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The Memorable Francois van Zyl How do we measure five years in the life of a Paul Rooser? Do we measure these according to the amount of games we played, the times we sang our hearts out to help the first team score that one final life-or-death try, or Journey of the joyful Jolla Bollas we did after great victories? Or do we measure them by the small things: the music that plays from the SC-Room during a lazy Friday break; the times you have to stand quad because you forgot to cut your hair before assembly; walking through the hallowed hallways of our school and hearing the laughter that echoes from Mr. Pieterse’s or Mr. Gillion’s classrooms? In the end it doesn’t matter how you measure them, the Class because they all amount to the same: an unforgettable journey. It’s been a long, exhilarating ride for the Matrics of 2016 since they first stepped onto this revered terrain in 2012. As they walked into this school, no boy could have ever imagined that they would walk out five years later of 2016 as young men, maroon blood pumping through their bodies courtesy of a heart that belongs to this school. Friendships were forged into a brotherhood that will stay with these men for the rest of their lives. Every time a Matrics class leaves this school, they warn us that we should cherish every moment we breathe (vervolg op bladsy 3) 2 | Semper Oktober 2016 Aktueel • Current Affairs The Cowardly Caliphate Trump versus Clinton

Calvin Durr clearly see when the conservative Barrack Obama inspired a Gross The 57th presidential elections are Domestic Product of 1.2% - the right around the corner and it is still lowest ever in American history. He very unclear as to whom President also created Obama Care, which was Obama will be handing the baton widely controversial. to. The two candid ates in contest Should Clinton be are multimillionaire Donald Trump elected into power and former Secretary of State Hillary we will most probably Clinton. observe an expansion For many people, these elections on Obama Care are the typical example of having to choose between the worst of two evils. This notion, to my mind, however, should not be entertained. and Yes, both candidates have flaws, but another four years so does everyone on the planet. of an alarming What makes these elections low GDP. particularly exciting is the fact that Trump Clinton is the obvious safe ball and promises Johan Schoeman enforces their authority through the recruiting new members from across Trump the loose cannon ... to “make implementation of Sharia Law. This the world. Propagandist videos are often The problem with Clinton is that the America Daesh, Da'esh, Da'ish, IS, ISIL, Islamic proclamation was widely rejected and released showing the graphic but very real State. At the very heart of all this criticized by the Muslim Community and execution of prisoners safe option is not always what is great again”, synonymy lies an evil we have come to the world as a whole. There is some good news though. best when it comes to a promise he know over the past few years. An evil The group originated as Jama'at al- Recently, ISIS has announced a state of running a country. copied from Ronald Regan in the that has spread though our society like Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999, and pledged emergency after the continuous bombing Sometimes there is 1980 election. He has no experience a malignant tumor, leaving nothing but their allegiance to Al-Qaeda. It is as a of their leaders and strongholds. need of a little bit of in politics, other than the time he death and pain in its wake. This evil is part of this allegiance that newly-formed All in all, ISIS is comprised of scared fire, as we could sought, and failed, to win his party’s formally known as the Islamic State in group participated in the Iraqi insurgency little men who hide behind their banners nomination in the year 2000. This Iraq and Syria, or ISIS for short. following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq and balaclavas and have absolutely no coupled with his celebrity status ISIS is a jihadist militant group that by Western forces. ISIS and Al-Qaeda respect for the value and beauty of life. and semi-extreme ideas are what follows and enforces a fundamentalist worked with smaller insurgent groups in ISIS is at the root of many of the world’s doctrine of Sunni Islam. This doctrine is the formation of an Islamic State in Iraq biggest problems. They have taken a makes him such a nerve-wracking known as Wahhabi. The group controls a in 2006 and in Syria in 2011. A great feud gentle and loving religion and have used candidate. When you vote Trump, vast landlocked area that includes parts of arose between the two groups’ leadership it as a mechanism of violence. ISIS isn’t you are voting for suspense. Syria and Iraq. In 2014 the militant group structures when Isis declared Islamic a Muslim problem, or a Middle Eastern He could bring about enormous proclaimed itself a caliphate and named state in Syria and in Iraq in 2014, and the problem. ISIS is a human problem and economic growth, but he could also Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as their leader or groups have been at odds ever since. threatens the well-being of every single start World War III if he doesn’t calm caliph. What sets ISIS apart from other person on earth. It is therefore high time down on his foreign policy. A caliphate has authority over all extremist organisations is that ISIS is that we eradicate these cowards in black Muslims Worldwide. The caliph very good at promoting themselves and to make the world a better place.

one-dimensional characters flail and of the chariot wheels to carve up simply appears as an anticlimax. flounder around the screen amidst your opponents. And what happens In my opinion, the biggest Ben Hur their digital counterparts, wielding this time? How about those knives? tragedy is rather the way in which Christo Langenhoven it bore an aura of perfection. Real sword and knives and shields, while Well, it’s entirely in line with the film’s Bekmambetov managed to completely human beings, as opposed to the roaring like the iconic MGM lion toothless dullness that this gadget obliterate every single characteristic This dull, clunking return to one of latest version’s digital ones, were used itself. goes missing along with much else. for which the 1959 version stood for: cinema’s great warhorses lacks all the as extras, which also contributed to Ben-Hur has moved and stirred After this, Christ’s crucifixion – the passion, pride, perfection and true subtlety, passion and grandeur of its the movie’s ‘realistic experience’. audiences because of its bold parallels greatest tragedy in the entire movie – cinematic greatness. more illustrious predecessors. But this one, the latest, is a and literal narrative intertwining with The Roman epic with all its legions greenscreen Ben Hur and the passion the story of Jesus. For all its brashness, of extras was once a genre that is gone, together with the grandeur William Wyler’s 1959 movie handled belonged to the big screen, but CGI of scale. Jesus’s dramatic presence in the story has it shrunk to laptop size and this Bekmambetov’s direction offers relatively obliquely. new version of Ben Hur has somehow nothing in the way of nuance or even This is very much not the case here taken the diminution further still. of ordinary human light-and-shade: with Bekmambetov’s adaptation of a The 1959 version used movie the action-heavy template for a cinematic classic. audiences all around the globe, as videogame springs to mind as The Wyler classic was famous for the terrifying blades that came out Oktober 2016 Semper | 3 Aktueel • Current Affairs Hallo aus Deutschland!

Francois van Zyl landmarks are scarred with the scorch to Johannesburg, where the boys stayed trip. All-in-all, the costs concerning International friendships were marks of the flames that tore through for three days in order to prepare for the course amounted to more than forged in the long-extinguished fires Two pupils from the Grade 11 the city streets. their German adventure, travelling R100 000 per person, all from the of the beautiful city of Dresden, and German class had the privilege of The Goethe-Institut, the great expenses for the journey to Germany generous pocket of the Goethe-Institut three weeks have led to relationships attending an international study course benefactor of our German department and back, and the three weeks’ stay in and the German government. Although which will last for years to come. Paul in Germany during the June holidays. at Paul Roos Gymnasium, once again Germany at a youth hostel. the main focus of the Pasch-Project, Roos is incredibly grateful for all the The course was held in the historic city showed its incredible generosity by Trips to museums, other cities and the initiative which enabled our boys contributions the Goethe-Institut has of Dresden, a city which was almost awarding James Roux and Francois landmarks around Germany were also to attend the course, is improving made to our school in order to create completely destroyed after World War van Zyl full bursaries for attending the taken care of by the Goethe-Institut. young people’s German speaking skills an incredible German department that II. Bullet holes still mark the stone walls course. On top of this, both boys received and grammar abilities, the experience ensures the continuance of German as a of the old buildings, and the great city’s These bursaries included flight tickets pocket money for the duration of their consisted of much more than that. subject at our institution.

Now we’re here (continued) in the air that flows across our school grounds. Only when it’s too late do we realise that we should have heeded their advice. GODS OF BRAID STEAL THE SHOW During their time in our school they have seen countless teachers come and go, they have said goodbye to some of the greatest names to have roamed these hallways, and they have seen a Sanctuary of Excellence achieve great milestones. They had the privilege of seeing the end of the 150 Years festivities, and of beating Grey College on our very own Markötter in 2015. They walked through these hallways with legends like Mr. Van Vuuren and Ma’am Smit. Paul Roos history is intertwined with every aspect of their lives at this school. The Class of 2016 has produced many great achievers. This year three of our first team squad members were selected for the SA Schools rugby team: Ben- Jason Dixon, Damian Willemse and Jesse Johnson. Andrew Hobson also led our hockey First Team through a season of victory, and was selected for the South African U/18 Hockey and U/21 squads. Jan-Hendrik Duminy has owned the academic year thus far, and all eyes are on him to see what he will be able to pull off at the end of this year. Christophe Cronjé led the first soccer team to a final victory against Grey College, and made every football fanatic proud. And now, just like that, the journey has come to an abrupt end. In the blink of an eye, the school gates close behind them for one last time, and just like that, they are no longer in Paul Roos. But do not fear. Paul Roos will always remain in them. Every memory shall forever stay with you, and the brotherhood will never cease to exist. Bonds will not be severed, but they Sommige manskappe sug wanneer hulle die woord "atletiekdag" hoor. Hierdie keer was dit 'n perd van 'n ander kleur danksy die interhuissokker- en touchies-inisiatiewe. shall continue to be strengthened by Die dag se fokus bly egter atletiek en Murray het met die groot prys weggedraf. Asof dit nie genoeg was nie, het die Rooispan ook die junior sokker gedomineer. Braid se the love we share for each other, and for senior manne het hulle afdeling in die sokker gewen. Braid het ook die beste gees gehad en het sodoende die geesbekergewen. Daar is weer eens baie moeite met die optogte this school, no matter where you find gedoen (foto bo) en elke huis het sy toeskouers beïndruk. Dit was beslis een van die mees unieke atletiekdae ooit. – Renier Hattingh yourself. We wish you the best of luck, class of 2016. 4 | Semper Oktober 2016 Kultuur • Culture Breinkrag kry die oorhand oor Grey Paul Roos se eie Banksy*

Andre Liebenberg Bloemfontein tydens die jaarlikse besonders dankbaar vir hulle bydrae interskoledebat teen Grey College ook Almal kan praat totdat hul 70 en Op 13 Augustus 2016 het Paul Roos nie teleurgestel nie. Die skool se eerste ouer is, maar almal kan nie rugby speel se junior debatspan by die ATKV finale span, bestaande uit Charl Smit, Renier totdat hulle so oud is nie. Ontwikkel en rondte, in Buffelspoort, Gauteng, weer Hattingh en Johan Schoeman (foto verbeter dus jou talente stategies stem dikgemaak. Dié span, wat bestaan bo), het in ’n kragtige debat die meeste “We stay young as long as we keep uit Jacques Bothma (Graad 9), Ronin punte gekry en sodoende die debat learning, acquire new habits, and Nel (Graad 8) en Mihan van Zyl (Graad gewen. Dit is die tweede opeenvolgende tolerate disagreement”, lui die Engelse 9), het hulle debat in Buffelspoort jaar dat die eerste span dié debat wen. gesegde. Debat is sekerlik een van die gewen en ’n algehele 4de posisie Beide die skool se junior spanne het beste leerskole om meningsverskille te nasionaal bereik. hulle debatte teen Grey gewen. bespreek en te leer oplos. Mihan van Zyl het die prys vir Dit wil voorkom asof Grey College Dié beste debatskool in die Boland, “keurigste taalgebruik” gewen. Dit is dié jaar met die fisiese wedywerings is Paul Roos Gimnasium beslis nog ’n besonderse prestasie. In vanjaar se meer sukses bereik het as met die nie. PRG se debatspanne het wel die ATKV debatskompetisie het daar sowat intellektuele wedywerings. potensiaal om die beste te wees. Nie net 500 junior spanne deelgeneem wat dié Me. Karin Tomlinson en me. kan hulle die beste wees in die Boland span se sukses net nóg merkwaardiger Daleen Vermeulen is die twee nie, maar óók in die land. Harde werk, maak. onderwyseresse in beheer van PRG baie ure en toewyding is egter die resep Reitz Broeksma Thomas het die kompetisie gewen Paul Roos se debatspanne het in se “Debatsuksesverhaal”. Die skool is vir dié werklikheid. nadat hy onder die uiteindelike Thomas Moss is Paul Roos se eie vyf finnaliste die meest stemme op straatkunstenaar. Hy het onlangs FaceBook en Instagram gekry het. Hy Out with the old! deelgeneem aan PJ Olivier se het met nóg R 1000 weggeloop. Innie Bos-Kunskompetisie, en het Paul Roos is baie trots op hom, In with the new! This was the mindset for (natuurlik!) met die eerste prys en wens vir hom die beste toe the new wind band of Paul Roos. Under weggeloop. vir sy potensiële toekoms as the leadership of Renaldo Wales, the Die kompetisie was oop vir alle straatkunstenaar. group set their sights on every eisteddfod Graad 11-kunsleerders wat by PJ Sy kunswerk kan in die stegie agter manageable and made sure that people Olivier kuns neem. Die leerders Ocean Basket in Eikestadt Mall will not likely forget them. They made moes elkeen tydens die Junievakansie gesien word. ’n their debut at the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod ’n plek in Stellenbosch soek, waar in the open section and walked away straatkuns goed sou lyk, en dit *Banksy is an England- with an A. At the Tygerberg Eisteddfod afneem. Hulle moes dan ’n idee vir ’n based graffiti artist, political activist they took part in the Jazz section and kunswerk op hierdie foto’s teken. and film director of unverified scored an impressive 85%. Much is still Die foto’s is beoordeel, die top 10 is identity. His satirical street art and planned for this new group, including gekies, en hulle kunstenaars het elk subversive epigrams combine dark a Sing and Rejoice! concert on the 27 R250 gewen. humour with graffiti executed in of November. The wind band will join Uit daardie tien kunswerk-idees is a distinctive stencilling technique. forces with Stringendo of Bloemhof and daar weer gestem vir die vyf mees His works of political and social Musica Perpetua. Old boy Aiden Lewis praktiese kunswerke. ’n Verdere R1 commentary have been featured on will also feature at this festive event. 000 is gewen indien ’n mens onder streets, walls, and bridges of cities die top vyf val. throughout the world (Wikipedia). Oktober 2016 Semper | 5 Kultuur • Culture ’n Harde Applous vir ons koor!

Francois van Zyl by ATKV-Applous se Nasionale Finaal nadat Stellenbosch se Universiteitskoor iets met julle deel wat ek Saterdag Anyway, ek is ontsaglik trots op die geopen, en na 20 minute van absolute onder sy leiding vir die vierde ondervind het. Iets het Saterdag met PRG-koor, want dit wat Saterdagaand Paul Roos Gimnasium se kultuur musikale betowering was die ganse agtereenvolgende jaar bekroon is as Paul Roos se koor gebeur wat veel gebeur het, is soveel meer as ’n dom was die afgelope jaar omtrent aan die gehoor in ekstase. Die repetoire van die wêreld se beste gemengde koor. belangriker is as hierdie jaarlikse sertikaat werd. Semper Splendidior.” kook, en Paul Roos Gimnasium se die koor was enig in sy soort en ver bó Dit was egter nie ’n leë oorwinning treurspel. Vir die eerste keer het ek Die koor het ná ATKV ’n koor het die skool se naam volwaardig die standaard van die ATKV. nie, want na 10 jaar het die koor ’n broederskap tussen die koorlede welverdiende ruskans gehad en het help hoog hou. Nadat die lede van die Na uitstekende optredes deur al uiteindelik Stellenberg se rekordlopie sien vorm. Elke lid van die koor het alreeds gedurende die vakansie by ’n koor almal gedurende die jaar stem dik die kore teenwoordig het Paul Roos gebreek deur almal se harte oor te wen saamgestaan en gesing soos broers prestige-wêreldklaskoorgeleentheid in gemaak het, alles net vir die grootste Grey College in trane gehad met ’n met hule uitvoering van die heel beste — wat gelei het tot die wen van die Kaapstad opgetree. nasionale koorkompetisie in Suid- 7%-oorwinning, en het voortgegaan Afrika-lied. kategorie “Beste Afrika-lied”, ’n prys Paul Roos se koor hoef nie terug te Afrika, was al die lang ure se oefening om met ’n skamele 0,2% die topposisie Mnr. Stephan Bezuidenhout wat vir die laaste 10 jaar deur dieselfde staan vir enige ander koor in die land die moeite werd. af te staan aan Hoërskool Stellenberg, (dirigent) se boodskap aan die koor na koor gewen is. Ek wens julle kon die nie. Die toekoms van die koor lyk net Die koor het op Saterdag 6 Augustus gedirigeer deur André van der Merwe, hul asembenemende optrede som die dirigent van dié koor se gesig sien. so blink soos al hulle trofees. die kategorie “Meer Ervare Seunskore” wat bekend is as ’n wêreldklaskoorleier aand feitlik perfek op: “Ek wil graag (Hy het amper ’n hartaanval gekry).

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Daniel de Villiers improvement. This has inspired the biggest music evening As always, the annual music evenings held in the Japie Krige as of yet, as well as the most entertaining. The stars of the Hall won hands down in the cultural events to-do list of Paul evening were (debatably) pianists Erkin Asefi and Jean-Louis Roos Gymnasium. These two shows are staged especially for Swart with their performance of Bohemian Rhapsody – but the benefit of music students in order to give them exposure Daniel Louw on electric guitar stole the show straight out of and performing experience. From the 13 to 15 September, their hands with his take on Boys on the Run. The grand finale family and friends flocked to the hall for an evening of lights, was performed by the music staff with their rendition of the music, fun and laughter. And with a theme like New York! New jazz classic New York New York. One performance that not York! not much less was expected. Culture at Paul Roos has many will forget would be the Marimba groups. All in all, grown dramatically over the last few years, with the new music this concert was great entertainment and certainly a cultural block as the most obvious highlight of the year. 6 | Semper Oktober 2016 Aktueel • Current Affairs Semper Scribens PRGee Semper sê oudredaksielede sê hul sê From the other side of the fence opportunities have come your way. I did. To this day I have a great Ferdinand Botha (Matric 2013) The same is true for opportunities relationship with him. This would was the Editor of Semper in 2013. later in life. Think about why you not have been the case if I had He is currently in his final year of a can say yes to things rather than remained stubborn. Always choose BA (Law) degree at the University no. Say yes to things outside your people over things. Don’t burn of Stellenbosch and plans to follow comfort zone, because that is where bridges. Ever. a honours degree in Philosophy the magic happens. Be where you are. next year. People matter more than things. Wherever you are in your life, When I was editor of Semper, appreciate that phase. Don’t wish Stellenbosch is a town divided our editorial team was planning to that you were older. That time will in various ways. One thing that put a particularly scandalous story come in due course. Similarly, currently divides you and me, in the notorious Dorings aan die don’t cling to where you were at Reitz Broeksma beplan word. dear Paul Rooser, is that we live on Roos column. While hilarious for the expense of living in Societas wil in 2017 begin om different sides of the Eersterivier. us, it would have hurt the person the moment. This is Societas se pas aangekondigde Staatshospitaalbesoeke te reël en Soon you will likely also cross the it was about. The guy in question especially difficult komitee vir 2017 het groot planne af te lê. Talle pasiënte in hierdie river for good and begin a life at found out about it and asked me to for all of us after vir die komende jaar en beplan ook hospitale lê vir dae, selfs weke, university. Possibly you are feeling ‘n klomp nuwe, interessante projekte sonder enige besoekers. Societas remove the story. Initially I refused, we leave vir die res van 2016 wat nog voorlê. wil hierdie mense se tyd daar uncertain about what your future thinking it would diminish school. Die skool is tans besig met sy veraangenaam deur besoek af te lê, holds. Will I be OK? How will I the quality of the Don’t be that jaarlikse Kersboksprojek. Dit is en vir hulle lekkernye te neem. DB ever leave behind what I have now? article. I was Old Boy that sonder twyfel een van Societas se en Reitz is in beheer van die reël en What is next? then still gets drunk at grootste en tydrowendste projekte loods van hierdie projek. My hope is to show you three a Friday night hockey van die jaar. Christoff en Craig wil Hanna’s stones to step on when crossing the match with little else going on Dit is egter die moeite werd om te Charity nader sodat Societas kan river so as to not fall in the water. in his life. I am not saying don’t be weet dat die projek op Kersoggend inval by Hanna se projekte. They have served me well and a loyal supporter of Paul Roos sport aan vele minder bevoorregte kinders Dié organisasie bou huise vir they should do the same for you. ‘n glimlag op die gesig besorg. ongelooflike lae pryse, en skenk dit once you leave school. Definitely Societas se normale weeklikse dan aan minder bevoorregte mense. Opportunities multiply when hold on to your PRG identity, projekte sal in 2017 soos Dit is nog onduidelik hoe presies seized. because it’s something very special. normaal voortgaan. In beheer die skool hierby betrokke gaan raak, Think about all the things But dare to also reinvent yourself van “Huiswerkklub” is Reitz maar dit word in Christoff en Craig you do and all the and add new layers to your identity. Broeksma, Thys Sutherland, Danïel se bekwame hande oorgelaat. people with whom you Those are my stepping stones to de Villiers en Christoff Loubser. Societas gaan ook ‘n Matriek- are friends. I’ll bet that you, dear Paul Rooser. Johan Schoeman en Hugo Kotze skoenskenkprojek onder leiding most if not all of those May you not long for is in beheer van “Groentetuin”, van Charl Smit en Thys Sutherland things are as a result of the future nor cling en Craig Cato, DB Janse van loods. Meer inligting daaroor sal your being in Paul Roos. Rensburg en Hugo is in beheer van deur die loop van 2017 aan die to the past. May “Rivierskoonmaak”. leerders deurgegee word. Because you have seized you be where you Daar word met die eienaar Die nuwe Societas-komitee daag the opportunity to go are. van die Welgevallen-proefplaas, alle leerders uit om in 2017 tien uur to Paul And may you cross the waar “Groentetuin” bedryf word, se gemeenskapsdiens te voltooi. Roos, given this Eersterivier with a steady tread one onderhandel om vir Paul Roos sy Selfs al verander mens nie die many advice. I decided eventually to take day. eie laan te gee, waar hulle hulle eie wêreld nie, is slegs die feit dat ‘n more it out and I am still grateful that groente kan kweek en versorg. mens help waar jy kan goed genoeg. Daar is ook baie nuwe projekte wat Die eksamen wat niemand (wil) dop nie

CP Kok kwessie van goeie gene is. skool ter wille van dié aangeleentheid vervoervryheid joune word. learners/ Maar moenie ’n fout maak nie: as jy misgeloop – vir sommige irritasie, en Die uiters betroubare K53-boek, wat Ou K53-vraestelle kan ook na jou As daar nou een toets is wat jy jou toets nié deurkom nie, is die kanse vir ander die hooogtepunt van hulle die meeste mense as hul hoofbron ge-sms word. Daar is ses verskillende nie wil “oorskryf” nie, is dit jou 100% dat jy soos ’n mislukking gaan akademiese week. gebruik, kan by CNA, Exclusive sms’e wat gestuur kan word – elke keer leerlinglisensietoets. voel. Dit voel vir ’n mens asof al jou Books en selfs by Pick n Pay gekoop met ander vrae. Dit kos slegs R7,50 Sommige manne lê Só baie moeite word gedoen nét vriende óm jou hulle “learners” kry word. Die boek dek alles wat jy vir die per sms. Al wat jy moet doen is om nagte lank wakker vir die toets. Eerstens moet jy jou en jy ál een is wat dit nog moet skryf toets moet weet. Pas egter op vir ’n “K53” na 31990 te sms. Jy ontvang oor hierdie bergie wat afspraak gaan maak. Dan is dit (en deurkom). Dis genoeg om vir verouderde K53 – daar kom gereeld dan dadelik ’n sms met 30 vrae wat hulle moet oorkom, gewoonlik so lank en so ingewikkeld enigiemand (selfs iemand wat níé aan nuwe padtekens en reëls by. Koop die jou ’n beter idee gee oor hoe die K53- terwyl vir ander die soos ’n rekeningkundevraestel om die ’n allergie ly nie) ’n asma-aanval te heel jongste uitgawe. vraestel gaan lyk. talent om die toets vorms in te vul – en as dít klaar is, gee, maar wees seker (of só sê hulle), Jy sal vind dat daar alternatiewe Al die bogenoemde bronne sal te slaag eenvoudig ’n moet jy vir oogtoetse gaan en foto’s as jy uit die regte boek leer en genoeg leermetodes is wat jou óók met die jou die verleentheid spaar om die laat neem... ook nie altyd so eenvoudig ure se harde werk insit, behoort jy toets sal help. volgende dag by die skool aan te soos dit klink nie. Almal wat alreeds geen probleme te hê nie. Op Facebook is daar ’n funksie kom en te moet erken dat jy nie jou deur die meul is vertel van die een of Daar is talle maniere hoe jy jouself waardeur jy uitkom by ’n webblad met leerlinglisensietoets geslaag het nie. ander grusame of irriterende ervaring vir hierdie toets kan voorberei: lees inligting wat jou baie help met jou Leer maar vir die ou toetsie – dit wat hulle gehad het. gerus deur dié wenke wat volg om te leerlinglisensietoets. Dié webtuiste is: verbeter jou kanse om agter die Boonop word akademiese tyd by die verseker dat die paspoort tot algehele http://apps.facebook.com/passyour- stuurwiel in te mág klim. Biltong Shop + Coffee Roasters

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Aktueel • Current Affairs Redaksielys Old Boy misses medal, but only just Johan Schoeman friend Henri Schoeman World Championships in 2007 and when he ran the 10km running leg of in what was regarded 2008, entered the adult Tri in 2009, and the Olympic triathlon in a mere 30 On 18 August 2016 Richard Murray, as one of highlights of was the Under-23 African champion in minutes and 24 seconds. This was later a Paul Roos Old Boy, came fourth in the Games. both triathlon and duathlon in 2010, confirmed to have been the fastest time Hoofredakteur the men’s triathlon in Rio de Janeiro Richard Murray was and was the elite African triathlon of any athlete in the running stage. Charl Smit during last month’s Summer born in Cape champion in 2011 and 2012. He scored Murray has said to reporters that Olympic Games. By Town and has his first win in the ITU World Triathlon although he is very happy with his Tegniese redakteur en doing so, Murray spent most of Series in Hamburg in 2012. Murray also fourth place finish, he feels that he Grafies ontwerp overcame all odds his 27 years finished 17th overall in 2012’s London could have performed better in the Thomas Butler and proved to in and Olympics. swimming and running stages of Justin Reinecke the world that around Disaster struck, however, when the race. He also added that he is through hard the Murray crashed out of the World extremely proud of South African Henri Nuusredakteurs work and sheer Triathlon Series race in Gold Coast, Schoeman who surprised even himself Johan Schoeman determination Australia in April this year. During by snatching a bronze medal ahead of Renier Hattingh anything Western the bike leg of the race, Murray was Murray. can be done, Cape area. involved in a crash that had him end Semper would like to wish Richard Hooffotograaf irrespective of how Murray has up in hospital with a broken collar all the best with the coming season. We Thomas Moss impossible the situation may had his fair bone. Doubt was immediately cast over look forward to seeing him compete in seem. share of success since he whether the South African would be Tokyo in 2020. Richard Murray is an NUUSREDAKSIE Murray was only just denied left Paul Roos. Murray won ready to race in Rio. inspiration to us all. He certainly does Simon Brand (Hoofverslaggewer) a medal by compatriot and close the Junior ITU Duathlon Murray prove everybody wrong his alma mater proud. Jaco Marais Reitz Broeksma Andre Liebenberg Alten du Plessis Nie net nóg ’n woord vir ‘stout‘ nie Medikasie is ook nie ’n kitsoplossing nie SPORTREDAKSIE Andre Liebenberg ook simptome van ADD (Attention en help kan ’n tiener om vir ’n langer bekend dat ADHD- of ADD- Calvin Durr Deficit Disorder) of ADHD (Attention tydperk te konsentreer. medikasie vryelik onder studente Gareth Wentley In die besige buitemuurseprogram Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) wees. Ongelukkig word hierdie op die swartmark te koop is, want Rayno Blomerus waarin skoliere hulself bevind raak Om ADD of ADHD te diagnoseer medikasie studente glo dit help hul om te leer. CP Kok dit moeilik om ná ’n middag op die en te behandel moet hierdie simptome ook onwettig Maar ADD of ADHD is ’n mediese sportveld te gaan sit en konsentreer op nie net by die skool manifesteer nie, verkoop en toestand en moet in ’n ernstige KULTUURREDAKSIE akademiese verpligtinge. maar op alle vlakke van die tiener se misbruik. lig beskou word. Moenie Francois van Zyl Om ’n balans te handhaaf tussen lewe. Diagnose word gemaak deur Dit is ’n klein pilletjie die Christo Langenhoven akademie en sport kan moeilik wees, dokters, psigiaters en neuroloë en hulle geleentheidheid gee Daniel de Villiers maar om op albei hierdie gebiede te gee dan ’n voorskrif. Sielkundiges kan om jou drome presteer is ’n nóg groter uitdaging. ook ’n diagnose maak, maar mag nie en toekoms te UITLEG ASSISTENT Alhoewel aandagafleibaarheid, ’n voorskrif gee nie. Hulle sal jou dan verwoes net Philip Ellis prikkelbaarheid, lae na die regte persoon verwys. omdat die konsentrasievermoë, hiperaktiwiteit, Concerta en Ritalin is twee van kortpaadjie ONDERWYSER NIE IN BEHEER lae selfbeeld, impulsiwiteit en die bekendste medikasies vir die nou na die Hesti van der Mescht onvermoë om take te voltooi soos al behandeling van ADD en ADHD. gemakliker opsie die gewone karaktereienskappe van Hierdie medikasie verhoog die lyk nie. enige deursnee- tiener klink, kan dit vlakke van dopamien en norepinefrien

Olimpiades Rayno Blomerus Paul Roos het van 15de plek in 2015 was weer eens die een wat uitgestaan na 5de plek in 2016 verbeter. het met ’n A vir Afrikaans en ’n B Wat is beter as ’n olimpiade om jou In die SAMF Wiskunde Olimpiade vir Engels. Drie graad 9’s, Lukas Nel, kennis te toets? het daar 192 leerders deelgeneem met Tjaart Esterhuyse en Christian de Paul Roos Gimnasium bied aan alle een leerder wat deurgedring tot die Kock, het almal ’n B gekry vir beide leerlinge die geleentheid om aan ’n finale rondte: Thomas Butler. tale. grrot verskeidenheid olimpiades deel In die Afrikaans-olimpiade het Die Engelse-olimpiade het hierdie te neem. 8 Paul Roosers deelgeneem. Die jaar op die skool se verjaarsdag geval Wiskunde-olimpiades is sekerlik van gemiddeld van die Paul Roosers vir en verskeie leerlinge het heeltemal die mees kompeterende olimpiades hierdie olimpiade was 61.5%, en vergeet om te gaan skryf met al die van almal. Vier-en-sewentig van PRG alhoewel dit nie baie goed klink nie is opgewondenheid. Maar dit het ons se leerders het vanjaar aan die UCT dit eintlik nie te sleg as daar na al die leerders nie daarvan weerhou om te Wiskunde-kompetisie deelgeneem. resultate kyk nie. presteer nie. Die tema van dié jaar se Matthew Lochner het 10de in die Kobus Meyer het Paul Roos se naam olipiade was “Die donker kant van Graad 8-individue gekom, Paul Ellis hoog gehou deur 13de in die Wes- die mensdom” (Frankenstein en Hop- 8ste by Graad 9-individue, Mell Kaap te eindig met ’n gemiddeld van Frog is onder andere bestudeer). Hans- Die jaarlikse Wêreldkennis- verwerf het, sowel as tweede plek in Conradie en Jean du Plessis 2de 78,67%. Jacques Koetsier, David Prinsloo en olimpiade was ook ’n reuse sukses en die hele land. vir Graad 9-pare. In Graad 11 het Taalbond is die olimpiade waar jy jou CJ Coetzee het almal silwer ontvang twee van ons Paul Roosers het gewys Hou die afkondigings dop om Deon Neethling 9de plek onder die tweetaligheid kan toets. Die beste van vir hulle prestasies. Joshua Cloete dat daar nie veel is wat ’n mens hulle in te skryf en jou kennis te toets individue verwerf met Thomas Butler alles: jy mis ’n volle dag se skoolgaan! en Philip Hoffman het albei brons kan vertel nie. Allan Chapman was (en vanselfsprekend ’n klas of twee en AJ Cordy wat 2de plek in die pare- Ses-en-sewentig Paul Roosers het ontvang en Marco Bylieveldt het ’n tweede in die Wes-Kaap terwyl Charl daarmee saam mis te loop – met afdeling behaal het. die olimpiade geskryf. Kobus Meyer merietetoekenning ontvang. Smit eerste plek in die Wes-Kaap toestemming!) 8 | Semper Oktober 2016

Charl Smit die een toekenning na die ander in. Die groep het bekende en ontstellende roman, Lord of the Flies. saam met vyftien ander topskole deurgedring na Me. Von Waltslebeen, mnr. Opperman se vrou, Paul Roos Gimnasium se toneelstuk, Vlug, onder ATKV se Tienertoneel-finaal, wat van 5-8 Oktober het ook die toneelstuk geskryf. leiding van me. Esther von Waltsleben, het dié by Aardklop in Potchefstroom plaasgevind. “Ek staan baie keer in ongeloof oor wat ek by die jaar puik presteer. Terwyl die toneelgroep (onder Paul Roos Gimnasium se toneelgroep het sewe seuns leer. Hulle is ongelooflik toegewyd,” sê mnr. leiding van mnr. Jan-Hendrik Opperman) van die jaar laas so ’n hoogtepunt bereik. Opperman. een verhoog na na die volgende vlug, palm hulle Die inspirasie agter Vlug was William Golding se

Dolf: Luke White Dolf is ’n vurige, aanvallende, slim en slinkse Beer: Hardus van Staden karakter. Hy is magsbehep en manipuleer ander Hy klou verbete aan reëls en orde om te op ’n subtiele manier om hom te volg. Dolf se oorleef. Beer glo geen situasie kan opgelos vreesloosheid is aansteeklik en spoel oor in die VLUGword sonder die proses van ’n vergadering nie. ander karakters in. ’n Skilpaddop is sekerlik Beer se waardevolste besitting en hy glo dít is die sleutel tot sukses.

Barry Nathan Solomon: Ian Jansen van Rensburg Daar kruip altyd ’n onskuldige karakter in elke toneelstuk in. Barry verteenwoordig dié karakter in Vlug.

Thomas en Tobie: Wiaan Janse van Rensburg en Samuel Durand Daar is ’n sterk band van broederliefde tussen dié twee karakters. Thomas en Tobie kyk altyd uit vir mekaar. Hulle is beste maats wat mekaar ondersteun en soms aanspreek om beter te wees.

Die volgende seuns in Vlug is volgelinge – trop wat opgesweep word deur die leier. Hulle word die massa wat nie Tegnies as individue dink nie en daarom gevaarlik raak. Verhoogbestuurder: Ruan de Beer Heinrich: Patrick Kilbourn Klankoperateur: Luka Ferreira Goebs: Daniël Olivier Beligtingsoperateur: Joshua Bodenstein Otto: Luké de Beer Verhoogassistent:Antonie Jacobs Seun: Jason Adams Seun: FJ Möller

“Wêreldbekommernisse bepaal my woorde”. Twee Paul Roosers was in die SA-Skolespan van jou tyd. EDITORIAL Maar dis die waarheid, want in dié kolom gee (kyk bladsy 16), ons toneel het hoë hoogtes Dié toets beteken jy het dit reggekry om ek my oor aan gevoelens en deel dit net so met bereik en Paul Roos het sy 152ste hoofseun alles wat jy is en wat met jou gebeur het tot almal wat wil lees. gekry (kyk bladsy 13). ‘n bekoorlike, betekenisvolle samehang in ‘n Dikwels is ek in verwondering oor mense se Party mense voel soms hulle het as mens brose harmonie saam te voeg, in dit wat goed goedheid en die wêreld se draaie wat hy maak, misluk as hulle nie uitgestaan het nie; as is en sleg is, wat jy gesê het en ongesê gelaat en vloei die sinne spontaan. Ander kere is ek hulle nie geskiedenis gemaak het nie; nie iets het, wat gedoen is en versuim is, wat dom is en so geskok oor die pyn waardeur ons omring buitengewoons geskep het wat onthou sal dwaas is, wat lieflik en loflik is. word dat ek skaars woorde kan vind om te sê word nie; nie op die “podium” was en vereer hoe ek voel, of om sin daarvan te maak. is nie. Anders as wat die prestasiekultuur dikteer, Since I wrote my previous editorial, world Dit maak dat ons die klein heldedaad miskyk word so ‘n heldhaftige lewe nie uitgebasuin history has been made once again. Brexit – soos ‘n mens dit teëkom in die moed van ‘n nie, maar sag geleef in die “klein beriggies” happened, Britain now has a female prime kleuter se eerste skooldag, die moed om die van menslike bestaan, in die voetnote van die minister for the first time after Margaret dood te verwerk, die moed om aan te hou as jy groot menslike joernaal. Laat die lewe jou lei. Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump misluk het in jou doelwitte of verhoudingslewe. But what will be, will be. And what must are still battling it out to become the next Die lakmoestoets vir heroïese menswees happen, will happen. Ek sluit my termyn as president of the United States (see page 2), is nie of jy onder die vergrootglas van die redakteur van dié spogpublikasie af met die and more than a hundred people died in cruel openbare mening ‘n “suksesmens” geword eenvoudige woorde, “Enjoy the moment!” “Hoe besluit jy waaroor om elke keer te terrorist attacks in some of the world’s biggest het nie, maar of jy dapper en verbeeldingryk skryf?” vra iemand my onlangs. cities (see page 2). geleef het, minder voorspelbaar, minder Semper Splendidior Ek huiwer, want dalk wil hy iets meer Paul Roos het ook saam met die wêreld dodelik geroetineerd gerig op die verwagtings betekenisvol hoor as “Die skool lei my”, of geskiedenis gemaak in die tyd wat verby is. van ander en gelei deur die maklike dogmas Oktober 2016 Semper | 9

Sinopsis hulle daar sal moet bly nie. Hulle het alles wat neem stadig maar seker toe en kort voor lank In ’n tyd van konflik word dertien seuns vir hul hulle mag nodig kry om te oorleef, maar hulle is is die vyand nie meer ’n bedreiging van buite eie veiligheid gehuisves in ’n stormwatertonnel op hul eie – sonder enige volwasse toesig. Die af nie … wat as bunker vir hulle ingerig is. Die seuns ken seuns in die tonnel word ’n mikrokosmos van Die karakters van Vlug verteenwoordig elkeen mekaar nie een nie en hulle weet nie hoe lank die grootmenswêreld. Reëls vervaag, wanorde ’n spesifieke tipe mens in die ‘regte wêreld’.

Michael: Stehan Odendaal Beer: Hardus van Staden Wat mense van hom dink en oor hom sê, is vir Hy klou verbete aan reëls en orde om te Michael van nul en gener waarde nie. Michael oorleef. Beer glo geen situasie kan opgelos glo in die mooi en goeie van die lewe en dit VLUGword sonder die proses van ’n vergadering nie. Dawid: Thys Sutherland kom hom duur te staan. Dit is ’n onskuldige ’n Skilpaddop is sekerlik Beer se waardevolste ‘Regverdig’ en ‘redelik’ is twee woorde wat dié karakter wat gou in mens se hart klim. besitting en hy glo dít is die sleutel tot sukses. karakter goed opsom. Hy is die tipe karakter wat altyd besorg is oor ander. ‘Sout van die aarde’ is Dawid in ’n neutedop.

Die volgende seuns in Vlug is volgelinge – trop wat opgesweep word deur die leier. Hulle word die massa wat nie Hermann: Thomas Winter as individue dink nie en daarom gevaarlik raak. Hermann se uiterlike bou pas beslis nie by sy Heinrich: Patrick Kilbourn innerlike wese nie. Hy is gewetenloos wreed en Goebs: Daniël Olivier Dolf, die diktator, se militêre hoof. Dié karakter Otto: Luké de Beer borrel van persoonlikheid en is nie bang om sy Seun: Jason Adams man te staan nie. Seun: FJ Möller

Here we are. At the end of another great public, damaging the reputation of our school. at many events during 2016 when this loyalty, year in the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium. Newspaper articles about drug abuse in our accompanied by passion, was displayed. It has IN PERSPEKTIEF Traditionally, this time is used to reflect on the school, accusations of discrimination in our been seen in the sporting fixtures, in the gees, events of the past year to determine the level of acceptance policy, a few poor first team rugby in the service of the various committees and the success that has been achieved. losses. Others were on a more personal level, student council, in the support of the Second As the head boy of the school I have the those things that only you know of and can Milers and most evidently at Bloemfontein, at privilege of doing this. testify about. These are tests of doing your best our final interschools fixture of the year. When I look back at the year that has passed when you play on the hockey, rugby or soccer “Brothers forever…” This is and was and there is one thing that clearly stands out for field in the maroon jersey – to strive after the will always be our ultimate goal as a school: me. It is not a great rugby season, or brilliant school’s standard of excellence. Only you will to become and to remain brothers. Boys, the academics or even great discipline. For me it is know whether you were loyal to yourself and to matrics of 2016 and I are about to leave this something even more valuable than that – our Paul Roos in the face of these tests. school we love so dearly, and on our last school loyalty towards each other and towards Paul “Always loyal…” This refers to what we have day you will see us weep tears of joy and of Roos. Quite fittingly, our student council motto achieved as a school, and will continue to achieve sorrow. Tears of joy and gratitude for being part for the year has encouraged precisely that: in years to come. The day when you receive of a school that has shaped our characters, and “Often tested, always loyal, brothers forever.” your cap and tie in Grade eight is the day you tears of sorrow because our time with our Paul Prophetic words that have been, and will become a Paul Rooser. On that same day you Roos brothers has come to an end. In a couple continually prove to be true. commit to staying loyal to a proud institution of years’ time it will be you and your classmates “Often tested…” Before it became a year of of excellence. You make a commitment to who will have to bid Paul Roos farewell. Make loyalty and success, 2016 was a year of much fight for and to take pride in the values that it sure, when it happens, that you can look back “Often tested, always loyal, brothers forever”. adversity and many tests. These challenges and stands for. I saw this kind of fight and passion and be satisfied with how you have used your tests come in all shapes and forms. Some were in our PRG family this year. We can look back time in Paul Roos. Semper splendidior! 10 | Semper Oktober 2016 Commentary • Kommentaar

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Pr. No. 0615250 M.A. Voorligting Sielkunde (cumPr. No. laude) 0615250 (UVS) M.A. Voorligting Sielkunde (cum laude) (UVS) Renier Hattingh gesels. Dienste wat deur my verskaf word: "Men of the world are loved by the Répondez s'il vous plaît world." Ek het al van die mees unieke * Individuele terapie vir emosionele, gedrags-en aanpassingsprobleme Dis hartseer om te dink dat Frans ervaringe gehad danksy my vermoë * Aanleer van probleemhanteringsvaardighede binnekort van die skool se vaklys om Frans te kan praat. Ek het al onder * Trauma behandeling vir lewenstrauma soos egskeiding geskrap gaan word. ’n Taal wat so andere met ’n Belgiese meisie by ’n Dienste wat deur my verskaf word: invloedryk en uniek en pragtig is verjaarsdagpartytjie in die Strand gesels, * Studiemetodes en akademiese ondersteuning verdien meer as dit. Ek kon nog nooit en ook met twee sendelinge uit die *Dienste Ontwikkeling wat deur van my emosionele verskaf word: intelligensie verstaan waarom ons twaalf (later tien) Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek in die * Individuele terapie vir emosionele, gedrags-en aanpassingsprobleme in die Frans-klas was teenoor die meer gym. Een van die mans se naam was ** GroepterapieAanleer van probleemhanteringsvaardighede as 50 leerders in Duits nie. Die redenasie Dieudonné, wat "God's gift" beteken. ** GesinsterapieIndividuele terapie vir emosionele, gedrags-en aanpassingsprobleme onder leerder (wanneer dit by vakkeuse Die twee het wel later al hoe vinniger * Trauma behandeling vir lewenstrauma soos egskeiding kom) was seker dat Duits "soos begin praat, maar toe ek die woorde ** AlgemeneAanleerStudiemetodes van skolastiese probleemhanteringsvaardighede en akademiese assessering ondersteuning Afrikaans klink", maar niemand het dit "serpent" en "pomme" (appel) herken, ** Vakkeuse-assesseringTrauma behandeling vir lewenstrauma soos egskeiding oorweeg dat Frans soos Engels, Italiaans, het ek hulle in die rede geval en vertel * Ontwikkeling van emosionele intelligensie Spaans en Latyn klink nie. dat ek die storie ken. Hulle vra toe of ** BeroepsvoorligtingStudiemetodesGroepterapie en akademiese ondersteuning Daar is 39 lande wat Frans as voertaal hulle vir my kan bid, maar ek het nie *** OuerleidingsessiesOntwikkelingGesinsterapie van emosionele intelligensie het, waarvan 26 Afrika-lande is. Waar gedink dat hulle dit onmiddelik, hardop * Opleiding van sosiale vaardighede bevind ons onsself? in Frans gaan doen terwyl ek op die ** GroepterapieAlgemene skolastiese assessering Daar is ses lande waarvan Duits die oefenmasjien sit nie! * GesinsterapieVakkeuse-assessering voertaal is, en in dertien lande word Ek wonder net hoe baie soortgelyke WWerkswinkels:* Algemene skolastiese assessering Duits as erkende minderheidstaal ervaringe ander Paul Roosers het. Uit * Beroepsvoorligting gebruik. Daar moet net ’n bietjie verder ons jaargroep is ek moontlik die heel * Vakkeuse-assesseringOuerleidingsessies gedink word as oor hoe maklik ’n vak is enigste een wat sulke gesprekke kon ** OuerskapstyleBeroepsvoorligting en die invloed op die kind en liewers oorweeg word wat die vak vir gehad het. * Opleiding van sosiale vaardighede jóú kan doen. Buitendien ís Duits ook Enigiemand kan Frans neem. Dit is ** EffektieweOuerleidingsessies hantering van my kind met ADHD glad nie so maklik nie. nie so moeilik soos wat Frikkie sê nie. **WWerkswinkels: PraktieseOpleiding strategieevan sosiale vir vaardighede ouers met outistiese kinders Wêrelde gaan oop wanneer jy ’n Hoe sal hy in elk geval weet? Die Duits- derde taal aanleer – vra maar vir enige klas bied tweejaarliks ’n geleentheid * Ontwikkeling van emosionele intelligensie vlotsprekende. Jy kan nie ’n taal aanleer vir leerders om oorsee te verkeer - iets WWerkswinkels:* Ouerskapstyle en die invloed op die kind sonder om ’n kultuur aan te leer nie. wat Frans-leerders net van droom. Die kultuur wat ék aangeleer het, is een Buitendien Engels, is Frans die taal wat * Effektiewe hantering van my kind met ADHD van asemrowende disse, hoogmode en by die skool aangebied word, wat jou die * OuerskapstylePraktiese strategiee en die vir invloed ouers opmet die outistiese kind kinders modernisme. meeste gaan baat in ’n internasionale Hoekom dit nie vir Paul Roosers opsig. Ek bedoel kyk net, die taal is die * EffektieweOntwikkeling hantering van emosionele van my kind intelligensie met ADHD aanloklik is om die taal van liefde by ’n amptelike taal van FIFA en die IOC * Praktiese strategiee vir ouers met outistiese kinders meisieskool aan te leer nie, is moeilik (International Olympic Committee). * Ontwikkeling van emosionele intelligensie verstaanbaar. Ek het my meisie in 29% van Engelse woorde is van Franse daardie klas ontmoet, en alhoewel die oorsprong (dieselfde as Latyn). Frans waarskynlik nie die rede daarvoor Dit was eers Latyn waarmee daar was nie, moes dit seker darem gehelp weggedoen is - die einste vak wat vir het. Paul Roos sy "Gimansium" titel verdien Afgesien van enigiets weet ’n mens net het. Volgende word iets baie na aan my [email protected] I 083 410 7609 I Paul Roos Gimnasium I Suidwal Straat soveel meer en is jy ook net veel meer hart weggegooi, maar c'est la vie. wêreldwys as jy oor die vermoë beskik “Priez pour le français.” om oor Europese films en boeke te kan

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[email protected] I 083 410 7609 I Paul Roos Gimnasium I Suidwal Straat Oktober 2016 Semper | 11 Tegnologie • Technology Insta_Guide_101 Andre Liebenberg give you a new perspective. enough – otherwise you will irritate iTrade Don’t edit your photos too much. people. Philip Ellis regoor die wêreld te belê. Onder Instagram determines your popularity. Stick to the original. Less is more and Get “Instagram Statistic Apps” – these Some people agree with this statement, shows character. apps will tell you who is not following Paul Roosers was maatskappye soos but most of our generation will deny Probably the most important aspect of you, who does not like your photos, and In die eerste kwartaal van 2016 Apple, Google, Tesla en Nike groot this. “Social Media has taken over our an Instagram post: The caption. most importantly – who is your most het 'n groep Paul Roosers onder gunstelinge. Die spanne het ook lives” are words we hear every day. Some Captions are what people remember. dedicated stalker. Use these apps wisely. die leiding van Meneer Truter 'n besluit om op ontluikende markte people will try to prove this statement Stay away from cheesy captions. Use Apps which are a no-go, are those that beleggingsklub gestig waar leerders te fokus, byvoorbeeld die BRICS- false, but Instagram is the platform hardcore one-liners. Scholars already buy your likes. People immediately as Paul Roosers kan deelneem lande (Brasilië, Rusland, Indië, according to which you are judged. have to read too much because of the know when you are “cheating” on aan beleggings-kompetisies soos China en Suid-Afrika). Before someone even knows you, he or curriculum; don’t punish them with a Instagram. die Sanlam iTrade Internasionale Baie het gebeur in die drie she already has a preformed idea of you, caption that’s longer than an English Giving “likes” to people are for free, based on your Instagram followers and FAL poem. so don’t hold back and give the person Beleggingskompetisie. In hierdie maande terwyl die kompetisie aan average number of likes for your photos. Hashtags are the make-or-break factor the benefit of the doubt, and like their klub kan leerders hul idees die gang was – alles van Brexit tot With this article, we are giving you a for social acceptance. photo. Be awake, and do not like a en strategieë deel in Zuma het 'n invloed op die crash course on how to strengthen your More than two hashtags will photo posted more than three days ago, finansiële markte spanne se portefeuljes account: automatically degrade your social image. otherwise you might just look like a en ook aktuele gehad. Afgesien van al “Which photo to post?” is the question Post your photo on Insta-peak times. stalker. sake se hierdie onsekerheid most often asked. The ultimate time to do it is on a Sunday The world is tough out there, so take it gevolge in die wêreld se Simple solution: Eliminate the worst night between 20:00-22:00, when or leave it … bespreek. markte het een photos until you have your best three everyone has hit a depro. Beware! You are being judged options. After that, ask a third party Don’t post photos too often. One according to your account. Vanjaar paar steeds which photo he or she prefers. This will photo every two weeks is more than het Paul reggekry om Roos meer as 25% vyf pare opbrengs te kry. ingestuur Hierdie om deel verslaggewer het te neem saam met Richardt aan Sanlam Lourens dit reggekry se iTrade- om hulle $100 000 in slegs kompetisie, vanaf drie maande tot $125 185v. 5 Mei tot 6 Julie 2016; dus Hulle het 47ste in die kompetisie het die deelnemers slegs drie uit duisende ander deelnemers maande tyd gehad om die grootste geëindig. Ons glo volgende jaa r obrengste moontlik te lewer. gaan Paul Roos nog meer sukses Elke span het $100 000 gekry om met iTrade bereik, want die in verskillende fondse en aandele toekoms lyk baie belowend.

Aansoeke om by die klub aan te sluit kan gerig word aan mnr. Truter of aan Neil Olivier. 'n Kort aansoekbrief wat 'n verkorte CV bevat sal voldoende wees om jou teolating tot die. PRG Tegnologie se V12 Thomas Butler Verskeie onderwysers is opgelei om interaktief op te tree deur gebruik te Paul Roos was nog altyd ʼn skool van maak van elke leerder se persoonlike eerstes en bestes, maar ook ʼn skool van e-posadres wat vroeër die jaar voortdurende uitnemendheid. toegeken is. Dit is laasgenoemde aspek wat Paul Platforms soos Google Classroom is Roos se IT-departement die afgelope in gebruik geneem, waarop leerders paar jaar in verband met tegnologie in met mekaar en hul onderwysers kan PRG in gedagte gehou het. debatteer en vrae kan vra. Paul Roos streef nie daarna om Verder het die Wiskunde- baanbrekers op tegnologiegebied in departement ook ʼn nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse skole te wees nie. tablet-inisiatief begin. Elke Daar word eerder gepoog om ʼn wiskundeonderwyser het ʼn draagbare stabiele omgewing te skep waarop daar toestel gekry het om onderrig makliker in die toekoms voortgebou kan word. en interessanter te maak. Die hele Dit kan slegs deur behoorlike en skool se rekenaars is na Windows 10 deeglike beplanning bereik word. opgegradeer, terwyl die Microsoft Daar is so baie gevalle van skole wat Office 2016-pakket ook opgelaai is. groot en oorspronklike projekte loods, net om baie maande en duisende rande later nog steeds met pen, papier en boek opgeskeep te sit. Oor die afgelope paar jaar is daar dus omvattende nuwe infrastruktuur reg onder Paul Roosers se neuse geïnstalleer, waarvan baie dus nie eens bewus was nie, maar waaruit Oor hul jonger broers, of selfs hulle die toekoms van kinders, ongetwyfeld eendag gaan Paul Roos se tegnologie voordeel trek. is daar nie veel meer om Die IT-departement te sê as dat dit baie blink is het verskeie dinge om nie. Tegnologie is ongetwyfeld in ag te neem tydens besig om aandag te kry, en dit besluitneming oor en is belangrik dat die fokus op beplanning van ons tegnologiese tegnologie steeds uit ʼn akademiese toekoms, maar dit blyk dat hulle sterk oogpunt is. fokus op leerderbetrokkenheid en die Die skool se hoofdoel is steeds personeelgebuikereffektiwiteit, terwyl akademiese uitnemendheid, en die hulle ook alle risikofaktore in ag neem. tegnologie is slegs ʼn hulpmiddel tot Alhoewel Paul Roos eerder ʼn Ford hierdie doel. Bakkie as ʼn Porsche probeer wees as Die basis is nou gebou en die Ford dit kom by tegnologiese ontwikkeling, Bakkie kan nou standvastig voortgaan is daar in 2016 steeds groot vordering om die Porsche in te haal en selfs verby agter én op die skerms gemaak. te steek. 12 | Semper Oktober 2016 Soos Die Leerders Dit Sien Dorings aan die roos

Leerlingraad, PRD en belang in ’n strepies-blazer en Gelukig het YukaS seker gemaak enigste van AntiP se vriende is dit is nie waar dit stop nie. Cheerleaders: admaths-punte. JanBlap hoop hy is nie verveeld nie. ColeN en wat nie met Anti se suster praat LizeC het intussen haar tyd by JanBlap het opgelet dat die egter hy kry iets reg. MoniqueS is weer saam, maar nie. Hy is egter min gepla oor JohannO gaan geniet, maar dit is verkiesingstydperk die manne ’n Man mét strepies, sal die verhouding egter hierdie DavidK se intensies en dink aan kort geknip toe hy aanbeweeg na ’n bietjie ónderkry. Ons eie WolfgangW, het sy kriekettoer keer langer hou as sy das? niks meer nie as AninaC. NeelsN LouiseH. redakteur, CharlS, het meer as in Pretoria ver te veel geniet. ColeN het sy daslose tyd is stil oor wat met hom en AntiP Louise en RuandB sien ook net dit op die brein gehad. Hy Wie sou kon raai dat ’n mens gebruik om wag te speel by in Moorreesburg gebeur het. meer van mekaar die laaste tyd. moes elke oggend Bloemhof toe ’n watertoring vir meer as PieterK se huis. PieterK was JanBlap hoop maar net BeahO Dalk drentel hy maar net in De gaan vir Shakespeare-lesse by sterrekyk kan gebruik? MiaB te besig met RosieL om veel te sal haar stilte hou. Zalze rond met die hoop om vir MadineD. NicolaS sal nog eers het vir JCE ’n smullekker gereg worry oor die Strandjutte. CharlesVW het uiteindelik sy MargeuriteLR raak te loop. moet wag vir haar trouman, voorgelê op die kombuistafel Op dieselfde aand het MichielB derde strike in die Paarl gekry. PaulG loop weer vir Shiloh aangesien WianM meer as vyf terwyl HasieH en sy kanse, al was dit hoe Margo was nie seker of hulle voor PRG op die eersterivier dae nodig het om sy punte in SuzanneE hulle klein, met MichelleG besig was Bofbal of Polo nie. se bankies. DamonLeeC en rek. te verbeter. lippe afgelek het. verloor. ChantelC kla Dit lyk egter of CraigC meer VictoriaSecrets stap self elke dag Vir RufusD is nie eens ses JanBlap vra egter egter nie. BarretdW fokus op haar oupa se Mercedes langs die rivier op en af. Hulle maande genoeg om visvingers mooi dat Mia nie is duidelik ’n as hul verhouding. verdwyn so dan en wan tussen by die Waterfront te kry nie. die kinderkoor in langafstandatleet. CraigC en HannahP moet maar die blare. WilmieC wou eerder klere koop sy foto’s sal tag Sy tyd tussen beste maatjies wees aangesien sy KeenanR en DillonR kuier en uiteet. nie. Strand en pa nie van die verhouding-idee deesdae met Jean-MariB en Ons ander redakteur, JohanS, JohanG MichelleG se hou nie. MiekeF. se blou het tot in Bonnievale vir moes sy voete huis vebeter FaffaSnoetske het baie vinniger JesseH is vas oortuig dat hy hom kom kuier. FreekS wens weer warm by die dag. opgegee met sy kanse om sy meer met sy dans moves gaan LizaDV sal vir hom by sy kamp stamp nadat NinaP het foon te vind as met sy kanse bereik met DonneK as wat kom kuier. Hulle albei het na hy koue voete duidelik vir met ShaniC. TiaanvN was vinnig MerlinB op die krieketveld die kerkkamp siek by die huis met NeheleneL gekry het. ThomasB aangesteek met haar in en uit met foon en al, al het reggekry het aangekom, maar hou vas dat dit MicoH wens dat iets meer liefde vir perde. Dit kan gesien ChrisK sy bes probeer om díe te TristandP het na ‘n stoute kuier ’n Mizpah-bergwindjie was en as net sy voete bietjie word deur hoe vining hy op en breek. die hele dorp rond gesoek vir dat geen fisiese kontak betrokke aksie kry terwyl LudiVD af die CheneDW perdjie geklim NiehausL sukkel self om ‘n slaapplek, terwyl MaxJ by die was nie. baie meer as net sy voete in het. Dalk kry VanZylB ’n kans trouringe te koop. Dit is einste besig was om die Rhenish Hiervan is JanBlap nie seker Frankryk geoefen het. om nou te ry. ThomasB wens moontlik omdat MargueriteLR Gr9-meisies beter te leer ken. nie – maar wat hy wél weet is MichaelS het toe al die tyd egter hy kon die Eleonore- te jonk is om te trou. CarlaN Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in Semper do dat CPK steeds wag vir sy fisiese by SunéB meer aandag binne perdjie tem. is gelukkig oud genoeg vir ‘n not necessarily reflect those of the kontak. YvonneV stel egter net die klas as buite die klas gekry. Dit lyk of Thomas nou die FreeHug. JanBlap hoop maar net editorial team or the staff of PRG.

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3. Wanneer hy sê hy kan huise teken, maar weet nie hoe om te saldeer nie. 2. 3. Oktober 2016 Semper | 13 Through The Learners’ Eyes Getting to know your head boy Balance is the key Leerlingraadkolom Jaco Marais favourites of mine. and motivation you put in to reach Johan Schoeman What is something interesting about your goals. It’s the basis of everything Leadership can be a very tough and you that few people know? we want to achieve and by applying Sport plays a huge part in the life of demanding task. Plans for next year I have 3 siblings, one of whom is in a little bit of focus and intensity to almost every Paul Rooser, whether it are already underway by the new Paul Roos. I’m a die-hard Chelsea fan work towards something great you will be hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis or Student Council under the leadership and self-proclaimed FIFA pro. Most of achieve true hard work. any of the many other sports offered of our head boy, George Huysamer and my holidays are spent in Vleesbaai, a What is the most important by our school. A sport very few people practice or in fact know about that has two deputy head boys, Marais Cloete small seaside village close to Mossel Bay. characteristic for leadership in your massive potential in Paul Roos is called and Dillon Ribeiro. Semper went and My favourite food is hamburgers and I opinion? slacklining. Slacklining involves walking found out a bit more about our head love Bar-Ones. A visionary leader should have the on a tensioned line between two fixed boy, George, a skilful first team hockey What is your view on hard work, talent ability to stay focused on the vision and points, usually between two trees. The player and exceptional leader. and luck in life, and which one do you the compelling cause they wish to work line or webbing is usually between 1 and have? towards. Therefore two of the most 2 inches wide and 3 millimeters thick. What do you like to do in your free This is extremely complex, but I’ll important characteristics of a leader are Although similar in principle to tight time/ any hobbies you have? try my best to explain it as I see it. Our having conviction which means having rope walking, slacklining differs in the When I have free time, lives are based on chasing our own a vision, believe in it and work towards sense that the line sags and sways as you I enjoy spending time personal success, which means it. Another important characteristic is to walk across it, because it’s not as taught reading investigation or different things to different people. empower those around you; a visionary a tightrope wire. This is where the sport autobiography books, Whether your definition of leader can honour and dignify those derives its name from – slacklining. Playing video games or just success is becoming a professional around him. Hoe som mens ’n jaar in 300 Although the act of balancing on a relaxing with friends over sportsman or a lawyer, talent will What are your plans for after school? woorde op? Hoe dra mens die suspended rope has been around since weekends. I’m also a football only take you so far. Thousands of I plan to study either business or law at emosie van elke pouse, elke the dawn of time, modern slacklining as fanatic so most free time on talented people don’t achieve their Stellenbosch after school and hopefully rugbywedstryd en elke klas oor? it is known today was started in the 80s goals; they must convince themselves get the chance to study abroad in weekends is spent watching Die antwoord is eenvoudig: ’n by Adam Grosowsky and Jeff Ellington the Premier League of their talents, experiment and Australia, New Zealand or England. in Yosemite National Park. The pair of and when football develop them to translate this Who is a big role model for you and Mens kán nie. rock climbers started experimenting isn’t on, I enjoy into bigger things. why? Dié skool is uniek, en niemand with the sport as a past time when they being outside In terms of hard work, my My biggest role model is my dad daar buite sal verstaan presies weren’t climbing. The hobby soon took over their lives however, as they were and staying fit. mind jumps to the famous because of the way he conducts himself hoe spesiaal dit is nie. Niemand gripped by the fascinating sport and the What is your 10 000 hours principle. In in every situation life presents to him anders sal daardie 20 minute lifestyle associated with it. Since those favourite Paul this modern age we live in, as well as his constant support. Other ná die Grey-game verstaan Roos song? hard work is something role models include Justin de Nysschen, early days the sport has developed a nie. En hulle hóéf ook nie. great deal, with many different styles, Definitely we hear about and we Frank Lampard and AB de Villiers techniques and discipline evolving over Old Boys think that if we do the What are 3 tips to Paul Roosers to be Dit is die sleutel tot sukses vir time. Examples of different slacklining because of the things famous people better gentlemen? Paul Roosers en vir alle Suid- disciplines include trick lining, long goose bumps say we should, we will Being a gentleman is a matter of choice Afrikaners: om nie mense van lining and high lining. you experience be successful, which is and you should always do the small jou standpunte deur woorde Tricklining involves doing flips, twists while singing it, not the case. The quotes things properly: Firstly, a gentleman te oortuig nie, maar om liewer and somersaults on a shorter line no but more recent are true, but hard work has the ability to listen, secondly, a more than 30m long. The webbing used songs like “Will is pushing yourself gentleman must always keep his word woordeloos, en sonder konflik, is generally around 10cm wide and very Griggs” (Paul Roos above and beyond what and thirdly, a gentleman will always ’n voorbeeld te stel wat ander bouncy. Annual World Championships on fire) has definitely you’re used to. It’s the make sure a woman is safe and walk wíl volg. are held by the World Slacklining started to become sacrifice, plan, drive with her if she needs you to. Die Leerlingraad het op dié Federation. Contestants compete by wyse verhoudings deur die jaar completing a routine of acrobatic moves on the line. These are then judged and probeer bou en versterk. Of dit scored. suksesvol was – wel, dit moet Another popular slacklining discipline júlle besluit. is longlining, whereby slackliners Ons lewe in ’n buitengewoon attempt to cross lines in excess of 50m. Longlines are most often erected in interessante tyd, vol uitdagings parks or on sports fields. The longlining en vol geleenthede. Werklik ’n community is constantly trying to walk tyd waain die waardes waarin further, with the current world record óns glo tot die uiterste getoets for the longest slackline ever walked at sal word. 1km. This incredible feat was achieved by Nathan Paulin on 19 April 2016, To the new Student Council: when he walked across the La Clue The baton is in your hands d’Aiglun gorge in France. now. You decide which course By far the most breathtaking discipline the school takes. Don't be of the sport is highlining, where afraid to try something new or slackliners attempt to walk between cliffs or over canyons and ravines. Of all the something different. However, slacklining disciplines, highlining is by never drift away from the core far the most expensive. Instead of tying values which have made this the line to a tree, lines often have to be school the astonishing conveyer bolted into the rock face due to a lack belt of exceptional men that it of adequate natural anchors. Complex braking systems and failsafes have to is. be rigged to ensure the safety of the For the Matrics: next year slackliner and these safety measures offers a wealth of opportunities, often prove very expensive. but also enormous challenges If crossing canyons or doing somersaults on a very narrow line to the person you are and to sounds a little too extreme for your what you believe in. Remember liking, don’t panic. The majority of that wherever you go, you will slackliners practice the sport in its always be a representative of simplest form – a line erected between thousands of Paul Roosers two trees on a grassy field – the way it is meant to be practiced. before you. Slacklining has massive potential in You may be able to leave Paul Paul Roos Gymnasium both as a sport Roos, but it will never leave and as a pastime. Slacklining injuries are you. The prestige, awe and few and far between and largely unheard expectation of being a Paul of. Except for the slackline itself, no additional equipment or infrastructure Rooser will follow you wherever has to be bought or built. Slacklining is you go – for better or for worse. a great way of staying fit and exercising Good luck lads. May you your core muscles. Balance obviously always remember the memories plays an important role in the sport and having good balance and a strong core we made, the laughter we are seen as attributes is most sports. shared and the Gees at Slacklining is a sport that can help Markötter. Paul Roosers connect to nature, to each Five years pass too quickly, but other and help them focus their minds. I would not share them with Slacklining is a great way of relaxing and suitable for all age groups or body anyone but you. shapes. Paul Roos: Good bye, you It is sport that is easy to like, but even enchanting old institution. easier to love. You just have to keep your Maroon to the Marrow. For balance and take one step at a time. ever and ever. 14 | Semper Oktober 2016 Sport Another success story Keeping several balls in the air

CP Kok more than any other Boland school. Special credit and accolades go to “Hockey” has almost become a Andrew Hobson, first-team captain, synonym for “Paul Roos”. And not who, amongst others, was chosen for for nothing either. The past year was the SA U/21 hockey team. an outstanding year for Paul Roos One match will not be forgotten very hockey, especially for the first team. soon: the first-team match against The first team started off the York. The game was very close and it season with a new coach, and have could have gone to any side. With only Andre Liebenberg future of Paul Roos water polo. the “Vides” tournament, and managed to build on their success of a minute left, York had the lead with For the first time this year, we Jan-Corrick van der Watt was 2015. The team won the Cape Town two goals. But by the tome that the 2016 has been a busy year for the introduced an extensive winter selected to represent the South International Schools Hockey Festival final whistle sounded, the score was water polo club. We are starting to programme for our flagship teams and African U/16B side on tour to Malta. for the second time in a row – a 6/5 for Paul Roos. Maroon magic at its see some decent results amongst the saw the first positive results in the He was chosen as captain on this tour. massive achievement in terms of any very best! junior sides. This, coupled with a form of an astounding 10-1 victory Jan-Corrick will also represent Maties hockey-playing school. The interschools game against Grey young and hardworking first team, over Grey College in Bloemfontein! at this year’s club championships in Paul Roos had 51 boys representing College once again had the season can only mean good things for the The U/19As also achieved 5th place in October. the school in Boland teams on the ending on a high note with a first- hockey field during this year – far team victory of 3-0. A QUALITY TEAM

Gareth Wentley Back home they presented some eye- catching results, including wins against For members of the Paul Roos 1st Kylemore and Wynberg just to mention Soccer Team, 2016 will go down as one a few, as well as valiant performances of the most successful years to date. against local power houses Lückhoff The team consisted of a group of boys High and Cloetesville High, which who showed hunger and desire as never forced people to stand up and take seen before to grind out a season of epic notice. proportions. The season was rounded off with Soccer was a sport which previously perhaps the sweetest victory of them held a comical position at the school, all, as the Maroon Machine beat Grey but led by the knowledge and expertise Bloemfontein by 3 goals to 2, to round of coach Edmund Pietersen and off a historic season for Paul Roos manager Cobus de Beer, everything has football. changed. The experience gained from the 2016 The team pulled of some stunning season has without doubt cemented results as they reached the plate semi- soccer’s position in the school as a force finals of the Kloof Football tournament to be reckoned with. for the first time in our history.

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Ons Big Brag het ons almal in die bui vir Grey ‘Niemand anders sal die 20 minute na die gesit. My bus se mense het vroeg omgekap (soos wat die oggendbus se manne maar gewoonlik Grey-game verstaan nie’ doen). Ons het Old Boys voor Grey se naaste koshuis gesing en met trots weggestap toe hulle op ons afhardloop. Dit is waar ons interskole gewen het. Interskole gaan nie oor wen op die puntebord nie, en dis nie cliché-nonsense hierdie nie. As jou span ’n interskolewedstryd gewen het, het jy jóú interskole gewen, want wat meer kon julle as ’n span vir die skool doen? As jou span die wedstryd verloor het, maar jy was beter as jou eweknie wat in die ander span gespeel het, het jy jóú interskole gewen, want jy was beter as jou opponent. Almal kan interskole op hulle eie manier “wen”. Paul Roosers hou van wen. Hulle wil semper splendidior as hulle opponente wees en dit veroorsaak waarskynlik die skool se sukses. Daardie oomblik toe jy trots op die skool gevoel het, het jy gewen. Daar is niks fout daarmee om vir dertien ure te reis, teen ’n vreemde lugdruk te kompeteer en net-net te verloor nie. Enigiemand kon aflei wie die beste span was. Die “verloor” wat groot spanne ervaar het, het Paul Roos se leerders net verder bewus gemaak van waar hulle Paul Roos-liefde lê. Het iemand dalk gehóór hoe juig hulle vir die Takkies na hulle oorwinning? Skaak, debat en ander aktiwiteite is onder ons aandag gebring, en dit is ook belangrik. As jy daardie naweek gaan ondersteun het, het jy bygedra tot ’n speler en dalk ’n span se sukses. Om ’n Oranje-meisie te oorwin is onder sekere ouens ook ’n vorm van sukses, maar daar is Dorings aan die Roos vir dit… By hierdie laaste interskole vir my by Grey Kollege het ek geleer dat mnr. Van Vuuren ’n goeie pa is, dat Grey nooit gras soos PRG s’n sal hê nie en dat daar geen ander skool soos Paul Roos Gimnasium is nie. Maar dit weet ek lankal.

A life behind bars Paul Roos-BestMed host XCO interschools invitational race

Jaco Marais jeep track. Although mountain biking entails On Saturday 24 September, Paul individual participation against the Roos, together with BestMed, will other athletes, it is also a team sport be hosting its own cross-country where the total points earned by a mountain-bike interschools invitational school are added to crown the winners. race at Coetzenburg. The Paul Roos Cross country racing, the format in team is one well known around the which schools in South Africa compete country in the mountain bike world in, has the ideal mix of searing climbs, and the first team will be looking to twisting downhills and exciting sprints, defend their title as Western Province making it perfect for spectators (not to Champs at our very own race. mention testing a rider’s full array of The event consists out of two skills and fitness). categories – one for competition The success and popularity of this purposes where Western Cape schools event is just another testament to the will all be racing for the podium, and incredible growth that is witnessed in also a fun relay for anyone who wants this sport, globally and in our school. to join in the fun. At this event, the top teams will get Schools can pick a team of up to 15 prizes and there will be random lucky riders with the first 5 riders` results draws as well. determining the outcome of their For more information, or to enter the school`s effort. The best individual fun relay in teams of 4, consisting of result of each school counts double the 4 laps (one lap per rider) go to: www. score. prgmtb.co.za. Otherwise come and The track uses parts of the world-class experience something new and support mountain bike routes at the foothills the Maroon Machine as it treads deep of Stellenbosch Mountain and has the tracks in their territory. What is not to perfect combination of single track and love about a life behind bars? SEMPERport

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Gareth Wentley paints a picture of Paul Roos rugby in 2016 in vivid detail. 22 August 2015. Markötter. Paul Roos The season began at Markötter 19-12 Grey College. against Swartland High School and The seemingly impossible became Paul Roos demolished their opponents, possible, the far-off dream, a reality. winning 56-0. Paul Roos went on to 2015 will be remembered for years defeat Windhoek Gymnasium, with to come as one of the most successful winger David Moses scoring a hat years in the annals of Paul Roos rugby. trick. According to Willemse these The year we finally conquered Grey games were merely to create a balanced College. foundation on which they would build. But what makes a champion? A Next on the calendar was a trip up champion is he who vanquishes all north, as Paul Roos competed in the before him, again and again and again, St John’s Easter Festival. The Roos because it’s all he knows how to do. started like a house on fire as the So the question remains, after the young side romped to a 69-6 victory season 2016, are we still the champions? against a weary Hilton College. And if not, what are we then? They continued on their merry In order to aptly review the season way until they were halted by it is necessary to do so from the a mighty Affies side on the perspective of those who put final day in the City of Gold. this season together, and Captain Willemse echoes the who better than 1st boys’ disappointment and Team Captain Damian says that the first loss of Willemse. the season is most often It was another the most upsetting, but it running we were pipped by a strong were completely outclassed by their before. The team was without their stars outstanding season also gives an indication Paarl Gym outfit. Willemse and Moses opposition. Damian Willemse, Ben-Jason Dixon from the 18-year-old of which areas should be attribute this loss to silly mistakes All hope was not lost as they won and Jesse Johnson, who were all away flyhalf, as he once worked on in order for a which cost the game, a trend which their next 3 games against Bishops, on international duty. again proved why good season to follow. seemed to have followed the side as the Rondebosch and Wynberg, the pick of An inspired performance captured the he was so instrumental Paul Roos then took season progressed. the results being against the latter: 50-5 hearts of all those who attended. The in the success of the Paul on Grey High School in Willemse recalls fondly the team’s trip Another slip-up against Boland boys showed guts and determination Roos, Western Province what Damian describes as a to Wildeklawer, where they returned Landbou left much to be desired just like never before and if ever there was a and South African teams. highlight of his season, as the unbeaten after good wins against HTS before the final game against Grey game which epitomised the season that Damian has just Maroon Machine went on Middleburg and Menlopark. He says Bloem. was 2016, it would be this. returned from a to defeat the Old Foe by 36 that a great team culture and spirt After a considerably below-average So what was the season 2016? It was Western Province points to 21 on the hallowed was developed during their time in season, which comprised of 5 losses no golden year, and its players were not training session as we turf of Markötter. Kimberly. before the ultimate fixture against rivals winners, oh no. sit down in front of “...one of the The team continued this good Grey College, not much hope was given They were champions. Champions Roosinbosch to disappointments and run of form until they slipped up in to our first after Grey College had been because they stood up and fought to discuss the season outstanding lowlights of Riversdale, losing to a determined enjoying a good season. the bitter end, and ultimately succeeded past. He has our season was without Oakdale side, and were completely However on a warm August 20th where it mattered most: in the hearts of clearly done a doubt losing to Paarl floored by Boishaai at Markötter, which afternoon Paul Roos Gymnasium their faithful. this before. Gym...” the captain describes as the outright produced quite arguably the most So a golden year … no. He chooses his For the most disappointing game of the season, honourable performance of the season, But a year that will forever be words well as he second year and as the only one in which they and in my opinion, of many seasons remembered. And now for Magaliesberg

Calvin Durr Penfold l managed to grab a second place. Paul Roos struggled against The largest school-boy mountain- an extremely competitive U/19 biking league in the country came category. Local hero Robert Hobson to a nail-biting finish on Saturday 24 won bronze. Paul Roos ended up September at the superb biking track with equal points to Parel Vallei along Stellenbosch Mountain. The once the scores had been added up, sunless sky and overall good setup but due to Parel Vallei achieving created perfect conditions. Paul Roos more first-place finishes, they won took the top three spots in the U/14 the league. 2016 was a great year for age category (thanks to Matthew Paul Roos mountain biking, but the Lochner, Krige van der Vyver and greatest challenge still lies ahead in Albert Muller,) providing a welcome the form of Magaliesberg (the biggest head start into the day’s events. The school mountain- biking race in the U/16s were less successful, but Jamie country).