Churchill School (Harare)
| Churchill School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 17°49′42″S 31°04′57″E / 17.8284°S 31.0824°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, boarding and day, high School |
| Motto | Bulldog for ever |
| Established | 1950 |
| Headmaster | Patson Mugwanda |
| Staff | 83 |
| Number of students | 1487 |
| Colour(s) | Purple, grey & platinum |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Alumni | Winstonians |
| Website | www |
Churchill School is a
At one time, the school's pipe band was in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest piping hours. Pipers Neville Workman, Patrick Forth, Paul Harris and Clive Higgins blew their pipes for a combined 100 hours in July 1976, breaking the previous record of eighty hours.[1]
History
Founded in 1950 as Eastlea Boys' High School, headmaster E.J. 'Jeeves' Hougaard helped inspire most of Churchill's traditions. Hougaard is credited with establishing the name of the school and its affiliation to
Houses
Two boarding houses, which had about 180 pupils, were named Winston and Spencer houses. The games houses (Akroyd, Beaumont, Cardell, Hamilton, Maxwell and Wakeham) recall pilots who died in the Battle of Britain. These houses compete in sports and cultural activities for the Governor's Cup.
Sport
The school offers a number of sporting disciplines such as rugby, baseball, hockey, cricket, basketball, tennis, soccer, water polo, volleyball, golf, swimming, athletics, cross country, squash, chess and, at one time, Churchill School had the largest Telescope in Zimbabwe, situated on the headmasters roof It had a 14" Reflector Telescope. In the early history of the school it also had Cadets. The Churchill School Pipeband has competed at the world championships in Scotland 4 times. Former pupil Derek Chisora went on to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world in Boxing. It competes with Harare's other big sporting schools, mainly
See also
References
- ^ Guinness Records, Guinness superlatives Ltd.,(1984) p182
- ^ Makonyonga, Trevor; Tapureta, Beaven. "Churchill High School Celebrates 60th Anniversary". The Zimbo Jam. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 11 June 2014.