Newsletter #1 / 23 January 2020

Dear Parents, Guardians and Learners The new decade is well underway and I am very pleased to welcome our educators, staff, learners and their families back to the school for 2020. This year marks a milestone for Rand Park High School as we celebrate our 40th anniversary. When paging through some of the original school magazines from the 1980s, it’s clear that Rand Park has evolved from a small school with excellent academics to a large school with a substantial range of extra-curricular activities, excellent academics and a reputation that we are very proud of. Congratulations to our Grade 12 Class of 2019 on their success. The media coverage we have already received has shared many of our top achievers’ results but we are particularly proud of our 77% bachelor’s pass rate and the full house distinction passes. Connor Houston obtained the highest marks for Information Technology in Gauteng, with a 99% final mark. He also obtained 98% for Physical Science, 97% for Mathematics and 94% for Accounting. Kyla Swart achieved 99% for Visual Art; an outstanding achievement. A first in the history of the school is that our 2015 Head Boy and Head Girl – Joshua Ashwood and Tiffany Johnson – have both re-joined the school this year, but now as graduates and full-time educators. The beginning of every year brings new promises and enthusiasm for what lies ahead. I wish everyone a successful year. Yours sincerely A WILKE Principal

40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Grade 8 Inauguration The annual Grade 8 orientation week culminated in the symbolic candle-lighting ceremony which signified the beginning of a new chapter for our junior learners who joined us in Grade 8 this year. The Grade 8s presented their song, written by the Leaders, to their parents at Friday evening’s inauguration to great applause. We welcome every new learner across our grades and wish you well during your high school years at Rand Park.

MathsBuddy

Please see the d6 Communicator for an

important letter regarding the MathsBuddy

programme and the annual licence fee

which may be purchased via the school.

The programme is recommended for

learners who wish to improve their Maths

skills and their grades.

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PE Policy & Kit Requirements Term 1

Parents are requested to review the PE Policy letter and kit requirements which have been posted on the d6 Communicator under Resources. Grade 12 Boys and Girls must bring their swimming costumes and towels to every PE lesson during Term 1. Grade 8-11 Girls must bring swimming costumes and towels to the first two PE lessons of the term. Grade 8-11 Boys must bring their normal PE kit to the first two PE lessons of the school term. Thereafter, the Grade 8 to 11 Boys and Girls will swop - the girls will bring normal PE kit and the boys will swim during PE.

Morning & Afternoon Drop-off & Collection of Learners

We appeal to all parents and school transport service providers to refrain from parking on street corners, double-parking and obstructing our neighbours’ driveways. We are unable to alter the road infrastructure in the area and therefore have to exercise patience and caution during peak traffic times before and after school hours.

2019 TOP 20 ACADEMIC LEARNERS

GRADE 8 1 Thomas Anderssen 2 Anastacia Ferrar 2 Noluthando Mdakane 4 Aimée Young 4 Mikayla Nash 6 Ryan Hards 6 Mishae Leon 8 Kaelyn Dee 8 Juliana Coelho 8 Kelly Anderssen 8 Akiria Chetty 12 Lishaya Chetty 12 Megan-Leigh Melville 12 Paris Causton 12 Jenna Moodley 12 Charlotte Reynolds 17 Nkosazana Rankoe-Ramadiro 17 Steven Robinson 17 Noa Hill 17 Michaela Adolphe

GRADE 9 1 Rhys Meyer 1 Tamsin Swart 3 Kemaiya Govender 3 Shikara Bharat 5 Jason Green 5 Tyne Rouquette 5 May Badenhorst 8 Thabiso Naka 8 Michael Badenhorst 8 Caley Fauconier 11 Melissa Buchholz 11 Francois Le Grange 11 Zanokuhle Myeni 11 Declan Hugo 11 Lisa Buitenhuis 15 Anusha Ramanathan 15 Anjali Bauchoo 15 Manana Du Toit 15 Trinity Hull 15 Annwen Crompton

GRADE 10 1 Monique Nieuwenhuizen 2 Kerryn Chetty 3 Olivia Davies 3 Megan Rushworth 3 Amber Du Plessis 6 Courtney-Simone Van Zyl 7 Calistair Naidoo 7 Abbigail Daves 9 Tumelo Mahuma 9 Cairin Van ‘T Hof 11 Sharon Fotso 11 Isabella Smith 11 Melissa Havenga 11 Kira Butt 11 Tanya Freese 16 Jaime Coles 16 Kirtana Ramsundhar 18 Immaculate Masunungure 19 Neha Desai 19 Ciara Lee

GRADE 11 1 Natasha Otto 2 Zoë Chishimba 3 Hannah Nash 4 Yasmin Soror 5 Blade White-Smee 6 Tyler Glasson 7 Marisa Naidoo 8 Angela Graham 8 Ryan Cox 8 Dylan Coertzen 8 Bryan Robinson 12 Sarah-Leigh Stanton 12 Gabriella Adolphe 12 Letumile Chocho 12 Hannah Reddy 12 John-Albert Buitenhuis 17 Goitsemodimo Babedi 17 Cassidy Naidoo 17 Kiyana Rehnema 17 Karabo Ramahlodi 17 Robyn Clark 17 Téa Segalla 17 Jeremy Bibb

2019 TOP 20 MERIT LEARNERS

GRADE 8 1 Robert Graham 2 Thomas Anderssen 3 Steven Robinson 4 Michaela Adolphe 5 Mikayla Nash 6 Tyler Roberts 7 Aimée Young 8 Khanyisile Kubeka 9 Christopher Davies 10 Kelly Anderssen 11 Aimeé Coertzen 12 Kagiso Mokgwatlheng 13 Rachel Du Plessis 14 Kiara Bika 15 Liyah Doyle 16 Herman Botje 17 Todd Schmidt 18 Carrie Ansell 19 Logesan Veerabadren 20 Joy Chiemeka

GRADE 10 1 Monique Nieuwenhuizen 2 Olivia Davies 3 Megan Rushworth 4 Teagan José 5 Immaculate Masunungure 6 Isabella Smith 7 Jaime Coles 8 Jaden Viljoen 9 Sharon Fotso 10 Jessica Pick 11 Cairin Van ‘T Hof 12 Nicole Cox 13 Aiden Pitout 14 Taya Arnold 15 Kayla Schwarz 15 Charlotte Kelly 17 Amber Du Plessis 18 Jenna Curtis 19 Kerryn Chetty 20 Justina Ilunga

GRADE 11 1 Angela Graham 2 Bryan Robinson 3 Tyler Glasson 4 Hannah Nash 5 Yasmin Soror 6 Cameron Willis 7 Gabriella Adolphe 8 Robyn Clark 9 Bianca Liebenberg 10 Nikki Murgatroyd 11 Natasha Otto 12 Nicholas Tebbit 13 Milah Woolnough 14 Pieter Cronje 15 Ryan Cox 16 Dylan Lloyd 16 Dylan De Klerk 18 Jadene Keylock 19 Dylan Coertzen 19 Retlametswe Moilwa

GRADE 9 1 Caley Fauconier 2 Rhys Meyer 3 Jason Green 4 Tyne Rouquette 5 Lauriesian Brett 6 Melissa Buchholz 7 Tia Willis 8 Michael Stanton 9 Tamsin Swart 10 Maŋana Du Toit 11 Matthew Smith 12 Lisa Buitenhuis 13 Tamia Anderson 14 Carmen Gossman 15 Kelly Clarke 16 Dewald Strydom 17 Declan Hugo 17 Melissa Dorfling 19 Kemaiya Govender 20 Tshiamo Hlomuka 20 Rachel Kruger

INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING GALA

Congratulations to Martin on winning the Inter-House Gala held on 21 January: Martin – 468 Bishop – 433 Lourie – 421 Shrike – 402 Shrike won the Spirit Trophy. The following learners set new records: Junior Boys’ Individual Medley – Scott Cloete 1:08,89 U17 Girls’ 50m Backstroke – Jenna Curtis 34,37 U17 Girls’ 50m Breaststroke – Teagan José 37,46 U14 Boys’ 50m Butterfly – Mark Smith 32,28 U15 Boys’ 50m Butterfly – Scott Cloete 30,38 U17 Girls’ 50m Butterfly – Teagan José 33,47 Junior Victor Ludorum – Scott Cloete Junior Victrix Ludorum – Kelly Anderssen Senior Victor Ludorum – Nicholas Tebbit

Senior Victrix Ludorum – Teagan José

SPORTS RESULTS

Cricket – Dainfern Festival Friday, 10 January 1st Team vs Krugersdorp Rand Park batted first and scored 116 for 5 wickets in 20 overs Krugersdorp batted second and scored 105 for 5 wickets in 20 overs Rand Park won by 11 runs U15A vs Krugersdorp Rand Park batted first and scored 89 for 9 wickets in 20 overs Krugersdorp batted second and scored 90 for 6 wickets Rand Park lost by 4 wickets Saturday, 11 January 1st Team vs St John’s Rand Park batted first and scored 64 all out St John’s batted second and scored 66 for 2 wickets Rand Park lost by 8 wickets U15A vs Waterstone Rand Park batted first and scored 49 for 8 wickets in 20 overs Waterstone batted second and scored 50 for 2 wickets Rand Park lost by 8 wickets Sunday, 12 January

1st Team vs Fourways Rand Park batted first and scored 124 for 3 wickets in 20 overs Fourways batted second and scored 72 for 7 wickets in 13.4 overs Game was abandoned due to lightning Rand Park won on the Duckworth Lewis calculation

U15 vs Fourways Rand Park batted first and scored 106 for 3 wickets in 20 overs Fourways batted second and scored 107 for 6 wickets Rand Park lost by 4 wickets Saturday, 18 January 1st Team vs St Peter’s Rand Park batted first and scored 102 all out St Peter’s batted second and were 50 for 6 wickets Game was abandoned due to rain Rand Park won on the Duckworth Lewis calculation

Boys’ Water Polo Saturday, 19 January U15 St Stithians Festival vs Jeppe B Won 17-0 vs Saint Stithians B Won 8–3 vs St Peter’s A Won 9–2 vs KES B Won 14–1 Tuesday, 21 January

1st Team vs Fourways Lost 2-6

Golf Monday, 20 January at Bryanston CC Crawford Sandton 47 points Monument 35 Rand Park 31

HeronBridge 24

CLASSIFIEDS

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SUBJECT CHOICE & CAREER ASSESSMENTS: Samantha Furniss, Clinical Psychologist, Randpark Ridge. Subject choice and career assessments. Psychotherapy for adolescents. Contracted to most medical schemes. Contact Sam for further information on 072 597 7125 or email: sam@furniss.co.za.

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SPANISH LESSONS: For basic conversational Spanish lessons contact Oriana on tel. 082 934 9150 or send an email to: orianaresola@gmail.com.

TRANSPORT FROM HARTEBEESPOORT DAM: If you are able to assist with providing transport for a Grade 11 learner from the Hartebeespoort Dam area or from the Broederstroom T-junction near the Sasol garage, please contact Rene van Heerden on 072 220 5571.

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