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The DHS Herald
1 0 Octo ber 20 14
Is su e 33 /20 14
D u rb a n H i g h Sch o o l
H ea d Ma ste r : Leo n E r asm u s
From the Head Master’s Desk
We have come to the end of
another busy and successful term.
On all fronts we have made our
mark and the boys have done us
proud. Some highlights of the
term
included
the
Cobham
Leadership Camp, Matric Dance,
appointment of new RCL and
Prefects, Sports’ Day, Sports’
Dinners, Sports’ fixtures and Music
evenings to name a few. They all
involved Educators, learners and
Parents working long hours to
make it all happen and for that I
want to thank everyone involved.
Contents
From the Head Master’s
Desk
1
DHS U16 Water Polo
Tournament
1
I Left a Boy and Returned
a Man
2
HIP 2 B2
2
Hockey Dinner & Awards
Evening
3
MySchool Cards
3
Extra-Mural Results
4
The Weeks Ahead
5
Holiday Fixtures
5
DHS Wins Comp
5
Bellywood by Belly Fusion 6
Upcoming
Events

DHS U16 Water
Polo Tournament

School Opens for
4th Term

SPORT &
CULTURAL
PHOTOGRAPHS

Water Polo Top
10 Tournament

Senior Speech
Day

Matric Final
Assembly
You realise how talented our boys
are and how busy DHS is when you
see how many of our boys are
involved in activities during the
holidays. We have boys travelling
to places as far as Cape Town and
Bloemfontein to represent the
school.
We are involved in
Cricket, Water Polo, Basketball,
Football and Climbing. When we
get back next term, all these
sports as well as some other will
play fixtures in the first week
already. There is no time for a
breather and I meant what I said a
few times. A good school is a busy
school.
I want parents to go through the
academic reports this holiday and
take note of areas of concern so
that they can be addressed. Next
term is short and before you know
it, the final examinations are upon
us.
I attended the relays at Kings Park
last night. DHS did extremely well
winning the U15 and U19 age
groups and finishing 3rd in the U17
age group.
We also won the
competition overall and this was
against some of top schools in the
province. Well done boys!
L M Erasmus
14 Head Master
th
DHS U16 Water Polo Tournament
DHS is excited to be hosting its
third U16 Water Polo Tournament
from 10-12 October. It is the only
U16 Water Polo tournament for
boys in the country and is quickly
becoming established as one of
the country’s prestigious school
age-group tournaments.
DHS initiated this tournament with
a “friendly” in its inaugural year
in 2012 and with seven schools
participating last year. However,
this year DHS is proud to announce
the
Tournament
has
grown
significantly, with 16 schools from
around the country participating.
Local teams include DHS, Clifton,
Westville,
Glenwood
and
Northwood. Grey Bloem, KES, St
David’s, Affies and Selbourne are
some of the travelling schools who
will be taking advantage of the
updated and refurbished Boarding
Establishment.
We anticipate three action packed
days with all the teams vying for
the top spot and the winning
trophy. To follow the games and
get the results in real time, the
URL for the Durban High School
U16 Tournament from 10 October
to 12 October is:
http://www.mycomlink.co.za/event.
php?i=6546
We hope everyone involved enjoys
the warm hospitality and weather
Durban has to offer. The DHS
community is invited to attend the
Tournament and support the boys.
We look forward to welcoming
you.
Refer to the following link to
download
a
copy
of
the
Tournament programme:
http://www.durbanhighschool.co.za/uplo
ad_folder/U16%20Water%20Polo%20Tourn
ament%20Programme%202014.pdf
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The DHS Herald
Durban High School
I Left a Boy and Returned a Man!
Winners of the “My Durban” School
Mural Competition - David
Christopher, Zia Cassim, Kaylan
Nathulal, Nadiem Barnwell and Advik
Beni (absent: Junaid Ally and
Cameron Murugan) (refer to page 5
for the full story)
Tony Human, the current Counsellor
of the Berea Rotary Club, pictured
with DHS learners Nicolas Kleefeld
(centre), an inbound long Rotary
Exchange Student from Germany, and
Justin Donkin (right) an Outbound
long term exchange student who will
be visiting USA for a year from
January 2015
EXTRA-MURAL
PHOTOGRAPHS
PLEASE NOTE THAT
ALL SPORT AND
CULTURAL
PHOTOGRAPHS
WILL BE TAKEN ON
TUESDAY
14 OCTOBER
FROM 13H30
BOYS ARE TO
BRING KIT
FOR SPORT
PHOTOS
The first day at Cobham was
without a doubt the hardest
challenge
I
have
ever
encountered as we had to adapt
instantly to a completely
different environment. Each
moment that we spent in our
new “home” gave us enough
time or so I thought to adapt to
everything. So far so good ....
The second day was amazing as
we went horse riding and target
shooting. I have never felt more
alive than at the moment the
horse charged and the wind sang
its praise. The nights, however,
was a different story. It was
bitterly cold and it was really
hard to breathe, but with the
support of my group I pulled
through the night.
By the third day it had become
too much for me and my spirit
finally broke and I could not
take it anymore. I had to go
home!! It was just going to get
worse. It seemed that I was not
the only one wanting out of this
situation. Mrs Nagiah and Mr
Dufourq helped us get over that
hurdle. Boys don’t cry is a really
stupid rule. You will be amazed
what a good cry can do for two
boys desperately wanting to go
and embrace the comfort of
home instead of “suffering” in
the middle of nowhere. Thank
god our teachers know what is
good for us. Having KFC that
night after our hard work at the
Clouds of Hope Orphanage
definitely improved our spirits!
On the fourth day we began to
tackle the mountain. The first
hour or so was easy since our
HIP 2 B2
Congratulations
to
Sulakhe
Nhassengo and Tiaan de Jager of
Grade 10 for being selected to
go through to the final
announcing of the Hip 2 B2 SA
Young Innovator of the Year on
16 October with their project
Solar Oxygen manufacturing
apparatus.
group was talking non-stop, and
we loved it.
We got to experience the sunset
and sunrise everyday and
marvelled at the rock paintings
at Pinnacle Rock. The one of the
witch doctor clearly resembled
Mrs Nagiah when she yells at us.
We all had a good laugh and she
had to agree that it actually
could have been her!! Luckily
she has a good sense of humour
or else we would have all been
given a detention! I was glad I
did not lose out on getting to
spend the night at a beautiful
fountain with a view that no
picture can do justice to. We
are all extremely lucky.
The sixth day saw us journeying
back to base camp with new
friendship forged, all bound
forever and strengthened by the
hardship we endured and
conquered. The last day was
ours to relax and reflect on all
that we had been through.
Coming to terms with our true
limits as well as the harsh truth
that we do not always know
what is best for us. I realised
that in order to make us strong,
we had to be broken first.
Eventually the time came to say
goodbye. For some it was a
learning curve to see what we
were really made off, for others
it was enlightening as it is a
surprise discovering who the
true leaders are - it is usually
the people you would never
expect.
The proudest moment for me
was going back home a man!
They will fly to Johannesburg on
12 October 2014 and spend two
days at VUT to work on their
prototypes, one day at 3M for
presentations and then on the
16th they will participate in final
presentation to the judges. We
wish them well and know that
they will make us proud
Page 2 of 5
The DHS Herald
Durban High School
Hockey Dinner and Awards Evening
The Annual Hockey Dinner and
Awards Evening took place on 30
September
1st and 2nd Team Hockey Award
Winners with Guest Speaker, Gowan
Jones (front left) and 1st Team Coach
Brett Clay (right)
The guest speaker was Gowan
Jones who is a goal keeper in
the National Squad for SA
Hockey. He played in the World
Cup in Holland as well as in the
Commonwealth
Games
in
Scotland this year.
There were numerous awards
given for Indoor and Outdoor
Hockey. The A side winners
were:
Outdoor Hockey
U16 Hockey Award Winners!
(Left to Right) Brendon de Mellion,
Adrian Farrel, Andile Ndlovu, Ross
Welfare, Dylan Coskey
1st Team
Best Defender – Tristan Ross
Best Midfielder – Andile Ndlovu
Best Striker – Mfundo Mzobe
Most Improved – Dylan Coskey
Most Consistent – Tasvir Bissoon
Most Valuable – Hlumelo Mekuto
U16A
Best Defender – Mholi Dlamini
Best Midfielder – Zulu
Best Striker – Phiwo Thusi
Most Improved – Luke Nelson
Most Consistent – Adrian Farrel
Most Valuable – Ethan Hulett
U14A
Best Defender – Ayabonga Zoko
Best
Midfielder
–
Tiagan
Terreblanche
Best Striker – Dale Brauns
Most Improved – Jaryd Kritzinger
Most Consistent – Caden Stroh
Most
Valuable
–
Tiagan
Terreblanche
Indoor Hockey
1st Team
Best Attacker – Tasvir Bissoon
Best Defender – Ross Welfare
Most Improved – Brandon De
Meillon
Most Consistent – Hlumelo
Mekuto
Most Valuable – Troy Steyn
U16A
Best
Attacker
–
Tinashe
Nenhunzi
Best Defender – Ethan Hulett
Most Improved – Zulu
Most Consistent – Liam Green
Most Valuable – Mfundo Mzobe
U14A
Best Attacker – Jaryd Kritzinger
Best
Defender
–
Bryson
Boekhoud
Most Improved – Lundi Maja
Most Consistent – Ayabonga Zoko
Most
Valuable
–
Tiagan
Terreblanche
MySchool Cards
Hockey Award Winners with Ms
Wendy Snelling (1st Team Coach and
M-i-C of Hockey) and Hockey Coach
Wayne Jena-Louis
Most of you know the more
popular MySchool partners like
Woolworths and Food Lovers
Market, but there are so many
other partners that you might
not be aware of. Below is a list
of some of the other partners:
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Waltons
Wimpy
Toys R Us
Reggies
Kalahari.com
Engen Quick Shop
Altech Netstar
MySchool Holidays
Power24.co.za
So please:
 Remember to support DHS
by swiping your MySchool

card at ALL participating
outlets. Every time you use
your card at a MySchool
partner, you raise funds for
DHS without costing you a
cent.
To sign up or to change from
your old school to DHS
please go to
http://www.myschool.co.za
Or download an application
form
from
the
Communicator, complete it
and either fax it straight to
MySchool or return to DHS
reception.
Remember the MySchool money
gets put to such good use
improving the school. So please
parents, sign up, your school
needs you!
The DHS Herald
Durban High School
WATERPOLO vs Northwood
CRICKET
vs
WESTLAKE
BOYS’S HIGH (New Zealand)
Page 3 of 5
Extra-Mural Results
ATHLETICS : SUGAR RELAY
Final results:
U15
Best Sub Youth Boys Team
U19
Best Junior Boys Team
DHS were placed 1st overall with
57 points and were the recipient
of the Gold Running Spike.
Glenwood were placed 2nd overall
with 53 out of 19 schools
43
22
29
29
12
20
19
Tournament
DHS
Opposition
20
St David’s
1
8
Reddam
7
9
St John’s
4
6
St Stithians 12
13
KES
4
8
St John’s
12
The 1st Water Polo team was
placed 6th overall out of 16
Schools
WATERPOLO : U15 : Wynberg
Tournament
U19
Opposition
Wynberg
Reddam
St Peter’s
WBHS
Affies
Glenwood
10
22
5
7
1
19
2nd XI
3rd XI
U16A
U16B
U16C
U16D
U15A
U15B
U15C
U14A
The U15s were placed 14th overall
WATERPOLO vs Westville
2nd
U16A
U15A
U14A
U14B
DHS
14
16
1
4
6
Northwood
14
2
2
4
WATERPOLO NIGHT LEAGUE
1st XI
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WBHS
WATERPOLO : 1st Team : Clifton
DHS
3
4
9
2
4
1
DHS
16
16
14
12
DHS
8
Glenwood 9
CRICKET vs WESTVILLE
BASKETBALL
DHS
st
62
1
25
2nd
U16A 25
U16B 14
U15A 16
U15B 18
U14A 9
1st
U16A
Colts
U14A
Westville
2
1
16
5
2
U14B
U14C
U14D
WBHS
265/5
(Whitelaw 71, Koen 68,
Smit 67*)
DHS
264/7
(Bryan 78, Nenhunzi 44,
Mupariwa 41)
DHS lose by 1 run
DHS
131 all out
WBHS
132/2
DHS lose by 8 wickets
WBHS
146/6
DHS
106/9
DHS lose by 40 runs
DHS
117 all out
WBHS
118/3
DHS lose by 8 wickets
WBHS
146/6
(Khan 2/18)
DHS
50 all out
DHS lose by 96 runs
DHS
96 all out
WBHS
98/1
DHS lose by 9 wickets
Cancelled
DHS
53 all out
WBHS
55/0
WBHS won by 10 wickets
DHS
58/4
WBHS
59/1
DHS Lost by 9 wickets
DHS 99/9
WBHS 100/0
DHS lose by 10 wickets
WBHS
337/7
DHS 157 all out
WBHS won by 180 runs
DHS
59 all out
WBHS
60/0
DHS lose by 10 wickets
WBHS
189/3
(Lockwood 60, Welsh 59)
DHS
50 all out
WBHS won by 149 runs
DHS
41 all out
WBHS
43/1
WBHS win by 9 wickets
1st XI
DHS
219 all out
(M Noot 48, T Mupariwa
37, JJ de Wet 31)
Westlake
106
without loss after 25 overs
Rain and bad light stopped play
at 16h45
GOLF
DHS
DHS A 2
DHS
2
Opposition
Clifton
WBHS
2
2
Opposition
Glenwood
Northwood
6
4
Opposition
WBHS
12
SOFTBALL
U19
U16
DHS
8
6
SQUASH
DHS
Open 0
INDOOR HOCKEY PLACINGS
U18 Final Placing
1. Westville
2. Glenwood
3. Northwood
4. Kearsney
5. DHS
6. Thomas More College
7. Clifton
U16 Final Placing
1. Northwood
2. Westville
3. Northwood B
4. DHS
5. Westville B
6. Clifton
7. Glenwood
8. Northwood B
U14 Final Placing
1. Clifton
2. Kearsney
3. Northwood
4. Glenwood
5. Westville
6. DHS
7. Westville B
8. Thomas More College
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Durban High School
255 St Thomas Road
Musgrave
4001
Phone:
(031) 277 1500
Fax:
(031) 277 1555
E-mail:
[email protected]
Inspired by our past,
Committed to our future
We’re on the Web!
www.durbanhighschool.co.za
DHS Wins Comp
Local schools recently competed
in the “My Durban” School Mural
Competition at the 12th edition of
the Durban Homemakers Expo.
DHS was up against Westville Boys’
Kloof, Northlands Girls’ and
Kingsway.
Seven DHS boys, Zia Cassim, David
Christopher,
Kaylan
Nathulal,
Advik Beni, Nadiem Barnwell,
Junaid Ally and Cameron Murugan,
worked hard in the weeks leading
up to the event creating a
masterpiece of fun, colourful,
bold,
bright
and
individual
interpretations of what Durban is
all about on a large canvas,
sponsored by Shave Paint and
Décor. DHS turned out the most
creative mural, applying the brief
well, and won R5000 worth of
paint from Shaves.
“I was really excited when we
were announced as the winners.
These past 3 weeks have been
difficult for as we worked out of
school hours which resulted in
many
after
hour
sessions,
including weekends, to complete
the mural. I am very proud of our
boys as they really put their
hearts and souls into the mural,”
said Nirvana Kusial (Subject Head
of Creative Arts).
The DHS Herald
Congratulations!
The Weeks Ahead
Durban High School
Monday 20 October
Saturday 11 October
Blood Bank Clinic
Belly Fusion Bellywood : Belly
Dancing Show : DC Thompson Hall
Tuesday 21 October
: 19h30
English Paper 3 : Grades 8-11
Cricket : U14B vs Thomas More (a)
Monday 13 October
th
School Starts for the 4 Term
Wednesday 22 October
T20 Cricket vs Curro Embury (h)
Tuesday 14 October
Water Polo vs Thomas More (h)
Grade 12 Visual Art Prac : 8 hours
SPORT AND CULTURAL
PHOTOGRAPHS : from 13h30
Thursday 23 October
Senior Speech Day : 09h30 : DC
Thompson Hall
Wednesday 15 October
Blackmore
House Dinner
Grade 12 Visual Art Prac : 8 hours
Vocal Vibes in Seabrooke’s Theatre
T20 Cricket vs George Campbell (a)
Water Polo : U14 Tour to Grey,
Thursday 16 October
Bloem : 23-26 October
Grade 12 Visual Art Prac : 8 hours
Friday 24 October
Cricket : 2nd XI vs Clifton (h)
Matric Final Assembly : 08h00 : DC
Friday 17 October
Thompson Hall
Cricket vs Clifton/Thomas More
Water Polo : Stayers Tour to St
1st XI at Kingsmead
Stithians : 24-27 October
Water Polo : Top 10 Tournament
Water Polo vs Hilton (h)
Basketball : vs St Benedicts
Café Concert : AJ Human Room
Saturday 18 October
Saturday 25 October
Cricket / Basketball vs
Cricket / Basketball vs Glenwood
Clifton/Thomas More : 1st XI @
Athletics : Youth Champs
Home
Vocal Vibes in Seabrooke’s Theatre
Water Polo : Top 10 Tournament
Athletics : Grey College Invitational Monday 27 October
Standardised Test Week
Sunday 19 October
Water Polo : Top 10 Tournament :
Play Offs
Holiday Activities
CRICKET
Team
1st XI
U14
Dates
3-7 October
3-7 October
Activity
Michaelmas Week
Charl van Rooyen
Venue
College
Bishops
Coach
Norton
Wilkinson
Gcilitshana
Activity
DHS U16 Tournament
SACS Tournament
Venue
DHS
SACS
Coach
Burt
Le Roux
Activity
National School Qual
Venue
Hoy Park
Coach
Zulu
Activity
Grey College Festival
Venue
Coach
Grey, Bloem Crasso
WATER POLO
Team
U16
1st Team
Dates
10-12 October
3-5 October
BASKETBALL
Team
1st Team
Dates
3-5 October
FOOTBALL
Team
1st Team
Dates
4-6October
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The DHS Herald
Congratulations!
Durban High School