Newsletter Term 1 #7 9 March 2018 St Andrew’s COLLEGE Nec Aspera Terrent

To the Andrean Community Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point. Pat Summitt As I write this newsletter I am in the Highlander, looking over that most beautiful of school sights, Lower Field, emerald green after the blessing of lots of soaking rain in Grahamstown, with the early preparations underway for a feast of weekend cricket against Grey. It is a beautiful late summer morning, and as I savour my pot of tea, the wonderful cricket-y scene below is betrayed by the slight fatigue evident in the leaves, the slight nip in the air, and the pale blue of an increasingly distant sky.

These are all signs that soon the seasons will have turned. The posts will be up, and the voices of Andreans everywhere will be echoing across Grahamstown as the Blues run out to represent us all in another display of great rugby. We look forward to another cracker of a winter sports season, not just in rugby, and not just at top-team levels. St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018

Across every age group and team we expect our boys again to be playing with that characteristic College grit and extraordinary commitment, carrying the ethos of nec aspera terrent in their hearts wherever they go. And although winning is always great and we never intend to lose, winning is not everything. I hate losing and I try never to do it, but there are obviously times when a team learns more from a loss in a good game than it ever would learn from a win in a bad one.

Sport is not about “College” either. For the purpose of sport is not as a marketing tool or an act of inter-institutional one-upmanship. It is about our boys, individually, and in the teams that they become. It is about each boy finding his own unique giftedness and giving it his all that he may flourish and, above all, have fun.

History will show that 2017 was a remarkable year for College rugby. With an 88% win rate, an unbeaten run in the and top 10 in SA, 9 Craven Week and 2 Academy Week selections, and multiple post-school contract or varsity selections, there is no doubt that it produced some positive statistics.

Sometimes schools get a bit carried away with all of that stuff - the numbers, the rankings, and the hype feed an insatiable addiction to success, where we judge our worth on the external measures rather than the internal joys of having given it all for College. We chase success for the sake of success, at great cost to the boys involved and the joy of the game. It is an unsustainable race to nowhere, motivated by factors other than sport.

For me, the best statistic of the 2017 starting line-up was the fact that every boy in that team joined College at Grade Eight level (many from Prep), none were head-hunted for sport, and none were recipients of sports bursaries or incentives to play. They played for their College with passion and courage because they were College boys, and that’s what College boys do, whether they are playing for the 1st XV or for the Sloths. Alan Thompson [email protected]

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ACADEMICS SIMS Parent Portal

During 2018 the school has been implementing http://www.sacschool.com/parents/parent-portal/ a new school administration system, SIMS. This includes a new parent portal, SIMS Parent, What can you do through SIMS Parent? which has both a web and mobile app interface for parents. Your child’s end-of-term reports will – Access and update your contact details, so be issued through SIMS Parent, and as a parent we always have the most up-to-date you therefore need to enrol into SIMS Parent to information in case of emergency download reports. – Access your child’s school reports. Historical reports will be loaded in due course. – Receive notifications to remind you about important information and key dates for your diary – View information such as timetable, attendance and achievements – Access the school term dates and contact details at the click of a button – If you have more than one child at school, On Friday 9 March you will receive an email you’ll have access to information for all your to your parent email address on record with children, from the same interface. a link to enrol into SIMS Parent. If you have already enrolled as a Prep parent in 2017, you will already have access to SIMS Parent. For a full description of the process, along with Roy Hobson troubleshooting steps, please visit our website: Head: ICT

St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018 CAREERS DAY

There was a real smorgasbord of career options Those who do not necessarily want to go to available at the DSG Careers Day on Wednesday. university were spoiled for choice with information Offering the academic route to school leavers, about design, fashion, film and television, and Rhodes University was very well represented with those wanting a gap year had the opportunity to a wide variety of faculties offering information on find out more about options overseas. Commerce, Computer Science, Education, Law, Science and Journalism, to name just a few. Careers Day, which was started by LO teacher Universities from far and wide – Stellenbosch, Anne Preston a number of years ago, has shown Pretoria, the and – were exponential growth over the years and offers a also on the campus. In terms of post-graduate unique opportunity for young people, who are careers, the boys and girls could hear about often undecided about their career options, a engineering, physiotherapy, medicine and sports relaxed, non-demanding way to perhaps get some management. direction.

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Memorial Service

Dear Family & Friends,

As most of you know, Felicity Cotton, in answer to prayer, passed away peacefully on January 19th 2018.

Her family will be holding a small Memorial Service in her honour at St Andrew’s Chapel on Friday, 23rd March at 2:30pm.

Please feel welcome to attend the service and join the family for tea afterwards at the Highlander.

Kind Regards, The Cotton Family

Sincere and grateful thanks to the numerous members of our Andrean community who donated to St Andrew’s College and St Andrew’s Prep in 2017.

Support in the form of gifts, time and service contribute to the sustainability of our wonderful schools, thereby enabling the current and future generations of boys to enjoy this unique learning experience.

To view the extent of the philanthropic generosity expressed in 2017, please view our 2017 Donor Report HERE.

St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018 #AcademicExcellence update Phase 3 is the final stage of the #AcademicExcellence project and began in February 2018.The renovation of 12 classrooms in the Norton Block is in full swing and completion is expected in November. The internal passage on all three storeys will be incorporated into the classrooms, which will be acces- sible via the new façade. All classrooms will be technology enabled and furnished with ergonomic and flexible fittings, allowing for multiple teaching configurations. We look forward to completing Phase 3 at the end of 2018 and reaching our campaign target of R50M. For regular progress updates, follow the #AcademicExcellence Facebook page here: https://www. facebook.com/AcademicExcellence-Appeal-at-St-Andrews-Grahamstown-925045507554055/ and the website here: http://www.standrewsacademicexcellence.co.za/only-r5m-to-go.htm

Pupils receiving their certificates for rowing (top) and swimming from Mr Thompson during assembly.

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DRAMA PRODUCTION: METAMORPHOSES ‘Myths are the earliest forms of science… It has been said that the myth is a public dream, dreams are private myths. Un- fortunately we give our mythic side scant attention these days. As a result, a great deal escapes us and we no longer understand our actions.’ DSG and St An- drew’s College are proud to pre- sent Mary Zimmerman’s award winning play, Metamorphoses. Inspired by Ovid’s epic poem of the same name, Metamorpho- ses explores what it means to be human: to love, to lose and to long for.

Presented as ten short stories, Metamorphoses is an exciting retelling of ancient Greek myths in a modern way. With action- packed sea battles (be prepared to get wet), charmingly funny characters as well as beautiful costumes and scenery, this is sure to be a production you do not want to miss!

Date: 12 - 16 March Time: 19h00 Venue: DSG Fountain Cost: R 65

Tickets bookings can be made on the DSG and SAC websites from 1 March.

St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018 A Sacred Venue for a Sacred Event There are very few events as precious as those where fledgling young musicians try out their new- found skills in front of an audience. Serendipity resulted in Wednesday’s Senior Open Concert taking place in a venue well-suited to surrounding the performers and audience in a loving and com- passionate ambience. The DSG Chapel rang with the sincere and earnest attempts to “speak the language of music” to a willing and supportive au- dience. Yoliswa Mdlankomo, Philisa Masito, Aid- an Reynolds, Angela Volschenk, Michael Martin, Stephanie Brown and Thomas Boehmke all gave a very good account of themselves. Well done to all of them. Not only was the concert sweet, but it was short too!

PIPE BAND REPORT: Over the weekend the pipe band made the trip to In the solo competition there was a small, but Knysna to take part in the annual Knysna Celtic competitive field. All pipers and drummers gave of Festival. their best, some of them competing in particular events for the first time. The intermittent showers and occasional sunshine that peaked through the clouds from time to time made it a hard day for finding tone, but nevertheless, the band remained focused and confident. Following in the footsteps of last year’s success at Wynberg Boys High, the band yet again set out to play in an open competition, this time as the only school band in the contest up against four other adult bands.

The band took part in the selection contest and delivered a mature performance that got the judges thinking. The result would be that the band would claim third place and successfully build on their good reputation that is now becoming a norm at competitions.

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Lucy Ter Morshuizen performed well on the day and achieved a fourth overall, coming second in the March, third in the Strathspey and Reel and fourth in the Slow March.

Emily Campbell showed real consistency as the band’s bass drummer and drove the band to an excellent ensemble result.

Esona Dyantyi debuted for the band with a solid performance in the band’s slow into quick march.

G-TOWN FUNK BRINGS SCHOOLS TOGETHER

consisted of a variety of different performances ranging from a poetry recital to a contemporary ensemble performance. This was a fantastic opportunity to expose the different schools in Grahamstown to the hidden talents that are rarely viewed outside of isolated school concerts.

The schools involved were: Graham College, Ntsika High school, DSG, SAC, Nombulelo High School, VGHS and Kingswood. This is primarily a Community Engagement project driven by the children themselves, but it is also a wonderful example G’Town Funk is a collaborative effort of the Interact of music and other performing clubs of the various schools in Grahamstown. Last arts bringing the various sectors of our community Friday night, pupils from DSG and St Andrew’s together in a very real and transforming way. College hosted the annual G-Town Funk Concert in the DSG Hall.It was an impressive night from The money raised from G-Town Funk will go many points of view. The event was properly towards a joint Ikhaya Losizo project for Child organised and managed to start just after 19:00. Welfare. This in itself is quite a feat considering the number of people in attendance (the hall was packed) and that the ushers were pupils with little or no experience with managing crowds. The audience was extremely responsive and vociferously acclaimed each performer. Everything ran according to plan and the acts transitioned smoothly and quickly. The sound desk did a fantastic job with no glitches and all the backing tracks were played in the correct order at an appropriate level for the vocalists. The organizers put together a well thought out programme which St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018

COLLEGE SPORT

Dear All eventual 7-5 winners. The 1st Team then went on to play in the prestigious King Edward VII School We have once again come off a busy half-term Tournament over half-term and found the going period with a host of boys involved in activities pretty tough, although we proved that we were around the country. Looking back at the week competitive and this young side showed potential before half-term, we hosted a very successful St moving forward. We finished in 8th place after Andrew's College Shield Water Polo Tournament going down to St John’s College in the 7th place with a large entry and plenty of activity in both play-off. the TC Hudson and the DSG pools. A great atmosphere prevailed and the new pavilion really Our 1st Tennis team played in the Tjaart Vorster came into its own. After some cool, wet weather Tournament in Cradock before half-term and on the Saturday, the final on Sunday afternoon gave a good account of themselves, finishing in was played in sunny conditions in front of a good 3rd place and getting good exposure for our top crowd. players. Earlier that week the postponed Knowling Shield Whilst the College 2nds and U16A sides gained match against was played with good experience at the tournament, the 1st Team Graeme College edging the College team to claim set themselves up for an exciting final against the Knowling Shield. perennial rivals, Grey High School. After College A number of boys represented the Albany District had led for most of the match, Grey were able Team last Tuesday against Midlands in Cradock to find another gear in the final quarter and were and acquitted themselves well at this higher level.

St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018 of international entries and Josh did very well to finish in the top 50 of both events.

Our Air Rifle shooters attended the North West Open in Klerksdorp where they shot on the new The Rowing Club have returned from Roodeplaat electronic targets for the first time. Whilst this was Dam where they were in camp before and during a novel challenge for all competitors, the boys half-term. They competed in the Assumption gained valuable experience and look forward to Regatta in preparation for SA Champs and then being exposed to this technology going forward. were in training through the week for the biggest Richard Dorrington did very well to clinch a bronze event of the season, SA Junior Champs. College medal in the U16 10m Olympic event. had a good set of results, proving competitive in all boat classes. Last week was Gala Week with both the Individual The 1st VIII continued their good form to secure and Inter-House Galas being held on Wednesday. the silver medal just behind St Benedict’s College, Both these events were a great success with whilst the U16 double of Brendan Mouritzen and good enthusiasm, good weather and good Daniel Zahn took the gold in their event, earning performances. themselves an invitation to the South African U16 Squad tour to the UK. Other significant results were Silver in the Under 19 1st Coxed Fours, Bronze in the U19 Pairs by Liam Little and Dane Van Duren, Bronze in the Under 16 Eight and Bronze in the Under 16 Single Scull to Jason Thomas.

Whilst Martin Wolmarans continued his record- breaking feats in the U16s age group it was exciting to witness the emergence of Joss Hempel and Oliva Lange in the U14 age-group, both of whom dominated their events in record-breaking times. Both the Individual and Relay galas were won by Graham House. Josh Orsmond competed in the SA Open Water Championships at Marina Martinique over half term in both the 3km and 5km events. This event also attracted a number

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Both the U16 and U18 Basketballers travelled up to Johannesburg the week before and the week of half-term, respectively. The U16’s at the St Stithians College Tournament, as expected, found the going tough but were always in the mix and finished all their games just a few points adrift. They will be able to draw from the experience of playing at this level going forward. The 1st Team at the St John’s College Tournament, battled hard against some tough opposition learning valuable lessons along the way. There is no doubt that the general standard of schoolboy basketball up north is consistently higher, making the jump from local play that much more challenging. After Woodridge scored 167/6, College were only able to get to 131/9 in the allotted 20 overs after losing wickets at crucial stages through the innings.

This weekend sees the 1st Tennis Team travelling through to East London where they will team up with the DSG to play in the annual / Clarendon High School Tournament. This is always an enjoyable event and will bring a busy term of tennis to a close. The Cricket Club will take on Grey High School in their final fixture of this season, with the 1st XI playing on Lower Field starting at 09h30. The 1st and 2nd Basketball Teams will play in the Eastern Cape Championships hosted by Kingswood College whilst our U16 teams will play in the U16 Section hosted by College on Saturday. The U15A and U14A water polo sides will be involved in fixtures against Kingswood College. The Annual Individual and Inter-House Golf Champs will take place on the Belmont Golf Course Unfortunately the good rain of late put paid to a this Sunday and will provide lots of challenges on number of the cricket matches against Graeme this tight course. The course is in great condition College on the weekend before half-term. Those after the good rains of late. There are also EP few teams that played, performed well. The Squash trials scheduled in PE on Sunday. 1st XI then travelled up to Gauteng to play in the Independent Schools Festival hosted by St Alban’s College. The team battled for consistency with bat and ball but put in a brave performance against Michaelhouse to force a draw in the two- day game. St David’s College did really well to chase down 230 to win on the Saturday whilst the Sunday game was abandoned due to lightning gainst St John’s College, after College had posted 180 in this 50 over game. On returning to school they then took on in the quarter-final of the CSA T20 competition in PE last Wednesday.

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On Thursday Mr Sammy Gunn, retired headmaster of Selborne College and long-standing Secretary of the Hirsch Shield Athletics event, visited the school to present St Andrew’s College with its copy of the History of the Hirsch Shield Athletics event, this on the occasion of the Centenary of this prestigious meeting celebrated in 2017. Copies of the book are available through Mr Gunn ([email protected]).

There is an undoubted buzz around campus about the start of the winter sports season and the first of the trials will start on Monday. The Rugby Club will be straight into action next weekend when they take on Framesby High School in PE in a Mr Sammy Gunn presents Mr Alan Thompson number of fixtures. As a busy but enjoyable first with a copy of the History of the Hirsch Shield. term of summer sporting activity draws to a close we look forward to the ebb and flow of the winter season as most of the school is engaged in similar activities at common venues. The excitement of Friday night war cries will soon be reverberating across the valley once again.

I wish you all a tremendous weekend.

Kind regards

Pete Andrew Director of Sport

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2018 INTERHOUSE GALAS LIST OF MEDALS

UNDER 14 50m Butterfly Joss Hempel (New Gala Record) 100m Breaststroke Oliva Lange (New Gala Record) 50m Breaststroke Oliva Lange (New Gala Record) 100m Backstroke Oliva Lange 50m Backstroke Ethan John 100m Freestyle Joss Hempel (New Gala Record) 50m Freestyle Joss Hempel 100m Individual Medley Oliva Lange (New Gala Record) 200m Freestyle Joss Hempel (New Gala Record)

UNDER 15 50m Butterfly Cameron Rafferty 100m Breaststroke Matt Dovey 50m Breaststroke Matt Dovey 100m Backstroke Kai Lubinkhof 50m Backstroke Kai Lubinkhof 100m Freestyle Cameron Rafferty 50m Freestyle Cameron Rafferty 100m Individual Medley Tom Vermaak 200m Freestyle Richard Leach 200m Breaststroke Oliva Lange (New Gala Record)

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UNDER 16 50m Butterfly Martin Wolmarans (New Gala Record) 100m Butterfly Josh Cowen 100m Breaststroke Haydn John 50m Breaststroke Haydn John 100m Backstroke Josh Cowen 50m Backstroke Joel Vides 100m Freestyle Martin Wolmarans (New Gala Record) 50m Freestyle Martin Wolmarans (New Gala Record) 200m Individual Medley Martin Wolmarans (New Gala Record) 200m Freestyle Martin Wolmarans (New Gala Record)

OPEN 50m Butterfly Connor Stulich 50m Breaststroke Craig Macpherson 50m Freestyle Andrew Ramsden 100m Breaststroke Craig Macpherson

St Andrew’s College LIST OF FLOATING TROPHIES

The Browne Floating Trophy (Open 100m Freestyle) Oscar Liss

The T. C. White Trophy (Open 200m Freestyle) Joshua Orsmond

The Lawson Trophy (Open 200m Breaststroke) Craig Macpherson

The Christopher Maxwell Trophy (Open 100m Backstroke) Charlie Fleming

The John Maree Trophy (Open 50m Backstroke) Christian Dom

The Meltzer Individual Medley Trophy (Open) Christian Dom

The Open 500 Yard Cup (400m Freestyle) Joshua Orsmond

The Junior 500 Yard Cup (400m Freestyle) Joss Hempel

The Duncan Mayne Cup (Open 100m Butterfly) Christian Dom

The Mike Lake Cup (For Endeavour) Craig Macpherson (Vice-Captain)

The Institute Cup (For Contribution to Swimming) Joshua Orsmond (Captain)

The Doug Lawson Trophy (Best Junior Swimmer) Oliva Lange

The Adderley Prize (Best Open Swimmer) Martin Wolmarans

The 15 x 25m Junior Relay Upper

The 15 x 25m Senior Relay Graham

The Under 15 Cocoa Cup Trophy (21 x 25m Relay) Espin

The Senior Cocoa Cup Trophy (21 x 25m Relay) Graham

The Under 14 Relay Cup Upper

The Under 15 Relay Cup Graham

The Under 16 Relay Cup Graham

The Open Relay Cup Espin

The House Relay Cup Graham

The Murrell Bowl (Inter-House Points Cup) Graham St Andrew’s College Nec Aspera Terrent 9 March 2018

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