The Gr10-12 learners played a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of various hospitality services during the KwaSizabantu Ministers Conference 3-6 March. Their duties included welcoming guests and escorting them to their rooms, serving meals, setting and clearing tables, washing dishes and general cleanup during and after the event. The learners’ smiling faces, helpful … Read more
On 24 February, the first leg of the 2025 Bridge Building competition was held at school level. 10 teams entered bridges for this competition. Experience certainly pays off in a competition like this – builders learn from past construction errors and improve designs. As a result, Tom Joubert, Noah Vogel and Liam Joubert won the … Read more
The camp was an enjoyable and educational experience the Grade 10 boys. We got to know everyone on the team better. We were taught skills that will come in use later in life. We are thankful and we don’t think we will ever forget it. Rudi Combrink We hiked to our camping site where the … Read more
Domino Servite School maintains its exemplary record of 100% matric pass rate in 2024, upholding its reputation for excellence. Out of a class of 31 candidates with 210 symbols, there were 66 distinctions. Joshua Combrink, Megan Engelbrecht and Adelle van der Walt each achieved a full complement of distinctions; Kaat Schobben and Michelle van Hasselt … Read more
The aim of the 2024 Wildlife Quiz was to have more identification questions, move faster using multiple choice questions and focus on local wildlife. The bag round was still as popular as ever and the learners did remarkably well at identification and observation. I congratulate the winners and encourage the other groups to persevere with … Read more
The Grade 9 outing started off at the Greytown Museum on 7 October, where the learners saw what life was like 100 years ago. Our museum guide shared a wealth of knowledge about all the old artefacts on display. Thereafter we headed to Magoso, a branch of KwaSizabantu Mission close to Pomeroy where the learners … Read more
The DSS Bridge Building team that won the Pmb Regional competition, took part in the national competition held at the Midrand Conference Centre on 23 August. Alex Gideon, Caleb Schmunk and Owen Witthoft competed against 16 other regional teams from across the country. On Friday morning the teams were briefed on the bridge specifications and … Read more
In August 2023 Joshua Combrink wrote the South African Science Olympiad. He achieved 4th position nationally and was selected to write a further test to determine SA representation status at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this test he achieved 2nd position nationally and was selected to represent the country with three other students: … Read more
Once again DSS was represented at the Regional Bridge Building competition in Pietermaritzburg this year on 20 July. Domino boys took the first three positions. First position was won by Alex Gideon, Caleb Schmunk and Owen Witthoft. Their bridge carried a weight of 141.9kg. Ludwig McGill, Stefan Vilciu and Tim Walz took 2nd with their … Read more
Every step of my career was hard work. Virgil van Dijk Career Day took place on 1 May. In all the presentations on career choices, hard work was the common theme. Agriculture, journalism, farming, radio, medicine and many others require plain hard work to achieve anything. This ingredient is still vital in carving out a … Read more