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SCHOOL NEWS
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| Vol 11 December 2013
ACADEMICS
Mathematics
Harmony Gold Mathematics Olympiad –
5
in the KZN top 100 (seniors):
Yi Ding, Wesley Green, Myles Lundall,
Vaughn Pears, Kgomotso Tshabalala
3
in KZN top 100 Juniors:
David Comrie, Stuart McCleave and
Keiran Smith
English
De Beers English Olympiad:
Three awarded golf certificates –
Thomas Hudson, Vaughn Pears and
Ivan Crockart
Annual Academic Awards
33%
of matric boys received Academic
awards (aggregate over 75%)
13
boys received Academic Honours
Cum Laude (aggregate over 86%)
11
were awarded Academic Honours
(aggregate of 80-85%)
18
were awarded Academic Colours
(aggregate of 75-79%)
SPORT
41
Kearsney boys were selected to
represent KZN
15
to represent South Africa in various
age groups across the sports codes
Action Cricket
KZN - Luke de Vlieg
Badminton
SA U15 (ranked number 1) Brandon Nel
Baseball
KZN U18 & KZN U16 Cameron Lee
Canoeing
SA U18 K4 – Rory McNeill
Cross Country
KZN League – Daniel Taylor
Cricket
KZN U17 Cricketer of the Year –
Tristan Tedder (Son of Bruce Tedder, 1992)
KZN U15 Cricketer of the Year –
James Tedder (Son of Clive Tedder, 1985)
KZN U19 – Ryan Wallace, Tyler Smith
KZN U17 – Tristan Tedder (captain)
KZN U15 – Lindo Nkabinde, James Stamatis
(Son of Arthur Stamatis, 1988),
Joss Morgan, Matthew Lees
KZN Mynahs – Robert McGrath
DRSUYouth Rugby
U14 – Angelo Dos Reis
Fishing
SA U18 Stuart Jones (ranked 3rd overall at
The Bass Fishing World Champs)
KZN Fly Fishing – Christian Calliontzis
Golf
SA Schools – Greg McKay & James Kennedy
KZN Men’s Open – Greg Royston
KZN U23 – Greg Royston
KZN Schools champion – James Kennedy
KZN Schools A – James Kennedy and
Greg McKay
KZN Schools B – Keaton Slatter
Speech Day 2013 Dux Proximate Greg Royston, head Elwyn van den Aardweg, guest speaker
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman from Gift of the Givers, best allrounder Vaughan Pears & Dux Edwin Bunge.
KZN Cricket Union Awards from Left: , Kyle Abbott, Tristan Tedder, James Tedder and
Craig Kirsten.
SCHOOL NEWS
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Daniel du Preez and Jean-Luc du Preez, SA Schools Rugby
Billy Ntuli, U18 SA Hockey
Hockey
SA U18 – Nqobile Ntuli, Ryan Wallace
SA U16 – Ru Baker
(Son of Andrew Baker, 1979)
29
boys selected to the KZN U14, U16 and
U18 teams
Mountain Biking
SA U18 – Carlo Marzoppi
SA Downhill Mountain Bike Cup Series –
Christopher Cartright (placed 2nd in series
& 1st in KZN)
Rugby
SA Schools – Daniel du Preez and
Jean-Luc du Preez
KZN U18 – Daniel du Preez,
Jean-Luc du Preez, Chris Lines,
Jordan Meaker, Matthew Reece-Edwards,
Ayron Schramm, Tristan Tedder, Tijde Visser
Sharks U19 – Ayron Schramm
SA Men’s Polocrosse
Stefan Harris
SA Optimist Sailing Champs
Ross Gaughran (placed 18th out of
78 sailors)
Soccer
KZN Invitation U19A – James Burns
and Thomas Host
KZN Invitation U19B - Neo Mthembu
Squash
KZN U16A – Callix Gray
KZN U14B – Matthew du Toit
(Son of Pierre du Toit, 1987)
Tennis
KZN U19A – Dale Sandy
KZN U15A – Brad Porteous
KZN U15B – Mihir Singh
Triathlon
KZN U19 - Joshua Brown
Water Polo
SA U18 – Julian Lewis
KZN Currie Cup Squad –
Ryan van der Waal
KZN U19 – Julian Lewis
KZN U16 – Chase Dunnett (non-travelling
reserve) (Son of PJ Dunnett, 1984)
KZN U15 – Luke Croshaw
CULTURAL
Choir
Awarded Best Boys’ Choir at the ATKV
Applous National Choir Competition
Singing
Idols SA – Jonathan Johansen (top 16)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Kearsney has an extensive community
service programme which affords each boy
the opportunity to serve and contribute
to the community. The values instilled &
lessons learned by this service to others are
timeless and their commitment and passion
saw the boys dedicate 9 848 hours to
community service in the first three terms
of 2013.