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Falcon Weekly News

Week 11 Third Term 2005

Christmas Carol Service and Christmas Dinner - A memorable Sunday

 

Wild Life Environment Zimbabwe tour of Quiet Waters

 

What a Falcon College boy eats in a year - the Statistics

 

Academic Cup Points  - George Grey are the winners in 2005, edging Tredgold by 3 points

 

Swimming - Interhouse Relays Gala - Last Event of the Year

- George Grey wins the gala

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Christmas Carols and Christmas Dinner - a great success on a memorable Sunday.

Joy to the World the 
The Lord has come
Let earth receive her King...

The sound of this carol reverberated throughout the chapel on Sunday at the close of the Christmas Carol Service on 20th November.   The carol service was opened by Munyaradzi Tirivepi who sang Silent Night beautifully. Although we have no music teachers at the moment Mrs. Lesley de Noronha managed to lead the boys in the rehearsals. the carols.  Mrs. de Noronha and the boys are commended for a very successful and memorable Carol Service.

The service was followed by the annual Christmas dinner in the Todd Hall.  As is now the tradition, some of the elders from the MOTH of Esigodini were entertained at the high table.

 

Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe tour of Quiet Waters

An excellent turnout to Quiet Waters by members of the Matabeleland branch of Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe took place on Sunday 20th November. Falcon staff and senior citizens from the MOTH cottages in the village also attended what.  

What a Falcon College boy consumes in a year - astonishing quantities!

Here are the astonishing facts about some of the food items that each boy at Falcon consumes in a year (the average)

120 (10 dozen) loaves of bread
29 kg of beef (the mass of a young heifer is 30 kg)
275 eggs (about 36 dozen)!
25 chickens (about 35 kg of chicken)
120 litres milk
8 kg mealie meal
12 kg rice
8 kg carrots
4 kg cereals

Academic Cup Points 2005
George Grey won the Academic Cup Points beating archrivals Tredgold by only 3 points. Here are the full results:

Third Term Results
Place House Points
6 Founders 397
5 Oates 441
4 Hervey 446
3 George Grey 484
2 Tredgold 491
1 Chubb 493

Annual Totals
Place House Points
6 Founders 1149
5 Hervey 1255
4 Oates 1286
3 Chubb 1354
2 Tredgold 1379
1 George Grey 1382

Swimming - Interhouse Relays Gala - Last Event of the Year

The Interhouse relay Gala was held on Tuesday 21st November under floodlight and was the last event of the year 2005. George Grey won the Gala with 106 points.  The results are summarised below
Place House Points
1 George Grey 106
2 Tredgold 92
3 Oates 86
4 Hervey 77
5 Founders 69
6 Chubb 55