Biweekly newspaper of Paul Roos Gymnasium.

1. Redakteur: Johan Schoeman, Renier Hattingh (Adjunk)
Ontwerp en uitleg: Justin Reinecke (Hoof), Thomas Butler, Rudi Thiel, Andre Fick
Nuus: Charl Smit, Neil Olivier, Jaco Marais, Christoff Loubser, Luke Giesler, Philip Ellis
Stuurdingetjie: Luke White (Hoof)
Onderwyser in beheer: Hesti van der Mescht
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Uitgawe/Issue 273 Jaargang XIII 6 November 2015
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Last week two of Paul Roos
Gymnasium’s U/14 cricketers
produced a master class of tenacity
and scored a record second-wicket
partnership for their team.
Facing the Somerset College
bowlers who had removed one of
the opening batsmen cheaply, PRG’s
Francois Joubert strode to the wicket
to join Ruan Terblanche.
The two attacking batsmen
immediately started to score quickly
and were soon dominating the bowl-
ers. Despite a valiant effort from the
Somerset bowlers, they simply had no
answer to the stroke play of Joubert
and Terblanche, who were firing at
142 and 180 strike rates respectively.
Both batsmen got to triple figures
– but that was only the start of the
run fest as they continued to strike
the ball to all corners of the field.
Joubert was particularly aggressive as
he thumped 11 sixes and 32 fours in
his mammoth 263-not-out innings
in a breathtaking display of attacking
cricket.
Ruan Terblanche, who had opened
the innings, finished with 212 runs,
not out, which constituted a record
486-run partnership for the second
wicket in this 50-over match.
Look on page 4 at record partner-
ships in all forms of the game, inclu-
ding minor cricket, to see just how
remarkable this partnership was.
Cricket Crease Maths: 53 X 4’s + 17 X 6’s =
Photo:ThomasMoss

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I think my neighbour is stalking me as she has been Googling my name on her computer. I saw it through my telescope last
night.
Laasweek was een van die warm-
stes op rekord, op min plekke
meer so as in ons geliefde Stellen-
bosch. Dié hittegolf het Paul Roosers
na kreatiewe maniere laat soek om
lafenis te vind teen die genadelose
hitte.
Vir die meeste was die hitte te veel
en die geleentheid te aanloklik. Ter
ondersteuning van die #Temperature-
MustFall-veldtog het Paul Roosers in
hul massas opgeruk na die Antonij
Rupert Akwatiese Sentrum.
Paul Roosers ag natuurlik die vei-
ligheid van hul medebetogers baie
hoog en daar is eers seker gemaak
dat daar See-en-Sand-lewensredders
teenwoordig was voordat enige bom-
melakiesies gemaak is.
Die betogers se oorwinning oor die
hitte het ongelukkig nie lank geduur
nie en kort voor lank het Juffrou
Olivier die leerders kom verwilder, al
kon mens in haar oë sien dat sy eint-
lik wou saamswem. Gelukkig is daar
altyd ’n volgende keer.
Met die hittegolf wat verby is alle
pret en plesier eers weer in die kas ge-
prop. Want, manne, daar is ’n ‘crucial’
eksamen op pad. Maar wat is drie
kort wekies ook nou eintlik? Voor-
spoed met die eksamen en geniet die
vakansie!
Van Agter die Skoolbank
Yours Truly
Johan Schoeman
Editor-in-Chief
Ouervergadering: Skoolfinansies
Baie dankie aan die ouers wat hierdie vergadering die afgelope Woensdagaand bygewoon het.
Information was given regarding the current state of the school’s finance and the proposed budget for 2016 was dis-
cussed and explained.
The school and hostel fees for 2016, as approved by the parents, will be the following:
Onderriggeld
betaalbaar eenmalig – R27 900
of
oor 10 maande – Februarie tot November – R2 790 per maand
Verhoging: 8,35%
Koshuisgeld
Betaalbaar eenmalig R35 800 sonder wasgoed, R37 200 met wasgoed
of
per kwartaal
Sonder wasgoed – R8 950
Met wasgoed – R9 300
Verhoging: 6,2%
Alles moontlik is gedoen om die verhogings te beperk, sonder om die funksionering van die skool of koshuis op risiko
te plaas.
Also note that the school received an unqualified report from our external auditors for the 2014 financial year – which
is extremely satisfactory.
Ons dank aan mnr. Pieter Wessels, voorsitter van ons Finansiële Komitee, vir sy bedrae die afgelope jaar.
Van Agter die Lessenaar
From Behind the Desk
Deur Jannie van der Westhuizen
Foto:JohanSchoeman

3. Uitgawe/Issue 273 Concipio Page 3
I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather, not like his screaming passengers.
Heinrich Sullwald
Hamergooi (17)
Goud
Breyton Poole
Hoogspring (15)
Goud
Barrett de Willers
1500m (16)
Goud
JB Buffet
1500m (14)
Goud
800m (14)
Goud
Caleb Williams
Verspring (15)
Goud
Mark Kleinhans
Hoogspring (14)
Goud
Paul Geldenhuis
Driesprong (16)
Goud
William Gibbens
Paalspring (17)
Goud
Tiaan Whelpton
Driesprong (15)
Goud
Jean-Jacques Kotze
Hamergoooi (15)
Silwer
Dimitri Mngqolo
100mH (15)
Silwer
300mH
Silwer
Ryno Niemand
Hamergooi (16)
Silwer
David-Ley Moses
100m (17)
Silwer
Tiaan Pretorius
100mH (14)
Silwer
300mH (14)
Silwer
Simon Steven
Verspring (16)
Silwer
Jared Swanepoel
Diskus (17)
Silwer
Jaydon Rose
800m (15)
Silwer
Heinrich Schaeffer
Paalspring (15)
Silwer
Jordan Immink
100m (15)
Silwer
Joshua Sunderland
1500m (14)
Silwer
Hugo Schreuder
Driesprong (15)
Silwer
Reagan van der Westhuizen
Gewigstoot (15)
Silwer
JC Erasmus
Hamergooi (16)
Brons
Jacques Farre
400m (16)
Brons
Tiaan van Niekerk
Diskus (16)
Brons
Wynand Neethling
800m (14)
Brons
Grant Green
Hamergooi (17)
Brons
Ronaldo MacKenzie
300mH (15)
Brons
Gewigstoot (15)
Brons
Nico Claassen
Gewigstoot (17)
Brons
Jouberto Greeff
Spiesgooi (17)
Brons
Paul Roos verwerf 10 goue, 15 sil-
wer en 9 brons medaljes. Heinrich
Sullwald het ook die beste presta-
sie van die PRG-atlete behaal met
sy 63,70m in hamergooi.
Op Vrydag 30 Oktober het die jaarlikse PRG/MATIES -byeenkoms op Coetzenburg-stadion plaasgevind.
Ongeveer 27 skole het deelgeneem en PRG-atlete het baie goed gevaar teen die sterk kompetisie.
Philip Ellis
Paul Roos hosted an exhibition
tennis match against one of the
most prestigious private schools in
England, Reed's Private School, dur-
ing one of the hottest weeks in South
African history.
Reed's Private School was founded
in 1813 in London and is one of the
top-performing English schools in
cultural activities, academics and
sport.
Wayne Montgomery, former Paul
Roos number one, once played in the
Junior Wimbledon Tournament with
one of the players from Reed's Private
School as his partner, and reached the
semi-final.
Reed's U/15 tennis team won the
annual World Championship for
Schools in 2011, so tight competi-
tion was expected for this exhibition
match.
Ms Olivier's class was renovated to
form a clubhouse to accommodate
the 16 players and 3 coaches from
both teams for a long and exciting
day of tennis.
Paul Roos went onto the courts in
the blistering heat to face-off against
the so-called “World Champions”.
The heat and competition proved to
be too much for the Londoners and
Paul Roos ended the day by winning
12-0 in matches.
Paul Roos’ tennis teams face off against world champions
Photo:ThomasMoss

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I’ve spent the past four years looking for my ex-girlfriend’s killer, but no one will do it.
623* FJ Fitzgerald 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers v Army SC Dublin 1895
605 AH Trevor & GF Vernon Orleans Club v Rickling Green Rickling Green 1882
601* Mohsin Khan & Saeed Khan Karachi Whites v Hyderabad (Under 19) Karachi 1972/73
525* G Conran & P Watsford Small Arms Factory v Bowenfels Lithgow 1920/21
476* GW Lyttelton & MRHM Herbert AC Benson's XI v HV Macnaghten's XI Eton 1901
407 D Crombie & D Thomson Naenae College v Marist Hutt Valley 1982/83
403 J Northfield & B Sheeran Red Hill v French Island Red Hill 1982/83
Other Record Partnerships in Cricket
The 486-run partnership by Terblanche and Joubert was a huge accomplishment by these two players. We look for-
ward to seeing how they progress through the ranks of school cricket and beyond.
Photo’s: JD West
Photo:ThomasMoss

5. Uitgawe/Issue 273 Concipio Page 5
A blind man walks into a bar, and chair, and a table.
Johan Schoeman
Op 1 Oktober 2015 het ses Paul
Roosers, op uitnodiging van
Travel and Sport, saam met die top
10 leerders van talle skole regoor
Suid-Afrika vertrek na Boston, Mas-
sachusetts om deel te neem aan ’n
akademiese toer in Amerika.
Die maroenbaadjies het vir Wolf-
gang Wild, Reitz Broeksma, Johan
Schoeman, Julian Bock, Rijk de Wet
en James Steven ingesluit.
Na hul vlug van 23 ure via Johan-
nesburg en Dubai het die groep vier
dae in Boston deurgebring en heelwat
geskiedkundige besienswaardighede
ervaar, onder meer Paul Revere (die
onafhanklikheidstryd-ikoon) se
huis. Die groep het besoek afgelê by
Harvard Universiteit en het ’n lesing
oor gevorderde kankernavorsing en
behandeling bygewoon by die Mas-
sachusetts Instituut vir Tegnologie
(MIT). Tydens hul besoek aan Boston
het die leerders ook die John F. Ken-
nedy Presidensiële Museum besoek,
en daarna, op pad New York toe,
het die toergroep vir ’n dagbesoek
en kampustoer by Yale Universiteit
gestop.
In New York het hulle die Empire
State-gebou se boonste verdieping
besoek om die Groot Appel van bo
te aanskou. Daar is ook besoek afgelê
aan die 9/11 Memorial, Central Park,
Times Square, the Museum of Natu-
ral History en die VN-hoofkwartier.
’n Rit op die Staten Island Ferry was
ook deel van die besoek aan New
York, wat afgesluit is met ’n lesing oor
die studie van die buiteruim deur ’n
astrofisikus by die Universiteit van
Columbia.
Op pad na Washington het die
toergroep gestop by Princeton, tuiste
en alma mater van die legendariese
Albert Einstein en ook van J. Robert
Oppenheimer, uitvinder en ontwer-
per van die atoombom.
In die hoofstad het die groep alles
gedoen wat daar te doene is: ’n be-
geleide toer van die ikoniese Capitol,
’n besoek aan die Newseum en die
Arlington Nasionale Begraafplaas, die
finale rusplek van meer as 400 000
militêre gestorwenes.
Op hul laaste dag in Washington het
die leerders die kans gekry om op hul
eie Washington Mall te ontdek.
Die Mall is nie ’n winkelsentrum
soos die naam klink nie, maar ’n sen-
trale groen strook waar die Withuis,
Washington Monument, die
beroemde Abraham Lincoln-monu-
ment en die Smithsonian Museum-
reeks geleë is.
Die groep het ook die geleentheid
gehad om ’n yshokkie-wedstryd
tussen die Washington Capitals en
die New Jersey Devils in die Verizon
stadion te gaan kyk. Wat ’n belewenis!
Die meerderheid van die groep het
daarna teruggekeer na Suid-Afrika,
maar ’n kleiner groep leerders het ’n
opsionele bykomende toer na Or-
lando onderneem.
Die ekstra been het besoeke aan
menige pretparke ingesluit, asook
die Kennedy Space Center in Cape
Canaveral.
In ’n neutedop was dié toer die er-
varing van ’n leeftyd wat nie een van
die leerders óóit sal vergeet nie.
Paul Roosers Infiltreer die VSA
Fotos: Johan Schoeman

6. Uitgawe/Issue 273 Concipio Page 6
The titanic is a perfect example of how just the tip can get you into trouble.
Charl Smit
Dis weer daardie tyd van die jaar.
Stresvlakke loop hoog. Slaap-
vlakke neem af. Eksamentyd.
Dit is ook die tyd waarin jy jouself
onwillekeurig met die top 10 van
die graad bevriend- altyd nuttig in
gevalle waar jy nie jou Wiskunde
huiswerk deur die jaar gedoen het
nie, of nie opgelet het wat jy moet leer
vir jou Afrikaans Vraestel 2 nie.
Streef om te verbeter, nie na perfek-
sie nie. Eindjaar-eksamen is altyd ’n
“bulletjie”. Soos enige eksamen gaan
jy deur ’n “rollercoaster” van emo-
sies. Jy begin stadig, maar seker. Jy
hou styf vas en stabiliseer jouself. Die
eksamen/rollercoaster begin met ’n
steil opdraende. Angs met die eerste
draai, hartseer met die tweede draai,
en vrees met die derde draai. Jy maak
jou oë toe, jy gaan op en af, heen en
weer, en snak na jou asem, keer op
keer.
Net soos wat die rollercoaster die
laaste pylvak inbeweeg, bou twyfel en
onsekerheid in jou op.
Die aand voor jou eksamen is soos
die aand voor Kersfees. Tussendeur
die gerondrol, hoop jy vir ’n wonder-
werk! Almal ken die gevoel maar alte
goed! Die Concipio-span het by ken-
ners gaan inloer en op die volgende
eksamenwenke afgekom vir wanneer
jy ’n “breek” vat :
• Luister na jou gunsteling liedjie (bv. Vacation van G.R.L., dit sal die eksamentydperk soos ’n vakansie laat voel)
• Doen 10 opstote/push-ups - dit beloof om die gemoed terselftertyd ’n hupstoot te gee.
• Bederf jou met kos, verkieslik met Domino’s Pizza Delivery.
• “Refresh” jou Instagram “feed”.
• Beplan jou Desember-vakansie.
Ons hoef nie vir mekaar te jok nie,
eksamen is nie lekker nie. Dis stres-
vol. Wees ten alle tye optimisties, en
moenie gaan lê nie. Net swakkelinge
gaan lê. Onthou, jy mag maar huil,
want “as jy lag, is jy sag”. Vat die ek-
samen dag vir dag.
Met lekkerkry kan ons die swaarkry
klaarkry! Dis nie hoe jy begin nie,
maar hoe jy eindig.
Onthou die volgende stelling wat
nooit uit die mode sal gaan nie: “As jy
nie leer nie, stuur pa jou nie weer nie”.
Optimisme was nog altyd die ge-
heime resep.
Goeiemôre Optimiste!
Concipio quickies are a brisk and
fun way to get to know your
favourite personalities without rolling in
the deep too much (although sometimes
we like that too).
A long while ago – and yet perhaps it
wasn’t such a very long time ago, when
the world was full of wonders – a South
African super-group rose to the game.
And seventeen years later they are still
shining!
The Parlotones is a rock band from Jozi
and is known for genres such as indie-
rock and post-punk. The band, started
in 1998, is known for the face makeup
worn by lead singer Kahn Morbee.
Concipio’s very own Christoff Loubser
caught up with the band members.
You have such an international sound. But describe South Africa, the country you call home.
South Africa is my home, our home, and the band’s place they call home and therefore South Africa will be the place we call
home as long as the band exists. We’ve been all over the world and there is no place like it! –Neil Pauw-
Are you working on anything new?
We’ve just released our new album, Antiques & Artefacts, but will start writing for the next album soon. Enough said before I
reveal too much. Our frontman is also dedicated and ready to produce the ultimate winner of Voice South Africa.
–Paul Hodgeson-
Any embarrassing stories from the road?
Well we were once late for a very important live TV interview because we stopped for lunch… –Glen Hodgeson-
Who’s the worst driver on the road?
Definitely me, myself and I, but I only drove for 15 minutes so it’s not too bad. But otherwise Neil, he’s also the best driver off
the road. –Kahn Morbee-
What’s the band’s biggest vice/ secret?
Good times… No secrets, it’s all true. But on the other side if I tell you, it won’t be a secret anymore. –The Parlotones
Back to bang the bucks-the Parlotones
Foto:Verskaf

7. Uitgawe/Issue 273 Concipio Page 7
I hate people who use big words to make them look perspicacious.
Neil Olivier
The new Jam committee has been
elected and was announced last
week. Some info has slipped by my
ears and by the sound of it, there is
definitely a lot of new things to be
excited for Jam in 2016. For starters
we have Mr de Beer who is going to
be helping us with events. Jam has a
new logo and slogan.
Video announcements of upcoming
events will appear every Monday in
assembly. So if you are keen to share
a few words, come and visit us on a
Tuesday first break. Don’t forget to
follow us on the very famous Insta-
gram for your weekly verse updates.
As from next year the Jam ‘cell
groups’ will have a fantastic struc-
ture as all new cell leaders have been
coached by Mr Cloete.
It is clear that Jam is about to ex-
pand. Don’t miss out. Become a part
of PRG Jam and help us make disciple
makers.
Jam Committee 2016
Charl Smit
Arnon Yasha Yves Grunberg
(44), ’n Duitser wat tans in New
York bly, se naam is amper so lank
soos sy lys van toekennings en pryse.
Vir diegene wat nie so op die hoogte
is van wat in die literêre wêreld
aangaan nie, sal die naam Arnon nie
’n klokkie lui nie.
Op 22 Oktober 2015 het Lina Spies,
’n formidabele digter en wetenskap-
like, ’n onderhoud in die Protea
Boekwinkel by Bergzicht Plaza in
Stellenbosch met die skrywer Arnon
Grunberg gevoer oor sy roman Tirza,
wat in 2006 gepubliseer is.
“Dié roman is alles behalwe ’n
cliché” was Lina Spies se opmerking.
Dit is ’n geloofwaardige, persoonlike
boek wat enige mens se aandagspan
kan behou. Arnon het deeglik navor-
sing gedoen vir dié roman.
Hy het sowat drie keer die langpad
Namibië toe aangepak – volgens
Arnon vloei kreatiwiteit in die strate
van Namibië.
Die verloop van die verhaal herin-
ner aan domino’s wat val, een na die
ander, totdat die laaste een staande
bly.
Moraliteit is ’n motief wat sterk deur
die boek aangeraak word. Jou morele
kompas sal geöriënteer word en van
al die negatiewe invloede ontslae
raak. Grunberg se literêre talente het
vanaf vroeë ouderdom gewys. Op
19-jarige ouderdom het hy sy eerste
boek gepubliseer en op 23-jarige
ouderdom het hy ’n Europese “best
seller” geskryf.
Hy is ook verantwoordelik vir talle
internasionale rubrieke en kolomme
wat strek vanaf die “New York Time’s
Magazine” tot by Duitsland se dagb-
laaie.
Arnon Grunberg is ’n begaafde
skrywer. Sit Tirza op jou kluitklaplys.
Die boek leer jou van die lewe, méér
as enige ander boek.
Grunberg in groen weivelde
Foto:ChristoLangenhovenFoto:Verskaf

8. Uitgawe/Issue 273 Concipio Page 8
Whats worse than finding a “vuurpyl” drawn on your desk? Finding out it was traced.
Sing and rejoice!!!!!
Kom sing saam aan hierdie wonderlike jaarsafsluitings konsert. Met trots
aangebied deur die PRG-Koor en Musica Perpetua (Gekombineerde orkes van
Bloemhof, Rhenish, Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Laerskool Eikestad en Paul Roos).
Die konsert sluit ‘n optrede in deur Ilse-lee van Niekerk. Sy was ook te sien
by hierdie woordfees in haar kabaret “sewe sakke soet”. Van Niekerk gaan ook
saam met die koor en orkes optree.
Jaco Marais
Paul Roos can once again lay claim to a sportsman at national level. JP Brits (Grade 11) has
been chosen again for the South African u/18 and u/20 Ice Hockey teams – he is leaving on the
12th of January next year for an International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world champion-
ship tour to Mexico for the u/20 SA team. He will also play for the u/18 SA team in a champi-
onship held in March. Concipio went to investigate:
• Why do you enjoy participating in ice hockey?
Ice hockey is a very physical and fast game. It challenges quick thinking and I enjoy skating
very much. It never gets boring or repetitive. I am always challenged by others and myself to keep performing.
• When and how did you discover this passion for ice hockey?
I spent four years in Canada from the age 6-10. I learned how to skate there and then got into ice hockey because that
was what everybody was doing at the time. It was always fun to be able to play hockey on ice rinks in the park and to be
exposed to the sport. I then came back here and discovered the club where I have been playing ever since.
• Where and how do you train for ice hockey?
I train at Grand West three times a week. We spend about two hours on ice and do regular fitness to make sure we can
take hits, give hits and score goals.
• What other sports do you play and how has ice hockey helped you in these?
I played hockey for a while; fast thinking and good reaction time helped me when I played goalie. I think I learned
from the ice hockey goalies, which is why I had such a weird play-style when I played goalie in field hockey.
• What do you think are key aspects of a player with good sportsmanship?
Sportsmanship is just about being able to play well with others, being able to celebrate and being serious at the right
times. The team needs to function as a unit and as a good sportsman you need to realise that you are a key part of the
unit. If you are able to perform along with others and produce effective results then you are a good team-player and
sportsman. You also need determination and dedication.
• Do you have any pre-game superstitions or rituals?
One of my pre-game rituals is when I tape my socks to my shin pads; I only tape the top half of my sock. I don’t be-
lieve in pre-workout drinks because I believe that all my energy in a game has to come from me and not chemicals in a
bottle.
• Please describe the best achievement you received in ice hockey.
My best achievement has to be when we played against Iceland and lost 4-5, which is really good as they were the best
team in that tournament and beat all other teams. I was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) and received praise from
multiple people on how well I defended. Other than that, it would be making the team again.
After school, JP says he would like to go to university in either America or Canada and play ice hockey everyday while
he studies. He says it would be would be an amazing opportunity if he could get a bursary and be able to play for
America or Canada. We wish him the best of luck and hope that his prowess in ice hockey takes him far in life!
Lord of the rink
JP Brits skates his way into the SA Ice Hockey team
Kaartjies kos ’n skamele R20 en die deure open om 18:00. Bring jou eie piekniekmandjie saam.