JEPPE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS GDE Registration No.130633 26˚12’S; 28˚5”58” E Elevation: 1760 m

Good Hope Street PO Box 28923

Kensington 2094 Kensington

Johannesburg 2101

Tel: (011) 614 1938/9 Fax: (011) 614 2527

E-mail: hms@jeppeboys.co.za Website: www.jeppeboys.co.za

24 June 2016 Newsletter 07/2016 HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE Dear Parent We have come to the end of an extremely busy term, which was made all the more difficult by the disruptions to teaching days due to all the public holidays. The winter holidays have finally arrived and I would like to wish every learner and parent an enjoyable break. If you are travelling, we trust you will be drive safely and if you are planning on staying at home, we hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest. Term 3 will commence at 07:40 on Monday 18 July 2016. Jeppe High School for Boys prides itself on being one of the top all boys schools in the country. In order for the school to run smoothly and to maintain consistently high standards, it is important that the rules pertaining to discipline are strictly adhered to from the very beginning of the school term. To this end, we appeal to parents to support the staff of the school in their efforts and to ensure that their son’s hair and uniform is in line with the school code of conduct. Parents are urged to please check their son’s hair, uniform and shoes prior to the commencement of the new school term in July. The school management team have, once again, taken the decision that boys who do not comply with the rules and regulations regarding appearance, will be sent home on the first day of school to rectify their appearance. For a complete explanation of the uniform and appearance requirements, please consult the school code of conduct on the Jeppe website at www.jeppeboys.co.za. As a basic guideline, please see the requirements below: School Uniform

Plain white shirt (not a sports shirt), appropriate school tie, school jersey (black with two white stripes on the V-neck), school blazer, grey flannels neither tapered nor flared, plain grey socks and plain black, leather lace-up shoes (without buckles, patterns or embroidery). Slip on, square toed or fashion shoes are not permitted.

Shoes must be polished

The school blazer is to be worn at all times.

Hairstyles

Hair must be off the collar, ears and eyebrows and must be neatly combed.

Hair should not be cut in steps or ridges and should be the same length all over.

Hair may not be bleached, dyed or artificially extended.

Afros, braids, dreadlocks, perms and any unusual or fashion hairstyles are forbidden i.e. tails, mohawks, comb-overs etc.

Hair may be closely shaven but not clean-shaven.

Sideburns must be trimmed at the middle of the ear.

Boys faces are to be clean shaven at all times The management of the school is of the belief that these measures will help to maintain the high standards of excellence and discipline which are expected of Jeppe Boys and we thank you for your assistance and support. STAFF FAREWELL BREAKFAST. At a breakfast function held in the Payne Hall on Thursday morning, 23 June 2016, Mr Dempsey bid farewell to three members of staff who will be leaving the school at the end of this term. Ms Melissa Enslin is going to be travelling and pursuing opportunities overseas, Mrs Jenna Mitchell has accepted a post at Edenvale High School and Mr John Broderick, whose temporary tenure has come to end, will return to enjoying his retirement. Thank you to these members of staff for all they have given to the school during their time with us and we wish them all good luck and happiness for the future. CONGRATULATIONS We would like to send a word of congratulations to one of our educators, Mr. Sanele Ngema, who was notified that he passed his Law Board Articles. Well done to him on this phenomenal achievement. DEPUTY’S ADDRESS The following address was given by Mr. Leathem at a recent assembly: WHY I’M NOT HAPPY FOR LEICESTER Many of you that I’ve taught know that I am a massive football fan, but this Premier League season, which was arguably the most significant and unpredictable in history has not been one that I have particularly enjoyed. There are two reasons why I’m left with a bitter after taste in my mouth. In my infinite wisdom, I thought it would be a good idea to get my wife to enter a team into the Jeppe Staff fantasy league – not only did she win the league, she managed to beat me by nearly 200 points – my only consolation was beating Mr Hillock who stopped playing after round 3. When I told her that my assembly address would be about soccer she insisted that I mention her triumph so that my shame would be made public. But jokes aside, the real reason why I felt so empty and unfulfilled this season … Leicester City. I can remember with absolute clarity the moment that I first truly believed that Leicester City would win the Premier league – it was on the 2nd of February 2016 as I watched Jamie Vardy smash a “goal-of-the-year”-worthy strike

over the hapless Liverpool Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. As most of you now know, they did indeed go on to win the league. They won it quite comfortably in the end, with two games to spare. This unbelievable underdog story has caught the eye of the international media, with The Washington Post calling it ‘The Best Sports Story Ever.” What they have achieved is quite simply remarkable. In fact, if the Leicester turn-around was pitched as an idea for a movie, they’d reject it on the grounds that it was too unlikely. To put it into perspective, at the beginning of the season bookmakers in London offered better odds on Kim Kardashian becoming the next American president than on Leicester winning the Barclays Premier League. Leicester were given a 5000 to 1 chance. So if you had made a R100 bet on them winning, you would have won half a million rand. But it’s not the rags to riches, underdog story, fascinating as it is, that intrigues me. It’s my own reaction to them winning that I’d like to explore today. You see, while the football world celebrated David’s victory over Goliath, I just couldn’t get on the band wagon. I was indignant. How dare they? These were certainly not the blues I’d become accustomed to, and made peace with, seeing lifting trophies in May. Put simply – I wasn’t happy that they’d won it – I’m pretty sure I should’ve been, but “haters gonna hate”. About a week after the most unlikely of victories I tweeted the following “Leicester winning it will be like a homeless man winning the lotto. They won't know what to do with it all and they'll you be relegated within three seasons.” A friend of mine replied, “peanut butter and jealous”. It was this accusation that made me first start to interrogate my feelings. While I might be slightly jealous, that’s not the whole of it. I mean, over the past few years (26 actually but who’s counting) I’ve watched as the trophy changed hands from one bitter rival to another … but this year was different. I think it’s because Leicester stole more than the league – they stole my excuses. You see, for years I comforted myself by believing that money bought the league. The top three clubs – Manchester United, City and Chelsea – have either billionaire owners or huge commercial deals, which allow them to spend large sums on numerous world class players. Sheik Mansaur who owns Man city is worth an estimated 20 billion pounds; his family is worth 680 billion. There’s not a player in any league who’s financially beyond his reach. Chelsea are also loaded. They have 150 million pounds worth of talent on loan to clubs around Europe. So when these clubs win the league I make peace with it because I tell myself that they have essentially bought their victory by throwing money at the problem. But Leicester are one of the poorest clubs– their entire 20-man squad, at the beginning of the season, was valued at 54 million pounds – the same price paid by Manchester City to secure just one man - Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg. When Leicester won, there went two decades of rationalisations and justifications of why my beloved Liverpool have failed to win the league even once. If Leicester could do it without the millions– how come Liverpool have never been able to? I have to acknowledge that maybe money alone isn’t enough to secure the title. So it’s not jealousy that’s been fueling my negative sentiment towards Leicester but rather the realisation that I have been fooling myself when it comes to the team I support, and no doubt also in other areas of my life that I’m not even aware of.

Psychologists call this ‘self-handicapping’. I call it lying-to-myself-so-it-doesn’t-hurt-as-much. But it’s the same thing. When faced with a challenge, we sometimes create conditions for failure ahead of time to protect our egos. An example of self-handicapping is when we say we're not feeling well just before a test, so if it doesn't go well, we'll have an explanation. Or when we confess to our ankle being sore just before running on the field for a big game. If we don't perform, maybe it's because our ankle was hurting. Self-handicapping is simply a way of avoiding uncomfortable truths. It’s much easier to say “I failed because I didn’t study” instead of “I failed because, despite my best efforts, I lack ability in this subject”. If you can always blame your failures on external forces, instead of internal ones, well, who’s to say you really failed? If we go back to the premier league, I tell myself that it’s logical to lose to teams owned by Russian oil-billionaires or Arab Sheiks. Money has ruined the beautiful game. It’s not our fault. And that’s the danger of self-handicapping: never facing the truth. If you want to change things in your life, the first thing you’ve got to do is get real about your current situation. Do a stocktake. It’s time to take responsibility and stop letting yourself off the hook when things don’t go your way. Your lies might mean that you never address the real obstacles that are getting in the way of your success. I want you to think about a goal you have. And now think about all the excuses you’re going to make if you don’t achieve that goal. I want you to be honest. You know the things you typically say to yourself when you fail at something. Is it because it’s just too difficult; you don’t have enough money, is it because you’re white; or because you’re black; or because no one understands you? My go to excuse is that I just don’t have the time, especially with little kids at home. It’s actually a good idea to write this list down, so that when you hear yourself saying one of the things on the list, you recognise it for what it is. An excuse. A rationalisation. Permission to accept second best. What I learned from Leicester’s victory is two-fold. Firstly, the reason Liverpool didn’t win is not because they don’t have the resources that their rivals do – so Liverpool and its fans will need to cross that of the list of excuses. Secondly, I’m not saying that Liverpool will go out and win the league next season but I’m also not saying they can’t. You see, every time you expose an excuse for what it is, you are mentally acknowledging that your goal has a stronger chance of success. You are allowing yourself to believe in the possibility. And that’s what I’d like to leave you with today. I challenge you to reframe the way you look at the success of others. It can be hard, but try not to succumb to jealousy. Instead, you should celebrate the achievements of others because the fact that they are able to do it just proves that it is possible. For you too. No excuses. It can be done. It is attainable. Now go out and do it.

PROVINCIAL RUGBY PLAYERS SELECTED Congratulations to the rugby players below who were selected to various provincial teams.

U18 Gauteng Lions

Front (L-R): Tyrone Green, Moemisi Mosheledi Middle (L-R): Teboho Ramodibe, Wandisile Simelane, Mangaliso Ntimba

Back (L-R): Lehlogonolo Naka, Kegan Litchfield, Dylan Wadeley, Henry Wickens U18 – Craven Week Team Tyrone Green Wandisile Simelane Lehlogonolo Naka

U18 – Academy Week Team Teboho Ramodibe Dylan Wadeley Mangaliso Ntimba

U18 PUK-Welpies Team Henry Wickens Moemisi Mosheledi Kegan Litchfield

U16 Gauteng Lions

Front (L-R): Mohau Mohlahleli, Muzi Manyike, Maxwell Motaung, Vuyane Nqaba, Simphiwe Maseko

Middle (L-R): Luke van Velze, Sipho Vayise, Boitumelo Tsatsane, Kyle Everton Back (L-R): Jordan Coetzee, Craig Bristow, Edward White, Michael de Kock, Karel Zowitsky

U16 – Grant Khomo Team Kyle Everton Vuyane Nqaba Sipho Vayise Boitumelo Tsatsane Muzi Manyike Jordan Coetzee Mohau Mohlahleli

U16 – Academy Team Michael de Kock Craig Bristow

U16 – Welpies Edward White Karel Zowitsky Simphiwe Maseko Maxwell Mothaung Luke van Velze

JEPPE BOY EXCELS Congratulations to Ryan Boyd (Grade 10) who will be awarded full Gauteng Colours when he represents Gauteng Eagles U18A Ice Hockey team for the upcoming Provincial Tournament this weekend. This tournament is the platform used to select the SA U18 squad for the upcoming 2017 Ice Hockey World Championships. We wish him all the best of luck!

JEPPE OLD BOYS AT THE OLYMPICS The following Jeppe Old Boys will be travelling to and participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Rasta Rashivenghe 7’s Rugby Referee Paul Bundy Assistance Men’s Coach – Canadian Hockey Peter Lambert Rowing – Great Britain Darryl Impey South African Cycling Stefano Marcia South African Sailing

CAMPUS UPGRADES The current upgrades to the school campus are progressing very well at this stage.

The classroom upgrade is ahead of schedule and once completed these new classrooms are going to make an exceptional difference to the school and in the teaching and learning process. Four prefabricated classrooms are being converted into six brick and plaster built classrooms. The brickwork and aesthetics have been specifically designed to blend in with the existing façade of the school. These classrooms will be equipped with up to date technology, teaching aides and an enhanced learning environment. The school is most grateful to the Edgar Droste Trust who have provided the funding for this entire project. The ongoing support of the Edgar Droste Trust for Jeppe High School for Boys is greatly valued and appreciated.

The Aquatics Centre upgrade has been a momentous project funded by a very committed and loyal Jeppe Family. This development is sure to have far reaching benefits for all aquatic related sports in the school. Warm-up lanes have been added to the pool which has been completely refurbished. The new change rooms and club house building is a most welcome addition to the centre ensuring that the Aquatics Centre will now be self-contained and support all the sport’s requirements.

SPORTING RESULTS Hockey Pretoria Boys

1st XI Won 3-2 U16A Won 2-0 U14A Drew 0-0

2nd XI Lost 1-3 U16B Won 5-0 U14B Lost 1-4

3rd XI Lost 1-3 U16C Lost 0-1 U14C Lost 0-3

U16D Lost 2-6 U14D Lost 1-9

U16E Drew 2-2 U14E Won 3-0

U16F Lost 0-3

St. John’s College

1st XI Drew 0-0 U16A Won 4-1 U14A Won 6-2

2nd XI Drew 3-3 U16B Won 5-1 U14B Won 5-3

3rd XI Won 4-2 U16C Drew 2-2 U14C Drew 2-2

U16D Drew 2-2 U14D Lost 4-2

U16E Won 3-2 U14E Won 7-0

U16F Drew 0-0

Rugby Pretoria Boys 1st XV Won 36-22 U16A Won 50-7 U15A Won 31-17 U14A Won 20-13 2nd XV Won 28-10 U16B Won 14-10 U15B Won 34-0 U14B Won 36-5 3rd XV Lost 7-40 U16C Lost 16-21 U15C Lost 15-17 U14D Lost 719 4th XV Lost 7-100 U16D Lost 0-58 U15D Lost 0-32 U14C Won 22-19 5th XV Lost 5-62 U15E Won 31-12 U14E Drew 12-12

St. John’s College 1st XV Won 36-28 U16A Won 41-10 U15A Won 34-15 U14A Won 57-0 2nd XV Won 26-12 U16B Won 24-21 U15B Won 53-0 U14B Won 50-0 3rd XV Lost 15-19 U16C Won 39-21 U15C Won 13-10 U14C Won 50-0 4th XV Lost 10-40 U16D Won 8-5 U15D Won 36-26 5th XV Won 31-29

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For all your supporter gear, cushions, caps, beanies, backpacks, jackets and more…

Available from 3rd Term at

(Operating from the School Uniform Shop)

Open Weekdays from 09:00 to 15:00 And on home game days from 09:00 to 13:00

Contact: Meraaj on 078 114 3796 / meraaj.alli@gmail.com