Cultural News www.kearsney.com 5 www.kearsney.com 4 TERM 4 | NOVEMBER 2022 Inner Circle Dinner Our end-of-year Inner Circle Dinner for the members of the Society and Matric members’ parents was held on 18 October. The following awards were made: Prize for Excellence in Public Speaking: Javhar Naidoo Best Prepared Speech: Joshua Maskell Best Impromptu Speech:Toka Kgomo Best Icebreaker Speech: Benjamin Bur ton “My Fake Holiday” Impromptu Speech winning pair : Ryan Denekamp and Sim Mkhize Best Vote of Thanks: John Eastes and Anesu Chimusoro (shared) Best Introduction: Bongumenzi Zungu Javhar and Javashkar Naidoo shared the running of the evening efficiently as Chairman. Speakers’ Circle Dinner Congratulations to the boys who were awarded prizes at the Speakers’ Circle, end-of-year dinner : Best impromptu speech: Elihle Hadebe Best object speech: Jasper Bruno and Patrick Rocher (shared) Best Icebreaker : Kyle Berry Best introduction of a speaker : Connor Grenfell & Josh Griffiths (shared) Best prepared speech: Evan Powers Best vote of thanks: Kyle Berry The Speakers’ Circle Trophy for the most improved speaker : Sethu Magubane The Lamplough Trophy for excellence in Public Speaking: Matthew Lamplough Dale Carnegie The Award for the Highest Achievement for Dale Carnegie, as voted by their peers, was Siyen Gounden and Zwelitsha Sibanyoni. Congratulations on your achievements We congratulate our boys for outstanding performances and results at the South African Literacy Association’s Public Speaking Competition. Hundreds of competitors from across South Africa took par t. Joshua Owen placed 1st and Kudzai Kamwendo placed 3rd in the Grade 12 category, while Liam Jansen van Rensberg placed 4th in the Grade 11 category. Seven Kearsney boys made it into the semi-final round. Public Speaking Joshua Owen, Kudzai Kamwendo and Liam Jansen van Rensberg Prefects for 2023 The prefects of 2023 were announced at the Matrics’ Final Assembly on 14 October. We congratulate these boys on their appointments and look forward to working with them as they fulfill their leadership roles next year. The prefects for 2023 are: Head of School: Simthembile Mkhize Deputy Head of School: Devahn van der Walt Head of Finningley House: Sange Mdunyelwa Deputies: Hayden Davel, Dhiyarv Govender, Otsile Ntsele and Guy Rober ts Head of Gillingham House: DylanWiggett Deputies: Chad Croshaw, Michael de Beer, Dominic Hislop and Fritz Rheeder Head of Haley House: Hayden Bishop Deputies:Oliver Brazier, Ryan Denekamp, Matthew Langeland-Hansen, Zibusiso Ngobese, Kyle Pottinger and Zwelitsha Sibanyoni Head of Pembroke House: Luca Veronesi Deputies: Jarred Christie, Ross Phillips, David Pohl and Francois Snyman Head of Sheffield House: Asande Nyawose Deputies: Siso France, James Gillespie, Liam Jansen van Rensburg and Matthew Rix College News 2023 Drama@Kearsney This year over 60 students from around KwaZulu-Natal took par t in our annual Drama@Kearsney Festival.The festival was run as a two day workshopping experience, where students are taken on a play creation process with a renowned theatre practitioner.This year the festival was run by Ben Voss of Black Mamba and Green Mamba fame. Ben’s amazing sense of comedy combined with his incredibly well-structured workshop led to the creation of compelling and hilarious work.
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