Congratulations to the Boys and Staff on the excellent Cambridge Results! From left:

Naseem Essa (7 distinctions), Adam Mohamed (7 distinctions), Mr D Naidoo (Physics & Chemistry), Ms E Hodge (History),

Mrs C Dickinson (Head of Cambridge Academy), Mrs T Vawda (English), Mrs A Sutherland (Afrikaans),

Milind Bandulal (distinction for English) and Sharik Ramjee (distinction for Physics)

25 January 2019 Issue 03/2019

The DHS Herald

Eight Boys from Durban HighSchool wrote the Cambridge IGCSEexaminations in October 2018; thiswas our inaugural intake oflearners at DHS and the thereforethey are our first to write theseexams. All 8 boys passed their IGCSEexaminations with varying degreesof success. Two learners obtained7 distinctions, with someoutstanding marks: Adam Mohamed (Grade 10) - English, Afrikaans, Cambridge International Mathematics, Physics, History, Computer Science Naseem Essa (Grade 9) - English, Afrikaans, Physics, Chemistry, Cambridge International Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science

Our First Cambridge Results! Both candidates also wereawarded the Cambridge ICEcertificate with Distinction forInternational Education. Other boys with distinctions were:Milind Bandulal (English) andSharik Ramjee (Physics). The boys all begin the AS Level ofstudy in 2019 which is the firstyear of their A Levels. DHS is very proud of the boys andtheir teachers who all began thisnew syllabus in 2018 and havebeen rewarded with a successfulfirst year. Deo Fretus!

Carolyn DickinsonHead of Cambridge Academy

Durban High SchoolHead Master : A D Pinheiro

Contents Our First Cambridge Results! 1

SA Swimming and Water Polo Selections 2

Welcome, Mr Attila Dudas! 2

Junior Prize-Giving 3

Grade 8 Leadership & Orientation Camp 3

The Weeks Ahead 4

This Weekend’s Fixtures 4

Grade 8 Camp cont’d 4

Junior Prize-Giving Invitation 5

DHS Open Evening 6

Rugby & Cricket Fixtures 7

Upcoming

Events

Cricket/ Water Polo / Basketball vs Michaelhouse

Inter House Gala

U15 Water Polo Tour to Grey PE

Junior Prize Giving

Cricket/ Water Polo / Basketball vs St Charles

Elective Programme Begins

Book Inspections

Lunchtime Music Concert

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SA Swimming and Water Polo Representatives

From left: Thapelo Rampholi, Casper Mlaba and Awande Nkunzi

Congratulations to the following young gentlemen of DHS who have been selected to represent South Africa at the Canva Zone IV Championships in Windhoek, Nambia. Awande Nkunzi and Thapelo Ramoholi have been selected for the SA U13/14 Swimming team which will be participating in the Canva Zone IV Swimming Championships.

Casper Mlaba has been selected for the SA U15 Water Polo team to participate in the Canva Zone IV Water Polo Junior Championships. Both Championships are being held in from 16 to 20 February. Well done, Gentlemen, we are so very proud of you!

The annual Junior Academic Awards Ceremony is to be held on Friday 1 February at 9am in the DC Thompson Hall. The ceremony is held to celebrate the academic achievements of our young men in the previous year, in this instance 2018. Awards will be

presented to boys in Grades 9 to 12 this year. The guest speaker for the event is traditionally a DHS Old Boy and this year is no different and our speaker will be Dr Jonathan Spanos, who matriculated in 2010. All parents are invited to attend the ceremony.

We welcome Mr Attila Dudas into the Life Orientation and Discipline Departments at Durban High School. He is the new Subject Head of LO and Discipline Head of Grade 8. Mr Dudas obtained his teaching degree through UNISA, majoring in History and Geography; his minor was Criminology. He is currently studying for a BA in Psychology through UNISA. Mr Dudas has a wide range of skills and experience. He began his working career in the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of the South African Police Force and studied for his degree part time. He began his teaching career at Glenwood High, where he taught Geography and History and was Head of Grade 10, Head of House and assistant superintendent of the boarding establishment. He also coached

Rugby, Water Polo, Golf and Cricket. Mr Dudas then had a short stint in Australia teaching and coaching rugby before returning to Glenwood High. This time he was Acting Deputy Headmaster for a while, Head of Discipline, Superintendent of the BE, Chairman of the Sports Disciplinary Committee and involved in the leadership development programme. He also coached Rugby, Cricket and Water Polo and taught History and Geography. Whilst at school Mr Dudas was a Prefect, played 1st XV Rugby, 2nd XI Cricket and represented KZN in Athletics. Mr Dudas is married and lives in Glenwood. We welcome Mr Dudas to Durban High School. We look forward to his input and wish him a long and happy stay!

Welcome, Mr Attila Dudas!

SA Swimming & Water Polo Selections

Junior Prize-Giving

Welcome, Mr Attila Dudas!

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At 6 am the boys were woken up and had a team build on the field this was followed by a tasty breakfast prepared by peppers & Pans - I was amazed that we managed to feed over 200 boys in the space of thirty minutes. Meanwhile the extremely strong wind had played havoc with a number of the tents and repairs and rebuilds were the order of the morning. At 8h30 the staff from Spirit of Adventure arrived and briefed the boys on the programme for the day. The group was divided into teams and they rotated through the following activities: mind muncher, various leadership exercises, pool Olympics, and time trials and tug-o-war championships. All activities were specifically designed to enhance group dynamics and team work. Lunch time was a much needed break in the busy Spirit of Adventure programme and Peppers & Pans came through with a super tasty chicken burger and chips. After lunch the boys continued with the rotation and finally wrapped up with a feedback session. The afternoon was then dedicated to a tour of the school and some much needed down time; but our enthusiastic Grade 8s soon split into two distinct groups - the swimmers and the football players. After another tasty dinner provided the boys were allowed time to reflect on the day’s activities and feedback to the prefects and mentors. Soon enough Sunday morning came and the task of packing up the camp. As is the DHS tradition now the boys moved off to rehearse their bell ringing ceremony under the watchful gaze of Mr Cele.

Here are a few of the boys’ reflections on the camp: “I enjoyed the camp very much - it was such a bonding experience for us. My favourite part was when we did swimming and the other water activities. I like how we were taught to work together as a team and how to work on our leadership skills. The food was amazing and I really enjoyed the burger and chips.” “The Grade 8 camp was a lot of fun. The highlights for me were the Spirit of Adventure activities and swimming. The food was delicious but I really enjoyed Saturday’s dessert. My highlight was war cry. I lost my voice proudly showcasing DHS’s reputation of being the loudest and proudest School in Durban.” “The camp was amazing. On the first day we met with the Mentors and I made new friends while talking in our groups. The things I liked about the camp was how I made friends, learned about helping other people, the activities and especially swimming.” “Where to start? Camp was awesome and I would like to thank Mr Lewis and the other staff for the planning that went into it. My favourite part was setting up the tent as this brought us together as a group. Having Spirit of Adventure visit us was a blast. We really had a great weekend of fun activities and delicious food.” “The camp out was an excellent idea for the Grade 8s to get to know one another. We got to eat and sleep together and got to interact on another level. It was very hot and everyone enjoyed the swimming. I also enjoyed it when we were allowed to play late nights sports of our choice. Everyone was very excited for the braai on Friday night. We got to wake up very early and go to sleep late.” I would like to thank the Prefects, Mentors and RCL

After a number of briefings earlier in the week a very excited group of grade 8’s converged on Top Field at the end of school on Friday. In their briefings the goals and aims of the camp were explained and I am glad to report that our new crop of grade 8’s took their planning stage to the next level. After an initial briefing the important skills of team work and communication were tested when the boys erected their tents. For some this was the first time doing this and it was rewarding to see the boys helping each other. In addition to the Prefects, Mentors and RCL a number of Matrics also came to assist. After this the Mentors were given the opportunity to do ice-breakers to make the boys feel at home. Once the icebreakers were completed the boys were given the opportunity to create teams and play touch, football and cricket. Their enthusiasm for the games was extremely high until they saw the smoke from the braai stands. In true DHS form the boys cooked up a storm and it was again encouraging to see boys taking the lead and working together to make sure everyone’s meat was braaied to perfection. The process of braaing and eating was interspersed with more games. At about 8 pm the braaing finally finished and the boys were taken to the main field stands for War Cry. Ably lead by the War Cry Leaders the Grade 8s once again showed their excitement and enthusiasm for their new School, and quickly learned the words that will resound throughout the school for the next five years. By the end of the session there were more than one or two boys with hoarse voices. Then it was lights out in preparation for a busy day ahead.

Grade 8 Leadership & Orientation Camp

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CRICKET vs MICHAELHOUSE (a) : Saturday 26 January Team Time Venue OVERS 1st XI 09h30 Michaelhouse - RG Oval 50 2nd XI 09h30 DHS - Theobald Oval 50 3rd XI 09h00 Michaelhouse - Meadows 30 4th XI 13h00 Michaelhouse - Meadows 20 U16A 09h00 DHS - Danville 1 30 U16B 09h00 DHS - Danville 2 30 U15A 09h30 Michaelhouse - Hannahs 50 U15B 13h00 Michaelhouse - Vlei 30 U15C 09h00 Michaelhouse - Vlei 20 U14A 09h30 Michaelhouse - Tarpeys 50 U14B 13h00 Michaelhouse - Holleys 30 U14C 09h00 Michaelhouse - Holleys 20

WATERPOLO vs MICHAELHOUSE (a) : Saturday 26 January Team Time Venue Team Time Venue 1st 12h20 Michaelhouse U15A 11h20 Michaelhouse U15B 10h00 Michaelhouse U14A 09h15 Michaelhouse U14B 10h40 Michaelhouse

BASKETBALL vs MICHAELHOUSE (a) : Saturday 26 January Team Time Venue Team Time Venue 1st 13h00 Court 1 2nd 12h00 Court 1 3rd 12h00 Court 2 U16A 11h00 Court 1 U15A 10h00 Court 2 U15B 11h00 Court 2 U15C 12h00 Court 3 U14A 10h00 Court 1 U14B 11h00 Court 3 U14C 09h00 Court 3 U14D 10h00 Court 3 U14E vs U15D 09h00 Outdoor

members for their input into a successful 2019 camp, as well as Messrs Cele, Nkosi, Liddell and Surtees for their assistance with and interest in the camp.

Ian Lewis Head: Outdoor Leadership

Friday 25 January Cricket : U15D vs U14E @ Danville

Park : 15h00

Saturday 26 January Cricket / Basketball vs

Michaelhouse (Venue TBC) Basketball : U16 Tournament @

Michaelhouse Swimming Gala @ Kearsney Debating - Adjudicator Training @

Hillcrest High : 09h00 - 11h30

Sunday 27 January Basketball : U16 Tournament @

Michaelhouse

Wednesday 30 January Swimming - Interhouse Gala @ DHS

Thursday 31 January U15 Water Polo Tour to Grey PE :

31 January to 3 February

Friday 1 February Junior Prize Giving : 09h00 : DC

Thompson Hall Basketball - Regional U16/U18

Trials @ Westville

The Weeks Ahead

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Saturday 2 February Cricket / Basketball / Water Polo vs

St Charles

Monday 4 February Elective Programme Begins : 07h30 Book Inspection - Grade 8

Tuesday 5 February Book Inspection - Grade 9

Wednesday 6 February Book Inspection - Grade 10 Music Adjudication RCL Workshop : 6-8 February

Thursday 7 February Book Inspection - Grade 11 Lunchtime Music Concert : Music

Centre: 13h45 Debating : Juniors @ Danville Girls’

Friday 8 February Book Inspection - Grade 12 Swimming : Gala @ Westville Basketball : U16/U18 Trials @

Kearsney

Saturday 9 February Cricket / Basketball / Water Polo vs

Glenwood

This Weekend’s Fixtures

Grade 8 Camp cont’d

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