THE HILTONIAN EDITION 154 APRIL 2019 Contents Board of Governors, Staff and Salvete 2018 4 The Hilton Year 19 Academic Affairs 58 Sport 107 Old Hiltonian News 177 1 2 12 Foreword Within every great institution, the compilation of each year’s On the sporting front, our boys did remarkably. Most history is integral to its grand story. It’s a privilege for me to importantly, all are engaged and learning, whether they're be a part of this particular grand story. 2018 turned out to be playing for the As or the Ds. Our 1st XV had a tremendous a superb year for Hilton College. unbeaten season worthy of celebration. We've also made great strides in our basketball and soccer offerings, which all Our bold vision is to deliver on A Plan for Every Hilton Boy. our boys enjoy. This brave strategy aims to ensure that each boy is understood and then challenged appropriately to work The various reports in this edition of the Hiltonian serve as a towards developing his best version of himself. While we record of events and achievements, but I also hope they continuously work on refining this strategy, we're proud of the convey some of the spirit of this great school which continues fact that each Hilton boy can feel that he has some autonomy to mould boys into young men, ready to take on the world. in his choices and in achieving his personal dreams. Hilton College, founded to raise gentlemen and simultaneously Academically, we embraced a new approach to teaching our serve as a beacon of hope to its surrounding community, is grade 8s and 9s, redesigning the curriculum with an intentional achieving its aims. It is a place of promise and purpose. A place focus on developing 21st-century skills like collaboration, to which I am privileged to make a small contribution. creativity and communication to prepare our boys for a fast- GJ Harris changing world. Headmaster 12 3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Board of Governors of the Hiltonian Society 2018 AE Franklin SC Chairperson, Board of Governors Mrs E Smallbones of The Hiltonian Society NPC R Welsford Estate General Manager CJ Tod Deputy Chairperson, Mrs SM Southwood Board of Governors of The Mrs KT Martin Deputy Bursar Hiltonian Society NPC Mr R Somchand Management Accountant Chairperson, Estate Committee Ms T Whitfield Chairperson, Nominations N Robert Committee PR Storrar Director Marketing JA Clark Chairperson, Old Hiltonian Club PR Falconer Chairperson, Remuneration ESTATE Committee CJ Tod Chairperson KCM Mokoape AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, AG Payne Board of Governors DG Ross Chairperson, Buildings and PC Eustace Services Committee MR Moxham STM Seopa PJ Platt ADS Short Chairperson, Advancement DF White Consultant Conservationist Chairperson, Scholarships, TEM Gibson Enrolment and Merit Awards ID McMillan Exec. Dir. Gwens Stream Estates Committee GJ Harris Headmaster Ms SA Tasker BP South Bursar Mrs DK ten Hope Chairperson, Community R Welsford Estate General Manager Projects Committee D W Coetzer Conservationist; Environ. & DG Tomlinson Chairperson, Marketing Committee Sustainability F Tonelli Chairperson, Finance Committee FINANCE Attending Executives GJ Harris Headmaster F Tonelli Chairperson BP South Bursar AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, Board of Governors BOARD COMMITTEES STM Seopa Member BUILDINGS AND SERVICES JA Clark Member JNR Pinnell Independent DG Ross Chairperson GJ Harris Headmaster AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio - Chairperson, BP South Bursar Board of Governors Mrs KT Martin Deputy Bursar JP Hathorn FGG Architects GJ Harris Headmaster FLEUR-DE-LYS CLUB BP South Bursar DJ Chaplin Chairperson DW Coetzer Conservationist, Environ & Sir RH Don-Wauchope Bt. Sustainability Dr R Mottram JB Kundalram Site Manager, Broll Facilities JAY Haines Management BM Armstrong Old Boy Representative Mrs M Miller Site Manager, Spectrum Services Mrs SJ Pinnell Treasurer By Invitation: A Mundell Parent Representative Representative Broll Facilities Management D Harding Parent Representative GJ Harris Headmaster COMMUNITY PROJECTS AT HILTON COLLEGE BP South Bursar Mrs DK ten Hope Chairperson RM Tiaden Club Manager AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, AN Beveridge Club Secretary Board of Governors PP Venter Staff Representative P Chamberlain HILTON COLLEGE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION P Mnyandu Mrs S Rennie GRC Hayward Chairperson Mrs L van Wyk MAPY LeClezio Board nominated Trustee GJ Harris Headmaster SJ Segar Independent Trustee PDM de Wet Second Master/Dir: Academics/Math RKC Taylor Independent Trustee BP South Bursar DJ Chaplin independent Trustee JB Quibell Director Operations CJ Tod Board nominated Trustee L Smuts Director Outreach – Vula Programme F Tonelli Board nominated Trustee KJ Beveridge ID McMillan Secretary 4 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MARKETING NOMINATIONS DG Tomlinson Chairperson CJ Tod Chairperson AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, Board of Governors Board of Governors JA Clark Chairperson, Old Hiltonian Club PR Falconer Governor BM Armstrong KCM Mokoape Governor Mrs A Bruwer S Jali OLD HILTONIAN CLUB M Thabethe A Jooste National Committee GJ Harris Headmaster MJ Nicholson Honorary President BP South Bursar PB Ducasse Honorary Vice President PR Storrar Dir. Marketing PJ Clark Mrs MY Atkins Marketing & Admissions Sir RH Don-Wauchope BT. Administrator JA Clark Chairperson AC Shuttleworth Dir. Sport (By Invitation) MAPY LeClezio AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, REMUNERATION Board of Governors PR Falconer Chairperson ADS Short AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, Board of TEM Gibson Governors GJ Harris Headmaster L Grubb Member PR Storrar Dir. Marketing GJ Harris Headmaster BP South Bursar Branch Chairpersons Mrs KT Martin Deputy Bursar BC Wanless Durban PI Tasker Mpumalanga SCHOLARSHIP AND MERIT AWARDS DC Heenan Gauteng ADS Short Chairperson WGH Bryant Natal Midlands AE Franklin SC Ex-Officio, Chairperson, GB Bastard Southern Natal Board of Governors A Richmond United Kingdom GJ Harris Headmaster A Harrington Canada PDM de Wet Second Master/ Dir: Academics/Math M Hathorn Zululand BP South Bursar M Hoppe Western Cape PR Storrar Dir: Marketing D Farrell United States of America AC Shuttleworth Dir: Sport J Drake Australia 5 STAFF STAFF 6 ACADEMIC STAFF 2018 Row 5: Sibusiso Nhleko, David Look, Nick Holtzhauzen, Praveshen Iyer, Tim Mills, Graeme Roberts, Michael Werth, Andrew Duncan, Brad Anderson, James Bullough, Hanlie Dry, Mike Green, Chris Kingsley Row 4: Mario Baptista, John McMichael, Wessel Theron, Christopher Carey, James Robey, Brett Udal, Jaco Dippenaar, Tienie van Wyk, John Roff, Burger Nel, Mike Mill, Michael Tonkin, Siphesihle Bhengu, Lionel Randall, James Quibell Row 3: Dirk Westensee, Charmaine Padayachee, Refiloe Nonxuba, Cal Bray, Inma Guillot Montaner, Heather Peel, Kathleen Schroeder, Tracey Mackenzie, James Webb, Lizelle van Niekerk, Jessica Janse van Rensburg, Lionel Julius, Erna Bekker, PK Ramnarain, Orateng Motsoe Row 2: Pritee Ganpath, Mandy Durnford, Francois Morgan, Noel Robert, Anne Kriel-Brown, Kim Lindie, Angela Salamon, Thulani Mhlongo, Joslyn Anderson, De Wet Wentzel, Carolyn van Zuydam, Beth Wisdom, Teresa Whitfield, Kirsty Sanders, Karen Koopman, Ashleigh Askew Row 1: Evan Brown, Ernie Steenkamp, Paul-John Anthony Richter, Paul Venter, Sean Carlisle, Debbie Veenstra, Paul de Wet, George Harris, Tony Shuttleworth, Mark Perrett, Bruce MacLachlan, Oscar Horstmann, Andrew Douglas, AC Blume, Richard Wyngaard STAFF Hilton College Staff - at January 2018 Headmaster David Look * B.Soc.Sc. (UKZN) P.G.C.E. (UKZN) B.Ed. George Harris B.A.(Pret) Hons.(Wits) Hons. (UNISA) Paula Summerfield N.Dip. Hort Tracey Mackenzie * B.Sc. H.D.E. (Natal) John McMichael B.A. Hons. H.D.E. (Natal) M.A. (UNISA) Executive Thulani Mhlongo * B.Ed. Hons. M.Ed. (UKZN) Paul de Wet B.Sc. (Natal) H.D.E. B.Ed. Hons. H.D.E. (Edgewood) Tony Shuttleworth B.Sc. H.D.E. (Stell) Mike Mill B.A. Hons. H.D.E. (Natal) Sean Carlisle B.Human Movement Sc. H.D.E. (RAU) Tim Mills B.Sc. Hons. H.D.E. (Natal) Mark Perrett B.A. H.D.E. (Natal) Francois Morgan * B.A. H.D.E. (Natal) Peter Storrar B.Bus.Sc. (UCT) Orateng Motsoe B.Sc. (Wits) Paul Venter B.A. Hons. H.D.E. (Natal) Charles Ncobeni B.A.H.D.E.(Natal) Management Burger Nel Lloyd Smuts B.A. Hons. H.D.E. (PG) (UPE) Charmaine Padayachee H.Dip. (Spring.) B.Ed. Hons. M.Ed. Debbie Veenstra B.A. H.D.E. (Natal) (UKZN) Bruce MacLachlan * B.Com. H.D.E. (Natal) MIITPSA Heather Peel * B.A. Hons. M.A. (Natal) H.D.E. (UCT) James Quibell B.Sc. Hons. (Roehampton) P.G.C.E. Michael Pitchford B.Soc.Sc. Hons. M.A. (UKZN) (UNISA) PK Ramnarain J.S.E.D. (Spring.) Dipl. Spec. Ed. B.Ed. Richard Wyngaard B.Th. (SATS) M.B.A. (Rhodes) Hons. M.Ed. (Natal) Brett South B.Comm. M.Sc. (Ed.Ldr) F.C.M.A. Lionel Randall B.Sport Sc. (Pret) Dipl. Sport Mng. P.G.C.E. Houses Noel Robert B.Ed. (UKZN) Graeme Roberts B.A. Hons. (Natal) H.D.E. F.D.E. Ernie Steenkamp M.Sc. (Pret) James Robey B.Sc. (UCT) Hons.(Rhodes) M.Sc.(UKZN) Tony Richter B.Sc. B.Ed. U.E.D. (Natal) P.G.C.E.(UNISA) Oscar Horstmann * B.A. Hons. (Stell) P.G.C.E. (UNISA) AC Blume B.Ed. (NMMU) Hons. (UNISA) John Roff Cert. Env. Educ. (Rhodes) Paul Venter B.A. Hons. H.D.E. (Natal) Angela Salamon * Dipl. Graphic Design (London) Andrew Douglas B.A. H.D.E. (Wits) Kirsty Sanders B.Sc. Hons. M.A. (UW) Sean Carlisle B.Human Movement Sc. H.D.E. (RAU) Kathleen Schroeder * B.A. (Natal) Hons. (Wits) M.A. (UNISA) Taryn Randall Churchill House Manager H.D.E. (Wits) Keshni Peters Ellis House Manager Leana Steenkamp B.A. (RAU) P.G.C.E. (UNISA) Vee van Staden Falcon House Manager Wessel Theron * B.A. P.G.C.E.(Stell) Hons. (UNISA) B.A. Inga Rautenbach Lucas House Manager Theol.