DPHS NEWS AND RESULTS
BULLETIN 06: WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2013
The Headmaster
Media Centre
Finance
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rneave@dphs.co.za
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TELEPHONE: 031-3122154
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denise@dphs.co.za
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE HEADMASTER
Playing away from home is always difficult and especially challenging for a sportsman.
Our school cricketers and their coaches very bravely and skilfully contested every ball
that was bowled and every run that was scored against Trinityhouse, St Benedicts and
St Stithians during their tour of Gauteng. In most instances the outfields were slow
and the boundary big! The boys fielded and bowled well but were guilty at times of
trying to force the run rate which played into the hands of their opponents.
Our school boys’ golf team lost narrowly to a very professional St Stithians team. The
very in-form staff team of Brett Botha and Malcolm Phillips restored the DPHS honour
leaving the St Stithians Headmaster, Alistair Stewart and his partner feeling very sorry
for themselves at the end of eighteen holes. The very fit and well-trained school
water polo team were unstoppable and played to a clean sweep by beating St
Benedicts, St Davids and St Stithians. They will soon be travelling to Port Elizabeth to
participate in the Grey Primary water polo festival. DPHS are very grateful to our
friends at St Stithians, St Benedicts and Trinityhouse for their kind, generous and
gracious hospitality. I commend the DPHS boys, coaches and the large contingent of
parent supporters on the success and enjoyment of the tour. Thank you for all being
great ambassadors and a credit to our school!
FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL
Our second DPHS Open Day was conducted earlier today. I was filled with a feeling of
immense pride while accompanying one of the groups, of parents interested in
learning more of our school, around the school and to the Reception Unit. An
atmosphere that may be best described as one of enthusiasm, anticipation and
purposeful activity pervaded the school. The parent’s brief visits to the various
teaching spaces revealed boys involved in the learning experiences and teachers
passionate about their role in fulfilling the school’s Vision and their contribution to
the unique DPHS Experience.
Reflection on the DPHS offering of the extended day curriculum, particularly after
leading an Open Day tour of the school facilities, reminds one of the rich offering to
the boys of DPHS: the boys’ experience in and out of the classroom, their interaction
with all the members of the staff, the performing and visual arts component, their
exposure to science and technology, the provision of opportunities for participation in
team and individual sports, the recent Grade 3 group’s uShaka excursion, the past
weekend’s biennial sports tour of cricket, water polo and golf teams to Gauteng, the
impending Senior Primary Grade excursions.
Education policy analyst, Xolani Majola, in a recent media article wrote:
“Schools must be places where learners are encouraged to explore, research and
discover new knowledge and facts about life beyond the school curriculum.
Schools must be places where learners become leaders, team players and
contributors to the worlds of art, music, technology and science, as well as other
areas associated with their personal growth and development.
Schools must not simply fulfil the requirements of the academic curriculum and stick
steadfastly to its dictates.
Rather, they should also become places of constant creativity and innovation.”
It is only in schools enjoying the support of their parents and their community that
this will be achieved. And so it is at DPHS.
Thank YOU for YOUR contribution.
CONGRATULATIONS
The following boys have been selected for KZN tennis and will play from 1st to 3rd
March in Pietermaritzburg in the Inter Zonal Tournament where the KZN Team will be
selected: James McIlwraith (A team), Murray Finlay (B team) and Tyler Grant (1st
Reserve)
Nicholas Dixon participated in the Samsung Chelsea Football Club Youth Football
Camp.
Matthew Bergset won 7-8 years SA Kids Golf championship on Sunday
Jake Jansen won both his heats in the first MSA National MX event for 2013 (50cc
Support Class)- that incorporated the second KZN Regional -that took place at High
Stakes MX Track, on Sunday 17th February 2013 in Cato Ridge.
Liam Nel received 2nd place and a medal at Queensburgh BMX race and 3rd place at
Giba Gorge during the weekend
Luc O’ Brien received a medal for his participation in the TKZN Provincial BMX
Championship.
CALENDAR
Wednesday
20 February
Thursday
21 February
Friday
22 February
Saturday
23 February
Sunday
24 February
Monday
25 February
Tuesday
26 February
Wednesday
27 February
OPEN DAY
Assembly – Grade 5 Laatz
Merchiston cricket fixtures
Mini Cricket – Grade 1 and 2
Merchiston cricket fixtures
07:30am
01:00pm
07:20am
Boys A Gala – A and B teams – Kings Park
06:00pm
Staff Meeting
09:30am
DPHS Cricket Festival
D League Gala – Prep C Team – Kings Park
01:00pm
RECEPTION UNIT NEWS
We do hope that all our moms and dads had a very happy Valentine’s Day and that
your little gift from your son, made with such love and care, managed to make it
home without being eaten!
We said a sad farewell to Wendy Stieger last week, who has been the Green Group
Locum Teacher for the past fortnight, whilst Val Cotterell has been away in
Johannesburg visiting her new grandson. We so enjoyed having Wendy as part of the
Reception Unit team. For parents who still want to obtain a MySchool Supporter Card,
forms are available in the office.
JUNIOR PRIMARY NEWS
After a slight delay the first truck containing jungle gym equipment arrived at DPHS
on Monday morning and so the reality of the JP Adventure Jungle Gym came one step
closer! The installation progress is being closely watched with much excitement.
We were very pleased to welcome the visitors for our Open Day to the Junior Primary
Department. Two Grade Two classes were at Ball Skills, the Grade Three classes
enjoyed their weekly Visual Arts and Media as well as Music and Drama lessons and
the other classes were constructively occupied in the variety of activities which form
part of the busy JP classroom programme. Our guests were able to mingle with the
boys and staff in these spaces, as well as all the other areas in the school, and were
so impressed with what they observed.
MERIT AWARDS

Congratulations to this week’s recipients
WEEKLY MERIT AWARD “WELL DONE’ 
CLASS
NAME
REASON
GRADE 1
Langley
Tristan Smith
Jack Hughes
Everitt
Guy Joughin
Dylan Neill
Greensill
Max Argue
Zaydaan Joosab
GRADE 2
McGregor
Jack Foster
May
Aashish Mandapati
Dominic Hislop
Dylan Bush
Bush
Angus Arrow
Zachariah Howell
Oosthuis
GRADE 3
Weston
Muhammad Shahid
Naeem Motala
Jack Piper
Knatten
Chahile Singh
James Bentley
Matthew Gore
Marklew
Tiago Melo
Joshua Heath
Vawda
Jake Goder
Joshua Bolton
Veerasamy
Aaryan Bhatta
Arnav Dasrath
For his enthusiasm toward
learning and very pleasing results
For his excellent behaviour and
good work
For settling so well into his new
school and trying so hard
For his cheerful disposition and
lovely work
For his very good word
recognition skills
For his very good efforts in all his
work
For his very good word
recognition skills
For his beautiful work
For his diligence and good
progress
For his positive attitude towards
all tasks
For always giving of his best and
his lovely smile
For his consistent hard work and
good manners
For settling well into his school
For being a wonderful helper
For his neat work and pleasing
behaviour
For excellent work in all areas
For his hard work and helpful
nature
For his beautiful manners and
hard work
For trying very hard when writing
stories
For giving of his best during story
writing activities
For trying hard during
Mathematics lessons
For trying hard to complete all
written work
For his polite nature and
consistent, pleasing progress in
all subjects
For his sense of fun and well
developed skills in all subjects
Junior Primary Paper Recycling Challenge – Recyclers of the Week
1st Grade 1 Everitt (3m 40cm)
2nd Grade 1 Greensill (3m 25cm)
SPORTS
CRICKET RESULTS
DPHS 1st vs St
DPHS 96 for 6
Robert Koenig 34
Stithians
Taine Muirhead 33
St Stithians 96 for 9
Match tied
DPHS 1st vs St
Stithians
DPHS 77 all out
Taine Muirhead 24
St Stithians 81 for 7 Cameron Hollaway 3/8
DPHS lost by 3 wickets
DPHS 1st vs
Trinityhouse
DPHS 207 for 4
Robert Koenig 40
Taine Muirhead 52 n.o
Marco Gouveia 42
Jordan Bamber 31
Alex Noot 2/9
Trinityhouse 85 all
out
DPHS won by 122 runs
DPHS 1st vs St
Benedicts
St Benedicts 96 for Gareth Beavan 2/20
6
DPHS 97 for 6
Robert Koenig 31
DPHS won by 4 wickets
DPHS 2nd vs
Trinityhouse
Wednesday
DPHS 119 for 4
DPHS 2nd vs St
Stithians
Thursday
DPHS 96 for 7
Mark Armstrong 50 n.o
St Stithians 78 for 7
Mark Armstrong 28
Grant Pio 31
Liam Ross 4/8
Trinityhouse 78 all
out
DPHS won by 41 runs
DPHS won by 18 runs
DPHS 2nd vs St
Benedicts
Friday
DPHS 139 for 8
Murray Finlay 24
Kade Wolhuter 34
Raees Amla 24
Tyron Adendorff 3/8
St Benedicts 81 all
out
DPHS won by 58 runs
DPHS 2nd vs St
Stithians
Saturday
DPHS 99 for 3
Kade Wolhuter 43 n.o
Connor Veitch 25 n.o
DPHS 3rd vs St
Stithians
DPHS 44 all out
St Stithians 45 for 4
DPHS lost by 6 wickets
DPHS 3rd vs St
Benedicts
St Benedicts 68 for Jared Hook 4/1
6
DPHS 69 for 1
Jack Koch 31 n.o
DPHS won by 9 wickets
DPHS 4th vs St
Stithians
St Stithians 79 all
Jamie Deeble 4/19
out
DPHS 80 for 5
Thomas Lunde 16 n.o
DPHS won by 5 wickets
DPHS 4th vs St
Benedicts
DPHS 138 for 4
DPHS U11A vs St
Stithians
DPHS 44 all out
St Stithians 45 for 0
DPHS lost by 10 wickets
DPHS U11A vs St
Stithians
St Stithians 84 for 5
DPHS 55 for 8
DPHS lost by 29 runs
DPHS U11A vs St
Benedicts
St Benedicts 59 all
out
St Stithians 46 all
out
DPHS won by 53 runs
Cameron Whittington 41 n.o
Slade Stirling 32 n.o
St Benedicts 10 all Thomas Lunde 3/2
out
Pranam Ramlugaan 2/2
Jamie Deeble 2/3
DPHS won by 128 runs
Nabeel Jeewa 3/17
Simon Taylor 3/7
DPHS 60 for 8
DPHS won by 2 wickets
DPHS U11B vs
St Benedicts
DPHS 141 for 9
Brett van Noordwyk 22
Spencer Klue 25
Reece Price 3/6
St Benedicts 41 all
out
DPHS won by 100 runs
DPHS U11B vs St
Stithians
DPHS 58 all out
St Stithians 60 for 3
DPHS lost by 7 wickets
DPHS U10A vs St
Stithians
St Stithians 56 for 7 Chad Uys 3/13
Joshua Squires 2/9
DPHS 60 for 4
Nicholas Hatton 20
DPHS won by 6 wickets
DPHS U10A vs St
Benedicts
DPHS 79 all out
DPHS U10A vs St
Stithians
St Stithians 52 for 4 Cael van der Vyver 2/10
DPHS 53 for 6
Duncan Biccard 18
DPHS won by 4 wickets
Steven Pretorius 19
Duncan Biccard 17
Luke Du Toit 17
St Stithinas 84 for 4 Chad Uys 1/7
DPHS lost by 6 wickets
DPHS Headmaster’s 2013 List of Top 10 Batting Scores and Bowling Performances
as at 18 February
BATTING
Score
Name
Team
Opposition
1
105 n.o
Mark Armstrong
2nd
Clifton
2
81 n.o
Brenton Carboni
6th
Clifton
3
78 n.o
Taine Owen
6th
Clifton
4
76 n.o
Kent Goedeke
11A
Westville
5
72 n.o
Muhammad Bhabha
7th
Westville
6
66
Nicholas Hatton
U10A
Clifton
7
64
Grant Pio
2nd
Westville
8
62 n.o
Kent Goedeke
U11A
Clifton
9
62
Reece Wilken
U11D
Westville
10
57
James McIlwraith
3rd
Westville
BOWLING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Score
6 for 6
5 for 4
5 for 7
5 for 9
5 for 17
4 for 2
4 for 4
4 for 6
4 for 7
4 for 7
4 for 8
4 for 8
Name
Cael van der Vyver
Naeem Pandor
Josh Squires
Taine Owen
Grant Pio
Jack Alyward
Zakariya Adam
Daniel Peter
Jamie Deeble
Jamie Deeble
Liam Ross
Daniel Peter
Team
U10B
8th
U10A
5th
2nd
U10B
6th
U11C
4th
4th
2nd
U11C
Opposition
Highbury
Northlands 4th
Westville
Westville
Highbury
Clifton
Westville
Westville
Highbury
Westville
Trinityhouse
Highbury
CRICKET FIXTURES
20 to 23 Feb
Day
Date
Team
Opponents
Venue
Time
Thursday
21-Feb
8th v 9th
Internal
DPHS (Smith)
14h00 to 16h30
Friday
22-Feb
6th
Merchiston
Away (Banks)
14h30
7th
Merchiston
Away (Smiths)
14h30
11C
Merchiston
Away (Edminsons)
14h30
11D
Merchiston
Away (Lendrums)
14h30
10B
Merchiston
DPHS (Smith)
14h30
10C
Merchiston
DHSOB
14h30
10D
Merchiston
Away (Duzi 1)
14h30
9A
Merchiston
DPHS (Walshaw)
14h30
9B
Merchiston
Away (Duzi 2)
14h30
9D
Merchiston
Collegians
14h30
A 64 seater bus will leave DPHS at 12h15 on Friday and return to DPHS around 18h30
Saturday
23-Feb
2nd
Merchiston
DPHS (Smith)
09h00
3rd
Merchiston
Away (Banks)
08h30
4th
Merchiston
Away (Smiths)
08h30
5th
Merchiston
Away (Lendrums)
08h30
11A
Merchiston
DPHS (Walshaw)
09h00
11B
Merchiston
Away (Edminsons)
08h30
10A
Merchiston
Away (Duzi 1)
08h30
9C
Merchiston
Away (Duzi 2)
08h30
Water Polo U13A Results
TEAM
DPHS vs St Benedicts
DPHS vsSt Davids
DPHS vs St Stithians
WON
5-3
4-3
8-2
LOST
Golf
Last Friday, on a bright and clear Johannesburg morning, DPHS top four golfers took
on St Stithians at their home course. Bryanstan Country Club was in championship
condition but not without the usual challenges of the sport. The format selected was
better ball matchplay. At the half way (golfer’s breakfast and energade) point, St
Stithians was leading on both fourballs but by only one hole each. Unfortunately the
final result has seen the floating trophy remain in the St Stithians cabinet.
Slade Sterling and James Harris finished four holes down with three to play and
William Dowsett and Liam Ross finished three holes down with two to play.
Despite an unfavourable result, five hours of light banter and laughs were shared by
both teams throughout the round and good golfing friends were made. Next year the
annual challenge will take place at Royal Durban Golf Course where we hope the
trophy can return to its home.
GENERAL
We received the request below from a long-standing friend of the school
Staff Accommodation needed Greyville/Morningside /Berea area
We are looking for accommodation for one of our long standing office employees from
Monday to Friday close to Clarence road school or in the Morningside/Berea/Greyville
area.
Rent will be guaranteed by the company.
Please call Liz Beare 083 7758277 or Rosie Quenet 083 6290090
Accommodation is required during the week only as the mother and her two children,
who attend aftercare each afternoon, will go home to Inanda for holidays and
weekends.