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OLD STITHIAN NEWSLETTER
OLD STITHIAN ASSOCIATION JULY 2013
OSA Office : PG CONTENTS Tel : +27 11 024 0706 Fax : +27 86 511 9883 P O Box 327, Cramerview, 2060, Gauteng, South Africa 1 Message from the OSA Chair [email protected] www.oldstithian.com 2 60th Ball – Photos 3 Class Reunions Contact Persons One & All Club & Higher Ground Restaurant : Dates to Diarise for 2013 Tel : +27 11 024 3433 / 6360 or [email protected] 4 OSA Dinner Invitation 5 OSA Golf Day Invitation 6 OSA Monthly Draw / Overseas Contacts 7 Old Stithian News / Condolences 8 Old Stithian Sports Achievers /Crusaders Sport / Appeal for Sporting Stars 9 Old Stithian Trust 10 One & All Club / Saints Guest Lodge 11 Saints Jubilee Rose 12 AON 13 College News
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Message from the OSA Chair
Dear One & All
As the middle of the year has come and gone, and as we start heading back towards the good old days of summer, there are so many exciting events coming up. Our Alumni dinner on 6 September 2013, the
OSA golf day on 31 October 2013, the Saints Waterpolo Festival from 24 – 27 October 2013 and a couple of Club Draws, where I am hoping to give away the prize this year.
The club draw has taken off brilliantly and I would like to thank all of you who have made the time to come through and join us and I look forward to seeing you all on 25 July 2013 for another draw. We have
also had a brilliant reunion in Melbourne, Australia organised by Travis MacClachlan and another one coming up on 8 August 2013 in Sydney, organized by DJ Carrick and if you would like more information about future get togethers, please contact Susannah.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Tim Nuttall, our new Rector, and his family to the
College. Tim will be taking over the reigns at the beginning of August and we wish him well in driving our school to the next level.
On that short note, I look forward to seeing you at some stage at the Higher Ground or at one of our events, but book now because places are running out.
Shaun Edmeston Chair Old Stithian Association [email protected]
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60th Ball
Current and previous Heads of the College : L to R : Mel Dace, John Lees, Owen Roberts, Celeste Gilardi, David Knowles, Lynne Rivett-Carnac, Mark Henning, David Wylde, Ivanka Acquisto, Stephen Lowry, Alistair Stewart, Anne van Zyl, Alan Wyborn
Daniel Dee (2007) & Carel Nolte (1991), Chair of Council Munene Khoza - MC Tinashe Chandauka (Headboy 2007) & Headgirl 2004
Andrew Dikobo (Headboy 2003) Piet & Cynthia v Tonder Allen Needham (1974) back left and friends
Amazwi Africa Girls’ College Choir The Dukes
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2013 Reunions Dates to Diarise for 2013 Dates & Contact persons
25 July 2013 - OSA Draw 8 August 2013 One & All Club Sydney Reunion 18h00 – 20h00 Time : 18h00 See Pg 6 for further details Venue: Hotel CBD. Ground Floor, Cnr King and York Sts, Sydney, 2000 8 August 2013 Please RSVP by 31/07/2013 David Carrick : Sydney Reunion [email protected] See details on left and Page 6 Mobile : +61 402 793 040 29 August 2013 - OSA Draw Boys’ College Class of 1963 One & All Club 27-30 September 2013 18h00 – 20h00 Jonathan Arthur [email protected] 6 September 2013 Boys’ College Class of 1973 Old Stithian Dinner 17 September 2013 One & All Club Garry Burgess [email protected] Guest Speaker : Piet van Tonder RSVP : Susannah Boys’ College Class of 1983 011 024 0706 or [email protected] Dr Geoff Bihl [email protected] See Page 4 for further details
Boys’ College Class of 1988 27 September 2013 Provisional date 31 October 2013 Chapel Service & Walkabout Lars Greiner [email protected] or for Class of 1963 and Old Boys & Sons Ryan Falkenberg [email protected] Chapel, 08h30
RSVP : Toni Brooks Boys’ College Class of 1993 [email protected] or 011 577 6207 Simon Gear [email protected]
31 October 2013 Boys’ College Class of 2003 Andrew Dikobo [email protected] Old Stithian Golf Day Randpark Club RSVP : Susannah Girls’ College Class of 2003 011 024 0706 or [email protected] had their reunion on 23 February 2013 See Page 5 for further details
2014 31 October 2013 Boys’ College Class of 1964 St Stithians College Gavin Arnott [email protected] Annual Remembrance Service 082 442 7361 Chapel, 08h30
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OLD STITHIAN ASSOCIATION DINNER 6 September 2013
Dear Old Stithians,
You are hereby invited to the Annual Old Stithian Association Dinner :
Date : 6 September 2013 Time : 19h00 Venue : One & All Club Guest Speaker : Mr Piet Van Tonder “Meneer” is retiring this year. He started at the Boys’ College in 1983 and apart from being part of the Easter Festival since its inception, he was also instrumental in helping many boys pass Afrikaans! He was Housemaster of Mt Stephens from 1994 to 2003 and has been Deputy Head since 2007. He has served for a number of years on the OSA Committee and has now taken over the roll as OSA President. Join us to wish him and his wife, Cynthia, a wonderful retirement. Dress : Formal Cost : R300 p.p. Bar : Cash Bar RSVP : by 31 August 2013 Susannah on 011 024 0706 or [email protected]
Bank Deposit Details : NAME OF ACCOUNT : OLD STITHIAN ASSOCIATION BANK : First National Bank BRANCH NAME : Bryanston BRANCH CODE : 250017 ACCOUNT NUMBER : 621 4440 3433 REFERENCE : Surname/OSA Dinner
Please send a confirmation of payment to [email protected]
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OSA Annual Golf Day / Piet van Tonder Farewell Randpark Club 31 October 2013
Please join us for our Annual Golf Day, which will also be a Farewell to Piet van Tonder who is retiring after 30 years (1983-2013). Piet has played an enormous part in the school as a whole, and apart from being Housemaster and Deputy, he has been part of the Easter Festival since its inception.
The Golf Day will consist of a 4-ball Alliance competition, followed by a Dinner for Prize giving. As well as bidding Piet a farewell, we are also using this opportunity to fundraise for the improvement of the School facilities, and will be focussing our efforts on the field next to the One & All Club.
R600 p.p. R2400/4-ball Dinner included
R350 p.p. Dinner only
Sponsorship of Holes :
R2000 (hole sponsorship only)
R3500 which includes : 1x 4 ball, dinner & 3 x frame banners (your own design)
A Raffle will take place during the evening.
Bookings or if you want to sponsor a prize : Susannah [email protected] or 011 024 0706 by 19 October 2013
Banking Details : Account Holder : Old Stithian Association Bank : First National Bank Branch : Bryanston Branch Code : 250017 Account Number : 621 4440 3433 Reference : Name/Golf Day Please confirm your booking option by mail to [email protected]
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OSA Monthly Club Draw Thursday 25 July 2013 - R26 000! The next OSA Club Draw will take place on THURSDAY, 25 July 2013. The amount will be R26 000 and will jackpot every month by R1000, if not won. The draw will be done on membership numbers, of which there will be a list to confirm any winners. The draw will take place at 7pm, and you need to be present in order to win. The Club Draw coincides with our weekly Alumni Nights' special of a 20% discount from 6pm to 8pm every Thursday night. There will also be prizes for those who attend.
The following names were drawn on 20 June 2013, but no-one was present to claim the prize :
R25 000 : Peter Marsh, Ashton Holts, James Bamford, Alesandro Scako, Michael Phillips, Guy Urdang, Talisa Mc Millan, Niel Thomas, Jarrod Hockley, Jurgen Schulte R12 500 : James Mclean, Luke Hosty, Paul Broome, James Parker, Russel Gain R6 250 : Mark Daly, John Wessels, Mitzi Venn, Carmen Croxford, Mark Johnson Attendance Draw - R1 500 : Robert Mulder The rules for the draw have change slightly as follows: - 10 Membership numbers will be drawn randomly for the full prize value. - If a winner is not drawn, a further 5 Membership numbers will be drawn for 50% of the full prize value. - Should no winner again be drawn, then another 5 Membership numbers will be drawn for 25% of the full prize value. - If a winner is yet again not drawn, then 1 name of the people present will be drawn for 5% of the full prize value to ensure a guaranteed win.
OSA Overseas Contacts The OSA would like to spread our wings to overseas countries and start reunions/branches there so please contact our OSA representatives in order to facilitate this initiative. If anyone is interested in starting an OSA group in other countries not on the list below, please contact Susannah on [email protected].
Australia : Melbourne : Travis MacLachlan (1998) [email protected] Tel: +61 3 9594 8999 Mobile: +61 431 625 012 Please send your updated e-mail address to Sydney : Reunion : [email protected] Date : Thursday 8th August 2013 Time : 18h00 Venue : Hotel CBD. Ground Floor, Cnr King and York Sts, Sydney, 2000 RSVP : by 31/07/2013 David Carrick : [email protected] Mobile : +61 402 793 040
Perth : Johnny Velloza : [email protected]
USA New York : Daniella Duxbury : [email protected]
Canada British Columbia Trevor Tasker : [email protected]
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Old Stithian News
Congratulations to the following Old Stithian parents :
Lucinda & Trevor Boddy on the birth of their son Grayson Noel on 20 February 2013.
Michael and Lara Adams (nee Beck) (2000) on the birth of their daughter Ella on 6 March 2013.
Daniel & Lesley-Anne Cullender (nee Upton) (2001) on the birth of their daughter Charlotte Alice on 13 March 2013.
Juliet & Paul Collins (1999) on the birth of their daughter Daniella Kate on 27 March 2013.
Robert and Lauren Frodsham (nee De Jager) (2002) on the birth of their daughter Victoria 4 April 2013.
James & Lauren Yaldwyn (nee Williams) (1997) on the birth of their son Liam on 19 April 2013.
Marc & Lauren Levi (nee Richards) (1996-2002) on the birth of their daughter Sophie Lauren on 17 May 2013.
Warren & Janlee Francis Bryce-Borthwick (nee Roux) (1999) on the birth of their son Luke on 31 May 2013.
Susan and Travis Krause (1998) on the birth of their sons Max and Ty on 3 July 2013.
Dave Matthews (1980) of the Dave Matthews Band will be performing in South Africa on 30 November at Grand Arena, Grandwest, Cape Town and on 3 December in the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg. The Dave Matthews Band has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined. The group ranked as the biggest touring act worldwide of the past decade and has sold over 18 million tickets since its inception. Click here to buy your tickets. Recently, the singer was forced to hitch a ride to his show in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on 13 July 2013 after his bike broke down on a rural motorway. http://news.sky.com/story/1116141/dave- matthews-hitchhikes-with-fan-to-his-show.
Congratulations to the following Old Stithians on their Graduation from Wits : Ianthe Sandnes (2007), Lauren Dace (BA Honours) (2007) and April Hickmore (2007) and Frances (nee Dicks) Wilmot (2001) ( PGCE).
Malcolm Driver (1956), Jeremy Borchers (1956) & Ronald Rankine (1956) addressed the Grade 3's at the Girls’ Prep on their days at Saints. They brought to light so much about our school and the children were delighted and fully tuned into all the stories they had to share.
Condolences Please keep the following Old Stithian Families in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn the passing of their loved ones:
Dave McGaw (ex Boys’ College teacher 1982-2003) on the death of his wife, Jenny, from cancer on 9 July 2013. Her funeral was held on Monday 15 July 2013 in Kwambonambi.
Please send your new e-mail address to [email protected]
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Celebrating OSA Sports Achievers
Holly Norton (2011), recently won Silver in the A Final of the W4- at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan whilst representing the Ohio State University.
Rodney Robb (1968) started playing hockey at the age of 32. In 2010 he was a member of the first South African Grand Masters Hockey Team (60 to 65 year olds) who patricipated in the Grand Masters Hockey World Cup in Cape Town in September 2010 where they came 8th out of the 9 participating countries. In August 2012, they participated in Oxford, England where they finished 6th out of 10 countries. He is now in the squad for World Cup in the Haque, Netherlands in June 2014.
Jono Ross (2008) is currently playing for the Blue Bulls. His regular position is number 8 or flanker. He started off playing for the Golden Lions and represented them at the 2007 and 2008 Under–18 Academy Week tournaments. He also represented them in the 2008 Under–19 Currie Cup competition. He then joined the Blue Bulls and played for their Under–21 team in 2010 and 2011. He made his senior debut in 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match against SWD Eagles, as well as in the quarter-final match against former team the Golden Lions. He made his debut in the Currie Cup competition a few months later in 2011 against Griquas and made one further appearance that season. He established himself as a regular in the team for the 2012 Vodacom Cup, making eight starts and scoring a try. In 2013, he was called into the Bulls Super Rugby side for their match against the Kings. In addition to playing for the Blue Bulls, he also represented UP- Tuks in the annual Varsity Cup competition in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Old Stithian Sport - Crusaders Sport Contacts : Football : Angela Merola [email protected] Cricket : Rod Anley [email protected] Diving : Justine Heydra [email protected] Flyfishing : Chris Williams [email protected] Hockey : Carren Smith [email protected] Mini-Hockey : Carrin Richter [email protected] Swimming : Lee Reeves [email protected] Rugby : Christian Ashcroft [email protected] Running Club : Quinton Pascoe [email protected] Waterpolo : Marc Lax [email protected] Cycling : Andrew Barclay [email protected] Basketball : Darron Tehini [email protected]
Calling All National and International OSA Sports Achievers
We are busy updating the list of all Old Stithians who played Sport on a National and/or International level and would like to install an Honours Board in the One & All Club with these names.
Please send the following details to Susannah at [email protected] :
Your Name Matric Year Sporting Code Year/s playing the sport National/International level Any other information that is of interest
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Old Stithian Trust Trustees : Lee Astfalck, Colin Smith, Clive Douglas, Shaun Edmeston Master IT No : 423/2012 The Old Stithian Trust launched on 2 June 2012. The Trust will seek to raise funds which can be channeled into the school for the betterment of all learners across the campus. The Trust already has over R2 million pledged towards projects in the school and will look to grow this number by donations from our membership.
The Trust itself under the guidance of the trustees will focus on:
Financial support for the children of Alumni Improvements to the college, its facilities and new development projects Learner support for academic, sporting or cultural excellence The Thandulwazi Trust
As Alumni, we stand at the point where we have an opportunity to do something great for a school that gave us so much, an opportunity to ensure the sustainability of the College as well as be a support network for other Alumni and children, who may not have had the same opportunities as we have had. We also have an opportunity to make a difference in the future of the school, to take it to new heights and truly give to One and All.
Shaun Edmeston Chair Old Stithian Trust Old Stithian Trust Pledge Form
Full Name: ......
Postal Address: ......
......
...... Postal Code: ……………......
E-Mail: ......
Cell No: ...... Matric Class Year :………......
a) I enclose my cheque made payable to the OLD STITHIAN TRUST to the amount of
R...... OR a) b) Please debit my Master/Visa Card for the amount of: R......
Name on Card: ......
Card No: ......
CCV No (last 3 digits on back of card): ...... Expiry Date: ...... OR b) c) I will deposit R………..…….………………………….... directly into the OLD STITHIAN TRUST account as a
once-off / monthly contribution for……………………………….………………………………………..…months.
…………………………………………………………….…… ……………..………………………….…….…………….….. SIGNED DATE
Bank Account Details : Old Stithian Trust, FNB, 623 5931 7312, Bryanston, 250017, Swift Code, FIRNZAJJ
Receipts will be issued for all contributions. These are tax deductible, pending our tax status which will be completed before the end of the tax year.
Please send the Pledge Form and your deposit confirmation to [email protected] or fax to 086 511 9883, so that we can acknowledge your contribution.
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Saints Guest Lodge
One & All Club
The Saints Guest Lodge is situated at the One & All Club. A delicious full breakfast is served on the patio of the well known “Higher Ground Restaurant” adjacent to the Guest Lodge, offering sumptuous lunch and dinners too. The pub situated within the restaurant is fully licensed. The bedrooms have a separate entrance and have a 180 degree view of the Sandton and Johannesburg skyline. Secure parking is provided and entry to the Guest Lodge is via the Peter Place entrance. 24 hour security and camera monitored entrances make for a secure stay. The Saints Guest Lodge is a few minutes away from the Sandton Clinic as well as many major shopping complexes and the heart of the Sandton central business district.
Bookings and Enquiries:
Shirley Cell: 082 408 8887
Louise Cell: 082 922 3830
www.saintsguestlodge.co.za
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Campus Newsletters
St Stithians College Contact All the latest, as well as previous newsletters, are Details : available on the school website www.stithian.com.
Postal Address The St Stithians College Rector's Newsletters Private Bag 2 are available on the following link Randburg 2125 http://www.stithian.com/index.php/rectors- Gauteng newsletters
Physical Address St Stithians College, Peter Place The St Stithians College Rector's Reports are Entrance: Peter Place Lyme Park available on the following link Sandton http://www.stithian.com/index.php/rectors-termly- reports The central switchboard number is (011) 577 6000 The St Stithians Boys' College Headmaster's Junior Prep Newsletters are available on the following link (011) 577 6400 http://www.stithian.com/index.php/newsletters-boys- Fax: (011) 577 6490 college
Boys' Prep (011) 577 6200 The St Stithians Girls’ College Newsletters are Fax: (011) 577 6470 available on the following link
http://www.stithian.com/index.php/newsletters-girls- Boys' College (011) 577 6100 college Fax: (011) 577 6450
Girls' Prep The St Stithians Girls' Prep Newsletters are (011) 577 6334 available by clicking the link below Fax: (011) 577 6480 http://www.stithian.com/index.php/all-in-one
Girls' College (011) 577 6300 The St Stithians Boys' Prep Newsletters are Fax: (011) 577 6460 available on the following link below
http://www.stithian.com/index.php/newsletters-boys-prep Admissions Department [email protected] 011 577 6364 or 011 577 6316 More information is available on the following link The St Stithians College Calender can be found on http://www.stithian.com/index.php/admissions the following link http://www.stithian.com/index.php/calendar
Contact for access to St Stithians Campus gate opening times : College Sporting Facilities : http://www.stithian.com/images/stories/campus/Pare nt_information/Gate_Time_Schedule_- Mhlangabezi Nombewu, _November_2012.pdf Sports Facilities Co-ordinator, St Stithians College [email protected]
Cell: 083 267 1867
St Stithians College Annual Remembrance Service