Chronicle-1995

Gillingham House Report "An unforgettable year" is the only way to describe Gillingham during 1995. The boys once again proved to be a happy, competitive bunch who excelled in all spheres of College life. On the academic front, Andrew Buchanan was Dux of the school and ended up in the top 10 in Natal. As a whole, the house once again won the coveted Parke's Trophy. Grant Greenberg's talents as an artist were unsurpassed in the school. On the sporting front, the following excelled in their various fields: R. Groom(S.A. Schools Cricket) J. Rautenbach(Natal Schools Rugby) G.Henderson,C. Message(Natal Schools Athletes) R.Baxter(Natal Schools Tennis) M.J. Cole-Edwards(Natal Schools Squash) Mark Nelson(S.A. U16 Waterpolo) L.Baai(Natal Schools B Hockey) The Top House Trophy was also won by the house for winning 11 of the 14 inter-house events. m f -i.' lit As far as leadership is concerned,Gillingham provided the following leaders in 1995: R.Groom(Head of Gillingham) G.Gourlay(Deputy Head of Gillingham) B.Cocks(Head of Haley) R.Paterson(Deputy Head of Haley) G.Henderson;R.Upfold;S.Lubbe;D.Thome;T.Wise and A.Buchanan (Prefects) These above-mentioned statistics are all individual achievements,but it is eacb and every boy in the house who contributed to the success of Gillingham. It really has been a pleasure dealing with such a fine group of young gentleman. I would like to thank the boys, the parents and the following people in particular for a very rewarding and enjoyable year: R. Groom,K. Smith, A. Williams, K. van Blerk and Mrs M.Morgan. May Gillingham continue to operate so happily and successfully in the future. The Sudding family is going to miss you all. D.A1. Sudding Haley House Report 1995 has for many of us been a momentous year in Haley House.For a 12 or 13 year old boy,the threat of boarding at a new high school is a daunting prospect. I remember the many bleary-eyed faces entering the school after the holidays had ended and realising that we weren't just prefects, we were counsellors and mothers! On the whole 1995 has been a great success. Since the beginning we have had at least ten new enrolments and additions to the standard 5 and 6 groups and have had no one leaving due to unhappiness. By maintaining high standards of discipline and keeping the boys in a happy environment, we as prefects have succeeded. The most rewarding thing is to see the improvement and development of the guys over the year. It has been an unforgettable experience. This year the difficult task of moulding the boys into disciplined 'Kearsney Boys'has been worsened by the disappearance ofcorporal punishment.The weeklyjack parades and lashing with coat-hangers have given way to many laborious, long-winded punishments that are sometimes inconvenient to mete out. I feel that we in Haley have been successful (despite a few hiccups) in developing a suitable system of control. The quality of boy entering the school is just amazing. On the sports field, the U14 rugby sides have played extremely well with our being able to field an U14 side for the first time in ages. The cricket sides have also lived up to the school's high standards. Congratulations to Mick Takis who has been selected for the S.A. U13 squash squad. Brandon Weir-Smith is an outstanding tennis player and has unfortunately left to attend a specialized coaching school in the USA after gaining the No. 1 position in S.A.'s UI4 Kearsney Chronicle 1995 25

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