CRAWFORD COLLEGE NORTH COAST NEWS

VOLUME 21, ISSUE 16

26 MAY 2017

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Every year the JSE runs a 6-month competition whereby a team of four students are credited with an imaginary R1 million to invest in JSE - listed instruments. The aim of this competition is to introduce students to the JSE and its role in wealth generation. There are three portfolio options consisting of Income (a low risk portfolio with the aim of achieving income through dividends); Equity Growth (a moderate risk game whereby the focus is on portfolio growth); or Speculator (high risk). Monthly prizes consist of R500 invested in SATRIX products for each member of the winning team and the grand prize includes R5000 for each team member which will be invested in SATRIX shares. Crawford College North Coast had 4 teams enter this competition. Well done to team

Investfem who have won this month’s challenge nationally and will each receive R 500 in SATRIX shares as well as R 500 SATRIX shares for their mentor and the school. Team Investfem managed to show the most growth in their portfolio for the month of April, competing against over 400 teams across South Africa.

~ Mrs Bianca French ~

INVESTMENT CHALLENGE

Team Investfem: Viashna Hansraj, Tsabile Hlatshwayo, Arianna Moonsamy, Adéle Botha

The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra performed at our school on Monday, 22 May. I have had the privilege of working with them for 23 years. Besides performing in the World Symphony Series at the Playhouse, the orchestra also performs for functions, business

workshops and run an Education and Development Program reaching students throughout KZN.

Our students were delighted to hear music of all genres. One of the questions from a Preparatory student was whether the Orchestra could play a piece from Indiana Jones - the answer was that with the score (sheet music) in front of them, the members of the Orchestra can play any genre of music. The concert started off with the Star Wars Medley, a brief introduction to all instruments showing off the string section with Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Gounod's piece for Woodwind and Brass, a percussion demo on Timpani and Drum kit by our own Stephan Pechoux, Pirates of the Caribbean medley, Pharrell's Happy, ending off with our students singing the National Anthem accompanied by the Orchestra.

Recently Daniel Watson was asked to perform with the orchestra at an RMB concert for their clients as well as the Minister of Arts and Culture. He performed "What a Wonderful World", made famous by Louis Armstrong. The orchestra asked Daniel if he would like to be part of the Education concert. The more musicians perform the more they become used to being on stage in front of their peers or other audience. This is valuable and any opportunity should be taken whenever possible.

Please support the orchestra at the Playhouse for the World Symphony Series on Thursday evenings at 19:30. The first of these concerts is on 01 June where the Glee Choir from Yale University will be performing, along with Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 by Liebrecht Vanbeckenvoort on piano and Beethoven's Mass in C Major. There will be a bus departing from our school at 18:15 for any students interested in going - returning at 22:00. ~ Mrs Nina Watson ~

The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra

The KZN Young

Performers’

Concert

Robyn Gillespie (Grade 12) performed at the KZN Young Performers Concert at the Playhouse Drama Theatre on Saturday, 20 May, as she was deemed to be one of “the most promising young KZN performers” to be accompanied by Africa’s premier orchestra, under the baton of Naum Rousine.

Robyn Gillespie – 18 (voice) Teacher: Dr Ros Conrad BACH – Magnificat, BWV 243, D major: Et Exultavit Spiritus Meus Robyn started singing at the age of 5 and has achieved Grade 8 in violin. She plays in the KZN Youth Orchestra and is currently working towards the Grade 8 voice exam. In 2013, Robyn was awarded trophies for both voice and violin at the Queensburgh Festival, and she has excelled in the vocal sections of the Queensburgh Festival and the Ethekwini Eisteddfod every year since then. In 2016 Robyn won the overall trophy for voice in the SASMT Achievers’ and Senior Students’ concerts, as well as the Dante Alighieri Society and Durban Symphonic Choir. She has sung with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra at the Crawford Urban Pops and the Crawford La Lucia Soireé. Robyn plans to continue with her Music studies at Stellenbosch or UCT in 2018.

Music in the Park at CPNC

Prep and College musicians joined forces on Friday evening, 19 May 2017 with a

performance by the CNC Orchestra.

Left to right: Jamie Samuel, Daniel Watson, Mrs Nina Watson (Music Specialist),

Nandi Zuma and Ethan Luyt.

Jamie Samuel’s take on the Rice Baby Project …. There was a lot of laughing,

complaining, blood, sweat and tears, but in the end the rice baby project was an

interesting and enjoyable one. Everyone learnt a lot about teen-pregnancy and

the heavy responsibilities of parenthood that we didn’t know before. I enjoyed

going to deliver the rice and clothes to the orphanage and playing with the

children there. It was rewarding to see the empty shelves stocked with rice and

to know that we’ve done some good.

Ethan Luyt felt they learnt about teenage pregnancy in a very interesting way

this term. They carried a 5 kilogram bag of rice around dressed in baby clothes

and anything else needed to make the bag look like a baby. It was quite a

challenging project because it was very tiring, however the experience was

enriching because it taught us about the responsibilities of having a baby.

On completion of the project, a group of Grade 10 students and teachers visited

Ithemba Labasha to deliver the rice. The students were amazed to see all the

people who were going to benefit from this donation. The children were so happy

when they saw the students and it is wonderful to know that the rice is going

to a good cause.

Rice Baby Project

Calden Gibbs (Grade 11) held a very successful fundraiser on Saturday, 20 May with the help of his family and dance teachers Mrs Victoria Andrews (CCNC) and Ms Natashia Hooman (FootworX). With an exciting programme of live music and energetic dance the audience were both entertained and enthralled by the performances. Calden however was the star attraction with his superb dance performances from the opening “Hip Hop” through to the close with “Lyrical” performed and choreographed by him. ~ Mr Les Nielson ~

VARAIDZO CHOKUWENGA (12)

Senior Full Colours for Service. (Extensive involvement in Community Service activities,

including Easter Egg Drive, Soupy Soupy and Bread Buddies).

NICOLÈ SMITH (12)

Senior Full Colours for Service. (Extensive involvement in Community Service activities,

including Easter Egg Drive, Soupy Soupy and Bread Buddies).

GRANT ANDERSON (12)

Senior Full Colours for Sport. (KZN U18 Hockey).

ANRI LOOTS (11)

Senior Full Colours for Sport – Action Netball. (KZN U17 Action Netball Team).

DAIANA HARTLEY (9)

Junior Half Colours for Culture – Dance. (Gold Medal winner in KZN Pole Art Dance

competition).

ACHIEVERS AND AWARDS

Interview with ANITA, age 16 in Grade 10

KZN Representative Sport: ACTION NETBALL

What is your favourite sport?

Definitely Action Netball.

Which sport are you representing KZN in this year?

Action Netball.

Have you ever played any other KZN Sport?

No I haven’t, but I enjoy trail running.

Which school was your favourite match against this

year?

The mixed action netball match against La Lucia,

we beat them by one point it was so close. It was

an intense match and I loved that we didn’t give

up and that’s why we won.

Which school do you enjoy playing against each year?

Kuswag, their netball is always very well thought out with a clear plan, and they always play

hard and clean netball so I know I’m always in for a good one against them.

What is training like at Crawford?

Training is always fun and we have some good laughs together. I think that is one of

the reasons why we are doing well.

Tell us something about one of your coaches?

Miss Nell always plans our sessions really well according to the

needs of the team, she makes us work hard as well as have

some fun, and so it’s a good combination.

KZN REP PROFILE : ANITA JANSE VAN RENSBURG

U16 NETBALL TOURNAMENT

On Saturday, 20 May, Crawford College North Coast hosted their 4th annual U16 age group Netball

Tournament. This year saw 13 teams compete for gold in the competitive section and 7 teams in the

non-competitive section, making this the biggest tournament yet. The weather couldn’t have been

more perfect for almost 60 matches taking place during the tournament. Visitors experienced our

unique North Coast style with parents setting up camp under beach umbrellas on the banks, and vibey

music playing throughout the day. The CNC U16 team fared really well in their pool, winning 4 out

of their 6 matches, placing 5th overall.

Our amazing students were the backbone of the tournament. Anri Loots and Esther Park ran a tight ship at the main

table, making sure all matches started on time, making announcements and working out the rankings. Our amazing

DJ’s, Angelo Martini and Si Teng Wu, made sure we had good sound and music. The U14 netball girls, under the

leadership of Nkanyezi Gcaba, were next to the courts, keeping perfect score.

~ Ms Chantal Lubbe ~

U16 Team L-R: Kwanda Nzimande, Bianca Dinka, Kiara-Lee Flaum, Jordan Steward, Anita Janse van Rensburg, Francesca Marsden, Jessica Rodgers, Ms Chantal Lubbe (Coach), Palesa Ntanzi

U14 Netball girls under the

leadership of Nkanyezi

Gcaba keeping

perfect score

Main Table: Anri Loots, Esther Park, Si Teng Wu and Angelo Martini

1st team hockey vs Ashton – drew 0-0

Beautiful Astro – Girls’ Hockey vs Ashton

Hockey vs Westville under beautiful skies

Girls’ Hockey vs Ashton – short corner

SPORTS SIGN-UPS The Sports Department will be taking a different approach to sports sign-ups for next term.

On Thursday, 25 May 2017 each student received a Term 3 Sports Information booklet,

consisting of a Sign-up Sheet, a Commitment Letter and the Term 3 Sports Timetable. We

kindly ask each student to complete the sign-up sheet and return it to their registration

teacher by Tuesday, 30 May.

Ms Chantal Lubbe

RESULTS

Boys’ Hockey

Crawford North Coast 1st vs Thomas More CNC won 2-0 Crawford North Coast 1st vs Clifton CNC lost 1-2 Crawford North Coast 1st vs Westville 2nd CNC lost 0-2 Crawford North Coast U16 vs Thomas More CNC lost 0-2 Crawford North Coast U16 vs Clifton CNC lost 0-8 Crawford North Coast U16 vs Westville U16B CNC lost 3-1 Crawford North Coast U14 vs Thomas More CNC lost 1-5 Crawford North Coast U14 vs Clifton CNC lost 0-9 Crawford North Coasat U14 vs Westville U14B CNC lost 0-2

Girls’ Hockey

Crawford North Coast 1st vs Ashton Drew 0-0 Crawford North Coast U16 vs Ashton CNC lost 0-1 Crawford North Coast U14 vs Ashton CNC lost 0-2

U16 Netball Tournament at Crawford North Coast:

CNC placed 5th out of 13 schools

Vs The Haven Academy CNC won 10-0 Vs Northlands CNC won 7-6 Vs CLL CNC lost 5-7 Vs Kingsway CNC lost 3-5 Vs Port Shepstone CNC won 8-6 Vs Thomas More CNC won 7-0

Surfing

Crawford North Coast placed 3rd in their heat.

Squash

Crawford North Coast 1st vs Northwood 1st CNC lost 7-8

FIXTURES FRIDAY, 26 May

Surfing

15:50 CNC 1st surfing in Heat 8 at Dairy Beach Girls’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Kingsway 15:45 U16 vs Kingsway 16:30 1st team vs Kingsway

MONDAY, 29 May

Girls’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Creston 15:45 U16 vs Creston 16:30 vs Creston

Squash at Northwood

15:00 1st vs Northwood 2nd TUESDAY, 30 May

Girls’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Toti 15:45 U16 vs Toti 16:30 vs Toti

WEDNESDAY, 31 May

Cross Country

15:00 at Toti Boys’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Hillcrest 15:45 U16 vs Hillcrest 16:40 1st vs Hillcrest

THURSDAY, 1 June

Girls’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Hillcrest 15:45 U16 vs Hillcrest 16:40 1st vs Hillcrest

Boys’ Soccer (Venue TBC)

15:00 1st vs Sastri College

FRIDAY, 2 June

Girls’ Hockey at CNC

15:00 U14 vs Northlands 15:45 U16 vs Northlands 16:40 1st vs Northlands

Surfing

Semi-finals and Finals

STUDENT STUDY DAY : MONDAY, 05 JUNE 2017

Mr Monkey says …

“Thank you for your lunch … munch appreciated”!

We need student-friendly articles in our newsletter. If you are interested in contributing material that would entertain or inform our student body, please submit it to Mrs Delhove: bdelhove@crawfordschools.co.za or

Mr Nielson: lnielson@crawfordschools.co.za.

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