From the Helm

College Moment

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Issue#79

“When the creative spirit stirs, it animates a style of being: a lifetime filled with the desire to innovate, to explore new ways of doing things, to bring dreams of reality.” - D. Goleman, P. Kaufman.

The Grade 00 and R school production, Treasures of the Ocean, was both enchanting and entertaining. Every girl confidently played her role as a colourful sea creature in capturing the spirit of the sea. The beautiful costumes, catchy songs, and delightful dances created a mystical ambiance for all to enjoy. The rock and roll starfish and serene ballerina octopuses were charming.

Our girls were given an opportunity to cultivate their imagination and explored new ways of doing things, stimulating growth and a deeper knowledge of the creatures of the sea. We so enjoyed having pre-schoolers, parents and grandparents at our performances.

The art exhibition in the Junior Primary Hall reflected hard work and thorough planning. Our capable, curious and creative girls produced incredible works of art, clever inventions, and new creations, which were evident in the 3D models and pictures on display in the Junior Primary.

The High School Matric Art Exhibition was held this week. The theme, “Liminality” – the spaces between, was widely interpreted with multi-media and powerful modes and platforms of expression. Mr Gary McIver, our art teacher, was impressed with the variety of art and the maturity and depth the girls reached when exploring this topic. Liminality was portrayed as both a process and a journey; healing and cathartic in many ways. Mr McIver creates a safe place for our girls to explore their talent and he respects their individual artistic styles.

So when the creative spirits of individuals stir, something beautiful happens to the team. Thank you to all our teachers for finding the treasure in all our girls and for sharing this treasure with us.

Carol-Anne Conradie Head of Junior Primary

Our Grade 00 and R girls performing their Treasures of the Ocean play.

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Our SP Beyond Maths Prize winners. Well done, girls!

All our girls were treasures and had their moment to shine.

Anthea Pampallis, CEO of Anchor of Hope Africa, thanked our SP girls for their wonderful donation of 419 books destined for Clayton Primary School. Well done, girls! Your kind-ness will be appreciated by all learners from Clayton Primary School.

Jean van Elden, who assists in raising funds for Project Rhino, collected statio-nery bags that our SP girls made in aid of this project.

We are proud of our SP girls who were accepted into the KZN Youth Orchestra 2020. Well done, girls!

Grade 5 girls proudly display the cars that they designed and built during their Natural Sciences and Technology lesson on‘Wheels & Axels’.

Congratulations to our SP girls who made the KZN U13 Water Polo team. Well done, girls – we are very proudof you!

This week brought many feet through our Junior Primary doors as weentertained pre-primary schools, parents and grandparents at our production, Treasures of the Ocean.

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High School Well done to Niwedita Bhatta (Grade 10) who has been invited to play in the prestigious Rising Stars Concert, in December.

Sarah Sparks (Grade 9) represented DGC at the National Individual Debating & Public Speaking Champion-ships held at Michaelhouse. Well done, Sarah, for placing 22nd overall against some of the best Grade 9, 10 and 11 orators in the country!

Congratulations to Xolile Luthuli (Grade 11) whose poem, ‘My Colour is Colour-less’, achieved third position in the Poetry Africa Schools’ Competition. Xolile was also invited to recite her poem at the Poetry Africa Prize-Giving on 8 October 2019.

This week, our Grade 8 and 9 Business Studies girls presented their innovative Coffee Shop BusinessPlans. Well done, girls, for all the hard work that was put into your successful brands’ websites, menus,set-up and eats.

Victoria Parkes (Grade 8) achieved a distinction for her ABRSM Grade 6 Piano Exam-ination and was placed in the Top 20 for KZN. Congratula-tions, Victoria!

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From our ChaplainShout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Psalm 100:3

“There is not one blade of grass, there is no colour in the world that is not intended to make us rejoice.” John CalvinThe theme for Grade 1 - 6 RE in Terms 3 and 4 is ‘Our Colourful World… Our Caring God’. Each lesson focuses on a different colour and we chat about how dull the world would be if that particular colour didn’t exist. Then we hear a bible story which includes that colour in some way. So far we’ve learnt about Rahab, and how she believed God’s promises. We’ve learnt that King Solomon was wise and wealthy and, though he loved God, he got distracted by his great wealth. We’ve learnt that Esther became a queen and then made courageous decisions because she too trusted that God’s words were true. We have more colourful characters to learn about this term! They’ll also teach us about God’s character of compassion, justice and mercy, and we’ll take the time to ap-preciate our colourful world. I hope we can all set time aside this term to intentionally notice the things around us that bring us contentment, joy or inspiration.

Michelle Edgcumbe

Meet our Staff

Meet our Alumna

I have always loved children so going into a career in teaching just seemed like the obvious choice.I qualified from the University of Durban-Westville with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Move-ment Science. I then went on to do my postgraduate Higher Diploma in Education through UNISA.I have been teaching in the Junior Primary at Durban Girls’ College for the last 9 years. I love teaching the little ones and I honestly don't know who has more fun in our school day, the girls or myself.

I try to live a healthy lifestyle and participate actively in a multitude of sports. I have run theComrades Marathon, participated in 18 Duzi Canoe Marathons, completed the full Iron Man, ridden the Amashova, swum the Midmar Mile and represented my country in marathon canoeingto name just few.

I am a mother to two beautiful children who keep me very busy. My son is in Grade 9 at Maritzburg College and my daughter is in Grade 4 here at Durban Girl’s College.

Lynne was awarded the Galleon Benefactors’ Award at the Founders’ DayPrize-Giving on 16 October 2019. The award serves to honour those members ofthe College family who have served above and beyond the call of duty.

Lynne was Deputy Head Girl and after matriculating in 1969, she acquired a numberof different qualifications including a BComm and BProc degrees.

Lynne has been involved in all facets of College life since, at least, 1977 – a periodof over 40 years. Her involvement is not only on a professional level, but as aparent and grandparent as Lynne’s daughter also attended Durban Girls’ College and her granddaughter, Elle, is currently in Grade R.

She is currently updating the school archives and assisting the school in interviewingfor Head of Archives which is one of the leadership portfolios, and monitors the Archives Committee.

Lynne’s great dedication and loyalty to DGC is unquestionable and it is fitting that her name be engraved on the Galleon Award Board.

Angela Scruby - Junior Primary Teacher

Lynne Neilson - Class of 1969

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JUNIOR PRIMARY RESULTSMusic 2019 Eisteddfod Results:Scarlett Voss Pre-Grade 1 Piano 20/21 Century - awarded GoldCertificate

Music Exams ResultsSayuri Mahabeer, ABRSM, Piano Grade 1, Pass SENIOR PRIMARY RESULTS 2019 Eisteddfod ResultsSophia Kidson - awarded Gold in Baroque, Silver in Romantic, Silver in Post Romantic.Mishara Naidoo - awarded Gold in Baroque, Bronze in Romantic and Silver in the 20th Century.Sophia Kidson and Mishara Naidoo - awarded Silver in the DuetsCategory. Hiranya Naidoo, the winner of the Piano Recital Grade 3 Category, was invited to perform at the Prize-Giving Concert. KZN Youth Orchestra The following girls were accepted in the KZN Youth Orchestra 2020:Saryana Kesaru - Anthony, Tahlia Kesaru - Anthony, Alaya Singh, Anika Naidoo, Nilashri Naidoo, Dharini Pillay, Rebecca Martin and RuhiMudely.

General Knowledge Quiz Certificates of participation for the Glenmore Primary General Knowl-edge Quiz awarded to:Tusumenzi MajoziMikha MaharajZaara FrancisAyesha Solwa

Water Polo Tour Our U13 Team attend the Annual St Sthithians Invitational Water Polo Tournament from Thursday 17 - Sunday 20 October. Our young team, which consisted of only three Grade 7s, played incredibly well and the growth in each and every girl was immense. The determination to succeed was displayed by each girl in every match. We came 6th out of 16 schools. Well done, girls!

Results of pool games:vs Reddam Invitation Team: won 22 - 0vs: Jhb Invitation Team: won 19 - 1vs Kingsmead: won 6 - 2

Results of Quarter Final:vs Rodean lost 11 - 2

Results of Play-off games:vs Water Warriors: won 6 - 5

Results for 5th & 6th Position:vs Sun Valley: lost 7 - 6

Water Polo On Friday, 18 October, DGC hosted a mini-tournament inviting various schools. Our girls played very well and had lots of fun.DGC U13B vs Thomas More U13B won 9 - 2DGC U13B vs Curro U13A lost 6 - 4DGC U11B vs Thomas More U11B won 4 - 0DGC U11B vs Highbury U11B won 6 - 0

DGC U11A vs Thomas More U11A won 10 - 0DGC U11A vs Highbury U11A lost 8 - 4

Indoor HockeyU13A vs Crawford North Coast won 1 - 0U13A vs Fatima lost 2 - 0

Indoor Hockey: U11A: Danville School Tournamentvs Ashton won 1 - 0vs St Mary's drew 0 - 0vs Chelsea drew 0 - 0Well done, girls, on these good results.

Special congratulations go to the following girls who were awarded special awards at the end of the tournament:Nthabiseng Mathibeli - Spirit AwardGemma Ropertz - Most Valuable Goalkeeper

Water Polo AwardsCongratulations go to the following girls who made the KZN U13 Water Polo Team. Well done, girls, we are very proud of you!Kitty RibbinkJulia HarveyKayla AndrewsSipha NgcoboErin Moodley

Swimming AwardsEmily Macqueen participated in the KZN Swimming Championships on the 12th & 13th October. She received 7 medals - 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze and also swam 7 personal best times. She was also part of the mixed medley relay team that beat the KZN Gala record. Fantastic swimming, Emily!

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTSHockeyJunior Team: vs St Henry’s won 7 - 0Senior Team: vs Thomas More won 7 - 1

Music2019 Eisteddfod Results:Sonali Naidoo:Grade 5 Piano Recital - awarded the Gold Medal.Grade 4 Flute Recital - awarded Gold Medal.

Sonali Naidoo and Niwedita Bhatta:Piano Duet Grade 7 - awarded Silver Medal.

Niwedita Bhatta and Sarah Andrew:Piano Duet Grade 7 - awarded Gold Medal.

Niwedita Bhatta awarded 2 Silver and 2 Gold Certificates in various Grade 7 solos and the sight-reading category and came 3rd in the Grade 7 Piano Recital, awarded the Bronze Medal.

Sarah Andrew: Piano Grade 5 Jazz Style - awarded Gold CertificatePiano Grade 5 Romantic - awarded Silver CertificatePiano Grade 5 Baroque - awarded Bronze Certificate KZN Youth Orchestra The following girls were accepted in the KZN Youth Orchestra 2020:Victoria Parkes, Chanel de Jager, Sonali Naidoo and Nina Kruze.

Results

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Results continued...Music Exam ResultsChanel De Jager, TCL, Violin Grade 6 with Distinction Victoria Parkes, ABRSM, Piano Grade 6 with Distinction Mahek Gandecha, ABRSM, Violin Grade 3 PassSonali Naidoo, TCL, Piano Grade 5 with MeritSonali Naidoo, ABRSM, Flute Grade 4 with Distinction Sophie Bresler, TCL, Singing Grade 5 with Merit Shannon Blades, TCL, Singing Grade 3 Pass Cassidy Coombes, TCL, Singing Grade 3 Pass Lara Jacobsz, TCL, Singing Grade 3 Pass Yasmin Perumal, ABRSM, Singing Grade 1 Pass Sarah Andrew, ABRSM, Piano Grade 5 with MeritElla Macpherson, ABRSM, Piano Grade 5 Pass Rebecca Darby-Wade, TCL, Singing Grade 6 with Merit Lara-Leigh Jones, TCL, Singing Grade 4 Pass Melissa Githinji, TCL, Singing Grade 3 Pass Luca Tarboton, ABRSM, Singing Grade 5 with Distinction, Olivia Saulez, TCL, Singing Grade 7 with Merit Roxy Thornton, TCL, Singing Grade 3 Pass Julia Lewis, TCL, Singing Grade 7 with MeritKlara Robertson, TCL, Singing Grade 7 with MeritKaela Simpson, TCL, Singing Grade 7 PassAnna Pansegrouw, ABRSM, Voice Grade 3 with Merit Chikomborero Moto, TCL, Violin Grade 2 with Merit Chikomborero Moto, TCL, Piano Grade 3 with Merit

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The Week Ahead28 October - 03 November 2019 Monday 28

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Thursday 31

Friday 01

Day 1HS: IEB ExamsHS: Gr 10 & 11 Exams Start17h30: PA Meeting: Trust House

Day 2HS: IEB ExamsJP: 08h00: Gr 3 IEB English IBT: ClassroomSP: 09h10-10h10: Gr 6 IEB English IBT: Computer RoomSP: 14h30: Indoor Hockey League U13A vs Fatima: DanvilleSP: 15h50: Indoor Hockey League U13A vs Ashton: DanvilleSP: 16h30: Indoor Hockey League U13B vs Crawford Prep North Coast: DanvilleSP: 17h50: Indoor Hockey League U13B vs Fatima 2: Danville

Day 3HS: IEB ExamsJP: 08h00: Gr 3 IEB Mathematics IBT: ClassroomSP: 09h10 - 10h10: Gr 6 IEB Mathematics IBT: Computer RoomSP: 18h00 - 19h00: Gr 4 Drama Showcase: Lecture Theatre

Day 4HS: IEB Exams 07h30: 'Moms Who Pray': College HouseJP: 07h30: Gr 3 Music Module: Blue StepsHS: 1st Team Water Polo Tour: Reddam SchoolHS: 15h00: Matric Derby Day: Clifton SchoolHS: 17h30: Festival of the Green Lady: College HouseHeads’ SAHISA Conference: Champagne Sports

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Saturday 02

Day 5HS: IEB Exams07h30: ‘Moms Who Pray’: College HouseJP: 09h00-13h00: Gr R Interactive Day with Clifton: CliftonSP: 15h10: Indoor Hockey League U13B vs Atholton: DanvilleSP: 15h50: Indoor Hockey League U13B vs Northlands: DanvilleSP: 16h30: Indoor Hockey League U13A vs Crawford La Lucia: DanvilleSP: 17h50: Indoor Hockey League U13A vs Ashton: DanvilleSP: 18h00 - 19h00: Gr 5 Drama Showcase: Lecture TheatreHS: U16 Water Polo Tour: St Anne’s

Sunday 03

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You’re braver than you believe, and stronger thanyou seem, and smarter than you think.

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