DHS’s Philasande awarded Alan Gray Orbis Foundation Full Scholarship

DHS is proud to announce that Philasande Mdletshe (Deputy Headboy of DHS, ranked number five in the Umzinyathi district, academically) received the Alan Gray Orbis Foundation scholarship. This is an amazing achievement as it is one of the most popular and sought-after bursaries in South Africa.
The fellowship covers the following: Full cost of university tuition; Full cost of university accommodation, meals, books, tutor allowance, monthly living stipend; Academic support and access to an entrepreneurial and personal development programme; Mentorship, both from individually assigned foundation-employed staff, as well as business mentors; Access to potential postgraduate funding for graduated candidate fellows; No postgraduate contractual obligations.
The school is so proud of Philasande, who went through an extremely strenuous selection process which started early in 2017. It included three rounds of intensive interviews, a camp with simulation activities and even more challenging interviews. Philasande was able to pass every single round with great success and is a true example of what Dundee High stands for.
DHS fishing reaches new heights with two newly selected SAFBAF team members
In December 2018, three learners Nicole Duval, Kameshen Govender and Trent Donaldson, represented KZN in the u/19 SA fishing Championships which was held at Bloemhof Dam. The KZN team had two practice days to get to know the waters before fishing the three day competition. Each team consisted of 15 people, made up of a manager and Captain (two adults) and 13 children u/19 of which one is a reserve. Eleven teams fished representing the various fishing unions of South Africa, at the end of the competition KZN finished eighth. After the competition, Nicole and Kameshen were invited to fish trials for the national team (SAFBAF) and both did extremely well.

Three DHS learners (Trent Donaldson, Kameshen Govender and Nicole Duval) in the Kzn team at SA champs at Bloemhof dam.

Dundee High Prefects travel to Clubventure
Early on the morning of December 10, 2018, Mr and Mrs Visser embarked on an adventure to Clubventure, Ballito with the new prefects of 2019.
Die prefekte het net voor nege by Clubventure aangekom en is in hulle blyplek ingeboek. Die oggend se aktiwiteite het begin met die prefekte wat elk in 4 groepe ingedeel is (blou, groen, rooi en geel) en van daar af moes hulle hulle spanmaats leer ken deur vrae te vra soos, “Wat is jou gunstelling kos?”, “Hoe verskil ons?” en “Hoe is ons dieselfde?”. The first day was filled with activities, such as painting a team flag, sheet-volleyball, gutter-ball, etc.
The second day started off with a bang with survivor, where each team needed to complete 15 activities, from climbing up a pole and ringing a bell, to simple maths sums to find a code for a lock to raise their flag.

Die spanne was almal entoesiasties met elke aktiwiteit en het hulle take fluks voltooi. Daarna is hulle gevra om “LEADER” op ‘n stuk papier te skryf waar die pen aan strooitjies vas gemaak is en elke spanmaat slegs een hand aan die einde van die strooitjie-gedoente mag hê. Dit was ‘n aktiwiteit om te beleef. Spanwerk was ‘n noodsaak. Die laaste aktiwiteit van die oggend was ‘n hindernisbaan waar die spanne moes klouter oor mure gemaak van tou, kruip onderdeur houtbalke, klippies met ‘n kettie na ‘n blik toe skiet en ‘n paal raakgooi met ‘n perdeskoen.
The afternoon’s activities included a Zipline unlike any other Ziplines. The day was ended with a campfire and toasting of marshmallows where the prefects could ask Mr and Mrs V any questions they wanted to. Let’s just say, they didn’t hold back. Die laaste dag het te vinnig aangebreek. Sertifikate en medaljes is uitgedeel, bussies is gepak en te vinnig is ons weer op die pad gewees.
Vir ‘n verrassing is die prefekte na Golden Gate toe geneem om ‘n bietjie die samelewing te ervaar na ‘n paar dae van afgesonderheid…
They all look forward to a year of teamwork, family and fun with this group in 2019.

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