From the Helm

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Issue#40

At Durban Girls’ College we believe in the saying that a healthy body means a healthy mind. With the increase in childhood obesity and the related health issues, as well as greater engagement with screens, it would be remiss of us as an educational institution not to do so. Running and skipping, hopping and jumping, swimming and engaging in the variety of team sports on offer help develop body strength and co-ordination.

The sports at DGC are aimed at specific developmental stages and abilities. In the Junior Primary phase exposure to activities and skills are fundamental and the emphasis is on participation hence many activities are fun based.

As the girls progress through the Senior Primary phase and become more competent, honing not only physical skills, they become more aware of skills such as the time management required in busy schedules as well as the values of team activities. While some girls do start to develop preferences, we continue to offer a diverse range of activities. Squads and rotation of players are the norm up until Gr 6 when teams become more settled and healthy competition, both within the team and against the opposition, increases.

By the time they reach High School, the academic workload invariably leads to girls having to make choices and they select one code above another and specialisation increases. Some continue to make themselves available to play in teams, when needed, purely for enjoyment! The Wellness Programme and the Gym on campus allows girls the option of choosing their own activities which are less competitive.

Through sport we learn valuable lessons. Team skills, in an environment when collaboration is stressed as a skill required in the 21st Century, are invaluable. Learning to balance competition and participation is necessary, as an unhealthy focus on winning adds to the stress young people experience today. Just as we learn differently, so too do we progress differently in terms of physical development and strength and we need to remain cognisant of this so we do not develop unrealistic expectations of our girls.

Success and achievement are recognized on many levels. We acknowledge progress from skills development to excellence. Those who excel, commit many hours to their sport, and they deserve the accolades they achieve.

I want to take the opportunity of wishing Amber Schlebusch well as she heads off to the Junior Olympics in Buenos Aires to participate in the Triathalon event. We wish her well and know that she will be a great ambassador for her family, our school and our country. Our Sports Department is currently investigating what we offer, why we do it and how, as well as areas of strength and future development. They are developing a vision for Durban Girls’ College which will include all aspects of sport.

Marianne BaileyExecutive Head

Singita Khosa presenting her mom, Dr Khosa, with flowers to thank her for being our Guest of Honour.

Our Guest of Honour, Mrs Murray, presenting Hunter with the SP winning house trophy.

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College Moments

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Our girls are ready for their 2018 Interhouse Sports Day.

The Grade 3s enjoyed presenting their favourite recipe to the class this past week. They demonstrated how to make the dish and each girl was given a sample of the treat to taste.

Junior Primary Senior Primary

High School

Congratulations to our Grade 3 house captains for Sports Day.

1500m, Shotput, long jump and high jump, all in the order of the day at the Inter-House Field events on 11 September.

Keira Reddy from Hunter, receiving The Bargate Cup for U11 Victrix Ludorum.

Chelsea Murray from Hunter, receiving The Goosen Cup for U13 Victrix Ludorum.

A very enthusiastic and vocal Palmer House were awarded The Mel Cilliers Memorial Trophy for House Spirit by our Guest of Honour, Dr Khosa, at yesterday’s HS & SP Inter-House Athletics event.

Chloë Govender won The Vanessa Thunstrom U17 80m Sprint.

Jodie Smart, from Cottam, won The Rowan Cup for U15 Victrix Ludorum.

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"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return." 2 Timothy 4:7,8

John Stephen Akhwari, a marathon runner from Tanzania, participated in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Unfortunately, during the race he tripped and was badly injured. But he did not quit. Instead he limped all the way to the stadium where the medals ceremony was already underway for the winners. It was late and dark, and most of the supporters had already left. But as John painfully walked into the stadium, the small crowd watching the medals ceremony roared with admiration at his perseverance and grit, and he was welcomed home with joy. So it is for the Christian journey - it requires perseverance, but in the end the homecoming makes it all worthwhile. Keep running! Michelle Edgecumbe

From our Chaplain

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In Grade 12 at Durban Girls’ College, Tanith was a Prefect and Captain of Cross-Country. She also achieved Honours in Athletics and Cross-Country and Merit Colours for Biathalon. In this year’s Comrades Marathon Tanith finished in fourth place with an impressive time of 6h20m35s. Tanith has earned some excellent podium finishes at the Two Oceans, but this was her first attempt at Comrades. Her passion for running came from her parents who competed in 14 Comrades Marathons between them and from her Uncle Kevin Flanagan from who she received her first pair of running shoes at 8 years old. She has been fortunate to compete internationally at the Commonwealth Games 2006, All Africa Games 2007, IAAF World Championship 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and the Olympic Games 2012. Sadly Tanith’s mom passed away from Leukaemia in December 2017. She says her mom was her biggest supporter and always wanted her to run Comrades. Tanith’s ambition is to win both the Two Oceans and Comrades, and she would like to set a new SA Record in the marathon for the 40+ age category.

I started out with a Bachelor in Agriculture from the University of the Free State, but my first love was always sport. During my school years, I played provincial hockey and at university I played for the team and the Free State Provincial Womens’ Teams. After graduation, I spent a few years teaching General Science and Art at the Christian Brothers College in Bloemfontein. This was followed by a move to KwaZulu-Natal to take up an appointment in the Sports Office at Natal Technikon. In 2005, while coaching part-time at Durban Girls’ College, Ken Elliott appointed me Head of the Sports Department and my appointment included my border collie, Skye, who was later followed by Kimba. During my career, I’ve been fortunate to coach some of the top female hockey teams in South Africa, including the KZN U18 (who won the IPT), SA U21 Indoor Hockey, SA U16. I was also the Assistant Coach for the SA Womens' Indoor Hockey Team at the World Cup in Vienna and Leipzig. I’m passionate about coaching sport and it is so rewarding to see our girls achieve in a variety of different sporting codes.

Bell MeekDirector of Sport

Tanith MaxwellClass Of 1993

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I can really think a champion, is not defined by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall.

Serena Williams“ “

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Results

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HIGH SCHOOL & SENIOR PRIMARYCOMBINED INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

HS & SP combined house results:1. Rutherford 3532. Palmer 3493. Greenacre 3224. Hunter 2805. Churchill 2776. Cottam 248

Trophy Winners:

The Heather Cross TrophyFastest 1500m - Amber Schlebusch 5:00:19 (NR)

Sasha-Lee Corris-Nordengen Trophy Fastest U13 800m - Kira Altshuler

The Vanessa Thunstrom U17 80m Sprint - Chloe GovenderThe Forrester Cup - Open Relay - RutherfordRibbink Trophy - SP Ladder Relay - Palmer The Kaplan Cup - HS Ladder Relay - Palmer Rowan Cup - U10 VL - Melissa Hulsen The Bargate Cup - U11 VL - Keira ReddyBlunden Cup - U12 VL - Maddie Waller Goosen Cup - U13 VL - Chelsea MurrayThe Lewis Cup - U14 VL - Sabrina FivazThr Rowan Cup - U15 VL - Jodie SmartThe Pauline Saven Cup - U16 VL - Kayla Ribbink

The Margaret Barrow Cup U17 VL Amber Schlebusch & Chelsea McCarthy

The Paula Cumming Trophy - Open VL - Brittney Mottram The Mel Cilliers Memorial Trophy - House Spirit - Palmer The Overall House Winner - Rutherford

HIGH SCHOOL

DebatingThe Junior and Grade 8 teams made it to the Durban Coastal Debating League quarter finals last month. The Juniors lost their debate(although this is the first time a Junior team has made it to the quarter-finals in a number of years and so we are very proud of the girls). The Grade 8 team won their debate and went through to the semi-finals where they lost to Clifton's Grade 8 team. The awards ceremony and finals were held at Clifton and Sarah Sparks was awarded a certificate as she placed in the top 5 for Grade 8 speakers in the Durban Coastal Debating League. Congratulations to all of the girls who are flying the flag high for Durban Girls' College in the debating league.

Cross Country Amber Schlebusch took part in the KZN Cross Country Trials held in Newcastle. She came 1st in the U17 age group. Well done on this excellent achievement!

SoccerCongratulations to Julia Burnett on being selected for the KZN U15 Football Team. She will be taking part in the Friendship Cup Tournament being played in Gauteng, during the school holidays. We wish you all the best!

DGC vs DGHSU14 drew 0-0U16 won 1-01st lost 4-0

5-a-side Soccer Tournament at Kloof HighU19’s finished 7th.U16’s finished 4th.U15’s finished 4th.U14’s made it to the final, only losing to Thomas More by 1 goal. Congratulations girls on winning a silver medal.

Action NetballDGC vs Danville DGC lost 17-20

Good luck to the DGC Action Netball team who will be playing in the Gold Final vs Danville on Friday afternoon. We are holding thumbs for you!

Triathlon Congratulations to Amber Schlebusch who has been selected to take part in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 1-6 October. DGC wishes you all the best while you fly South Africa’s flag high, we are so proud of you!

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SENIOR PRIMARY

Athletics The SP Athletics team had an excellent performance atthe second Inter-Schools Athletics meeting hosted by Crawford La Lucia.

Congratulations go to the following girls who were awarded medals:Melissa Hulsen - silver U10 100m: Keira Reddy - bronze U11 100mAlexia Reddy - silver U11 200mLouisa Hancock - silver U13 100mChelsea Murray - bronze U13 100 & 200mKira Altshuler - silver U13 800m

U11 Relay team (Keira Reddy / Alexia Reddy / Nastajjia Reddy / Julia Butcher) - silver

U12 Relay team (Zara Pechey / Ollie Mtshali / Sayana David / Maddi Waller) - bronze

U13 Relay team (Louisa Hancock / Chelsea Murray / Kira Altshuler / Maddi Waller) - bronze

Water Polo In preparation for their upcoming tour the U13A Water Polo team played against Maris Stella U13A and Scottburgh High School U14A:U13A vs Maris Stella U13A won 5 - 1U13A vs Scottburgh U14A won 7 - 1

HockeyThe U13A played in a tournament hosted by Our Lady of Fatima: vs Crawford La Lucia won 1 - 0vs Westville Senior Primary won 2 - 0vs Chelsea lost 0 - 1vs Fatima B won 3 - 0vs Umhlali lost 0 - 1

DGC hosted an U10 & U11 tournament at DGC on Saturday 1 September. All teams gave of their best and enjoyed a good morning of hockey. Special mention must be made of the U10A team who won two of their three games. They beat both St Mary's and Maris Stella 3 - 0 in their last two matches.

Certificates for Participation in the South African Maths Olympiad 2ND Round

Zoë Pearson Zoë Grindrod Louisa Hancock Jordan Hancock Husna RandereeGeorgina StephensonZahraa Ahmed Courtney Bell Tachiana Naicker Anna WesselinkLutfiyah Khan

Grade 4 Speech and Drama Festival:On Thursday 6 September, the Grade 4’s participated in their Speech and Drama Festival. The girls have been working very hard on their pieces since the start of this term. Each class performed a choral verse item and each girl performed an individual poem. Of the 45 items that were presented at the Festival, 22 of them were awarded A or A+ symbols.Miss Keyworth is so proud of all of the girls for their dedication and thorough preparation.

Certificates of Excellence are awarded for performances that received A or A+ symbols:

GRADE 4CAmelia BelayLilla FowldsRinaaz GouseLwandle LuthuliZaynah MahomedOwan MkhizeEkta RampersadDiya RamsewakLuella Reardon

GRADE 4GAisha AllyBailey BartlettLily CorbettLiyana EssackSarah FirthFathima IsmailHannah Kharwa

Siphe MyatazaDivya RamklassGemma RopertzSienna Setzkorn

Stella D'Avice Jaime Cockcroft Rebecca Wang Arya Mehta Kira Altshuler Yasti SubramoneyMarlise Pretorius Zareen Ahmed Yusra Moolla Rebecca Wan

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DebatingOn Monday 3 September, our debaters took part in a league fixture, hosted by Penzance Primary School. The motion was: This House would ban hunting DGC sent two teams, one debating as the proposition against Eden, and the other debating as the opposition against Holy Family.

The teams were as follows:PropositionZara JacksonKimiera JeewanMakayla HolmesReserve - Jia Patel

Both teams debated well and narrowly lost to their opponents. Aaliya Motala was awarded best speaker.Well done, girls!

OppositionZahraa AhmedAaliya MotalaJordan HancockReserve - Zoe Pearson

The Week Ahead MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER - SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

Monday 17

Tuesday 18

Thursday 20

Friday 21

Day 6SP: Inter-School Athletics: Kings ParkHS: 15h00: Water Polo vs Amanzimtoti: DGC

Day 7Jewish Yom Kippur Day of Atonement Starts EveningJP: 07h30: Music Module: Gr 2: Blue StepsHS: 10h00-11h00: Gr 12 Life Sciences IEB Paper: Life Science Labs

Day 8Jewish Yom Kippur DaySP & SP: 07h45-13h25: Edudome: JP Hall09h00-13h00: Blood Drive: Hall FoyerHS: 14h30: Gr 12 IEB Final Drama Pracs: Lecture TheatreHS: 17h00: Sugar Relay: Kings Park

Day 9JP: 07h30: Music Module Gr 3: Blue StepsHS: Water Polo Tour: 1st Team: ReddamHS: 17h30: Festival of the Green Lady: College House

Day 10BREAK UP DAYClifton Break Up DayBreak Up Times:JP: Gr 00 – 10h15JP: Gr R – 10h30JP: Gr 1 – 10h40JP: Gr 2: 10h50JP: Gr 3: 11h00SP: 11h15HS: TBCSP: 09h45-10h30: Heritage Day Picnic: Field

SANBS Blood driveWednesday19 September09h00-14h00

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Wednesday 19

Saturday 22 HS: Water Polo Tour:1st Team: Reddam

HS: Water Polo Tour:1st Team: Reddam Sunday 23

Upcoming events19 September

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