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Vol 12 | February 2015

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                         19 & 20 June 2015
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CONTENTS

                                                        In the News
                                              4         KCOB Executive looking ahead – KCOB President Lawrence Polkinghorne
                                                        chats to Joy Mills-Hackmann

                                              6         Alumni feature and cover – “Nothing is impossible”
                                                        36 years after matriculating from Kearsney, international marine salvage hero
                                                        Captain Nick Sloane (1978) returned as guest speaker at Speech Day, to share
                                                        an extraordinary account of heading the Costa Concordia R21-billion salvage

                                              8         Other Notable Alumni
                                                        Business game changers & innovators
                                                        Putting food on KZN’s best tables
                                                        Achievers in sport & music
                                                        Cracking elite education institutions – Harvard & Oxford

                                                        In pursuit of Excellence
                                             16         Ambassadors
Connecting the Kearsney community –
                                             18         Traditions– Old And new
Old Boys, Staff, Parents, Pupils & Friends
                                             20         Academic distinction – Results from the 2013 & 2014 academic years
The Kearsney College Old Boy magazine is     21         Planning Ahead – Headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg
published annually and features news taken   22         School News
from the monthly Greyhound eNews.            24         Foundation News

Vol 12 | February 2015                                  Reunions and Generations
                                             26         Reunions & Faces in Places
EDITOR                                       28         Survivor Times
Joy Mills-Hackmann
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joy@kearsney.com
                                                        Farewells
                                             29         Au Revoir: Rob Candotti & Ronni Wallace
KCOB OFFICE                                  30         In Memory
Kerry-Lynne McMaster                         31         Tributes
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KCOB EXECUTIVE

From the KCOB President’s desk
Looking ahead to                                  much to his mother’s dismay, but he’s
                                                  had the best year of his life in Grade 8
                                                                                                        increasing number of Old Boys hopeful
                                                                                                        of support. We had 22 applicants for the
2015 and beyond,                                  at Kearsney. It was really great to see his           two 2015 awards this year. We also wish
                                                  excitement in the first term of 2014 when             to expand the 25% offer from tuition to
KCOB President                                    he learned of all the traditions and values           include boarding which is close to most
                                                  and a very proud moment for him was                   Old Boys’ hearts. To sustain one such
Lawrence Polkinghorne                             to receive his Kearsney tie. I was very               bursary for a revolving five-year period
                                                  privileged to award the Class of 2014 their           in current terms, we need to have R1,4m
(Gillingham 1990) chats to                        Old Boys’ ties at their Leavers’ Dinner and           invested and preserved. So to maintain the
                                                  its awesome to see the immense pride                  10 bursaries awarded a cumulative R14m
Joy Mills-Hackmann, whose                         in the boys five years later, even more               is required compared to the approximate
office drives the Kearsney                        passionate about their school.                        R5m we have invested. This is before any
                                                                                                        other costs and financial assistance requests
Foundation and manages                            What was your highlight for 2014 in your              are considered. Every cent counts! We
                                                  role as KCOB President and as an active               need to find creative and fresh ways to
affairs for the KCOB                              Governor of the Board? 30 years ago                   raise funds and will work with the Kearsney
                                                  my Dad, Neville Polkinghorne (1957), was              Foundation to professionally manage this
Executive.                                        the KCOB President. It was pretty special             as one option for our finite donors to
                                                  to follow in his footsteps and also pretty            Kearsney.
                                                  special to have Josh start his journey at the
Congratulations LP, I hear you have a new
                                                  same time!
position and are moving out of KZN?
Thanks and yes, we are moving to the
                                                  2014 was a great year for Kearsney and
Western Cape (Paarl), I’ve recently been
                                                  the school is in TOP shape on all fronts
appointed group CEO of a Pan African
                                                  with exciting plans in place for 2015. A real
Forestry Company whose head offices are
                                                  highlight for me was the opportunity to
in Stellenbosch. We’re looking forward to
                                                  meet a number of the 2014 Matrics and to
living in the mountains but not so keen on
                                                  spend time getting to know the 10 Sons of
the winters!
                                                  Old Boy Bursary recipients. It is seriously
                                                  encouraging that every one of these young
Will this affect how you manage your role
                                                  men has a unique sense of belonging,
as KCOB President? I don’t think so; we
                                                  tradition, respect and confidence. It is safe
will spend a lot of time in KZN over the
                                                  to say that each boy leaving Kearsney has
next few years. My daughter Laurian is at
                                                  been exceptionally well prepared to handle
Epworth and will finish Matric at the end
                                                  the challenges beyond the Kearsney gates.
2015, and Josh has just started at Kearsney
and he’s not going anywhere! And also
                                                  What is currently your greatest KCOB
video conferencing or skype will assist if I
                                                  challenge? At the 2014 AGM I reported
can’t get there. I reckon there’s huge value
                                                  on the need to grow the Sons of Old Boy
in this and it’ll be interesting to see how it
                                                  Bursary Fund which is so important to
works!
                                                  building our legacy. We currently offer ten
                                                  25% tuition bursaries (i.e. two per grade).
Another new chapter … you and Kath
                                                  Four awards are funded via interest earned
became Kearsney parents in 2014. How
                                                  from our invested fund while six are paid
has that been? Seeing Josh settle in so
                                                  from funds raised each year over Founders
well has been incredibly rewarding. When
                                                  Weekend and from Life Subscriptions. This
he heard we were moving to the Cape
                                                  is no longer sustainable, plus there is an
he refused point blank to change schools,

                                    Lawrence Polkinghorne (1990), KCOB President, is a proud 3rd
                            generation Old Boy. 1st generation: LP’s late grandfather, also Lawrence,
                               was a Founder student (1921-1925). 2nd generation: LP’s late father
                               Neville Polkinghorne (1952-1957) served and chaired the Board and
                                 as KCOB President. 4th generation: LP’s nephew Joshua started at
                              Kearsney in 2014. Also 4th generation: Joshua’s cousin and 2015 Head
                                of School is Robbie Polkinghorne (son of David Polkinghorne 1981).

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KCOB EXECUTIVE

Looking ahead, what is your goal for the          I have seen how the passion of Old Boys
KCOB network? As Old Boys we have                 is amplified by action! The Class of 2007
benefited tremendously from our Kearsney          Memorial Bursary Fund is a remarkable
experience. If each of us strives to give         story! These guys have issued their first
back either financially, through sharing skills   bursary. I’m very encouraged to see the
or brokering business partnerships for            momentum of our brotherhood and
Kearsney, we will achieve a great deal; and       friendships grow with new class funds and
it’s so important that we recognise the life-     other collective initiatives starting. My hope
long friendships and opportunities we’ve          is that we see a tipping point of collective
been given, and even more importantly             action towards the 2021 Centenary and
for the younger guys to recognise that the        beyond.
network needs to be leveraged. There
is a number of Old Boys who would                 I’m truly proud to be associated with such
be delighted to offer advice or sign an           a great school.
employment contract!

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

NICK SLOANE                                               It was into this era of scientific
                                                          exploration, engineering feats and
                                                          international political turmoil that Nick

“Nothing is Impossible”                                   Sloane (Pembroke 1978) was born in
                                                          Kitwe, Zambia.

                                                          Five decades later, as senior salvage
                                                          master of the massive R21-billion Costa
                                                          Concordia operation, Nick was to prove
In 1961 the USSR and USA both put men into space          wrong a global sea of cynics who said it
                                                          was impossible to re-float the passenger
for the first time, Audrey Hepburn and Henry              liner from her rocky underwater ledge
Mancini were screen darlings in Breakfast at Tiffany’s,   off the Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio
                                                          without her breaking up.
Rod Laver won Wimbledon, a wall was erected
                                                          During 30 months of precision planning,
dividing east and west Berlin and Carl Jung died.         he led the successful exploration. This
                                                          involved a 500-man team of engineers,
                                                          divers and welders, whilst also juggling
                                                          political interference; to ensure the liner
                                                          was successfully raised into a vertical
                                                          position through a parbuckling procedure.
                                                          It was then towed under a 14-ship escort
                                                          to a mainland port in Genoa to be
                                                          dismantled and scrapped.

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“It is the most engineered salvage recovery     Nick’s successful leadership has made him   When not involved in marine salvage
operation ever undertaken,” says Nick.          an international household name and last    operations in some remote part of the
“The size of the Concordia – larger than        year, 36 years after matriculating from     globe, Nick lives in Somerset West with his
the Titanic at almost three football fields     Kearsney, he returned as guest speaker      wife Sandra, their 10-year-old daughter and
long and 114 000 tons in weight – meant         at Speech Day and also to meet with         17-year-old twins.
that the scale was outside of what had          members of the prestigious 12 Club,
been achieved previously.”                      comprising Kearsney’s top academic          He also presents papers around the
                                                achievers.                                  world to many government bodies and
At the time of her running aground, the                                                     societies, including the Lloyds ‘Salvage
cruise ship was carrying 3 229 passengers       He reminisced how his first experiences     & Wreck Conference’ in London; and
and 1 023 crew. Thirty-two people died          of life afloat were sailing on Midmar Dam   presents lectures on salvage and casualty
when the vessel ran aground on Giglio,          and in Durban harbour when there was        management to law students at the
one of seven islands that make up the           no Saturday sport at Kearsney; and urged    University of Stellenbosch and SAMTRA.
protected Tuscan Archipelago National           the boys to remember that “nothing is
Park. Since the re-floating and removal         impossible”. He said that had been proved   Nick is a member of Lloyds’ Panel of
of the Concordia, the sea bottom is being       by the successful salvage of the Costa      Special Casualty Representatives (SCR) and
cleaned and marine flora replanted.             Concordia.                                  managing director of Sloane Marine Ltd, a
                                                                                            marine consultancy service to the offshore
                                                                                            oil and gas, salvage, heavy lift and wreck
                                                                                            removal industries.

Headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg with Captain Nick Sloane who returned to
Kearsney as the Speech Day Guest Speaker

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

The November 2014 issue of the
magazine Destiny Man featured
several highly successful businessmen:
Kearsney Old Boys Andile Mazwai,
Cedric Leitch and Napo Ramodibedi.

Andile Mazwai
GAME CHANGER
Finance and investment guru Andile Mazwai (Finningley
1989), together with his three brothers, have a pretty broad
spectrum covered:

Themba is the entrepreneur and co-owner of BNT
Resources (Finningley 1988 – his son Baso, Class of 2018,
is in Grade 9). Lungile is an Attorney at Ledwaba Mazwai
Attorneys (Finningley 1984 – his son Nkosinathi, Class
of 2016 is in Grade 10). Odwa is a medical doctor with
government and corporate experience (Finningley 1990
and his son becomes the first 2nd generation Mazwai old
boy. Yanga matriculated at the end of 2014).

Kojo Baffoe, editor of Destiny Man, wrote in his Ed’s note
“…being African, we need to embrace the reality that
we also have a responsibility to be helpful, to uplift to do
whatever we can – however small – to ensure that we
progress individually and collectively. American essayist
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: “To know even one life
has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have        Andile’s vision for the stokvel industry is to afford members access and
succeeded.” Men like cover star Andile Mazwai epitomise            benefits they deserve from the retail and financial services industries. He
this. He is living the ideal that we do not exist in isolation     explains that it’s all about trying to level the playing fields and chip away
and that, if you have the resources and capacity, you can          at the economic legacy of apartheid. Much still needs to be changed
make a tangible difference to people’s lives. His career to        and there are already exciting opportunities being geared.
date has served the dual purpose of helping him build a
life while also transforming the way we think about certain
sectors in the country. Considering his accomplishments so
far, I can’t wait to see what else he’ll be doing to ensure that
stokvels receive the respect, resources and benefits they
deserve.”

Andile’s full story is on www.destinyman.com- in brief,
Andile has excelled in the stock market. He did well
                                                                   TAKING STOCK
at Barnard Jacob Mellets which he left to start Mazwai             Did you know that stokvels have evolved intoan investment vehicle with a savings
Securities in 2001. A few years later BJM bought his shares
from Mazwai Securities and Andile returned to BJM as the           portfolio worth R25 billion?
CEO. BJM grew under Andile’s leadership and in 2010
the business was sold to FNB for just under R500-million.
After the sale Andile’s wife Mondo instigated a ‘sabbatical’
                                                                   R25 BILLION estimated worth of the stokvel industry
and, together with their two children, lived for a year in the
village of Mougins, just minutes from Cannes in southern
                                                                   8,6 MILLION number of stokvel members
France.                                                            421 000 number of general stokvels in SA
Today Andile is investing his time in a different market,          R134 average member contribution for a burial stokvel/month
doing township roadshows across the country to convince
stokvels to register with National Stokvel Association of SA       65% what burial societies constitute in stokvel industry
(Nasasa) which he took over from the founder and first
president Andrew Lukhele, after 25 years.
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NOTABLE ALUMNI

Napo Ramodibedi
AT THE HELM
Napo Ramodibedi (Pembroke 1999) has excelled as one of the country’s few
successful black maritime lawyers, with qualifications which include an LLB and a
Masters in Maritime Law and Marine Insurance.

As CEO of shipping and logistics company Mendi Maritime Services, he’s combining
his legal and business prowess. He plans to grow the Mendi Group into a premium
shipping, logistics, rail and energy company, operating vessels and factories.

Cedric Leitch
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
Cedric Leitch (Finningley 1999), a strategy and insights partner at advertising agency
720 Marketing Incubator, credits much of his success to Kearsney, where he learned that
“the sky is the limit and to never say never”.

He believes his passion for life and curiosity about the digital era steered him towards
advertising and consumer communication; but it was his fear of failure which led to his
doing an MBA and thus recognising his potential. Cedric’s plans include using digital
content creation and mobile platforms to deliver the power of information to those
who’ve previously lacked access.

Simon Hartley
INNOVATIVE DELIVERY
The country’s underperformance in courier delivery services led to co-founder
Simon Hartley (Gillingham 2006) establishing WumDrop, a mobile solution for pick-
ups, deliveries and similar courier services ‘at the click of a button’.

Within months of being established, WumDrop was nominated for the Best South
African Android app of 2014, and was crowned the winner of the IBM SmartCamp in
Cape Town.

The on-demand service delivers anything to anyone “over small distances, in a small
amount of time, for small money” via mobile app, website or e-commerce checkout.
WumDrop uses a car-revenue share model to avoid the capital outlay of a fleet of
couriers.

The concept was started in Cape Town and services were extended to Johannesburg,
with plans to launch outside South Africa by the end of 2015.

KCweb    For the full list of Kearsney’s Notable Alumni, read about highlighted
         Alumni and nominate candidates.

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

Famous For Their Food
An interesting number of boys
from the College has gone into the
hospitality industry, with several of
greater Durban’s best award-winning
restaurants and bistros being owned
by Old Boys.

Graham Neilson
9TH AVE BISTRO | BOILER ROOM CAFÉ
Leading the pack in terms of culinary awards is Graham
Neilson (Finningley 1997), owner-chef of the acclaimed 9th
Avenue Bistro and the recently opened Boiler Room Café in the
eclectic refurbished Lion Match Factory building. After several
years of travelling and cooking at top establishments in the
United Kingdom, USA, Bermuda and South America, Graham
and his wife Gina took over 9th Avenue five years ago, where
they showcase fresh locally-sourced seasonal ingredients,
exquisitely presented from modern interpretations of Bistro
classics to cutting-edge gastronomy.

Chris Black
ANDREOTTIS | ZEST | AUBERGINE | VANILLE |
BELLEVUE CAFE | LUPA OSTERIA
Chris Black (Gillingham 1994) has an enviable track record,
with a string of acclaimed restaurants to his name: Andreottis,
Zest, Aubergine, Vanille, Bellevue Café and Lupa Osteria in the
Highway area. He and partner Guy Cluver are franchisors of
Lupa in Westville and plan for further Lupas to open in Durban
North, Umhlanga and Johannesburg during 2015.

Paul Sheppard
MARCO PAULO | FRANK’S SPEAKEASY
In Mt Edgecombe, Paul Sheppard (Finningley 1999) offers
an upmarket, inventive menu at MarcoPaulo and an industrial
chic bar at the adjoining Frank’s Speakeasy. Paul is currently
compiling a cook-book featuring KCOBs and their restaurants.
To be included, please email your name (house and year),
restaurant name, location and contact details to oldboys@
kearsney.com

      From top: Graham from 9th Ave Bistro and Boiler Room Café Durban;
                             Chris from Bellevue Café and Lupa Osteria;
                                    Paul in Marco Paulo Mt Edgecombe

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

Brett Gentles
PARC
Brett Gentles (Pembroke 2000) offers exciting contemporary
fare at Parc, a popular café and bistro in Glenwood, on the
southern side of Durban. After training with Christina Martin,
Brett went on to work for some of the country’s greatest
culinary talent, including Richard Carstens at Lynton Hall and
Graham Neilson at the celebrated 9th Avenue Bistro.

Marco Conte
MAMA LUCIANA’S | MARCO’S
Retaining the Italian flavour is Marco Conte (Gillingham
1988) with his three restaurants: the modern trattoria Marco’s
and adjacent casual venue which spills out on to the pavement,
Mama Luciana’s, both in Durban’s Morningside; as well as
his popular Mama Luciana’s in the north Durban suburb of
Glenashley.

Renzo Scribante
REMO’S ORIGINALE | REMO’S VILLAGIO |
REMO’S MAXIMILLIANO | FRATELLI FOODS

Renzo Scribante (Sheffield 1998) has found a winning recipe
with his trio of restaurants - Remo’s Originale in Mt Edgecombe,
Remo’s Villagio in Umhlanga and the latest Remo’s Maximilliano
in Sunningdale, Johannesburg. The buzzy, casual Italian bistros
each have their own bakery and delis, the latter being supplied
with Italian products from Renzo’s importing and distribution
company, Fratelli Foods.

From top: Brett in the kitchen at parc; Marco in Marco’s Durban;
Renzo in Remo’s Fratelli
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NOTABLE ALUMNI

The November 2014 edition of the
Sharks Magazine ran a six-page feature
on Matt Stevens’s career and left no
doubt that Matt’s blood is pure maroon.

Matt Stevens
IN TOWN WITH PLANS

After 12 years abroad, Matt Stevens (Sheffield 2001) has
returned to KwaZulu-Natal having earned 44 caps as a prop for
England and touring with the British and Irish Lions. In his first
year back wearing the Sharks’ Black and White, Matt has been a
great supporter and frequent visitor to the Hill; even extending
his wardrobe to include a fresh pair of 1st XV socks which he
wore when playing against the Barbarians in October 2014.

Matt and Brad Barritt (Pembroke 2004) are currently looking
at ways in which to give back to their Alma Mater They both
attended DPHS and Kearsney College - and give much credit to
the many amazing teachers from these schools who challenged
and inspired their dreams, giving them a great start in life.

Eleven KCOBs
RUGBY SUCCESSES

As the achievements and successes of rugby at Kearsney
continue, so does the number of young Old Boys being included
in provincial and national sides.

Four KCOBs were among South Africa’s most promising u20
players in 2014. Twins Daniel and Jean-Luc du Preez (both
Sheffield 2013), Ayron Schramm (Finningley 2013) and Sandile
Kubeka (Pembroke 2012) were selected to the training group
of 70 players for the SA u20 squad. From this the Du Preez
brothers made the Baby Bok team which participated in the
2014 IRB Junior World Cup.

These four boys, together with Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013),
Jordan Meaker (Sheffield 2013), Mthunzi Moloi (Sheffield 2013)
and Matthew Reece-Edwards (Finningley 2013), were selected
for the Sharks u19 team.

Etienne Fynn (Pembroke 1989), head of the Sharks Academy in
Durban, said the boys had shown great skills in making the step
up to senior level. “We can hopefully look forward to seeing
them in the Black and White for many years to come,” he said.

Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013) and Tristan Tedder (Finningley
2014), pictured right, have been given Sharks junior contracts for
the 2015 season. James Hall (Finningley 2014) has been signed
                                                                     Chris Lines (Gillingham 2013) and Tristan Tedder (Finningley 2014) have
to play for the EP Kings u19 team in 2015.                           been given Sharks junior contracts for the 2015 season.

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NOTABLE ALUMNI

                                        Andrew Tweedie
                                        WHAT A CATCH

                                        Andrew Tweedie (Finningley 1993), better known as a right arm
                                        fast medium bowler for the Proteas, Dolphins and Herefordshire,
                                        showed rather a different talent with his right arm. He landed a
                                        major catch earning him front cover status of FLYFISHING magazine.

                                        James Reid
                                        RIDING HIGH

                                        James Reid (Sheffield 2010) shares. ”I’ve really been enjoying
                                        professional mountain biking since I decided to take it more
                                        seriously after my time at Kearsney. Like most top-level sport, it has
                                        become a game of marginal gains as I’ve progressed up the ranks,
                                        and I find myself putting in exponentially more effort for smaller
                                        improvements.

                                        It’s a sport that is incredibly diverse - from remote corners of the
                                        Klein Karoo to the deepest forests in the Czech Republic - I have
                                        been blessed to see a lot of our country through a lens that not
                                        many get to do.

                                        It is not easy though. The saying “you’re only as good as your
                                        last race” is sometimes quite a burden when the road gets
                                        rocky. Fortunately, professional mountain biking as well as event
                                        companies in South Africa are growing at a rapid rate, allowing
                                        teams and athletes to become more professional and even race
                                        full-time. I’ve chosen the middle ground, and by mid-2015 I’ll be
                                        done with my B.Com in Investment Management through UNISA.
                                        It’s an alternative road. One with innumerable ups and downs, but
                                        the lessons are immense and long-standing.

                                        Highlights of 2014 included defending my National Championship
                                        title, finishing 10th at the u23 World Championships in Hafjell,
                                        Norway, as well as winning the Hill2Hill in my old backyard behind
                                        Kearsney.”

James Reid (Sheffield 2010) in action

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NOTABLE | NEW ALUMNI

International Education
Institutions
HARVARD SUCCESS

The College’s exceptional academic standard was
highlighted last year with the announcement of two recent
Old Boys being accepted into internationally renowned
institutions of learning.

Greg Royston (Finningley 2013), pictured right, one of the
country’s top matriculants and a SA schools golfer, was
accepted directly from Kearsney to study for his under-
graduate Applied Mathematics and Economics degree at
Harvard University. Harvard receives 40 000 applications
from around the world each year and enrols only 2 000
first-year students.

He is the second Kearsney matriculant to be accepted         New Old Boys
directly to the illustrious institution. William Scott
(Gillingham 2005) graduated from Harvard with an             HEAD PREFECT REFLECTS ON 2014
engineering degree in 2010 and is currently employed at
Morgan Stanley as a sales and trading associate in New       We chatted to Head of School Steven Tedder about the final year.
York City.                                                   “This year was labeled as a year that had huge shoes to fill and that
                                                             we didn’t have what it took to live up to the achievements of the past.
3 RHODES SCHOLARS                                            We have an amazing group of very varied characters and together we
                                                             managed to see past these doubts and, in true Kearsney fashion, we
Alexander von Klemperer (Finningley 2006) is a Rhodes        seized every opportunity,” said Tedder.
Scholar Elect for 2015. Once he is physically at Oxford
University, he will be officially confirmed as a Rhodes      “The 2014 leadership had some very specific goals which were kept front
Scholar – and will be the third KCOB to receive this         of mind: 1. We closed the gap between junior and senior boys to create a
prestigious honour, after Gavin Williams (Pembroke 1960)     true brotherhood across the forms; 2. Surprise them! Through self-belief
and David Polkinghorne (Gillingham 1981).                    we surprised and surpassed expectations; 3. We focused on improving
                                                             communication between boys and staff; 4. The leadership of the school
Alex is a qualified medical doctor and completes his two-    focused on integrity above all, honour and dignity, putting Kearsney’s name
year internship at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in        before our own needs; 5. We strove, against much opposition and a
Soweto this year. Once at Oxford, he intends reading for     changing world, to uphold our beloved traditions; 6. Sport: We continued
his Masters and PhD in Neuro Science.                        to punch above our weight. We won some and lost some, but always left
                                                             the field with dignity; 7. Academics: Finished strong with many more than
                                                             expected achieving Honours and Honours Cum Laude; 8. Culture: Once
                                                             again representing well at the Choir Games.
                                                             We leave having striven to make Kearsney proud of our efforts and
                                                             achievements, in and out of the record books, and we always have and
                                                             always will wear the badge with pride.
                                                             We wish the Class of 2015 well!”

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AMBASSADORS
                                                                                                                                NETWORKING

                                                                                Hannah Lurie
                                                                                CAST IN BRONZE

                                                                                The Kearsney Resource Centre is currently home to a
                                                                                magnificent bronze bust of Douglas Livingstone (Finningley
                                                                                1949), one of South Africa’s foremost poets. The bronze has
                                                                                been donated and temporarily installed in the Resource Centre
                                                                                at the suggestion of distinguished sculptor Hannah Lurie, after
                                                                                Durban’s KwaSuka Theatre, for which it was commissioned,
                                                                                closed down.

                                                                                Hannah has a close affinity with the College as her three sons –
                                                                                Michael (Finningley 1971), Laurence (1973) and Graham (1976) –
                                                                                were all educated at Kearsney.
Dr Graeme Shuker (Finningley 1948) with sculptor Hannah Lurie and her
bronze bust of poet Douglas Livingstone (Finningley 1949).                      After matriculating from the College, Douglas studied at the
                                                                                University of Natal and became a marine biologist in the city.
The bust which had been stolen was handed in at the KawMuhle Museum in          He gained two doctorates from the university - one for his
by a Good Samaritan who said he read the story of the theft in the paper, and   scientific work and an honorary doctorate for his poetry.
then found the bust on the premises of a scrap metal dealer. Read more on
Old Boys News www.kearsney.com                                                  An internationally acclaimed poet, Douglas had nine volumes
                                                                                of verse published, with his ‘Selected Poems’ winning the CNA
                                                                                Literary Award in 1985. He died in 1996 after losing a lengthy
                                                                                fight against cancer.

                                                                                Parents raise the bar
                                                                                KEARSNEY’S WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL FACILITY

                                                                                Rugby at Kearsney has gone to another level with the
                                                                                announcement of Nashua Durban as team supporter of the 1st
                                                                                and 2nd rugby sides; and support from Old Boys, donors and
                                                                                sponsors enabling an upgrade of the Medworth Stand, including
                                                                                increased seating and roof coverage, renovation of players’
                                                                                change rooms, a new ladies’ toilet facility and a media room with
                                                                                fibre optic services connected to the school network.

                                                                                Thanks to the generous financial support from Life Healthcare
                                                                                and the Kearsney Parents’ Society, the medical room within
                                                                                the stand has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art medical
                                                                                facility catering for all possible injuries and emergencies. Now
                                                                                significantly bigger and equipped with sophisticated medical
                                                                                equipment, the facility is manned on match days by two doctors
                                                                                and nursing staff, ably supported by ER24 paramedics and
                                                                                Kearsney pupils trained as first aiders. Two automatic external
                                                                                defibrillators are strategically placed at different venues at the
                                                                                school to assist in resuscitating collapsed patients.

                                                                                Life Healthcare has also sponsored an “ambulance” golf cart
Left: Craig Koekemoer (current parent) and Dr Glen Hagemann (Finningley         fitted with a stretcher for the transport of injured players from
1982; current parent and past president of the South African Sports Medicine    any field on campus to the first aid room.
Association).
                                                                                Nashua Durban is a unique partner bringing value to the
A number of Kearsney parents provided their medical expertise in establishing
                                                                                business end of Kearsney as an excellent service provider, as
the facility and continue to give generously of their time, providing medical
assistance on match days: Dr Mike Marshall (Gillingham 1979; past president     well as investing in Kearsney through their sponsorship. They
of the South African Sports Medicine Association); Dr John Blanckenberg;        have taken the time to understand and embrace the Kearsney
Dr John Zietkiewicz; Dr Doug Beere and Dr Glen Hagemann                         mantra of balance and excellence.
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AMBASSADORS

Kearsney Ambassadors                                                                                       MEMBERSHIP INVITATION

A community which extends beyond Kearsney Old Boys                                                        We welcome parents, grandparents,
                                                                                                        guardians & Kearsney friends to sign-up
                                                                                                             as KCOB Associate Members
“It is great to have the energetic Gary Butler        We also request you to keep your contact            Grade 12 parents receive automatic
[current parent of Matthew - Grade 12 in              details up to date to ensure the monthly                       membership
2015] on our team to remind us that this              Greyhound eNews reaches you with all the
initiative is about expanding the Kearsney            news and notices of upcoming events.                          Sign-up on-line:
community beyond Kearsney Old Boys. The                                                                            www.kearsney.com
Kearsney Ambassador network is chaired by              The Ambassadors network will officially                 > Old Boys > Ambassadors
                                                                                                             Only criteria: specify your link/
the Head Prefect’s parents and it is a record          target a couple of events in 2015:
                                                                                                            relationship to a Kearsney Boy or
that the three consecutive Head Prefects                                                                             Kearsney cause
for 2013, 2014 and 2015 are all sons of Old            2, 4 & 6 April: The Kearsney Easter Rugby
Boys,” says Kearsney Ambassador chairman               Festival has a great line-up of fixtures                  Membership is FREE
Roger Tedder (1987, son Stephen was Head               (see back page)                                           Aims of Membership
of School 2014), with David Attenborough               20 June: We especially welcome parents          •    To THANK parents for choosing
(1974, son Joshua was Head of School 2013)             of the Class of 2010 to the Saturday                 Kearsney
and Dave Polkinghorne (1981, son Robbie is             Founders programme which will celebrate         •    To keep our Kearsney community
Head of School 2015).                                  2010s 5th reunion. Book online.                      INFORMED through the monthly
                                                       24 July: Two four-balls are already booked           Greyhound eNewsletter
The Kearsney Ambassadors is a network to               to join the Class of 2007 Stef Rohwer           •    To INVITE members to various
keep the Kearsney Community up to date                 Memorial Golf Day.                                   events & fixtures at Kearsney and
with happenings at the school; and we invite                                                                KCOB Branch level
you to continue supporting the school’s               We invite volunteers who are willing to rally
wonderful events: the 250 Club, Spring Ball           parents of their son’s year to contact Kerry    Please help us find past parents to register
and choir performances.                               on oldboys@kearsney.com.                        them as members.

                    From left: Dave Polkinghorne, Gary Butler, David Attenborough and Roger Tedder

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NETWORKING

Making Cyber Strides
The long-awaited portal to enable Old Boys to view and update their own Kearsney profile
is here! By the end of 2014, over 625 people had successfully accessed their profiles.
We are encouraged and appreciate this interest and are learning from your feedback.

It is easy to get connected! Just visit        Foundation Office and cost of emailing and
www.kearsney.com > Old Boys > Update           posting information to incorrect addresses.   The current Kearsney parents are now
your contact details. Should you forget        We will from time to time email login         able, via a separate portal, to view and
your user name and password, it will be        ID and Passwords to the full database         update their personal details, view fee
sent automatically online when requested.      to get you started and prompt updates.        statements, print their son’s previous
Alternatively email oldboys@kearsney.com       Please note that the first time you use       reports, white slip reports, extra-mural
and we will get you connected.                 the platform you will need to click on the    participation and more.
                                               “change password” button on the portal
The importance of your information.            login screen and change your password.        This dynamic and specialised product,
Your information, interests and Kearsney                                                     known as Ed-Admin, is widely used
history will give us a rich picture of our     Connecting everyone. The current Grade        internationally – but is not a social media
Kearsney community as we plan towards          8 to 12 students and parent profiles are on   platform. It is able to manage the full affairs
the 2021 Centenary. Your details are also      the same database, although on a different    of a school, as well as the alumni and donor
vital when we plan events such as class        module. The huge value to Old Boys is that    functions. It’s a reasonably flexible product
reunions, branch events, or want to invite     it’s now much easier to transfer data for     and customisation is a work in progress.
you to a special event such as a golf day      new Old Boys and their parents on to the      We are excited about this development
or choir performance. On a practical level     KCOB module; plus we are able to keep a       and look forward to your feedback.
your updates will save us time and money:      student’s school history.
both in terms of the limited capacity of the

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TRADITIONS NEW & OLD

On Good Authority                              Asked to single out favourite memories,
                                               for many Old Boys it was an iconic
                                                                                             our past … at our current rate of
                                                                                             improvement, we will become the top
                                               sports fixture, particularly it seems 1st     school in South Africa, if not globally.”
Each year, as part of an                       XV victories against Maritzburg College.
                                               Beating College on Goldstones for the         Talk of food remains a common thread
Oral History assignment,                       first time in over two decades and on their   through the generations – with mentions
Grade 8 boys are required                      Founders Day was a significant memory for
                                               Tim Johnson (Gillingham 1999); and beating
                                                                                             of ‘zarms’, ice-cream, Welsh Rarebit on
                                                                                             a Sunday night and peanut butter with
to interview a Kearsney                        College at home in 2005 held significance     syrup being mentioned by many Old Boys;
                                               for Mark Goosen (Pembroke 2005).              as are many of the traditions still held in
College Old Boy.                                                                             high esteem and which continue today -
                                               Russell Phillips (Pembroke 1984) shared       hands in pockets, one hand in the pocket
The process rekindles memories of happy        some of his favourite memories: : “I think    in Grade 11, greetings and staying off the
days spent on The Hill for the interviewee;    back to things like Friday nights chatting    grass.
whilst for the interviewer it engenders a      and joking with your mates in the dorm;
sense of tradition and belonging, linking      Saturday morning sports matches; being        “Discipline was very much based on a
together Kearsney boys from across the         part of winning, sometimes losing, teams;     military training but there was a distinct
generations.                                   the echo of war-cries in the trees; Sunday    purpose and it obviously allowed you to
                                               afternoon football on Matterson and Stott;    look forward to the time when all those
In their first year at Kearsney, many of the   the smell of boot polish; ice-cream on        privileges came your way as a Matric
interviewers noted that the core ethos of      Sundays; rainy, misty mornings and nights;    boy,” Peter Gibson (1981) told Robert
the school, and its spirit of brotherhood      Christmas beetles in the plane trees at the   Whitehouse.
and camaraderie, remain unchanged over         end of the year….most of all it was the
the decades; but that it had arguably          camaraderie; the laughter between good        For many Old Boys an overwhelmingly
become more compassionate and                  friends, most of whom remain very good        significant advantage which an education
nurturing, with greatly improved facilities    friends to this day.”                         at Kearsney had meant was the enduring
and a stronger focus on being globally                                                       friendships of peers and the strong
relevant.                                      From the interview, son Daniel concluded:     comradeship across the generations, often
                                               “…to plan our future, we have to review       being the core of ensuing networking and
                                                                                             business associations.

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TRADITIONS NEW & OLD

Kearsney Centenary
History Project
To coincide with the celebration of Kearsney
College’s centenary in 2021, Dave Goldhawk has been
commissioned to research and prepare a history of the
school’s first hundred years.

Dave is especially keen to uncover previously unpublished
primary source material including personal photographs
reflecting the day-to-day life of the boys, letters, diaries,
videos, memorabilia and even examples of early Kearsney
uniforms. He is also looking for anecdotes and personal
reminiscences to help flesh out the ‘official’ historical
records.

For the first few months, Dave will be concentrating
on the Old Kearsney era (1921 to 1939) and will be
especially eager to receive material relating to these years.

Please keep an eye on the Greyhound e-News for further
updates and requests.

Dave will be based at Kearsney and can be contacted
by e-mail at dgoldhawk@kearsney.com or by phone:
031-765 9600 (landline) or 083 382 8444 (mobile).

Ensuring Global Relevance
It is vital that Kearsney boys are offered the opportunity to
study Mandarin Chinese at school if they are to effectively
operate and excel in a global economy.

In partnership with the HanBan Confucius Institute in Beijing,
Kearsney is one of the country’s first non-Chinese schools
to offer Mandarin Chinese as part of the school’s academic
programme. Twenty-five Grade 8s signed up for the subject
last year. It is being offered to Grades 8 and 9 this year, and
will be rolled out through to Matric level.

The Confucius programme is part of Kearsney’s endeavours to
offer excellence at all levels and to ensure the school remains
globally relevant and at the forefront of education in South
Africa.

“We strive for excellence at all levels - academically and
extramurally - with a goal of empowering boys to reach their
full potential and to put them in an unassailable position to
effectively contribute to a global economy and society,” said
headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg.

Ms Jing Wang, who is from Fuyang, Anhui province in China, is teaching
Mandarin at Kearsney

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SCHOOL NEWS

Consistent Excellence
2013 | 2014
Kearsney takes immense
pride in consistently being
one of South Africa’s top
academic achieving schools
each year.
Once again, the College achieved another
set of outstanding marks in the 2014 IEB
National Senior Certificate examinations;
highlighting its position as one of the
leading independent boys’ schools in the
country.

In the recently released 2014 results,
Kearsney attained almost double the
number of distinctions in Mathematics
and Physical Science - for the fourth
consecutive year - compared with
the national average of all IEB schools.        Jabulani Nyathi (Finningley 2015) raises the flag - a tradition for Kearsney’s incoming deputy head boy
Highlighting its consistent successes, 45%
of boys who wrote Mathematics attained          the top independent boys’ school in the               teachers, empowers the boys to reach their
distinctions (compared with the national        country. A quarter of the 129 Kearsney                potential. We acknowledge the important
average of 26% across all IEB schools) and      boys who wrote Matric in 2013 achieved                role which so many play in making this
36% in Physical Science (compared to            four or more distinctions – gaining an                possible.”
12.9% across all IEB schools).                  impressive 299 distinctions between them
                                                (an average of 2.3 each).                             Kearsney had a serious approach to
Kearsney also performed well in terms of                                                              its academic programme and set high
the top 1% of IEB candidates per subject –      A remarkable 44% of those who wrote                   standards; striving to develop all-round boys
with two boys in the country’s top 1% for       Mathematics obtained distinctions25%                  who compete at the highest level in sports
Maths (top 65 pupils), seven in the top 48      attained distinctions in Advanced                     and the arts without sacrificing academics.
in Physical Sciences, three in the top 24 for   Programme Mathematics and 42% in
Accounting, two in the top 29 for History       Physical Sciences; 63% of students in EGD             He said Kearsney was also proud to be an
and all eight of SA’s top Engineering           achieved a distinction and 50% in Music.              inclusive school, where boys with different
Graphics and Design (EGD) candidates                                                                                            academic abilities
were Kearsney boys.                             Headmaster Elwyn
                                                van den Aardweg
                                                                              Kearsney is proud to                              were welcomed.

The school’s continued emphasis on Maths        said he was delighted         be an inclusive school,                            “These results
and Science as centres of excellence
has produced positive spin-offs in other
                                                that “the excellence
                                                we collectively strive
                                                                              where boys with                                    bear testimony
                                                                                                                                 to the incredible
subjects too, with excellent results in the     for extends to all            different academic                                 results that our
arts and humanities. Six of the seven Music     the subjects that we                                                             leading Inclusion
candidates achieved distinctions, with nine     offer, with wonderful
                                                                              abilities are welcomed.                            Programme
of the 19 Drama students and more than          achievements being                         Elwyn     van den Aardweg             achieves with
half of the 42 EGD students achieving           recorded across the                                                              boys who require
distinctions.                                   board.                                                various levels of academic support and
                                                                                                      assistance. Kearsney is also proud to
The school’s 123 boys who wrote Matric          “Academics are the College’s number                   provide financial assistance and bursaries
in 2014 achieved 231 distinctions between       one priority and Kearsney boys are                    to many families from disadvantaged
them; and again Kearsney achieved a             immersed in an academically rigorous                  backgrounds, giving them the opportunity
100% pass rate with an incredible 98.3%         environment from day one. This                        to receive a top education. The boys are
exemption rate (university pass).               environment of academic striving in a                 carefully mentored and often achieve
                                                disciplined environment, together with our            outstanding academic results, opening the
This strong result echoed the extraordinary     highly qualified, professional and dedicated          doors to bright futures.”
2013 results, when Kearsney emerged as
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SCHOOL NEWS

From the Headmaster’s desk
PLANNING AHEAD

As the College strives to                      in modernising Gillingham and Finningley,        programmes of excellence.
                                               in line with Pembroke’s effective cubicle        Three overseas tours are being planned
remain at the forefront of                     dorm design. The first phase of the project      for this year: a squash tour to Malaysia,
                                               will commence this year by renovating the        hockey tour to Holland and Belgium, and
education in South Africa,                     toilet and shower facilities in Finningley and   a combined academic tour for Drama and
                                               Gillingham.                                      Engineering Graphics and Design students
its academic, sporting,                                                                         to the United States.
                                               In addition, budget has been allocated
cultural and boarding                          for the purchase of one staff house and          From a sport perspective, pre-season
                                               up-grading of several existing staff houses      conditioning in all sports codes is
facilities are regularly                       during the current financial year.               being extended. Old Boy Nico Breedt
reviewed and improved.                                                                          (Pembroke 1997) a former Sharks,
                                               Seven additional classrooms will be built        Cheetahs and Toulon player, will continue
                                               in two phases, the Tennis Pavilion will be       to assist Barend Steyn with coaching of the
In this respect, infrastructure and capacity   enclosed and will incorporate a meeting          1st XV. Some of the country’s best rugby-
upgrades in excess of R12-million will         room, heat pumps will be installed at the        playing schools will again participate in the
be rolled out during 2015. Evidence of         swimming pools and Kearsney College              2015 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival.
the success of the school is this year’s       Road de-proclaimed. The school has
admission of 630 boys - the biggest to date-   endured challenging periods of water             Kearsney’s centenary in 2021 is still six
which includes 140 Grade 8s, of whom 90        shortages and cuts; thus a three-day             years away, but planning has already
are boarders.                                  emergency supply reservoir, with a capacity      commenced.
                                               of 300 000 litres, will be installed.
Alterations and additions to Haley House,                                                                               Dave Goldhawk,
completed at the end of last year, added 28    Confirming          Tomorrow will not be ours                            who retired in 2013,
beds to East Wing, new bathroom facilities,
a reception area and additional space in
                                               the College’s
                                               aim to ensure
                                                                  if we are passive. We should                          has returned to The
                                                                                                                        Hill and has been
the prep room. These improvements have         boys are well      seize the moment.                                     commissioned to
ensured the school can meet the strong         equipped to go               Robin Lockhart-Ross, chairman               author a Centenary
demand for boarding and that there is          into the world                Kearsney’s Board of Governors              publication.
space for Grade 8 day boys wishing to stay     as valuable
overnight.                                     members
                                               of society, Mandarin Chinese is being
This year South Wing in Haley House will       rolled out through to Matric; and English
be refurbished and approval has been           excellence is being established as the third
granted to commence with the first phase       pillar of the successful Maths and Science

Artist impression of new classroom block                                                        KCweb     Read more on Kearsney Foundation projects

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SCHOOL NEWS

2014 at a glance
ACADEMICS                                     Canoeing                                         u16 Grant Khomo Week Head Coach –
                                              SA u14 K4 – Callam Davis, Dylan Hanson,            Mr Francois Lubbe
Mathematics                                    Gregory McConnell                               SA School Rugby Manager – Mr Dean
Harmony Gold Mathematics Olympiad:            KZN u14 Marathon Champs – Callam                  Moodley
Seven in KZN top 99 (seniors)-                 Davis, Dylan Hanson
 Matthew Butler, Daniel Campbell,                                                              Squash
 Alexander Harvey, Myles Lundall, Stuart      Cricket                                          KZN u19B – Brenton Scott-Martin
 McCleave, Keiran Smith, Matthew van          KZN Coastals u19A – Keegan Foss                  KZN u16A – Graham Hudson (KCOB son:
 Heusden;                                     KZN Coastals u17A – James Tedder                  Andrew Hudson, 1982), Cameron Ritchie
Eleven in KZN top 99 (juniors)- Blaise         (KCOB son: Clive Tedder, 1985)
 Carmichael, Bradley D’Eramo, Thomas          Dolphins u15 Player of the Season – James        Swimming
 Lunde, Robert McConnell, Richard              Stamatis (KCOB son: Arthur Stamatis,            KZN team – Matthew Smith
 Paterson, Leigh Sandy, Samuel Stanton,        1988)                                           KZN Junior Performer Squad – Matthew
 Lewis Traill, Alexander Veltman, Tyron                                                         Smith
 Wood, Edward Yeo                             Golf                                             KZN Open Water Team – Guy du Toit
                                              KZN u23 – Greg Mckay                              (KCOB son: Stephen du Tiot, 1974)
English                                       SA Schools A – Greg Mckay (2nd year)
De Beers English Olympiad: Four awarded       KZN Schools A – Greg Mckay                       Tennis
 gold certificates - Ross Cairns, Ivan        KZN Schools B – James Kennedy                    KZN u19A – Dale Sandy
 Crockart, Jeremy de Beer, Dhirren Pillay     Chairman of SA High Schools’ Golf –              KZN u19B – Keegan Foss, Mihir Singh,
                                               Mr Bruce Thompson                               KZN u15B – Kyle Koenig
Afrikaans
Winner of Travel Story Senior Category –      Hockey                                           Water polo
 Francois van der Merwe                       SA u18A – Bili Ntuli                             KZN u19B – Ryan Jackson (goal keeper),
                                              SA u18 5s captain – Bili Ntuli                    Tyrone Beunk Burgess, Luke Croshaw
isiZulu                                       SA u16 – Lyle Jarvel, Blake Tyack                KZN u15 – Luke Croshaw
Olympiad: Kearsney achieved 4th highest       KZN SC u18A – Bili Ntuli
  number of distinctions in SA with           KZN SC u18B – Ruari Baker (KCOB son:             Other achievements
  12 boys getting over 80% – Hlumela           Andrew Baker, 1979), Matthew Butler,            Baseball: SA u17 squad – Cameron Lee
  Mngomezulu, Travus Louw, Clint Cele,         Matthew Last                                    Chess: KZN u16 – James Hulett (KCOB
  Wandile Linda, Mvelo Duma, Gcinathina       KZN SC u18C – Alex Di Marco                        son: Gary Hulett, 1980), Richard Paterson
  Gumede, Sisa Mkhize, Mnotho Mkhwanazi,      KZN SC u16A – Lyle Jarvel, Matthew Lees,         Lifesaving: SA Champs – Taine Buys
  Conrad Mutale, Akhile Ntshingila, Sbusiso    Cameron Rencken, Blake Tyack                    Mountain Biking: KZN – Christopher
  Sangweni, Zolile Shange                     KZN SC u16B – Jeremy Foord, Brad Wood              Cartwright
                                              KZN SC u16C – Cameron Baker (KCOB
Annual Academic Awards                         son: Andrew Baker, 1979), Nicholas de
30% of matric boys received Academic           Beer, Kyle Koenig, Keenan Naidoo, Grant         CULTURAL
 Colours or Honours Awards (aggregate          Oliver
 over 75%)                                    KZN SC u14A – Steven Conway, Ross                Choir
7 boys received Academic Honours Cum           Gibbings, Liam Maguire, Fin McLean-             3 Gold Medals and World Champion status
 Laude (aggregate over 86%)                    Mazotti, Guy Morgan, Kandrin Naidoo             at 8th World Choir Games in Latvia with
19 were awarded Academic Honours              KZN SC u14B – Scott Bentley, Calym               27 000 participants, 460 choirs from
 (aggregate of 80-85%)                         Lishman, Kyle Sewbaran                          73 nations
10 were awarded Academic Colours
 (aggregate of 75-79%)                        Rugby                                            Orchestra
                                              KZN u18 Craven Week team – Tristan               KZN Youth Wind Band – Timothy Lewis
                                                Dixon, James Hall (KCOB son: Andrew
SPORT                                           Hall, 1983), Tristan Tedder (KCOB son:
                                                Bruce Tedder, 1992)                            COMMUNITY SERVICE
58 Kearsney boys were selected to             KZN u18 Academy – Tijde Visser
represent KZN and 7 to represent South        U16 Grant Khomo Week – Jared Meyer               Kearsney has an extensive community
Africa in various age groups across the       KZN High Schools 7s team – Tristan Dixon         service programme which affords each
sports codes                                  Junior Sharks signings – Tristan Tedder, Chris   boy the opportunity to serve & contribute
                                                Lines (Gillingham 2013)                        to the community. The values instilled &
Basketball                                    KZN u18 Craven Week Manager -                    lessons learned from this service to others
KZN u20 – Jeremy Maarschalk (KCOB                Mr Dean Moodley                               are timeless & their commitment & passion
 son: Trevor Maarschalk, 1984), Morena        u18 Craven Week Coach – Mr Barend                saw the boys dedicate 13 371 hours to
 Malakoana, Langelihle Mhlongo, Cele Ntando     Steyn                                          community service this year.
SA u20 squad – Jeremy Maarschalk
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                                                                                                Support the Arts
SA’s Rainbow Choir
The Kearsney choir has put the College on the world
map once again through inspiring performances at the                                         We invite all supporters of the Arts, the
                                                                                             College or the Choir to make a monthly
eighth World Choir Games in Latvia and at sell-out                                           donation and be a “Friend of the Choir”.
                                                                                             Gift donations can start from as little as
concerts throughout year.                                                                    R100 per month.
                                                                                             Benefits for our valued individual
Its colourful exuberance, energy and            The Choir Games is the Olympics for          supporters include:
vigour, matched with superb musical             choirs and the world’s largest competition   • An annual tax certificate to claim your
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differences are put aside and a common          participants and 460 choirs from 73          • Regular eNews about the Kearsney
goal is sought.                                 nations in 2014.                               Choir
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passion with which it is presented, and         pop and indigenous music, Kearsney’s         • Box office discounts for Kearsney
the obvious teamwork are inspiring. Their       64-member choir was invited to                 Choir performances.
unity and harmony show in and out of            represent Africa at the Games’ final
performance,” said headmaster Elwyn van         Celebration Concert; and in the lead up      TO JOIN
den Aardweg.                                    to the Games to represent the continent      Use the safe, quick and easy on-line
                                                at the prestigious ‘Rhythms of One World     Pledge Form on the Kearsney Foundation
The choir won gold in all three categories      Festival’, which included a performance      page on www.kearsney.com and
entered - the Young Male Choirs, Scenic         at the United Nations Headquarters in        complete the required steps.
Folklore and Scenic Pop - as well as            Geneva.                                      Alternatively, contact us at
World Champion status in Scenic Pop.                                                         foundation@kearsney.com

                                                                                             ENQUIRIES
                                                                                             foundation@kearsney.com or campaign
                                                                                             leader Christiaan Kotze (Sheffield 2009)
                                                                                             on email cjkotze89@gmail.com or
                                                                                             072 328 1098

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FOUNDATION NEWS

Top Kearsney Awards
The Sir Liege Hulett                                When one of their sponsored boys was
                                                    selected for the Choir to compete in                  Kearsney donor
Award was bestowed in                               the 2014 World Choir Games in Latvia,                 recognition awards
                                                    Transnet funded him and also made the
                                                                                                          (as at the end of 2014)
2014, with much gratitude,                          dreams of five other choir members a
                                                    reality when they provided financial support.
                                                                                                          The Sir Liege Hulett Award
to the Transnet Foundation                          The Transnet Foundation’s education
                                                                                                          45 donors, who have contributed gifts
                                                    programme aims to equip talented
and the Class of 2007                               students who are selected from
                                                                                                          of R450 000 (2014 net present value)
                                                                                                          or more during their lifetime or through
                                                    marginalised backgrounds and have shown
Memorial Bursary Fund.                              great tenacity to succeed. Extra support
                                                                                                          their estate, are acknowledged on the
                                                                                                          Honours Board in the Sir Liege Hulett
                                                    is provided to ensure a firm foundation
                                                                                                          Room as well as on-line
                                                    in critical subjects such as Maths, Physical
                                                    Science, Accounting and English. Students
                                                                                                          The Kearsney Legacy Society
                                                    will also receive Transnet bursaries to
                                                                                                          24 benefactors are acknowledged,
                                                    enable them to further their studies at
                                                                                                          having remembered Kearsney through
                                                    universities of their choice within South
                                                                                                          their estates
In 2013 the Transnet Foundation was                 Africa.
introduced to Kearsney through the                                                                        Founders of Kearsney’s 2nd Century
College’s participation in the ISASA                The Transnet Foundation offers an
                                                                                                          Many monthly and regular donors
Mathematics and English Programme and               uncompromising commitment to ensure
                                                                                                          have joined a campaign to build and
has quickly become a top Kearsney partner.          excellence in education and bridge
                                                                                                          strengthen Kearsney’s financial future
                                                    the gap towards true social cohesion.
In 2015, three new Grade 8 Transnet                 Theresa Moila, Transnet’s CSI director, says
Foundation 120%-sponsored boys joined               “education is the responsibility of all SA          Kearsney salutes Transnet and the Transnet
Kearsney, bringing to six the number                citizens and companies in the country. It           Foundation for this incredibly important
of Kearsney pupils fully funded by the              takes a village to raise a child. Each of us is     initiative and thanks them for their
Foundation. The school is immeasurably              part of that village.”                              continued faith and support.
enriched by their presence and
contribution.
The Transnet foundation made it possible for six boys to travel with the Choir to the recent World Choir Olympics

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