Malvern Times May 2019

MALVERN TIMES MAY 2019

IN THIS ISSUE Academic Achievements

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Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire’s Cadets

A welcome message from Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster Arriving in Malvern to see the Hills swathed in spring sunshine and the trees adorned

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with blossom, underlines what an amazing setting Malvern College enjoys.

In Memory of Mr Mike Haynes 3

I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting the staff and many, but by no means all, of the

Music 3

There is a very strong sense of community here and the feeling of a very large team

Cambrian Patrol Competition

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Expeditions 4 Sporting Endeavours

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Pupil Appointments

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Forthcoming Examinations

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Malvern Civic Society Award

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pupils so far and want to thank everybody publicly for their extremely warm welcome. of staff, governors, OMs, parents and of course pupils, all working together towards a common goal.

Rev. Sydney R James, Malvern’s Headmaster 1897-1914, handed over to his successor at Easter saying that he, ‘…chose Easter because I thought that my successor would

find the machine running smoothly in the last term of the school year, would be able to see what changes he would like to make, and would have the long summer holidays in which to work them out.’

The machine is certainly running smoothly, and I am busy absorbing all I can from pupils, staff and parents, about what makes Malvern such a special place to be.

Commemoration 6

Our Qualities

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

MALVERN TIMES Academic Achievements Sixth Form linguists

2 Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire’s Cadets

Sixth Form linguists put their language skills to the test in the UK Linguistics Olympiad, a national competition where competitors attempt to solve linguistic data problems. Konrad Barbers achieved a Silver Certificate, placing him in the top 10% of all participants nationally, while Sapphire Anderson and Francesco Coppola achieved Bronze Awards, placing them in the top 20%.

British Maths Olympiad and Kangaroo initiatives At the end of last term, a number of pupils sat the British Maths Olympiad and Kangaroo initiatives. Sophie Roberts gained a Merit in the Kangaroo competition, and Ruby Chen gained a Distinction in the Year 10 Olympiad. Impressively, Ben Chen and Natalie Fan received College Book prizes in recognition of their distinctions that placed them in the top 50 students in their year group in the country - an extraordinary achievement.

Physics Challenge

Esther Woods has been appointed one of the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire’s Cadets this year. Esther will accompany the

In the recent national Physics Challenge, Felix Olschewski,

Lord Lieutenant at a number of official engagements, such as

Basil Marsden-Smedley, Tom Hughes, Banita Dodhia,

visits by members of the Royal Family to the county, will act as an

Ginny Lawrence, Jay Wang and Georgina Wood all achieved

ambassador for various organisations and the young people of

Bronze awards, whilst George Kent achieved a Silver Award and

Worcestershire. This is a great honour for Esther and the College

Ben Chen a Gold.

as she represents the Army Cadets and Malvern’s CCF.

British Maths Olympiad and Kangaroo initiatives

Physics Challenge

MALVERN TIMES In Memory of Mr Mike Haynes

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A Charity Soirée was held in

Many pupils took their Trinity College and Associated Board of

St.

organised

the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) practical exams last term.

and planned by Henry Queen

Edmund’s

Those who achieved at Grade 5 or higher level are: Freja

and Jasper Penrice. This was a

Bedell (Grade 5 Singing with Merit), Reuben Dargan (Grade

very special evening of musical

5 Singing), Emily Elgar (Grade 5 Clarinet with Merit), Missy

celebration

in

Hall,

our

Hingley (Grade 5 Flute with Merit), Leo Westwood (Grade

former colleague and teacher, Mr

memory

of

5 Eb Bass), Imogen Cole (Grade 6 Piano with Merit), James

Mike Haynes. There were superb

Francis (Grade 6 Singing with Merit), Felix Kingdon (Grade

performances from Anny Moody, Harrison Hudson, Charlie

6 Saxophone), Manfred Lai (Grade 6 Piano), Jasper Penrice

Canton-Smith, Ani King, Brad Jones, Jamie Hawkins,

(Grade 7 Clarinet with Merit), Annabel Moody (Grade 8 Piano

Gemma Luscombe, Lucie Fletcher, Kitty Holroyd, Jasper

with Merit), Ariana Davison (Grade 8 Singing). Well done, too,

Penrice, Bonnie Green, Grace Starkey and Georgie Denham.

to Harriet Carpenter, Evelyn Kenrick, Nadya Kibuchi, Shyam

Performances from staff colleagues Mr Angus, Mr J Brown and

Sira and Lichang Wan for passing their Grade 5 Theory exam,

Mr M Dade were also enjoyed. It was an excellent pupil-led

to Konrad Barbers and Geyu Wang for passing their Grade 5

event that raised £460 for the Sue Ryder Hospice in Leckhampton.

Theory exam with Merit and to Antonia Fetzer for passing her

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Grade 5 Theory exam with Distinction.

Cambrian Patrol Competition A Malvern CCF team competed in the prestigious Cambrian

full kit and carrying weapons. The second day comprised a speed

Patrol Competition held on the Brecon Beacons. Seven of our

march and shoot. The Malvern team: Matt Bruce, Freddie

senior cadets, led by Colour Sergeant Matt Bruce, took part in

Lawton-Smith, Esther Woods, Imogen Cole, Nick Horn,

one of the most gruelling national military challenges set by the

Dougal Lemon and Jonny Mather, completed the event and

British Army. Teams from around the country were severely tested

gained a very well-deserved Silver award. This was a just reward

by both the tasks, that began early in the morning at 4.30am, and

for the training, resilience and teamwork they have committed

by the adverse weather conditions. On the first day, the tasks

to at the highest level over the preceding months. An excellent

took the cadets over 30km across the Brecon Beacons on foot, in

achievement.

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Expeditions over the Easter holidays Duke of Edinburgh Gold

Cricket Academy

A challenging Duke of Edinburgh Gold practice expedition was

Thirteen Malvern players from the girls’ and the boys’ Cricket

held on the notoriously unpredictable Dartmoor, where five

squads attended a three-day training course at the Desert

groups of Lower Sixth used their navigational skills successfully

Springs Cricket Academy in Spain. As well as engaging in a

to complete their various routes and allow them to proceed to

range of training sessions, they also played in two Twenty20

the Qualifying Expedition in Snowdonia in July.

games. They won one game and lost the other, but it was great

Meanwhile, nineteen Lower Sixth carried out their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Practice Expeditions across Oxfordshire, biking,

to see the boys and girls on the trip preparing for the cricket season with similar enthusiasm.

kayaking and canoeing on the river Thames, travelling 30km a day from Lechlade to Henley in 20+ degree temperatures.

Duke of Edinburgh Awards I was delighted to recently present Lewis McMurdo and Sofia Hsu with their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Ginny Lawrence and Sixue Chen their Silver Awards, and Lucas Fowler-Dewe and Tom Doherty their Gold Awards.

Outdoor Pursuits In Outdoor Pursuits, pupils participated in a four-day training expedition to the Isle of Man to extend their training and preparation for the Malvern 2 Paris expedition later in the year.

Pupils improved their sea kayak handling skills and experienced some exposure to open water on the larger paddleboards which

Easter in Berlin

they will use to cross the English Channel. In addition to the

A number of Remove pupils spent the first week of the Easter

paddling element of the trip, the team spent time focussing

holiday in Berlin, taking part in a hugely enjoyable and successful

on food provision and other logistical aspects associated with

language exchange trip with pupils from Gymnasium Steglitz.

expedition life.

The week in Berlin allowed for a tremendous variety of activities for our pupils and enabled them to learn more about the culture and to practise their German speaking with our hosts.

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Ski-trip to Banff

Golf

A very successful ski-trip travelled to Banff in Canada and enjoyed

The Golf squad took on Exeter College in the HMC Foursomes

excellent weather and good snow, as well as an induction into

Regional Finals and played incredibly well winning 2-1, to

curling, hot springs and a good dose of Canadian culture.

become the HMC Foursomes Regional Champions. Izzy Lloyd and Josh Baker won 2 up, Allie Renton and Marco Garbi won 2 up, but Georg Wendelstadt and Rahul Tjan lost their match.

The team has now qualified for the National Finals which takes place later in the summer at Rye Golf Club.

Swimming Very well done to Viktoriia Usova who competed in her first open meet at Gloucester: six events, six personal bests and a Bronze Medal in the 100m Breaststroke! Congratulations also to Thomas Birley who achieved two qualifying times (50m & 100m Backstroke) for the forthcoming West Midlands Regional Long Course Championships.

Rackets The Rackets team competed at the Queen’s Club, London with some really good end-of-season performances. The stand-out pairs were the Under 15’s (Olly Cox and Myles Holland) and the first pair (Dan Holland and Gus Stephenson), who both reached their respective quarter-finals. The Under 15’s lost to the second seeds Eton, and the first pair lost to the first seeds Tonbridge. This brings a very competitive season to a close with some promising talent for next season.

National Fives Championships In the National Fives Championships held at Marlborough College, Georgina Wood reached the semi-finals of the U16 Tournament, and Vicky Monllor-Bessio and Chloe Mackellar did well to come second in their pools, qualifying for the quarterfinals. Rhiannon Mallard beat Georgie Balfrey to win the U14 plate. In Doubles, all 3 pairs came through their pools to reach the Quarter Finals, with Georgie and Lucy Underwood losing in a very tense match 12-11 against Alleyns. All the girls played well and improved massively during the day.

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Pupil Appointments

Malvern Civic Society Award

Chapel Prefects

I am delighted to announce that the refurbished Rogers Theatre

I am delighted to announce that the Chapel Prefects for 2019-20 have been appointed. The Senior Chapel Prefect is Jasper Penrice and the Chapel Prefects are: Anna Doroshenko, Lucie Fletcher, Robbie Hardwick and Imoesi Ogwemoh.

The Sacristan Chapel Prefect is Bonnie Green. I am very much looking forward to working with these pupils and have asked them to consider the ways in which they can have a positive impact on the College in the next twelve months.

has been awarded a Malvern Civic Society Award for architectural design, an annual accolade given to a new or renovated building which adds something special to Malvern’s town environment.

The panel of judges commented extremely favourably on the excellent reconfiguration and craftsmanship of the work done at the Rogers Theatre and Lyall Foyer and how well these buildings relate to their surroundings. We look forward to receiving the Civic Society plaque in the near future.

School Council Pupils have been appointed on the School Council: Aaron Tomson, Georg von Grolman, Ademuwagun Aladegbami, Adriaan Berger, Natsumi Nakamura, Coco Charters, Izzy Lloyd, Luke Tulacz, Poppy Underwood, Antonia Kuhr, Harein Valiram, Annabelle Moody, Oliver Cook, Gus Stephenson and Lara Hauptmann.

Forthcoming Examinations For many of your sons and daughters, it is an important time in their school career with GCSEs, IBs, A levels and their end of year examinations looming. In recent assemblies, I have encouraged pupils to find time to commit to revision and to make good, positive choices about utilising their time.

I have reminded

pupils that their exams are important and I would like them to try and achieve everything that they have set their sights on, but highlighted that if they do have a setback, they should not let it define them, that there will always be something they can do about or take from it, and that there are many excellent staff around them to whom they can turn for support.

Commemoration I look forward to seeing many of you at Commemoration.

I wish you an enjoyable leave-out weekend with your children.

We have an interesting and varied programme of sporting and musical events on the afternoon of Friday 24 May and the morning of Saturday 25 May, and I do hope that you will be able to join us to enjoy the occasion.

Keith Metcalfe

Headmaster

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