75 FLY FISHING CLUB In 2019 the Fly Fishing Club adopted a new format with trips substituting the regular Monday afternoon Youtube session. A core group of youngsters undertook trips to Star Dam in the Kamberg, as well as a saltwater trip to Scottburgh and the Durban Harbour. Comfortably the most successful trip was to the Kamberg where the boys took some trout in positively frigid conditions. Much fun was had breaking the sheets of ice that covered the boats and jetty. There is little as satisfying as hearing the yells of jubilation as boys hook into fish. Thanks, must go to Jane Gillespie for allowing the Club to use her beautiful cottage and fish a stunning piece of water. Our second trip of the year was to Scottburgh where we were hoping to pick up some juvenile shad on fly. Sadly, the weather had other ideas, and we were blown off the beach with only one fish recorded. The scheduled trip to the Umzimkulu was not well supported, and Mr Beaumont was left to fish the water on his own. This proved to be a stunning stretch and thanks must go to Leanne Gibson and Peter Button for organising and allowing the Club access to their water. The elusive Umzimkulu Chiselmouth was ticked off the bucket list, and a return trip is a must. The proposed Dads and Lads trip to Sterkfontein sadly did not have enough takers, but we will try again in 2020. Finally, the Club hosted a workshop run by the Durban Fly Tyers and Hans van Klink, the world-renowned fly tyer best known for the Klinkhammer, a dry fly ant pattern. Several avid fly tyers turned out for what proved to be a highly informative and entertaining evening. Tight lines. Mr Jonathan Beaumont Teacher in Charge HISTORY CLUB This year the History Club comprised of two halves when it came to pupil involvement and participation. The first term consisted of a combination of boys from Grade 8, 9 and 10 while in the third term, membership was exclusively confined to several Grade 10 pupils. The theme adopted for the first term was the historical impact of artefacts on history and the group looked at the significance and history behind the awarding of the Victoria Cross for gallantry. This also tied in with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on 6 June 1944. In the first term the History Club display at the Open weekend Expo also drew large numbers of potential Kearsney boys from Grade 7 to the stand. The excavation of Plaster of Paris kits proved a hit with many of the boys as they hammered and chiselled their way into finding hidden objects. A few of the History Club members also gave of their time to assist with the Expo and are thanked most sincerely for this. In the third term, the emphasis was on the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo Moon Landing in 1969 and the members of the club explored the build-up to this incredible event by watching a very good PBS documentary on the Apollo Space Program, as well as the motion picture First Man which looked at Neil Armstrong’s role in the moon landings. Earlier in the year some Grade 11 and 12 History boys were privileged to visit the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, as part of the Kearsney Academic Tour to the USA, in the April holidays and they were able to view a number of exhibits associated with the Apollo Space Programme. Mr Nei l Peacoc k Teacher in Charge Cultural activities and clubs
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