Thank you so much to all the Harare parents who attended our meeting on fees, at the "Tin Roof". My grateful thanks to the Brays for allowing us to use their facility - it served our purpose very well indeed. Many thanks to Mrs. Debbie Bray for the delicious ham rolls. I must also say how grateful I am for the positive attitude displayed by the parents; it really is most encouraging.

I would like to announce that Mr. Studin Ncube has been appointed to the position of Head of Department for Design Technology. This is a growing department and we hope that he takes this subject to new heights. Mr. Tony Bancroft has stood down.

Mr. Rodwell Khumalo, an Old Boy and ex Deputy Head of School, has been appointed to the Housemastership of Hervey House. Mr. D. Fleming will be monitoring Rodwell initially to help him establish himself in the position. This is no reflection on Rodwell - Dave will simply serve as back up.

Mr. Craig Hepburn, Mr. Graham Armstrong and my secretary, Laraine Oosthuizen (nee King) leave the College at the end of the year. They have all made a contribution to Falcon and we wish them well in the future.

Please could I appeal to all parents to make sure that their sons have proper track shoes when returning next year. All sorts of casual shoes are appearing as track shoes, including checked tackies, fluorescent laces, etc. I appreciate that modern track shoes have changed, but we need boys to have practical footwear for sport.

Haircuts have caused some issues this term and I urge all parents to take control in this area and send boys back with regulation hair cuts, please!

The term has been a full one and Falcon boys have achieved a great deal - the Carol service on Sunday evening saw a whole lot of new faces emerge on to the Music scene at the College. The service was a delight and I thank Cecile Ferreira for her input. The Christmas Dinner followed the Service and 365 staff, boys and visitors sat down together to share the occasion.

FALCON COLLEGE FUNDRAISING FOR SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF MISSING RAFFLE TICKETS
A lot of raffle tickets have been reported as missing and will be excluded from the draw to be held on Wednesday 14th December 2011 at the Falcon College Bulawayo Office, 129b Josiah Tongogara Street, at 10.00 a.m.

Should any person hold any of these tickets, please contact Lyn Jones on 09-64364 and on email falcontob@netconnect.co.zw before 4 p.m. on Friday 9 December ensuring that you obtain a response. These tickets will then be included in the draw. No further claim will be entertained thereafter.
P.R. WARD
PROMOTER

CAREERS:
There will be a series of talks next term, when Mrs. Celine Scheijde will bring guest speakers to address seniors on a variety of careers. The programme was a great success this year, and parents who have senior boys at the College are urged to encourage their sons to come to as many of these presentations as possible, so that they are as informed as possible of what options they have. There will also be a presentation on interview techniques later on in the term.
Please note that all senior boys are welcome to consult Mrs. Macdonald about any career questions they may have. All they need to do is to make an appointment, in good time, and she will do her best to help.

GIRLS' HOUSE STAFF:
With the moving of the Falcon Girls' house, we would like to advertise that our domestic staff (2 maids and a gardener) will be looking for employment from January 2012. They all come highly recommended. If anyone has any position to offer, please contact Martha Querl at Falcon College.

INTERHOUSE QUIZ - Round 3:
1st                 George Grey
2nd                Chubb
3rd                 Oates
4th                 Founders
5th                 Hervey
6th                 Tredgold

TOTAL FOR YEAR:
1st                 George Grey
2nd                Oates
3rd                 Founders
4th                 Tredgold
5th                 Chubb
6th                 Hervey

ACADEMIC CUP POINTS - Third Term 2011
Based on Term order for ALL Forms and Exam Order for Forms 1, 2, 3 and 4D
1st                 Chubb
2nd                Oates
3rd                 George Grey
4th                 Hervey
5th                 Tredgold
6th                 Founders

Totals for the year 2011
1st                 Chubb
2nd                George Grey
3rd                 Oates
4th                 Founders
5th                 Hervey
6th                 Tredgold

SEND UP CUP RESULTS 2011:
1st                 Chubb
2nd                Founders
3rd                 Oates
4th                 George Grey
5th                 Tredgold
6th                 Hervey

TATTERSFIELD CUP RESULTS 2011:
1st                 Tredgold
2nd                Chubb
3rd                 Founders
4th                 George Grey
5th                 Oates
6th                 Hervey

SPORTS' RESULTS:
The Interhouse Fishing was amazing with a total of 80 kgs of fish being caught. The biggest Bass was 3.5 kg, caught by
AD Keefe, and the biggest bream being 2.6 kgs, landed by AR Bingley.
Results of Second leg held at High Acres Dam:
1st                 George Grey
2nd                Chubb
3rd                 Founders
Overall placing for the year:
1st                 George Grey
2nd                Chubb
3rd                 Founders
George Grey are the 2011 winners of the Adam Bryan Trophy for Interhouse Fishing.
The Chris Strydom Trophy for the most improved angler during 2011 goes to JB Stone (George Grey) who is representing Zimbabwe at a Tri-nations competition in Namibia at the time of this Newsletter going to press.

Junior Interhouse 2011 Squash Results:
1st                 Chubb
2nd                Tredgold
3rd                 Oates
4th                 Founders
5th                 Hervey
6th                 George Grey

Junior Individual Squash Champion is J Kersten
All the teams did very well in the 2011 winter league. At the Matabeleland Squash AGM on Friday 25 November 2011, the Falcon A team was presented with a trophy for 1st position in 2nd League out of 8 teams. Falcon B finished 5th out of 8 (3rd league) and the Falcon C were 2nd out of 6 teams (4th league).

Junior Singles Tennis Champion:
A Keefe

Junior Interhouse Cricket:
Hervey vs Founders
Hervey 115/7 (20 Overs) -                 Watson 39
Founders 116/2 (16.1 Overs)             Worsley 61*                 Keefe 30                 Watson 19/2
Founders won by 8 wickets

Tredgold vs George Grey
George Grey 108/7 (20 Overs)              Rosenfels 31             Campbell 4/2
Tredgold 109-5 (14.5 Overs)                 Snyder 71*                 Wasara 14/2                 Bray 17/2
Tredgold won by 5 wickets

Oates vs Chubb
Chubb 163.4 (20 Overs)                 Connolly 46              Burke 48/3                 Mambinge 30*
Oates 50 All Out (9 Overs)             Sutton 16                 Tshuma 14/4              Fumia 3/3
Chubb won by 113 runs

Overall
1st                  Founders
2nd                 Hervey
3rd                 Tredgold
4th                 George Grey
5th                 Chubb
6th                 Oates

"We weren't here to hope and hang on
We wanted to win"

Eric Schmidt

R.W. QUERL