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School Matters FROM THE HEADMASTER’S OFFICE

Augustus (63 BC – AD 14) was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD. He is well known for the fact that he was the Caesar that ordered the census which led to Joseph and Maria travelling to Bethlehem where Jesus Christ, our Lord, was born. August is the eighth month in our calendar year and was named in honour of Augustus Caesar in 8 BC. Welcome to August 2019 AD##. During the last few weeks the mercury fell below zero on one or two occasions and everybody was reminded of the fact that it is still winter. With the recent afternoon temperatures being in the mid-twenties, I hope you do not forget that the weather in our beloved country is among the best in the world. Talking about the ebbs and the flows of life, appreciate the basic things in life like good health, friends and family. Our registrar, Mr Ernst Raubenheimer, who underwent massive heart bypass surgery at the beginning of July, is recuperating well at home, and will be back in his office on Monday. To him and everyone out there battling with health issues, may our best wishes and prayers carry you and give you strength. Our revues are out of the blocks and all the best to every learner, teacher and parent for the hectic revue season lying ahead. Hats off to Midstream’s first and u/14 rugby sides who both are Blue Bulls champions and have qualified for the quarter-final of the Virsekerbeker competition after beating Hans Moore on Saturday. A special word of congratulations to our u/14, u/15 and u/16 girls’ hockey sides who were involved in play-offs on Tuesday and a salute to our u/15s who beat Hoërskool Pietersburg in Polokwane to qualify for their Noordvaal finals. Congratulations to every boy and girl who was elected to the Midstream Council. To those of you that missed out, Carpe Diem. You are invited to join the various sub-committees of the Council and make a difference. All the best to the new prefects, may you follow in the footsteps of Tishca, Jano and their team and lead Midstream towards an even brighter future. ## BCE (Before Common Era) and BC (Before Christ) mean the same thing - before year 1 CE (Common Era). This is the same as the year AD 1 (Anno Domini); the latter means “in the year of the Lord,” often translated as “in the year of our Lord.”

GRADE 9 SUBJECT CHOICE INFORMATION EVENING Midstream College is hosting a grade 9 subject choice information evening in the hall on Wednesday, 7 August 2019 at 18:30. There will be an opportunity for parents to speak to the subject managers afterwards. It is of the utmost importance that all grade 9 learners and parents attend this meeting as learners will be handing in their final grade 10 subject choices on Monday, 12 August.

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PRESTIGE PRIZE-GIVING The Prestige Prize-giving will take place in the school hall at 19:00 on Monday, 21 October. Learners will receive their invitations at a later stage.

GRADE 12 ARRANGEMENTS The matrics have already received this letter with all important dates and arrangements for the rest of the year. For your convenience, it has also been posted on the website under academics/year planning.

LADIES’ EVENING A friendly invitation to all ladies to attend our Ladies’ Evening, which will take place in the school hall on 10 October 2019 at 18:30. This year we also have exhibitors exhibiting a variety of products from 17:30. The guest artist for the evening is the well-known singer, Ivan Roux. The matric girls will also have the opportunity to show the audience their matric farewell dresses. Tickets, at R150-00 per person, will be available from Ms Carine Cronje at the high school reception from Tuesday, 13 August. Light refreshments will be served.

Academics 2020 GRADE 12 IEB FINAL EXAMINATIONS The Independent Examinations Board has announced its examination fee of R7 115-00 per candidate for next year’s National Senior Certificate Examination. Additional subjects will be charged at R1 230-00 per subject and Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) at R1 022-00. Current grade 11 parents are requested to budget for this, as your account will be debited accordingly next year.

Culture ORATORS Congratulations to all the learners who participated in the On The Tip Of Your Tongue orators competition. The last results are as follows:

Divis ion Learner(s) Result

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Dietrich von Benecke A++

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Mia Bosman A+

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Janco Scheepers A

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Donovan Schölly A

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Chani Langenhoven B+

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Karlijn Rebel B+

Gr 10 Afrikaans Individual Lukholo Mazibuko B+

Gr 8 Afrikaans Team Ilana Moolman, Anushka Niemand, Miané Lessing, Leané Claasen A+

Gr 10 English Team Mia Bosman, Lisa Madikizela, Meeka van Harte, Andrea Roberts A+

Gr 10 English Team Cleo Qin, Boikanyo Buys, Susan Frank, Anke Brits A+

Gr 9 English Individual Tshedza Tharage A+

Gr 9 English Individual Lebone Komape A

Gr 9 English Individual Fiona Kubayi B+

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Sport Both the first and u/14 rugby teams rewrote Midstream College’s record books by winning the Blue Bulls finals. Last Saturday, both teams won their qualifying round for the Virsekerbeker competition and will be involved in the quarter-finals of division 2 this weekend. We are equally proud of the first and u/14 boys’ hockey teams that played in the Noordvaal section B finals last week and ended third and fifth respectively. The u/14, u/15 and u/16 girls’ hockey teams were also involved in the play-offs for the Noordvaal competition. Congratulations to the girls’ squash team (Awande Malinga, Claudia Lock, Kiara Poole, Lara van Niekerk, Anja van der Merwe and Kiyari Mohan) that came seventh overall at the Top Schools tournament in Pietermaritzburg.

RUGBY Team Opponents Result

First Team Overkruin 28-26

First Team Hans Moore 44-31

u/16A Pietersburg 17-31

u/14A Tuine 24-14

u/14A Hans Moore 13-7

GIRLS HOCKEY

Team Opponents Result

u/14A Pietersburg 1-3

u/15A Pietersburg 1-0

u/16A Noordheuwel 1-3

BOYS HOCKEY

Team Opponents Result

First Team Secunda 2-0

Sasolburg 1-0

Transvalia 1-0

Menlopark 1-3

Potch Volkskool 2-0

u/14A Roodepoort 6-0

Roodepoort 4-0

Monument 0-1

Louis Trichardt 5-3

Potch Volkskool 3-0

CHESS Congratulations to the chess team that came second in the D4 play-offs and have thus qualified for the Gauteng Championships.

EQUESTRIAN Abigail Howarth and Brynne van Zyl participated for the Gauteng Pony Club team competition and achieved first places in show jumping dressage and equitation and a second place in dressage.

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CROSS-COUNTRY League 2 - PBHS

Team Posit ion

Junior boys 7th

Junior girls 12th

Senior boys 10th

Senior girls 7th

League 3 – Suther land

Team Posit ion

Junior boys 8th

Junior girls 13th

Senior boys 10th

Senior girls 6th

SOFTBALL Team Opponents Results

u/14A Sutherland CR Swart

13-8 17-4

u/14B Garsfontein B AHMP

14-18 11-20

u/15A Sutherland CR Swart

12-1 19-4

u/15B Garsfontein B AHMP

5-15 13-18

u/16A Sutherland CR Swart

12-7 13-12

u/16B Garsfontein B AHMP

3-17 8-21

u/19A Sutherland CR Swart

18-3 22-2

u/19B Garsfontein B AHMP

12-3 2-13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NON-SCHOOL SPORT KARATE The following learners participated in the SA Elite and Open Championships in Durban and fared as follows:

Kata Kumite Team Kata

Reece Baynes Bronze Participation Gold

Justin Baynes Bronze

Lesedi Seanego Bronze Gold

Dihan de Bod 5th Silver

Aiden van Wyk Participation Bronze

Aydin Jacobs Participation 7th

UNDERWATER HOCKEY Henk Venter, Ethan Martin and Ethan de Villiers will represent South Africa at the u/19 World Championships in Sheffield, England in August. Good luck.

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ACTION HOCKEY Traz and Jaide Mocke have been selected for Gauteng North to participate in an inter-provincial tournament in Johannesburg during August. Congratulations. KICK BOXING Congratulations to Rahul and Kuber Singh who have been chosen for Gauteng North to participate in the SA Championships. TENNIS Isabella Basson has qualified for the first round of the Groenkloof ITF tournament. Well done.

General SPRINGFEST Our SpringFest tickets are already 50% sold out! There is a limit to the number of tickets that may be sold. Buy yours now to avoid disappointment. https://itickets.co.za/events/424057.html

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