15TH January 2010
Dear Parents
NEWSLETTER 1 / 2010
On behalf of all of us at Howick High School, I would like to welcome you and wish you everything of the best for 2010. If you are joining us for the first time, an especially warm welcome to you!
Our 2009 matric results were generally as expected, with one failure, one incomplete result (owing to illness) and 82 passes. There were 89 subject distinctions and 90% of the pupils obtained a Bachelor’s Pass which allows entry into Universities. Deanne Roodt (our Dux) received 5 As.
We welcome four new members of staff to our teaching team this year:
* Mr Jeremy Exelby (Mathematics)
* Mrs Nicky Gordon (Senior English and Junior Afrikaans)
* Mr Mark Houston (Maths, English and Life Orientation)
* Mr James Delport (Geography and Life Orientation)
We hope their stay with us will be a good one.
The first half-year promises to be a particularly busy one, with Grade 8 classes going on class excursions, a Grade 11 and 12 Geography / History trip is planned, we have a cultural tour to Sweden and London, a Netball tour to Sportweni, Rugby to Felixton, and a Hockey tour to Treverton. The cultural highlights will be a musical (Fiddler on the Roof) on 10th, 11th and 12th March, followed by Richard Cock and his Orchestra here in the Hall on Sunday 14th and Monday 15th March.
The school would like again to thank the executive of the ‘Rampant Lions’ club (Past Pupils’ Association) for their ongoing commitment to their high school. Over the holidays, new cricket side screens were raised to replace the rather tatty existing side screens. Alan Adams of ‘Midlands Steel and Wire’ spent a couple of days supervising the installation of the side screens. It seems that cricket is onto a good wicket for 2010: the 1st cricket team started their season with a week of cricket at the annual Alex Cricket week, held on the 5th - 8th January 2010. (A full report is attached)
At today’s assembly we were pleased to make the following Academic Awards, based
on last year’s final examinations:
Grade 11 (2009)
Merit Certificates: Cunningham Worth, Gareth Winchester, Sheldon Ford,
Joseph Oelofse, Petrus van Rooyen and David Baker
Academic Colours: Justin Allen and Noxolo Kweyama
Grade 10 (2009)
Merit Certificates: Nicole Browning, Palesa Mokhantso
Academic Half Colours: Nontu Zimu and Sean Butler
Academic Colours: Lungelo Mlamba
First level Merit (Bronze) Awards were made to:
Grade 9: Siyanda Buthelezi, Krystyn Carter, Shirley Jensen, Amile
Ndlovu
Grade 10: Jonathan Copeland, Kerry-Ann Exelby, Hannah
Edgcumbe, Sakhiso Hlela, Noshile Gwala, Hayley
Hodkin, Richard le Roux, Mvyelwa Manyoni, Lethu
Mbatha, Sarah Oberholzer, Yudistar Sutan
Grade 11: Grant Bowles, Matthew de Neef, Brendan Scholtz,
Danielle Wiggill
Grade 12: Justin Allen, Luca Canderle, Philippa Crooks,
Nonkuleleko Dlamini, Bianca Emberton, Jedine
Govender, Jocelyn Kaulasar, Noxolo Kweyama, Timia
Sanchez, Boniswa Sibiya, Ryan Stanbury,
P J van Rooyen
Two pupils have been awarded the Second Level Merit (Silver) Award. We congratulate Bryan Kunst and Cunningham Worth.
During December, Natalie Henning participated in the KZN Swimming Championship Gala held in Durban. Natalie won the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events, breaking a record in each and achieving three Gold Medals. We are very proud of you Natalie. Well done!
Some important dates to diarize :
February 4th : New Parents’ Evening
25th : Annual General Meeting
March 4th : Grade 7 Day
March 5th : Grade 6 Day
10th - 12th : “Fiddler on the Roof: (Musical)
14th : Richard Cock and his Orchestra
A Final Thought
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something
else is more important than fear.”
Ambrose Redmoon
Yours Sincerely
..........................
R W LANGLEY
Principal
