Congratulations to our athletics team which was placed 3rd out of 13 schools at this meeting. Special mention must be made of Caleb Sweetnam who was Junior Victor Ludorum and Ethan Duminy who was runner-up Senior Victor Ludorum. Joshua Sweetnam was best in his age group.
Thirty-five of our athletes were selected to the Durban South Christian Schools team which will participate in the KZN Christian Schools Championships.
August 6 found forty-five very excited Grade R learners experiencing their very first official school bus trip. We travelled down to the South Coast to watch The Lion King at the Shelley Beach Mall. We decided to take a quick nibble under the beautiful palm trees on Margate beach before embarking on our journey to Shelley Beach. For some children this was the first visit to the movie house and to crown it all, in 3D! When everyone was kitted out with glasses, popcorn and juice...it was movie time!
The teachers absolutely loved watching the facial expressions and the instinctive flinches as 3D birds, insects and animals came flying and running our way. It was a wonderfully beautiful movie for all to see, with amazing scenes and of course an amazing storyline. Our babies had such a great time! Thanks to Kevin and Richard, we arrived back home safely, exhausted but exhilarated.
The first and second of August found the whole of King Edward High School, not in the classrooms, but rather out on the field of King Edward Park. Both days dawned icy, but the sun soon chased away the cold and the clouds. The houses, Graham and Melville turned out in droves – red and blue dotting the field and stands.
Quite a few records were broken, some of note were the U19 Girls’ discus, shotput and javelin records – all three set twenty-five years ago, and all three broken this year by Kayla Harris. Another long-standing record that Aaron Lombard broke was the U19 Boys’ discus record, set in 1966 by Eugene Hayes. Aaron added another five metres to the record – making a formidable record that may last longer than the previous one of fifty-three years.
Both houses raced, threw, jumped and fell for the upper hand, but all in all, when the sun set – Graham was victorious, once again, winning in both the Senior Primary and the High School. Melville however was not to be outdone – taking the Spirit Cup triumphantly.
The Victor and Victrix Ludorums are as follows:
Hearty congratulations to each athlete who participated. Warm thanks must be extended to each student helper who assisted, the coaches and teachers as well as the event organisers.
Caleb Vincent & Ethan Duminy
Daniel Tatchell & Devon January
U14 Girls
Saturday, 27 July, found KEHS on St Patrick’s sports field, ready to play a few games of hockey. Our U7 boys’ A side, won two and lost one. The B side also played three games, winning, losing and drawing one. Our U8’s won one of their four games. The U9’s lost two and won one. Our U10’s won 3 and lost 1. The U11 boys played their hearts out, winning four and narrowly losing one. Our U13 B hockey boys also played well. They drew one and won one game.
The U13 A boys participated in the New Hanover tournament on Saturday. They won two games and drew two. They then played for 3rd and 4th position against KJS, and with a draw, they tied for 3rd place. All our boys played well and enjoyed the day.
In the 45km race, in their respective categories, David Wills finished 1st and Lehan Niehaus 4th. In the 25km race, in their respective categories, Caleb Sweetnam finished 1st, Reuben Vos 4th, and Zian Jacobs 7th. John Holl, Mieke Jacobs and Lize Vos enjoyed their rides and finished well in the 10km race.
