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School Matters FROM THE HEADMASTER’S OFFICE

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:

Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.

And he replied: Go out into the darkness and put your

hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better

than light, and safer than a known way.

Minnie L. Haskins

I would like to welcome every staff member, parent and learner, especially the new teachers and grade eight learners. Seize every opportunity that Midstream College throws into your direction during the year. I specifically would like to mention our first grade twelve group and their parents. May 2009 be remembered for all the right reasons and may it be an unforgettable year. I am not hallucinating; the above extract was the quote and first paragraph of the first circular in 2009. It was a wonderful walk down memory lane at our first matric group’s ten-year reunion last Saturday. Neither the quad, extended F-block nor G-block existed then. Their reunion coincided with our very successful annual SpringFest. (You missed out if you did not attend the SpringFest.) They all agreed that the College taught them to seize every opportunity that comes their way and that the class of 2009 (all 38 of them) had an unforgettable year. A word of thanks to all our revue staff, learners and parents - it has been another busy, but very enriching year. Yesterday our Revolution group finished on a high note at Carnival City and came third in the Lefra Revue Competition. A salute to our softball girls, especially our first team that is still undefeated this year. Both the first and u/14 teams are through to the finals next term, and the u/16s still have a chance to qualify. Veni, vidi, vici## … congratulations to each grade ten, as well as the staff members, who conquered the Odyssey and the Iron Crown (2 126 m). It is difficult to believe that this was our fifth Odyssey. A special word of thanks to Mr Dunkeld and his team that made this possible. The directors and school management have done their utmost to limit the increase in school fees for 2020 in these challenging economic times. Due to proper financial systems and rigorous planning by the above, school fees for 2020 will increase by approximately 6.8%. The fees are as follows for 2020: Grade 8 (R64 470), grade 9 (R68 000) and grade 10 – 12 (R70 900). A friendly reminder that you have to give a term’s notice if your child will leave Midstream at the end of the year. May you all have a well-deserved break from the school routine during the coming spring holidays. Bon Voyage to all the teachers and learners visiting Belgium and India during the holidays. I hope the matrics also have an unforgettable matric farewell on Friday evening, and a successful Spring School, and may you go into the exam and life after school with God lighting your path. # Minnie Louise Haskins (1875 – 1957) was a British poet and an academic in the field of sociology, best known for being quoted by King George VI in his Royal Christmas Message of 1939. ## We came, we saw, and we conquered – Julius Caesar

MIDSTREAM COLLEGE

Circular 14/2019 • 18 September 2019

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DISCIPLINE Your co-operation is requested with the following:

Please refrain from handing items that learners have forgotten at home (books, lunch boxes, sport clothes, etc.) to them through the palisade fence during school time. These items have to be handed in at the high school office, where learners can collect them.

We further appeal to you to ensure that learners arrive on time for the start of the school day (07:30).

Academics NOVEMBER EXAMINATIONS Please note that all learners write until the last day of the term, i.e. 29 November and cannot be excused from the scheduled examination for extended holiday purposes.

2020 GRADE 12 IEB FINAL EXAMINATIONS The Independent Examinations Board has announced its examination fee of R7 115-00 per candidate for next year’s National Senior Certificate Examination. Additional subjects will be charged at R1 230-00 per subject and Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) at R1 022-00. Current grade 11 parents are requested to budget for this, as your account will be debited accordingly next year.

GAUTENG NORTH MATHEMATICS TEAM Congratulations to Matthew Sussman (grade 12) and Anke Arndt (grade 8) who participated in the ASSA South Africa Mathematics Team Competition held at Tuks last weekend.

TABLETS Kindly take note that from 2020 learners will no longer be allowed to use their smartphones in class as their academic devices. They have to have tablets that meet the minimum specifications as set out on our website and that these devices are for academic purposes only. Learners may not have games on their tablets, as they are a serious distraction for them. From next year learners may therefore not have their phones out in class.

STATIONERY & HARD COPY TEXTBOOKS FOR 2020 The above can now be ordered at www.mcboekwinkel.co.za. Note that this website closes for orders on 28 October 2019 at 12:00. Information on how orders can be collected will be provided at a later stage.

Culture REVUE Congratulations to both our revue groups that participated in the finals of the Kaleidoscope revue competition. Both came fourth in their respective sections. Congratulations to the Revolution revue group that placed third in the Lefra Revue Competition with their revue A colourful compilation of contrasts. A huge thank you to all the parents that supported us during the glitter season and especially at last night’s finals.

DRAMA@MIDSTREAM Both our drama groups, Winkelpop and (App)-iness received an A+ at the Op die planke Toneelfees and an A++ at the National Eisteddfod’s regionals last week.

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Sport Congratulations to Veronique Rossouw who participated in the Africa Junior Swimming Championships held in Tunisia and won four gold and four silver medals. She won gold in the 50 m freestyle, 4 x 200 m freestyle, 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m medley. She won her silver medals in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle, 50 m butterfly and 4 x 100 m freestyle. She was also a member of the relay team that improved on an African record in the 4x100 m medley relay. At the national cross-country championships held in Pretoria recently, Chanelle Kruger achieved a third place in her age group and helped her team win a gold medal. Travis Koekemoer came eighth and his team won a silver medal. Four of our softball teams were able to qualify for the play-offs, with the first and u/14 teams making it to the final. Our u/15A and B boys’ tennis teams won their respective leagues (A1 and B1). Congratulations to Devin Badenhorst, Ernst Gouws, Christiaan Grové and Michael Harding (A team) and Ruan van der Laan, Marco Conradie, Josh Rouncivell, Nicholaas Rhoodie, Simon Butler and Marcello Schmidt (B team). Johnathan Muller, Rhynardt Henning (both u/15), Janco Scheepers (u/17), Nathan Jooste and Merrick Brett (both u/19) have been selected for the district cricket team to participate in the provincial trials.

SEVENS RUGBY Team Opponent Result

u/15A Sutherland 24-10

u/15A Ben Viljoen 12-26

u/15A Kroonstad A 12-19

u/15A Kroonstad B 59-0

u/15A Prestige College 35-21

u/15B Wagpos 0-42

u/15B Krugersdorp High 10-49

u/15B Overkruin A 12-5

u/15B Randpark 12-26

CRICKET Opponent Result Comments

FIRST TEAM Overkruin Midstream 237

Overkruin 128 Won by 109 runs

Sohan Rugbar 114 Nathan Jooste 22 Rhynardt Henning 2/16 in 6 overs Johnathan Muller 1/7 in 5 overs

HTS John Vorster

Midstream 301/8 HTS John Vorster 66 Won by 235 runs

Divan Esterhuizen 122 runs; 5/20 in 5 overs Merrick Brett 45 Muller Strauss 3/8 in 4 overs

Eldoraigne Eldoraigne 150 Midstream 151/4 Won by 6 wickets

Merrick Brett 5/24 in 6 overs Nathan Jooste 2/7 in 5 overs Dian Clark 50 runs

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Opponent Result Comments

1B TEAM Montana Montana 301/5

Midstream 196 Lost by 105 runs

Ethan Popplestone 47 Matthew Wise 1/46 in 10 overs

THIRD TEAM Eldoraigne Midstream 105

Eldoraigne 106/1 Lost by 9 wickets

Kyle Moller 31 Josh Lazarus 36

U/15A TEAM Overkruin Midstream 261/8

Overkruin 149 Won by 112 runs

Rhynardt Henning 83; 4/20 in 6 overs Cobus Jansen van Rensburg 47 Nicolaas Rhoodie 3/32 in 7 overs

Eldoraigne Midstream 220/7 Eldoraigne 203 Won by 17 runs

Cobus Jansen van Rensburg 37 Rhynardt Henning 53

Zwartkop Zwartkop 295/6 Midstream 130 Lost by 185 runs

U/15B TEAM AHS AHS 165/8

Midstream 136/4 Lost by 29 runs

Franco Cordani 2/22 in 4 overs Marco Meyer 2/29 in 4 overs Ruben Raath 58 Frank Kilbourn 27

Waterkloof Waterkloof 167/6 Midstream 135/7 Lost by 32 runs

Aadhi Srinath 2/14 in 2 overs Gustav von Westernhagen 63 n.o.

U/14A TEAM Overkruin Overkruin 43

Midstream 44/0 Won by 10 wickets

Richard Williams 5/21 in 4 overs Brendan Coetzee 3/9 in 4 overs Iwan van Eeden 24 n.o.

Eldoraigne Midstream 216 Eldoraigne 219/3 Lost by 7 wickets

Johnathan Muller 64 Richard Williams 42

U/14B TEAM AHS C Midstream 68

AHS 69/3 Lost by 7 wickets

SOFTBALL Team Opponent Result

u/14A Gerrit Maritz Willowridge

12-11 10-11

u/14C Hercules 1-18

u/15A CR Swart Willowridge

9-15 11-13

u/16A Hendrik Verwoerd Willowridge

4-14 7-8

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Team Opponent Result

u/19A Sutherland Willowridge

21-8 20-3

TENNIS Our junior girls’ team (Isabella Basson, Charlize de Winnaar, Lara Strydom and Cyra Qin) played in a tournament in Bethlehem and fared as follows: Beat Ermelo 32-31; drew against Helpmekaar 36-36; lost to Marais Viljoen 31-34, De Aar 31-34 and Frankfort 15-43. The various leagues have been completed and our teams ended as follows:

Boys: u/19A – third; u/19C – second;

Girls: u/15A – third; u/15B – third.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NON-SCHOOL SPORT Archery At the World Youth Archery Championships held in Madrid, Spain, Skylah van der Veen came ninth in her age group. There were more than 800 participants in her age group. Mountain biking Adin Greyling, Kade Barnes, Aaron Pietersen and Reece Jordaan came second in the senior section of the PBHS 24-hour relay race. They completed 89 laps of 6 km each. Blue Bulls Youth Rugby Congratulations to Franco du Toit who has been included in the u/16 team that will participate in an interprovincial tournament in Alberton.

General SPRINGFEST Thank you to everybody who joined us for a wonderful SpringFest 2019. Diarise the date of next year’s SpringFest so long – 12 September 2020.

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