To all Parents, Old Boys and Members of the Prep Community

FROM THE HEADMASTER

Dear Parents, Old Boys, Staff Members, former Staff, Friends and Boys,

On Monday night the school hall was a buzz of excitement as the staff set about producing a work of Art for the walls of their beautiful new staff room. Each individual staff member present was tasked with completing a canvas in acrylic paint for hanging in the new staff room as a celebration of the school centenary and a celebration of the creativity which lies within each individual and every boy in the school. Under the guidance of our two inspirational specialists Art teachers, Annemarie Levine and Brenda Thatcher the staff enjoyed a unique and very fulfilling experience. We were able at the end of our three hour Art class to gaze with wonderment and complete admiration at the skill and creativity of our colleagues on the staff. These beautiful works of Art will soon be hung in the new staff room. Parents are welcome to visit and view this stunning collection of Art work. Thank you to all those staff members who participated and to our two talented and devoted Art teachers.

My grateful thanks, together with the thanks of Hlelizwe Magwaza, to a former parent, Carolanne Heard who, all the way from Dubai, arranged for the delivery of a car cover to Mr Magwaza. Remembering the school from far away was a wonderful gesture of good will and community spirit. Thank you Carol.

RICHARD NEAVE
Headmaster

CONGRATULATIONS

The following boys made the North Durban Rugby Selections:
U13A: Ntuthuko Kunene, Samuel Swanepoel, Adam Holdcroft, Mazwi Ngcobo, Luke Miloszewski, Gareth Simpson (Vice Captain), Thobani Ngwenya, Lwazi Moletshe

U13B: Michael Brakspear, Ross Koekemoer, James Redman, Tristan Wilson (Captain), Matthew Noot

U12: Greg van Noordwyk, Joshua Spooner, Brady Erlich, Matthew Hamilton, Jack Cook, Dylan Beavan, Kyle Mertsch, Massimo Conversano (Vice Captain), Caleb Simpson, Zakariya Paruk, Steven Waites, Hlope Sibusiso

Ahmed Deedat was selected to play for KZN Primary Schools A tennis team at USSASA Schools’ tournament in Pietermaritzburg this last weekend.

Weston Jelf got a 1st and 2nd on his PW80 motorbike on Saturday on the Green Bus Race Meeting at Springfield MX Track.
Matthew Nordengen was awarded 1st place in the 7/8 male age group at his swimming club’s annual prizegiving.
Oliver Kenny completed the 10km mountain bike ride in the Karkloof Classic.
Torbyn Visser came 1st in the Inter Club Gymnastics Competition on Saturday.

CALENDAR

RECEPTION UNIT NEWS

On Monday, Fiona and Naomi from The Menagerie visited us with their interesting collection of animals, including owls, rabbits, a bull frog, a kitten and a goat. The boys had such fun learning about each of these amazing creatures and thoroughly enjoyed this ‘hands on’ experience. A few brave souls were even brave enough to touch the baby rock python!

JUNIOR PRIMARY NEWS

We are very proud of all the Grade One boys who presented the special Mothers’ Day assembly to the Prep mums on behalf of the school on Friday. They, together with the Grade One teachers, Sally Perks and “guest artists” Trevor Vosloo and Buyi Nondaba, are to be congratulated on an outstanding presentation. Thanks to all staff who contributed to the success of this wonderful production. We trust that all the mums had an enjoyable day on Sunday and were made to feel much appreciated.

This Friday evening, owing to the Sharks playing in the final Super 14 match to be played in Durban this season, the JP Mini-Rugby has been cancelled. To accommodate this the next session which takes place on Saturday 22 May will be extended by half an hour and followed by a complimentary cup of Milo supplied by the Nestlé Milo Sampling Campaign.

MERIT AWARDS

Congratulations to this week’s recipients

Junior Primary Paper Recycling Challenge – Recyclers of the Week

• 1st Grade 1 Vosloo (5m 5cm)
  
• 2nd Grade 3 Veerasamy (4m 23cm)
  

SPORT

RUGBY

Results – Friday 7 May and Saturday 8 May – Rugby vs Westville

FIXTURES
Saturday 15 May – Rugby vs Glenwood Prep

TENNIS

GENERAL

DPHS CENTENARY MEMORABLIA
To further add to our celebrations of our Centenary year, the following memorabilia is available for sale in the Uniform Shop, Trust Office and Reception Unit Office:

• DPHS Centenary Rugby/Supporters Cushions : R100-00
  
• DPHS Centenary Supporters Caps : R 70-00
  
• DPHS Centenary Ties : R100-00
  
• DPHS Centenary Camping Chairs : R165-00
  
• DPHS Centenary “Preppy Bear” (To order) : R285-00
  
• DPHS Centenary Soccer Balls : R 50-00 (available in 2 weeks)
  
• DPHS Centenary Cricket Balls : R 35-00 (available in 2 weeks)

Samples are on view in the uniform shop during opening times and at the DPHS Main campus Reception during office hours.

Thank you once again for your continued support of our Centenary programme.

COMRADES MARATHON
This year the Comrades Marathon will take place on 30 May 2010. Two of our staff members, Leonie van der Westhuizen and Sam Parry will take part in this event. They will run to promote fundraising for the DPHS disadvantaged learnership programme. This programme is funded by the DPHS Educational Trust and support will be greatly appreciated.
Sponsorship could be as follows:

• Sponsor per kilometre (89km)
  
• Once off donation

Please contact Leonie van der Westhuizen – 031-3133744/Sam Parry - 031-3133738 for more information.

Coast2coast4Cansa Expedition and Cancer Awareness Campaign
A very big THANK YOU to all members of the DPHS Community for their support of this campaign. The expedition team has been particularly heartened and impressed on receiving the latest news on the DPHS C2C4Cansa collection can initiative launched after the team's presentation to our boys on 14 April. On Monday the school handed over 584 cans to Cansa's Durban representatives. These cans are being held until the C2C4Cansa team's return home later this month. A fitting occasion will see the School's presentation of its collection to the expedition team who will then make a presentation to CANSA.

News gathered from various sources indicates that the intrepid C2C4Cansa ambassadors and adventurers are entering the final stages of their journey from Mozambique to Namibia. The expedition is supported by Spar and IT partner Acer, they are mounted on Yamaha Waverunners for the ocean legs of the journey while road transport for the support team is provided by Thekweni Toyota.

The jet ski team, which includes DPHS Old Boys Russel Symcox (expedition leader and former Dolphins cricketer), Jason Ribbink (SA and world renowned surfer and Prep dad) and Barry Lewin (SA surfski paddler) with team members Lance Klusener (former Protea cricketer) and Mark Addison (marine conservationist) left Hondeklipbaai on the West Coast at sunrise on Wednesday. Another Prep Old Boy and brother of Jason, Brandon Ribbink, joined the team as they journeyed around Cape Point a few days ago. With less than 500km to go, the team hopes to reach Port Nolloth and then the Orange River over the next two days.

Their journey to date has not been without its challenges, effects being felt by both man and machine. The past few days, in particular, has seen the jetski crew deal with the most extreme ocean conditions of the trip thus far. Symcox said of their experience of a few days ago, “today was some of the biggest seas we have seen – raw ocean power, made worse by the 8 degree water and seven metre swells. The boys performed incredibly well to complete the 156 km in 6 hours. At this stage of the mission, looking back at the distance we have covered, and looking ahead to the 500km left to travel, it is a mental challenge and we are going to have to keep persevering up until the final few kilometres”.

For more information, to donate or simply just to track the progress of the crew throughout the C2C4C campaign, log on to the official website at www.coast2coast4cansa.co.za. For the official C2C4C blog, log on to http://www.getaway.co.za/page/coast-2-coast-4-cansa, and for daily updates follow or join the Twitter and Facebook feeds which are updated many times each day.

About The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) CANSA’s purpose is to lead the fight against cancer in South Africa by offering a unique and integrated service to the public and all people affected by cancer. As a leading role-player in cancer research, the scientific findings and knowledge gained from our research are used to realign our health programmes as well as focus our watchdog initiatives to the greater benefit of the public. CANSA has more than 330 staff, 12 000 volunteers, 51 offices as well as 12 interim homes countrywide.

For more, please contact Lucy Balona, Head: Marketing and Communication at CANSA or email: lbalona@cansa.org.za or call 011 616 7662 or toll-free 0800 22 66 22 www.cansa.org.za

KZN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SUNSET PROMS

• Date: Sunday- 16 May 2010
  
• Venue: Crawford Prep La Lucia
  
• Times:
  
  • 11h00: Cultural Festival DPHS GUMBOOT DANCE TEAM performing
    
  • 12h30: Nonchalant (from Splashy Fen)
    
  • 14h30: KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists, Massed Choir including DPHS CHOIR

TIckets available from COMPUTICKET.
Adults: R60
Scholars/Pensioners: R30

NEWS FROM DHS

Last week the school presented a fantastic Beatles Review, The Magical Mystery Tour in Seabrookes. The talented cast, under the equally talented direction of DHS staff member, Mr Collyer, provided a wonderful evening of entertainment for a week of appreciative audiences. Well done to all concerned.
The under 14 Rugby age group continues to impress, recording a fine set of results against Michaelhouse, managing to record no losses in all four games. The A side recorded a solid victory, and are really turning into an excellent team. The 1st XV were equally impressive in recording a great win against a talented side.
Prep old boys, Scott Lefevre and Chris Frolich, represented KZN at the Longboard Surfing Champs. Scott won the national under 19 title for the second year in a row. Well done!

Regards
Dave Magner
Class of 1968