Malvern View Summer 2019

M ALVERN VIEW Issue 34 | Summer 2019

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Malvern View • Summer 2019

From the Headmaster

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I hope that you enjoy reading about the wide array of academic events, arts performances, sporting achievements, co-curricular activities and expeditions that the pupils have been enjoying at Malvern over the last term. It is easy to be impressed by the sheer volume of opportunities on offer and the level of success that the pupils achieved, but it is also important to remember the value of the journey that has had to be undertaken to achieve these great outcomes. It is through the many processes involved in each event that our pupils develop as individuals with the necessary qualities and transferable skills which prepare them fully for a successful and fulfilling life after school.

Harvard Book Prize The Harvard Book Prize is a prestigious award which is made to a pupil of outstanding academic ability who also makes a valued contribution to the life of the school. The recipient should be in the penultimate year of her/his education at school and this year the Harvard Book Prize is awarded to Cameron Coleman.

Cameron was also awarded the George Washington prize for academic promise and leadership skills (from George Washington University).

Keith Metcalfe David Reid, Head of Sixth Form

No.3 wins the Lea-Smith Reading Competition Those attending the Lea-Smith Reading Competition final were treated to a smorgasbord of literature and reading styles by the finalists; four from each year group. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, and was judged by Professor David Punter, former Professor of Poetry at the University of Bristol and life-long academic and poet.

The Foundation Year readers presented readings on subjects as varied as cats, monsters, and war. Oliver Beer, No.7, was the winner of this year group with his reading from Monsters of Men

by Patrick Ness. The Remove readers rose to the challenge set by the FY and read a varied series of passages, from the humorous to the horrifying. Syuzanna Avanesova, Ellerslie House, movingly read an excerpt from the Rocky Balboa script, and became the Remove group winner – her second Lea-Smith win. The Hundred impressed the audience with an eclectic mix of literary choices that spanned the period from the late 16th century to the present day: Ani King, from No.3, won this year group final with a reading from Ian McEwan’s Atonement. The Lower Sixth winner, Lucie Fletcher impressed us with a nuanced reading of After Juliet, and the Upper Sixth winner was Hamish Houghton, with an extremely mature choice of text: ‘Stop Saying “I love you”’.

The Lea-Smith Reading Competition Cup, this year, was thus awarded to No.3, the House that received the greatest number

No.3 with the trophy − Lea-Smith Reading Competition

of points in the final of the competition. Many congratulations to all who read in this wonderful competition of high-quality performances.

Flora Sagers, Assistant Head of English

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Careers presenters and Malvern Careers staff.

Careers and Futures Evening Fifteen speakers made up of Old Malvernians and parents of current pupils attended this year’s Careers and Futures Evening, which was held mid-March. They spoke to pupils in the Hundred and Lower Sixth about a range of careers from law, medicine and finance, through art and design, property and surveying, to marketing, journalism, retail and sports training.

There were also talks on Gap Year projects and School Leaver programmes. We even had talks about being Olivia Coleman’s agent and from a hostage negotiator! The pupils found the

talks very inspiring and the speakers were very impressed by their insightful questions. Several pupils have been offered work experience with the speakers – this was a very positive evening with much progress made.

Richard Thurlow, Careers

British Maths Olympiad Some of our pupils sat the British Maths Olympiad and Kangaroo papers at the end of last term. Sophie Roberts gained a Merit in the Kangaroo and Ruby Chen gained a Distinction in the Year 10 Olympiad.

Impressively, Ben Chen and Natalie Fan received Book prizes and Medals, as well as Distinctions, that placed them in the top 50 pupils in their year group in the country. This is an extraordinary achievement.

Chris Thomas, Head of Mathematics

Natalie Fan and Ben Chen

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Pupils excel in UK Linguistics Olympiad Malvern College invited our Sixth Form linguists to put their language and linguistic skills to the test in the UK Linguistics Olympiad in February. The UKLO is a national competition in which competitors attempt to solve linguistic data problems, similar to the linguistics test given to Oxbridge University applicants.

A practice session, in which pupils had a go at deciphering a previously unseen language, meant that a handful of the 25 pupils who entered the competition had some idea of the challenge that they might face, but the majority sat the test with little in the way of expectations. It was therefore a great achievement

by Konrad Barbers to be awarded a Silver Certificate, placing him in the top 10% of all participants nationally, while Sapphire Anderson and Francesco Coppola also achieved Bronze Awards, placing them in the top 20%.

Since the event, we have included similar code-breaking tasks in the FY project, which will hopefully lead to further success in future UK Linguistic Olympiads.

Will Mathews, Head of Modern Languages

Intermediate Mathematics Challenge Gold Awards The UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) aims to advance the education of children and young people in mathematics and organises national mathematics competitions for 11-18 year-old UK school pupils.

In the last challenge, 20 Malvern College pupils gained Gold Awards, the highest number achieved at Malvern since 2011.

Chris Thomas, Head of Mathematics

Biology Challenge Shortly before the Easter holiday some of the Remove and Foundation Year sat the UK Biology Challenge. Certificates were awarded as follows: Gold medal certificates: Kitty Holroyd, Tarush Agrawal, Oliver Kidson, Robin de Plaa and Samuel Cook.

Silver medal certificates: Alex Inchbald, Rory Upton, Sophie Roberts, Samuel Shardlow, Sarah-Jane Starkey, Will Crossland and Nicholas Wilson.

Bronze medal certificates: Harry Finch, Kim Schafer, Tom Birley, Samuel Laverty, Louisa Marsden-Smedley, Max Hilton, Bea Barnes, Konrad Harmer, Rehaan Edavalath, Emily Elgar, Jonathan Tunstall, Lucy Leicher, Reuben Dargan, Georgina Kenyon and George Kidson.

Cathy Hartog, Biology

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Welcome to the Metcalfe family We warmly welcome Keith and Clare Metcalfe and their three children who have joined us this term and hope that they will be very happy at Malvern.

“Arriving in Malvern to see the Hills swathed in spring sunshine and the trees adorned with blossom, underlines what an amazing setting Malvern College enjoys.

I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting the staff and many, but by no means all, of the pupils so far and want to thank everybody publicly for their extremely warm welcome. There is a very strong sense of community here and the feeling of a very large team 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.”

Keith Metcalfe

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From left to right: Back row: Oli Millard, Bonnie Green, Monty Lampard, Lucie Fletcher, James Wakefield Middle row: Anna Doroshenko, Nick Yeoward, Imosei Ogwemoh, Ariana Davidson Front row: Jasper Penrice, Robin Black, Chairman of the Malvern College Council, Ellie Calderwood, Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster of Malvern College, Robbie Hardwick

Commemoration Day Malvern College held its annual service of Commemoration at Great Malvern Priory on Saturday 25th May. The Headmaster, Keith Metcalfe, delivered the formal Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors.

The service opened with the hymn, All People that on Earth do Dwell, and included the hymns, Tell Out my Soul and Jerusalem.

The Chapel Choir sang two anthems by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Let all the World and O clap your Hands. The Chamber Choir sang the anthem Like as the Hart by Herbert Howells and Ave Maria by Robert Parsons. The choirs were directed by Jonathan Brown, Malvern College’s Director of Music, and accompanied

by Michael Phillips, the College organist. The Sacristan Chapel Prefect, Bonnie Green, read Philippians 2.1-11 and the Senior Chapel Prefect, Jasper Penrice, read Matthew 20-18. The address was given by the Reverend Ken Madden, a member of the College Council. Rev'd Madden spoke on the importance of service and the opportunity to serve others that education brings.

Afterwards parents and guests returned to the Malvern

College campus for Prize-giving and to see exhibitions of Art and Design & Technology. There was a presentation by one of Malvern College’s academic groups, the Wheeler-Bennett Society, as well as the traditional Field Gun Run on the College cricket grounds, with the College CCF, boys’ rugby team and girls' hockey team competing.

The speaker at Prize-giving was Dominic Sandbrook (Old Malvernian) an academic historian and author of contemporary British and American history. A journalist and columnist on newspapers such as the Sunday Times and Daily Mail, he has also written and presented for Radio 4 and BBC2 (The 70s and Strange Days: Cold War Britain). Dominic spoke about his time at Malvern College and underlined the value of learning through our experience of life as well as through our formal education.

He said that both our successes and our failures, and how we deal with them, are what define us.

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Malvern College Chapel and Chamber Choirs at Great Malvern Priory.

Ellie Calderwood, outgoing Senior Chapel Prefect, at Prize-giving, with The Headmaster and Chairman of the Colllege Council.

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Lord Heseltine It was my huge honour this term to welcome our visiting speaker, Lord Heseltine. Many, of course, recognised him immediately he walked into the room, but for the younger members of the audience, I introduced him as a man who has been a colossus of British politics almost since the time he was first elected as a Member of Parliament, for Tavistock, in 1966.

Since embarking on his political career, Lord Heseltine has been a government Minister for three different Prime Ministers: Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, and John Major, serving in various capacities, including Minister of Defence, Minister of the Environment, and Deputy Prime Minister. In 2001, when he was created a Life Peer, he became a member of the House of Lords.

Lord Heseltine spoke to us about Britain’s evolving relationship with Europe, describing politics in the build-up to the Second World War and the reasons for Britain’s non-participation in the European Coal and Steel Community or the European Economic Community until 1973. He explained that Britain then saw a need to be part of a wider confederation of European countries but has now reverted to a position where it is less enthusiastic about the European project.

Lord Heseltine examined Britain’s present dilemma and the political crisis relating to Brexit. He analysed the precarious state of two-party politics in Britain and voiced what he felt leaving Europe might mean for the country. Among other issues, he believes Britain would lose its position at the top table of European decision-making.

Lord Heseltine dazzled us with his erudition and experience, and we are extremely grateful for his visit.

Jon Herod, Head of History

World Book Day Debut novelist Rosie Price came to Malvern to speak to pupils and run a series of creative writing workshops for the Sixth Form and Hundred. Rosie spoke about the benefits of writing as a therapy for sound mental health, and detailed how she managed to make a career out of writing and had quit her day job. It was a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to explore jobs in the creative industries, and to learn more about the publishing process first-hand from an exciting new literary voice.

Price’s debut novel, ‘What Red Was’, was the subject of a five-way publishing bidding war, eventually won by Harvill Secker. Her novel, which was released on 9th May, has also been optioned by the BBC. Pupils here were privileged and enthused by small group activities and interactions with this author, including exclusive readings from her novel.

Flora Sagers, Assistant Head of English

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Dr Robin Lister, Mr Robin Black, Mrs Carrie Lam, Ms Jacqueline So, Mr Andrew Heyn, Mr Antony Clark, then Headmaster of Malvern College.

Malvern College Hong Kong Official opening Malvern College Hong Kong (MCHK) held its grand opening ceremony on Monday 11th March, officially marking the commencement of the school’s first academic year in August 2018.

Guests at the opening ceremony included Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Mr Andrew Heyn, British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao; Mr Robin Black, Chairman of Malvern College Council; Ms Jacqueline So, Co-founder and Chief Executive of Malvern College Hong Kong and Dr Robin Lister, Founding Headmaster of Malvern College Hong Kong.

Mrs Lam, who had been present at the laying of the

foundation stone ceremony in 2016, spoke of how the school is strengthening Hong Kong as a hub for education. She said, “I am delighted to know that the school embraces wholeperson development, including leadership training and critical thinking; that Malvern College's students benefit not only from a compelling emphasis on STEM subjects, including coding and robotics workshops, but also sports, art, community service, even a Forest School programme. Schools such as Malvern College Hong Kong expand our educational horizons and our imagination.”

New Chapel Prefects 2019/20 The Headmaster is pleased to announce the following appointments:

Senior Chapel Prefect Jasper Penrice

Chapel Prefect Anna Doroshenko

Chapel Prefect Imoesi Ogwemoh

Chapel Prefect Lucie Fletcher

Chapel Prefect Robbie Hardwick

Sacristan Chapel Prefect Bonnie Green

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After Alexander Calder Alice Gudkova, in the Remove, has been looking at portraiture and memory, for her Art GCSE course work. She has researched the artist Alexander Calder, in particular his wire drawings of figures.

She has produced her own wire drawings of people she knows from memory of family and friends. Alice then used the wonderful printing presses we have in the department to produce these fantastic relief prints. This work has led her to look at Picasso's light drawings and to explore the notion of memory and fleeting moments.

Bernadette Kerrigan, Art

Lucy Underwood Foundation Year The task for the FY photography class was to photograph Worlds within Worlds. This concept yields really interesting and thought-provoking images. Pupils are asked to go out and take photographs in unusual places, where most people may not notice the detail of everyday life.

Lucy has taken some excellent photographs. Of particular note is that her photographs have not been cropped or edited in any way. The image is what she saw in the camera.

This is to be commended, and a great skill.

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Aaron Tomson Lower Sixth Aaron has been photographing a variety of subjects for his Photography A level coursework. This stunning portrait was taken whilst on the recent school cricket tour.

He has beautifully captured the essence of his subject and has further enhanced the photograph by using shallow depth of field, to emphasise the figure.

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Bea Barnes Remove This photograph is a result of the research that Bea had done for her Photography GCSE coursework project.

The photographer is Gregory Crewdson, who is known for producing images which ask questions of the viewer. They are often cinematic in feel, and Bea has produced some excellent evocative images in response.

She planned the shoot thoroughly, and knew exactly what she wanted before she pressed the shutter. She has used a deep depth of field in this shot, and her photograph draws the viewer in by creating an emotional response.

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Auschwitz On March 24th 2019, Ellie Calderwood and I travelled to Birmingham for a day-long training on the history of pre-Nazi Jewish life in Europe, during which we had the unforgettable experience of listening to Zigi Shipper, a Holocaust survivor, recount his harrowing story first-hand. He was 14 when the Russian army liberated the prisoners of Birkenau, making him just 9 years old when he was first forced to work in the harshest conditions imaginable. Whilst in Poland, our tour guide had given us a shocking statistic – the majority of children under the age of 12 perished in these camps, making Zigi’s survival all the more remarkable. He is a man of true determination and living proof that Hitler’s Nazis failed to render the Jews hopeless. He was, without doubt, one of the most light-hearted and seemingly happy individuals I have ever met, in stark contrast with the horrors he has witnessed and endured. The inhumane experiences of Birkenau only fuelled his desire to love, not hate.

“Continued anger will not bring my family back”, and so Zigi, instead, places his entire focus on the future generations. He is now 89 and his children and grandchildren clearly fill him with such pride, overflowing from him as he shares their stories as well. His immense gratitude is undeniable, as is his faith in humanity.

Three days later, Ellie and I flew to Krakow, Poland, along with a group of over 200 pupils from schools across the South West Midlands. Here we were divided into 10 groups and traveled 40 minutes to Oświęcim, the town where both AuschwitzBirkenau Camps were located. Upon arrival we were greeted by a Rabbi, who offered his profound thoughts on the importance of Oświęcim. Unbeknown to us, we were standing on the site of what used to be a synagogue destroyed by the Nazis in November 1939. On learning this, we felt deeply conflicted – as Ellie whispered to me “It is difficult to mourn something we cannot see”. However, as the Rabbi continued, we became one with the Jewish community of Oświęcim, their pain and suffering, but also their perseverance and strength, resonating deep within us. In our minds the synagogue was resurrected, with the Rabbi leading us all in prayer from the alter.

From here, we journeyed to Auschwitz. Once again, I was overwhelmed with conflicting emotions upon entering the camp through the replica of the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work Sets You Free") gate. This could only be described as sorrow combined with a surge of gratitude, as any one of us could have been born to live through this period of mass murder. However, this then evolved into a sense of guilt for the strange selfishness I was now confronting. Painting a picture of what life could have been like only contributed to this further. Row after row of named bags and children's shoes humanised every statistic as I realised the sheer scale of this massacre. We moved into a barrack to be confronted with pages that towered above us,

each containing 500 Jewish prisoners' names. These totalled four million out of six million that were brutally murdered. Lastly, we were taken into a gas chamber and crematorium and here I wept.

We were then transferred to Birkenau. Whilst Auschwitz had functioned as a so called ‘death camp’, we were now at a ‘work camp’, reflected in its much more expansive nature. However, like Auschwitz before it, I was struck by the same deafening and haunting silence. Here we saw the infamous ‘Gate of Death’, where trains holding up to 120 people would be delivered to their inescapable fate. We were brought to their living quarters, though these were underserving of this name. Here 800 people would be treated like animals, crammed into one wooden shed, with ten people sharing one bed. Every single Malvern College pupil would fit into one of these wooden sheds, together with 150 more. Sanitation was practically non-existent, with prisoners given the disgusting order to dispose of their own waste by hand.

New arrivals were lied to, convinced that they were being taken to a better life, thus bringing all of their precious possessions with them. Upon arrival, however, they were stripped, shaved and tattooed with a number. All of their belongings were kept in what was called 'Canada' and eventually sold to the highest bidder.

Our guide then showed us one of the six gas chambers located on the site, where we were appalled to learn that the Nazis killed 2000 prisoners in just 20 minutes. The horrors continued, as he told us that the bodies were then placed in the crematorium and the prisoners’ ashes were then used as fertiliser. How could one human do this to another? How could one have the capability to commit such atrocities relentlessly and without remorse?

At the Birkenau Memorial, the Rabbi greeted us once again and he recited prayers in Hebrew and in English. He reminded us that this mass extermination was the result of severe escalation, with one anti-Semitic comment sowing the seeds for an atmosphere of hatred. As Ellie and I, together with 200 others, lit candles to mourn the victims of this truly heinous act, the Rabbi asked us to search within our souls: “We should all find it in our hearts to spread love and accept one another for who we are, and not what for what others expect us to be.”

Fancesca Hsu, Upper Sixth

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Legal trip to London As we walked through the heart of Legal London, in the warmth of the spring sunshine, past the halls and churches, gardens and courtyards, we became immersed in a bustling community of high-flying lawyers, aspiring students and respected professionals.

This atmosphere of ambition, and climate of success continued as we stepped into the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court where students can be “called to the Bar”. Our tour around this magnificent building with its intricate architecture and fascinating paintings not only gave us a glimpse of the legal profession, but also enlightened us about the vast diversity that ‘the Law’ offers as a career.

We were then lucky enough to be able to ask questions of Yasmin Waljee OBE, James Lofthouse and Diane Chanteau, each of whom has an impressive career as a lawyer and were present at lunch. Yasmin Waljee works at Hogan Lovells as their International Pro Bono Director (Human Rights). She has received some significant awards including, ‘The most inspirational woman of the year in 2008’. We were able to ask her many questions including how she got to where she is today. James Lofthouse is a Criminal Practitioner and Diane Chanteau is a retired Criminal Practitioner; they both spoke about overcoming the tough demands of their jobs as a barristers, working in roles of both lawyers for the prosecution and for the defence.

After lunch, we visited the Old Bailey and watched a court case in action. Viewing proceedings from the public gallery, we were able to see barristers at work and were really able to get a feel for the day-to-day roles they fill. It certainly didn’t look easy, especially as we were watching a murder case, but it gave us a

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very valuable insight. From there, we just had enough time to have a quick donut stop, and walk to the Royal Courts of Justice on Fleet Street, another remarkable building which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

This was a really wonderful day, and it certainly gave us, and members of the Chase School who were with us on this trip, a really worthwhile opportunity to explore law as a possible career.

It was quite inspirational, and our thanks go to Mrs Nardone (barrister, non-practising) and Mrs Needham, (barrister), for organising the day and taking us on this excellent trip.

Annabelle Moody, Lower Sixth

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George Sayer Fellowship In this, its second year, the George Sayer Fellowship was awarded to Dr Paula Byrne. Paula is a writer, biographer, speaker, and screenwriter; best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction on subjects including Jane Austen, Dido Belle, Kick Kennedy (JFK’s estranged sister), and, of particular interest to us, on Evelyn Waugh and his connection with Malvern including his association with Madresfield Court where he wrote, Brideshead Revisited.

Paula is a strong advocate for the empowering nature of writing, and is founder and chief executive of the charity, ReLit: The Bibliotherapy Foundation, which is dedicated to the promotion of literature as a complementary therapy in the toolkit of medical practitioners dealing with stress, anxiety and other mental health conditions. Her public lecture was held in Big School titled “Poetry, Mental Health and Well-being”, and cited Rudyard Kipling’s assertion “Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind”. Her audience was enthralled, entertained and challenged by what she had to say.

Earlier that same day, Paula had given three writing workshops for selected pupils from Malvern College, which included senior IB and A level literature pupils as well as members of the Malvern Literary Society (‘Lit Soc’) and Writers’ Inc. Eager to extend the benefits of the day more widely, we invited pupils from the Chase Academy who also attended the workshops in which Paula shared her experiences of discovering in the ‘footnotes’ of history various forgotten figures, and how she turned her research into ‘a good read’. Pupils were absorbed by her knowledge and welcomed her tips about how to crack into the professional writing game.

This was another great year for the Fellowship and no doubt George Sayer himself would have been chuffed with the learning, sharing, challenge and, perhaps most importantly, joy that was experienced by all involved.

Bradley Wells, Head of English

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EIGHT8 Cricket Competition Boys' U/11 The 2019 EIGHT8 tournament proved a great spectacle with some excellent cricket played across the board.

The semi-finals were extremely closely-fought with The Elms School beating The Downs Malvern, and The Dragon School beating Beaudesert Park School. The final too, was equally exciting with the game to-ing and fro-ing as both teams tried to gain momentum. Set 59 to win, The Elms set about the chase with confidence but a couple of quick wickets caused some panic in the middle order. The Dragon School kept their cool, eventually sealing the victory with a run out.

Abberley Hall won the Plate and individual prizes went to Yuvraj Aluwhalia (Best Batsman), Toby Cox (Best Bowler) and Henry Hardinges (Best All-rounder). A great day played in great spirit.

Andy Murtagh spoke about this successful competition which has been run at Malvern since 2003, and Ben Twohig, a former pupil, now with a professional contract with Worcestershire County Cricket Club, presented the prizes.

Mark Hardinges, Master i/c Cricket

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Field trip to the Gower Peninsula Geography - Lower Sixth Just a few hours' drive from Malvern is the Gower Peninsula, an area of the South Wales coastline rich in physical geography as well as being home to the city of Swansea. The Lower Sixth Geography A level and IB pupils spent four days in glorious sunshine in May not only enhancing their fieldwork studies and techniques, but also gathering crucial data for their nonexamined assessments (NEA for A Level) and independent assessments (IA for IB), with each evening spent inputting data and working on their independent projects.

At the beginning of the programme, the A Level class descended on Merthyr Mawr, a sand dune ecosystem which features the second tallest sand dune in Europe, towering at 81m above sea level. This is a new location for Malvern College fieldwork; it was fantastic to have Nick Felstead from Swansea University spend the day with us on the dunes to explain this unique environment which lies on carboniferous limestone, thus creating a dune system incredibly rich in flora and fauna.

Meanwhile, the IB pupils were a stone’s throw away, upstream on the Ogmore river, recording a wealth of data to analyse how the river changes downstream. In the evening, both groups came together at the wonderful hotel ‘Parc le Breos’, which would be our home for the duration of our stay.

On Saturday, our second day in Wales, both groups joined forces to gather a variety of social and demographic data in Swansea, with 6 groups each walking transects into the city centre, before heading to the more affluent area of the Mumbles, to observe some coastal management strategies.

We reverted to physical geography on Sunday and, in brilliant sunshine, we were able to explore the coastal erosional and depositional landforms at Three Cliffs Bay, Oxwich Bay, Worms Head and Rhosilli Bay, before finishing at Cwm Ivy – a classic example of a saltmarsh under managed retreat.

Before heading back to Malvern on Monday afternoon, the pupils spent the morning consolidating their data and writing up their methodologies, whilst the experience was fresh.

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Exercise Malvern Rifles Sixty members of the Remove and over 40 senior cadets took part in Exercise Malvern Rifles – the culmination of the Remove Year basic training programme.

Arriving at night at Nesscliffe Training Camp, the party patrolled to their harbour areas to put up their bashas (their night shelters) in the woodland and had their first experience of cooking a Rat Pack in a bunker before heading out for a night under the stars.

Reveille at first light was to the sound of heavy rain, and nearby gunfire from another unit that was under an exercise attack. All our cadets showed resilience and strength of character as they pushed through from this early start, stopping to cook a breakfast and packing up to be ready for the day’s activities.

Senior cadets from the Hundred and Sixth Form did fantastic work with them in running the stands and leading the sections; their contribution was invaluable.

Concurrently, the Cambrian Patrol Competition Team was put through its paces by Capt Jarvis, as they toured the whole training area, having to react to ambushes and various scenarios along the way.

Congratulations to all of the Remove who have now passed their training, and very well done to the Seniors, who saw us through with skill and humour. The staff were genuinely impressed by the Remove who pressed on in easily the worst conditions that any of us had seen on similar missions. Characterbuilding indeed!

Bert Lacey, Contingent Commander, Malvern College CCF

Cambrian Patrol Competition A team from the CCF competed in the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Competition in the Brecon Beacons this term. Seven of our senior cadets, led by Colour Sergeant Matt Bruce, took part in one of the most gruelling national military challenges set by the British Army. Teams from around the country were invited to represent each of the 10 brigades at the competition. The nature of the event is demanding and some of the competitors withdrew early on. All were severely tested by both tasks (which began with a 0430h start) and the very poor weather conditions.

On the first day, the various set tasks and scenarios were located all around the Brecons, with a total of 30km to be covered on foot in the day, all with full bergens and weapons.

The second day comprised a speed March and Shoot. It is to their great credit that the team (Matt Bruce, Freddie LawtonSmith, Esther Woods, Imogen Cole, Nick Horn, Dougal Lemon and Jonny Mather) not only completed the event, but gained an impressive Silver award. This was a worthy reward for their months of commitment to training as well as a reflection of their resilience and ability to work as a team at the highest level.

Jon Nichols, SSI, Malvern College CCF

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Lord Lieutenant Cadet for Worcestershire Towards the end of May, Esther Woods was invited to join a select group of cadets and dignitaries at the Worcestershire County Cricket Club for the Lord Lieutenant’s Lunch, which marked the investiture of the Lord Lieutenant’s cadets for the year.

The guest speaker was Lt Gen Robin Brims, former Commander of the Field Army, and also present were a number of high-ranking VIPs, including General Sir Peter de la Billière, who has a connection to Malvern College. As the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet (Army) for the year, Esther will now be expected to assist at royal visits and ceremonies, and to help with the hosting of VIPs to the region throughout the year and will no doubt fulfil her role in an exemplary fashion.

Esther said, “I am honoured to have been appointed as one of three Lord Lieutenant's cadets for Worcestershire this year. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and I will take immense pride in representing the Army Cadets, as well as Malvern’s CCF over the coming year. It is a huge accolade and I cannot wait to start."

We congratulate Esther on her appointment and wish her good luck for the year ahead.

Bert Lacey, Contingent Commander, Malvern College CCF

Pond rediscovered We undertook this challenge as part of our service commitment for the IB and it proved to be some job.

Taking just a couple of weeks off from the clearing process to allow for frog-spawning, we managed to complete the work in the nick of time just before the tadpoles started to swim out into the now glorious expanse of water.

The overgrown plant system that had taken over the pond had to be cleared and the size of the yellow flag iris rhizome root system was enormous; very hard to saw through and haul out. After clearing the plants, we devised a plan to maintain the new habitat (including introducing native oxygenators) and set a regime for surveying the new growth to log the progress of the new haunt. This was a really satisfying project. Good work everyone!

With thanks to our Estates department for lending us tools, for taking away the debris, and for providing us with hot drinks and handwashing facilities – and to all for your support.

Sapphire Anderson and Gemma Luscombe, Lower Sixth

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National Preparatory Schools’ Cross-Country Championships Malvern College hosted the 27th annual National Preparatory Schools’ Cross-Country Championships on Sunday, 10th March 2019, in which 1,075 pupils from more than 75 schools competed. Conditions were windy as Storm Gareth threatened to cause disruption, but sunshine broke through and gave us a wonderfully exciting day with some exceptional running performances.

Races for U11 boys and girls, and U13 boys and girls were run over equal distances and the four races run over the stunning Malvern College campus and Wells Common, yielding the following year group and team winners: Under 11 Girls’ Race: The individual award went to Jemima Davey, who completed the race in a time of 11 minutes and 5 seconds. The Team Award for that race was won by Somerhill, Kent and the Small School Trophy went to Saint Francis School.

Under 11 Boys’ Race: The U11 Boys’ race, was won by Barney Hastings, who completed the race in a time of 10 minutes and 18 seconds. The Team Award went to Cheam School, Berkshire and the Small Schools' Trophy to Tockington Manor School, Bristol.

Under 13 Girls’ Race: The winner was Darcy Dryden who completed the 3,200m course in 12 minutes and 16 seconds. The Team Award for the race, as well as the Small Schools' Trophy, went to Leweston School.

Under 13 Boys’ Race In the final race of the day, the fastest individual runner was Quinn Miell-Ingram who completed the race in a staggering 11 minutes and 24 seconds. The Team Award for this race was presented to Hazlegrove School, Somerset and the Small Schools' Trophy was claimed by Tockington Manor.

Malvern College thanks the Time My Race company for their assistance with the electronic timing, results and live feed of each race on the day.

Roberta Keys, Deputy Head: Logistics

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London Marathon Justin Major, Housemaster No.2, ran the London Marathon this year to bolster funds already raised by the boys in his House for the Teenage Cancer Trust. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JustinMajor “When cancer hits the young it is very different. The Teenage Cancer Trust is the only charity focussed entirely on this age group, providing life-changing care and support so that young people do not need to fight cancer alone,” says Justin.

“It was a brilliant day. I finished in 3hrs 34minutes and including the House events from last term we have raised a total of £6,239 but there is still some money to come in.

Justin Major completes the London Marathon.

Viv Tolley, a technician in our Physics department at Malvern, is a keen runner and has three marathons under her belt: Manchester, Budapest and Paris, but she says: “…what a joy to gain a place to run for our chosen charity in London. Phab promotes the coming together, on equal terms, of disabled and non-disabled people to make more of life together through our exciting and challenging holiday projects for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.

There are170 local Phab Clubs across England and Wales with 8,000 members. This marathon has almost raised its £5K target at the time of publishing but we would, of course, welcome more.” https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/amyrunslondon2019

Shackleton with Justin’s London Marathon medal Justin Major and Viv Tolley with their medals.

Ski Trip – Banff, Canada There was a very successful ski trip to Banff in Canada during the first week of the Easter holidays. We had excellent weather and good snow, as well as an induction into curling, hot springs and a good dose of Canadian culture.

Chris Thomas, Head of Mathematics

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Charity Netball matches In March, the 1st VII organised a series of charity netball matches to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, in memory of one of their teachers, Mike Haynes, a former member of the Music staff at Malvern, who died recently.

First up were the Girls VII v Staff, and in spite of some impressive shooting from Miss Brookes and defensive prowess from Mr Watts, the girls won this match comfortably. The final score 19-13.

Second to play were the Girls 1st VII v Boys 1st XV; the match the crowd had been waiting for. The girls took an early lead by four goals, Molly Gibbard shooting impressively against the height of Ali Renton. But then Ali moved to the shooting position for the boys and this tactical change made the difference; Ali’s height enabled him to shoot with accuracy alongside Ludo Staley, both of whom were very impressive! With minutes to play the boys got to within two and handled the pressure to level the scores. Finally, the girls took a turnover and centre pass accurately and scored the goal, to win 12-11.

In the final match, the XV played the Staff and with great defensive strategy from Mr Major and Miss Gwilliam, and some swift shooting from Mrs Hooper West, the staff took the match by two goals. We mention Ali Renton and Nick Yeoward, here for their slick play. Final score 14-12.

The total raised was ÂŁ930.39, and funds are still being added.

A superb effort of fundraising by the pupils for a very worthy cause. Well done to the girls and boys who ensured the event ran smoothly and many thanks go to Mr Eglin and the staff who gave up valuable time to support the event.

Rhian Jenkins, Netball

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Gala opening of the refurbished Rogers Theatre with the production of Chicago, High School Edition “Nothing compares with live interchange between stage and auditorium ...’” “…of actors telling the audience a story, that will change the audience, and in the process change us as actors” These words from Simon Callow, the acclaimed actor, inspired the cast and crew of Chicago, High School Edition, to deliver a highly slick, polished and professional production worthy of London’s West End, on the opening night of the two-night run of the production at the launch of the remodelled Rogers Theatre at Malvern College at the end of March.

Simon Callow officially re-opened the Rogers Theatre, after a 17-month refurbishment programme. Mr Callow addressed the audience comprised of donors to the theatre project, Jane Rogers, the widow of former Headmaster Martin Rogers (after whom the building is named), VIPs, members of the College Council and Trustees of the Malvernian Society, Headmaster Antony Clark, and the then, incoming Headmaster, Keith Metcalfe, College pupils, parents and staff delivering an impassioned and witty speech that extolled the virtues of live performance and the importance of the Arts to civilisation. Finally, he brandished the scissors to cut the red ribbon, to huge applause. Time then for the production of Chicago to begin.

Kander and Ebb’s classic 1975 musical has a punchy jazz overture that was accompanied by an exhibition of the theatre’s new lighting capabilities demonstrating the prowess of the technical team. The intention to ‘razzle dazzle’ in this production, was firmly established at the outset.

The opening production number – ‘All That Jazz’, certainly did not disappoint. Lucie Fletcher’s vampy swagger as the nightclub singer accused of murdering both her husband and sister, set the sardonic tone. Throughout the production, her

accomplished dance and vocal skills were a wonder to behold, so too her playful engagement with the audience. Missy Hingley as Roxie Hart, the hard-nosed, ruthlessly ambitious but playful murderess was as outstanding. Her vocal delivery of such iconic songs as ‘Funny Honey’, ‘Roxie’ and ‘Me and my Baby’ was first rate, so too her comedic ventriloquism in ‘Both Reached for the Gun’. Max Horler, as the beleaguered Amos, gave a superlative performance reminiscent of silent movie greats so impressive were his physical movements and facial expressions. His rendition of ‘Mr Cellophane’ was simply wonderful.

Brad Jones as the sickeningly slick and silky-smooth lawyer, Billy Flynn, oozed charm, charisma and corruption in equal measure. His cheesy ‘All I Care About is Love’ quickly proved to be deeply ironic, as Brad superbly captured the underhand tactics this lawyer brazenly employs. Honor Letts as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton combined deep pitched vocals and sassy prowling of the stage with a caring, sharing mentality and a somewhat warped pastoral concern for the girls in her care. Otty Wyatt, Bonnie Green, Jemima Martyn-Smith, Maissa De Oliviera and Tash Cook joined with Lucie to thrillingly present a rendition of the ‘Cell Block Tango’ full of venom, seduction and criminal passion. Each of the six musical vignettes were presented with tremendous dexterity combining very successfully, song, speech and dance, to the obvious delight of the audience. Morgann McGee as sobsister press journalist Mary Sunshine, delivered an excellent cameo performance, as did Ed Thurlow as Officer Fogerty and Cameron Eldridge as sleazy lover Fred Casely. Beatriz QuevedoCarballo and Mary Needham were impressive in their dance routines as were Lottie Bulley as Go-To-Hell Kitty, Nicholas Wilson as Harry, Eve Leslie as the Court Clerk and Oli Beer as tambourine wielding Harrison. Technical operators Basil Marsden-Smedley and Alfie Mann expertly navigated the performance throughout.

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Antony Clark, former Headmaster of Malvern College with Simon Callow and Director of Drama Keith Packham with the cast of Chicago.

of challenging production numbers, was a strong feature of these performances. They busted slinky dance moves in ‘All That Jazz’, presented puppet-like caricatures in ‘Both Reached for the Gun’, and amusingly bobbing in time to ‘When Velma takes the Stand’, each and every chorus member gave it their all. A highlight of any production of ‘Chicago’ is ‘Razzle Dazzle’ and, in this production, the ‘illuminated balloon’ formations woven by the cast were captivating. And, as the final strains of music played, confetti rained down on the cast, prompting an ecstatic response from the audience thrilled by all they had enjoyed in this night of great entertainment.

Key to the success of this production was Director and Choreographer Leanne Hollyhead who superbly marshalled her cast to produce a musical worthy of London’s West End. She was admirably supported by the creative team who once again excelled themselves. Heather Fryer’s 1920s inspired costumes were a visual delight, the monochrome style providing a classy feel to the production. Steve Doidge’s lighting design wonderfully complimented the minimalist staging. The vaudeville style at the heart of the musical permeated all aspects of this production in the style of Bob Fosse.

Producer Keith Packham commented that, “the cast worked tirelessly to perfect dance steps, solo and chorus numbers, and the Illinois dialogue. They should be justifiably proud of this achievement in presenting a wonderful piece of musical theatre that thrilled the audience. The building, formerly a Sports Hall, has witnessed many impressive productions in its incarnation as a theatre and now, with the advent of these new facilities, we can excitedly anticipate many more memorable nights of this calibre in years to come.’

Mrs Jane Rogers, widow of Martin Rogers, former Headmaster of Malvern College, with her stepson Stephen (left) and former Director of Drama at Malvern College, Nigel Turner (right) at the Gala Opening.

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Michael McNevin Michael McNevin, former Head of Chemistry and former Housemaster of No.2, died on 20th February this year. His memorial service was held at the Malvern College Chapel on 22nd March and was attended by many Old Malvernians and former colleagues and friends.

Jane and Niall, his daughter and son, were delighted that so many attended the service and were touched by their messages to the family. They were pleased to be able to honour their father’s lifelong commitment to Malvern in this way. All present celebrated his enthusiasm in the Chemistry lab, his contribution to the Malvern College CCF, and his establishing of Cwm Llwch as the College’s cottage in the Brecon Beacons. Michael founded the Lucretian Society at Malvern College which celebrated its 50th anniversary in September 2016.

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science at Malvern says of his work in the Chemistry department and the Lucretian Society “Michael’s legacy lives on in the Chemistry department; for example, we still use the ‘McNevin cells’ to carry out electrolysis experiments.

The Lucretian Society continues to be of lasting value to the school, and we have much to thank Michael for in founding it.”

Preston Science building where Michael taught his lessons.

Michael McNevin, guest of honour at the 50th anniversary of the Lucretian Society in September, 2016.

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The Quest for the Silver Test tube The inter-House science competition is back This term the pupils welcomed the return of this popular interHouse battle, over three rounds of science, in which they seek to win the Silver Test Tube Trophy.

We started with Chemistry in March, and in the initial round the pupils were tasked with creating a Chemical Clock which turned black at exactly 15, 30 and 45 seconds. There followed much mixing, diluting, cheering and sighing as targets were reached, or not reached. No.6 was in the lead after the first round with No.2 and No.8 in second and third places respectively.

In round two, we turned to the Biology department to set the challenge. The task devised for them was to produce a model of DNA. The team work, creativity and resourcefulness proved amazing and the models produced were incredibly difficult to judge. However, the team judged to have won this round was No.6, (now edging ahead in the competition) with School House in second place and No.3 in third place.

At this stage, at the end of round two, No.6 was in the lead with 24 points, No.2 had scored 20 points, and No. 8, 19 points.

Interestingly, No.5, Ellerslie House, School House and No.3 were all within striking distance of the winning three; all 2 points off the third-place position with everything to play for.

Round three took place in May and was a Physics challenge.

Pupils were asked to create a timing device which could be used to measure a specified time interval. The physics department was a hive of activity as pupils tested different ideas and created

contraptions to create an accurate time piece. On the day, points were awarded for getting a time as close to the true time of 2 mins 40 seconds as possible and for their ingenuity of design.

In this round the girls led the way with No.3 the winners and No.8 and No.2 in second and third place.

Finally, when the points from all three rounds were added up to yield the overall winners, two Houses, No.8 and No.2 were tied in the lead with No.3 just 1 point behind them.

We needed a final round to decide the winners so a Tiebreak challenge of Kahoot took place between No.8 and No.2.

Scores were awarded both for correct answers and the speed of response. The teams were neck and neck throughout, neither team managing to edge ahead for more than a couple of answers before the other team came back. At the end of the game both teams had answered the same number of questions correctly but No.8 had been swiftest to respond and in the end claimed the Silver Test Tube Trophy. Very well done to both teams for a superb effort throughout and for providing us with a very exciting finish.

My personal thanks go to the Science staff and technicians who make it possible for us to run this competition, and to all the participants who enjoy taking part in something a little different in the Science department.

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

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Ava Emery’s: ‘Chaos Theory’ (aka. Butterfly effect)

Science Photography Competition The Science Photography Competition launched in the Lent term of 2018 invited all pupils and staff at the Malvern College to submit up to four photographs. The images needed to have a link to science – but this is a very broad concept that could embrace almost anything. The photographs needed to have been taken during 2018, and we asked that they be accompanied by a short description of how their image was related to science.

There were over 70 entries for the competition, and Science department staff voted for their favourite 3 images.

Ava Emery’s entry ‘Chaos Theory (a.k.a. Butterfly Effect)’ was the clear winner, a well framed image with striking colours featuring two butterflies, one stationary and the other in flight.

The photograph was taken at Bristol Zoo early in 2018.

Ava says, “The Chaos Theory is that one small change somewhere in the world can have a big effect somewhere else or in the long term. I took this picture on a relatively slow shutter speed”.

Rococo Anderson’s ‘Subsistence Farming’ came second.

Rococo said, “The colours of the sunset were the product of molecules and small particles in the atmosphere changing the direction of light rays, causing them to scatter”.

Ani King and Isabelle Chastney were judged in joint third place with ‘Scavenging’ and ‘Hawksbill Turtle’, respectively.

Ani wrote, “The woodlouse is a scavenger which feeds on dead plant matter, helping to put nutrients back into the soil to be used by other organisms. Decomposers such as woodlice are vital to the health of an ecosystem”.

Isabelle’s image of a Hawksbill turtle was taken while she was volunteering for a marine conservation project in Sabah, Malaysia. She says that this is one of the few places they are now found in abundance. These reptiles come on to the land only to nest, but unfortunately are critically endangered because they are hunted for their shells.

Cathy Hartog, Biology

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Remove Chemistry trip to Warwick University In the final week of the Lent term 30 pupils from the Remove accompanied by Dr Watson and Dr Stephen, visited the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick. This is an annual science enrichment trip that forms part of Malvern’s wider aims to stretch the most able young chemists.

Nick Barker, Director of Outreach Programme at Warwick, Dani Pearson and Dr Fox welcomed us and soon our pupils were whisked away by enthusiastic laboratory demonstrators to begin work on the synthesis of Aspirin and Paracetamol.

Following a briefing on the experiments, pupils found themselves working in their own fume hood in pairs, with their very own supervisor. Our pupils were fascinated by the sophisticated apparatus, much of which they had not encountered before, and were delighted to be able to use. These classical experiments to produce aspirin and paracetemol proved to be most stimulating. Each pupil was able to use distillation apparatus with the protection of the fume hood, and carry out advanced techniques such as heating under reflux, filtration under reduced pressure, recrystallisation and Infra-red analysis of their analgesics. Such experiences are normally the province of Sixth Formers and it was particularly impressive that our pupils in the Remove were rising to the challenge and thoroughly absorbed in the task.

With the guidance of the laboratory demonstrators, pupils made their organic compounds before purifying them and finally tested them to ensure they had made pure forms of aspirin and paracetamol. One of the highlights of the day for us was eavesdropping on Nick Barker’s interactions with the pupils; he has truly engaging ways of explaining the principles of synthesis, in particular Infra-red spectroscopy.

This was a really valuable day in terms of practical science.

Our pupils were captivated by the opportunity to do something completely different in a novel environment, and amazed by the opportunity they had to ask questions of the highly qualified scientists. Questions relating to degree choices, student life and the opportunity to work and perform research abroad were all

discussed around the laboratory during our visit.

We are most grateful to The University of Warwick’s Department of Chemistry for allowing us the time to learn under their guidance. We were extremely fortunate to be surrounded by highly experienced Post-doctoral staff who were giving up their free time to help run this outreach event. Our thanks, as always, go to Nick Barker, David Fox, Dani Pearson and the team at Warwick University Chemistry department, for providing an inspiring day that our pupils will not forget.

Dr William Stephen, Chemistry

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Pupils at the Neues Palais in Potsdam.

Berlin Exchange Seven of our pupils in the Remove spent the first week of the a superb concert at the Berlin Philharmonic given by a touring Easter holiday in Berlin, taking part in a hugely enjoyable and Japanese wind band. successful exchange trip with pupils from Gymnasium Steglitz.

Our pupils and accompanying staff (Mr Mathews and Miss The week in Berlin allowed for a tremendous variety of activi- Melan) returned home enriched by these experiences, while ties including a rather chilling visit to the former Stasi and KGB the hospitality afforded to us by our hosts from Gymnasium jail at Hohenschönhausen and an exploration of the Pergamon Steglitz allowed our pupils to forge many close friendships with Museum, including an inspiring 360-degree panoramic depic- their exchange partners. Malvern is now looking forward to tion of life 2,000 years ago in that ancient city by the artist Asisi. welcoming our German friends here in June.

We attended an exciting football match between Union Berlin and Paderborn, spent a day in the city of Potsdam, home to Will Mathews, Head of Modern Languages Frederick the Great’s stunning summer palaces, and attended

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Bring on the Superheroes No.6 dazzled us with their powerful presence on the occasion of their Leavers’ photo this term. They are a force that will be much missed.

Rachel Graff, Housemistress No.6

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Rogers Theatre refurbishment wins Malvern Civic Society Award We were thrilled to learn that the refurbished Rogers Theatre has been awarded the Malvern Civic Society Award, an annual accolade given for a new or renovated building which adds something special to Malvern’s town environment. The panel of judges commented extremely favourably on the excellent design and craftsmanship of the Rogers Theatre and Lyall Foyer and how well they relate to their surroundings.

A plaque acknowledging the Award will be placed on the building next month.

Simon Callow at the official opening in March said, “I little knew what a wonderful theatre this would be. It’s thrilling: one of those special, rare spaces which, as you step into it, you feel it instantly appeals and you think ‘I want to make theatre now’.

"You immediately get a sense of the energy of that stage and understand there is going to be a vivid, real connection with the audience."

The £4 million Rogers Theatre project, completed in September 2018, involved the complete refurbishment of the main auditorium to create a contemporary, state of the art

theatre that retained the character of the original gymnasium building. The capacity is enlarged and the balcony now curved to improve sightlines. New flexible staging and retractable seating has been added and air-conditioning (check with Dan Landon, I am not sure if it was air conditioning) installed. Professional rigging and staging systems have been incorporated to allow the presentation of more challenging work from our pupils, and to allow the use of the facilities by the wider community.

In addition, a new Studio Theatre has been constructed to the side of the existing building. This has retractable walls and can serve as a drama studio, performance venue, main foyer, meeting room and café for the pupils and patrons. The Theatre project was supported by philanthropy to the extent of £1 million, and we are extremely grateful to our donors for making this project possible.

Keith Packham, Director of Drama

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Snakes alive!

On a recent trip to Drayton Manor Theme Park the boys had the idea of getting their hands on a range of reptiles that might enhance their leavers’ picture, but the twenty-foot Burmese Python was an unexpected bonus. Pidge, our faithful Border Terrier and school mascot, kept her distance, and who could blame her!

Dan Eglin, Housemaster No.7

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OUTDOOR PURSUITS NEWS Articles by Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits

Mountain biking We are blessed with top quality mountain biking country right on our doorstep at Malvern College and we have certainly made use of the opportunities that this affords.

This term we have been making regular two-weekly trips onto the Malvern Hills, and have also made visits further afield to bike parks and local woodlands. In short, we have hurtled our way around many kilometres of single-track fun!

We have particularly strong cohort of Lower School riders who have boosted our ranks and who will ensure solid participation in the sport over the years to come.

Horse riding Weekly horse riding sessions are popular, with pupils enjoying the chance to get off campus and work on their riding skills.

The local stables we use offer a safe and friendly environment in which to learn and progress. The horses we are able to work with are manageable and well looked after.

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Paddlesports At Malvern College paddlesports continues to be one of our most popular Outdoor Pursuits co-curricular activities, with more and more pupils participating across all disciplines.

This year paddling has become a firm favourite choice of transport for DofE expeditions, with kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding featuring at Silver and Gold levels. We have ventured to the ends of England and Wales to paddle white water rivers which yield challenges for all those involved.

Saskia Griffiths, Henry Queen, Kira Angling and Peter Ingram have helped to develop the paddling clubs into a thriving and growing set of CCAs here at Malvern College and I pay tribute to them for this.

Climbing Our climbers continue to work on their skills and technique, pushing the grades they are climbing. Lead climbing is popular, with more pupils learning to lead than ever before.

Mrs Angling is the driving force behind climbing at Malvern and we are lucky to have such enthusiasm behind the wheel.

Pupils have needed the wall resetting a number of times this term, having mastered all routes available; a very good sign!

We have competed in the Independent Schools’ climbing competition and done very well – great news for the climbing club!

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Lost We are now preparing for the exciting Lost event that takes place at the end of June. Lost is in its second year at Malvern College. It is an event that tests pupils’ ingenuity and also raises money for charity. The task sharpens participants planning and performance skills, but ultimately the winners are those who can think on their feet.

Two pupils from the Remove, in each House, will be dropped in an unknown location, 50km from Malvern College.

They will be blindfolded on their outbound journey so that their destination

is a mystery. Starting at 8pm, they have 2 hours to find somewhere to camp and may not move until 6am the following morning.

Each team will be ‘shadowed’ by a staff member who will be there to ensure their safety and enforce guidelines, but not to help solve the task. The teams will have 24 hours to race back to Malvern College and the first team home wins.

Each team/house must raise £180 in sponsorship for their entry, of which £30 will cover running costs and £50 will be carried by the pupils during the event.

Malvern College to Paris Expedition training Isle of Man Preparations continued for the MC2P team on and around the Isle of Man over the Easter break. The main aim was to improve our sea kayak handling skills, and to get some exposure on open water on the large type of paddleboard we will be using for the English Channel crossing.

We spent the first morning on a stretch of inland water where participants could swap between sea kayaking and paddle boarding. The whole team then headed out onto the open seas for a short trial. The wind was picking up considerably and this gave everyone a clear idea of the challenging conditions awaiting them in the Channel.

Day Two gave us the opportunity to enjoy a much longer practice with the paddleboards and this time we were accompanied by a safety boat which allowed the team to practise getting on and off the SUP from the boat whilst out at sea.

Day Three was spent concentrating on sea kayaking. The wind had gathered strength again and it was a good opportunity for the teams to practise in both single and tandem crafts. This was a great day spent paddling and rock-hopping, exploring the stunning shoreline.

As well as the paddling element of the trip, we also needed to consider other aspects of team management; the provision of food, logistics, the packing and all the additional aspects of expedition planning that are so vital to success.

In the end we made good progress with this aspect of our training. The teams did everything in good spirits and, in spite of numerous hiccups, they eventually began to show signs of being able to plan ahead, take initiative and work out what was needed in terms how to communicate ideas and instructions to each other clearly.

For every £1 the team spends, the team will incur a 5-minute penalty and they will have to stop/rest for the required period of time, immediately after spending the money. If they have money left it will be added to their House sponsorship total.

The winning team will receive all of the charity funds collected by each of the other Houses and they will be able to donate their winnings to a charity of their choice. This will amount to almost £1,400, so all to play for.

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Modes of transport were: Bike/Canoe/Walking/Kayak/ Stand-up-paddleboard/Katakanu The best way to explain how hard this expedition was for our pupils in the Remove, is to give you an extract from the message I sent to a colleague on the way home: “..There were 50/60mph gusts, with trees down, power lines down and lots of localised flooding. There was a ridiculous amount of rain and we were wet through all weekend.

A gentleman from Canal and River Trust wanted to know which school we were, saying that we have a bunch of truly wonderful children out on expedition this weekend ...”

The challenges were relentless but this group was resolute in cracking on. On Saturday however, when the wind was bringing trees down, we came off the canal to a safe place to spend the night and returned to the route the next day. We spent a very wet and uncomfortable night and all the gear was soaked, but the pupils were determined to get through, which was, to say the least, impressive.

My message to my colleague ended: Please do heap praise on them this evening - it’s the worst I’ve seen in all my years of instructing, and I’ve been on some shockers!”

The Qualifier couldn’t have been more straightforward in terms of the elements however, and this is what the DofE challenge is all about.

DofE Silver Qualifier Expedition Mode of transport: Bike/Canoe/Walk/Kayak/SUP/Katakanu We set out in sunshine and had good weather throughout the weekend. We had three days of beautiful scenery, calm waters and dry sleeping bags – a gift considering all they had endured on the Practice.

The tough conditions that had prevailed in the previous

expedition however, had been of significant benefit. This group now left their campsites tidy, put their kit away to ensure that it kept dry, and got ready quickly and without complaint. Well done to all of those who took part in both expeditions and who have now qualified for their Silver Award.

DofE Gold Expedition Practice Modes of transport: Bike/Canoe/Kayak Over Easter, nineteen Lower Sixth pupils took on their DofE Gold Practice Expeditions - biking, kayaking and canoeing on, and around, the river Thames. Travelling from Lechlade to Henleyon-Thames, covering an average of over 30km a day paddling and 60km biking, in 20°plus, they were certainly being put

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Well done to all pupils on this expedition, a great way to prepare for the main event in August in the Wye Valley.

All articles by Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits

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DofE Gold Walking Practice Expedition Dartmoor This challenging practice expedition was held on the notoriously unpredictable Dartmoor, where five groups of Lower Sixth pupils were required to use their navigational and map reading skills using a compass each day. Seven members of staff accompanied the 28 pupils on the trip and all participants successfully completed the test of their proficiency to enable them to go on to the Qualifying Expedition in Snowdonia in July.

Philip Wastie, DofE Manager

White Water Kayaking River Tryweryn Grade III white water, six enthusiastic and talented pupils along with sunshine and warm temperatures – the Kayak Club had a fantastic day on the River Tryweryn over this particular weekend in May. All pupils developed their paddling skills, attempting to catch eddies in fast flowing and furious white water. The team loved this summer paddling, and there is much more to come this term.

Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits

South West Canoe Polo League Our Canoe Polo A and B teams have each competed in their final set of tournaments this term, thereby completing another successful year in the league, the As finishing in a very respectable fourth place from the 11 teams competing.

This year a number of the founding canoe polo stalwarts leave us. They have been particularly hard working and a pleasure to teach. Many of them have been responsible, in large part, for the growth of the sport here at Malvern College. Well done, and thank you to Henry Queen, Saskia Griffiths and Ferdinand Fourier. We wish you all the best of luck in the future.

Jay Watts, Head of Outdoor Pursuits

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Independent Schools’ Climbing Competition Redpoint Worcester We entered a team of four for the Independent Schools' Climbing Competition; Peter Ingram, Konrad Barbers, Sam Shardlow and Kira Angling. This was a national competition with entries from a large number of schools and we came a very creditable 11th out of 33 teams.

Well done to everyone involved – we look forward to more competitions next year in which we can gain experience and sharpen our skills.

Sarah Angling, Outdoor Pursuits Instructor

Prep Schools’ Indoor Cricket Competition Girls This was an eventful day for the U13 sides that attended the Girls’ Prep Schools’ Indoor Cricket Competition, held at Malvern College.

The Downs Malvern, Abberley Hall, Hereford County Cricket Club and Birchfield School each competed against the other to give us a final between Hereford C.C.C. and The Downs Malvern which turned out to be a thrilling match. Hereford C.C.C. won the game on the final ball bowled - a nail-biting end for the competition.

The girls demonstrated some excellent cricketing ability throughout and each side exhibited tremendous enthusiasm and skill. This was a perfect display of the cricketing talent schools are producing and the future looks exciting.

Thea Brookes, i/c Girls’ Cricket

Herefordshire County Cricket Club were winners of the Girls’ Indoor trophy their captain (left) with Thea Brookes i/c Girls Cricket at Malvern.

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House Music Competition This year, we were treated to an outstanding festival of music throughout this competition. Pupils who performed in the finals qualified through the heats for three classical music categories and an Unplugged category.

Category A: 1st - Jasper Penrice/Josi Jebens, 2nd– Eileen Shen, 3rd – Missy Hingley. Highly commended – Lucie Fletcher (No.8), Shea John (No.2), Ani King (No.3) Category B: 1st – Cameron Eldridge/ Devon Perry, 2nd – Jasper Penrice, 3rd Kitty Holroyd, 4th – Johnnie Stephenson.

Highly commended – Finley Morris (No.2) and Harriet Carpenter (No.4)

Category A Back row: Jasper Penrice. Middle row: Eileen Shen, Missy Hingley. Front row: Josephine Jebens

Category C: 1st – Nicholas Wilson, 2nd – Zach Watson, 3rd - Antonia Fetzer, 4th – Konrad Barbers, 5th – Charlotte Welge.

Highly commended – Thomas Isherwood (No.1) Unplugged Category: Winner – Eily Lo (No.3), 2nd place - Lucie Fletcher (No.8), 3rd place – Thomas Doherty (No.2), 4th place – Anastasia de Courcy-Ireland (No.6), equal 5th place – Bonnie Green (No.3) and Katharina Niedzwetzki (No.8). Highly commended: Tanush Sanghai – (No.2), Olivia Holt (No.8), Johannes van Heusde (No.2), Nicholas Horn (No.5) The final result over all categories was: 1st–No.3, 2nd- No.8, and 3rd No.2.

Category B Back row: Jasper Penrice No.2, Devon Perry (No.5) Front row: Jonathan Stephenson (No.9), Kitty Holroyd (No.6), Cameron Eldrige (SH)

Jonathan Brown, Director of Music at Malvern College said, “The standard of performing was the best that we have had the pleasure to witness in recent years and huge credit goes to all those who made it through to the finals with their tremendous playing and singing. There were many outstanding performances and our Adjudicator – Mr Jonathan Vaughan - was hugely impressed. As the Director of Music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (one of the finest conservatoires in the world), he does a lot of adjudications and said that the overall standard was ‘..extraordinarily high’.

Very well done to all who took part!”

Stephen McDade, Music

Category C Back row: Nicholas Wilson (No.9) Zachary Watson (No.7) Front row: Charlotte Welge (No.8) Konrad Barbers (SH) Antonia Fetzer (No.3)

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Summer Concert Many of the College’s musicians were out in force over the Commemoration weekend to provide various musical contributions at the Summer Concert and at the Great Malvern Priory on Commemoration Day. At the Summer Concert held in Big School, the ensembles performed a wide variety of music to a very high standard. The Concert Band (conducted by Mr Lee) played two contrasting pieces: Midway March by John Williams (arr. John Moss) and a medley of tunes by the Beatles in an arrangement by John Cacavas. The Orchestra (under the direction of Mr McDade) was next up playing three movements from Handel’s Water Music suite in D major. The Chamber Choir then sang two contrasting pieces, Rheinberger’s Abendlied and Billy Joel’s And so it Goes (arranged by Bob Chilcott).

The College Orchestra (conducted by Jonathan Brown) followed with performances of arrangements by Meyer of the Fourth movement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony and Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov. Then followed the Percussion Ensemble Eine Kleine Tischmusik by von Manfred Menke. This was great fun with the percussionists drumming exam desks whilst formation jumping! Finally, we had the Jazz Band performing three pieces, Canteloupe Island by Herbie Hancock (arr.

Kumaf), Simons’ Peanut Vendor in an arrangement by Sweeney, and Uptown Funk (made famous by Bruno Mars and others and arranged by Murtha).

My thanks go to the pupils, some constrained by examinations and revision, who performed a variety of music to a very high standard over this important weekend, and to my colleagues who directed.

Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

Golf The Golf Squad took on Exeter College in the HMC Foursomes Regional Finals and played incredibly well to win 2-1, becoming the HMC Foursomes Regional Champions. Izzy Lloyd and Josh Baker won two up. Allie Renton & Marco Garbi won two up and Georg Wendelstadt and Rahul Tjan listed 7&5. As a result, our golfers have reached the National finals at Rye Golf Club in Sussex on the 1stand 2nd July. This cements a really successful year for the players and represents a great achievement.

John Cox, i/c Golf

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Ledder challenge In March each year the pupils at Malvern College prepare to run ‘The Ledder’, a seven-and-three-quarter mile cross country run that starts at Ledbury and takes runners over the top of the Malvern Hills to finish at Malvern College on the Senior. The route is hard going and crosses the Hills at a point called The Wrecker, the meaning of which is lost on no-one who has run the race before.

Winners of this year’s race were: Lawrence Hooker who won the Tennant Cup and a Ledder cap and Ariana Davison who won the Sarah Fellows Cup, along with a Ledder cap.

In the Girls’ House competition, No.4 finished in third place with 129 points, No.6 in second place with 79 points and the winners were No.8 with 49 points. In the Boys’ House competition, No.5 finished in third place with 125 points, SH were second with 84 points but the clear winners, with their five best runners finishing in the top 12 with 52 points, was No.2.

And this year, to add to the already significant challenge, one of the 200 plus runners was Freddie Lawton-Smith, a member of the Lower Sixth in School House, who ran the race in full military order: his kit weighed 21lbs, excluding his boots. Freddie, a member of the Malvern College CCF Royal Marines section, aimed to raise money for the Royal Marines Charity. He said, “ I would like the money I raise to go towards helping brave servicemen and women and their families deal with the impact of the high-intensity military service in which they have been involved.”

The Junior Race We run this race at the end of February and this year, the conditions were wet and muddy from some early rain but dry for the race; probably the perfect conditions for cross country.

Not many of the one hundred and fifty, competitors who were huddled together in their pens on the start line would have been considering the beautiful countryside over which they were about to run, most were just waiting for the signal to start. Their elevated sense of House spirit was palpable as the hooter sounded and they were off!

All of the Foundation Year and Remove were competing for both individual and House glory and the race proved as competitive as ever. Tom Birley (No.2) put in a commanding performance to win the boys race by over two minutes, dismissing the rest of the competition, in a time of 22 minutes and 39 seconds. Edward Carryer (SH) came second, with Archie Bailey (No.5) third.

First home for the girls, with an imposing performance, was Harriet Carpenter (No.4) in a time of 25 minutes and 56 seconds, with Chloe MacKellar (No.6) in second place and Lily Hutton (No.8) in third place.

In the House competition, the boys from No.2 won convincingly with their six best runners achieving a good low score.

The girls’ competition, however, was the tightest it could have been, with the girls from No.8 gaining the lowest score of 62 points, No.4, 63points, and No.6 in third place with 65 points.

There was an electric atmosphere on the Senior Turf as pupils completed this demanding race that served as the perfect appetiser for the forthcoming Ledder.

Damon Lanfear, Cross Country

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Rugby news Will Lane (No.9, 2013-18), Malvern’s 1st XV captain in the 2017/8 season, has made the 1st XV side at Loughborough in his first year there, which is a great achievement. Will has also been selected to play for the Leicester Tigers in the A league on a number of occasions. We wish him well and will watch his progress with interest.

Oliver Allsopp (No.9, 2011-16), another former Malvern XV captain, has signed for London Scottish in the Championship and will play for them next season. He will play in the Centre position.

On the Worcester Warriors Academy front, Malvern has a significant number of boys involved in the different age group

cohorts, and one boy playing in Gloucester Academy. Nine boys are in the U14 age group with Worcester Warriors, two at the U15 level, three at U16 level with three more at the U18 level.

In September, in the new intake of pupils, there are some very talented rugby players who are already with the Academy or are playing at a significant level abroad. We look forward to another successful rugby season, at all age group levels, at Malvern.

Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

U18 County Tennis Singles competition Malvern’s girls and boys were involved in the County U18 Tennis Singles Cup competitions in mid–May with great success!

They were up against very experienced and big-hitting players from top sports schools. Marco Garbi played very well to win the Boys’ Plate competition, and Hans Baare-Schmidt (this year’s Captain of Boys’ tennis) played with tremendous focus, determination and skill to win the main competition and the Scott Cup (he also won it back in 2017).

Alice Gudkova put in a powerful performance, dropping only 5 games in 6 sets, to win the Girls’ main competition and the Smythe Cup. Congratulations to all three. A tremendous result for Malvern.

Mark Cox, Director of Sports Liaison Alice Gudkova

Hans Baare-Schmidt

Ferrets Race Cross Country This 1.7-mile race involves the whole of the Foundation Year and 93 tackled the course this year, which takes runners across the Wells Common. Thomas Birley (No.2) finished first in 11 minutes and 27seconds, just ahead of Adam Davies (No.5), and Lily Hutton (No.8) finished first for the girls, in 12 minutes 58 secs, just ahead of Chloe MacKellar (No.6).

Not only are there individual awards but this is also a House competition and No.5, keeping up its reputation for strong cross

country running, won the Boys’ House cup with the lowest score of 79, 10 points clear of No. 2. No.8 won the Girls’ House competition with the lowest score of 129, 30 points fewer than No.6.

Well done, to all who ran.

Damon Lanfear, Cross Country

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Allen’s Hill These are amazing results from a very competitive and busy competition in February, well done everyone. Enormous congratulations to Harry Finch who came 1st in the 1.10m class.

Gia Neath riding Rosscon Queen Bee came 5th in the 70cm class Liv Davies riding Kodak Moment II 7th in 90cm class Lexie Clarke riding Kodak Moment II 2nd in 100m class Harry Finch riding Larkins Jazz 1st in 1.10m class Tara MacMaster, Malvern College Equestrian

Otty Thomas at the Windsor Horse Trials In March this year, Otty Thomas’s name was submitted by the North Hereford Pony Club, to be considered for the Prince Philip Club England Trials in May. She rode brilliantly, and was selected to be part of the England Prince Philip Cup Team squad that presented at the Windsor Horse Trials this May. Otty’s team won the event and, as reserve, she participated in the set up and training as well as the fetching and carrying necessary to support the team. She has thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a fabulous time.

Fiona Packham, Housemistress No.3

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Otty Thomas − Front row, far right.

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Desert Springs pre-season training Thirteen Malvern cricketers were on the pre-season trip to Spain this year to the Desert Springs Camp in Spain. This offered our girl cricketers a great opportunity to prepare for the forthcoming season as well as the chance to play alongside the boys, in a Malvern College representative side.

This was the first year that Malvern has offered a combined tour for both boys and girls and hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Five girls were in the Malvern touring side, two players from the Foundation Year and three from the Remove Year. Each of them said how brilliant they thought the tour had been for them.

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Catherine Horn, Heather Harris, Jemima Martyn-Smith, Chloe McKellar and Georgie Clarke were the five superstars of the trip.

They trained alongside the boys learning new skills and drills to help better their game. On the last day the team played against St John’s, Leatherhead, and the girls were pick of the performers.

Between them they collected 7 wickets in the first T20 game, contributing significantly to the Malvern victory.

I was very proud to see them develop over the three days away. They listened well and took on board the information and advice they were given by the coaches. Very well done, girls.

Thea Brookes, i/c Girls’ Cricket

Esther Woods with her father.

Esther Woods in action Orienteering The Jan Kjellström International Orienteering Festival is the premier domestic orienteering competition in the United Kingdom along with the British Orienteering Championships, and it is usually held over the Easter Weekend. The first JK took place in 1967 and held in memory of Jan Kjellström, a Swedish pioneer of the sport in the UK, and son of the man who founded the Silva compass business! Jan was killed in a car accident that year and the event was established in his memory. The annual JK moved to Easter in 1969, and now regularly attracts a field of over four thousand people from across the globe; this year 27 countries were represented at the event.

This year along with 4,500 others Esther Woods ran this course with her father who applauds Esther for the effort she puts into everything she does. She won easily in the Womens’ 17-18 year-old category; yet another feather in her cap.

Congratulations, Esther.

Fiona Packham, Housemistress No.3

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Fives Tour - East of England The Fives team toured in March, playing fixtures against Bedford Modern, Bedford School and Oundle, as well as helping with a coaching session on the new Cambridge University courts and having the privilege of seeing the top two players in the country play there. All games were won, and there is an exciting future ahead for the FY players who have progressed well. At the Senior end, Matt Bruce and Billy Tulloch led the way.

Chris Thomas, Head of Mathematics

Fives National Championships Girls In the Nationals, held at Marlborough, Georgina Wood reached the semi-finals of the U16 Tournament, and Vicky MonllorBessio and Chloe Mackellar did well to come 2nd in their pools of 6, before losing in the quarter finals. 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.

Chris Thomas, Head of Mathematics

Lucy Underwood, Vicky Monllor-Bessio, Georgina Balfry, Rhiannon Mallard (U14 plate winner), Chloe MacKellar.

Wales Masters Hockey Over50s Congratulations to Mark Cox, Director of Sports Liaison, who represented the Wales Masters Over-50s side at a recent Home Nations Tournament in which Wales lost 2-0 to England, drew 2-2 with Scotland, and drew 1-1 with Ireland. Mark scored the equaliser in the Ireland game and will next represent Wales in Germany for the European Cup in August, and in the World Cup in South Africa in 2020.

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Girls Hockey successes Congratulations to Antonia Worrallo, Evie Dickinson, Millie Kold, Lucy Marriott and Jasmine Ellis who represented Stourport Hockey Club at the England U16s Tier 1 Club National Finals at Lee Valley over the Easter break and won silver medals. They played Repton Hockey Club in the final, narrowly losing on penalties in a sudden-death finish.

Mark Moss, Master i/c Hockey

Swimming Very well done to Viktoriia Usova and Tom Birley.

Viktoriia Usova competed in her first open meet at Gloucester: six events, six personal bests and a Bronze Medal in the 100m Breaststroke.

Thomas Birley achieved two qualifying times in the 50m and 100m Backstroke event for the West Midlands Regional Long Course Championships in May, and has made it into the top twenty in the region for the 50m Backstroke and gained 7th place in the final of the 100m Backstroke.

Rackets at the Queen’s Club Pairs Another good effort by the rackets team this year at Queens for the Pairs, with some good end-of-season performances in London just before Easter. The two stand out pairs were the Under15s (Olly Cox & Myles Holland) and the first pair (Dan Holland and Gus Stephenson) both of whom reached the quarter finals.

The U15s lost to the second seeds Eton and the first pair lost to the first seeds Tonbridge.

Noel Brett, Head Coach Rackets

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Campaign headquarters Malvern College markets the new Ford Focus “The #FordFocus has arrived at Malvern College for the first day of filming. Our pupils' mission is to create a TV ad for the new Ford Focus, thanks to @Hills_Ford #Marketing #focuschallenge #noshoesonseats”

preparation for filming a 30-second promotional video for Hills Ford, Malvern. The two teams of pupils are being mentored by Nick Hamley, who is a highly experienced Brand Manager and Art Director.

Malvern pupils studying Design & Technology, Photography and Art, have taken delivery of a new Ford Focus Vignale in

Darren Stokes, Director of Design & Technology and Art

Future Activities 2019 Open Days Malvern College The Downs Malvern

Saturday 5th October (Lower School) Friday 11th October Saturday 12th October

National Schools Symphony Orchestra 2019 Residential orchestral and choral course for ages 9 to 19 at Malvern College 14th – 21st July 2019 For more information visit www.nsso.org English Symphony Orchestra Youth Courses Held during October holidays at The Downs Malvern Further details at www.eso.co.uk/community/eso-youth

Worcester Warrior Rugby Camp Summer residential camps for ages 10 to 16 12th – 16th August 2019 www.warriors.co.uk/community/rugby-camps MRM Hockey Coaching Day camps held at Malvern College and The Downs Malvern www.mrmcoaching.co.uk Kidz Club at The Downs Malvern Weekdays covering the Summer holidays.

Ages 3 to 11 years.

For further information visit kidz-club@hotmail.co.uk

West Bromwich Albion Football Camps Day camps run during school holidays for ages 4 to 14. www.wba.co.uk/foundation/sport-development/camps/

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