Churchill Boys High School, Harare

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Located along Nigel Phillip road in the surburb of Eastlea in Zimbabwe Churchill Boys' High School was founded in 1941 as Eastlea Boys' High School. The first headmaster was 'Jeeves' Hougaard who helped inspire most of Churchill's traditions. Among them the name of the school and its affiliation to Winston Churchill and his family, World War 11 airforce, and the establishment of the school mascot - The Bulldog. The school is well know for having the first Pipe Band in Zimbabwe.

Churchill Boys' High is well known for producing cricket players of a national and international caliber, the likes of Tatenda Taibu and Hamilton Masakadza. Other inspiration sports people include former Sables (Zimbabwe Rugby) captain Andy Ferreira, athlete Stan Flowers, and prominent businessmen like Nigel Chanakira and Farai Rwodzi.

Alumni from the school are known simply as Winstonians and belong to the 'Old Winstonians' association. The site can be accessed at www.winstonians.org.zw.

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