Newsletter 3/2012 - 17 February 2012
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER
One of the most interesting experiences as a Headmaster is to sit amongst parents at a sporting event. In most cases I have found that in true South African tradition, parents support for their sons is passionate and no matter the outcome they stay loyal to their team.
The referee/umpire is always the first target of the supporters. I have realised that in the opinion of parent supporters the ref/umpire is blind and biased towards Jeppe and in many cases the ref/umpire has a history of being anti Jeppe and no matter what decision he makes it is wrong. This spills over from the true South African supporters’ culture.
I feel that you as supporters of your sons expect them to perform and there is a tendency to measure their performances against the provincial and international standards that we see on TV. We expect school boys to have the same skills and maturity levels of professional sportsmen. I feel that parents need to understand that they are watching boys between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age who are doing the best they can. We as a school expect our boys to practice hard and the boys are driven to achieve.
We need to remember and be aware that when supporting at school fixtures that the person sitting next to you could be a family member of the ref/umpire or parents of the boys participating that you have just verbally abused. Recently I was sitting next to the Headmaster of a visiting school whilst parents where having a field day of abusing his boys, coaches and the ref.
Please do not get me wrong I enjoy sitting amongst the parents and I am of the opinion that we have the best parent support of any school. My advice though is that although you do not agree with the decisions, behaviour of the boys or the ref/umpire that you should not publically attack any of them.
Your parental support and loyalty to our school is unquestionable. All I ask is that you think twice before you choose to make derogatory remarks about the officials, coaches or the opponents.
Mr. A. Dempsey
Headmaster
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF MEMBERS – MR. S. MCGEER
We are proud to welcome our new staff members and over the next few weeks we’ll be including a profile of each of them. This edition welcomes Mr. S. McGeer who has been appointed as Head of Department: Physical Science.
Mr. McGeer studied at North West University and majored in Maths, Chemistry and Physics. He’s an avid sportsman and played provincial cricket. In 2005 he received an invitation to play in England as the club professional for a season. After playing cricket and teaching part time in London, he decided to return home and focus on teaching. He received a national teaching award for excellence in secondary education in 2008. In 2010 the United States embassy asked Mr. McGeer to take part in an international teacher exchange programme, where he taught at Rondout Valley High School in New York State. He’s been involved in numerous tours – sporting and educational. Rowing tours in Namibia, ski tours in Europe and travelling through Namibia and Botswana. For the past 10 years he’s been involved in an annual camping trip in Magoebaskloof near Tzaneen for a week with 100 learners. Jeppe High School for Boys is proud to welcome Mr. McGeer as a Senior Housemaster and we look forward to all he has to offer to our school.
STATEMENTS AND DEBIT ORDERS
Parents who have signed debit orders need to ensure that they go off at the end of the month. If there are any errors, please contact Nadia in the Finance Office on nadiap@jeppeboys.co.za.
Should you not receive a statement, please contact Nadia in the Finance Office on nadiap@jeppeboys.co.za.
URGENT NOTICE TO GRADE 12 LEARNERS
As part of the registration process for final NSC examinations, each Grade 12 learner must supply the school with the following proof of identity:
CANSA RELAY FOR LIFE – 9 MARCH 2012 AT 19:00.
Jeppe High School for Boys is proud to be hosting a CANSA Relay for Life. This 12 hour overnight event will take place on the top Jeppe field on Friday 9 March 2012 at 19:00 to 07:00 on Saturday 10 March 2012.
We would like to encourage as many participants as possible as ALL funds raised will go directly to CANSA for the further research and support of those affected by this terrible disease. We are appealing to all parents for support, be it in the form of participation, sponsorship or donations. We would also like to collect empty 2l cold drink bottles and plain white candles to be used to mark the 400m relay course on the night. All contributions can be dropped off at Jeppe in the front office.
Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. A. Machos (Event Chair) on amachos@jeppeboys.co.za.
JEPPE COMMUNICATION
Please note that the majority of our communication takes place through the Jeppe Communicator. This online desktop application updates daily with all the news, calendar events and goings-on at Jeppe. We also publish our academic dates and test timetables on the calendar, making it an extremely useful application to have. We would like to encourage all parents to install the application. It can be downloaded from the Jeppe Boys website under the “Downloads” section and is 2mb in size. Alternately your son can collect a CD with the application from Mr. Purchase in the Sports Office.
SPORTING RESULTS
Basketball vs. KES 4 February 2012
Basketball vs. Dominican Convent 8 February 2012
Cricket vs. St. David’s 11 February 2012
U/14A
St. Davids batted first and made 131 all out. C. Burke took 5/2 in 2.
Jeppe replied with 134/8. H. Laing made 25, T. Mafokeng made 29, M. James made 24.
Jeppe won by 2 wickets.
U/14B
St. Davids scored 97 for 8 in their 25 overs with C. Martin taking 3 for 16. Jeppe then replied with 98 for 3 wickets with C. Burke scoring 32 and K. Dlamini scoring 31.
Jeppe won by 7 wickets.
U/14D
Jeppe batted first scoring 84 for 6 in 20 overs with D. Schultz scoring 21 runs. St. Davids were then bowled out for 42. T. Lewis took a hatrick (3wickets in 3 balls) ending with 3 for 9, S. Morgan taking 3 for 7 and B. Bartlett picking up 2 wickets. Jeppe won by 43 runs.
U/16A
St. Davids scored 169 for 9 with Akshay taking 3 for 26 in 10 overs. Jeppe replied with 173 for 9.
R. Doubell scoring 81 and W. Sleep scoring 36. Jeppe won by 1 wicket!
3rd Team
St. Davids scored 140 all out, Jeppe replied with 85 all out. Jeppe lost by 56 runs.
4th Team
St. Davids scored 122 for 8 in 20 overs and Jeppe replied with 90 all out. Jeppe lost by 33 runs
Golf 3 February 2012
Jeppe competed against Aurora Academy, St. John’s and King David.
Congratulations to our golfers who came second.
Rowing
St. Georges Regatta – 4th and 5th February 2012
KES Regatta – 11 February 2012 – All Ages
Water Polo vs. King Edward VII School 4 February 2012
Jeppe vs. St. John’s College
U/14A lost 6 – 9
U/15A won 3 – 1
U/16A lost 4 – 8
1st Team lost 7 – 10
Jeppe vs. St. David’s – 11 February 2012
U/14A lost 3 – 6
U/14B lost 1 – 2
U/15A won 4 – 2
U/15B won 5 – 4
U/16A lost 2 – 7
2nd Team won 6 – 4
1st Team won 13 – 6
HOCKEY MEET AND GREET
JEPPE BUS TRANSPORT
The Jeppe Bus Transport is nearly fully subscribed. The details of the transport are as follows:
All interested parents in the Edenvale area should contact Mike Taylor on 011 6141938 extension 216 or email taylorm@jeppeboys.co.za.
One of the most interesting experiences as a Headmaster is to sit amongst parents at a sporting event. In most cases I have found that in true South African tradition, parents support for their sons is passionate and no matter the outcome they stay loyal to their team.
The referee/umpire is always the first target of the supporters. I have realised that in the opinion of parent supporters the ref/umpire is blind and biased towards Jeppe and in many cases the ref/umpire has a history of being anti Jeppe and no matter what decision he makes it is wrong. This spills over from the true South African supporters’ culture.
I feel that you as supporters of your sons expect them to perform and there is a tendency to measure their performances against the provincial and international standards that we see on TV. We expect school boys to have the same skills and maturity levels of professional sportsmen. I feel that parents need to understand that they are watching boys between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age who are doing the best they can. We as a school expect our boys to practice hard and the boys are driven to achieve.
We need to remember and be aware that when supporting at school fixtures that the person sitting next to you could be a family member of the ref/umpire or parents of the boys participating that you have just verbally abused. Recently I was sitting next to the Headmaster of a visiting school whilst parents where having a field day of abusing his boys, coaches and the ref.
Please do not get me wrong I enjoy sitting amongst the parents and I am of the opinion that we have the best parent support of any school. My advice though is that although you do not agree with the decisions, behaviour of the boys or the ref/umpire that you should not publically attack any of them.
Your parental support and loyalty to our school is unquestionable. All I ask is that you think twice before you choose to make derogatory remarks about the officials, coaches or the opponents.
Mr. A. Dempsey
Headmaster
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF MEMBERS – MR. S. MCGEER
Mr. McGeer studied at North West University and majored in Maths, Chemistry and Physics. He’s an avid sportsman and played provincial cricket. In 2005 he received an invitation to play in England as the club professional for a season. After playing cricket and teaching part time in London, he decided to return home and focus on teaching. He received a national teaching award for excellence in secondary education in 2008. In 2010 the United States embassy asked Mr. McGeer to take part in an international teacher exchange programme, where he taught at Rondout Valley High School in New York State. He’s been involved in numerous tours – sporting and educational. Rowing tours in Namibia, ski tours in Europe and travelling through Namibia and Botswana. For the past 10 years he’s been involved in an annual camping trip in Magoebaskloof near Tzaneen for a week with 100 learners. Jeppe High School for Boys is proud to welcome Mr. McGeer as a Senior Housemaster and we look forward to all he has to offer to our school.
STATEMENTS AND DEBIT ORDERS
Parents who have signed debit orders need to ensure that they go off at the end of the month. If there are any errors, please contact Nadia in the Finance Office on nadiap@jeppeboys.co.za.
Should you not receive a statement, please contact Nadia in the Finance Office on nadiap@jeppeboys.co.za.
URGENT NOTICE TO GRADE 12 LEARNERS
As part of the registration process for final NSC examinations, each Grade 12 learner must supply the school with the following proof of identity:
- Two certified copies of his Identity Document
(Learners who have not applied for an Identity Document should do so as a matter of urgency.)
OR
- If a learner does not have an Identity Document he may be registered with two certified copies of a Birth Certificate and two Identity Photos.
OR
- Only an immigrant learner may register with two certified copies of his passport. All relevant information i.e. date of entry, study permits etc must also be supplied.
CANSA RELAY FOR LIFE – 9 MARCH 2012 AT 19:00.
Jeppe High School for Boys is proud to be hosting a CANSA Relay for Life. This 12 hour overnight event will take place on the top Jeppe field on Friday 9 March 2012 at 19:00 to 07:00 on Saturday 10 March 2012.
We would like to encourage as many participants as possible as ALL funds raised will go directly to CANSA for the further research and support of those affected by this terrible disease. We are appealing to all parents for support, be it in the form of participation, sponsorship or donations. We would also like to collect empty 2l cold drink bottles and plain white candles to be used to mark the 400m relay course on the night. All contributions can be dropped off at Jeppe in the front office.
Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. A. Machos (Event Chair) on amachos@jeppeboys.co.za.
JEPPE COMMUNICATION
Please note that the majority of our communication takes place through the Jeppe Communicator. This online desktop application updates daily with all the news, calendar events and goings-on at Jeppe. We also publish our academic dates and test timetables on the calendar, making it an extremely useful application to have. We would like to encourage all parents to install the application. It can be downloaded from the Jeppe Boys website under the “Downloads” section and is 2mb in size. Alternately your son can collect a CD with the application from Mr. Purchase in the Sports Office.
SPORTING RESULTS
| Team | Jeppe | KES |
| U/14 A | 5 | 15 |
| U/14 B | 14 | 21 |
| U/14 C | 8 | 20 |
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| U/15 A | 9 | 17 |
| U/15 B | 6 | 17 |
| U/15 C | 13 | 23 |
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| U/16 A | 30 | 29 |
| U/16 B | 13 | 15 |
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| 1st Team | 32 | 45 |
| 2nd Team | 27 | 17 |
| 3rd Team | 20 | 20 |
Basketball vs. Dominican Convent 8 February 2012
| Team | Jeppe | Dominican | | Cocomello scored 25 points and Kabau scored 16. The is the first time that a Jeppe Basketball team has scored 100 points in a match. Well done to the players. |
| U/16 A | 59 | 20 | ||
| | ||||
| 1st Team | 101 | 36 |
Cricket vs. St. David’s 11 February 2012
U/14A
St. Davids batted first and made 131 all out. C. Burke took 5/2 in 2.
Jeppe replied with 134/8. H. Laing made 25, T. Mafokeng made 29, M. James made 24.
Jeppe won by 2 wickets.
U/14B
St. Davids scored 97 for 8 in their 25 overs with C. Martin taking 3 for 16. Jeppe then replied with 98 for 3 wickets with C. Burke scoring 32 and K. Dlamini scoring 31.
Jeppe won by 7 wickets.
U/14D
Jeppe batted first scoring 84 for 6 in 20 overs with D. Schultz scoring 21 runs. St. Davids were then bowled out for 42. T. Lewis took a hatrick (3wickets in 3 balls) ending with 3 for 9, S. Morgan taking 3 for 7 and B. Bartlett picking up 2 wickets. Jeppe won by 43 runs.
U/16A
St. Davids scored 169 for 9 with Akshay taking 3 for 26 in 10 overs. Jeppe replied with 173 for 9.
R. Doubell scoring 81 and W. Sleep scoring 36. Jeppe won by 1 wicket!
3rd Team
St. Davids scored 140 all out, Jeppe replied with 85 all out. Jeppe lost by 56 runs.
4th Team
St. Davids scored 122 for 8 in 20 overs and Jeppe replied with 90 all out. Jeppe lost by 33 runs
Jeppe competed against Aurora Academy, St. John’s and King David.
Congratulations to our golfers who came second.
Rowing
- 1st VIII – 2nd place
Dillen Olivier, Chad Eekhout, Chris Paynter, Stohm Lewthwaite, Gareth King, Dimitri Xides, Mike Sakis, Joshua Pike and Colin Khuthe. - 1st IV – 3rd place
Colin Khute, Dillen Olivier, Chad Eekhout, Chris Paynter, Stohm Lewthwaite. - U/16A VIII – 3rd place
Chadwyn Jooste, Michael Anastasiades, Tristan Laros, Kevin Kyungu, Mohammad Saloojee, Dillon Johnston, Brad Pirie, Bryce Massyn, Thabo Montwedi - U/16A IV – 3rd place
Brad Pirie, Michael Anastasiades, Bryce Massyn, Mohammad Saloojee, Chadwyn Jooste.
1st VIII with their silver medals. Photos courtesy of Richard King.
Thabo Montwedi, Bryce Massyn, Michael Anastasiades, Bradley Pirie
Tristan Laros, Dillon Johnston, Muhammad Saloojee
Chadwyn Jooste
Tristan Laros, Dillon Johnston, Muhammad Saloojee
Chadwyn Jooste
KES Regatta – 11 February 2012 – All Ages
- U/14B Octuple – 2nd place in B Final
Keenan Smit, Brett Howell, Ross Nolan, Daniel Dos Santos, Mike Coertzen, Daniel Neves, Fabio Folgore, Nizaam McBride, Welcome Sidiya - Mike van Zyl and Gareth Jenkins – 3rd place in U14 B Doubles
- U/16 IV – 2nd place
Mike Anastasiades, Bradley Pirie, Muhammad Soloojee, Bryce Massyn, Chadwyn Jooste - 1st Quad – 2nd place
- 1st IV – 2nd place
- 1st VIII – 2nd place
Dillen Olivier, Chad Eekhout, Chris Paynter, Gareth King, Stohm Lewthwaite, Dimitri Xides, Mike Sarkis, Joshua Pike, Colin Khute
U/14 Octuple. Photo courtesy of Richard King.
Water Polo vs. King Edward VII School 4 February 2012
| Team | Jeppe | KES |
| U/14 A | 5 | 8 |
| U/14 B | 8 | 6 |
| U/14 C | 6 | 7 |
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| U/15 A | 4 | 6 |
| U/15 B | 2 | 6 |
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| U/16 A | 10 | 8 |
| U/16 B | 7 | 1 |
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| 1st Team | 6 | 5 |
| 2nd Team | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Team | 9 | 4 |
Congratulations to the 1st Water Polo Team on their victory over KES
Jeppe vs. St. John’s College
U/15A won 3 – 1
U/16A lost 4 – 8
1st Team lost 7 – 10
Jeppe vs. St. David’s – 11 February 2012
U/14A lost 3 – 6
U/14B lost 1 – 2
U/15A won 4 – 2
U/15B won 5 – 4
U/16A lost 2 – 7
2nd Team won 6 – 4
1st Team won 13 – 6
HOCKEY MEET AND GREET
JEPPE BUS TRANSPORT
The Jeppe Bus Transport is nearly fully subscribed. The details of the transport are as follows:
- The bus transport cost in 2012 will be R 1600 per term per pupil. If 2 brothers are utilising the bus transport, the cost will be R 1350 each per term.
- The bus transport fees are payable in advance before the start of each term
- The Bus will depart daily at 6.30 am from Van Riebeeck Mall, Van Riebeeck Rd, Edenvale to arrive at Jeppe High School for Boys at 7 am.
- The Bus will depart daily from Jeppe High School for Boys at 5 pm to the Van Riebeeck Mall.
All interested parents in the Edenvale area should contact Mike Taylor on 011 6141938 extension 216 or email taylorm@jeppeboys.co.za.
