The Chronicle 2022

CECELIA ZONDI AND IRENE HLELA

Fierce and tall and a little bit scary, Wait, that’s not Rich, I must be thinking of Mary. Titch, I mean Rich is just a bit smaller, Who most of his tenure wished he were taller, But the boys don’t mind, they’re simply relieved, That he keeps on dishing out unlimited leaves. Straight talking, no b******t, and sometimes offhand, The thing is with Richard that you know where you stand, The Baines boys have learned at least one lesson well, “Life’s unfair, then you die, oh well what the hell.” First up of a morning to put boys on the bus, Covering extra evening duties without any fuss, And after those nights when sleep was fleeting, He would always catch up by dossing in meetings. Richard, soon comes more time to indulge in your vices, To read and smoke instead of collecting devices, With more leisure time pleasure almost in reach, Perhaps the greatest will be relaxing as Mary goes teach. After ten years of roll calls and handing out meds, Dealing with vapers and boys flipping beds, We can say in summary, now it’s your time to depart, That you always had the best interests of the boys in your heart.

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ecelia began working in the Michaelhouse Laundry 36 years ago on 1 February 1986. Irene Hlela started one year later on 1 October 1987. They served under many managers including: Lizzy Morgan, Victor Kisten, Rem Maharaj, Neil Akal and Happy Nzima. They also worked with many Rectors: Neil Jardine 1978-1986, John Pluke 1976-1996, Reginald Dudley Forde 1997-2001, Guy Pearson 2002-2012, Greg Theron 2013-2017, Paul Fleischack 2018-2019 and they take their pension under Rector Antony Clark. Both Cecelia and Irene worked with commitment in their spheres within the laundry, but it was never too much to ask them to help out when the pressure was on in other areas. They took great satisfaction in always being available to help with those little extras on open days, early in the morning or late at night. They both had a special knack for finding lost clothing, something which happens in every laundry, everywhere on earth! Once, on a day when Cecelia was away from work and her colleagues had spent a sleepless night wondering where something was, she was able to call in and point them directly to it! These two ladies became so much a part of the woodwork in the Michaelhouse laundry and came to know generations of boys, and in most cases could recite their laundry numbers, even more than a quarter of a century later. Both will be missed.

Senizophila isoft life. Ngiyabonga kakhulu

Written by Tim Jarvis

INTERN PROGRAMME

Mr Anele Cebo (B. Ed), Mr Sean Rice (PGCE),

Written by Mr Doug Rodger

Staff Member in Charge: Mrs Win de Wet Programme Coordinator: Mr Doug Rodger

Mr Sifiso Shabangu (B. Ed), Mr Simeon Goddard (PGCE), Mr Lwando Saunders (PGCE), Mr Banele Mlangeni (PGCE), Mr Thabani Mchunu (B. Ed).

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he Intern Programme presents aspiring trainee teachers with the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the life of the school, where they are given similar responsibilities to full-time members of staff and are considered an integral part of the team. The interns’ contributions in the classroom, on the sports field, culturally, in the Houses and as part of our community outreach projects are invaluable, and our vision is that through this programme we will help to shape the next generation of teachers in South Africa.

During the course of this year we also welcomed Michaelhouse Old Boys Mr Bruere Venter and Mr Michael Kimber into the programme. The interns threw themselves into their work in all aspects of school, and their willingness to step into the gap when there is a need of any kind has been commendable. The camaraderie and teamwork which they have displayed as a group has also

Nine new interns joined us at the beginning of 2022: Mr Alex Masina (Sports), Mr Mthunzi Mdunge (Strength and Conditioning),

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