S C H O OL NEWS 2020 CALCULATED SUCCESS Four pupils excelled at this year’s challenging UK Maths Olympiad for Girls: Lauren Carty (L6), Daisy Kwong (U6), Amy Ye (L6) and Daisy Du (M5). Daisy Kwong came in the top 25% nationwide, whilst Daisy Du, the youngest of our entrants, made the top 10% of all students across all age groups. Lauren Carty also took part in the 2020 Maths Olympiad Summer School after coming in the top 1.5% nationally in the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Intermediate Maths Challenge.
MERRITT CENTRE PROVIDES LO CKDOWN RECO RDING SPACE Popular pianist Duncan Honeybourne raised money for struggling musicians by recording a CD in The Merritt Centre’s Gransden Hall during the first Covid lockdown. His Contemporary Piano Soundbites album is a collection of solo piano miniatures by various musicians, including the Music Department’s very own Simon Clarkson. The project has already raised more than £2,000 for the Help Musicians UK Coronavirus Hardship Fund. Duncan, who has toured extensively as a soloist and chamber musician and regularly appears on the BBC, said: “I’m most grateful to Sherborne Girls for playing such a crucial part in bringing this project to fruition.”
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