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SPECIALEDITION:INHONOUROFPETERRANEY
HeadofHouse2011
DearNashParents
GreetingsfromtheNashClan!
IhavewaitedthewholeyearbeforesendingoutaNashFlashinordertopaytributetoourpreviousHeadofHousePeterRaney.Itisnownearlyayearsincewereceivedthetragic
newsofPetersfatalaccidentandIwantedthisFlashtobeaspecialone.Itisalsoa
bumperissueandIhopeyouallenjoyit.
TheRemoveCamp
GaryPlayeroncesaid:ThemoreIpractice-theluckierIget.andthisishowIfeelabouttheRemoveCamp.The
moreIdoit,themoreexperienceIgainandthebetterIbecomeinlookingaftertheboys.FortunatelyIhadhelp
frommyHeadofHouse-TinayeTengendewhotooktheboysunderhiswingandmadethemfeelwelcomeand
veryspecial.ThisyearsRemovesareawonderfulbunchofboysandfromtheminutego,theygrabbedthebullby
thehornsandeachandeveryoneofthemparticipatedfully.VerysoontheybecameNashbrotherswho
thoroughlyenjoyedthecampandthatisthereasonwhytheyarestillaverytightlyknitunit.
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InterhouseSwimming
Unfortunatelywecouldntmakeitthreeinarow,buttheboys
madeupforitbywinningthespiritcupintheend!Aspecial
thankstoallthematricswhoensuredthattheboysstayed
focussedandwellbehavedthroughouttheeventandin
particulartoJodySwartz,JacquesOosthuizen,Matthew
Holliday,TinayeTengende,NkululekoPhakathi,JamiePretorius
andAndrewTuma-Waku,whokeptthespiritsandthesingingupuntiltheveryend.
Iwouldalsoliketothankeveryboywhogaveofhisbest,filling
upthelanesineveryraceandearningvaluablepointsforthe
houseevenwhentheyknewtheyarenotaCameronvandenBurgh.
InterhouseMusic
Afterwinningthiseventin2011,witharecordbreakingscore,theboysknewwhatitwilltakeinordertowalkawaywiththespoilsagain.Theyworkedhardandpracticedmanytimesduring:breaks,afterschool,afterprephoursand
evenearlymornings!Theygaveabsolutelyeverythingonthenightandtheythoughtitwasgoodenough,buthadto
settleforthirdspot.
Itfeltlikeavictorytome,fortheOlympicCreedsays:Itisnotaboutwhetheryouwinornot,butaboutthewayyou
playthegame.andIcanhonestlysaythattheboysplayeditwell.IwassoproudofthemandIwouldliketo
congratulateDavidArnotfordoingasuperbjobincoordinating/directingthesmallgroup,instrumentaland
individualperformancesandalsoTinayeforlookingafterthemassitem.
ThehighlightoftheeveningwasthesongwhichwasdedicatedtoPeterandIwouldlikeyoualltoreadthewords:
"LeaveOutAllTheRest"IdreamedIwasMissing
Youweresoscared
Butnoonewouldlisten
Causenooneelsecared
Aftermydreaming
Iwokewiththisfear
WhatamIleaving
WhenI'mdonehere?
Soifyou'reaskingme
Iwantyoutoknow
Whenmytimecomes
ForgetthewrongthatI'vedone
Helpmeleavebehindsome
Reasonstobemissed
Anddon'tresentme
Andwhenyou'refeelingempty
Keepmeinyourmemory
Leaveoutalltherest
Leaveoutalltherest
Don'tbeafraid
I'vetakenmybeating
I'vesharedwhatI'vemade
I'mstrongonthesurface
Notallthewaythrough
I'veneverbeenperfect
Butneitherhaveyou
Soifyou'reaskingme
Iwantyoutoknow
Forgettingallthehurtinside
You'velearnedtohidesowell
Pretendingsomeoneelsecan
come
AndsavemefrommyselfIcan'tbewhoyouare
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GaudyDay
IwasveryimpressedwithmyboysattendanceonGaudyDay.Onlyafewboysdidnotattendbuttherestofthe
boyswerehere.Mostofthemjustwanderedaroundbutquiteafewboysparticipatedinthemorningsactivities.
Wehadtwobrothers(JohnandGregAlexander)competingagainstoneanotherintennisandwehadtwobrothers
(BradleyandTyroneDial)playingsquashagainsttheoldboys.
NabeelagaindebatedfortheCollege,others
playedhockey,soccerandbasketballagainstthe
oldboysandparents.
Listeningtowhattheboyshadtosayaboutthe
day,Iknowthattheythoroughlyenjoyedtheday
andallagreedthatthegamebetweenthestayers
andtheleaverswasthehighlightoftheday.
Iwanttothanktheboysandalltheparentsfor
enjoyingthedaywithus.
InterhouseSevens
Ourweekdidnotstartoffwellasourjuniorteamwasbeateninthefirstroundofthecompetition.Thissentthem
intothelosersbracketorthebottomfourbracket.Fortunatelytheteamwonthenexttwogameswhichplacedus
fifthinthejuniorsection.ThismeantthatourseniorshadtowinonGaudyDayinorderforustohaveachancein
winningtheoverallcompetition.
Iaskedtheboystodeliverandtheysuredid.Oneofmyhighlightsthisyearwaswatchingtheseniorrugbyfinals.It
wasntbecausewewonthefinalbutbecauseofthewaytheboysplayed.Itwaspurepoetryinmotion.Themoves
wereplanned,thehandlingwasslickandthetrieswerewellexecuted.Itwasarealjoytoseehowtheseboyshave
progressedsincethedaysIhadthemasU14Aplayers.
Congratulationstoalltheboyswhoplayedsowellandforwinningtheoverallinterhousesevenscompetition.
InterhousePlays
InthelastnineyearsatStJohns,IhaveneverheardofNashwinningtheinterhouseplayscompetition,butthereis
alwaysafirsttimeforeverything.SboNenewroteabrilliantplay,co-produceditwithAndrewTuma-Wakuand
walkedawaywithtophonours.AuditionstookplacenearlytwomonthsbeforePlayNight.Thecastrehearsedoverandoveruntilitwasperfectandthethreetrophieswewon,isproofofit.CongratulationstoSboforreceivingthe
BestPlayAward,AndrewandSbofortheBestDirectorsAwardandtoPhilBaloyifortheBestJuniorActorsAward.
Welldoneboys,youmadeusproud!
Greg John
Brad
Tyrone
Nabeel
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McDonaldDay
AfterthewonderfulachievementsonPlayNight,MarioletteandIdecidedthatit
istimeforMcDonaldsagain.Theboysreallylovedtheirtreatsandweretheenvy
ofalltheothercollegeboys.Iwanttothankmytutorsforhelpingmein
distributingtheburgers,chipsandmilkshakesinaveryorderlyfashion.
Tabloids
Anotherfirst!Yes,inthelastnineyearswealwaysplayedsecondfiddletoHodgsonbutnotin2012.Inordertowin
tabloidsoneneedsnumbers.Themoreboysparticipatingthebiggeryourchancesareofwinning.Ofcourseyou
stillneedtheboystotrytheirbestateverystation.Earning5pointsperstationarefarbetterthangetting1andthis
boilsdowntoattitude.Thebetteryourattitudeistheharderyouwilltryandneedlesstosay,ourNashboyshadthe
bestattitudesbyfar.Highfivesboys,Iamveryproudofyou!
InterhouseAthletics
Okay,closebutstillnocigar.ItisnowthethirdyearrunningthatwegetsecondspotattheInterhouseAthleticsbut
wewillnotgiveuptrying.NashdoesnothaveaUsainBolt,YohannBlake,JustinGatlinoraTysonGaybutwedo
haveaGarethHarvett,DevonHenson,TyronDialandBonganiMolale(allwinners)
andwiththerestofthehousepullingtogetherwemanagedtosecure2nd
spotagain.Welldoneboys,Iamstillveryproudofyou!Butoneday,maybesoonerthanweall
think,wellgetthere
CrossCountry
Ifwekeepondoingwhatwehavebeendoingthepasttwoyears,Nashshouldbe
winningtheinterhousecrosscountryforthenext5years.Thesecrethereisthatall
theboyshavetopitchfirst.Withnoabsenteesthehousewillnotreceiveany
penaltiesandwithoutpenalties,thehousewillwin.Thesecondsecretisthatallthe
boysshouldbejoggingandnooneshouldbewalking.Thisensuresthatalltheboys
willendupinthetop200andthereisnowaythatanyotherhousewillbeatyou.
Needlesstosay,theNashboysdidbothandweagainearnedvaluablepoints
towardstheLeSueurCupcompetition.
Academics
ThisisourAchillesheel.Wewillbewayaheadonpointsintheinterhousecompetitionbutassoonastheacademic
marksareadded,thegapbetweenusandtherestofthehousesarenarrowedsubstantially.Ourboyswillhaveto
dosomethingaboutthis.WedonothavestupidboysinthehousebutIknowtheyarenotgivingoftheirbestwhen
itcomestoacademics.WekeeponmotivatingtheboysandIampositivethatwewillseeaturnofthingsinthe
nearfuture.
MatricDance
Ahighlightforeveryboyinhismatricyear!Theboys
pulledouteverystoptoensurethattheywerethe
talkofthetown.Flashycarsandsuits,beautifulgirls
ormodelsattheirsides,haircutinthelateststyles,
lotsofblingandsharppointshoesandofcoursean
invincibleattitude!Thehallwasstunninglydecorated
andsowerethetables.Thefoodwasofahigh
standardandthemusictops!MrCameroneven
showedtheboyshowtofistpump.Theboysmust
haveenjoyedthemthoroughlyforitwasthefirsttime
inmanyyearsthattheyonlystartedtoleavethegroundsafterhalfpastelevenandnotaminute
earlier.
Gareth
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SpeechDay
ThisistheacademichighlightoftheyearandaspecialoccasionforeveryCollegeboy.ThisyearwecamebacktoSJC
andwedidnotgointotownagain.AhugemarquiswaserectedonBurgerfield,decoratedtastefullyandeverybody
wascomfortablyseated.Theweatherplayeditspartandtheeveningwasahugesuccess.DrMampeleRampelewas
theguestspeaker,BradDialwasannouncedasHeadofHousefor2013andNashwasawardedtheLeSueurCupfor
thethirdyearrunning.Iwouldalsoliketothanktheboysforbehavingverywellduringtheevening.
BoardersChristmasDinner
Thisistheonefunctionwherethewholehouseisnotinvolvedin,asitisafunctionforourboardersonly.Askany
boarderwhatthehighlightofhisboardinglifeatStJohnsis,andhewilltellyouwithoutblinkinganeye.The
ChristmasDinner,Sir.
OnceagainMatrondidnotfail,thethemewastheOlympics,thehallwasdecoratedaccordinglyandthefood
magnificent!DarrenWackheadSimpsonwasverygoodasentertainerandhecapturedtheaudiencesattentionfor
anentire45minutes.Whatimpressedmemostwasthathedidthat,likeTrevorNoah,withoutusinganyswear
wordsatall.
IfyouhaventbeentoaMorgantheBeatBoxershow,youdontknowwhatyouaremissing.Thisyoungmanis
phenomenalandwhenhestartsperforming,youwillgetgoosebumps.Theonlyhumanbeingintheworldwhocanproduce8soundssimultaneouslyandthereforitisnosurprisethatheiscurrentlytheworldchampionbeatboxer.
Alltheboysandgirls,aswellastheboardingandkitchenstaffhadawonderfultimeandIwouldjustliketothank
mywife,Mariolette,onbehalfofusallforthespecialevening.
Valedictory
Theemotionalfunction.NeverhaveIbeentoafunctionwithsomuchmixedfeelings.Ontheonesideyouareso
proudofyourmatricboys,yourbuttonsonyourshirtjustwanttopopbutontheothersideyouhavethebiggest
lumpinyourthroatandyoushyawaysonobodycanseeyourtears.Now,ifthatishowI,ashousemasterfeel,can
youimaginehowthematricparentsmusthavefeltandimaginehowyouasparentsaregoingtofeelin1,2,3or4
yearsfromnow!
Onerememberswhattheseboyslookedlikefiveyearsagosmall,shy,uncertainandfrightenedboyswhohave
changedintobig,tough,confidentandmaturedboys.Theyhaveallachievedcertainmilestonesintheirlivesand
youknowtheyhavetouchedyourlife,theyhaveinfluencedyou,shapedyouandeventaughtyousomelifelessons.
Thatisthereasonwhyyourchestwantstoburstthroughyourclothes.
Whenyousitdownandyourealisethattheyarenotgoingtowalkthroughyourdooranymore,youarenotgoingto
seethemperformonthesportfieldsoronstagesanymoreandyouwonderwhetheryouhavehelpedtoshape
them,haveyoubeenaninfluenceintheirlives,haveyoutaughtthemanyvaluablelifeskillsandyouwonder
whethertheywillrememberyou?Thatiswhenyoucantfaceanyparentsorpupils,foryouknowyouwillnotbe
abletotalktothem.
ThankyouClassof2012,youwereagreatbunchofboys.Studyhardfortheexams,reapalotofdistinctionsforus.
EnjoyyourholidayandwhereeveryoumaybenextyearmaytheNashSpiritbewithyou!!
HeadofHouse2013
CongratulationstoBradleyDialforbeingvotedasHeadofNashfortheyear
2013.Bradisabig,strongboywithloadsofconfidenceandiscurrentlythe
FirstCricketTeamscaptain.Healsocaptainsthefirstteamsquashandallthe
boysinthehouselookuptohim.
IhavehadthepleasureinworkingwithhimforthelastfiveweeksandIwas
veryimpressedinthewayhehandledhimself.Ifhestaysontrack,hewill
certainlybeaHeadofHousewhichweallwillbeproudof.GoodluckBradand
Iknowalltheboyswillsupportyou.
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NashFatherandSonGolfDay
Asagolfer,thisismysportinghighlightoftheyear.Toseethefathersandmothersplayingagameofgolfwiththeir
sons,isasensationonecannotputintowords.Thebondingwhichtookplacebetweenfatherandson,thecheers
afteramonsterdrive,thelaughterforabadshot,theadvice(whichtheboysgavetheirparents)andthestoriesat
the19th
holeoftheloooooongputtswhichdropped,wereabsolutelypriceless.
ThegolfdaytookplaceonMondaythe22nd
ofOctoberatObservatory
GolfClub.Westartedteeingoffat11:00andthelastoftheseventeenfourballsteedoffat12:04.Theteamsweregreetedwith
beautifulweather,helpfulstafffromObservatoryandaveryfriendly
Nashsupportingteam-Matron,Tahneand?whohandedoutthe
giftstoall.
Atprizegiving,everyplayerwalkedawaywithaprizeanditwasquite
remarkablethatallthespecialprizeswerewonbyNashboys.They
were:LongestDriveOllieVincent,Closesttothepinonthe8th
NicholasdeClercqandClosesttothepinonthe11th
DeanMedcalf.
ThetophonourswenttoBrianandBradleyDial
andtheyarethe2012FatherandsonGolfChampions.Congratulationguysandwellplayedbutdontgotosleepfor
Iknowtherearemanyteamswhowouldlovetotakethosetrophiesawayfromyou!!
Iwouldliketothankalltheparentswhodonated
moneytowardsprizes,thosewhodonatedprizes,giftsandbrandnewtrophiesbutmostofall,I
wouldliketothankthoseparentsandboyswho
played.Withoutyoursupportandyourhelp,this
daywillnotbesuchahugesuccess.Iwouldalso
liketothankmywifeanddaughterforallthey
havedone.Iamsoluckytohaveyouonmyteam.
Asthisisafamilydayandthemainreasonweare
havingit,isforthewholefamilytoenjoytheday
withus,wereallyhopetoseefarmorepeople
therenextyear.ItwilltakeplaceonMonday28October2013 andwewillteeoffbetween11:00
and12:00,sopleaseplanyourhalfterminsucha
wayforyoutobetheretoo!
ThedeClercqsandTheCambanis
TheHollidaysandTheVincents TheDialsandFriend
The3FattiesandFreek
Fatty Fatty Fatty
Freek
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PetesCorner
y
NashAchievers
Thefollowingboysreallyexcelledintheirrespectfuldisciplines:
ThomasKirkGautengU15AWaterpoloTeam
TyroneDialGautengU16ASquashTeam
GarethHarvettD9AthleticTeam
DevonHensonGautengU19AWaterpoloTeam,
GautengLionsU16ACravenWeekRugby
Team
SAU16RugbySquad(Top30countrywide)
MartynStrydomGautengLionsU17ACricketTeam
DeanMaxtonGautengU19ASquashTeam
BradDialGautengU19ASquashTeam
GautengU19ACricketTeam
AndrewWilliamsonAcademicColoursBlazer
Welldoneboys,youkeptourNashflagflyinghigh!!
Devon
RestinPeace,PeterThomasRaney.
MywifeandIdecidedatthebeginningoftheyear
thataspecialplaceshouldbecreatedsomewherein
thehouseforourspecialboy,thelateandgreatHeadofHouse,PeterRaney.Ittookusawhileto
findallthephotos,coversofbooks,songsand
clothingitemsbutintheendwefoundeverythingwe
needed.Weboughtframesandplacedallthese
itemsintothem.Wealsohadamuralmadeto
completetheseries.
Onthe14th
Novemberweunveiledthesemuralsand
FatherJaquesblessedandopenedPetesCorner.It
wasaveryspecialbuttastefulevening.Peterhashis
specialplacenowandeveryboywhowalksthroughPetesCornerwillhonourandrememberhimfor
whathestoodfor.
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HousekeepingMatters
DayBoys
Whenyoursonisabsentorlate,pleasephoneore-mailMrsModiseasyourfirstportof
call.Shewillsendane-mailimmediatelytothestafftoinformthem.Moredetailed
informationshouldstillbesendtome.Thankyou.
Boarders
AtthebeginningoftheyearIreplacedallthelostkeysinthehouseandwhatashockI
hadwhentheinvoicearrived.IwantedtoknowwhyitwassuchahugeamountandIwas
informedthatthemasterkeysystemwasresponsibleforit.Thekeyscannotbecut
locally,butonlyinCapeTownandthepriceperkeyisR120,00!Itisquiteclearthattheboysmaynotloseakey
anymore.Fromnowon,ifaboylosesorbreakakey,hewillhavetopaythemoneyupfrontbeforethekeywillbe
replaced.Unfortunatelyhewillhavetowait6-8weeksforit,asthisistheturnoverperiod.
ImportantDates
5December2012Alltheboardinghousekeyshavetobehandedin.
5December2012MentorandMenteeBraaiat17:30
6December2012Schoolclosesforholidays
15January2013-Allboardershavetobebackinboardingbefore16:30
16January2013Schoolstarts
Quoteoftheyear
Parents,theendofanotheryearisinsight.Ifyouaregoingaway,pleasedrivecarefully,enjoyyourselveswhatever
youdo,haveawonderfulChristmasandafestiveNewYearandIlookforwardingreetingyouallin2013!
IwouldliketothankeveryonefortheirloyalsupporttowardstheHouseandmyself.ThankyoutoMrMilligan,the
deputyhousemaster,fortakingabigloadoffmyback.Thankyoutoallfourstooges,MrLeRoux,MrFouche,Mr
DlaminiandMrKuiper,forensuringthesmoothrunningofthehouseintheevenings.
Iwouldliketothankmyfamilyfornotjuststandingbyme,butforalsounderstandingwhenfamilytimetookaback
seattomywork.LastlyIwouldliketothankmywifewithonlyfourwords:Babes,youcompleteme!
IamgoingtoendthisNashFlashthewayIstartedit,inmemoryofPeterRaneyandIwouldliketousethequote,
whichhewroteinthematricyearbookof2011,asthequoteoftheyear.
Endlifewithnoregretsfortheworldstepsasideforamanwhoknowswhereheisgoing
PeterRaney(4March199327December2011)
NashGreetings
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