The week has been a very full one.

Our Music under the Stars concert, which was organized by Mr. St. John, was drastically spoilt by the fact that he decided to bring back to the College a boy I had asked to leave last term. He did this with no consultation and very sadly, he told the boy and his parents that I had sanctioned his return.
I have asked Mr. St. John to leave the College for his act of open defiance and his underhand and dishonest behaviour.

I really felt sorry for the other staff involved in the concert, as they were quite shocked and annoyed at being grouped with this kind of behaviour.
The whole incident has been very unfortunate and damaging. I have spoken to the entire school about the incident and explained the facts.

I congratulate in advance all those boys who are getting prizes on Speech Day - we all applaud you for your endeavours. I will publish the full list in my next Newsletter.

I am taking Adam Bristow (L6) down to Pretoria Boys' High to do a weeks' exchange with that school. It will be an opportunity for one of our pupils to get a first-hand look at another system and it should be an interesting experience for him. I hope that in the near future we can have a Pretoria Boys' High lad here for a while to show him what we do.

A large number of boys have started writing their exams and many will be staying here for the weekend. If your sons are coming home, I hope you have a great extended weekend with them.

Falcon finished 3rd out of the 5 teams, with St. John's coming first.

Zimbabwe U19 & U17 teams (to tour SA December 2009)
The following boys were selected to represent Zimbabwe U19 - M. Marais, S. Leathem, B. Botton, J. Mooy
D. Gibbons was selected for the Zimbabwe U17.

Cricket vs CBC:
U14A & B, U15 A & B, U16 A & B, & 2nd XI all won, but the 1sts lost narrowly by one wicket.
A lot of runs were scored with M. Tshuma, S. Snater, R. Rosenfels, O. Marchussen and R. Butler all scoring centuries.
K. Walder took 5 wickets for U16A.

Basketball:
Falcon College hosted the Carvalho Trophy. A Round Robin was played with the top two teams going through to the Final. Falcon beat CBC in the final to win the trophy for the second year running.

SWIMMING TIMES
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Some confusion has arisen about parents using the pool area over the weekends. We would really appreciate it if parents who wish to utilize the pool area with their boys over the weekend, could please adhere to the times set out below:

SCHOOL SHOP:
The shop will be open on Wednesday 21 October from 1.45 to 3.00 p.m.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"
Anias Nin

R.W. QUERL