First Defeat for the Warriors - by Ayanda Dladla

The Warriors suffer their first defeat at home to Thomas More in a hard fought battle but have only have themselves to blame after failing to deal with the high ball.

 

14-10 was the score at the final whistle as Sheppie heads dropped & Thomas More walk away with the win for the second year running. The game started with an early penalty which Thomas More failed to convert but  that's all it took for  the home team  to kick start their  offence with Lindo 'Nozoro' Shusha  running at the opposition with his usual explosiveness & pace  until Sheppie supporters were shocked into silence as Thomas More scored a try against the run of play to make the scores 7-0. As expected the Warriors piled some pressure, it got to them as they started to use some cheat tactics when "Nozoro" was obstructed but the ref was going to have none of that, quickly dishing out a yellow card. Though they were inside the 5 meter line the warriors just kept making mistakes preventing them from the opportunity of scoring a try. The frustration bubbled  over as rare scene of ill-discipline from Patrick 'Patty' Sikhosana , bouncing the ball on a Thomas More player's head which was funny but it meant that they were going to finish the half down to 14 men.

The 2^nd half began the same way the as the first did but this time Captain Darren Nyman was at the end of the penalty as he put it between the sticks to make it 7-3 and the boys in maroon were unrelenting with the wave after wave of attack and it proved dividends as Darren Nyman scored & converted Sheppies one & only try. But the smiles soon turned to groans of frustration with Thomas More scoring once again after high ball was allowed to bounced and was picked up by a Thomas More player and dotted to take the scores to 14-10. Despite all the last minute efforts & a red card given to a Thomas More player they just couldn't snatch the victory from the jaws of defeat .  14-10 was how it ended.  

The Warriors Journal

An article written by Ayanda Dladla quite a while back.

 

Excitement Building After Perfect Start

 

The Warriors defeated Toti 22-3 by a number on Saturday to give the boys in maroon & blue a jump start to the season ahead.

 

Mr Werner, who picked up the win in his first season game in charge as head coach, is smiling after their defensive performance made sure Toti didn't touch our tryline.

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From the beginning it was a forwards battle with both teams going hard at the ruck which provoked a couple of 'friendly' words being thrown back and forth. The game was slowed down by a number of penalties being commited by both teams but was sweetened by some magnificent touch kicking from Captain Darren Ny… While the rest of the backline where silent for the first 15 minutes of the game, Lindo 'Rasta' Shusha broke through the defensive line for the games first opportunity before being stopped just short of scoring. But that didn't stop the Warriors onslaught as wave after wave of attack started to produce cracks in Toti's defence and they looked to have scored the games opener but Patrick 'Patty' Sikhosana fumbled the ball over the tryline. Derek 'D-Money' Horlock was on the money as he caught them napping to sneakly touchdown to score before half-time to make it 5-0 and that's how it stayed at half-time. A few worries were raised in the Warriors camp after Marco Shafer had to be subbed with an ankle injury. The pressure continued from the Warriors as the 2^nd half began with Toti struggling to get out of their own 22 and the pressure led to two more tries being scored by Lindo 'Beast' … & Lindo 'Rasta' Shusha and a conversion to make the score 17-0. With Toti behind & the Warriors getting under their skin, things got a little out of control as tempers started flaring leading to a major scruffle breaking out sending the crowds to their feet. Toti actuly managed to score some points from a penalty to make it 17-3 but any hopes of a comeback were put to bed by Tristan () as he pumbled through for the 3^rd try to finish the game at 22-3.    

 

Warrior Of The Week

 

For his explosive play and bagging a try, The Inaugural Warrior of the Week goes to Lindo 'Rasta' Shusha. #13

Big Fish in a Small Pond - By Hanan Barth (Grade 12)

To Matrics 2011

 

When I was a young boy, all I wished for is to finish my schooling as soon as possible, but time wasn't on my side. I had 'so many years' left and those years seemed to drag on and on, but now when I love school the most, right now when I wish I could stay just a bit longer, time battles against me again.

Isn't this the classic story of every grown up. The story of how 'the high school years' where the best years of their lives? There's no way to slow everything down, so the best advice in the world is to seize every moment you have left.

 

Every day counts, and even though the time will come to say goodbye to the ones you've grown to love, the memories you make will be the strength that keeps you going. Tears are bound to roll down your face. It's hard to let your friends, your family, go, but for every tear you shed, the warmth and love you feel is more than overwhelming and deserving.

 

As you move on and embrace the challenges of your future, make the right choices, choose the right friends, but most importantly, remain true to yourself. Don't let the world break you and mould you into something you're not when you know that you were never a chameleon to start off with. It's not wrong to have fun and try new things, but are you willing to give up your integrity and your dignity for something that may seem right, but is only a gremlin in disguise?

 

Make sure that you know where you're going. You need to know your destination before you start the journey. And never forget where you come from, so that if you get lost along the way, you'll always have a safe place to take you in, and rehabilitate your hope. Even if the journey seems endless and torturous, don't lose focus on the goal and never give up.

 

Lastly, don't limit yourself. The future is literally in your hands now and everybody can see the potential you have. The possibilities of tomorrow are already in your dreams today.

 

When we were children, we talked like children, we thought like children and reasoned like children. But now we're all grown up, so let's put childish ways aside and find our true place in the world.

 

And if all else fails, never forget that these three things remain: unlimited faith, a burning hope, and endless love. The greatest of these is love. 

 

   

 

 

 

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Sheppy Action Netball '09

The season started off with a few changes, Mrs Pousson couldn’t be with our girls, she found our girls a great replacement, Coach Chantelle.

A former provincial player, Coach Chantelle had skills and experience to offer. We are blessed to have her with us.

Our girls played in the Suid-Natal Hoerskool action netball league, with ladies teams, Creston College and Suidies. It was good practice for outdoor netball season for term 2. The highlight of the season was definitely the Suidies game where our girls played like superstars! Unfortunately we lost the game 19-23, but we walked away as winners.

Our season wouldn’t have been as awesome as it was if it weren’t for Mrs. Pousson, Mr Williams A.K.A Mr Bus Driver, Travis Steenekamp ‘Manager’ and Coach Chantelle. Thank-you to everyone who came to support our games.

Pictured Above: Travis Steenekamp & Athule Mbekeni

Team: Singatwa Ngqeleni, Akhona Xoko(C), Athule Mbekeni (VC), Amanda Ndlwana, Phindile Xaba, Cherise Martin, Cody Jumba, Chwayita Bontsa and Zama Memela

Article by Singatwa Ngqeleni

WEIRD TERMITES

Rotary Youth Exchange

The Rotary Club is an international organization. Clubs situated all over the world have many projects set up to help the less fortunate. One of their other goals is to encourage the youth to do the same. They do this by providing opportunities for children to travel the world, where they have the ability to develop their skills and qualities even more, any child can participate in this if they qualify. To be an exchange student you must apply to the Rotary Youth Exchange Club. Our local Rotary Club is involved in Rotary Youth Exchange. Almost Every year we have at least one exchange student who dedicates one year of their life to being an ambassador for their country and helping out in our local Rotary Club’s projects. In the process they must attend school regularly where they teach us about their culture whilst we teach them about ours.

Rotary is a great opportunity for anyone who has a dream of travelling the world and experiencing other cultures. It helps you to build leadership qualities and people skills that are immensely valuable in today’s society. Rotary offers a child the opportunity to spread their wings and reach beyond the little box that so many others live in.

This year we are, once again, fortunate to have an exchange student amongst us. He is a vibrant young Brazilian named Luca Toldo and is currently staying with theHoward-Tripp’s, who are his current host family.

Luca does the minimum requirement of seven subjects in our school. His subject choices are: English, Afrikaans, History, Geography, Life Orientation, Science and Math. Mr. Pousson will be thrilled to hear that Luca’s favorite subject is in fact History! No doubt he finds the South African syllabus a lot easier than his Brazilian one where he did the following thirteen subjects: Portuguese, English, History of Arts, Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Writing, Physical Education and History. If you are unsure, Luca’s Home Language is Portuguese. He finished School in Brazil before he did his Rotary exchange year, so after his year here in South Africa he will be back in Brazil starting his first year of university after he passes the entrance exams.

Besides the compulsory Physical Education, Luca participates in only one other sport and that is football. Just in case there are some of you who are not too sure about what is meant by ‘football’, it is just another word for soccer. He will be trying out for football/soccer in the third term.

So what made Luca decide to participate in Rotary Youth Exchange? Well, it has always been a dream of his to travel and see the world. His dad heard about Rotary, Luca applied, went through a number of interviews and now here he is! Now would be a good time to point out to all the South Africans who think poorly of our country that Luca chose to come to South Africa.

For those of you who would like to know what advantages Luca has over you by being an exchange student, the answer is that he gets to experience different cultures, understand what life is like out of his country and in these ways he learns more about the world and its people, which is quite an advantage considering that nowadays the world is all about people and if you can’t understand them, you aren’t going to be getting very far in life! In May Luca will be going to Lesotho with the Port Shepstone Rotary Club to donate winter clothes that were sent by Australia.

Of everything in Brazil, Luca misses his family and the Brazilian food the most. “You cannot compare between something you eat all your life to food you do not know” says Luca. When asked if he prefers South Africa to Brazil Luca made this comment, “There is nothing like home”. It might be cliché, but it is so true. All in all how does Luca feel about being an exchange student? Be assured that he is absolutely proud of his achievement.

Article by: Rebecca Classen (Grade 11A)