The DHS Herald

27 July 2018 Durban High School Issue 20/2018 Head Master : A D Pinheiro st DHS 1 XV’s Record Breaking Season! The DHS First XV broke through 2017 was the first time a DHS many barriers this year, First XV scored more than 40 achieving and breaking several points against Maritzburg records which have instilled College, and this was achieved immense pride once again into on Goldstone’s. 2018 saw all those who follow and support another win for DHS against DHS Rugby. College and on this occasion it was the first time that a DHS Easter Rugby Festival: First XV scored more than 40 The First XV was unbeaten at the points on Van Heerden’s against Contents Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, a College First XV. Although we winning their games against no longer play College twice a DHS 1st XV Record Breaking Season! 1 Selborne College, Queen’s year, this year’s victory ensured College and Dale College. the first back-to-back victories Blood Bank Clinic – The Benefits of Donating Blood 2 against College since 1999. This is the first time since 1995 Extra Mural Results 3 that a DHS First XV was unbeaten The 41-34 win over Kearsney Extra Mural Results cont’d 4 at an Easter Rugby Festival, and College was the first time that a Mandela Month 4 only the second DHS First XV to DHS First XV scored over 40 The Weeks Ahead 5 do so. They are also the first DHS points against Kearsney. The First XV to beat Selborne since victories over Kearsney in 2017 This Weekend’s Fixtures 5 1996. and 2018 make it the first back- DHS TV & the Matric Dance 5 to-back victories against them Mandela Month Poster, isiZulu Domestic Season: since the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Cultural Evening Poster, The First XV was unbeaten at DHS TV 6-8 home this season, which makes The two victories over it the first time since 2003 that a Michaelhouse in 2017 and 2018 Upcoming DHS First XV was unbeaten at also ensured the first back-to- Events home. back victories since 2010 and 2011.  Interventions The 60-10 victory over Westville Evenings was the first time that a DHS School is tremendously proud of  Rugby vs KZN First XV scored 60 points against all the boys, coaches and staff Development Westville; this also resulted in involved in the success of the the greatest winning margin (50 First XV this year.  Water vs points) since we started playing Michaelhouse against them. Lyle Matthysen  MATRIC DANCE!! Marketing  Blood Bank The “double” was achieved over  SCHOOL PHOTOS Westville this year; the last time Thank you to Lyle Matthysen who back-to-back victories were took the time to dig in School’s  National Science achieved against them was in the archives to secure and confirm Olympiad 2002 and 2003 seasons. all the results and information  DHS U12 Rugby that was needed for this report. Sevens The 50-27 victory over Tournament Northwood was the first time a  vs St DHS First XV scored 50 points on Charles Northwood’s main field.  D&D Chess Finals

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Donating Blood The South African National You could be saving someone Blood Service (SANBS) will be else’s life holding their termly blood donor clinic at DHS on Monday 1000s of people would die daily 30 July. This is a vital service if there were no blood donors. that plays a huge role in saving One unit of blood can save up to lives. three lives. When one donates The DHS 1st XV blood you give others a gift One of our young Grade 8s, money cannot buy or science Storm von Mollendorff, feels cannot create. quite passionately about blood donating and has done some What benefits do I receive? research and written an article as he would like to encourage When you give blood your own as many people as possible to blood is then replaced by new donate and save lives. This is and healthier blood in your his article. body.

“How the brain works In addition, giving blood regularly reduces your risk of The brain contains over 100 heart problems by up to 88% as billion nerve cells which are it reduces your blood viscosity. known as neurons. Each neuron In other words it prevents your has a tail-like appendage knows blood from getting thick and as the axon. These axons sticky which causes your artery develop dendrites - from the walls to thicken which in turn Storm von Mollendorff with the Greek word Dendron meaning causes cardiovascular disease, book he used to research his Blood tree. Synapses are small gaps the leading cause of death. donor article between the dendrites and neurons. In other words, giving blood is also good for you too … so it is What do these key parts of our definitely a win, win! body do? How many lives can you save? In the simplest way, the neurons allow an electrical If you donate regularly from the current to flow through the age of 17 to 57 you could save neurons and through the axon over 1000 people! Well actually through the synapse to another … 10001 lives, if you include axon down to the dendrites and your own. process repeats itself. I encourage all DHS Boys, Staff What does this have to do with and Parents that can donate to blood donation? please do so and support this drive. Well, for those people who hate needles, this if for you. So, let’s start meditating and The reason those needles scare saving lives!” you is because your heart starts beating faster and therefore a Storm Mollendorff message of fear is sent to your Grade 8N brain. Studies have proven that at least 80% of humans Thank you, Storm, for your This year’s isiZulu Cultural that suppress their fear of informative and interesting Evening is to be held on needles meditate, thereby article. Friday 17 August in the DC overcoming their fear of Thompson Hall needles and fact that they are See you at the Blood Clinic!!! giving their own blood.

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Extra Mural Results RUGBY vs WOODHOUSE the night and always had the unwavering support of the rugby GROVE SCHOOL ability to break the game open. programme has been a major This proved difficult, however, influence in our success this year. 1st XV Rugby : Match Report given the quality of the With your continued support we 12-9 Win opposition defence. look forward to many more fruitful seasons on the famous nd The final game of the DHS 1st XV The 2 half brought slightly more Van Heerden’s. season took place under lights in composure, as School were able a highly combative fixture to sort out their lineouts and Scott Mathie against one of the top rugby started to see more ball. DHS 1st XV Rugby Coach schools in the UK, namely eventually took the lead when Head of Rugby Woodhouse Grove School. It was Captain, Celimpilo Gumede, a game that was defined by the hammered the line in the 22m to RUGBY vs WOODHOUSE GROVE amount of gruesome collisions offload sublimely to Centre, and proved an excellent fixture Macneil Jenner, to dash over for DHS Woodhouse for both sides. It also was a our first score. The try was 1st XV 12 9 grand reminder of the converted by Sfundo Mkhwanazi. 2nd XV importance of rugby in society and how it builds relationships With a 7-6 lead heading into the RUGBY vs PARKTOWN BOYS’ across the globe for an entire last 10 minutes, DHS were HIGH lifetime. fighting to preserve their unbeaten season at home. This 1st XV Match Report After the unexpected defeat was put in peril when the against Parktown it was opposition were able to execute a DHS’s rugby venture into 3rd term important that “School” rally well-timed drop goal to take the rugby proved to be a very hard and produce the effort and scores to 7-9 in favour of the disappointing one for the 1st XV, physicality that has become touring team. But like most of as they failed to arrive against a associated with their game of this season, “Cometh the man, highly combative Parktown Boys’ late. The reaction was good and cometh the hour”, Captain High. The final score was 25-51 in although the “Horseflies” Gumede broke from a scrum from favour of the hosts. It was a struggled to exit well on the day his own 22m to gallop the whole lacklustre performance from the (as regular flyhalf Shakur La length of the field, chip the full “Horseflies” as their usual Douce was unavailable due to back and gather with only 5 aggressive nature was completely injury), their defence was minutes remaining on the clock. drowned out by a dominant resolute. The poor exits meant DHS thought they were going to forward display from the DHS had to defend a large take the lead only to see the Parktown pack. portion of the first half in their Captain knock the ball on over own 22m. The structured hard the line! However, this attack DHS had no response to multiple running game of our UK took DHS into their opposition line-out drives that resulted in 4 counterparts was very abrasive, 22m and from a subsequent tries. Parktown’s simple game but the smaller and combative penalty, a quick thinking tap and plan involved consistent carries DHS boys defended with pride, go from Flanker, Asande Mnguni, from their pack which thwarting all their efforts on the freed up enough space to force continuously helped them gather night. It was great to see that an offload to Gumede who momentum whenever they desperation back in our defence, crashed over to score with very attacked. They held onto the ball and it laid the platform for us to little time left. extremely well and forced DHS to win the game. make tackle after tackle until It was a hard fought victory that they forced points or ill-discipline The team struggled to win any encapsulated the hard work the by DHS. The half-time break was lineout ball in the first half, team put in on the night and 8-30 in favour of the hosts. which denied us a lot of ensured that the 1st XV went possession. Woodhouse were unbeaten on Van Heerden’s this DHS rallied somewhat in the 2nd able to add two converted season, a feat that had not been half but were unable to secure penalties to their score-line, achieved in a very long time. their defensive frailties in the leaving the score at 6-0 at the Many thanks go to the coaching collision. Two intercept tries break. Although lacking team and players for all their ensured “School’s” fate was possession, School were able to efforts this year. We must also sealed after some enterprising show more X-factor moments on thank all the Old Boys whose attack. The usual ingenuity and

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Extra Mural Results cont’d Mandela Month creative attack was stymied by CROSS COUNTRY @ In the spirit of Mandela month some courageous tackling from PARKTOWN BOYS’ Community Service at DHS will be Parktown and a lack of work rate running the following projects: from DHS to get set early in good Seniors positions. 1. Stationery donation for Position Name Sithokozile High School. Ultimately it was a missed 5th O Qhwaya – 30 July to 3 August 2018. opportunity for DHS to really 7th S Mbambo – new or old that is still in finish off their successful season 8th S Gogobala good condition. on a high note. All credit to a 10th T Nkomo – pens, pencils, erasers, flip complete performance from the 12th C Crickmore files, rulers, colouring pencils, Koki’s, hosts. 13th B Msomi calculators, exam pads.

– A box is at the reception Point scorers for the fixture: Juniors area for boys to put their D Booysen – 5 points donations in. S La Douce – 3 points Position Name J Cedares – 5 points th 5 A Buthelezi 2. Monetary donation for Bright M Ntuli – 5 points th 1 Penalty try – 7 points 6 S Mathonzi Eyes Centre for Visually th 7 J Abrahams Impaired kids. th Scott Mathie 9 V Khuzwayo – 30 July & 31 July 2018. 1st XV Rugby Coach 10th M Mnembe – R10 = 1 hour community Director of Rugby service only up to R50 = 5 Hours Community Service. Rugby vs Parktown Boys’ INDOOR – Money to be handed to the class tutors DHS Parktown DHS Opponent – Each donation made must 1st XV 25 51 1st 6 Westville 6 be written onto the class 2nd XV 14 50 1st 3 Glenwood 4 list next to the boy’s 3rd XV 7 25 name. U16A 18 31 – Each boy must sign next to U15A 15 5 his name that he has U15B 57 7 donated that amount on U15C 3 17 the class list. U14A 28 0 U14B 74 7 3. Durban Youth Council will be U14C 33 5 selling blue ribbons to CHESS vs PARKTOWN BOYS’ represent awareness against child abuse. DHS 6 – 6 August to 10 August Parktown 1 2018. – Each Ribbon costs R10 – The DYC and RCL boys will HOCKEY vs PARKTOWN BOYS’ go to each class to sell directly to the boys. DHS Parktown – The proceeds will go to 1st XV 1 7 the Ethelbert Child and U16A 1 4 Youth Centre. U14A 4 0 U14B 0 3 Boys, Staff, Parents and Friends of DHS are urged to participate and support these worthy causes. vs PARKTOWN BOYS’ Thank you in advance for your DHS 1 support. Parktown 12 Ms Giselle Joshua M-i-C : Community Service

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Saturday 28 July Monday 6 August Rugby vs KZN Development (h) U14 Indoor Hockey vs Michaelhouse @ Durban High School Tuesday 7 August 255 St Thomas Road Clifton Musgrave Matric Dance : 18h00 : ICC U16 Indoor Hockey 4001 Football vs Clifton Monday 30 July Phone: Wednesday 8 August (031) 277 1500 Blood Bank Clinic : 08h30 to 14h00 : DC Thompson Hall Langley Day for Grade 6s Fax: U14 Indoor Hockey Football vs Clifton (031) 277 1555 Grade 11 Intervention Evening : Grade 12 External isiZulu E-mail: 17h30 : AJ Human Room Moderation [email protected] Water Polo vs Hilton (a) Tuesday 31 July Inspired by our past, School Photos : Grade 12s, Thursday 9 August PUBLIC HOLIDAY – WOMEN’S DAY Committed to our future Leadership & Cultural Out Weekend for the BE National Science Olympiad : Grade 9 NS & Grade 10-11 LFSC Friday 10 August We’re on the Web! U16 Indoor Hockey SCHOOL HOLIDAY www.durbanhighschool.co.za Water Polo vs Glenwood @ Westville Tuesday 14 August Grade 10 Intervention Evening : AJ Science Club – Eskom Expo for Human Room : 17h30 Young Scientists DHS TV & the U16 Indoor Hockey Wednesday 1 August Water Polo vs Kearsney Matric Dance School Photos : Grade 8s & Grade 9 Intervention Evening : Wednesday 15 August It is another big weekend for our 17h30 : AJ Human Room KZN Drumline Competition Boys, especially the Matrics as they Thursday 2 August Thursday 16 August prepare for their Matric Dance at the Durban International Convention National Science Olympiad : Grade U18 Indoor Hockey 10-11 : PHSC Centre. The good news is that you Friday 17 August will be able to catch all the red Science Club : Bridge Building Mentor Applications Close carpet moments LIVE on DHS TV. Competition isiZulu Cultural Evening Grade 8 Intervention Evening : Tournament @ Click here … www.digitv.co.za …to 17h30 : AJ Human Room Glenwood sign up for one of their flexible U18 Indoor Hockey packages, starting from as little as Friday 3 August Saturday 18 August R50. DHS U12 Sevens vs Glenwood (h) Tournament : 3-4 August Sunday 19 August Poetry Club MIC : 15h00-16h30 : Grade 8 & 9 BE Social Seabrooke’s Theatre Grade 10 Leadership Excursion to vs Westville/Northwood Khotso : 19 to 23 August Saturday 4 August Monday 20 August Football vs St Charles (a) Grade 11 Work Experience : 20-24 D&D Chess Finals August This Weekend’s Fixtures RUGBY vs KZN DEVELOPMENT : Saturday 28 July 2018

Team Opponent Team Time Venue Referee 3rd XV Claremont 1st XV 09h00 Van Heerden Society U16A Kwadengezi U16A 11h00 Van Heerden Mr Mathie U15A Umlazi U15A 10h00 Van Heerden Society U15B Lindelani U15A 09h00 Nourse Mr van Rensburg U15C Hammarsdale U15A 11h00 Nourse Mr Pina U14B Ohlange U14A 10h00 Nourse Mr Matthysen U14C Eqinisweni U14A 10h00 Sandford Mr Diedericks

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