• There were 246 entries in this years’ EXPO for Young Scientist which was held at University of KZN on 28, 29 July. • DSS entered 23 projects. • Of the 23 projects 21 were awarded either 1st, 2nd or 3rd class. • Of these 21 projects, 8 were awarded 3rd class, 9 – 2nd … Read more
The DSS Stage Production Ai-we-dah was “how-how-how!” – good-good-good! in the Chinese dialect that Gladys Aylward spoke. It was good in many ways – it taught us the goodness of God towards His children who obey Him. It taught us the unforgettable story of an incredible person and what can be achieved by one small … Read more
The Interhouse Athletics Meeting took place on Thursday 4 August and Saturday 6 August, however, due to the severe cold experienced on Saturday we had to postpone the relay races to Thursday 11 August. After three sessions, Murray proved to be the winning house with a score of 1787. Morris came a very close second … Read more
Two DSS teams participated in the Regional Bridge Building Competition held on 30 July at St Charles College. The DSS team consisting of Iliya Matveyuk, Mthokozisi Dumakude, Joseph Grobler achieved 2nd position. Their their bridge carried a weight of 140 kg. The DSS team comprising of Jonas Graf, Stephan Stegen & Jan Joosten came 1st. … Read more
Matric teachers from DSS are helping a neighbouring school, Phezukomkhono, revise work for their trials examinations during August. Just over 50 learners come to DSS for three days a week. The subjects are Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Accounting and Physical Sciences. {gallery}2011/Term3/CommunitySupport{/gallery}
The Grade 10’s experimented with practical trigonometry on 22 July. They made their own inclinometers and had to use it to work out how high the library building is. After this they shot up rockets (coke bottles), working out how high each rocket flew and what its average speed was. {gallery}2011/Term3/Gr10Maths{/gallery}
The 2011 Challenge The teams are tasked with designing a model water distribution network to distribute three litres of water equally between three points on a sixteen-point grid using two different diameter pipes and connection pieces. They are then judged on how well they execute the task – working on a penalty points system. They … Read more
The FET Open Evening was held on 2 August 2011. After a warm welcome and some musical items by the Music Ensemble, the parents were given a briefing on the latest curriculum (CAPS) which will be implemented in stages beginning with the Foundation Phase in 2012. The Effects of Technology on our Youth was the … Read more
The Pietermaritzburg South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Committee hosted their 3rd Regional High School’s “Aqualibrium” Water Competition on Saturday, 21 May 2011. Teams from various schools such as Domino Servite, Northbury Park Secondary, St. Charles College, Maritzburg College and Raisethorpe Secondary participated in this event. The aim of the competition was to distribute … Read more
The three winners of the National 2010 SAIMechE Technology Olympiad – Jonas Graf, Etienne Husslig and Wouter-Jan Mout were treated to a trip of their lives when they took three days off to visit places in the country that were good examples of technology in action. Their first stop on Monday 21 March was Cape Town where … Read more