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Merrifield’s Very Own Bi-Weekly Newspaper 18 August 2017
From the Executive Head, Dr Guy Hartley
The highpoint of our twentieth year celebrations is upon us as we enter two weeks ahead of festivities.
The students have been applying themselves well in rehearsals as they gear up for three performances
of our “Unstoppable” production in the Guild Theatre as a showcase of music, arts and drama at
Merrifield. Each student in grades 1-9 gets the opportunity to appear on stage, and appreciate the
atmosphere and workings of a regional theatre. They are sure to acquit themselves well and are
looking forward to “wowing” our parent audiences.
Next weekend, the College and Prep then host St George’s from Port Elizabeth in our major derby
sports matches of the year. We have a healthy, long term rivalry with St George’s, as one of the leading
independent schools in the NMMU region, and can look forward to a weekend of good spirit,
comaraderie and competition. There are also prep and college socials on the Friday night as we build
friendships with our St George’s guests.
The following week we move to our Founders’ Day celebrations. This year we have invited former
headmaster, Tony Law, to be our guest-of-honour. We also honour our matric class of 2007, who have
now been ten years out of school. Former SRC Head of 2007, Vuyo Gabelana, will address the students
at the Founders’ Day assembly on behalf of the 2007 year group. Please be invited to join in the activi-
ties as we commemorate our twentieth year!
SHOWTIME! Rehearsals are underway for Unstoppable, Merrifield's 20th birthday celebration. The play will be staged at the Guild Theatre next week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (22, 23 and 24 August). Tickets are available from the school and Computicket. The cast includes students from Grade 1 to Matric, as well as staff members. It's a beautiful show! Synopsis: UNSTOPPABLE - A Merrifield School 20th Anniversary Celebration – tells the story of Lily, an inquisitive grade one student on the first day of school, who grows up in front of the audience’s eyes. The more she is antagonised by her older brother, Matt, the more frantic she becomes to find her talent – to find who she is and where she belongs. This show celebrates Merrifield’s rich cultural diversity with dancing, singing, acting, marimba bands and musical instruments. It showcases the talents of learners ranging from grade one to grade twelve, in a heart-warming story that is sure to appeal to audiences of all ages.
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Grade 10s had fun at Hobbiton on Hogsback
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GRADE 8
James Ford Grade 8 Silver Award
Neve Hayman Grade 8 Silver Award
Liyabona Fuku Grade 8 Silver Award
Matthew van Harmelen Grade 8 Silver Award
Madison Summers Grade 8 Silver Award
David Weber Grade 8 Silver Award
Langelihle Nto Grade 8 Silver Award
Zoe Steyn Grade 8 Silver Award
Yusaf Peer Grade 8 Silver Award
Thomas Rautenbach Grade 8 Silver Award
Cameron Cotterrell Grade 8 Silver Award
Nazi Mkumla Grade 8 Silver Award
Khanyisile Ntswahlana Grade 8 Silver Award
Fathima Moola Grade 8 Gold Award
Pippa Sparg Grade 8 Gold Award
Anke de Ridder Grade 8 Gold Award
Keelan Hartley Grade 8 Gold Award
Jenna Gouws Grade 8 Gold Award
Lisa van der Heide Grade 8 Gold Award
Carina Steytler Grade 8 Gold Award
Calum Jones Grade 8 Gold Award
GRADE 9
Yeyethu Madasa Grade 9 Silver Award
Ayakha Ngcwangu Grade 9 Silver Award
Simonique Rose Grade 9 Silver Award
Buhle Nojoko Grade 9 Silver Award
Alexander Schewitz Grade 9 Silver Award
Lindelwa Mkumla Grade 9 Silver Award
Tia Hart Grade 9 Silver Award
Mohammad Shabih Grade 9 Silver Award
Matthew Mangold Grade 9 Silver Award
Mia Wood Grade 9 Silver Award
Hannah Muckle Grade 9 Silver Award
Matthew Fleischman Grade 9 Silver Award
Angus Campbell Grade 9 Silver Award
Yolo Sikuza Grade 9 Gold Award
Camille Beau Grade 9 Gold Award
Selin Tolu Grade 9 Gold Award
Zoe Sparg Grade 9 Gold Award
Joshua Emslie Grade 9 Gold Award
Erin-Rose Handley Grade 9 Gold Award
Catherine Bruce Grade 9 Gold Award
Catherine Williams-Jones Grade 9 Gold Award
Jessica Craddock Grade 9 Gold Award
GRADE 10
Cameron Wicks Grade 10 Silver Award
Talitha Stapelberg Grade 10 Silver Award
Luke Hanner Grade 10 Silver Award
Colby Weiss Grade 10 Silver Award
Cabe Morrison Grade 10 Silver Award
Dylan Smith Grade 10 Silver Award
Saskia Giese Grade 10 Silver Award
Jade Underwood Grade 10 Silver Award
Nicholas Gregoriou Grade 10 Silver Award
Khian Denison Grade 10 Silver Award
Britney Schroeder Grade 10 Gold Award
Coleen Grobler Grade 10 Gold Award
Janna Bamberger Grade 10 Gold Award
Taoni Mansingh Grade 10 Gold Award
Erin Ramsay Grade 10 Gold Award
Paige Wardle Grade 10 Gold Award
Heather Sandison Grade 10 Gold Award
Benjamin Brent Grade 10 Gold Award
Madhia Shabih Grade 10 Gold Award
Siobhan Barry Grade 10 Gold Award
Dayna Clark Grade 10 Gold Award
ACADEMIC AWARDS JULY 2017
Honours: 80% + for two exam periods
Colours: 75-79% for two exam periods
Half Colours: 70-74% for two exam periods
Gold Badge: 80% and over
Silver Badge: 70-9%
Step up award: 5% or more improvement between December 2016 and June 2017
STEP UP AWARDS
Joshua Emslie Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Tia Hart Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Eva Kolyvas Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Lindelwa Mkumla Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Chuma Nobatana Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Buhle Nojoko Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Alexander Schewitz Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Mohammad Shabih Grade 9 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Ruby Mare Grade 10 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Andrew Rautenbach Grade 10 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
David Simms Grade 11 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
James Tasker Grade 11 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Michael Williams-Jones Grade 11 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Cole Miles Grade 12 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
Danica Stockigt Grade 12 STEP UP CERTIFICATE
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GRADE 11
Hannah Toogood Grade 11 SILVER AWARD
David Simms Grade 11 SILVER AWARD
Jordan Ramoo Grade 11 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS
Joel Hanner Grade 11 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS
Tasmiyyah Moola Grade 11 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS
Dietmar Welz Grade 11 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS
Leah Schewitz Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Silver Badge
Frances Craddock Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Silver Badge
Milan Wischnath Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Gold Badge
Lauren Petzer Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Gold Badge
Damien Jackelman Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Gold Badge
Luchulumanco Matiso Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Gold Badge
Michael Williams-Jones Grade 11 ACADEMIC COLOURS plus Gold Badge
Britney Korff Grade 11 ACADEMIC HONOURS
Farah Narkedian Grade 11 ACADEMIC HONOURS
Jeffin Thomas Grade 11 ACADEMIC HONOURS
Lithalelanga Chimusoro Grade 11 ACADEMIC HONOURS
GRADE 12
Danielle Heathcote Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Angela Waterson Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Anelisa Rwexu Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Dominique Plaatjes Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Sihle Nabo Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Emily King Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Rory Thomas Grade 12 SILVER AWARD
Hannah Rosenstrauch Grade 12 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS (Re-award)
Dayna Hempel Grade 12 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS (Re-award)
Georgia Craddock Grade 12 ACADEMIC HALF COLOURS (Re-award)
Michaela Liesching Grade 12 ACADEMIC COLOURS (Re-award)
Keana Loots Grade 12 ACADEMIC HONOURS
Ruqaiyah Peer Grade 12 ACADEMIC HONOURS
Yhovaan Mansingh Grade 12 ACADEMIC HONOURS (Re-award)
Jenna Jones Grade 12 ACADEMIC HONOURS (Re-award)
ACADEMIC AWARDS JULY 2017 continued...
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Minimising our single use plastic items: The Eco Club upcycled old t-shirts into shopping bags. In a few easy steps, old clothing became funky grocery bags! Don't forget about our Big 4 Challenge in becoming more waste wise. Say no to four main single use plastic items: Plastic bags; Plastic bottles; Coffee cups and lids; Straws. And keep taking three pieces of litter off the beach whenever you go. Small changes make a big difference!
BONES: The Grade 10 science students dissected large, long
bones in the lab this week.
CELEBRATE: A Schultüte is given to children
in Germany on their first day of school, and is
filled with all sorts of treats and yummy sweets.
The Merrifield moms got together on
8 August for a Ladies Paint night in
the hall.
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HOCKEY 2 August: U13 girls hockey beat Berlin 4-0; U11 girls hockey beat Gonubie 4-0. 1 August: U10 boys hockey, Merrifield drew 0-0 with Komga, Dale B and AW Barnes, and lost to Berlin 2-1. 4 August: U13 girls lost to Hudson A 5-1; U13 boys drew with Hudson A 2-2. 2 August: 1st girls v Stutt 1st girls; Merrifield won 7-0; U16 girls vs Stutt U16 girls, Merrifield won 5-0.
15 August: Hockey Festival at Dale. U9 boys results: A team: vs Stirling, the teams drew; vs Cambridge, Merrifield won 2-0; vs Dale A, Merrifield won 2-1. B team: vs Komga A, Merrifield lost 1-0; vs Stirling B, Merrifield won 2-1; vs Dale B, Merrifield lost 1-0. 15 August: U11 Boys Hockey Festival. Results: vs Lilyfontein, the teams drew 2-2; vs New Generations, the teams drew 1-1; vs Kidds Beach, Merrifield won 7-0. 16 August: College hockey derby vs Cambridge. U14A vs U14A: Merrifield won 2-1; U16B vs U16B, the teams drew 1-1; U16B vs U16B, Merrifield lost 0-8; 1st team vs 1st Team, Merrifield lost 1-4; 1st team vs 1st team, Merrifield lost 1-6.
SOCCER 31 July: U9 boys soccer lost 5-0 to Centre of Excellence. 3 August: U13 soccer vs Mbulelo Public, Merrifield lost 4-2; U11 soccer drew 2-2 with Mbulelo Public.
SOCCER 14 August: U9 boys soccer vs AW Barnes, Merrifield lost 4-2.
SURFING The following students competed in regional competitions and were ranked in the top 10 nationally in their respective age groups: Danica Stockigt (No1 ranking U19 division), Zoe Steyn (No1 ranking U14 division); Reilly Mare (No4 ranking U14 division) and Thomas Lindhorst (No 6 ranking U16 division).
NETBALL 3 August: U13 girls netball lost 21-6 to Kidds Beach. 3 August: Merrifield played East London Academy. U16 lost 8-11; U18 lost 10-4. 15 August: U11 girls lost 11-1 to Lilyfontein.
HORSERIDING 29 July: Simonique Rose qualified for the SANESA Regionals Competition that took place in Grahamstown. Simonique and her horse Pirate (representing Merrifield College) did very well, coming 1st in the 80cm Showjumping competition.
TENNIS 2 August: Mixed vs Stirling 2nds, Merrifield lost.
WATERPOLO Congratulations to Jessica Craddock who has been selected for the U15 Border Water Polo Squad.
Senior Afrikaanse Olimpiade: Grade 10-12
24 students entered from Merrified. Congratulations to Grade 12 student Dana Hempel who achieved 80% and placed in the top 20 of the Eastern Cape (out of 253 entries).
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CROSS COUNTRY
Interhouse cross country results
Boys 7: 1. Reece Snyman; 2. Hannes Barden; 3. Mnqobi Dlambewu
Girls 7: 1. Rana Tolu; 2. Vela Mntonintshi; 3. Zoey Batchelor
Boys 8: 1. Adam Brown; 2. Joshua Talbot; 3. Borys Karbowy
Girls 8: 1. Onesimo Dodo; 2. Hlonela Mrwetyana; 3. Emily Evers
Boys 9: 1. Tyler Giese-Scott; 2. Skylar Ganda; 3. Jakob Barden
Girls 9: 1. Daniella Webb; 2. Cora Tarr; 3. Zizi Shenxane
Boys 10: 1. Blake Snyman; 2. Igor Karbowy; 3. Blake Brown
Girls 10: 1. Alison Wheatley and Madison Goliath; 3. Samiha Dhoda
Boys 11: 1. Mtha Mboniswa; 2. Unathi Mtyobele; 3. Gerhard Kotze
Girls 11: 1. Rachel Webb; 2. Lea Kuhlmann; 3. Zenande Shenxane
Boys 12: 1. Thomas Braun; 2. Calvin Richardson; 3. Daniel Van Rensburg
Girls 12: 1. Georgina Waechter; 2. Jenna Wheatley; 3. Cara Reynders
Boys 13: 1. Siyavuya Manyonga; 2. Harshul Ranchhod; 3. Mumbi Kayula
Girls 13: 1. Megan Waechter; 2. Khanya Mabandla; 3. Devina Pillay
Boys 14: 1. Sebastian Harris; 2. Samuel Perks; 3. Pablo Battiss
Girls 14: 1. Nicara Diedericks; 2. Emihle Bikitsha 3. Alexa Molema
Trophy Winners:
Foundation Phase
Boys: Adam Brown
Girls: Daniella Webb
Intermediate Phase
Boys: Blake Snyman
Girls: Rachel Webb
Senior Intermediate Phase
Boys: Thomas Braun
Girls: Megan Waechter
Winning House: Orion
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Happy birthday to the following Merrifield staff and students,
from 5 August to 1 September:
Students: Siobhan Barry, Lucia Beltrame, Jonathan Corbett, Bristin Liebold, Liam Coetzee, Lilitha
Madasa, Michael Raats, Kayla Heiberg, Dietmar-Edumisa Welz, Emily-Rose Kingwill, Nathan Glasby,
Stephanie Jeacocks, Michaela Liesching, Muhammad Limbada, Keaton Ott, Lirushan Pillay, Michael du
Preez, Liyabona Fuku, Soyama Plaatjie, Isabella Dillin-Synek, Isabella Da Silva, Rainy Meng, Cole Miles,
Connor Olivier, Gabriella Theron, Zack Thesen, Leah Schewitz, Heath Vallance, Usithi Nogela, Catherine
Williams-Jones, Lisakanya Zantsi, Emma Fray, Rebekah Krull, Benjamin Williams-Jones, Asiphesona
Nkala, Madison-Schae Summers, Codi Smith, Seth van Rensburg, Lara Braitmaier, Ava Dalgleish, Farah
Narkedien Fleitas, Cameron Scott, Akiera Govender, Jordan Ramoo, Sarah Nel, Dylan Puttergill, Britney
Schroeder, Kwezi Sikwebu, Leo Wetzel, Matthew Fleischman, Marley Johnston and Thando Marafane.
Staff: Maria Sergel (11/8), Judy Lawson (13/8), Emilie Rautenbach (27/8), Gary Nel (30/8), and Kirsty
Richards (30/8).