14 February 2020 Dear Jeremy |
It was a boarding house dominated affair at the 2020 sports day which took place last weekend on Saturday 8 February on Lugtensvale. Founders House claimed with 306 points, followed by White House with 270 points and School House with 234. |
Four records were equalled or broken. Aza Gabada (F) broke the u14 discus record during Heats Week, setting the new distance at 35.26m. Alexander Newton (B) equalled the u14 High Jump record of 1.69m, set by Suleiman Hartzenberg in 2017. Elyas Ayyoub (O) broke Oliver Stewart’s 1500m record, set in 2018. Elyas shaved of 0,4 seconds to set the new record at 4:09,6. School House (Suleiman Hartzenberg, Imad Khan, Fezile Nyathela, Masood Meyer) broke the 1977 u19 relay record, blitzing across the finish line in a time of 45,4s. Follow the link below to view the 2020 Sports Day homepage. Happy Valentines Day to all. |
Kind regards, The OD Office |
Annual OD Union Dinner The Annual OD Union dinner will take place on 5 March at Kelvin Grove, with incoming principal Tony Reeler as the guest speaker. Drinks will be served between 18:00 and 18:45 on the lawns with the dinner starting at 19:00 sharp. For more information on how to buy your ticket please follow the link below. |
Starlight Classics with Richard Cock |
E-mail Dedry @ [email protected] should you wish to reserve seats in the selected OD area. Tickets can be booked via Computicket. Seating area will be open from 4pm. Date: 29 February Venue: Vergelegen Time: 4pm |
The 38th Annual Walker Cup Golf Day |
The 38th annual Walker Cup golf day between the OD’s and “Bosch” old boys, is scheduled to take place on Sunday 15 March. The OD team and event organiser is John Smuts (1969S). Whilst he is making good progress with finalising the team, he is still short of players. Last year, the OD team was short, thereby forfeiting a few matches (and the trophy!) to Bosch! We don’t want that to happen again! Follow the link below for more details. |
Alpha International speakerBishops: Tricia Neil - Saturday 08:30 22nd February hosted by Father Monwabisi at the Mitre. Click here to download the full invite. |
Cassiem Brothers help SA to 4-0 series win against the USA |
Dayaan (2017W) and Mustapha Cassiem (Matric) both played in a 4 match test series against the USA for the SA men's hockey team. The series, which was held in Durban, saw Mustapha score on his debut for the national side in the opening game. While it is seen as a trial of sorts for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, the series is still very much a test series. Alex Stewart (2013O) and Ryan Julius (2013K) will be joining Dayaan as the side takes on Germany in Johannesburg next week. This will again be a trial series for the Olympic games. Congratulations to all the ODs and good luck for 2020. |
Simon Grose steps down as Northern Province secretary After serving the OD Union with distinction Simon Grose (1977F) will be stepping down from his role as the Northern Provinces Secretary. Every role in the OD Union is a voluntary one and as such, often goes unnoticed or under-appreciated. We thank you for your service Simon. It is at this time that the OD Union would like to call for applicants to this role in the Northern Provinces. Should you wish to apply, please contact Dedry at [email protected] |
Should you wish to participate in any of the following sports on Founders day, please send Dedry a mail at [email protected] Basketball, Debating, Tennis, Water polo, Touchies and Tug of war. |
Milestone birthdays this month |
Prof Derk Crichton (1937) celebrated his 99th Birthday on 12 February. We look forward to him achieving the ‘big one’ next year. |
Founders Day Commemoration with Francois Louw (2003W) |
To commemorate Founders Day (which is on Friday March 6th) Francois Louw (2003W) will share his experiences of South Africa's triumphant 2019 Rugby World Cup at an informal evening on Wednesday 4th March in London (venue to be confirmed). It is essential that you reserve your place. There will be a £20 charge for the evening, but all house wine,beer and soft drinks are complimentary. |
Ashley Pople - the first non-Bishops Bishops Rhodes Scholar Ashley Pople, the first ever non-Bishops Bishops Rhodes Scholar spoke to UK ODs about winning the scholarship and her plans for after she's completed her DPhil at Oxford at the end of this year. |
2019 UK ODU Year end party Click here to view pictures of the festivities from the UK year end party. |
The latest news from the UK branch of the ODU and a taste of what's to come for the rest of 2020 |
Strategy 2020-2025: Consolidated Results At the end of 2019 just under 500 ODs completed an online questionnaire, answering questions about the future strategy of the ODU. The responses were rich in information and we thank you all for taking the time and trouble. Your input was consolidated into a large document which can be accessed in the article below (click on the button). |
Greg Swiel (1976G) Greg Swiel (1976G) passed away on Wednesday, 12 February in Cape Town. Full obituary to follow next week. |
Colin Andrew Lindsay Harpur (1976S) |
Notice - Use of Sports Facilities ODs are welcome to make use the sports facilities at the College. However, please contact Dedry to arrange this first – [email protected] The college staff have asked for your cooperation as there are a lot of sporting activities and so facilities may only be used if it is not being used for school sport. Please be mindful of the boarders and residents that reside on the property as well. We therefore ask you not to use these facilities before 7am or after 8pm. |
Bishops 1st Water-polo claim the St Andrew Shield |
We are very proud of the Bishops 1st water polo team, who went unbeaten during their St Andrews Shield Competition. They beat SACS 12-9 in the final. Congratulations. |
Catch up with Bishops headboy Michael Ford Michael spoke to Mycomlink this past week. |
Founders day dinner UK - 4 March |
Annual OD Dinner - 5 March |
Founders Day 2020 - 6 March |
OD Connect Thousands of ODs have registered on our online platform. |
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