Malvern Time October 2019

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IN THIS ISSUE

Dear Parents, With half-term upon us I wanted to update you on just a few of the vast number of things

Academic achievements

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Young Economists’ Summit

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Academic Scholars

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Essay Competition

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their experiences.

Lower Sixth Physics Olympiad

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At our initial Assembly of the Autumn term, we welcomed pupils and staff back to Malvern and

QinetiQ Young Engineers’ Project

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extended a warm welcome to the new members of staff joining us. We welcomed a large intake

Speech and Drama

4

Politics and History

4

Particle Physics

4

Symphony Orchestra

5

Music Exam Results

5

Extended Project Qualification Fair

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Sport 7-9 Summer Activities

9-10

Parents’ Forum

11

Remembrance Services

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Lower School Council

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VE Day 2020

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Our Qualities

that have taken place in the first part of the Autumn Term. So many of the activities this term, and throughout the summer holiday, have had an extremely positive impact on our school and local communities, and on the pupils themselves who have grown in stature through

of new pupils who, I am pleased to report, are settling in extremely well.

New to our staff at Malvern are: Oliver Butterworth, who has taken over the role of Housemaster of No.1 and is teaching Economics and Business. Damian Marshman has taken over as Housemaster in No.7 and is teaching Mathematics. May Ho is the new Assistant Housemistress in No.8, and teaches Mathematics. Andrea Price is the new Head of Academic Music. Alison Winwood joins the Mathematics department and Alexander Young is the new Head of German (Modern Languages department). Irem Cicek also joins the Modern Languages department as the new German Language Assistant.

An enormous amount has been accomplished in these few weeks of the new term and I now wish you all a restful holiday over the Half term.

Keith Metcalfe Headmaster

Resilience | Self-awareness | Open-mindedness | Kindness | Collaboration Risk-taking | Curiosity | Ambition | Independence | Integrity | Humility

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Academic achievements and university applications IB results

GCSE results

The 2019 cohort achieved an impressive average point score

The Hundred achieved an extremely impressive 20% of grades at

of 36. 17 candidates scored 40 points or more, the standard

level 9 and 40% at 9-8, which is the highest percentage recorded

entry requirement to elite universities in the UK and overseas.

by a GCSE cohort at Malvern. 58% of grades were at 9-7 (A*-A

Giampietro Ghidini achieved the distinction of achieving the

in old grading).

maximum 45 points, while James Wakefield scored 44 and Ellie Calderwood 43 points.

32 pupils achieved the equivalent of at least six 9/8/A* grades; of whom, 18 achieved eight or more 9/8/A* grades. Georgina

A level results

Wood, Shea John, Virginia Lawrence and Millie Page all

The Upper Sixth A level candidates achieved 29% A*-A grades

attained the equivalent of 10 A* in the old way of counting.

and 59% A*-B grades. Seven pupils achieved at least 3 As.

University applications The Upper Sixth were successful in securing offers from a

and intellectually impressive they are. These successes are down to

range of UK universities for admission in 2019, with 81% of

their efforts and it is the standards established by those who have

candidates achieving their offers at their first-choice university.

gone before them that make Malvern such a strongly academic

Milly Cox met her offer from Cambridge to read Land Economy.

school. I highlighted that there is a clear correlation between the

Of the other Russell Group universities, the greatest successes, in

effort grades and the exam results that each pupil achieves, and

terms of offers met, were for Exeter (5), University College London

that there is much research that shows that intelligence is not

(4), King’s College, London (7), Durham (5), Nottingham (4),

fixed. Whatever a pupil’s academic standing may be now, they

Warwick (5), Cardiff (4) and Edinburgh (3). 25 pupils received

can stretch their intellectual capability through reading, through

offers from a range of overseas universities including some of the

engagement with the academic enrichment programmes

most prestigious European, Canadian and US universities including

available within Malvern’s super-curriculum and through actively

Bocconi in Milan, McGill (Montreal) and Northeastern (Boston).

engaging in their academic studies. It is important that all our

As I announced these results to the pupils at the start of term, I highlighted the need for them to recognise how academically

pupils see the value of, and engage in, enrichment strategies at whatever is the right level is for them.

Young Economists’ Summit in Hamburg Josh Preston, Annabelle Moody, Dan Holland, Arent Riemer, Francesco Coppola, Konrad Barbers and Nikki Stonham were in Hamburg this term, taking part in the Young Economists Summit. The event required teams to present their own ideas or solutions to various issues facing the world today - from integrating refugees into society to dealing with climate change.

Our team developed an idea for an app to encourage saving amongst gig economy workers. The team had to make the presentation and then face critical questioning from their peers and a panel of experts. They did extremely well, fielding tricky questions and showing a tremendous depth of knowledge. They were Highly Commended by the organisers.

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Honorary Scholarships Each year we award Honorary Scholarships and Exhibitions to those pupils who have made an outstanding contribution to an aspect of College life, who have not already received a Scholarship or Exhibition (though pupils who already have an Exhibition may be considered for the higher award of a Scholarship). As expected, existing scholars in last year’s Hundred and Lower Sixth achieved excellent academic results and made outstanding contributions to other areas of College life.

Those now in the Upper Sixth awarded Honorary Academic Scholarships

Those now in the Lower Sixth awarded Honorary Academic Scholarships

Konrad Barbers

Chicco Coppola

Chioma Anazodo

Lottie Livesey

Ale Coppola

Antonia Fetzer

Jyothirmay Baldota

Georgina Macakiage

Banita Dodhia

James Miller

Sebastian Filho

Agueda Ortiz Flores

Rhiannon Gray

Millie Page

Thomas Hughes

Amani Priddy

George Kent

Cedric Reuther

Ani King

Charlotte Welge

Honorary Academic Exhibitions Felix Berger

Abigail Planterose

Isobel Lloyd

Aarya Ramanj

Finnian Mangham

Karl Wlaschek

Honorary Sport Scholarships Charley Atkinson

Vansh Ladwa

Hannah Atkinson

Millie Page

Molly Gibbard

Harry Sillence

Honorary Academic Exhibitions Tiwa Adejuyigbe

Millie Kold

Coral Arteaga Vivanco

Ellen Liu

Alexey Artemov

Rahul Tjan

Tom Cox

Francesco Totaro

Pablo Dorai Raj

Valentina Samadani

Len Heger

Pia Schmitz

Peter Ingram

Georgina Wang

Jayda Khimji

John Locke Institute Essay Competition 2019 The John Locke Institute exists for the benefit of exceptional students. Their essay competition encourages young people to cultivate the characteristics that turn good students into great writers: independent thought, depth of knowledge, clear reasoning, critical analysis and persuasive style.

Jan van Hesude (Upper Sixth), was shortlisted in this prestigious competition. He entered his essay in the Philosophy category and was invited to Oxford University in September, to a Gala Dinner during which the prize winners were named. Winners were selected by the university’s senior academics, and named in the categories in which they were submitted. Jan says that the experience of visiting Oxford and meeting so many interesting and learned people, has fuelled his desire to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at university.

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Lower Sixth Physics Olympiad

Speech and Drama

Last term a group of our Sixth Form physicists attempted the

Congratulations to our pupils studying Speech and Drama who

Lower Sixth Physics Olympiad, a series of challenging problems

have successfully passed their LAMDA examinations in Acting

set for the most talented in the country. Alex Schultz, Richard

and Musical Theatre during the Summer term. An impressive

Soares and Floris van der Werff achieved a Bronze award and

number of high grades with Distinction and Merit were gained.

Max Horler and Antonia Fetzer Silver awards.

QinetiQ Young Engineers’ Project

Georgina Kenyon - GRADE 5 Acting, with Merit Aghasi Avanesov, Cati Romanzina, Eve Leslie - GRADE 5 Acting, with Distinction Lucy Marriott, Morgann McGee, Syusannah Avanesova GRADE 6 Acting, with Distinction

Congratulations to George Kent, Aggie Ortiz Flores, Tom

Harrison Hudson - GRADE 7 Acting, with Distinction

Hughes, Ginny Lawrence, Georgina Wood, Ran Zhang,

Bonnie Green, Georgina Wood and Lucie Fletcher - LAMDA

James Francis and Basil Marsden Smedley for their selection

GOLD MEDAL

for this year’s ‘QinetiQ Young Engineers’ Project. Their brief for this year’s challenge is to design a system that can automatically monitor the fuel consumption of a troop carrier and send this information to a command post.

The Politics and History departments The Politics and History departments recently took 30 of our pupils to London. The group was due to attend Prime Minister’s Question Time but as Parliament was suspended, they were met by our local MP Harriet Baldwin who gave them a guided tour of the Houses of Westminster and answered their questions about the workings of each House.

The historians then went on to visit the Churchill War Rooms, and the pupils studying politics visited the Supreme Court where they sat in the room where the panel of eleven Justices would conclude that the extended prorogation of parliament was illegal.

Particle Physics Dr. Maria Pavlidou from the University of Birmingham

With a bit of background knowledge, our pupils had the

delivered a practical lesson on Particle Physics early in the

wonderful opportunity to use the same software used by

term. She spoke about the standard model of Particle Physics

Physicists at CERN and experiment for themselves. This gave

and how the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in Geneva,

them a real insight into how academic research is done, and it

is used to probe the structure of sub-atomic particles.

was a great opportunity for them to get hands-on with Physics.

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The National Schools Symphony Orchestra Malvern has been the home of the NSSO since 2016 and this year the orchestra celebrated its 25th anniversary with performances at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; the culmination of the course that is run annually at Malvern College.

Over 200 children took part in the three orchestras performing, together with the newly formed NSSO Chorus. The finale and highlight of the concert was a performance of the Verdi Requiem, where the young musicians were joined by a team of soloists and the Malvern Festival Chorus, under the baton of Richard Dickins, NSSO Principal Conductor.

Details of the 2020 course are available at www.nsso.org.

Music Practical/Theory Exam Results Summer 2019 Congratulations to the following pupils: Annabelle Moody

Trombone

Grade 8

Distinction

Louisa Marsden-Smedley

Singing

Grade 8

Distinction

Jonathan Stephenson

Trumpet

Grade 8

Distinction

Robert Hardwick

Trumpet

Grade 8

Merit

Gemma Luscombe

Flute

Grade 8

Merit

Nicholas Horn

Rock Guitar

Grade 8

Merit

CĂŠlestine Hanssen

Non-Pedal Harp

Grade 8

Pass

Louisa Marsden-Smedley

Flute

Grade 7

Distinction

Cameron Eldridge

Oboe

Grade 7

Distinction

Jennifer Zhou

Singing

Grade 7

Merit

Phoebe Palmer-O’Riordan

Recorder

Grade 7

Merit

Edmund Thurlow

Trumpet

Grade 7

Merit

Eve Leslie

Singing

Grade 7

Merit

Honor Letts

Singing

Grade 7

Pass

Charlotte Atkinson

Trumpet

Grade 7

Pass

Sam Ingram

Theory

Grade 5

Merit

Rodolphe Escudie

Jazz Saxophone

Grade 5

Merit

Nicholas Horn

Theory

Grade 5

Pass

Finley Morris

Jazz Saxophone

Grade 5

Pass

Finley Morris

Theory

Grade 5

Pass

Alexandra Darby

Theory

Grade 5

Pass

Caroline Berlien

Singing

Grade 4

Pass

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Extended Project Qualification Fair A number of the pupils studying A levels undertake the EPQ as

Topic choices ranged from: ‘Treatment of prisoners within prison

part of the enrichment programme. In June, we held an EPQ

systems ; are their human rights in violation?’, to sport, ‘Were

Fayre where the Lower Sixth were asked to demonstrate their

the development of the shorter formats of cricket within the UK

research and presentation skills for their chosen topic. Topics

essential for cricket to become the multi-million dollar game it

were varied and impressively imaginative, and the presentations

is today?’, and from ‘Women’s rights portrayed through fashion

were engaging, creative and enthusiastic, each ending with a

to appeal to younger generations’, to ‘A critical comparison of

tough Question and Answer session.

leaders, military and attitudes towards Syria between the United States and Russia’.

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Sport Cricket Malvern College National 20/20 champions We faced Merchant Taylors School in the first semi-final; they had taken the scalp of Tonbridge in the quarter finals. Malvern won this game, setting the opposition 195, and Merchant Taylors falling short with a total of 138. The final was against Sedbergh, who had beaten Millfield in the other semi-final. Malvern lost the toss and surprisingly, were asked to bat, compiling 155 after the completion of 20 overs.

We knew we would have to bowl well, but it was a defendable total. At 136 for 8, Sedbergh were in the box seats with Malvern’s bowlers under pressure, with 14 runs required from 2.3 overs and a wicket in hand, things were becoming very tense. A wicket was what we needed, and Aaron Tomson provided it, Robbie Hardwick taking the catch behind the stumps. Malvern College were now National 20/20 Champions!

Malvern College win the Chesterton Cup After a rain effected start at New Road, we managed to play a shortened semi-final round against Monmouth and win this match to go through to the final. Kings’ Worcester had beaten Bromsgrove in a similarly shortened match, and on winning the toss they chose to bat in the final.

Malvern’s spinners bowled Kings’ out for 61, but chasing a small total on a wicket that was spinning prodigiously was always going to be tricky. After four overs Malvern had only managed to score 5 runs for the loss of one wicket and the game was in the balance until Dan Holland hit two boundaries in an over before being out LBW with the score at 24-2. This gave Aaron Tomson and Tommy Boorman the opportunity to deliver, and they did.

Tomson finished 5 not out and a match winning 35 not out, for Tommy Boorman saw Malvern home with 8 wickets to spare.

This was a fantastic finish to a hugely enjoyable season. Winning the Chesterton Cup is always a very special victory for Malvern.

Dan Holland was awarded the Tip Foster Trophy for scoring the

Josh Dickenson was picked in the Midlands U17 to play in the

most runs in the 1st XI this season.

Super 4s, the best U17 players in the country. Sadly, Josh broke his finger and was unable to play, a great disappointment.

Rehaan Edavalath was selected to play in the Bunbury Festival that features the best U15 players in the country.

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The Border Shield

There was a tremendous turnout for the third Border Shield

Malvern made a robust start to the second half, scoring another,

contest between Monmouth Boys’ and Malvern College at

Josh Marsden powering over after a good build up play from

Ledbury Rugby Football Club just before Half term.

Imoesi Ogwemoh, Harry Smith and Kit Staley. The enduring

Conditions were damp from the start, with Malvern playing up the slope. An early penalty, conceded from the opening kick-off, gave Monmouth three easy points but the next passage of play was conducted in the middle of the pitch with both teams testing each other. Malvern was the next to score with Louis Staley crashing over from a well worked scrum move and offload from Charles Williams, Joe Randall converting

strength of the Malvern defence would be the story of the rest of the game, as Monmouth raised the tempo in their play.

Monmouth scored again to make it 21-15 to Malvern, with 10 minutes to play. But the home side would eventually close out the game by showing great discipline and a strong work ethic in the final stages of the game to enable them to lift the Border Shield for second consecutive year.

the extras. Malvern struggled again against a resurgence from

Oliver Cook was named man of the match. He epitomised all

Monmouth who struck back with a try their own. The half time

that was positive about Malvern on the night. This was, as always,

score was 14-10 to Malvern who finished the stronger with a try

a fantastic occasion with some great rugby in evidence.

from Jack Onslow.

Rugby

Triathlon Prospect

Several boys played for their academies: Imowesi Ogwemoh

Tom Birley has competed in several events over the summer

for Warriors U18s against Saints, Joe Randall for Wasps U16s

and won two silver medals in the Worcestershire County Relay

against Saracens and Cardiff Blues. Other boys training with

Swimming Championships, and Gold in a 3.8km open water

their respective academies throughout the summer were: Harry

swimming event in the Cotswolds. He has been selected for the

Smith, Tom Hughes and Josh Marsden (Worcester Warriors

West Midlands Triathlon Academy that will compete nationally

U18s), Harry Sigley (Gloucester U16s).

in the British Triathlon Super Series next year. Tom’s most recent success as overall winner of the Eastnor Mud Run, is further demonstration of his tenacity and drive and we congratulate him.

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Equestrian

Hockey

Harry Finch competed at the National U18 Championships and

Charley Atkinson played for England White and won a

did very well finishing 16th out of was 79 competitors. He was

Silver Medal.

also selected to compete in Ireland with the U18 Development squad but was injured the night before the competition and had

Golf

to withdraw.

The golf squad, having won the regional final of the HMC

Fencing

Foursomes Competition, competed at the National Finals at Rye Golf Club in Sussex in the first week of the summer holidays. They

Congratulations to Noah Goryn who retained both his titles

put up an excellent show in all three matches but lost early round

in winning Gold in Foil and ÉpÊe competitions at the Wiltshire

matches to Wellington and Tonbridge and then to eventual

County Championships. He becomes the Hereford and Wiltshire

winners, Rossall School.

champion.

Netball Molly Gibbard played for Severn Stars U19s at the NPL Tournament in Nottingham. She played immensely well, and in several quarters scored with 100% shooting accuracy.

Sailing Hector Mellor, competed in the National Schools Sailing Regatta at Weymouth in July, and came 8th overall. In the Topper Nationals, in Scotland, he came 24th in his fleet.

Summer Activities There were a significant number of important projects and activities this summer in which our pupils have taken part. All of these expeditions have provided an important opportunity for pupils to develop some of the key skills that we really value at Malvern, and that are so important in making a success of university or when seeking future employment. I am delighted to report that there has been lots of positive feedback from colleagues about these expeditions which are providing great transformational learning experiences for the pupils involved.

Their behaviour and their engagement with everyone they encountered, was a credit to Malvern College. I would particularly like to take this opportunity to thank those colleagues who organised and supervised these expeditions..

More detailed reports on these expeditions will be featured in the Malvern View which will be available online, and in hard copy, at the end of this term.

Malvern College to Paris (MC2P) The expedition that stole the media headlines this summer, with front-page coverage in The Times newspaper on 19th July, was the Malvern to Paris trip, which included a stand-up paddle boarding leg across the English Channel. The group was interviewed by Sky, BBC and ITV news presenters, at various stages, and on its completion, with each pupil in the team showing great confidence on camera in describing the value of the expedition had been to them.

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Marine ecology and conservation expedition to the Cayman Islands

Rhino Conservation in South Africa

Eighteen pupils and three staff learned some fascinating but hard

A group travelled to a Rhino Conservation centre in South Africa

lessons about conservation and the damage being caused to life

and arrived just as a badly injured baby rhino was helicoptered in

in the ocean and on shore. They were able to dive in the waters

from the Kruger Park, its mother killed by poachers.

off the islands to observe the marine life and did daily clean up sessions at the beaches to remove the plastic detritus. They saw

Malvern College CCF

many beautiful shoals of fish, Great Barracuda, turtles, Lionfish,

The RAF section enjoyed a successful Summer Camp at St.

sting-ray, nurse sharks and reef sharks and could not have wished for a better learning environment. As guests of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) on Little Cayman, they were able to share their passion for protecting the environment and to offer practical help.

Mawgan in Cornwall. Skills practised included shooting, interflight drill, and high and low ropes and there was a testing all-day military exercise on the UK’s second largest network of sand-dunes. They were also able to have a go at coasteering and stand-up paddle boarding as well as cultural visits to Padstow, Newquay and the Eden Project.

The Army section, together with our partner school Bredon, deployed to Saint Martin’s Camp near Folkstone for a week’s extensive training. Activities included two days on Lydd ranges, firing the cadet rifle at ever increasing distances and smaller targets. Each cadet achieved their marksman qualification which was outstanding, but Cdt Sophie Roberts fired a 57mm group at 100m with iron sights an exceptional achievement that won her the accolade of the Best Shot on Camp.

The Marines section had an incredible experience training at Lympstone, the Commando Training Centre in Devon.

Reading Pupils were set with the challenge of reading at least one book during their holiday. I read ‘Why We Sleep’ by Matt Walker, and as I explained to the pupils in Assembly, I have been endeavouring to ensure I get to bed earlier and I have encouraged them to do the same.

As I have been eating lunch in Houses, I have been asking pupils what they have read recently. Many (not all!) have clearly done some good reading and I have to thank the girls in No.8 who recommended the ‘Tatooist of Auschwitz’, which I greatly enjoyed.

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Parents’ Forum The Senior Management Team meets with parent representatives every term in the Parents’ Forum. The Forum comprises our Senior Management Team and at least one parent representative from each House. Our aim is to listen and respond to matters which parents raise in order to assist with the continuing development of the school, but we also like to take the opportunity to present new ideas for directions we may take which may be of interest to the parent body. The Forum discusses school-related matters rather than focusing on individual pupils.

The representatives from each House are listed below. Please do contact them if you have something you would like them to put forward on the agenda for the next meeting.

House

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

Number 5

Number 6

Number 7

Number 8

Number 9

School House

Ellerslie House

Name

E-Mail

Katie Hawkins

Katie_anthony_@yahoo.co.uk

Sarah Hood

sarahjanehood@gmail.com

Phil Birley

Philbirley@yahoo.co.uk

Beata Davison

beata.davison@googlemail.com

Rod Wood

rod@bayer-wood.co.uk

Frank Kenyon-Slaney

fslaney@world-odyssey.com

Philly Cole

phillidacole@gmail.com

Jamie Cox

jamie@jamiecox.org

Elisabeth Cox (Lisi)

lisicox@mac.com

Simone Horn

d.horn12@btinternet.com

Claudia Marsden-Smedley

claudiatinkershill@gmail.com

Joycelin Hoyland

Joycelin@mountsevern.co.uk

Neil Anderson

Neil.Anderson@QCom.co.uk

Sarah Platnauer

Sarahp4@me.com

Maria Freeman

Maria.hayesfarm@gmail.com

Marina Stephenson

stephenson71@gmail.com

Jane Eldridge

jane@collegeguardians.co.uk

Sarah Westwood

sarah.westwood25@gmail.com

Andy Scott

andy@scott5.co.uk

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Remembrance Services 10 November 2019

VE Day 2020

Remembrance Sunday remains an important day at Malvern

The Government has announced that the early May bank holiday

College and parents are invited to join a Service of Remembrance

in 2020, originally set for Monday 4 May, will be changed to

in the Malvern College Chapel at the following times:

Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Malvern

09:45 – 10:30 for the Foundation Year, Remove, Hundred and Pre-Sixth.

Leave Out details

College’s Leave Out weekend starts on Friday, 1 May at 13.10 and ends on Sunday, 3 May. This remains unchanged. The officially nominated VE Day Bank Holiday (8 May) will be a normal working

This service will be followed by an Act of Remembrance at 10:45

and teaching day at Malvern, as is usual when Bank Holidays fall

held on St George’s Terrace and attended by the Lower School

in term-time.

and Sixth Form of Malvern College and pupils and parents of The Downs Malvern.

Lower School Council

11:15 – 12:15 a service in Chapel will follow the Act of Remembrance, for the Sixth Form and their parents.

Colonel Bill Kingdon will preach at each service. Pupils will place wooden crosses in an area, designated by House, outside the Chapel. Each cross bears a name of a Malvernian lost in conflict.

We welcome parents to attend and invite you to join us for light refreshments in the Gryphon Room following each of the Services.

Congratulations to the following Remove pupils who were voted in as Lower School Council members at the end of last year. They will join the Hundred Lower School Council Members as they serve and develop the Lower School as well as act as the “voices” of the Lower School pupils in their houses. Leo Westwood, Thomas Isherwood, Thomas Birley, Adina Yertayeva, Cate Mercurio, Joel Cox, Lucy Underwood, Alex van Dam and Ollie Beer, Amy Grammaticas, Sam Cook and Amelia Scott.

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