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HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE The world that we live in is changing rapidly. It is hard to even imagine what the requirements for a child in school may be in five years. We do know that technology is evolving incredibly quickly and it is unlikely to resemble what we know currently. Maybe every child will have a tablet and lessons; notes and homework will be done on that, then mailed through the intranet back to the staff. This already happens in many places and it will come to us - sooner rather than later. In the UK, education is moving away from the modular approach of examinations, back to the full year's work being assessed. The number of subjects a student takes at 'A' Level is likely to increase – more in line with the Baccalaureate type syllabus and exams. All of this is likely to come about – but even more than this, it is the all rounded young person who is being sought by all professions. They are looking for the person who can reason, who has social skills, who cares about the environment and the people around them; the person who is able to be positive in the toughest situation; the person who is good to be around and who can work with MR R W QUERL and for anyone at anytime; the person who is well turned Headmaster - Falcon College out and cares about his or her well being and who is “presentable” in every way. expected of our youth - not necessarily from an academic How then do we begin to produce this young person? standpoint but from a common sense, problem solving I believe it is simple – get onto the conveyer belt, do what and communication standpoint. Applied Maths, English, you are already doing, well, look around for anything Science and all the other subjects will be the order of the new, grab onto what is good and disregard the frivolous day, with thinking skills incorporated into a general and gimmicky things. Ensure that all the good basic exam paper, to separate the “wheat from the chaff”. principles are adhered to, even if they are somewhat old fashioned. Aim, as we have and always will, for as high a These are my predictions and my advice would be simple standard as we can, regardless of how much it stretches – stay in Africa where the resources are. Become involved us and how far out of our comfort zone it takes us. in tourism, mining or agriculture and “reach for the stars” – we can get a lot closer now than we have ever been able What will school be like in ten years time? “Soft skills” to – to the stars that is. will rule – not a lot will change in terms of children attending school. The amount of information available R W Querl and expected will quadruple and even more will be Headmaster 1 CONTENTS List of Board Members Governance 4 Accountancy Clubs & Societies 92 Chairman’s Speech Speech Day 6 Adventure Racing Club Clubs & Societies 93 Head Master’s Address Speech Day 8 Angling Society Clubs & Societies 95 Guest Speaker Speech Day 11 Art Club Clubs & Societies 97 Head Boy’s Speech Speech Day 15 Chess Club Clubs & Societies 98 Prize Winners Speech Day 16 Climbing Club Clubs & Societies 99 List of Academic Staff Staff 20 Computer Club Clubs & Societies 99 List of Admin Staff Staff 21 Drama Club Clubs & Societies 100 List Ancillary Staff Staff 21 Junior Debating Clubs & Societies 100 Staff Notes Staff 23 Etiquette Society Clubs & Societies 101 Falcon Office Bulawayo Staff 25 Falconry Clubs & Societies 103 Falcon Office Harare Staff 25 Interact Clubs & Societies 104 Meet The Staff Staff 26 Mylne Society Clubs & Societies 105 School Boy Leaders College 28 Natural History Club Clubs & Societies 105 Adventure Course F1 College 30 Natural History Club Trip Clubs & Societies 107 Adventure Course F2 College 31 Novices Clubs & Societies 109 Leadership Course L6 College 32 Photographic Club Clubs & Societies 110 Global Young Leaders Quest Society Clubs & Societies 112 Conference College 33 Shooting Club Clubs & Societies 112 Astra Challenge College 34 Snake Club Clubs & Societies 114 St John’s Course College 35 Speakers’ Circle Clubs & Societies 115 Student Support Team College 37 Stock Market Club Clubs & Societies 115 Marketing College 38 Technology Club Clubs & Societies 116 Library College 40 Toastmasters Clubs & Societies 117 Chapel Notes College 41 Woodsmoke Club Clubs & Societies 118 Pumula Camp College 43 National Representatives Sport 120 Quiet Waters College 44 Athletics Sport 120 Sanatorium College 46 Basketball Sport 122 Willie Sibanda Clinic College 47 Cricket Sport 125 House Reports Houses 50 Cross Country Sport 132 Soft Skills In Education Academic 63 Golf Sport 133 The 21st Century Classroom Academic 64 Hockey Sport 134 Academic Results Academic 66 Karate Sport 138 Academic Cup Points Academic 68 Rugby Sport 139 The National Institute Of Soccer Sport 148 Allied Arts Literary Squash Sport 153 Competition Awards Academic 69 Swimming Sport 155 Girls’ College Literary Tennis Sport 158 Festival Awards Academic 73 Tour De Falcon Sport 160 Environmental Management Water Polo Sport 162 Trip Academic 75 Sportsmen’s Dinner Guest French Class Tour To France Academic 77 Speech Sport 166 Inter-House Quiz Academic 78 Guest Speech Leavers’ Dinner 168 Design & Technology Academic 79 Head Boy’s Speech Leavers’ Dinner 170 Art Culture 81 Quest Africa Quest 173 Cultural Festival Culture 82 Chairman’s Report Old Boys 177 Inter-House Singing Culture 83 Old Boys News Old Boys 178 Robin Hood Culture 84 Old Boys Events Old Boys 179 Music Culture 87 Peregrination Old Boys 181 The Septet Culture 89 Obituaries Old Boys 183 Christmas Carol Service Culture 90 Acknowledgments Falcon College 186 2 The Board of Governors with Mrs Willie ‘Rongorongo’ Sibanda Mr D Mutambara, Mr H Dhana, Mr T Moyo, Mr A Campbell, Mr P Ncube, Mr R Querl, Mr A Lucas, Mrs Sibanda, Mr A Laing, Mr A Coulson, Mr H Leared, Mr P Ward BOARD MEMBERS CHAIRMAN ABJ LAING MEMBERS A F COULSON A D R CAMPBELL H D DHANA H A LEARED T T MOYO D MUTAMBARA P NCUBE P R WARD S DOOLABH W I HALE A J de N LUCAS S B REID P G MAVROS T F M TANSER HEADMASTER R W QUERL CEO J B MCTAGGART ACTING DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION L M WATSON CHAIRMAN OF OLD BOYS M LASHBROOK 4 SPEECH DAY CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS Mr and Mrs Cannon, Headmaster and prevarication and broken promises, as Mrs Querl, Ladies and Gentlemen. well as breach of written legal agreements, by our former Mining Mr and Mrs Cannon will be formally Partners. introduced later, but I would like to personally welcome them both back to The result is that an anticipated million Falcon and to say how pleased I am that dollars or so has simply not materialised. they accepted our invitation to join us Last year we were subjected to a $100,000 today. bank fraud, this year we are short of $1m. At Speech Day in 1960, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Sir Robert However, despite this, we have still Tredgold, announced that the new achieved much, including the boarding house would be called George installation of a new state-of-the-art Grey. In doing so, he stressed the MR A LAING kitchen which is the envy of other CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD importance of the 'George'. This was schools, completion of the Design and because there were other 'Grey' Houses in Zimbabwe, Technology Centre, acquisition of new 7 tonner, a 4 and this one would be set apart. George Grey was a tonner, and other vehicles, ongoing small building flamboyant, romantic character possessing all the projects, re-surfacing of roads, improvement to boys' qualities of high adventure. Ultimately he was killed by houses, construction of a workers' clinic, and an a lion, and his brother Charles was killed by a buffalo. improvement to staff packages which exceeded the Also on this occasion, the Headmaster announced that annual fees increase. Paul Cannon would be appointed first Housemaster of George Grey House. There is general acceptance of the fact that parents cannot afford endless increases in fees, even though the current The founder pupils in George Grey were drawn from the fees are too low to effectively run the College. It is for this other four houses. One would imagine that the other reason that we have worked tirelessly during the course Housemasters would hardly recommend their best of the year to source external funding. The gold revenue academics and athletes, and thus, again, one might which is yet to materialise, is just one of several efforts imagine, they probably sent across the worst of what they that are ongoing, and I have no doubt one or more of them had. This of course is hotly denied by those who were will materialise very shortly. We have streamlined the transferred. service supply in the kitchen for next term, which should translate into substantial savings. We have also In fact one of them is seated down here this substantially raised the skill levels and expertise in our morning...Yes, you! (Mr Tim Tanser) Accounts Department. I hope the Australian Ambassador is not here today. But More detail is included in the portfolio which you have has anyone ever realised how much George Grey and found on your seats today. Australia have in common? The phenomenal success of the Quest project to date has · They both have the same colours now manifested in a planned enrolment for next year of · They both claim the colour is gold not yellow about 45 students.