Junior King's Speech Day 2017

The Junior King’s School, Canterbury

Speech Day 2017 Wednesday 5th July 10.30 am

Cover Design: Mr Peter Wells

The National Anthem God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save The Queen!

Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save The Queen!

The Chairman’s Welcome The Dean

The Headmaster’s Report Mr Peter Wells

Presentation of Prizes and Address The Dean

Vote of thanks by the Heads of School Alex Brooke and Sharmanie Roots

A Junior King’s Blessing The School Song

Welcome from the Headmaster My seventeenth and final year at Junior King’s has sped past and once again Speech Day provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the progress and achievements taking place at the school. It has been a remarkable year in many respects.

The dominant feature of the autumn and early spring term was our expectation that the School would soon receive a major inspection from the ISI (The Independent Schools Inspectorate). This duly took place in March, the inspectors confirming that the School is fully compliant with all statutory regulations. Most pleasingly the second part of the inspection, looking at the quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements, together with the quality of pupils’ personal development, judged Junior King’s excellent in all aspects.

The influx of new children to the school each year is always exciting as we discover their potential and a new social dynamic emerges. This year saw 62 newcomers settle in the Prep School and 27 in the Pre-Prep. The boarding houses have once again been full and flourishing with much interest from a strong global market. I am grateful to all the staff for their fine work in making induction such a smooth process and to the Friends of Junior King’s for building such supportive family links through their social functions, advice and networking. The magnificent Indian Summer Ball was just one example of the cohesion provided by their enthusiastic support for the school.

Scholarship and Common Entrance examinations are always an indicator of the academic health of the school, this year’s leavers achieving a most pleasing set of results. All were successful in gaining places at their chosen senior schools, the vast majority going to King’s.

Our sports teams continue to demonstrate a commitment to excellence, the senior boys turning in particularly strong results in Football and Rugby where they were regional Football and national Rugby champions. The senior girls’ teams enjoyed a very successful tour of Holland where the 1 st team were unbeaten, demonstrating once again the enormous development that takes place.

Rowing fencing, and tennis teams have also done well and our athletes distinguished themselves on Sports Day. Several went on to compete in the National IAPS Finals in Birmingham. The anticipated covering of the swimming pool together with sports hall improvements will add further to the strength of the Sports Department next year.

The profile of the Arts continues to rise. Outstanding musical talent has been nurtured in the Herbert Music School, with some excellent dramatic productions including Joseph and Canterbury Tales, the latter being performed at King’s Week. Strong LAMDA and Kent drama competition results and a fine summer exhibition of Art, Design and Technology combined with more children than ever enjoying visits to galleries. A healthy crop of scholarship awards were gained to King’s and other schools in Drama, DT, Art and Music.

The Choir enjoyed a splendid tour to Northern France in the summer holiday and returned to sing beautifully again at various services in church and the Cathedral.

We want to wish all our leavers every success as they move up to their new schools with confidence. This has been one of the best years I can remember at Junior King’s as this record will confirm. My thanks must finally go to all the staff involved with me in developing the School as it is today. The creative partnerships we have enjoyed with the students are full of wonder and great expectation!

Prize Giving List 2017 King’s Scholarship Prizes King’s Scholars

Alexander (Alex) Brooke (Christina Mason Scholar) Maximilian (Max) Bondatti Grace Chester

Honorary Academic Exhibition

Elias Boehmer

Music Scholar

Aliah Hussain

Art Exhibition

Jemima Todd

Design and Technology Scholar

Lili Clifton

Design and Technology Exhibition

Elias Boehmer

Drama Scholar

Maximilian (Max) Bondatti

Sport Exhibitions

William Onwuka Fergus Richmond-Kilpatrick

Scholarship awards to other schools Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman – Hindle Music Scholarship Benenden School, Cranbrook Milly Hollaway - Honorary Drama Scholarship Benenden School, Cranbrook Ruth Metcalf – Drama Scholarship St Edmund’s, Canterbury

Academic Prizes Form Prizes Form

Effort

Achievement

3AW 3C

Olivia Ridge Elena Kuhn

Hanshuo Zhang Auberon Dragten

4H 4M 4W

Phoebe Steward Isabelle Scrase Scarlett Langford

Flavia Pellumbi Arthur Jeans-Hunt Alexander (Alex) Gaskain

5Pa 5F

Nathan Sumner Dana Kuhn

Thomas Hutchings Samuel (Sam) Ridge

6D 6H 6M

Madeleine Gorman Freya Hollaway Elizabeth (Lilibet) Viner

Maya Sondhi Blanca Lasanta Stanley Southgate

7A 7F 7G 7SK

RenĂŠe Binning Ekaterina Eroshina Chaewon Kim Frederick (Freddie) Holland

Breseya Clark Elspeth (Libby) Mullen Natalya Hoare Rebecca Hutchings

8L 8SE 8ST 8T

Grace Chester Milly Hollaway Peiheng (Helen) Zhang Alice Addley

Alexander (Alex) Brooke Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba Adekola Aderogba Olufunbi (Funbi) Okenla

Subject Prizes English Mathematics Sciences:

Biology Chemistry Physics

French Spanish Latin Greek History Geography Religious Studies English as an Additional Language Computing The Sturgess Cup (for personal progress in Yr 3) The Junior House Fish (for personal progress in Yr 4) The Turner Award (best C.E. Geography Project) The Martin Prize for Advanced Linguistics The Milner Memorial Essay Prize for History The Richard Menzies Award for Classics

Charlotte Claydon Theodore (Theo) Mills Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba Netania Awara Alice Addley Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba Adekola Aderogba Rebecca Hiller Isabel Farooq-Garces Oliver Lapsley Jasper Williams Charlotte Claydon Peiheng (Helen) Zhang & Samida Jirakulpattana Victoria (Alexandra) Jeffery Juliette German Seonji Yoon Lili Clifton Oleg Prisyazhnyuk Oleg Prisyazhnyuk Elias Boehmer

The Arts Music The Junior Music Prize The Middle School Music Prize The Armitage Award for Music The Amy Bickersteth Award (most improved musician)

Flavia Pellumbi James (Jamie) Blench Aliah Hussain Jemima Todd

Art The Junior Art Prize The Middle School Art Prize The Senior Art Prize The King’s School Advanced Art Award

Hugh Elliott Elizabeth (Lilibet) Viner Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman Leila Khalifa & Vladimir Kozlov

Drama The Harrison Junior Drama Cup The Middle School Drama Prize The Senior Drama Prize Lasker Cup (for contribution to the Arts: Drama & Music) The Speech and Drama Award The King’s School Advanced Drama Award

Theodore (Theo) Pickard Caitlin Hopkins Ernest Jimmy Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman Freya Hollaway Mhairi Simpson & Isabella Sugden

Design & Technology Junior Design & Technology Middle School Design & Technology The Marsden Prize (Senior D&T) The King’s School Advanced DT Award

Ondine Sondhi Tobias (Toby) Dunnet & Caitlin Hopkins Elspeth (Libby) Mullen and Theodore (Theo) Outtram Victoria (Alexandra) Jeffery

Sports Prizes Junior Sportsperson (Girl)

Phoebe Steward

Junior Sportsperson (Boy)

Aska Kanai-Smith & Archie Brealy

Middle School Sportsperson (Girl)

Antigone (Tiggy) Cammegh

Middle School Sportsperson (Boy)

Kouji Kanai-Smith

The Scott-Kilvert Sportsperson of the Year (Upper School Girl)

Lily De Haan & Sharmanie Roots

The Alan Ealham Sportsperson of the Year (Upper School Boy)

William Onwuka

Headmaster’s Awards to Year 8 Oluwatobipupo (Tobi) Aderibigbe Fedor Belyakov Nathan Bonsu Arwen Benefield Chopra Jake Evans Alexander (Alex) Harden Sebastien Judd Jokin Elgin (Elgin) Leung Samuel (Sam) Piggins Alexander Stroem Philippa Stroem Elizaveta Volkova

Special Awards The Lara Cross Award (for enthusiastic and whole-hearted participation)

Milly Hollaway & Josef (Sef) Rahman

The Morley Cup (for kindness and assistance to others)

Mohamed (Mo) Tarraf & Jemima Todd

The Roberts Cup (for resilience)

Leila Khalifa & Oliver Lapsley

The Richards Cup (for consistently giving of one’s best in all aspects of school life)

Oleg Prisyazhnyuk & Grace Chester

The Nash Endeavour Award (for consistent effort)

Alice Addley & Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba

The Albin Award (to a sporting, musical and academic all-rounder)

Aliah Hussain & Vladimir Kozlov

Boarding Houses Kipling House – Mohamed Tarraf Juckes House – Netania Awara

Heads of School Alexander (Alex) Brooke Sharmanie Roots

The Parrot Society Pupils who joined the school in Nursery / Reception and have been at Junior King’s continuously to Year 8 Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman Lily De Haan Isabel Farooq-Garces Milly Hollaway Aliah Hussain

Ruth Metcalf Theodore (Theo) Mills Oleg Prisyazhnyuk Fergus Richmond-Kilpatrick Sharmanie Roots

Year 8 Leavers Housemaster: Mr Chris Lapthorn Milly Hollaway Oleg Prisyazhnyuk Josef Rahman Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba Oluwatobipupo (Tobi) Aderibigbe Nathan Bonsu Sebastian (Seb) Elliott Isabel Farooq-Garces Leila Khalifa Jokin Elgin (Elgin) Leung Ruth Metcalf Olufunbi (Funbi) Okenla Alexander Stroem Phillippa Stroem Mohamed Tarraf

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Year 8 Leavers Housemistress: Mrs Clare Pattinson Grace Chester Lili Clifton William Onwuka Isabella Sugden Netania Awara Elias Boehmer Alexander (Alex) Brooke Junuh Chopp Monty Garrard Sebastien Judd Mojerloluwami (MJ) Kola-Alabi Elizaveta Volkova Santiago Peñarrocha de Vicente

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Housemistress: Mrs Elizabeth Hutchings Maximilian (Max) Bondatti Lily De Haan Theodore Mills Fergus Richmond-Kilpatrick Alice Addley Adekola Aderogba Charlotte Claydon Jake Evans Aliah Hussain Victoria (Alexandra) Jeffery Vladimir Kozlov Samuel Piggins Sharmanie Roots Mhairi Simpson Tsz Tsai (Ricci) Tang

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We wish all those pupils who are early leavers every success in their new schools.

Awards made at the School’s Final Assembly The Selby Cup (for a combination of achievement in work and games, for boys):

Autumn:

Summer:

Kamsiyochukwu (Kamsi) Uzomba Oleg Prisyazhnyuk & Alexander (Alex) Brooke Fedor Belyakov

The R.Q. Edmonds Cup (for a combination of achievement in work and games, for girls)

Autumn: Lent: Summer:

Sharmanie Roots Grace Chester & Aliah Hussain Netania Awara

The Ray Metherell Cup (for a boy with total commitment and support for games, but not necessarily a star player)

Autumn: Lent: Summer:

Mohamed (Mo) Tarraf Maximilian (Max) Bondatti Alexander Stroem

The Margaret Edmonds Cup (for a girl with total commitment and support for games)

Autumn: Lent: Summer:

Lili Clifton Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman Nerea Guindos Serrano & Elizaveta Volkova

Lent:

Music Instrumental Awards Choir Brass Strings Keyboard Woodwind Percussion Voice Guitar

Jemima Todd Lili Clifton Peiheng (Helen) Zhang Samida Jirakulpattana & Isabel Farooq-Garces Sharmanie Roots Oluwatobipupo (Tobi) Aderibigbe Vladimir Kozlov Jake Evans

Sports Department Individual Awards Football

Fedor Belyakov & William Onwuka

Rugby

William Onwuka & Fergus RichmondKilpatrick

Cricket

Fedor Belyakov & Jasper Williams

Netball

Aliah Hussain & Sharmanie Roots

Boys’ Hockey

Stanley Weir

Girls’ Hockey

Lily De Haan & Rebecca Hutchings

Rounders

Netania Awara & Lili Clifton

Swimming

Oleg Prisyazhnyuk

Tennis

Lily De Haan & Vladimir Kozlov

Athletics

William Onwuka

Fencing

Jake Evans

Rowing

Isabella Sugden

Achievements The following pupils have achieved a very high level this year, relative to their age.

Drama Name

Achievement

Class/Distinction

Freya Hollaway Thomas (Tommy) Knight Ruth Metcalf Milly Hollaway

Trinity (Performing Arts) Trinity (Performing Text) Trinity (Solo Acting) Trinity (Solo Acting)

Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 5

Name

Achievement

Class/Distinction

Rebecca Hutchings Samida Jirakulpattana Aliah Hussain Esphandiar Ramezani Frederick (Freddie) Holland Hannah Sumner

Theory Piano French Horn Violin Trumpet Singing

Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5

Distinction Merit Distinction Distinction

Music Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Pass Merit

Awaiting Results Name

Instrument

Exam Grade taken

Thomas Hutchings Rebecca Hutchings Chaewon Kim Natalya Hoare Lucy Attenborough Mistletoe (Missy) Chapman Theodore (Theo) Outram Aliah Hussain Flavia Pellumbi Thomas (Tommy) Knight Sharmanie Roots Isabel Farooq-Garces

Piano Cello Flute Flute Singing Harp Piano French Horn Piano Flute Theory Theory

Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5

Achievements Sport Name

Regional / National Honours

Fergus Richmond-Kilpatrick

County Rugby

Oleg Prisyazhnyuk

IAPS National Swimming Finals

William Onwuka

IAPS National Athletics Finals (100m, Long Jump and Relay)

Nathan Bonsu

IAPS National Athletics Finals (100m, 200m and Relay)

Fedor Belyakov

IAPS National Athletics Finals (Relay)

Oluwatobipupo (Tobi) Aderibigbe

IAPS National Athletics Finals (Relay)

Rebecca Hutchings

IAPS National Athletics Finals (200m)

Jessica Sugden

IAPS National Swimming Finals

ZoĂŠ Legrix

IAPS National Swimming Finals

Amaryllis Shields

IAPS National Swimming Finals

Lily De Haan

County Hockey

A Junior King’s Blessing May you be fortunate with all that life brings, may you be lucky in little things.

May you be secure in possession of the few real things life has to offer Words: Rudyard Kipling Music: Adrian Bawtree

The School Song – “Here at Junior King’s” (WHISPERED) The sound of distant footsteps … echo from the past …Every step, a beating clock … becomes louder than the last …Whether faint, loud … or yet to come - each step plays its part - Every stride, fall, … leap … is echoed in our heart.

Hands down, Heads up, Start running and you’ll leave the ground, Aim high, Start now, Sit back and let me tell you how: This school isn’t built out of simple stone, This school wasn’t built by anyone alone, It’s time you rubbed your eyes to see – This school is so much more than you or me.

We’re joining in the chorus, The voice that always sings, Acer non effrenus, Here at Junior King’s.

Standing on the shoulders, Of those who’ve gone before, Through friendship and wisdom, We all can do much more.

If you’re given, when you’re growing, generosity and care, then you’re giving, and you’re sowing, the same everywhere, since our Lady Milner gave her house to share, her kindness and love is still there, Joining in the chorus . . . .

If you’re looking for the answer, and you don’t know what to do, be patient, take a chance, be sure to see it through, Lord Milner believed in what we all can do, his trust lives within me and you. Joining in the chorus . . . . .

So be humble and be willing, everyday of your life, if you stumble, be forgiving, wherever the strife, set the example for King’s to live on, let your voice be part of the song! – Joining in the chorus . . . . Joining in the chorus . . . . at Jun’r King’s!

Composed by Tim Finnis