The 2025 Chronicle

FOUNDERS

FOUNDERS Back Row: Callum Fly, Thake Nkala, Rex Wardlaw, Akshay Panday, Dylan van Tonder, Ben le Sueur, Oliver Beagrie, Callum Kernahan, Cameron Schwegmann, Dylan Yorke Smith, Agang Magang, Benjamin Sevel, Christian MacPherson, Litha Nkala, Ewan Logan Fourth Row: Samuel Smithers, Aage Erichsen, Sedge Pearson, Michael Dottridge, Michael Weitendorf, Nate Ross-Kent, Henco Van Loggerenberg, Nick Goeller, Sam Hoy, Kamva Mantanga, Nathan Cochran, Max D'Aubrey, Griffon Erasmus Middle Row: Thapelo Direng, Campbell Freeman, Simphiwe Kona, Ross Harvey, Griffin Goldby, Matt Stanistreet, Tristan Gomes, Benjamin Goble, Graydon Leslie, James Anderson, Jack Ross-Kent, Cole Freeman, Willie Matshela, Mpho Thipa, Matthew Godbold

Second Row: Valentino Zedde, Samuel De Almeida, Thomas Hoy, Khumo Ntumba, William Rattray, Jock Lewis, Benjamin Hingeston, Gennaro Stravino, Finnian Ridl, Rohan Erasmus, Kofi Hinson, Weza Mwiwa, Lukholo Matanzima, Callum Flockhart, James Goble, Solethu Ngxola

Front Row (seated): Ms Nontobeko Mdluli, Mr Bruere Venter, Luke Macduff, Mr Nicholas Bérichon, Gordon Deutscher, Mrs Xolisile Mzinyane, Stefan Moolman, Mr Herman Visagie, William Ridl, Mr Garth Quaite, Simon Bailes, Miss Emsone Fourie, Luke Camerer, Mr Ryan Strudwick, Nicholas Smithers, Mr Lwandiswa Zuma, Mrs Sarah Bien

Founders stands proudly as the oldest House at Michaelhouse, built in 1928 and deeply rooted in the earliest traditions of

Written by William Ridl

Housemaster: Mr Herman Visagie Assistant Housemaster: Mr Garth Quaite

the school.

House Tutors: Mr Nicholas Bérichon, Mrs Jenni Clinton-Parker, Mr David Pachonick, Mr Ryan Ravenscroft, Mr Wayne Sudding,

Its walls have seen generations of boys walk its corridors, forming friendships, building character and adding to a leg acy nearly a century long. As the first official House creat ed under the newly established house system in the late 1920s, Founders has always been the heart of tradition. Over the years, the House has grown and adapted, but its core values remain unchanged: brotherhood, integrity and the mission to develop young men of understanding, thought and culture. In 2025 these values shone as bright ly as ever.

Ms Emsoné Fourie, Mr Ryan Strudwick E Block Tutor: Mrs Xolisile Mzinyane Intern: Mr Bruere Venter, Mr Lwandiswa Zuma

Housemother: Mrs Sarah Bien Head of House: William Ridl Deputy Head of House: Simon Bailes House Prefects: Luke Camerer, Gordon Deutscher, Luke Mac duff, Stefan Moolman, Nicholas Smithers

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