King Edward VII School was a-buzz  on the 31 January, when two famous and legends in their own rights returned to their alma mater and addressed the school in a very special assembly. Dr Ali Bacher (Class of 1959) and Bryan Habana (Class of 2000) returned to King Edward to record an interview session, ‘In Conversation’, where-by Old Boy Ali Bacher interviews famous sportsmen of South Africa. Before that though both took time out of their busy schedules to address the Staff and boys in an assembly.

Dr Bacher fondly recalled his days at King Edward as been very instrumental in how his career panned out and he paid tribute to the great teachers of King Edward during his time at the school. Dr Bacher further reminded the boys about the importance of being leaders at school and in society and to always conduct themselves in a respectable manner.

Bryan Habana inspired the boys to ‘seize every day’ and to their best in all that they do- in academics and on and off the sports field. He expressed his passion about how much he valued and appreciated the privilege to have played for the crest of King Edward.

It was indeed a memorable moment for all the boys and Staff at King Edward. It is always a honour to have our Old Boys visiting us and sharing their successes with us.

King Edward VII School Old Boy, Bevan Leedham (Class of 2012) has started his exchange programme in blistering cold temperatures.  Bevan  arrived in Belgium on the 12th of January for his year as a Rotary Exchange Student. He arrived at a time where the average temperature is about -10 Degrees Celsius.
 
Bevan is attending the College Notre-Dame de Belle-vue in Dinant. Dinant which is located on the River Meuse in the Belgium province of Namur and they have a total population of 13 520 people. The city’s most famous landmark is the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame. It was rebuilt in on its old foundations after falling rocks from the adjacent cliff partially destroyed the former Romanesque style church in 1227. Bevan’s school is located across the bridge from the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame.

Bevan has started an intense course of extra French lessons, as all of his classes are in French, even his English classes are in French! So there are too be many more challenges and events, our King Edward Old Boy will be faced with and an exciting upcoming trip to Alpes d’Huez in France for a Snowboarding & Skiing from the 9th – 16th February, is one he is really looking forward too!

We wish Bevan all the best on this cultural adventure & whilst he may be learning many new things, we trust the ‘KES Spirit’ is one he can freely share with his new country, friends and school.

Bevan’s arrival in Belgium

The Trojans have announced Sean Johnstone as their choice of captain for the 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns presented by Steinhoff International.
Sean, who hails from Johannesburg and attended King Edward VII School (KES) was the natural choice for Trojans Captain having been Head Boy at KES in 2011.

Sean joined UCT in 2012 and participated in last years Varsity Cup and was part of the inaugural High Performance Programme last year.

“It was the players choice but the coaching staff are more than happy with Sean as Captain. He played for the Trojans last year in the Varsity Cup as well as the League. He plays with his heart on his sleeve and the players respect that” Coach Andrew ‘Gunner’ Hughes said.

Johnstone was not expecting the Captaincy but was more than ready to accept the challenge “I was very surprised to get the position as there are so many good leaders in the squad, but I am very grateful and am ready to embrace the challenges that come with such a responsibility”

Johnstone believes the Trojans class of 2013 has got a good chance in this years Varsity Cup “With the potential in the side and the way we gel together as a team, the possibilities are endless for us in the competition. I love the comradery between the guys, we are all good mates and get on extremely well, and when we are on the field the guys are grafting”.

Joining Sean in the Trojans Squad are two other King Edward VII School Old Boys, Bradley Janse van Rensburg (2012 Headboy) & Zukile Ncube (Class of 2012) Whilst the KES Old Boys have swopped their RED jerseys for the blue & white hoops of UCT, the whole of the King Edward Community and School will be cheering them & wishing them much success in the 2013 season. Well done Sean on the Captaincy-Go Well!

UCT TROJANS: Ncube, Johnstone & Van Rensburg

(By Admin · January 16, 2013 · Filed in Latest News, Trojans, Varsity Cup)

King Edward VII School Old Boy, Captain Graeme Smith led his charges to another crushing win over New Zealand and in the process sealing the Sunfoil Test Series 2-0. South Africa thumped the visitors by an innings and 193 runs on the fourth day of the second test.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that he had been pleased by the standard of cricket his team had played over the series as they strengthened their position as the world’s top-ranked test nation.

“We’ve had to work hard to get into this position and it’s nice to keep playing well and it’s been a wonderful two test matches for us,” Smith said at the post-match presentation.

“They (the wins) were very professional and both were very big wins. A lot of guys contributed and I thought our style of cricket and the way we played was good. Bar a couple of dropped catches in the first test I thought our cricket was of a very high standard.

A three-match one-day international series between the two countries starts in Paarl on January 19.

The King Edward Community and School extend their congratulations to Graeme and the Proteas on a clinical and fantastic win!