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P A R K T O W N B O Y S’ H I G H S C H O O L HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE VOLUME 4 No 11 DURBAN FIXTURE A SUCCESS ON 1 9 J U L Y 2 0 1 9 ALL FRONTS Wwww.parktownboys.co.za A big thank you to all parents who assisted with the hosting of over 280 boys from Durban High School on Friday night. The IMPORTANT DATES very positive response from our parents resulted in our having more parents willing to host than there were students. 22 July - SBA Tests start 23 July - Grade 9 Subject The good spirits around the braais amongst the parents during Choice Assessment and after the 1st XI Hockey match on Friday night added to the atmosphere as they tried to fill the stomachs of the teenage 24 July - Inter - House boys they were looking after! Shooting Public Speaking - We were pleased to hear how much parents had enjoyed hosting Junior Best Speaker Durban High School boys because of their manners and bearing. This feedback has been passed onto the Durban High School 25 July - Public Speaking - Headmaster: We have also received positive feedback from Senior Best Speaker Durban High School staff about their interactions with our boys. Grade 11 & 12 - On the field, competition was keen and both the 1st XI Hockey Careers Evening and 1st XV Rugby enjoyed good wins. 28 July - PBHS vs Jeppe A WEEKEND FILLED WITH DRAMA ON THE GLOBAL Rugby and Hockey SPORTING STAGE Compulsory Fixture 1 Aug. - Grade 9 Subject For avid followers of sport at national and international level, last Choice Assessment weekend was overwhelming for many. The Cricket World Cup produced a final with a dramatic and exciting climax which no-one - including, I suspect, those who set out the rules - would have expected. Those who find cricket tedious could not allege that SBA TESTS - 29 JULY ‘19 the end of the game was boring. What impressed me was the way the New Zealand Captain and GRADE 12 : PHY.SC coaches handled the defeat, without dwelling on the element of GRADE 11 : BUS. STUDIES chance - with a throw-in hitting the bat or the furore surrounding GRADE 10 : L.SCIENCES umpires' decisions. GRADE 9 : SS:HIST/GEO At Wimbledon, Federer and Djokovic delivered an epic Men's GRADE 8 : CREATIVE ART Final, the longest ever played, and the first to be decided on a tie break after the 5th set was even at 12-12. 3 2{ 2 { √ 2{ 3 2 √ 2 { P A R K T O W N B O Y S’ H I G H S C H O O L Federer rolled back the years with some fine tennis, while Djokovic hung in the game time and again, and kept control of his emotions, showing great resilience ASSEMBLY FOCUS under pressure and saving two match points in a row. Again, what struck me was the level of sportsmanship and respect for each other by both players - Djokovic in his joy, and Federer in his disappointment, acknowledging the chances he should “Life is like a piano - the have taken. white keys represent happiness and the black On the South African front, Darryl Impey won Sunday's leg of the Tour de France ones represent sadness. and Dylan Fritelli the John Deere PGA Golf Classic and our Proteas Netball team When both keys are played excelled, beating world No. 2 team Jamaica 55-52 which gave them a run at the together, it gives us the World Cup Semi-Finals, which they have now qualified for with one pool game sweet music of Life.” still to play, beating Scotland and Uganda this week. And then there was the - anonymous quote Afcon Soccer Semi-Finals, the Grand Prix at Silverstone.... the list goes on. It was a thrilling weekend's sport, and it reminded me of how much sport is a part Address by Mr.W.Swart of our lives. We have much to learn from positive role models at the top of their game. It is important that we remember also that such success does not merely happen - it is the result of many many hours of practice, training, skills development, courage and sacrifice. Our boys are at the start of their development; they must take on board the effort required as outlined above, to enable a player, and a team, to be at the top of their game and to win the big moments. OLD BOY SHANE YOUNG (MATRIC 1983) VISITS THE SCHOOL On Tuesday 16 July, Old Boy Shane Young visited the school, and addressed the boys briefly in assembly. I mention this because Mr Young is in education and was Head of Accounting at St David's Marist Inanda before moving overseas to Auckland where he is Deputy Headmaster at Westlake Boys' High School, a school of 2400 (!). Mr Young played No. 8 for the 1983 1st XV Rugby; he said the reason he went into teaching was because of the impact his It was certainly heartening to teachers had on him at Parktown Boys. He mentioned his hear that the same core values Accounting teacher, Miss H Lubbe, and Mr J Nooy, his Afrikaans are being developed across teacher. He spoke of the excellent foundation he had received at thousands of kilometres. In Parktown Boys' High School. discussions with our Rugby staff it was also pleasing to hear that Mr Young went onto refer to the Parktown DNA and its focus on our coaching programmes are core values. He said this focus was mirrored at Westlake Boys very similar to the programmes where they had developed a 'Character Education' programme at Westlake Boys. It was very across the school emphasising Effort, Commitment, Punctuality, good to have Mr Young with us Good Manners, Positive Attitudes, Involvement and so on. for the morning. 3 2{ 2 { √ 2{ 3 2 √ 2 { P A R K T O W N B O Y S’ H I G H S C H O O L TERM TWO REPORTS On Friday the students received their Term 2 Reports. I have spoken to the boys at Assembly about reviewing their results, and getting back into school routines as soon as possible. In chatting to a number of boys since we've been back over the past two weeks, there has been the usual mix of boys pleased with their performance and others disappointed; I've had boys also saying they can't believe their careless errors; others saying they realise their preparation was not good enough. Staff feedback echoes this with staff indicating that the boys' comments were evident in the marking in some cases where the boys had clearly not prepared all sections of the work thoroughly. Help design the new Other boys have acknowledged that there are areas they now need to work on CENTENARY LION and are doing something about it. This is key: that the boys take responsibility for their learning. They need to take ownership of their performance and to ensure Submit your designs to they have a clear way forward. Mr Stippel Part of this is managing the examination period, something many juniors, in particular, are not good at. There were often junior boys who remained on campus after they had finished writing, and who did not use this time effectively, which has impacted negatively on their performance. The Staff, from their side, will have a clear idea of areas which need revision and reinforcement as we seek GENERAL NOTICES to ensure improved performance during Term Three and at the end of the year across all grades. In some subjects specific programmes will be driven at junior School starts promptly at 7:35. level. All late comers in the morning are to report to the DR Room. As I have mentioned previously, examination conditions demand different skills and cover more sections of work. Some students find this daunting, especially at Friday Detention - check the junior level where, for some straight out of primary school, this will have been a notice board outside Mr Van more intense set of examinations. Thus for many, their results will have dropped Zyl’s office. below their Term Mark assessments. Of course, these examinations serve as a wake-up call to all students in terms of the standards set by the School, and we House Tutor 14h00 - 16h00 shall certainly expect improved performances going forward and at the end of the Academic & year. It is by constantly demanding a higher level of performance from Grade 8 Late Comers 14h00 - 15h00 onwards that we are able to enjoy the sustained high levels of academic performance which we achieve at Matric level, our key exit point. School Shop - open daily Monday 9h00 - 14h15 Tuesday 9h00 - 14h00 Your sincerely Wednesday 9h00 - 13h15 Thursday 9h00 - 14h45 Malcolm Williams Friday 9h00 - 14h15 HEADMASTER 3 2{ 2 { √ 2{ 3 2 √ 2 { P A R K T O W N B O Y S’ H I G H S C H O O L SPORT During the June/ July Holidays Parktown Boys' High School was involved in the Interprovincial HOCKEY and Varsity Hockey Tournaments. Under 18A - Michael Le Forestier which played in the A Section came 5th, the teamB being managed by Mr K. Reddy. Michael played very well and by all accounts was unlucky not to be selected in the SA School Boy Setup. Under 18B - After many years this team finally regained its place in the A Section by winning their B Section Final. Cameron Le Forestier and Lungile Cebekhulu were integral members of the team.

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