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1 Headmaster s Newsletter April 2018 Index Headmaster s Message 1 Academics 2 Pastoral 3 Hudson Park Band 4 Qhayiya Launch 5 Jonginenge Outing 6 Sport 7 Sport 8 Sport 9 Celebrations 10 School Matters 11 Organisation - Exams are coming Keep a family calendar. Track everyone's activities on a prominent and accessible calendar, encouraging your child to write their own entries and reference the calendar when making plans. You also might consider checking schedules and updating the calendar as a family over Sunday breakfast. Introduce checklists. Whether it's as simple as "3 Things To Do Before Bed" or "What To Take On Vacation," creating and referring to lists together will develop your child's ability to strategize tasks and organise their time. Assign chores that involve sorting or categorising. Grocery shopping, emptying the dishwasher, sorting photos, cleaning out a closet, and other tasks that involve pre-planning, making lists, or arranging things are great choices. Get ready the night before. This one's always tough - for both of you - but it does work if you can make it a habit. Use containers and closet organisers. If there's a place for everything, they'll find it easier to find items, keep neat, and clean up. Build "pick up" time into the daily routine. Buy your child a planner. Ask them to help you pick it out or choose one that will appeal to them so they ll be excited about using it. Having their own planner will show them you consider their time valuable and encourage them to create a schedule. Be sure to coordinate the information routinely with your family calendar to avoid conflicts. Organise schoolwork. Make sure your child's keeping notes, homework, hand-outs, and graded assignments in separate folders in a binder. Establish a homework routine. Help your child make a "study hour" schedule and set up a comfortable workspace -- whether their room or the kitchen table. Encourage them to stick to the schedule even when they don't have homework. (They can read, review notes, or even do a crossword puzzle.) Create a homework supply box. Fill a box with office supplies and encourage your child to store pens, paper, measurement tools, and a calculator in it so they will have what they needs on hand. Cook together. Cooking teaches measuring, following directions, sorting ingredients, and managing time - all key elements in organisation. Involve your child in meal planning too, challenging them to help you put together a shopping list. Cultivate an interest in collecting. If your child has a particular interest, encourage them to create and organise the collection. It can even be something free - such as rocks or stickers - that he/she can sort, classify, and arrange. Reward and provide support with organisational tasks. Your child may find organising a challenge, so help them develop their routine and give them a treat for jobs well done!

2 Academics Term 1 - Top Ten Learners We should like to congratulate the following pupils on their excellent academic results achieved at the end of Term 1. Learner Name Total Average Rank Learner Name Total Average Rank Grade 8 BRUTON, Amy Leigh % 1 MAQETUKA, Sikelela % 2 JOSEPH, Joanne % 3 DRAGHOENDER, Roshay % 4 VENGADAJELLUM, Caile % 5 NTABA, Bomi % 6 SMITH, Dezlyhn % 7 TUNGANA, Kuve % 8 OGBONNA, Kamsiyo % 9 MORRELL, Timothy % 10 Grade 11 BRUTON, Erin Mari % 1 SIDINILE, Nik'itha % 2 MANONA, Sinochumo % 3 ISIBOR, Janet % 4 MASHIYI, Khanya Seithati % 5 DAVIDSE, Camden % 6 DE WET, Carron Charl % 7 COOMBES, Skye % 8 JORDAAN, Adriaan Cornelius % 8 LIANG, Ting-I % 10 Grade 9 BEDFORD, Laai'qah % 1 VELDE, Alexia Taylor % 2 KAMBARAMI, Valentine Tinashe % 3 BOMELA, Phumzile % 4 WAREHAM, Cara Jasmine % 5 ISIBOR, Grace % 6 KROUSE, Hannah % 7 LUSWAZI, Siyavuya % 7 POOVAN, Sanchia Laken % 9 KASSAN, Layla % 10 Grade 12 LIANG, Peng-Chen Leah % 1 HEIN, Marc % 2 GRANT, Gregan % 3 COLLINS, Dayna Tina % 4 MITHA, Sangeeta % 5 GARDINER, Brittany Lyn % 6 EVERITT, Tristen Lee % 7 WILSON, Matt John % 8 THAPHU, Sinaso % 9 EVERTS, Andrew William % 10 Grade 10 MADIKANE, Khanyisani % 1 KONKWANE, Afika Zikho % 2 WILLIAMS, Mia Joy % 3 POONASAMY, Keegan Kevin % 4 GANTSHO, Bhongo % 5 VENGADAJELLUM, Erin Caitlin % 6 MONAKALI, Akhona Zintle % 7 WHITE-PHILLIPS, Jazmyn % 8 PETER, Mihle Amila % 9 TSHIDI, Kutlwano % 10

3 Pastoral Interact Conference Adrain Slaughter On Saturday, 24 March 2018, the Hudson Park High School Interact Board Members attended the Annual Eastern Cape Interact Conference, held in East London. The program, costing R 70 per delegate and paid for by the Interacters themselves, included ice-breakers, a toast to South Africa, an address by Rotarian Craig Thompson, presentations by : Alphendale, Cambridge, Grens, Beaconhurst and ourselves. The Guest Speaker was Lana Hanner (nee Walker) who was Head Girl of Hudson Park in She gave a riveting and informative address which everyone found extremely motivating. The topic concerned the operation of "Greensleeves", which is run by Mrs Lehy. The conference ended off on a sweet note with ice cream and exciting toppings being enjoyed by all. We are grateful to Cambridge High School for hosting the conference this year and look forward to next year's conference. Breath of Life Brenda Friend An amount of R1000 and over 120 articles were collected for Breath of Life, our School project for Term 1. The hand over took place on Friday 20 April following a short video presentation by Breath of Life on the work that they do. We also have a collection bin for odd clothes that they resell to generate funds. Cheerleaders Jackie Acton The brand new 2018 squad took to the field for the first time at our first Home Derby against Cambridge High School on Saturday 14 April. With a total of 10 new girls in a squad of 17, the girls were exceptionally nervous for their first school appearance. They have been working extremely hard during the first term to prepare for our winter sports events and this could be seen in their polished and well-choreographed routine. With such a great start to the season, we are looking forward to enjoying their upcoming performances. The Cheerleaders will perform on the field, during the First Team Rugby Match, at all our Home Derbies.

4 Culture Hudson Park Band Wesley Wong The Concert Band production of "A Night at the Movies" was held on the 21st of April in the Hudson Primary School Hall. The show was a resounding success! The band played amazingly and the audience was thoroughly entertained and left longing for more. The concert band put in eleven months of hard work to produce the show and the caliber of our musicians shone through. The show was so well received that a second performance will soon take place to cater for the increased demand. A hearty congratulations goes out to all the band and cast members for this fantastic showcase. In addition a huge thank you to all who were involved with the show! Comments from the audience: Thank you for a wonderful evening of music on Saturday night. The performance paid tribute to the professional and devoted teachers who share their souls with their talented HPHS students. Rae Emslie Congratulations Hudson Park Musicians on the Band s excellent performance on Saturday night. A Night at the Movies was true to its word. The audience was treated to a feast of movie music, wonderfully well presented and wonderfully well played! East London can be proud to have a school such as Hudson Park presenting such high quality music. Thank you for a great evening. Colleen Smith

5 Qhayiya Launch Busisiswe Ntombela On the 15th of March 2018, the Centenary Hall hosted the annual Qhayiya Multi-Cultural Society Launch. The committee and the respected teachers in charge, Miss Ntombela, Miss Sijadu and Miss Mahlangeni put in countless numbers of planning, starting from the camp that was held in January to make sure that the night would run smoothly and to ensure that it would be a success. And indeed it was. The society at large rehearsed almost every day for at least two months and every day for the last two weeks leading up to the event. Our events department made sure that every act was in top condition before going on stage. All the performances were well received by the audience, with clapping, dancing, singing along, standing ovations and ululation as signs of enjoyment. Every year we see an even bigger and bigger crowd turnout and this year was no different. With a huge turnout from Hudsonians as usual, with some dressed in traditional attire or simply displaying their Hudson pride by wearing their school uniform. Also a huge turnout was received from numerous other schools around East London. Parents also came out in numbers to support and so it is fitting to say that the event was well received by East London in general. Our catering department ensured that the parents and staff were well taken care of during the interval. The night was a huge success, with everything we had anticipated to go wrong, going right. Thank you to our three teachers who have become our parents, without their wise counsel and guidance, the night wouldn t have been a success. Also thank you to the Hudson parents who availed themselves for the night and availed their children to come and rehearse for countless hours. Thank you to the Hudson Park teachers for supporting the society and for always keeping the family spirit going. All the hours of team work, planning and dedication still carry on as we plan our next event, Mr. & Miss Culture, which will be in the third term. We trust it will be just as successful as the launch.

6 Grade 8 Jonginenge Outing Wayne Marr The \grade 8 group was treated to a fantastic and exciting outing to Nahoon beach towards the end of last term. On arrival they were divided into teams and were sent in various directions on our magnificent coastline. The aim of the outing was to create environmental awareness and to participate in many fun team building exercises. We were blessed with great weather and the beach environment was an indicator of the fun we were going to have. The learners were exposed to canoeing, beginners surf lessons and sand-boarding. Many learners had never experienced these activities before and it was great to see many of them trying to get these skills right, It was amazing to also see how many kept on trying even though they were falling off, a testament to the character of the group! There were many team-building activities included in the day, which allowed learners who did not really know each other, the chance to work together. The team building activities focused both on mental and physical obstacles. Everyone in the group needed to be involved as both brain and brawn were required. Valuable lessons were learnt through these group activities, which ensured that everyone worked together as a cohesive group to achieve success. My favourite activity in this category was trying to fill a vertical pipe which had many holes in it with water. The pupils had to plug these holes with their fingers so that the pipe could be filled as quickly as possible. The outing was a great success and there were many smiling faces at the end of the day, this was a good indicator of the fun that was had.

7 Sport Modern Pentathlon Rene Poovan Outstanding results were achieved by Hudsonian, Rhys Poovan at the under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships in Portugal on the 8 April. Rhys achieved 21st position in his pool, beating the Australian and Polish Youth Olympian qualifiers. This competition saw the largest number of competitors ever at an under 19 World Championship. As for most of the competitors it was the last opportunity to secure a spot at the Youth Olympics. Rhys also won the African Continental Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in December for the 2018 YOG to take place n Argentina October Netball Lynette Holdstock Westering Festival - U/16A girls beat Woodridge 18-4, Alexander Road 9-1, Westering 13-2, Collegiate 12-7, Victoria Park 11-3 and Pearson 2nds 16-14, losing only to Pearson 1sts Cambridge High School - U/19A won 34-32; U/19B lost 12-16; U/19C won 11-13; U/16A lost 12-22; U/16B lost 3-13; U/16C lost 3-14; U/15A won 16-12; U/15B lost 8-21; U/15C lost 13-18; U/14A lost 14-16; U/14B drew Woodridge Festival - The Hudson U/19A side had an outstanding tour to Woodridge. They beat Westering 18-9; beat Woodridge 19-6; beat Stirling 18-13; beat Humansdorp 25-17; beat Stirling and lost to Bellville (CT) in the final Port Rex - U/19A won 24-14, U/19B won 18-3, U/16A won 23-3, U/16B won 15-7, U/15A won 22-5, U/15B won 20-0, U/14A won 22-6, U/14B won 10-2 Aquatics Cajun Skinner MERRIFIELD MILE Chloe Velde won the ladies race at the Merrifield Mile for the second successive year and ended up as the 3rd fastest finisher on the day including all the men. SA OPEN WATER Amber McConnachie participated in the SA Open Water Nationals at Jeffreys Bay and finished 2nd in the U/17 age group and 6th overall. CURRIE CUP WATERPOLO Liyabona Mbekela competed at the U/18 Currie Cup for Border and whilst at the tournament played for the SA U/18 team. Mtha Sojola and Asisipho France represented the U/17 Border Currie Cup team.

8 Hockey Damian Timms Boys Grahamstown Played 7; lost 2, drew 1, won 4. Goals scored - 23, goals conceded - 8. Cambridge High School The Hudson boys took on a strong Cambridge team. Both teams moved the ball with precision. A good defensive effort from both teams allowed for a close contest. Both teams failed to capitalize on their chances, creating an intense encounter. Cambridge were able to capitalize from a well-worked team effort to score the only goal of the game. Result: Cambridge 1, Hudson 0. Westering The U/16A boys team drew with Victoria Park 1-1 and Grey PE U/16B 1-1 and beat Framesby 4-0 and Westering 2-0. Port Rex 1st boys won 3-0, U/16B boys vs U/16A drew 0-0, U/14A boys won 7-0 Kingswood College Co-Ed Hockey Festival Drew Graeme College 1-1, beat Glenwood House 5-1, beat St Dominics 4-0, beat Port Rex 3-0, lost York 2-4 and lost Woodridge 0-1, beat Reddam 8-0. Girls Westering At the Westering Festival in Port Elizabeth the Hudson Park girls U/16A team beat KHS 3-0; Westering 2-0; Volkskool 2-1 and Linkside 8-0. Cambridge 1st won 8-0; 2nd won 2-1; 3rd won 1-0; U/16A won 7-0; U/16B drew 0-0; U/16C drew 1-1; U/14A drew 1-1; U/14B lost 0-2 Port Rex 3rd girls lost 0-1 to PR 1st team Kingswood College Drew Cornwall College 2-2, beat Victoria Girls 6-0, lost Woodridge 0-2, lost Glenwood House 1-2, beat York 5-0, beat St Dominics 4-0.

9 Rugby James Winstanley Rugby began with a flurry in March as our first team participated in the Border Schools Day vs Dale College, unfortunately losing 3-8 on the final play of the game which was live-streamed on School Sport Live. The following week an improved performance saw the team lose to St Andrews in what was a solid performance, with opportunities for the win going amiss on a number of occasions. The teams early form carried into the KES Easter Festival where the boys won the hearts and minds of the crowd with come from behind wins against Eldoraigne and Marais Viljoen 23-22, before losing to a powerful Jeppe team on the last day. The younger teams performed admirably against St Andrews, with all of our teams recording clean sweeps against Cambridge and Port Rex in the second term. Stern tests await our boys at the Grey PE festival this coming weekend. Border Schools At the Border Schools Rugby Day at Selborne College the Hudson Park 1st XV side played courageously against a powerful Dale College team to go down 3-8. The Hudson Park 2nd XV played on the B field at Selborne and went down against a Selborne 2nd XV. vs Grens U/16A s won 31-12; U/15A s won and U/14A s won Cambridge High School 1st XV won 19-12; 2nd XV won 22-16; 3rd XV drew 10-10; U/16A won 40-5; U/16B won 46-0; U/15A won 37-14; U/15B won 14-10; U/14A won 33-19; U/14B won Port Rex 1st XV won 19-12; 2nd XV won 22-16; 3rd XV drew 10-10; U/16A won 40-5; U/16B won 46-0; U/15A won 37-14; U/15B won 14-10; U/14A won 33-19; U/14B won

10 Soccer The boys and girls soccer teams toured Port Elizabeth. 1st Boys lost to Bethelsdorp 0-3; Sanctor 0-2; Strelitzia 0-4, Woodridge 0-1 1st Girls lost to Victoria Park 1-3; Linkside 0-1, drew Sanctor 0-0 and beat Victoria Park B 3-0. U/19 boys lost 1-5 vs John Bisseker; U/19 girls drew 3-3 vs Unathi and U/17 boys beat Advance for Life Celebrations East London and past pupil of Hudson Park High School s top table tennis umpire Tiffany Adams is in Queensland, Australia as she prepares to umpire at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Sinethemba Qeshile s star has continued to rise after the former Hudson Park High School captain was included in the squad of players who will travel to Mumbai, India for the annual spin bowling camp from the end of the month, 5 April 2018 Daily Dispatch The son of late playwright Gibson Kente, Mzwandile Ngoqo, is overjoyed that a new East London theatre has been named after his Duncan Village-born dad, known as the father of township drama. Ngoqo, 54, who lives in Soweto, paid a visit to the nearly completed 260-seat amphitheatre, which is being built in Hudson Park High School and which is the brainchild of the school s head of drama, Pierre Perold. When Pierre showed me the theatre I was close to tears, said Ngoqo. It was a goosebump experience. It is very fitting that the first theatre to be called after my dad should be in East London. I have a lot of respect for Pierre. People like him are custodians of our culture. 13 March 2018 Daily Dispatch

11 Congratulations to Adriaan Jordaan who has been selected as an FSA Exchange Student to go to Germany in June. Adriaan placed 15th nationally and 1st in the province during the selection process. Well done! Congratulations also go to Cassidy Petzer who has attained her Hudson Park Honours Award for contemporary dancing. We are very proud of her achievements. School Matters School Governing Body Congratulations to the following members of our community who have been elected to serve on our School Governing Body (SGB). The SGB is a statutory body of parents, educators, non-teaching staff and learners (from Grade 8 or higher) who seek to work together to promote the well-being and effectiveness of the school community and thereby enhance learning and teaching. Section 20 of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 as amended (SASA) determines various functions applicable to all SGBs. SGBs may also request additional functions" as listed in section 21 of SASA from the Head of Department in each province. The provincial minister of education may also confer these additional functions upon schools if he/she so determines and is satisfied that the SGBs concerned have the capacity to perform such functions effectively. Chairperson Vice Chairperson Treasurer Secretary Headmaster Parent Members Teaching Staff Members Non-Teaching Member RCL Members Sport Amenities Marketing Mr Dave De Wet Mrs Neerusha Kassan Mrs Louzanda de Kock Ms Clodine van Heerden Mr Dennis Vorster Mr Andrew Everett Mr Andrew Rielly Mrs Ronnie Jones Mrs Michelle Schreiber Mrs Somi Mabandla Mrs Wazeera Pahlad Mrs Cathy van der Merwe Mrs Theresa van der Merwe Mr Patrick Mulcahy Mrs Michelle Heyman James Troon Lerato Motaung Tomson Akioyame Mr Dave Alers Mr Andy Knight Ms Kirsty Dell Newsletter edited by S. Bode