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Summer 2012
May you all have an
enjoyable and
restful Summer
Physical Education
Art & Design
Sports Day
Tennis
Athletics
Annual Art and Design
Technology Exhibition
A review of the day from the
House Captains
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Summer Messenger 2012
Contents
Celebrating Success
3 - 10
STEM and Crest Awards
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The Cathedral School
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Physical Education
13 - 15
Sports Day 2012
16 - 22
Art and Design
22 - 23
Easy fundraising
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End of Term Arrangements
Friday 20th July 2012
Term will end at approximately 12.30, following our final assembly.
Contract buses will arrive at school at their normal times.
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The Autumn term begins on Wednesday 5th September 2012 at 8.35 a.m.
Celebrating Success
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to
‘Celebrating Success’, where students’
achievements outside school are given the
recognition they deserve.
Well done and Congratulations to you all!
Marcus Arnold - 7OAC
recently represented his Club at the England Youth Fencing Championships in Hatfield.
This competition saw Marcus being seeded 33rd in England in his new age group of
U13s. He was fairly pleased with the result, considering the new, more experienced
opposition. He is now looking forward to a busy summer training for the Elite Epee
Series of competitions which begin in October. Marcus is
delighted that there is to be a Fencing Club at The King’s
School from September which he hopes many other students
will join and learn a completely new sport.
Alexander Alcock - JD 5
ABRSM Piano Grade 3 - distinction.
ABRSM Clarinet Grade 1 - distinction.
Oundle Music Festival 2012 Grade 2 Clarinet Competition 1st
Prize and Medal.
Oundle Music Festival 2012 Grade 4 Piano Competition 2nd
Prize.
Double Graded to Yellow Belt in the King's Karate Club.
Stephen Alcock - JD 4
ABRSM Piano Grade 3 - distinction.
Oundle Music Festival 2012 Grade 4 Piano Competition 1st
Prize and Medal.
Double Graded to Yellow Belt in the King's Karate Club.
Alexander and Stephen Alcock
Archie Benson - 8CB
Competed in the Junior Championships Pony Club Triathlon,
this involves 4 disciplines shooting, swimming, running and
riding . With stiff opposition he came 3rd.
Archie Benson
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Celebrating Success
Tom Bridgewater - 12AAR
Tom took part in the Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium
event on April 1st. Tom has been raising money for VICTA
by undertaking a double Gold Challenge, a charity
fundraising scheme partnered with the British Olympic
Association. As one of the top fundraisers, Tom won a
place to run in a 4 x 100m relay race in the Olympic
Stadium. The Gold Challenge Day was the first ticketed
event to take place in the Olympic Stadium, and served as a
test day for the Olympics. Although Tom’s team didn’t win
the race, taking part and running on the Olympic track was
an amazing experience.
Tom on Olympic track.
Nicole Britto - JD1, Year 3
Goes for swimming lessons at the Harper’s Leisure Club in
Deeping. She has passed Stage 4 of the ASA National plan for
swimming in April 2012. She is really enjoying swimming and is
doing well in Stage 5.
Nicole Britto.
Calum Cole - Form 7TVC
For the third year running Calum has been the top goal - scorer for his club, scoring 25
goals despite spending 2 and a half months unable to play due to a medical problem
with one of his knees. Calum had three hat tricks, scored four goals and was presented
with the match ball in another match, and won the Man of the Match award on three
separate occasions.
Ella Dalrymple-Smith - 7TVC
Achieved orange belt for karate at The Peterborough Freestyle Karate Club which
Clifton Findley runs on a Thursday after school at The King’s School.
Lorcan Elliott - 8CJS
Has gained his green belt (6th Kyu rank) in Go-Kan-Ryu Karate-Do.
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Celebrating Success
Alexander Ferguson - JD2
Alex is aged 10 and started karate at the age of 5. He goes to the after - school karate
club at King’s on Thursdays.
This makes him the youngest ever King’s School pupil to get a black belt (a little bit of
history).
Harry Fletcher - 9FEO
Has recently achieved Grade 6 with Distinction on Trombone. He is also a member of
the band, Youth Brass 2000, which gained 1st prize at the National Youth Brass Band
championships in
Manchester.
Eleonor Fuller - 9 NJB
Plays for Old
Northamptonians (ON’s)
U15 Girls’ Rugby squad as
Full Back and this
season they are the League
Winners, playing 12 games
and winning them all.
The The Northamptonians U15 Girls Squad.s) U15s Girls
Comments from the
squad as Full ad
coaching staff include:
“ A fantastic achievement
for a team of girls who have played some outstanding
physical rugby this season”.
“ The Girls’ section is the absolute pride of our club and the Under 15s have been
amazing - well done indeed”
“We did it. Everybody played an important role this year, I'm so proud of you all!”
Not only that, but she also got the chance to be a ball girl for the England Ladies’
Under 20s game against France at Moulton College.
This is Ellie’s first season, which has seen her learn and grow as a player with the
determination to develop further next season. It may not be the most glamorous
sport but the rewards and team spirit are fantastic.
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Celebrating Success
Ellen Gregory - 12 LAW
For her contribution to Young Enterprise Ellen has been awarded - Business Woman of
the Year for the Peterborough area. She has been involved in the School’s Young
Enterprise activities since September last year and, to date, has had a very successful
year, with the team making approximately £1300.
Rosie Jacobs - 11 DJH
Has been accepted onto a Rotary Camp Tour and is being supported by Werrington
Rotary Club. She feels very lucky and is delighted to be travelling to Colorado for 3
weeks at the end of July 2012.
Imran Jamal - 8CB
Achieved his Grade 5 Music Theory. He would like to thank Mrs Blanchford for all her
time and effort in helping him to achieve his goal.
Imran was also awarded a Merit for his cello - playing at the Oundle Festival of Music
and Drama. He played a Grade 5 piece by Scott Joplin, called ‘Easy Winners’.
Imran passed his Karate grading this term at King’s and is now an Orange Belt.
Jemima Letts - 10DJM.
Jemima has been playing her euphonium
in her local brass band, March Brass
2000, for a couple of years and this
Easter was awarded the Band Shield for
the most improved player during the
year.
Ben Jennings - 8CJS
Recent sailing achievements include:
Jemma holding her shield.
National Schools’ Sailing Association
Regatta, Weymouth July 2012, sailing
with The King’s School Sailing Team for Cambridgeshire:
- 6th place overall out of 146 toppers.
- 3rd place in the Single - Handed race.
Ben was presented with his prizes by GB Olympic sailor Paul Goodison.
Topper National Series 2, June 2012, 1st Under 14, 17th out of approx. 150.
Topper National Series 1, April 2012, 1st Under 14, 26th out of approx. 200.
Topper Midlands Area Series 2012 – Winner.
Topper Inlands – May 2012 – 2nd Under 14 boy, 34th overall.
Philippa Lloyd - 10SAR
Passed her Grade 4 piano.
Alix Middleditch - 10AMK
Passed both her Grade 5 Theory and Grade 4 and 5 Organ exams with Distinction. She
is still playing regularly for services at Paston Church.
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Celebrating Success
David Moger - 13 NCK
Passed Grade 8 Double Bass with Merit.
Laura Paton - 8CJS
Laura passed her Grade 2 singing exam with Distinction. She was also confirmed in
Peterborough Cathedral at Easter.
Martha Page - 7TVC
Passed her Grade 4 Piano exam. Both she and her brother, Alfie Page - 9TMP have
been selected to join Peterborough Rowing Club.
Natasha Parkinson - 9NJB
Passed her Grade 4 Classical Ballet Exam with Merit. Natasha also took 1st place and
won the Piano Scales Trophy at Grade 4 level.
Michaela Parkinson - 9JD
Passed her Grade 4 Classical Ballet Exam with Merit.
Georgia Pluke - JD1
Passed her Grade 1 Piano with Merit.
Emily Revell - 7 OAC
Achieved her Gold level in Ice Dancing and Single Skating.
Thomas Wilkin - 13SJW
After a successful season as Point Guard and Captain of Peterborough under 18
basketball club, Tom has just been awarded 'Most Valuable Player'. Tom has been
successful in his application to be an Olympic volunteer 'Games Maker'. He will be
based at the Olympic Stadium and will be on duty for the opening ceremony.
Confirmations
Our congratulations and good wishes go to those students in Years 7 – 9 who were
baptised and /or confirmed by Bishop Donald in Peterborough Cathedral at the
Easter Vigil on 23rd April. Each of them attended an eight - week preparation course
during the Spring Term with Helena del Pino (School Chaplain) and Revd Canon
Jonathan Baker of the Cathedral, who is also a School Governor.
The next Confirmation course will start in January 2013. If you would like to register your
interest, please email:
[email protected]
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Celebrating Success
Congratulations to the Young Enterprise team – Profectus Enterprise who attended the
Cambridgeshire County Final at Robinson College, Cambridge on Wednesday 20 th June.
Although they were unsuccessful in being named ‘Best County Company’, they did
receive 2 awards:
Best Environmental Award for ‘re-connecting customers with their past using a
recycled source’ and the Best Technology Award for ‘their use of social networking,
the
internet and QR codes’.
Well done to the whole team for their continuous commitment and contribution to
the Young Enterprise programme this year. The team includes:
Annie Armitage
Kate Tomlinson
Ellen Gregory
Jonathan Sheldrake
Henny Jones
Dani Rizzo
Chris Lewis
Patrick Iddison.
Umar Ikram.
The Profectus Enterprise trade stand.
Profectus Enterprise with their awards and
certificates.
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Celebrating Success
The Times Spelling Bee 2012
A Year 7 team consisting of Sophia Andrews, Edwin Flack, Georgie Franks and Amy van
Dongen took part in the on-line heat of the Times Spelling Bee 2012. The team scored
48 points, and were invited to take part in the regional semi-final which took place at
Cineworld Cambridge on 17th May 2012. 1,200 schools had taken part in the on-line
heats, and the top 100 teams were invited to take part in 10 semi-finals around the
country.
After two challenging and high speed rounds our team came seventh in their semifinal heat. Schools had travelled from as far away as Norwich and Aylesbury to take
part in this heat. The winners of the Cambridge semi-final were the team from St.
John’s College School, which will take part in the final in London on 21 st June.
Many congratulations to Sophia, Edwin, Georgie and Amy!
The Junior Department gymnasts competed in the Regional Schools’ gymnastic
competition in Stowmarket, Ipswich. They qualified for this by previously competing
in the Peterborough Schools’ competition and finishing second.
The gymnasts were marked on vaulting and body management / control routines and
competed against some very talented gymnasts. They came 2nd overall with only 0.5 in
it for 1st position.
An excellent achievement and the result of a lot of
hard work and practice with Mrs Radjenovic.
The Junior Department
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STEM and Crest Awards
In February, 8 of our Year 9 students took part in the Cambridge Rotary Technology
Tournament. They were challenged with designing a device for handling hazardous
materials in emergency situations. On the day they won the award for ‘Best Portfolio’
and each member of the team also earned a Bronze Crest Award from The British
Science Association.
Our congratulations go to Henry Bolton, Elena Havenga, Mia Drury, Jack Howard,
Lizzie Hammond, Tom White, Sarah Greenwood and Rebecca Hockley.
King’s students enter Go4Set challenge.
Over the course of this academic year, 6 Year 9 students have been working towards a Science, Engineering
and Technology competition called Go4Set. They met with an engineer from Anglian Water on a weekly basis
and worked on a project entitled ‘Energy and your School’. The focus of their research was to investigate the
heating of the Mathematics Block which has long caused problems, with Maths teachers and students alike
reporting that the rooms become too warm. The team also investigated the lighting in the school, with the aim
of implementing an automatic system to control the lighting when it’s not being used.
The team receive their certificates L-R: William Rochira, Beau
Turner, Toby Richardson, Alanna Harris, Lauren Morris and
Jemma Cook.
The winning display stand, complete with model classroom
and DVD of an overly warm Mathematics lesson!
EDT Engineering Education Scheme
This year, The King’s School once again entered a
team in the EDT Engineering Education Scheme. Our
2012 team was made up of four students; Chris
Holroyd, James Sanders, Ali-Asghar Hansraj and
James Gardiner.
The King’s team was paired with maritime civil
engineering firm Royal Haskoning, and worked
alongside the company on a real-world project, a two
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A CAD model .
270m long quay extension, currently being built in
Israel. Overall, the scheme was a great success,
with the team providing a flawless final
presentation to a panel of assessors on the final
day, as well as a 40 page report.
The team would like to thank Mr Dunn for giving
each of themthis wonderful opportunity, as well
as Mr Julian Hodnett from Royal Haskoning, for
providing his expertise throughout the project.
The Team with their display stand, complete with animated CAD
model of their engineering solution.
The Cathedral School
Going for Gold – A Reflection
At Sports Day one image that struck me was the sight of House Captains encouraging younger
members of the school to finish their races. They reminded me of Jesus, the good shepherd,
who loves and values each member of his team and will always go after the one who has got lost
at the back or has been forgotten by his teammates or is having trouble crossing the finishing
line.
Fantastic athletes give us much entertainment, inspiration and pleasure and in this Olympic summer we will have plenty of opportunities to gasp and cheer, and wonder at those whose extraordinary energy and drive enables them to reach beyond ordinary human limitations. Although
very few of us will ever achieve such peak physical fitness ourselves, we can all participate in a
different kind of race where physical training is not necessary. In this race the winners can be
the least obvious and the first can be last and the last can be first. In fact, it is a race in which
everyone can be a winner as the competition is not external but internal. You are competing not
with other people but against you own selfishness, fear and weakness. Those who do well in this
race will be training spiritually through prayer, Bible reading and service to others. And once
you set even just one foot off the starting blocks the Good Shepherd will be there, cheering you
on, refreshing you by the power of the Holy Spirit and leading you home across the finish line to
encounter your Heavenly Father.
Helena del Pino, School Chaplain
A Prayer
Heavenly Father, we give thanks for the talents you have given so many members of our school
and for all our successes in sport and exams. We give thanks for the inspiration of those who
excel in their own field and also for the generosity and wisdom of those who teach us and advise
us on how to do well, especially our parents and teachers. Give us the grace also to remember
to train our spiritual muscles through prayer, listening to your word, serving others. In the more
restful days of summer help us to slow down enough to win this race to meet with you.
Amen
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Physical Education
Tennis
We have had a successful summer tennis
season despite the poor weather. Two teams of both
Year 8 and Year 10 boys and girls have entered the
Aegon Team Schools ’ tennis tournament and have
been competing with schools such as The Perse,
Comberton Village College, St Bede’s and The Peterborough School.
Our most successful team has been the Year 10 boys’
A team, with appearances from David Stevenette, Lucas Bartol-Bibb, Alex Lowe-Lauri, Leo Novakovic and
Nathan Hagerty. The team competed against some
talented players and represented the school extremely well, whilst displaying great sportsmanship and determination.
deciding tie-break. Special mention to Ella Blake who
has continued to improve throughout the
season.
Both the Year 7- 9 boys and girls have competed in
The Peterborough Schools’ tennis tournament, with a
special mention to the Year 7 boys who finished 2nd
overall with some up and coming tennis players showing excellent promise for next season.
A friendly evening of tennis was enjoyed by all against
Bourne Grammar School and this is something we
hope to continue next season. Special mention to Mrs
Harris for arranging the fixtures for this season.
Phoebe Benson has shown great leadership with her
Year 10 A team after a close match with The Peterborough School, however coming out victorious after a
Peterborough Schools’ Championships.
The final event of the athletics season is the Peterborough Schools’ Championships, an
event where all the
Peterborough schools compete against each other.
The pupils all performed very well,shown below is the table of results which shows just
how well the School did in this competition. The overall results were the best the School
has recorded. Congratulations to
Nathanael Grenfell ( Year 9) and Matt Rodrigues ( Year 10 ), both achieving a Championship record for the Discus.
Well done to all those who have taken part in athletics throughout the term.
Mrs Harris
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Physical Education
AA Track and Field Championships
On Saturday 14th May pupils from the School took part in the AA Track and Field Championships held at the Embankment Athletics Track. The School has a history of doing
well at this competition, 70 pupils from Years 7 – 13 took part and were keen to continue the success.
The day started well, Rosie Jacobs winning the 300m Hurdles, Leah Manning the 100m
Hurdles and Philip Wilson winning the 400m Hurdles. Throughout the day the pupils
performed very well with a number
receiving medals for finishing in the top 3 of the event.
Medal WinnersU20W – Leah Manning 1st 100m Hurdles and 2nd 200m; Emma Randall 1st 1500m; Eleanor Smith 2nd 1500m and Emma Chan 2nd 800m.
U20M – Callum Reid 3rd 800m
U17W – Rosie Jacobs 1st 300m Hurdles,1st High Jump and 2nd Long Jump; Katherine
Amps 1st Long Jump and 3rd 300m Hurdles; Emma Gibbons 2nd High Jump; Annemarie
Ash 3rd Javelin.
U17M – Philip Wilson 1st 400m Hurdles and 3rd 400m, Matt Rodrigues 2nd Discus.
U15G – Ella Blake 2nd 800m;Charlotte Hilton 3rd 200m and 3rd Hammer; Hannah
Brigham 2nd Hammer;
Charlotte Lloyd 3rd High Jump; Lizzie Pam 3rd Shot.
U15B – Brayan Benjamin 1st Long Jump; 2nd 100m and 3rd High Jump; Nathanael Grenfall 2nd Discus and 2nd Triple Jump; Daniel Chymbai 1st Javelin.
U13G – Tomi Kehinde 3rd shot.
U13B – Joshua Akinwumi – 2nd 75m Hurdles. Alex Chymbai 3rd Discus.
It was difficult to tell during the day how well the School was doing,but it was clear that
the Cambridge schools had a large number of competitors taking part. When the results came through a couple of days later the School had regained its title of Schools’
AAA Track and Field Champion,, the names of schools on the Shield are all King’s except
one, so we hope to repeat the success again next year.
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Physical Education
English Schools’ Track and Field Cup.
The second athletics competition of the
term for the School was the Track and Field
Cup, which was held at St Ives. This is a
team competition in which each competitor
is only allowed to compete in 2 events and
these have to be either a track + field
event, track + relay or field + relay for the
boys’ competition; the number in the team
is 14 and for the girls 12. The event is
points based rather than the position you
finish in, this means that in each event it is
important to try and achieve a personal
best.
The Junior (Year 7/8 ) teams performed
very well, for some it was the first or second time they had competed in an athletics event, both teams finished 3rd overall.
The total team points for Year 7/8 girls
were 188 with the top points score of 28,
being Isobel Hopkins, who competed in the
100m and Long Jump, Lizzie Pam with 26
points from the 200m and Discus and Alison Stokoe 23 points from the 1500m and
High Jump.
The Junior Boys’ total score was 236 points,
the top - scoring boy in this age group were
Ollie
Bowling 31 points from the 800m and Long
Jump; James Barkshire 27 points from the
800m and
Triple Jump; Alex Slater 25 points High
Jump and 400m and Jacob Butcher Javelin
and Hurdles.
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The Inter Girls and Boys worked very hard
all day striving to get
the best results they could and both succeeded in winning the competition and
went on to
compete in a Regional final held
on Thursday 21st June at Watford. It was a
wet day but all the events took place, the
competition was very high and gave our
athletes the opportunity to experience
competing against schools we wouldn’t
normally meet.
Whilst we did not qualify for the National
Finals the event was a success.
Winning teams at St Ives:
Charlotte Hilton, Olivia Shearer, Naomi
Kehinde, Hannah Randall, Mercedes Ola,
Lizzie Steele, Ella Blake, Milly Tovey, Sarah
Chan, Charlotte Lloyd, Alanna Harris, Katherine Amps,George Berkes, Jasper Bailey,
Mohit Soni, Nathaneal Grenfell, Brayan
Benjamin, Ben Pennell, Artem Chymbai,
Alex Reeve, Sam Holmes, Daniel Chymbai,
Charlie Jones, Daniel Gardiner, Liam
Green, and Matt Rodrigues.
Physical Education
Peterborough City Trials
The annual City Trials were held on Monday 21st May, this is the selection event
for those athletes looking to qualify to represent Peterborough at the Cambridgeshire Schools’ and involves pupils from Y8 – 11.Unfortunately, due to
Olympic commitments, it was decided that the Senior Sixth Formers would not
take part in the schools competitions and if they wished to gain qualifying times /
distances for the English Schools’ they would need to achieve these via club competitions. . The School has a good number of pupils taking part and the majority
of those who competed went on to be selected to
represent Peterborough, due to them finishing in the top 2. The pupils went on
to represent
Peterborough Schools’ in the Cambridgeshire Schools’ on Saturday 16 th June at
the Cambridge University track.
Pupils qualifying to represent Peterborough at the
Cambridgeshire Schools’:
Junior Girls:
Alanna Harris ( Hurdles + High Jump); Charlotte Hilton ( 100m,200m + Relay);
Ella Blake ( 800m ); Milly Tovey ( 1500m); Charlotte Lloyd (High Jump); Naomi
Kehinde ( Javelin); Felicity Ford ( Javelin); Jess Amps ( Discus)
Junior Boys:
Brayan Benjamin ( 100m, Long Jump, High Jump and
Relay); Jasper Bailey ( 200m+ Relay); Niran Patel ( 400m); James Barkshire
( 800m); Ollie Bowling (1500m); Jacob Butcher (hurdles); Nathaenal Grenfell
( Triple Jump + Discus).
Inter Girls:
Mercedes Ola (200m + Triple Jump + Relay); Katherine Amps ( 300m, 300m Hurdles; Long Jump); Sarah Chan ( 800m); Annemarie Ash ( 3000m + Javelin);Rosie
Jacobs ( 300m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump); Lizzie Steele ( Javelin + Discus)
Inter Boys:
Philip Wilson (400m; 400m Hurdles, 1500m Steeplechase ); Artem Chymbai
(800m, 3000m + Javelin) Charlie Jones ( 100m Hurdles); Matt Rodrigues ( Shot).
Following the Cambridgeshire Schools’ the following qualified to take part in the
Anglian Schools’ and represent Cambridgeshire.
Katherine Amps, Brayan Benjamin, Artem Chymbai, Mercedes Ola, Matt Rodrigues, Philip Wilson,
Nathanael Grenfell.
In addition Simi Pam qualified to take part in the English Schools’ held at July.
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SPORTS DAY 2012
The day began with many House Captains arriving at the crack of dawn at the Embankment in order to gain the
best spots, with added hopes of gaining a psychological edge over their competitors with a good marquee
position. The excitement was bursting out of our newly - appointed House leaders, each with the drive to create
a new history for their House. Expectations of triumph were huge for all. Except perhaps Peters, who have done a
sterling job of holding up the other houses from the bottom of the table for the past few years.
As events commenced at 11.15am not an idle person was left in sight as all members were called upon for duty
to their House. Some fantastic performances lay in store from some fantastic athletes, but more importantly
every competitor gave their all, no matter their ability. With the eventful atmosphere, students work hard to
support, inspire and motivate each other, in order to continue their thrilling performances and gain participation
points for their House.
St. Chad’s took the victory on Sports Day but the Overall House Cup winners were St. Oswald’s, much to the
delight of Housemaster, Dr Webster.
During the day, records were broken and ‘Personal Bests’ were shattered; we can comfortably say the future of
British athletics is safe with us. Well done to everyone involved!!
Oliver Sims (Head Boy) and Hendriene Jones (Head Girl)
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Mr. Longman presents the St. Chad’s House Captains with the
Sports Day trophy.
Mr. Longman presents the St. Oswald’s House Captains with
the House Cup.
Winners of the Victor Ludorum (Bill
Fear) and Victrix Ludorum (Simi Pam)
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St. Chad’s Sports Day Review
St. Chad’s
Who would have thought after 5 years of continually settling for 2nd or 3rd place (and
sometimes 4th!), St Chad’s House would finally make an astounding come-back. Taking first
place was an unimaginable achievement, and a fabulous start to our winning year ahead.
With the finishing line spot ours, we began setting up the marquee, using Mrs Varty’s bunting
and Mrs Radjenovic’s red spray - painted love hearts, and our two marquees were soon
looking professional and very red. After a small misunderstanding about the location of the
banners, we finally were ready to start up the day. Our Chad’s Noticeboard was ready, and
with many bottles of cherryade and water by our sides, we were ready to claim our victory.
The preliminary events had already put us in a fantastic position, in the lead due to some
outstanding performances. Steph De Kremer and Katie Jones claimed 1st and 2nd in Javelin,
Bryan Benjamin won Triple Jump, Will Mann won High Jump, and Kelsey Brace won Javelin.
All these results, alongside other excellent performances, meant we won the Field Events
trophy.
On the day there were also brilliant performances; Bill Fear won Triple Jump, setting a new
record, as well as winning the 100m and being part of the Chad’s winning relay team, as a
result winning the Victor Ludorum for his outstanding effort. Thanks to everyone’s
contribution we managed to win Sports Day, people had the right attitude and special thanks
has to go to those who filled in on the day, getting us those few extra points which made all
the difference.
We cannot believe the amazing effort you all put in, and we could not be more proud of what
we have already achieved. It was a brilliant ending to the school year but only the beginning
for our endeavours to continue our success and accomplishments. We would also like to
thank the other House Captains for all their support, and healthy competition. Thank you to
all the Sixth Formers for their support and help on the day and of course we couldn’t forget
our house leaders: Mrs Amps and Mrs Hobday, whose support and organisation were key to
our success. Let’s welcome a winning year to come! Chad’s on tour – let me hear you roar!
Suzy Lockwood, Pascal Risi, Nathan Nicholas, Olivia Davies, Aedan Nnochiri and Lulu
Radjenovic with Mrs Hobday and Mrs Amps.
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LET US HEAR YOU ROAR!
Captain Nathan’s dedication and anticipation were highlighted by arriving at the gates to the
Embankment at 6.55am, and patiently waiting over an hour for the gates to open, to grab
that finishing line spot for our marquee. Angela Radjenovic was in her car, ready to zoom
through the gates to help us set up, while shouting out of the window: ‘Mark your territory,
girls!’
St. Oswald’s
St. Oswald’s Sports Day Review
Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
Another busy year has passed for St Oswald’s House and, once again, we have been amazed
by the levels of dedication and commitment that every House member has shown; which
have ultimately been the key to another successful year.
It all started in October when Oswald’s triumphed in House Music, setting the tone nicely for
the year ahead. For this we’d like to thank our soloists who created the lead prior to the
night, to the band whose long hours of practice resulted in a sterling rendition of “Feeling
Good” by Michael Buble and finally, to the previous House Captains: Pip Meakin, John Rolfe,
Charlie Grieco and James Hamilton, who led the House to victories in the Band category and
the Orchestra.
Between House Music and Sports Day, we have enjoyed accomplishments across the years in
inter - house competitions like netball and rugby, which set the bar high (and hopefully got
the House in shape!) for Sports Day. Despite the stresses of organising the event, the day
lived up to our expectations. We were the only House to have every event space filled, which
is truly a testament to the commitment and desire to succeed shown by Oswaldians. There
were individual successes from exceptional performances in close races, to new personal
bests being set and school records being broken and we applaud every House member for
their on-going effort and even those who spectated, without you, our accomplishments
would not have been possible. This was the closest Sports Day competition in recent
memory, culminating in Oswald’s being edged out of victory by St. Chad’s for the Sports Day
trophy by just six points! However, we managed to win the Field Events Cup and the Victrix
Ludorum for Best Sportswoman of the Day (courtesy of Simi Pam’s efforts) which was enough
for us to win the Cock House trophy for the overall winning House over the year (for the 5th
year in a row!)
The performance shown by St Oswald’s has been inspiring from start to finish and as House
Captains, we would like to thank everyone for their dedication and patience with us House
Captains. We would also like to thank the House staff for their encouragement and guidance
with special thanks to our Housemaster Dr Webster for motivating the House all year round
in spite of our Housemistress’s absence. We must also thank the other House Captains for
their support, understanding and healthy competition and we would like to assure them that
our winning ways will be continuing next year! Thank you Oswald’s for all of your hard work
both now and in the coming year! Ozzy ozzy ozzy! Oi oi oi!
Philip Colbran, Ruth Holt, Chris Gemmell, Emily Read, Simi Pam, Rob Strong with Dr.Webster.
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St. Peter’s Sports Day Review
Sadly we weren’t rewarded for our efforts with any silverware but as House Captains we
thoroughly enjoyed the day and were delighted with the efforts of numerous individuals.
Such dedication was exemplified by Bobby Zizza who stepped into run 1500m just ten
minutes before the start of the race. Such commitment was replicated across the House and
there are too many people to thank personally but you know who you are.
Congratulations to St Chad’s house who were worthy winners on the day and to St Oswald’s
for once again taking the overall House trophy, much to Dr Webster’s continued delight. A
huge thank you to Mr Warsap and Miss Karsten for their continued support and enthusiasm,
as well as all those who helped make the banners that adorned our gazebo.
With House Music just around the corner, St Peter’s has a good opportunity to showcase the
hard work and determination that have so often provided the cornerstones of our House’s
ethos. We look forward to the challenges House Music brings, as well as to working with the
other House Captains over what we’re sure will be a fun and exciting year ahead.
The future is Blue.
Umar Ikram, James Sanders, Henry Morton, Jess Hurford, Pam Jacobs, Leona Awoyele with
Mr Warsap and Miss Karston.
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P E T E R S Come on Peter’s, we’re the best!
First of all, a big thank you to all those who participated in Sports Day and showed true
dedication to the St Peter’s House cause. Coming into Sports Day we were 3rd overall after
a string of impressive performances: the Sixth Form boys won inter - house dodge - ball with
superb efforts from Charles Wadsley, Charlie Kingston and Ben Carpenter. We had podium
finishes for the Year 7’s and 8’s in blind football, an event designed to increase awareness
for the upcoming Paralympic Games in the summer.
St. Peter’s
GREEN ARMY!
School
School House Sports Day Review
Friday 29th June was a big day for all of us: not only did we have one of the biggest House
events of the year to organise, but it was almost the first thing for us to do as the new House
Captains, making it truly a baptism of fire! School House began the day on strong ground,
having won the House Music competition on the night, only losing out to Oswald’s due to
the solo competitions. We had also won the Junior Department’s own Sports Day a few days
before, which stood us in good stead for the House Cup. Throughout the day, our position
varied, never quite reaching the top; finishing 3rd on the day we hoped Chad’s victory would
then hand us the House Cup, but yet again we were defeated at the end. We finished a very
respectable 2nd place, again to Oswald’s, thanks to the enthusiasm and will to take part
shown by all members of the House.
Congratulations to all the other House Captains for making such a great day happen, and for
carrying on with such good cheer despite the hectic schedule!
We would like to give a massive thank you to everyone involved in making this day work:
those sixth Formers who gave up free time to help set up the gazebos and tables, who
organised all the participants, anyone who created banners and cheered for the teams, who
attended preliminaries and contributed to our score, who baked cakes and brought foods
you were truly amazing, and we could not have done it without your help. Every person,
whether they competed or organised, gave us yet another reason to be bursting with pride
for our wonderful House! We must particularly thank our Housemaster and Mistress, Mr
Hughes and Miss Cripps, for their advice and encouragement, which fuelled us through the
day!
As we anticipate the next school year, we look forwards to welcoming the new members of
our House, the challenges to come, and the feats which will undoubtedly make us proud to
say we were in School House!
Rob Bradley, Nell Baker, Emma Chan, Miles Hopkins, Jack Bradley and Becca Pennell.
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art + design technology
Art & Design Exhibition 2012
June 29th was not just Sports Day, it was also one of the year’s cultural highlights, featuring ‘Vision’ the 2012 Art,
Design & Textiles exhibition. Created to showcase the very best A-level and GCSE work of our creative students,
the show also featured displays of creative work produced by Key Stage 3 students during the Olympic Fortnight
Cross - Curricular Event. The weekend was again, a fantastic success, bringing plentiful comments of
congratulations from those who visited during the Friday evening and Saturday morning.
The work displayed and the organisation of the show were fantastic and we wish all students involved the very
best, and thank you.
Above: Everything from A-level (terracing/seating) to KS3 (Olympic Jitterbugs)
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Above: A selection of art from Years 11-13 Below: A selection of Product and Textiles Design from Years 11-13
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