| Headmaster's newsletter, week seven of first term 2011 |
Despite it being half term, last weekend was full of sport. The U16 Basketball side played in a major private schools’ tournament at St. John’s College in Johannesburg, where we came 5th out of 15 schools. Our boys were well accepted and complimented on their behaviour.
The First XI Cricket played in the Petra T/20 tournament, where they
reached the semi-final. The chase of big scores against both Petra
and Kyle, showed real determination. Sadly, our top order batting
did not do so well. However, I really was very impressed with the
support our Cricketers received in Bulawayo and delighted at the manners
exhibited by the boys I came across. It is exactly what we would expect,
but nonetheless very encouraging.
The Natural History Society visited the Bristow’s farm on the
Limpopo and had a wonderful time. Apart from some exotic bird spotting
(a Pels Fishing owl), they saw dinosaur fossils and learned a great
deal about trees, and the internal workings of an impala which had
been shot. Such expeditions are what creates that all-round education
of our boys. I am grateful to the staff for their input on this trip.
This week Mr. Fernandes spoke in Chapel on two of our on-going issues,
the first being that we all need to encourage everyone else –
the weakest individual needs to be encouraged and helped to lift his
performance in all areas – academic, sporting and cultural.
The second point he made was about appropriate punishment. Mr. Fleming,
our Second Master, and the Housemasters, have been working hard at
this. Issues like sleep deprivation and excessive punishment are not
part of what we stand for.
ACCOLADES AND COMMENDATIONS:
First term First Mark Order.
Headmaster’s Accolades are awarded for outstanding performance
in the Mark Order
Commendations awarded in recognition of good effort in the Mark Order.
| Headmaster’s
Accolades |
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| Form 1 | Form 2 | Form 3 | Form 4 | U6 |
| Randell HA | Versfeld BP | Janhi VE | Kersten TP | Moyo TN |
| Kersten JR | Dhlamini TA | Sururu I | Masanga T | |
| Oatley RJ | ||||
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Commendations |
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| Form 1 | Form 2 | Form 3 | Form 4 | U6 |
| Stone JB | Nxumalo A | Mjumi D | Peall D | Dhlamini PN |
| Hove S | Sibanda AF | Mpofu DMN | Oatley AC | Campbell NMR |
| Connolly MM | Mabhudhu TP | Katsokere TS | Dhafana T | Ngwenya S |
| Dodington SP | Pritchard CN | Rosenfels RC | Charsley CJ | Stone SCD |
| Dube T | Scheepers RP | Pretorius SP | Bint KA | |
| Davies MN | Machaya PJ | Nare RH | Armstrong SM | |
| Rance TC | Schultz MT | Ncube S | Wardley DH | |
| Hinmers SW | Landrey DJ | Vera J | ||
| Sargeant DT | Taylor BD | Koshen AA | ||
| Shoniwa PK | Kontemeniotis X | Swannack ML | ||
| Michelson B | Beahan LK | |||
| Ruprecht AD | Wardley RJ | |||
| Bryant JP | Follwell BD | |||
| Carrello AJ | ||||
| Mahachi TA | ||||
| Fuzwayo BBL | ||||
| Sutton CS | ||||
SPORTS’ RESULTS:
| Basketball:
St. John’s U16 Tournament: |
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Pool
Matches: |
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| Vs American International School (Johannesburg) | won | 36-4 |
| Vs St. John’s (Johannesburg) | lost | 19-23 |
| Vs Hilton (Kwazulu Natal) | lost | 26-29 |
Play
Offs: |
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| Vs Bishops (Cape Town) | won | 33-12 |
| Vs St. Andrew’s (Grahamstown) | lost | 30-38 |
Cricket: Petra 20/20
Falcon 1st XI was placed 3rd in this tournament after losing to Prince
Edward in the semi-final. In the group stage we lost to Churchill,
but beat Petra and Kyle College.
The highlights were 23 from one over by Gerald Smit, who also scored
57 off 22 balls. Tinashe Ganyani and Robbie Sargeant also scored 50’s.
Joy Chitate was the leading wicket taker.
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Swimming: |
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Senior
National Swimming Championships: |
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| 17 to 21 February 2011: | |||
| Levi Fargnoli | 1 gold (relay) | 2 silver (relays) | 2 bronze (individual) |
| Connor Pritchard | 1 gold (relay) | 2 silver (relays); 2 silver (individual) | 1 bronze (individual) |
| Jason Schlachter | 1 gold (relay) | 1 bronze (relay) | |
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Squash: |
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Zimbabwe
Junior Closed Championships: |
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| U19 | T Rowe | Won 1 | Lost 3 | Position 15/16 |
| U16 | B Blatch | Won 3 | Lost 1 | Position 2/23 |
| U16 | T Kersten | Won 2 | Lost 2 | Position 11/23 |
| U16 | P Mwale | Won 2 | Lost 3 | Position 22/23 |
| U13 | J Kersten | Won 7 | Lost 0 | Position 1/13 |
| U13 | D Small | Won 3 | Lost 4 | Position 8/13 |
Tennis: National Trials:
B. Langley was selected as a non-travelling reserve for the Zimbabwe
junior team.
| THE
LION KING |
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| Performances in Bulawayo: | |||
| Wednesday | 23rd March | 7.00 p.m. | $5,00 |
| Thursday | 24th March | 7.00 p.m. | $10,00 |
| Friday | 25th March | 6.00 p.m. | $20,00 |
Gala performance, which includes Cheese and Wine before
the play and Simba’s sustenance after the play.
Children under 12 for Thursday and Friday nights’ performances
will be half price.
All proceeds will go to the Keegan Langley Trust.
Mrs. Ferreira would like to thank all those parents who have donated
make up and hopes parents/friends will continue to do so.
Please do take note of the Lion King dates and get your bookings early,
as there is likely to be a major last minute rush on tickets. Enquiries
for bookings can be done through our Bulawayo Office – Mrs.
C. Jones – 09-64364.
AIR ZIMBABWE:
We are in discussions with Air Zimbabwe regarding flights to and from
Bulawayo to Harare, Victoria Falls and Lusaka. Sue Hawthorne urgently
needs an indication from parents who are interested in using this
facility. Numbers are required before a fare can be advised.
If you are interested, please e-mail Sue on falconoffice@lilfordia.com,
stating your son’s name and House.
SANATORIUM:
Please note that parents can now contact the San sisters direct on:
sanatorium@falconcollege.com
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying
to make you something else
is the greatest accomplishment”
Anonymous
R.W. QUERL