St Dominic s College, Welkom DIALOGUE

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1 St Dominic s College, Welkom DIALOGUE headmaster@dominic.co.za St Dominic s College, Welkom Primary School PO Box 378 Welkom 9460 Tel Fax High School PO Box 574 Welkom 9450 Tel Fax Acting Head s Message Dear Parents This has been an extremely busy term so far and we are now approaching the close of all sporting activities for this season. Congratulations to all our swimmers who have done exceptionally well this season. The Primary school girls and boys won the Primary School NFS Gala and the High School swimmers achieved a 3 rd place in their NFS Gala. The Primary School and High School girls won their section of the Inter CBC Gala with the boys achieving second place. This resulted in St Dominic s College being the overall winners of the gala. Many of our swimmers also participated at the Bloemfontein Free State championships and went on to swim in several finals. Eleven of our swimmers participated in the Midmar Mile and did very well. We would like to thank Mr Shane Gaffney, our new Headmaster as of 01 April this year, for his presence at the Inter CBC Gala. The children and staff members present were very excited to meet him and much appreciated the time and effort he made to come and watch them swim. We look forward to Mr and Mrs Gaffney s visit to the school on Friday 04 March where they will meet all the staff and pupils and spend some time in each area of the school. Both the Primary School and High School athletes have performed well at the various Athletics meetings and achieved good results. Well done. Our Primary School tennis and cricket players participated in the Summer Games in Boksburg and our swimmers at the St Conrad s Gala in Klerksdorp. Our U/15A cricket team are unbeaten so far this season and the 1 st team has done very well in the league. Some outstanding results have been achieved. Our grateful thanks must go to all the coaches, timekeepers, umpires and staff who assisted with these very busy sporting schedules. We would also like to thank all our parents for their loyal and unwaivering support. One can read more about these sporting achievements in the pages that follow. I would like to ask that all pupils now knuckle down to some hard studying. Focus on obtaining good academic results from the outset and this will assist in setting the tone for the rest of the year. Our matrics start their mini exams on Monday 29 February and we wish them all the best. I will be travelling to Cape Town to attend the CBC Headmaster s Conference taking place from March in Stellenbosch. This is a get together of the Heads and Christian Brothers and takes place on an annual basis. It is an opportunity for all of us who have the same mission and vision for our schools to interact and share ideas in the best interest of the children in our care. Veritas et Justitia Louis Klopper ACTING HEADMASTER TERM 1 ISSUE 3 26 February 2016

2 Primary School News.. GREEN CARDS Helpfullnes: Tshepo Kubheka, Janu Luyt, Thando Somhlahlo, Neo Ntshangase Honesty: Alessio Salvado, Hlalefo Mofokeng, Allison Karpakis HOCKEY CONGRATULATIONS to: Kayleigh McArdle, Basetsana Matsela, Zeno Smith, Nikki Elisseou And Lethabo Mazui They will be representing the Lejweleputswa U/13 Team during the Northern Free State trials in April. CHESS Each player played five games at the Chess matches played at Brandwag on 13 February. Regan Mansill 4 Nicolas van der Walt 3.5 Jean Marais 3 Cristiano de Abreu 3 Nathan Hoare 2 Giuliana Haji-Varnavas 2 Daksh Bhagwandeen 2 Marco Kamenos 2 Giovanni del Percio 3 SWIMMING Grade 1 s that made a length: Ashley Seymour, John Tonks, Danique Schiffer, Ashleigh Lombard, Tristan Henderson, Tayler Ririe, Eloise Jansen, Declan Mansill, Abigail Cullen, Blade Tilley, Daniella de Sousa, Leonardo de Oliviera, Max O Hagan, Cassandra Van Der Merwe, Telayla Benghiat

3 Primary School News.. SWIMMING PRIMARY SCHOOL INTER-REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GALA Herewith the results of the gala held on 05 February in Kroonstad. Eleven schools participated. Final results as follows: ST DOMINIC S COLLEGE: GIRLS 1 st ; BOYS 1 st ; OVERALL 1 st OUSTANDING ACHIEVMENTS: Junior Section Best swimmers: Girls: 3 rd Kyla Schiffer Boys: 2 nd Tristan Davies Medals won: Cullen Mortlock Edrich Cronje Dillon Prinsloo Gemma Mansill Cayley Karpakis Kyla Schiffer Guiliana Haji-Varnavas Kacey Stumke Caleb Waugh Tristan Davies Kensany Khosana Josiah Serrao Warona Tlali Seth Vieira Samantha More Clarice Rothman Abigail Rosendorff Kiana Belotti Carla Cronje Tayla Lombard Ayden De Beer Ladder Relay Results: Girls Ladder relay A Boys ladder A Boys Ladder B 2 nd Freestyle 2 nd Backstroke; 3 rd Breaststroke 1 st Backstroke, Breaststroke; 3 rd Freestyle 2 nd Backstroke; 3 rd Freestyle 3 rd 50 Backstroke 3 rd Butterfly 3 rd 50 Breaststroke 3 rd Backstroke 3 rd Butterfly 2 nd Freestyle; 1 st Backstroke 2 nd 100 Breaststroke 3 rd 100 Breaststroke 3 rd 100 Freestyle; 2 nd Breaststroke, Freestyle; 1 st Butterfly 3 rd Backstroke 2 nd Breaststroke and Backstroke 2 nd 200 IM, 100 Freestyle, Butterfly; 1 st 100 Breaststroke 1 st Freestyle; 100 Freestyle 3 rd 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke; 200 Freestyle 2 nd 200 Backstroke 2 nd 100 Breaststroke 3 rd 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke; 2 nd 200 Backstroke 3 rd 1 st 2 nd Medley Relay Results: Girls U9 Boys U9 Girls U10 Boys U10 Girls U11 Boys U11 Girls U12 Boys U12 Girls U13 Boys U13 1 st 1 st 2 nd 2 nd 2 nd 1 st 1 st 3 rd 1 st 2 nd QUOTE OF THE WEEK CONGRATULATIONS SWIMMERS!

4 Primary School News.. SWIMMING Primary School Free State Swimming Championship held on the 16 and 17 February in Bloemfontein. Congratulations to Dillon Prinsloo who received the trophy for the Best 9 and under swimmer trophy at this event. Top Ten place Results: Dillon Prinsloo 9yrs 5 th Breaststroke; 2 nd Backstroke; 1 st Freestyle Edrich Cronje 9 yrs 3 rd Backstroke; 6 th Freestyle Cullen Mortlock 9 yrs 3 rd Freestyle; 4 th Backstroke Gemma Mansill 9 yrs 6 th Freestyle Cayley Karpakis 9 yrs 8 th Backstroke Tristan Davies 10 yrs 8 th Backstroke; 8 th Butterfly; 9 th Freestyle; 9 th Breaststroke Josiah Serrao 11 yrs 5 th Breaststroke; 5 th Backstroke; 6 th Freestyle; 7 th 100m Backstroke; 6 th 100m Breaststroke Marco Salvado 11 yrs 8 th 100m Backstroke; 8 th 100m Freestyle; 8 th Freestyle; 8 th Butterfly; 10 th Backstroke Warona Tlali 11 yrs 6 th Butterfly; 6 th 100m Freestyle Clarice Rothman 12 yrs 10 th 100m Breaststroke Kiana Belotti 13 yrs 5 th 200m Freestyle; 8 th 100m Freestyle; 5 th Medley Relay; 5 th Freestyle Relay Tayla Lombard 13 yrs 6 th 200m Breaststroke; 7 th 100m Breaststroke; 5 th Medley Relay; 5 th Freestyle Relay Zeno Smith 13 yrs 6 th Backstroke; 5 th Medley Relay; 5 th Freestyle Relay Carla Cronje 13 yrs 9 th Backstroke; 5 th Medley Relay; 5 th Freestyle Relay Aydan de Beer 13 yrs 6 th 100m Butterfly; 7 th Backstroke; 8 th Butterfly WELL DONE!! THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK QUOTE OF THE WEEK

5 Primary School News.. ATHLETICS St Dominic s College athletes participated in the Goldfields Inner Circle Athletics held on Thursday 04 February. They all did very well and we are very proud of their sportsmanship and excellent behaviour. GOLDFIELDS INNER CIRCLE: 1 st Mvula Chabalala 200m, U/13 Long Jump 2 nd Koketso Femele U/12 High Jump 2 nd Marco Salvado U/11 Shot Put 2 nd Kyla Schiffer Shot Put 3 rd Mosa Modimoeng U/11 High Jump 3 rd Kacey Stumke U/10 High Jump 4 th Angela Ncube Shot Put Mvula Chabalale broke two records in the boys under 13 long jump and 200m at this event. GOLDFIELDS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Six of our athletes qualified to compete again at the Goldfields Athletic Championships held on Friday 12 February at St Helena: Mvula Chabalala, Kacey Stumke, Kyla Schiffer, Mosa Modimoeng, Marco Salvado, Koketso Femele Results 1 st Kacey Stumke High Jump 1 st Mvula Chabalala 200m, Long Jump 2 nd Mvula Chabalala 100m Mvula Chabalale broke the record in the long jump t these championships. NORTHERN FREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Two of our pupils participated in the Northern Free State Championships in Sasolburg on 1 st Kacey Stumke High Jump NEW RECORDS: Mvula Chabalala 100m, 200m and Long Jump Congratulation to both Kacey and Mvula who receive Northern Free State Colours. QUOTE OF THE WEEK WELL DONE TO OUR ATHLETES WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU

6 Primary School Shrove Tuesday.. Tuesday 09 February 2016 QUOTE OF THE WEEK

7 Primary School Shrove Tuesday.. We Will Rock U QUOTE OF THE WEEK

8 Primary School Shrove Tuesday.. QUOTE OF THE WEEK

9 Primary & High School News.. INTER CBC GALA Our Primary School and High School swimming teams participated in the Inter CBC Swimming Gala which took place at the Boksburg Indoor swimming pool on 18 February. All our swimmers swam extremely well and made St Dominic s very proud. Congratulations to our girls who won the their section and to our boys who came second. St Dominic s College were the overall winners of the gala achieving 690 points to the second place school with 501 points. A big thank you to Mr Shane Gaffney, who takes up his post as our new Headmaster at the beginning of Term 2, for taking the time to travel to Boksburg to spend the day with our staff and pupils. It meant a lot and was much appreciated by all. Our grateful thanks to our coaches for all their hard work and to members of staff who have supported our swimmers during the season either timekeeping or transporting pupils to galas. Thank you to Mr Klopper who has attended all galas this season. Our grateful thanks to all the parents who came from Welkom to support their children and the school.

10 High School News.. PUPIL OF THE WEEK: Pupil of the week is Pheko Moletsane for scoring 2 consecutive hundreds for the school in two matches. The last time this happened was when Dean Elgar scored consecutive hundreds in Pheko scored a 129 against Witteberg U/15 and 124 against Hentie Cilliers 1 st team. Well done Pheko this is a fantastic achievement! ATHLETICS: LEJWELEPUTSWA ATHLETICS CIRCLE: St Dominic s athletes took part in various disciplines. Liyema Matsha managed a 2 nd place in the preliminary heats on Tuesday 16 February. On the 18 th February, Liyema managed a 3 rd place in his heat and finished 8 th overall in the boys U/15 100m. Natalia Van Antwerpen had a good high jump competition and managed a 6 th place with tough competition. CLOVER ATHLETICS: A number of our athletes participated in the Clover Athletics held in Bethlehem on Monday 22 February. St Dominic s College ended 4th in their division. JP Prinsloo won a bronze medal for the 1500m event. Girls Event Place Danielle Kleynhans U/15 long jump 7th Mpho Moleele U/15 long jump 8th Bontle Sesana U/15 400m 8th Kego Maloka U/19 shotput 9th Boys Ayanda Brown U/19 100m 7th J P Prinsloo U/15 long jump 6th J P Prinsloo U/ m 3rd Khotso Letsela U/17 long jump 9th Kainga Malinga U/17 Discus 8th Dietrich Claassen U/17 800m 6th Joshua Potgieter U/ m 5th Joshua Potgieter U/17 800m 5th CONGRATULATIONS

11 High School News.. CRICKET: 1st Team Cricket SDC 1st cricket team played against Henties Cilliers on 01 and 02 February. St Dominic s went in to bat and scored 275 runs all out with Pheko Moletsane scoring 124, Andrea Kamenos 33 and Keanu de Freitas 33. St Dominic s bowled Henties for 59 runs all out with Keagan Waugh taking 4 wickets, Pheko Moletsane 2 wickets and Joshua Tuck 2 wickets. St Dominic s won the match by 216 runs. This was a very good batting performance by St Dominic s first team as the boys were seeking to bat well in this match. T20 1st Team Cricketers beat Welkom High by 106 runs in a T20 match held on Friday 12 February. George Joannou scored 54 runs. Joshua Tuck took 5 wickets for 6 runs which included a hat-trick. U/15A Cricket The U/15A cricket team beat Hentie Cilliers by 10 wickets at a match played on 4th and 5th February. Andile Mbambo 75 not out and Nathan Greyling 58 not out. Henties 150 all out. Nathan Greyling took 4 wickets for 36 runs, Marno Smith 3 for 16 and Pheko Moletsane 1 for 21. U/15A cricket team played against Rooiskool on Saturday 13 February. SDC batted first and scored 257 runs with Nathan Greyling scoring 89 and Andile Mbambo scoring 73. SDC bowled Rooiskool out for 87 runs with Mvula Chabalala taking 6 wickets for 20 runs. SDC won by 170 runs. Our U/15A cricketers played against Voortrekker on 15 February. Voortrekker batted first and scored 257 runs for 7 wickets with Mvula Chabalala taking 3 wickets for 35 runs. St Dominic s chased down the score with the loss of only 3 wickets with Pheko Moletsane scoring 134 runs not out and Emile van der Walt scoring 49 runs not out. St Dominic s won by 7 wickets. U/15B Cricket St Dominic s U/15B cricket team batted first against Goudveld on 2nd February and made 128 runs all out. We bowled Goudveld out for 82, winning the match by 46 runs. HOUSE POINTS: The house points as of 22 February have been calculated and are as follows: TUSCANY 225 KILKENNY 150 CASTILE 150 SWIMMING: Tyla Loubser and Jarrett van den Berg participated in the High School Free State Swimming Championship held on the 18th and 19th February in Bloemfontein. They both qualified for the finals in each of their disciplines. WELL DONE!

12 High School News.. OPEN WATER SWIMMING Midmar Mile A number of our swimmers swam the Midmar Mile on Sunday 14 February. Times for swimming the Mile are as follows: Boys Andrea Joannou Blake Regal Mario Joannou Jarrett van den Berg Elmar van Eeden Greg Abatzoglou Jarryd Green Girls Tyla Loubser Dominique Graaff Hannah Fry Kristen Squire A big thank you to Miss Cindy Rosendorff (coach) and Mr Ronnie Dlamini for transporting the Swimmers to KZN.

13 High School Valentines Ball.. HIGH SCHOOL VALENTINES BALL Friday 05 February 2016 High School Hall The guys looked very handsome in their smart attire and the girls extremely glamorous in their pretty outfits. The evening was a lot of fun and enjoyed by all who attended.