8 provinces competed in the National aQuelle Athletics Championships held at Kings Park in Durban on 21&22 September. KZN, Limpopo, Vaal West, Gauteng, G7, Mpumalanga, Western Province, the Eastern Province and Zimbabwe took part. DSS had 55 participants and 13 were selected to represent Christian schools in Pretoris at the Prisma Comms Track and Field … Read more
The Senior Phase Open Evening took place on Thursday, 13 September. Ms Franzi Stegen addressed parents about key areas in their children’s lives that require particular attention. This was followed with a presentation by Ms Pretorius about the importance of research skills, as well as the possible subject choices for Grade 9 learners. Ms … Read more
Teaching business at school level equips learners with basic life skills. DSS learners acquire basic business skills during school sales. The EMS Cake Sale whihc was held on 7 September involves learners in the Intermediate and Senior Phases. They sell their goodies to visitors and other learners thereby gaining experience in handling sales, money and … Read more
Traditions are traditional and celebrating the arrival of spring is traditional at DSS. We do it in chic style with the latest in hats and ties. This tradition was celebrated on 3 September this year and just in time too, before the spring rains arrived a day or two later. Learners enjoy the day especially because it is also traditional to have a longer break with eats and drinks supplied for free!
The NCAYF took place at DSS on 15 August 2012. This Speech and Drama competition caters for all ages and different genres. There were 18 entries this year: 11 for Poetry Speaking, 5 for Public Speaking and 2 for Story Telling. The quality of the presentations was generally good. The adjudicator, James Parker, awarded 8 … Read more
The aQuelle KZNCSSA Athletics Championships took place at Kings Park on 31 August and 1 September. DSS athletes took part as respresentatives of the Northern Natal region, wearing yellow t-shirts. 4 Zones participated namely Northern Natal, Northern Coastal, South Durban and North Durban. DSS had 93 competitors and 72 qualified for the next level. Northern … Read more
The FP Eisteddfod was held on Tuesday, 28 August. Each learner presented a poem in front of an audience of parents, grandparents and siblings. There was a delightful array of talent on display. Some were rather nervous, others were quite at ease! Each child received a certificate of participation, recognising the effort and creativity of their prersentations.
The SAICE National Bridge Building Competition was held on 23-25 August at St Alban’s College in Pretoria. Luke Allen, Johnny Pop and Janek Stegen represented the school at the competition. The wieghing of the bridges took place on Friday evening and Domino Servite won the competition for the third year in a row. The … Read more
Fifteen teams participated in the Technology Olympiad school competition during Term 1, of which two were chosen to attend the regional competition in Durban on the 25 of August 2012: Team Sputnik: Iliya Matveyuk, Gabriel van Eeden, Joseph Grobler Team Phuthuma: Heinrich Marloth, David Graf, David Geldenhuys Although the teams worked hard and put in … Read more
Final Round On the evening of 21 August, 6 teams competed for the honours of the DSS Natural and Life Sciences Fair. The competition consisted of four quiz rounds. In the first round, three of the six teams were knocked out in a multiple choice question quiz. In the second round, teams had to identify … Read more