BRYSON SHIELD, A BIG NIGHT FOR OUR GIRLS

The Hudson Park Bryson Shield team of Chloe Velde, Alexia Velde, Amber McConnachie and MeraldaTerblanche won the highly prestigious Bryson Shield event which is a 4 x 50m freestyle relay against all the schools on the Border. This was an epic day for Hudson Park,as the last time the Hudson Park girls won this race was in 1990,after winning it previously from 1984-1990. The Hudson Park girls achieved a double on the night,at the King Williams Town municipal pool,by also winning the Open Medley Relay Event. The four swimmers on this occasion were Alexia Velde (backstroke), Tyla Phillips (breaststroke), Chloe Velde (butterfly) and Meralda Terblanche (freestyle).

DOMINATING IN T20 CRICKET NATIONALLYNATIONAL COCA-COLA SCHOOLS’ T20 CRICKET FINALS: STELLENBOSCH: 24-26 MARCH 2017

The tournament consisted of six franchise cricket sides, together with teams from an inland school and a coastal focus school,making up two pools of four sides.

We lost to Glenwood (Dolphins) and beat both Centurion (Titans) and St Andrews Bloem (Knights) with bonus points, to head up our pool.

We played Wynberg (Cobras) in the semi-final and beat them, in a thrilling encounter, by one run. This gained us a place in the final against St Stithians, the reigning champions and the SA number one ranked side. We unfortunately lost by 8 wickets in the final.

Akhona Mnyaka won the Hero-of-the-Tournament Award; Jason Niemand won Man-of-the-Match Awards against Glenwood and Centurion; Brad Mauer won Man-of-the-Match against St Andrews and Sine Qeshile won the Man-of-the-Match Award against Wynberg.

The team flew to Cape Town and were accommodated at the Protea Techno-Park Hotel, Stellenbosch, with expenses funded by Cricket South Africa.

Hudson Park returned to East London as runners-up in a National Tournament. This is an amazing achievement for any school and particularly a co-ed school.

THANDO DYASI,

Thando Dyasi is a dedicated pupil of the Hudson Park High Public Speaking Society. He has been chosen to represent South Africa at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition in Sydney, Australia, in April this year. This competition requires Thando to participate in a debate session, prepare a reading piece from a novel, present an eleven-minute prepared speech and also entertain the audience and adjudicators with an impromptu speech. He is an extremely committed pupil and has, over the years, excelled beyond expectation. He is balanced and continuously strives for greatness.

He represents everything a true Hudsonian stands for. Should you wish to assist financially towards Thando’s expenses, please contact cconlon@hphs.co.za for further information.

Thando’s talents are not limited to his debating and also include a particular aptitude for accounting. He came 3rd in the Eastern Cape and 1st on the Border in the NMMU Accounting Olympiad.

MAKING HUDSON PROUD

FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL 2017

LET US MAKE IT A YEAR TO REMEMBER

Hudson Park is proud to congratulate the Matric Class of 2016 on their academic success. 80% of our class achieved Bachelors’ Passes affording them university entrance. Our super-high fliers who achieved 7 A’s were: Saurav Sarkar [Dux Scholar 2016] with top marks of 97% for IT, 95% for Life Sciences and 94% for Maths; Ashlee Frampton scored 94% for Life Sciences, 93% for History and 90% for Maths. Simvuyele Ncula attained 98% for Business Studies and 90% for Geography and Alanna Scott 89% for Life Sciences, 87 % for Consumer Studies and 86% for English. Closely behind them were Jarryd Luyt, Nikhil Gunase, Daniel Wait and Hayley Wilson, with 6A’s each! Ashleigh Sergel, Bianca Lindon, Mihlali Xozwa, Ryan McCarlie and Siphesihle Tshoko were among those who achieved A- Aggregates. Saurav, Ashlee and Nikhil plan to study medicine, while Alanna will study physiotherapy and Daniel and Jarryd engineering; Simvuyele plans to do a B.Comm Accounts Degree.

The Matric Class of 2016 are wished well for their futures – Tendando Superabis!

AP MATHSDaniel Wait, Ryan McCarlie and Siphesihle Tshoko aced the Advanced Programme Mathematics IEB exam - All scored A’s for their 8th subject. We salute them.

ALAN GRAY ORBIS FOUNDATION BURSARYHPHS proudly announces yet another Alan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellow, namely Mihlali Xozwa. She is one of our 2016 prefects and an impressive debator who has represented South Africa in the USA.

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Circle of Excellence 2016

Once again, the COE Conference was one of the best organized and most impactful of the many seminars and conferences that school principals are able to attend. This event, for representatives from the top 100 schools in South Africa which in the eyes of the Allan Gray Foundation best demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, took place in the Royal Bafokeng Kingdom, close to Rustenburg.

The Selection process applied to potential Fellows looks for the ‘spirit of significance, achievement excellence, intellectual imagination, personal initiative and courageous commitment’. Furthermore, all applicants are expected to exhibit an entrepreneurial attitude and a belief in the future of their country.

It was with great pride that Hudson Park High School accepted the award, for the third year in a row, for second place nationally in the two categories in the programme:

Achievement Excellence Award ( School that has provided the highest number of Allan Gray Fellows)

And

Courageous Commitment Award (School that has provided the highest number of Fellowship awards since COE inception (2009).

MATRIC RESULTS

Alanna Scott

Siphesihle Tshoko Hayley Wilson

Simvuyele Ncula Jarryd Luyt

Saurav Sarkar Mihlali Xozwa

Ryan Mccarlie Nikhil Gunase

Ashlee Frampton Ashleigh Sergel Bianca Lindon Daniel Wait

VICTOR AND VICTRIx LUDORUM PER AGE GROUP:

u14

Jordyn Petzer (15 points)

Alexia Velde (33 points)

u16

Adriaan Jordaan (24 points)

Chloe Velde (23 points)

Open

Rhys Poovan (24 points)

Tyla Phillips (20 points)

RECORDS:

Individual:

u14 Girls 50m Butterfly Alexia Velde 31.16 sec (Previous: C. Velde 2015 31.50 sec)

u14 Girls 50m Backstroke Alexia Velde 31.84 sec (Previous: C. Velde 2015 32.06 sec)

Team:

Open Girls 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Lake A 2 min 04.62 sec (Previous: Malin 2 min 07.07 sec 1989

TALENTS ON THE TRACKThe day was filled with excitement and laughter,asour three competing houses went head to head, and pupils and teachers participated in a variety of events in order to score points for their houses. The winning house was Buchholtz, with 665 points, and Lake achieved the Spirit Award. The atmosphere was thrilling, with the colours, red, yellow and blue splashed across the stands, creating a beautiful backdrop for Inter-House Athletics Day.

FUN IN THE SUNThe Inter-house gala took place at the Joan Harrison. The weather could not have been better with sunny skies and a cool breeze. The stands were filled with excited spectators singing songs of encouragement. Lake won the most house points. Thanks to all those involved in this great success!

VICTOR AND VICTRIx LE DORUMS

U15 girls – Sanchia Poovan

U15 boys – Taye Mareya

Open girls – Zimkhitha Smayile

Open boys – Sinamava Ntsinde/Neil Nyemba

RECORDS

Neil Nyemba: High Jump Boys open/u17. 1.88m. (old: 1.87m 2016)

Lake u15: 4x100m Relay U15. 49.39sec. (old: 49.40sec 2002)

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

The grade 9’s had their annual card-selling fundraiser in the hall and raised just over R2,500. This was donated to Breath of Life.

HUDSON PARK HIGH SCHOOL

SAVING LIVES wITH SANBS

A successful Prefect Launch for 2017. The prefects put on a spectacular show for the school. The student body and staff thoroughly enjoyed the humorous skits and messages that were shared.

Hudson Park High School prefects paid a special visit to our the Primary School. The children enjoyed asking the ‘big kids’ about the ‘big school’.

The JIG (Junior Interact Group) fun run was organised by Mrs Friend. It was a big success and a really fun afternoon.

They managed to raise R2,000 for CANSA.

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Group

Fun run

Bell peppers that are growing in the staff

quad thanks to Mr Skinner and his

Talon team.

GRADE 8 ORIENTATIONGrade 8 learners were warmly welcomed during a week of activities designed to make them feel at home and to introduce them to the numerous opportunities, in all four Pillars, which are open to them at Hudson Park. Our new Grade 8’s

participated in many fun activities which took place with our Prefects.

CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY Our traditional Candle-Lighting Ceremony is held each year to impress upon Grade 8 learners the importance of unity, the sharing of

knowledge, and the nurturing of the wonderful potential inherent in each of us. In a hushed gathering in the Centenary Hall, few hearts remained untouched as our head boy and head girl, having lit their candles from the Founders’ Day Torch, proceeded to light those held by the prefects. It was then the turn of the prefects to light the candles of the Grade 8 learners, and they slowly made their way,

from the front of the Hall to the back, until the Hall was filled with the flickering glow of over 200 tiny flames. The moment will long be remembered by all who attended.

SportS pageMERRIFIELD MILEHudson Park has dominated the Merrifield Mile over the past two years, winning both the men’s and ladies’races on both occasions. This year, Chloe Velde won the ladies’ race, and past pupil from 2016, Kyle Holmes, won the men’s race. Alexia Velde won the girls’ under 14 section.

SA OPEN wATER SwIMMING CHAMPSAt Plettenberg Bay over the weekend, Chloe Velde (16) came second in the SA u18 Open Water swim, and MeraldaTerblanche (15) came fourth in the u15 open water swim.

TENNISKwanda Mbalekwa. Sisipho Ndlabhu and Aphiwe Rilityana have been chosen to represent Eastern Cape at tennis, in the July holidays. They all won medals at a Mini-Series Competition, with Kwanda and Asisipho winning gold in the u18 division.

ATHLETICSAt the EL District Championships Hudson Park won the following gold medals: A Qithi Boys u14 200m; long jump and triple jump; A Jaxa Boys u14 high jump; Y Mtshizana Girls u14 90m hurdles and long jump; L Ilori Girls u19 100m and 200m; silver medals A Qithi 100m; C. Oliver Girls u17 100m hurdles; bronze medals L Kwayiba Boys u17 3000m and 110m hurdles; Joleen Fathula Girls u19 long jump and 400m.

At the Eastern Cape Champs, and competing against the best in the Eastern Cape, Akhona Qithi did very well in the u14 boys age group. He took gold in the triple jump; bronze in the 200m (23.66) and came 4th in the long jump (5.63m).

wATERPOLOLiyabona Mbekela was selected for the SA u17B ladies water polo team. They travelled to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the 16-19 Feb for the Cana Zone IV Swimming and Water Polo Championship.

ANGLINGAndrew Everts, Josh Gunton and Caden Vaupotic have been selected to the Border team for the SASAA Rock and Surf Nationals, in Struisbaai.

NETBALLHudson Park High u15 and u14 teams won all their matches at the Grens festival.

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CRICKETHudson Park cricketers have made their mark in the Eastern Cape with some amazing results. Sinethemba Qeshile and Akhona Mnyaka were selected for the SA Schools’ cricket team after the Coke Week in Bloemfontein, from 17 - 22 December 2016.

A Warriors u19 side was also selected after the Coke Week, and no fewer than five Hudson Park players were included in the thirteen-man quad.

The players Sinethemba Qeshile, Akhona Mnyaka, Jason Niemand, Luke Dallas and Axola Ngwana were selected for the Cubs Week in Stellenbosch from 3-6 January. After the Cubs Week, Jason Niemand and Akhona Mnyaka, were selected to play for the SA u19

side in a tournament against Sri-Lanka and Zimbabwe.

In the T20 Algie Cup Final, Hudson Park played Selborne College, on Wednesday 29 February, at Hudson Park. Selborne College 135/5 off 20 overs. Hudson Park 137/3 off 17 overs. Hudson Park won by 7 wickets.

Hudson Park have now won the Algie Cup for the past three consecutive years and have won the cup seven times in the past ten years, with Selborne College winning it the other three times.

Hudson Park was one of eight sides nationally to qualify for the National Inter-Schools’ T20 finals that took place in Stellenbosch.