Issue No. 13 - March 2009

A snapshot of Bishops, Friday 6 March 2009 - rowers away at SA Champs; waterpolo boys away at the KES tournament; swimmers and a diver away at SA National Aquatics Champs; basketballers away at the St John's tournament; 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15A and U14A cricketers in PE to play Grey HS and Woodridge College; 104 Grade 7 boys from far and wide who are keen to become Bishops Grade 8s in 2010 at the "Experience Bishops" programme run by Grant Nupen; Bishops, under the guidance and leadership of Jason Bantjes, hosts the national Boys' Schools Conference ... Sounds chaotic and it takes exceptional qualities all-round to pull this off - and we did.

In the meantime, lessons have been taught and learned, mark reports have been compiled, debaters have debated for 24 hours, cyclists have braved 65 kph winds, fencers have been thrusting and parrying, actors have been rehearsing their lines and moves for "Romeo and Juliet", musicians have been hard at work, the leaders of the new leadership committees have been meeting and acting upon decisions made, various charities have been supported and virtually every Bishops boy from Pre-Prep to post matric has been playing some sport or other several times a week.

All this can only happen successfully in a truly stimulating environment. Bishops certainly inspires individuals ... to perform well in a team environment.

Please scroll down to access all the main articles below and click on the links alongside to access some news and forthcoming events.

Geoff Kieswetter (Editor)

A New Headmaster and a New Chaplain

On the first day of the new academic year, the new headmaster and chaplain were inducted into their posts in an impressive ceremony in the Memorial Chapel. Paul Murray covered and photographed the event. [Read more]

The Global Issues Network - Sustaining Efforts

Following on from their active involvement in the Bishops Next Wave conference and the Cape Town City Council’s Youth Environmental Sustainability (YES) conference in the second half of 2008, the Global Issues Network group has continued  to be involved in a variety of activities.
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EPIC II - Another Successful Venture

The second Bishops Epic took place from 17 November to 3 December last year. By all accounts, this was another wonderful learning and growing experience for all participants. [Read more]

Matric Results 2008

Despite some of the fears surrounding the first writing of the new National Senior Certificate, our matrics covered themselves and the school in much glory. [Read more]