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Volume 50 Oktober 2010 Nr 3

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SEB vlak 3: AA gradering

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Bekende sportveld kry ’n nuwe gesig

Matthys Uys

Paul Roos se bekende Markötter-sportterrein gaan binnekort groot positiewe en uitgebreide opgradering ondergaan.

Dié terrein, wat al soveel jare lank die ‘teelaarde’ (by gebrek aan ’n beter word) van die skool se legendariese sporthelde is, en waar onder andere ’n hele paar rugby-Springbokke, Proteas en nasionale atlete hul vroegste sporttreë gegee het, gaan nou nog verder benut word: die oogmerk is om die hele gebied – ook ’n deel oorkant die Eersterivier – in ’n internasionaal-geakkrediteerde sportinstituut te verander.

Opgraderings sluit in die verbouing en uitbreiding van die ‘Long Room’ vir funksies, asook die oprig van ’n stadion reg rondom die hoofveld. Wêreldgehalte gimnasiums en volledig toegeruste mediese sentrums, wat dokters en fisioterapeute sal insluit, maak ook deel uit van die planne.

Dié veranderinge, wat moontlik reeds in die komende jaar sal begin vorm aanneem, beloof om die skool se reeds progressiewe benadering tot sport nog’n yslike hupstoot te gee en hou sonder twyfel ongelooflike voordele vir elke voornemende Paul Rooser in.

Volgens mnr. Rudi Kleynhans, leier van hierdie ambisieuse projek, is dinge nog nie heeltemal gefinaliseer nie.

“Die planne en begrotings moet deur ’n hele paar kanale beweeg voordat die groen lig vir ons sal aangaan. Op die oomblik lyk dinge egter baie belowend”.

Remgro, die maatskappy wat aan die stuur is van die proses, het ’n ooreenkoms met die skool aangegaan om die terreine en ander fasilteite te mag gebruik nadat die projek voltooi is.

Gedaanteverwisseling wag op Markötter

Paul Roos’s first-ever water polo tournament – the Champion of Cham-pions – was held at the newly-named Anthonij Rupert Aquatic Sports Cen-tre on 8 and 9 October 2010. The top

three teams in each of the age groups (U/14, U/15 and U/19) at the Mazin-ter Cup Championships took part in this highly successful first tournament for the Paul Roos first team, who kept

their prestigious reputation high, los-ing only to Ronde bosch. Five PRG boys have been seleced to represent Western Province at the SA Schools Water Polo Championships in De-

cember: WP U/19A – JJ Stegmann and Reinhard van der Westhuyzen; WP U/19B – Du Toit Prins; WP U/14 B – Walt Haller and Winston Gelder-bloem.

ChRistoPheR FURstenbURg

Over the past few weeks there have been a few incidents involving learners on the road and even those attempting to get from the schoolyard to the road. Paul Roosers are streetwise in many ways, but when it comes to using the

Why did the squirrel cross the road?road, it seems there are a few missing links.One thing Paul Roos learners seem to not understand is that cars are made of steel and steel hurts … a lot. It is common knowledge that pedestrians have right of way, but at peak-hour traffic, when the little man is red … it actually means you may not cross the road! If you try to

do that, like the confused squirrels, you will be hit by a huge chunk of steel with a real engine and may be killed.To the “poegie” drivers: you have a sowing machine as an engine – so do not try to cut in front of a car, either. It is made of steel and will hurt you – badly.To the cyclists: there is a dirt path on

the pavement for you to ride on. Do not try to ride in the road, it is for cars, made of steel, which will hurt and kill you. The road is an important aspect of your lives; it is an indication of your freedom, a never-ending tar pathway to your destination. Take care, so that the road does not end up being your final destination.

Foto: Verskaf

Wynand Bester (graad 10) se motorfiets na ’n onlangse ernstige on-geluk op die Strandpad. Hy sterk tans met ’n gebreekte arm by die huis aan.

Foto: hannesViljoen

Springbok- by stand vir PRG!

40 dae en 40 nagte...Tuin

vir helde

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Januss Engelbrecht (Graad 11) het onlangs amptelik sy privaat-vliegli-sensie (“PPL”) by die Stellenbosch-vliegklub verwerf – ’n buitengewone prestasie wat nie ongemerk verby kan gaan nie.

Januss is die eerste Paul Rooser in die geskiedenis wat hierdie kwalifi-

Vlerke met vlieënde vaandelskasie verwerf.

Januss se instrukteur sê dat Januss deurgaans Paul Roos se naam baie hoog gehou het.

Ons haal aan: “Sy goeie maniere en doelgerigtheid getuig van die goeie ka rak ter wat Paul Roos Gimnsium en natuurlik Januss se ouers oordra.

“’n Suid-Afrikaanse privaat-vlieg-lisensie kan gelyk gestel word aan ’n

’n Nuwe manier van doen

tersiêre kwalifikasie van inter nasi o-nale standaard.

Januss het, ten spyte van ’n baie vol skoolprogram en ’n taai eksamen-roos vter, uitstekende punte in al sy vakke behaal en die praktiese vliegtoets ook met vlieënde vaandels geslaag.”

Januss wil hom in die toekoms as professionele vlieë nier bekwaam.

Januss Engelbrecht op Kaapstad Internasionale Lughawe.

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Alhoewel die dissiplinêre stelsel in PRG goed georganiseer is en netjies geadministreer word, kan daar met reg gevra word of die fokus op negatiewe gedrag nie te groot is nie.

As PRG regtig manne van sterk karakter wil produseer, dan moet die fokus daarop val om die karakter van ’n ware man aan Paul Roosers voor te hou eerder as om hulle met demerietes te bombardeer.

Enter the new PRG Code of Honour. The idea behind the Code of Honour is that a clearer picture of a Paul Rooser is obtained so that Paul Roosers have something positive to strive for instead of something negative to steer clear of. In our school, we need to raise passionate men of character who will make a difference in the world, not timid boys who merely do nothing wrong – who wants that anyway?

Erekode sal positiewe bydrae tot PRG lewer

ChRis Van heLsdingen

So: Meet the new PRG Code of Honour!

As a true Paul Rooser, I declare that I honour the noble values and traditions of my school. I am proud of my school and my appearance; I respect others and conduct myself as a true gentleman.

I honour my parents, teachers and other authority figures uncondition ally so that I can grow in obedience.

Relationships are important to me and I add value by encouraging others, knowing that I form a daily part of Paul Roos history.

I live with passion, integrity and humility.

I reject passivity, mediocrity and self-centredness and I accept responsibility for my role as cultivator.

I choose to do what is right and I strive for excellence in all areas…

…in order to be worthy of our motto, Semper Splendidior.

Dit is duidelik dat die tradisionele Pride, Respect and Gentlemanship

behoue gebly het, maar dat daar baie nuwe dinge is bygekom het. Hierdie nuwe dinge is versigtig nagevors uit manwees-kursusse, en ook deur Paul Roosers (soos die nuwe Leerlingraad) en ander betrokkenes by PRG te raadpleeg.

Die erekode gaan in die toekoms sterk deel vorm van die verskillende oriënterings en die betekenis daarvan gaan nog deeglik aan Paul Roosers verduidelik word sodat almal eienaarskap kan neem van die idee. As die nuwe erekode reg bestuur word, gaan dit sonder twyfel nog ’n groot bydrae lewer tot PRG. Die impak van hierdie bydrae is egter afhanklik van die Paul Roosers self.

Hoe kan iets ’n verskil maak aan ’n groep manne (uitmuntende man ne daarby ) as dit nie deur die manne self aanvaar word en deel van hul leefwyse gemaak word nie?

Die sukses van die erekode in die toekoms van Paul Roos gaan feitlik

bepaal word deur die Paul Roosers van vandag, veral die Matrieks van 2011.

Dit gaan van ons as skool vra om die waardes en leef wyses van die bogenoemde erekode deel te maak van ons daaglikse bestaan om dit ’n sukses

en tradisie vir die toekomstige Paul Roos generasie te maak.

Ons as manne wil almal graag ’n nalatenskap daarstel vir toekomende Paul Roosers – en die erekode bied uitstekende geleentheid hiervoor.

hanRé CiLLié

Paul Roos gymnasium has always been an institute of outstanding values and morals, taught in various ways. We believe in tradition. Recently, however, our school has implemented a few changes as far as certain tradi-tions are concerned.

Die dag wanneer ’n mens hoor jy is aanvaar by die legendariese Paul Roos Gimnasium is ’n dag van groot vreugde.

Daarom is die verwelkoming van Graad 8-leerders (asook die inlywing van leerderraadslede) belangrike tradisies wat van tyd tot tyd hernuwing moet ondergaan om by te hou met die gees van welwillendheid en medemenslikheid wat ook in die land se Grondwet vervat is.

Die idee is dat leerders van dag een af opgebou moet word; dat geen afbreking en vernedering deel is van enige inligtingsessie nie, en dat leerders tydens hul verwelkoming toegerus word met kennis wat hulle sal help om die skool of instansie (soos die leerderraad) beter te kan verstaan. Die fokus is op respek vir senioriteit.

Van nou af staan die leerderraad dus ook bekend as die Matriek- Verteenwoordigende Raad. Hierdie manne word eenvoudige ingewy tot hul nuwe leierposisies en geen vorm van vernedering of belaglike gedrag in die openbaar vind plaas nie.

These changes should be embraced as a new way of doing things, although the question probably arises as to why our traditions have had to be adapted. The answer lies in the fact that the Department of Education expects of schools to institute and maintain policies that are in keeping with the Constitution.

So: things have changed to a certain extent.

But change is always good, for the simple reason that it implies progress, and progress is something that everyone and every institution needs. It most certainly does not mean that what we stand for no longer exists.

Paul Roos Gimnasium sal altyd ’n plek van uitstaande trots en broederskap wees.

“Pride, Respect and Gentlemanship” moet dus deel bly van dit wat ons aan toekomende geslagte oordra.

Foto: nic de Jager

Foto: alet Conradie

Die nuwe Paul Roos-drietal: Byron Titus, Herman Wolff en Darryl Ndjadila.

Matthys Uys en Christiaan Meyer is aangewys as onderskeidelik die senior en junior wenners van die Nasionale Taalbond eksamen

Paul Roos het onlangs ‘n tuin van herinnering ryker geword waar die name van alle oud-Paul Roosers verskyn wat hulle lewens in oorloë verloor het.

Foto: alet ConradieFoto: nic de Jager

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KobUs sMith

Me anneli stark – alombekende en geliefde Wiskundeonderwyseres het 18 jaar gelede haar eerste klas by Paul Roos aangebied – in die einste kamer ses waar ons haar nog net tot einde vanjaar sal vind. na 44 jaar van onderwys het sy besluit: nóú is dit tyd om te rus.

Wynberg Girls’ High en later Rhenish was die eerste twee skole waar Me Stark skoolgehou het. Sy het in 1992 by Paul Roos Gimnasium diens aanvaar.

Me Stark se liefde vir mense en vir haar vak was haar hele lewe lank nog die dryfveer agter hierdie suksesvolle onderwyseres. Vir haar is dit ’n uitdaging om wiskunde vir elke leerder verstaanbaar te maak. Almal wat by haar onderrig ontvang en ontvang het, kan daarvan getuig dat sy op kreatiewe wyse elke moontlike poging aanwend om haar vak interessant oor te dra. Wat vir haar die grootste genot verskaf het, was wanneer sy kon waarneem dat “die

Kamer 6 sal nooit weer dieselfde wees nie

Flitsfeite

Troos vir die Wiskundige

Ek k yk op na die bergewaarvandaan sal daar vir my hulp kom?My hulp kom van die HereBedags sal die son my nie te veel tan nieen snags sal die maan my nie kwaard doen nieHy gee my my daaglikse cosal is dit net wortelsen hy vergewe my my sinHy het my al geken lank voordat ek in my cot gelê het.En hy het toe al my periode bepaalHy is my HerderHy is by myal lê ek onder in die vyfde kadrantof al verstaan ek nie my asomptote nieOor die res hoef e kook nie te worrie nieWant al is die mens se aard veranderlikHy is ‘n konstante alettie ‘99

Juffrou A. Stark

liggies in hul oë aangaan” en hulle “kliek”

“Luiheid en swak maniere’’ soos sy dit stel staan haar egter nie aan nie, alhoewel dit in elk geval nie by die gedrag van ’n Paul Rooser pas nie.

Haar Matriekklas van 2008 – wat ’n gemiddeld van ongeveer 90% behaal het – was maar een van die vele prestasies wat sy in haar loopbaan behaal het.

Sekere insidente sal sy nooit vergeet nie.

Een daarvan was toe sy by geleentheid haar klas laat “body beat’’ het omdat hulle die spesifieke dag aan die slaap was – totaal onbewus daarvan dat die rektor die hele petalje staan en dophou.

Dis geen geheim dat leerders in die algemeen

Die eerste woorde wat in enige Paul Roosers se gedagtes opkom met die noem van Oom Pine se naam is: “legend” – in elk geval vir hierdie twee skrywers.

Dit is met groot hartseer dat Paul Roos moet afskeid neem van so ware en lojale dienaar in hart en siel. As daar gewen word, is hy altyd die man wat leiding neem met die feesvieringe – sonder twyfel die persoon wat die meeste vreugde uit Paul Roos-oorwinnings put. En met die verloorslag is hy altyd die een wat die langste trane saam met sy mede-Paul Roosers huil.

“There will be quite a lot of Paul Roosers that will remember me for what I did, because what happens on tour stays on tour” – in the words of none other than the legend himself.

Oom Pine continues: “As a guy from a reformatory, I have a passion for non-destructive naughty boys. Having been associated with Paul Roos as a teacher, a referee, a supporter and parent to all ... what I shall miss most of all are my Paul Roos boys.”

In answer to the question: “Oom Pine, what is your profession?” his standard answer is “Ahoe! Ahoe!”.

Dié wat al die bekende film 300 gesien het, is waarskynlik vertroud met hierdie sêding – ’n antwoord wat spreek van lewensopofferende lojaliteit en diensbaarheid.

Oom Pine het in 1984 by die Laerskool Paul Roos as houtwerkonderwyser begin skoolhou. In 1986 het hy sy loopbaan voortgesit by Eikestad Laerskool, toe die laerskole Paul Roos en Bloemhof saamgesmelt het. Van daar af het hy die Maroen Masjien begin olie. Alles bymekaargetel is dit ongeveer 26 jaar van lojale en onbaatsugtige diens – en dit maak van Oom Pine’n Paul Rooser in murg en been.

Daar word gesê dat vrienskappe oor baie jare onvervangbaar is en dus verseker van onskatbare waarde is. Oom Pine is een van Paul Roos se ware vriende – wat al deur dik en dun saam met die Maroen Masjien geworstel het, oorwinnings en teleurstellings met ons gedeel het en ook voorgevat het met die gees.

’n Ander eienskap van ’n ware vriend en ook ’n Paul Rooser is om ’n kultiveerder te wees, iemand wat

iets beter agterlaat as wat hy of sy dit gevind het. Oom Pine los Paul Roos sekerlik beter agter as wat hy ons hier kom kry het. Sy nalatenskap sal altyd bly voortleef.

Oor 26 jaar het Oom Pine diep spore in baie Paul Roosers se lewens getrap.

Hy sal sonder twyfel onthou en gemis word.

’n Groetwoord van Oom Pine: “Thanks for all the support from teachers, parents, friends and all the Paul Roos boys throughout the years. Semper Splendidior!”

Aritit … Oom Pine!

Oom Pine, die lewende legende…

A new chapter has begun in PRG’s efforts to shape Paul Roosers into men of honour and character. Usually, parents attend parent evenings to discuss their son’s academical progress. However, on 2 September, 130 PRG fathers gathered to discuss their roles in guiding their sons to authentic manhood. Met Corné Krige as gasspreker en lewendige

groepbesprekings, is daar baie vordering gemaak onder die pa’s om die belang van hul rol beter te verstaan. Geen ouer is perfek nie en die meeste is ook geensins opgelei in ouerskap nie, maar met sulke tipe aanmoediging behoort ouers gemotiveer te wees om met groter oorgawe en doelgerigtheid hul rol aan te pak.

engage parent evening

The Cape Town Expo for Young Scientists took place at the MTN Science Centre in Canal Walk, from 16 to 18 August. Paul Roos has always done very well in previous expos, and this year was no exception.

The following Paul Roosers received bronze medals: Charl Marshall, Willem Rautenbach, Jacques de Klerk-de Klerk and Frederick Bester.

The following Paul Roosers received silver medals: Johan Pretorius, Jèan de

Wet, Willem Johannes Wilken, Perryn Uys, Cobus Coetzee, Lucas Oberholster (senior) were all awarded gold medals for there excellent work.

Perryn Uys also won the price for the best junior expo. His topic was, “The effect of fertilizers on the underground ecology”.

Perryn Uys and Lucus Oberholster presented Paul Roos at the National Expo on the 1st and 2nd of October in Pretoria.

Paul Rooser Gerbin Draaijer excelled during the UCT Maths Competition, ending up 6th in the grade 9 age group, and made Paul Roos proud. Gerbin Draaijer and Won-Ji Kim have both been selected to take part in the Inter- Provincial Mathematics Olympiad,

which took place on 11 Saturday 2010. Both Paul Roosers were selected for the Boland A Junior Team.

At the Inter-provincial Mathematics Olympiad Freestate and Northern Cape were in first position, and Boland A team came in second place.

Cape town expo for young scientists

UCt Maths Competition

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Oom Pine Foto: alet Conradie

Foto: alet Conradie

Wie het ooit gesê Paul Roos is ’n rugby-skool?

Dit is baiekeer die idee wat ander skole en selfs die publiek van PRG het, maar dié jaar is almal verkeerd bewys: in 2010 is daar in elk van die sewe die prominente seunsporte minstens een verteenwoordiger in elk van dié SA skole-spanne, wat, so ver ons kon vasstel, ’n eerste is in die geskiedenis van Paul Roos. Dit is ’n uitmuntende prestasie waarmee min skole kan

spog. Die sewe sportsoorte met hulle verteenwoordigers is:

Waterpolo - JJ StegmanHokkie - Niel Roode en Dylan

SwanepoelTennis - Francois O’KennedyAtletiek- Stefan Brits en Ruaan van

WykKrieket - Riyaad HenryRugby - Craig Barry, Tshotsho

Mbovane, JP Lewis en Steven KitshoffGholf – Dylan Raubenheimer

sewe bokke vir PRg!

Deur Chris van Helsdingen

met Wiskunde sukkel nie. Volgens Me Stark speel aanleg en onderrig gewis ’n rol.

Leerders en ouers soek egter dikwels ’n kitsoplossing om die vak onder die knie te kry – en dit bestaan nie.

Daar is net één resep:” Oefen, oefen en oefen’’; aldus Mev Stark.

Leerders se gedrag sedert haar beginjare het baie verander, meen Me Stark, maar sy sê dat sy tot vandag toe wonderlike “lesse van vasbyt en uitstyg by besonderse leerders” leer.

En wat gaan Me Stark doen wanneer sy nie meer op daaglikse basis met woelige Paul Roosers te doen hoef te hê nie?

“Lees, stap en reis –met ’n rugsak op die rug, of deur net na kanaal 181 te kyk!”

Sy sal graag wil hê dat haar leerders haar sal onthou nie net as die ’n onderwyseres wat wiskunde vir hul aange naam en verstaanbaar probeer maak het nie, maar eerder as een wat werklik omgegee het.

Heerden Herman (heel regs), Old-Boy en Dux leer-ling van 2009 het onlangs ‘n silwer medalje in die 1500m vr yslag verwerf by die Statebondspele in Indië.

Foto: Verskaf


KUNS & KULTUUR/ARTS & CULTURE

WiLLeM WiLKen

drie Paul Roosers het hierdie jaar deurgedring na die finale ronde van die atKV-redenaar-skompetisie.

Hulle is Elisha Rhode (Graad 12), Senzo Madikane (Graad 11) en Christiaan Meyer (Graad 8). Elisha het aan die Senior Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal-afdeling deelgeneem terwyl Senzo aan

die Senior Tweede Addisionele Taal-afdeling en Christiaan aan die Junior Afrikaans Huistaal-afdeling deel geneem het.

Elisha het ’n afkondiging gehoor van ATKV en het besluit om iets nuuts te doen in sy finale jaar. Hy was verstom toe hy hoor dat hy deurgedring het na die finaal (net buite Rustenburg). Volgens Elisha behels dié redenaarskompetisie nie net toesprake nie, maar ook ’n mate van toneelspel.

Sy voorbereide onderwerp was “Wat het met ons waardes geword?” en sy onvoorbereide toespraak het gehandel oor die geskiktheid van ons politici – na sy mening is daar beslis plek vir verbetering!

Senzo is glo deur Me. Ina Geldenhuys “vrywilliglik verplig” om deel te neem. Hy meen daar was ’n volledig reënboognasie van PRG-verteenwoordiging by die kompetisie en vertel dat hy nuwe respek vir

die Afrikaanse taal gekry het. Sy onderwerp was aborsie.

Die ATKV-kompetisie was vir Senzo “iets anders” en hy sal graag meer Paul Roosers wil sien wat aan ATKV- sowel as aan ander debatskompetisies deelneem.

Christiaan, wat almal aan die gons gehad het met sy toespraak oor of “Die geel Lamborghini” die moeite werd is, het ook die Wes-Kaap se ATKV-semifinale rondte gewen.

Johan de KLeRK

The problems faced by the South African musician faces never seem to change. I do not believe that it has anything to do with our local sound not being something that would please international ears. I believe that it is the pressure that comes with earning enough money to make a living, and continuing to deliver a product for the fans that leads to the downfall of most local groups. The answer to this is simple: a change of attitude towards managing a band.

Professionalism is what sets successful international acts apart from the local potential successes. A band is first and foremost a business, when one’s intention is to earn a living out of it. It should therefore be managed like a business.

One band has demonstrated how combining professionalism and a

Zebra & Giraffe: The Inside

Elisha Rhode

Moenie met een van dié drie in ’n woordestryd gewikkel raak nie!

PieRRe Van deR MeULen

Mense, mense, mense! Ryneveld 5 is jou volgende gunstelingrestaurant: ’n ou Victoriaanse huis in Ryneveldstraat, omskep in die hartjie van Stellenbosch. Blues-musiek, antieke houtvloere, kunswerke en smulkos – alles gekombineer met ’n lewendige atmosfeer wat steeds ruimte skep vir’n rustige aand saam jou mense.

Ryneveld 5 - vyfstergehalteRyneveld 5 het omtrent drie jaar

gelede sy deure oopgemaak. Eienaar en old boy Zirk du Toit het saam met met Emile Voster vroeg al besluit dat Stellenbosch ’n steak house en ordentlike burger-restaurant benodig.

Hulle het meer as dít reggekry. Die pryse is baie billik en elke keer is jou kos perfek, nes met die vorige besoek. Daarby is die diens uitstekend. Pryse wissel tussen R40 en R140, maar na gelang van wat jy bestel kan jy ná ’n hoofgereg, ’n glas wyn en nagereg teen R110 per kop uitstap.

Alhoewel hulle in die heerlikste burgers denkbaar spesialiseer, het ek van hul swartbord-spyskaart bestel – die disse met die ietsie ekstra om dit Ryneveld 5 se eie te maak.

Super Sirlion was my keuse – mediumgaar, natuurlik. Alle biefstukke word vir ses tot agt weke droog verouder. Dit word voorgesit in perfekte kombinasie: krakerig aan die buitekant en sagpienk van binne, met ’n rooiwynreduksie en wilde sampioene oor die biefstuk gedrapeer, saam met koeskoes en slaai. Persoonlik sou ek van meer rooiwynreduksie gehou het, maar moet nie huiwer om jou

kelner te nader indien jy meer van iets wil hê nie.

By ’n vorige besoek het ek, ook vanaf die swart bord, die Succulent tuna steak bestel. Ook mediumgaar, gerooster in sesamsade en bedien met ’n lemoen-en-mint-salsa. Lig, tog vullend, glad nie oordoen nie, wat al die geure kans gee om jou smaakknoppies een vir een te prikkel. Nagereg was ietwat ryker – sjokolade-fondant, gemaak van 70% cocoa en bedien met vanieljeroomys.

Ek kan niks meer sê nie, behalwe dat julle dit self móét dit self gaan beleef.

Die spyskaart het werklik iets vir almal. Hulle burgers begin by bief en eindig by vegetaries met soetpatat en aartappelskyfies – almal laat jou behoorlik kwyl vir nog. En liefhebbers van gebakte kaaskoek: neem asseblief kennis dat julle nog nie kaaskoek geëet het as jul nie Ryneveld 5 s’n geproe het nie.

Hulle groente is geurig en kraakvars, anders as ander restaurante waar die groente as ’n smaaklose pappery op jou bord beland. Met my laaste besoek het ek vir die eerste keer gesien dat hulle ook Chilli poppers maak,en net daar en dan het Ryneveld 5 my finaal oortuig dat dit my gunstelingrestaurant is.

In samewerking met Filmhouse en Cinemuse hou Ryneveld 5 op Dinsdag- en Donderdagaande ’n Movie Night, waartydens hulle die beste kuns films vertoon. 25% af op kos en drank – bespreek vroegtydig, aangesien kaartjies beperk is en vlerke het.

Die films word op die boonste verdieping vertoon, maar die kamer asook die stoep kan uitverhuur word.

sincere love and understanding for music can lead to inevitable success.

Zebra and Giraffe have just released The Inside, their second full-length album. Their 2008 debut Collected Memories garnered local and international acclaim and saw them win a 2009 SAMA (South African Music Award) for Best Rock Album, nominated for three SAMAs in the categories Best Newcomer, Best Album Packaging and MTN Record of the Year for “The Knife”. They also won the MTV MAMA Award for Best Alternative Act.

One would easily expect their next album to be an inevitable letdown, as we have come to expect from local bands. But complacency is for bands with less ambition and bloody-minded dedication to their craft. They have used the momentum built up over the last couple of years to propel them into the studio with tunes and enthusiasm to

spare. Greg Carlin (vocals + guitar), Alan Shenton (guitar), Andrew Maskell (bass), Darren Leader (drums) and new member Michael Wright (Keyboards) recorded the majority of the album at RBF Studios in Johannesburg and it was produced by the acclaimed Darryl Torr, who also produced Collected Memories.

The album was mixed by the renowned Cenzo Townshend, who has worked with U2, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, Graham Coxon, Babyshambles and Florence and the Machine.

The Inside showcases the energy, depth and intensity of this band, whose music is accessible, radio- and party-friendly without having sold out to mass-produced drivel. It is slick, with

flawless execution, and is intricate and skilful. Although the lyrics are far less audible due to there being more sound in terms of instruments, they show more maturity compared to their previous work.

Professionalism, dedication, and attitude of accepting only the best, is what still sets them apart from any

other band currently hoping to enter the international music scene. Those fortunate enough to have seen them perform live, will agree with me when I say that the quality of their performance comes second only to the maturity that seems to lurk behind their sound.

I truly believe that the rest of the local music

scene can take a leaf from Z&G’s book, as they have shown what can be achieved when one refuses to settle for an average product, in the process building a fan base that will remain faithful, as I, along with many others, am sure there is a lot more to come from Greg Carlin and company.

Dis ideaal vir partytjies vir 30 – 35 mense.

Nog meer –skemerkelkies is halfprys van Maandae tot Donderdae van 3 tot 6nm. Ek stel die Strawberry Mojito, No.5 en D&G voor. Absoluut voortreflik! En terwyl ons van drank praat: bestel gerus wyn. Net die beste en met smaak.

As ’n koffiesnobis drink ek omtrent net by Ryneveld 5 koffie: ingevoerde bone wat op eg Italiaanse wyse hul pad tot binne-in jou koppie vind. My gunsteling is hul flat white – ’n cappuccino wat die perfekte verhouding tussen melk en koffie weerspieël.

Mense, mense, mense! Ryneveld 5 is ongetwyfeld jou nuwe gunstelingrestaurant...

Foto: alet Conradie

Foto's: Pierre van der MeulenRyneveld 5 Restaurant



No, Semper did not interview a property development but a South African band relatively new to the scene.

The members of Lonehill Estate are, Nathan Ro, Sunshine D, Mark van den Berg and Dave Waugh.

Their “official” genre classification would be Pop Rock but they have a whole range of different songs, from acoustic to techno.

I would imagine if the Teletubbies were to settle down and get real jobs they would sound pretty much like Lonehill Estate.

We got the exclusive interview and asked some questions.

• How did you guys start? Did you go to school together or just randomly meet?

Nathan and Dave met at a battle of the bands in 2002. They were both playing in different bands (Cracked Plastic and Born Itchy) Dave liked Nathan’s blue hair and leopard pants and Nathan was wowed by Dave’s solo, which was the theme of Star Wars.

When Born Itchy broke up, Nathan joined Cracked Plastic as the bassist until that band was whittled away too.

They met Sunny when one of their drummers left. He liked tea and with a name like Sunshine D this made him the obvious choice.

They then met Mark when he used to play in Waiting Room (a band, not an actual waiting room!) and were blown away by his “ness.” It’s a small industry so the best way to get a band is to go watch bands… and then steal the members you favour.

• A question I’m sure almost all aspiring artists would love to hear answered is how did you guys eventually get noticed?

I suppose we have Reality TV to thank for that one. Nathan came second in Project Fame in 2004, which gave him a lot of face time on African TV screens. Although as soon as the show ended, the band went largely unnoticed until this year when Gangstar got playlisted on radio.

• How did you get your name?It is the name of a wealthy suburb in JHB. It

was the only name that didn’t sound like a band name … our other top favourites were Teenage Mutant Ninja Band or He-man and the Band of the Universe … so… I think we did good!

• how would you explain your music to someone who hasn’t listened to your band?

It is banging, mischevious rock. Like early Justin Bieber … before he sold out.

• Any future things you would like to mention? tours? singles?

We have just finished recording our second single TECHNOBAND which is something really different so we hope it kicks as much glutus maximus as Gangstar.

• And finally I would like to know where you got the inspiration for gangstar? the one part (“My body’s nobody’s body but mine”) sounds vaguely familiar to the sex ed we had at my primary school …

Well as Gangstar as we feel sometimes, Lonehill Estate is the kind of band that prefers tea to any alcoholic beverage, pancakes are our drugs, playstation is our “choking on our vomit.” So the song is basically about a girl that makes one feel Gangstar despite the aforementioned things. The sex ed line was inspired by a shy, very disease-free way of living. Plus it’s good advice!

Lonehill Estate – Gangstar

KUNS & KULTUUR/ARTS & CULTURE

Brink Nelson, drie jaar lank al regisseur van Paul Roos se toneelgeselskap, kan homself vanjaar weer ’n slag op die skouers klop. Tussen hom en sy akteurs is talle pryse ingepalm. Die koning raak ge-woond daaraan, ’n satiriese, suggestiewe, slapstok-komedie wat gehore op die vloer laat rondrol het van die lag, het weer eens bewys dat Nelson oor buitengewone gawes beskik. Die teks is oorspronklik deur Johan Hugo geskryf, en is feitlik geheel en al deur Nelson aangepas en oorgeskryf om Suid-Afrika se hedendaagse politieke kaskenades te weerspieël.Bo links: Pierre Vermeulen. Bo regs: Carl Prinsloo, Kobus Smit, Rehanne Lambrechts, Ruan Bothes & Timothy Jacobs. Bo: Rehanne Lambrechts, Charl Prinsloo, Ruan Bothes, Timothy Jacobs & Heinrich Nelson. Foto's: JP Vermeulen


KOMMENTAAR ● COMMENTARY

Editorial

REDAKSIEHOOFREDAKTEUR

Matthys Uys

NUUSREDAKTEURPierre Vermeulen

SPORTREDAKTEURBerno de Viliers

KUNSREDAKTEURJohan de Klerk

UITLEG

Chris FreemanJacques Olivier

Pierre Vermeulen

REDAKSIEAashiq Rhode, Hanré Cillié

Andre Liebenberg, Dexter Labuschagne,

Kobus Smith, Hannes Viljoen

FOTOGRAFIEAlet Conradie, Kyle Cabano,

Jandré Coetzee, Nic de Jager,Inus Grobler

TEGNIESE ADVISEURNic de Jager

SKAKELONDERWYSERH van der Mescht

the opinions expressed in seMPeR do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial staff or the staff of Paul Roos.

disCLaiMeR

IN PERSPEKTIEF

RenieR MaRaisLewe ons in ’n gekkeparadys?

of kan ons wel ons koppe hoog hou en sê dat ons met integriteit en opregtigheid lewe?

Ek kan vir niemand beskryf hoe trots ek is as ek sien hoe be dagsaam en vriendelik ons Paul Roosers met ouers en mense van buite af is nie. Op sulke dae voel ek sommer hoe die hare op my arms kiertsregop staan soos ’n soldaat op aandag.

Maar dan stap ek met pouse so oor die skoolgrond en sien hoe sleg ons Paul Roos-“broers” mekaar hanteer – met ander woorde, hoe ons optree as niemand van buite af kyk nie. En dan voel ek so effens mismoedig.

Dis natuurlik nie net ’n Paul Roos-probleem nie, maar dit is ’n globale verskynsel. Vanuit dié perspektief beskou behoort ons half gerus gestel te wees.

Maar ons is mos anders as die res van die wêreld. Ons is mos Paul Roosers. Ons leefwyse reflekteer mos Pride, Respect en Gentle-manship. Maar het dit net maar ’n stopwoord geword wat ons gebruik om mense te beïndruk nie? Leef ons dit werklikwaar uit?

Ek sien nie meer integriteit nie. Ons doen net die regte ding as dit ons pas. Van buite lyk alles netjies en in orde. Maar staan ’n bietjie nader. Kyk weer. Van binne is ons totaal ander mense. As daar nie toekennings en eer gegee word vir ’n goeie daad nie sal ons nie eers oorweeg om dit te doen nie. Dit is soos ’n masker wat ons opsit om ander te beïndruk en weer afhaal as niemand kyk nie. Soms is dit nie lekker om die regte ding te

doen nie en dan besluit ons sommer gou-gou om die teenoorgestelde te doen.

Dis tyd dat ons uit ons gemak-sones klim en die moeilike ding doen: ’n verskil maak daar waar dit regtig tel.

Pride in yourself and your school will have you doing right in the tough times. Respect for others and yourself will have you treat others the way you want them to treat you. Gentlemanship will have you being consistently gentle and kind and not barbaric and crude. That is what is called true Pride, Respect and Gentlemanship.

Do we really understand what is meant by Pride, Respect and Gentlemanship or have we let our tainted and desensitized eyes see this in a different light? Pride is seen as an excuse to be arrogant. Respect is evidently read as disre-spect. Gentlemanship is seen to be “uncool” and barbaric and crude behaviour seems to be the in thing at the moment.

I take a look at this behaviour and find that in thy context of the world of today it seems perfectly fine and acceptable – but who are we? According to whose scale are we rating ourselves? To that of the world around us? Or do we set the standard and the trend? Semper Splendidior means “always better” or “always more excellent” and so we too must not settle for medi-ocrity

So: are we the suckers who blindly follow the path set out for us by others? If so, we are failing to see that we are killing off our own identities and destroying our standards.

Reading through a poem I found this famous saying that made me see things differently, “ And so I came to a place in the woods where two roads led in different directions; I chose the one less travelled by and that made all the difference.”

Now is the time to make a stand gentlemen, because if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. And thus far we have done well in standing up for the suc-cess and honour of our school. But Albert Einstein said, “Rather try to be a man of value than to be a man of success.”

Dié jaar by Grey het ons wel nie gewen nie, maar ons het oorwin-naars daaruit gekom deurdat ons mekaar deur dik en dun ondersteun het. As dinge sleg gegaan het het ons net harder gesing en ons span met groter entoesiasme aangemoedig. Daardie trots en broederskap is iets wat niemand van ons kan wegvat nie. Die dag het aan ons behoort.

Moet nooit dat iemand vir jou vertel dat sukses al is wat jou geluk-kig kan maak nie. Geluk kom van binne af en dit kom van die nalat-enskap en herinneringe wat hierdie instansie, Paul Roos Gimnasium, vir ons bied.

Bo blink, onder ...?

NUWE REDAKSIEHOOFREDAKTEUR

Hannes Viljoen

NUUSREDAKTEURJosua Blom

SPORTREDAKTEURWiehahn de Jager

KUNSREDAKTEURChristopher Furstenburg

HOOFSUBREDAKTEURKobus Smith

UITLEG

Christopher FurstenburgInus Grobler

REDAKSIEMigael Grobler, Gunter Hussel

man, Johan Jansen, Dexter Labuschagne, Andre Liebenberg, Christiaan Meyer, Francois Munnik, Aashiq Rhode, Coenraad

Scheepers, Willem Wilken

Ek het ’n teorie oor sinies-wees: dis regtig nie so moeilik nie. Al wat jy hoef te doen is terugsit, jou oë en ore vir so twee minute spits, dalk vinnig na die nuushooftrekke luister en voila! Onmiddellik word jy verswelg deur ’n reuse-brander deurspoel met negatiewe gedagtes en traumatiese gebeure, of vasgekeer in ’n benoude vertrek met swart mure en weergalmende Leonard Cohen musiek.

Die waarheid is: dis normaal. Wie raak nou nie opgewerk oor ’n grusame moord op die dorp nie? ’n Korrupte regering? ’n Onregverdige detensie? Haarreëls? ’n Droogte? – laat ons eerlik wees: daar is oorgenoeg om oor hartseer en kwaad te kan raak. Maar hoekom op aarde sal jy dit aan jouself wil doen?

Daar is geen twyfel daaroor dat die moderne samelewing ons kondisioneer om altyd eerste die slegste in alles raak te sien nie.

Gaan tel maar net vir ’n uur lank hoeveel negatiewe opmerkings jy maak – ons kom dit nie eens meer agter nie. En dan kla ons nog oor depressie! Die feit is (en minstens die helfte van ons lesers sal nou na hulle asem snak), dat daar net soveel gebeure en fasette in ons lewens is om van vreugde daaroor uit te basuin. Dink net aan alles wat aan jou gegee is; aan die bronne van liefde in jou lewe – dink net aan alles wat jy kan bereik. Jy het potensiaal!

Ons moet weer probeer om die klein dingetjies raak te sien, want soms is dit die kleinste, alledaagse gebeure wat die uitsonderlikste is. En nee, ons word nooit sonder keuse gelaat nie. Dit hang slegs van onsself af – ’n mens het altyd ’n keuse. My ouma het vir my baie lank terug hierdie aanhaling van CJ Langenhoven gegee, en ek dink dit is ’n waarheid wat mens nie kan bekostig om te vergeet nie:

‘Dis die smorende vuur wat swaarkry en tog nie die kos kan gaarkry maar Dis die vrolike vlam wat klap en kraak; dis hy wat sy taak tot vermaaklikheid maak en sy swaarkry met lekkerkry klaarkry.’

Lag, al voel jy die dag nie so nie. Help iemand anders, al is jy die een wat eintlik gehelp moet word. So los jy beide probleme bitter vinnig op.

Vanjaar het ek die boek Tuesdays with Morrie by ’n besonderse vriendin present gekry. Dis gebaseer op die ware verhaal van ’n man wat besig is om te sterf aan ’n lang en pynlike siekte. Oor emosies en gevoelens het hy die volgende te sê: “Take any emotion –

love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I’m going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions – if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them – you can never get to being attached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, ‘All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognise that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.’”

So nou staan ek in ongeloof voor my opdrag: ek moet groet. En as ek my teorie gestand doen, sal ek erken dat daar ongelooflike hartseer by hierdie taak betrokke is. Dis moeilik om tot siens te sê as mense so deel van jou lewe geword het – kosbare, wonderlike mense. Die positiewe is egter dat ek die voorreg het om dit vir hulle te kan sê, en om terug te kan kyk op ’n tydperk waar ek as mens ongelooflik kon groei en ontwikkel – volwassenheid kon nader.

Wat is daardie oorbekende cheesy line nou weer? ‘Don’t be sad because it’s over, be happy because it happened’.

Ek weet Paul Roos is allesbehalwe volmaak – en dis uiters belangrik dat ons dit sal erken. Dis belangrik dat ons sal weet dat ons nie altyd kan spog met gentlemanship nie. Dat ons sal weet dat die manier waarop ons onderwysers behandel nie is soos dit van buite af lyk nie. Maar nog belangriker as dit – dat ons sal weet dat dit kan verander. En dat dit behoort te verander.

Moet nooit die verskil wat jy kan maak onderskat nie. Met die regte bedoelings, deursettingsvermoë en liefde – kan jy iemand se lewe transformeer. En hoe anders maak jy ’n verskil? Definitief nie met ’n groot fanfare en trompetgeskal nie. Jou merk wat jy in hierdie wêreld laat maak jy mens vir mens. Ons moet net bereid wees om te gee.

Hier is agt lesse wat ek deur swoeg en sweet moes leer en wat ek weet van onskatbare waarde is:

1. Probleme is nodig. Leer daaruit.2. Vind jouself en bly by wat jy ontdek

het.3. Wees positief!4. Om ’n man te wees gaan nie oor

spiere, aggressie en testosteroon nie. Dit gaan oor karakter en integriteit – dít is die toets vir ’n ware man.

5. Kyk altyd vir behoeftes rondom jou. Daar is baie.

6. Wees altyd nederig. Sonder uit son-dering.

7. Romeine 12:28. Weet dat jy niks is sonder God nie.

Zero.

Met hierdie woorde groet ek julle. Dit was vir my ’n voorreg.

“And so faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”


09:00: Jy vorder fluks en trek al by Afdeling C – maar daar is bitter min op jou antwoordstel.

10:45: Daar is twee groepe mense wat teen dié tyd al klaargeskryf het. Dié wat volleerd was en nou rustig op hulle arms lê, en dié wat tou opgegooi het met gorrel en raai.

12:00: Jy verdaag, vasbeslote om jouself nooit, ooit weer deur so ’n marteling te sit nie. Kom by die huis aan. Môre is wiskunde.

12: 01: Jy begin om stadigaan jou potlode skerp te maak...

kans om rond te bel en te vra of bl. 29 tot 36 regtig noodsaaklik is. (Dit is!)

22:47: Jy gee op. Daar is nog oorgenoeg tyd môreoggend.

05:00: Jou wekker gaan af. Die leerwerk wat jy nog nie ingepas het nie (amper alles) is veronderstel om nou plaas te vind.

05:05: Jy sluimer vir oulaas in...06:20: Jy word wakker. O, hel!07:30: By die skool lyk dit asof

absoluut almal al dae voor die tyd begin leer het.

08:00: Daar is géén gevoel so vreesaanjaend soos dit wat ’n mens ervaar wanneer jy ’n eksamenlokaal instap nie, met die sekere wete: dis nou heeltemal te laat om enigiets verder aan jou saligheid te doen..

08:30: Die Engelse noem dit ’n double take. Daardie “whoa!”-oomblik wanner jy die eerste bladsy van die vraestel lees en so te sê niks herken nie.

Die ander kant van die draadOOP GESPREK ● STRAIGHT TALK

heLene booyens

i n s i m p l i c i t y

Wat het bloemhoffers en Paul Roosers (eintlik, alle hoërskoolleerd-ers) in gemeen? hierdie tydlyn. almal het al ’n eksamen só beleef:

16:00: Jy begin voorberei... deur uit te stel. Die eintlike swot word opsy geskuif deurdat jy eers jou werkarea voorberei – perfék reg voorberei. Boeke word opgespoor, afgestof en netjies uitgelê, lessenaar word herrangskik, potlode word sorgvuldig skerpgemaak en opskrifte word mooi versier (wel, óns versier opskrifte, ek weet nie wat maak júlle nie, manne van Paul Roos).

17:00: Ná al jou moeite verdien jy sekerlik ietsie om te eet, of hoe? Of dalk moet jy gaan bad, om heeltemal ontspanne jou studies te kan aanpak. Wat ook al jou beloning (musiek, Facebook, ’n stappie om die blok) – ’n mens bestee ’n goeie halfuur daaraan.

17:30: Jy begin vir die eerste keer werklik paniekerig voel. Jy ken nog níks van jou werk nie. Jy sit en staar na die reuseversameling werk voor jou en kan eenvoudig nie glo dat jy nie vroeër begin leer het nie. Julle ken almal die gevoel…daardie this is it-oomblik wanneer jy aan geen enkele verdere uitsteltaktiek kan dink nie. Die eintlike memorisering van die werk moet nóú begin.

18:15: Jy het (dalk) al ’n klein porsie van die werk onder die knie, maar jou aandag is besig om te dwaal en jy kan aan soveel ander, beter aktiwiteite dink: nou is mos die ideale tyd om jou hool van ’n kamer so ’n bietjie uit te sorteer, soos jou ma altyd wil hê. Of dalk moet jy gou die hond borsel. Jou boekrak regpak. Die stoep vee.

20:00: House begin. House mag onder geen omstandighede misgeloop word nie. Die leerproses word vir ’n uur gestaak om te kyk hoe House sy pasiënt op die nippertjie van ’n gewisse dood red. (House het duidelik betyds begin leer).

21:15: Jy lê in jou bed. Die vloer en duvet toe onder die leerwerk. Hierdie is gewoonlik die tyd wanneer jy sms’e ontvang (of stuur) op die trant van “k ht ng nks gleer ni!”. Dit is ook jou laaste

FarewellThe earth is a big place, but when you

see it fitting onto an A3 printout on your wall it does seem rather small...

We often think of the world as a collection of continents and countries rather than a collection of millions of spaces. Spaces come in all shapes and sizes: some are gardens, others apartments; some are restaurant tables and others are bedrooms, and every space has its own atmosphere, its own stimulus on the mind. Big spaces always consist of many smaller spaces and no individual space is ever bigger

than a microscopic dot on the map of the earth. In some macro spaces there are mountains, in others deserts, in others oceans, in others cities. And inside these spaces there are many individual spaces and collections of spaces that different forms of life call home.

Even as you read, the same stories are repeating themselves endlessly as the lives of the millions of unsuspecting creatures that live in these spaces, one generation after the other. When you think of the world in terms of spaces, it suddenly becomes a much bigger and more complicated place than before and all of a sudden there seems to be a much greater potential for finding the perfect space in which to spend your own life.

Often, however, people forget that the spaces they know are not the only spaces that exist, and they consequently develop a naïve world-view.

We are mortals and our time in the spaces of the earth is limited. The human species pops out thousands of new creations every day and most of the children that reach adulthood become

part of the myriad grown-up faces you see outside your car window when you drive through the streets: all part of the working, begging hands. Every day thousands of people are born and thousands of people die without your knowledge, your celebration or your mourning.

The sadness we feel when humans that were close to us die and the importance that we attach to their names is merely a product of the intricate social behaviour of our species. All life has the same value for nature, but not all life has the same value to our lives. Biology teaches us that humans live and die like any other form of animate existence, never to live again, and this is logically true, no matter of what illusions our clever minds convince us. This rests on the fact that without your brain you are nothing, and no brain can survive death. Cleverness does not exempt us from reality. All life is governed by the same natural laws. A human’s death is the same as that of an ant, even though a single human is relevant and

important to many more lives in a more complicated way than the life of a single ant – or is it?

Behind walls we read out of textbooks that do not teach us about the world and about life and we laugh at our jokes and we wish that the school bell would sound off for the last time so that we can join the rest of the world that is not always regulated, not always shepherded, not always cramped in, not always doing time, eating lunch out of boxes and sleeping on arms.

But when we look at the offices and the workplaces for which school supposedly prepares us, we realise that we were mistaken to expect freedom from our futures in the modern world and that school is only the beginning. This realisation shatters the last bits of our childhood idealisations. Today school is the obligation that keeps us from living our lives the way we want to. Tomorrow it will be the need for money to pay the rent, to buy food, to survive that forces us to conform. Slavery has not disappeared, it has merely shifted shapes. Before, men were dependent on their masters for food and shelter; today they are dependent on their masters for money with which to buy food and shelter. It so happens that we are sometimes, just like the generations of humans before us, stuck in spaces and situations that we would prefer not to be in, and it is frustrating.

The space we live and grow up in – our environment – shapes us and our lives and is determined by its atmosphere and its characteristics: the people that live there, the traditions that exist there, the views and opinions that are aired there and the way of survival that happens there.

It is interesting to think that if we were born in Ancient Greece, most of us would have conformed to their society. We would have worn strange clothes, we would have worshipped many gods and we would have sacrificed animals in their honour, and all of us would have had ourselves a healthy team of

slaves without feeling guilty about it, just because everybody was doing it. Human life has an infinite set of possibilities, and it is the movement of the masses that determines the nature of the science-fiction world of yesterday that we live in today.

One cannot always follow the movement of the people when searching for happiness, especially when the views of the masses are so misguided, and one cannot always be happy in a world governed and expanded by misguided minds either. Life is an individual thing. Most of us have our own ideas and philosophies that seem better, easier, and less a waste of life than the current Western lifestyle that the Buddhist monks call the pinnacle of all ignorance. But we are chained to this existence because we do not know how to survive otherwise.

Most humans accept that they cannot escape the fate of the masses and they buckle up, fortify themselves, and march on through the chaos and pain of modern life in a confusing desire to conform on the one hand and the need for freedom on the other hand. Some try to make quick money that they can use to find life and exotic freedom elsewhere. Some are privileged in the sense that their passions are marriageable with the supply-and-demand principle of the system and that their natural performance makes the masses reach for their wallets, which allows them to conform without conforming as they do what they want to do in life while simultaneously being successful at modern survival. Some people convince themselves that they are free and independent, even when they are not, and they do not realise that they are fooling themselves. Most people do not think about life too much at all and they conform or rebel, based on weak arguments.

After matric, our lives will play out in many different ways. You see, we all see the world and life in a different light.

Oud-redakteur van Semper en huidige redakteur van Die Burger, Bun Booyens, het onlangs ’n opleidingssessie vir Semper kom aanbied. Hier is hy saam uittredende redakteurs Berno de Villiers (sportredakteur), Matthys Uys (hoof-redakteur), Pierre Vermeulen (nuusredakteur) en Johan de Klerk (kunsredakteur).

Foto: alet Conradie


ALGEMEEN ● GENERAL

WiLLeM WiLKen

Should Garfield fall from the fifth storey of a building (heaven preserve!), would he have a bigger chance of surviving than a cat that falls from the tenth storey?

As paradoxical as it may seem, the answer is “no”. This is because the other cat would have had more time to achieve its terminal velocity and stop accelerating. However, the other cat would more likely than not sustain serious injuries.

When an object falls, it accelerates at a rate of approximately 9,81 metres per second due to the

downward attraction of gravity; this means that Fg (the gravitational attraction) is greater than the air resistance. However, as an object accelerates, Ffriction (the force of friction due to air) increases and eventually becomes equal to the gravitational force, inhibiting further acceleration and causing the object to fall at a constant speed.

There are a few factors that determine an object’s terminal velocity – these include the mass of the object, the density of the fluid or gas through which it is moving, the acceleration due to gravity, the object’s projected area and drag.

Skydivers have a lot to learn from Garfield and company

The mad scientistout a day you have spent panting, sweating and bleeding – training to become fitter and stronger. A few shots, a beer or two ... and there goes your week of gruelling gym sessions or all those hours suffering around the running track.It is easier to lift a drink

than a weight, and much nicer to spend time in the bar or on the dance floor than hours running round that track.

Well, all those hours could be gone in few seconds. Alcohol dehydrates the body, leaving you thirsty (babalas) the next morning. The lack of water or fluid could have you feeling dizzy, even vomiting. This damages your muscles, making them weaker and softer all over again. Surely this cannot be good for you.

Your liver also suffers severe damage every time your body is intoxicated. And the damage can never be reversed.

Many “traditions” among peers presumably “entitle” groups of friends to become completely intoxicated, to

the point that their bodies can no longer handle the alcohol and need to get rid of it – and not very elegantly either. This condition is known as alcohol poisoning. But before you enforce these “traditions” ... think what the overindulgence is doing to you or to you friends.

And although these traditions seem like good fun, also remember this:

alcohol brings out what people like to call “the real you”, and this could lead to many things going wrong.

Alcohol damages your memory nerves, often leaving you feeling hung-over the next day and, worst of all, neither remembering nor realising what you have been up to – only to find out the next day that you have revealed most of your secrets or done something beyond your imagination, in other words, that you have unveiled “the ugly truth” and have made a complete fool of yourself in full view of your so-called friends and possibly your girl-friends. Have you ever thought about that?

So before you start buying that beautiful lady with the dreamy eyes one shot after another, and before you start drinking out of control again – stop for a moment and consider this: is it worth wasting a week of training? Is it worth wasting money on damaging your body? Is it worth getting drunk enough to damage your reputation as well as your liver beyond recognition?

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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila ... flaw! If you are a light weight that is. still a boy – which all of us really are.

Alcohol is the poisonous drink that all of us are paying for to damage our health. Is it worth it?

Initially, those who have experienced the so-called “sensation” of alcohol like to call it a good experience.

But is it really worth your while to buy yourself and that beautiful lady standing next to you beer or shots? One beer equals the amount of carbohydrates – calories, in other words – in a loaf of bread. Every shot you drink cancels

Alcohol: the ugly truth

Feite oor alkohol volgens about.com:

* Alkohol veroorsaak meer sterftes in mans en seuns as enige ander ge dragsdwelm.

* Jong organe kan letterlik vergiftig word deur alkohol.

* Een van die algemeenste wyses waarop mense sterf as gevolg van alkohol-inname is wanneer hulle verstik in hulle eie braaksel. Omdat hulle braak terwyl hulle bewusteloos is beland dit in die longe, en die persoon beswyk aan ‘n tekort aan suurstof.

The question, however, is whether terminal velocity would be low enough for the cat to survive the fall. That of course differs from cat to cat and from fall to fall (so maybe Garfield is not a good example here!).

A study (conducted by two New York veterinarians on cats who fell from high buildings) concluded that the injuries sustained increase linearly with the length of the fall, but that after about seven storeys the severity of the injuries levelled off (and most cats did not die).

An additional reason for the cat sustaining more injuries as a result

of a five-storey fall is that the cat feels that it is accelerating, so it experiences stress and, in a reflex reaction, either extends its legs downwards or knots up, causing it to be more susceptible to injuries.

However, when the cat has reached terminal velocity, its organs of balance (its vestibular system) is less stimulated, the cat relaxes and extends its legs more horizontally. This further increases drag and hopefully the cat lands successfully without

too many serious injuries.This concept of terminal velocity

is also applicable in skydiving, where the skydivers attempt to decrease their drag and increase their terminal velocity, so that they may achieve greater speeds.

It is interesting to note that the world skydiving speed record is 988km/hr (this record is held by Joseph Kittinger).

So: although it may seem that Garfield is less likely to survive such a high fall than a normal cat, as he is slightly obese – we have to remember that Garfield is ... well, Garfield!

Are you a loser?RUan CiLLieRs

i challenge you to face yourself! are you brave enough to ask... to dare... courage!

Do you have what it takes? [Take a moment and think about this question.]

She is so beautiful, but… I want to score the winning try, but… I want to be proud of my academics, but… That mountain peak is calling me... I am going to... Yes...BUT!!!That BIG Bully BUT-HEAD!!!It is 30 minutes before the sun sets and

the feeling of regret slowly poisoned my mind. But every minute counted, I argued ... there was no time to waste! A small excuse that might find sympathy when people ask why I did not checked the map regularly. Wind speeds of 100km had been confirmed. Two hours ago we were laughing when the wind caught me off-guard with a high tackle.

Definitely a yellow card offence, especially if it was an Irish ref!

I had, until then, never under stood how people can die on Table Mountain. What a cunning beast: a crocodile awaiting its prey! You slowly draw towards the much-needed water, aware of the danger ... but without taking the courage to drink you will die anyway, right? Three days is what the experts say ...

Three hours in the dark, like cavemen, we fought our way through the fynbos (renamed to dikbos in my dictionary). Our torches divided their attention to navigating the maze and looking for any sign of hope. With a warrior-like victory shout we raised our torches when we found the exit – ironically down Skeleton Gorge.

Always wondering where the name of the place originated, we triumphantly mocked our predecessors who had not made it, who had been swallowed by the beast. “Pride comes before the fall”, the great King Solomon exclaimed long before his own demise. But as we

descended, we were suddenly caught off-guard where the water from the rain storm rushed from the mountain and down the gorge, forming a mighty river that devoured our path to freedom.

I have heard before that people say in your darkest moment you become true to yourself. Now I knew who I really was ...

With all hope lost, we had to set aside our pride and humbly admit that we did not have it all together. We could not conquer this beast alone. Asking our heavenly Father for help, I felt burdened by the thought of the prodigal son wanting to return home, but fearing that Father would not welcome him back.

But the Father did embrace his prodigal sons: we were suddenly inspired by a moment of wisdom, convinced that we did not deserve this gift. Our eyes

opened and we saw an unofficial small exit, a route of which we were not aware and which was not indicated on the map. So easily a narrow path can escape one’s view...

When we finally touched down on safe ground, barely escaping the claws of the beast, we felt alive, inspired ... and we vaguely knew what it feels like to be true conquerors: men who live their dreams instead of faking it by playing XBox games.

But humbly we admitted that although we had won the battle, we could not claim the victory for ourselves. There is a peaceful place where the grace of the Father gives you wisdom to face your challenges. In Him one finds the strength to overcome the trap of the safe but deadly path that we call the rat race ... the courage to dare the purpose in your heart.

In this world, where we face our everyday battles, chaos rules. But my heart is calm, finding rest in the grace and the strength of our Father ... a fine line between the two is the path you seek to tread ...

Note about the writer: Ruan Cilliers uses adventure to help young men discover their potential. He believes that the stories we tell out of our own lives will make the biggest impact in the people around us. He is the presenter of a leadership course for young men, currently active at Paul Roos focusing on the Grade 11 group.


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Het die media dalk daarin geslaag om ons ‘n wanpersepsie rakende alkohol te gee?


algemeen29 years old is not old enough for PaulC

. JP Jonas cares more for meltdown than the PRG. RanenV has taken it to he next level since he proposed to his girlfriend. HannesL het besluit om ’n Vegan te wees is meer ekonomies. AlbertB is op soek na Nova-bloed vandat KarinB voordeel

getrek het uit die vier onbekende manne en gratis soentjies uitgedeel het.

Du ToitP het vir LieslP probeer wys dat hy ’n week na hulle opgebreek het oor haar is deur ’n walvis te vang, maar ons dink nie hy het dit nie reggekry nie. StephenB se Ipod het Soldier Boy op repeat. JondréK het begin driekamp oefen om vir DominiqueS te beïndruk, en dit lyk vir ons hy het haar rekords gebreek. ClintL se proteïene- en gym-stories was net nie genoeg om HayleneB, ZoeS, ChloeL, LeandriL, MarykeB en DominiqueS te wen nie.

Na ’n lang en harde stryd om Minger Swinger 2010 het JacoO weggeloop met die 1ste plek, Tjoppa met die 2de plek en VurkB met die 3de .

Looks like KeeganG has put on a few pounds after KarlaV heard that he had been jogging with CourtneyS and no longer wants to train with him.

PieterS het sy BoeBoe lief. En JanoT klim glo soos Spiderman teen huiskranse op.

En so sluit ons 5 jaar-termyn af as Ed, Edd en Eddy. Vaarwel Matrieks van 2010, sien julle weer by ons 10 jaar-reunie. Dankie en knap gedaan aan die’ manne wat soveel meisies gelukkig gemaak het!

Soet wees en onthou Phenang is Phenang.

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graad 11Hier is nog ’n paar opwindende

stories van die besige Graad 11-groep. Met die nuwe leerlingraad wat gekies is, is daar nou baie mense wat alleen dorp toe gaan … om te eet, natuurlik.

Lyk my KyleL gaan net nie oor MeganB kom nie. JamesM huil nog steeds omdat LalagenJ hom gelos het, en hy is baie jaloers op wat sy nou doen. DylanS het vir MelissaC gesê sit – nadat sy heeltyd vir hom gejok het. Maar nou is hy alweer vir die sestiende keer verlief op Tegan. WiehahnDJ kan nie vir nog agt maande wag nie: hy is verlief op die skildery van Bob Dylan wat LizeG vir hom geverf het.

CoetzerC het vir MiaC gelos, wie weet hoekom? Hy soek haar nou terug, want hy wil haar balkie dra. Wil IngeH nou uiteindelik vir HermanW

hê vandat hy die grootste legend in die skool is? TalithaS en MigaelG…wie weet wat? Hy het nou gekies tussen sy kind en sy vrou.

FrancoisM en NicolaL het uiteindelik besluit dat hulle mekaar net gaan gaffel, en daaroor is ons bly. NickyB se langtermynbelegging met Cari Springbok/allesS het uiteindelik uitbetaal. StephanV en Janno aan-die-slaapE het uiteindelik uit die kas geklim, maar klink vir my Stephan is aansienlik spyt oor sy besluit aangesien hy die tannies in ’n sekere ‘restaurant’ op die dorp geniet.

Weet iemand dalk waar Darryl en sy van is? Ek hoor iemand het hom uitgeslaan, maar gelukkig het hy saggies op DentonA se ma se bed neergeval.

Ek het al gehoor van ‘sloppy seconds’, maar MalcolmS het ons ’n rede gegee om ’n nuwe term uit te dink vir vierdes ... dalk iets soos vraatsige vierdes. KyleL, RobbieL, ReeceM en JeremyW is PRG se MMA-squad vir volgende jaar afgerig deur Somerset College se hoof. JohnnyM, gaan net kerkkampe toe om te gaffel, vra maar vir EstelleB.

Matrieks’n Swanesang is nooit maklik om te

skryf nie, maar die tweede helfte van die Groot Sokkerjaar het gesorg vir ’n uiters interessante en onvergeetlike 2010 vir die Matrieks.Vriendskappe is gesluit en vyande gemaak. Ouers en onnies is kwaadgemaak, meisie

en veral seuns se harte is aan splinters gebreek, maar op die ou end het elkeen van ons gesorg vir ’n lekker storie om eendag vir ons kinders te vertel.

Junie-Julie vakansieDie meeste van ons het ons op die een

of ander tydstip op ’n taxi of trein bevind – op pad na die Moederstad om die Wêreldbeker-gees te ervaar. StephanV/DM (ICU) se belewenis van Kaapstad was egter effens van ’n misluking toe hy besluit om wegkruipertjie en gooi-jou-vriend-met-’n-baksteen te speel. Naby die val van die baksteen was DaneS, wat gehoor het dat sy aan-en-af-meisie, TinaL, en Jo’ha die sokkergeeeees in die dorp gevang het. DaneS het darem Sumaré gehad om hom deur die depressie te help. InnesM het die ‘eat- all-you-can-eat’ by GerardR se kuier baie ernstig aangepak en gedog

dat vuil Katrien ook op die spyskaart was. Stegmann se mal geeeees was nie genoeg vir ZaanC nie, wat RiaanS (Cassanova) baie g e e e e e s f e e s t i g e r gevind het.

Bloemfontein se rose?

J o ’ h a A - L e -zanneH??? GysS het gereken die proef juff-rou is no gal oulikies, maar sy het hom – nodeloos om te sê – in Bloem’n flat ignore gekap. BraamS se gewildheid onder Paul

Roosers is op ’n all time low omdat hy nou JGoosen se bed leen.

On their way to Bloem, somewhere on the N1, was TristanG and his bakkie, which somehow got itself into a bit of the brown stuff, so deep that the injured had to sit detention for their troubles.

JohanC het hom vir ’n verandering ordentlik gedra by die hokkie.

Let wel: Grey se ref, Jaco Kotze, se nommer is 082 927 3995, feel free. JJJ het eerder by Bloem-meisies skuiling gevind totdat PorraB en JondréK hulle op ’n taamlik vreemde plek ontdek het ...

40 days en MatriekafskeidSoos gewoonlik het 40 days gesorg

vir vele intriges en stories. Ons het net so’n paar gekies om oor te skryf ... ons oë in die Bos het vir die volgende interessanthede gesorg:

Ons almal wonder of InusM toe deur die proefjuffrou gestraf is omdat hy so stout was op 40 days. KeeganG’s jogging with KarlaV is finally paying off. PierreDV +

40 days = Lyn-MariD happy. StevenK was so teleurgesteld met Bloemfontein se ref dat hy sy tegniek weer begin oefen het, maar hierdie keer op die “vaskop”, ChandréR. EstianDS eet van JohanC se Visvingers. EmileK is kleurblind en vat nie nee vir ’n antwoord nie.

StefanB het dalk stamina op die atletiek-baan, maar Wiesenhof het hom vinnig uitgeput. Hy was effe buite homself na slegs twee verver-sings, nadat hy die smaak van sy aand-ete in XanderVZ se mond gelos het via ’n baie gretige en gewillige dame. ZandréB het ’n nuwe vrees vir sy ma ontwikkel en almal probeer oortuig dat sy “toestand” eintlik glad nie ’n “toestand” is nie. Al ons Matrieks het ook ’n goeie les geleer daardie aand: “Bad things happen to bad people”, m.a.w. steel by ander mense en jy mag dalk ’n sny aan jou kop kry en ’n vinger verloor. JohanB en DanicaV se emosionele staptog het in ’n bloedbad geëindig, wat ’n onaardse geskree, bloedbedruipte vingers en ’n panga ingesluit het.

NielR en die ou bekende YvonneC is hewiglik op die dansvloer onderbreek toe ClintL sy verskyning maak en haar probeer beïndruk en verlei met sy uitstekende uitspraak en kennis van die Afrikaanse taal. Tot sy teleurstelling stel sy toe duidelik meer belang in die spiere van ’n sekere Springbok-hokkiespeler as dié van ’n moontlike toekomstige Afrikaans-onderwyser.

EstiaanDS en Pierre-AndrewB het bewys dat geen prys te hoog is om te betaal vir ’n entjie nie, gesê met die een se tong in die ander se kies.

Verdere gerugte wil dit hê dat Pirates campaigner Tjoppa EmileK nie “nee” as antwoord aanvaar nie; dus stuur ons ’n vriendelike versoek uit na al die dames in die omtrek om nooit jul rug op hom te draai nie.

JoshuaN, ChrisL en ErikM het besluit hulle gaan hulle nie steur aan al hierdie gebeure nie, juis om die rede dat hul op ’n hoër vlak as die res geklassifiseer wil word.

RiaanS wil nou sy ‘rep’ op kry deur net rustig te wees, maar dit het hom nie gekeer van HayleneB, LynetteDuP en AllessandraN nie ... not bad.

NHamman het ’n valskerm benodig om van die bus af te klim. Van snaakse goed gepraat, ClintL-Francis.S? JondréK -ZaanC? Ja coO en die ‘spoeg-nie-sluk-nie’-HanniS??

IvanW wou sy MMA-tegnieke op WillemJ gebruik. Marc.C (v.slayer) was die magneet, HelenK die yskas. Rietman/Mermaid/Reini/Kuite het die konserwatiewe pad gekies, al was dit 40 days, en vind nou vreugde met Rhenish se Barbie. JulianVdS gaan terug op sy ou paadjie saam met YolandiU.

Bosaap is deur NicolaJ gekies om haar eerste soentjie uit te deel; dit was te veel vir hom en hy gaan vang toe `n power nap langs die swembad. VanZylD is

gelukkig Nova is agter hom, veral nadat ChristofS

hom beet gekry het. RobertO en

JanaN oefen saam gimnastiek ...

KarinB is vinnig besig om ou nuus

te raak vir AlbertB en hy kom spog toe ewe met ChezelleB by die Matriek-

afskeid. HanréC en JuanitaK het besluit

dat vier jaar se geskiedenis nog net nie genoeg is nie, en het vir ’n verdere twee ure in die bosse verdwyn.

AdriaanS het sy hele aand daaraan gewy om met een spesiale meisie te dans, wat toe tot sy

verbasing net ’n houtpaal was.

Deur die loop van die aand was daar verskeie dames wat naam gemaak het, maar die klimaks van die aand was verseker dat niemand kon kers vashou

soos HanniS nie. Sy het verskeie nuwe vriende gemaak, met baie min moeite van haar kant af: net haar mond oopgemaak en die manne het nader gekom.

Die Matrieks van 2010 het werklik ’n aand gehad wat die meeste van hul kan en sal onthou – ’n aand waar daar meer as net geskiedenis gemaak is.

1. touch… pause… engage!

2. Kitsie se negative

3. Mechanical Factory inc.

4. the Last King of Paul Roos ...

5. neigings?!

6. if you were a painting i’d screw you against the wall.


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lot of speed. Then it is up to the surfer to get as high up in the air as possible and land a trick ... hopefully.

The result is an awesome display of surfing skills.

The cho-sen few took the field. The ten sion was un-forgettable. We were ready to demolish Grey Bloemfontein.

After the first five minutes, three penalties and a lucky bounce of the ball, Paul Roos had conceded 16 points, all coming from Grey’s flyhalf. The men in maroon then shifted up a gear and two tries later, including a shimmy by JP Lewis, had them back in the game. Unfortunately this pattern would set the tone of the match: Grey’s flyhalf was out there kicking penalties while Paul Roos scored one scintillating try after the other.

Renier Marais’s try finished off a round of brilliant team work and Thsotso Mbovane’s try was nothing but a sheer display of raw talent.

We captured the lead at the death of the match. The gees was reaching boiling point. But two fifty-fifty penalties and a soft try later the game was lost. Final score: 29-41 to Grey.

I would like the thoughts on Grey 2010 to be those of quiet confidence. We might have lost according to the scoreboard and some might say that is all that matters, but any person who attended the game would know that is not the case.

Well done Paul Roos. You have done yourselves proud, gentlemen!

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9 september 2010 started off just like any other saturday, but there was something in the air – or rather in the waves: South Africa’s first Jet Ski Assist surfing contest.

The waves looked small at Strand Beach – not that it mattered, though. This was no ordinary surf contest. Wolf Alley, a recently launched surfing lifestyle website, hosted the first competition of this kind in South Africa.

The idea is quite simple: a jet-ski pulls a surfer towards a wave, giving him a

Wolf Alley Air-Off Jet-ski Assist

Competition

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our very own Riyaad henry (18, and in Matric) recently represented the sa U/19 cricket team in Zim-babwe.

“Like father like son” is an expression often heard in the in the Henry household: Riyaad is not the first Henry to represent South Africa at cricket.

His father, Omar Henry, was the first player of colour to represent the South African cricket team, making his international debut at the surprising age of 41.

Having had the privilege of knowing Riyaad for a very long time, this reporter can certainly say that Riyaad’s has wanted to wear the green and gold for most of his life.

He has been playing cricket from a very young age: acoording to his mother, Riyaad could play a flamboyant cover drive almost at the same time he strated walking.

Riyaad attended Rhenish Primary school. In his Grade 7 year he became a something of a hero by becoming one of the few Rhenishers to represent Boland in cricket and hockey at U/13 level.

But this was not the last time that provincial cricket would hear the name Riyaad Henry: after arriving at Paul Roos in 2005 he went on to represent the Boland U/15 and U/17 teams.

In 2009 Riyaad took his game to the next level by being selected for the Cape Cobras and the SA U/17 team respectively. Riyaad was then included in the SA U/19 provisional World Cup

squad but unfortunately did not make the final team that played in the World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year.

However, Riyaad received the great news that he was named in Ray Jenning’s 15-man team that underwent a tour to Zim babwe in June this year 2010.

His lifelong dream had finally become a reality.

A Protea in the making - Another Henry’s lifelong dream come true

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In the past few years, the term “downhill mountain biking” has re-defined extreme sports as we know it.

The sad truth is that very few of us really know what it is all about. As life goes on for the average sportsman, the nature of extreme sports is constantly evolving to accommodate the demands of all passionate participants and enthusiastic spectators. These sports are the pace setters for the adrenaline junkies, the mountain peaks for adventure seekers and the recklessness of the stupidly brave.

Downhill mountain biking is undoubtedly growing into becoming

the new face of extreme sports in the Western Cape. Riders contributing to this regime is Julien de Marigny, Kyle Fletcher, Christiaan Slachbauer, Andries Blake en Josua Blom.

Racing down a mountain at immense speeds is not everyone’s idea of a leisurely Sunday outing. But this, in the absence of sanity, is what defines downhill mountain bikers.

This sport dissents most other sports is that the term “focus” could be used most appropriately. A cross-country rider would focus on endurance training whereas a downhill mountain biker would go dirt jumping.

Downhill presents many technical challenges and the only way to depose

these challenges is to get comfortable on your bike. Style is technique and technique is everything, and what better way to become proficient in this sport other than “nailing some sick trick jumps.”

Extreme sportsmen are a species unknown to most. They live among you. They spend their lives under a veil of correlated understanding. They cannot describe in simple terms why they do what they do. What they do is who they are, and very few will understand what drives them to these extremes.

Given the inherent dangers and inevitable injuries they do not even understand this fully themselves – they just do it!

The Extreme Sports Regime

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Water polo star JJ stegmann has this year reached an all-time high in his water polo career.

In August JJ Stegmann was chosen to be a reserve for the South African U/18 water polo team that will be taking part at the Tri-Nations in New Zealand this coming December.

He made his debut for the PRG first team in Grade 10 (2008), at which point he had already competed at Nationals for Boland/Western Province.

In 2009 he was elected to play for the U/19B Western Province team who again participated at Nationals.

At the beginning of this year he was promoted to the WP U/19A team who finished third in the open Currie Cup.

“Water polo is a tough sport, especially in Grades 8 and 9.

Victories are scarce, but determination is compulsory if you want to become the team that everyone dreads”, JJ comments.

His remarkable achievements have moved JJ one step forward to an exceptional goal, that of springbok polo player.

“I would like to thank my team mates, especially the matrics, Reini, Du Toit, Phillip, Dirk, Paul and Jano, as well as my parents, coach Tom Smit and manager Coert van Zijl, without whom none of the above would have been possible.”

The school wishes JJ the best of luck for the Tri-Nations in New Zealand at the end of the year.

Paul Roos’s water polo star

JP Olivier

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it was that time of the year again.

Paul Roos was suffering from Grey fever, the annual phenomenon that comes with a variety of symptoms and side effects: overflowing gees, intense training and goose bumps while watching SuperSport videos.

When the time finally arrived to descend upon the College, every single boy was ready to go, confident and keen to show, once again, the power of the Maroon Machine.

As always the contest against our old foes was tough. We nevertheless dominated the activities on Friday 20 August, except in squash and soccer.

We clubbed them at golf (five out of the six teams won) and there was a string of victories in the tennis. Not PRG team lost, and the first team did not concede even one match.

Our hockey teams stuck to the great form shown throughout the season: only two losses, two draws and eight wins. The first team had a very close encounter.

Gys Steyn and his men were unfortunate not to score the winner after enjoying most of the chances. It was an exhilarating game. The team inspired us, the cheerleaders caught on and Paul Roos resounded in response.

But we all know that there were fifteen men who were waiting to represent the hopes of the entire school on Saturday 21 August.

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Four Paul Roosers – JP Olivier, Andrew Smith, Rigard Smit and Stefan Steyn – participated in the competition.

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Foto: Kyle Cabano

Foto: alet Conradie

Foto: andre Li ebenberg

JJ Stegmann attacks during a game against Bishops.


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The dictionary definition for the word versatile is “able to do or be used for many different things”

– 18 year-old Justin Kraatz in a nutshell.

Justin is captain of the Paul Roos swimming team who gained an impressive 2nd place at the Interschools A-league Gala

Justin’s lengthy list of achievements includes, amongst many other, that in June 2010, he represented South Africa at the Pentathlon World Champinonships in Sweden.

In July of this year Justin once again represented South Africa at the Dutch Biathlé Championships in Holland. - Aashiq Rhode

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When one thinks of the sport of boxing, international icons like Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson immediately spring to mind - but Paul Roos Gymnasium is soon to have its own boxing star called Sugar Ray: Ranen Swilling, or “Ray”, as he is known to his friends, is in Grade 11 and has been an avid boxer for the past year and a half.

Ray trains for two hours every day at the Amandla Boxing Gym in the Lwandle township near Strand. In his

short but fulfilling boxing career Ray has had four proper fights, of which he won three, narrowing losing the last one.

Ray admits that he would have never even thought of getting into a boxing ring had it not been for his older brother, who introduced him to the sport two years ago.

Ray looks up to men like Gerrie Coetzee and Mohammed Ali and one day hopes to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”. - Aashiq Rhode

Ons tennisster Wayne Montgomery het in September vanjaar na die VSA vertrek om vir 2 weke in Florida ’n oefenkamp by te woon. Marc vd Merwe het later by hom aangesluit om in Mexiko in ’n toernooi te speel. Hul het Afrika in die O/16 Junior- Davisbekertoernooi teen 16 van die beste lande verteenwoordig. - Dexter Labuschagne

Dylan Raubenheimer is ranked number 2 at U/16 level by the South African Golf Foundation, and 5th as an U/18.

He missed out on selection for the SA U/16 team that is playing in Italy at the moment because he only played in nine of the Foundation’s tournaments this year, instead of in the mandated 10.

It was a personal setback for him, but it turned out good for his school, Paul Roos Gimnasium, in the end because he was the star of their team that won the St John’s International Schools Tournament over the weekend.

Raubenheimer was the best individual on show on three of the four days of play, but the St John’s tournament is purely a team event and he is quick to acknowledge the contribution of his teammates in their success. Dylan is only in Grade9, so there’s a long way to go, but he has already set his sights on a career as a professional golfer.

“I am hoping to get a scholarship to go to the United States when I finish school and to play the College circuit. Then I want to turn professional.”

Dylan plays off a one handicap. - Dexter Labuschagne

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Andrew Smith, beter bekend as The Aerialist, het tydens die afgelope branderplanktoer na Bali die eerste Paul Rooser en moontlik die eerste persoon in die wêreld geword om geheel en al sonder skoene van Bali tot in Kaapstad te reis, skynbaar as gevolg van ’n reukprobleem op een van die eilande ...

Ja-nee – die branderry-legendes van Paul Roos is alweer besig om die wêreld rustig te surf.

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Contest Surfer Smit het Bali toe getoer het op soek na “ goeie waves”.

Ja, jy het reg gelees: ons verteenwoordigers in die surf wêreld is die waarlik diep rustige ouens wat die beroemde branders takel met ’n houding van “Go big, or go home”.

Tydens hul 19 dae-besoek aan Bali is bogenoemde legendes betrek by die maak van ’n nuwe Christelike surfing rolprent. So aangegryp was hulle dat hulle op die ou end self in die rolprent speel!

’n Hoogtepunt van die Bali-toer vir Andrew was sy beste brander nog: hy

het die barrel van ’n leeftyd aangetref by Padang Padang: The Pipeline of Bali. Die een gedagte wat deur sy kop geflits het voor hy die brander aangepak het, was: “Hmm, kan ek nou doodgaan? Kom ons doen dit in elk geval …”

Alhoewel ons Bali-trio en die old school-branderplankryer JP Olivier ’n bietjie gesukkel het in die afelope kompetisie by Dakkies, is daar hoop vir die SA-Kampioenskap wat op 26 September by Long Beach plaasvind. Met gunsteling toertjies soos ’n “air reverse” het hulle baie in die arsenaal om die beoordelaars te beïndruk.

Kaalvoet van Bali tot Kaapstad

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Seven out-of-the-ordinary Paul Roosers take part in enduro-racing, one of the most exhausting sports around. These bravehearts are Henning Human, who is currently 2nd in the Western Cape, Johnny Carinus, Johan Carinus, Hanno Laker, Christiaan Hellinger and Christoff Steyn, all of whom have represented the school at six regional races this year.

Enduro-racing is one of the most exhausting sports around, and perseverance is the key word to success. Riding a 450cc quad bike is not something that should be taken up lightly, especially not when you are covering a distance of at least 150km in full kit for three hours – an experience that can be compared with a type of mini-Dakar.

Although it is a very dangerous sport and injuries like broken ribs en bloody arms are common to these races,

our riders have been blessed: so far casualties include only a once-off quad-roll, resulting in a broken rear axle and a fractured frame.

The quad and its modifi-cations play a big role in the success of the racer, but it is the experience of the racer that clinches the victories. During the course of the race rocks, logs, rivers and ditches are common obstacles and one has to depend entirely on technique and experience.

The Paul Roos enduro-racers prefer to compete against their rivals as a team –

even though enduro-racing is in essence an individual sport. They are planning to mark their pit stop with the school flag at the next competition.

Paul Roos is lucky to have these men; so if you feel like doing something extremely exciting, go out and support our enduro-racing team.

Perseverance, technique and experience clinch the victory

Henning Human

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Gys Steyn, heard by many but known by few. Deputy head boy of Paul Roos Gymnasium, captain of the 1st hockey as well as the 1st cricket team.

Full colours for academics, cricket and hockey.

A blazer full of badges weighs him down, and he wears an honours tie so riddled with achievements that it almost reaches down to his socks. Gys is an example to all Paul Roosers. We found out more about what makes Gys who he is and what he plans to do with all his talent in the future.

Where do you find the inspiration to work so hard?

I believe that one should always give 100 per cent in everything you do. So you have to be selective where you want to commit yourself and then never give less than your absolute best!

did your achievements come as a surprise to you, or were they always loitering around the back of your mind?

I am very grateful for all the achievements and opportunities I have experienced over the years. I see achievements and awards as recognition of hard work that has paid off. Some

have obviously surprised me, but one can never get too comfortable.

now that you have achieved so much, what are you going to do afterschool?

I would like to go into the business world.

Next year I shall be studying B. Comm. Investment Management at University of Stellenbosch.

since you started at Paul Roos and up until now, do you see yourself as someone who had a plan for all your achievements or do you just take things as they come?

I definitely don’t plan everything too far ahead, although one should have a rough idea. Always do everything to the best of your ability in your immediate circumstances.

What of Paul Roos gymnasium stands out the most for you?

That there is a place for everyone at Paul Roos Gymnasium and that is probably the reason why we are so good in so many activities.

Looking back at your time at Paul Roos, what achievements have meant the most to you?

Receiving my first Paul Roos tie (in Grade 8) from our Head Boy Ralph Baumgarten; being part of the first hockey team that beat Grey in Port

Gys Steyn

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Manny Senger, PRG’s newly appointed first team cricket coach, is here to take the first team cricket to a new level. He replaces Mr Willem Steyn, who coached the 1st Eleven for eight years, but has left PRG for Bishops.

Manny Senger, better known as Coach Manny, is a level three coach with a world of experience, great ambitions and high standards:

1st XI meet new coach

he wants the PRG first cricket side to be the best ever and will do his utmost to achieve this goal. Having attended coaching clinics with a number of top players, amongst others Gary Kirsten, coach Manny’s approach to the game is one of sheer professionalism. Under his guidance Paul Roos’s first team cricket can only get better – hopefully the best in the country! -Francois Munnik

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Elizabeth for the first time. Being granted the responsibility and honour of serving as deputy head boy of Paul Roos Gymnasium.

Who is your role model? I learn just as much from negative

role models, how not to do something or how not to react under specific circumstances. Positive roles models include my parents, teachers, team mates and friends.

if you could say one thing to the youngsters of Paul Roos, what would it be?

Use all opportunities to the best of your ability and, most important of all, enjoy the experience at the same time.

Gys of all trades

Wayne Montgomery

Personal setback for Raubenheimer – great for PRG

Swilling: PRG’s very own Ali

Multitalented Justin Kraatz

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SEB vlak 3: AA gradering

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Jake White is op pad om Paul Roos te kom afrig, op en van die veld, en niks later nie as sommer hierdie afseisoen al.

Geen bekendstelling is nodig vir dié voormalige Springbok-rugbyafrigter nie, wat hom pas beskikbaar gestel het om Paul Roos se rugby in diepte te help verbeter: met ander woorde van onder af, elke speler, van die laagste span tot die eerste span, en selfs ten opsigte van die afrigtingstrukture van die skool.

Die doelwitte vir dié langtermyn-ontwikkelingsprogram is om elke speler te ontwikkel in elke aspek van die sport – spoed, vaardigede en fiksheid – sodat hulle reg is vir die volgende seisoen en sodat elke speler ’n regverdige kans kry, ongeag die span waarin hy die vorige jaar gespeel het.

Die doel hiervan is ook onder meer om te verseker dat spelers elke seisoen met selfvertrone kan aanpak, en dat beserings tot die minimum beperk moet word.

Paul Roos streef daarna om ’n rugbyfilosofie te skep wat na buite toe uitstraal as ’n natuurlike advertensie sodat die beste rugby spelers spontaan na dié skool toe wil kom. Paul Roos koop nie spelers nie.

Die afrigters gaan ook opgelei word om die beste moontlike spanne te kies, en om hul spanne op die beste moontlike manier af te rig en te bestuur.

Een van die hoof-doelwitte van die program is dat ons teen 2015, waneer die skool sy 150-jarige bestaan vier, die beste rugbyskool in die land kan wees en ’n goue jaar in die ware sin van die woord kan vier. Dit is nou die perfekte tyd om met so ’n program te begin aangesien volgende jaar se Graad 8’s die Matrieks van 2015 sal wees.

Die filosofie agter hierdie meesterplan is om vir PRG net daardie ekstra bietjie oemf te gee sodat die skool na die beste van sy vermoë kan presteer omdat elke kind in elke opsig wat rugby betref ’n gelyke kans het.

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Paul Roos se eerste gholfspan het vanjaar die uitgelese St John’s-gholftoernooi wat jaarliks by Sun City gehou word oortuigend met ’n nuwe rekord van 17 houe gewen. Met hierdie gesogte titel agter die blad kan die span nou tereg as die voorste gholfskool in Suid-Afrika beskou word.

Dit is die eerste keer dat Paul Roos hierdie gesogte titel verwerf. Die vorige beste prestasie was `n vierde plek in 2008. Daarby is Dylan Raubenheimer as die beste individuele speler van vanjaar se toernooi aangewys.

Die toernooi word deur 32 van Suid-Afrika se top-gholfskole en twee internasionale skole bygewoon – slegs op uitnodiging.

Die prestasie is die eindresultaat van ’n proses van gholfontwikkeling wat die afgelope paar jaar by Paul Roos plaasgevind het. Gholf is nou so populêr by die skool dat meer as sewentig seuns

aan die begin van die jaar die proewe by Devonvale bygewoon het.

Paul Roos is sekerlik ook die enigste skool in die land wat ses ligaspanne kan vul.

Hierdie ligaspanne kompeteer op ’n weeklikse basis en domineer in so ’n mate dat nie een van hierdie spanne die afgelope jaar ’n ligawedstryd verloor het nie.

Paul Roos se eerste gholfspan – Dylan Raubenheimer, Robert Bougas, Pierre de Villiers, Riaan Schmulian, Henri van der Walt en Adam Botha – het drie jaar laas `n ligawedstryd verloor.

‘n Verdere hoogtepunt vanjaar was die eerste gholftoer wat vanjaar plaasgevind het. Die toer is deur 20 Paul Roosers meegemaak en daar is gespeel op bane soos Mosselbaai, Fancourt Outeniqua en Kingswood.

Dié hoogs suksesvolle toer het bygedra tot die uitstekende spangees wat tans heers en het belangsteling in die sport ’n yslike hupostoot gegee.

Nog `n eerste vir Paul Roos gholf was die baie suksesvolle Pa-en-Seun-gholfdag op die De Zalze-Gholfbaan. Die doel van hierdie dag was om fondse in te samel vir word vir verdere ontwikkeling van gholf by Paul Roos.Paul Roos het tans nege gholfspelers wat op `n provinsiale vlak meeding en het ook laasjaar ses uit die agt Bolandskole-spelers verteenwoordig. Met jong opkomende gholfspelers soos Dylan Raubenheimer en Robert Bougas lyk die toekoms van Paul Roos gholf besonders opwindend.

Die grootste teleurstelling die afgelope jaar was sekerlik toe die eerste span vir die eerste keer in vier jaar teen Grey in Bloemfontein verloor het. Gelukkig het die span goed wraak geneem by Sun City! Al vyf die ander spanne het hul wedstryde teen Grey met groot gemak gewen.Sonder die harde werk van mnr. Stephan Jordaan en Oom Tienie sou Paul Roos se gholf nie gewees het waar dit vandag is nie.

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Die Maroen Masjien op volle vaart. Pieter Stemmet op pad om Paul Roos se hoeveelste drie teen Grey Bloem te help druk.

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