A 21st Century School established on Christian

Vol: 23.3
September
2011
Physical Science @
Prep & College p. 8
Treverton Schools
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A 21st Century School established on Christian Foundations
The main roles are played by Grade 7s, except for a fluent Grade 5 Barrie
Ferreira. He says that he loves acting, singing and music, and he decided
to audition for the play, despite the competition from his seniors. He
landed one of the narrator’s roles. Three of the main characters are new
to the stage. Grade 7 Iviwe Dabula has been a member of the Prep’s
Choir, since his Grade 2 year. He loves to sing and dance, especially hiphop and gets the opportunity to do this in the play. His role of ID; is
an inspirational character who loves to joke. Another newcomer to the
boards is a fellowGrade seven Megan
Weavill, who plays
Shade. This is a
character that is the
eternal peacemaker,
and wants everyone
to be friends. In the
end, she achieves
this
idealistic
objective.
Like
Iviwe, she loves the
hip-hop music and
dance and believes
that they all identify
with the message in
the play. Siyasanga
Vimba joined the Treverton family last year. She is “mad about” dancing
and when she starts moving on the stage, her vibrant movements and
her stage persona are impressive. She plays Sky, one of the four best
friends…. And initially, she does not like boys! Siyasanga believes that
taking part in the play is the best thing she has ever done…and that
Mrs. West is fantastic!!
The two veteran actors Lesiba Mohlala and Tanaka Chivaviro both played
major roles in the 2010 Prep production “Oliver with a Twist,.” Lesiba
enjoys writing, especially poetry and has made some contributions to
this play. He also suggested the name of the play. He plays one of the
three narrators and appears in all three scenes. He believes the message
in the script, is very inspiring and appropriate for young people.
Zimbabwean-born Tanaka is one of Prep’s star sportswomen; she is an
outstanding athlete, hockey and tennis player, but despite these skills
her ambition is to be an actress. She plays the sensitive role of Silver,
whose parents are getting divorced. She believes that a lot of thought
went into the words and plot of the play.
Grade 5 teacher Anita Kerr is responsible for the impressive backdrops.
(Some of the actors of main roles were not available for the interview.)
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The Roundabout
Grade 00
These images are an
interesting reflection
of how our youngest
learners view their
school.
The visual images or
drawings from the ECD
section of the Prep were
provided by Mrs Debbie
Schulze-Grade 000 and
Mrs Linda ReynoldsGrade 00.
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Trevertonian September 2011
GRADE 3
have studied Fire as their focus for this term. They looked initially at fire in
nature, saw the impact of the Fire of London historically, wrote poems and stories too. They also
looked at the role of modern fire fighters and ways of extinguishing fire. They worked together
in pairs and in groups to assist more co-operative learning, where they were very responsible
and showed genuine motivation. The writing of these nine year old learners reflects their
understanding and learning.
Mrs Cindy Elliot
Kyle Attlee
Roman Renzi
storyon the Fire of
London
by Sheldon Spence
he story starts in London in 1666. It was
a crowded city. Floors were made of
straw. There was no electricity in those
days. They had oil lamps. They also had fire
places because there were no heaters. The
story starts in a bakery in Pudding Lane
with the stoves and the kindling on Sunday
2 September. The fire caught on to the
kindling.
The flames jumped into high buildings. The
sky looked like fire in the night light. Were
the flames big? Yes, The flames were hissing
and made a huge noise, crackling and going
crazy. Some people went on boats, and left
London. There were thumping, shrieking,
screaming people. Far away, they went.
King Charles said I have an idea.- gunpowder.
The people were screaming so loud“Help help, help”.
So the king got some gunpowder and made
some breaks. The fire continued for three
nights and days. The wind dropped, and
the fire went out. The people now knew not
to build wooden houses. 20 people were
killed.
T
Zethabile Dlamini
Daniel Durham
Fire
by Emily Wyatt-Minter
T
Elizabeth Meyer
here was a glow in the bush,
That blew hard, Woosh
Then there was a spark
That made a huge mark.
I began to choke
On a huge cloud of smoke.
When I turned around,
I found a burned pound.
Then I began to shout
How do I put this out?
So the fire fighters came,
And there was never a fire again.
Jade Scott
PAIGE GAVIN RELECTS ON:
My life in boarding........
When I first came to Treverton, I was
really nervous I thought most people would
be mean but I was wrong. Most people were
kind. This is my first year at boarding school
and until the beginning of third term I loved
it. In the beginning of the year, I never got
homesick. I met awesome people and made
a couple of friends and even ‘family’. When
I came here the people were friendly and
kind to me.
In second term, I noticed that certain
people (boarder and day scholars) were
not as kind to me. But I really did not care
I thought maybe it’s because I’m new, but
my other friends were new as well, and they
were not treated the same. Throughout the
year, people have changed and not everyone
is friends with everyone.
On a recent Sunday, all the boarders
went to church and the topic for that day
was HURT. They said that if anyone had been
feeling hurt, they must put up their hand,
and someone would come and pray for you.
So I put up my hand, and someone came
and prayed for me and almost instantly I felt
better, and things at school became better.
This story just proves that GOD loves each
of us and is with everyone. I have learnt
two things from boarding and being at
Treverton. One of them is not everyone is
the same, and not everyone will be nice to
you.
The house parents are all really fair and
organized as well as fun, they always have
something new and exciting planned for us
on the weekends. The rooms in dorm are big
enough and the bathrooms are always in
good condition, we are all well-disciplined.
In general, I love being able to call myself a
Trevertonian.
My favourite experience at
Treverton
by Jade Pritchard
My favourite experience at Treverton would
be the Grade 7 trip to Zululand.
The trip was five-days long and we stayed
at seven different places.We left on a Sunday
and arrived at Bundu Basher, where we were
staying later in the afternoon.
During the time we were in Zululand
we went to Cape Vidal, the Umfolosi Game
Reserve, Shakaland and St. Lucia Estuary. On
this trip we were also able to learn about a
variety of things from life on a rocky shore to
traditional Zulu dancing.
One of my favourite experiences was being
on the beach at night.
After spending five days on this trip with
my teachers and friends, I feel that we have
developed better relationship. This was the
best trip of my Primary School career.
I am excited for all the future Grade 7 classes,
because, they will have an amazing time.
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SPORTS
FROM OUR GRADE 7 CORRESPONDENTS
Rhett Flanagan reports on
SNOW
Fanatic
by Tatum Butler
Early in August, I was taken by surprise
when Michael Dunnington my roommate ran
outside looking for Zebras. Because he had
heard someone say Zebra.
And, surprisingly, he found not one, but
three zebras at the tree
house. I then decided
that after school,
I would go and
investigate how
they got to the
Prep.
Conor Taylor,
one of my closest
friends and I went
to the College to
track them. By this, I
mean by following the
droppings trail to the side
gate near the main entrance to the Prep.
They had even got into the College pool
area!
Those zebras were let out by someone’s
stupidity in leaving the gate open!!!
Paige Gavin and Jade Pritchard: Their
articles appear on page 6.
It was Monday the 25th of July when it
started to snow and the
next day it finished.
It was the first time
it had snowed at
Treverton,
since
2004.
Although,
it
was more like ice
than snow, none
of the children
cared because for
many it was the
first time they had
seen snow. When the
boarders woke up, they
were all excited because they would be able
to play in the snow. During break and after
school, the children had snowball fights, made
snowmen and did many other fun things. But,
like every day we had to go back to dorm and
sleep.
The next morning, the boarders woke up at
five o’clock to see the snow before it melted
into slush.
That morning, Michel, Christopher,
Tristan and I went outside into the snow and
played around before it was all gone. It was
depressing watching the snow melting outside
of the classroom window and knowing that I
probably would not see snow again for many
years.
At break, we still had fun throwing the last
bits of snow around and putting it down each
other’s shirts.
by Conor Taylor
Inter-Prep Athletics was covered by Emma
Struan-Robertson, Ross Tarr and Amy Evans
Emma wrote that: “The terribly cold weather
did not affect the spectators’ and athletes’
positive mood.”
Ross described the event: “Every year, the
Inter-School Athletics is hosted at Treverton
Prep. Nine schools from KwaZuluNatal take part. There are track
events like 100m, 200m and
1200m races. Other events
include High Jump, Long
Jump and Shot Put.
Every year the
Grade 7s do a market
and sell a lot of food.
The Grade 7s got there
at 7.00 am to set up
their stalls before the
other schools arrived. It
was -1oC when this was
happening. One group was
selling hamburgers and soft
drinks. Their cold drinks were
sold out in under an hour. They sold
100 hamburgers! ”
Ross commented on the outstanding
achievements of Treverton’s Franco Erasmus.
Trevertonian September 2011
“The day got off to a flyer with Franco
breaking the long jump record. He jumped
5.03m. He also won the 150m and the high
jump. The U13 sprints were electrifying
as the Treverton students were shouting
and cheering for Franco!
Unfortunately, he came
second by a fraction.”
Emma
also
stated that “Many
other significant
records were
c r e a t e d ;
Tr e v e r t o n ’s
T a n a k a
Chivaviro
broke
the
U13
high
jump
record
by exactly 1cm.
The quality of our
opposing
schools
made the Treverton result
especially impressive.”
Ross concluded the report: “I’m sure
everyone had a good time. Treverton looks
forward to holding the 2012 Inter-Prep
Athletics meeting.”
Treverton Prep school is a place where
sport is very important. Scholars at Treverton
take the Sport very seriously, and coaches
don’t mind if you aren’t the sportiest person,
they help you improve.
When I started out at Treverton, I was not
very good at sport. Hockey
was one of the first
things I did. I was not
very good but my
coach helped me
improve, and now
I am proud to say I
play a lot better.
Then, there
was soccer and I
think I started out
okay. But now I’m better
than okay. I’m good, and
my coach even said I might go to the U13
team! At Treverton, there is always room for
improvement, and your friends also support
you.
When the boys had their rugby season, the
girls were always there for support. The girls
loved supporting and enjoyed being there. We
even said war-cries, made tunnels and shouted
our support! The boys played well, and Franco
Erasmus got a concussion in one game. He put
a lot of effort into all the games.
In athletics, Franco also beat the school
record in long jump! He jumped an amazing
5.03 metres. Another Treverton scholar beat
a school record in high jump. Her name is
Tanaka. She is brilliant at sport and jumped
1.43 metres! She also throws shot put with the
U14s when she is U13 and threw an amazing
nine metres.
Treverton offers academic excellence, but
the Sport has always been brilliant at this
amazing school!
INTER-PREP
ATHLETICS
by Amy Evans
Mr Chaperon’s voice boomed through
the microphone, announcing the start of the
Inter-Prep Athletics Meet. The day started
off cold and windy, but despite the weather
conditions, it turned out to be fantastic. Many
records were broken and athletes went home
exhausted yet happy.
The morning started off
with the high jump, long
jump and shot-put
events. The U10 boys
high jump and the
U11 boys shot-put
events broke records!
The crowd went
wild when our very
own Franco Erasmus
broke the U13 boys
long jump records by a
whopping 30cm!
Next, the sprints, long
distance and relay events took place. The long
distance running events went superbly well,
and Gavin Veenstra set the U10, 1200m time
at 5.23 minutes.
Treverton did well in both the sprints and
the relay events.
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Grade 7
What happens during Science lessons?
Well, firstly, concepts are taught and are
reinforced by practical work. We started the
year studying the Scientific Method. Observation,
predictions, making a hypothesis, dependent
and independent variables, controls, graphing and
experimenting were the key concepts taught. The
learners then had to apply these concepts as they made
an electro-magnet and then testing the strength of the
electro-magnet using 1 cell through to 4 cells as well as
increasing the number of turns of copper wire. Data was
collected and graphs were drawn, conclusions made and
their hypothesis verified.
They also had the opportunity to work with magnets
to create a compass and to discover a magnetic field
F
rom its humble beginnings in
the now College Staff Room,
under John Robertson, the
Science Department has grown
and evolved into a monster
feeding 40 hungry pupils from
Grades 10 – 12. Emphasis is hands
on in the senior grades and pupils
are encouraged to become confident
in working with apparatus to prepare
them for tertiary education.
Left:
Magnetism
showing the
magnetic field.
Below:
Scientific Method.
Making an electromagnet to pick up pins.
Chemistry also
featured as the learners
discovered interesting
facts about acids and
bases. They then had to
apply the knowledge
they
acquired
to
create a Power Point
presentation. In today’s
world where energy is
such an important facet
of our lives, the grade
7’s have been studying
the concepts of energy
such as conduction,
convection and radiation and how these affect our daily lives as well as
how to conserve energy.
The highlight of the year is when we deal with electricity. The learners
build circuits and then apply these concepts practically when they
build a house consisting of three rooms with lights and switches as well
as installing a basic alarm system. (See cover photo)
Grade 6
We began the year with a
look at the Planets and Outer
Space. As a treat the children
built homemade rockets. These
Rockets were a tremendous
success. Many of them travelled
far further than what I expected.
We studied the groups of plants
and the children again put their
creative heads together to build
Terrariums. This term we have
been looking at Energy. We have
looked at Local Energy Saving ie
Our practical project is to build
boats that are mainly powered by
the expansion of heated water.
Mr. Steve Whitfield with two Grade 11 students.
From the ‘wacky’ Dr Alan Staples seen leaving his class and shouting in
the corridor in order to demonstrate a point, through a knowledgeable
author and teacher, Duncan Watson, to the more sedate Mr Steve
Whitfield, senior science has been in good hands. Mrs Michele Grobler,
in her most efficient way, runs the Junior side of the Department and the
most enthusiastic ‘teacher in training’, Mr Mthembeni Madondo keeps
his scientists enthralled with his very interesting demonstrations.
The age of smart boards has arrived which is bringing ‘real’ science
into the classroom and is certainly adding a new dimension to teaching.
The engine room is womanned by our Lab Assistant, Mrs Carol Taylor,
who looks after 5
teachers and yet
remains cheerful.
Last year’s matrics
produced
some
great results with
Miguel
Rodo
coming in the
top 1% of the
high
achievers.
Good luck to this
matriculants
as
they
persevere
with this much
needed subject in
our society today.
Grade 4 and 5
Report & photos:
Mr Heinz Venter
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These early grades in the Senior
Primary follow well-developed
Natural Science
syllabus that
prepares them for their two final
Prep years.
Report & photos:
Mr Steve Whitfield
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AND
at the PREP
following quote is displayed on a blackTheboard
in the Treverton Prep School Library.
‘THE MAN WHO DOES NOT READ GOOD
BOOKS HAS NO ADVANTAGE OVER THE MAN
WHO CANNOT READ THEM.”
Mark Twain 1835 -1910.
T
he College Library serves as a
multi-faceted “education “ centre. A
number of resources are available:
fiction, non-fiction, reference books,
periodicals and the Internet.
Students are given every opportunity to
familiarise themselves with library organisation
and research techniques. Grade 8 classes
receive instruction from the Librarian in Media
Centre research. Guidance is given to these
learners to evaluate Internet information.
All Grades use the library with their subject
teachers to carry out research for projects and
class assignments. They are encouraged to use
a variety of resources, available in the library, to
acquire their information. These include books,
periodicals and credible Internet sources.
The library is a popular venue during break
and in the afternoon, when students use it as
a quiet and pleasant environment to do school
work, carry out research or broaden their
knowledge on hobbies or subject interests.
While
Non-Fiction is used mainly for
reference, some students enjoy the factual
information these books provide. Popular among
pupil readers, especially girls are Christian books
or those with a Christian theme. These are also
sought-after by some staff members.
Until recently, boys tended to read more
works of fiction than girls. Particularly popular
are works on fantasy and adventure. There has
been an increase in girls borrowing novels. The
themes, which they particularly enjoy are those
dealing with social issues. At the moment, one of
the most popular authors is Jodi Picoultt,
whose books are well-researched
and the story-line deals with
contemporary teenage and
young adult problems and
life.
Books are constantly being added to the book stock in the library,
with an even balance between leisure reading and non-fiction books
for research, as well as, keeping up with new subject matter.
The school has also investigated the purchase of On-line or E-books
but have decided to wait until there is a greater range of titles available,
and that they become more economical to purchase.
Mrs Lesly Graham: Librarian
Trevertonian September 2011
We at the Prep are doing many things to encourage
young children to become good readers. During
the first term Books 2 You visited us. The Barn soon
looked like a modern book store. There was great
excitement as the children chose the books that
they wanted to purchase.
The other highlight during the first term
was the Kid’s Lit Quiz. Two teams of four
each were chosen to represent Treverton.
They travelled to Pietermaritzburg where
the regional competition took place. The
Treverton A team was lucky enough to come
fourth. A South African team from Durban
won the finals in New Zealand.
The BOOK SWOP
in the second term
was a great success
and we plan to organise another one
in 2012. We subscribe
to a magazine called
MiniMag. To encourage the children to
read the magazines,
MiniMag Competitions take place regularly. The children are
required to answer
five questions. All
correct entries are
placed in a box and
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place.
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a delicious chocolate. During the library lessons the children are issued
with books, taught about the library, read to, watch good DVDs or listen to stories on CD. New material is regularly being purchased to keep
the children interested and stimulated. Teach a child to read and he
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will educate himself.
Mrs Gill Venter: Librarian
DavidCato: COLLEGE HEADMASTER: 2012
Mr David Cato has been appointed the new Headmaster of Treverton College, with effect from
1 January 2012.
Mr Cato is at present Deputy Headmaster at Woodridge College an independent school at
Thornhill in the Eastern Cape. He has twenty-six years’ experience in education, some twenty-one of
which are in teaching, administration and senior management in the independent school sector.
He is no stranger to KwaZulu-Natal. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer
Science and a Higher Diploma in Education from the former University of Natal. He has taught
at Hillcrest High School, Westville Boys’ High and Kearsney College. During his twelve years at
Kearsney, he taught Mathematics and Computer Literacy, examined Mathematics Standard Grade
and Higher Grade for the Independent Examination Board (IEB) and was appointed Grade Head
and Housemaster.
In 2003, he was appointed Head of Department for Mathematics at Woodridge College, and
became a member of the College’s Senior Management Committee, while continuing as Grades 8
to 12 Mathematics teacher, IEB Cluster Group Leader for the Port Elizabeth area and IEB examiner
for Mathematics Higher Grade, Paper 1. He was promoted to Deputy Headmaster in 2005.
He is a keen sportsman. He coaches athletics, basketball, cricket and hockey. He is a keen longdistance runner and cyclist and has completed two Comrades marathons, three Two Oceans
marathons, nine Pietermaritzburg to Durban National Classic cycle races and two Knysna Forest
marathons.
David is a committed Christian, active in his local church and strongly supportive of fostering and furthering Treverton’s Christian ethos. He is
married to Helga, and they have two daughters and a son. Treverton’s present College Headmaster Graham Nolan has resigned and he, and his
family are emigrating to New Zealand at the end of 2011.
Mark Schulze: Prep Deputy Headmaster : 2012
Senior Grade 7 teacher at Treverton Prep, Marc Schulze has been appointed the school’s new Deputy Headmaster
from 2012. Mr SchuIze has been on the staff for the last four and a half years. He was originally appointed as a
Grade 5 teacher but in his second year he became one of the Grade 7 teachers. He has since led the Grade 7 programme and teaches Maths, English, Social Science, EMS, and Design and Technology. He is also very involved in
the school’s sports programme and is a sport housemaster. He is at present, studying for his Advanced Certificate
in Education through UNISA. The course concentrates on School Management and Leadership.
He has also taught at Sarnia Primary and Glenwood Prep. He is married to Debbie a pre-primary teacher at
Treverton. They have three children.
Mr Schulze will replace the present Deputy Headmaster Heinz Venter, who retires at the end of 2011.
HONOUR FOR PREP HOCKEY PLAYERS:
Franco Erasmus & Tanaka Chivaviro
Treverton Preps’ two outstanding senior hockey players Franco Erasmus and Tanaka
Chivaviro will be pioneers when they attend the first ever U13 Hockey Players National
Camp. It will be held from 12-14 December 2011 in Pietermaritzburg. Accommodation,
venues and coaches, will be funded by SASHOC from Lotto funding.
Tanaka and Franco are Grade 7 learners at the Prep and are the two top sports
achievers at the school. In addition to their prowess at Hockey, they both broke records
in the recent Inter-Prep Athletics meeting hosted by Prep. They were the Victor and
Victrix Luduroms at the Prep Inter-House athletics meeting. Franco played cricket for
the Northern Districts U12 cricket team in 2010.Tanaka’s talents are not restricted to
sport; she has one of the leading roles in the forthcoming Prep play.
They both plan to attend Treverton College in 2012. Franco has been awarded the
College’s Syd Hudson-Reed Scholarship for his high school career.
College Grade 8s
@ ESKOM EXPO FOR YOUNG
SCIENTISTS
Eight grade 8s were selected to represent Treverton at the regional finals of the
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. They are Alejandro Rodo, Jana Wolmarans, Caitlin
Kenyon-Slade, Hannah George, Nicholas Butler, Christopher Bartlett, Emily Yeo and
Claire McCubbin. They gave up a day of half-term and accompanied by Mr Brown
and Dr Matchett, went to Durban to exhibit their projects. Bronze medals were won
by Jana Wolmarans, Christopher Bartlett and Emily Yeo. Claire McCubbin received a
gold medal and will represent KwaZulu-Natal at the national finals in Johannesburg
from the 5th to 8th October.
Back row: L to R: Jana Wolmarans, Nicholas Butler, Alejandro Ródo Middle row:
L to R: Caitlin Kenyon-Slade, Emily Yeo, Hannah George, Claire McCubbin. Front:
Christopher Bartlett.
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COLLEGE SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
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Treverton U14A Girls voted Hockey Team
of the Year at the College
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They proved that their reputation
was
wa not only intact, but that it
had improved when they won
the
th Co
Co-Ed Athletics meeting for the
10th
10 consecutive
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year. The meeting
was held at Wartburg this year.
th team was jubilant at this
While the
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achievemen
amazing
achievement for their school, their coach
veteran Athletics trainer, Rianne Botha’s dream was realised. She is
a former Natal athlete and for the past quarter of the century, she
had led the school’s athletics team to remarkable victories over other
schools in the province. She has also been blessed to see her family in
action at the College. Her daughter Hanli, who matriculated in 1996,
was a Midlands athlete. Mrs Botha now has two granddaughters at the
school, who are both talented athletes and winners in many events at
both Inter-House and Inter-School events. For her dedicated coaching
and encouragement, and achieving her remarkable goal, she was
presented with a dream-team T-shirt at a College Assembly.
Treverton’s athletes achieved remarkable success at the Wartburg
meeting achieving 27-first places, 16-second places and 22-third
places. In the final results, Treverton won with 513 points, followed by
Grey with 475 points.
At the Kingsway Athletics Meeting College once again proved that
they are a formidable, fleet-footed, strong-armed team to compete
against. They came out the overall winners in a competitive field with
13-girls’ teams and 11 boys’ teams participating. Treverton girls were
the winners against the other girls’ schools, and the boys were placed
third. As a combined team they scored 21-first places, 14-second
positions and came in third twelve times.
At the Treverton Invitation Co-Ed Athletics meeting six boys’
schools and five girls’ schools took part. Treverton athletes met fierce
competition from the large Durban and Pietermaritzburg schools. The
boys team came fifth overall, and the girls’ showed their ability and
achieved an outstanding second place.
This year, the Grey College and Menlo Park trials for the
Pietermaritzburg Invitation team were held at Treverton. There were
375 athletes from throughout KZN competing, with 79 athletes being
chosen, including nine from Treverton. Emily Marshall (Grade 11)
from Treverton was chosen as the captain for the girls’ team. The Grey
College meeting takes place on October 15 this year.
College’s outstanding U14A girls’ team was voted the best hockey
team of the year for their amazing record this season. They scored 37
goals and conceded one.
They beat all of their opposition twice; most of their opposition
came from large girls’ schools in the Pietermaritzburg. A number
of girls from this team played in provincial teams. Jeanne Botha
and Kate Armitage were respectively chosen as the Swallows team
Captain and Vice-Captain and Katherine Pellow-Jarman was chosen
as Vice-Captain for the Sparrows Midlands’ team. A total of 15
Treverton College girls played in provincial teams this season.
Full Hockey colours was awarded to Sabrina Miles and junior
players Kylee McLoughlin, Danielle Cairns both received Laurel
awards.
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Rugby awards for the 2011 season were made at a College Assembly.
Ryan Allardyce the first XV captain, who led his team this year, to a
victory over their arch rivals Weston, shared the award for rugby player
of the season with talented teammate Tyrone Corfield. David Stanley
won the Andy Boesch Trophy for the best Goal Kicker and Ryan Kays
received the Hambly Trophy for the Best Tackler of the Year. The most
improved Senior Player was John Elliot, and the most promising junior
player award went to Devon Nolan. The Inter-house shield was won by
Campbell House.
L-R: Left to right: David Stanley, Tyrone Corfield, Ryan Allardyce,
John Elliot, Paul van der Merwe (Campbell House representative), Ryan
Kays and Devon Nolan.
The major trophy winners at the annual Inter-House Athletics meeting.
Once again Campbell House proved a formidable foe and was the
winning house.
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SOCCER has become a very popular third term sport with both
boys’ and girls’ teams playing against other Midlands’ schools.
Full reports have appeared in the Trev-E-News.
Trevertonian September 2011
Trevertonian September 2011
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
The annual Parents’ evenings, the Grade 12 Art
Exhibition and the Revue took place on September 8 & 9.
THE COLLEGE REVUE 2011
The Revue was once again an outstanding evening of entertainment.
Songs including renditions of Michael Buble, Andrew-Lloyd Webber,
Laurika Rauch and John Lennon classics, brought cheers of approval
from classmates seated in the audience. The Marimbas came alive with
the sounds of “Township Funk” and our talented pianists tickled those
ivories. Whether you are a tap dance, modern dance or ballet fan there
was a well choreographed and beautifully executed performance for
you. To our wonderfully talented pupils - well done on a star studded
performance “ Every year, when we audition for the Revue, I am amazed
at the depth of the talent in our school - but it is not only about the
talent but about the great sense of willingness to try and courage to
perform on stage in front of an audience” Mrs Clare Botha - Drama
My rational behind introducing the matric portfolios to the school
I felt, was that whilst it is an honour to be chosen as a prefect at any
school; I have always been very aware of those children who are not
chosen as prefects for some or other reason. So I thought that by having
these portfolios available to the whole grade, it gave everyone a chance
to lead in some way. Those pupils who were not prefects could now do
something for the school that they are passionate about and could feel
that they are making a difference and this difference is being noticed.
Since introducing these matric portfolios in 2009 the pupils have
been working very hard in their respective areas. They are all involved
in one of the five areas: Peer Mentorship, Marketing, Sport, Grounds and
Buildings and Outreach. Each area is headed up by two leaders who are
chosen by the pupils. Here are a few words from the horses’ mouths:
“The marketing portfolio is all about the school’s image and
promoting Treverton in the best possible way”. Their main aim this
year was to have the girls’ winter uniform changed from Treverton
tracksuit pants to neater and more comfortable gray pants, which was
approved”.
matric art exhibition
There were 20 art students this year. The exhibition was staged in the foyer of the
Alan Staples Centre and the double Geography room.
L-R: Back Row: Pieter Veenstra, Joshua Falconer, Lionel Widmer. Front
Row: Courtney Derick, Zoë Richardson, Shan McCrae, Nondumiso
Mabizela, Marli Kriek . (Photograph: Noelle Stakes).
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“The Sports Portfolio was devised to assist in the improvement of
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both the sports facilities and the sport itself here at Treverton. Treverton
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College has amazing sporting potential and has shown amazing growth
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and improvement in recent years. It is a goal of the Sports Portfolio to
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help in the improvement by encouraging more pupils to get involved
in sport and the improvement of our sports facilities.”
“The peer mentorship portfolio is aimed at helping the students
of the school. We aimed to create more respect not only between the
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pupils and the staff but also between the pupils and their peers and the
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people in higher or lower grades. We would like to work on growing
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closer as a student body. Motto: “ We want to make Treverton a home
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away from home!”
“The Grounds and Buildings portfolio is about hard work and
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dedication towards achieving a common goal. Selflessly and tirelessly,
we join forces in trying to improve the facilities around the school. We
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want to leave a legacy behind at the school when we leave, and this is
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how we can achieve this.”
“Outreach is about helping those who are less fortunate than us.
We at Treverton acknowledge that we are very lucky to be given the
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chances and opportunities that we have had in life, so being on the
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outreach portfolio is a way of us giving back.”
These pupils have all been working hard this year and have in varying
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degrees achieved a lot. For the first time, this year I have decided to
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hand over the running of these portfolios to the grade 11’s much earlier
as I have noticed that the grade 12’s have battled to commit themselves
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fully to the tasks in the second part of the year due to examinations. So
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with the new heads already been chosen, I look forward to great things
from them over the next year.
Mr Rob Wyatt-Minter: Deputy Headmaster: Student Affairs
Trevertonian September 2011
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EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING
T
he South African school curriculum acknowledges the
importance of environmental education by integrating
environmental learning into all school subjects as a crosscutting critical outcome. However, many teachers from disadvantaged
schools have not received any environmental training and do not have
the experience or understanding of environmental issues and risks.
Thus they find it difficult to implement the curriculum requirements.
In May and August 2011 Treverton held Educators’ Development
in Environmental Education workshops for teachers from 10 schools
in the Estcourt, Loskop, Winterton, Colenso, Weenen and Howick
areas. Treverton’s Environmental Officer (Janet Snow) and presenters
from Howick assisted the 21 teachers gain a greater understanding of
environmental issues and the educational requirements.
Themes covered during the five days included:
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Introduction to Environmental Education
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International Year of Forests - Teaching and Learning about
Forests
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Introduction to the ECO - Schools Programme
Educators who attended the workshop.
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International Year of Chemistry - Water testing - Mini SASS
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Development of environmentally orientated projects to be conducted at schools
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Waste Management
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Perma-Culture
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Introduction to Wetlands
Treverton will continue encouraging schools in the area to develop appropriate environmental
projects and incorporating the environment in their teaching practices, by hosting more workshops
of this nature.
Treverton would like to thank the N3TC for their sponsorship of this project.
Mrs Janet Snow: Environmental Liaison Officer
OLD TREVERTONIANS
AUTHOR:
TIM RAMSDEN
(1983)
“I matriculated from Treverton
in 1983 and recently had my book
published on my time as a soldier
doing his National Service.
My book titled Border-Line
Insanity is available at CNA and
Exclusive Books and can be
viewed at http://www.galago.
co.za” - Tim Ramsden.
The 1983 Trevertonian lists
Tim as starting his school career
at Treverton in 1978, and he
played 1st XI Cricket and 3rd
XV Rugby.
NICHOLAS MONS (1994) DOES IT AGAIN!
I was involved with the FIFA 2010 Soccer
World Cup in SA. As it’s now time for the IRB 2011
World Cup In New Zealand, I have been put in
charge of making sure all commentators, and all
information related to the World Cup on Radio
2000 SABC will broadcast. This includes all 48
matches from 9 September to 23 October 2011. I
am so proud to be an Old Trevertonian and also to
a part of nation-building in SA.
OBITUARY: BRENDON LEE (2003)
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Treverton’s
thoughts and prayers are with family
and friends of Old Trevertonian Brendon Lee, a
an
pilot with SA Express, who was killed in a flying
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accident in early August, while training for his
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Instructor’s Rating.
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Brendon, a School and Campbell House prefect
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matriculated in 2003, was a keen cricketer and one
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of the fastest bowlers to have graced Treverton
fields at 130km/hr. He also played first team
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rugby and was a great athlete. Brandon will be
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remembered for his kindness and for being a great
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source of encouragement to junior pupils who
so
respected and looked up to him.
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Paul Erskine (1982) His participation in the Mongolian Derby
raised nearly R300 000 for abandoned babies in KwaZulu-Natal.
Unfortunately, he did not complete the 1000km, 11-day derby due
to the poor condition of the mounts that were available. An account
of Paul’s humanitarian work was reported in Trevertonian 23.2.
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Rugged game rangers with helicopters, quad bikes, nets, dart guns and sweat (no blood or tears) set the scene for
the first game capture from the Treverton Wildlife Area (TWA). A family group of Zebra and 55 Blesbok were caught
and relocated to farms in the Midlands area.
n the late 1990s, the concept of the TWA
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was initiated by Jeff Fetting (former Prep
Headmaster), Mike Clark(then Head of
Biology at the College), Gary Clark (at the time
a Grade 8 teacher at the Prep) and Janet Snow.
Information on the feasibility of the project
was obtained from experts from Ezemvelo
KZN Wildlife. In 2000, Treverton purchased
nine Blesbok. Local farmers were informed
of the TWA concept. A neighbouring farmer
was ecstatic; as he had a zebra that had
arrived on his farm ‘out-of-the-blue’ and he
wanted it to join other zebras. With the help
of a vet from Ladysmith (who later became a
Treverton Parent) the first zebra was darted
and transported to the TWA.
A group of Grade 10 pupils that had been
actively involved in the removal of old cattle
fences assisted with the translocation. These
students volunteered to build a temporary
holding boma for these animals, thus ensuring
that the translocation went smoothly. Bradley
Neal, now a Treverton staff member was one
of the Grade 10s involved in this historic
process. Over a decade later he has had the
unique opportunity to take part in the first
game capture of animals on the TWA.
In 2001, Treverton won the Green Trust
Overall (Established) award for national
environmental projects.
With the prize
money, another family group of zebras was
purchased.
Due to the good veld management, the
animals thrived and the numbers increased to
beyond the carrying capacity and saturation
levels for the area. We thus had to remove the
excess numbers to ensure that we return to
the optimum number of animals for the area.
Added to this, to ensure genetic variance and
vigour, a group of 10 Blesbuck was brought in
and released.
This project has addressed a variety
of outcomes, from the environmental,
educational, recreationally and financial
aspects. Educationally, the TWA has supplied
opportunities for both pupils and teachers
to conduct a number of programmes and
projects. Environmentally, Treverton has
ensured the appropriate management of the
threatened grassland biome. Financially, the
school has not only made savings by reducing
the number of off-campus trips by learners
while, the sale of animals has brought in a
significant gain. Anyone who has taken a walk
on the TWA will understand the recreational
benefits to the school and community.
The excitement of the game capture
process is a unique activity at school level. It
is expected that the capture process will be
repeated every two to three years to ensure
good game management.
Mrs Janet Snow: Environmental Liaison Officer
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A Nostalgic View: From Release to Capture
Top: “In come the first blesbok” into the Shute. Centre:
“Together again...” Janet Snow and Bradley Neal witnessing
the success of game relocation that started 10-years ago.
Bottom: A captured baby Zebra.
Photographs: Nikki Morris
When the Treverton Wildlife Area (TWA)
was first established in 1999, there was a great
excitement at Treverton that we would have
indigenous antelope on the school property. The TWA would be a perfect complement to the well-established Environmental
Education programme at the school. I was a
founder member of the College’s Environmental Projects Committee, and it was a privilege
to be involved from the outset and now as a
member of staff, I was fortunate to be involved
with the first game capture. From the original
nine-Blesbok and four-Zebra and later a small
herd of Red Hartebeest to the large herds that
at present reside on the TWA is proof of the vision and passion of the staff and learners under the guidance of Mrs Janet Snow.
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was sceptical that the project would succeed.
Once the committee was established, we met
with Janet for the first time. Except for Janet,
we were all novices in matters concerning
wildlife, but we were quickly steered in the
right direction.
Before any animals could be released, we
had to remove all unnecessary internal fences,
construct a game release boma and the most
significant: raise enough money to provide
adequate fencing for the TWA. The first two
were easy; it was the fencing that was more
of a challenge. After many hours of hard work,
everything was ready and in 2000, the first
Blesbok and Zebra were released onto the
TWA. This was extremely significant as it was
a culmination of a shared vision to transform
‘The Farm’ into the TWA. After a gap of 10 years
since matriculating it is rewarding to return to
Treverton and be involved in the capture of
the animals to supplement other projects and
to assist other areas in re-introducing animals
as we did.The TWA and the many projects we
undertook were extremely rewarding to me
and my fellow committee members. As I look
back over the last 13 years since the idea of establishing the TWA was made known, we can
be very proud of all the achievements and accolades that Treverton has receive in this field.
Bradley Neal
Trevertonian September 2011