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Integrity, Respect, Pride and Unity
Dear Lucas House Parents
Hilton College 3/25/2015 Term 1
THE LUCAS VIEW
Ps 90:12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
I love this verse. In the hustle and bustle of the present day, what greater need is there than to have an
understanding and an awareness of the gift of each day.
Busyness and pressure are not the enemy really, but rather our inability to treasure each moment in the midst of
the chaos or, at least, to take the time to reflect on the incredible blessings we so often take for granted. This
first term has indeed been a frenetic one but a fantastic one too - each day jam packed with activity (and stress)
but in Lucas House we have had so many moments to savour. Here are just a few of them, each one a reminder
to number our days aright.
House Fun: Intra-House Indoor Soccer followed by a night swim.
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WINS THE COVETED YOUTH DAY TROPHY. OUR YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION INVOLVES A MULTI DISCIPLINE INTER
HOUSE COMPETITION, WHICH INCLUDES ACADEMIC, SPORT AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. AT THE END OF THE
DAY LUCAS HOUSE EMERGED AS THE WINNERS A FANTASTIC HOUSE EFFORT!
NEW BOYS’ DAY AND NEW BOYS’ ACTIVITIES
The first term is such an exciting time for all our new families. From the first day that the new boys are dropped off here
we have numerous activities to integrate our ‘little’ brothers into their home form home. We have a wonderful group of
boys that have joined us in Grade 8, including 4 brothers of more senior Lucas boys.
ACADEMICS MARK ORDER 1
There have been some outstanding results achieved in our academics and I am pleased that our average percentage, as an
entire House, ranks us as one of the top Houses in the school. Many of our top academics have also done exceedingly well
this term but, most pleasing, has been the number of boys who have improved their position in their grade. The number of
our commendations awards achieved is also at their highest level in comparison to previous first term results, however, I
believe, this is an area in which we can still improve.
Academic Awards
Colours: Ryan Chamberlain
Academic Achievers
The Following boys achieved a mark average above 80%:
Grade 12 Ryan Chamberlain 87% (4th in Grade) Bhavik Morar 86% (7th in Grade) Keagan Hope 82% Grade 11 Andrea Tonelli 93% (1st in Grade) Christopher Walley 89% (3rd in Grade) Jonathan Steenfeldt-Kristensen 85% (8th in Grade) Grade 10 Rasikan Moodley 86% (3rd in Grade) Jarid Kolver 83% (8th in Grade) Vaughn Williams 82% (9th in Grade) Grade 9 Olav Aadnesgaard 82% (11th in Grade) James Hickinbotham 81% (12th in Grade) Zanesizwe Ndebele 81% (13th in Grade) Grade 8 Thomas De Beer 81% (6th in Grade) Singata Jolwana 80% (8th in Grade) Commendation Awards The following boys received a Commendation Award this term for their industry (a composite score derived from indicators of behaviour and effort in each subject). Thomas De Beer Andrea Tonelli
Wium Smit James Drew
Evan van der Meijden Tristan Kolver
Zanesizwe Ndebele Chris Walley
Rasikan Moodley Bhavik Morar
Jarid Kolver Ryan Chamberlain
Vaughn Williams Keagan Hope
Ndumiso Zwane Thusani Mensah
Jonathan Steenfledt-Kristensen
ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
James Hickinbotham ranked in the top 1% of the
International Benchmarking test for English – an
INCREDIBLE achievement. Well done James!
Andrea Tonelli and Christopher Walley placed joint 3rd
(out of 1355 candidates) in the National Life Sciences
Olympiad.
Rasikan Moodley and Vaughn Williams were part of a
Hilton College team that achieved second place at an
inter-school History Quiz that hosted 40 top schools.
Rasikan also excelled in the first round of the South
African Senior Mathematics Olympiad, finishing as
one of the top performers from Hilton College.
SPORT
It was wonderful to see so many Lucas boys representing Hilton teams during the brief, but intense, summer season. We
had a number of boys who represented the school at the highest level in their respective age groups. Similarly, with the
advent of the winter season, I have seen such pride and passion displayed by our boys when playing for their school and I
am looking forward to seeing them in action throughout the second term.
Summer Sport Awards
Colours: Charles Thornton-Dibb (Swimming)
Half-Colours: Ryan Chamberlain and Thusani Mensah (Basketball)
Other Notable Achievements:
Summer and Winter Sport First Team Representatives
Basketball: Thusani Mensah, Ryan Chamberlain, Kofi Arthur
Hockey: Brett Morgan, Damon Wheals, Daniel Cavalieri.
Rugby: Adam Hold croft, Marnich Aucamp (touring team), Lloyd Williams (touring team).
Squash: Ndumiso Zwane
Swimming: Charlie Thornton-Dibb, Olav Aadnesgaard, Dylan Thomas, Thomas De Beer
Water Polo: Charlie Thornton-Dibb
Olav Aadnesgaard: Won 4 Gold
medals and 1 Bronze Medal at
the SA Level 2 Swimming
Championships
Charlie Thornton-Dibb: KZN U19B
Water Polo (Senior Nationals Tour.)
Keagan Thomas (Lucas House 2014): Won
the Johannesburg Junior Open Golf
Niall Wheeler and Joshua Parsons (Lucas House 2014):
Won the SA Schools Water Polo Champs playing for KZN
U19
Dylan Thomas: KZN
U14A Water Polo 2nd at
SA IPT
Matric Dance
The matric dance was a wonderful celebration. In Lucas we went all out for our pre-dance function. Glenda did an
amazing job to transform our common room to a ‘Night with the Stars’. In the end all the boys and their dates had a
SPORT - continued
Inter House Sport
The aquatic sports, swimming and water-polo, held their Inter-House events this term. Lucas House fared well in both of
these competitions. In the water polo event our senor team came 3rd and our junior team were victorious in the final beating
4 – 3 Churchill in a thrilling match.
Our Inter-House swimming team finished in 4th place. We were very proud of our swimmers and in particular our two age
group champions, Olav Aadnesgaard (U15 Champion) and Charlie Thornton-Dibb (Victor Ludorum).
Lucas House has a number of boys who are very involved in cultural activities ranging from the choir to the marimba
band, as well as in dramatic productions. Recently, we had a number of boys who took part in the school play, the
Royal Hunt for the Sun, whilst Jonathan Conlan, also took an immense amount of his time to take a lead role in the
Epworth play, The Boyfreind. I was delighted that these involvements included boys in major roles as well as in minor
roles and in the backstage crew. These diverse roles, which include service, are a sure sign that our boys are involved
for all the right reasons and I am proud of them.
Royal Hunt Cast: Tristan Kolver, Mmangaliso Nzuza, Thomas De Beer, Wium Smit, Alex Jeon, Seati Nareetsile and
Bangu Siwawa.
Cultural Awards:
Honours: Langa Dubazana
Colours: Jonathan Conlan
Other Notable Achievements:
CULTURE
Langa Dubazana achieved a Rockschool
Grade 7 (drum kit) with distinction and
the highest national average.
Za Ndebele and Thato Mothobi were
selected for the Midlands Youth Choir
Tristan and Mmangaliso in Royal Hunt for the Sun
For the past 6 years Lucas House has been actively involved in developing relationships with nearby NGO’s in a
bid to do our part to help those less fortunate than ourselves. We have done some amazing work and have been
able to make a real difference in the nearby communities around us. It must be said, however, that our boys and
staff have been the main beneficiaries in these interactions in that we have learnt so many valuable lessons, directly
and indirectly, from doing these outreach activities. Kindness, compassion, gratefulness and responsibility are just
some of the lessons that we have learnt from doing work with the staff and orphans at Ethembeni, SOS and
Ndabezinhle. This year we will be visiting these organizations on 26 April and 10 May to help repair and restore
their facilities and to play with the children.
As we are ‘self-supported’ (transport, equipment, donations etc.) in this project, none of our previous work would
have been possible without the help from our parent body who have been so generous in supporting our Lucas:
Making a Difference Campaign. Your continued support would be most appreciated.
If parents are able to assist us with a monetary donation and/or by
donating old clothes, sports equipment, blankets etc. we would be
most grateful.
Funds should be deposited into our charity account:
The Hiltonian Society; Standard Bank; BR CODE: 057525
ACC: 052105792; Reference: your surname 530225
LUCAS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Lucas Making a Difference: Our significant donations to SOS and Ndabezinhle (2014)
Scottish Highland Royalty was the theme of the matric dance for 2015. The Memorial hall was expertly decked-out
and, right on cue the Hilton mist rolled in to make it that much more authentic. The boys and girls looked stunning
in their suits and dresses and we had a wonderful time at our Pre-Drinks event which preceeded the dance. An
awesome occasion and awesome memories made.
MATRIC DANCE 2015
IN CLOSING
Some dates to remember:
Sunday 26 April Lucas Making A Difference Outing 13:30 – 17:00
Friday 1 May Parents Day for Grade 9 and Grade 12 pupils only
Saturday 2 May Hilton vs. Michaelhouse (at Hilton College)
Sunday 10 May Lucas Making A Difference Outing 13:30 – 17:00
21May – 25 May Mid-Term Break
Monday 1 June Grade 8 -11 Examinations begin
Saturday 6 June Hiltonian Day (Hilton vs. Maritzburg College)
Friday 18 June Parents Day for Grade 8, 10 and Grade 11 pupils
Saturday 19 June Hilton vs. Michaelhouse (at Michaelhouse)
Friday 26 June School Closes
Leaves and Hilton vs. Michaelhouse In the second quarter boys are given an option of a ‘free’ leave on the Hilton vs. Michaelhouse weekend (2-3 May). Whilst this leave is over and above the normal allocation of leaves, it may not be used on an alternate weekend (other than 2-3 May). It is not compulsory for boys to be out on this weekend, however, as most boys will take leave, we encourage boys and parents to make use of this leave so that no boy is alone in the House over this weekend.
God Bless
Tony
WELCOME and FAREWELL
It has been wonderful for us to welcome Oliver Randall into our
Lucas House family. Mom and Dad or SO proud of their little boy
and he seems to be doing exceptionally well. I would like to thank all
of the parents who were so generous in donating funds towards our
gift. Some of the money went towards getting them a photo shoot –
captured memories for a lifetime – and they have also been able to get
many necessities. THANK YOU Lucas House!
Mr. Dave White, an exceptional school master who served Hilton
College for around 33 years, left our school at the end of term 1. We
were fortunate to have him as a tutor in our House in his final term at
our school. At our final House Prayers meeting last term he
addressed the House and his message was uplifting and honouring; a
great compliment to us from a man of his stature. We wish him all the
very best on his early retirement and on his new venture – farming in
the Eastern Cape. We look forward to welcoming Mr. Lionel Julius
(Bishops) who will be replacing Dave as a tutor in our House.
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