I believe that I should start this Newsletter with news on Keegan Langley and Jason Stone. Keegan is still in a coma, but there are some positive signs. His Mum, Sally, is still down South with him and his two brothers have returned to school. There really is no way of knowing how long this current phase will last.

Jason Stone was diagnosed in the holidays with Leukeamia in the acute stage and was taken to South Africa where he has undergone treatment. Yesterday for the first time there were some significantly positive signs in his blood count.

We all continue to pray and think about these two young men from our community. Please do not hesitate to go to the Keegan Langley web site and if you have any ideas in terms of fund-raising for the Trust, do not hesitate to contact us.

The boys who were involved in the “bunking out” incident have been punished. Those who were in positions of authority have been demoted and the other boys were beaten six. We have also changed the procedure at the main gate. We now permanently close the gate at 10.30 p.m. and open it again at 6.00 a.m. I have also made it clear to the College that being out of the Boarding House after hours will be punished very severely.

Citations:
S Macheka and TE Murasiranwa are awarded Citations for their organizational skills and hard work to ensure the smooth running of Cross-country and Athletics this term in their roles as Captains of their sports.
C Muzenda is awarded a Citation for his considerable efforts as the King Rat during this year’s Athletic season.

Honours:
Tinashe Murasiranwa captained the College Athletics' team in 2009 which won both the Inter-schools' Relay meeting at CBC and the Inter-schools' Competition at Falcon. His individual performances over the last two years have been outstanding, resulting in him being Victor Ludorum in 2008 and 2009. His commitment and dedication to the team was exemplary and inspirational to the rest of the team. He led from the front by attaining five first places in this year's Inter-schools' event at Falcon and therefore, thoroughly deserves the award of Honours.

SPORTS' RESULTS FOR END OF FIRST TERM:
Matabeleland Junior Squash:
Boys U14
T. Kersten - won all his matches and is the current 2009 Matabeleland U14 Squash Champion.

Boys U16
M. Chase - won one and lost 2. Final Position = 4th.
T. Rowe - won all his matches. Currently 2009 Matabeleland U16 Squash Champion

Boys U19:
J. Stevenson -Lost his matches. Final position = 6th
K Rowe - Won One and lost two. Final position = 4th.
J. Rowe - Won two and lost one. Final position = 3rd.

Interhouse Fishing:
The 1st leg of the Interhouse Fishing competition was held and the results are as follows:
In 1st Place - George Grey with 3 600 points.
In 2nd Place - Founders with 3150 points.
In 3rd Place - Oates with 300 points.
The 2nd leg of the competition will take place during the third term.

Soccer:
Our boys went to Mafeking to play in an International Festival and their results were as follows

Hockey:
The Hockey boys, with a depleted squad, went to Potchefstroom to play in a Festival. They did very well indeed, not losing a game and not conceding a goal in nine games. They played as follows:

Rugby:
Our boys played in the Cottco Rugby Festival in Harare at both U16 and U20 level.
The U16 team, under the guidance of Mr.Johan Heymans, did very well, winning all three games quite comfortably and the scores were:

Headmaster's Trip to South Africa:
I visited Pretoria Boys High during the holidays and was wonderfully received. Their Headmaster of 20 years, Mr Schroeder, was and still is great friends with an ex-Falcon teacher, Mr. Paul Canon, and so he was very aware of our School. We hope to set up a boy exchange before the end of the year. The CEO of Pretoria Boys High is a Falcon Old Boy, Neil van Coller, and he, too, was fantastic, making all his suppliers available to us and also giving us their old Astra Turf, and while we will not be able to transport it all up here, we will be able to utilize some of it.

Drivers' Course:
Three of our drivers spent a week in Harare at an Advanced Driver's Course these holidays. The course is very comprehensive, covering all areas of driver knowledge, from safety to hijacking. We are proud of what they have achieved and are delighted to have been able to do this. It will enhance the safety of your boys on our buses.

Finally, my grateful thanks to everyone from all over the world who have contacted the College and who have been so magnificently generous towards the Keegan Langley Trust. The efforts of our Chairman, our CEO and so many others, have been nothing short of magnificent and we really do appreciate it.

Have a wonderful week.

R.W. QUERL