CRICKET vs CLIFTON (h) : Friday 13 September

Team Time Venue Format 3rd XI 14h15 Theobald Oval T20 U15B 14h15 College T20 U14C 14h15 Riverside Soccer T20 Mr Tony ‘AJ’ Human celebrating his 75th birthday with Mr Louis CRICKET vs CLIFTON (h) : Saturday 31 August Ardé, Mr A D Pinheiro and Mr Andrew Shedlock Team Time Venue Format 1st XI 09h00 Theobald Oval 50 2nd XI 09h00 Riverside Main 50 This week we honoured our long‐ U15A 09h00 50 time, well‐known and well‐loved U14A 09h00 Durban North College 50 ex Staff member, Mr Tony 'AJ' U14B 09h00 Riverside Soccer 30 Human on his 75th Birthday.

BASKETBALL vs CLIFTON (h) : Saturday 31 August Like fine wine, your value increases year after year ... congratulations Team Time Venue Team Time Venue on turning 75, AJ! 1st 12h20 DHS Court 1 2nd 11h00 DHS Court 1 3rd 11h00 DHS Court 2 4th 11h00 DHS Court 3 We look forward to celebrating U15A 10h00 DHS Court 1 U15B 09h00 DHS Court 1 your 80th with you too! U14A 10h00 DHS Court 2 U14B 10h00 DHS Court 3 U14C 09h00 DHS Court 2 U14D 09h00 DHS Court 3

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