PEARSON NEWS / PEARSON-NUUS

HOËRSKOOL PEARSON HIGH SCHOOL

ISSUE/UITGAWE: 4/ 2015

FROM THE PRINCIPAL/VAN DIE SKOOLHOOF

SA Schools Sport published the “Top Sports Boys’ School in SA” rankings. They

combined the rankings for the major sports for the past 4 years in order to come

up with the top schools in the rankings.

The sports included were Rugby, Cricket, Hockey and Water Polo played by the

majority of the schools.

Pearson is the second-highest ranked co-ed Sports School in the boys’ division and ranked 22nd in

the country of all boys’ schools. We are very proud of this fine achievement!

Our Winter sports programme will soon come into full swing with many girls’ and boys’ teams par-

ticipating in pre-season tournaments and festivals and, of course, our full winter sports’ pro-

gramme in Terms 2 and 3. We are looking forward to another successful winter sports’ season.

By now you are probably aware of our Musical ‘Grease’ which opens on 20 April and runs until Sat-

urday, 25 April. Bookings have opened and tickets are on sale at R60 for adults and R40 for pen-

sioners and scholars. See our advert below for further details.

A REMINDER THAT THIS

AWESOME MUSICAL WILL HIT

THE STAGE FROM MONDAY, 20

TO SATURDAY, 25 April

CASTS: Monday 20/4 Grease cast

Tuesday 21/4 Lightning cast

Wednesday 22/4 Grease cast

Thursday 23/4 Lightning cast

Friday 24/4 Grease cast

Matinee

& Evening Grease cast

Saturday 25/4

Matinee

& Evening Lightning cast

Tickets available from the school

ADULTS: R60

PENSIONERS AND SCHOLARS: R40

THESE WILL BE BOOKED TICKETS!

Send your money and booking

details to Mr Gerber.

CRICKET (BOYS)

VS ALEXANDER ROAD—50-OVER MATCHES U/14A

Pearson 395/8—Heinrich Els 68 ; Micaiah Coltman 87 ;

Chadwin Spiers 64 ; Devon Hall 52*

Alexander Road 32/10—James Goodwin 5/3 (including a hat-trick & 5 wickets in 1 over!) ;

Tom van Kerken 3/5

Pearson won by 363 runs!

U/15A

Alexander Road 74/10 (19.1 overs) - Delron Simmons 3/33 (7) ; Eliah Barties 2/25 (7) ;

David Christie 2/6 (2.1) ; Richard van Zyl 2/3 (3)

Pearson 76/4—Ryan Olivant 22*

Pearson won by 6 wickets!

2nd XI

Pearson 275/7—Stephan Steenekamp 63 ; Innes Potgieter 40

Alex 65/10 (31) - Stephan Steenekamp 4/11 (10) ; Corné Botes 3/2 (2.4)

Pearson won by 210 runs!

1st XI

Pearson 229/10 (50) - Mark Zonneveld 86 (78 balls) - Kyle Jacobs 53 (65 balls) ; Luntu

Tofile 30 (59 balls)

Alex 113/10

Pearson won by 116 runs!

GOLF Pearson’s Top 4 golfers attended the Cradock

Classic Golf Challenge hosted by Cradock and

organized by Grey High School on the weekend

of the 13 March.

Competing with the top golfing teams such as

Grey High School, DF Malherbe and Daniel

Pienaar and many others, our team managed to

come 7th

overall. The tournament was played

over 3 days consisting of a practice round

(course management clinic) and 3 different

formats of competitive golf, namely:

Foursomes, Betterball and Individuals.

SPORT

Our Golf Team: Julian Dalton, Keagan Roberts

(Captain), Nico Bester and Cole Nel at the Cradock

Classic Golf Challenge

CRICKET (GIRLS)

2ND TEAM VS STRELITZIA 1ST TEAM Pearson 54/2 in 15 overs—Best batsman: Victoire Davids 16*

Strelitzia 55/7 - Best bowlers: Yolanda Tyala 3/11 ; Neritika Padayachee 2/7

Strelitzia won by 3 wickets.

3RD TEAM VS DF MALHERBE Pearson 32/3 after 15 overs—Best batsman: Lindo Madlingozi

DF 32/2 - DF won by 8 wickets.

1ST TEAM VS FRAMESBY Pearson 152/4 in 20 overs—Best batsmen: Simone

Upman 68, Mekayla Potgieter 33, Kaylin Fourie 22

Framesby 72 all out– Best bowlers: Simone Upman 4/16, Mekayla Potgieter 2/5, Ongie

Mali 2/6

Pearson won by 80 runs! This team was unbeaten this season! WELL DONE!

Simone Upman: Our star player for 2015

in the Girls’ Cricket season. Simone scored 245

runs with 2 fifties and 1 hundred, with an

average of 61,25 runs. She took 21 wickets,

with two 6-wicket hauls.

(BOYS) VS WOODRIDGE

u/14A

Pearson 218/9 (50 overs) - Tom van

Kerken 43 ; Chadwin Spiers 37 ;

Micaiah Coltman 36 ; Devon Hall 32.

Woodridge 111/10—Jason Peters 4

wickets

Pearson won by 107 runs!

u/154A

Pearson 131/10 - Le Roux Botha 35

Woodridge 132/5 - Eliah Barties 2/25 (10 overs)

Woodridge won by 5 wickets

2nd XI

Woodridge 92/10

Pearson 93/4

Pearson won by 6 wickets!

1st XI

Pearson 97/10 - Jarod Froneman 19

Woodridge 98/3

Woodridge won by 7 wickets

WATER POLO (BOYS)

U/15A PARKTOWN TOURNAMENT vs St Benedicts lost 2—7

vs SACS lost 0—6

vs DHS drew 6—6

St John’s lost 2—8

vs Jeppe won 4—2

vs Reddam lost 2—4

Pearson came 15th overall.

U/15B KINGSWOOD TOURNAMENT vs Woodridge 15A lost 4—5

vs Dale College 15A won 5—4

vs Kingswood 15A lost 11—3

Our u/14A team who was unbeaten this season!

Well done boy and Coach, Mr Hugo!

WATER POLO (GIRLS)

KINGSWOOD AND WOODRIDGE DERBY

1st team vs Kingswood 1st won 6-0

2nd team vs Woodridge 1st lost 1-7

15A vs Kingswood 15A lost 0-6

14A vs Kingswood 14A won 9-2

14B vs Kingwood 14B drew 3-3

15A vs Kingswood 15A lost 0-6

16A vs Woodridge 16A won 11—1

RUGBY—GILL RUGBY FESTIVAL 1ST Team vs Michausdal won 80—0

BEST WISHES TO

* our Pearson girls who will be participating and repre-

senting Eastern Province at the Talent Africa National

Competition in Roodepoort 25—28 March: Kelly Le Roux

(Gr 8E2) will perform 5 Musical Theatre Items, showcasing her singing, dancing and

acting abilities, as well as performing a classical song. ; Ilandi Engelbrecht (Gr 10) will

be participating in the Dance Section of this competition. Good luck, girls!

FIRST AID COURSE

This month has been a busy one for a group of dedicated

Pearsonites who completed the St John’s Ambulance First Aid

Course at the school. Through the course they learned

valuable life-saving skills. The lessons were intensive sessions

of theory, practical and testing, over two consecutive week-

ends: Core Lessons for Level I: Emergency scene management,

shock, unconsciousness and fainting, breathing and cardiovas-

cular emergencies, CPR – Adult/child/infant, Choking -Adult/

child/infant, Severe bleeding, wound care, injuries, medical

conditions (diabetes, convulsions, asthma, allergies)

Lessons for Level II: Secondary survey, multiple casualty man-

agement, chest injuries, eye injuries, conditions related to

Cold and Heat, Poisons, Bites and Stings, Rescue Carries and

Stretchers.

Each new first-aider will be issued with an internationally recognised certificate. Now that they are

qualified, the pupils will be available for duties at sports fixtures throughout the year. Look out for our

first-aiders on the fields during the winter term. Who knows - you may need their help!

Well done to the following who successfully completed this year’s course: Megan Bodley, Lize Briel,

Abbigail Ferreira, Flavia Davids, Mikhayla da Costa, Dominique du Preez, Hannelise Lombard,

Twane Scholly, Carla de Klerk, Andrea LevendaL, Anje van Deemter, Kate Sonderup.

IMPORTANT DATES / In the next 2 weeks

BELANGRIKE DATUMS / In die volgende 2 weke 20/3/2015: - Closing date for 2016 Applications

- Grade 9 Adventure Day

- 1st

Boys’ Hockey: Capping Ceremony (07:00)

20-22/3/2015: - JOT Camp

- Netball 1st

Team Retreat

21/3/2015: - Rugby Day at Kirkwood

- Angling Club Drop Shot Classic

- Human Rights’ Day

22/3/2015: - E.P. Boys’ Hockey Pro Series: u/16 + u/18 E.P. Trials

23/3/2015: - Concert Band Rehearsals (18:30)

25/3/2015: - Test 6

- Interhouse Cross Country

26/3/2015: - Jazz Band Rehearsals (18:30)

26-28/3/2015: - S.A. Schools Athletics (North West)

- ATKV Redenaars Rondte 1: (Vrydag -13:00, Saterdag 08:00)

27-28/3/2015: - Despatch Sport Festival: netball 14ABC, 16ABC, 18ABC &

Rugby 2nd

Team

- Westering Hockey Festival Boys & Girls (u/15A & u/16A)

27-29/3/2015: - Girls’ 1st

Team Hockey (East London—Stirling Festival)

29/3/2015: - E.P. Boys’ Hockey Pro Series: u/16 + u/18 E.P. Trials

30/3/2015: - Concert Band Rehearsals (18:30)

- Girls’ 1st & u/16A Hockey vs Argentina Touring Teams

31/3/2015: - Summer Awards Assembly

1/4/2015: - Skole Sluit

MR AND MISS PEARSONALITY 2015 CROWNED

On Saturday Pearson held the Mr & Miss Pearson-

ality gala evening in their school hall. This

event was a sell-out occasion last year and this

year was no exception. The theme of this year’s

show was “Step-D Up” and the finalists excelled

in their various dance scenes: “Tutu’s in an Art

Gallery”, “Workaholic Flash Mob”; a “Masked

Tango” and a very exciting “Let’s take this out-

side to the streets” where Miss Melanie Norden,

the organiser and brain behind the show, pulled

out all the stops. The event was hosted by the outgoing Mr & Miss Pearsonality, Daniel Black

and Tamryn Morris, who were involved in the choreography and production. The judging

panel included well-known P.E. personalities such as Mr PE 2014 – André Fourie, Jaco

Rademeyer, Heinz, Estelle Cunningham and Elke Gerber.

Our winners are: Mr Pearsonality: Ivan Joubert

Miss Pearsonality: Nicola Verwey

1st Princess: Inge de Wet ; 2nd Princess: Jamie-Leigh Banks

1st Prince: Tiaan Loots ; 2nd Prince: Brendon Gauld

CONGRATULATIONS TO / GELUK AAN

* Kaylin Bouwer who was selected for the u/15 E.P. High Schools

Tennis Team to play in the S.A. High Schools Tennis Tournament

in Pretoria 27—30 March and named the E.P. Tennis Player of the

Year.

*Danéll Douglas (left)

who finished 7th in the

SA Junior Ranking Open

Squash Tournament in

Bloemfontein and is

currently the number 7

u/16 SA Girls’ Squash

player.

Congratulations!

* two of our learners who participated in the SWD Classic Mixed

And Sport Martial Arts Championships in

George: Jodé Fourie obtained a Silver Medal

for MMA Light and a Bronze Medal for

Submission Grappling. Christiaan Campher

obtained a Bronze Medal for Points Fighting

and a Gold Medal for Submission Grappling.

They both entered as a Tag-Team and ob-

tained a Gold Medal for their ranking divi-

sion and a Bronze Medal for the Open u/17

Division.

* Cameron Markow who features in the new

Blue 52 advertisement being aired on televi-

sion at present. After going through a num-

ber of auditions, he was given the opportunity to show his acting skills.

* the following who achieved in the 1st round of the Maths Relay Competition:

Junior Section: 2nd place: Jani Daffue, Erin Charlewood, Natalie Albutt, Evan Smith ; 3rd

place: Mia du Plessis, Mark Muller, Matthew Robson, Zelschke van Zyl.

Senior Section: 1st place: Jamie Allday, Danica Strydom, Talita Strydom, Carla de Klerk ;

2nd place: Abigail Meier, Sharon Ho, Lauren McCarthy.

* the following who participated in the Open Water Nationals held in Grabouw on 7 & 8

March: Dylan Smith (7th in the 10km Swim) ; 5km Swim—14—16 Age Group: Ian Venter

(6th), Hannah Haswell (8th), Amy Mardon (11th) ; 3 km Swim—12—13 Age Group: Yanah

Gerber (5th) ; 16—18 Age Group: Amy Keech (20th) & Amy Mardon (5th) ; 3km Swim-14—15

Age Group: Jade Grobbelaar (23rd), Lisa Nicole Scholtz (12th), Jessica Canter (3rd),

Hannah Haswell (2nd) & Ian Venter (2nd).

* Munro Munnik who came 2nd in the junior male section and 11th overall in the Lake Farm

10km Charity Run. Also to Mr Brazier who took part in the race.

Kaylin Bouwer

u/15 E.P. Player of the Year

Christiaan Campher (right) in action at the Martial Arts

championships

* our athletes who achieved great results at the Eastern Province Athletics Championships

held at NMMU on 6 & 7 March. They obtained 19 podium positions. The following 6 athletes

have been selected for the final team that will represent Eastern Province at the National

sub-youth, youth & junior championships to be held in Bloemfontein from 9 -11 April:

Keagan van Dyk - High Jump ; Jessé Fourie -100m and 200m ; Lisa Venter 800m and

1500m ; Kristen Basson – 200m and 400m ; Anél Fourie – 800m & Camryn Riddle – 500m

* Daniel Doyle, Keeran Forbes & Kyle Jacobs who have been identified by a cricket scout as

eligible to play S.A. u/19 Cricket in the next 2—3 years.

* to our 1st Hockey girls who were the winners of the 1st round of the E.P. Trials Tournament

held over 3 days at the Pearson Astro ; u/16 came 5th and u/14 came 3rd. Well done!

* Four of our 2014 matrics who were awarded NMMU Vice-Chancellor Scholarships: Mieke

Struwig, Nikita Gorlach, Chandré Chrysanthou & Richard Kirton.

* Jason McGillivray selected for the E.P. u/21A Hockey side (Right).

* Kirsten Manthe, Abigail Sieberhagen & Carla de Klerk who were

ranked 2nd in the first round of the High School Quiz in connection with

South Africa’s National Science Festival run by Rhodes University.

* Pascale Potgieter who is included in the South African Federation Shotokan Karate Team

to represent South Africa at the 5th JKA Karate Association World Championships in the

Netherlands.

* Peter Coffey (No. 1 seed) and Alex van Rijswijck (No. 3 seed) who were selected for the E.P.

Surf Longboarding Team to compete at the S.A. Championships in May.

* Casey McLeavy and Candice Stock who were selected as part of the SWD Water Polo Squad

to participate in the National South African Water Polo Tournament in Durban, 9-12 April.

* the following Girls’ Hockey players who were selected to the Provincial Squads in the

various age groups. A further selection process will take place to finalise the teams and non-

travelling reserves.

u/14: Emma Viviers, Jani Daffue, Tori White, Chelsea Baumgarten, Megan Snyman,

Kirsten Barnard, Amber Seitz and Nicole Fischer.

u/16: Nicole de Villiers, Micaela Giltrow, Kaylin Fourie, Bianca Walker, Roxy van Wyk, Lisa

de Villiers, Kyra Jurgens, Ashleigh Vaughan, Ongie Mali, Danielle Garner & Megan Roos.

u/18: Ally Giddy, Sayuri Padayachee, Jamie-Leigh Banks, Caitlyn Gouws, Simone Upman,

Hannah Werth & Nicola Prinsloo.

NEW BANKING DETAILS FOR

CLOTHING SHOP

NUWE BANKBESONDERHEDE VIR

KLEREWINKEL

The banking details for the Clothing Shop have changed.

Please deposit any money for the Clothing Shop into the

following account:

Account Name: Jenvey Development Trust

Account Number: 372 131 921

Branch Code: 051001

Ref.: JDT/child’s name and surname

email: clothing@pearsonhs.ecape.school.za

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EINDE-VAN-KWARTAAL UITGAWE 1/4/2015