WESTVILLE

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

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GENERAL

3 Headmaster’s message

Foundation

CAMPUS

4 Opening of Pool

ACADEMICS

6 Matric results

7 Speech Night

7 All-Round Excellence Awards

EXTENSION PROGRAMMES

8 AP Maths – extension

8 Toastmasters

9 Olympiads

9 Academic Support & Remedial

10 High Performance Sport

11 Leadership

12 WLSA, GLYC, Exchanges, Tours

THE ARTS

16 Art Exhibition

18 Joseph & Performing Arts

20 Swimming

22 Hockey

25 Rugby

26 Cricket

28 Rugby Sevens, Tennis, Athletics

29 Water-Polo

30 Basketball

31 Soccer

32 Golf

OLD BOYS IN THE NEWS

33 Waylon Murray

34 Dr Adrian Saville, Leith Shankland and Brad Rowe

35 Gareth Morgan, Mohamed Mea and Jarryd Jones

36 Dr Michael Ezekowitz

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HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE 2014 was another successful year in the annals of Westville Boys’ High School. The success of the School is testament to the remark-able people who have contributed to the Westville journey so far. In 2015, WBHS will be celebrating its 60th anniversary as a high school and its 50th as a boys’ high school. As with any anniversary, it will be an opportune time to reflect on both the past achievements and the future of the School. Apart from the many events that are planned to commemorate these milestones, we look forward to the launch of the WBHS Foundation, a body which will be vital in ensure a sustainable and success-ful future for the School, and in enhancing our position as one of South Africa’s leading schools. I trust that you will enjoy this 2014 edition of The Chimes which comprises a brief overview of our major activities. I trust that the fine accomplishments of our boys reflected in this publication will also fill us with confidence for many years to follow. TREVOR HALL Headmaster

The WBHS Foundation has been established as a Sec-tion 21 not-for-profit company and will be launched publicly in March 2015 to coincide with the 60th Anni-versary as a High School. This body will be of great value to the School and will complement the role of the Educational Trust in meeting future challenges and needs. The Foundation aims to raise R10m by 2016 to enhance the campus of the School. Projects that have been identified in order to support the strategic plans of the School are improved student centres, a Dramatic Arts teaching facility, extension of boarding facilities and upgrading of teaching venues. The promoters comprise of Old Boy Directors Errol Stewart, Craig Duff and Gareth Morgan together with ex-officio members, Chris Bruorton (Chair of Governing Body), Lyn Ploos van Amstel (Chair of Educational Trust), Dieter Kriese (Chair of the Old Boys Associa-tion), Trevor Hall (Headmaster), and co-opted mem-bers, Peter Coombe, Reg Pennefather (Treasurer), and Nicky Lillywhite (Foundation Secretary).

THE WBHS FOUNDATION

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v CAMPUS OPENING OF POOL The new WBHS Aquatics Centre was officially opened on Tuesday 4 February 2014. As this massive project was the result of a financial partnership between all sectors of the school community – parents, staff, pupils and old boys, the ceremonial cut-ting of the ribbon was performed by five people representing those bodies – Trevor Hall (Headmaster), Chris Bruorton (Governing Body Chairman), Lyn Ploos van Am-stel (Chairperson of the Educational Trust), Dieter Kriese (Chairperson of the WOB Association) and Yuric Thambiran (Head of School representing the pupils).

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WBHS HONOURS TWO OF ITS FAVOURITE SONS – THE TWO CHADS Chad le Clos and Chad Ho, two of the School’s most famous Old Boys, have been honoured through the naming of the two pools which form part of the magnificent new WBHS Aquatics Centre. Chad and Chad performed the unveiling of the plaques bearing their names in front of a large crowd on Tuesday 4 February 2014. Headmaster Trevor Hall had this to say about them: “There is no doubt that the two Chads epitomise the characteristics of the Westville boy that the School seeks to nurture – integrity, modesty, commitment, resilience, courage, respect for others, self-respect and quiet confidence. Both have been and continue to be fine role models for fellow WBHS pupils. Through their commitment in working towards to achieving their goals in Swimming, they have created WBHS history. In addition to their wonder-ful characteristics, their achievements are legendary, and we therefore had no hesita-tion in honouring them in perpetuity. ” Chad le Clos captured the imagination of all South Africans when he snatched the Olympic Gold Medal from legend Michael Phelps in the final of the 200m Butterfly event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Although this was an iconic race for Chad and South Africa, all at WBHS are aware of the sacrifices he has made along his path from junior ranks in Grade 8 through to the World Champion status that he ultimately achieved while still a school pupil. Chad received Swimming’s highest hon-our by being crowned the world’s best swimmer for 2014 and has been shortlisted for the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. Chad Ho is the only Westville schoolboy to be selected for the Olympic Games while still a pupil at WBHS, having been chosen to represent the country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Chad put in a creditable performance in the 10km open-water swim at that event. In 2011 he annexed the title of World 5-km Open-Water champion. His success in long-distance and open-water Swimming, particularly the Midmar Mile with an unprecedented five wins in the past five years, establishes him as a long distance Swimmer in this country without peer.

CAMPUS—OPENING OF POOL

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WESTVILLE BOYS' HIGH CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE The 2014 NSC results reaffirm the School's position as one of the top academic institutions in the country. From the very beginning, 60 years ago, the School has achieved outstanding academic results and has annually produced some of the top academic pupils not just in the province, but in the country. The 2013 group was a hard act to follow, having boasted the distinction of producing the top pupil in the country and a Bachelors’ pass rate of 90%. The expecta-tions were that 2014 was always going to present a different variety of academic chal-lenges. Nonetheless, the Class of 2014 did extremely well to achieve 527 subject distinctions and an 86% Bachelor pass rate. Given their considerable number of 270 pupils, it is to their credit that they were able to produce results of this order. It should also be noted that this was done in the context of the first year of a new curriculum, the CAPS, and in a year of general national decline in marks and pass rates in several of the gateway subjects. Furthermore, the Class of 2014 had the distinction of having two pupils in the KZN Top 10 achiever list. Our sister school, Westville Girls’ High School, also had two representatives in the Top 10 list, once again giving the Top 10 list a decidedly Westville character. Special accolades go to our top achievers, Sanav Singh and Nikhil Ramlal, for their excep-tional achievement of being placed 6th and 8th respectively in KZN. No other boys’ school in the province matched that accomplishment. Akshay Rampersad undertook 9 subjects and had the unique achievement of attaining a distinction in every one. It is unfortunate that the KZN results did not take into account the results of the Accelerated Programme (AP) Mathematics examination which is set by the IEB, as six Westville boys, including Akshay, achieved distinctions in that demanding course. Some notable statistics for our group of 270 boys were: 99% pass rate (2013: 100%) 232 boys achieved Bachelor passes i.e. 86% of the group (2013: 90%) 6 boys achieved 8 or more distinctions (2013: 9) 19 boys achieved 7 or more distinctions (2013: 24) 31 boys achieved 6 distinctions or more (2013: 37)45 boys achieved A aggregates (2013: 54) 107 boys achieved B aggregates or better (2013: 127) 194 boys achieved C aggregates or better (2013: 193) 527 subject distinctions were achieved in total (2013: 603) 86% of the group took core Mathematics, and 80% undertook Physical Science.

Akshay Rampersad achieved 9 distinctions. The boys who each achieved 8 distinctions were: Cameron Cominato, Warren Cox, Mayan Kassim, Nikhil Ramlal and Sanav Singh. Those who achieved 7 distinctions were: Damian Avern-Taplin, Keegan Crawford, Jarred du Plessis, Suhail Gangaram, Joshua Golan, Bivash Jagaran, William Jamieson, Bruce Kerr, Gopala Maharaj, Richard Ogg, Michael Ross, Mehul Shah and Yuric Thambiran.

MATRIC RESULTS

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SPEECH NIGHT The Annual Matric Speech Night and Prize-Giving was a fitting tribute to the Matrics of 2014 who had added value to the School both inside and outside the classroom. Winners of the major academic awards were Sanav Singh (Dux) and Akshay Rampersad (Proxime Accessit). Yuric Thambiran received the coveted Lester-Hall Good Fellowship Cup in addi-tion to the Headmaster’s Award for his role as Head of School, while the Trust Scholarship went to Bruce Kerr. The Sportsman of the Year Award went to Jesse Smit in recognition of his first team achievements in Cricket, Soccer and Hockey. Jacques Bleeker received the award for Excellence in a Chosen Sport, following his selection for the SA Youth Olympic Hockey team, and his captaincy of the SA Under 18 Hockey team. The School also recog-nized the excellent all-round achievements of several boys across a variety of disciplines: Ben Botha, Jacques Bleeker, James Cumming, Bruce Kerr, Gareth Simmonds and Richard Ogg.

CELEBRATING ALL ROUND-EXCELLENCE WBHS commits itself to the nurturing of all-round excellence. To this end, every pupil is expected to adopt a positive approach towards achieving his full potential, not merely as a one-dimensional individual, but rather in a holistic sense across a variety of activities cover-ing Academics, Sport, the Arts and Service. An awards ceremony is held each year to recognise and affirm those Grade 8-11 boys who proved capable of meeting the high criteria for achievement in these areas. It was most encouraging that 304 boys qualified for All-Round Excellence awards in 2014.

Guest of Honour at the awards ceremony was Old

Boy Dr Adrian Saville. Speaking off the cuff without notes, Dr Saville mentioned that it was his deliberate decision to attend WBHS, despite being the only member of his primary school to do so that year. It was a decision that he never regretted. He captivated the large audience of prize winners, parents and teachers with recollections of his school days at WBHS, the ‘connecting of the dots’ that ultimately led to his successful career, and the skills needed to deal with a dynamic and rapidly changing world after school. (See page 34 for more on Dr Saville.)

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EXTENSION PROGRAMMES In addition to the Academic Support, Collaborative Learning and Remedial Programmes on offer in the afternoons, the additional activities are examples of extension programmes on offer in the pursuit of all-round excellence to which WBHS aspires: ACCELERATED PROGRAMME MATHEMATICS (GRADES 10-12) WBHS leads the way regarding participation in the Accelerated Programme Mathematics course. The subject is offered as an additional subject in the evenings to boys capable of achieving distinc-tions in Mathematics. WBHS boasts the largest number of participants in the country for this course, with a total number of 88 students registered for 2015, comprising 19 in Grade 12, 35 in Grade 11 and 34 in Grade 10. The teachers of the course, Trish Pike and Andrew Lees of Advantage Maths, well-known in edu-cation circles, were able to boast excellent results with the 6 boys in the 2014 Grade 12 class achieving distinctions in this demanding course: Akshay Rampersad (89%), Warren Cox (88%), Sanav Singh (83%), Mayan Kassim (83%), Luke Horner (80%), and William Jamieson (80%). The subject is examined through the IEB, is reflected on the Umalusi certificate, and counts as credit for university entrance and scholarship rewards. The course is highly recommended for all pupils wishing to undertake Science, Actuarial, Medical and Commercial degrees at university. TOASTMASTERS COURSE (GRADE 11) Public-speaking courses are regarded at WBHS as integral to the development of inter-personal and leadership skills. The Toastmasters Course is offered at various times during the year once a week in the evenings over 10-week periods. A fee of R500 is charged for the course. Successful participants are awarded a Toastmaster’s Certificate. It is most encouraging to observe the im-provement in communication skills and self-confidence of each participant over the course of this most worthwhile programme. SUBJECT PACKAGES FOR NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS The School is proud of the quality of its passes achieved in the National Senior Certificate Exami-nations. The School aims at an 85% Bachelors’ pass rate, and discourages boys from undertaking softer options in place of Mathematics and Physical Science in order to maximise their career opportunities. In the annual Grade 12 NSC examinations, more than 86% of our boys undertake core Mathematics, as opposed to Mathematical Literacy, while at least 80% undertake Physical Science.

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OLYMPIADS The School is proud of the achievements of its pupils in the open Olympiads. Exam-ples are: Reagan Naidoo (Grade 10) did exceptionally well at the IMAS Maths com-petition in Daejeon, South Korea. Of the South African Senior representatives, Reagan was placed third. Akshay Rampersad (Grade 12) was placed 1st in KZN and 3rd nationally in the SAICA Accounting Olympiad, in addition to his success in reach-ing the final round of the Maths Olympiad. Rorke Lilford and Muhammad Jhavary (Grade 9) were placed 2nd in the FFS Science Expo at UKZN for their project on energy innovations. Olympiad entries are managed by subject teachers.

REMEDIAL PROGRAMME This is conducted four afternoons per week and is aimed at all boys in Grade 8 and 9 who are experiencing difficulty in Mathematics and English. Teachers on duty are ably assisted every afternoon by older boys who act as mentors.

EXTENSION PROGRAMMES

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HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT AT WBHS WBHS is privileged to have worked with many highly talented and motivated sportsmen who have the ability and motivation to achieve at provincial, national and international levels. We have taken note of current research and opinions in tailoring specific High Per-formance (HP) programmes to the needs of individual boys. WBHS has adopted a multidisciplinary approach to HP, marrying this to the School's holistic Middle Line philosophy of developing the whole child. We believe this vital in maximising opportunities for our boys to develop into successful, elite sportsman. The mission is to create a leading, sustainable high performance sport programme that is Athlete-focused, Coach-driven and Management-supported. HP programmes adopt a three-pronged approach covering skills development, physical conditioning and emotional intelligence development (EQ). This is driven by the Director of HP and supported by the various directors of major sports, the head coaches of all sports, the conditioning unit and the counselling department. The core values of the HP Programme are: The HP programme has adopted the Long Term Athletic Development Model (LATD). This is a sports development model intended to produce a long-term approach to maximising individual’s potential and lifelong involvement in sport. The model promotes the tailoring of a child’s sport development programme to suit their stage of physical growth and maturation, as well as psychological and social development. Appropriate training activities in children’s formative years are essential to coincide with accelerated periods of learning and adaptation.

GEARED TOWARDS ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE

HOLISTIC COLLABORATIVE

Boys are challenged to set and achieve high goals and standards in their chosen fields

and to sustain this through continuous progress.

HP programmes combine physical, cognitive / intellec-

tual, emotional and social aspects.

Purposeful integration of all role players in capturing and sharing

knowledge and expertise.

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT WBHS At WBHS we believe in Leadership with a purpose. We believe that an appointed or elected Leader does not live up to his role unless he is adding value to the lives of others. More than a decade ago, WBHS committed itself to the Greenleaf Servant Leadership model and consequently reorganised its student leadership systems in order to address the changing needs and demands posed of leaders in the new mil-lennium. All Student Leaders at WBHS are expected to develop skills in planning, directing, organising and controlling various activities in serving others, not only within the School but also in the wider community. They are also expected to be able to understand and analyse their own personality traits, the manner in which they inter-relate to others in achieving desired outcomes, and the sensitivity to be able to appreciate the needs of others. Possession of Emotional Intelligence is therefore a vital factor in the make-up of any leader at WBHS. The formal Leadership structures at WBHS comprise:

Task Teams: Approximately 10 task teams serve in a variety of areas covering academic support, photography, outreach, cultural, public relations, IT, First Aid, sports service, environmental and media services. Boys from any grade may become members of task teams.

Class Mentors: All Grade 8-11 classes have Grade 12 mentors trained in aspects of peer-counselling. Their focus is generally to ensure the well-being of every boy within their area of influence, and to assist in administrative duties.

Learners Representative Council (LRC): This is a statutory body in terms of the SA Schools Act. Each class elects a representative to serve on the LRC and to participate in decision-making and organisational duties related to school governance issues. Two members of the LRC serve on the Governing Body as required by the Act.

Despite these formal structures, the School also subscribes to Robin Sharma’s concept of Leadership Without Title. Approximately 250 boys who might not be directly in-volved in the leadership structures of the School continue to provide valuable service which is appreciated and recognised. The appointed and elected Directors of the Student Leadership body for 2015 are: Jack Reinbach. Njabulo Ndabezitha, Head of School, Shane Ball, LRC Chairman Kamir Arjun and Jordan Lillywhite.

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WORLD LEADING SCHOOLS CONFERENCE The World Leading Schools Student Conference was held in Los Angeles in July 2014. The theme of the conference was Learning outside the Curriculum in developing global leaders with the aim being that the delegates from across the world would explore issues relating to school governance, responsible citizenship, and adding value to school and wider communities within their areas of influence.

This year the School was represented by three boys, Njabulo Ndabezitha, Nicholas Herd and Shane Ball at the WLSA Student Conference where they collaborated in presenting a 1-hour paper on the value of holistic education, particularly in times of change, which was well received by the schools represented. Nic focused on the need for student leaders to understand how individuals and groups react and respond to information and circumstances that confront them, Shane focused on the benefits of including Sport as an integral part of school activi-ties, while Jubs offered the WBHS leadership system of peer mentoring, service task teams and Learners’ Representative Council structures as the preferred model for making a positive difference in schools. This presentation received enthusiastic response from students of both the eastern and western schools – the eastern students generally commenting that their schools focus almost exclusively on academics, offering them limited opportunities to contrib-ute in other areas, while western students were generally pleasantly surprised that South African legislation provides students with a statutory role in school governance, which is not the case in their countries. Whilst in the USA, the boys were also able to enjoy parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The conference was based at the Harvard-Westlake School. This school is situated in prime Beverley Hills and has earned a reputation as one on the top private co-ed high schools in the USA. Accommodation was provided in the dorms of the famous University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) enabling the boys to experience university campus life for five days. Other highlights were visits to Alcatraz, Hollywood, Universal Studios, Disneyland Santa Monica, University of Southern California (USC) and the outrageous Lady Gaga concert. Schools represented at the 2014 WLSA Student Conference included: Harvard-Westlake School and Cranbrook School (USA), Eton College and Winchester College (UK), Beijing No.8, Hohhot No.2 and the High School Affiliated to Fudan University (China), and the African Leadership Academy and Westville Boys’ High School (Africa).

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WORLD LEADING SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION & EXCHANGES The World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) consists of 50 schools from Western coun-tries and 50 from Eastern countries. The Head of WLSA is situated in Amsterdam and the Chairperson is the Headmaster of Eton College, Tony Little. WBHS has the honour as being the only school from South Africa to be formally admitted as a member of this body. These schools are admitted as members of WLSA on the basis of their proven track record in providing quality, holistic education and their ability to influence all-round education in their countries. The association with WLSA has opened doors over the past several years for collaboration and exchanges with leading schools across the globe.

Matthew Copley represented the School at the Global Young Leaders Conference in Europe during the July vacation. This experience covered four major cities: Vienna, Prague, Dresden and Berlin, and pro-vided Matthew with opportunities to engage on global issues with potential leaders from many countries, and to learn from several inspirational speakers on leadership issues.

GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE

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CHINESE EXCHANGE 2014 In February-March 2014 WBHS hosted five Chinese Grade 11 students from the High School Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai. Boys involved in this exchange were Liam O’Connell, Jack Reinbach, Bryce Moolman, Tristan Vermaak and Matthew Copley. This experience enlightened us on the differences in the education systems of South Africa and China, particularly the academic demands placed on Chinese high school students, while our visitors seemed to be fascinated by the green, leafy surrounds of WBHS and the care taken by South Africans in preserving our environment. They were particularly interested in the Rhino poaching problem and our attempted solutions, as well as the Cheetah Rehabili-tation Centre in Zululand. Regrettably the return visit by our boys to China was cancelled due to restrictions placed on international travel to China following the outbreak of Ebola. LOVETT EXCHANGE (ATLANTA, USA) In May-June 2014, two Grade 11 students, Brett Sanderson and Patrick McGuire from the Lovett School, Atlanta, were hosted for three weeks by two of our Grade 11 students, Kellan Berry and Craig Schlemmer. Lovett School is also a WLSA member, and has earned the reputation as one of the top private co-ed schools in the USA. Like our Chinese visitors, the Lovett boys were also intrigued by differences between our school and theirs, particu-larly the integration of high-level sport into our school programmes, the multi-cultural society within which we operate, and our conservation initiatives. They too, were treated to the Zululand experience. Kellan and Craig, in return, visited Lovett School for three weeks in November-December 2014, and were in awe of the wonderful facilities at that school. Their impression was that our schools are similar in many ways, with one notice-able difference being a less formal school structure despite Lovett’s clear mission of aiming at excellence in academics and extra-curricular activities. The hosting by the American families was superb, enabling our boys to get a real experience of the American way of life. They were fortunate to be part of the USA Thanksgiving traditions, with other highlights being the visit to Disney Land and experience as a spectator at an American Football game. Before returning to South Africa, the boys spent a day in New York in sub-zero tempera-tures, using the metro underground system, seeing attractions such as the museum and towers at Ground Zero, Times Square, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.

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HARVARD-WESTLAKE VISIT (LOS ANGELES, USA) In September 2014, a group of 34 Grade 10 and 11 boys travelled to California. This group also visited Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and were interested to find that this fine school subscribes to a similar servant-leadership model to that of WBHS, and clearly aspires to the same high standards in academics, the arts and sport. Their lecture facilities, student centre, football astro-turf and Olympic model swimming pool were most impressive. On this trip, the Westville boys also enjoyed the same California attractions as their predecessors had done in July, with the addi-tion of San Diego, Mexico and Dubai to their itinerary.

WBHS SOUTH AFRICAN ACADEMIC TOUR 2014

The South African academic tour aims to provide our boys with a memorable, in-depth and first-hand experience of themes covered in a number of different school subjects. This year’s tour group to Gauteng comprised 48 students and 4 staff mem-bers. Highlights were: the Wits Planetarium, the vibrant city of Soweto and Vilakazi Street which is the only street in the world to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize winners (i.e. Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu), the Apartheid Museum, the Chee-tah Sanctuary, the Union Buildings and the Nelson Mandela Statue, the Voortrekker Monument, the Maropeng Centre, and the Sterkfontein Caves.

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THE ARTS AT WBHS A major point of difference for WBHS is our reputation as a school which excels in the Arts, both Performing Arts and Visual Arts. The following two features cover some of the high-lights of 2014 in the Arts. EXCEPTIONAL WORK FROM WBHS ARTISTS The Annual Matric Art Expo once again provided evidence of exceptional work by Westville artists. The WBHS Art Department has earned a reputation over several decades as arguably the leading centre in the country for the manner in which the unique talents of students are nurtured, with each individual encouraged to find his own voice and interpret his world in whichever genre or discipline interests him. The Matric class exhibited a diverse range of exceptional work covering paintings, drawings, computer graphics, sculpture, installations, photography and film. Of the 37 Art students in the grade, 24 were awarded 100% and a further 10 earned distinctions for their practical by the external examiner, and indication of the remarkable quality of work on display. The Art prize for 2014 went to Mitchell Williamson who focused on the traditional forms of painting, drawing and sculpture and explored the nuances of light and texture in his poign-ant and sensitive work. Keagan Crawford produced a range of photographs of the Kalahari, revealing an exquisite observation of nature that allowed others to share in his experience while Ross Kincaid received high acclaim for his graphic artworks, proving that successful careers in this fields await them. Others who earned much critical acclaim included Kingsley Jollands who created an installa-tion whereby he mosaicked a dining room table and constructed lights to create a personal family dining experience, Jared Sewchurran who created a series of very personal and sensi-tive portraits revealing underlying emotion and mood, Sheldon Wilson who drew upon his love of comic characters and published his own comic coffee table book, and Blaize Bailey who created a set of iconic computer graphic prints which revealed subtlety and sophistica-tion.

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‘JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT’ The accolades rolled in for the magnificent production of Joseph. Continuing with the School’s proud tradition in the Performing Arts arena, Joseph enthralled audiences of all ages in one of the most ambitious school versions of this show. The high quality of acting, choreography, singing, music, sound and lighting merged into an amazing production. The production involved 53 boys in acting roles and a 50-member chil-dren’s choir from Westville Junior Primary. Caleb Frow (Narrator) Aaron Reardon (Joseph) and Andile Zulu (Pharaoh) were superb in the principle roles, but credit must go to the entire cast – there was not one weak link. Michael Krouwel (trumpet), Rorke Lilford (saxophone) Mias Venter (clarinet) and Hadley Grecia (guitar) impressed as accomplished musicians in the pro-fessional orchestra. The production was sold out on almost every night of its two-week run. Compliments have come from far and wide, including experts in the theatrical world such as renowned casting director, Thorsten Wedekind, and performer Aaron McIlroy. Thorsten’s review starts with the following paragraph: “Some raves about the show had already filtered through to me, and, finding myself in Durban, I thought I'd check it out, especially since, as an old boy of the school (I matriculated in 1982), I was also curious about the standard. In that respect, I was blown away! In my capacity as casting director, I get invited to school productions quite regu-larly, and I attend as often as I can, because discovering new talent is both useful and rewarding. I must say, your production ranks amongst the best school productions I have ever seen, and I think I can safely say, having seen a number of Joseph school productions (the show does, of course, lend itself very well to a school situation), that yours was the best I have seen! That title was previously held by Northcliff High in Johannesburg, who traditionally bring their annual production down to the Durban Playhouse every year - so, by extension, I'm saying that your production was certainly good enough and professional enough to warrant its own season at the Playhouse!”

The other 2014 productions which included Romeo and Juliet, the Cultural Evening and the musical revue, Let’s Get Loud! also received high accolades and attracted large audiences. Michael Krouwel and Byron Erasmus distinguished themselves as members of the KZN Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir respectively, while Rorke Lilford, Mias Venter and Hadley Grecia (guitar) also performed as musicians in the 2-week run of Footloose at the Sneddon Theatre, just prior to the start of Joseph. Keegan Barnes, who will represent KZN at the South African Performing Arts Championships, was placed 1st in the Duet Hip-Hop dancer category in the KZN event.

THE ARTS AT WBHS

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Shows planned for 2015 to form part of our 60th anniversary celebrations include: Macbeth, followed by a Broadway Tribute Revue show and the smash-hit musical Guys and Dolls.

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WESTVILLE SWIMMERS UNDEFEATED IN GALAS FOR 7th YEAR IN A ROW WBHS continued to stamp its supremacy on boys’ high school swimming in South Africa in 2014. Our Swimming A Team once again swept all before them in another victorious season, which included convincing wins in the National Alan Burt Top 10, KZN Top 8, Westville Invitational and D&D A League galas, as well as in the Midmar Mile. However, a pleasing feature was the increased competitiveness of some of our opponents this year, which augers well for the general progress of Swimming in the country and the province. If truth be told, even though we had reigned supreme for so many years, we were a little appre-hensive in the build-up to this year’s galas. A number of schools, both in KZN and from around country, have clearly made inroads into challenging Westville’s dominance, probably motivated by the achievements of two Westville Old Boys: Chad le Clos’ success in the London Olympics in 2012, and Chad Ho’s dominance in open-water swimming. Our swimmers were forced to work very hard for every race that they won in each gala this year. Grey College were serious competitors in most races at the WBHS Interprovincial gala and St David’s (Gauteng), Glenwood and Clifton were also very competitive. Special mention must be made of our B Team which beat most of the local A teams in friendly galas during the season. Westville’s swimming strength has earned us the right to swim our B team in the D&D A League gala. Our B team swimmers put on an excellent performance and in some events managed to finish in the top three. They were rewarded for their efforts by finishing 5th overall and ahead of the A teams from DHS and Northwood. We also continued to reign supreme in the Midmar Mile. With Old Boy Chad Ho winning the Men’s race for the fifth consecutive time, a number of our swimmers followed his lead and fin-ished amongst the top men to ensure that we won the Boys’ High School title for the 19th con-secutive year, with our top five swimmers acquitting themselves extremely well against the top adults in the event: Josh Dannhauser (8th), Brendan Levy (9th), Jordan Le Clos (12th), Stephen Clarkson (34th) and Hanro Jansen Van Vuuren (60th). Our U13 swimmers who were placed in the top 10 of the Junior Race were: Reece Kincaid (2nd), Dante Nortje (5th), Matthew Schwan (7th) and Declan McDonald (8th).

Daniel Ronaldson, Ryan Clark, Jordan Shapira, Richard Ogg

SWIMMING

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National Top 10 (Alan Burt) Gala WBHS Interprovincial Invita-tional Gala:

KZN Top 8 Gala Durban & District A League Gala:

1st: WBHS 287 points; 2nd: Pretoria Boys’ High 237; 3rd: Glenwood 222; 4th: St David 208; 5th: St Stithians 170; 6th: Kearsney 154; 7th: Maritzburg College 119; 8th: DHS 108; 9th: KES 99; 10th: Parktown 44.

1st: WBHS A 295 points; 2nd: Grey College 270; 3rd: St David’s 250; 4th: Clifton 215; 5th: Glenwood 209; 6th: Kearsney 149; 7th: Hilton 135; 8th: St Benedict 132; 9th: Maritzburg College 114; 10th: WBHS B 108; 11th: DHS 93; 12th: Northwood 59.

1st: WBHS 191 points; 2nd: Clifton 160; 3rd: Glenwood 128; 4th: Kearsney 117; 5th: Hilton 113; 6th: Maritzburg College 97; 7th: DHS 62; 8th: Northwood 50.

1st: WBHS A 220 points; 2nd: Glenwood A 178; 3rd: Clifton 176; 4th: Kearsney 165; 5th: WBHS B 113; 6th: DHS 112; 7th: Northwood 100; 8th: Glenwood B 68.

A number of Swimmers continue to make their mark at FINA and Mare Nostrum international and interprovincial levels in short-course and long-course events. Daniel Ronaldson was selected for the SA Men’s Swimming team which com-peted in the BHP Billiton Aquatic Series Five Nations event in Perth, Australia. He was placed 2nd in the 1.25 km Open Water swim in a time of 14.20.93. Peter Wetzlar was selected to represent the Zimbabwe Men’s Swimming team at the African Youth Games and in the FINA event in Doha, at which he broke one Zim-babwean Open Men’s record and six Zimbabwean U17 short-course records. He went on to break two national records at the African Union Region 5 Under 20 long-course championships in Bulawayo. Joshua Dannhauser delivered excellent performances against some of the world’s top adult swimmers in the Euromeet European Championships, winning a gold medal in the 1 500m. Brendan Levy returned from the African Union Region 5 Under 20 Games having won four gold medals and one silver medal. He achieved an individual gold medal in the 100m Butterfly event and a silver in the 100m Freestyle. He also annexed three gold medals in relay events. Timothy Sates achieved a Gold medal in the 200m freestyle to go with his two Bronze medals in the 100m and 400m at the SA Level 3 championships in Cape Town, while Tristan Doyle won a Gold medal in the 1 500m at the same event. Jordan le Clos did well in the KZN Championships winning a Gold medal the Men’s 200 Medley. Dante Nortje and Bailey Musgrave are also congratulated on winning the SA Open Water Championships in their respective age groups.

Daniel Ronaldson

Brendan Levy

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HOCKEY The 2014 Hockey season was without doubt the most successful in the School’s history of the sport. WBHS was able to field 13 teams every weekend and succeeded in winning 78% of matches against some of the biggest names in high school boys’ Hockey in South Africa. Our coaches and players are commended for their commitment in raising the general stan-dard of play and for the fine sportsmanship for which our teams are known. The 1st Team is congratulated on fine performances in the festivals and domestic fixtures which resulted in earning a ranking as the top team in the country when our season ended. They had impressive wins against Pretoria Boys 2-1, DHS 6-1, Northwood 2-0, Clifton 4-0, Glenwood 4-0, KES (Jhb) 8-1, SACS (Cape Town) 6-0, St Stithians (Jhb) 2-1 and St Benedicts (Jhb) 8-1. The U16A team was unbeaten in their domestic season having good wins against College 1-0, Hilton 3-0, KES 1-0, Northwood 3-1, Clifton 4-0 and DHS 6-0. They were also able to raise their game for the annual Rondebosch festival which included very impressive wins over against SACS (Cape Town) 15-0 and Paul Roos (Stellenbosch) 3-2. Following their win in the final of the KZN Championships, went on to win the National Under 16 event in Pretoria, beating Grey College (Bloemfontein) in the pool stages and Jeppe (Jhb) in the final. The U14A team also had a successful hockey season. They came into the school as fresh new players with a brand new coach to the school, but soon developed into a cohesive and highly competitive unit. They played 20 matches, won 15, lost 3 and drew 2. Highlights were the good wins against Bishops (Cape Town) 3-1, Northwood 3-1, Kearsney 3-2 and St Stithians (Jhb) 3-1. The success of the season is reflected in the considerable number of our players who were selected for national and provincial teams. Five of our boys were selected for South African representative teams following their fine performances during the SA Schools Week.

Gareth Simmonds

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1st XI captain Jacques Bleeker was selected to represent the SA U17 Hockey Team for the Youth Olympic Games and was part of the gold-medal winning team that won the African qualifying competition. Jacques was also selected for the SA U18A team and captained this team in a 3-match test series against Australia in July. He is the first national hockey captain from WBHS at any level. Brandon Watkins and Gareth Simmonds were chosen for the SA U18B team, while Matthew Davies and Mbuso Mgobozi were selected for the SA U16A team. Players selected for KZN teams were: KZN U18A: Jacques Bleeker, Brandon Watkins, Lwando Saunders, Gareth Simmonds, Tristan Smith; KZN U18B: Ryan Bradfield; KZN U18 Impis: James Cumming, Jason Ward, Bruce Kerr, Kyle White; KZN U16A: Matthew Davies, Mbuso Mgobozi, Lethu Thomo, Keagan Da Castro, Max Teversham; KZN U16B: Chad Car-ney, Ryan Harburn, Keagan Moxey; KZN U16 Warriors: Keagan Gibbon, Keagan Fourie; KZN U14A: Caleb Carney, Thomas Earle, Hastin Naidoo; KZN U14B: Haydan Bowman, Cameron Whittington.

Jacques Bleeker and Gareth Simmonds

Bruce Kerr

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OVERALL HOCKEY & RUGBY STATISTICS The overall statistics for the Hockey and Rugby seasons reflect the successful seasons of our two biggest winter sports. Bearing in mind another undefeated season for our two Swimming teams in the first term, and the win by our Cricketers for the third year running in the KZN T20, there have certainly been a number of sporting highlights in 2014. Regarding Rugby, a number of schools are not able to field the same number of teams as we do. These statistics exclude the many ‘filler’ fixtures organised by our sports staff each week. Due to our perceived strength, a number of schools also ask for ‘staggers’ to be arranged where our teams play higher teams of our opponents. Losses on ‘staggers’ are excluded from these statistics.

Opponents HOCKEY RUGBY

Win-Draw % Played Won Drawn Lost Win-Draw % Played Won Drawn Lost

Glenwood 85% 13 8 3 2 52% 25 12 1 12

Kearsney 77% 13 6 4 3 88% 16 9 5 2

DHS 100% 7 7 0 0 75% 12 9 0 3

Richards Bay 100% 7 6 1 0

Michaelhouse 82% 11 8 1 2 70% 20 14 0 6

Pretoria BHS 46% 13 6 0 7 79% 24 18 1 5

Empangeni & Devt. 100% 20 19 1 0

Northwood 91% 11 9 1 1

King Edward (Jhb) 69% 13 7 2 4 77% 22 17 0 5

Clifton 73% 11 7 1 3

Port Natal & Devt. 100% 21 20 1 0

Maritzburg College 38% 13 1 4 8 74% 23 16 1 6

Hilton 92% 12 11 0 1 89% 18 16 0 2

Thomas More 100% 6 6 0 0

St Benedicts (Jhb) 100% 3 2 1 0

St Stithians (Jhb) 100% 4 4 0 0

Festivals 86% 28 23 1 4 71% 17 12 0 5

TOTALS 78% 158 105 18 35 80% 225 168 11 46

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RUGBY The 1st XV had a very demanding season of festivals and domestic fixtures and, after an indifferent start, delivered some impressive performances as the season devel-oped. The highlights were convincing wins over Pretoria Boys’ High, King Edward (Jhb) and Hilton, closely followed by a spirited showing against Grey College. A couple of 1- and 2-point losses at the start of the season, and an 11-11 draw with Maritzburg Col-lege were examples of results that could have gone their way had they taken their chances. A very pleasing feature of the Rugby season was the 80% win/draw versus loss ratio produced by the school as a whole across all age groups. This statistic is even more impressive considering the tough fixtures encountered by many of our lower teams in each age group. It is encouraging to see many of our lower teams being competitive with, and even winning against, higher ranked teams from other schools. This is an indication of the strength in depth that has become a feature of WBHS Rugby in the past decade. The 4th XV, 8th XV, Under 15C and Under 14E teams all had unbeaten seasons. WBHS boasted three members of the KZN Craven Week U18 team: Wayne Smith (pictured below) , Cody Thomas and Lindo Buthelezi. Captain Kyan Braithwaite dis-tinguished himself for the manner in which he led the 1st XV. He and several other players acquitted themselves well in the KZN trials and were considered unlucky not to have gained selection. Serious injury put paid to the season of key player, Jordan Martin, from the outset; however the Stormers have been quick to secure his services as a member of their Academy. Cody Thomas has also been rewarded with a contract to Montepellier in France.

Four members of the 1st XV were included in the KZN U18 Academy team: Sibabalo Qoma, Lindo Buthelezi, Renier Pieterse and Teigan Erasmus. Hendrik Prinsloo and Tonny Mahlangu were selected for the KZN U16A team to partici-pate in the Grant Khomo Week. Tonny was the top try scorer at that event. The expertise of the WBHS coaching staff was also recog-nised through the appointments of Grant Bell, Roland Norris and Torsten Sorensen as assistant coaches to the KZN U18, Acad-emy, and KZN U16 teams respec-tively.

Given the fact that very few schools in KZN can match all 26 teams of WBHS, a feature of future seasons is likely to be increased contact with schools from other provinces. We are pleased to welcome Afri-kaans Hoȅr Seunskool (or Affies) and Jeppe (Johannesburg) onto our 2015 fixture list.

Wayne Smith

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CRICKET

KZN T20 Champions 2012-2014

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CRICKET Our 1st Cricket Team, despite being in a rebuilding phase, showed great maturity in coming through the KZN T20 competition undefeated, thereby representing the prov-ince as KZN Champions in the national finals for the 3rd year in succession. In the KZN knock-out stages the 1st XI recorded wins over Glenwood in the Coastal Semi-Final and Northwood in the Coastal Final, before facing Hilton College in the Provincial Final for the second consecutive year. En route to the final, Hilton had accounted for Maritzburg College and Michaelhouse. In the final, Hilton's bowlers kept a tight line and soon had the Westville top order batsmen in all sorts of trouble at 62/5. It took a spectacular stand from Andrew Moon (29) and Jacques Bleeker (36), who between them scored 65 runs off 47 balls, for Westville to reach a defendable total of 130. Westville then had to keep their bowling and fielding tight as Hilton's strength was in their batting. Seven bowlers were used on the day by captain Bruce Kerr. The two off-spinners, Bruce Kerr and Ryan Colman, did the job for Westville taking 6 wickets between them and ensuring that Hilton were all out for 118. Ryan, in his first T20 match, took 4 wickets for 17 runs and was named as Man of the Match. In the national finals, they were unable to match their fine performances of the previ-ous year and, despite being competitive, suffered defeats to St Stithians, Waterkloof, Grey College, Wynberg and Kingswood College. WBHS had a number of representatives in KZN Schools’ teams in 2014. Bruce Kerr and Jesse Smit were selected for KZN Schools U19 Cricket Team. Bruce’s leadership skills were recognized by the KZN selectors and he was deservedly appointed as captain. Tyron Koen (below) and Waseem Rahman (U17), Matthew Pollard, Kiashen Goven-der and Carl Jairaj (U15) were also selected for KZN Schools’ teams in their age groups, while Jordan Lillywhite was appointed as the Under 15 KZN scorer.

Tyron Koen

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RUGBY SEVENS Our 1st Sevens Rugby team were generally recognised as the top Sevens team in KZN this year. They had a most successful season, which included victories in the Photonote Toshiba Sevens event held at Glenwood, and the Hilton 7’s event. The narrow loses suffered against some very good opposition at the start of the season served as great motivation for this team. They bounced back to win the final and most prestigious tournament of the season, the Photonote Toshiba Glenwood 7’s Tournament, which included wins over St Charles who had overcome Glenwood, Hilton and Michaelhouse. Players of the year included: Wayne Smith, Ruan Kotze, Kevin Smit, Devon Muller, Keagan Nicholson, Kevin Dawson, James Wheeler, Niel Van Rooyen, Bryce Kitching, Hendrik Prinsloo, Zane Heyneke and JP Pelzer. TENNIS The Tennis season was generally a successful one with the highlight being victory in the annual Wilson Shield for High Schools held at Sun City. Competing against nine other schools from around the country, the level of competition was tough. Top WBHS player, Yaseen Ibrahim, was in impressive form, not conceding a set in the competition. He was well supported by good performances from team members Paseka Motsamai, Thembo Makhanya, Jadon Rossler and James van der Meulen. They were undefeated in the round-robin pool and faced Trinity House in the semi-final, winning this without the need to play any of the doubles matches. The final against Grey High School of Port Elizabeth as a much closer affair, with Ibrahim and Motsamai winning the match with a doubles win after the teams were tied at two singles matches each. ATHLETICS & CROSS-COUNTRY Our leading athletes produced fine performances through a long and demanding season which covered a series of inter-school and individual events, as well as pro-vincial and national trials. The toughest challenge of the season was the Grey College Oranje event where our athletes performed with distinction. They also produced winning performances at various quadrangular events in track and field events. Highlights were produced by Shane Ball who won the U17 Long Jump in the KZN Championships with a jump of 6.55m, and a gold medal at the SALGA Games in the U19 Long Jump; Ithumeleng Lesuthu who won the Under 17 100m in in the KZN Championships in a time of 10.8sec, Jaryd Lombard who won the U15 Javelin event with a personal best of 65m. These performances qualified them for the SA Champi-onships. Other athletes who distinguished themselves were Stefan Schoeman (Triple & Long jump), Andile Ndabezitha (100m), Hendrik Prinsloo (Shot-put), and our 47 Cross-Country specialists with Mark Johnston, Aiden Billington and Cameron Wasserman being the stand-out performers in their age-groups. In the WBHS championships, Shane Ball was named as Senior Victor Ludorom, and Jaryd Lombard as Junior Victor Ludorum.

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WATER POLO It has been another busy year for Water Polo with the sport growing in numbers to the ex-tent that WBHS now fields 10 teams, considerably more than most of our traditional oppo-nents can provide. The addition of two high profile coaches added considerable value to development of Water Polo at the School. The introduction of clinics for interested primary school players and cross-season training for older boys, also led to considerable interest and increased depth of talent in the sport. Our 1st and age-group A teams once again attended the top tournaments around the coun-try, which allowed us to compete against the strongest Water Polo schools in the country. WBHS continued to host the 1st team winter league where the new polo rules were tried out. The 1st Team, in a rebuilding phase, has had a very up and down season. In the 1st term all the close results went our way, with only one loss, to Clifton. The second half of the year was a much tougher challenge. Although playing some good Polo, chances could unfortunately not be converted into goals, until the last two weeks of the season with good results across all age groups against Northwood and Kearsney. In the KZN Top 10 event this year, WBHS finished in 5th place which was an improvement from the 7th place of the previous year. However, the 1st team finished in a very disappoint-ing 9th position after some close losses. The Under 15A team finished 3rd after losing their semi-final 2 – 3 to Clifton in a game where they missed to many of their chances that they created. The U14A team finished 5th overall and has shown encouraging im-provement over the course of the year. Ryan Clark (right) was selected for the KZN U18 Currie team, Gareth Lillywhite, Mluleki Hlongwane, Keegan Mills and Aden Parker were selected for the KZN Under 15A Water Polo team, while Yaseen Margro was selected for the KZN Under 14A team.

Ryan Clark Yaseen Margro, Gareth Lillywhite, Aden Parker, Keegan Mills and Mluleki Hlongwane

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BASKETBALL

College DHS Michael House Glenwood Kearsney Northwood

Ist 44-72 L 43- 62 L 52-44 W 66-28 W 40-33 W 86-51 W

2nds 13 -30 L 21 – 25 L 33-30 W 41 – 10 W 27-38 L 46-13 W

16A 26 – 31 L 35 -29 W 26-17 W No Game 69-4 W No Game

15A 3- 56 L 12- 18 L 15-29 L 26-19 W 21-34 L 27-22 W

14A 21 – 20 W 19- 9 W 22-16 W 18-5 W 15-21 L 25-18 W

Glenwood Kearsney DHS Michaelhouse Clifton College

Ist 64- 38 W 37- 58 L 48- 59 L 45-46 L 51-33 W 61-57W

2nds 50- 6 W 38- 32 W 38- 32W 21- 12W 78-8 W 32-25W

16A 38- 12 W 38 – 12 W 30- 31 L 24- 15W 31-14W 33-30W

15A 9 – 18 L 23- 24 L 18- 28L 18-47 L 44-10W 17-15W

14A Did not play 9- 45L 8-0W 28-13W 51-11W 25-19W

Basketball continues to grow at WBHS, with the U14 group in particular raising a record number of players which led to the creation of a fourth team in that age group. In 2014, a number of new coaches brought with them different playing styles. Although players needed to adapt to new approaches, teams across all age-groups displayed pleasing development in their playing skills. The 1st team squad, being relatively young and inexperienced, together with the U16 players, benefited from an intensive clinic conducted by former 1st team players who had made their mark at national or inter-varsity level. Initiatives are also in place for professional clubs to add value to training programmes at the School in future. Matches are generally played against the same schools in the first and fourth terms. The 1st team recorded two wins over Glenwood (W64-38; and W66-28), while hon-ours were shared with Maritzburg College (W61-57; L44-72), Michaelhouse (L45-56; W52-44) and Kearsney (L37-58; W 40-33). Wins were also recorded against Clifton (W51-33) and Northwood (W 86-52). The DHS 1st Team remained unbeatable, al-though scores were much closer than those of previous seasons (L48-59; L43-62).

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SOCCER Soccer is the biggest sporting code in the school with 31 outdoor teams in addition to the indoor development league which caters for a further 180 boys. The 1st team had reasonably successful season winning 7 domestic games, losing 2, scoring 24 goals and conceding 11. They won the KZN Age-Group tournament against the top KZN schools, but were unable to successfully defend their title in the national Kloof Soccer Tour-nament, losing in the quarter finals. The U16 age-group produced good results despite being affected by serious injuries, with the U16A team reaching the final of the 5-a-side event, and the U16B and 16C teams un-beaten. The 15 age-group had most successful season producing several high winning mar-gins, led by the U15A team who won 13 and drew 1 of their 14 games. The U15B and 15C sides also ended the season undefeated. Jordan Parker scoring a massive 27 goals during the season. The U14 season was highly entertaining and produced some excellent football. The U14A statistics do not reflect their true performance. The team performed admirably toward the end of the season winning the KZN Age Group Tournament this year. Eighteen boys were selected for the KZN Touring team: Shane Ball, Lwando Saunders, Ibra-him Vahed, Brad Smith and captain Kyan Braithwaite (U19); Yannick de Mezeires, Mat-thew Davies, Siphelele Buthelezi, Mbuso Mgobozi, Tonny Mahlangu (U16); Jordan Parker, Bradley Mostert, Siyabonga. Mfusi, Nickailan Reddy (U 15); Rahul Seolall, Hastin Naidoo, Ethan Knott and Caleb Carney (U14).

Kyan Braithwaite and Lwando Saunders

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GOLF Westville ld Boys, Keith Horne and Bryce Easton are currently performing with dis-tinction on the Asian and Sunshine tours. Judging from the recent success of the WBHS 1st Golf team, we are hoping to have a few more players join the professional ranks in the near future. Golf at WBHS has gone from strength to strength over the years. WBHS currently has 45 golfers on the SA Handicapping network and the talent pool has grown considera-bly. We are proud of the development of our golfers. For example, our top player and 2015 captain Jason Broomhead started playing Golf in Grade 8 and by the time he reached Grade 10, he was selected as a reserve for the South African Schools team. Westville golfers’ home course is the prestigious Durban Country Club. The 1st Team will be competing in the Woodlands junior championships at Serengeti in May 2015 and also have future plans to compete in the World Schools Championships again, where they had a successful 3rd place finish in Thailand in 2013. A highlight of the 2014 season was being crowned the Durban & District League champions in both the 1st and 2nd leagues. WBHS was the only school to have two golfers, Ben Botha and Jason Broomhead in the 2014 KZN Under 19A team. Matt Harcus was named as reserve for the KZN B team. Jason Broomhead, Matthew Hay-ward, Ben Botha, Gareth Simmonds, Dezen Ooshuizen and Dylan Underwood were selected for the KZN Southern Coastal Golf Team.

D&D 1st and 2nd League Champions

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OLD BOYS IN THE NEWS Waylon Murray, Old Noy of 2004, has come a full circle after being offered a one-year con-tract with the Sharks, having spent four years away from the team where his professional career all started. Waylon made his debut for the Sharks as a 19-year-old, spending six years in his home prov-ince and along the way picking up three Springbok caps. He also represented his country at the IRB Under-21 World Championship in 2006 and went on to win a Currie Cup medal with the Sharks in their victorious 2008 competition. After Super Rugby and Currie Cup stints with the Golden Lions, Southern Kings and the Bulls, he returned to Durban to resurrect his career. At just 28 years old, he is currently in the best shape of his life and determined to enjoy a strong showing that brings success in 2015. He has thoroughly impressed the coaching team with his determination, effort and drive in a strenuous pre-season period, displaying the kind of positive attitude both required and em-braced at the Sharks. Sharks CEO John Smit said: “It is fantastic to have Waylon back, considering he arrived at our doorstep asking us if it was okay just to train with us, and after two months, it was plain to see his hunger to be an even better player than he was previously in the black and white. Offering him a one-year contract has been a privilege after witnessing his determination this pre-season and we cannot wait for him to get out there and enjoy himself in a Sharks jersey again. Its good to have another local boy from Westville Boys High back home.”

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OLD BOYS IN THE NEWS A disciple of contrarian, deep-value investing, Adrian Saville, has been in the invest-ment industry since the mid-1990s. His successful career has encompassed consulting widely to government and the corporate world. He has published broadly in peer-reviewed journals and he has become a familiar face to the South African public as an authority on investment on a variety of television channels such as CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg. An area of focus in his work is the competitiveness of compa-nies, industries and countries which leads to an enquiry into what enables South African firms to succeed in an increasingly harsh global environment. Adrian is an executive director and CIO of Cannon Asset Managers, managing all of the major asset classes. Adrian has successfully combined this over the years with teaching, having lectured at Witwatersrand, KwaZulu-Natal and Pretoria Universities. Currently, he holds a Visiting Professorship in Economics and Finance at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) where he also teaches competitive strategy. Adrian has received the coveted Excellence in Teaching Award at GIBS each year since 2007 and has been nominated for GIBS’ Top Speaker of the Year award. Adrian matriculated from Westville Boys’ High School in 1986. His tertiary qualifica-tions include a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (cum laude) degree and M.Com (cum laude) from the University of Natal. He completed his PhD (Economics) at the Univer-sity of Natal in 1997, for which he was awarded the Economics Society of South Af-rica’s Founders Medal. He is a UNESCO laureate and a matriculate of Linacre College (Oxford). He has completed programmes in value investing and competitive strategy at New York’s Columbia University and Harvard Business School in Boston.

Old Boys, Leith Shankland and Brad Rowe, have deservedly received WBHS Old Boy Pro Meritis awards for their accomplishments since graduating from school in Swim-ming and Water-Polo respectively. Leith has also successfully completed his B.Com degree, making his accomplishment at the international level in Swimming even more noteworthy.

PRO MERITIS

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OLD BOYS IN THE NEWS Gareth Morgan, Old Boy of 1994, was awarded the Archbishop Tutu Fellowship for young African leaders. This prestigious fellowship is awarded annually to approximately twenty leaders from Africa following an intensive five-month academic and leadership pro-gramme. Gareth, who is also a previous recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, started the fellow-ship journey in April in Stellenbosch and completed it at the Said Business School in Oxford in early Septem-ber. The fellowship is run by the African Leadership Institute, and has thus far produced nine groups of fellows since it first began in 2006. In total there are approximately 200 Archbishop Tutu Fellows across the continent. Gareth said: “It was a transformative experience for me. Having recently resigned as a Member of Parlia-ment, I was looking for new academic pursuits, and this fellowship certainly provided those opportunities. I am particularly excited to be plugged into a fantastic network of people doing interesting things in all areas of Africa. I look forward to collaborating on a number of developmental and leadership projects that will benefit Africa’s growth in the period going forward.” Gareth currently consults in the fields of environmental affairs and climate change, and runs a small start-up executive coaching consultancy working mainly with young politi-cians and government officials in three countries in Africa.

MOHAMED MEA & JARRYD JONES Mohamed Mea earned the distinction as the first hockey player from WBHS to be selected for the SA Men’s Hockey Team. Both Mohamed and Jarryd Jones were selected for the SA Men’s Indoor Hockey to take part in the World Cup in Germany in 2015.

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Dr Michael Ezekowitz, Old Boy of 1963, was awarded the prestig-ious honour by Thomson Reuters of being listed amongst the world’s top 1% of scientists in the field of Clinical Medicine. Thomson Reuters acknowledges Dr Ezekowitz as a member of this elite group due to the notable impact of his publications at the cutting edge of his field of cardiovascular research, performing and publishing work that peers recognize as vital to the advancement of this science. In order to identify the best and brightest scientific minds of our time, Thomson Reuters analyses data using its Web of Science and ‘InCites’ platforms to determine individuals who have published the greatest number of ‘hot’ or highly cited papers. They are the authors of multiple ‘hot’ papers, the publishers of research and experiments that fellow scientists find ground-breaking and influential. It is the recognition by peers, in the form of peer citations, which makes the status of these scientists meaningful. The identification of these individuals is rooted in the collec-tive, objective opinions of the scientific community.

MIKE EZEKOWITZ NAMED IN WORLD’S TOP 1% SCIENCE MINDS

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BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

RIKUS DE VILLIERS

Old boy Rikus de Villiers is Tennis coach at the famous University of California (Los Ange-les). On their tour of the campus, WBHS Overseas Tour pupils were privileged to meet Rikus. During the course of his duties, Rikus deals with a several of the world's top play-ers, such as #1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (pictured).

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