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Volume 66Oktober 2016

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NOW WE’REHERE

The Memorable Journey ofthe Classof 2016

Francois van ZylHow do we measure five years in the life of a Paul Rooser? Do we measure these according to the amount of

games we played, the times we sang our hearts out to help the first team score that one final life-or-death try, or the joyful Jolla Bollas we did after great victories? Or do we measure them by the small things: the music that plays from the SC-Room during a lazy Friday break; the times you have to stand quad because you forgot to cut your hair before assembly; walking through the hallowed hallways of our school and hearing the laughter that echoes from Mr. Pieterse’s or Mr. Gillion’s classrooms? In the end it doesn’t matter how you measure them, because they all amount to the same: an unforgettable journey.

It’s been a long, exhilarating ride for the Matrics of 2016 since they first stepped onto this revered terrain in 2012. As they walked into this school, no boy could have ever imagined that they would walk out five years later as young men, maroon blood pumping through their bodies courtesy of a heart that belongs to this school. Friendships were forged into a brotherhood that will stay with these men for the rest of their lives.

Every time a Matrics class leaves this school, they warn us that we should cherish every moment we breathe(vervolg op bladsy 3)

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one-dimensional characters flail and flounder around the screen amidst their digital counterparts, wielding sword and knives and shields, while roaring like the iconic MGM lion itself.

Ben-Hur has moved and stirred audiences because of its bold parallels and literal narrative intertwining with the story of Jesus. For all its brashness, William Wyler’s 1959 movie handled Jesus’s dramatic presence in the story relatively obliquely.

This is very much not the case here with Bekmambetov’s adaptation of a cinematic classic.

The Wyler classic was famous for the terrifying blades that came out

of the chariot wheels to carve up your opponents. And what happens this time? How about those knives? Well, it’s entirely in line with the film’s toothless dullness that this gadget goes missing along with much else. After this, Christ’s crucifixion – the greatest tragedy in the entire movie –

simply appears as an anticlimax. In my opinion, the biggest

tragedy is rather the way in which Bekmambetov managed to completely obliterate every single characteristic for which the 1959 version stood for: passion, pride, perfection and true cinematic greatness.

Aktueel • Current Affairs2 | Semper

Calvin Durr

The 57th presidential elections are right around the corner and it is still very unclear as to whom President Obama will be handing the baton to. The two candid ates in contest are multimillionaire Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

For many people, these elections are the typical example of having to choose between the worst of two evils. This notion, to my mind, however, should not be entertained. Yes, both candidates have flaws, but so does everyone on the planet.

What makes these elections particularly exciting is the fact that Clinton is the obvious safe ball and Trump the loose cannon ...

The problem with Clinton is that the safe option is not always what is best when it comes to running a country. Sometimes there is need of a little bit of fire, as we could

clearly see when the conservative Barrack Obama inspired a Gross Domestic Product of 1.2% - the lowest ever in American history. He also created Obama Care, which was widely controversial. Should Clinton be elected into power we will most probably observe an expansion on Obama Care

and another four years of an alarming low GDP.

Trump promises to “make America great again”, a promise he copied from Ronald Regan in the 1980 election. He has no experience in politics, other than the time he sought, and failed, to win his party’s nomination in the year 2000. This coupled with his celebrity status and semi-extreme ideas are what makes him such a nerve-wracking candidate. When you vote Trump, you are voting for suspense.

He could bring about enormous economic growth, but he could also start World War III if he doesn’t calm down on his foreign policy.

Trump versus Clinton

Johan Schoeman

Daesh, Da'esh, Da'ish, IS, ISIL, Islamic State. At the very heart of all this synonymy lies an evil we have come to know over the past few years. An evil that has spread though our society like a malignant tumor, leaving nothing but death and pain in its wake. This evil is formally known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS for short.

ISIS is a jihadist militant group that follows and enforces a fundamentalist doctrine of Sunni Islam. This doctrine is known as Wahhabi. The group controls a vast landlocked area that includes parts of Syria and Iraq. In 2014 the militant group proclaimed itself a caliphate and named Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as their leader or caliph.

A caliphate has authority over all Muslims Worldwide. The caliph

enforces their authority through the implementation of Sharia Law. This proclamation was widely rejected and criticized by the Muslim Community and the world as a whole.

The group originated as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999, and pledged their allegiance to Al-Qaeda. It is as a part of this allegiance that newly-formed group participated in the Iraqi insurgency following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq by Western forces. ISIS and Al-Qaeda worked with smaller insurgent groups in the formation of an Islamic State in Iraq in 2006 and in Syria in 2011. A great feud arose between the two groups’ leadership structures when Isis declared Islamic state in Syria and in Iraq in 2014, and the groups have been at odds ever since.

What sets ISIS apart from other extremist organisations is that ISIS is very good at promoting themselves and

recruiting new members from across the world. Propagandist videos are often released showing the graphic but very real execution of prisoners

There is some good news though. Recently, ISIS has announced a state of emergency after the continuous bombing of their leaders and strongholds.

All in all, ISIS is comprised of scared little men who hide behind their banners and balaclavas and have absolutely no respect for the value and beauty of life. ISIS is at the root of many of the world’s biggest problems. They have taken a gentle and loving religion and have used it as a mechanism of violence. ISIS isn’t a Muslim problem, or a Middle Eastern problem. ISIS is a human problem and threatens the well-being of every single person on earth. It is therefore high time that we eradicate these cowards in black to make the world a better place.

The Cowardly Caliphate

Ben HurChristo Langenhoven

This dull, clunking return to one of cinema’s great warhorses lacks all the subtlety, passion and grandeur of its more illustrious predecessors.

The Roman epic with all its legions of extras was once a genre that belonged to the big screen, but CGI has it shrunk to laptop size and this new version of Ben Hur has somehow taken the diminution further still.

The 1959 version used movie audiences all around the globe, as

it bore an aura of perfection. Real human beings, as opposed to the latest version’s digital ones, were used as extras, which also contributed to the movie’s ‘realistic experience’.

But this one, the latest, is a greenscreen Ben Hur and the passion is gone, together with the grandeur of scale.

Bekmambetov’s direction offers nothing in the way of nuance or even of ordinary human light-and-shade: the action-heavy template for a videogame springs to mind as

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Aktueel • Current Affairs

Francois van Zyl

Two pupils from the Grade 11 German class had the privilege of attending an international study course in Germany during the June holidays. The course was held in the historic city of Dresden, a city which was almost completely destroyed after World War II. Bullet holes still mark the stone walls of the old buildings, and the great city’s

landmarks are scarred with the scorch marks of the flames that tore through the city streets.

The Goethe-Institut, the great benefactor of our German department at Paul Roos Gymnasium, once again showed its incredible generosity by awarding James Roux and Francois van Zyl full bursaries for attending the course.

These bursaries included flight tickets

to Johannesburg, where the boys stayed for three days in order to prepare for their German adventure, travelling expenses for the journey to Germany and back, and the three weeks’ stay in Germany at a youth hostel.

Trips to museums, other cities and landmarks around Germany were also taken care of by the Goethe-Institut. On top of this, both boys received pocket money for the duration of their

trip. All-in-all, the costs concerning the course amounted to more than R100 000 per person, all from the generous pocket of the Goethe-Institut and the German government. Although the main focus of the Pasch-Project, the initiative which enabled our boys to attend the course, is improving young people’s German speaking skills and grammar abilities, the experience consisted of much more than that.

International friendships were forged in the long-extinguished fires of the beautiful city of Dresden, and three weeks have led to relationships which will last for years to come. Paul Roos is incredibly grateful for all the contributions the Goethe-Institut has made to our school in order to create an incredible German department that ensures the continuance of German as a subject at our institution.

Hallo aus Deutschland!

in the air that flows across our school grounds. Only when it’s too late do we realise that we should have heeded their advice.

During their time in our school they have seen countless teachers come and go, they have said goodbye to some of the greatest names to have roamed these hallways, and they have seen a Sanctuary of Excellence achieve great milestones. They had the privilege of seeing the end of the 150 Years festivities, and of beating Grey College on our very own Markötter in 2015. They walked through these hallways with legends like Mr. Van Vuuren and Ma’am Smit. Paul Roos history is intertwined with every aspect of their lives at this school.

The Class of 2016 has produced many great achievers. This year three of our first team squad members were selected for the SA Schools rugby team: Ben-Jason Dixon, Damian Willemse and Jesse Johnson. Andrew Hobson also led our hockey First Team through a season of victory, and was selected for the South African U/18 Hockey and U/21 squads.

Jan-Hendrik Duminy has owned the academic year thus far, and all eyes are on him to see what he will be able to pull off at the end of this year. Christophe Cronjé led the first soccer team to a final victory against Grey College, and made every football fanatic proud.

And now, just like that, the journey has come to an abrupt end. In the blink of an eye, the school gates close behind them for one last time, and just like that, they are no longer in Paul Roos. But do not fear. Paul Roos will always remain in them. Every memory shall forever stay with you, and the brotherhood will never cease to exist. Bonds will not be severed, but they shall continue to be strengthened by the love we share for each other, and for this school, no matter where you find yourself.

We wish you the best of luck, class of 2016.

Now we’re here (continued)

GODS OF BRAID STEAL THE SHOW

Sommige manskappe sug wanneer hulle die woord "atletiekdag" hoor. Hierdie keer was dit 'n perd van 'n ander kleur danksy die interhuissokker- en touchies-inisiatiewe. Die dag se fokus bly egter atletiek en Murray het met die groot prys weggedraf. Asof dit nie genoeg was nie, het die Rooispan ook die junior sokker gedomineer. Braid se senior manne het hulle afdeling in die sokker gewen. Braid het ook die beste gees gehad en het sodoende die geesbekergewen. Daar is weer eens baie moeite met die optogte

gedoen (foto bo) en elke huis het sy toeskouers beïndruk. Dit was beslis een van die mees unieke atletiekdae ooit. – Renier Hattingh

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Andre Liebenberg

Op 13 Augustus 2016 het Paul Roos se junior debatspan by die ATKV finale rondte, in Buffelspoort, Gauteng, weer stem dikgemaak. Dié span, wat bestaan uit Jacques Bothma (Graad 9), Ronin Nel (Graad 8) en Mihan van Zyl (Graad 9), het hulle debat in Buffelspoort gewen en ’n algehele 4de posisie nasionaal bereik.

Mihan van Zyl het die prys vir “keurigste taalgebruik” gewen. Dit is ’n besonderse prestasie. In vanjaar se ATKV debatskompetisie het daar sowat 500 junior spanne deelgeneem wat dié span se sukses net nóg merkwaardiger maak.

Paul Roos se debatspanne het in

Bloemfontein tydens die jaarlikse interskoledebat teen Grey College ook nie teleurgestel nie. Die skool se eerste span, bestaande uit Charl Smit, Renier Hattingh en Johan Schoeman (foto bo), het in ’n kragtige debat die meeste punte gekry en sodoende die debat gewen. Dit is die tweede opeenvolgende jaar dat die eerste span dié debat wen. Beide die skool se junior spanne het hulle debatte teen Grey gewen.

Dit wil voorkom asof Grey College dié jaar met die fisiese wedywerings meer sukses bereik het as met die intellektuele wedywerings.

Me. Karin Tomlinson en me. Daleen Vermeulen is die twee onderwyseresse in beheer van PRG se “Debatsuksesverhaal”. Die skool is

besonders dankbaar vir hulle bydraeAlmal kan praat totdat hul 70 en

ouer is, maar almal kan nie rugby speel totdat hulle so oud is nie. Ontwikkel en verbeter dus jou talente stategies

“We stay young as long as we keep learning, acquire new habits, and tolerate disagreement”, lui die Engelse gesegde. Debat is sekerlik een van die beste leerskole om meningsverskille te bespreek en te leer oplos.

Dié beste debatskool in die Boland, is Paul Roos Gimnasium beslis nog nie. PRG se debatspanne het wel die potensiaal om die beste te wees. Nie net kan hulle die beste wees in die Boland nie, maar óók in die land. Harde werk, baie ure en toewyding is egter die resep vir dié werklikheid.

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Kultuur • CultureBreinkrag kry die oorhand oor Grey

Reitz Broeksma

Thomas Moss is Paul Roos se eie straatkunstenaar. Hy het onlangs deelgeneem aan PJ Olivier se Innie Bos-Kunskompetisie, en het (natuurlik!) met die eerste prys weggeloop.

Die kompetisie was oop vir alle Graad 11-kunsleerders wat by PJ Olivier kuns neem. Die leerders moes elkeen tydens die Junievakansie ’n plek in Stellenbosch soek, waar straatkuns goed sou lyk, en dit afneem. Hulle moes dan ’n idee vir ’n kunswerk op hierdie foto’s teken.

Die foto’s is beoordeel, die top 10 is gekies, en hulle kunstenaars het elk R250 gewen.

Uit daardie tien kunswerk-idees is daar weer gestem vir die vyf mees praktiese kunswerke. ’n Verdere R1 000 is gewen indien ’n mens onder die top vyf val.

Thomas het die kompetisie gewen nadat hy onder die uiteindelike vyf finnaliste die meest stemme op FaceBook en Instagram gekry het. Hy het met nóg R 1000 weggeloop.

Paul Roos is baie trots op hom, en wens vir hom die beste toe vir sy potensiële toekoms as straatkunstenaar.

Sy kunswerk kan in die stegie agter Ocean Basket in Eikestadt Mall gesien word. ’n

*Banksy is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world (Wikipedia).

Paul Roos se eie Banksy*

Out with the old! In with the new! This was the mindset for

the new wind band of Paul Roos. Under the leadership of Renaldo Wales, the group set their sights on every eisteddfod manageable and made sure that people will not likely forget them. They made their debut at the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod in the open section and walked away with an A. At the Tygerberg Eisteddfod they took part in the Jazz section and scored an impressive 85%. Much is still planned for this new group, including a Sing and Rejoice! concert on the 27 of November. The wind band will join forces with Stringendo of Bloemhof and Musica Perpetua. Old boy Aiden Lewis will also feature at this festive event.


Kultuur • Culture

Francois van Zyl

Paul Roos Gimnasium se kultuur was die afgelope jaar omtrent aan die kook, en Paul Roos Gimnasium se koor het die skool se naam volwaardig help hoog hou. Nadat die lede van die koor almal gedurende die jaar stem dik gemaak het, alles net vir die grootste nasionale koorkompetisie in Suid-Afrika, was al die lang ure se oefening

die moeite werd. Die koor het op Saterdag 6 Augustus

die kategorie “Meer Ervare Seunskore”

by ATKV-Applous se Nasionale Finaal geopen, en na 20 minute van absolute musikale betowering was die ganse gehoor in ekstase. Die repetoire van die koor was enig in sy soort en ver bó

die standaard van die ATKV.Na uitstekende optredes deur al

die kore teenwoordig het Paul Roos Grey College in trane gehad met ’n 7%-oorwinning, en het voortgegaan om met ’n skamele 0,2% die topposisie af te staan aan Hoërskool Stellenberg, gedirigeer deur André van der Merwe, wat bekend is as ’n wêreldklaskoorleier

nadat Stellenbosch se Universiteitskoor onder sy leiding vir die vierde agtereenvolgende jaar bekroon is as

die wêreld se beste gemengde koor. Dit was egter nie ’n leë oorwinning

nie, want na 10 jaar het die koor uiteindelik Stellenberg se rekordlopie gebreek deur almal se harte oor te wen met hule uitvoering van die heel beste

Afrika-lied.Mnr. Stephan Bezuidenhout

(dirigent) se boodskap aan die koor na hul asembenemende optrede som die aand feitlik perfek op: “Ek wil graag

iets met julle deel wat ek Saterdag ondervind het. Iets het Saterdag met Paul Roos se koor gebeur wat veel belangriker is as hierdie jaarlikse treurspel. Vir die eerste keer het ek ’n broederskap tussen die koorlede sien vorm. Elke lid van die koor het saamgestaan en gesing soos broers — wat gelei het tot die wen van die kategorie “Beste Afrika-lied”, ’n prys wat vir die laaste 10 jaar deur dieselfde koor gewen is. Ek wens julle kon die dirigent van dié koor se gesig sien. (Hy het amper ’n hartaanval gekry).

Anyway, ek is ontsaglik trots op die PRG-koor, want dit wat Saterdagaand gebeur het, is soveel meer as ’n dom

sertikaat werd. Semper Splendidior.”Die koor het ná ATKV ’n

welverdiende ruskans gehad en het alreeds gedurende die vakansie by ’n prestige-wêreldklaskoorgeleentheid in

Kaapstad opgetree. Paul Roos se koor hoef nie terug te

staan vir enige ander koor in die land nie. Die toekoms van die koor lyk net

so blink soos al hulle trofees.

’n Harde Applous vir ons koor!

Daniel de Villiers

As always, the annual music evenings held in the Japie Krige Hall won hands down in the cultural events to-do list of Paul Roos Gymnasium. These two shows are staged especially for the benefit of music students in order to give them exposure and performing experience. From the 13 to 15 September, family and friends flocked to the hall for an evening of lights, music, fun and laughter. And with a theme like New York! New York! not much less was expected. Culture at Paul Roos has grown dramatically over the last few years, with the new music

block as the most obvious

improvement. This has inspired the biggest music evening as of yet, as well as the most entertaining. The stars of the evening were (debatably) pianists Erkin Asefi and Jean-Louis Swart with their performance of Bohemian Rhapsody – but Daniel Louw on electric guitar stole the show straight out of their hands with his take on Boys on the Run. The grand finale was performed by the music staff with their rendition of the jazz classic New York New York. One performance that not many will forget would be the Marimba groups. All in all, this concert was great entertainment and certainly a cultural

highlight of the year.

New York, New York!

These little town blues are melting away...

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Stellenbosch is a town divided in various ways. One thing that currently divides you and me, dear Paul Rooser, is that we live on different sides of the Eersterivier. Soon you will likely also cross the river for good and begin a life at university. Possibly you are feeling uncertain about what your future holds. Will I be OK? How will I ever leave behind what I have now? What is next?

My hope is to show you three stones to step on when crossing the river so as to not fall in the water.

They have served me well and they should do the same for you.

Opportunities multiply when seized.

Think about all the things you do and all the people with whom you are friends. I’ll bet that most if not all of those things are as a result of your being in Paul Roos. Because you have seized the opportunity to go to Paul Roos, many more

opportunities have come your way. The same is true for opportunities

later in life. Think about why you can say yes to things rather than no. Say yes to things outside your comfort zone, because that is where the magic happens.

People matter more than things. When I was editor of Semper,

our editorial team was planning to put a particularly scandalous story in the notorious Dorings aan die Roos column. While hilarious for us, it would have hurt the person it was about. The guy in question found out about it and asked me to remove the story. Initially I refused, thinking it would diminish the quality of the article. I was then

given this advice. I decided eventually to take it out and I am still grateful that

I did. To this day I have a great relationship with him. This would not have been the case if I had remained stubborn. Always choose people over things. Don’t burn bridges. Ever.

Be where you are. Wherever you are in your life,

appreciate that phase. Don’t wish that you were older. That time will come in due course. Similarly, don’t cling to where you were at the expense of living in the moment. This is especially difficult for all of us after

we leave school.

Don’t be that Old Boy that

still gets drunk at a Friday night hockey

match with little else going on in his life. I am not saying don’t be a loyal supporter of Paul Roos sport once you leave school. Definitely hold on to your PRG identity, because it’s something very special. But dare to also reinvent yourself and add new layers to your identity.

Those are my stepping stones to you, dear Paul Rooser.

May you not long for the future nor cling to the past. May you be where you

are. And may you cross the

Eersterivier with a steady tread one day.

CP Kok

As daar nou een toets is wat jy nie wil “oorskryf ” nie, is dit jou

leerlinglisensietoets. Sommige manne lê nagte lank wakker oor hierdie bergie wat hulle moet oorkom, terwyl vir ander die talent om die toets te slaag eenvoudig ’n

kwessie van goeie gene is. Maar moenie ’n fout maak nie: as jy

jou toets nié deurkom nie, is die kanse 100% dat jy soos ’n mislukking gaan voel.

Só baie moeite word gedoen nét vir die toets. Eerstens moet jy jou afspraak gaan maak. Dan is dit gewoonlik so lank en so ingewikkeld soos ’n rekeningkundevraestel om die vorms in te vul – en as dít klaar is, moet jy vir oogtoetse gaan en foto’s laat neem... ook nie altyd so eenvoudig soos dit klink nie. Almal wat alreeds deur die meul is vertel van die een of ander grusame of irriterende ervaring wat hulle gehad het.

Boonop word akademiese tyd by die

skool ter wille van dié aangeleentheid misgeloop – vir sommige irritasie, en vir ander die hooogtepunt van hulle akademiese week.

Dit voel vir ’n mens asof al jou vriende óm jou hulle “learners” kry en jy ál een is wat dit nog moet skryf (en deurkom). Dis genoeg om vir enigiemand (selfs iemand wat níé aan ’n allergie ly nie) ’n asma-aanval te gee, maar wees seker (of só sê hulle), as jy uit die regte boek leer en genoeg ure se harde werk insit, behoort jy geen probleme te hê nie.

Daar is talle maniere hoe jy jouself vir hierdie toets kan voorberei: lees gerus deur dié wenke wat volg om te verseker dat die paspoort tot algehele

vervoervryheid joune word.Die uiters betroubare K53-boek, wat

die meeste mense as hul hoofbron gebruik, kan by CNA, Exclusive Books en selfs by Pick n Pay gekoop word. Die boek dek alles wat jy vir die toets moet weet. Pas egter op vir ’n verouderde K53 – daar kom gereeld nuwe padtekens en reëls by. Koop die heel jongste uitgawe.

Jy sal vind dat daar alternatiewe leermetodes is wat jou óók met die toets sal help.

Op Facebook is daar ’n funksie waardeur jy uitkom by ’n webblad met inligting wat jou baie help met jou leerlinglisensietoets. Dié webtuiste is: http://apps.facebook.com/passyour-

learners/Ou K53-vraestelle kan ook na jou

ge-sms word. Daar is ses verskillende sms’e wat gestuur kan word – elke keer met ander vrae. Dit kos slegs R7,50 per sms. Al wat jy moet doen is om “K53” na 31990 te sms. Jy ontvang dan dadelik ’n sms met 30 vrae wat jou ’n beter idee gee oor hoe die K53-vraestel gaan lyk.

Al die bogenoemde bronne sal jou die verleentheid spaar om die volgende dag by die skool aan te kom en te moet erken dat jy nie jou leerlinglisensietoets geslaag het nie.

Leer maar vir die ou toetsie – dit verbeter jou kanse om agter die stuurwiel in te mág klim.

Die eksamen wat niemand (wil) dop nie

Semper ScribensSemper sê oudredaksielede sê hul sê

Reitz Broeksma

Societas se pas aangekondigde komitee vir 2017 het groot planne vir die komende jaar en beplan ook ‘n klomp nuwe, interessante projekte vir die res van 2016 wat nog voorlê.

Die skool is tans besig met sy jaarlikse Kersboksprojek. Dit is sonder twyfel een van Societas se grootste en tydrowendste projekte van die jaar.

Dit is egter die moeite werd om te weet dat die projek op Kersoggend aan vele minder bevoorregte kinders ‘n glimlag op die gesig besorg.

Societas se normale weeklikse projekte sal in 2017 soos normaal voortgaan. In beheer van “Huiswerkklub” is Reitz Broeksma, Thys Sutherland, Danïel de Villiers en Christoff Loubser. Johan Schoeman en Hugo Kotze is in beheer van “Groentetuin”, en Craig Cato, DB Janse van Rensburg en Hugo is in beheer van “Rivierskoonmaak”.

Daar word met die eienaar van die Welgevallen-proefplaas, waar “Groentetuin” bedryf word, onderhandel om vir Paul Roos sy eie laan te gee, waar hulle hulle eie groente kan kweek en versorg.

Daar is ook baie nuwe projekte wat

beplan word. Societas wil in 2017 begin om

Staatshospitaalbesoeke te reël en af te lê. Talle pasiënte in hierdie hospitale lê vir dae, selfs weke, sonder enige besoekers. Societas wil hierdie mense se tyd daar veraangenaam deur besoek af te lê, en vir hulle lekkernye te neem. DB en Reitz is in beheer van die reël en loods van hierdie projek.

Christoff en Craig wil Hanna’s Charity nader sodat Societas kan inval by Hanna se projekte.

Dié organisasie bou huise vir ongelooflike lae pryse, en skenk dit dan aan minder bevoorregte mense. Dit is nog onduidelik hoe presies die skool hierby betrokke gaan raak, maar dit word in Christoff en Craig se bekwame hande oorgelaat.

Societas gaan ook ‘n Matriek-skoenskenkprojek onder leiding van Charl Smit en Thys Sutherland loods. Meer inligting daaroor sal deur die loop van 2017 aan die leerders deurgegee word.

Die nuwe Societas-komitee daag alle leerders uit om in 2017 tien uur se gemeenskapsdiens te voltooi.

Selfs al verander mens nie die wêreld nie, is slegs die feit dat ‘n mens help waar jy kan goed genoeg.

P R G e e

Ferdinand Botha (Matric 2013) was the Editor of Semper in 2013. He is currently in his final year of a BA (Law) degree at the University of Stellenbosch and plans to follow a honours degree in Philosophy

next year.

From the other side of the fence



Johan Schoeman

On 18 August 2016 Richard Murray, a Paul Roos Old Boy, came fourth in the men’s triathlon in Rio de Janeiro during last month’s Summer Olympic Games. By doing so, Murray overcame all odds and proved to the world that through hard work and sheer determination anything can be done, irrespective of how impossible the situation may seem.

Murray was only just denied a medal by compatriot and close

friend Henri Schoeman in what was regarded as one of highlights of the Games.Richard Murray was

born in Cape Town and has spent most of his 27 years

in and around

the

Western Cape area.

Murray has had his fair

share of success since he left Paul Roos. Murray won the Junior ITU Duathlon

World Championships in 2007 and 2008, entered the adult Tri in 2009, and was the Under-23 African champion in both triathlon and duathlon in 2010, and was the elite African triathlon champion in 2011 and 2012. He scored his first win in the ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg in 2012. Murray also finished 17th overall in 2012’s London Olympics.

Disaster struck, however, when Murray crashed out of the World Triathlon Series race in Gold Coast, Australia in April this year. During the bike leg of the race, Murray was involved in a crash that had him end up in hospital with a broken collar bone. Doubt was immediately cast over whether the South African would be ready to race in Rio.

Murray prove everybody wrong

when he ran the 10km running leg of the Olympic triathlon in a mere 30 minutes and 24 seconds. This was later confirmed to have been the fastest time of any athlete in the running stage.

Murray has said to reporters that although he is very happy with his fourth place finish, he feels that he could have performed better in the swimming and running stages of the race. He also added that he is extremely proud of South African Henri Schoeman who surprised even himself by snatching a bronze medal ahead of Murray.

Semper would like to wish Richard all the best with the coming season. We look forward to seeing him compete in Tokyo in 2020. Richard Murray is an inspiration to us all. He certainly does his alma mater proud.

Rayno Blomerus

Wat is beter as ’n olimpiade om jou kennis te toets?

Paul Roos Gimnasium bied aan alle leerlinge die geleentheid om aan ’n grrot verskeidenheid olimpiades deel

te neem. Wiskunde-olimpiades is sekerlik van

die mees kompeterende olimpiades van almal. Vier-en-sewentig van PRG se leerders het vanjaar aan die UCT Wiskunde-kompetisie deelgeneem. Matthew Lochner het 10de in die Graad 8-individue gekom, Paul Ellis 8ste by Graad 9-individue, Mell Conradie en Jean du Plessis 2de vir Graad 9-pare. In Graad 11 het Deon Neethling 9de plek onder die individue verwerf met Thomas Butler en AJ Cordy wat 2de plek in die pare-

afdeling behaal het.

Paul Roos het van 15de plek in 2015 na 5de plek in 2016 verbeter.

In die SAMF Wiskunde Olimpiade het daar 192 leerders deelgeneem met een leerder wat deurgedring tot die

finale rondte: Thomas Butler.In die Afrikaans-olimpiade het

8 Paul Roosers deelgeneem. Die gemiddeld van die Paul Roosers vir hierdie olimpiade was 61.5%, en alhoewel dit nie baie goed klink nie is dit eintlik nie te sleg as daar na al die

resultate kyk nie. Kobus Meyer het Paul Roos se naam

hoog gehou deur 13de in die Wes-Kaap te eindig met ’n gemiddeld van

78,67%.Taalbond is die olimpiade waar jy jou

tweetaligheid kan toets. Die beste van alles: jy mis ’n volle dag se skoolgaan! Ses-en-sewentig Paul Roosers het die olimpiade geskryf. Kobus Meyer

was weer eens die een wat uitgestaan het met ’n A vir Afrikaans en ’n B vir Engels. Drie graad 9’s, Lukas Nel, Tjaart Esterhuyse en Christian de Kock, het almal ’n B gekry vir beide

tale.Die Engelse-olimpiade het hierdie

jaar op die skool se verjaarsdag geval en verskeie leerlinge het heeltemal vergeet om te gaan skryf met al die opgewondenheid. Maar dit het ons leerders nie daarvan weerhou om te presteer nie. Die tema van dié jaar se olipiade was “Die donker kant van die mensdom” (Frankenstein en Hop-Frog is onder andere bestudeer). Hans-Jacques Koetsier, David Prinsloo en CJ Coetzee het almal silwer ontvang vir hulle prestasies. Joshua Cloete en Philip Hoffman het albei brons ontvang en Marco Bylieveldt het ’n

merietetoekenning ontvang.

Die jaarlikse Wêreldkennis-olimpiade was ook ’n reuse sukses en twee van ons Paul Roosers het gewys dat daar nie veel is wat ’n mens hulle kan vertel nie. Allan Chapman was tweede in die Wes-Kaap terwyl Charl Smit eerste plek in die Wes-Kaap

verwerf het, sowel as tweede plek in die hele land.

Hou die afkondigings dop om in te skryf en jou kennis te toets (en vanselfsprekend ’n klas of twee daarmee saam mis te loop – met

toestemming!)

Olimpiades

Old Boy misses medal, but only just

Hoofredakteur Charl Smit

Tegniese redakteur en Grafies ontwerpThomas Butler Justin Reinecke

Nuusredakteurs Johan SchoemanRenier Hattingh

Hooffotograaf Thomas Moss

NUUSREDAKSIESimon Brand (Hoofverslaggewer)

Jaco MaraisReitz Broeksma

Andre LiebenbergAlten du Plessis

SPORTREDAKSIECalvin Durr

Gareth WentleyRayno Blomerus

CP Kok

KULTUURREDAKSIEFrancois van Zyl

Christo LangenhovenDaniel de Villiers

UITLEG ASSISTENTPhilip Ellis

ONDERWYSER NIE IN BEHEERHesti van der Mescht

Redaksielys

Andre Liebenberg

In die besige buitemuurseprogram waarin skoliere hulself bevind raak dit moeilik om ná ’n middag op die sportveld te gaan sit en konsentreer op akademiese verpligtinge.

Om ’n balans te handhaaf tussen akademie en sport kan moeilik wees, maar om op albei hierdie gebiede te presteer is ’n nóg groter uitdaging. Alhoewel aandagafleibaarheid, prikkelbaarheid, lae konsentrasievermoë, hiperaktiwiteit, lae selfbeeld, impulsiwiteit en onvermoë om take te voltooi soos al die gewone karaktereienskappe van enige deursnee- tiener klink, kan dit

ook simptome van ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) wees.

Om ADD of ADHD te diagnoseer en te behandel moet hierdie simptome nie net by die skool manifesteer nie, maar op alle vlakke van die tiener se lewe. Diagnose word gemaak deur dokters, psigiaters en neuroloë en hulle gee dan ’n voorskrif. Sielkundiges kan ook ’n diagnose maak, maar mag nie ’n voorskrif gee nie. Hulle sal jou dan na die regte persoon verwys.

Concerta en Ritalin is twee van die bekendste medikasies vir die behandeling van ADD en ADHD. Hierdie medikasie verhoog die vlakke van dopamien en norepinefrien

en help kan ’n tiener om vir ’n langer tydperk te konsentreer.

Ongelukkig word hierdie medikasie ook onwettig verkoop en misbruik. Dit is

bekend dat ADHD- of ADD-medikasie vryelik onder studente op die swartmark te koop is, want studente glo dit help hul om te leer.

Maar ADD of ADHD is ’n mediese toestand en moet in ’n ernstige

lig beskou word. Moenie ’n klein pilletjie die

geleentheidheid gee om jou drome

en toekoms te verwoes net omdat die kortpaadjie nou na die

gemakliker opsie lyk nie.

Nie net nóg ’n woord vir ‘stout‘ nie Medikasie is ook nie ’n kitsoplossing nie


EDITORIAL

“Hoe besluit jy waaroor om elke keer te skryf?” vra iemand my onlangs.

Ek huiwer, want dalk wil hy iets meer betekenisvol hoor as “Die skool lei my”, of

“Wêreldbekommernisse bepaal my woorde”.Maar dis die waarheid, want in dié kolom gee

ek my oor aan gevoelens en deel dit net so met almal wat wil lees.

Dikwels is ek in verwondering oor mense se goedheid en die wêreld se draaie wat hy maak, en vloei die sinne spontaan. Ander kere is ek so geskok oor die pyn waardeur ons omring word dat ek skaars woorde kan vind om te sê

hoe ek voel, of om sin daarvan te maak.Since I wrote my previous editorial, world

history has been made once again. Brexit happened, Britain now has a female prime minister for the first time after Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are still battling it out to become the next president of the United States (see page 2), and more than a hundred people died in cruel terrorist attacks in some of the world’s biggest

cities (see page 2).Paul Roos het ook saam met die wêreld

geskiedenis gemaak in die tyd wat verby is.

Twee Paul Roosers was in die SA-Skolespan (kyk bladsy 16), ons toneel het hoë hoogtes bereik en Paul Roos het sy 152ste hoofseun

gekry (kyk bladsy 13).Party mense voel soms hulle het as mens

misluk as hulle nie uitgestaan het nie; as hulle nie geskiedenis gemaak het nie; nie iets buitengewoons geskep het wat onthou sal word nie; nie op die “podium” was en vereer

is nie.Dit maak dat ons die klein heldedaad miskyk

– soos ‘n mens dit teëkom in die moed van ‘n kleuter se eerste skooldag, die moed om die dood te verwerk, die moed om aan te hou as jy misluk het in jou doelwitte of verhoudingslewe.

Die lakmoestoets vir heroïese menswees is nie of jy onder die vergrootglas van die openbare mening ‘n “suksesmens” geword het nie, maar of jy dapper en verbeeldingryk geleef het, minder voorspelbaar, minder dodelik geroetineerd gerig op die verwagtings van ander en gelei deur die maklike dogmas

van jou tyd.Dié toets beteken jy het dit reggekry om

alles wat jy is en wat met jou gebeur het tot ‘n bekoorlike, betekenisvolle samehang in ‘n brose harmonie saam te voeg, in dit wat goed is en sleg is, wat jy gesê het en ongesê gelaat het, wat gedoen is en versuim is, wat dom is en

dwaas is, wat lieflik en loflik is.

Anders as wat die prestasiekultuur dikteer, word so ‘n heldhaftige lewe nie uitgebasuin nie, maar sag geleef in die “klein beriggies” van menslike bestaan, in die voetnote van die groot menslike joernaal. Laat die lewe jou lei. But what will be, will be. And what must

happen, will happen. Ek sluit my termyn as redakteur van dié spogpublikasie af met die

eenvoudige woorde, “Enjoy the moment!”

Semper Splendidior

VLUG

Barry Nathan Solomon: Ian Jansen van Rensburg

Daar kruip altyd ’n onskuldige karakter in elke toneelstuk in. Barry verteenwoordig dié karakter

in Vlug.

Thomas en Tobie: Wiaan Janse van Rensburg en Samuel Durand

Daar is ’n sterk band van broederliefde tussen dié twee karakters. Thomas en Tobie kyk altyd uit vir mekaar. Hulle is beste maats wat mekaar ondersteun en soms aanspreek om beter te

wees.

Dolf: Luke White Dolf is ’n vurige, aanvallende, slim en slinkse

karakter. Hy is magsbehep en manipuleer ander op ’n subtiele manier om hom te volg. Dolf se vreesloosheid is aansteeklik en spoel oor in die

ander karakters in.

Beer: Hardus van StadenHy klou verbete aan reëls en orde om te

oorleef. Beer glo geen situasie kan opgelos word sonder die proses van ’n vergadering nie. ’n Skilpaddop is sekerlik Beer se waardevolste besitting en hy glo dít is die sleutel tot sukses.

Charl Smit

Paul Roos Gimnasium se toneelstuk, Vlug, onder leiding van me. Esther von Waltsleben, het dié jaar puik presteer. Terwyl die toneelgroep (onder leiding van mnr. Jan-Hendrik Opperman) van die een verhoog na na die volgende vlug, palm hulle

die een toekenning na die ander in. Die groep het saam met vyftien ander topskole deurgedring na ATKV se Tienertoneel-finaal, wat van 5-8 Oktober

by Aardklop in Potchefstroom plaasgevind. Paul Roos Gimnasium se toneelgroep het sewe

jaar laas so ’n hoogtepunt bereik. Die inspirasie agter Vlug was William Golding se

bekende en ontstellende roman, Lord of the Flies. Me. Von Waltslebeen, mnr. Opperman se vrou,

het ook die toneelstuk geskryf. “Ek staan baie keer in ongeloof oor wat ek by die

seuns leer. Hulle is ongelooflik toegewyd,” sê mnr. Opperman.

Tegnies Verhoogbestuurder: Ruan de Beer

Klankoperateur: Luka FerreiraBeligtingsoperateur: Joshua Bodenstein

Verhoogassistent:Antonie Jacobs

Die volgende seuns in Vlug is volgelinge – trop wat opgesweep word deur die leier. Hulle word die massa wat nie as individue dink nie en daarom gevaarlik raak.

Heinrich: Patrick KilbournGoebs: Daniël Olivier

Otto: Luké de BeerSeun: Jason Adams

Seun: FJ Möller


IN PERSPEKTIEFHere we are. At the end of another great year in the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium. Traditionally, this time is used to reflect on the events of the past year to determine the level of

success that has been achieved. As the head boy of the school I have the

privilege of doing this.When I look back at the year that has passed

there is one thing that clearly stands out for me. It is not a great rugby season, or brilliant academics or even great discipline. For me it is something even more valuable than that – our loyalty towards each other and towards Paul Roos. Quite fittingly, our student council motto for the year has encouraged precisely that: “Often tested, always loyal, brothers forever.” Prophetic words that have been, and will

continually prove to be true.“Often tested…” Before it became a year of

loyalty and success, 2016 was a year of much adversity and many tests. These challenges and tests come in all shapes and forms. Some were

public, damaging the reputation of our school. Newspaper articles about drug abuse in our school, accusations of discrimination in our acceptance policy, a few poor first team rugby losses. Others were on a more personal level, those things that only you know of and can testify about. These are tests of doing your best when you play on the hockey, rugby or soccer field in the maroon jersey – to strive after the school’s standard of excellence. Only you will know whether you were loyal to yourself and to

Paul Roos in the face of these tests. “Always loyal…” This refers to what we have

achieved as a school, and will continue to achieve in years to come. The day when you receive your cap and tie in Grade eight is the day you become a Paul Rooser. On that same day you commit to staying loyal to a proud institution of excellence. You make a commitment to fight for and to take pride in the values that it stands for. I saw this kind of fight and passion in our PRG family this year. We can look back

at many events during 2016 when this loyalty, accompanied by passion, was displayed. It has been seen in the sporting fixtures, in the gees, in the service of the various committees and the student council, in the support of the Second Milers and most evidently at Bloemfontein, at

our final interschools fixture of the year. “Brothers forever…” This is and was and

will always be our ultimate goal as a school: to become and to remain brothers. Boys, the matrics of 2016 and I are about to leave this school we love so dearly, and on our last school day you will see us weep tears of joy and of sorrow. Tears of joy and gratitude for being part of a school that has shaped our characters, and tears of sorrow because our time with our Paul Roos brothers has come to an end. In a couple of years’ time it will be you and your classmates who will have to bid Paul Roos farewell. Make sure, when it happens, that you can look back and be satisfied with how you have used your

time in Paul Roos.

“Often tested, always loyal, brothers forever”.

Semper splendidior!

VLUG Dawid: Thys Sutherland

‘Regverdig’ en ‘redelik’ is twee woorde wat dié karakter goed opsom. Hy is die tipe karakter wat altyd besorg is oor ander. ‘Sout van die aarde’ is

Dawid in ’n neutedop.

Beer: Hardus van StadenHy klou verbete aan reëls en orde om te

oorleef. Beer glo geen situasie kan opgelos word sonder die proses van ’n vergadering nie. ’n Skilpaddop is sekerlik Beer se waardevolste besitting en hy glo dít is die sleutel tot sukses.

Hermann: Thomas WinterHermann se uiterlike bou pas beslis nie by sy

innerlike wese nie. Hy is gewetenloos wreed en Dolf, die diktator, se militêre hoof. Dié karakter borrel van persoonlikheid en is nie bang om sy

man te staan nie.

Michael: Stehan OdendaalWat mense van hom dink en oor hom sê, is vir

Michael van nul en gener waarde nie. Michael glo in die mooi en goeie van die lewe en dit kom hom duur te staan. Dit is ’n onskuldige

karakter wat gou in mens se hart klim.

SinopsisIn ’n tyd van konflik word dertien seuns vir hul

eie veiligheid gehuisves in ’n stormwatertonnel wat as bunker vir hulle ingerig is. Die seuns ken mekaar nie een nie en hulle weet nie hoe lank

hulle daar sal moet bly nie. Hulle het alles wat hulle mag nodig kry om te oorleef, maar hulle is op hul eie – sonder enige volwasse toesig. Die seuns in die tonnel word ’n mikrokosmos van die grootmenswêreld. Reëls vervaag, wanorde

neem stadig maar seker toe en kort voor lank is die vyand nie meer ’n bedreiging van buite

af nie …Die karakters van Vlug verteenwoordig elkeen ’n spesifieke tipe mens in die ‘regte wêreld’.

Die volgende seuns in Vlug is volgelinge – trop wat opgesweep word deur die leier. Hulle word die massa wat nie as individue dink nie en daarom gevaarlik raak.

Heinrich: Patrick KilbournGoebs: Daniël Olivier

Otto: Luké de BeerSeun: Jason Adams

Seun: FJ Möller


Commentary • Kommentaar

Renier Hattingh

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Dis hartseer om te dink dat Frans binnekort van die skool se vaklys geskrap gaan word. ’n Taal wat so invloedryk en uniek en pragtig is verdien meer as dit. Ek kon nog nooit verstaan waarom ons twaalf (later tien) in die Frans-klas was teenoor die meer as 50 leerders in Duits nie. Die redenasie onder leerder (wanneer dit by vakkeuse kom) was seker dat Duits "soos Afrikaans klink", maar niemand het dit oorweeg dat Frans soos Engels, Italiaans, Spaans en Latyn klink nie.

Daar is 39 lande wat Frans as voertaal het, waarvan 26 Afrika-lande is. Waar bevind ons onsself?

Daar is ses lande waarvan Duits die voertaal is, en in dertien lande word Duits as erkende minderheidstaal gebruik. Daar moet net ’n bietjie verder gedink word as oor hoe maklik ’n vak is en liewers oorweeg word wat die vak vir jóú kan doen. Buitendien ís Duits ook glad nie so maklik nie.

Wêrelde gaan oop wanneer jy ’n derde taal aanleer – vra maar vir enige vlotsprekende. Jy kan nie ’n taal aanleer sonder om ’n kultuur aan te leer nie. Die kultuur wat ék aangeleer het, is een van asemrowende disse, hoogmode en modernisme.

Hoekom dit nie vir Paul Roosers aanloklik is om die taal van liefde by ’n meisieskool aan te leer nie, is moeilik verstaanbaar. Ek het my meisie in daardie klas ontmoet, en alhoewel die Frans waarskynlik nie die rede daarvoor was nie, moes dit seker darem gehelp het.

Afgesien van enigiets weet ’n mens net soveel meer en is jy ook net veel meer wêreldwys as jy oor die vermoë beskik om oor Europese films en boeke te kan

gesels. "Men of the world are loved by the

world."Ek het al van die mees unieke

ervaringe gehad danksy my vermoë om Frans te kan praat. Ek het al onder andere met ’n Belgiese meisie by ’n verjaarsdagpartytjie in die Strand gesels, en ook met twee sendelinge uit die Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek in die gym. Een van die mans se naam was Dieudonné, wat "God's gift" beteken. Die twee het wel later al hoe vinniger begin praat, maar toe ek die woorde "serpent" en "pomme" (appel) herken, het ek hulle in die rede geval en vertel dat ek die storie ken. Hulle vra toe of hulle vir my kan bid, maar ek het nie gedink dat hulle dit onmiddelik, hardop in Frans gaan doen terwyl ek op die oefenmasjien sit nie!

Ek wonder net hoe baie soortgelyke ervaringe ander Paul Roosers het. Uit ons jaargroep is ek moontlik die heel enigste een wat sulke gesprekke kon gehad het.

Enigiemand kan Frans neem. Dit is nie so moeilik soos wat Frikkie sê nie. Hoe sal hy in elk geval weet? Die Duits-klas bied tweejaarliks ’n geleentheid vir leerders om oorsee te verkeer - iets wat Frans-leerders net van droom. Buitendien Engels, is Frans die taal wat by die skool aangebied word, wat jou die meeste gaan baat in ’n internasionale opsig. Ek bedoel kyk net, die taal is die amptelike taal van FIFA en die IOC (International Olympic Committee). 29% van Engelse woorde is van Franse oorsprong (dieselfde as Latyn).

Dit was eers Latyn waarmee daar weggedoen is - die einste vak wat vir Paul Roos sy "Gimansium" titel verdien het. Volgende word iets baie na aan my hart weggegooi, maar c'est la vie.

“Priez pour le français.”

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Tegnologie • Technology

Philip Ellis

In die eerste kwartaal van 2016 het 'n groep Paul Roosers onder die leiding van Meneer Truter 'n beleggingsklub gestig waar leerders as Paul Roosers kan deelneem aan beleggings-kompetisies soos die Sanlam iTrade Internasionale Beleggingskompetisie. In hierdie klub kan leerders hul idees en strategieë deel in finansiële markte en ook aktuele sake se gevolge bespreek.

Vanjaar het Paul Roos vyf pare ingestuur om deel te neem aan Sanlam se iTrade-kompetisie, vanaf 5 Mei tot 6 Julie 2016; dus het die deelnemers slegs drie maande tyd gehad om die grootste obrengste moontlik te lewer.

Elke span het $100 000 gekry om in verskillende fondse en aandele

regoor die wêreld te belê. Onder Paul Roosers was maatskappye soos Apple, Google, Tesla en Nike groot gunstelinge. Die spanne het ook besluit om op ontluikende markte te fokus, byvoorbeeld die BRICS-lande (Brasilië, Rusland, Indië, China en Suid-Afrika).

Baie het gebeur in die drie maande terwyl die kompetisie aan die gang was – alles van Brexit tot

Zuma het 'n invloed op die spanne se portefeuljes

gehad. Afgesien van al hierdie onsekerheid

in die wêreld se markte het een paar steeds reggekry om meer as 25% opbrengs te kry. Hierdie

verslaggewer het saam met Richardt

Lourens dit reggekry om hulle $100 000 in slegs

drie maande tot $125 185v. Hulle het 47ste in die kompetisie uit duisende ander deelnemers geëindig. Ons glo volgende jaa r gaan Paul Roos nog meer sukses met iTrade bereik, want die toekoms lyk baie belowend.

iTrade

Aansoeke om by die klub aan te sluit kan gerig word aan mnr. Truter of aan Neil Olivier. 'n Kort aansoekbrief wat 'n verkorte CV bevat sal voldoende wees om jou

teolating tot die.

Andre Liebenberg

Instagram determines your popularity. Some people agree with this statement, but most of our generation will deny this. “Social Media has taken over our lives” are words we hear every day. Some people will try to prove this statement false, but Instagram is the platform according to which you are judged. Before someone even knows you, he or she already has a preformed idea of you, based on your Instagram followers and average number of likes for your photos.

With this article, we are giving you a crash course on how to strengthen your account:

“Which photo to post?” is the question most often asked.

Simple solution: Eliminate the worst photos until you have your best three options. After that, ask a third party which photo he or she prefers. This will

give you a new perspective.Don’t edit your photos too much. Stick to the original. Less is more and

shows character. Probably the most important aspect of

an Instagram post: The caption. Captions are what people remember.

Stay away from cheesy captions. Use hardcore one-liners. Scholars already have to read too much because of the curriculum; don’t punish them with a caption that’s longer than an English FAL poem.

Hashtags are the make-or-break factor for social acceptance.

More than two hashtags will automatically degrade your social image.

Post your photo on Insta-peak times. The ultimate time to do it is on a Sunday night between 20:00-22:00, when everyone has hit a depro.

Don’t post photos too often. One photo every two weeks is more than

enough – otherwise you will irritate people.

Get “Instagram Statistic Apps” – these apps will tell you who is not following you, who does not like your photos, and most importantly – who is your most dedicated stalker. Use these apps wisely. Apps which are a no-go, are those that buy your likes. People immediately know when you are “cheating” on Instagram.

Giving “likes” to people are for free, so don’t hold back and give the person the benefit of the doubt, and like their photo. Be awake, and do not like a photo posted more than three days ago, otherwise you might just look like a stalker.

The world is tough out there, so take it or leave it …

Beware! You are being judged according to your account.

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Thomas Butler

Paul Roos was nog altyd ŉ skool van eerstes en bestes, maar ook ŉ skool van voortdurende uitnemendheid.

Dit is laasgenoemde aspek wat Paul Roos se IT-departement die afgelope paar jaar in verband met tegnologie in PRG in gedagte gehou het.

Paul Roos streef nie daarna om baanbrekers op tegnologiegebied in Suid-Afrikaanse skole te wees nie. Daar word eerder gepoog om ŉ stabiele omgewing te skep waarop daar in die toekoms voortgebou kan word.

Dit kan slegs deur behoorlike en deeglike beplanning bereik word.

Daar is so baie gevalle van skole wat groot en oorspronklike projekte loods, net om baie maande en duisende rande later nog steeds met pen, papier en boek opgeskeep te sit.

Oor die afgelope paar jaar is daar dus omvattende nuwe infrastruktuur reg onder Paul Roosers se neuse geïnstalleer, waarvan baie dus nie eens bewus was nie, maar waaruit hul jonger broers, of selfs hulle kinders, ongetwyfeld eendag gaan voordeel trek.

Die IT-departement het verskeie dinge om in ag te neem tydens besluitneming oor en beplanning van ons tegnologiese toekoms, maar dit blyk dat hulle sterk fokus op leerderbetrokkenheid en die personeelgebuikereffektiwiteit, terwyl hulle ook alle risikofaktore in ag neem.

Alhoewel Paul Roos eerder ŉ Ford Bakkie as ŉ Porsche probeer wees as dit kom by tegnologiese ontwikkeling, is daar in 2016 steeds groot vordering agter én op die skerms gemaak.

Verskeie onderwysers is opgelei om interaktief op te tree deur gebruik te maak van elke leerder se persoonlike e-posadres wat vroeër die jaar toegeken is.

Platforms soos Google Classroom is in gebruik geneem, waarop leerders met mekaar en hul onderwysers kan debatteer en vrae kan vra.

Verder het die Wiskunde-departement ook ŉ nuwe tablet-inisiatief begin. Elke wiskundeonderwyser het ŉ draagbare toestel gekry het om onderrig makliker en interessanter te maak. Die hele skool se rekenaars is na Windows 10 opgegradeer, terwyl die Microsoft Office 2016-pakket ook opgelaai is.

Oor die toekoms van

Paul Roos se tegnologie is daar nie veel meer om

te sê as dat dit baie blink is nie. Tegnologie is ongetwyfeld besig om aandag te kry, en dit is belangrik dat die fokus op tegnologie steeds uit ŉ akademiese oogpunt is.

Die skool se hoofdoel is steeds akademiese uitnemendheid, en die tegnologie is slegs ŉ hulpmiddel tot hierdie doel.

Die basis is nou gebou en die Ford Bakkie kan nou standvastig voortgaan om die Porsche in te haal en selfs verby te steek.

PRG Tegnologie se V12

Oktober 2016

Leerlingraad, PRD en Cheerleaders:

JanBlap het opgelet dat die verkiesingstydperk die manne ’n bietjie ónderkry. Ons eie redakteur, CharlS, het meer as net dit op die brein gehad. Hy moes elke oggend Bloemhof toe gaan vir Shakespeare-lesse by MadineD. NicolaS sal nog eers moet wag vir haar trouman, aangesien WianM meer as vyf dae nodig het om sy punte in rek. te verbeter.

Vir RufusD is nie eens ses maande genoeg om visvingers by die Waterfront te kry nie. WilmieC wou eerder klere koop en uiteet.

Ons ander redakteur, JohanS, se blou het tot in Bonnievale vir hom kom kuier. FreekS wens LizaDV sal vir hom by sy kamp kom kuier. Hulle albei het na die kerkkamp siek by die huis aangekom, maar hou vas dat dit ’n Mizpah-bergwindjie was en dat geen fisiese kontak betrokke was nie.

Hiervan is JanBlap nie seker nie – maar wat hy wél weet is dat CPK steeds wag vir sy fisiese kontak. YvonneV stel egter net

belang in ’n strepies-blazer en admaths-punte. JanBlap hoop egter hy kry iets reg.

’n Man mét strepies, WolfgangW, het sy kriekettoer in Pretoria ver te veel geniet. Wie sou kon raai dat ’n mens ’n watertoring vir meer as sterrekyk kan gebruik? MiaB het vir JCE ’n smullekker gereg voorgelê op die kombuistafel terwyl HasieH en SuzanneE hulle lippe afgelek het. JanBlap vra egter mooi dat Mia nie die kinderkoor in sy foto’s sal tag nie.

JohanG moes sy voete weer warm stamp nadat hy koue voete met NeheleneL gekry het. MicoH wens dat iets meer as net sy voete bietjie aksie kry terwyl LudiVD baie meer as net sy voete in Frankryk geoefen het.

MichaelS het toe al die tyd by SunéB meer aandag binne die klas as buite die klas gekry.

Gelukig het YukaS seker gemaak hy is nie verveeld nie. ColeN en MoniqueS is weer saam, maar sal die verhouding egter hierdie keer langer hou as sy das?

ColeN het sy daslose tyd gebruik om wag te speel by PieterK se huis. PieterK was te besig met RosieL om veel te worry oor die Strandjutte.

Op dieselfde aand het MichielB sy kanse, al was dit hoe

klein, met MichelleG verloor. ChantelC kla

egter nie. BarretdW is duidelik ’n langafstandatleet.

Sy tyd tussen Strand en MichelleG se huis vebeter by die dag.NinaP het

duidelik vir ThomasB aangesteek met haar

liefde vir perde. Dit kan gesien word deur hoe vining hy op en af die CheneDW perdjie geklim het. Dalk kry VanZylB ’n kans om nou te ry. ThomasB wens egter hy kon die Eleonore-

perdjie tem.Dit lyk of Thomas nou die

enigste van AntiP se vriende is wat nie met Anti se suster praat nie. Hy is egter min gepla oor DavidK se intensies en dink aan niks meer nie as AninaC. NeelsN is stil oor wat met hom en AntiP in Moorreesburg gebeur het. JanBlap hoop maar net BeahO sal haar stilte hou.

CharlesVW het uiteindelik sy derde strike in die Paarl gekry. Margo was nie seker of hulle besig was Bofbal of Polo nie.

Dit lyk egter of CraigC meer fokus op haar oupa se Mercedes as hul verhouding.

CraigC en HannahP moet maar beste maatjies wees aangesien sy pa nie van die verhouding-idee hou nie.

FaffaSnoetske het baie vinniger opgegee met sy kanse om sy foon te vind as met sy kanse met ShaniC. TiaanvN was vinnig in en uit met foon en al, al het ChrisK sy bes probeer om díe te breek.

NiehausL sukkel self om trouringe te koop. Dit is moontlik omdat MargueriteLR te jonk is om te trou. CarlaN is gelukkig oud genoeg vir ‘n FreeHug. JanBlap hoop maar net

dit is nie waar dit stop nie.LizeC het intussen haar tyd by

JohannO gaan geniet, maar dit is kort geknip toe hy aanbeweeg na LouiseH.

Louise en RuandB sien ook meer van mekaar die laaste tyd. Dalk drentel hy maar net in De Zalze rond met die hoop om vir MargeuriteLR raak te loop.

PaulG loop weer vir Shiloh voor PRG op die eersterivier se bankies. DamonLeeC en VictoriaSecrets stap self elke dag langs die rivier op en af. Hulle verdwyn so dan en wan tussen die blare.

KeenanR en DillonR kuier deesdae met Jean-MariB en MiekeF.

JesseH is vas oortuig dat hy meer met sy dans moves gaan bereik met DonneK as wat MerlinB op die krieketveld reggekry het

TristandP het na ‘n stoute kuier die hele dorp rond gesoek vir ‘n slaapplek, terwyl MaxJ by die einste besig was om die Rhenish Gr9-meisies beter te leer ken.

12 | Semper

Soos Die Leerders Dit Sien

Dorings aan die roos

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in Semper do

not necessarily reflect those of the editorial team or the staff of PRG.

1.

2. 3.

5.

3. Wanneer hy sê hy kan huise teken, maar weet nie hoe om te saldeer nie.

1. Afrikaans is dood.

2. Carry me, my brother is deputy.

4. So Oulik.

5. Hierde smaak soos mamma se werk.

4.


Through The Learners’ Eyes

Jaco Marais

Leadership can be a very tough and demanding task. Plans for next year are already underway by the new Student Council under the leadership of our head boy, George Huysamer and two deputy head boys, Marais Cloete and Dillon Ribeiro. Semper went and found out a bit more about our head boy, George, a skilful first team hockey player and exceptional leader.

What do you like to do in your free time/ any hobbies you have?

When I have free time, I enjoy spending time reading investigation or autobiography books, Playing video games or just relaxing with friends over weekends. I’m also a football fanatic so most free time on weekends is spent watching the Premier League and when football isn’t on, I enjoy being outside and staying fit.

What is your favourite Paul Roos song?

Definitely Old Boys because of the goose bumps you experience while singing it, but more recent songs like “Will Griggs” (Paul Roos on fire) has definitely started to become

favourites of mine.What is something interesting about

you that few people know?I have 3 siblings, one of whom is in

Paul Roos. I’m a die-hard Chelsea fan and self-proclaimed FIFA pro. Most of my holidays are spent in Vleesbaai, a small seaside village close to Mossel Bay. My favourite food is hamburgers and I love Bar-Ones.

What is your view on hard work, talent and luck in life, and which one do you have?

This is extremely complex, but I’ll try my best to explain it as I see it. Our

lives are based on chasing our own personal success, which means different things to different people. Whether your definition of success is becoming a professional sportsman or a lawyer, talent will only take you so far. Thousands of talented people don’t achieve their

goals; they must convince themselves of their talents, experiment and

develop them to translate this into bigger things.

In terms of hard work, my mind jumps to the famous 10 000 hours principle. In this modern age we live in, hard work is something we hear about and we think that if we do the things famous people say we should, we will be successful, which is not the case. The quotes are true, but hard work is pushing yourself above and beyond what you’re used to. It’s the sacrifice, plan, drive

and motivation you put in to reach your goals. It’s the basis of everything we want to achieve and by applying a little bit of focus and intensity to work towards something great you will achieve true hard work.

What is the most important characteristic for leadership in your opinion?

A visionary leader should have the ability to stay focused on the vision and the compelling cause they wish to work towards. Therefore two of the most important characteristics of a leader are having conviction which means having a vision, believe in it and work towards it. Another important characteristic is to empower those around you; a visionary leader can honour and dignify those around him.

What are your plans for after school?I plan to study either business or law at

Stellenbosch after school and hopefully get the chance to study abroad in Australia, New Zealand or England.

Who is a big role model for you and why?

My biggest role model is my dad because of the way he conducts himself in every situation life presents to him as well as his constant support. Other role models include Justin de Nysschen, Frank Lampard and AB de Villiers

What are 3 tips to Paul Roosers to be better gentlemen?

Being a gentleman is a matter of choice and you should always do the small things properly: Firstly, a gentleman has the ability to listen, secondly, a gentleman must always keep his word and thirdly, a gentleman will always make sure a woman is safe and walk with her if she needs you to.

Getting to know your head boy

Hoe som mens ’n jaar in 300 woorde op? Hoe dra mens die emosie van elke pouse, elke rugbywedstryd en elke klas oor?

Die antwoord is eenvoudig: ’n Mens kán nie.

Dié skool is uniek, en niemand daar buite sal verstaan presies hoe spesiaal dit is nie. Niemand anders sal daardie 20 minute ná die Grey-game verstaan nie. En hulle hóéf ook nie. Dit is die sleutel tot sukses vir Paul Roosers en vir alle Suid-Afrikaners: om nie mense van jou standpunte deur woorde te oortuig nie, maar om liewer woordeloos, en sonder konflik, ’n voorbeeld te stel wat ander wíl volg.

Die Leerlingraad het op dié wyse verhoudings deur die jaar probeer bou en versterk. Of dit suksesvol was – wel, dit moet júlle besluit.

Ons lewe in ’n buitengewoon interessante tyd, vol uitdagings en vol geleenthede. Werklik ’n tyd waain die waardes waarin óns glo tot die uiterste getoets sal word.

To the new Student Council: The baton is in your hands now. You decide which course the school takes. Don't be afraid to try something new or something different. However, never drift away from the core values which have made this school the astonishing conveyer belt of exceptional men that it is.

For the Matrics: next year offers a wealth of opportunities, but also enormous challenges to the person you are and to what you believe in. Remember that wherever you go, you will always be a representative of thousands of Paul Roosers before you.

You may be able to leave Paul Roos, but it will never leave you. The prestige, awe and expectation of being a Paul Rooser will follow you wherever you go – for better or for worse.

Good luck lads. May you always remember the memories we made, the laughter we shared and the Gees at Markötter.

Five years pass too quickly, but I would not share them with anyone but you.

Paul Roos: Good bye, you enchanting old institution.

Maroon to the Marrow. For ever and ever.

LeerlingraadkolomJohan Schoeman

Sport plays a huge part in the life of almost every Paul Rooser, whether it be hockey, rugby, cricket, tennis or any of the many other sports offered by our school. A sport very few people practice or in fact know about that has massive potential in Paul Roos is called slacklining. Slacklining involves walking on a tensioned line between two fixed points, usually between two trees. The line or webbing is usually between 1 and 2 inches wide and 3 millimeters thick. Although similar in principle to tight rope walking, slacklining differs in the sense that the line sags and sways as you walk across it, because it’s not as taught a tightrope wire. This is where the sport derives its name from – slacklining.

Although the act of balancing on a suspended rope has been around since the dawn of time, modern slacklining as it is known today was started in the 80s by Adam Grosowsky and Jeff Ellington in Yosemite National Park. The pair of rock climbers started experimenting with the sport as a past time when they weren’t climbing. The hobby soon took over their lives however, as they were gripped by the fascinating sport and the lifestyle associated with it. Since those early days the sport has developed a great deal, with many different styles, techniques and discipline evolving over time. Examples of different slacklining disciplines include trick lining, long lining and high lining.

Tricklining involves doing flips, twists and somersaults on a shorter line no more than 30m long. The webbing used is generally around 10cm wide and very bouncy. Annual World Championships are held by the World Slacklining Federation. Contestants compete by completing a routine of acrobatic moves on the line. These are then judged and scored.

Another popular slacklining discipline is longlining, whereby slackliners attempt to cross lines in excess of 50m. Longlines are most often erected in parks or on sports fields. The longlining community is constantly trying to walk further, with the current world record for the longest slackline ever walked at 1km. This incredible feat was achieved by Nathan Paulin on 19 April 2016, when he walked across the La Clue d’Aiglun gorge in France.

By far the most breathtaking discipline of the sport is highlining, where slackliners attempt to walk between cliffs or over canyons and ravines. Of all the slacklining disciplines, highlining is by far the most expensive. Instead of tying the line to a tree, lines often have to be bolted into the rock face due to a lack of adequate natural anchors. Complex braking systems and failsafes have to be rigged to ensure the safety of the slackliner and these safety measures often prove very expensive.

If crossing canyons or doing somersaults on a very narrow line sounds a little too extreme for your liking, don’t panic. The majority of slackliners practice the sport in its simplest form – a line erected between two trees on a grassy field – the way it is meant to be practiced.

Slacklining has massive potential in Paul Roos Gymnasium both as a sport and as a pastime. Slacklining injuries are few and far between and largely unheard of. Except for the slackline itself, no additional equipment or infrastructure has to be bought or built. Slacklining is a great way of staying fit and exercising your core muscles. Balance obviously plays an important role in the sport and having good balance and a strong core are seen as attributes is most sports.

Slacklining is a sport that can help Paul Roosers connect to nature, to each other and help them focus their minds. Slacklining is a great way of relaxing and suitable for all age groups or body shapes.

It is sport that is easy to like, but even easier to love. You just have to keep your balance and take one step at a time.

Balance is the key


Sport

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“Hockey” has almost become a synonym for “Paul Roos”. And not for nothing either. The past year was an outstanding year for Paul Roos hockey, especially for the first team.

The first team started off the season with a new coach, and have managed to build on their success of 2015. The team won the Cape Town International Schools Hockey Festival for the second time in a row – a massive achievement in terms of any hockey-playing school.

Paul Roos had 51 boys representing the school in Boland teams on the hockey field during this year – far

more than any other Boland school.Special credit and accolades go to

Andrew Hobson, first-team captain, who, amongst others, was chosen for the SA U/21 hockey team.

One match will not be forgotten very soon: the first-team match against York. The game was very close and it could have gone to any side. With only a minute left, York had the lead with two goals. But by the tome that the final whistle sounded, the score was 6/5 for Paul Roos. Maroon magic at its very best!

The interschools game against Grey College once again had the season ending on a high note with a first-team victory of 3-0.

Another success story

Andre Liebenberg

2016 has been a busy year for the water polo club. We are starting to see some decent results amongst the junior sides. This, coupled with a young and hardworking first team, can only mean good things for the

future of Paul Roos water polo.For the first time this year, we

introduced an extensive winter programme for our flagship teams and

saw the first positive results in the form of an astounding 10-1 victory over Grey College in Bloemfontein! The U/19As also achieved 5th place in

the “Vides” tournament, andJan-Corrick van der Watt was

selected to represent the South African U/16B side on tour to Malta. He was chosen as captain on this tour. Jan-Corrick will also represent Maties at this year’s club championships in October.

Keeping several balls in the air

Gareth Wentley

For members of the Paul Roos 1st Soccer Team, 2016 will go down as one of the most successful years to date.

The team consisted of a group of boys who showed hunger and desire as never seen before to grind out a season of epic proportions.

Soccer was a sport which previously held a comical position at the school, but led by the knowledge and expertise of coach Edmund Pietersen and manager Cobus de Beer, everything has changed.

The team pulled of some stunning results as they reached the plate semi-finals of the Kloof Football tournament for the first time in our history.

Back home they presented some eye-catching results, including wins against Kylemore and Wynberg just to mention a few, as well as valiant performances against local power houses Lückhoff High and Cloetesville High, which forced people to stand up and take notice.

The season was rounded off with perhaps the sweetest victory of them all, as the Maroon Machine beat Grey Bloemfontein by 3 goals to 2, to round off a historic season for Paul Roos football.

The experience gained from the 2016 season has without doubt cemented soccer’s position in the school as a force to be reckoned with.

A QUALITY TEAM


SportRenier Hattingh

Ons Big Brag het ons almal in die bui vir Grey gesit. My bus se mense het vroeg omgekap (soos wat die oggendbus se manne maar gewoonlik doen). Ons het Old Boys voor Grey se naaste koshuis gesing en met trots weggestap toe hulle op ons afhardloop. Dit is waar ons interskole gewen het.

Interskole gaan nie oor wen op die puntebord nie, en dis nie cliché-nonsense hierdie nie. As jou span ’n interskolewedstryd gewen het, het jy jóú interskole gewen, want wat meer kon julle as ’n span vir die skool doen? As jou span die wedstryd verloor het, maar jy was beter as jou eweknie wat in die ander span gespeel het, het jy jóú interskole gewen, want jy was beter as jou opponent.

Almal kan interskole op hulle eie manier “wen”. Paul Roosers hou van wen. Hulle wil semper splendidior as hulle opponente wees en dit veroorsaak waarskynlik die skool se sukses. Daardie oomblik toe jy trots op die skool gevoel het, het jy gewen. Daar is niks fout daarmee om vir dertien ure te reis, teen ’n vreemde lugdruk te kompeteer en net-net te verloor nie. Enigiemand kon aflei wie die beste span was.

Die “verloor” wat groot spanne ervaar het, het Paul Roos se leerders net verder bewus gemaak van waar hulle Paul Roos-liefde lê.

Het iemand dalk gehóór hoe juig hulle vir die Takkies na hulle oorwinning?

Skaak, debat en ander aktiwiteite is onder ons aandag gebring, en dit is ook belangrik. As jy daardie naweek gaan ondersteun het, het jy bygedra tot ’n speler en dalk ’n span se sukses. Om ’n Oranje-meisie te oorwin is onder sekere ouens ook ’n vorm van sukses, maar daar is Dorings aan die Roos vir dit…

By hierdie laaste interskole vir my by Grey Kollege het ek geleer dat mnr. Van Vuuren ’n goeie pa is, dat Grey nooit gras soos PRG s’n sal hê nie en dat daar geen ander skool soos Paul Roos Gimnasium is nie.

Maar dit weet ek lankal.

‘Niemand anders sal die 20 minute na die Grey-game verstaan nie’

Jaco Marais

On Saturday 24 September, Paul Roos, together with BestMed, will be hosting its own cross-country mountain-bike interschools invitational race at Coetzenburg. The Paul Roos team is one well known around the country in the mountain bike world and the first team will be looking to defend their title as Western Province Champs at our very own race.

The event consists out of two categories – one for competition purposes where Western Cape schools will all be racing for the podium, and also a fun relay for anyone who wants to join in the fun.

Schools can pick a team of up to 15 riders with the first 5 riders` results determining the outcome of their school`s effort. The best individual result of each school counts double the score.

The track uses parts of the world-class mountain bike routes at the foothills of Stellenbosch Mountain and has the perfect combination of single track and

jeep track.Although mountain biking entails

individual participation against the other athletes, it is also a team sport where the total points earned by a school are added to crown the winners. Cross country racing, the format in which schools in South Africa compete in, has the ideal mix of searing climbs, twisting downhills and exciting sprints, making it perfect for spectators (not to mention testing a rider’s full array of skills and fitness).

The success and popularity of this event is just another testament to the incredible growth that is witnessed in this sport, globally and in our school.

At this event, the top teams will get prizes and there will be random lucky draws as well.

For more information, or to enter the fun relay in teams of 4, consisting of 4 laps (one lap per rider) go to: www.prgmtb.co.za. Otherwise come and experience something new and support the Maroon Machine as it treads deep tracks in their territory. What is not to love about a life behind bars?

A life behind barsPaul Roos-BestMed host XCO interschools invitational

race

SportEMPER

Gareth Wentley

22 August 2015. Markötter. Paul Roos 19-12 Grey College.

The seemingly impossible became possible, the far-off dream, a reality.

2015 will be remembered for years to come as one of the most successful years in the annals of Paul Roos rugby. The year we finally conquered Grey College.

But what makes a champion? A champion is he who vanquishes all before him, again and again and again, because it’s all he knows how to do.

So the question remains, after the season 2016, are we still the champions? And if not, what are we then?

In order to aptly review the season it is necessary to do so from the perspective of those who put this season together, and who better than 1st Team Captain Damian Willemse.

It was another outstanding season from the 18-year-old flyhalf, as he once again proved why he was so instrumental in the success of the Paul Roos, Western Province and South African teams.

Damian has just returned from a Western Province training session as we sit down in front of Roosinbosch to discuss the season past. He has clearly done this before. He chooses his words well as he

paints a picture of Paul Roos rugby in 2016 in vivid detail.

The season began at Markötter against Swartland High School and Paul Roos demolished their opponents, winning 56-0. Paul Roos went on to defeat Windhoek Gymnasium, with winger David Moses scoring a hat trick. According to Willemse these games were merely to create a balanced foundation on which they would build.

Next on the calendar was a trip up north, as Paul Roos competed in the St John’s Easter Festival. The Roos started like a house on fire as the young side romped to a 69-6 victory

against a weary Hilton College. They continued on their merry way until they were halted by a mighty Affies side on the final day in the City of Gold.

Captain Willemse echoes the boys’ disappointment and says that the first loss of the season is most often the most upsetting, but it also gives an indication of which areas should be worked on in order for a

good season to follow.Paul Roos then took

on Grey High School in what Damian describes as a highlight of his season, as the Maroon Machine went on to defeat the Old Foe by 36 points to 21 on the hallowed turf of Markötter.

“...one of the disappointments and outstanding lowlights of our season was without

a doubt losing to Paarl Gym...”

For the second year

running we were pipped by a strong Paarl Gym outfit. Willemse and Moses attribute this loss to silly mistakes which cost the game, a trend which seemed to have followed the side as the season progressed.

Willemse recalls fondly the team’s trip to Wildeklawer, where they returned unbeaten after good wins against HTS Middleburg and Menlopark. He says that a great team culture and spirt was developed during their time in Kimberly.

The team continued this good run of form until they slipped up in Riversdale, losing to a determined Oakdale side, and were completely floored by Boishaai at Markötter, which the captain describes as the outright most disappointing game of the season, and as the only one in which they

were completely outclassed by their opposition.

All hope was not lost as they won their next 3 games against Bishops, Rondebosch and Wynberg, the pick of the results being against the latter: 50-5

Another slip-up against Boland Landbou left much to be desired just before the final game against Grey Bloem.

After a considerably below-average season, which comprised of 5 losses before the ultimate fixture against rivals Grey College, not much hope was given to our first after Grey College had been enjoying a good season.

However on a warm August 20th afternoon Paul Roos Gymnasium produced quite arguably the most honourable performance of the season, and in my opinion, of many seasons

before. The team was without their stars Damian Willemse, Ben-Jason Dixon and Jesse Johnson, who were all away on international duty.

An inspired performance captured the hearts of all those who attended. The boys showed guts and determination like never before and if ever there was a game which epitomised the season that was 2016, it would be this.

So what was the season 2016? It was no golden year, and its players were not winners, oh no.

They were champions. Champions because they stood up and fought to the bitter end, and ultimately succeeded where it mattered most: in the hearts of their faithful.

So a golden year … no.But a year that will forever be

remembered.

Calvin Durr

The largest school-boy mountain-biking league in the country came to a nail-biting finish on Saturday 24 September at the superb biking track along Stellenbosch Mountain. The sunless sky and overall good setup created perfect conditions. Paul Roos took the top three spots in the U/14 age category (thanks to Matthew Lochner, Krige van der Vyver and Albert Muller,) providing a welcome head start into the day’s events. The U/16s were less successful, but Jamie

Penfold l managed to grab a second place. Paul Roos struggled against an extremely competitive U/19 category. Local hero Robert Hobson won bronze. Paul Roos ended up with equal points to Parel Vallei once the scores had been added up, but due to Parel Vallei achieving more first-place finishes, they won the league. 2016 was a great year for Paul Roos mountain biking, but the greatest challenge still lies ahead in the form of Magaliesberg (the biggest school mountain- biking race in the country).

And now for Magaliesberg

GREAT TRY

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