Academic & Cultural Achievements of 2007

I.E.B. EXAMINATION RESULTS 2006
Number of Candidates 112
Matriculation 103
Senior Certificate 9
Fail 0
Number of ‘A’ Aggregates 29
Distinctions 180

ENGLISH

COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION:
(6300 entries from 1300 schools world-wide)
4th prize in Class A age group - FH Wando
2nd prize in Class B age group - HN Masimula

DOUGLAS LIVINGSTONE CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION:
Grade 10 Poetry - merit - MJ Briscoe
Grade 11 Poetry - merits - NJ Booth and D Nambassi

DE BEERS ENGLISH OLYMPIAD:
Top 50 - RW Hartmann
Top 100 - C Callender-Easby, MW Page
Silver Awards (achieved above 70%) - FN Eloff, K Maharaj, BR Murphy,
R Naidoo, B Perrett, MG Robinson, MB Wellbeloved, BM Wiggins.

ENGLISH ALIVE:
the following boys have had their work published in English Alive 2007 - D Arenstein, NJ Booth, FH Wando.

AFRIKAANS

NATIONAL OLYMPIAD:

3rd - AD Oosthuizen

KWAZULU-NATAL (Senior Section)
1st - AD Oosthuizen
3rd - RS Meyer

KWAZULU-NATAL (Junior Section)
3rd - WJ Louw

ATKV GEBRUIKS AFRIKAANS OLIMPIADE:
Top 50 Nationally - RS Meyer, WJ Louw

FRENCH

The following boys passed the highest level of the International DELF diploma: FH Wando, BM Wiggins.

MATHEMATICS

THE SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD:
The annual Mathematics Olympiads and Mathematics Challenges that Hilton College pupils participate in continue to provide a healthy challenge and stimulus to those who like to test their problem solving skills against the rest of like-minded enthusiastic young people throughout the country.

Round 3 (top 100 seniors and 100 juniors from all provinces)
Seniors - PJL Frost, MS Owen, GA du Preez
Juniors - NG McCrae, I Sangarapillai, TB Slabbert

THE INTER-PROVINCIAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD
(MIDLANDS TEAMS)

Juniors (A team) - HN Heita, HF Kassier, R Leslie, NG McCrae, L van Zyl

Seniors (A team) - GA du Preez, A Duxbury

TOP PERFORMERS IN KWAZULU-NATAL
Bronze Medal (in top 12 in the province in Round 3 of South African Olympiad) - PJL Frost.

COMPUTER STUDIES

COMPUTER OLYMPIAD:
JR Shorten was placed in the Top 40 in the South African Computer Olympiad.

CHESS

CC Fernandes represented KwaZulu-Natal at the South African Chess Championships that were held in Pretoria in December 2006. He will again represent the province at this year’s competition to be held in Bloemfontein.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE and BIOLOGY

2006 NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (Physical Science component)
JR Shorten won the Grade 11 section and S Krouse was placed 2nd.
ZM Bowen-Davies was placed 3rd in the Grade 10 section and DG Merrick was placed 4th.
Hilton College won the trophy for being the top school overall for 2006.

2007 NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (Biology component)
9th - WA Brink
29th - M Dabula
39th - C Callender-Easby
58th - PJL Frost
79th - ZM Bowen-Davies and S Krouse
JH Els, JJ Hickmott, CR Millar and DP Shorten were in the top 150.

2007 NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (Physical Science component)
52nd - IAG Monteith (out of over 15 000 entrants).

PROVINCIAL ESKOM SCIENCE EXPO 2007:
Silver Medals
JF Beron, SP Coetzee, A Duxbury, SB Hartzenberg, CG Hellmann,
MR Stretch.
Bronze Medals
JS Bowen-Davies, KL Forder, FA Maritz, KC Reed, AJ Scott, JM Singer, JO Singer.

FFS SCIENCE EXPO
Form 1 - 1st class award, and most promising in category - HF Kassier
Form 2 - Silver Medal, a 1st class award, and most promising in category - DF Meyer
Form 3 - 2nd class award, and most promising in category - KL Forder
Form 3 - 2nd class award - SP Coetzee

ART

TOP SCHOOLS’ MATRIC ART EXHIBITION (TATHAM GALLERY)
The work of the following pupils was selected and exhibited -
K Christodoulou, RM Franz, RW Hartmann, TP Negri, JR Shorten.

THE NATIONAL CREATIVE ARTS YOUTH FESTIVAL ART COMPETITION (DURBAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
1st Prize, Grade 12 Section - MF Tromp
3rd Prize, Grade 12 Section - RW Hartmann
1st Prize, Grade 10 Section - J Walker
The work of the following pupils was exhibited:
B Badenhorst, TM Beare,
RW Copland, JC Danckwerts, MR de la Hey, RM Grantham, MS Gray, CA McNabb, TI Meyers, AC Thurston, MM van Asche, CC Waller, SMB Wenger

ST PETER’S SPORTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL:
Special Mention - D Leslie.

ROYAL SHOW PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION:
1st Prizes - JJ Reed, TM Beare
2nd Prizes - JC Danckwerts, ML Stewart, MM van Asche
Highly Commended - TM Beare, JJ Reed
The Baird and Oliver Trophy for the Best Photograph in the Junior Division - L Draycott

FUJI FILM NATIONAL SCHOOLS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION:
Highly Commended - TM Beare, MF Tromp

MUSIC

UNISA
Grade 8 Singing - S Mabombo
Grade 7 Singing - S Mabombo (85%), K Mkhize, D Nambassi, AD Oosthuizen
Grade 7 Piano - SS Maroga
Grade 5 Theory - SB Makhubu, SS Maroga, AD Oosthuizen

ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
Grade 8 Violin - AA Hinds
Grade 6 Percussion (91%) - D Nambassi
Grade 5 Voice (79%) - AL Wishart
Piano and Saxophone (80%) - RL Thomas
Grade 5 Theory - AA Hinds, D Nambassi

STANDARD BANK GRAHAMSTOWN NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL
GD Heerden and D Nambassi were selected to perform on the main stage at the Gala Concert on the last evening of this National event.

2007 PIETERMARITZBURG YOUTH CHOIR
The following boys were selected:
SB Hartzenberg, GD Heerden, SJB Mafereka, NG Makakane, E Maritz, K Mkhize, D Nambassi, AD Oosthuizen, CJ Pappas, AL Wishart.

NEW CONCERT VENUE
With the inauguration of the refurbished Memorial Hall as Hilton College’s new concert venue on the 16th October 2007, TG Buckley,
SP Crookes, GD Heerden, AA Hinds, S Mabombo, SS Maroga, K Mkhize,
D Nambassi, AD Oosthuizen, B Perrett performed as soloists with professional players from KZNPO.

NATIONAL CONCERTS
AD Oosthuizen performed as an invited soloist at the Krugersdorp Reformed Church Music Celebration on the 17th August 2007

DEBATING

Based on his performance in the December 2006 national championships, DP Shorten was one of 12 selected for national trials held in January 2007 to select a South African touring team.

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Colours - A Duxbury and DP Shorten.
Junior Development Side - C Wood

KwaZulu-Natal representative for national debates (organized by the Department of Transport) - DP Shorten.

Senior Debating League
Two Senior Hilton College teams reached the Pietermaritzburg Quarter Finals. The team of - DS Cibane, RW Hartmann and JR Schmidt reached the Final.

Eight boys won Best Speaker Awards, the following winning two or more: A Duxbury, RW Hartmann (6), B Perrett, DP Shorten (3).

Junior Debating League
Two Junior Hilton College teams reached the Pietermaritzburg Quarter Finals.
The team of - FA Maritz, HN Masimula and CJ Pappas won the Pietermaritzburg League and came second in KwaZulu-Natal.

Eight boys won Best Speaker Awards, the following winning two or more: SP Coetzee (3), FA Maritz (2), HN Masimula (4), CJ Pappas (2).
Three Grade 8 speakers won Best Speaker Awards, the following winning two or more - HF Kassier (3), C Wood (4).

SOUTH AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC SPEAKING AND DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Four Hilton College boys did exceptionally well in both the overall rankings and individual categories, the first three having qualified to participate in the 2008 international championships in Germany.

1st overall, plus 1st in After Dinner Speaking and Interpretive Reading - AJ Giliam
2nd overall, plus 3rd in Impromptu Speaking - DP Shorten
5th overall, plus 1st in Debating - A Duxbury
10th overall, plus 3rd in Debating - JS Bowen-Davies