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Hands on Science Day
On Friday 17 May, we visited QinetiQ for Hands on Science Day It was an exciting event/competition where lots of pupils from schools in the area completed different STEM related activities. We all rotated around different stations, each with their own challenges. One of the challenges involved the Qube, a large computer-like box that generated different computer science related challenges like Caesar Ciphers and encrypted messages for pupils to solve. It also dispensed (with the help of the QinetiQ staff) a considerable amount of candy. During our second challenge, we were introduced to a very strange device called SPO-NX. We later learned that this was used in crowded events to detect illegal, concealed items and improve public safety. Other notable activities included: Spheros, Virtual Reality, Lego Mindstorms and Pi-rates (using code to rescue an astronaut from death in space). By 2pm, everyone seemed to have been high on sugar (and slightly dizzy from the Virtual Reality headsets). Malvern College came a very close second across the day’s challenges, and the whole event was enjoyable and productive.The highlight being problem solving using teamwork, technology and of course, heated debate. We are all very thankful to Ms. Shales for organising the trip and QinetiQ for hosting us.
Raphael Duthie, FY (No.5)
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Knives Out at Longy!
The final week of term saw the Foundation Year participating in a three-day cross-curricular project – effectively a glorified game of Cluedo based around a murder in the Sixth Form Centre.
They have been busy interrogating Dr Stafford, processing a crime scene, analysing wine, DNA, fingerprints and footprints, drawing photofits, profiling criminals, taking witness statements in various languages, writing tabloid articles, solving puzzles, analysing clues, designing CCTV towers with spaghetti and marshmallows, digging up a skeleton, crime mapping (guess which House is the crime capital of Malvern College...?), challenging the sniffer dogs and cross-examining witnesses in the dock.
Ten outside speakers came in to start off the sessions with an insight into their professional lives, to inspire the pupils with where the subjects they study in school can take them in life. These
included forensics experts, criminologists, journalists, lawyers, police trainers, sniffer dog handlers – and it was a particular pleasure to welcome back two Old Malvernians; Poppy Underwood (about to start an MA in criminology at Cambridge) and Squadron Leader James Lambert (Expert in Military Policing).
The project culminated in each group of four creating a display in Big School, with a prize awarded by a former Head of Special Branch to the group he judged ‘the most likely to solve a crime’. Most groups did manage to work out ‘whodunnit’, but whether they did or not, all the pupils finished the week with a real insight into the range of professions available in policing and criminology.
Sarah Angling | Teacher of Modern Languages
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Magic of Science Day 2024
Over Tuesday 18 and Friday the 21 June, 12 local Primary and Preparatory schools took part in the Magic of Science days at Malvern College. The pupils enjoyed exciting demonstrations at the start and end of the day and also participated in three, hands-on workshops in chemistry, biology and physics.
In the physics lab, the pupils tested different concentrations of washing up solutions to find the most effective ratio with water to form the most durable solution. The session ended with life sized bubbles being formed around pupils!
In chemistry, the pupils completed a series of experiments using acids and alkalis to create rainbow solution in test tubes. They were tasked with adding just the right volume of each solution and observing carefully to see the result. Finally, there was a demonstration involving gas filled bubbles that were set on fire to create a staggering image.
In the biology labs, the pupils explored their five senses. They had to identify sounds and smells while blindfolded, they used one eye for simple tasks and tried to recognise unknown objects in a bag while wearing thick gloves.
They finished off the day with a demonstration of elephant’s toothpaste, chemiluminescence and the “flying monkey” (a demonstration involving forces and electromagnets). Overall, it was an extremely enjoyable and educational day with many thanks to all the pupils and staff involved, particularly Dr Watson, Dr Vaughan and Mr Hnatek for their exciting demonstrations and the science technicians for their hard work behind the scenes.
Atkinson, FY (No.6)
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Awards
Malvern Award
GOLD
These pupils have all shown the highest levels of engagement, commitment and leadership in the College’s holistic curriculum.
Daniel Bailey
Nadezda Mezhibovskaya
SILVER
These pupils have all shown the excellent levels of engagement and commitment in the College’s holistic curriculum.
Kifa Aghazada
Emily Campbell
Ryan Chan
Catherine Clews
Emma Crossland
Riyanna Ryan Gupta
Julia Hass
Ava Haugen
Lucy Isherwood
Kashi Mackellar
Euan MacKellar
Ferdinand Maria-Baur
Keya Patel
Marietta Preissl
Lochie Reid
Abdul-Awwal Soetan
Lena Unterkoffler
Emily Wilson
Wendy Xiang
BRONZE
For excellent levels of engagement in the College’s holistic curriculum.
Camryn Adams
Kifa Aghazada
Irya Ahluwalia
Magdalena Badenhorst
Nadezhda Belilovskaia
Paolo Borletti
Alexson Cheung
Sam Clements
Paul Emmerich
Allen Feng
Andy Feng
Inaya Gangar
Louise Goldman
Flynn Gunston
Polly Hartnell-Beavis
Lorenz Hatlapa
Andreas Ip
Isabella Kennedy
Victoria Manske
Jimmy Mao
Jean Michiels
Chiara Parisi
Will Richardson
Asia Russo
Niko Tjan
Kitty Watson
Academic
CLARK CUP
Girls’ House No.3
Boys’ House No.1
Academic Colours
For an ATL average of 4.8 and above for three terms during a pupil’s time at the College.
FOUNDATION
Ronan Dargan
Eva Metcalfe
REMOVE
Tanaya Deshpande
Leonid Kushkov
Justin Qian
Ming Ren
Lola Schaal
Katharina Scheer
Danica Wai
Madeleine Yiannakis
LOWER SIXTH
Mira Askar
Bevan Caleia Ferreira
Scarlett Guang
Isabella Kennedy
Gleb Kuklov
Momo Liu
Ingrid McCreanor
Keya Patel
Susannah Watkins
Honor Roll
ATL average of 4.8 and above during an academic term.
FY
Lauren Atkinson
Chloe Bourne
Jania Chan
Raphael Duthie
Alexandra Filina
Miquel Garcia Ventosa
Luisa Gardella
Emmeline Gray
Sebastian Hilliard
Issobella Jackson
Mahmud Jafarov
Adith Katta
Daniil Mikhailov
Chloe-Evelyn Mulwana
Benedikt Neuffer
Isabelle Piggott
Georgina Pope
Amy Sze
Theodore Taneborne
Eleanor Thorp
Henry Vaughan
Jessica Warlow
Maisie Wood
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Honor Roll
REMOVE
Lauren Ainsby
Virginia Bandtock
Marlies Carver
Bernice Chan
Austin Chase
Chazmin Choi
Georgia Clements
Alexantr Denisov
Polina Denisova
Victoria Denisova
Lucian Dux
Amaya Faulkner
Charlotte Ffooks
Elsa Greenwood
Emma Kugler
Austin Lu
Isaac Mak
Oscar Manning Brown
Maggie Mei
Rachel Ng
Sophie Postles
Victor Wang
Xichen Quan
Isabella Reid
Henrik Reuther
Magdalena Schulz-Moll
Jerome Wu
Susan Wu
Iris Wu
Sofia Zoido
LOWER SIXTH
Irya Ahluwalia
Elvi Akgun
Léa Barkey
Charlotte Beer
Carissa Bell
Amelia Boyle
John Broadhurst
Ryan Chan
Samuel Clements
Catherine Clews
Paul Emmerich
Sylvie Gabb
Inaya Gangar
Luigi Giordano
Luise Goldmann
Evie Graff
Harry Green
Flynn Gunston
Julia Haas
Isabella Hathaway
Elizabeth Horn
Zayan Hussain
Oliver Hutton
Lucy Isherwood
Libby Jackson
Harriet Larkins
Elizabeth Needham
Matthew Ng
Paula Iturrioz Olano
Lochlann Reid
Riyanna Gupta Ryan
Giulia Schwarzenberg
Nicolas Tjan
Erika Tong
Lara Truppia
Daisy Tuthill
Lena Unterkofler
Isabella Upjohn
Maria Voronina
Lily Watts
Clara Wilson
Emily Wilson
David Ye
Soraya Zarei
Sports Colours
CRICKET
FULL COLOURS
Ben Clarke (re-awarded)
Sam Clements
Flynn Gunston
Joseph Harrison
JT Langridge (re-awarded)
Joshua Leach
Freddie Sharp
HALF COLOURS
Cassia Clarke
Toby Cox
Amaan Edavalath
Evie Graff
Henry Hardinges
Toby Newman
Harley Pritchard
Grace Tomlin
JUNIOR COLOURS
Lauren Atkinson
Zac Bailey
Thomas Champkins
Oliver Daw
Hugo Hardinges
Sebastian Hilliard
Jason Kenan Jordan
Rufus Lapsley
Edward Taylor
Charlie Taylor
Charlie Warburton
TEAM AWARD
Daniel Bailey
Kitty Bartholomew
Charlotte Beer
Chloe Bourne
Oli Bouston
Freddie Boyle
Toby Brocklehurst
Harry Bulmer
Thomas Campbell
Georgia Clements
Ethan Coom
Rory Cooper-Smith
Ronan Dargan
Max Denny
Ben Evans
Melino Fakahau
Melino Fakahau
Joel Fuller
Emmeline Gray
Laurence Havelock
Harry Hill
Zayn Hussain
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Arianna Katta
Isabella Kennedy
Henry Linch
William Millard
Fergus Morris
Charlie Munday
Arthur Myddelton
Kudson Namsapcharoen
Henry Needham
Luke Percival
Tristan Perkins
Isabelle Piggott
Sophie Postles
Joshua Postles
Will Richardson
Tom Shardlow
Theodore Taneborne
George Teasdale
Finn Thomas
Elenor Thorp
Josh Udy
Isabella Upjohn
Jessica Warlow
Gus Wixey
Maisie Wood
TENNIS
HALF COLOURS
Ernest Janssen De La Boessiere-Thiennes
Emma Crossland
Sylvie Gabb
Lorenz Hatlapa
Felix Jack
Ferdinand von der Linden
Victoria Manske
Harry Marriott
Jean Michiels
Justus Piepenbrock
JUNIOR COLOURS
Louis Burt
Shaivee Dhakal
Charlotte Ffooks
Alexandra Filina
Laetitia Mair
Oscar Ortiz
Henrik Reuther
Wilf Richardson
Emily Sirett
Su Jay Yeo
Louise Zoll
TEAM AWARD
Aisha Abubakar
Evie Ashton
Kitty Bartholomew
India Rodriguez Miranda Baum
Chiara Borletti
Margareta Braun
Georgia Clements
Daisy Connell
Alexandtr Denisov
Arnur Dostiyarov
Nishka Dusad
Amaya Faulkner
Amaya Faulkner
Charles Fletcher
Ryan Fong
Alex Fu
Luisa Gardella
Elsa Greenwood
Camilla Hassan
Mia Hawthorne
Jacob Hawthorne
Tristan Hollebon
Edith Kagumya
Emily Kent
Nike Kofler
Jaiverr Koirala
Orla Lapsley
Tamsin Laverty
Brendan Li
Leo Lin
Reuben Maher
Isabelle Marshman
Nia Marshman
Eva Metcalfe
Chloe Mulwana
Monica Mwete
Grace Norris
Ethan Opini
Perry Poon
Georgina Pope
Nevin Rawlings
Isabella Reid
Elena Machancoses Da Gama Rose
Lola Schaal
Katharina Scheer
Advay Shah
Piper Stephenson
Mara Garcia Ventosa
Tamira Wakhungu
Chloe Wilson
Sebastian Wilson
Oliver Wong
Sofia Zoido
ATHLETICS
HALF COLOURS
Maggie Badenhorst
Felix Hancock
Simeon Schreiner
GOLF
FULL COLOURS
Matthew Vickers
HALF COLOURS
Emily Campbell
Euan MacKellar
Isabel Schmidt
Joseph Stocks
JUNIOR COLOURS
Ronan Dargan
TEAM AWARD
Grace Li
Elliot Lodge
Matata Lui
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Art & Design Colours
PHOTOGRAPHY
JUNIOR COLOURS
Victoria Denisova
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
JUNIOR COLOURS
Louis Birt
Chloe Bourne
Jania Chan
Daisy Connell
Ethan Coom
Shavee Dhakal
Camilla Hassan
Chkwuemeka Iwuchukwu
Iris Woo
Louise Zoll
ART
JUNIOR COLOURS
Austin Lu
Music Colours
FULL COLOURS
Catherine Clews
Beth Needham
HALF COLOURS
Alexson Cheung
Ava Haugan
JUNIOR COLOURS
Ruoyi Chen
Grace Li
Jay Yeo
Drama Colours
HALF COLOURS
Camilla Burston
Bernice Chan
Elsa Greenwood
Ameera Grover
Millie Neath
Sophie Postles
JUNIOR COLOURS
Zak Bailey
Chloe Bourne
Marlies Carver
Daisy Connell
Ronan Dargan
Millie Gray
Hugo Hardinges
Alex James
Eva Metcalfe
Benedikt Neuffer
Antoine Philippon
Izzy Piggott
Emily Sirett
Jess Warlow
Maisie Wood
Maddie Yiannakis
The Grub Refurbishment
On 16 April, The Grub opened its glass doors having been lovingly restored to a bright, vibrant meeting space for staff and pupils.
As well as fresh coffee and tea, sweet and savoury treats and light bites, the cafe offers a menu of cooked to order, globally inspired brunch and lunch options including bacon naans, chicken shawarma and avocado toast topped with chilli flakes.
The menu also includes a refreshed selection of Malvern’s famous paninis, which have gained such popularity amongst pupils that between 80 and 100 toasted sandwiches are served each morning break time.
Formerly the home of the school’s 120-year-old traditional tuck shop, in The Grub’s lifetime it has been used as a pupil common room, a dining room, uniform shop, and even a COVID-19 test centre during the pandemic.
The cafe maintains much of this history, functioning as a tuck shop during morning break serving light snacks and grab-and-go options.
Continuing the College’s ambitious plans to make the campus carbon neutral by 2050, the menu includes a selection of products sourced from sustainable food and drink producers including Worcestershire and Birmingham based coffee roastery Coffee Masters.
Headmaster Keith Metcalfe said:
“Reopening this much-loved, restored on-site cafe is very exciting for our pupils and our staff. We pride ourselves on providing the best learning environment, and this will not only enhance that but also offer a unique food and drink offering that is not only sustainable but provides a space to socialise, to meet and to work collaboratively. I’m delighted that this facility is situated in a building that is so full of character and heritage, with its beautiful period features serving as a stunning backdrop for what we hope will be a real hub for the whole Malvern College community.”
University of Oxford Visit
Eight Lower Sixth pupils, who are hoping to apply to the University of Oxford this autumn, had a memorable visit to the City of Dreaming Spires earlier this term. The sun was shining, college gardens were looking beautiful, bells were chiming, undergraduates were wearing ‘Sub Fusc’ formal wear to take their final exams, pro-Palestinian demonstrators were exercising their right of free speech, morris dancers and tipsy revellers were celebrating May Day. Best of all, OMs Josi Jebens (who is studying Biochemistry at Merton) and Ani King (who is studying English at Oriel) gave us wonderful guided tours of their colleges, and answered the pupils’ many insightful questions about student life and academic work and how best to prepare to apply to this elite university. It was a thoroughly enjoyable, informative and inspirational day!
Richard Thurlow | Head of Careers and UK University Admissions
University of Cambridge Visit
Ten Lower Sixth pupils, who are considering applying to Cambridge next term, travelled cross-country to visit the University. The morning was spent looking round the older colleges, such as Magdalene, King’s, Pembroke and Peterhouse; and in the afternoon we saw parts of ‘new Cambridge’, including Robinson College and the Arts and Humanities faculties on the Sidgwick Site. OM Ginny Lawrence showed us around the Engineering labs and gave us an excellent insight into what student life is like. Dr Jeremy Thurlow answered pupils’ questions about the rigorous application process and gave invaluable advice on how best to deal with the infamous interviews. It was a long journey there and back in the school minibus - but very well worth the effort!
Richard Thurlow | Head of Careers and UK University Admissions
UCAS Application Workshop and UK Universities’ Fair
This year’s UCAS Application Workshop and UK Universities’ Fair was held on Tuesday 18 June. All Lower Sixth pupils were given help with starting their UCAS applications, so that they can work on them over the summer holiday, and complete and send them off next term. They heard representatives from 10 popular UK universities talk enthusiastically about courses, student life, facilities and accommodation, and were given advice by an expert panel of admission tutors about how to write an engaging personal statement and make a strong application. The universities attending were: Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham, Exeter, Lancaster, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Reading and University College London.
Lower Sixth Collaborative Science Project
As a part of the IB requirements to achieve the Baccalaureate the Lower Sixth pupils are required to work on a Collaborative project. This involves pupils working as a team of Group 4 IB subject specialists (Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology, Sports Exercise and Health Science and Physics) to research a topic and then present their ideas and findings. This year’s overall theme was ‘Food’ and we had a range of different directions that the pupils chose to take this theme. One team researched the science of bread; the biologists looked at the digestion of the different types of carbohydrates in a range of different breads (comparing breads that are best for quick fuel release and slower fuel release keeping you full for longer). The chemists looked at the respiration of the yeast cells and the chemistry of the bread making process including the formation of gluten and the Maillard reaction that
causes the browning effect on the crust. Then as well as comparing the heat transfers that take place during the cooking process, the physicists also looked at the aerodynamics of the different bread types, not that bread is usually used as a javelin, discus or frisbee but it made for an fascinating presentation! Other teams looked at how the cooking method can affect the quality of the food (comparing frying, boiling, microwaving and steaming).
All of the teams produced posters detailing their findings and they also created a 2-3 minute video, some of which were highly entertaining! All of the pupils will have developed collaborative working skills and video editing, as well as discovering new things about their chosen topic too.
Dr Natalie Watson | Head of Science
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Muddy Stilettos Highly Commended
Joshua Postles
Two schools. Two Awards. Both The Downs Malvern and Malvern College are celebrating being awarded Highly Commended in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2024. Between us we’ve been recognised for Brilliant Boarding School and Best Experiential Learning.
Earlier this term we also received the good news we had won the AMCIS Communications IMPACT Award for our work on the inaugural Green Giving Day and that Saina Munjal (EH) had taken top prize at the BSA Supporting Excellence Awards 2024 where she won in the Khadija Saye Photography Award category for the inspirational photos from her Sapnon Ki Udaan series. Congratulations to Saina.
Josh may be quite unique here at the College. He seems to be one of the very few, if not the only, leaver who has boarded all the way through his time with us. Joshua attended nursery at The Downs Malvern, starting at the age of four years and one month. His mother drove 40 minutes each day to drop him off, and he used to have breakfast with GiGi, the nursery teacher, in her house. The next year, he became a weekly boarder in reception. He has been a boarder ever since, spanning 14 years and four housemasters.
I think Josh epitomises much of what the College stands for. He is a fine example of what a Malvern College education provides. He is a remarkably well-rounded, polite, and engaging young man, whom I know will represent the House and the School well in the years to come.
Ben Phillips | Sports Coach
Malvern Chess Club Championships
Friedrich Quigley won the Malvern Chess Club Championships and is seen here being presented with the prize, alongside Pierre and Ferdinand Lipinsky, who have also represented the club over the past year. We are grateful to John Knee, former Malvern College teacher of mathematics, and Brian Turner, chairman of the Chess Club, for the opportunity they have given these young players.
Mark Hardinges | House Master - School House & Teacher of Economics
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Learn with Leaders
During the final week of term, Malvern College hosted their inaugural Learn with Leaders course delivered by Harvard Model Congress. The renowned programme, which has recently been hosted in Dubai, Hanoi and Brussels, included several Hundred pupils and international pupils that had flown globally to participate. The purpose of the course was to develop pupils’ professional skills with a central project of planning and presenting business ideas to their peers in Big School at the closing ceremony. In addition to this, sessions on CV writing, networking, public speaking and soft skills were delivered which will benefit the participants as they step into their professional careers. The course was resourced and delivered by three current Harvard University pupils, Cameron, Andre and Awa. The three mentors engaged pupils with their contemporary teaching style with a series of wonderfully planned activities over a five-day course that provoked critical thinking and challenged student’s ideas.
The pupils welcomed the opportunity to discuss with their mentors about university life and the calibre expected to apply to similar Ivy League institutions. It was a pleasure to observe the level of aspiration our pupils have and witness their determination to achieve high expectations.
Sam Warlow, a current Hundred pupil at Malvern College, said the following about his experience on the course:
“MyexperiencewiththeLearnwithLeaderscoursewasgreat.The mentorswereengaging,andtheotherpupilswerefriendly,creating a positive and collaborative atmosphere. The course content was both interesting and helpful, covering essential life skills and skills specificallyrelevantforprogressingineducation.Itwaspresentedin a fun and engaging format, with plenty of practical demonstrations and games included. Personally, I found the course to be both useful and enjoyable, and the skills and knowledge I gained will be helpful when I apply to universities in the near future. Overall, the coursesuccessfullycombinededucationandenjoyment,makingit a valuable experience.”
The Learn with Leaders course was incredibly successful for all participants and I hope to work with Harvard Model Congress on future courses at Malvern College in the academic years to come.
Luke McCluskey | Holiday Courses Director
Wheeler-Bennett Society
May 22nd saw the first meeting for the new cohort of the WheelerBennett Society. Scarlett Guang talked about the stable marriage problem and who to approach at a party. This was linked with the Gale-Shapley algorithm where Scarlett introduced examples of where it was used in matching medical pupils with hospitals and how it is used to match internet users with websites of their interest. She also talked about the limitations of the algorithm and used a wide range of real life examples which kept the audience engaged for the duration of the presentation.
Leo Jin’s talk was titled “Beyond utopia: the realities of socialism”. He introduced the basics of the ideology, its different forms and variants, common discussions and some specific case studies about how different countries, past and present, succeeded or failed under socialism. It was a knowledge-packed and engaging
Confirmation
On Sunday 21 April the Bishop of Worcester, Rt Revd John Inge (President of the College) conducted the annual confirmation service in the College Chapel. Ten pupils from the College were joined by a teenager from Malvern Priory to be confirmed. In the service the confirmands made their declarations of faith and Archie Bubb and Sasha Filina spoke about the course of preparation and how much the group had gained an understanding of the person and work of Jesus and how they can grow in their faith through prayer and reading the bible. Enno Frost read the first lesson and the Chamber choir sang the anthems. Bishop John spoke of the love of God which is revealed in Jesus Christ, the Great Shepherd. After the service the newly confirmed, parents and guests enjoyed afternoon tea in the sunshine and a chance for photographs with Bishop John.
David Ibbotson | College Chaplain
talk, some quite high-level questions were asked and answered with great skill.
Maria Voronina gave her talk on the western “Saviour Complex,” neo-imperialism, and the myth of developing nations. In her talk, Maria explained how the underdevelopment of third world countries stems from centuries of colonial exploitation, where Western powers extracted resources and wealth, leading to lasting poverty as seen in her example of the East India Company. She discussed the conditions of Latin American countries post-independence, where these nations faced political repression and Westernbacked coup d’états designed to maintain foreign interests and suppress local autonomy. Today, neo-imperialism persists through economic control, political manipulation, and misleading media narratives, all serving to keep these countries economically dependent and underdeveloped for the benefit of the Western world as multinational corporations continue to enjoy the supply of cheap labour and resources.
Friedrich Quigley gave his talk on the paradoxes of time travelling. In his talk, Fred covered the nemesis in the search for a time machine: what happens if you jump back in time and prevent your younger self from building a time machine in the first place? He demonstrated though that the future seems more accessible. On a spaceship, time seems to pass slowly relative to an observer on Earth - when the passengers return home, they have effectively travelled to the future.
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Head Groundsman retires after 43 years’ service
After almost 43 years of dedicated service to Malvern College, Head Groundsman Martin Evans is to hand over the reins at the end of this week to start his retirement. Louise Ciaravella, Senior Communications Officer for the Malvernian Society met up with Martin on the Senior ahead of his retirement to hear about his time at the College and plans for the future.
Martin said: “I joined Malvern College on 19th July 1981 as part of the Youth Training Scheme [YTS]. This is the only job I have ever had and the only organisation I have worked for. I have loved it. I came here initially for my six months of training through the YTS and then was lucky to be taken on after this as a groundsman.”
Fast forward four years and Martin was offered the position of Assistant Head Groundsman, before becoming Head Groundsman in 2008.
“My main instruction when I took on my current role was to ‘improve the cricket facilities’ so there was a lot of pressure to get that right. I am responsible though for every aspect of the Malvern College estate which includes tree management, the gardens - you name it, my team looks after it. In the future the grounds team will also look after The Downs Malvern estate too. My team is a team of eight so there is always a lot of work to do.”
What have you enjoyed most about your time at Malvern College?
“The people. I have been really lucky to have had brilliant team members over the years. They have all been great and I feel privileged to have worked with some fantastic people. But I have absolutely loved being out there on the cricket pitches the most – I mean, just look at the view from here [overlooking the Senior to the view of Worcestershire in the background and Malvern Hills behind]. This really is a beautiful campus.”
What is your best memory from your time here?
“There are so many. We’ve had Blind Ashes out on the Senior and have hosted one of the England Ashes games too; they are real stand out days for me. I have really enjoyed being a part of the Old Malvernian Cricket Club’s success too – there have been some tight finishes which have been great to watch and play a part in. It’s always nice when Malvern gets it over the line because nobody moans about the wicket!
“There have been some great cricketers here in my time and we have a successful side. I think and hope this will continue.”
What will you miss the most?
“The views and the people I work with. I will certainly be glad to have my weekends back though!”
What would you like to see for the future of the College?
“The continued support of the grounds team and their work as my team is instrumental to the aesthetics of the school. I know so many parents who have stepped on to the campus and remarked how stunning it is. This makes me proud.
“There’s a bright future for the College with all of the redevelopment work planned here and it is exciting.”
What are your plans for the future?
“Probably some part-time work to keep me busy! I also have a holiday in Turkey coming up for some real relaxation time. I have three grown up children so will certainly be spending more time with them. My aim is to relax and enjoy life.”
Louise Ciaravella | Senior Communications Officer
UK Youth Rocketry Challenge
On the last Thursday of the Summer term we went to the British Model Flying Association’s headquarters in Buckminster to take part in the national final of the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge. The aim was to launch an egg to 250m in altitude and bring it safely back to the Earth unbroken. Our team, the Malvernauts made it through to the national final after doing well in the regional final at the start of May. It was the end of a journey as we have been designing and testing our rocket throughout the year. At the end of the day, we achieved the best height score of any team with a height of 253m, just 3m short of the target. The day also featured a presentation where we had to explain the design choices we made and the mechanics of model rockets, fortunately we managed to get full marks in the presentation. At the end of the day we were sadly disqualified as the parachute entangled itself and didn’t deploy fully. The egg, which was inside the rocket still survived!
Paul Emmerich, Lower Sixth (No.9)
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FY Drama
“Clue” told the story of six guests — the pompous Colonel Mustard, the sardonic Miss Scarlet, the academic Professor Plum, the somewhat hysterical Mrs. Peacock, the timid Mr Green and the five-times-widowed Mrs White — who gathered at a secluded mansion for a dinner party. But what social event would be complete without a bit of blackmail, paranoia, and a body count?
Speech and Drama – Outstanding Results
Our Speech and Drama pupils received record breaking results this term in LAMDA examinations. Forty-nine pupils received Distinctions and eight pupils gained a Merit grade. This was the largest exam session to date welcoming four different examiners for LAMDA and the largest number of Medal grades ever taken at the College.
“I was blown away at the record breaking results that landed in my inbox the week before half term. We had four different examiners and each one commented on the discipline and extended knowledge of the pupils. We had exams taking place in Public Speaking, Musical Theatre, Acting and Devising Drama. The results speak for themselves demonstrating the energy, commitment, enthusiasm, and effort the pupils put into these lessons.
Giving out the results is always a highlight for me seeing all the hard work and line learning pay off when they realise it was all worth it! With 85% of pupils achieving the highest grade bracket possible it has made me a very proud teacher!”
A special mention to Grade 8 Gold medal pupils. The below pupils all took this major examination, and all received Distinction Grades:
Oliver Hooper
Oonagh Cubberly Lobb
Emma Crossland
Amelia Boyle
Julika Griener
Diana Chagai
Shuaichu Pan
Emma Liang
Sophie Postles
Elsa Greenwood
Libby Jackson
Leanne Cook | Speech & Drama Teacher
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Music
Often, the Summer term tends to feel less busy after what is always a packed Spring term. However, this term has felt anything but quiet! There has still been a good deal of music-making going on, with rehearsals continuing with the College and Chamber Choir for Chapel services, the Jazz Band continued for a performance at Prize Giving, whilst it was very good to re-start our String Ensemble and start up a new Saxophone quartet.
Our final Unplugged of the year had a happy mix of familiar faces and those making their performing debuts, and we were treated to Music from Frank Sinatra to Christina Perri via Nirvana and Van Halen! It was good to have five pupils performing for the first time and so this is encouraging for next year, but it would be remiss of me not to make special mention of the Upper Sixth who have been such regular contributors and supporters of the Unplugged throughout their time at the College. They clearly have loved being part of the programme and we shall certainly miss their excellent performing.
Hot on the heels of the Unplugged was our fifth Music Makers of the academic year. The Remove were the focus of this concert with some FY and Lower Sixth performers too. There were 18 performances in total which, for a Summer term concert, was a very healthy number indeed. With a wide range of styles from Bach to Guns N’ Roses, there was something for everyone. And, with so many performers in the Remove, we can look forward to some excellent music-making in years to come.
Shortly after half-term, we had another excellent Summer Serenade. This is a concert given by pupils in the FY and Remove and, this year, we continued with our stated aim of having a diverse range of performances – this year we had 12 items of Music from the Baroque to Britpop, and even had a pupil accompanying a member of staff! This is one of my favourite events of the year as it gives us a window into our future Music-making and, combined with what we heard in the earlier Music Makers, we have much to look forward to in the coming years.
The following week we had our second Prep Schools Choral Evensong in the Chapel. Members of the College Choir joined forces with pupils from Kitebrook House and The Downs Malvern for a really lovely day of singing in our glorious chapel. The visiting staff were, once again, very complimentary about the event, saying how much they and their pupils had enjoyed the experience, with the service at the end of the day being both moving and meaningful. I am also very grateful to the College Choir for their part in it all, and I know that they, too, will have benefitted from the experience.
As in the previous two years, by way of a precursor to Speech Day and Prize Giving on the last day of term, the Jazz Band and the newly-formed Saxophone quartet presented a short informal programme of music. Again, it was really nice way to be able to round off the year in relaxed fashion.
However, it is the Concerto Concert - the evening before Speech Day and Prize Giving – that is, in many ways, the culmination of the musical year featuring, as it does, some of our senior and most
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advanced musicians. It is, indeed, a fitting way to bring a packed Music programme to a close, and it is always one of the College’s musical highlights. It is not often that one is given the chance to perform a piece with an orchestra, let alone a professional one, and so being afforded this opportunity is a great privilege. I believe that this is one of the most important experiences that we are able to offer our musicians, and I know that it will have been an occasion that our soloists will look back on with fondness and pride in years to come. This year we had Music from Handel to Star Trek(!) with Music of all styles and periods in between, for singing, saxophone, French Horn, and even including the wonderful second movement from Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no.2. This year, I am particularly pleased that we had a good number of performers from the Lower Sixth and the Hundred. This was something that I commented on last year about the current Upper Sixth, and it is, indeed, very good that we are already able to look ahead to next year’s programme and this concert with confidence and expectation. It does, indeed, look very promising with lots of potential across all year groups.
As I take a step back from the Director of Music role at the end of term, I would especially like to thank my colleagues in the Music Department - the Visiting Music Teachers, Katie Powell our administrator, and Joanna Gray our Head of Academic Music - for their amazing support for both myself and all the pupils involved in the Music programme. I have been hugely fortunate to have such superb colleagues around me, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
And, finally, I wish to give my particular thanks to our leaving Upper Sixth musicians. Not all of them played in the Concerto Concert, but this musical cohort have been incredibly committed to the Music programme during their time at Malvern. They have shown excellent leadership, maturity, humility and good humour, and have been wonderful to work with. We shall miss them very much.
I wish you all a wonderful Summer.
Jonathan Brown | Director of Music
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Sport
Athletics
There were many moments for our athletes to celebrate throughout the athletics season, and one of the highlights was the District Athletics Championships. Over 20 of our pupils were medallists on the day, including our relay teams, with wins for the FY girls and the Senior boys, as well as third place for the Senior girls. A special mention to Maggie Badenhorst (No.6), Felix Hancock (No.5) and Simeon Schreiner (No.2), who each managed to win all three of their events, as well as taking part in the relays.
Following the brilliant performances in the previous round, 15 of our athletes were invited to represent the Malvern Hills District at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Athletics Championship. Our pupils ended the day with a total of 11 medals, with four pupils performing well enough for their performance to be classified as ‘Regional Standard’ – congratulations to Felix Hancock (No.5), Simeon Schreiner (No.2), Ethan Opini (No.9) and Georgia Clements (No.3) for such an impressive achievement!
Tennis
The Tennis programme has gone from strength to strength this term, with many impressive performances across the Junior and Senior teams, both boys and girls.
The Junior Girls had great success in the Hereford and Worcester LTA competition, winning most of their matches. Particular congratulations go to Shaivee Dhakal (EH) and Charlotte Ffooks (No.3) for leading the girls’ team to many victories with some excellent tennis. The school fixtures have seen many competitive matches and great learning opportunities for the girls with Alexandra Filina (No.3), Elena Machancoses Da Gama Rose (No.8), Laetitia Mair (No.4) and Louise Zoll (No.6) particularly impressing with their development.
The Junior Boys started the season with some difficult fixtures but have developed over time, resulting in some much more competitive matches towards the end of the term. Louis Burt (No.9), Wilfred Richardson (No.5), Oscar Ortiz (No.5) and Su Jay Yeo (No.5) have impressed the most, developing their tennis through good use of our training programme.
The Senior Girls have had a number of excellent fixtures over the term. Of particular note are Chloe Wilson (No.4), Mia Hawthorne (No.4), Emma Crossland (No.6) and Sylvie Gabb (No.6) who have developed enormously over the season and displayed some
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great tennis, playing lots and working with our coaches. Our star player was Victoria Manske (No.8) who competed in the Smyth Cup County Competition and took on the local top players, achieving third place.
The Senior Boys have similarly displayed some very high-level tennis, with Justus Piepenbrock (No.2), Ernest Janssen De La Boessiere-Thiennes (SH), Harry Marriott (No.9) and Jean Michiels (No.5) leading the way in some close matches. Felix Jack (SH), Lorenz Hatlapa (No.5) and Charlie Warburton (No.5) also competed in the Scott Cup County Competition, with Charlie and Lorenz reaching the quarter finals.
It has been great to see the pupils working on their tennis this term, whatever their level, with lots of good-spirited matches and fun on the school tennis courts.
Lee Hilton | Director of Sport
Squash
We held our first squash session with The Downs Malvern this term, with children from Years 6 to 8 coming over to use the Malvern College facilities. Our excellent coach, Will Vanston (OM), ran a great introductory session and they all had a fantastic time. We look forward to running these sessions again in the Autumn term for more age-groups.
Inter-House Athletics
The sun wasn’t shining, but our pupils still put on a show at the Inter-House Athletics Championships. There were brilliant individual performances, some very tight races and moments of fantastic sportsmanship on display.
The Seniors were in record-breaking mood, setting three new all-time best performances. Ethan Opini (No.9) and Maggie Badenhorst (No.6) broke records in the hurdle events, whilst Brandon Zhu (No.9) set a new discus record in his first year as a Senior. Overall, House No.4 and House No.2 were too strong on the day, comfortably winning the girls’ and boys’ competitions respectively.
Our Junior competitions were very entertaining, with both boys’ and girls’ events coming down to the last race of the day - the 4x100m relay!
In the girls’ event, House No.6 were one point ahead of House No.3 before the relay and a very strong House No.6 relay team secured the win. Congratulations also to Georgia Clements (No.3) for setting a new all-time Junior Girls’ record in the 300m.
The Junior boys’ competition was even closer; School House won the relay to put themselves top of the leaderboard, one point ahead of House No.7 and only two points ahead of third-place House No.1.
Well done to all pupils for putting on a great afternoon of athletics!
Winning Houses:
Senior Boys - House No.2
Senior Girls - House No.4
Junior Boys - School House
Junior Girls - House No.6
Sean McGregor | Head of Football
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Sport
Cricket
This year’s cricket term has been extremely enjoyable even though the weather has been against us at times. The First Eleven have been incredibly successful winning 15 out of their 17 matches with notable wins included Bradfield, Wellington College, Bromsgrove and Harrow. Leading the batting has been Joe Harrison (No.5) who scored the most runs in the season (592) scoring two centuries along the way including a match winning 127 against a strong St. Andrews South African Touring side. The other centurions for the season were Henry Hardinges (No.2), Freddie Sharp (No.5) and Ben Clarke (No.9), who all played well in the top of the order throughout the season.
With the ball, playing four left arm spinners paid off this year tying up the opposition on multiple occasions. The most memorable match was against Monmouth School. All 28 overs in the innings were bowled by the quartet of Ben Clarke (No.9), Josh Leach (SH), Toby Newman (No.2) and Harley Pritchard (No.9) bowling Monmouth out for 41 runs and winning by 218 runs! Other bowling performances of note were Toby Cox’s (No.5) five wicket hall against Denstone and Josh Leach’s match winning figures of 11106 taking us to victory in the two-day game at Bradfield.
The team spirit throughout the season was one of the main reasons for the success and it was a great start to George Rhodes’ tenure as our new Cricket Professional.
The Second Eleven were limited in matches this season due to the weather, but a big thank you to outgoing captain Daniel Bailey (SH) for all that he has done for the cricket.
The Third Eleven continued to have fun and more than 30 players represented the team throughout the season, which is a credit to the manager and all the staff involved.
For the Junior boys, the under 15’s won the county cup against Bromsgrove and this was a huge result for a team that have improved a great deal from last year. Edward Taylor (SH) captained the side well and performed with both bat and ball. His brother Charlie (SH) also played the majority of the season, even though he is in the FY, leading the side in runs and wickets. Other players of note were Zachary Bailey (SH), Hugo Hardinges (No.2) and Oliver Bouston (SH) who were ever present in the team throughout the season.
The Under 14 A boys team played 10 and won seven, which was an exceptional performance considering for most matches half the team were playing for the under 15’s! The batting was led by Rufus Lapsley (No.5) who scored a magnificent T20 hundred vs Denstone College. He was supported well by Charlie Warburton (No.5), Jaso-Keenan Jordan (No.5) and Oliver Daw (No.9) who all scored runs at crucial times in the season. Seb Hilliard (No.1) led the bowling with 12 wickets with Thomas Champkins (No.2) closely following with eight. Although they narrowly lost to Bromsgrove in the county cup final, there is a great deal of promise shown within the team.
The U14 B and C teams were also competitive this year and for the first time in a few years they were playing regular games.
The girls cricket teams had their most successful season to date playing almost twenty matches during the summer term.
The Senior girls won half their matches with Isabella Kennedy (No.8), Evie Graff (No.3), Lottie Beer (No.3) and Grace Tomlin (No.4) leading the way with the batting and the bowling in particular Evie’s 5-16 versus Worcester University and Bella’s 62 no versus Malvern St. James, showing a great deal of skill and ability, which will help them next year when they all return in September.
The Junior girls were led well by Lauren Atkinson (No.6) who scored the only girls hundred of the season, which was in a close game against Bromsgrove School. Other contributions during the season came from Sophie Postles (No.6), Chloe Bourne (EH), Nell Thorpe (No.6), Georgia Clements (No.3) and Kitty Bartholomew (No.6), showing that there is a great deal of potential with both bat and ball, which will help the girls go from strength to strength.
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Lost 2024
The Summer term once again proved a busy time for Outdoor Pursuits. There is always a hope that expeditions and challenges scheduled for this term will take place bathed in sunshine and benefit from long hours of daylight and balmy, warm evenings. Alas for those taking part in Lost and Hunted 2024, rucksacks were packed with waterproofs, high-vis kit and headtorches.
Pairs of Remove pupils from each boarding house left Malvern on a wet evening in May to be dropped (with staff chaperone) 50km from school. It was then a race to see which team could make it back to school the following morning. Reviewing each team’s position overnight, it was a tight competition with the leaderboard constantly changing hands. By morning kick off, most teams had already organised train routes, some had lined up lifts, others had plotted their return route on a map and the girls from House No.4 had managed to charter a private helicopter to take them back to school!
A morning of heavy rain and unseasonably high winds delayed the take-off slot for the helicopter meaning House No.2 and School House were able to make excellent ground and get to the final destination point almost as a dead heat. This year’s victory was secured by Hugo and Oli from House No.2 who managed to race to the St George statue just a few steps ahead of School House. Well done to all teams who took part.
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Hunted 2024
One month later and the weather didn’t show signs of improving as pairs of Lower Sixth pupils took part in Hunted. Clad in bright orange jumpsuits, 22 pupils were let loose in the Malvern Hills where they had to evade detection by staff for 24 hours, braving horrendous weather as stormy downpours struck on Saturday night. Teams had to stay under the radar and outwit a determined bunch of hunters equipped with drones, sniffer dogs, eBikes, trail runners and 4x4s. It was an all-girls final dash for the extraction point, with Daisy and Camryn from House No.4 emerging as the winners.
To take part in both Lost and Hunted all Houses must raise sponsorship money to enter a team. Whichever team wins the event donates all money raised to charity.
This year, House No.2 donated to Tom’s Trust, the UK’s only charity dedicated to providing mental health support to children and young people with brain tumours.
For Hunted, House No.4 donated over £3,500 to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Speech Day and Prize Giving 2024
Refuge is Man-Made read by Chloe Mulwana
Chair of Malvern College Council | Robin Black
Opening monologue from Much Ado About Nothing read by Ati Chinyemba
Headmaster of Malvern College | Keith Metcalfe
Senior Chapel Prefect | Isabel Barrett
Senior Chapel Prefect | Kipp Norbury
Tradition and Change performed by Daniel Bailey and Charlie Greenwood
Gun Run 2024
Yardbird Suite by Charlie Parker performed by Sam Warlow
438 Days by Jonathan Franklin read by Sebastian Hilliard
Barry Brown Bowl (Triple B)
The Barry Brown Bowl, named after the former School Staff Instructor Barry Brown, and held annually is the premier cadet competition between all three Sections of Malvern College CCF. It sees teams operating in groups of between 8 – 10 competing in several challenging activities designed to test their military knowledge, command leadership, physical fitness, and teamwork.
This year’s activities consisted of:
First Aid – where teams had to assess, prioritise, and administer live saving first aid.
Rifle Skills – where they were required to demonstrate a full understanding of the in-service cadet rifle by carrying out several timed drills.
Casualty Carry – saw them move at speed around a circuit carrying several bags weighing 60kg to simulate a casualty evacuation.
Keep in Memory – where they were challenged to memorise a few objects including marked military maps and then relay this information to a nominated scribe.
Fitness – challenged them to complete a series of demanding physical tests including a timed run, press ups, sit-ups, and a leopard crawl over the undulating ground.
Observation – required them to sketch a map of the nominated area to their front and then using the Mk1 eyeball had to locate, identify, and mark on their maps what they saw and what it was.
Drill – cadets had to demonstrate their ability as a section to do several drill movements whilst at the halt and on the march.
Congratulations to all those who competed and thank you to all the Senior Cadets and staff who ran things so effectively.
Winners of the Barry Brown Bowl 2024 were the Army, 3 Section.
John Nichols | CCF Co-ordinator
Military Skills Competition 2024
A team of eight cadets and three members of staff deployed to Swynnerton Training Area to compete in the annual West Midlands Brigade Military Skills Competition – a demanding weekend competition designed to test endurance, teamwork, and leadership over a large variety of stands and situations.
The first test was Operating in Built up Areas, which saw our team aggressively clearing rooms with small arms fire before the final confrontation with the enemy and a successful negotiation followed that saw the release of hostage and the elimination of the threat.
Another major challenge that tested the team was the First Aid Scenario. This mock-up event was designed to be stressful and dealing with a worse-case situation. The Scenario started with a mortar barrage and gunfire resulting in numerous casualties. Here
the team worked methodically, conducted a sound triage, and dealt with each casualty depending on the nature of their injuries. The rest of the weekend included a speed march to a grid reference and other varied challenges that tested the team to the full.
Our team of Will Richardson (Captain No.7), Milly Boyle (Second in Command No.6), Luke Perry (No.7), Charlotte Boyle (No.7), Carl Braun (No.7), Marlies Carver (No.3), Annabelle Howell (EH), and Madeleine Yiannakis (No.8) finished a creditable sixth place overall and learned a great deal from the weekend.
John Nichols | CCF Co-ordinator
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