HALF TERM NEWSLETTER TRINITY 2016

FROM: THE RECTOR

Thursday 16 June 2016
Dear Parents and Guardians,

I write to you at the close of an excellent first half of the Trinity Term.

I am delighted to report, above all else, that our recent Mark Order suggested very strongly that at all levels
(with the exception the 5th form) our boys are working with commitment; indeed from A Block to D Block
only 7 Satis reports (for poor academic performance) were given and, by contrast, a large number of RSUs
and Commendations were awarded. The performance of A Block and Founders was conspicuously good. If
your son happens to be at 5th form level it is more than likely that you need to remind him to give his
academic studies (NB AS levels coming up) the priority it deserves.

Construction of the new Megahey Building is forging ahead pretty much on schedule and recently the
refurbishment of two chemistry labs has been completed both projects funded by the generosity of
benefactors based in the UK (one of whom is known to the school, the other of whom is anonymous).

Interest in the Peterhouse Group remains as strong as ever, in spite of the difficult economic conditions
which exist across the country, and I anticipate a large field of Common Entrance (for D Block 2017)
candidates on July 2.

You may like to read my address at School Assembly earlier this week which is at the bottom of this
newsletter.

Have a very pleasant half term break.

Yours faithfully,

Howard Blackett MA (Oxon)

Rector

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FROM: THE BUSINESS DIRECTOR

Dear Parents and Guardians,

By now you should have received your child's fee statement. If you have made a payment to Peterhouse
which is not reflecting, please contact Peggy Morgan (debtors@peterhouse.co.zw) for CABS deposits or
Juliette Kwesha (debtors2@peterhouse.co.zw) for Barclays deposits, with your proof of payment so that we
can rectify our records.

Fee Clearance Letters (FCL's) have been issued for the mid-term break to those children who have a balance
of $200 or less on their Fee Statement. If the balance on your child's fee statement is over $200 please settle
this by Monday morning and email Peggy or Juliette with a proof of payment or alternatively make payment
at the Accounts Department on Monday morning. In either case a FCL will have to be collected from the
Accounts Department on Monday morning.

Please note that all pupils will be required to present their FCL at the school gate when they return from the
FFW.

On another matter you may have noticed that the three schools are not looking as green as they normally do
at this time of the year. This is because Peterhouse has introduced a water conservation program as Kushinga
Phikelela (KP) dam, which is our main water source, is currently at 50% capacity. The following measures
have been in place since the end of the rains:
Routine weekly field irrigation has stopped except for the Springvale House field, which due to the
poor soil structure will require more frequent irrigation, the Peterhouse Girls hockey fields, and the
1st team fields at Peterhouse Boys.
Garden water for staff is now limited to 12 hours a week.
For the school gardens:
o Only flowerbeds will be watered.
o Grass watering will be restricted to once a month except for very restricted front of school
designated areas.
Unfortunately we will not have green verges and beautiful green playing fields, especially going into the hot
dry months of early summer, but the steps as outlined are essential to safeguard what water resource we have
for the use of our pupils, staff and families.

I hope you have an enjoyable FFW weekend with your children.

Kind regards,

Mark Whitaker

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1. OF INTEREST

1.1 Olympic Games - Rowing

Andy Peebles, Petrean, has been selected to represent Zimbabwe as a sculler in the Olympic Games in
Rio later this year. He will be joined by Micheen Thornicroft (also a Petrean). Not too bad for the
Peterhouse Group!

1.2 Anglican Confirmation Thursday 16 June

We were delighted to hold our annual Confirmation Service this morning. The Rt Rev Dr Chad
Gandiya, the Bishop of Harare, confirmed 35 boys and 5 girls. The highlight for many of the boys and
girls was the Confirmation Retreat last weekend, which was excellently hosted by Zambesi Holidays
and combined plenty of fun with real spiritual value. Our school chaplains have often praised Zam
Hols" for their commitment to and investment in Peterhouse over many years, and encourage every boy
and girl at Peterhouse to go on a Zambesi Holidays camp in any of the school holidays
(zambesiholidays.org).

1.3 Hotmail vs Gmail

Please be advised that we are experiencing problems sending e-mails to Hotmail addresses. This
problem has been on and off for several years now but has worsened recently. If you are a parent, and
have not been receiving e-mails from us, it is more than likely that it is a result of your e-mail address.
This problem does not seem to affect Gmail users, and it may be an idea to set up a free Gmail account
so that we can stay in touch with you.

1.4 Rifa Fifth Form Biology and Geography Trip

This will take place between 31st July and 5th of August. There are still a couple of places left please
contact conservation@peterhouse.co.zw if your son/daughter is interested.

1.5 Expedition 2016

After an approach by a Petrean, Andrew MacFarlane (P98), the Peterhouse Exploration Club have
taken up the challenge to support The Run for Wild Dogs in December 2016. Twenty years ago ten
Peterhouse boys ran (in relays) from Beitbridge to Chirundu (about 1000km over 7 days) in the Run
for Wild Dogs 1996. In 2016 we will attempt the same feat but running about 1000km (in relays)
from Save Conservancy to Victoria Falls (as this is a safer route).

The aim of this challenge is two-fold:

To raise money for the Wild Dog Charities in Zimbabwe. Wild (or Painted) Dogs are extremely
endangered. All funds raised will go into two Conservation Projects for the Wild Dogs, one based in
the Save Valley and the other in Hwange National Park. In addition to protecting the Wild Dog, these
conservancies contribute a great deal towards many Conservation and Educational Projects.
To hand over a metaphorical baton from Petreans to current Peterhouse pupils, and in so doing we
continue to have Peterhouse pupils actively participate and give service to something that is bigger than
themselves.

The running team will comprise of ten of the original Petreans, ten Peterhouse Boys and ten Peterhouse
Girls. The entries were open to boys and girls in A Block, 5th and 6th Form. Over fifty boys and girls
have signed up for the challenge and we will have to select twenty pupils based on their character,
commitment to training and their fundraising during the Michaelmas Term (entries have now closed).
The dates for the Run will be from the 12th to the 20th December 2016. We start in the Save Valley.

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 Since this trip ends in Victoria Falls we will do a voluntary rafting trip for the participants after the
run. This means we have postponed the 5 day rafting expedition we had planned for August holidays.

Any further information on this Run for Wild Dogs can be obtained by emailing Andrew Shoesmith
on deputyhead@peterhouse.co.zw,

1.6 Lost Property

Our Matrons would like to make parents more aware of the huge problem they face in terms of
unmarked clothing (below is a picture of piles of unmarked clothing in the laundry). There are still so
many boys that have unmarked school clothing and very little civilian clothes are marked. There are
also a lot of sheets, pillow cases and duvets that have not been marked. Please will you kindly ensure
that your son(s) clothing/bedding is marked.

2. ACADEMIC

2.1 Congratulations to the following boys who qualified for Commendations in the Mid-Term Mark
Order:

F/VI Brendon Jere P/B Cecil Dondo

G/VI James Beattie P/B Angus Fergusson
M/VI Munyaradzi Chimuka F/C Christopher Grimes
M/VI Blaize Hofmeyr F/C Andrew Rinomhota
S/VI Adriaan Kok G/C Nigel Chiwara
S/VI Kudzaishe Ranganai M/C Dylan Mawire
P/V Munyaradzi Marazanye M/C Kudzaishe Nyengerai
F/A Douglas Cox P/C Tapiwa Muranda
F/A Connor Eksteen E/D David Mortleman
F/A Rindai Machokoto E/D Sean Rogers
M/A Kundai Mashungupa F/D Charles Moscrop
P/A Chayce Ross F/D Zvikomborero Charera
S/A David Bore G/D Nazeef Bhadella
E /B Praise Jaravani P/D Hritik Kala
G/B Ian Fowlds S/D Kyle Saywood
M/B Mufaro Mungoni

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3. CULTURAL

3.1 Iron Will

At the end of last term Peterhouse sent three teams to 2016 Ironwill in Umfurudzi.

Ironwill is Zimbabwes Premier eco-challenge. Its a four day, multi stage, multi discipline, wilderness
adventure race. Competitors also raise money for various charities in order to qualify to race.

This year, for the first time ever, an U21 side won the event. Peterhouse Two (Strath Brown and
Keegan Smith)

Peterhouse One (Keegan Stubbs, Craig Burl and Bruce Benade) came close second.

My thanks to Mark and Tom Stubbs who came along and helped run the camp at Umfurudzi Park.

3.2 Results

Bridge vs Westridge
As Lost 6 8; Bs won 12 1; Cs won 16 11
Overall Won 18 9

vs Peterhouse Girls
As won 18 4; Bs won 11 4; Cs won 18 0
Overall Won 29 8

vs Arundel
As won 10 6; Bs won 17 6; Cs won 12 4
Overall won 27 12

vs Peterhouse Girls
As won 20 4; Bs lost 7 - 12; Cs Won 14 0
Overall won 27 16

vs St Johns
As won 10 7; Bs won 33- 6 ; Cs won 15 1;
Overall won 43 13

vs Peterhouse Girls
As won 21 11; Bs won 9 1; Cs won 9 3
Overall won 30 12

The following boys have been awarded their Cocks Ties for three years of
exemplary play in the Bridge team:

Jack Franklin, Joshua Hattingh, Tinotenda Heri and Chayce Ross.

Chess vs Lord Malvern

Seniors lost 1 - 4
Juniors won 3 1

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 vs St John's (Emerald Hill)
Seniors lost 1 5

Debate vs Westridge
Seniors drew: Score - 71%.
Tanaka Nyangwe was the Best Speaker with 74%.
Juniors won: Score- 67%. Westridge - 66%.

Seniors drew: Score - 73%

Takudzwa Nhekairo was the Second Best Speaker with 73%.
Juniors won: Peterhouse - 69%; St. John's - 63%.

ATS Senior Debate

Our senior debate boys represented Peterhouse Boys with distinction at the inaugural
ATS Senior Debate Tournament at St. John's College on Friday and Saturday of this
FFW. They were smartly dressed and they behaved impeccably.

The team comprised of Humphrey Chiramba (Captain), Tanaka Nyangwe, Velile

Malaba, Takudzwa Mukuruva and Presley Chitsinde.

They won two and lost two matches.

Music Munyaradzi Tayi was runner up in the Intermediate Musician of the Year. He was
the ONLY boy performing on a musical instrument in the entire competition.

Public Speaking
Interhouse Public Speaking
We were all thoroughly entertained by six senior public speakers on Wednesday night.
Well done to them for being prepared to go out there and talk on stage it is not easy.
The results are as follows:

1st Takudzwa Mushosho of Ellis with 84%

2nd Velile Malaba of Grinham with 83%
3rd Humphrey Chiramba of Founders with 75%
4th Tinotenda Heri of Malvern with 64%
5th Takudzwa Chauruka of Paget with 62%
6th Tadiwanashe Govore of Snell with 57%

Quiz Interschools Quiz

Peterhouse juniors came 7th/12
Peterhouse seniors came 9th/13

vs Hellenic
Peterhouse Juniors came 11th out of 15 schools with 42 points and the same Juniors
attempted the Senior Quiz and came 12th out of 15 schools with 29.5 points.

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4. SPORT

4.1 Results

Archery Peterhouse Boys hosted the Interschools Archery Competition this last weekend.
Twelve different schools competed, mainly coming from Harare.

Angus Fergusson was the Runner Up Senior Boy with 281 out of a possible 300
points. He is currently ranked 3rd in Zimbabwe.

Peterhouse Boys came 2nd by ONE point after Archers Access, beating Peterhouse
Girls, St Georges, Hellenic and several other schools.

The top archers from a series of nine Interschool Events will be chosen to represent
Zimbabwe in the All Nation Archery Tournament to be held in the Drakensburg
Alpine Heath Resort in South Africa: shooting against countries from all over the
world.

The team came second overall. The team consisted of:

Angus Fergusson, Brendon Eggerscluzs, Chayce Ross, Michael Zartmann

Kirk Barnes and Tristan Barron.

Cricket Dean Milne and Hayden Brain played in the Easterns U19 cricket during the April
holidays. Dean was been selected for the Mashonaland East Men's Team.

Golf Warren Hills Golf Course

A-Division
1st was a St Johns player who grossed 78 playing off a 2 handicap
2nd was Angus Bartlett who grossed 82 playing off an 8 handicap

C-Division
1st was Scott Innes with a nett score of 68
2nd was Matthew Banks with a nett score of 69

Peterhouse won the C-Division with 117 Stapleford points

OVERALL RESULT
Peterhouse 2nd with 151 points.
St Johns 1st with 137.

Hockey MCD TRIALS

Boys selected

U19A Alex Makuvise, Scott Nethersole, Jordan Stockil, Anthony Bingley,

Bradley Roos and Tariro Manonga.

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 U19B Riaan Kotze, Robert Chiminya, Dylan Browne, Blaize Hoffmayer
Tadiwanashe Dzuda.

U17 Hayden Brain, Sean Davis, Struan Moore-Gordon, Vaughan Peall

Jason Burl and Tofara Chikwanha.

U17 Non travelling reserves

Steven Roos and Hamish Rendell.

Full colours awarded to Alexander Makuvise.

vs Falcon P8 W1 D1 L6 1st Team Lost 0 4

vs St Johns P9 W5 L3 D1 1st Team Lost 0 1

Interhouse Hockey
1st Grinham
2nd Ellis
3rd Malvern/Snell
5th Founders
6th Paget

The following boys made the Zimbabwe U17 B side

Seam Davis and Straun Moore-Gordon.

Mountain Biking
Strath Brown and Brett Elliot represented Peterhouse at the 2nd Inter schools Spur
Mountain Biking race in Nyanga

Brett managed to achieve first place in his age group, Strath fell off down a fast hill
while fighting for 2nd place, he then came 4th in his age group.

It was a well-supported event with representation from Falcon, Hellenic, St Johns,

Lomagundi and Peterhouse (boys and girls)

Rowing Douglas Cox, Kenneth Raynor and Keegan Smith have been selected to represent
Zimbabwe at U18 level.

Rugby Zimbabwe Rugby Trials

The following were chosen to represent Zimbabwe

U19 Marcus Nichole, Joshua Cullen, Daniel Hutchings, Travis Landing,

Keith Bruce, Cuan Zeederberg, Connor Macmillan, Masvita
Nyamarebvu, Adriaan Kok, Rodney Sachiti and Martin Mangongo.

U17 Billy Mapfumo, Ronald Mirimi, Daniel Aucamp, Tabonga Ngonyamo

and Lameck Vheriwa.

vs Falcon P10 W9 L1 1st XV Lost 22 26

vs Kyle College and Bernard Mizeki P11 W10 L1 1st XV Won 35 25
vs Churchill P11 W5 D1 L5 1st XV Lost 13 20

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 Full Colours awarded to Cuan Zeederberg.

Soccer vs Gateway P2 W2 1st Team Won 1 0

vs Rakodzi P3 W2 L1
St Georges Tournament P4 W1 L3
vs Falcon P2 D1 L1 1st Team Lost 0 4
vs St Georges P2 D2

Squash vs St Georges P15 W7 L8

The following were selected to represent Zimbabwe Junior Squash Teams that will be
travelling to play in the Inter Provincial Tournament being held in South Africa, from
25th to 29th June 2016

U19 Nicholas Joughin

U16 Struan Moore-Gordon

Jason Burl

U13 Mazuva Gutu

Table Tennis vs Gateway P2 W1 L1

vs Watershed P2 W1 L1

Triathlon NATIONAL colours awards awarded to Gideon Benade, Rupert Anschutz and
Brett Elliot.

Zimbabwe Field Dog Trials

Chayce Ross came 2nd the recent field dog trials with his English Pointer.

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 School Assembly 13 June
Rectors address

As I drove back from Churchill after watching the 1st and 2nd XV rugby matches on Saturday afternoon I
couldnt help reflecting upon the stark contrast between the presentation of their pitches and our own and,
no doubt, you all now appreciate the wonderful pitches you routinely play on that little bit more than you did
prior to Saturdays away fixtures at Churchill. By the way, lest you are unaware, our pitches are superb by
any standards, not just compared to the ones you played on at the weekend - I have seen many an
independent school and indeed many a government school here and elsewhere and our pitches are top class
so do please thank Mr Borlase and his team when you next see them.

Perhaps fine sports facilities is just one reason why your parents are prepared to fork out large sums of
money for you to be here (about $5,000 per term); after all why bother paying large sums of money for
something that you can get more cheaply? Why pay for an education at Peterhouse when there are cheaper
independent schools and free government schools down the road? The question is all the more pertinent
given the increasingly difficult economic backdrop here in Zimbabwe and it is one which many of your
parents have to ask themselves more often than they would care to do.

Why pay for DSTV when you can watch ZBC? Why buy a Ford Ranger when you can buy a simple sedan?
Why live in Borrowdale Brook when you can reside in a little house in Chitungwiza? Why travel business
class when economy will suffice? Why fly when you can drive? Why drill a borehole when local services are
free? Why have a fancy smartphone when a brick does the job? Why pay extra for a meal in a restaurant
when you can eat at home?

The answer to each of those questions provides an insight into the original question why do your parents
pay for you to come to the most expensive school in Zimbabwe.

Peterhouse is synonymous with a broad minded perspective and the CIE curriculum (DSTV not ZBC);
Peterhouse covers all terrain and take you to exciting places (Ford Ranger not sedan); Peterhouse provides
you with space and individuality (Borrowdale Brook not Chitungwiza); Peterhouse ensures that you arrive
ready and prepared at your destination not stressed, ill prepared and irritated by unnecessary hindrances
(business class not economy); Peterhouse means a high class dependable service (a borehole not the mains);
Peterhouse gives you the ability to communicate effectively (smart phone not brick); Peterhouse is something
special not routine (a restaurant not eating at home).

I could go on and I have only scratched the surface; I havent touched, for example, on the Christian values
which underpin all that Peterhouse stands for and does, and the analogies are somewhat trite (not mine by

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the way but borrowed from an article I read elsewhere). No doubt you get the point, which is that your
parents have chosen for all sorts of very good reasons to send you to Peterhouse, this countrys leading and
most expensive school.

Of course your parents and you are fortunate to be able to have the choice to go for DSTV rather than
ZBC; a Ford Ranger rather than a sedan; Borrowdale Brook rather than Chitungwiza; business class rather
than economy etc. most of your countrymen are not able to make those choices; you would be fortunate to
go to a school like this in the UK where approximately 7% of the school aged population attend independent
schools; here in Zimbabwe, where, if my information is correct, less than 1/10th of 1% of the school aged
population attend independent schools you are incredibly fortunate; and this isnt any old independent
school it is Peterhouse.

Of course most of your parents are not so well off that they can send you here without making considerable
sacrifices; few are able to have their cake and eat it and they have made the choice to send you here because
they want to give you the best possible start in life and it is hard to think of anything they could give you,
apart from their love and support, which could compare to a top flight education. Education is a liberating
force and the sort of education you are receiving here will be the bedrock, the foundation upon which you
will build the rest of your lives. To be a Petrean is something that most people can only dream about.

It would be inappropriate at best and disingenuous at worst for me to draw any conclusions about the sort of
education Churchill offers its pupils on the basis of the quality of the rugby pitches you experienced on
Saturday afternoon and Im not going to do so. But I am able to make the obvious observation that you and I
are privileged to be here and that privilege stretches way beyond the quality of our playing surfaces. Cherish
the education you receive in this most remarkable of schools; dont take this place for granted; remember to
thank your parents for the opportunity they have afforded for you; and demand much of yourselves in their
honour.

Gentlemen, this has been an excellent first half of term. Well done and enjoy the half term break.

Howard Blackett MA (Oxon)

Rector

Conditur in Petra
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