The Cantuarian 2012 - 2013 by OKS Association | The King's School, Canterbury

THE CANTUARIAN

2012 - 2013

Vol. LXXX

THE CANTUARIAN CONTENTS: AUTUMN Editorial

This and That

Archbishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Visit

Focus on Art

Trips and Expeditions

Drama

Miscellany

Music

Sport

The Interview

Overheard... and Howlers

All photographs by Matt McArdle unless otherwise stated

Editorial Isobelle Whitaker (6a WL)

In the aftermath of The Olympics and the excellent results of the summer examinations, pupils returned to school high in spirits, ready for a new term. I am proud to say that the Headmaster’s ‘Pillars of Excellence’ are still standing tall, holding up the roof of achievement. The school welcomed the arrival of the new Deputy Head, Mrs. Worrthington, as well as the Archbishop of Canterbury for his final address to the King’s Community, in a charming service in Memorial Court. On behalf of the school I would like to wish The Archbishop every success in his new position as Master of Magdalene College.

be the first King’s College Cambridge Chorister to achieve this; showing excellence, both in sport and musical talent, from all of the Cantuarian and the rest of the school, we highly commend him. Finally, great thanks must go to Matt McCardle, our excellent school photographer who seems incapable of taking a bad photo. Although his photographs are visually stunning I would urge you to also read the articles, as some of them are really quite good.

The pupils were flung straight back into their studies as well as auditions for the school production of The Crucible, which was performed before the Autumn Half Term to great success. A much smaller production than last year’s West Side Story, The Crucible still had great atmosphere and fabulous acting talent. The Fifth Form Geography students where lucky enough to venture down to Morrocco for ten days packed with culture while the rest of the pupils went into hibernation during the Autumn Half Term. Other successful trips include the Shell trip to Ypres and the Remove Spanish trip to Seville. The term ended in wonderful fashion with the Christmas Concert, followed by the Carol Service, which was, as always, a delightful feast for both the ears and eyes. As if that wasn’t enough singing, the Crypt Choir and the King’s Men journeyed to Monaco for a series of concerts at the beginning of the Christmas Holidays. Sport this term excelled and the school was able to produce many teams for Saturday fixtures, many of which had copious victories or near losses. All the team reports can be found in the back of this edition. I feel it is right to take up only a little more of your time to mention Rob Stephens, OKS and previous Vice Captain of School, who this term played in the Cambridge versus Oxford Varsity match at Twickenham. He is believed to

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This and That This & That has had a telling-off. Therefore, henceforth This & That will endeavour to make all contributions with tongue firmly extracted from cheek. On the plus side, the merciless Cantuarian editor who so wisely eviscerated This & That’s previous contributions has departed the school, and gone on to greater things: Amanda Thomas, now a student at Merton College, Oxford took time out from her busy schedule to enter, and win, the Times Stephen Spender Translation Prize, an astounding achievement. Indeed, it’s been a successful time for OKS in general, with Tom Ransley winning a bronze medal in the Men’s Eight in the London Olympics, and the promotion of Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson to the position of Minister for State and the Privy Council. In other sporting news, as will no doubt be outlined in greater detail elsewhere, but hey, this is WORTH SHOUTING ABOUT: the King’s Girls’ Hockey XI (that’s eleven to those of you without a Classical education) reached the NATIONAL finals, with a 5-1 defeat of Cranleigh at Polo Farm on 7th December (goals from Eliza Brett and Louisa Freemont). We look forward to seeing how they do.

This & That would like to welcome the school’s new Artist in Residence, Joseph Ryan, who arrived this term. This & That, misunderstanding the nature of the post, swiftly ventured an application for Beer-Drinker in Residence, based on his one outstanding talent, but this was summarily rejected and a few things were then carefully explained. This year’s Canterbury Festival held several events in King’s venues; and in addition, the School sponsored a superb concert by the Australian String Quartet, containing music from Sculthorpe, Chaicovski … I mean Tchaikosckvy … Tchaikovsky (aha!), and Shoebert. This was, by all accounts, a highlight of the festival. In Senior Management news, the Lower Master is now a woman. For the first time this prestigious post is held by a woman, Mrs Elizabeth Worthington, who comes to us after forging a distinguished career at Uppingham, Oundle and Wellington. And with a freshening-up of Management personnel comes a freshening-up of Lattergate. The building has been given a lick of paint, some new furniture and a general sprucing. The most notable feature of the new décor will doubtless be the Headmaster’s Staircase Gallery. There will also, This & That is told,

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be a ‘picture of the term’ in a place of honour outside the HM’s office. Finally, but not least, it falls to This & That to celebrate the remarkable success of Artemis Cooper’s Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure. This & That can reveal this is the third successive book with a King’s connection to be nominated for a Costa Award, following The Hare with Amber Eyes in 2010 and Henry’s Demons in 2011. Presumably those connections are more tangible than ‘King’s is a school and the authors both went to school’ because it probably wouldn’t be worth mentioning if that were the case, and anyway, that would mean every Costa nominee in history had a King’s connection (yippee!), so one suspects there’s more to it than that. If you happen to know, dear Reader, please write in and tell me. Or I could just read Offcuts. Those guys really know their stuff.

Salvete Pam Brown Pam was Sixth Form Mentor at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys’, Canterbury. Pam’s work involved helping with a variety of needs from Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Aspergers, as well as young people with hearing and speech difficulties, to those who speak English as their 2nd or 3rd language. She enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction, writing, dance, yoga and swimming. She joins Broughton as a tutor and is a specialist in Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Charles Burson-Thomas

NQT in June. Passionate about teaching, and also about sports and enjoys coaching Year 8 games at Dulwich College. Charlie will be a tutor at The Grange. Peter Cordeaux Peter was Head of Art at the Licensed Victuallers’ School, Ascot, before returning to King’s As Director of Art. As well as being a HoD, the Head of Art role involved being an Arts Coordinator responsible for managing Art, Drama, Textiles, Music, Dance Photography, Media Studies and Design Technology. Peter is an Assessor for The Artsmark Award and a Senior Moderator for the Edexcel Examinations Board. He is a keen painter, particularly sketching and painting on location. Peter joins Galpin’s as a tutor. Dawn Haider Dawn joins us as a Physics teacher from Whippany Park High School, US. She has taught high school physics for the last two years in America. She is engaged and her fiancé is studying at the University of Kent. Dawn plays the violin and was most recently part of the Bloomfield Orchestra. She also enjoys singing and was involved in an acapella group. Dawn is a new tutor at Broughton. Lewin Hynes Lewin worked for Sigma-Aldrich Ltd as a Research Biotech Sales Specialist. He has broad experience in the biological and chemical sciences with a PhD in Molecular Genetics. He enjoys rowing and cycling and is planning a cross channel relay swim in 2014. Lewin joins the Chemistry department and will be a tutor at Galpin’s

Charles was Head of Physics at Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury with overall responsibility for performance of Physics Department; academic results, quality of teaching/reporting, monitoring and tracking. He enjoys playing and listening to music, is a member of the Deal Triathlon Club and he and his wife have recently adopted two dogs and enjoy spending time with them. He joins Tradescant as a tutor and will be a teacher of Physics

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Charlie Chester

Kate is the newest member of the English department. She is the wife of Cathedral Organist David Newsholme, and is a writer of children’s fiction and has a great teaching pedigree from MGS and Winchester College. She is a tutor at Jervis House.

Charlie joins the Economics department from Dulwich College, London, where he was teacher of Economics, teaching A2 and AS level Economics and due to complete

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Susan Kerridge is a highly experienced Maths and ICT teacher from Durham School with specialisms in tutoring those who find Maths more challenging. She joins Luxmoore as a tutor. Kate Newsholme

Ludmilla Salter Ludmilla, EFL and Russian Teacher, Tutor and Deputy Housemistress joins us from Dover College. She has worked for King’s in the past in various roles, such as invigilator and exam supervisor and also with the Kent Refugee Support Group in Margate as a Peripatetic GCSE and A-Level Russian teacher. Ludmilla is currently studying French and is an official interpreter/translator. She enjoys reading, travelling, music and the theatre and is also a Cathedral Assistant Guide. She will be part of Harvey House and is a part-time teacher of Russian.

sportsman who enjoys Rugby and Cricket. Michael is a qualified rugby coach who played Rugby at Loughborough University and at regional level in NZ. He will be working at King’s as a teacher of Geography and a tutor in School House. Liz Worthington Liz joins us from Wellington College where she was Deputy Head. She was a former Housemistress at Oundle and Uppingham as well as Oxford historian and hockey blue. Liz is the first female Lower Master in the history of King’s.

Kimberley Stewart-Mole Kimberley joins us briefly from PGCE (The Chiltern Training Group, University of Bedfordshire). She was a PGCE Student and read Theology at Westminster College, Oxford. Kimberly is due to qualify in June as a Teacher of Religious Education. Since September 2011 Kimberley has been at Denbigh High School, Luton, with her mentor. She took on role as Co-form Tutor (Denbigh High comprises years 7-11). Enjoys sports, swimming (qualified Lifeguard), rugby and football and completed an around the world trip last year. Kimberly is covering for Cat Cox’s maternity leave and will be a temporary tutor in Walpole Hannah Torrance Hannah, from PGCE (Manchester Metropolitan University), PGCE Secondary Science (Chemistry), Manchester. She graduated from Cambridge. Prior to PGCE Hannah was employed as a reservoir geologist in a consultancy position . Hannah is a keen musician, performing in various choirs and joins King’s as Head of Geology and a tutor in Walpole Michael Turner Michael, was a part-time teacher of Geography, Cambridge University. PGCE Geography. He helped to organise Cambridge GA Sixth Form lectures at Homerton College, Cambridge University. Undertaking PGCE at Cambridge University required teaching a variety of subjects to a range of different year groups. A keen

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The Remembrance Service November 2012

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The Visitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury: Rowan Williams Lucy Dean (6b BR)

On a crisp and sunny Saturday morning, King’s happily welcomed the Archbishop to his final visit at the school, with a full day of talks, poetry, drama and presentations. The Archbishop diligently got through the demanding day, leaving the school for the final time with a positive and warming memory of King’s. On Saturday 29th September, the whole school, along with the governors, surrounded Memorial Court, with the blue gowns of the Crypt Choir sweeping along the Norman staircase, and the talented band playing harmonious music . Above, doves were circling the School Room, joining in with the anticipation of seeing the Archbishop, because of his huge celebrity status. As the Archbishop walked across Green Court, he was welcomed with a soft and calm musical piece, which built the enthralling atmosphere. There was then a precession into Memorial Court, which was lead by the Beadle, followed by Mrs Worthington, Jamie Loyn, Father Martin, Hattie Wilson (Captain of School), Father Fred, the Headmaster, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean. Father Fred welcomed everyone to the service, which was then followed by a poem from Mr Sinclair. Hattie Wilson followed on by giving a humorous speech, and she welcomed the Archbishop to King’s by giving a byzantine cross found on the borders of Wales and, in return, the Archbishop presented Hattie with a gold sovereign. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview the Archbishop, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. As I walked through Father Fred’s office, I was welcomed in with a warm smile from the Archbishop, and a firm handshake. We then sat down and I asked him a few questions. How are you feeling about leaving? Sad about Canterbury, but really quite enthusiastic about Cambridge.

What aspects of King’s and Canterbury are you going to miss? I think the opportunity of coming in time to time, getting asked awkward questions and meeting imaginative minds. Also, productions like West Side Story which I saw last year, and seeing the quality of what’s done here, it’s always an inspiration. I know you are a big enthusiast of literature and the Arts, and I also know that you are a fan of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, so what sprung your interest in that book? I read quite a bit of C.S Lewis when I was a teenager, and I actually read those Narnia books slightly later, so I read more of his theoretical books. I think I was just overwhelmed by this picture of this divine love which is quite capable of dealing with real failure and real mess, and also demanding that you must be absolutely honest about yourself, as it one of the big themes in this book, honesty. How do you think it portrays Christianity? Yes I think it portrays it very well, demanding and comforting; really demanding because being truthful about yourself is unbelievably difficult, and also comforting because if you feel like you can tell the truth about yourself it is not the end of the world as someone loves you. Who inspired you to take on this role in your life? No one really inspired me to take it on, because I didn’t really choose this job, no one in their right mind would (he laughs). But among the Archbishops in the past, the biggest inspiration was Michael Ramsey, who was the Archbishop when I was your age, because he was very scholarly, very prayerful and very involved kind of person; he was a great hero for me. And looking further back St Anslem in the 11th century, again a monk with a great love of prayer and a great enthusiasm for the things in

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Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury

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Left to right Hattie Wilson, The Archbishop, Toby Sinclair and Maya Kolade

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Lucy Dean interviews the Archbishop the spirit and a great intellect, so these were the people I looked to as the beacons. Do you have any knowledge of who your successor will be? Absolutely none, it is part of the large and growing file in my office, and it is not my problem. What advice would you give for the upcoming Archbishop? Visit King’s often, I think make sure you book in lots of visits to the parishes and schools to keep your finger on the pulse. It’s so temping to be in London in the office worrying, and you know that there is nothing like worrying to make you feel like you are doing something. But it doesn’t actually work, but more importantly, I think is being out and about, being visible, trying to keep in touch, to listen, to teach at grass roots level and be fed by all that, because when I visit school and parishes that’s what I get the feeling of, I feel nourished.

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I have many teenage girls asking about this, and it is the topic of the Royal Wedding, (he laughs) did you get to meet Catherine and William before? And what were they like? Yes I did, I had a few sessions with them before. They were absolutely delightful, very unpretentious, and I could talk to them like I could talk to you. Yes, I was impressed, they knew what they were doing and they were relaxed. After our interview, the Archbishop was rushed off to the school room to give a fascinating talk about the Church in society today. He explained the church’s role in relevance to the government and multi-ethnic societies. The Archbishop mentioned in his talk that the church is there for the government to give moral, responsible and lawful judgements on policies, and the church is there to ask awkward questions to the government. Some of these awkward questions, he explained, were things like the culture of our country, politics, and the demands of the monarchy and God. The Archbishop told us that

the process of conversation and negotiation is what the church needs to make sure that the country is being run in a fair and responsible way. Also he elucidated that the established church does not give him the right to tell the government what to do, he just has the right to bring up issues, such as aid and religious authorities. The state, he said, expects him to challenge them, as he believes that an argumentative society is good, as it is healthy and balanced, without it being silenced and surprising. He then gave us examples of Archbishops in the past who, like him, raise questions for the governments. Some of these were William Temple in 1940, asking the government about the morality of banks, and Michael Ramsey talking to the government about the Zimbabwe crisis in the 60s. We then learnt that the church strongly believes in exercising liberty of visions of citizens, and making these prospects a reality. However, there will always be tension between society and the kingdom of God, and it is hard to resolve or eliminate this. The Archbishop welcomed questions any of the students wanted to ask. The first question was from Jacob Furedi, who asked why the church should be involved in government decisions such as tax cuts. The Archbishop replied, that the church was there to give moral advice, and to raise awareness of communities and ethical issues which are relevant to that subject, although he admitted that the Church of England has no reason to be against the policies, the relationship between the Church of England and the government provide a gateway to more than one opinion.

from people who went, it is known that the Archbishop laughed at its well-acted humour. The next engagement that the Archbishop went to was the lunch, where he was joined by the Purples, the Headmaster, Senior Management, the actors, students who were involved in the visit, and selected students who were interested in Religious Studies and Philosophy. Here, we were given a delightful rendition of the grace from some of the members of the King’s Men, and Mr Todd. I then spoke to Hattie Wilson about her experiences of the day to get her perspective on it. Hattie told me that she thought he was a ‘clearly very intelligent man, who is genuinely interested in King’s and above all in the pupils’. At the lunch, Hattie said that he was ‘very engaging, and always kept the conversation flowing’ , also explaining that he asked many questions about herself, showing that he had an interest in more than just her role at school. Hattie thought that the day was a huge success, saying that ‘the Archbishop and the school both engaged with the sense of the visit; experiencing some of the great things King’s has to offer, as well as welcoming him as guest.’ This is where the Archbishop finished his busy, but sadly final day at King’s, and we hope he enjoyed his last visit as the Archbishop, reminding him that he is always welcome back to our community.

Another question, asked by Saskia Barnard, was about education in the UN, and if it will be improved. The Archbishop explained that the long term effects of aid were useful in helping health improvements, but were unhelpful in the problem of corruption and protection of children. He said that we must ‘name and shame’ where political conflicts have occurred and see how we can learn and reform the mistakes that have been made. He asserted that he strongly believes in education, as this is the only way to resolve the situation, and he is committed to this improvement. Mr Sinclair, knowing that the Archbishop loved drama, put on a production of Gosforth’s Fête, which starred Jamie Loyn, Arthur Chilcott, Emily Aisher, Phoebe Hanson-Lowe and Patrick Demir. The Archbishop said that he thoroughly enjoyed the play, and because of comments

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FOCUS: SHIRLEY’S ANNIVERSARY

By Rosanna Fenning (6a BR) and Isobelle Whitaker (6a WL)

Unfortunately, to many current students, John Shirley is just a face observing us from his portrait during morning assemblies; to those who remember him, however, he remains one of the most influential and fascinating headmasters the school has ever known. Although it is easy to lose sight of his true contribution to the school in the fog of anecdotes and intrigue which surround him, now on the 50th anniversary of his departure from King’s we remember him, both as a man and a headmaster, and the importance of his legacy to each and every student. When Shirley commenced his Headmastership in 1935, the school was close to financial ruin, with serious debt and considerable annual losses. It is in great part to Shirley’s efforts and innovation that the school survived, both through this economic difficulty and through the devastation of the Second World War. Although some may have considered his methods of headmastership controversial, incurring criticism from his colleagues and peers, it is undeniable that ‘Fred’, as they called him, was the students’ favourite. In turn he called each of them ‘m’dear’. One student remembers Shirley shouting ‘encouragement or abuse’ at the School Teams, particularly the 1st Rugby XV when he knew hardly

anything about the sport. It was not only excellent sport for which Shirley strived; Shirley wanted a school where boys with any kind of gift could expresses themselves and thrive in whatever passion they had found. This high esteem for the Arts led to Shirley founding the Arts festival to which King’s pupils and teachers alike look forward: King’s Week. King’s Week is a celebration of all the extra-curricular that doesn’t have time to be showcased during the term. The final week of the Summer Term is devoted to fun and entertainment. It is a wonderful way to bring the school together for a last push, a final high note upon which to end the term and the school year. I don’t think any pupil from the last seventy-five years can imagine King’s without a King’s Week, so entwined is it into the School’s culture. The relationship between Hewlett-Johnson, also known as the Red Dean, and Shirley was rocky. Shirley maneuvered tirelessly against him. One year the Dean put up a huge blue and white banner across the front of the Deanery, which read “Christians Ban Nuclear Weapons”. By way of riposte, some of the King’s boys put up a banner, which read “King’s Ban Communists”. Fred’s charisma as a headmaster was clear from the moment he arrived bringing with him a fair number of pupils and a handful of teachers from his previous school Worksop. This move is what formed Walpole House,

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where the Worksop boys lived. At first Shirley was not keen on the traditional pinstriped trousers and winged collars. However, thankfully he grew to like it and that symbolic uniform still lasts today.

Micheal Morpugo, the last Captain of School under John Shirley, spoke highly of him in his Speech Day speech of 1962. It would be greedy of the Cantuarian to repeat all of his words so we will just leave you with a few.

Fred carried the school from a small Kentish school to a thriving public boarding school that was second only to Winchester, winning numerous scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge.

“In effect K.S.C. has been founded three times: once so long ago that the founder’s name is obscure; once by Henry VIII; and finally, its greatest foundation by ‘Fred’ ”

When the war struck, fifteen bombs were dropped on the Canterbury Precincts meaning the school was evacuated to The Carlyon Hotel, overlooking the Cornish Sea, near St Austell. Although the war was devastating, Shirley utilised the wartime circumstances to his benefit; he was finally able to blow away the remaining cobwebs of restrictive tradition. Rather than being talked at, pupils were now encouraged to actively engage in discussion with teachers, to be trusted and to even occasionally share in a joke. Shirley was politically smart and financially astute; he had a way with people that made him well suited to the job of Headmaster. Within three years of Sir Hugh Walpole, old King’s Scholar, meeting Shirley, Walpole handed Shirley a large and very valuable collection of historic manuscripts and rare books. Through his cunning he was able to get the Queen Mother on board for the opening of the Shirley Hall in 1957.

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Interested readers can find the Cantuarian edition of 1962 which says a fond farewell to Shirley on the online Cantuarian archive. Shirley’s attitude that he instilled into the school is still prominent today. He was utterly dedicated to the pupils, the ‘school was his life’. Shirley was said to have ‘poured himself into the uniquely exacting job of an ordained Headmaster’. It is due to Fred that pupils of The King’s School to this day are free to be passionate, and passionate about whatever area takes their fancy, whether it be an interest in the arts, particular talent on the sports fields or a good old-fashioned love of books. For this we must all be truly thankfully to John ‘Fred’ Shirley.

Anastasia Newman (6b HH)

When I first met Dasha in Remove, I referred to her as my ‘high heeled roommate’. If you have ever seen her, she is what you would call a striking young woman in her designer high heels. There is so much I enjoyed and learned from Dasha in a just a term. A few adjectives that accurately describe her are: strong-minded, highly creative, super organized, hard working and obsessive about fashion, health, work priorities, and cleanliness. I mean the girl even reads the Financial Times daily at the age of 17, you cannot really argue with that. Besides her tremendous academic success she has a passion for art and a prodigious talent. However her most notable characteristic is that she is highly individual and unconventional. The fact that she is not doing an A level in Art even though she loves the subject in itself illustrates this. She said: ‘if you have any passion for Art at all – don’t do it. The school examination system kills all personality of Art and does all it can to make you follow a template according to which you have to develop an artwork. It kills creativity and original thought. Of course, it gives the examiners the criteria on which the mark-scheme is based. If you have a different approach, you don’t get the grade.’ She developed a strong intolerance to this kind of subjects, sacrificing them for academic choices, after completing a GCSE in Art and AS Photography at the end of fifth form. Her point of view is that, ‘the examination system for art subjects has become too politically correct because it has to be able to award good grades to people with absolutely no talent. Hence they are not end-orientated but judge you on the quantity of attempts rather the quality of the final piece.’ She has an idea, and she works on it. Whereas, ‘they demand that you start with no plan of action and simply narrow down the options towards your final piece and have to work on the one idea that is left at the end. I’d rather do real art which I enjoy.’After being in a dorm with her and secretly admiring her multiple black sketchbooks, I also noticed that she had been producing them back to front. When I asked Dasha when she had the time to her art she told me, ‘Normally I paint and do photo shoots in holidays and I have found that my most productive time is between midnight and about four o’clock in the morning.’

(I do not doubt this as she goes nowhere without her Nespresso machine complete with capsules of multiple flavors bought in bulk.) She said: ‘sometimes I start with an idea, or if I feel an urge to paint, I start without thinking and develop it in the process. I don’t try to put any meaning into my Art, it is not a means of communication, but when it’s completed I can see where my mind was taking me subconsciously. For example with my collage, ‘When she fell in Love’ I only managed to formulate the significance of the piece looking at it retrospectively: it resembles a love triangle with a girl literally falling in love with somebody whose heart is already in someone else’s hands. – She added – When I was working on my painting with a rather long name, ‘We are drowning in information but are starved for knowledge’, I had no realization of the meaning until my father asked me upon seeing it – who was brainwashing me? Sometimes I simply feel an urge to paint or draw and completely zone out and get absorbed into the sketching.’ You may ask yourself where does her inspiration come from? Certainly her interest and knowledge is widely sourced but she said, ‘I can’t define a single source. It can be absolutely anything from a beautiful face to a scent. Beauty in general is very moving. Many underestimate its power. In the words of Oscar Wilde: ‘beauty is higher than genius as it needs no explanation’. However, I do not mean the conventional perception because, for me, ugliness can be beautiful if presented correctly. I am a perfectionist in all my works – every little detail must be just right.’ She told me she always tried to make notes of possible ideas for the future artworks, when inspiration suddenly overwhelms her. However, often she has images in her memory for weeks, even months, ‘which are waiting to ripen into an artwork one day’. One of the most interesting things she says about her inspiration is, ‘I inadvertently seek strong emotions all the time; I need serious changes to keep me on an emotional roller coaster. Stability kills my art and me. Whether I search for an inspiration deliberately or it comes about by chance – as, again, Wilde precisely put it – ’every portrait that is painted with a feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter’. Dasha admits: ‘it is extremely difficult to conceal the attitude with which you paint. I always refer to the painting of Putin as my self-portrait. It was my final piece in art GCSE and I could not avoid the look of contempt on his face with my disrespect towards Art exams.’ I remember her returning from the Art exam showing me a photo of her final piece on her iPhone of which she said, ‘that was the worst exam of my life’. I definitely thought the same, that it represented her attitude perfectly.

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After asking her if there were any artists she particularly admired, she replied: ‘I love the style of Tim Walker, my favorite photographer. Like him, I do not try to show the reality in my photographs but go as far from it as possible. Perfectionism is emanating from his works. I also love Eggleston’s street photography. I don’t have a favorite artist but there are works that I adore. For example, Otto Dix’s ‘Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia von Harden’ is an example of beautiful ugliness. Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez strikes with its complexity and ambiguity when you research the story behind it. Actually, if I were to choose one artist, it would, by all means, be Rene Magritte. His surrealism and simplicity are what I strive for.’

to convert your artwork into a means of manipulation of people’s minds. That could be interesting.’ To conclude, considering Dasha’s highly opinionated nature, aestheticism and a complete disregard to public opinion in relation to herself, I’m sure I will be the first of a long line of future interviewers. Editor’s note: Interested readers can find more examples of the work Dasha discusses here on the Cantuarian website. Captions: Previous page ‘Forbidden Fruit’, top left ‘Levitation’, right ‘Framed’.

In the final part of the interview I asked her if she would devote her life to Art, her answer was a bit ambiguous, stating: ‘I do not believe in commercial Art. As soon as you start painting what people want to see, it is a mechanical conveyor process, not Art that I love. Advertising, however, is different, there is more freedom and you try

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FOCUS: DE WAAL AND THE NEW

Edmund de Waal

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KING’S STREET STUDIO

Oriel Steel (6A WL)

The opening of the Photography and Pottery Studios was a huge success. The blue skies and sunshine set a positive atmosphere to a remarkable day ahead. To begin with, everyone gathered into the main art block for tea, coffee and cakes. This ancient flint building called the Rectory but known as Blackfriars, because of the black coat the Dominicans wore over their white habit, is one of the only two remaining buildings that survive of the friary. Blackfriars sets a creative atmosphere for the art students. The high-ceilinged upper floor allows the light to cast interesting shadows through the tracery of the windows. The notorious uneven stone floor that many visitors have picked, or perhaps tripped, up on is just another quirky aspect of the building. During King’s week, there is an exhibition held in Blackfriars of the students’ artwork ranging from GCSE to A-level. Every Monday afternoon the art scholars are given the opportunity to attend lifemodelling classes where they can appreciate and develop their understanding of the human anatomy. Mrs Burrows’ textile classes are also well received by the art students.

Headmaster gave speeches. After Edmund de Waal cut the ribbon, the doors opened up and the guests filed into the pottery studio where champagne was instantly handed round in celebration of our new photography block. The building of King’s Street Studios was once host to the Prince of Wales public house, and later served as a wine bar (Cromwell’s). The previous Photography studio on Broad Street and the Pottery block in St Augustine’s, have been conveniently combined into this building – altogether being considerably closer to Blackfriars. The transformed building still has features of its past including the name of the local brewer ‘Ridgen’ engraved in the window and one can’t help but notice the bathroom’s elaborate tiling. The new studio with its excellent facilities provides a professional approach to the students’ work, allowing them to explore different mediums, which is especially attained through the use of the dark room. The guests were given tours of the new building, followed by lunch in Blackfriars, and eventually the day was drawn to a close.

The official opening took place outside the entrance on King’ Street where King’s was honoured to have Edmund de Waal, OBE (OKS 1977-81) perform the opening ceremony. De Waal (pictured left) , a celebrated British ceramic artist, is also the author of the The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010) a family memoir which was awarded a number of honours including the 2010 Costa Book Awards for biography. That afternoon both he and the

In addition to the triumph of King’s Street Studios, various other changes have taken place in the art department. This includes the installation of 50 mac computers for both art blocks. These efficient computers provide the students with the technical equipment such as Photoshop that is essential for the development of their work. However, outside of the class the students are provided with the opportunity to attend weekend workshops. These productive workshops have included lessons exemplifying

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the techniques needed when using plaster and making sculptures. Other workshops involve lessons in how to use the dark room, and there has also been a Textiles talk by an artist introducing to the art students a versatile understanding of mediums that can be used in art. One enthusiastic student commented on the day: ‘Such an inspirational talk, I think I’ve decided where my career is going!’ Other events during this term include both the 5th form and 6th form Art visit to London Galleries. The photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery was very interesting, and would have been a useful source for the artists and photographers amongst the group. I found the photos extremely engaging to look at, especially the ‘Boulevard Series’ of photographs by Katy Grannan. Looking round the Tate Modern was also inspiring. The trip to the Frieze art fair in London’s Regent’s Park was an opportunity for the 6a artists to see the new and innovative works of today’s contemporary artists. This year the organization installed a Frieze ‘Masters’ exhibition where the works of old unknown, or forgotten art was exposed to the public, an interesting contrast with the contemporary art. The art ranging from second millennium mesopotamium stone duck weight to fluorescent pink floors created an important and interesting juxtaposition within the fair. Similarly local galleries such as Canterbury’s Beanie Gallery, a

two minute walk from Blackfriars, where the work of Thomas Sidney Cooper and Henry Moore have also been a key source for the visual understanding of the school’s developing art students. Furthermore, this half of term the art scholars have been given the opportunity to help install 46 eighteenth century Russian icons in L’Arche art gallery and shop in Canterbury. It has been an innovative and challenging experience, one student admitted ‘I never realised how much effect was required in hanging up paintings – otherwise I wouldn’t have signed up for it!’ The process of presenting these exquisite icons has provided us with valuable insight into how to produce a successful exhibition. The icons, painted by monks, have always been traded and sold to the devout public but due to the rise of the Soviet Union in Russia, many of the icons were sold abroad and thus the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul became a place where the icons could be bought and sold. The icons owned by Rufus Reade are now, years after being first traded, being sold once again to enable their sense of continuity. From our experience at the Russian icon exhibition we took practise on creating our own icons, with the help of Mrs Burrows and Peter Murphy. It has been interesting learning the meticulous techniques required in producing an icon painting. The current artist in Residence is

The Headmaster addresses the guests

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Edmund de Waal opens the studio with the Headmaster and Director of Art: Peter Cordeux

called Joseph Ryan who has been using the cathedral and various other iconic landmarks around Kent as inspirations for his oil paintings. Based in Brooklyn, his work called ‘Attention Returned’ depicts paintings from interior scenes, described as ‘turbulent and still, domestically familiar and seductively strange.’ Whilst in Canterbury, Joseph has produced work ranging from still life paintings of marmite to aerial views of the Kentish landscape, that have been recently displayed in an exhibition in Lardergate, with the help of four art students now turned curators!

Paige Kennedy (Rem) with Janice Reid

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TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS

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TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS Duke of Edinburgh Award ARW

Over two weekends this term 26 participants walked the well-trodden route along the Elham Valley Way and a further circular trek on the North Downs, East Kent. The practice venture via Elham confirmed for your correspondent that skills of map reading, self-sufficiency, the ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making were up to scratch and that the participants were ready to undertake the qualifying expedition. So it was by starting at Nackington Church, four groups wound their way to spend a night ‘under canvas’ at Knowler Farm, Stelling Minnis. The route followed paths via the edge of Bridge, Barham and Kingston or across Stone Street via Petham, Lower Hardes and Walsingham. The rural landscape with the extraordinary variety of domestic animals and the wooded slopes made for pleasant walking especially with the onset of Autumn . A keen eye aided those who choose to offer topics such as ‘Insects observed in East Kent’, ‘Village Churches’, ‘Woodland Trees’ or ‘Autumn Fruits’ for their expedition projects. For those not inclined towards Biology or Geography a project such as ‘Group

Dynamics’ or a written and illustrated diary had greater appeal. Good teamwork, navigation and camp-craft were at the heart of the two days spent in the outdoors and was welcomed by those who had a sense of adventure or wished to kick away the shackles of school for a weekend. Half-term saw some of our senior participants tackle the Brecon Beacons as part of their Gold Award. The area used as a training ground for the SAS would have been best suited for the CCF who took to the mountains of the Lake District and it was no surprise that the weather for both groups was wet, windy and continually unpleasant over the four days spent in both National Parks, but the feeling of contentment of having met another challenge and won was rewarding. ‘I am glad I did it’ is often an answer returned from questioning. Bronze Award Two Bronze Expeditions took place this term and a Bronze Qualifying Expedition in Anglesey during the Easter holiday run by the CCF. This was a ‘baptism of fire’ (for fire substitute water ). Despite the unrelenting rain all participants completed a testing and tough two days.

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Nearer to home, Fifths and Removes were engaged in a practice, followed by a qualifying expedition on the welltrodden routes of the Elham Valley way and the footpaths of the North Downs. The weather was kind and physical endurance, teamwork and navigation were the order of the day. However, fun was experienced by all

CCF Report from Summer 2012 Harry Leadbeater (6b MO)

As always the summer term started with a new intake of willing and optimistic Shells, excited about the challenges that lay ahead. Yet again the Corps looked in a very strong position, now boasting well over 130 cadets, the biggest it has been for years. The CCF was of course heavily oversubscribed, so care was taken to ensure that the new cadets came from an even spread of houses and there was a good balance of boys and girls. In fact for the first time ever the number of girls was such that they could have their own platoon. It was felt amongst the senior cadets that there was one NCO capable of commanding and leading this platoon, this man was of course Hamish Courtauld. Under his leadership and guidance the girls’ platoon went from strength to strength over the summer, as they along with all their fellow new cadets went through the basic training. The basic training day, was spent up at Howe Barracks, the home of the fifth battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS). Here the new cadets went on a round robin of lessons, taught by the senior NCOs, staff and with assistance of the CTT and PWRR Display team. Basics such as ‘basher’ building and cooking 24 hour ration packs are vital for the night exercises, and it is very pleasing to see the shells picking up these skills with ease. For many the highlight of the day will undoubtedly have been the assault course laid on by the professional soldiers from 7 CTT. For the seniors the summer term brought excitement also, as a change in structure to the corps now meant that they would be commanding and teaching new and young cadets. This was certainly an exciting prospect for all, but most of all it signalled how far the CCF had come in recent years.

The intermediates, i.e. the Removes and Fifth formers spent the summer term under the watchful eye of the SSI, WO2 Ferguson (Fergie), who after 23 years as an infantry soldier worked hard to get them in top shape, working on their section attacks and general battlefield manoeuvres. This will no doubt show dividends when put into practice on exercise, and their progress is a testimony to the spirit and hard work that the CCF’s latest edition has instilled in military training. Over all the summer term showed the true potential of the new corps, as it expanded becoming ever stronger and better trained. The cadets showed great commitment, something that will no doubt push us on further. Outside of the normal routine training the CCF also held a 6th Form Dinner Night, this is a way of introducing the cadets with their invited guests to a formal meal where we can thank a few key personalities that have assisted the contingent with training throughout the year. The guest of honour and speaker for this evening was the Assistant Chaplin General, Colonel Reverend Andrew Totten, who spoke brilliantly on the realities of command and the spiritual side of conflicts. This was a very sobering speech and was received well by both the pupils/cadets and serving members of the Army who attended. A great end to and academic year, topped off by myself gaining the promotion as Head of Corps, the Cadet Sergeant Major within The King’s School Canterbury.

The Remove Spanish Trip to Seville Bess Hale (Rem MT) & Marta Quadrini (Rem HH)

In October, a few Removes decided to use their half-term wisely, and embarked on a trip to Seville. Upon arriving, we were greeted by the families who would be taking care of us and we were taken back to their houses. The families were immediately very welcoming, and spoke Spanish to us in order to help us improve our daily vocabulary, which proved to be a success. They cooked delicious meals consisting of traditional Spanish food, thus keeping us well fed, but also enabling us to discover the variety of the Spanish culture. When our trip drew to a close and the time came to say goodbye, it was all very emotional.

L-R: Steffi Felton, Amanda Milton, Eliza macLachlan, Sam Casement, Kirsty Young, Kit Wilson

Each morning, we made our way to Clic – a language school which is part of International House, an institute recognized globally – where we had lessons in Spanish. The lessons were both fun and educational, and the fact that they were entirely in Spanish made us more confident with our spoken language. We worked hard throughout the week and learned a lot, so on our final day, we were treated to Churros with chocolate sauce. Every afternoon, after having eaten our lunch back at our houses, we were taken on either an excursion or an activity that we could join in with. One of our favourites was the visit to Plaza de Toros, where we saw the famous bull ring and also visited a museum which showed us the history of bull fighting. This enabled us to gain an understanding of the Spanish culture through this national sporting event. Our visit to the Cathedral and Giralda Tower was also very interesting, because the top of the Tower allowed us to have the best view of Seville. The amazing weather was a bonus and gave us the opportunity to take lots of wonderful pictures.

Some of our more relaxed activities included watching a really good film in Spanish, and practicing our Flamenco skills on the roof terrace of Clic. We also had the opportunity to go to a Safari Park, where we were able to get up close and personal with exotic species of birds, including variations of eagles and owls. We also saw bears, lions and a show featuring sea lions. On the last day, before our flight back to England, we went to ‘Isla Magica’- a theme park where we used up all our remaining energy. Everybody enjoyed it greatly, (except for maybe the four girls who managed to fall off the rapids ride and into the water, getting drenched!) We would recommend this trip to anyone to who wants to improve their Spanish in a fun yet educational manner, whilst at the same time expand their knowledge of the Spanish culture. It’s a great experience and anyone would love it.

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TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS The Fifth Form Geography Trip to Morocco Olivia Simpson (Fifth BR)

On the 12th October, a group of forty-five Fifth formers left Heathrow airport to fly to Ouarzazate. Once we arrived, we met Hilary and Sonia who were our group leaders for the whole trip. We then went to the first hotel (very traditional in style) and arrived late in the evening ready for sleep. The next morning we drove to Zagora through the Atlas Mountains. On arrival, we had some lunch before driving to meet our transport for the next couple of days. Once we had been assigned our camels (which were not at all comfortable) we had a long journey to the middle of the desert with the sun setting behind us. We arrived to find a few tents pitched up in a circle by the local tribe, with rows of mattresses lying on the desert floor. After we had eaten supper which was made for us by the locals, they played us traditional tribal music and we sang and danced along. We sat around a bonfire and watched the eldest tribe member teach us how they make bread in the desert. We then got into our sleeping-bags, under the amazing array of stars. The next morning we woke up early and walked up to the top of a sand dune to watch the sun rise. We came back down for a quick breakfast which included the bread we had made the night before in the sand, which tasted gritty. We got back on the camels and returned to the hotel in time for the boys to visit the Hamam. In the afternoon, we had the chance to look around a local village and meet some of the local children. We then visited another village where they make pottery and we saw them being decorated with henna. Finally, we visited a silversmith and saw how silver was made. We then had the opportunity to buy the silverware. The next part of our trip was visiting the High Atlas Mountains. They were beautiful and the tips of the mountains were covered in snow and hidden behind

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clouds. We hiked up the mountains in the Hugo Clews heat, with the help of some mules carrying some of our belongings. It was a tiring walk but we eventually made it to a remote hut in a valley where we stayed the night. The altitude was very high, with the peak of the hike being 2300 metres, and the village being 1800 metres, and this seemed to trigger a few nose bleeds. Either side of the hike we stayed in a hotel in Dar Imlil which was very luxurious and the girls had the chance to visit the Hamam and get some henna as well. In the evening we played some games, including one where you had to act out a scene from the trip whilst the other teams guessed what it was. We also had a talent show hosted by Mr Sanderson starring as Sir Bruce Forsyth and the rest of the teachers as the Strictly Come Dancing panel. It was a very entertaining evening with Alex Farrow taking first place with his singing act. Lastly, we travelled to Marrakech and we stayed in a hotel in the centre of the city. The hotel was right next to a mosque which woke us up early each morning with the call to prayer. We got onto a horse and cart and took the

TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS scenic route to the tannery. We were hit immediately by the awful smell, however, we had mint to sniff which took the smell away. We saw men making the leather from dead animals, which was definitely a new experience for us all. We then had a tour of the souks where there were metal workers, textile dyes and bakeries. There was an incredible variety of handmade shoes, carpets, leather goods, tagine pots and jewellery. The next day we got to go off in groups and explore the shops ourselves. It was fun to barter independently although some of us were more successful than others! In Jemel Fnaa (the central square) we walked past the snake charmers and the monkeys. In the afternoon we visited a pharmacy where there were creams, ointments, oils, herbs and spices to cure any sort of illness you can think of! We also had an opportunity to buy these remedies, if we wanted. On our last night we went out to a market in Marrakech and we all got some chips and took shelter from the rain. We then sorted out our Mystery Mohammed’s (similar to Secret Santa) and we handed our allocated people their surprise presents. We ended with a present giving ceremony and reflected back on the incredible week we had had before returning to our very different lifestyles and culture back home. Photos left: Top: Fifth form girls showing their Henna designs Bottom: Holly O’Conner on a camel.

Sixth Form Geography Expedition to Iceland RPS

Immediately after King’s Week 15 sixth form Geographers and Geologists went to Iceland with Mr Sanderson, Miss Astin and Mr Watson. Now an annual trip for the Geography and Geology departments, we visited many of Iceland’s amazing landmarks that will be used as casestudies by the pupils in their A2 exam units.

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As soon as we landed we were driven to the Blue Lagoon for a luxurious wallow in the geothermal heated waters. Swimming in water as hot as a bath; putting mud-packs on your face; allowing hot waterfalls to massage your shoulders; sitting in a sauna; and having a slush-puppy at the spa-bar was just a perfect start to the trip. Everyone should have this luxury when arriving anywhere after a long journey. Our days in Iceland were packed. Each day we would jump into a small coach and be taken to the most breathtaking of sites. One day we did the classic Golden Circle tour, visiting Thingvellir where the world’s oldest parliament was founded in 930AD. Standing in the Icelandic Rift Valley with one foot in America and one foot in Europe, either side of one of the tectonic faults, was really a moment that made us all aware of how small we are, standing on this living and moving planet. Earlier in the day there had been a small earthquake and this had affected the eruption of the geysers at Geysir. Rather than erupting to 50 metres every 7 minutes, when we arrived it seemed to erupt much more unpredictably to 70+ metres. On one amusing occasion it erupted 3 times in 4 minutes, soaking a small group of tourists and making us fully aware that Iceland is most definitely a tectonically active island. One of the highlights was trekking on top of the Solheimajokul glacier with full crampons and ice pick gear. The usual perception of a glacier is that it will be white and clean, but in fact this glacier had lots of black ash covering its surface, having landed here from the recent eruption of Mt. Eyjafjallajokull. We discovered some huge moulins (water sink holes) that terrified us should we slip and fall into them. We also felt the strong cold katabatic wind that apparently maroons one or two individuals each year that stupidly try to explore a glacier on their own without a guide. With some training in how to use our ice picks, and following our guide carefully with our crampons (careful not to slice our own ankles) we got up and down safely, in awe of these amazing ice rivers that sadly are retreating more and more each year. We walked around the crater of Mt. Kerid and hiked above and behind several truly massive waterfalls; no more intimidating than Gulfoss. To see and hear the

TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS immense thunder of the water flow over the capstone and tumble into the gorge below was once again breathtaking. For lunch one day we had a picnic in an area that I can only describe being like a hobbit’s oasis. Three separate waterfalls tumbled into a small green bowl, with footpaths aplenty allowing for serious exploration above, below and behind these sheets of water. The weather was sunny and the setting out-of-this-world. In fact with it never getting dark, not even in the middle of the night, the whole week did seem particularly surreal. On another day we visited the site of where Mt. Eyjafjallajokull erupted and caused a massive flood (jokulhlaup), learning that the name of the volcano actually means: Island (Eyja), mountain (fjalla), glacier (jokull). We also saw how the medieval Icelandic folk lived in houses covered by turf at Vik, as well as the hugely contrasting and very modern geothermal power station at Hellisheidi. In all the landscape of southern Iceland blew us away. From walking along the black beaches and columnar jointing of the basalt cliffs, just like Fingal’s cave and the Giant’s Causeway, to driving across deserted lava fields or

playing in piles of pumice stone, every day was enticingly unique. Iceland really is an incredible contrast to the UK. Even our hotel had a geothermal heated pair of pools with large 50 metre slides and two outdoor hot tubs. What is a more perfect end to the day than sitting in a hot tub at midnight looking up at the sun speckled sky? I would highly recommend Iceland to anyone, but particularly for a Geography/Geology field trip as the tours are so well organised and structured for your needs. On the final morning we took a three hour boat ride to go whale watching. Although we only managed to see the tail of a couple of whales, the beautiful blue skies and the fun of the boat was a fabulous end to a whistle stop, action packed tour of southern Iceland.

Bathing in the hot springs

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Maude Leigh-Pemberton

On board the ship for the whale tour. l-r Alex Soul, Hugo Davis, Emily Goss , Charlotte Wickham, Maude Leigh-Pemberton, Catherine Allen, George Gardiner, Tom Brett Below left Emily Goss Hugo Davies Charlotte Wickham, below right: Charlotte Wickham on the ash-stained glacier

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DRAMA

DRAMA The Crucible Amy Gault (6b HH) & Phoebe HansonLowe (6b BR)

This term Mr Sinclair directed Arthur Miller’s dark and compelling The Crucible. St Mary’s and its enthralled audience were transported back to Massachusetts in 1692, experiencing first-hand the brutal Salem witch trials. The thrust style stage allowed the audience to be immediately immersed in the action. Over the four nights the actors became more and more comfortable in their characters and by the final night, despite being exhausted, it was their best performance yet with a triumphant finale. The young witches, or just wrongly influenced children played by Lucy Fenwick, Sophie Honychurch, Helen Woodward were excellently believable at portraying their dismay at the start of the play when their friend, played by Lily Carr, Betty, was lying on her death bed. This chilling start set the atmosphere for the entire play which was a riveting combination of intense feuds versus subtle moments of intimacy. Alex Miller’s entrance dominated the audience’s attention with his mesmerising and passionate refusal to accept his daughter’s possessed nature and the resulting hatred and blame he projects onto his Niece, Abigail played terrifyingly by Eleanor Heartland, who managed a perfect balance of false naivety and innocence followed by outbreaks of evil, as she successfully persuaded the other girls to lie.

Paige McCulloch and Elliot Evans, a seemingly devoted couple, were proven to be in a dysfunctional relationship riddled with lies and deceit, highlighted when Paige reluctantly accepts any of his attempts at sentiment and intimacy through kissing. The most poignant scene of the play which highlighted this was the scene which took place prior to Alex Sunley, Alex Rose and Charlie Jamieson’s intrusion into their home. Paige and Elliot enchanted the audience as the subtext of the scene was subtly yet obviously causing great tension between them resulting from his affair with Abigail, the supposed witch who continued to pursue Elliot despite his attempts to rekindle his love with his wife and to eradicate the memory of his adultery. The play ended with a false confession, opposing Jemima Chesterfield’s brave decision to speak out against Eleanor’s lies and control, by Elliot to his dealings with the Devil in a desperate attempt to free numerous characters from the accusation of being Satanists, not only did this destroy any self-respect he had it also pleased the threatening crooks Sam Rausing, Fraser Morrsion and Alex Farrow who needed this declaration in order to relieve the tension and fear ruling the village. This caused outrage amongst the audience and numerous cast members, after Giles Corey, played by Patrick Demir’s, refused to enter the plea and was crushed to death by stones. This was one of the most tense, serious and challenging plays ever attempted by a King’s cast in St Mary’s, but the incredible effort put in by all of the cast and Mr Sinclair also made it one of the more mature and impressive.

Tituba, played by Modupe Reis stole the show. Her stellar performance brought the majority of the audience to tears with the pathos created by her melancholic display of crying during her interrogation into the bewitching of Betty and her pleading for innocence. A performance so commendable that the Headmaster paid tribute to her in the final` assembly before the Christmas holidays.

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Elliot Evans, Rosie Fenning and Lily Carr

L-R: Eleanor Hartland, Lily Carr, Helen Woodward, Sophie Honeychurch, Lucy Fenwick

L-R: Helen Woodward, Sophie Honeychurch, Eleanor Hartland, Lily Carr, Lucy Fenwick

‘Tituba, played by Modupe Reis stole the show’

Jemima Chesterfield with Elliot Evans

MISCELLANY

Elizabeth Ham and Phoebe Hanson-Lowe

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MISCELLANY The Sixth Form Charity Ball Isobelle Whitaker (6A WL)

On the night of the 1st of December, most of the Sixth Form braved the dining hall, which had been transformed into a ‘House of Horrors’. The Undercroft was fully decked out, with decorations galore and surprises awaiting spirited revellers around every corner. The pupils and supervising staff alike looked just as scary as the setting. I won’t comment on the amount of clothing worn. Some made a direct beeline for the dance floor whilst others could be seen scampering over to the bar for a variety of alcoholic beverages or just a soft drink. Thankfully, the tactically scheduled Evensong the following day gave partygoers a lie in to get over their sugar highs. The music was brilliant, and a big thanks has to go to DJ Creed, Louis Ewart, Stuart Andrews and guest star Memro. Their sets were all amazing, and we would not have seen such excellent dancing if the music hadn’t been pumping.

After about an hour couples started to emerge and drift to darker corners only to be wafted back into the main bulk of students by a bold teacher. Many stayed on their feet dancing all night (until 11 pm, that is), punctuated only by the occasional need to refuel on candyfloss and Coke. Those who weren’t so keen on the dancing were encouraged to “relax” in ‘The Chill-Out Zone’, which served as a cinema screening clips from classic horror films; a very nice touch, if not particularly conducive to “relaxation”. The adrenaline-fuelled mosh-pit was undeterred by the half-blinding, half-suffocating smoke machines; several [unconfirmed] injuries inevitably arose. There was uproar when the final song ended, but the party continued as Mr. Sanderson rounded up any stragglers to help the Linacre and School House Sixth Form, who had volunteered to clear up. Many thanks to Alex Sunley and Hannah Morrison who were in charge of the operation, and to all the other 6As on the Sixth Form Ball Committee. More photos can be found on the Cantuarian website

Charles Kingsman and Sebastian Leggett

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Top left: Idris Kaplan & Sasha Grover, Top right Annabelle Gibson, Oriel Steel & Nesta Wigan. Below: Georgie Macdonald, Michael Hollinhan, Tom Potter, Louise Guitton, Ben Simpson, Billy Richardson, Barney Gliksten, Laura Meek, Sam Roud, Louis Glynn-Williams

THE PROUST INTERVIEW Questions

6a girl

Shell boy

Favourite virtue?

Honesty

Superficial Beauty

Favourite qualities in a man?

Height and Humour

Funny, nice

Favourite qualities in a woman?

Legs, Domesticated

Attractive, Humour, Clever and Interesting

Your chief characteristic

Bluntness

Hardworking (?)

What do you appreciate most in your friends?

Loyalty

Honesty, Loyalty and Humour

Your main fault?

Honesty

Lazy and Stubborn

Favourite occupation?

Diplomat

Actor/Footballer but realistically.. Something well paid that I enjoy, maybe a banker or a lawyer

Your idea of happiness?

Being successful

Being in the sun in a pool or the sea with lots of money

Your idea of misery?

Being broke

Poor and single middle-aged man, living in Eastern Europe, having nothing to do

If not you, who would you be?

Barack Obama

Peter Roberts

Where would you like to live?

Pakistan

Manhattan or the English Countryside

Favourite colour and flower?

Green, I don’t like flowers

Red or Navy Blue, Roses

Favourite prose authors?

Maya Angelou

Favourite poets?

T S Eliot

Ted Hughes, John Betjeman (James Soderholm)

Favourite heroes in fiction?

Spiderman

Charlie Peaceful, Harry Potter, James Bond

Favourite heroines in fiction?

Katniss Everdeen

Favourite painters and composers?

Michael Jackson

Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh

Heroes in real life?

My Mum

Fernando Torres, soldiers in Afghanistan, rebel fighters in the Arab Spring.

Most disliked historical figure?

Enoch Powell

Stalin

Your hero of world history?

Martin Luther King

Winston Churchill

Favourite food and drink?

Orange Juice and crackers

Yorkshire pudding, Subway and Nesquik

Favourite names?

Aoki lee Aolish

Serafina, Harry or Charlie

What do you hate the most?

Time wasting

Bad hygiene and table manners, mess and people who are very self-involved

Most admired military event?

None, I don’t like war

Battle of the Somme

The reform you admire the most?

What’s a reform?

What natural talent do you wish you were gifted with?

I am good at everything

Singing, playing guitar and piano and sports

How do you wish to die?

Instantly

Very old, in my sleep.

What is your present state of mind?

Carefree

Tired but Happy

Your favourite motto?

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything

Don’t do what everyone else is doing just because they are.

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The Linacre House Concert Anna Booth-Clibborn (6a WL)

The concert was a wonderful, relaxed evening in the warm atmosphere of Linacre to end a busy King’s weekend. Mr Outram opened the evening explaining how impressed he was with the musicality within Linacre, including nine music scholars within the house. This talent was evident throughout the evening. There was a variety of music, ranging from William Wong’s brilliant piano recital of Chopin’s Nocturne No.1 to the enthusiastic Mumford and Sons song Little Lion Man by Patrick Ross and Roger Kelly singing, and George Booth-Clibborn on the guitar and singing. All the acts were presented by the amusing hosts, Harry Mann and Nick Simmonds.

The act was formed of Arthur Cross, Gus Courtauld, Louis Ewart, Jamie Loyn, Roger Kelly, Aaron Milton, Chris Irwin, William Fuest, and Patrick Ross who performed a notable solo which projected through the complementary harmonies. The concert finished with an enjoyable jazzy song of Autumn Leaves by William Phillips, Chris Irwin, William Fuest, Jamie Loyn and Teddy Baker. This ended a wonderful evening within the friendly atmosphere of Linacre. Special thanks should be given to Mr Outram and Mr Tyndall who organised the event, as well as Jamie Loyn and William Fuest who organised the musicians.

The evening opened with a selection of songs by the accomplished brass group, formed from the Linacre boys William Phillips, Kit Baker, Teddy Baker and Tommie Trelawny-Vernon. Afterwards, there was a fun improvisation by Jago Trelawny-Vernon on double bass with Gus Courtauld on the saxophone, which demonstrated great musicianship. Other brass performances included the entertaining tunes by Arthur Cross on trumpet, Kit Baker on trumpet, and Tommie Trelawny-Vernon on tuba accompanied by William Fuest. Then, the youngest musician of the night, Theo Outram, impressed us all providing an adorable and enjoyable performance on the piano. Another memorable performance was Ralph Taylor’s piano, guitar, voice and rap ‘mix-up’ using looper-foot pedals to create an impressive and engaging performance of You Need Me, requiring great multi-tasking! A further first performance for the house was Jamie Loyn’s entertaining double-bass trio, with William Wong and Jago Trelawny-Vernon. This was followed by William Fuest’s challenging and skillful piano recital, The Noble Savage by Hummel. Bertie Pedrick also treated us to two talented performances; one was a calming, classic cello recital by Bach, and the next was a contrasting, yet equally as great, contemporary performance of guitar and voice. The penultimate act of the night was Jamie Loyn’s singing group, which he amusingly named ‘The Linacre Men’, performing She’s the One with wonderful harmonies.

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The Chamber Orchestra Concert: Mozart CTN

The concert began with the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Mr Pollock told of its composition in 1788 for an outstanding orchestra led by Michael Haydn. Through the windows of the Hall we glimpsed the dying light of a wintry afternoon, which

MUSIC seemed a fitting backdrop to the strings’ restless opening. There was a magnificent splash of colour with the horns’ first entry and woodwind were warm and vibrant but the prevailing mood was dark. The next three pieces offered a contrast. Fenella Chesterfield, the orchestra’s leader, represented the young violinist Mozart in the Allegro from his third Concerto. Scored for a smaller orchestra than the Symphony, the players captured its chamber music elements, with jokes shared between soloist and orchestra. Fenella displayed her enviable depth and diversity of tone in the cadenza, with resonant double stopping framing delicate passagio.

Next, to Paris for the Flute and Harp Concerto, written for an aristocratic family who failed to pay Mozart’s fee. The audience, however, were not short changed by Chevonne Wong and Evie Kanagasooriam’s elegant duetting, supported sensitively by the orchestra’s strings. Returning to late Mozart, Camellia Johnson responded with superb line and fluency to the challenges of the Rondo – Allegro from the Clarinet Concerto in A major. Written for the virtuoso Anton Stadler, it bristles with leaps across the register but also requires lightness and whimsy in the conversation between soloist and orchestra. The players generously provided both and we returned, smiling, to the Symphony for its final movement. Brass and woodwind reappeared to augment the strings of the concerto orchestra and the players revelled in Mozart’s rich scoring, warm bassoons and bass strings contrasting with the upper instruments. What an excellent way to spend a November afternoon!

The Christmas Concert Amanda Thomas

This year the Christmas Concert took on a different form, being a briefer but no less enjoyable performance which could be seen as a kind of ‘second half’ after Evensong in the Cathedral. We were treated to a variety of contrasting works, expertly chosen by Howard Ionascu, which played to the strengths of the musicians. First came Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture which got the concert off to an

energetic start, with the orchestra mastering the changes in mood and character. Particularly notable was Harry Bruges’ impressive cor anglais solo. Next was a rendition of Saint-Saens’ Allegro Appassionato from Alexander Soul, who really succeeded in bringing out the emotion and spirit of this technically demanding work. Two more substantial works followed; first Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which called for an expanded orchestra. The musicians seemed to enjoy performing this light-hearted and entertaining work, and the audience certainly enjoyed their interpretation. The Choral Society were called to action for the next piece, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols, which was excellently performed, helping to put everyone in the festive spirit with its familiar tunes. To round off the concert in style was a piece by Borodin, The Polovtsian Dances, which was executed with its full lyrical potential. All in all, it was a wonderful evening which showed once again that music at King’s never disappoints.

The Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas MAJT

Unusually it was a Friday evening which saw us gathered in the Cathedral for this annual celebration. We are lucky to be in a community which does many things well and where excellence is sometimes taken for granted but, this Service is always a highlight of the school’s musical year and a fitting close to the calendar year. Gathering in silence and darkness the magnificence of the cathedral is lost for a few moments as we hear the first phrases of the Advent Responsary set to Palestrina’s timeless music. We reflect on the occasion and place as the familiar strains of Once in Royal David’s City fill the space before we light our candles, and as we concentrate on the multitude of flickering flames, the procession moves through the choir and into the nave.

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Todun Iluyomade and Gabriel Hamlyn

This year’s service developed with choral contributions of familiar as well as newer and less well-known works. The young voices of Chamber Choir gave a fluent, tender rendition of John Rutter’s Nativity carol while Chapel Choir charmed with Pearsall’s familiar arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo, sung with joy and enthusiasm. This was balanced by their performance of the second John Rutter composition of the evening: Candelight Carol, producing in the latter a good full sound, wistful without being saccharine. Paul Mealor’s poignant A Spotless Rose was sung beautifully by Crypt Choir. This was a less familiar setting of one of that choir’s party pieces (indeed their recent CD of Christmas music is named for this carol, and features the Jonathan Willcocks arrangement). A contrast was provided here by the David Willcocks arrangement of the Sussex Carol, which was given a rousing and enthusiastic treatment with crisp intonation. Madrigalia once again provided a particular highlight with Tomas Luís de Victoria’s motet O Magnum

Mysterium, their great technical expertise producing a very full sound without weighing down the richness of the music. This provided a contrast to the Morten Lauridsen setting sung here by Crypt Choir a couple of years ago. Chapel Choir’s next contribution was an energetic and cheerful performance of Gardner’s lyrical adaptation of the traditional Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day. This was a good choice, for their voices, of a setting that is deservedly becoming more-widely heard. For the second year, following the collects, Chapel Choir gave us the deceptively simple but chorally rich Edred Wright composition Sing Lullaby; perhaps this heralds the start of a new, welcome, tradition. Confident readers and congregational favourite carols completed the evening. This year’s Carol Service upheld the standards we have come to expect: familiarity, novelty, excellence and evident pleasure in joyful music for a joyous occasion.

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TEAM REPORTS Rugby 1st XV

RUGBY TEAM REPORT- 1ST XV CMBR

P 9 L 5 W 4 (plus reached Round 5 of the Daily Mail Cup) The 1stXV season preparations began in late August with the backdrop being a sun baked Birleys. Pre-season included to short matches against St Edward’s, Oxford and Whitgift. King’s competed well but these matches highlighted some gaps that needed to be filled ahead of the first full fixture. The first half against Haileybury will be one of the highlights of the season. The effort and execution were both of the highest order, however a shortage of match conditioning led to King’s hanging on for victory at the

final whistle. That said, a pleasing start to the season proper. The matches against Reed’s and Hurstpierpoint showed how the gap at 1stXV level has closed over the past few years, demonstrated by narrow defeats that could have gone either way. Basic errors in the St John’s fixture allowed them to build up a lead but a courageous second half from our boys in blue and white meant it was the opposition who were clinging on for their victory. The Daily Mail Cup gives King’s the chance to play sides not on the usual fixture list and good contests against Simon Langton and St Lawrence saw us progress to Round 5 of the competition and the last sixteen in the London and South East region of the competition.

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RUGBY The away match at Sevonoaks, always proves to be a difficult encounter and a resolute Oaks defence did well to keep the margin of King’s victory to fifteen points. Half-term came and went with momentum on our side. The cancelled Brighton College match (due to their coach breaking down) only sharpened the King’s desire to play, with Eastbourne being the opposition, away from home. After an action packed coach drive to the Sunshine Coast, the side came out of the blocks like a team possessed and our offensive defence put Eastbourne under pressure throughout. The smiles and hugs at the final whistle demonstrated what it meant to the team but also reflected how well they had played, with a number of individuals having their best games in a terrific team display. This meant the Cranbrook performance was a difficult one to swallow and we simply “did not tune up” on a foggy night under floodlights at Canterbury RFC. Cranbrook fully deserved their victory and their celebrations at full time showed what a prized scalp King’s is for them. No motivational speeches are required against Tonbridge and one dared to dream as an early King’s try and penalty

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put the home side in front with a quarter of the match gone. Some harsh refereeing decisions (two sin bins) combined with some strong Tonbrige play meant that the result went their way, however the King’s 1stXV can be very proud of the endeavor and prowess that was displayed. Sadly, key injuries were obtained in the match and also put an end to the Daily Mail Cup campaign with St Paul’s as the opponents. The last match of the season at a cold and damp Duke of York’s proved to be a stunning finale with King’s running rampant and scoring a number of tries for the highlight reel in the 36-0 win. Ben Simpson completed two years as full back with some cameo appearances at centre. He gave a calming influence to the side but always had one eye on the counter attack. Dominic Hamlin was the season’s early attacking threat on the left wing and his determination saw him score tries that others would not of. Louis Guitton was another attacking threat on the right wing, making some scything breaks. Archie Todd also provided creativity out wide. William Richardson was ever present in the centre

RUGBY and was rightly tagged “the best defender in the school”, with oppositions taking him on at their peril. Harry Mann was the side’s utility player and valuable in his ability to play across the backline. He was the side’s most improved player. Ferdi Rous devastated opposition scrums and his try scoring reactions, was always a highlight. Harry Savill was the fourth back row of the team and a modern hooker. George Maughan went to places that others dared not and was rewarded by a number of maul turnovers. Joseph Haynes and James Adams will have learnt a lot in their appearances ahead of their final season. Hamish Courtauld was the sides main ball carrier and made numerous yards over the term, never taking a backward step in defence. Toby Sinclair always gave maximum effort from the “engine room”. Patrick Clews and Alex Harris developed greatly over the course of the season, with George Gardiner frequently being a nuisance at the tackle area. Fred Catterall was the heartbeat and conscious of the forwards and his contribution was massive. Charlie Kingsman completed his third year at 1stXV level and his individual highlight reel is one that most players would be happy with over a lifetime. Arthur Chilcott was an outstanding Captain, who had the touch of being able to be honest with coaches and players for the over riding benefit of the side. He developed into a fly-half of note and was sorely missed when injured. Charlie Kingsman was awarded the Coaches’ Player of the Season with Hamish Courtauld voted the Players’ Player of the Season. The 6a’s amongst the squad can look back at their time at King’s with fond memories and safe in the knowledge that they have left their mark on the King’s Rugby Club. The 6b’s will have learnt much and must carry on the hard work and improve upon it.

Joe Haynes,Harry Mann, Archie Todd. Toby Sinclair School colours: School colours re-awarded to Charlie Kingsman Arthur Chilcott, Hamish Courtauld, Fred Catterall, Billy Richardson, Dom Hamlyn,Ferdi Rous, Harry Savill, George Gardiner, James Baker, Ben Simpson, Louis Guitton, Jamie Adams, George Maughan, Patch Clews Results Haileybury (h)

Won

24 – 17

Chaucer (h)

w/o

Reed’s (a)

Lost

14-11

St John’s (a)

Won

18-11

Hurstpierpoint (h)

Lost

20-11

Simon Langton (a) (DMC)

Won

19-5

Sevenoaks (a)

Won

15-0

St Lawrence (h) (DMC)

Won

20-18

Brighton College

Cancelled

Eastbourne (a)

Won

23-12

Cranbrook (h)

Lost

23-9

St Paul’s (a) (DMC)

w/o

Tonbridge (h)

Lost

49-11

Duke of York’s (a)

Won

36-0

My thanks to all the catering staff at Birley’s. The ground staff at Birley’s have done another magnificent job. On behalf of the boys I would also like to thank all the parents who have shown so much support to all the King’s sides this season. A final thank you to Wyn Watson. Team colours:

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more from them. The final game of the season was a win against Duke of York’s and I was good to see the boys play with enjoyment and skill.

They were a super group to work with and we wish the departing 6a’s all the best in their future careers and hope some of them will look fondly on their time playing rugby at King’s.

The 2nd XV was made up from some excellent senior players some of which were unlucky not to have spent more time with the 1st XV. The team was ably led by Harry Gibbon who was also the heartbeat of the physical pack along with Henry Jamieson and Will Knox. Behind the pack they were a little younger with the 6b’s taking centre stage with Toby Block, Charlie Allen and Patrick macLachlan all showing promise with ball in hand. The team made an excellent start to the season winning all bar one of their matches before half term including good wins against Haileybury, Reed’s, Hurstpierpoint and Sevenoaks. After half term it was tougher going with very close fought games against Eastbourne, Cranbrook and Tonbridge who all made us work hard. In each of those games the physicality increased and under pressure we did not perform as well as we should have done. Injuries late in the season also took their toll and the team will look back on those games and feel they could have got

Results Haileybury

34-0

Reed’s

St. John’s

0-24

Hurstpierpoint

31-0

Sevenoaks

38-21

Eastbourne

19-22

Cranbrook

19-25

Tonbridge

6-10

Duke of York’s

27-12

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Mr Bass and ex Head of Games Roy White watch the Rugby action

RUGBY Rugby 3rd XV

Alex O’Neill and Will Breeze should hold their heads high for their superb performance in this area.

RUGBY TEAM REPORT3RD XV RALS

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The 3rd XV had a very enjoyable season. No less than 35 players represented the 3rd’s this season which made consistency in training and matches challenging. The boys played with great spirit and gave it their all in every match; at no point could their efforts be questioned. The pack developed quickly into a force that most other schools could not cope with. Their scrimmaging was strong all season even against other larger front rows.

The back row led by number 8 and captain Charlie Jamieson stole the ball with ease, with Patrick James, once he learned to stay on his feet, a key contributor. Once the forwards had done all the hard work the backs took over with George Baker White early in the season then Max Pashley pulling the strings at fly half. The centres, Louis Glynn Williams, Max Desoutter, and Titus Hetzer all had good seasons and ran well with the ball. The team deserved a better win record. When they did win it was with aplomb, scoring a host of tries against Sevenoaks, Hurstpierpoint and Reed’s. They had a battle against Cranbrook and held onto win a close fought game. The frustrations came against Haileybury and Brighton where simple errors at key times meant losing when a win was within their grasp.

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The Tonbridge match was an excellent game in wet and windy conditions. The boys played very well and were up at half time. The elements and the large Tonbridge pack begun to take their toll late in the second half where we conceded two late tries. Overall the boys will be proud of their season and I hope they have learnt a lot from each other about team work and playing what is in front of you. Team from: Charlie Jamieson (Captian), James Balicki, Charles Barrois, Daniel Bondatti, Gaetan Brandt, William Breeze, Simon Broadley, Montel Chika-Mbonu, Andrew Craig, Max Desoutter, Louis Ewart, Harry Fox, Louis Glynn-Williams, Titus Hetzer, Patrick James, Adrian Lai, Felix Lii, Benjamin Methven, Dominic Moore, Fraser Morrison, Alex O’Neill, Chayapol Panichewa, Max Pashley, William Phillips, Jack Rampton, Jeff Tang. Also played: Charlie Allen, Stuart Andrews, Edward Baker, George Baker White, Samuel DeHaan, Oliver Greenstreet, Cameron MacKinnon, Harry Pattinson.

Results

Opposition

Result

Score

Haileybury

17-17

Reed’s

43-12

St John’s

12-26

Hurstpierpoint

46-12

Sevenoaks

59-10

Brighton

21-24

Eastbourne

0-28

Cranbrook

24-17

Tonbridge

17-26

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The season started on a hot day away at Haileybury. From kick off the boys secured a penalty, kicked for the corner which resulted in a try from a lineout drive – the perfect start. A tough draw to Reed’s and a loss to St John’s followed at home. Both were frustrating, as we could’ve and should’ve won them both, as every coach will say at some point. Minus some key players it was an away trip to Hurstpierpoint up next. We fought hard, and played some nice passages but just failed to convert and they did. I think whoever we played the coming Saturday we would have won. At home against Sevenoaks we put in a solid performance and scored some nice tries with the highlight of them being that from Muchwezi Wilkins. A convincing win was good to take in to the half term break, but unfortunately the win came at a cost with Sebastian Knox suffering a nasty head injury which would rule him out for the remainder of the season. Away to Brighton was the challenge that confronted the team first game back from half-term. It was one that didn’t start well for us, as we gave away a soft score immediately from the kick off. From this we developed some nice shape and dominated territory and possession, but once again failed to take our opportunities. So pleasing in many ways that we were in control of the game and creating scoring plays, but very frustrating for all that we were not converting this in to points. We would return ultimately disappointed, but as our captain Harry Brownlees would remind the team – to keep our heads up as we were playing some good rugby in patches. Being down to thirteen men was a good test of the team’s

character however the boys came through with flying colours, winning against Eastbourne. With the game in the balance and the team hard on defence, a turnover was secured and from the resulting set-piece Christopher Richardson opened up the opposition midfield and ran in a superb try from the half way line. From that moment on this game was ours. The next two weeks saw tough fixtures against a very strong Cranbrook side and an even better Tonbridge unit. Once again we played some decent Rugby but were physically and tactically outplayed. Our last match of the season saw us away at Duke of Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. It was one of the coldest Rugby days I had experienced. This proved no bother as the boys produced an outstanding team performance. Our game ran exactly how we had wished, as we strung together many phases and then kept ball to score some quality tries. It really was a good outing to cap of the season. Injuries are part of the game but unfortunately we were dealt some bad cards. Captain Milo Harper was ruled out for the season in the first half of term. This was a big blow as he was showing what a strong all-round player

and leader he was. The talented and brave scrum-half Sebastian Knox was also dealt a similar fate. This meant a change to our eight and nine axis. In came Callum Kolade who took his opportunity and did a fine job at scrum half with his excellent distribution. Outside him at fly-half was Charlie Sinclair. When Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence was up he was a devastating attacking player with plenty of promise. Leading the midfield was William Parker, who was a consistent performer and cut some great lines to carve through opposition defence. On one wing was Muchwezi Wilkins who when given an opportunity was a class finisher. On the other wing was William Foss who never missed a game. His work rate was superb as was his attitude. At full-back Christopher Richardson was our most lethal attacking player. His footwork and pace allowed him to open up space and when on form he was great to watch with the ball in hand. Up front Bedir Kaplan was a thoughtful player and rock in our scrum. Supporting him was Seongjin Park who always gained yards over the gain line with his carries. In the second row Alex Preston had a strong work-rate and gave that constant niggle that tight forwards like to give. Ivan Prisyazhyuk provided that physical presence and improved hugely throughout the season. Alex Sokolow complemented the pack well with

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RUGBY his versatility, footwork and excellent ability to link with other players. In the back row Chukwuma Iwuajoku was everywhere; a strong carrier, big defender and great team man – he really was a huge asset to this team. When looking back on the season I will remember some of the rugby played by Loïc d’Assier. He was outstanding in every way and was deservedly named Coaches’ player of the season. Another extremely consistent performer was flanker Harry Vavasour. He was an intelligent and skilful player, a great team man who always gave his all, and for these attributes was voted by his fellow teammates, player of the season. Huge credit must go to Harry Brownlees who stepped in as captain. He demonstrated everything you would expect in this role. His name would be first down on the team sheet and he always lead by example both on and off the pitch. Although we didn’t win as many games as we had hoped for, the boys certainly developed their skills and understanding. The effort levels were immense at training and I believe the boys worked harder than any other team during the week. They trained hard and pushed themselves all the way, but sometimes the bounce of the ball didn’t go our way. As a coach, I couldn’t have asked for more commitment from the boys and they were great fun to work with. I wish them all the best with their future Rugby. Team from: Harry Brownlees, Loic d’Assier, William Foss, Milo Harper, George Hill, Chukwuma Iwuajoku, John James, Bedir Kaplan, Sebastian Knox, Callum Kolade, Jack Lee, Charlie Metcalfe, Alex Preston, William Parker, Seongjin Park, Ivan Prisyazhyuk, Christopher Richardson, Hugo Simmonds, Charlie Sinclair, Alexander Sokolow, Harry Vavasour, Muchwezi Wilkins Results Haileybury (a)

Lost

29-12

Reeds (h)

Drew

5-5

St John’s (h)

Lost

24-12

Hurstpierpoint (a)

Lost

24-0

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Sevenoaks (h)

Won

43-7

Brighton College (a)

Lost

36-8

Eastbourne (h)

Won

17-5

Cranbrook (a)

Lost

34-0

Tonbridge (h)

Lost

56-0

Duke of York’s (h)

Won

57-3

RUGBY TEAM REPORT – COLTS B XV RWN

W1 L9 The first twenty minutes of the first match away at Haileybury saw the Colts B encamped in the Haileybury 22, but not quite having the cutting edge to score. Haileybury got a breakaway try and gradually heads went down so that Haileybury shut King’s out of the game. Increasingly tackles were missed and the players failed to play as a team in terms of not passing to each other nor securing the ball in contact. Unfortunately this match set a pattern for the much of the rest of the season where the Colts B couldn’t string attacking phases together and gave up the ball too easily. They found themselves constantly defending and they could only keep the opposition out for so long. As the opposition scored, they became more confident and more aggressive which made our job even harder. While there were some aggressive runs from individuals, there was rarely the support to carry on the attack. King’s came up against superior opposition in both size and skill against Reed’s and St John’s which explained those defeats, but it was very frustrating that King’s didn’t make more of the opportunities that they had against Sevenoaks, Eastbourne, Brighton, Cranbrook and Tonbridge. Had they had more confidence and with that a bit more cutting edge, these were games that King’s could have won. What was also frustrating was the way in

RUGBY which some of the squad lacked the appetite for the fight in terms of trying to make themselves better players and a better team. The only victory on the season was the last game against Duke of York’s. James Curtis made a break to score in the opening minutes and with this boost to their confidence King’s did to Duke of York’s what other sides had done to them for most of the season and won comfortably. I suspect if King’s had scored in the first quarter of the opening match and won that, the season would have looked differently. Captain Ed Vinson stood out in this team as someone who always gave 100% in training, never shied away from a tackle, and never gave up. Justin Cheung was also a brave player and voted player’s player of the season. Team from: S. Santens, J Pye, C. Metcalfe, A Farrow, V. Udovenchuk, O. Okocha, T. Shepherd-Barron, J Cheung, N. Man, A. Akanle, E.Vinson (capt), A. Gibbon, T.Gagliani, H. Clews, S Craig, J Curtis, P Scott

RUGBY TEAM REPORT – U15 A XV JPB

PL 10 W 4 L6 This season has been a real learning curve for the boys and there has been some pleasing progress made in the standard and style of their Rugby. Many of the boys had a wake-up call in the first couple of matches against opposition who they had beaten comfortably at the start of last season. The boys quickly found out that U15 Rugby is more physical and organised, and with key players injured throughout the season, they could no longer rely on individuals for victories. They would have to mould more tightly as a unit and play as a team if they were

to enjoy success. And really this has been the greatest development in the side this year. It has taken time and effort, but this talented bunch of boys has really learnt to play for one another. Indeed, when they got it right their Rugby was superb. Their first half against Eastbourne was flawless and they led 17-0 at half time. Likewise in the cruel last second loss to Cranbrook, our try of the season was scored, a try befitting the turf of the 1st XV pitch that we played on. They have also learned to fight and stand their ground, and against a strong and determined Duke of York’s side, the boys fronted up and defeated a determined opposition. When they are on song and fully fit, this team can really play. There is power in the pack, and pace and flair in the backs. The results total may not be in our favour but there have been several close defeats which I am sure the boys will turn around next season. Looking at the reaction of the boys after that final win of the season, I know that I leave this team in much better health than when I started working with these boys in September. My thanks go to Mr McArdle and Mr Hopper for their invaluable coaching assistance and expertise in working with the backs this season. My thanks also go to my Captain James King (Coaches’ Player of the Season) and Dan Harris, Vice-Captain, who led the backline superbly. Tom Hunt was the Player’s Player of the Season and well-deserving of that award. Team from: F.Preston; J. Oates; K.Wilson; G. Bull; G. Nairac; D. Harris; T. Hunt; J. Shailer; N. Nugee; A. Phillips; E. Brown; C. Manet; S. Casement; O. Tikare; J. King (c); E. Mudasiru; S. Akingbe; K. Baker; R. Carboni; J. Read (inj.)

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RUGBY TEAM REPORT – U15 B XV DPR & CNC

P 10 L 4 W 6 With 60 per cent of their games ending in victory, the Junior Colts B team earned themselves the honour of being the most successful King’s team of the season. However this was far from a foregone conclusion in early September. At the first games session of the year, a rather motley crew descended upon Birley’s. Confident, but lacking in cohesion, they had far to go. And far they went. Solid- yet not overly-convincing- performances against Haileybury and Reed’s opened the season in the best

possible manner, with consecutive victories. These were mirrored, however, by consecutive defeats against St. John’s and Hurstpierpoint; both rather narrow, but nevertheless timely reminders of the importance of first-time tackles and competing at the ruck. These lessons were learned and a thumping victory against Sevenoaks followed, only for commitment to be further tested by two more back-to-back defeats, this time at the hands of Brighton and Eastbourne; the former rather heavy, the latter less so, but a bitter pill to swallow nonetheless. But defeat was soon a distant memory, with a return to winning ways seeing out the remaining three games of the season. The first of these came against Cranbrook- a resounding win on a difficult afternoon for King’s. The second was a clear highlight of the season with the Junior Colts B being the only team to beat Tonbridge. A bleak late-November day and a heavy pitch were hardly conducive to good Rugby, but the team came together more than in any other game and admirably demonstrated just how far they had progressed over the course of a few short weeks. Commitment, simplicity and team

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RUGBY spirit were the order of the day and a 32-5 victory was the result. The biggest score line of the season was saved for the final day and a home match against Duke of York’s. A crushing 75-0 win took the total points scored for the season to 277 and also sealed Archie Kay’s place as leading try scorer, in addition to his nomination as Coaches’ Player of the Season. The Players’ Player of the Season award went to Henry Dobson and thanks must go to these two players and to all their captains and teammates who contributed to such a successful season. The benchmark has now been set for their Colts year. Team from: Ed Barkshire, Rob Campbell, Gus Clode, Harry Condon, Tom Cowderoy, Henry Dobson, Leo Eberenz, Raeffe Gibson, Dan Hotz, William Heywood, Henry James, Archie Kay, Hauke Kuttig, Nick Love, Ollie Mann, Harry Nichols, Hugo Ninham, Toby Rampton, Edward Solly, Jake Tyler Results: Haileybury (H)

Won

21-25

Reed’s (H)

Won

12-10

St John’s (A)

Lost

17-5

Hurstpierpoint (H)

Lost

24-17

Sevenoaks (A)

Won

52-0

Brighton College (A)

Lost

36-0

Eastbourne (H)

Lost

17-5

Cranbrook (H)

Won

58-8

Tonbridge (A)

Won

32-5

Duke of York’s (H)

Won

75-0

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RUGBY TEAM REPORT – U14 A XV RPC

P 11 W 5 L6 A season that started with so much promise became a victim of injuries to key players and a resultant frustration over ‘what might have been’. Scoring 40+ points away from home in our first two games got us off to a flying start and some great tries were scored with powerful forwards combining effectively with free-running backs. As the team approached half-term it had won four of its first five matches, but it then got on a frustrating run of results when performance levels dipped and narrow losses ensued. The two props, captain Zak Walker and Josh Akpana, formed the most powerful pairing on the circuit. They scrummaged superbly, but were even more outstanding in the loose and it says something when the team’s joint top try scorers (with 5) wore numbers 1 and 3 on their backs. They invariably got over the gain line and Josh really stepped up when the team lost Zak to injury after the first third of the season. Between them, Alex Compton enjoyed the ride and performed very well at set pieces, stealing numerous scrums against the head and throwing in with unerring accuracy. The second rows developed really well during the season, with Gus Courtauld running some great lines, Harry Nabavi being a towering presence in the lineout (I have never seen so many clean catches made at the lineout without the aid of lifting) and Will Wall adding some power and grit. Behind them, James Gardiner showed his huge potential, before injury hit him early in the season, Michael Rand added tremendous pace, Jack Vavasour ferreted enthusiastically and both Charlie Knox and Will Hunter staked claims for ‘most

RUGBY improved player of the season’, becoming increasingly workmanlike as the season progressed. Behind the pack, Freddie Williams sniped effectively and provided speed of service to the influential Ralph Taylor. Ralph notched over 50 points for the season and was voted the players’ player of the season. The powerful Sam Poole and Nick Curtis ran strongly and improved their defensive organization hugely. On the wings, Folahan Oworu, Ed Graham and Koyejo Adeleke all stepped up to the mark and showed running ability and defensive solidity. At full-back, George Richardson ran in a couple of ‘red diamonds’ to dream of, showing his ability to sniff out a gap and finish chances off. Having faced only two teams who they felt were clearly better than them on the day, next season can be approached with huge optimism. With a better run on injuries and a continued desire to work hard and push each other on to success, this team can develop into something special.

Team from: K. Adeleke, J. Akpana, A. Compton, G. Courtauld, N. Curtis, J. Footer, J. Gardiner, E. Graham, W. Hunter, C. Knox, H. Nabavi, F. Oworu, S. Poole, M. Rand, G. Richardson, J. Rowland, R. Taylor, J. Vavasour, Z. Walker (capt), W. Wall, F. Williams Results Haileybury (a)

Won

41-5

Reeds (a)

Won

48-5

St. John’s (h)

Lost

5-41

Hurstpierpoint (a)

Won

33-24

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

19-5

Simon Langton (h)

Lost

0-24

Brighton (h)

Lost

21-34

Eastbourne (a)

Lost

7-21

Cranbrook (h)

Lost

7-14

Tonbridge (a)

Lost

0-31

Duke of York’s (h)

Won

17-0

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RUGBY TEAM REPORT – U14B XV This was to be a challenging season for a new group of boys who had to get to know their new school as well as the people they would be playing with every Saturday. This was in fact something that was never a problem and from day one the team bonded and worked together throughout the entire season. There were several highs and lows over the season but the team kept their heads up and looked towards each and every new match no matter whether we had a win or loss the previous week. The team was lead well by E. Graham for the first half of the season until he was promoted to the U14A’s for constantly showing his true skill and speed on the wing. The captaincy was taken over by E. Streeter who lead from the front in every match being the first person each time to make the tackle which left the crowd thinking ‘ouch’. The other two members of the front row have developed a lot over the season. J. Trelawny-Vernon was ferocious in the contact and A. Mbonu certainly showed in his first season of rugby that this is the sport for him. Within the second row two power houses by the names of G. Meddings and A. Smith kept the pressure on in the scrums allowing good, clean balls. As in any team you’d expect a fit, ruthless back row and this is what we had. D. Taylor-Young and T. Morris made sure that they caused as much trouble as possible in each ruck and developed their stealing technique over the season. J. Rowland led from the back of the scrum and made some powerful runs. The backline was changeable throughout the first half of the season but eventually things started to come together. T. Mancais provided the ball from scrumhalf and became more of an irritant to the opposition as the season went on. K. Lillingston-Patterson was the cool head at fly-half, serving the ball to the centres that made up C. McMenemy, H. Dakin and W. Wall. All added class and strength throughout the season. An unlucky training injury to C. McMenemy left him out of the latter part of the season, while W. Wall was promoted to the U14A’s. There were a mixture of changes throughout the season to

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the back three but they all added their own unique class to the team. T. Westlake and S. Grover stormed down the wings all season and showed true Rugby class. J. Footer was a heart of iron at the back, never missing a tackle and always reliable. It has been a good season with more highs than lows. The boys played with heart and determination even when the score was against them. The lasting memory of the season will be the match against Hurstpierpoint where the boys were disallowed two tries. With this they never gave up and pushed right to the end. For me it showed how well this team had worked and developed over the season. Team from: T. Morris; S. Grover; K. Adeleke; J. Footer; K. Lillington-Paterson; H. Dakin; G. Meddings; A. Smith; T. Westlake; T. Mancais; W. Wall; E. Graham J. Trelawny-Vernon; J. Rowland; C. McMenemy; E. Streeter; D. Taylor Young; A. Mbonu; J. Ayinde; Results Haileybury (a)

Lost

29-15

Reeds (a)

Lost

35-10

St. John’s (h)

Lost

27-15

Hurstpierpoint (a)

Lost

22-21

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

24-12

Simon Langton (h)

Lost

0-49

Brighton (h)

Lost

0-49

Eastbourne (a)

Lost

19-10

Cranbrook (h)

Lost

46-5

Tonbridge (a)

Lost

0-29

Duke of York’s (h)

Won

20-12

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Played 10 Won 3 Lost 7 This year’s U14C team turned up on day one excited and raring to go. From the outset it was clear that this team would have the potential to present a threat to their rivals. Our first game saw us up against a strong and welldisciplined Haileybury side. Despite the fact that this was their first outing as a team, the boys put in an honourable performance earning their first points of the season; though they lost they came out as more of a team and eager for the next match. Game two was away to Reed’s; a long drive did not help preparation and unfortunately a similar outcome followed. In week three of the season a noticeable change occurred within the squad, whether it was two heavy defeats or the simple fact that Rugby began to “click”, players such as Marcus Wong, a Rugby rookie, started to emerge from the shadows of the wing and there was a team bond that had not been there before. The “new” U14C’s launched a full scale attack against a much stronger St John’s side, putting on their best performance so far, running plays with confidence and scoring points like a team with something to prove: this was the start of something special. Our next fixture took a heavily depleted side to Hurstpierpoint. Hurstpierpoint looked to be the better side in the first half. King’s were taken aback and struggled to make their mark on the game let alone the scoreboard. A weary side dragged themselves in at halftime. That sense of teamwork and fighting spirit seemed to be fading out. It took the likes of Jimi Ayinde to show Hurst what he could do and strong front row Will Bryant to put in some hits to stoke the King’s fire. Recent addition to the team George Thompson stepped in at scrumhalf and together with the “Manager’s Player” of the season, Arthur Cross, they

began to fight back creating play and causing the defence trouble. Fixture five was a local derby with Sevenoaks. Off the back of a great win the boys went in full of confidence which was reflected in the score line, 62-6. Kit WhalleyPayne stepped up from the fullback position, carving his way through Sevenoaks’ defence. Any attack that came back was stopped in its tracks by “Player’s Player” Denis Zhelezko who, despite his size, tackled harder and with more ferocity then anyone else. Captain Rohan Patel lead the charge as King’s came out worthy victors. The next four fixtures were arguably some of the toughest facing the likes of Eastbourne, Tonbridge, Brighton and Cranbrook. The Cranbrook game is perhaps one that will be looked back at as one that should have gone in King’s favour. Despite the four consecutive defeats the boys went into their final game determined to go out on a high. It was a repeat fixture against a much stronger Sevenoaks side. A closer game this time allowed Sevenoaks to take an early lead but Kings came back hard and took a well deserved win which epitomised their season. Results Haileybury

Lost

29-5

Reeds

Lost

50-0

St. John’s

Lost

29-12

Hurstpierpoint

Won

32-19

Sevenoaks

Won

62-6

Brighton College

Lost

20-5

Eastbourne

Lost

24-12

Cranbrook

Lost

19-12

Tonbridge

Lost

41-0

Sevenoaks

Won

24-15

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GIRLS’ HOCKEY GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – 1st XI

first team. The girls narrowly came second, losing once again by one goal to Oundle, the winners for the second year running.

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Due to the way our fixtures worked this year, the Plumbtre tournament hosted by Sevenoaks was among our first set of games, however we played well and retained our title.

P 7 D 1 L 0 W 6 GF 24 GA 4 Weekly Fixtures P 21 D 3 L 1 W 17 GF 50 GA 3 Tournaments P 9 D 1 L 2 W 6 GF 33 GA 8 Indoor This season saw larger number attending pre-season training, and this year we had a guest coach helping out. Darren Cheeseman is a GB and England hockey play that is also heavily involved in grass roots Hockey development. As always the first event in the calendar for the squad was the annual Birley’s tournament. With the usual mix of strong teams entering it is always a good benchmark for the season. The squad played well and developed throughout the day, with lots on new, younger players trying to show why they deserve their spot in the

Our first fixture this year was expected to be a tough one against Cranleigh, and after losing 6-3 the previous year we were up to the challenge. As it turned out, we lifted our game and ran out convincing 5-1 victors. This proved to be good preparation for the County round of the National Schools tournament. This year had a larger number of competing sides, meaning more games of shorter duration. Despite a draw we worked our way through to the finals where, for the second year running, we faced Sevenoaks, and in a repeat of our previous meeting didn’t quite play well enough. We lost 2-0 but qualified for the Regionals, where we would have a chance for revenge.

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Next up was Brighton College, we endure the long trip once again; with players missing it was a great time for the remainder for the squad to step up and be counted. This is exactly what they did notching up our second consecutive 5-1 win. Eastbourne visited us the following weekend and we knew this was always going to be a hard game. Digging deep we recorded a 1-0 win. Our final game before the Regional qualification tournament was against Kent College and another convincing 5-0 win. At the Regional qualification tournament we had a lot to prove after the previous years results, a draw against Queenswood to start was not ideal, but we re-grouped and when on to be Thomas Deacon Academy, Felsted and the Perse ensuring we qualified for the Regional Finals. The remainder of our fixtures were successful includes wins over Sutton Valance and extremely good win over Sevenoaks and finally a draw against a very strong Hurstpierpoint. This was excellent preparation for the Regional final where we again beat Sevenoaks. We went one better this year beating Framilingham and finally drew with Ipswich. Despite not losing a game this meant we came second on goal difference, meaning we would have to see if we could make it through a play-off game against opposition from the South Region. This game fell on the final day of term, finishing the year as we started against Cranleigh. With the girls this time on home soil at a very cold and wet Polo Farm, and despite the opposition trying to out psych us, we stood firm and came out victorious with the same score lineas previous 5-1 win, booking our place in the National Finals for the first time in 14 years! Our indoor season was less successful this year due mainly to a lack of training and much stronger Sutton Valance team. Unfortunately we lost in the final of the John Taylor Trophy hosted by Sutton Valance School. This was good preparation for the County round of the National indoor competition, in which this year was much better represented by sides from across the county, we played Sutton Valance School again in the final and lost 4-3. Dom Masters (Captain) and Eliza Brett (Vice Captain) worked together tremendously hard in their roles and have been a great for the squad. This season the most improved player when to Lulu Freemont, Players’ player of the season went to Dom Masters.

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Team from: Rhiannon F E Jones, Amelia S Baker, Genevieve G Masters, Charlotte C Hart, Flora G S Snape, Sarah J Duffy, Annabelle V Gibson, Madeleine K Irwin, Isobel M Forbes, Martha E Knight, Louisa S Freemont, Dominique L Masters (Capt), Laura F Bartley, Charlotte J Molony, Scarlet A F Pughe, Eliza A G Brett (Vice Capt) Results: Cranleigh (a)

Won

5-1

Brighton (a)

Won

5-1

Eastbourne (h)

Won

1-0

Kent College (a)

Won

5-0

Sutton Valance (a)

Won

5-1

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

3-1

Hurstpierpoint (h)

Drew

0-0

Felsted (a)

Cancelled

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P8 W7 D0 L1 This was such a good season from start to finish. Although this was not the first time I have coached many of these pupils, this was my first attempt at coaching a group spanning three year groups. I had feared that this might have proved tricky, but thankfully there was a sense of belonging and acceptance that meant we worked as a cohesive unit right from the first match. It was a season in which both individual skill and team tactics developed week by week. We focused on doing core skills well. The effectiveness of this is indicated in the impressive goal tally. We suffered only one defeat, to a

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Cranleigh U16A side when we were missing a number of key players. The highlight was probably the final match of the season against Sir Roger Manwood’s 1st XI. Although they had a scattering of Kent players, we played our best 50 minutes of Hockey in that match. We scored some memorable goals – whether punishing hits from the top of the D or working it round the keeper. In defence this season, Sophie Wilson played at sweeper. With her formidable hit and mature reading of the game, she was a brilliant captain and directed proceedings effectively from the back. She was ably assisted by Lucy Hogg, Phoebe Lundy, Tabitha Killingbeck and Hannah Morrison. Helen Woodward played at centre back – what a gutsy player, particularly when running out at short corners. Charlotte Ward was our ever-dependable goalkeeper. Her confidence blossomed as the season went on, and she kept our goals against score to single figures which was particularly impressive. In the midfield, Lily Begg, Ella Gault, Annabel Pattinson, Seiya Grant and Isobel Brooks were the players called upon to both sprint back in defence and lead the attack. They worked hard this season and had the necessary skill to transfer the ball effectively from one end to the other. In attack, Molly Nainby-Luxmoore, Madeline Phillips, Eliza Cocksworth and Olivia Simpson were our chief goal scorers. They had the knack of being in the right place at the right time and as a result pushed our goal tally well into the twenties. In conclusion, our success was not just a result of skill on the pitch, but also because of real determination and

mental resolve to improve, to train hard, to listen carefully and to implement suggestions given. Thanks to Miss Stewart-Mole for her support.

Team from: Lily Begg, Isobel Brooks, Eliza Cocksworth, Ella Gault, Seiya Grant, Lucy Hogg, Molly NainbyLuxmoore, Tabitha Killingbeck, Phoebe Lundy, Hannah Morrison, Annabel Pattinson, Madeline Phillips, Olivia Simpson, Charlotte Ward, Sophie Wilson (captain), Helen Woodward.

Results Opposition

Result

Score

Duke of York’s 1st

5-0

Cranleigh U-16 A

1-4

Brighton

3-0

Eastbourne

1-0

Sutton Valence

5-1

Sevenoaks

3-1

Hurstpierpoint

2-1

Roger Manwood’s 1st

6-1

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P9 L7 W1 D1 This year the side was captained by Sasha Grover who worked amicably alongside the coaches leading by example all season, improving her own performance and encouraging her team mates. Sasha was supported well by our vice-captain Victoria Morrison throughout the season. The season began with a 0-0 draw at home against Epsom on a particularly sunny September day. This was a good start to the season which highlighted some key areas for improvement for the team to work on over the forthcoming weeks. Our second game against St Lawrence saw the team beaten 3-0 by a team who were the school’s second XI so the girls endured a tough game. When the team came to play St Lawrence again at home some weeks later it was evident how far the team had come as we managed to break down the oppositions attack, making some making some good tackles and restricting them to only one goal. The team’s match against Brighton saw some of the best Hockey the side has played all season, but unfortunately the opportunity to score a goal and equalize did not arise despite some great commitment by our forwards.

the forwards. The weather was against us and despite being evenly matched in terms of skill level Hurstpierpoint managed to secure a late lead which meant that we lost in the last five minutes of the game. With every week that passed the team grew in confidence and began to show real potential and dedication to training to improve their performance. Overall it has to be said that the scores of some of the fixtures we played do not accurately represent the overall performance of the team which have achieved so much in a relatively short space of time. Notable performances must go to Melanie Gregg for her outstanding contribution as the team’s goal keeper and also to Tirenioluwa Atoyebi for her consistently high levels of performance throughout the season, well done. Results Epsom

Drew

0-0

St Lawrence

Lost

3-0

Cranleigh

Lost

3-0

Brighton

Lost

1-0

Eastbourne

Lost

2-0

St Lawrence

Lost

1-0

Sevenoaks

Lost

3-0

Sir Roger Manwoods

Won

2-0

Hurst Pier Point

Lost

3-0

Our first win of the season came after a thrilling match against Sir Roger Manwoods. We were able to comfortably defend our half whilst making some great passing between our midfielders and our forwards; an element of play we had previously struggled with earlier in the season. An early goal in the second half by Constance Bourne gave us the confidence that we needed to continue working hard and this was furthered by a fantastic goal by Freya Logan Green shortly after. Going into our last game of the season our players were at their best, working tirelessly in the midfield to support both the defence and

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GIRLS’ HOCKEY Girls’ Hockey U15 XI

GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – U15 A XI GPT P9 L2 W7 Two days of pre-season training in early September set the tone for an excellent season for the U15A team. The girls quickly bought into the a routine of starting sessions with some fitness, setting personal and team targets that all would meet as the term progressed, and establishing a real team spirit – two key elements in the season’s success. They also showed real enthusiasm for learning new skills and tactics, some of them literally adding a new dimension to their game. The early victory against a decent Queenswood side was particularly pleasing. After running off the journey, the U15s quickly dominated the match, playing the majority of the game in the opposition’s half, thanks to a solid press – another feature of the season that demonstrated the girls’ commitment to working for each other. This was followed by a more comfortable win against Duke

of York’s, before the challenge of our first home game against a very strong team from Cranleigh. 1-4 down at half-time might have become a rout, but the team showed real character to come away with a 0-0 second half, despite not leaving their own half. Two trips to the south coast followed before half-term, one an excellent 2-0 win against Brighton College before being brought back down to earth with a 1-8 defeat at the hands of Eastbourne (the previous year’s U14 national finalists). Nevertheless, the girls were spurred on, and managed to remain undefeated in November and December with convincing wins against Sutton Valence, Sevenoaks, Hurstpierpoint and Felsted, all strong sides, scoring 19 goals and conceding only 1. Although with such a strong team ethos it seems unfair to single out individual players, it is telling that an end-ofseason celebration saw Alice Brett (centre forward) and Rosie Dath (GK) with the most nominations for ‘player of the season’. More importantly, however, every player in the squad was nominated either for that or ‘most improved player’. Their coaches could not have asked for anything more. Team from: Rachel Barry, Alice Brett, Milly Brown, Emma Bryant, Rosie Dath, Anna Fenwick, Olivia de Gaudemar,

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Zanny Ham, Paige Kennedy, Amanda Milton, Rowena Mockridge, India Roestenburg, Sammy Ruston, Izzi Taylor, Issy Webster

filling the problem goalkeeping position. Minty Chapman was most improved player of the season. With so many talented individuals and the valuable experience of a challenging season, this squad will add depth and strength to the senior squads next year.

Results Queenswood (a)

5-1

Duke of York’s (a)

8-0

Cranleigh (h)

4-1

Brighton (a)

2-0

Eastbourne (a)

8-0

Sutton Valence (h)

9-0

Sevenoaks (a)

4-1

Hurstpierpoint (a)

4-0

Felsted (h)

2-0

Results Duke Of York

Won

8-0

Cranleigh

Lost

2-5

Brighton

Lost

0-5

Eastbourne

Lost

1-4

Sutton Valence

Won

8-0

Sevenoaks

Lost

0-2

Hurstpierpoint

Lost

1-2

GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – U15 B XI

GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – U14 A XI

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P 21 W 6 D 3 L 8

The U15B team trained hard throughout the term and made great strides in developing their skills; however, translating their efforts and application to ‘live’ matches proved difficult, especially when facing tough opposition. Nevertheless, the 18-strong squad maintained a positive attitude and strong commitment at all times and were justly rewarded with two emphatic wins against Duke of Yorks and Felsted schools.

Girls’ Hockey at King’s is one of our true jewels in the crown. This year’s U14 team have been exceptional and, although not unbeaten, we had a wonderful season and were Kent Champions. Our first rather timorous outings, against two well-drilled and highly organised sides, had me slightly worried. Used to taking senior teams, and having being spoiled with players with many years’ experience, it was obvious that both coach and team found ourselves at the bottom of a steep learning-curve. But learn we quickly did, and in fairly quick order we hard sorted a formation that suited and a style of play that was effective.

Top scorers across the term were Jenny Mbu and Cecily Guild, whilst Anna Fenwick (captain) had a powerful impact, making many brilliant runs down the right-wing. Often under extreme and unrelenting pressure, our defence, led by Bess Hale was always kept busy and Aysha Farooq Garces deserves a special mention for admirably

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This was, in no small part, due to the inspirational play and captaincy of Laura Pattinson. A capable and highly talented player, Laura both dominated the midfield and

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served to raise the standard of all those playing around her. Not that there was a dearth of talent within the side – far from it! Millie Lee, Georgina Barton and Rose Meddings added both skill and determination and were to form the basis of a rock-solid back line. Chantelle Augustine-Aina and Phoebe Roberts supported the defence and together absorbed and dissipated the oppositions’ attempts. The Mid-field saw Imogen Hurley, Georgia Parker, and Tyler Bede doing much of the essential hard running and linked effectively with our attackers. As the season went on, and as we gelled, it was clear that, even with the frequent on-pitch rotations of the squad hockey, there was a clear positional understanding between the players. This gave us confidence in our abilities and a competitive edge that would be the mainstay of our tournament preparation. Our front line used speed as well as skill and deftness of touch to unpick the defences. They were tenacious and relentless and, most important, hungry to seek the goal and secure the win. Isobel Adamson, Dominique Alexander, Ruby Bansal and Agatha Wiener played with spirit and determination and, particularly during the tournaments, added tempo and va va voom to the side. As the season drew to an end, we were, sadly knocked out of our second round regional competition and won’t, therefore, be accompanying the 1stXI to the Nationals. Playing against some of the very best sides in the country and more than holding our own reflects the ability and team spirit of this young and capable side. Katie Crowther, in goal had, a superb season. She successfully

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faced two sets of penalty barrages and was instrumental in the achievement of the team. I have very much enjoyed coaching them and know that they will go on to be highly competitive in the years ahead. Results Queenswood

1=2

DOY

7=1

Cranleigh

0=4

Brighton

1=1

Eastbourne

2=0

Sutton Valence

4=0

Queenswood

2=1

Culford

1=2

Bedford

1=1

Ipswich

1=1

Sevenoaks

2=5

Hurstpierpoint

1=2

Queenswood

0=1

The Leys

3=2

Bishop Stortford

1=2

Felsted

0=2

Sir Roger Manwoods

5=0

GIRLS’ HOCKEY GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – U14 B XI P 8, W 3, L 4, D 1 What a fabulous team. From our very first match where we hammered the Duke of York’s school 6-0 we knew that we were going to have a lot of fun this term. During the weekday sessions we trained either at Blores or at Polo farm, more often than not in good weather, and always with the ever-smiling and positive assistant coach, Miss Marks. It was clear from the first two weeks that Irina was destined to be our captain, with Lottie and Maddie as the vice-captains. All three of them would be the first on the pitch and the best examples for others to follow, each bringing something different to the team; Irina brought organisation, Maddie brought desire, and Lottie brought compassion. Throughout the term we were lucky enough to have two goalkeepers, Mary and Milly. Both girls were fearless and determined to keep our goal line clean, and they were both superb, often being praised as the most valuable players of the match. Clara was our sweeper and gave us all great reassurance that nobody would get past her. She also had an incredibly powerful sweep/hit which not only scored us two goals, but also gave the mid-field the luxury of thinking that they need not come back too many

times for the sixteen yard hits. That said, Irina was always there to break up the ring (well done, captain). As the season progressed we gradually advanced o ur way through a couple of major tactics. The first key tactic was Zig-zag passing. Alice would put her life on the line to tackle an opponent and then she would quickly pass the ball on, up the field. From Alice to confident Charlotte and Sarah, and then on to our super-strong and fast left wing Juliet, the ball would make its way up the pitch. In the match against Brighton College we were able to time and time again transfer the ball up the pitch, but even with earning some short corners we couldn’t get the ball in the goal. And so, our next few training sessions focused on goal scoring. Lottie and Navitha became experts at feeding the ball in from the right wing base-line with power and precision, and Debbie became our lethal weapon from the penalty spot. In the match against Sevenoaks Debbie scored both our goals, and by the end of the season was our top scorer with 7 goals (all from two metres outside of the goal-line – a true centre forward!). Our other integral attacker on the pitch was Issy – the fastest and most nimble runner with the ball. Issy would get the ball around the halfway line and would duck in and out of tackles almost without fail to then win us short corners and other goal scoring opportunities. With all four of our

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major attackers on all cylinders we were a tough team to beat. Our final tactic came into place towards the end of term: The Christmas Tree tactic. This was where the mid-field players had to receive the ball in the middle and then redistribute it to the widths of the pitch. Maddie was often the fastest on the pitch, illustrated by her propensity to intercept passes and then make fabulous runs through their defence. Whilst Irina was our perfect captain as centre-half, using her silky skills to turn around players and slip the ball to our wings. Irina always worked hard, and was always there to support every player. With Irina, Maddie, Charlotte and Sarah dominating the matches with zig-zag and Christmas Tree tactics we were always the stronger team. However, none of this could have been made possible without the consistency of Susannah and the persistent aggression of Daisy in defence. And so to our final match of the year on a frosty day against Felsted. We decided to use our whole squad of 19 players and I was delighted that we were able to roll the substitutes on and off so that everyone got some good pitch time. This turned out to be our swan-song as we maintained structure throughout the match and

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played some wonderful passing hockey. Felsted looked threatened throughout and although they had one excellent player, they were unable to break our super strong defence (particularly thanks to Clara). Maddie had the best shot on goal as she undercut it to the top left corner, but out of nowhere the Felsted goalie plucked it from the sky with her stick. Felsted continued to crowd the middle of the pitch yet time and time again we were able to get around them by using the wings and some excellent zig-zag passing and solo dribbling. The passion of the team melted the frosty pitch and warmed the hearts of the supporters, and although we were unlucky to draw the match, we felt like winners. It had been a brilliant season. Everyone had improved so much that I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised to see them in the A team next year. Well done and thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable term. Team from: Daisy Best-Shaw, Susannah Bryant, Molly Buchanan, Sarah Craig, Mary Forsyth, Navitha Gidoomal, Isobel Helme, Deborah Idowu, Lottie Johnson (Vice-captain), Millicent Knight, Chu Qiao Li, Irina Mironosetskaya (Captain), Charlotte Morcom, Olivia Norris, Maddie Reyniers (Vice-captain), Lara-Lynn Shohet, Clara Taylor, Juliet Wolff, Alice Zhelezko.

SAILING AND CROSS COUNTRY SAILING REPORT HROM

Autumn term fixtures began (September 8th) with beautiful weather and fleet racing against a Kent Schools team (420s) at Whitstable Yacht Club. The breeze (F2/ F3) held throughout the afternoon for three good races over a three mile course. King’s won convincingly, 3-0. Elizabeth Wauchope (captain) and Hannah Goldsmith set the pattern by their excellent sailing and helpfulness off the water. By Saturday 22nd September, conditions had become more autumnal for the Kent Schools’ Sailing Association annual regatta at Sandwich Bay SC. Launching through the surf produced exciting sailing! King’s entered three fireflies, not the fastest class of boats, but Kings’ first two boats sailed exceptionally well to keep up with the faster classes and were always among the leading group of the fleet. Having found “sea legs” in the first race, our boats continued to improve race by race. However, due to the mounting size of the breakers crashing on the shore, the fleet was recalled before the final race could be completed. For the third successive year, Galpin’s won the inter-house sailing regatta held on Westbere Lake. Each house entered a team of three or four helms to sail five races, with 13 teams and 46 sailors taking part. Competitors enjoyed good conditions in the autumn sunshine and a steady F3 breeze. The up wind beat proved to be challenging before rounding the wind-ward mark for sailing back down the course, with a final beat to the finish line. After three races, Jervis were well ahead of the leading pack with Harvey and Marlowe also in contention. Galpin’s fought back in the fourth and fifth races to clinch victory in one of the closest contests in house sailing! In fact the honours were through the fleet. Despite having the youngest team with three helms in the shell year, Mitchinson’s sailed exceptionally well to complete each race in good time – a true testament to the spirit of inter-house competitions. While the standard of the mid fleet teams were very good, the performances among the top four or five were truly excellent. Elizabeth Wauchope of Jervis House won the shield for best individual helm, and Oli Briggs of Galpin’s won best junior helm.

Twice a year, in April and again in October, King’s hosts a British Schools Dinghy Racing Association championship which attracts entries from the top sailing schools in the south of England such as Ardingly, RGS Guildford, Royal Hospital School, Sevenoaks and the Kent Schools Sailing Association. On October 6th a light breeze across Westbere lake on a beautiful autumnal afternoon lasted long enough to sail a round robin of 28 keenly contested races. In team racing three boats race against three other matches boats and it is the team rather than just the individual performance that counts. Although skilful helming by Hannah Goldsmith and Elizabeth Wauchope kept us in contention, we took time to adjust to the subtleties of light airs sailing. Crossing the finish line first always helps, but finishing first and last in key races was not good enough for King’s as a team to hold our place in the top four. So, whilst our up and coming dare devil helms prefer to sail in the tail end of a hurricane, a coaching priority is to develop the flexibility to win just as well in light airs as strong. Three of King’s young sailors, Oliver Briggs, Eliza Cox and Isobel Whalley Payne, were selected for the Kent Schools team, which finished in 3rd place. The annual sailing match be-tween King’s and the University of Kent for the Hopthrow Wilson cup was sailed in bright, breezy conditions with all three teams enjoying success. King’s Bs, sailing as a team for the first time this term, had a great afternoon winning two of their four races against the university, although at 2-2 losing on aggregate points. Our B team sailors did particularly well to overcome capsizing (twice) and to regain their competitiveness and confidence. Eliza Cox and Isobel Whalley Payne, sailing the lead boat, put in some great work holding up the opposition to get their teammates through to a winning position. The University also had a good afternoon, putting their team together for the forthcoming BUSA championships. The lion’s share of the credit went to King’s A for an impressive display, turning the gusts to advantage and producing an impressive performance in boat speed, tactics and teamwork. Hannah Goldsmith and Lizzy Wauchope again worked effectively to control the races from start to finish, while Nathan Howell took advantage of the wind to go for speed. The comprehensive win set us up well for an entertaining sailing club dinner. By now wintry conditions were upon us and wet suits were compulsory as we prepared for the UK Open

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Championship, the final event of the annual season, known as the “Jack Cade”, which attracts entries from some of the best UK sailing teams. Apart from comprising the hardiest of sailors at this time of year, the standard of the teams is impressively competitive. Despite a continuous down pour of rain King’s again sailed and raced well. In a round robin of non-stop races King’s finished 5th, a good performance at an open event. With the margins being very close at the top, King’s did not quite connect with best form in one or two crucial races, but altogether King’s sailors enjoyed an excellent autumn on the water, both team racing and fleet racing, on lakes and on the sea. With thanks to Mr John Hope, our boat manager, and to Mr Burson-Thomas for his great assistance, few schools succeed in the diversity and standard of sailing and we can look forward to 2013 with confidence. Results v KSSA, Whitstable YC, (420s fleet racing) W 3-0. Ardingly Challenge, Ardingly Reservoir (team racing): 3rd/8. Kent Schools Annual Regatta, Sandwich Bay (fireflies, fleet racing): Elizabeth Wauchope and Henry Cross 7th; Nathan Howell and Milo Holland 11th; Eliza Cox and Isobel Whalley Payne 16th. House Sailing (toppers): 1, Galpin’s A; 2, Jervis; 3, School House. BSDRA autumn team racing, Westbere lake (team racing): 3rd and 5th /8. v University of Kent, Westbere lake: King’s A, W 4-0; King’s B, D 2-2. UK Open Jack Cade, Bough Beech SC (team racing): 5th/10.

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course, with Harvey and Linacre finishing second. Individual honours went to Laura Patterson, Justine Lambert and Eliza Brett, and to Harry Nabavi, Harry Churchill and Fred Catterall. On a cold, bright day in November, the District Championships hosted by Kent College produced a double triumph, with both senior teams reclaiming the coveted trophies. Captain Jack Wreathall powered to an impressive victory, with Jack Milligan second, and Fenella Chesterfield (3rd) and Anna Booth-Clibborn (5th) established a winning platform in the girls event. January brings the supreme challenge of the Knole, an Everest among the molehills of lesser races. Deprived of Fred Catterall’s leadership by term-long injury, the boys rallied to acting captain Hamish Courtauld’s clarion call, and competed dauntlessly. Jack Milligan secured a stand-out 146th place, and launched himself on the stellar trajectory which would bring him a bronze medal in the Kent Schools League. The indefatigable Andrew McCredie (248th) outpaced Hamish (254th) in the final straight, and Max Nicholson (270th), DT Akinkugbe (285th) and Jack Chapman (287th) gave it their all. Fenella (60th) led the girls home, with Flora Snape (71st) showing the beginnings of the excellent form which would see her win the League in style. Flora’s runners-up finishes at Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, along with a hard-earned 6th in the county-standard Kent College run, won her gold. Fenella inspired the team with her calm professionalism, but missed out on the third race which would have taken her into the medals. Jack Milligan’s consistency (6th at KC; 7th at Sevenoaks; 7th at Tonbridge) brought a third place overall. Special mention should be made of Fenella McLuskie’s stalwart running, which earned her 11th place over the season. The running club has a strong heart, built on staff encouragement and pupil commitment. The competitive future looks rosy, with fifth form and 6b runners poised to embrace the challenges and reap the rewards of this exacting and fulfilling discipline. I thank all the runners for their loyal effort, and my inspiring colleagues (BCE, CBB-T, DMH, JC, JGA, JGR, and SPO) for their exemplary contribution.

Walpole and Marlowe won the Girls’ and Boys’ InterHouse Cross-Country competitions on a balmy September afternoon of mass participation around the Scotty Hills

Autumn 2012

THE INTERVIEW ‘Your Starter for 10’: Mr Reilley Lucy Dean (6b BR)

What is the strangest thing that has happened to you at King’s? Day one in the Common Room, 1988! What has been the most memorable lesson you’ve ever taught at King’s?

Why did you choose to become a teacher? To finance my rowing career. I can explain it very simply. I started teaching in Dublin and I was rowing very seriously, finishing at 3:30 so I could start training at 4, with money in my pocket. And I did the same in London!

Total hilarity and total chaos, 6A geography period 7 and 8 winter time table – ’93. It was uproar and wonderful, it was a series of lessons, an absolute hoot of a crowd. If you were the headmaster, what would you change about the school?

What did you want to be when you were growing up? The dining hall, I hate the long queues. (He laughs) To be honest I don’t think I had a clue, it certainly wasn’t this.

If the Common Room was burning down, which three teachers would you save?

What would you be if you weren’t a teacher? Now? A retired teacher (laughs).

I wouldn’t be in there, I’d be in Lardergate (he said smiling).

What do you love most about King’s? Lunch! How would you describe your typical day? Like being in a washing machine on fast spin. What has been the highlight of your teaching so far? I have been teaching for over 30 years, and you want highlights! But I would say, standing in a volcanic crater in Iceland. A post card from Katharine Van Berkell, explaining why she went on to do geography at university. Seeing some of my rowers on various podiums.

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The Headmasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Lunch

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OVERHEARD... AND HOWLERS “Did Jesus or dinosaurs exist first?” (6b class)

‘He’s going to be so slim and attractive by the time he leaves because he runs everywhere’

‘The letter ‘z’ was fairly redundant in Middle English. At least, it was until the xylophone was invented.’

‘I’m not going to get married; it’s too much of an effort.’ ‘Were cavemen real?’ (6b class)

‘Polytheism is belief in many girls.’ (Remove boy)

SPO: ‘What is the marathon world record?’ Pupil: ‘About 8 minutes I think.’

‘The lotus flower shows that a person can go from being evil to being puree.’ (Shell girl)

(Pupils were asked to decide which words given fitted which gaps in a piece of prose. Here is an example of one answer; can you work out what it should have said?) Manned fascinated flights had tourist the wealthy girlhood since savouring. She dreamed of being weightlessly towards the starry skies, of floating astronauts in her cabin and even of cramped squidgy tubes of pre-prepared food. She rarely considered the realities of space travel, the stress conditions and the physical and mental dangers endured by musclewasting whose bodies suffered insidious effects such as orbiting and progressive disorientation. Undeterred by these businesswomen, she had decided to spend several million dollars on a space ticket to one of the international galactic explorers which were currently launched the earth.

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THE CANTUARIAN CONTENTS Editorial

This and That

Focus

Trips and Expeditions

Drama and Music

Miscellany

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Sport

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The Interview

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Overheard and Howlers

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EDITORIAL Anna Coady (HH 6a)

League Cup, a huge success for the team and a welldeserved win. As the Lent Term died down, and everyone returned home, many geared up to the prospect of upcoming exams, whilst others geared up to the prospect of Easter. The 5ths and 6ths look onto the next term with anticipation as they prepare to take their exams, whilst the Removes and Shells make the most of their summer term.

The Lent Term is often given a bad reputation, either for being the longest term, the most stressful term or perhaps the dreariest. The Lent Term of 2013 however, boded quite differently. The King’s School has the unique ability to somehow arrange one exciting event each term, and this term was no different. All students eagerly anticipated the arrival of the new Archbishop, partly due to the excitement the snipers would bring, and partly due to the rumours of celebrity sighting (the rumour of Beyoncé viciously passing around.) Students walked to and from St Augustine’s more frequently with the hope of being ID’d at Queningate, or perhaps caught on camera as a casual passer-by. The day of the enthronement was less exciting than the lead up, as students milled around their houses, most of us watching the enthronement from the television. The lucky few scholars that were able to process, were glimpsed at by the BBC news, having their five minutes of fame. Aside from the Enthronement, King’s had their first play, written by Laura Meek, a Jervis 6b. The play, ‘Playing in the Shadows’ was incredibly successful, attracting large audiences who noted not only the superb performances, but credited the talented and sophisticated writing. Arthur Chilcott, Alex Rose, Elliot Evans, Emily Goss, Georgia Watt and Helen Ferret all performed to an outstanding level and there was special mention of Madalé Jooste, on her performance as Lucy. Sports this term was also notably successful, with our 1st XI Lacrosse team beating Benenden for the first time, a huge victory in the history of Kings Lacrosse. Our 2nd XI Football team also won the South Kent Independent

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This and That

The Archbishop’s Enthronement

On 21st March, This & That became aware of strange goings-on. First, while peering at the eaves of our beloved cathedral in the hope of espying a peregrine falcon or three, with a yelp of terror This & That spotted what could only be described as a sniper – yes, a sniper – on the roof. This could mean only one thing: the Cantuarian’s editors had finally cracked, steps were to be taken; This & That was to be, to employ the vernacular, rubbed out. But the dreaded shot never came, and not just because This & That held up two guinea-fowl as feathery shields. Something else was afoot. This & That cast aside the cacophonous birds, stood up, brushed the dewy grass from his vestments and looked around. Sure enough, there was more to this story than one drooling assassin out for revenge against crimes of bad writing: unfamiliar and heavily bemuscled maintenance staff, with heavy brows and walkie-talkies, stood in thick-necked clumps around Green Court, not doing maintenance; men with dogs who weren’t Peter from the Dolphin patrolled the vicinity; and then, horror of horrors, one of the security guards asked This & That to identify himself! Never!, he cried, and fled the premises, rather leaving his classes that morning in the lurch. (The

use of masculine pronouns at this juncture is for convenience, and not necessarily an indicator of This & That’s true gender). Imagine, finally, This & That’s surprise when, over a restorative cup of Earl Grey, he caught sight of a television set, upon which was a vision of the very school from which he’d fled. It took a few moments to interpret the information. There were robes, hymns, walking, politicians, royalty (!) and someone trying to batter the Cathedral door down with a stick. Perhaps the snipers would intervene? But no! The assailant was invited in, and thank goodness, because it transpired this was our new Archbishop, Justin Welby, and this was his inauguration and enthronement ceremony. Needless to say, This & That felt a little foolish. Rugby In less celestial, but no less important news, the Lent term brought some conspicuous sporting achievements from King’s pupils. Charlie Kingsman, a player described by Director of Rugby Chris Roberts as the best he has ever coached, has been offered a professional Rugby union contract with Premiership club Saracens, a superb achievement. Charlie has been terrorising opposing

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schools for three years as an integral part of the 1st XV, and we wish him every success at the professional level. Staying briefly with the Rugby theme, during the 6 Nations tournament this year, Robin Bailey – the multitalented former School House Purple, 1st XV rugby player, Head of Jazz and member of the Crypt Choir – sang the French national anthem at Twickenham, brilliantly failing to inspire Les Bleues to a glorious victory. If only he’d sung the Welsh anthem as well. Team King’s wins National Schools at Weymouth Rugby is one of the glamour sports at King’s, as great glory can be wrought from charging about in the freezing cold, orchestrating scarcely-controlled collisions with total strangers, and emerging mudded, bloodied and lumpier in the face than when you started. But spare a thought, for a moment, for the sailing teams. These hardy souls, in the whistling depths of winter, see fit to ply their sporting trade in the coldest places imaginable – on water – while practising esoteric and occult rituals designed to harness the elemental power of nature. This and That, as you may be able to tell, doesn’t understand how it’s done. But success is easy to understand, so celebrate please the startling achievement of Hannah Goldsmith, Elizabeth Wauchope (the club captain), Henry Cross and Helen Woodward, who, on February 23rd and 24th, won the National Schools’ Match Racing Championship at the Weymouth and Portland Olympics Sailing Academy. That’s National, in case you missed it. And they did it in ice-cold winds and snow. Bravo.

National Schools Sailing Champions, Henry Cross, Hannah Goldsmith, Elizabeth Wauchope, Helen Woodward

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The Inter-House Art Competition We at King’s celebrate competition in all its forms. In sport, we have inter-house Rugby, Hockey, Football and Cricket competitions, to name but a few; we have the annual Galpin’s advert that is the House Music Competition; and this term we had the triumphant return of the Inter-House Art Competition, brilliantly reinstated by Mr Cordeaux after he found a dusty silver trophy in a cupboard. Harvey won it, and it was good. Incidentally, This & That s attempts to instigate an inter-house staring competition have been summarily rejected. King’s School Scholarships – March 2013 KING’S SCHOLARSHIPS

(13+)

Amelia Butler-Gallie

Saint Ronan’s School, Hawkhurst

Elizabeth Guild

Thomas’s, Clapham

Yolanda Imoke

Trevor-Roberts School, London

Donghui Jia (Peter Mallinson Scholar)

No 15 Middle School of Hangzhou City, China

Guy Smith (Esmé Chafy Scholar)

North Bridge House Preparatory School, London

Jebin Yoon (Christina Mason Scholar)

Junior King’s School

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Hannah Choi

Dean Close School, Cheltenham

Tatyana K. Serraino

American Academy, Larnaca, Cyprus

Dawn Lau (Christina Mason Scholar)

Hong Kong University Graduate Association College

Patrick Li

La Salle College, Hong Kong

Kyle MacFarquharson

Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

Stephanie Solly

Wellesley House, Broadstairs

Jacob Werth (Sir Charles Armstrong Scholar)

Sir Roger Manwood’s School, Sandwich

GOWER SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS

(13+)

EXHIBITIONS

(13+)

Miranda Dobson

Junior King’s School

Asya Alekhina

Port Regis School, Dorset

Richard Heywood

Mark Baecker

Junior King’s School

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

Daniel Ball

Marlborough House School, Hawkhurst

Charles Watson

Junior King’s School

Luke Omnet

Junior King’s School

DINESH DHAMIJA AWARD

James Pickard

Dulwich Prep, London

Tia Curtis

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS

(13+)

Saint Ronan’s School, Hawkhurst

Eleanor Alexander

Saint Ronan’s School, Hawkhurst

SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS

(6TH FORM)

Sabrena Lee

Roedean School, Brighton

Piers Richardson

Kent College, Canterbury

Tilly Swan

Woldingham School, Caterham

Daniel Ball

Marlborough House School, Hawkhurst

Francis Bushell

St John’s College School, Cambridge

James Crocker

Junior King’s School

HEADMASTER’S SPORTS EXHIBITIONS

Elizabeth Guild

Thomas’s, Clapham

Charles Griffiths

Junior King’s School

Kevin John

St Paul’s Cathedral School, London

Ethan Hunt

St Edmund’s School

Zoe Lambert Cargilfield

Preparatory School, Edinburgh

Yan To Leung

Diocesan Girls’ School, Hong Kong

Phoebe Mantovani

Kent College, Pembury

Henry Martin

Junior King’s School

Findlay Reece

St Paul’s Cathedral School, London

Constantine Samoilys

Dulwich Prep, London

Jebin Yoon

Junior King’s School

ART SCHOLARSHIPS

(13+)

Amelia Butler-Gallie

Saint Ronan’s School, Hawkhurst

David Lipton

Port Regis School, Dorset

James Pickard

Dulwich Prep, London

Tom Ralls

Junior King’s School

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Charlie Kingsman showing how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done

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Hattie Wilson (6a BR)

The Committee

Having been at King’s for a full five years now, one of the places that I have visited most has been the Library. The beautiful building, which stands in St Augustine’s, houses a multitude of incredible resources, from vintage editions to the latest iPads. Since King’s life is inevitably hectic, the library is the perfect place to find some peace and quiet to read, study and relax. Here are just a few of the fantastic elements which make up our great library. The Librarians

The Library Committee is made up of various pupils, ranging across all year groups throughout the school. We meet roughly once every half term to discuss all libraryrelated matters over lunch, chocolates and coffee in the Gateway Chamber. Aside from the more extreme ideas (can we get a balcony to make a second floor, Mrs Gray?), the committee is a way in which messages can be filtered back to the rest of the school. Distinguished by the iconic red ‘Library Committee’ jumper, members also relay any feedback from the pupils, in order to make sure that our library, despite its ancient setting, is kept up to date. With several 6a’s leaving the committee this year, Mrs Gray welcomes all requests to join, from any year group. Narthex and The Bibliophile Narthex is the Library’s termly newsletter, which keeps people up to date with news and events in the Library. The Bibliophile is the monthly newsletter that highlights new and recommended books, films and other resources.

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Both of these can be found online, on the Library’s intranet page. I have found that the best things about these publications are the recommendations, as we are alerted to any new releases that we might enjoy.

School Library for you to enjoy. The books begin their lives in the Medical Centre where they are deliberately left for pupils and staff to pick up and read. When finished with the books, pupils leave them in a public place on the school site for someone else to find and enjoy. All of these ideas add to the fantastic atmosphere of the Library, and I’m sure there will be many more in the future. Get Involved!

Competitions and Events The Library is not just a place to come and study, as there is so much more going on behind the scenes. At various points in the year the Library runs different sorts of competitions. Ranging from ‘guess how many sweeties in the jar’ to a short story competition, such events allow everyone to get involved in Library life. One of the most memorable events held in the library was the Easter Egg hunt last year (pictured right), when several of the staff’s children came to spend a happy hour searching high and low for the chocolates cunningly hidden by Mrs Gray. As well as this, there are Christmas festivities, including carol singing and mulled wine for the committee members. A recent addition to the Library activities is ‘Found it, Read it’. These are a selection of short reads provided by the

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It will be sad to bid farewell to such an integral part of King’s life. The Librarians are always willing to help, no matter what is being sought. Longer opening hours, put in place due to popular demand, shows just how important this building is. For those below 6a, it is key that as pupils we continue to show our appreciation. Any suggestions are always gladly received, regarding events, the committee, new films, tapes, books, kindles, laptops or ipads. Thank you to Mrs Gray and to all the librarians for making our Library more than just a place to study.

THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS Fiona Jenkinson (6a HH)

Young Scientists Journal had a busy and successful Lent term. In December 2012, Cleodie Swire’s (OKS MR) final issue as Chief Editor, Issue 12, was published and followed in March by Issue 13, the first issue with Fiona Jenkinson (6a HH) as Chief Editor. The journal was also represented in two events this term: The Multinational Science Conference at St Paul’s Boys’ School and the Big Bang Science Fair in London.

The e-book Issue on the 2012 Anglo-Japanese conference. Front cover designed by Fiona Jenkinson Issue 12 included articles ranging in subject matter from atomic theory evolution to animal testing ethics and two more Nobel Prize winner interviews. Two articles from King’s School students were published: ‘The inefficiency of sewage processing for oestrogen removal’ by Nicola King (OKS HH) and ‘The Evolution of Drug Resistance in Bacteria’ by Jake Shepherd-Barron (6b MO). There was also a special report on the photography competition results run by Fiona Jenkinson in 2012. We are continuing to run the photography competition this year with the four categories: Medicine in Science (open), Speedy Science (under 12s), Networking (12-15), and Science in Detail (16-18). The entries are in the process of being judged.

Issue 12 of Young Scientists Journal, Cleodie Swire’s last issue as Chief Editor

In March 2012, YSJ had been to St Paul’s School to report on the first Japanese-English student science conference. The quality and variety of the presentations was very impressive and Young Scientists Journal was honoured to be able to dedicate a whole issue, Issue 13 to some of the presentations given on the day. So in March of this year, a group of Mr Orders, Mei Yin Wong (6a BY) and Fiona returned with the published copies to present to attendees of this year’s conference which this time included schools from Germany in addition to those from the UK and Japan. The special issue had a larger proportion than usual of original research articles which was good to see and included an informal interview with Cleodie about her experience on YSJ. On the 15th March a team of Niyi Adenuga (6a MO), James Rand (6a MT), Sam Slattery (6b TR), Fiona, Mr

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Orders, Miss Astin, two Simon Langton Boys and two Invicta Grammar Girls ran a stall to promote our journal at the ExCel Centre in London for the Big Bang Science Fair. We spent a lot of the day reporting on the projects around us and advertising the journal to potential authors and readers alike. In the afternoon, it came as a surprise to hear that the Duke of York was being shown around the Young Engineers section. A few minutes later, his cohort were walking by our stall and Miss Astin took up the opportunity to give two copies of the journal to Prince Andrew’s Equerry. Before we knew it, the team got the opportunity to present the journal to the Duke of York himself and talk to him about YSJ in length.

With the Editorial Team working as efficiently as ever, one of the new focuses of the journal has been in other forms of Science communication. We have therefore delegated new roles such as Newsdesk Editor (currently Aimee Serisier (6a BR) preceeded by Niyi) and Publicity Team Leader. Currently also Jea Seong Yoon (5th MR) is Technical Team Leader and King’s School Members of the Editorial Team of late have included: Mei Yin Wong, James Rand, Brydie Booth (Remove HH), Joe Haynes (6b GR) and Sam Slattery. I hope they all have found their work on the journal useful experience with exposure to a variety of scientific work and developing skills in communication, organisation and technology. Sophie Brown (6b BR) has volunteered to step up to the role of Chief Editor next year, and Chloe Forsyth (a pupil at Sir Roger Manwood’s school) will be succeeded as head of the Editorial Team by two other out of school pupils from amongst our 30 or so editors. I wish all the best of luck to them as the Journal continues to develop next year.

The team presenting the journal to Prince Andrew at the Big Bang Science Conference.

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The Young Scientists’ Journal Web Page can be found at www.ysjournal.com

TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS THE SIXTH FORM HISTORY OF ART TRIP TO PARIS CTN

This March, the 6a and 6b History of Art students embarked on a day trip to Paris. It may have been early, but everyone was on time and seemed to be in good spirits as the bus set off from Green Court at 5:30am. We arrived in Ebbsfleet and had a quick breakfast in Café Nero, and despite a brief moment of panic when we thought one of the tickets might have gone missing, we all managed to board the Eurostar in time for the departure. The journey was surprisingly quick; most people slept through the entire thing and woke up to the early morning buzz of ‘Gare du Nord’ in the 10th arrondissement of the city.

We separated into groups for lunch and ate in various restaurants and cafes within walking distance of the Musée d’Orsay, before making our way to the metro to the Louvre. The museum is in the Louvre Palace, situated on the right bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement and is a historic monument as one of the world’s largest museums. We were able to see lots more work here, including the tiny ‘Mona Lisa’. The building itself is also very beautiful, and I especially loved the incredible ceilings and marble sculptures in the ballroom. After leaving the Louvre, we spent our final few hours in Paris having dinner all together before catching a late night Eurostar back to Ebbsfleet. Even though we were all exhausted, we felt that we had seen and learnt a lot and the 6b’s can’t wait to go on this trip again next year! My sincere thanks go to Miss Lee, Mrs Burrows and Mr Cordeaux who staffed the trip and contributed to a hugely stimulating and successful day.

Our first destination was the notable ‘Musée d’Orsay’. We got there with a scenic walk crossing the river Seine, giving us an opportunity to experience the beauty of the city. The museum is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography – some of which we had studied in class and were planning on using as examples in our exams this summer. I was happy to see some of these works that I recognised from lessons, such as Manet’s ‘Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe’, (which was much larger in real life than I had thought it would be), Degas’ dancers, and also Monet’s impressionist landscapes. I also really enjoyed discovering new works of art that I hadn’t seen before, including Rodin’s compelling sculpture of ‘The Gates of Hell’, which is immense in scale and intricately detailed and the ‘Dark Romanticism’ exhibition from Goya to Max Ernst.

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DRAMA AND MUSIC

DRAMA AND MUSIC THE SIXTH FORM PLAY: ‘PLAYING IN THE SHADOWS’ Phoebe Hanson-Lowe (6b BR)

Laura Meek, a talented 6b in Jervis who won the Sawyer Stage Technical Award, wrote Playing in the Shadows. However, Laura wrote it as a Remove during King’s Week when she was inspired by all the remarkable drama, in which she starred as the lead in Pygmalion. Not only did she write it, but she also directed it with an exceptionally professional style. Though the two performances both on Sunday evening were its debut, it seemed as though both the actors and direction had years of experience. The play started eerily with Madalé Jooste playing the deeply disturbed Lucy, sitting alone in a mental asylum. Madale played Lucy with consistent conviction, making the entire audience genuinely terrified of her, but also mildly sympathetic. This sympathy stemmed from Arthur Chilcott’s performance as Thomas, who mentally haunts Lucy. Lucy was in love with Thomas before she murdered her best friend Grace, played very well by Georgia Watt, for being with Thomas. As revenge, Thomas appears in Lucy’s room, tormenting her because he wants to force Lucy to feel as much pain as he did when Grace was killed. This created a huge amount of suspense and made the audience constantly afraid for all the characters, as Lucy’s mental stability deteriorates visibly on stage and with each minute, the characters’ safety is endangered.

tactically interrogated Lucy and tried to coerce her into telling the truth. Helen Ferrett played the role of Lucy’s mother and was very believable in playing a concerned yet shamed mother. Madalé was chillingly credible when murdering her mother, and was subsequently very emotive when she realised what she had done. Emily Goss, playing the nurse, was also murdered. However, Lucy is the one who finally was killed by Thomas as a surprising twist revealed that in fact Thomas was tangible and not just a figment of Lucy’s twisted imagination. The entire play was extremely tense and disturbing from start to finish. Laura did a highly commendable job on direction, set design and casting a fantastic cast. Many people have admitted to having nightmares following the play and therefore it was a success in Laura’s terms, as she wanted the eeriness to come across, which it did superbly. It was an excellent play in every aspect and we hope that Laura continues to write and direct.

These three protagonists were accompanied by four other wonderful performances. Alex Rose played Adam Harfer, a detective trying to discover the truth of Grace’s death and make Lucy confess to murdering her. Alex Rose handled the role with maturity, portraying a determined man fixed on finding out the truth. Elliot Evans played Joites, the detective’s sidekick. Elliot was wonderful in his portrayal, and presented a strong-willed detective who

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MadalĂŠ Jooste, Arthur Chilcott and Georgia Watt

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MadalĂŠ Jooste and Elmily Goss

DRAMA AND MUSIC MEISTER OMERS FESTAL FLOURISH TJA

This year, the MO Festal Flourish flourished for the fourth time. Despite the youthful flush of excitement amongst actors and musicians, there was an air of retrospection and reminiscence this year, as some successful former ‘Festal Flourish’ material was reprised. Moreover, the theme taken was that of Beginnings and Endings: many items were in honour of the outgoing Housemaster, Paul Newbury and his passionate take on matters Hispanic, pastoral, Welsh and Liverpool FC. As ever for a Festal Flourish, the Maître de was Martin Miles who, in the context of his cyclical theme, was perhaps also reflecting on his own time as M.O.’s Housemaster, before Paul took over. Beginnings and Endings indeed! The evening got off to a somewhat cerebral start with first and last scenes from plays by Alan Bennett and Christopher Hampton respectively. Ranulph Tees found his feet after a slightly shouty opening. The actors might well have been refugees from the wonderful Chap Magazine, which was the perfect style for The Habit of Art. A degree of perfectly appropriate camp decorum was offered particularly by elderly thesps, Harry and Andrew McCredie, and stage manager Jake Shepherd-Barron, who had stepped in at the last minute. The use of the Shirley Hall’s oak panels was a cunning wheeze both in this and the Philanthropist excerpt, effortlessly providing a donnish backdrop. The exquisitely lazy, ‘etiolated’ don, based on one who actually taught Martin Miles (yet more Beginnings and Endings) was well portrayed by Ranulph, and Harry Leadbeater carried the last scene with the revolver cigarette-lighter particularly convincingly, creating real and captivating dramatic tension.

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Next came a feature one comes to expect from a Festal Flourish, the world premiere of a piece composed specially by Stephen Matthews. His skill at orchestration was again in evidence, unleashing a great variety of filmic effects from a relatively small and inevitably mixed ability band. The Housemaster’s Suite paid tribute to Paul’s upbringing in a Welsh vicarage by means of wryly VaughanWilliams-ish allusions to Welsh hymns, psalmody and Allegri, with infant, scurrying suggestions of Match of the Day. Next, Paul’s Spanish side (a.k.a. Quini Newbury) was romantically evoked by a charming Rodriguez Concierto de Aranjuez pastiche with Theo Pedrick on guitar. Was the theme really I only have eyes for you? Here, as in the next movement, the solo trumpet playing by Lorcan Halfacre was exceptional. There followed a cunningly wrought Football Crazy fugue and then a mighty Meister Omers theme with the homages to Percy Grainger and, of course, Elgar. The whole was playfully humorous and always kindly eulogistic of Paul and Quini. A well-deserved tribute and another compositional triumph! The next item, the Thought Fox, was well read and acted by Messrs Andrew McCredie, Jake Hewitt, Hamish Courtauld and Alexandra O’Neill, though the Shirley Hall acoustics were not kind on the audibility front. The Lord of the Flies became very gripping after a somewhat slow start, with George Nairac as a very reasonable Ralph, a scary public school monitor type in the form of Harry Condon and Raeffe Gibson as an interesting Piggy, hovering between self-assertion and victimhood. Maxim Del Mar’s harmoniously Haydnesque Divertimento was very neatly composed and positively performed by himself, Lorcan Halfacre and George Nairac. The house song, Livin’ on a Prayer, rounded off the first half. The lower, dum-de-dum ‘string’ parts were not always secure in intonation, particularly during an important key-change, but the top parts and the general gusto more than compensated. Much whistle-blowing, in the footballing rather than civil service sense, was needed to get us back into the hall after the interval’s splendid Rioja and Tapas courtesy

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Next came my favourite part of the evening: three poems in different languages read extremely well by Gaëtan Brandt, Johannes Neudert, Maxim Del Mar and Quini Newbury. There were well constructed visual illustration for those who did understand, and interpretation for those who perhaps did not.

The house concert on a cold and icy evening, had a warm atmosphere and an entertaining programme. Mr Pollock had again managed with few rehearsals to put together an orchestra of varying abilities and instruments to open the proceedings with a stirring rendition of Strauss’s Radetsky March, followed by Gabriel’s Oboe with Siân Robinson as the soloist supported by JeaSeong on the horn, Fionnuala Halfacre on clarinet, Phoebe Robertson on Violin and Evie on the piano.

This moment of high culture was followed by an extremely impressive and hilarious production of the ‘Rude Mechanicals’ scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. All actors contributed to creating that wonderful feeling of hearing and understanding Shakespeare’s jokes for the first time. All acted so well, it would be unfair to single out any for particular praise. Next, Paul Newbury’s love of Anglican psalms and football, were ingeniously united in a Havergal-cumMiles psalm-setting of verses taken from the original 1863 Association Football Rules, in a piece called the Leges Ludi Pulchri (worth pausing to puzzle out the Latin!). The evening ended on a high as Hamish Courtauld acted out Alan Bennett’s take on a retiring 1960s Headmaster addressing schoolboys in mumbled clichés as the latter misbehaved, as they perhaps did in those days. Finally, to round off a long but varied and charming evening, there came an opportunity for community singing in the form of You’ll Never Walk Alone, but only after we had been shown just what a good piece it is in its original form by a select choir, accompanied by Edward Hands on violin and Mr Matthews on piano. Perhaps there were one or two dry eyes in the house, but one trusts that these did not belong to Paul Newbury, who must have been moved by this lovely tribute paid to himself and Quini by the boys of the house and the incredibly inventive Messrs Miles and Matthews.

Then, as they used to say between BBC programmes “and now for something completely different”, came Eliza Cox on stage with a plastic beaker, where she showed amazing timing and rhythm to sing The Cup Song whilst using the cup as a percussion instrument. Our Music Scholars each performed solo pieces with Phoebe Robertson playing Severn’s Polish Dance on the violin and Evie singing David of the White Rock, (English words rather than Welsh), while accompanying herself on the harp. Evie later showed her linguistic and amazing singing ability with Debussy’s Beau Soir and Siân performed the oboe piece with which she had been successful in her Guildhall School of Music audition, the Sarabande and Allegro by Grovlez. Many of the members of the audience could relate to Alex James’s choice of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody played on the piano with his own variations and all delivered from memory with great sensitivity. Natasha Methven combined her strengths of modern languages and singing when she took to the floor to perform Faure’s Après un Rêve. She was also the conductor for the House Choir which had a tuneful blend of voices in the rendition of Kids and then again for the whole House’s entry to the House Song Competition with the Marlowe version of Somebody that I used to Know. The concert was brought to a rousing conclusion with the return of the orchestra and Bizet’s Habañera was the

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steady advance before the charge of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with Alex James providing the cannon on the bass drum. My thanks to all who attended and took part but especially to Mr Matthews who accompanied the soloists and to Mr Pollock for his expertise in selecting suitable pieces and encouraging and cajoling the pupils to enjoy playing music together. I was pleased that the 6a’s who took part took a well-deserved bow and have over the years contributed greatly toward the success and variety of our House Concerts. Our three 6a soloists will be sorely missed; Siân, Evie and Tash have been tremendous performers for the House and School and are ready to move on to develop their own musical careers. Now new performers will need to take centre stage and rise to the challenge.

reading an extract from A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood. The accomplished violinist, Fenella Chesterfield, captivated the audience with her exquisite rendition of Mozart’s Adagio from Violin Concerto No 3 in G and this was followed by the Fifth Form girls, Ellen Kennedy, Rhiannon Jones, Siobhan Casha and Eleanor Hartland singing the mesmerising Songbird by Eva Cassidy. The evening was superbly rounded off by Siobhan Casha, playing Handel’s Concerto in B Minor, 3rd Movement on the viola and then the house song, You Are Not Alone, by Michael Jackson, conducted by Fenella, made a superb finale to the evening. Many thanks must go to Charlie Burn and his team of lighting specialists and to Steve Bree and Paul Barton Hodges for their support with sound and stage equipment.

MITCHINSON’S HOUSE CONCERT

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‘Dramatically Yours’ directed by Dr On a cold Saturday evening in February St Alphege’s church was warmed by the musical talents of the Mitchinson’s House pupils. The entertainment was superbly compered throughout by the multi-talented Dom Hamlyn, who stole the show with his witty repartee. The difficult task of opening the performances was in the capable hands of the Shells, singing their version of If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé, arranged by Maddie Jamieson. Tzeamara Goddard then performed a faultless rendition of Chanson de Matin by Breval on her ‘cello and the highly talented duo of Siobhan Casha and Eleanor Hartland left the audience spellbound with The Power of Love by Gabrielle Alpin. The Mitchinson’s House Wind Band, comprising: Chris Richardson, James Griggs, Eleanor Hartland, Angus Forbes, Bess Hale, Antonia Martin, Dena Movahedyan, Siggie Aylward, Henry Padgham and George Richardson, pulled off a lively medley of Beach boys tunes; which was doubly impressive as they had only had three short rehearsals. The evening continued apace with flautist Siggie Aylward performing City Life No. 3 and Joanna Patten-Martin

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Like tea at the Ritz, this memorable soirée was an elegant mélange of tastes and textures, impossible to resist, and left its audience satisfied and replete. A cornucopia of amuse-gueules provoked a succession of comic effects, salted with the sobriety of Muriel Spark’s Edinburgh Academy and climaxing in a sinewy rendition of Willy Russell’s Liverpudlian histoire sentimentale. Dr Pidoux’s own ebullient creations were performed with vocal dexterity, physical vigour and slick timing by a resourceful and talented cast. In the hilarious opener, the prospective parents from hell (Harry Vavasour and Gus Courtauld) and their less than adorable offspring (Kit Patterson and Camilla Roberts) posed the multi-tasking and long-suffering deputy housemaster (Callum Kolade) a succession of sticky moments, but his sang froid was brilliantly maintained. A miniature masterpiece of blended

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DRAMA AND MUSIC genres, Withering Expectations received the effervescent and artful attentions of its leads, Lizzie Trelawney-Vernon and Aaron Milton, while the supports (straight and crossdressed) caught the mock-literary climate with naturalism and archness. Max Morris delivered an Alan Bennett monologue with disarming simplicity and subtlety, while Verity Sayer made Bennett’s vicar’s wife both plausible and moving. The evening’s most uproarious sequence was Ian Hay’s The Crimson Coconut. Adrenaline pumped throughout this taut spoof, the physicality and plot twists of which were like so many blows to the solar plexus – or the funny bone. Sung Pai was a laid-back Chinese waiter, by turns inscrutable and manic, while Jamie Loyn showed engaging élan and insouciance. As his moll, Claudia Gifford was a hard-boiled jewel, brash and glitzy. Alex Andrews and Anna Levitskaya, Russian anarchists, were an inspired double act, lifting the zany action to an altogether surreal level.

Nick Simonds, an unflaggingly poised and unflappable Miss Jean Brodie, kept his/her young ladies (Demi Adeyemi and Ruby Bansal) and laddies (Harry Churchill and Ralph Taylor) in thrall. His command of accent and intonation – as well as of his heaving embonpoint – was impeccable. Social realism, shot through with scouse humour, made for a gritty, witty finale. Ed Bryant’s portrayal of her intensely egocentric macho husband allowed Rebecca Spayne to elaborate a nuanced and moving response to Shirley Valentine’s emotional yearning. Jack Chapman and Sophie Bansal were supple foils, George Barker and Rory Hinshelwood made an hilariously dysfunctional couple, and Jack Vavasour proved a quirky, endearing Greek waiter.

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THE GRANGE AND WALPOLE HOUSE CONCERT ALY

The Walpole/Grange charity concert of 2013 took place on a typically cold and damp early March evening up at Birley’s. Before the concert began the 6b’s help set up. They then served as waiters throughout the evening and did absolutely sterling work helping the staff ensure that coats were taken and food delivered. Mr Dath opened the evening by introducing Camellia Johnson and Oriel Steel who were to describe the charities Walpole had selected. Camellia spoke about Oxjam and Oriel the James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund. Mr Dath then explained his reasons why The Grange supported the Royal Free hospital; his speech was very moving and I am sure the three of them had a huge role in ensuring that so many people bought a great number of raffle tickets. First up was Alex Soul who opened with a lovely cello solo that livened the audience. Next Camellia Johnson sang Sure on this Shining night by Barber. Her warm confidence, sweet voice and impeccable timing brought real life to this lovely piece. Time for the starter of ‘Duo of Salmon’ and everyone took the chance to have a good chat before the next part of the programme. Izzi Helme, following Dewi Rees’ amazing piano piece, strode onto the stage and transformed into Iago, plotting and planning Othello’s demise for her dramatic monologue. It was great to see some drama amongst the music. Amelia Baker, Lara Olszowska and Sophie Lark then proceeded to knock our socks off with a brilliant performance of Only Love and Mama Medley. The three of them individually have wonderful voices, but together they really were show-stopping.

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The conversation billowed out as the pudding was served, Warm Pear and Almond Tart, and wine glasses were replenished. The final part of the programme began with Rachel Barry and Lottie Johnson on their flutes with Dewi Rees on the piano playing Sicilienne by Fauré. A beautiful piece, the flutes sounded wonderful together as they twined around Dewi’s piano. Dewi did brilliantly considering he was only given his music the week before! The finale of the concert was placed in the extremely capable hands of the Walpole and Grange close harmony group. The performance was very professional and there was clear enjoyment on both sides, from the audience and the performers themselves. Their final song was Goodnight, Sweetheart and it was beautifully sung. There deeper voices of the Grange boys worked spectacularly with the lighter quality of the girls’. Bravo, Amelia Baker, Camellia Johnson, Anna Booth-Clibborn, Issy Brooks, Ilona Bushell, Sophie Lark Harry Bruges, Shaun Wood, Ben Bowers and Dewi Rees. Although the music and drama was over, it was time for the raffle and, after a final flurry of ticket buying, the drawing of the tickets began. Ably assisted by Victoria Frye and Sophie Nichols, Mr Dath and Mrs Young went through the prizes. There were many happy winners, especially Miss Park who won a weekend in an apartment in Paris. The raffle alone raised over £890 which is more than double what we won last year; wonderful news for the charities.

THE MADRIGALIA CHOIR TRIP TO BELGIUM It was early on a chilly February morning that a sleepy group of musicians assembled on Union Street. Spirits were low as we carried bags and music stands down to the coach, and the first half of the journey was silent as we dozed our way to the channel tunnel. It was as we approached Folkestone, with the sun just peeking out

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DRAMA AND MUSIC behind the clouds, that we felt ready for the breakfast which would propel us on to France. The Madrigalia trip to Belgium is one that has become an important event in the musical calendar of the school, and this year topped previous occasions with more students involved than ever before. Whereas in previous years a small group of singers had gone, we were now joined by our own orchestra. Refreshed and invigorated by our coffee and croissants, we progressed on our journey, looking forward to the prospect of an exciting concert. Nobody was disappointed when the time came to visit the church once again. The beautiful acoustic of the church of SainteJulienne in Verviers accommodated both the renaissance polyphony of the choir alone, and the exciting chorus of Wachet Auf, accompanied by the orchestra and a chorus of young people from Verviers. The audience were also treated to two arias from Bach’s B minor mass, both superbly executed -the Agnus Dei sung by Will Fairbairn, and the Christe sung by Camellia Johnson and Hannah Goldsmith, with violin accompaniment by Maxim Del Mar and Arran Hope. There were also two arias from his St Matthew Passion by Will Fuest and Evie Kanagasooriam. ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound’ from Handel’s Messiah,

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performed brilliantly by Shaun Wood (bass) and Llewelyn Cross (trumpet), and a rendition of Soave ‘Sia’il Vento’ from Mozart’s Così fan Tutte by Sian Rees, Ilona Bushell and Dan Wilson made the concert one to remember. The short trip ended with a magnificent feast provided by our hosts, hospitable as ever, and rounded off with an impromptu rendition of a few Monteverdi madrigals. It was a happy, though once more sleepy party that returned to Canterbury early the next day after a highly successful trip.

THE CHARITY ROCK CONCERT Sophia Gripari (Rem WL)

This is not going to be a traditional review as it is hard to be objective about the success or failure of something you were a part of. Having said that, the Rock Concert was a hugely well-attended event with a great vibe emanating

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from the audience. Organised by Dimitri Gripari, the concert was in aid of the children’s section of the Refugee Council. Tickets and t-shirts were sold in order to raise money for the charity. The final cheque was for £5643.50, which was a great achievement. Auditions in October were swiftly followed by interminable rehearsals and a stunning lack of exeats and Sunday leaves, but enjoyable nonetheless (most of the time). As the doors opened on January 26th, the Shirley Hall gradually filled up with crowds of excited students pushing their way to the front. The hand picked security team, wearing their customized t-shirts, had the challenging job of restraining the crowd, which was constantly pushing over the bright orange safety barriers. The doors had closed and students waited for the first performance eagerly while parents were hidden away, watching from the balcony. After a brief introduction from the stage manager, Stu Andres, the lights dimmed and a fantastic rendition of Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’, performed by Dimitri Gripari, set the scene. The audience were dancing, screaming and singing along. The atmosphere was great. This was followed by Milly Baker’s amazing performance of ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ by The Darkness, with one of the many great guitar solos from Phil Salmony. The crowd hugely enjoyed Charlie Jamieson’s great performances of ‘Seven Nation Army’ and ‘Highway to Hell’. Wearing a kilt definitely added edge. Despite thinking I would be nervous, the adrenaline kicked in and I thoroughly enjoyed singing ‘Californication’ with a great band of Casper Latham on guitar, Jamie Loyn on bass, Llewelyn Cross on keys and Fred Catterall on drums and ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ played by Harry Gibbon on bass, Charlie Sinclair and Laurence Ng-Cordell on guitar and Teddy Baker on drums. Scarlet Pughe’s version of ‘Long Way to the Top’ by ACDC was brilliant, accompanied by Dimitri’s debut public performance on the drums (with a broken finger). Scarlet and I also did a duet of Wild Cherry’s ‘Play That Funky Music’, with Charlie Sinclair’s impressive guitar solo, a great brass contribution from Chris Irwin, Will Phillips, Llewelyn Cross and Dewi Rees and excellent drumming from Teddy Baker.

A dazzling solo performance from Eliza Cocksworth singing Muse’s of ‘Feeling Good’ received a great response from the audience, not to mention the energetic jump from the Sinclair brothers, Toby and Charlie, both on guitar. Lucy Duncanson ‘I Love Rock ‘N Roll’ got everyone singing along and Charlie Sinclair’s excellent rendition of ‘Mr Brightside’ was supported by Fenella Chesterfield on bass, Toby Sinclair and Caspar Latham on guitar and Fred Catterall on drums. The last student performance of the night was a convincing rendition of the much loved ‘In the Air Tonight’ sung by Dimitri Gripari with the help of Teddy Baker on percussion, Toby Sinclair on guitar, Will Fairbairn on keys and Max Pashley giving us the famous, anticipated drum solo. The crowd went mad. There were two group numbers of This Love and Valerie, which also included great performances from Paddy Ross and Charlie Metcalfe on vocals and Jake Hewitt on drums. Aside from students, we had an amazing input from Mrs. Thornby singing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ which was a great success. OKS Tom Bradley and his band played an impressive original set during the interval, which showed great support for the cause and we really appreciated them coming down to take part. The night was finished off by a transformed Major Vintner, a true rocker, singing ‘Holiday’ by Greenday. At this point, all of the performers were on stage dancing and doing the backing vocals while the audience, having eventually recognized Major Vintner, cheered endlessly. A big thank you must go to Eudu Alves de Oliveira for the girls’ hair and makeup and Charlie Jamieson’s eyeliner and the backstage team of Stu Andrews, JC Curtis, Todd Hunt and Lloyd Roberts for making sure everything ran smoothly. The brilliant lighting and sound done by Panache Audio made a huge difference to the atmosphere. Mr Parvin and Mr Barton Hodges were as always essential to the success of the evening. It was a great privilege to be a part of such an exciting experience and a collective ‘hats off’ to Dimitri for all the time and effort he put into organising it. I hope that students watching enjoyed it as much as the performers did.

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Alicia Fowler, Sophie Bansal, MadalĂŠ Jooste, Alexia de Montalembert, Maisie Briggs

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MISCELLANY THE HARVEY SOCIETY Aimee Serisier (BR) and Adeniyi MichaelAdenuga (MO): Harvey Society Student Presidents 2012-13.

The Harvey Society is an important part of the science extracurricular program at school for interested pupils attending to further their knowledge in a diverse range of subject areas. This year, we have had the pleasure of hosting numerous talks with many great and enthusiastic scientists and students. The first talk this year was given by Malcolm Morgan (OKS) on sustainable development from an engineer’s perspective. This was followed by Alom Shaha, author of The Young Atheist’s Handbook talking on science and religion, and Professor Martin Warren, Professor of Biochemistry and Head of School in Biosciences at the University of Kent, who gave a lecture on how synthetic biology could be used to aid in providing enough sustainable energy

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for a growing population and the development of novel therapeutics to combat disease. Professor Ofer Lahav, Perren Chair of Astronomy at UCL, also gave a lecture at the Harvey Society. This was on the theory behind what may cause the accelerating expansion of the Universe, presenting observations from the Dark Energy Survey and was delivered to a keen audience of pupils from many schools. This topic was further explored by Dr. Marisa March, who works on the Dark Energy Survey, using a telescope in the Chilean desert, when she attended King’s to give a lecture on some of the key ideas about the accelerating Universe and its darker side. The final talk of the year was given by Dr. Martin Johnson on Environmental Science. It aimed to explore and explain many interesting aspects of the world’s oceans and the microbes that they contain and how they relate to the global climate. One of the most popular events of the year was the Members’ Presentation Evening, for which students researched a topic of interest, presenting their research to an audience of other students and staff. It included talks by Joe Haynes, Charlie Sinclair, Carita Hui, Jake Shepherd Barron, Maria Constantinescu, Lizzie Steele and Jack Adler. Christian Sinclair began the evening with a colourful and cool talk on strange and extraordinary animals. Joe Haynes gave an informative presentation on dependence on technology and Jack Adler spoke about the implications of the growing 3D printing technology. Carita Hui’s and Lizzie Steele’s talk on the science of dreams and the relationship between sleeping patterns and behaviour seemed to please the audience (especially Mr Smiley) who quizzed them thoroughly. However, it was the thorough research and clear and effortless teamwork of Maria Constantinescu and Jake ShepherdBarron (speaking on memories and how they are stored in the brain) that would eventually win. Our thanks to Dr. Ajay Sharman, Regional Manager of STEMnet who adjudicated. Overall, this year has proven to be a great time for science at King’s, and we have many people to thank for it – guest speakers, staff and students alike, and Miss Astin for all her organisation.

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THE WALPOLE CARNATIONS By Sophie Nichols (6b WL)

This year’s carnations were more successful than ever, we broke all previous records for the amount of carnations sold. Despite the 6a’s having a stressful period of writing all of them, this year has been the most enjoyable. The 6a’s planned and organised the traditional assembly which this year featured the King’s Men who wooed the hall with love songs. They also put together a video, which greatly amused the audience. Georgia Watt and Kate Vavasour spoke movingly about the charities the 6a’s had chosen to support: Tildy’s Trust and Depression Alliance. Then raffle tickets were handed out and it was explained that pupils should find their ‘Number Buddy’, the person with the corresponding raffle ticket, and send them a carnation or just do something nice with them. It must have been successful as thousands of red slips began to flood into the Mint Yard Gate’s heart box.

After Mrs Young and Miss Park had censored some of the more saucy messages, the 6a’s began to copy over 5,000 messages onto the cards with their faithful Sharpies, all within a week! It was long and tiring but the messages provided constant enjoyment for the 6a’s. The 6b’s had hole-punched and tied ribbon onto the cards, which were beautifully designed by Lizi Ham. The Fifths cut the ribbon, and along with the Shells and Removes, tied all of the cards onto the flowers on the Thursday before the last day of half term. Once a whole house’s carnations had been tied and put into buckets, the 6b’s, like little cupids, set about delivering them around the school to all the houses. It was a huge success and the pupils and staff all went on their half-term holiday with beautiful carnations that seemed to last for weeks. Well done and thank you to all involved.

The Walpole 6’as with their carnations: Back Row l-r Simisola Marinho, Ellie Christianakis, Isobelle Whitaker, Mylynn Bowker, Nosa Omosigho, Kate Vavasour..2nd Row l-r: Lizi Ham, Anna Booth Clibborn, Emma Laing, Front l-r: Oriel Steel, Jaya Melwani and Georgia Watt

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THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation took place in the Cathedral on the 27th January.The service was carried out the Bishop in Canterbury, The Rt Rev’d Trevor Willmott

List of those confirmed Junior King’s School

Meister Omers

Beulah Adeleke

Theodore Pedrick

Liam Brazier

Galpin’s

Chloe Chan

Jonathan Mbu

Samuel Chen

George Palmer

David Chiana

Broughton

Francis Hall

Rowena Mockridge

Chimezie Madueke

Jennifer Mbu

Margaret Onuh

Laura Wilson

Linacre

The Grange

James King

Charles Barrois

Nicholas Nugée

Edouard Barrois

Bertram Pedrick

Toby Rampton

School House

Luxmoore

Romilly Carboni

Eliza macLachlan

Marlowe

Walpole

Lauren Rix

Amelia Brown

Harvey

Laura Kendall

Eliza Batten

Nosayaba Omosigho

Anna Fenwick

Eliza Wallis

Lucy Fenwick Isobel Webster

Tradescant Joshua Akpana Edward Barkshire Jack Dearlove Kit Wilson

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CCF LENT TERM REPORT Jack Rampton (GR 6b)

It may be the darkest dampest term in the school as far as most activities are concerned, but this is the term when The King’s School CCF comes out to play. Range Days and Field Days were in the planning. The CCF took part in three range days on consecutive Thursdays allowing all members of the contingent an opportunity to shoot the weapon systems that they had spent all year practicing safe handling drills on. The range days were split into year groups in order to ensure that each group took part in a fun and varied application of fire depending on the skill level of the cadets who attended. The school bussed the cadets down to a live firing range at Hythe which is a large complex on the coast in South Kent. Being a coastal town meant that the exposure to poor weather was not going to be avoided, but instead amplified as the wind whistled across the beach front dropping the temperature considerably, making the metal on the weapons cold to touch and our hands chill. This did not detract from the level of shooting and all cadets thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to either fire at different targets or in the senior cadet’s case from different positions.

fight (this is an exchange of shots between two forces), where the enemy were forced back into various wood lines whilst the Friendly Forces lead by Cadet Corporal’s Jack Rampton, Harry Fox, James Balicki and Sam Roud took control of the exercise. The final assault was in a small wooded cops overlooking a car park, where the cadets assaulted with such force and momentum that they wiped out the enemy in one foul swoop and neutralising the Black Barron. A fantastic exercise and possibly the highlight of many cadets experiences over the past few years. Sadly due to inclement weather the Adventurous Training and Duke of Edinburgh trips to North Wales and Snowdonia were cancelled. This was a great shame to all who were to attend, however the right decision which was also supported by the parents, as UK was to experience some of the worst snow and conditions in memory for the time of year. The CCF will now look forward to the future and a busy Summer Term, with more willing volunteers signing up to join and increasing the growing contingent size still further.

The CCF also ran a field craft weekend called Exercise Cold Hit; this was the final exercise within a sequence of scenarios that the cadets had been working their way towards. The contingent was split into two sides and friendly platoon and an enemy section in order to add a real time scenario to the exercise. As it was to be the 6a’s final exercise and, with the 6b’s chomping at their toes to become the next senior cadets, it was fitting to make the 6a’s the enemy. This elite section was commanded by Cadet Sergeant Major Harry Leadbeater, and their aim was to disrupt and surprise the friendly forces cadets throughout their evening routine. Harry lead this fine body of men well and it was commented on by the Regular Army in supervision of this force that the skills and organisation of the force was equivalent to match that of some regular soldiers he had served with. The following day saw the enemy infiltrate the friendly force harbour area and recapture their informer, The Black Barron aka Dr Stewart Hayes to initiate a friendly force retaliation. Over the next three hours there was fire fight after fire

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BOYS’ HOCKEY Boys’ Hockey 1st XV

BOYS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – 1ST XI P 9 D 1 L 6 W 2 GF 17 GA 37 Weekly Fixtures P 2 D 0 L 1 W 1 GF 4 GA 6 Kent Cup P 5 D 1 L 2 W 2 GF 5 GA 8 Frank Mason Tournament A new season brought in a lot of new players, so one of the aims of the season would be to develop these players in the system and style of play. The weather this season was less than helpful. Many training sessions and games had to be cancelled due to snow. With this term starting so early this year, there was very little time for pre-season training. We started this year, as per last year with a fixture against Canterbury Millers team from Canterbury Hockey club. As with last year this was a great introduction to all of the team. Although this year was a much harder game, losing 4-2. Due to the snow we had to get the Kent cup games played early and often-in rearranged situations. Due to the cancellation of the Saturday fixture against Cranbrook,

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which we had hoped to play as a doubleheader, we re-arranged as a midweek fixture and won 3-0. Again due to the snow, we were due to play Haileybury at home, but ended up travelling to them as they had managed to clear their pitch. This was a very tough and close counter unfortunately just losing out 2-1.For the second round of the Kent Cup we were drawn against Kent College. We had already played them in a midweek fixture, and lost 4-0. This year the Frank Mason tournament could be played. We hosted a pool group in the morning at Birley’s. In this pool we beat Norton Knatchbull and St Lawrence, drew with Langley Park, but lost to Rochester Maths. However this did mean that we progressed, and faced Simon Langton boys in the quarterfinal, however lost 6-1 to them and they were the eventual winners. Our final few games were hard, although the results do not reflect the team performance. We lost 9-2 to Felsted, 7-2 to Sutton Valance and 6-1 to Eltham College. Our last game of the season was home to Duke of York’s, this game saw possibly our best performance of the year, running out convincing 6-2 winners.Benjamin Simpson (Captain) and William Stonehewer-Smith/Sebastian Leggett (Vice Captains) worked together tremendously hard in their

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roles and have been a great for the squad. This season the Players’ player of the season went to Ben Methven and Tom Potter; Most Improved player went to Max Desoutter. Team from: Benjamin T M P Simpson (Capt), William R T Stonehewer-Smith (Vice Capt), Sebastian N Leggett (Vice Capt), Arthur Poivet, Jamie M T Adams, Dominic S Moore, Samuel D J De Haan, James H R Meddings, Harry Pattinson, Ben Methven, Hugo Davies, Tom Potter, Aaron Milton, Max Desoutter, Louis Ewart, Harry Fox, Simon Broadley Results Canterbury Millers (h)

Lost

4–2

Kent College (h)

Lost

4–0

Cranbrook (h)

Won

3 – 0 Kent Cup

Haileybury (a)

Lost

2–1

Alleyns (h)

Drew

0–0

Kent College (a)

Lost

6 – 1 Kent Cup

Norton Knatchbull

Won

2 – 0 Frank Mason

Rochester Maths

Lost

1 – 0 Frank Mason

St Lawrence

Won

1 – 0 Frank Mason

Langley Park

Drew

1 – 1 Frank Mason

Simon Langton

Lost

6 – 1 Frank Mason

Felsted (a)

Lost

9–2

St Lawrence (a)

Won

4–2

Sutton Valance (a)

Lost

7–2

Eltham (a)

Lost

6–1

Duke of Yorks (h)

Won

6–2

This has been a good season for the 2nd’s even if the results have been a bit mixed. In all of our matches we have been competitive and we have never been outplayed. Indeed our fast, counter-attacking style has held us in good stead all season. A good win against St. Lawrence was a promising start and in the first half against Alleyn’s we played sublime Hockey and it was a shame not to get the result against a very good side. Indeed against Felsted, Sutton Valance and Eltham College we had our chances and on another day those results could have been very different. If only we put the ball in the net more often! However, we saved our most devastating performance until the end, where a decent Duke of York’s team faced the full wrath of a somewhat frustrated King’s 2nd XI side. Led by the 6a leavers in their last match the boys were rampant, indeed Ed Hands and Tom Brett acquired seven goals between them, and the opposition were handed a 10-0 thumping. It was a fitting end to the season and shows what great Hockey the boys are capable of playing when it all comes together. Overall it has been very positive, and an enjoyable first season with the 2nds. My thanks to Ed Hands for captaining the team so well throughout, and to all the boys for their attitude and hard work during this arctic hockey season! My thanks also to Mr Holland for his invaluable coaching and support week in, week out. This was a young team, full of pace and talent and I look forward to seeing these boys continue to play at a high level at King’s over the next two years, in this team and beyond. Team from: H. Vavasour, H. Clews, P. Knox, A. Preston, M. Holland, R. Stonehewer-Smith, C. Richardson, S. Van der Gaag, J. Griggs, S. Broadley, H. Fox, J. Benton, T. Brett, W. Feust, E. Hands (c) Results:

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St Lawrence (h)

Win

4- 0

Kent College (h)

Cancelled

Haileybury (h)

Cancelled

Alleyns (h)

Draw

1-1

Felsted (a)

Lost

8-2

Sutton Valance (a)

Lost

3-1

Eltham College (h)

Lost

5-1

Duke of York’s (h)

Won

10-0

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BOYS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – 3RD XI

BOYS’ HOCKEY TEAM REPORT – U14 A XI

MWB

RALS & Diccon Stubbings

Played 4 , Lost 4 , Won 0

Played 6 won 2 drew 2 lost 4

Goals For: 1, Goals Against: 23

The team started well with a strong and promising side that showed what they could do in a great win over skinners in the Kent Cup at the start of the term that moved them swiftly into the next round.

This was a trying season for the 3rds, mercifully shortened by the weather, in which the goals against/for ratio, by a startling coincidence, exactly corresponded to the odds of them winning a match. Standout players were Jamie Loyn, who worked out early that the best way to see plenty of action was to play in goal, and James Leggett, whose positional sense and excellent distribution of the ball got the team out of a lot of tricky situations. Also noteworthy were James Balicki, who never shut up, Lewis Cullen, Jake Hewitt and Johnny Mbu, all of whom never turned up, and Elliot Evans, who more often than not just wanted to put his feet up. The highlight of the season is a toss-up between every time Charlie Trumper took a shot at goal (he couldn’t hit a barn door with a blunderbuss) and Balicki’s dislocated finger (an injury he suffered by courageously falling over). The lowlight of the season was definitely the drubbing at Eltham College: after an Odyssean journey and tortuous wait, the result was officially agreed at 7-1 in their favour despite being 9-0 at half time. The team’s most notable achievement, then, is having scored a goal despite not getting a single shot on target all season. But spirit remained high, despite the vicious weather and dispiriting results, and all can be commended for their efforts. Alleyns

5-0

Felsted

5-0

Sutton Valence

6-0

Eltham College

7-1

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Despite the snow and cold weather across the south of England Hailybury managed to clear their pitches so that we could play and the boys made the long journey count in a strong display of hockey in a 4-0 win. Digby TaylorYoung showed his promising skill and speed down the right hand side of the pitch and Thomas Mancais showed what a threat he could be in front of goal with some clinical finishes. Alleyn’s the week after proved to be too strong for the boys even though they put up at strong fight they lost 2-0. Felsted on paper looked like the strongest team that we would face all season. However Ralph Taylor had different ideas scoring a first half hat trick with only one in reply from the visiting team. In the second half Felsted came back strong and started the 2nd half well and scored just after half time but again Ralph was having other ideas and slotted home another to make the score 4-2 with 20 minutes to play. Unfortunately the boys couldn’t hold on and the game ended in a draw. This is where the season took an awful turn for the team and would see us left only with five fit players. Ralph Taylor was injured in the previous game and out for the rest of the season as we came up against a very strong Langley park team in the next round of the Kent cup. Langley Park were too strong for our boys in the end but this didn’t stop them from putting up a fight. With Jack Vavasour saving two strokes in one game and making numerous saves the team was still in the game but midway through the second half when legs become tired the flood gates opened.

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Boys’ Hockey U14A XI

BOYS’ HOCKEY Our next weekend fixture saw us away at Sutton Valence which would give us a good chance to make up for our mid-week loss. However this was not to be as we lost two players in the space of 10 minutes to injury and the advantage saw Sutton Valence run out victorious. Our next fixture saw us play Eltham College at home but with the team desecrated with injuries we had to call on JKS. With 4 skilful players from JKS we were able to field a team against Eltham but their physical strength was too much for our boys that saw them come up 4-1 winners. Jamie Crocker (JKS) scored a well taken goal to give a glimpse of next year’s talent. Our last game of the season was against Duke of York’s which looked like we could finish the season on a high. But on a wet and windy day down on the coast we could only come away with a draw. Jamie Crocker (JKS) scored a goal in the first five minutes and the outlook was promising. The boys continued to pile the pressure on the goal with balls flashing past the post and making their goalie make match winning saves; the boys couldn’t find a winner and mid-way through the second half Duke of York’s equalised with no response from King’s and thus saw a disappointing end to the season. This is a good Hockey team and with time, and if they can all stay fit. they will develop and produce some fine Hockey in future seasons. Team from: R. Taylor (captain), G. Courtauld, J. Footer, E. Graham, T. Mancais, J. Meddings, V. Patel, G. Richardson, E. Streeter, D. Taylor-Young, J. Trewlany-Vernon, J. Vavasour. Also played: C. Crocker, C. Griffiths, H. Martin, W. Oates Results Skinners (Kent Cup) A

3-0

Haileybury A

4-0

Alleyn’s A

0-2

Felsted H

4-4

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Langley Park (Kent Cup) H

1-7

Sutton Valence A

1-5

Eltham College H

1-4

Duke of York’s A

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Played 6, Lost 5, Won 1 Goals For: 2, Goals Against: 27 From the very start we had our work cut out. Haileybury gave us a rude awakening, and we struggled to lift our confidence as the season progressed. However, we didn’t give up. Each week Miss Cousins and Mr Sanderson would take the team up to Polo Farm to train on the water based pitch. Through a combination of skills and games the boys steadily improved, whilst all the time maintaining their wonderful enthusiasm and joy for the sport. Not once did they ever complain; not through the snow blizzards, wind, hail, sleet or rain; not when Alex crashed into another player and cut his lip – blood pouring out; and certainly not when we took on the mighty 3rd XI to hold them to a draw (for quite some time…). On most occasions we found that the opposition teams were considerably bigger than us. This didn’t deter either Edouard or Louis though, whose silky skills got them past players time and time again. Alex, Mussavir and Ben were all incredibly brave and courageous in defence, learning to keep a low flat stick and to be the first to meet the ball. They could be relied upon every afternoon to make game-saving tackles. Sam was fabulous as our

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key ‘free-hitter’ – a natural goal scorer but too valuable in defence to move him up to the front; and Jack was certainly relied upon to be our incredible goal keeper, who made hundreds of saves but was probably kept rather more busy than the rest of us would have wanted. (We all owe Jack an enormous amount, but for him the practice has certainly paid off as he has become a first class goalkeeper with huge potential). Vihan almost scored our first goal against Alleyn’s school, but the post irritatingly saved his rocket of a shot. Tom gave us glimmers of hope in the Sutton Valence match as his speed quite simply tore the field apart, creating several good goal scoring opportunities; and Jago played the most balanced and level-headed of games with the consistency of a true first team player. However the glory of the term has to be reserved for our final match against the Duke of York’s school, which we won 2-0. William Oates had joined us from JKS and as centre half he very much held our team structure together. Within five minutes we had scored a bullet from a short corner. Our heads were lifted, and despite the wind and rain, we played with absolute confidence and control. Louis burst through their defence to rattle their goalkeeper several times, whilst Max showed some wonderful stick control on the right wing; always the first to a ball and

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always able to get his pass away and to a member of our team. By the end of the match, thanks to a goal by Edouard, we had beaten the Duke of York’s by 2-0. We were ecstatic! The quality in play had been a complete transformation from that first game of the season against Haileybury. Man for man we had been more skilful, more game-aware, and more determined to win. Our bravery in the tackle was fantastic, and the team spirit was on cloud nine. I have got to hand it to this team. They have persisted and shown determination to improve against not only the weather, but also bigger more experienced teams, and yet by the end of the term they have come out on top as winners. Congratulations, thank you, and well done to all and every member of the team. Team from: Edouard Barrois, Alex Briggs, Sam Dath, Jack Vavasour, Louis Lyttle, Charles McMenemy, Toby Morris, Musavvir Khan Noorpuri, Ben Shepherd-Barron, Alexander Max Whitaker, Tom Woods. Also played: Jago Trelawney-Vernon, Vihan Patel, William Oates

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NETBALL Netball 1st VII

NETBALL TEAM REPORT – 1ST VII KAB

P14 L7 W7 D0 The results on paper do not quite reflect what kind of season it has been for the 1st Netball girls. I can honestly say in all the years I have worked at King’s, this team has been the most hard-working, the most enthusiastic and the most dedicated to training and matches yet far too often throughout the season we fell short of wins. Suffering a few loses on the bounce is always difficult to understand and comprehend, particularly for this team when all they wanted to do was play Netball and strive to be better as a team. Having lost a number of players last year, this year was certainly one to re-build the squad and fill in those pivotal positions that were missing. Lucy Warr, Madeline Phillips and Amelia Baker took on the

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very important positions of shooters for the squad and showed remarkable courage this season in the first team. All three over the course of the season stayed late, arrived early and booked in extra sessions outside of games times to improve their shooting and improvement that they all made throughout the season was simply remarkable. This aspect of our game really strengthened as our confidence grew and the more we started to mould as a team; as I say to the girls, I do not envy anyone that steps into a shooter’s positions; it is full of a great deal of responsibility and pressure. Also new to the squad this year was Rhiannon Jones and Genevieve Masters. Both players added an extra layer of versatility to the team which proved extremely invaluable in games where we needed something extra. Both players, like the shooters demonstrated a great deal of maturity in the team and were highly regarded by those longerstanding players in the squad. Dominique Masters, Maya Kolade, Emily Champion, Emma Laing and Charlotte Hart made up the rest of the squad. Having played in the team a number of years, these players all worked extremely

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hard to develop the team dynamics and ensure everyone was happy. As the results show we had a very up and down season with some absolutely remarkable highs and some disappointing loses that upon reflection, we knew we shouldn’t have lost. After a fantastic and energetic pre-season we started with the wind behind us and had a fantastic win at the new Junior King’s Netball courts. The next few games were tough, not unreachable but at this point we started to doubt our own potential and often found ourselves trailing in the last quarter. The weather certainly didn’t help – one of my fondest memories this season as turning up to Haileybury to play our triangular and seeing a foot of snow 4 foot away from the Netball court! Much to the girls’ disappointment the weather soon had a large effect on our training, which luckily and some of our matches. The snow was continuously falling and we found ourselves trying to make up fixtures during the week that we had lost at the weekend. The girls despite this never let it get them down and the turning point in their development was seeing them play at the Fast Net tournament held at Benenden – the girls were absolutely amazing! And it was even most amazing seeing a few 3-pointers thrown in too!! It was just a shame that this came at the point of half term. The girls also visited Spring Grove Prep School where they had two Netball sessions as squad; it was a fantastic opportunity for them and it was great to see them getting involved and doing some coaching. The girls worked hard the other side of half term although again wins were difficult to get at times. This never stopped the girls and their strength and tenacity is what I think really brought them out as a team. It’s never nice losing a game but these girls took the loss in their stride and worked hard and were focused for the next. Their last game of the season it was wonderful hearing a parent say ‘I don’t think I have ever seen such an exciting game of Netball been played like this at King’s!

I would like to thank the players for working extremely hard this season; best of luck to those players who are leaving and a big thank you to the parents who supported the 1st Netball team throughout the season. Team from: Dominique Masters (Captain), Maya Kolade (Vice-Captain), Amelia Baker, Emily Champion, Charlotte Hart, Rhiannon Jones, Emma Laing, Genevieve Masters, Madeline Phillips and Lucy Warr. Results Pilgrims (a)

Won

31-29

Epsom College (a)

Lost

23-18

Tonbridge Grammar (a)

Lost

34-29

UKC (h)

Won

19-18

Cranbrook (a)

Lost

23-22

Haileybury (a)

Lost

15-10

Oundle (a)

Won

26-19

Duke of York (a)

Won

28-10

Fast New Tournament (a)

Semi-Finalists

Brighton College (h)

Lost

48-19

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

22-10

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Lost

20-15

Walthamstow Hall (a)

Won

20-11

Colfe’s (a)

Won

32-17

Benenden (a)

Won

25-22

John Kelshall Tournament Winners – first time in 11 years! District Tournament Winners

We started the season in snow, wind and rain and we finished our season as Winners of the John Kelshall Tournament, our first achievement in its 11 years in the wind, rain, snow and sun!

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NETBALL TEAM REPORT – 2ND VII LW

P 17 W 15 L 2 The 2nd VII started off what was to be a very successful season by playing Simon Langton School. This match was against the Langton’s 1st team and this set the bar high for the King’s team, which was exactly what we needed. Although most of the team attended pre-season, quite a few of the Fifth formers were unable to attend and this in fact was their first Netball outing this year!! It was a very tight game however we came out as the winners. Two players shone in this game, Eliza Cocksworth as GA and Nwamaka Oditah as GD. Our second game was against Epsom College away. We knew this would be a very tough game as the Epsom Netball teams are always well polished. Helena Barton’s, new to the 2nd team this year, shooting was very accurate; she was confident to take her shots from anywhere in the shooting circle. Ella Gault, the newly appointed Captain playing C showed great vision and accuracy on delivering the perfect balls into Helena. The girls gained a lot of confidence from this match and it was a great achievement to record success over this team. We continued our winning streak to our next match which was against Sir Roger Manwood’s 1ST team. This was an easy game for us giving us the chance to try several playing combinations- Kate Vavasour, Nwamaka Oditah and Tirenioluwa Atoyebi coming out as a very strong defending trio. Our next matches away were against Haileybury and Oundle. We arrived at the court to find a 3ft high bank of snow around the court; we couldn’t resist having our photo taken standing next to the snow banks. Once again it was the defending skills of Kate Vavasour (Vice-Captain) which put us ahead. She put immense pressure on her shooter limiting her chances to gain possession. Today’s

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fixture was a triangle so our next match was against Oundle. We took a very early comfortable lead, with this in mind and in preparation for tougher matches to come we moved players around. Izzy Whitaker moved from her normal defending position to play goal shooter, Charlotte Molony came on as wing defence and was able to practice the skills that we had been working on at our training sessions and it was great to see the quality and versatility of the team. As our season progressed with some exceptionally good wins under our belt, we took the court against Sutton Valance 1st team. We were a little apprehensive about this match as we knew our opposition would be very skilful and physical but this was the type of game that we needed and although we lost 19-14 we pushed them all the way. Isobel Jamieson was instrumental in keeping us in the game- her ability to turn in the air and deliver the first time ball gave our shooters the perfect pass. Our training sessions after this game allowed us to focus on areas of our play that needed to be worked on. On our return from half term and well-deserved rest, our next match was against Brighton College. They had very tall athletic players and were strong all around the court. Although today we were outclassed, losing 41-25, we never gave up and we showed great determination pushing hard to the final whistle. It was an extremely cold day and the kit bag contained hats, scarfs and 4 hot water bottles to which we all shared at half time. Star performances from Isobel Jamieson at centre and Tirenioluwa Atoyebi in a new position as wing attack; both were very dominant around the circle edge. Having reflected upon this game our next training sessions we focused on denying space driving onto the ball and more communication. We were able to implement these skills in our next match against Sevenoaks and Christ’s Hospital where we secured two positive wins. It was evident at this stage in the term, the team were now comfortable playing with each other and some wonderful partnerships have been formed. The end of the season was fast approaching but we knew that we had some very difficult games ahead of us and the John Kelshall Tournament. This tournament is always of a very high standard and King’s were placed in a very tough pool. We played 5 games during the competition, largely to teams who were

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NETBALL first teams and our best game was against Brentwood A 1st team to which we drew 9-9; Brentwood A went on to be runners-up in the tournament. The following day we played in the district tournament playing 5 games and very easily winning them all so a very successful way to finish the season with one weekend fixture to go. Last game of the season we played Hurstpierpoint and we certainly saved our best performance till last. It was magical to watch the girls playing; the game flowed effortlessly throughout the court. Helen Woodward playing C and WA showed great speed and elevation. The whole team pulled together and reached new heights in their playing ability. The girls have been a joy to coach this year they have shown great determination to succeed and improve and have remained committed for all the matches and training sessions Team from: Ella Gault (Captain), Kate Vavasour (ViceCaptain), Tirenioluwa Atoyebi, Helena Barton, Eliza Cocksworth, Isobel Jamieson, Charlotte Molony, Nwamaka Oditah, Isobelle Whitaker and Helen Woodward.

Results Simon Langton 1ST (h)

Won

28-21

Epsom College (a)

Won

18-10

Ashford 1ST (a)

Won

17-7

Sir Roger Manwood 1st (a)

Won

23-7

Haileybury (a)

Won

15-10

Oundle (a)

Won

28-3

Duke of York(a)

Won

32-0

Sutton Valence 1st (a)

Lost

14-19

St Edmunds 1ST (a)

Won

26-13

Kent college 1st (a)

Won

12-7

Brighton College (h)

Lost

25-41

Sir Joseph Williamson 1st (a)

Won

35-11

Sevenoaks (a)

Won

18-14

Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital (a)

Won

25-10

Walthamstow Hall (a)

Won

45-8

Benenden (a)

Won

31-28

John Kelshall Tournament (a) 3rd in pool District Tournament (a) Won Played 5 won 5

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Netball 3rd VII

NETBALL TEAM REPORT – 3RD VII FW

P9 W6 D0 L3 The 3rd team have had an excellent Netball term winning six and only losing three which were early losses in the season. We were a little disjointed in the first few weeks and as we slowly built up our skills and Netball relationships on court. Over the next few weeks the potential of this team soon became apparent with the introduction of players such as Ellen Kennedy who’s improvement over the season has been absolutely incredible. Her willingness to listen, learn and take on board instructions and training has shown what an asset to the team she has been. Another player who consistently improved is Tabby Killingbeck and despite her small size she showed that she is one of the strongest players on court and has so much potential

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for the future. Both players will inevitably move up next year! As a team we initially struggled in attack, particularly with our lack of height. However, through hard work and various changes of combinations, Freya Logan Green, usually a GS, showed her speed and agility on court and was promoted to GA and helped with several of the initial wins, including those against Sir Roger Manwood and Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School. Incidentally Freya’s performance in the senior Inter House Netball Competition was absolutely outstanding. Jess Hodcroft showed her versatility in the shooting circle and as a combination both Jess and Freya made a great team. Unfortunately Jess sustained and ankle injury mid-way through the season leaving us without a shooter. Phoebe Lundy was an asset to the team and helped contribute to many of their successes. Lucy Tynan also played a crucial part in the team by delivering accurate balls into Phoebe which could then be converted to a goal. Lucy is a very strong and hardworking player and takes instruction well and her role as a WA within the team was invaluable.

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NETBALL Shubhra Jain also showed her versatility within this team initially as a GA but proving to be very strong as a WD and WA. She was also always willing to step in as GA if need be and her shooting was always very accurate. Kings 3rd team were supported by two very strong defenders. Anna-Marie Edeleanu, who played GK and Amy Gault, who played GD. Their determination to win and attitude towards the game made them a great duo. As the weeks went by, King’s grew in both strength and tactical playing ability. All players began to work as team and understood their individual roles. The turning point seemed to be their amazing defeat over Sevenoaks, winning by one goal. The biggest highlight of the season has to be their win over Hurstpierpoint College This was the last game of the season and the perfect win to end it on. We were strong from the start and every player gave it their all throughout the match. King’s being tight on their players shut down their opposition’s usual game play, which was very admirable. Every King’s player put out their best performance during this game resulting in an amazing win which they clawed back within the last two minutes of the game. Team from: Anna-Marie Edeleanu, Amy Gault, Jessica Hodcroft, Shubhra Jain, Ellen Kennedy, Tabitha Killingbeck, Freya Logan Green, Phoebe Lundy and Lucy Tynan. Results Epsom College (a)

Lost

13-22

Sir Roger Manwood (a)

Won

16- 9

Sutton Valence (a)

Lost

20 – 31

Brighton College (h)

Lost

12-19

Sir Joseph Williamson’s (a)

Won

37 – 4

Sevenoaks (a)

Won

14-13

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Won

26-10

Benenden (a)

Won

22-17

Hurstpierpoint College (h)

Won

20-19

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NETBALL TEAM REPORT – U15 A VII JS

P10 L5 W4 D1 The U15A’s enjoyed a good season this year. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly finishing winners of the District tournament in the final week. King’s beat Kent College 9-1 in the final of the tournament after losing against them earlier in the season. Great improvements were noticed at the Benenden tournament. We played and beat teams here to whom we lost to at the start of the season. Improvements were seen in their ball handling and getting possession from an intercept rather than tipping it out of the court. The girls made big strides in their play by using set plays more and more. They learnt to not get free for every ball, but rather trust their teammates and consequently play as a team. Amelia Brown was a terrific player and a real stronghold for the team as Captain. Samantha Ruston was the glue that held the team together, always giving full commitment and, by getting free in the last second, had a knack for winning plays. Alice Brett’s movement within the circle improved significantly this season and her shooting became more accurate throughout. Eliza Batten was excellent on both WA and GA. A strong player with endless energy. Emma Bryant and Rachel Barry were the two most versatile players, playing equally well on WD, WA or C. Steffi Felton moved between WD and GD where she was as dependable in either position and so too was the extremely hard-working Rose Dath. Amanda Milton and Jenny Mbu were a very strong defensive pair, intercepting many balls that were turned over for goals. The team success revolved around learning from games early in the season and forming close bonds as a team. They improved during the season and it was an enjoyable one for all of

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Top row (left to right): Miss Smit, Amanda Milton , Eliza Batten, Stephanie Felton, jennifer Mbu, Rose Dath. Bottom room (from left) : Samantha Ruston, Amelia Brown (Captain), Emma Bryant them. They can all look back with pride in their performances this season. Team from: Amelia Brown (Captain), Rachel Barry, Eliza Batten, Alice Brett, Emma Bryant, Rose Dath, Stephanie Felton, Jennifer Mbu, Amanda Milton and Samantha Ruston.

Sutton Valance (a)

Won

24-11

Kent College (a)

Lost

20-11

Brighton College (a)

Lost

37-20

Sevenoaks (a)

Won

24-9

Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital (a)

Won

19-18

Hurstpierpoint (a)

Lost

40-18

Results Benenden Tournament 4th Epsom College (a)

Lost

Cranbrook (a)

Cancelled

Oundle (a)

Lost

16-4

Haileybury (a)

Drew

9-9

Duke of York (h)

Won

35-4

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NETBALL this only spurred the team’s enthusiasm, which seemed to grow with every week that passed. The girls were quick to learn from their mistakes and willing to take on board any coaching tips that were offered to them.

P11 W4 D0 L7 Netball U15B VII This season the U15Bs have made great steps to improve their performance as individuals and as a team. India Roestenburg did a fantastic job of captaining the young side; not only did she lead by example but she has worked hard improve her own performance so much so that she was selected to represent the U15A team at the Benenden Tournament towards the end of the season. The girls have faced some tough competitors this term and have performed consistently well under pressure. The season began with a 24-9 Loss away to Epsom College. This was a tough start to the season for the girls, but

The team’s 12-7 win over Haileybury in the second game of the triangular away at Oundle was testament to the girl’s motivation to succeed. A particular highlight of the season was our 59-4 win over Duke of York. The girls were clearly the better team, yet still strived to set their own goals in order to perform to the best of their ability. Another memorable point in the season was our win over Wally Hall with a bare seven players. Despite having no substitutions the girls work rate was outstanding and it was great to see the team implementing what they had learnt in practice. The level of commitment and motivation that the team displayed throughout the season is commendable and it has been a pleasure to coach them all. There are several very promising players that have emerged over the course of the season and it is great to see their hard work being rewarded.

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NETBALL It is fair to say that the scores of some matches did not reflect the true nature of the game. With the exception of the first game of the season, the girls did well to restrict the goal difference to a minimum on the games that they lost. The final score of some matches were very close, often with a deficit of only 3-4 goals, which consequently has had a positive effect on the goals for and goals against figures. Team from: India Roestenburg (Captain), Alexandra Abadjieva, Olivia de Gaudemar, Sophia Gripari, Cecily Guild, Sixtine Guitton, Isabel Hamblin, Laura Kendall, Sabrina Kitson, Eleanor Paine and Rose Yanni. Results Epsom College (a)

Lost

24-9

Oundle (a)

Lost

9-5

Haileybury (a)

Won

12-7

Duke of York (a)

Won

59-4

Sutton Valence (a)

Won

24-7

St Edmunds (a)

Lost

23-20

Brighton College (a)

Lost

23-19

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

16-11

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Lost

20-14

Walthamstow Hall (a)

Won

23-15

Benenden (a)

Lost

24-20

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girls within the team. However, since the start of February there has been a decrease in girls due to injury sport chnages and therefore the team has been able to train and work harder together as there has been a smaller number of them. Comparing the 15C’s to how they performed in the first weeks match to their last, there is a great difference with their attitude towards playing, their skill level and game play awareness. All players on the team have worked extremely hard during games and training sessions throughout the season. Minty Chapman (GA) has dramatically improved her teamwork and communication skills on court with Miranda Challiner (GS) and Antonia Martin (GA/GS). All three girls can work easily and well together in the shooting circle. Down the defensive end, Bess Hale, Dena Movahedyan and Ayesha Farooq-Garces, have all worked extremely well together. Their friendship has helped them bond on court and work well together as a team. Although, both defensive players and attackers could not have worked so well without their centre court players Olivia Wilson and Anna Fenwick. The majority of scores from matches have been very close with some only with one goal in it. This shows that the girls always worked hard although sometimes just got pipped to the post by the other team. The 15C’s only victory was against Christ’s Hospital (19-10) although, as the score shows that the girls won the game by 9 goals, they all know that they could have had a higher scoring game. Personally, I believe the girls’ best game this season was against Sevenoaks. Although we did lose, we only lost by one goal and throughout the whole game; we were winning by at least four goals. This game highlighted the girls’ eagerness to come back home with a win. It has been a pleasure coaching the U15C team and it has been great to see their personal development as netball players. Team from: Miranda Challiner, Araminta Chapman, Ayesha Farooq-Garces, Anna Fenwick, Elizabeth Hale, Beatrice Kulak, Antonia Martin, Ana Meita, Alena Mosionzhik, Dena Movahedyan, Emily Soul, Elizabeth Tees, Kirsty Young , Seonaid Young and Olivia Wilson.

This season has shown a great improvement for the U15C’s. At the start of the term, there were as many as 18

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Results Epsom (a)

Lost

32-29

Brighton College (a)

Lost

46-10

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

19-18

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Won

19-10

Benenden (a)

Lost

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NETBALL TEAM REPORT – U14 A VII EP

The U14A squad had a relatively successful Lent term with some stand out individual performances and some excellent team successes against strong opposition. However, there have been several occasions where the squad let themselves down against teams where a relatively simple victory should have been achieved.

With regards to their training the girls took a while to become focused and respond in the desired manner to coaching which was reflected in their early 17-7 defeat to Epsom. However, this served as a wake-up call and success against Kent College buoyed the girls to a brief successful run of form. Towards the end of the season the girls started to highlight their talents as Netballers – every single individual had made genuine strides in performance and their clearing drives, dedicated defence the whole way down the court and attacking movement onto the shooting circle emphasised this well. My thanks at this stage must go to Lizzie George who in my absence led the girls coaching for three weeks – she is an exceptional coach and I hope the girls felt they learnt a huge amount from her. particularly our defensive players. In terms of standout squad performances the two wins against Kent College showed the commitment and drive of the entire squad against a physically strong group of players and some exceptional individuals which lifted the girls prior to their Saturday matches. However, the final match against Hurstpierpoint emphasised to the entire squad that they are not yet “complete” players and that there is a great deal more work to do and skills to learn as they progress up through the school. There are several individuals who must be commended this season. Agatha Wiener has been a remarkable captain

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who worked tirelessly in training, continued to attend matches with a hideous chest infection and wrote match reports every week. Alongside her obvious skill as a Netball player she is a quiet but tenacious leader and my job was made a great deal easier because of her commitment throughout the season. Georgia Barton has matured a great deal as a player throughout the season and has been incredibly useful due to her versatility on the netball court. It has also been a genuine pleasure to watch Similoluwa Ayinde turn into an exceptional Netballer – I was lucky enough to see one of her first ever Netball sessions at JKS and the transformation over such a short period of time has been incredible. A solid if unremarkable season, but I have no doubt that we are seeing the bedrock of a very successful senior squad in a few years’ time. Team from: Chantelle Augustine-Aina, Dominique Alexander, Similoluwa Ayinde, Georgina Barton, Mathilde Kolade, Millie Lee, Laura Patterson, Phoebe Robertson, Agatha Wiener (captain).

NETBALL TEAM REPORT – U14 B VII JM P8 W6 L2 D0 The U14B VII team have had an awesome season. Having inherited girls with great skill and tactics it has allowed them to play some outstanding netball throughout the whole season regardless of the outcome. The season started off very well with an 18-13 win against Epsom College. This showed that the girls had a lot of potential and therefore with training to build on this it was evident this team could be a huge success. The team has progressed well developing strong partnerships between our shooters Debbie Idowu and Camilla Roberts (GA) who have gelled together as a pair and have become very dominant in the shooting circle. Throughout the centre court they have began to understand the importance of channelling and spacial awareness. This has allowed our play to become more precise and allow the court to look less congested. Rose Meddings, Charlotte Morcom

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and Isabel Adamson have learnt the importance of being at the top and the pocket of the D, which allows them to become dominant around our shooting circle and therefore send a perfect ball into our shooters. Our defence has been tremendously strong this year, with Aliyah Ogunsanya and Navitha Gidoomal in the defending circle. Their quick rapid movements and improved skills level have allowed them to intercept the ball numerous amount of times which in turn has persistently gained Kings possession of the ball. However towards the end of the season Aliyah Ogunsanya was out due to injury, resulting to Georgia parker stepping in as goal defence. Georgia’s work ethic and man to man marking was awesome which allowed her to completely rule out most of the Goal attacks that she has played. These three have been a key trio this season and should be very proud of their hard work. We also had Antonia Brown along the wing. Her great communication skills and her agile movement have allowed her to turn over a lot of balls in the defending third. The team has coped really well this season. They have been a pleasure to coach, enthusiastic in all training sessions and an exciting team to watch. They always took on board the advice and knowledge I have given them, which allowed them to broaden their knowledge on tactics and skills. I couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated team. Team from: Rose Meddings (Captain), Isobel Adamson, Antonia Brown, Navitha Gidoomal, Deborah Idowu, Charlotte Morcom, Aliyah Ogunsanya, Georgia Parker, Camilla Roberts and Clara Taylor. Results Epsom College (a)

Won

18-13

Sutton Valence (a)

Won

29-3

Brighton College (a)

Lost

20-11

St Edmunds (a)

Won

33-6

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

13-9

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Won

10-8

Walthamstow (a)

Won

21-8

Benenden (a)

Won

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NETBALL NETBALL TEAM REPORT – U14 C VII HC

P6 L5 W1 D0 The U14C team have had a season of ups and downs but have all developed as individual players very successfully. We started the season with only a handful of our squad having had any experience of Netball, so our ball handling skills did not start off at too high a standard. However during the season, each player improved on this and after eight weeks it became difficult to tell who had played before this term and who hadn’t. Although out first game was an 11-13 loss to a strong Epsom team, the girls fought back from a six goal deficit in the final quarter to only lose by two. If there was only one more minute left on the clock I am certain we would have won. We have progressed well through training, developing excellent passing skills with varied movement in and around the attacking circle. In defence we have struggled with interceptions and winning rebounds due to being a small team however our communication has been brilliant which has paid dividend in many cases. Molly Buchanan and Sarah Craig have been invaluable working together in attack to set us up with brilliant shooting opportunities. Irina Mironosetskaya has worked very hard to improve her movement around the D which has also enabled us to produce some excellent scoring chances. Our defending was at times a little haphazard although our wing defence Alice Zhelezko made some invaluable interceptions and displayed some brilliant marking skills. I would like to mention Rebecca Litvack, Juliet Wolff and Si Yi Xu who had no previous Netball experience, but who have now turned into very talented players and should be very proud of their achievements. Also let me mention our wing defence Daisy Best-Shaw, goal defence Olivia Norris and goal keeper Cordelia Speed who have all made outstanding contributions to the development of our team both during training and on court.

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The high point of the season has got to be our away win against Duke of York who were a very strong side and confident in their ability. This meant it was imperative we brought our A game and the girls kept a positive mental attitude in order to seal the victory. Irina Mironosetskaya (Captain) and Lottie Johnson (Vice Captain) have performed exceptionally well not only on court but also when in the face of defeat, keeping the girls motivated and the teams morale high so we were still able to play at a quality standard. In spite of the overall results this season, I believe each girl has matured into a dedicated player, showing good sportsmanship throughout the term and excellent potential to go on to become fantastic Netball players in the years to come. The girls have shown great enthusiasm during training and a willingness to want to learn. They have been a true joy to coach and I am sure they will continue to play and will become even greater Netball players in the near future. Team from: Irina Mironosetskaya (Captain), Daisy BestShaw, Molly Buchanan, Sarah Craig, Lottie Johnson (Vice-Captain), Rebecca Litvack, Olivia Norris, Cordelia Speed, Juliet Wolff, Si Yi Xu and Alice Zhelezko. Results Epsom (a)

Lost

11-13

Brighton College (a)

Lost

5-24

Duke of York (a)

Won

13-4

Christ’s Hospital (a)

Lost

3-12

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

4-30

Benenden (h)

Lost

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FOOTBALL FOOTBALL TEAM REPORT – 1ST XI MJTh

P 11 W 2 D 1 L 8 Goals for 24 Goals against 25 On reflection the results included below do little justice to an extremely honest, hard-working 1st XI squad. Given our size and intake the success of a King’s season rests largely with half a dozen key fixtures with Schools where we usually find ourselves equally matched. Significantly those fixtures now have far more than ‘friendly’ status with the advent of the SKIL league which includes Sevenoaks, Brighton, Worth and Christ’s Hospital (next year Colfe’s join the fold). The inaugural season was a great success and added hitherto unseen levels of interest and commitment. After a gentle pre-season friendly victory against Kent College we were in truth soundly beaten by a well-drilled and well-tanned Sevenoaks side just back from a preseason tour to Spain. They would go on to be worthy winners of the 1st XI league. A home game against Worth Abbey gave us a chance to bounce back quickly but some calamitous defending in tricky conditions put King’s very much on the back foot. Despite a wonderful free kick from Harry Mann King’s had to rely on a last minute bundled equaliser from the ever- reliable Chris Irwin. Worse was to follow as a trip to the South coast was to end with a cruel, undeserved defeat. King’s played all the football spurning several chances and hitting the woodwork on more than one occasion. Second half goals against the run of play left a very sour aftertaste for the long journey home but there was some solace in the creative and expansive football played (up until the final third at least). Next followed a new fixture against a local football academy from Sandwich which was an excellent experience but a monstrous step up. The high point of the term was a convincing 3-0 away victory against Christ’s Hospital with 2 goals from Arthur Chilcott. Not flattered by the result King’s managed to sustain a dominant

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performance throughout and could have run out even more convincing victors. Westminster is always an extremely hard test given their footballing pedigree and 2 term status but King’s battled manfully. One save from Harry Savill will live long in the memory and perhaps at this point it would be worth recording how many opposing coaches made time to wax lyrical about the quality of our goalkeeper. Time and time again Harry came to the rescue and was rightfully and unanimously voted the player of the season. A very even game against a young Colfe’s side slipped through our fingers where neither side probably did enough to shade it on the day. Away to Tonbridge King’s took an early lead, then hit the post and despite a swift equaliser the game hinged on an extremely controversial sending off. Despite some heroic play when down to 10 men for over an hour Tonbridge scored 3 times in the last 10 minutes but the match was anything but a stroll in the park. The next day a slightly younger 1st XI lost 2-1 to the OKS but, despite all the positives and encouraging indicators for next year, the result could have been very different. The last game of the season was our league fixture against Sevenoaks who had already sewn up the title. An extremely flat performance meant we were chasing the game throughout and despite a couple of late goals deserved no more from the fixture. Going back to the aforementioned ‘half a dozen key games’ – with a slightly different roll of the dice and a little more composure this could, and perhaps should, have been a very different season indeed. The side was manfully led by Arthur Chilcott and special mentions should also go to the tireless Seb Clark and the ever-dependable Chris Irwin. I thoroughly enjoyed working with this group of lads and despite the nucleus enduring some tough results with both round and oval ball not for a second did their heads drop or did they stop listening. Taking Sevenoaks’ lead I am taking 32 boys from the Fifths, 6b and 6a to Madrid for a pre-season tour in January and hope very much this enables us to hit the ground running in 2014. Team from: Arthur Chilcott (CAPT), Seb Clark, Freddie Dakin, Chris Irwin, James Baker, Harry Mann, Stuart Andrews, Henry Woodward, James Rand, Jack Wreathall, William Knox,Charlie Allen, Toby Block, George

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FOOTBALL Baker-White, Harry Savill, Idris Kaplan, Peter Chiana, Louis Glynn-Williams, Max Zhukov Results Kent College (h)

Won

13-0

v Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

1-3

v Worth Abbey (h)

Drew

3-3

v Brighton College (a)

Lost

0-2

v Sandwich Tech (h)

Lost

0-3

v Christ’s Hospital (a)

Won

3-0

v Westminster (a)

Lost

0-3

v Colfe’s (h)

Lost

0-1

v Tonbridge (a)

Lost

1-5

v OKS (h)

Lost

1-2

v Sevenoaks (h)

Lost

2-3

FOOTBALL TEAM REPORT – 2ND XI ARV

P 7, W 4, L 3, D 0 The season started with a keen and enthusiastic 2nd XI Football side being put through their paces both at Birley’s and at a 3G pitch hired from the university. This team looked impressive from the onset. With banter flowing, the squad were keen to prove their worthiness against an opposition. The first fixture was away to Sevenoaks, not the best way to start a season, as the King’s teams never travel well to compete. However after a slow start and with a strong opposition, who had clearly been away on a pre-season training camp the King’s Twos were victorious with a win to start what looked to be a fantastic season. The high spirits were continued onto the training sessions;

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however poor weather meant that the real winner once more in the Lent term was again going to be Mother Nature. After a long break and little competitive Football being played, the team put in some sterling performances and when defeated the score lines were close. It was clear that the feeling amongst the players was one of high spirits and a real enjoyment for the sport. The final game of the season was one of the most memorable games ever experienced in my time, as a coach of school boy Football. This was a re-arranged match to complete the SKIL League and to decide the team’s fate as victorious throughout and overall winners of the league or just runners up. Having already beaten Sevenoaks away at the start of the season, the team needed to win the League game on home soil as the previous match was a friendly. The team were mentally prepared to face their opponents and from the kick off settled into playing some quality football. The team were not only facing the opposition, however some very dubious decisions from the linesman, who’s flag seemed to be permanently up for offside on every attacking break that King’s put in. The King’s Twos had a disallowed goal in the first half and the Sevenoaks goalkeeper managed to pull off some miraculous saves, although the King’s side had the majority of possession the Sevenoaks defended a slaughter of attacking plays that would have resulted in a normal day of football with the Twos going three goals up. Sevenoaks, then had a flurry of attacks both sides of half time which put the visiting team somehow being in the lead by three goals. With only twenty minutes left on the clock any normal King’s side would have seen this as game over. However on this occasion such was the desire to win the game, and the trophy, that the team rallied together and played some of the best Football I have ever seen at Birley’s. The King’s side scored five goals in the last twenty minutes to clench a win against all odds, showing true mental and physical strength and a fantastic desire to win. A great way to finish what was a brilliant season for the 2nd XI, who have thoroughly enjoyed playing as a team and been one of the nicest teams to coach in any sport since I have been at the school.

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Results v Sevenoaks (A)

Won

3–2

v St Lawrence (H)

Cancelled

v St John’s (H)

Cancelled

v Sevenoaks (H)

Cancelled

v RGS Guildford (A)

Cancelled

v Worth Abbey (H)

Won

3–1

v Brighton College (A)

Lost

0–2

v Sandwich Tech (A)

Cancelled

v Christ Hosp (A)

Won

v Westminster (H) Lost

1–2

v Colfe’s (H)

Cancelled

v St Bede’s (H)

Cancelled

v Tonbridge (A)

Lost

1–3

v Sevenoaks (H)

Won

5–3

RWN & RPC

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FOOTBALL TEAM REPORT – 3RD XI

The team played the weather-hit season with great humour and fierce determination, but were hampered by a lack of cutting edge in and around the box. The defence, with captain Patrick Clews leading the way, repelled many an opposition assault, but occasional goals were conceded. Plenty of nice Football was played around the middle of the pitch but this did not lead to enough goals being scored. A tough opening fixture against the St Lawrence 1st XI saw King’s one nil down for most of the game and St Lawrence got a late goal to seal it. There was some lovely approach play, from Max Pashley in particular, but we couldn’t finish the chances that we created.

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FOOTBALL We played very well against a cultured Westminster side that passed the ball very well. We fought back from one down to level the scores but unfortunately, despite the excellent defending of Clews, Todd and Teddy Baker, Westminster won it with a late goal. The long trip to Brighton saw another competitive performance, but another lesson in creating and taking chances as we were sunk by goals either side of half-time. The highlight of the season came on a glorious spring day at Christ’s Hospital when the team spirit that had developed over the season came to the fore. King’s pressed and pressed, and seemed destined to be denied the breakthrough until Alex Snow slotted the ball home from the midst of a goalmouth melee. With the defence looking even more solid than usual, we held onto the lead with some comfort.

The team is to be congratulated on playing their matches in just the right spirit and they were a pleasure to coach and watch. Team from: Teddy Baker, Daniel Bondatti, Montel ChikaMbonu, Patrick Clews, Tom Dath, Jacob Furedi, Gabriel Hamlyn, Henry Jamieson, Max Pashley, William Phillips, Alex Snow, Harry Stacey, Alex Sunley, Archie Todd, Dan Wilson Results v St Lawrence 1st XI (h)

Lost

0-2

v Brighton (a)

Lost

0-2

v Christ’s Hospital (a)

Won

1-0

v Westminster (h)

Lost

1-2

v Tonbridge (a)

Lost

1-4

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FOOTBALL TEAM REPORT – U16 A XI STH

P8W0D1L7 Team from: The U16A team started the season away at Sevenoaks and put in a strong performance against a cohesive Sevenoaks side. The woodwork was rattled on numerous occasions, but unfortunately the ball never found the back of the net and the U16A team was undone in the last quarter of the game by a free kick which looped over the head of our new goalkeeper, Milo Harper. Captain Baz Knox led from the front, ruling the midfield, which would be the main stay for the season. A few weeks passed, the bad weather moved on, and the boys were away again at Worth, where another strong performance was given. Unfortunately the boys were undone by a well-drilled Worth side, who put three goals past us in the first half.

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The boys rallied in the second half pegging back the opposition, but could only find the net once, from a Baz Knox free kick. The boys returned after the half-term break to a busy few weeks of Football, firstly playing away to a strong Brighton College side. Notable performances in this a very tight game came from Will Parker and Callum Kolade, withBaz Knox as always running the centre of midfield. As the game approached the final ten minutes only one goal separated the sides, but unfortunately King’s could not find the equaliser and went down 3-2 on a windy day on the south coast. The following week found the boys away again at Christ Hospital playing in a match which would result in them securing their first point of the season, securing a 1-1 draw which could have been more if it weren’t for the strong performances of both the centre half and goalkeeper on the opposing team. Standout players that day were super sub, and goal scorer, Chukkie and the centre half combination of Marcus Humphries and Harry Maughan. The visit of Westminster to Birley’s signaled the start of four games in fourteen days and a clinical Westminster side secured a 3-0 victory with King’s again being undone by the woodwork on several occasions. The visit to Kent College ought to have been a game there for the taking, but with five minutes to go and King’s leading 3-2, the game was all but secured until a

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quick-fire pair of goals secured victory for the home side; a definite case of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat after King’s had run the show for 95% of the game. The visit of Tonbridge was definitely a highlight of the season; the boys played outstanding Football against a very strong side, only falling in the final five minutes to a superb goal from Tonbridge which secured the victory for them. Baz Knox led the show for King’s and our second goalkeeper of the season, Tarun Ganglani, made several outstanding fingertip saves to keep the ball out of the back of the home side’s net. The score lines from the season and league table do not do justice to a side who put in enormous effort during a hard season of numerous defeats. King’s narrowly missed out on securing more points on several occasions, with some very tense games, especially during those final minutes at Brighton College, Kent College and Tonbridge. Player of the season goes to captain Baz Knox, who led from the front with an excellent attitude and superb individual skills. Results v Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

0-1

v Worth Abbey (a)

Lost

1-3

v Brighton College (a)

Lost

2-3

v Christ Hospital (a)

Drew

1-1

v Westminster (h)

Lost

0-3

v Kent College (a)

Lost

3-4

v Tonbridge (h)

Lost

3-4

v Sevenoaks (h)

Lost

1-3

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3L 4 W The season was a successful one since the team ended up with some good results.

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The first game of the season against Sevenoaks turned about to be a fairly scrappy match. Geordie Bull opened the scoring with a magnificent strike from just outside the box dipping over the keeper. He became an early contestant for goal of the season. Alan Philips also scored a nice goal breaking on the outside on the left wing and then slotting home from a tight angle. Then a very nicely worked goal with a notable assist from Sam Casement allowed Archie Kay to score. The second game was against Worth Abbey. It started off with a goal by Geordie Bull. Worth then dominated the game with some of their players keeping possession of the ball. A 3-1 scoreboard with about 10 minutes left then took a turn with Kit Wilson scoring a goal from a slip up from the defence allowing a comeback within reach. A few shots and average attacks all ending without a finish. A 3-2 scoreboard was a fair reflection on the game. After the first victories, a very strong two term Football side arrived at King’s. Archie Kay sneaked a seriously well taken finish to put us 1-0 up. However, they had strong attacking ability and ended the game 4-1 up, a break down from the team in the last period of the game. Against Bethany, Archie Kay scored several times. Sam Casement showed gave a lesson about how to score with a majestic free kick. The comfortable score allowed King’s to do some passing, loved by Señor Gallardo. The Christ Hospital game was the first one under a qualified coach. A strong Christ Hospital team with very big players especially in the middle of the park allowed Christ’s Hospital to have few chances but all squandered. However, an arguable penalty decision given their way allowed a 1-0 win for the opposition. Following the unfair defeat against The Christ Hospital, a hard small pitch at Westminster was not an ideal scenario for a victory either. The game was fairly scrappy and there were very few decent chances. They then opened up the scoring with a few well taken chances leaving the King’s boys 3-0 down. Fortunately, there was an immediate reaction from the team against Colfe’s. It was probably the best performance of the season. With Chet Thapa scoring a cool and well taken goal against the run of play it didn’t look to last. With King’s 3-1 down at half-time a simple but meaningful team talk came into play from the coach.

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FOOTBALL The boys picked themselves up and they turned the score round until achieving a well-deserved victory. Finally, Tonbridge. The great rival who arrived to the King’s grounds to face a mature team. The game started with a fairly early superb goal from Dan Harris, a floated ball chipping the keep from outside the box finding the back of the net. Chet Thapa then scored a lovely composed goal, taken well. The second half was just a defensive game with one chance being deemed offside, which probably wasn’t but a 3-1 result being a contestant for performance of the season. It was the best A nice way to finish a very positive season. Team from : Tom Hunt, Benedict Hamlyn, Tom Bomer, Euan Brown, Dan Harris, Rory Hinshelwood, Allen Phillips, Geordie Bull, Kit Wilson, Chet Thapa, Sam Casement, Archie Kay, Oli Mann. Results Sevenoaks (h)

Won

3–0

Worth Abbey (a)

Won

2–3

Brighton College (h)

Lost

1–4

Bethany (h)

Won

7–0

Christ Hospital (h)

Lost

0–1

Westmister (a)

Lost

0–3

Colfe’s (a)

Won

5–6

Tondridge (h)

Won

3–1

against Colfe’s School. This final game was the pinnacle of the season which saw a determined team work hard right to the final whistle. The back four consisting of W. Wall, M. Wong, H. Dakin and A. Smith managed to keep the opposition from getting anywhere near the goal mouth for the majority of the match. N. Curtis added to the strength in the second half. F. Williams and J. Neudert maintained good form in the middle supplying N. BrightEmeruwa and H. Lee on the wings. Up front K. Lillingston-Patterson and J. Taylor hounded the opposition goalkeeper. Moments into the second half King’s were awarded a penalty which F. Williams safely put into the net. From seeing performances like this and throughout the season it is a credit to the boys for constantly battling for the win. J. Rowland was a key striker throughout the season securing many of the season’s goals. K. Kahol De Jong also played a key part in filling the goalie shirt in some of the early games. The team have been led well all season by Freddie Williams and Alex Compton who have maintained a good team spirit even when some heads were down. I look forward to seeing all of these enthusiastic and well-mannered young men develop into promising Footballers. Well done. Team from: A. Compton (vc); K. Kahol De Jong; N. Curtis; H. Dakin; A. Smith; W. Wall; M. Wong; F. Williams (c); J. Neudert; H. Lee; N. Bright-Emeruwa; J. Rowland; J. Taylor; K. Lilllingston-Patterson

FOOTBALL TEAM REPORT – U14 A XI The U14A’s have improved both their skill and teamwork over the term. Each and every player has developed through the season and it is a shame that it had to end. There were some unfortunate losses at the start of term but the boys never let their heads down and were able to display some great performances in the last few games notably the 8-0 victory over Worth Abbey and the 4-1 win

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Football U15A XI

Football U14A XI

ROWING

J18 Boys

The Lent Term proved frustrating as the terrible weather was the cause of many loses. The main focus in January was the Kent Indoor Rowing competitions where the Boat Club proved to be too strong for others in the region. All pupils qualified through the heats into the finals with a very significant medal haul. Gold

Alexander Andrews, Victoria Mansfield, Demi Adeyemi and James Read.

Silver

Edward Bryant and Harry Best-Shaw.

Bronze

Rupert Barton, Elizabeth TrelawnyVernon, Isobel Taylor, Charles John and Zachariah Walker.

Team Gold

Galvin Brady, Harry Best-Shaw, George Booth-Clibborn and Edward Thomas.

By the time we got to half-term we had arranged some training with our local club, Maidstone. This was at the lake and was the extent of our competitive water work. However, the tide slowly turned. During half-term Victoria Mansfield ventured north to train and race with a rower from Tyne Rowing Club as part of Great Britain trials preparation and won Womens Elite and Junior Pairs at Durham Small Boats Head. Then went on to come a credible 2nd and 7th over the weekend of 5km racing for the trials themselves. Meanwhile the Boat Club returned to Plucks Gutter after a long absence to train which would help with a better fitness and concentration base. Despite Hampton Head getting cancelled, our first race and ironically a local one, Maidstone Spring Head was attended and we were eager to suceed. The results speak for themselves and show that the Boat Club had now re-established themselves within the region again. Even the coaches got a look in (and OKS as Joe Philips also raced after a twenty year rowing hiatus).

J18 Boys

Alexander Andrews, Edward Bryant, George Edwards and Nicholas Charlton.

J18 4+ and Fastest Boat

J18 Girls

Victoria Mansfield, Elizabeth TrelawnyVernon, Sophie Mowll and Emily Moor.

George Edwards, Nicholas Charlton, Alexander Andrews, Edward Bryant and Nicholas Hastings

J15 4x+

J15 Boys

Angus Forbes, Thomas TrelawnyVernon, Leonard Eberenz and Charles John.

Charles John, James Read, Angus Forbes, David Rees and Timothy Fairbairn

WIM3 2x

Victoria Mansfield, H Sweetman

WN 2x

Olivia Burn and Rose Fuest

WJ15 4x+

Agnes Grierson, Rose Fuest, Demi Adeyemi and Isobel Taylor

WJ18 2x

Elizabeth Trelawny-Vernon and Hannah Presdee

J16 1x

Galvin Brady

J14 4x+

James Ward, William Hunter, K de Jong, Henry Padgham, Siegfried Aylward

WN 1x

H Sweetman

N1x

R Hosking

Team Silver J15 Girls

Team Bronze

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Isobel Taylor, Demi Adeyemi, Rose Fuest and Phoebe Robertson.

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ROWING IM2 1x

L Hynes

Mas B/C 1x

J Williamson

It wasn’t all work as we had the pleasant distraction of the Inter House Indoor Rowing competition with Marlowe taking it for the girls (unfortunately Luxmore getting disqualified but putting on a very good show) and Galpins retaining the boys…loudly. The Junior Inter Regional Trials this year were hosted by the Boat Club at the lake and we had secured representation at a regional level for 21 pupils. The Junior Inter Regional Regatta planned for the start of the summer term. Then it was the highlight of the term with the Schools Head. Boating from London Rowing Club we boated a Girls Quad, a J15 Eight and a 1st Eight. Some good results, with the girls stepping on from last year and the J15 boys coming in a very good 12th in their event. The 1st Eight came in 16th in their event with cox Nicholas Hastings doing a committed steering job as the wire snapped at the start and he steered holding on to the T bar behind him all the way down the course. After the racing the pupils then attended the Pilgrims AGM and Dinner at London Rowing Club – something of a tradition now.

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Two days later the girls returned to Putney to race in a composite Eight with Maidstone Rowing Club at the Womens Head and getting a very good result showing what progress they had made. Thoughts then turned to the summer racing and so to prepare for that the Easter training camp this year was in France at the new course at Gravelines. Unfortunately the camp fell on the week that was weather hell across Europe therefore the students faced freezing temperatures and high winds most of the week – and a few more runs and ergs than anticipated. At the end of the camp a trip over to Brussels for the Port of Brussels Regatta ended up in sunburn as well as a few medals. There was no winning with the weather. W2-

Gold

Victoria Mansfield

W2x

Silver

Victoria Mansfield, H Sweetman

WJ2x

Silver

Georgina Macdonald and Elizabeth Trelwany-Vernon

Mas 4x

Gold

J Williamson, L Hynes, J Phillips, R Hosking

Mas 1x

Silver

J Williamson

Thanks to all the coaches that helped with the crews and coaching this term. Hopefully the summer will prove successful for both rowing and weather.

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GOLF GOLF TEAM REPORT This season has been quite a quiet one compared to previous years, this has mainly been due to the weather. However, hopefully this won’t hold us back in the summer term. A very sound win to our first match of the year against Dulwich College. Our first pair Tom Potter and Ed Barrois sadly lost their match although played very well. Charles Barrois and Barney Gliksten got a solid win even if the level of their performance was pretty average. However, the match of the day was Josh Jolowicz as he played one of the best rounds of his life and therefore managed to win his match. This is a great start to the year and we hope to keep up the good performances. Some sideline cheering from Mr Phillis ensured that confidence was high throughout the match.

Tom Potter and Josh Jolovitz were up against a strong younger pair, they were unlucky because they played well. Tom lost his match 6&5 and Josh lost on the last hole. Edouard Barrois and Sam Van De Gaag were playing against the youngest pair as they are the youngest in our side. Again they were unlucky with their matches Edouard lost his 3&2 and Sam also lost on the last hole. This was very exciting as 4 out of 6 matches went down to the last hole. We have had a positive term, although there is room for improvement the team has done well. A special mention has to go to Charles Barrois as he is unbeaten in all his matches winning 3 out of 5 and halving 2. I would also like to thank Tom Potter, Josh Jolovitz, Sam Van De Gaag and Edouard Barrois for representing King’s Golf so well. Finally thanks must go to Mr Phillis for great encouragement and coaching of the side.

The 1st round of the HMC saw us travel to Chart Hills Golf Club, a fantastic yet challenging course. The team suffered from this as Tom Potter and Josh Jolowicz lost 5&4 and the same with Barney Gliksten and Sam Van De Gaag, however Charles and Ed Barrois had a great result. All square going down the 18th Charles managed to hit a fantastic shot into the green, allowing a birdie putt which the opposition could not match. The first round of the ISGA Golf Championships was played in Deal at St Lawrence. Tom managed to seal his win reasonably quickly winning 7&6 then Charles Barrois managed to win every hole but one which he halved so he won his match 10&8. Barney won his 6&5 – this was a great performance by the whole team who were on sparkling form. Our next trip to Deal was to play Tonbridge in extreme winds and rain. Charles sunk a 50 foot putt on the 17th to win the hole and go 1up down the last hole. Both Barney and Charles managed to half their matches after a very exciting last hole when Barney and Charles both had a putt to win.

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P12 W4 L8 All the squads have worked so hard over the course of the year; I believe they have made significant strides forwards and they still managed to reach the knockout stages of the National Schools competition (top 32 in the country) and come 2nd at the prestigious Epsom Independent Schools Tournament, even with such a young squad. So, lots of positives to take from this season into the next, with the core of the team returning. Only the captain, Louis Bromfield, was in his last year, whilst the rest of the team have another year or two (or three!) to develop into the players I know they can be. The season started with a win against some of last years’ leavers (Ashwin Bhadresha, Ed Lawrence-Jones and Jamie McPhie) and a 4-1 win against Simon Langton, with only Ben Champion losing at 1. A bright start to put the team at 2-0! Then came Sevenoaks, who King’s has always had tight matches against but normally sneaks the win. This year King’s lost 5-0 against a mature, stronger team and then lost 3-2 to Tonbridge in a very competitive match, with Louis and Hal Evans winning at 2 and 3 respectively. Simon Langton were in our National Schools group so we played them again and achieved the same result, 4-1, with Ben narrowly losing 3-2 at 1 this time. He played amazingly against a player he’d never got close to before! A repeat 3-2 loss to Tonbridge was followed by a 4-1 loss to Borden Grammar in the National Schools group. Ben and Louis were outclassed at 1 and 2, Hal won 3-0 at 3, Alex James and George Wauchope lost 3-1 and 3-2

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respectively in very close matches that could have gone the other way. A 5-0 win against The Judd School meant we finished 2nd in our group and were through to the top 32 knockout stages. Next up was the Epsom Independent Schools Tournament and this year King’s were put in division 2. The first match of the day against Epsom 2 turned out to be the final, which sadly we lost 5-2. I think the boys were still in the car on the motorway when they played this one. By the end of the day after they had got used to the format of the matches they played some very good Squash and were kicking themselves for losing that one. The other three matches against Sollihull, Tonbridge 2 and KCS were all comfortable 7-0 wins. King’s came 2nd as they finished on the same points as Epsom 2, but due to them beating us they won. The boys did very well to not drop any points the rest of the day and make up the three points difference. The first match after the Christmas holidays was against a very strong Charterhouse team in the 1st round of the National Schools knockout stages. A long drive and some cold courts didn’t help matters but the team was outclassed 5-0. This deflated the boys a little and coupled with matches being cancelled left, right and centre due to the awful weather, illnesses and fixture clashes there were only three fixtures left and the team couldn’t muster up another win. Two more losses to Tonbridge, plus a loss to the Jesters rounded off the season. The match against the Jesters was a lot of fun though, as it involved playing doubles too and most of the boys hadn’t experienced this before! Thankfully no heads were lost by flailing rackets and everyone made it to Posillipo’s for pizza and much story sharing with the Jesters. A great afternoon! On 19th March the boys and girls teams went up to Canary Wharf to watch a professional tournament, with

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some of the world’s top 20 male players competing. This was a fantastic evening for the pupils organised by Mr Moelwyn-Hughes. They all seemed to really enjoy the Squash (and the food!) and I hope we can organise a similar trip next year. Ben Champion played the majority of the season as number 1 and often found himself up against county players, if not National players! He still managed to win 25% of his matches. He and Louis were the only ones to play in all the matches and as always the 1’s and 2’s are so important for the team, as this pushes everyone else down the order. Ben may not have had as much individual success this season but he has another two years to go and the experience gained will be invaluable for the future. The level of his Squash improved throughout the year and this was recognised by the county as he was invited to county training sessions. Deservedly he was voted ‘Most Valuable Player’. Louis Bromfield played the majority of the season as number 2 and won 42% of his matches. He was a fantastic captain; always encouraging the team and using his quick wit to entertain. His strength was his friendly, approachable manner and everyone responded to him. He managed to juggle his school responsibilities and Football commitments to make sure he was available for all the matches and carry out his role to the best of his abilities. Hal Evans played at 3 and won 66% of his matches. Every successful team needs a strong lower order and Hal spearheaded this. His volleying is fantastic and his understanding of the game has improved so much. He has another two years to go and I’m excited to see what kind of player he could become.

to advice given. Along with Ben and Hal, Alex forms part of the nucleus for the next two years and it’s a fantastic prospect! George Wauchope played at 5 and won 30% of his matches. George is another player who cares and listens to all the advice given and has made great strides this year. With continued hard work he will have a successful senior year. Seb James and Henry Collister also contributed to the team, with Henry being voted ‘Most Improved Player’ after only one term with the team. He will fighting for the number 5 spot next season. Seb was an excellent number 6 and even played some matches at number 3, not looking out of place! The healthy competition between Alex, George, Seb and Henry helped everyone to improve and meant no ones’ position in the team was safe. They pushed each other all season and I’m extremely proud with all the team for their efforts during a difficult season. Louis and Seb are leaving this year, which means there will be opportunities for some new faces in the 1st V next season. I wish all the leavers every success for the future! Borden Grammar (H), National Schools 1-4 The Judd Team from: Louis Bromfield* (captain), Ben Champion^, Henry Collister, Hal Evans^, Alex James, Seb James and George Wauchope^. Most Valuable Player – Ben Champion Most Improved Player – Henry Collister

Alex James played at 4 and won 40% of his matches. Alex has another three years to go! I have to remind myself of this occasionally, as he can be brilliant one minute and infuriating the next. He had a good first season in the team and will only improve. He cares so much about his Squash and listens

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Results Old Boys (H)

3-2

Simon Langton (H)

4-1

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Sevenoaks (A)

0-5

Tonbridge (H)

2-3

Simon Langton (H),

National Schools

Tonbridge School (A)

2-3

Charter House (A),

0-5

National Schools

Top 32

Tonbridge (A)

0-5

Tonbridge (H)

1-4

Jesters (H)

0-5

Jack and Tom were also involved on the day, playing two friendly matches with Wellesley’s 6 and 7. Both matches were closely fought but Wellesley got the wins. 4-1

Epsom Independent Schools Tournament Epsom 2

2-5

Sollihull

7-0

Tonbridge 2

7-0

KCS

7-0

Sadly Squash isn’t available to the U15’s as a games option (exceptions can be made) so I don’t see the boys for regular coaching. However coaching is available to those that want it, 17.00-18.00 Mondays and Thursdays. These extra sessions have been put in place with the U15s in mind. Anyone that wants to play Squash is more than welcome at these sessions. We hope to have more fixtures for the U15s next season, as the boys need to gain experience at this level before going on to the senior team. Team from: Fred Acton, Euan Brown, Jack Dearlove, Alex James, Tom Mancais, Digby Taylor-Young and Oliver Tikare. Results Wellesley (H)

5-0

Boys Inter House Competition

BOYS’ SQUASH TEAM REPORT - U15 V P1 W1 L0 There are a number of talented U15 players, which bodes well for the future of Squash at King’s. Hopefully we can encourage more of the younger pupils to come out of the wood work and try their hand at Squash. The only match of the season was against Wellesley and King’s older, stronger boys came through relatively comfortably. Fred and Digby had the closest matches at 4 and 5 but still managed to sneak each game for 3-0 wins. Alex, Euan and Oliver were too strong at 1, 2 and 3.

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Winners:

Marlowe

Runners up:

Grange

Ben Champion

2-1

Louis Bromfield

Hal Evans

1-2

George Wauchope

Alex James

2-1

Dom Hall

The 2’s and 3’s went on first in the final that everyone expected. Alex and Dom shared two tight games before Alex pulled away in the 3rd to win 9-2 and take the match 2-1. On the other court Hal and George were having an equally tough battle, with Hal up 5-2 in the 3rd when

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GIRLS’ SQUASH he sadly injured himself and couldn’t continue; match to George. One match each with the 1’s to decide it. Ben and Louis have been trading the title of ‘schools top Squash player’ all season long so it was fitting that it came down to this. They both won a game comfortably before the 3rd proved to be neck and neck all the way, with Ben just winning 10-9! Marlowe are champions! Well played both teams! The final was very competitive and it was great to see some fantastic matches between the houses throughout the tournament.

GIRLS’S SQUASH TEAM REPORT - IST V P5 W2 L3 There were five girls matches this year, which included (for the first time for the girls) the National Schools competition, where the team managed to reach the knockout stages (top 16 in the country!). There were three returning players from last year (Kate Barron, Chevonne Wong and Seiya Grant), which meant two new players would have their chance in the team. The year began with a 4-1 loss to Sevenoaks, with one of the new faces on the team, Flora Mockridge, winning at 4, 3-1. Seiya at 3 lost 3-1 but could quite easily have won on another day. Sevenoaks were too strong at 1, 2 and 5 for Kate, Chevonne and Oriel respectively. Next up were the National School group games, played all on one afternoon. Benenden A were very strong, but again Seiya and Flora at 3 and 4 had competitive matches. Seiya lost 3-1, with every game being very close (10-12 6-11 15-13 9-11) and Flora lost 3-0 (8-11 10-12 11-13), which was also extremely tight!

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The second match of the afternoon was against Felsted. They had a strong 1 who beat Chevonne but everyone else won 3-0. The third match would decide if the team went through to the top 16 knockout stages, or the Plate knockout stages. It was against Benenden B so the team had a good chance. Once again Seiya and Flora won but Kate and Oriel lost at 2 and 5. It all came down to Chevonne’s match at 1 and what a match it was! Chevonne won 3-2 (11-8 6-11 12-10 4-11 11-9) to send the team through to the top 16 in the country knockout stages! The team travelled all the way to Dr Challoners on a snowy afternoon in January, only to be met by a team with three county players! The girls did very well and fought as hard as they could, with Flora going down 3-1. Eliza Brett played her first match for the team at 5 and almost snuck a game or two with some amazing retrieving. I am very proud of the girl’s efforts for the season and improvements were there for all to see. Kate provided leadership in her role as captain, Chevonne worked harder than ever before in her important win over Benenden B and both of them never stopped trying all season, even when they were playing very strong opposition at 1 and 2. Oriel and Eliza didn’t even play Squash before this season and both deservedly earned the title of ‘Most Improved Player’. Seiya and Flora were fantastic at 3 and 4; they both have an excellent work ethic (even if Seiya tries to pretend otherwise!), coupled with a good range of shots. Flora was voted ‘Most Valuable Player’. They will be next years’ 1 and 2, so the team is in safe hands. The squad loses Kate, Eliza, Oriel and Chevonne for next season, which will give others the opportunity to play for the 1st V. I wish all the leavers every success for the future!

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SQUASH AND CROSS COUNTRY Team from: Kate Barron* (captain), Eliza Brett, Seiya Grant^, Flora Mockridge^, Oriel Steel^, Chevonne Wong*.

Lucy winning the third 9-5 to give LX a 1-0 lead. Flora and Rebecca had lots of good rallies but Flora came through 2-0.

Most Valuable Player – Flora Mockridge

It was down to the 1’s and Seiya played her best ever game to beat Chevonne 2-0.

Most Improved Player – Oriel Steel/Eliza Brett Luxmoore are the champions! Results Sevenoaks (A)

1-4

Benenden A (H)

0-5

Benenden B (H)

3-2

Felsted (H)

4-1

Dr Challoners (A),

0-5

CROSS COUNTRY DJF

National Schools Top 16 Girls Inter House Competition Winners:

Luxmoore

Runners up:

Broughton

Chevonne Wong

0-2

Seiya Grant

Flora Mockridge

2-0

Rebecca Spayne

Phoebe Hanson-Lowe

1-2

Lucy Hogg

Two new teams in the final this year and a very close match. Luxmoore beat Broughton 2-1 to take home the title! There were some fantastic matches in this years’ interhouse but the one that stood out the most was between Eli Christianakis (WL) and Rebecca Spayne (LX) in the first semi-final. Rebecca won 7-9 9-0 10-9 and it was the deciding match to see which team went through to the final! It came down to one point! In the final the 2’s and 3’s went on first. Phoebe and Lucy had a very competitive match and both played well, with

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Walpole and Marlowe won the Girls’ and Boys’ InterHouse Cross-Country competitions on a balmy September afternoon of mass participation around the Scotty Hills course, with Harvey and Linacre finishing second. Individual honours went to Laura Patterson, Justine Lambert and Eliza Brett, and also to Harry Nabavi, Harry Churchill and Fred Catterall. On a cold, bright day in November, the District Championships hosted by Kent College produced a double triumph, with both senior teams reclaiming the coveted trophies. Captain Jack Wreathall powered to an impressive victory, with Jack Milligan (2nd), Fenella Chesterfield (3rd) and Anna Booth-Clibborn (5th) establishing a winning platform in the girls event. January brings the supreme challenge of the Knole, an Everest among the molehills of lesser races. Deprived of Fred Catterall’s leadership by term-long injury, the boys rallied to acting captain Hamish Courtauld’s clarion call, and competed dauntlessly. Jack Milligan secured a standout 146th place, and launched himself on the stellar trajectory which would bring him a bronze medal in the Kent Schools League. The indefatigable Andrew McCredie (248th) outpaced Hamish (254th) in the final straight, and Max Nicholson (270th), DT Akinkugbe (285th) and Jack Chapman (287th) gave it their all. Fenella (60th) led the girls home, with Flora Snape (71st) showing the beginnings of the excellent form which would see her

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Cross Country at Knowle. L-R: Ella Walford, Anna Booth Clibborn, Fenella Chesterfield, Flora Snape

win the League in style. Flora’s runners-up finishes at Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, along with a hard-earned 6th in the county-standard Kent College run, won her gold. Fenella inspired the team with her calm professionalism, but missed out on the third race which would have taken her into the medals. Jack Milligan’s consistency (6th at KC; 7th at Sevenoaks; 7th at Tonbridge) brought a third place overall. Special mention should be made of Fenella McLuskie’s stalwart running, which earned her 11th place over the season. The running club has a strong heart, built on staff encouragement and pupil commitment. The competitive future looks rosy, with Fifth form and 6b runners poised to embrace the challenges and reap the rewards of this exacting and fulfilling discipline. I thank all the runners for their loyal effort, and my inspiring colleagues (BCE, CBB-T, DMH, JC, JGA, JGR, and SPO) for their exemplary contribution.

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The King’s School Canterbury Swimming Team competed in just one major event this term – the East Invicta Kent Swimming Championships. Patrick MacLachlan gained the gold medal in both the 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle. Carita Hui, who specializes in backstroke, showed her versatility on all strokes by gaining a host of silver and bronze medals in backstroke, freestyle and Individual Medley. Charlotte Langridge gained her first finalist medal (6th place) at this level in the 15 and over 100m butterfly, as did Joseph Shailer taking 5th place in the 13-14 50m backstroke. Other pupils who did well at Jackchampionships Milligan, Andrew McCredie, Jack Sarmiento, Chapthese were Michael Hollihan man, Hamish Courtald Jeff Tang, Victoria Leigh, Lorcan Halfacre, and Lily Begg.

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Patrick was also selected to represent Kent County ASA in the National Inter-County Championships at Sheffield, competing in three events – the first time a pupil from King’s has reached this level. His freestyle swim in the medley relay came 3rd in the final and gained him recognition by the G.B. Swimming Director. Eleanor Swire and William Fairbairn in the first half of term, and Adina Mukhamejanova and Aaron Milton in the second half of term were named as the most improved swimmers.

Senior Boys’ Team L-R: Jeff Tang, Lorcan Halfacre, David Zuo, Will Fairbairn, Patrick macLachlan

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SWIMMING Senior Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Team: Gemma Taylor, Lucy Dean, Isobelle Whitaker and Carita Hui

Group in the Water

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THE INTERVIEW ‘YOUR STARTER FOR 10’: MR BROWNING

What has been the highlight of your teaching

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Any time a student does something better than they thought they could.

Why did you choose to become a teacher?

so far?

What is the strangest thing that has happened to you at King’s?

It’s better than driving a van. A few weeks ago a pupil mistook me for Mr Gardner.

What did you want to be when you were growing up? Obelix from the Asterix cartoons.

What would you be if you weren’t a teacher? Less busy.

What do you love most about King’s? Its proximity to my house.

What has been the most memorable lesson you’ve ever taught at King’s? There was the time when a former headmaster sat in to observe a Latin literature lesson and started putting his hand up to join in. Or when I looked up the root of the word ‘penguin’ on the Online Etymology Dictionary, in answer to a question on the adjective ‘pinguis’, and displayed it on the whiteboard – with unexpected results.

If you were the headmaster, what would you change about the school? I’d introduce some corridors.

How would you describe your typical day? Fuzzy.

If the Common Room was burning down, which three teachers would you save? I’m contractually obliged to say the Classics department.

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OVERHEARD… AND HOWLERS Maths teacher: “Which letter of the alphabet does not appear in the Periodic Table of Elements?” Chemistry teacher: (thinks) ‘H’? Maths teacher: “First two in the table – ‘H’ and ‘He’ (Hee Hee)”

Question from a 5th former, looking at a source document: “Sir, what does ‘hardship’ mean?”

Q: What is a plasmid? A: A high-definition television.

“I’m a looker!” “I’m feeling like a hippo today”

Q: Who was sorry when the prodigal son returned? A: The fatted calf.

‘You look like a beached whale, but in a good way.’

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THE CANTUARIAN CONTENTS Editorial

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This and That

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Valete

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Trips and Expeditions

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King’s Week

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Sport

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The Interview

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Overheard… and Howlers

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The Cantuarian Editorial Committee 2012-2013

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EDITORIAL Madeline Phillips (6b MR)

The summer term is always so special at King’s with long sunny days, great spirit and the eager anticipation for our most loved week of the year. Sadly, the reality that comes with the summer term is those dreaded exams waiting for you around the corner. But this summer term was not one to let you hibernate in your room with a revision guide as it was packed with opportunities: from Football on backfield to Croquet on Green Court, pupils were enjoying the final term of the year. This was in addition to an always packed sports schedule against other schools. A highlight of the term was that after four years King’s could finally hold a Sports Day and it happened to be on one of the hottest days of the year. It was a memorable event as not only was the level of athletics and team spirit very high, but also how enthusiastic the whole school was when the Head Master generously treated us to complimentary ice cream from our very own ice cream van. It was all these components (and a couple of burnt noses) which made the day unforgettable and a vintage King’s event which we will all cherish for years to come. Congratulations to Tradescant and Walpole who won the silverware at the end of the day.

missed. I believe the unsung heroes of King’s Week this year were some of the ‘Two o’clock events’ for example The Voice and House Harmonies. The marquee was packed creating such a good atmosphere for known and unknown stars to perform and show their tremendous talent. The Art department this year was unbelievable, filled top to bottom with a very high standard of Art and Photography. Commemoration Day as always was a very special occasion with 6a pupils ending their King’s days looking fantastic and celebrating their time at King’s in style. A mixture of sadness and eager anticipation, with the passing of purple gowns to 6bs, was in the air as they looked forward to being the new leaders of the school. I would like to say a special thank you to Mr Mew who has been such a big part of the Cantuarian team; he will definitely be missed for reliability and organisation. We wish him luck for the future and hope he enjoys reading the future Cantuarians.

After the school managed to get itself over the exams hurdle, rehearsals and preparations began as the King’s Week Marquee was resurrected- always bringing a tingle of excitement for events ahead. As always the Mint Yard play was a magical event with the sun setting during the second half and the audience treated to a wonderful modern adaption of a Shakespeare Classic.The weather throughout King’s Week managed to stay dry apart from a downpour on the afternoon prior to the Serenade. In true King’s style, a little water didn’t harm anyone as everyone carried on picnicking with a sort of ‘Is it raining?’ attitude and the beauty of the Serenade was not affected. If anything it was enhanced as it was Mr Ionascu’s last one with us and some divine intervention (just about) kept the rain away; this event will stay in our memory for a long time, and the Cantuarian would like to wish Mr Ionascu – always a star feature in the magazine- the very best of good fortune as he moves on, he will be greatly

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This and That Farewell Every now and then a significant figure in the life of King’s wishes to slip away, at the end of his or her tenure, unheralded, and such was the case with a certain exhousemaster, teacher of Mathematics and bearer of the finest Philtrum-flapper since Magnum PI – who, despite being (literally) overshadowed by his facial hair, and despite an insistence upon not receiving any words of farewell in the body of this publication, nevertheless cannot avoid the beady eye of This & That. We shan’t name him, of course – as per his wishes – lest the old silver Fox take umbrage, but the sentiment remains: he will be missed.

Rowing In other news, it rained a lot. Even the non-religious among us could occasionally be heard invoking the name of the Lord while shaking bellicose mitts at the heavens, especially if they happened to like Cricket. Then we all spent kingly fortunes on holidays in the sun with the inevitable outcome of missing the hottest British summer in years. How the weather mocks us. It was, however, nice weather for ducks, and nice weather for ducks is

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nice weather for Rowers (and if you don’t give credit to that segue I demand you stop reading at once, if you haven’t already): and while the Tennis-jockeys and Cricket batballers stood huddled in dispirited clumps staring at puddles, the heroic King’s 1st VIII Rowers achieved the remarkable feat of qualifying for the Henley Regatta, thus securing the opportunity to participate in some industriallevel Pimms sponsorship. Congratulations to them. Cricket And there was, in the end, time for some Cricket after all. Most notably outside the usual run of fixtures, for the second year running Antonia Cohen, as part of Cricket For Change, brought a team of young Afghan Cricketers to King’s to play a 30-over match against an Invitation XI led by Patrick Clews and Archie Todd. And I quote: ‘The Afghan XI posted a daunting 194 for 9 after Harry Mann (1-15) and Dom Hamlyn (2-32) asked some initial questions. Extras almost reached 50 as the second string bowling lost its way, but Patrick Clews, Patrick MacLachlan and Henry Woodward bagged two wickets each. With the bat, Henry Woodward (27) looked

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a class act, Patrick (30) produced some brief fireworks, but only Will Knox (13) and Archie Todd (16) joined them in double figures as the greater accuracy and athleticism of the visitors tipped the balance in their favour.’ Visiting coach Simon Pullan was evidently delighted by the Afghan team’s display, while Matt Thornby, who, being Housemaster of School House really should know better, conceded that the spirit of sporting competition was the true victor.

As you may be able to tell, this was a slow term for news (at least news that This & That is allowed to mention without being cut to ribbons by the editors). But never mind, because King’s Week was spectacular, yet again. Mr Sanderson deserves every congratulation. Staff News A big welcome to two new arrivals to the King’s family: Bertie Willis arrived in May to Dave and Lizzie and in the summer Pansy Rhiannon was born to Stuart and Kristin.

Tweed Despite the rain, it was with some relief that This & That greeted the eventual announcement this term that it was time to cast off the ties and jackets and revert to Shirt-Sleeve Order. And not a moment too soon, because this respite arrested a worrying and increasingly common trend which has infected certain members of the Common Room – and I mention it only in hushed tones: the gratuitous wearing of tweed jackets. Now This & That is no mug. We’ve seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in which otherwise reasonable people are somehow replaced by doppelgangers, alike in almost every respect but for some diminishing of their essential humanity, in the service of a larger evil. A product of the Cold War, this prescient film was an allegory, a warning about the dangers of excessive conformity. And yet, were those lessons learned? Perhaps not. And it’s a short hop from a tweed jacket to bright red chinos.

A fond farewell and many thanks to Louise Gaukroger,Tony Hogben and James Underhill who move on to pastures new. Two marriages happened over the summer break and we send our congratulations to Rachael White and Dawn Haider. This & That would also like to thanks Dr Maltby for his tireless efforts to get the Common Room out on a boat by organising a Sailing Day for staff and families.

Housemasters & Housemistresses Finally, This & That would like to wish Ms Cousins, Mrs Cook, Mrs Allen and Mr Ninham a relaxing and stressfree summer, because at the start of next term they will all be in charge of boarding houses, and it’ll be twelve years before they get another one. We wholeheartedly echo the words of the Headmaster when he thanked Paul Newbery, Neil Warnick, Bernadette Cocksworth and Elizabeth Pidoux for all the years of support and dedication they have shown the Houses of Meister Omers, Bailey, Harvey and Luxmoore respectively.

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Howard Ionascu - The Director of Music

Howard Ionascu MJM

When Howard arrived at King’s in 2002 after a stint at Radley and then RGS Guildford (under Peter White, OKS), we were not quite sure what had hit us, accustomed as we were to the easy-going, Canadian bonhomie that had helped Stefan Anderson restore productive relations with leading choir schools. Challenging and incisive (even edgy), driven and full of exciting, new ideas, Howard made a huge impact on the School from the very beginning. The fruits were most immediately evident in choral music, which lies at the heart of his own professional experience. The King’s Men and The King’s Swingers were created, as was the Chamber Choir. The Crypt Choir was suddenly put on its mettle with really interesting and innovative repertoire. Standards were exacting, rehearsals targeted with pin-point accuracy and just enough left undone for there to be real electricity in performance. Where once Budapest and Vienna seemed like the high life, Howard thought bigger, and tours now went to Sydney, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Cape Town; and the legacy tour takes us to Beijing. CDs were recorded (to high acclaim on Classic FM), services sung regularly at top London and Cambridge venues from which choristers continued to come to us in goodly numbers, and local churches (and indeed Fairbridge and The Prince’s Trust) were supported with fund-raising concerts: in short, a full and demanding repertoire delivered in exacting professional circumstances. The consequence has not only been memorable concerts on many a ‘shining night’, but choral scholarships and burgeoning professional careers. A consummate professional, Howard is also a consummate schoolmaster, and it is arguably his impact on the pupil body as a whole that has been even more remarkable. Music and musicians have always been ‘accepted’ at King’s, but Howard, with his manner, his dress-sense, his fitness-regime and Rugby coaching, and his hair (or lack of it, at least on the top of his head) made singing in particular ‘cool’. ‘Congers’ was full of fireworks (with warm-ups ranging from the physical to ‘Moscow town’), the Chapel Choir numbers soared and the Choral Society was girded into impressive performances of works including the Mozart, Verdi and Brahms Requiems. The

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VALETE House Song Competition became a highlight of the year for the whole School, now involving pupil arrangements for several parts and with embarrassing token efforts from wooden-spoon entrants a thing of the past. Though apparently a chippy defender of the interests of his musical empire against all comers, Howard was always flexibility itself when approached in advance over calendar clashes and over-stretched pupils. He set very high standards for his musicians and tutees alike, but was the first to understand and empathise with them when there were genuine difficulties, and he could be as robust and shrewd in their defence as in channelling their talent. He also trusted them and they would not let him down: potential organ scholars and others could find themselves asked mid-concert on a choir tour to conduct the next item while Howard sang counter-tenor. He certainly worked hard to ensure the best steps were taken to launch musical futures at university and the colleges, employing his contacts and experience and also knowing when to preach realism to inflated parental aspiration. His ability to think on a School level and build bridges across departments was evident in his contributions to Games and PSHE, but above all in his impressive creative relationship with the Drama Department. This was not just a matter of handling the logistics of ever more King’s Week events – Choirs in the Quire, and the like – with pupils also wanting to take part in plays and sport; the mutual trust and professional respect that arose between Howard and Graham Sinclair led to the extraordinary risk and triumph of both Les Misérables and West Side Story playing for a week to packed houses at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre. Howard’s attention to detail was considerable, ranging from visual displays of past events to introducing Crypt Choir blue gowns and a procession at Evensong. He noticed that pianists were plentiful but got few chances to perform, so he introduced the Piano Competitions. Master Classes on different specialisms became a regular feature, and long overdue, supervised practice for younger Music Scholars was introduced. Music Technology took off, Jazz was supported and properly directed Pop was introduced to King’s Week. If the Department lacked the right person to support a particular talent, someone was found, as I

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VALETE know from the case of one of my own tutees. It is indicative how much attention he lavished on his garden at No.82, for he certainly sought to make a wide range of appropriate flowers bloom in the Music Department. And, to pursue the image for a moment, his crowning glory was in some ways his late sortie from the familiar, choral herbaceous borders to the unaccustomed kitchen garden of the orchestra. Green fingers proved their worth even gripping a baton, as the orchestra was galvanised into several movements of a Mahler Symphony on its way to the outstanding Gala Concert this year. We should not overlook the hugely important role Howard played in setting up the new Edred Wright Music School, but it is what happens in it that is more important, and Howard has developed a superbly talented and varied human department around him. He has had an eye for the professional development of his colleagues, as of his pupils, and that has borne most conspicuous fruit in his successor, Will Bersey, who returns to us from St Edmund’s at the head of a very strong field of applicants, having been first appointed here by Howard as his Assistant Director. Not that Howard overlooked his own professional development, having kept on his London Laudate choir amongst other footfalls in the outside world, and spending a very profitable sabbatical in Sydney. It is appropriate that he now leaves us not for another school, but to run the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. Amidst all the praise for Howard’s professional and pastoral dedication and talent, I would hate to have lost a sense of something still more crucial: the sheer fun that flowed for both pupils and audiences from his energised, idiosyncratic, forthright charisma. The number of former pupils who returned for his farewell, as indeed the number who came back to sing at his civil partnership ceremony, is a testimony to the huge affection and gratitude in which he is rightly held by them. Similarly, Howard’s projection of total confidence in his choices not only sold unusual repertoire to parental audiences, but also took them from a frisson of disbelief at his selfconfessed ‘queenie-fit’ in an early Serenade to this year’s round of applause for ‘my husband and I’. The generous hospitality shown by Howard and Richard will be missed

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by colleagues as much as pupils and parents, and we all wish them well. If we were not quite sure what we had got in 2002, we certainly now know what we are losing and the quality of the performances this King’s Week were a loving and fine tribute. The quality of the Department Howard leaves, along with the difference made to so many young lives, is the enduring legacy of his time at King’s.

Raymond Mew JT

Raymond joined the Classics Department in 2001. Equipped with a Classics degree from Christ Church College, Oxford and plenty of experience from his previous positions at Davis College, Kensington Park School, the Hellenic College and Lancing College, Raymond stepped straight into the busy and fulfilling life of a King’s teacher with remarkable confidence, charm and ability. Seamlessly picking up a demanding timetable, he soon endeared himself to pupils and colleagues alike with his rigorous approach to academic work and his easy rapport with others. Raymond was not a schoolmaster in the traditional sense but rather a charismatic teacher who inspired confidence in all his pupils and enabled them to achieve high standards through a shared love of the Classics. Raymond doesn’t really like ‘fuss’ so I will try to keep my wider vale comments brief! He made many contributions on the academic side – supporting the Pater Society, accompanying Departmental trips to Greece and Italy, and enthusing students within and without the classroom. More recently he developed his skills on the pastoral side with a Head of Sixth Form role and he looks back to happy days as Assistant Tutor in School House with Bill Browning and Matt Thornby. Ever flexible, he was always ready to ‘step into the breach’ and co-produced a splendid Shell Play, ‘DNA’, for King’s Week 2013. Raymond was modest about his sporting achievements but he was a stalwart supporter of the Swimming activity,

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into the West End on ‘the Brighton line’, for drama and the opera are another passion. It is with much love and great sadness that we say farewell (but not goodbye, we hope) to Raymond. Things have gone full circle and he is back off to Lancing to take up a well-deserved post as Head of Department. Lancing viewed from the road looks like a fairy-tale castle and we hope that Raymond and Al will live ‘a charmed life’ there with Ziggy the new dog!

often giving up Saturday afternoons to supervise matches and competitions. One of Raymond’s great strengths is his ability to see what is needed at any given moment and to take on the challenge while maintaining a good work-life balance. He has many wider interests which inform his daily life – he maintains a good perspective through his knowledge of Ancient History and Ancient & Modern Philosophy; he has links to Spain and travels widely whenever he can; his love of languages is attested by his study of Russian, Sanskrit and Arabic, all engendered through contacts at King’s. He is also a talented musician, and if I may be permitted one anecdote, I have very amusing memories of his tales of piano-shifting between the Archbishop’s Palace and St Radigund’s Street! So with the mention of houses, there are two things which immediately spring to mind when I think of Raymond – coffee and a good chat! These were always available when he used to live first in Broad Street and then in St Radigund’s. That he enjoyed the atmosphere in St Radigund’s is shown by the way he went on to buy his own house there, and he has had great fun improving and renovating the house. At the same time he maintained a house in London and will still be able to make it back

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Cindy Messenger MCW

Cindy joined King’s in 1997. She trained as a registered sick children’s nurse at Queen Mary’s Carshalton Hospital before going on to work at Strathmore Special School for twelve years. Whilst working there Cindy qualified as a teacher. She applied for the job at King’s after seeing an advert in The Lady and worked initially with Vicky Browning for two years at Jervis and then with Lynda Horn for ten years. In that time she saw the first boarding house day matron arrive at Luxmoore in 1998. One of Cindy’s favourite memories of King’s was performing the Hacka, followed by a Rugby scrum, along with the other matrons as part of The School Review on stage in the Shirley Hall in front of the whole school. All the matrons

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VALETE were dressed in Rugby kit and one matron, Gill Smith, played an injured boy and had to be dragged off stage by John Parker who was dressed as a matron. Cindy has seen a huge change in the role of matron in her time at King’s – matrons used to not get a day off and were expected to be on duty until 11pm seven days a week with no night matron! Cindy was fully involved in costume making for Jervis when House plays were put on and was well known for her enthusiastic attendance at local belly dancing classes as well as being a valued volunteer at the children’s reading sessions in Canterbury library. Cindy was encouraged by Lynda to apply for the post of senior matron which she took up in 2008 and she moved from Jervis to Bailey in 2009 to work with Neil Warnick. She greatly enjoyed getting to know the Jervis and Bailey girls very well and loved her little house in Monastery Street. None of us will forget her kaftans and painted toenails. Cindy worked closely with Lesley at this time who was a wonderful support and friend. Cindy had a great relationship with Pat Wakeham and Tanya Lee, and the matron team and in that time helped to raise standards further and initiated many positive changes. She is looking forward to her retirement with lots of time to read and enjoy country walks as well as joining an organisation which looks after lonely elderly people. She hopes to be a frequent visitor to King’s.

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and always with a smile on her face. It goes without saying that the care that she provided for the girls was superb and she was always extremely calm in a crisis She was sorely missed when she moved to Bailey House to take on the role of Senior Matron. It is true to say that the role of matron has changed over the last decade or so, with assorted government regulations, courses, and inspections. but Cindy has survived all this and lived to tell the tale! I wish her every joy and happiness in her retirement.

Laura Bernado RW

Laura Bernardo joined the languages department as a Spanish assistant in 2009. Her positive, unfailingly cheerful and dedicated approach made her extremely popular, not only with staff but also her pupils, who thoroughly enjoyed her lessons. She always managed to balance challenging tasks with a supportive atmosphere and seeing her students gain in confidence was a priority in her work. Not only did her students see her as someone who was there to help improve their spoken Spanish, but many also considered her a friend. She inspired a good number of King’s pupils to continue with Spanish beyond their time at school and, in at least one case, even to travel to her native Argentina! Laura is a very ambitious lady and a talented teacher and for the last two years she has divided her time between King’s and Barton Court, where she has

Cindy’s approach to everything that she did was positive and enthusiastic and nothing was ever too much trouble. She was truly dedicated to her girls and they in turn felt that they could tell her anything; she was extremely sympathetic and very wise in her response to them.

Throughout her time in Jervis Cindy could always be relied upon to support the girls in their activities and fund raising events (though the 24 hour ‘bakeathon’ certainly tested both of us!). I was tremendously grateful to her for her going beyond the call of duty with regards to House events; she was totally reliable, worked extremely hard

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been working part time as a Spanish teacher. When the opportunity came to promote her to full time, Barton Court rightly grabbed it with both hands. While this is an excellent career opportunity for Laura, Barton Court’s gain is very much our loss. However, in our eyes this is really Hasta luego and not Adios; we very much hope that we will be able to welcome her back to the team at King’s at some stage in the future!

Agathe Don Simoni NG

Après trois ans au sein du département de langues en tant qu’assistante de français, Agathe a poursuivi son chemin vers Tonbridge afin de se qualifier en tant que professeur de Français et d’Espagnol. Très impliquée dans le département, Agathe nous a partagé sa passion pour la littérature et les actualités et a ainsi initié la création d’un journal bi-annuel élaboré par les élèves « la gazette ». Ouverte aux connaissances générales et particulièrement à la sociologie, Agathe a animé plusieurs Cercles français d’une grande qualité. Elle a passé des heures et des jours dans « le grenier » du département de français à accueillir les élèves avec le sourire aux lèvres, la passion de transmettre son savoir et toujours prête à lancer de nouveaux défis aux élèves les plus linguistes. Agathe a résidé deux années à Luxmoore, participant activement à la vie de l’internat et organisant des activités ludiques pour les internes. Luxmoore restera dans son cœur pour les prochaines années puisque son chat en porte le nom.

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The sun beat down on a bone dry Birley’s as the pupils of The King’s School flocked to the first Sports’ Day the school had seen for four years. Excitement was in the air and people could hardly contain themselves; this is largely due to the complimentary ice cream, and not the inevitable sunburn that awaited many. On a day of spectacular achievements Eliza Brett, Arthur Chilcott and Charlie Kingsman were victorix ludorum and victors ludorum respectively. Their achievements set them head and shoulders above the rest, with the latter two helping to bring home the senior boys and overall winners trophy for Tradescant House. The day kicked off with the junior boys 800m, a pulsating race won spectacularly by Tradescant’s Jack Footer. The girls followed suit with Laura Patterson bringing home the girls’ equivalent for Jervis. The pinnacle of any athletics meet is the 100m and it did not disappoint, with Oliver Greenstreet taking home the senior boys’ title after a blistering performance. Soon after the 100m the long jump leapt into action. The highlight of this event was the Senior boys final that saw Harry Mann and Charlie Kingsman battling for the gold. Harry Mann edged the event helped largely by his lycra which maximised his aerodinamacity. Other performances of note came from Nosa Omosigho who broke the school record for 300 metres, and Mushi Wilkins who blew the field away in the intermediate boys’ 400 m. The Captain of School, Hattie Wilson, comfortably won the girls’ senior discus, befitting her status as school record holder. Broughton won the girls’ four by four hundred race, with the four by one hundred taken home by Walpole, with the boys’ relays both won by the boys of Tradescant.

Volontaire, ambitieuse et avide de réussite, son passage à King’s lui a permis de clarifier et d’orienter sa carrière professionnelle. Nous la remercions chaleureusement lui souhaitons bonne chance.

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TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS DUKE OF EDINBURGH – GOLD EXPEDITION TO SNOWDONIA ARW

The snow which caused an ‘about turn’ to Snowdonia in March had long disappeared by June with the peaks and valleys bathed in sunshine. Post A/S levels for 6b and the chance of going into ‘the great outdoors’ provided an opportunity to stretch the legs and the forecast of good weather meant an eagerness to accept the challenge in the Welsh mountains. A higher intake of water was necessary to avoid de-hydration and some of us shed some body weight with the increased exercise. We were lucky to experience cloudless skies which provided distant views and the occasional glimpse of the Irish Sea from the peaks. Unfortunately, the warm balmy evenings brought with them swarms of midges, which

had moved south from the less favourable weather of Scotland, but we endeavoured to keep these at bay by the use of woodsmoke from camp fires on the shores of Llyn Gwynant. Unfortunately, at commercial camp sites fires were prohibited and we sometimes lost the battle to rid ourselves of these irritating creatures and took to our tents earlier than intended. We would have welcomed cooler weather, but were grateful that we managed to reach the standard of navigation, camp craft and teamwork to progress to the next stage. Having bagged the successful expedition to Snowdonia we regrouped in early July for our assault on the Lake District Fells, (our preference would have been the jungle trails of Borneo, but plans were thwarted by political insurrection in the country which caused our trek to be cancelled ). Nonetheless, it was a pleasure to be in Cumbria, this beautiful part of England where the temperature was again high for our week based at Keswick. We travelled past places only previously seen on a map – Borrowdale, Langdale, Ambleside, Grasmere, Glennridding and others. Some of us even crossed Lake Derwentwater by ferry as

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TRIPS AND EXPEDITIONS part of our route. The thermometer read mid-twenties and the going was tough, but what a joy to reach the evening camp site, remove the boots, cook the evening meal and stretch out on the grass! Dehydration was again a danger rather than the hyperthermia which had been emphasised in our training. The ‘fells’ were at their best and it was great to sleep at night on top of a sleeping bag rather than inside it. Rucksacks got lighter as we ate through our food over the four days and we used up copious amounts of suntan cream! It was fair to report a certain amount of rivalry between three bonded groups, but it was great to meet together at our final night of camping to swap stories and recall some amusing tales. We will all recall memorable journeys and memorable experiences. Very many thanks to the assistance of Miss Parrott in Snowdonia, Miss Smit in the Lakes District, Mr Jones for both expeditions as well assessing us and Mr Watson for his organisation and leadership. In April, May and September the Removes and Fifths walked the well-trodden paths of the North Downs on Bronze level expeditions. Late Spring and early Autumn although different seasons provide the same length of daylight and the walking is pleasant. The Elham Valley way is a super pathway and the routes to Stelling Minnis from Canterbury via Petham or Kingston and the undulating countryside of this part of Kent is a delight, there is so much to see and enjoy in woodland, lush pasture and farm land. The camping to the majority of the Removes is a new experience and to have worked through the processes of self-sufficiency, navigation and teamwork, is rewarding to all despite aching shoulders and limbs. The Shells enrichment week now provides a taster for Duke of Edinburgh Award qualification and I am pleased to report that the popularity of the Award continues to grow and is well served by the CCF as well as non-CCF activities. Long may it continue.

THE SHELL SALAMANCA TRIP From the 24th to the 31st of March a group of ten shells travelled to the historic city of Salamanca. Our journey started in the early hours of Sunday morning when we travelled from Heathrow terminal 5 to Madrid. For some of us it was our first visit to Spain. We arrived after a long journey and met the families we would be staying with in Salamanca. Day 2 and it was our first full day in Salamanca. We ate our breakfast and walked for our first time through the streets of Salamanca to go to Mester language school to have our first Spanish lesson. After our first lessons at Mester, Señor Gallardo and Señorita Cerda took us round the city which gave us our first real experience of what the city was like. In this mini tour we got a glimpse of the city’s plaza mayor which is Salamanca’s town square. Then we returned to the flats which we were staying in, had lunch and then had our first siesta. The siesta involved a two hour rest to digest the huge and delicious lunches that we had. After our siesta we met up again as a group and our tour guide Laura took us on a full tour of Salamanca. This tour was very interesting and gave us a good insight of Salamanca and the history of the city. Laura our tour guide spoke the whole time in Spanish when talking to us, and with the help of Señor Gallardo and Señorita Cerda we managed to eventually understand what she was saying. After our tour, our two teachers then took us to a night club to do Salsa dancing. Señor Gallardo was the DJ and we were taught how to Salsa dance. Señorita Cerda was the best at this and mastered the moves the quickest however eventually we learnt the steps and by the end we could dance with the music provided to us by Señor Gallardo. This activity was difficult however enjoyable. Day 3 and for our activities our tour guide Laura took us on an in depth tour of the University of Salamanca. This tour gave us an idea on what life was like as a student in Spain hundreds of years ago. After our tour we were allowed “tiempo libre” (free time) where we were allowed to go shopping in the city square to buy souvenirs and

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cakes from the Pastelería. After our free time had finished there was one more surprise that Señor Gallardo and Señorita Cerda had kindly arranged for us to do, eating tapas. This gave us a taste of Spanish cuisine and we also got to watch the Spain vs France game as well while eating our final tapas course in a bar. Day 4 and for our activities we went to visit the historic mountain town of Alberca, a town renown for being a key place in the Spanish Inquisition. As we arrived at the town we were surrounded by beautiful mountain views, which provided a good place to take some scenic photos. It was another great trip to see a town in Spain with the highlight being the football match in the town square and seeing the beautiful views.

Our last day ended with our final lessons and an in depth tour of the cathedral. Again, our tour guide Laura took us round and did the whole tour in Spanish. We learnt about how the old cathedral was destroyed by an earthquake. Then we went outside and stood at the top of the cathedral which was an amazing experience as we saw the whole view of Salamanca. After our tour, as a relaxing way to finish our week, we went to the cinema to see “Los Croods” Even though it was in Spanish, it was very fun. After the film we went to the town square again, however on our journey back from the town square, we stumbled across the Semana Santa which was a catholic procession through the streets of the city, huge crowds started to emerge and it was interesting to see the procession take place as it involved many hooded men and women parading through the streets with crosses. Then the next morning we packed our suitcases, said a final farewell to our hosts and reconvened by the coach to go into the centre of Salamanca. Overall it was a fantastic trip; it gave us the chance to have some independence when we were aloud free time to roam around Salamanca. It developed our Spanish skills and gave us a chance to experience fine Spanish cuisine and culture. A big thank you to Señorita Cerda and Señor Gallardo who arranged the trip, making sure we had a good taste of what life in Spain is like and arranging all the fun Spanish culture activities for us to do.

Day 5 and after a very useful revision session in the morning we visited an art noveau museum where we got to look at some beautiful pieces of artwork, some scary puppets and beautiful china dolls. After our siesta we had another taste of Spanish cuisine. We learnt how to make a tortilla de patatas which is a Spanish omelette famous in Spain. We learnt about the history of the tortilla and why it is so popular in Spain. We not only got a history lesson but a cooking lesson. Afterwards we had another slice of Spanish culture where we learnt flamenco dancing. In an event filled day, Señor Gallardo and Señorita Cerda took us to the arcade and bowling arena where Señor Gallardo kindly bought us a batch of churros, it was a very enjoyable day.

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THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE: THE REMOVE PLAY Bess Hale (Rem MT)

This summer the Remove play for King’s Week was the Greek tragedy-based Love of the Nightingale. While the storyline could, perhaps, be considered shocking and it is true that certain parts were not advised for younger viewers, the atmosphere created by the exceptional acting was enthralling. From the first word – ‘war’ – it was apparent this would be a dark play (the favourite genre of the Drama staff it seems…) and the mood was kept convincingly throughout the performance. As the story unfolded around the innocent young Philomele, portrayed beautifully by Eliza Batten, the audience were drawn into the intricate web of pretence, passion and persecution. The tale starts with two loving sisters, Philomele and Procne, being torn apart by the elder’s marriage to the attractive yet sinister Tereus, played by the talented Romily Carboni, who forces her to live a life of oppression and intellectual silence; this is torment for her, as she had thrived in the philosophical city of Athens. Unable to bear the solitude any longer Procne asks for her sister to be brought to see her. This marks the beginning of a

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horrible journey for Philomele and she discovers that life is not as beautiful as she first thought. As the structure of the piece was in a Greek style, the Chorus was an integral part of the storytelling; all the members of a Chorus must be able to portray a diverse array of characters so that the audience can easily distinguish the mood and setting of each scene. This requires a wide variety of skills and the ability to instantly change one’s voice, stance and movement style. Without the powerful presence of the chorus, who displayed all these talents with flair yet uniformity when required, the performance would have been lifeless and probably rather baffling for the audience. The Chorus wasn’t the only element that we couldn’t have done without, however; the tech and lighting guys were amazing, somehow always knowing exactly what the director and cast wanting despite our exhausted descriptions mainly consisting of vague gestures and lots of umming and ahhing. The music, lighting and special effects truly brought the performance to life, enhancing the acting and captivating the audience’s attention. The costumes added a very innovative and timeless feel to the play expressing the mood of the location of that particular scene; the transformation in costume of some of the characters portraying their gradual integration into a new society or the degrading of their status within it. This, and the rest of the piece was artistically devised by Mrs Cornell, and I’m sure the rest of the cast would join me in saying a massive thank you to her for devoting so much of her time to piece this challenging play together.

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It was a wonderful experience for all of us and it was made so by her enthusiastic direction of the play. The whole cast was superb and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure we will be seeing more Drama from many of the people involved.

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Top right: Tereus returns and takes Philomele. Bottom right: Nikita Soni as part of the chorus.

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KING’S WEEK SPEECHES IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE Rose Fuest (Rem BR)

As one of the first events of King’s Week, with the sun beating down on Canterbury, the excitement was running high throughout this prestigious event. Each of the nine Remove English sets had run heats to decide on the most talented member to put forward as a representative to compete in the Speeches in the Chapter House competition, held in the cathedral. It was a fantastic opportunity for the Removes to experience some of the hidden talent within their year group, and also a prospect for people to shine in King’s Week in an event unlike any other.

prize acceptance speech, or Whitney Chika-Mbonu’s beautiful African poem, written by a close relative, striking everyone in that room with an intense authority through the powerful lines. The dramatic talent of each speaker shone out in in the wonderful acoustics of the Chapter House, as they recounted their 25-line-long piece. If nerves were present it was impossible to tell from the competitors’ confident speeches. Judged by Helen Brown, Head of Drama at Worth School, special mention must be given to Raeffe Gibson who won the judge’s prize, George Nairac who was awarded 2nd place, and of course 1st place which was given to Araminta Chapman, with her interpretation of Why I Hate School but Love Education by Suli Breaks.

The broad genres of speeches chosen were a delight to pupils and teachers alike, from Kit Baker’s classic poem, to Georgia Cassidy’s rendition of William Faulkner’s Nobel

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KING’S WEEK JAZZ ON A SUMMER SUNSET Simon Broadley (6b MO)

Although it was not the glorious summer sunset the audience had been hoping for, Jazz on a Summer Sunset lived up to its billing as a highlight of King’s Week. The band, led by William Fairbairn on piano, played an impressively eclectic set with numbers ranging from a Henry Mancini classic to a surprising cover of Avicii’s club anthem Levels as an encore. The atmosphere before the first note was played was, as ever for a King’s Week concert, positively buzzing with parents and pupils alike catching up over their assorted picnics, anticipating a memorable evening of music. The music kicked off with Fairbairn and his band, which starred Christopher Irwin on saxophone, Llewellyn Cross playing the trumpet and Max Pashley keeping everything together on the drums, performing two pieces themselves before welcoming on to the stage the first singer of the night, Louise Augustine, who marked her final King’s Week with a sumptuous rendition of Etta James’ I’d Rather Go Blind. Any audience members who took the house band’s three intervening songs before the next singer as an excuse to finish off their picnics really missed out on some truly excellent musicianship, displayed at its fullest extent during a cover of the Beatles classic Blackbird which featured stellar performances from Chevonne Wong on double bass and Robbie Ellison on drums. Following this the audience were treated to a song introduced by Fairbairn as the band’s signature number, an instrumental called Bernie’s Tune and it certainly fulfilled expectations, allowing the band to show off the full extent of their abilities.

performance from the band behind her. Then came the interval and with it the famous Jazz Ploughman’s which was greatly enjoyed by all. However, the evening was not about cheese and pickle, despite some audience members’ desire for seconds, and the interval was followed by one of the night’s standout performances. India Roestenburg confirmed herself as a star of future King’s Weeks with, despite only being in Remove, a wonderfully reflective rendition of the song Misty, perhaps made most famous by Ella Fitzgerald, with Fairbairn as her sole accompanist on the piano. What followed caused a distinct change in atmosphere as Robbie Ellison took to the spotlight on the vibes with a magnificent performance of the instantly recognisable Left Bank 2 before Lewis Cullen caused a stir with a softly sung version of Love’s Been Good to Me. (Pictured right) William Fairbairn and Caspar Latham then proved to the audience their respective talents on the piano and the guitar with some outstanding instrumental work before the final singer of the night, Dan Wilson, took to the stage to end his impeccable Summer Sunset career with What a Difference a Day Makes. This night was closed by Fairbairn leading the band in to a somewhat surprising cover of Avicii’s recent club anthem Levels with a notable performance from Christopher Irwin on alto sax. Although primarily aimed at the pupils rather than the older members of the audience it was undeniably a fitting way to round off this truly excellent edition of Jazz on a Summer Sunset.

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KING’S WEEK THE SERENADE DJF

An unseasonably chilly June evening saw an expectant audience assemble for the King’s Week curtain raiser and the Director of Music’s swansong. The air darkened in Chilenden’s cloister walks and the mass of nave and Bell Harry loomed in the fading light as Strauss’s B flat wind suite wove its wordless drama, alternately grave and humorous, sonorous in its sostenuto. The scene was set for the school’s dazzling display of vocal pyrotechnics, and expectations were not disappointed by the rainbow brilliance of what followed. Britten’s setting of John Clare’s The Evening Primrose blended with the Strauss, and the singers’ precise diction added an urgency and poignancy to the message of transience. A second Britten Flower Song, Ballad of Green Broom, was clean and gleaming, all parts attacking the verses with snicker-snack brio. In an ear-catching arrangement, Henry Mancini’s schmaltzy Moon River had a lilting girth, delicacy and sweetness; its high-legged whoops were not played for kicks, and it ended sincerely. How different in mood was the following morality song, Dives and Lazarus: from its arresting opening this was a taut and urgent account, the baton passing smoothly between the voices. Laura Bartley sang affirmatively to a sullenly veiled moon in Dvorak’s perennial gem, her voice growing in bloom. Here, as throughout the evening, Stephen Mathew’s sensitive and secure accompaniment was the vital thread which invited dexterous vocal embroidery. Lay a Garland held concentrated colour and subtle nuance, and was followed by Ed Rex’s hymn-like reworking of Fleetwood Mac’s Everywhere, in which Patrick Clews’ top line was measured and tuneful, and the chorus let rip with sustained power.

solo flutes underscored the transfiguring force of the Latin lines, and the overall effect was one of suspenseful and synchronised beauty. Anna Booth-Clibborn and Hannah Goldsmith applied insouciance and daintiness to Delibes’ Flower Song before Nick Todd’s Madrigalia delivered a memorable pairing of Gibbons and Rheinberger interspersed with Shaun Wood’s stirring Finzi and Hattie Wilson and Chevonne Wong’s alluring Massenet. The Silver Swan was magically ethereal, its harmonies translucent. Abendlied made an appropriate plea for warmth and comfort as umbrellas sprouted under a savage shower. The King’s Swingers delivered a bouncy Mr Wonderful and a shimmering Sound of Silence (in competition with a pair of disgruntled gulls) and The King’s Men responded with an evenly paced How Deep is Your Love? and an exquisitely executed madrigal, balancing weighted silences and yearning bursts of feeling. In between, The Bare Necessities had the potential to be rendered with unchecked exuberance, but, typically, was thoughtfully controlled and sensitively executed; there was panache and shape and the ensemble pulled off a stirring trick. Only a trio of pieces remained in a programme packed with variety. The concordance of time and place was seamlessly caught in Goodnight Sweetheart, Shenandoah and Sure on this Shining Night, wonderfully atmospheric a cappella readings, plangent and poised, which dispelled the dampness with their shining, sustaining plenitude. Impossibly, unforgettably, Howard Ionascu’s final Serenade had come to an end.

Dan Wilson’s Evening Hymn was held together by a firm cello line. At the transition between twilight and night, John Rutter’s Musica Dei Donum brought balm and blessing to the holy garth. The quadrophonic effect of

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KIDACO Rose Fuest (Rem BR)

After many weeks of rehearsing, KiDaCo finally took off; a beautifully adapted version of Moulin Rouge, choreographed by Mrs Outram. The powerful story changed the dynamic of the show constantly, from Araminta Chapman’s tear jerking solo, and then death, to the fun and energetic Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend. Excitement overtook nerves on the first night, stepping onto the stage to finally see an audience before us. We loved our stunning new costumes which created a character around each dancer, from feathered hair pieces to sequined dresses. As often happens, it is hard to remember what happened on stage, the excitement and exhilaration of performing overtook any thinking that we might still have been doing. However, we like to think that it cannot have gone far wrong, due to the rigorous preparation from Mrs Outram, helped by Miss Park and Dr Pidoux. Alongside

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Minty, some other dancers must be mentioned: Maxim Nicholson, Joe Shailer and Tom Dath all stepped in to support the girls as three of our six male dancers. From a Tango, to a ballet and back to modern, this year’s KiDaCo was certainly different from any that we had ever been involved in, who knows what next year might bring?

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The second act of KiDaCo was made up of dances choreographed by Kerry Blaskett and the individual soloists. The second act kicked off with a jocund Jitterbug by Emily Champion and Jamie Loyn. This light-hearted and well-presented piece set the scene for an exciting line up of modern dances. Moving from 1950’s America to the multicultural Afro-Caribbean beats, Enita Dafinone and Modupeola Reis performed electrifying and eye-popping isolations and free-spirited dance techniques, which made a strong impression on the audience.

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‘Forbidden Dancing’ from the film Footloose gave inspiration for the dance choreographed by Kerry to the title song. The upbeat tempo and slick moves, paired with well-rehearsed dancers, gave a tremendous performance. A beautiful contemporary solo danced by Aggie Weiner, which was choreographed by the soloist and Victoria Outram, proved a dramatic mood change to the proceedings. A visibly strong and technical dancer, Aggie demonstrated elegant lines and exceptional time keeping.

Live while we’re Young and Irate Pirate were two more pieces by Kerry. The first was exciting and to a wellknown song which made everyone want to dance along. The second was something that KiDaCo had never seen before, a group of pirates dancing and rowing their ship to a hearty song. Clara Geldard threw herself into the role and showed off her performing side. The dance had an amazing reaction from the audience with them laughing and cheering along while the girls danced.

Washing up is always a chore, however, Kerry managed to create a song and dance of it with Emily Champion, Anna Brady, Clara Geldard and Zofia Olszowska. The audience grasped their seats, held bated breath as the girls hurled washing baskets, assembled and disassembled ironing boards with panache, all without losing any fingers.

We would like to thank Victoria Outram and Kerry Blaskett for their exceptional choreography and for all their hard work to make sure we were performance ready for the shows. The backstage crew were fabulous, with special mentions for Ben Donoghue, Steve Bree, Tom Kitney and Aaron Milton, who made sure the stage was beautifully lit, designed, and who kept the music flowing.

Next we changed from aprons into leotards for a rhythmic gymnastic ensemble from Laura Wilson and Issy Webster. The audience was amazed by the girls’ pure fearlessness and the aerials and back flip tumbling shocked everyone. Laura, with her elastic flexibility and skilled gymnastics, was enhanced by Issy’s previous dance experience. This was followed by Charlotte Hurton, who inspired us with her high level of technique and amazing poise and grace.

VIRTUOSI CTN We were promised virtuosic performances from our finest instrumentalists and singers, and we were not disap-

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pointed by this entertaining and immensely enjoyable programme. Running throughout the concert were works highlighting the genius of Leonard Bernstein, beginning with two movements from his Divertimento for Orchestra – a late composition and a distillation of the amazing diversity of his musical output. Sennets and Tuckets, featuring some spectacular brass and percussion writing, was followed by a sophisticated Waltz in 7/8 time with some exquisite playing from the strings. Then came Cimarosa’s Oboe Concerto – a piece created by the twentieth century Australian composer Arthur Benjamin from the baroque keyboard music of Cimarosa; Siân Robinson was the accomplished and stylish soloist in this sparkling work. Bernstein’s ‘I Can Cook Too’, from his musical On the Town, was given an enthusiastic performance by Chevonne Wong. She brought a great sense of fun to this Broadway number in which a New York cabbie tries to seduce a sailor on shore leave with her promises of culinary delights, and more! The Shirley Hall really swung to Bernstein’s big band orchestration.

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A complete change of mood came with Copland’s hauntingly atmospheric Quiet City, with soloists Harry Bruges on Cor Anglais and Llewelyn Cross on trumpet making soulful contributions, accompanied by the cultured strings of the Chamber Orchestra. More music from Bernstein’s Divertimento rounded off the first half – ‘Blues’ evoked a seedy nightclub jazz band with particularly distinguished solos from Dewi Rees (screamingly high trumpet), Tommie Trelawny-Vernon (tuba) and Robbie Ellison (drums). In Memoriam, a powerful lament played by just three flutes, led into the riotous March in which competing sections of the orchestra played different march tunes simultaneously, a battle ending with the entire brass section standing up and playing with raised bells at maximum volume! After a most convivial interval, with refreshments served at the back of the Shirley Hall, we were treated to a complete performance of The Carnival of the Animals. Originally written by Saint-Saëns merely as an entertainment for friends, it was never intended for public performance but this ‘Grand Zoological Fantasy’ has become one of his

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‘Evangeline Kanagasooriam sang two of Copland’s sublime settings of poems by Emily Dickinson’ most popular works. It was accompanied by the superbly dry verses of Ogden Nash, given the full treatment by the brilliant Elizabeth Pidoux. Lewis Cullen’s flute flew up and down the scales at breakneck speed in The Aviary while Alex Soul’s cello sailed serenely by in The Swan. Jamie Loyn’s double bass was appropriately elephantine, Camellia Johnson’s Cuckoo cuckooed and oocucked from the depths of the Shirley Hall stage and The Fossils were impressively represented by Robbie Ellison’s xylophone. Perhaps the real stars of the whole menagerie though were the pianists – Natalie Yip and William Wong playing with jaw-dropping technical facility!

A memorable evening was brought to a rousing conclusion with the ‘Suite for Orchestra’ from Candide – a selection of music from Bernstein’s opera including the rumbustious Paris Waltz, the scuttling woodwind of Bon Voyage and the epic finale Make Our Garden Grow with its magnificent brass chorale. The truly virtuosic King’s Chamber Orchestra was conducted by Andrew Pollock who devised and presented the whole programme.

Then time seemed to stand still as Evangeline Kanagasooriam sang two of Copland’s sublime settings of poems by Emily Dickinson. The pastoral delights of Nature - the gentlest mother were perfectly captured by the wind players of the Chamber Orchestra and Evangeline’s crystal clear soprano voice, while Heart - we will forget him featured some unbelievably beautiful singing and orchestral playing.

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THE QUEEN CONCERT

After an immensely popular run of performances in St Alphege’s, the King’s Week band, as usual, came to St Augustine’s to give their final performance, with admission for any student willing to brave the miserable weather. Their repertoire this year consisted of a series of Queen’s greatest hits, an excellent choice, which more

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Left: Alexander Rose Right: Members of Queen

KING’S WEEK than lived up to past performances including Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder. The numbers willing to run the risk of a soaking, sitting outside, on the Dovecote Lawn, were a tribute to the quality that has come to be expected, and from the first notes of the warm up band, consisting of Charlie and Toby Sinclair, it was clear that they wouldn’t be disappointed. Dimitri Gripari, Charlie Jamieson, and Alex Rose remarkably led the vocals in their final King’s Week, but credit must go to the entire band, including Scarlet Pughe, Sophia Gripari, and Eliza Cocksworth singing, Will Fairbairn on the keyboard, Philip Salmony, both Sinclair brothers and Fenella Chesterfield on the guitar, and Philip Salmony and Jemima Chesterfield also turning their hand to the drums. The band kicked off, as Queen themselves often did, with a powerful rendition of One Vision, reaching a quality that was maintained throughout the performance. They continued on through their repertoire of hits, each song a crowd pleaser. However, particular distinction in this area must go to the performance of Fat Bottomed Girls, which had the entire audience on their feet, where many remained for the rest of the show. Following a mixture of upbeat songs and slower ballads, the intense performance of Love of my Life was a moving tribute to Freddie Mercury. After a more light hearted Happy Birthday to Madalé Jooste, the band moved into their final few tracks, culminating with the most recognisable of Queen’s songs, We Will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody. The rapturous reception given to the latter prompted an encore of Don’t stop me Now, ending the concert, and the run of performances, on a fantastic note.

DNA THE SHELL PLAY Ruby Bansal (Shell LX)

DNA was a twisted, dark and mysterious play, which challenged all eleven talented Shell actors who were involved. After battling in the auditions, involving half of

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the Shell year, the final eleven were selected just before the Easter holidays, prior to the summer term. After coming back from the Easter break, having learned our lines, we were plunged into several weeks of intense character building, which sometimes involved looking at a blank wall. A few weeks into rehearsals, we experienced a few setbacks, with conflicting King’s Week commitments and our director suddenly falling ill, to all the cast’s dismay. But soon after, Mr Atkins came to our rescue, leading us into our first King’s Week performance. To me, the play had a Lord of the Flies reality, with a dark and deceitful plot. It was like looking at the world without rose tinted glasses. While exploring our characters, we built up backgrounds to encourage our performances. To help with our characters, we all were advised to observe other students or teachers, or just the general public, to help with our posture, accent and general mind set. Having a very small cast, we worked with the simplicity of the script and the complex ideas, which challenged our perception of our society. My character, Lou, was a closet intellectual, who simply wanted to be accepted into the ‘cool’ club. Having experienced acting this character out, and after heavy character development, I now see cliques in a whole different light, which at the time, made my character even harder to perform. She was a confused only child, with pressure from home and school to be completely opposite things, when really, she wanted to be accepted as who she was by her controlling mother and her unruly friends. There were eleven characters in the play. Lou, played by myself, was friends of convenience with Danny, played by Louis Lyttle. Sam Statman played a weeping wimp of a character, while Kit Paterson embarked on his psychopathic role, while rejecting his supposed girlfriend, Leah, performed by Maddie Jamieson. Camilla Roberts and Ralph Taylor played the alpha roles in our cast. Charlotte Morcom performed the motherly figure, with a psychopathic streak. Alex Compton and Corkie Speed played happy-go-lucky best friends, afflicting their torturous games on Alex Green’s character.

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Top left: Samuel Statman and Charlotte Morcom. Top right: Alex Green and Alex Comptom. Below: Maddie Jamieson and Christopher Lilington-Paterson

Members of the Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CCF, l-r: Cherie Cheung, Richard Stonehewer-Smith, Harry Brownlees, Sam Roud, Aaron Milton, Harry Nichols, Milo Reddaway. Front: Adam Vintner

The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swingers with Jago Trelawny-Vernon: Hannah Goldsmith, Siobhan Casha, Camellia Johnson, Ilona Bushell, Amelia Baker, Eleanor Hartland, Carine Ha, Jemina Chesterfield.

When asking around after performances, people seemed to really like the social arguments that we explored during this mainly dialogue based play. Some were extremely impressed by the likes of Maddie Jamieson and Camilla Roberts, as they both had lengthy monologues to perform. As our first King’s Week performance, it was an uphill struggle from the start, but at the end of it all, we benefitted hugely from the dramatic knowledge we gained from such a challenging yet greatly enjoyable production.

CCF SKILLS DISPLAY Milo Reddaway (6b SH)

Well, that was a day people will remember! Alongside all the other events that the school had to offer, there was the CCF Skills Display. Everyone knows about the CCF, but this was an opportunity to actually see what we do and what life is like for a member of the cadet force. As people walked through the gate, their gaze was met by a myriad of different stands. Firstly, there were the MOD ration packs that were being displayed. As the two sergeants, sgt Roud and sgt Reddaway explained, the job of a soldier can be tough to say the least, they need a lot of energy to do their job properly. The ration packs solve that by providing a whopping 4000 calories in 24 hours. The cadets then explained that the ration packs came in menus and that each box came with their own set of meals, which sometimes resulted in bartering to suit people’s preferences. Visitors got the opportunity to see the huge variety of meals and also get a drink to help them with the heat of the day. A visitor would then come across the first aid stand. Lance Corporal Brownlees demonstrated the many methods of assessing injury and how to react to different situations, such as treating bullet wounds and clearing airways to allow easy breathing. Visitors also saw the tools of the trade for military medics, such as bandages etc. But rest assured, no cadet is ever harmed but we are all

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shown on field days the basics of how to treat injuries, knowledge which we gladly pass on to visitors. The visitor would then be shown some of the different types of accommodation that the military and the CCF use. Firstly there was a large tent used by an officer, which would serve as an HQ as well as a living space. There was then the bivouac used for secretive and compact living spaces, ideal for both blending into one’s surroundings and providing protection from the elements. Finally, there was the kind of tent that we use for expeditions, such as the Duke of Edinburgh. Spacious and with great insulation and storage space, this tent is one of the best for long expeditions, in any terrain. The visitor would then see the different kinds of maps, route-cards and compasses used by the cadet force. The cadets demonstrated how to use different systems of deducing the length travelled, present location and the destination and how to get there. On one occasion, the cadets demonstrated to a group of visitors how to use the corner of a compass or pencil to pinpoint a location exactly, explaining that the tip of a finger is too wide and that a fine point was needed for the job. Finally, the visitor could either ask the cadets about their experiences within the CCF o talk to some of the commanding officer, Mr Turner and Major Vintner. They described what it was like to run the cadet force and what the cadets experience, such as the Duke of Edinburgh, CCF summer camp and so on. Overall, people who visited the display had the chance to see for themselves what the CCF does for its members

THE JAZZ CONCERT Roger Mallion

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KING’S WEEK opening chords of what was, to me, an unfamiliar number, Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind (1976). After those chords, though, the start was (intentionally) languid — the ‘up-beat’ aspect was reserved for later — somewhat reminiscent of the piece The Stripper. This was actually a very complicated and ambitious number to open with: they certainly could not have been accused of starting with a ‘lollipop’. The guitar was distinctive and there was a nice trumpet ensemble, giving the whole thing an almost Hawaiian feel. The follow-up piece from the Big Band was much more familiar territory — Tuxedo Junction (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson & Julian Dash, an arrangement of which was popularised by Glenn Miller (1940)). This featured a very pleasant opening trumpet (Llewelyn Cross) over bass chords. Very soothing saxophone and trumpets then followed, all in unison — nothing complicated in this one. There was an excellent saxophone solo from Henry Cross and a good, thumping, rousing chorus to finish. For the record, the personnel of the King’s Jazz Orchestra were Laura Bartley, Christopher Irwin, Toby Sinclair, Oliver Hope, Sigfried Aylward, Henry Cross and Edward Thomas (saxophones), Teddy Baker and Tommy Trelawny-Vernon (trombone and tuba), Will Phillips,

Llewellyn Cross, Lorcan Halfacre, Bertie Gleave, Dewi Rees and Arthur Cross (trumpets), Tim Fairbairn and Arran Hope (piano), Chevonne Wong (bass) and Robbie Ellison (drums). The Conductor/Director was Will Fairbairn. Next on stage were the King’s Swingers and, since it was announced that, by an oversight, the list of last year’s King’s Swingers was what was printed on the programme, it is important (especially as The Cantuarian is a journal of record) that I properly document the performers here. They are: Camellia Johnson, Jemima Chesterfield, Hannah Goldsmith, Eleanor Hartland, Amelia Baker, Ilona Bushell, Carine Ha and Siobhan Casha. Their first offering (Long And Winding Road, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, 1970) had a nice, balanced opening; the piece was mostly ensemble and was quite enchanting. They followed this with a great contrast: a ‘doo-wop’ version of I Second That Emotion (Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland, 1967), accompanied by a very young bass-player not mentioned in the program, Jago Trelawny-Vernon.

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Christopher Irwin and Llewelyn Cross

After that it was the turn of the Modern Jazz Group. This year, this comprised Llewellyn Cross (trumpet), Chris Irwin (saxophone), Will Fairbairn (piano), Chevonne Wong (bass), Max Pashley (drums). Caspar Latham (guitar) and Robbie Ellison (vibrophone). They started with one of my favourites — Moonlight in Vermont (John Blackburn & Karl Suessdorf, 1944). The familiar strains were stated by trumpet and saxophone; it was wonderfully mellow and soporific for a summer evening. Chris Irwin and Llewellyn Cross were variously featured, as was Caspar Latham, his guitar sounding more ‘Les Paul’, this time, than Hawaiian. A nice, relaxing saxophone solo then followed. Driving, tinkling keys from Will Fairbairn, with lots of notes, and very sympathetic drums in the background (the drummer with what looked like a ‘bullet-proof’ screen, which reflected light) did, however, elicit well-deserved applause. I also enjoyed the languid trumpet and saxophone at the end. The second contribution from the Modern Jazz group had opening chords from Caspar Latham’s guitar and a familiar theme: My Romance (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (1935)). This involved Llewellyn Cross on trumpet and Robbie Ellison (in his ‘Buddy Holly’ glasses) on vibraphone. The idea of having a vibraphone

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(which, Robbie Ellison told me afterwards, is not a cheap instrument to hire) was, I thought, splendid even if, in this particular number, it was not easily heard over the other instruments. There was then a break into a very ‘swinging’ piano, supported by bass and drums, joined later by guitar. Then there was a saxophone solo from Chris Irwin, for which the audience showed their appreciation, and an ensemble chorus to finish. Next, The King’s Jazz Orchestra was back, with vocalist Shaun Wood, with a spiritual (not really jazz, I suppose), Go Down Moses. The singer looked very elegant and poised and, after some piano refrain, he gave a very powerful and confident rendition, especially of the line ‘Let My People Go’. Shaun Wood had immense stage presence, with his red pocket handkerchief and the ability to look the audience right in the collective eye. He had to stand for a long (but extremely agreeable) interlude from the Band, in which the trumpets were prominent, and then he gave a very professional bow at the end; he also acknowledged the Band, which I thought was a very nice touch. After that came Sammy Nestico’s Hayburner arranged for the Count Basie Orchestra, 1968). Its trumpet

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KING’S WEEK introduction was rather reminiscent, I thought, of Tuxedo Junction, which we had earlier in the programme, and these trumpets were indeed swinging. It was in fact the whole Orchestra that was contributing but the trumpets were featured most prominently at this stage. Then the saxophones, nicely coherent, came in, with the trumpets hovering above them, creating, overall, a very ‘Milleresque’ sound, all in unison. There were impressive drums — and I was told afterwards that the drummer’s Perspex screen was in the interests of sound balance — and then bass, piano, and featured trumpets and saxophones all came in for the finish. That was the end of the first half and there was, at this stage, plenty of time in hand even if the interval were to be an extended one. In the days when I used to have responsibility for this event, I always worried and about the mechanics, logistics and practicalities of managing 700 people into and out of the Shirley Hall, twice, on a pleasant summer evening when they are all having an agreeable glass of wine and an opportunity to meet old friends. There were no time concerns on this occasion, and it was only 9.00 p.m. when we were reconvening for the second half. The King’s Jazz Orchestra started with the popular and catchy The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields, 1936). This began with full ensemble, the muted trumpets being especially effective, as was the section where the saxophones at the front were playing over the trumpets. There was good support from the drums and excellent bass. The alternation of saxophones and trumpet was very effective, as was the trumpet crescendo to the finish. Without announcement, they then went straight into Cruisin’ For A Bluesin’(Andy Weiner, 1989) which, from the start, was a drums and trumpet and saxophone ‘extravaganza’, backed by a prominent, and excellent, bass. The drummer also made splendid contributions to the ensemble parts. There was then a trumpet solo by Will Phillips and then a quick succession of other trumpet solos from Llewelyn Cross, Lorcan Halfacre and Dewi Rees. Robbie Ellison then had a brief moment of glory on his drums, and was followed by very powerful trumpets. At this stage there was a splendid intervention of a baritone saxophone, which was unusual, unexpected and very welcome. The saxophones then contributed in unison in quite a complex operation. This did get some audience applause. This

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audience, which was unfortunately noticeably reticent about applauding solos in the first half — I had to start a few rounds off myself, because I know how much they are appreciated by the players — but they were by now beginning to relax a little more and get into the spirit of the occasion. This complicated and difficult piece ended with a veritable drum explosion from Robbie Ellison and an ensemble chorus, with trumpets prominent. It was then time for another a capella vocal contribution in the form of The King’s Men, mentored and initiated by the departing Director of Music, Howard Ionascu and tonight musically directed by Dan Wilson. These consisted of Dan Wilson himself, Will Fairbairn, Patch Clews, Jamie Loyn, Shaun Wood, Lewis Cullen, Louis Ewart and William Stonehewer-Smith. Their first offering was the second spiritual of the evening, this time Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, which started with Louis Ewart over a supporting chord, then a very high-voiced contribution from Will Fairbairn. In the second piece, September (Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson, 1938), there were several enjoyable solos, of which that from Patch Clews was especially prominent. The King’s Jazz Orchestra returned, for Get Happy (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, 1930), with vocalist Eliza Cocksworth. It was nostalgic for me to be hearing a Cocksworth female vocalist, for Eliza’s elder sister was a big contributor during my own time at King’s. Indeed, Eliza did not disappoint and was positively very powerful and confident (but, even so, she was slightly drowned out, at times, by the Orchestra.) The trumpets were very prominent and effective, as was the saxophone solo by Chris Irwin, and there was then a most agreeable ensemble section to the end. The Modern Jazz Group then returned, beginning with my all-time favourite, Moanin’ (Bobby Timmons, 1958). The well-known play-and-response sections at the start of this piece were effected by Will Fairbairn on the keyboard and by trumpet and saxophone (Llewellyn Cross and Chris Irwin, respectively), and this was followed by a great ensemble statement of the familiar main theme, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. The audience were by now really beginning to warm to it and there was much more audience response than before. A substantial guitar

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KING’S WEEK solo by Caspar Latham was much appreciated and I was delighted when Robbie Ellison got a moment of glory and had an opportunity in the spotlight on his vibraphone. Its quality was splendid, but its duration was disappointingly short. Finally, the piano and response — which, in this piece, never fails to please — led to a very thrusting ending. Overall, this was excellent, and was amongst my favourite non-vocal numbers of the evening. The final number on the programme was It Had Better be Tonight (a.k.a. Meglio Stasera — Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, 1963), recently revived by Michael Bublé and performed on this occasion by The King’s Jazz Orchestra with Dimitri Gripari. All three vocalists this evening showed great poise and confidence, and Dimitri was no exception. He executed this exotic Latin sound with great professionalism, excellent stage presence and some considerable aplomb (even opening his jacket, right at the start, in the long-established tradition of night-club singers). The trumpets especially gave excellent support and both singer and Orchestra conspired to give an extremely powerful ending (after which, however, Dimitri, after a splendid performance, ran off without taking his bow.) At

this stage, Chevonne Wong thanked Will Fairbairn and made a presentation to him. The second half of the concert was as efficiently presented as the first half and so there was plenty of time for an encore, and one was, indeed, provided. This was not a repeat of a piece that had been presented earlier in the programme but was that old stand-by, Glenn Miller’s In The Mood (Wingy Manone, 1930, arr. Joe Garland & Andy Razaf, 1939). This familiar arrangement featured a good swinging opening, with trumpets prominent and saxophones to the front, which gave just the right balance for this effect. As befits this arrangement, there was much saxophonic ‘dualling’ — statement and response — and much featuring of the trumpets in such a way that (as was especially appropriate for this finale number) Will Fairbairn managed to assign solos to virtually every member of the trumpet and saxophone sections: he split the solo section into four-bar chunks so that everyone had a chance to shine. The theme then returned with the saxophones and the trumpets performing the customary riff. A short drum ‘freak-out’ (much enjoyed by Robbie Ellison and his audience) was evident before the final

William Fairbairn, Casper Latham and Chevonne Wong - Chevonne congratulating and thanking William for all his hard work

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trumpets and saxophone, with the usual dramatic and climatic ending. This was all very enthusiastically received and there was a standing ovation at the end. This was a credit to all the performers and those who technically supported them — Steve Bree and Dave Woolgar of Astra Sound. Not only is Will Fairbairn, together with a good proportion of his pupil colleagues, leaving King’s but so also is Howard Ionascu, the Musical Director of King’s who has allowed the Jazz Club to flourish, during his time in the post. I should like to take this opportunity to add my personal thanks for all the help and support that he gave, to me and to the pupil Musical Directors of the Jazz Club, when we overlapped in the Common Room at King’s, in the first half of the last decade.

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King’s Week 2013 saw the Mint Yard transformed to 1930 s Italy. The gorgeous set comprised a stylish Venetian café at one end and a grand orangery in Belmont at the other, allowing the action to move effortlessly

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between locations. The audience were serenaded by gondoliers and treated to polished performances. The vibrant cast brought this difficult play to life; their sophisticated handling of the text and understanding of the political implications of the setting gave the production a fascinating edge. The glamour of the 1930 s Italian setting offered dangerous subtext, as even the café was plastered with ‘Il Duce’ posters. Patrick Demir’s intense performance of Shylock was masterly done. He struck a delicate balance with this tricky role, managing to make the character sympathetic, amusing and villainous all at once. His spiky scenes with Elliot Evans’ cool and collected Antonio built up to a stunningly tense court scene, which kept many an audience member on the edge of their seat! Emily Champion, Arthur Chilcott, Charlie Jamieson and Madeline Phillips brought romance and comedy to the stage. Emily’s superb portrayal of Portia was elegant and strong, her presence and control driving on the plot. Her love interest, Arthur, presented a dignified and genuine Bassanio, to whom the audience could equally warm. Charlie and Madeline played off each character with impressive comic timing, creating fun and vivid characters which provided wonderful comic relief. Likewise, Toby Sinclair’s endearing Launcelot Gobbo peppered the play with fun amidst the angst of the more intense scenes. There were many more notable performances, too many to mention individually in one brief article; the entire cast exuded an energy and enjoyment which made for joyful evenings. The tension of the climactic court scene, followed by the lighter final Act, caused the audience to respond to with great laughter, huge grins and well

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Left: Charlie Jamieson. Top right: Shaun Wood. Bottom right: Jennifer Cox

Top: Emily Champion. Bottom: Patrick Demir

The Merchant of Venice in the Mint Yard

BLACKFRIARS ART EXHIBITION

Left: Artist: Helen Westlake Top right: Artist: Oriel Steel

Artist: Katya Ignatiev

Subject: Isobelle Whitaker Arist: Oriel Steel

Artist: Maria Metia

Artist: Elizabeth Trelawny-Vernon

Artist: Charlotte Hart

Artist: Holly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Conner

Artist: Tara Fitzgerald

Artist: Emily Solly

Artist: Maria Meita

KING’S WEEK: THE GALA

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This was a concert notable for many reasons – for its remarkable display of 6a soloists and other musicians, for being the conclusion of another glorious King’s Week, and, of course, for being the last Gala Symphony Concert conducted by Howard Ionascu. As an audience we were treated to a wonderful range of music, with each piece demonstrating the skill of the performers. It would be easy for a seasoned attendee of King’s Week to come to expect such extraordinary musicianship, but this event in particular never fails to impress, with renditions of larger-scale classical works that go far beyond what you might expect from a school orchestra, even a King’s orchestra. Mr Ionascu remarked during the course of the concert how difficult it had been to choose between the soloists in their final year, and this selection of four were a testament to the richness of talent of their year group. Many other fine musicians had already taken on solo roles in other concerts throughout the week, with Virtuosi perhaps being a particularly comparable stage. Here we were shown a fine range of soloistic modes of performance, both singing and instrumental, and splendid orchestral pieces at the beginning and end of the night. First we heard the Overture to Glinka’s Russlan and Ludmillla, an ambitious choice which was accomplished

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with aplomb by the Symphony Orchestra. The detailed work in the strings and the rich woodwind sound drew in the audience, allowing us to appreciate the attention to the minutiae of the score that an orchestra under Mr Ionascu’s direction is bound to exhibit. The dramatic and strong themes brought with them a sense of anticipation; it was already clear that this was to be a very memorable Gala Concert. The second work was the ‘Allegro’ from Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto in B flat, beautifully performed by William Fairbairn. Anyone who had previously doubted the bassoon’s potential as a solo instrument would have been swiftly put right on hearing this piece. Mr Matthew’s erudite and informative programme notes informed us that this work is popular among professionals as an audition piece; here, in William’s playing, we could certainly hear the great expressive and musical range of the bassoon. Next came Evangeline Kanagasooriam singing ‘Let the Bright Seraphim’ from Handel’s Samson, with Lorcan Halfacre on the trumpet and Alexander Soul on the cello continuo part providing accompaniment in the more intimate moments of the piece. The orchestra was also most sympathetic, with the whole ensemble backing up Evangeline’s mellifluous melisma to create gorgeous musical effects. The audience certainly felt the overarching mood of celebration, with the trumpet fanfares and impressive runs in the soprano part adding to our sense of jubilation in talent for music-making. The remaining piece before the interval was an exquisite rendition of the ‘Rondo: Allegro giocoso’ from Finzi’s

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Clarinet Concerto, opus 31, given by Camellia Johnson. Mr Ionascu noted that this is one of his ‘all-time favourite concertos’ and it therefore meant a lot for him that it was being performed in his final concert at King’s. This, the last movement of the concerto, provided ample opportunity for Camellia to demonstrate her astounding range of expression and technical skill. Many in the audience will surely have been left with a greater love for the work of Finzi, perhaps less known than some of the other composers of the evening’s music. After enjoying drinks in the Green Court marquee, we returned to the Shirley Hall to hear Fenella Chesterfield, the leader of the Symphony Orchestra, take the solo violin part in Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending. As we have come to expect from Fenella throughout her time in the school, she gave a stunning, flawless performance which truly moved the audience emotionally. It is to her credit that Fenella kept the audience completely under her spell, even in conditions perhaps not conducive to doing so, as there was an unfortunate interruption from some kind of electronic device. Despite this, we were astonished by the freshness of her interpretation, especially given the familiar nature of the piece, and by her superb lyric and dynamic control. It is certain that she, like the other soloists, will go on to great things. The last piece of the night, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes brought with it a less reflective mood, with the portrayal of cowboy life being a prime example of Copland’s capacity for musical storytelling. The orchestra and the audience were all clearly enjoying the distinctive character of the four episodes, ranging from the more

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peaceful Corral Nocturne to the rambunctious ‘Hoe Down’. It was easy to recognise the piece’s links with the world of dance, as they originated in a ballet before being transformed into this concert suite. The catchy melodies and jazzy rhythms will no doubt have accompanied many members of the audience through their journey home and on into the summer. Mr Ionascu’s last concert came to an end with thunderous applause, a standing ovation, and several curtain calls. He was presented with two gifts, one of which was a framed set of King’s Week programmes for the many years he has been Director of Music, which brings to mind the length of his contribution to music at King’s, as well as suggesting his enduring legacy in the music department. Mr Ionascu told us that he has donated a bench, with the legend ‘For the musicians and their admirers’, to go outside the music school, but this will be a minute part of what he leaves behind. Everyone will surely remember his capacity for making everything fun and at the same time never abandoning his high standards, whether in the most prestigious concerts, or in weekly congregational practice on Friday mornings. He will be greatly missed by all those who have come into contact with him: pupils, staff, concert-attenders, and many others, and we hope that he will look back fondly on his time at King’s and pay us a visit now and again. At the same time, however, we look forward to the future of music at King’s, in anticipation of many more great things to come.

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CRICKET CRICKET TEAM REPORT – 1ST XI RALS Played 16 Won 6 Drew 3 and Lost 7 It was another challenging year for the school 1st XI. For the second year running the senior squad enjoyed the variety of training available at the Kent County Ground indoor facility. Leading up to the season we felt we had a host of solid seamers and some good spin options available. However, the batting would be the deciding factor; whether we had enough runs on the board or would we be able to chase down a target. The boys worked hard during pre season as well as in the nets at the start of term. It was a tough going early on in the term with the wickets not as fast as normal due to the weather leading up to the season. All the ground staff on the circuit felt they were at least a month behind in their preparations! It was great to work with such a good group of boys and they will be greatly missed. We also look forward to next season with some strong Cricket talent coming up through the school. In the early season rounds of the National Schools T20 competition King’s fared well with wins against Duke of York’s and St. Lawrence College in the first round. Things were much more challenging in the Regional round with St. Bede’s showing us how it is done. This was a useful bit of extra Cricket at the start of the season. The first game of the season against Sevenoaks saw a comprehensive win. Harry Pattinson and Sebastian Leggett blew away the Sevenoaks batsman taking 4 wickets a piece. However, there would be tougher challenges to come. The following two matches against Sutton Valence and Eastbourne confirmed our fears about the fragility of our batting. Choosing to bat first against Sutton Valence and only posting 124 was always going to be difficult to

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defend. In reality we only needed another 25/30 runs on the day and it could have been enough. With Harry Mann and Benjamin Methven taking three wickets each we had them worried at 7 down. Against Eastbourne, we were up against it early when George Baker White was struck on the hand and had to retire from the game. With some poor shot selections, along with some tight bowling from Eastbourne, we suffered a large defeat. A week later at Reed’s and with a re-jig of the batting order, Henry Woodward and James Leggett batted very well, both making half centuries. Following the previous weeks scores we were pleased with the total of 198 but knew having come out slowly after lunch it may not be enough on a quick ground. These thoughts were confirmed when the two Reed’s opening batsman, who rode their luck early in the innings, cruised to a comfortable win. Overall a much better batting performance, but sadly not enough to gain victory. We welcomed Felsted to Birley’s for the following fixture and bowled well before lunch, but let things slip afterwards allowing Felsted to reach 254 with James Meddings picking up 4 wickets. Our innings started slowly causing us to fall behind the run rate. George Baker White and Benjamin Methven however, picked up the rate and batted very well gaining 58 and 47 runs respectively. Unfortunately wickets were lost and the chase stalled. Louis Bromfield and Harry Pattinson saw out the remaining overs for the draw. On a very sunny day at Hurstpierpoint we were once again in for a challenging match, chasing a mammoth 312 for victory. Hurst’s opening pair bowled well with good control and movement picking up the top order in quick succession. Ben Methven offered some resistance with 39 runs but was unfortunately not enough! The game against Haileybury started well with Jamie Adams picking up 3 early wickets. We were very happy at lunch and asked the boys to work hard for the following hour to prevent them from gaining more momentum. Unfortunately this is did not happen and Haileybury passed the 200 run mark before declaring on 211 for 7. In reply the King’s innings never gained any momentum with wickets falling regularly. Ben Methven again provided resistance with 44 helping us to a draw.

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Before we knew it Cricket Week had arrived. We welcomed Eltham to Birley’s for our first two games. Eltham won the toss and elected to bat acquiring 214 runs within the 65 over first innings cap. King’s batted the rest of the day. First thing the following morning to post 181 runs with George Baker White falling just short of his half century on 47. Eltham’s 2nd innings reached 172 for 9 with James Meddings piling on the pressure taking 4 wickets. This set up an exciting run chase with King’s feeling they had pushed the game on almost bowling Eltham out. With 205 runs to get the King’s inning started off positively, but again the wickets fell and the innings slowed making the chase a more difficult task. The middle order batted out the remaining over for a well fought draw. A great game of Cricket overall. Three of the last four matches were against men’s teams with Birley’s hosting the OKS, MCC and Band of Brother’s matches. The boys won the 40 over game against the OKS with James Meddings scoring an accomplished 68. The

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OKS chased well but with some tight bowling and good fielding King’s restricted them win the match. The MCC and Band of Brothers game were much more hard going. The two MCC openers scored centuries each to set King’s the target of 221 however the King’s response never gained any momentum with only Louis Glynn-Williams showing any fight with 42. King’s set a modest 185 with Henry Woodward scoring 41 for the Band of brothers to chase down which they did 7 wickets down. The final Saturday school match was against Trinity school. King’s batted first and batted well to get 237 for 8 on the board after 50 with Ben Methven scoring 45, Jamie Adams 42 and George Baker White 41 all unfortunate not to score half centuries or more. King’s bowled well in to restrict the flow of runs for Trinity and Oliver Tikare took three wickets including two superb caught and bowled chances. A really good team performance to show how far the team had come.

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Unfortunately it was a season of what if and if the team had batted with more consistency and potency setting higher targets or chasing down more ‘gettable’ targets they would have had more success. For those pupils staying there is lots of hard work to do over the winter months and to the dedicated 6a’s who have given so much time to King’s Cricket over five years we thank them for their service and hope they enjoy some club Cricket at the very least in the future. Particular thanks go to captain Sebastian Leggett and vice-captain Harry Mann who have been at the heart of the King’s bowling attack for three years. They have both worked exceptionally hard and have taken a large number of wickets between them. Harry has been the top wicket taker for two seasons running. Both often deserved more for the efforts they put in.

Team from: S. N. Leggett (captain), J Adams, W. G. J. Baker White, L. J. Bromfield (Wicket Keeper), A. Chillcott, J.N. Leggett, H. J. B. Mann, J. H. R. Meddings, B. L. I. Methven, H. G. N. Pattinson, H. G. Woodward. Also Played: H. Collister, L. Glynn-Williams W. Heywood, H. Leadbeater, W. Parker, E. Solly, O. Tikare,

A final word of thanks goes to the caterers at Birley’s, John Halliday, our excellent umpire, and the amazing ground staff who had the incredibly difficult task of preparing the wickets in such difficult conditions over the winter and in particular spring months.

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CRICKET Results 2013 Sevenoaks (Timed)

Won by 10 wickets

Sevenoaks 52

King’s 53-0 (S. Leggett 4-13, Pattinson 4-8);

Sutton Valence (Timed)

Lost by 3 wickets

King’s 124;

Sutton Valence 125 for 7 (Mann 3-25, Methven 3-27)

Eastbourne (50 Overs)

Lost by 131 runs

Eastbourne 222 for 4;

King’s 91

St. Edmund’s T20

Won by 42 runs

King’s 148 for 4 (Meddings 52, Woodward 42);

St. Edmund’s 106 for 2

Reed’s School (Timed)

Lost by 10 wickets

King’s 198 (J. Leggett 82, Woodward 52);

Reed’s 199 for 0

Felsted (timed)

Drew

Felsted 254 for 5 (Meddings 4-49);

King’s 193 for 7 (Baker White 58, Methven 47)

Hurstpierpoint (50 Overs)

Lost by 202 runs

Hurstpierpoint 312 for 3:

King’s 110

Haileybury (Timed)

Drew

Haileybury 211 for 7 (Adams 3-51);

King’s 112 for 9 (Methven 44)

St. Bede’s

Cancelled due to rain

Eltham (2 day game)

Drew

King’s 181(Baker White 47) & 142-7;

Eltham 214-7 (Methven 3-56) & 172-9 (Meddings 4-57)

OKS (40 Overs)

Won by 5 runs

King’s 152 for 6 (Meddings 68);

OKS 147 for 5

Trinity (50 Overs)

Won by 24 runs

King’s 237 for 8 (Methven 45, Adams 42, Baker White 41);

Trinity 213 for 9 (Mann 3-38, Tikare 3-34)

MCC (Timed)

Lost by 91 runs

MCC 221 for 1 (J. Masters (OKS) 100*;

King’s 130 (Glynn-Williams 42)

Band of Brothers (Timed)

Lost by 4 wickets

King’s 185 (Woodward 41);

Band of Brothers 187-6

T20 Competition 1st Round Duke of York’s

Won by 56 runs

King’s 156-5 (Chillcott 48*);

Duke of York’s 100-6

St. Lawrence College

Won by 59 runs

King’s 155 for 5 (Baker White 66, Methven 48*);

St. Lawrence 96-8 (Meddings 4-23)

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CRICKET Regional Round Semi Final St. Bede’s

Lost by 162 runs

St. Bede’s 187 for 3;

King’s 25

BATTING (not including T20) Innings

N.O

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H.S.

Average

J. H. R. Meddings

304

27.63

B. L. I. Methven

252

21.00

W. G. J. Baker White

240

21.81

H. G. Woodward

197

17.90

L. J. Bromfield

177

25.28

J. N. Leggett

164

20.50

J. M. T. Adams

108

13.50

S. Leggett

12.66

L. J. A. Glynn-Williams

21.00

H. Pattinson

7.00

A. Chilcott

6.14

W. Parker

15.50

E. Solly

28.00

O. Tikare

5.00

BOWLING (not including T20) Overs

Maidens

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Wickets

Best

Average

H. J. B. Mann

124.4

464

3-25

29.00

J. H. R. Meddings

124

470

4-49

31.33

S. N. Leggett

93.7

360

4-13

25.71

J. M. T. Adams

70.5

340

3-51

34.00

B. L. I. Methven

337

3-27

37.44

H. G. N. Pattinson

65.3

277

4-8

46.16

O. Tikare

3-34

28.33

L. J. A. Glynn-Williams

15.4

1-20

60.00

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CRICKET TEAM REPORT – 2ND XI Coaches : G.P.Tyndall, D.M.Tanton

Tally : Played 9, Won 3, Lost 5, Drew 1 (3 games cancelled, 1 unfinished) This is a somewhat disappointing return. Two early games, though, were lost by a hair’s breadth – one on the last ball – had these results favoured us, the honours would have been about even. So it might be said that, overall, the season was broadly satisfactory, if never “etincelant”. Of the three wins, we would normally expect to take care of St. Lawrence, and the Marist touring team and any victory against Sevenoaks is welcome, which proved a promising start to the campaign this time. Mid-season losses against Eastbourne, Felsted and Hurstpierpoint would not normally be a surprise, but the margins emphasised the relative strengths of these schools. The situation was exacerbated by the continual loss of key players due to exams in mid-season. Had the kindly (and generous) precipitation not intervened against Reed’s, I fear that a sixth loss may well have been sustained, and that by a disquieting distance. As is customary to report, we played the earlier games in sub-arctic conditions, the dry north-east wind often pursuing us from Svalbard and the Skaggerak, thence to find an intensified channel straight off the sea to assail my back at square leg every other over – this occurred through no less than four games, my life being saved by multiple layers, a beanie, and an ancient fleece. The wickets have thus been “low and slow”, the ball never leaving the bat with any enthusiasm, it being difficult to build an innings due to errant bounce off the pitch. I have seen not a single catch taken at slip from a genuine nick to a fast ball. In early July, we now abandon a square good enough for the county 2nd team, just as it becomes as good and true as it will be all summer.

Harry Pattinson tap to all parts, for a salutary encouragement of his troops. Louis Glynn-Williams contributed well, a good Cricket brain, and he took charge capably more than once. His performance with both bat and ball was probably the strongest of the squad. After the first games, as older boys withdrew, we had to dig deep into the 5th year resource, and Callum Kolade, William Parker, Harry Vavasour and Milo Harper (keeping) acquitted themselves well – the miserly Kolade rarely went for more than 2 per over and Parker played creditably for the 1st XI during Cricket week. For real enthusiasm and effort, Aaron Milton has led this team – by sheer persistence, he has become an established 2nd team all-rounder, with some good uncomplicated knocks later in the term. Team from : H.Leadbeater, L. Glynn-Williams, H.Collister, A.Milton, E.Baker, E.Hands, W.Richardson, I.Kaplan, T.Sinclair, J.Furedi, M.Desoutter, J.Benton, W.Parker, C.Kolade, H.Vavasour, M.Harper, C.Allan, H.Churchill, C.Kingsman.

In terms of personal achievement, Harry Leadbeater led the team very commendably – I think his first occasion to captain a side. I remember his calling the side together, while we were in the field at Felsted and receiving serious

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Results : Sevenoaks

(H)

Sevenoaks 119 for 9 (Collister 4-17, Leadbeater 2-14),

King’s 120 for 6 (Collister 32, Kingsman 39).

Kings won by 4 wickets.

Sutton Valence

(A),

King’s 151 for 7 (Hands 50, Kaplan 27, Baker 23),

S.Valence 152 for 8 (Baker 2-13, Richardson 2-20).

S.Valence won by 2 wickets.

Duke of York

(H),

King’s 168 for 5 (G-Williams 23, Parker 32, Hands 24, Harper 48not),

D of York 169 for 5 (Woodward 2-22).

D of York won by 5 wickets.

Eastbourne

(H),

King’s 171 for 7 (Parker 67),

Eastbourne 172 for 5 (Baker 2-29).

Eastbourne won by 5 wickets.

St. Lawrence

(H),

St.Lawrence 125 for 9 (G-Williams 3-18),

King’s 129 for 8 (Harper 25, Baker 26not).

Kings won by 2 wickets.

Reed’s

(H),

Reed’s 133 for 4 when play abandoned due to rain.

No result.

Felsted

(A),

Felsted 171 for 5 (Milton 3-19),

King’s 121 for 6 (Vavasour 30not, Parker 21, Harper 24).

Felsted won by 50 runs.

Hurstpierpoint

(H),

Hurstpierpint 187 for 6 (Sinclair 2-22, Milton 2-24, G-Williams 2-39),

King’s 68 (Milton 32).

Hurstpierpoint won by 119 runs.

Haileybury

(A),

Game cancelled

Marist College

(H)

Marist 168 for 2

King’s 171 for 5 (Methven 32, Pattinson 70, G-Williams 28, Milton 21).

King’s won by 5 wickets.

St. Bede’s

(H)

game cancelled.

King’s Rochester

King’s 166 for 9 (G-Williams 74, Milton 47).

Match drawn.

(A),

Rochester 282 for 8 (Kolade 3-66, Leadbeater 3-37),

Trinity

(H)

game cancelled

CRICKET TEAM REPORT – 3RD XI RPC

This was a truly special 3rd XI, who matched their cricketing ability with a surprisingly high level of enthusiasm and some great banter. It was a team that everybody wanted to be a part of and there was genuine competition for places. This love for, and enjoyment of, the game resulted in an unbeaten season and the team showed on numerous occasions that it could respond when mentally weaker outfits may just have given up.

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The home fixture against Sevenoaks saw our bowling attack keep things very tight, with Alex Rose, Cameron MacKinnon and Patrick Clews conceding a miserly 14 runs from their collective 12 overs. With Charlie Allen chipping in with 3 wickets, the target never looked enough and despite George Reid doing a very effective Geoffrey Boycott impression in his desire to add excitement to the chase, a quick-fire 52 not out from Patrick Clews saw us home comfortably. There’s never an easy game at Tonbridge and they proved to be stiffer opposition. We compiled a respectable score, with Patrick Clews, Patrick McGovern, George Reid and Alex Sunley all making useful contributions. But would it be enough? There were some nervous moments as

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CRICKET Tonbridge seemed to have the ascendency for much of their innings but a superb diving catch from Dom Hamlyn got their key player out and they fell 16 runs short of the target, with Cameron MacKinnon and Alex Sunley being the pick of the bowlers. This victory gave the team real belief, but this was nearly knocked out of them when the Eastbourne opening pair raced to106 after 12 overs. But once these two fell, there was not a lot to back them up and we conceded only another 72 runs, with Cameron MacKinnon taking 3 wickets, and Dan Wilson and Alex Sunley 2 apiece. The run chase was not without alarm, but a steady 50 not out from Sam Rausing, a rapid 30 from Dom Hamlyn and an assured 44 not out from Archie Todd saw us home with 7 balls to spare.

100% records do not come around that often, but the successful season was a just reward for the training ethic, (not a term I have used in a 3rd XI report before) desire and teamwork. Every player contributed and made the most of their ability and I trust that the 6bs will carry this attitude and success into next season. Team from: Tomiwa Adepetun, Charlie Allen, Jack Benton, Patrick Clews, Caspar Fraser, Will Fuest, Dom Hamlyn, Cameron MacKinnon, Patrick McGovern, Sam Rausing, George Reid, Alex Rose, Alex Sunley, Archie Todd, Dan Wilson.

The final game of the season against the Chaucer 1st XI saw us again worry about our proud 100% record when we were reduced to 38-5. However, Alex Rose and Archie Todd put on 105 for the 6th wicket and we posted a score that some disciplined bowling, most notably from Charlie Allen and Patrick Clews, ensured was not threatened. Results Played 4, Won 4.

Sevenoaks

(H)

Won

Sevenoaks

117-9

(30 overs)

KSC

121-5

(27.5 overs)

Tonbridge 5th XI

(A)

Won

KSC

152-8

(30 overs)

Tonbridge

136-7

(30 overs)

Eastbourne

(H)

Won

Eastbourne

178 ao

(26 overs)

KSC

179-6

(28.5 overs)

Chaucer 1st XI

(H)

Won

KSC

167-7

(20 overs)

Chaucer

131-4

(20 overs)

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CRICKET CRICKET TEAM REPORT – U15 A XI TH

U15A Kent Cup Victory P 16, W 12, L 4 This year’s side on paper were a very talented group. Being good on paper does not always convert to out on the field. This team managed that with strong performances throughout the season. In the first match away to Sevenoaks King’s got the season off to a good start as they made easy work of chasing down a small total. Wins against Sutton Valence and St Lawrence then followed which generated some winning momentum in the team. Will Heywood was batting well and had already scored a 100 and Euan Brown and Oliver Mann were picking up wickets for few runs. Eastbourne would prove the first real test of the season. Batting first King’s scored 213 through some hard hitting from Dan Harris (59) and clever batting from Ed Solly (41). King’s then bowled tightly lead by Mann which brought wickets and ensured a 30 run victory. A convincing six wicket win over St Edmunds followed. Geordie Bull (28) and Oliver Tikare (32 n.o.) batted well together to chase down the small, but made difficult total after the team lost some early wickets. A close loss away at Reed’s followed which was disappointing as the team had put themselves in a good position to win the game but some hard hitting at the death helped Reed’s over the line. The same was to follow at Felsted. Batting first King’s had posted a respectable total thanks to some fine batting from Tikare (63 off 51 balls). Some costly extras though and some excellent batting from one of the Felsted players saw them reach the target with one ball remaining. A five wicket bag for Mann saw a 10 wicket win against Chatham House and Heywood (48) helped King’s to a 33 run victory against Cranbrook. These wins put the team through to a semi-final in the Cup, but before this the side put in another commanding

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performance with a 7 wicket win against Haileybury. Heywood bowled with pace as he picked up five wickets with four of these being bowled. A big game against Eltham on Birley’s was required and it was delivered with all our bowlers delivering. Eltham were dismissed in the 18th over for 98. Opening batsman Rob Campbell (21) set about chasing this total in a very positive way and Heywood (69 off 44 balls) batted powerfully to book the side’s place in the Kent Cup Twenty/20 Final. A sunny day at Rye Cricket Club was the setting for this year’s final which was to be contested against The Judd School. King’s lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Once again Heywood set about dismantling the opposition attack. Tikare then entered the frame and produced an innings of fantastic class (61 off 34 balls). A couple of wickets followed which slowed the run rate, but enter young Ralph Taylor who put together a nice cameo innings to help King’s post a total of 158. Judd’s pursuit of this started well as they were going at 6 runs an over with wickets in hand. With the game in the balance, now was the time for one of the bowlers to stand up and Mann did, as he picked up 3 quick wickets to swing the game King’s way. Regular dismissals followed and the game was all over as Judd were all out for 94, giving King’s a 64 run victory and saw the Kent Cup return to Canterbury with the boys. The Cricket season of 2013 will be remembered fondly for its enjoyment and success. Team from: Oliver Tikare ©, Euan Brown, Geordie Bull, Robert Campbell, Augustus Clode, Jack Dearlove, Dan Harris, Will Heywood, Ollie Mann, James Oates, Edward Solly, Ralph Taylor.

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Results Sevenoaks

Won by 5 wickets

Sevenoaks 77 – 10 (Brown 3 – 13, Heywood 3 – 4);

King’s 78 – 5 (Heywood 56).

Sutton Valence

Won by 96 runs

King’s 167 – 7 (Solly 32, Harris 63);

Sutton Valence 71 all out (Brown 3 – 6, Tikare 3 – 4).

St Lawrence

Won by 115 runs

King’s 219 – 2 (Heywood 112);

St Lawrence 104 all out (Tikare 4 – 8, Mann 2 – 33).

Cornwallis

Won by 8 wickets

Cornwallis 48 (Brown 3 – 1, Tikare 2 – 10);

King’s 50 – 2 (Campbell 24 not out, Taylor 15 not out).

Eastbourne College

Won by 30 runs

King’s 213 – 9 (Harris 59, Solly 41, Brown 26, Oates 23);

Eastbourne 183 all out (Heywood 2 – 23, Mann 2 – 39).

St Edmund’s

Won by 6 wickets

St Edmunds 90 – 7 (Tikare 3 – 12, Mann 2 – 16);

King’s (Tikare 32, Bull 28).

Reed’s

Lost by 7 wickets

King’s 136 – 3 (Taylor 56, Heywood 45)

Reed’s 137 – 3 (Clode 1 -13).

Felsted

Lost by 2 wickets

King’s 171 (Taylor 37, Tikare 63);

Felsted 172 – 8 (Taylor 3 – 23, Mann 2 – 27).

Chatham House

Won by 10 wickets

Chatham House 21 all out (Mann 5 – 2, Clode 1 – 15);

King’s 22 – 0 (Dearlove 8, Campbell 10).

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Cranbrook

Won by 33 runs

King’s 119 – 8 (Heywood 48);

Cranbrook all out (Tikare 3 – 18).

Haileybury

Won by 8 wickets

Haileybury 41 all out (Heywood 5 – 12, Mann 3 – 1);

King’s 43 – 3 (Tikare 18 not out)

Eltham

Won by 8 wickets

Eltham 98 all out (Harris 2 – 7, Tikare 2 – 15);

King’s 102 – 2 (Heywood 69, Campbell 21).

Judd

Won by 64 runs

King’s 158 – 6 (Heywood 35, Tikare 61);

Judd 94 – 9 (Mann 3 – 12, Tikare 2 – 22).

Whitgift

Lost by 94 runs

Whitgift 189 – 7 (Brown 3 – 34, Mann 2 – 30);

King’s 95 all out (Tikare 28, Bull 23).

Trinity

Lost by 7 wickets

King’s 157 – 9 (Taylor 74, Casement 17); Trinity 159 – 3 (Mann 1 – 29,

Heywood 1 – 23).

CRICKET TEAM REPORT – U15 B XI Coaches: Charlie Chester and Matt Hopper

4 wins, 4 defeats, 3 matches lost to weather The season started promisingly in sunshine away to Sevenoaks. King’s chose to bowl and although giving away twenty eight extras kept the score down to below 100 with Danny Rhodes spinning his way to three wickets and Fred Preston leaving himself a hat rick ball for the next match. A solid opening partnership from Jack Dearlove (17) and Dan Hotz (32) set the platform for a morale boosting first win. A King’s batting collapse (7 players scoring 1 run or less) gave our bowlers no chance the following week against Sutton Valence. Everyone batted earnestly in the Nets the following week!! The team bounced back well against Eastbourne with our bowlers restricting them to 89 all out – eight King’s players took a wicket and no single over went for more than five runs. The King’s opening batsmen established a winning platform (Jack Dearlove 25, Dan Hotz 26 not out) before Nick Love arrived and hit five boundaries in 12 balls including a winning last ball six!

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After two games lost to weather, there followed a classic match away to Felsted. Kings batted first and got 145 for 8 off 30 overs, in reply Felsted got 146 for 8 off 28.4 overs. Although a narrow loss for King’s, great individual performances (Jack Dearlove 73 runs, Henry Spain Warner 6 overs, 2 wickets, 15 runs) and a much improved collective fielding performance were positive highlights. The King’s batsmen turned on the style against Hurstpierpoint to score 202 from 30 overs – Fred Acton scored a brilliant and faultless 102 (not out). He was ably supported by Nick Love (38) and Ollie Crawford (24). Opening bowler Harry Condon then turned the screw (5 overs, 2 wkts, 17 runs), ensuring a convincing win. Unfortunately, this led to complacency a few days later – King’s Rochester scored 165 and we were 131 for 3 with 10 overs remaining (Fred Acton 44, Henry Spain Warner 52). But, the second batting collapse of the season saw our last 7 wickets tumble for 11 runs – a very disappointing lack of concentration causing us dearly! Back to winning ways against Haileybury with fine performances by Fred Acton (80 runs) and Harry Condon (6 overs, 2 wickets, 18 runs). The season finished with a weakened team travelling to Trinity School and being well beaten by a better team. On reflection this was an entertaining season with much fun had by all, although inconsistent individual performance levels led to a season of Highs and Lows!! The four wins saw individual excellence with bat and

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CRICKET ball. However, three of the four defeats could have been avoided had greater consistency and concentration been applied in a match situation. The future success of this team is in their hands – should they choose to fully apply themselves in all practice and match day situations they can become accomplished Cricketers.

Team from: Fred Acton. Semilore Akingbe. Jack Dearlove. Oliver Campbell. Harry Condon. Gus Clode. Dan Hotz. Tom Hunt. Henry Long. Nick Love. Conrad Manet. Musavvir Khan Noorpuri. Fred Preston. Danny Rhodes. Manoj Savalani. George Thompson. Henry Spain Warner.

Finally, thanks to Tom Hunt and Fred Acton for captaining the team so ably during the season. Well done to Conrad Manet for taking the gloves mid-season and for making them his with some fine displays behind the stumps. A special commendation to Musavvir for his improved batting (a reward for extra time spent in the Nets with Mr Hopper) and for his professional contribution in the field. Player of the Season: Fred Acton (batting average 79) and motivational Captain.

Results:

(30 overs per side)

Home (H)

King’s

Opposition

Sevenoaks School

Won

100 for 6

99 all out

Sutton Valence

Lost

63 all out

64 for 6

Eastbourne College

Won

95 for 3

89 all out

Reed’s

Rain

191 for 3

Dover College

Rain

Felsted

Lost

145 for 8

146 for 8

Hurstpierpoint

Won

202 for 5

141 all out

King’s School Rochester

Lost

142 all out

165 for 7

Haileybury College

Won

226 for 8

140 for 9

St. Bede’s

Rain

Trinity School

Lost

47 all out

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CRICKET CRICKET TEAM REPORT – U14 A XI RALS

The U14A had a mixed bag season. Some strong wins against the likes of Eastbourne coupled with a few frustrating defeats. The team was undoubtedly full of potential; the problem was showing it at the right time. The season got off to a shaky start with a loss against Sevenoaks. However, there was a silver lining in the form of George Meddings who scored an impressive 84 on his first visit to the crease this year. Week 2, and the boys looked a much strong outfit. Ralph Taylor, the former captain, helped secure victory posting 88 on the scorecard which was too much for Sutton Valence to combat. The follow week saw two more victories, on the back of which Taylor was moved up to the 15A’s after making 2 more centuries. Week 5, new Captain Alex Compton and Vice-Captain George Richardson lead the team out to face a very strong Felstead side. Strong batting from the

visitors proved too much for King’s despite good bowling performances form Jack Vavasour and Kit LillingstonPaterson. Two more defeats in one week put a downer on the season especially as a loss to Harvey Grammar saw the end of what was a promising start to the Kent Cup. One game in 3 weeks was all the English “summer” would permit after half term. Both the Haileybury and St Bede’s games were cancelled. The final game of the season was by far the best Cricketing day the boys had had all season. Despite a loss to Trinity, spirits were not damped and neither was the pitch as glorious sunshine softened the blow. Although the season was not the most successful, the team cannot be faulted for their continued enthusiasm and also the progress and improvement they made throughout the course of the summer term. The U14A’s are definitely one to keep an eye on for the future. Team from: A. Compton, J. Footer, E. Graham, K. Lillingston-Paterson, T. Mancais, G. Meddings, V. Patel, S. Poole, A. Smith, J. Taylor, R. Taylor, J. Vavasour, F. Williams.

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Results Sevenoaks

Lost by 4 wickets

K 183-6 (Meddings 84) S 184-6

Sutton Valence

Won by 44 runs

K 190-6 (Taylor 88) SVS 146

Wellesley House

Won by 9 wickets

K 172-1 (Taylor 106) WH 171-5

Sandwich TS

Won by 178 runs

K 211-4 (Taylor 104) Sandwich TS 33

Reed’s

Drew

K 128-8 R221-4

Felsted

Lost by 91 runs

K 119 – all out F 210-4

Harvey Grammar

Lost

Hurstpeirpoint

Lost by 78 runs

Haileybury

Abandoned due to rain

St Bede’s

Abandoned due to rain

Trinity

Lost by 109 runs

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K 129-9 H 207-3

K 76-all out T 185-2

keen and motivated throughout, and for that they should be congratulated.

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Team from: Josh Akpana, Jimi Ayinde, Philippe d’Orléans, Ed Graham, Henry Lee, Obim Mbonu, Rohan Patel, Jack Paterson, Anthony Smith, Sam Statman, George Thompson, Jago Trelawny-Vernon

Being part of the U14B team wasn’t easy, but we pulled through with some promising rewards. Two and a half hours on a coach to Hurstpierpoint is one thing; watching the opposition smear the ball all over the park for thirty overs and 251 runs is another, and getting subsequently bowled out for 21 is another thing still. That was the season in microcosm. But this was a team fatally undermined by a lack of strength in depth. There were some good Cricketers here: Ed Graham and Anthony Smith excelled and were regularly poached by the As; the two George Thompsons and Jago Trelawny-Vernon also stood out. But with no C team below and scant numbers, the squad also had its share of enthusiastic novices, who lacked the experience to compete with the genuine B teams they faced from other schools. It was impressive, then, that so many of the players remained

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GIRLS’ TENNIS GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM REPORT – 1ST VI CFBVR

P7 W4 L3 It was an enjoyable season for the 1st VI. Ably led by Harriet Wilson the team enjoyed some close wins. We were able to maintain consistency in our pairings throughout most matches which is a huge advantage come match time. Harriet Wilson and Eliza Brett made up the first pair. Both players demonstrated consistency and fitness in their matches, often forcing their opponents to make a mistake. This was particularly frustrating for opponents who were very good as it raised our game considerably. Wilson and Brett complimented each other’s game so well, Wilson with experience and placing; and Brett who never let a shot pass her without attempting to run it down. Second pair Martha Knight and Flora Snape were very experienced together, having played in the 1st team since Fifth form. If they were both on form, they were unstoppable!

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However, the emotional game is crucial to success and sometimes this pairing lacked the killer instinct to fire each other up! They both played with a lovely technique and once they had found their momentum were a fantastic pair. Our third pair Olivia Simpson and Amelia Baker had played together since Remove. Simpson being a left hander and Baker a right hander made for a different and advantageous dynamic on court. This pair enjoyed much success and offered up challenging competition to the first and second pairs in the team. Eleanor Christianakis partnered a number of the other girls. Her experience and elegant groundstrokes made her a favourable partner for any of the others. The opening fixture against Epsom was a nervous one as players had to reintroduce themselves to their Tennis rackets after a nine month gap. It was an inspirational and convincing start with a 7-1 win, only Epsom’s first pair gave our girls much to worry about. Kings had a confident outlook from the start and Harriet Wilson & Eleanor Christianakis and Olivia Simpson & Amelia Baker both conceded 8 games throughout the day. Olivia Simpson and Amelia Baker took their first set to love early on.

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Our second fixture was a last minute rearrangement as a cancellation from our opposition late in the week allowed the Tennis club to invite the girls’ mothers and lady members of staff to play against the girls. Although advertised as a ‘bit of fun’, the killer instinct was unlocked as they faced their own mothers or a staff member who had not given all ‘dark blues’ in traffic lights throughout their King’s careers! The girls won 6-3. The match to watch was Mrs Knight and Mrs Snape playing against Martha Knight and Flora Snape, the girls playing such wonderful Tennis to get one up on their mothers! Miss Synge and Mr Abbot’s daughter Florence (who is currently training at the Bath Tennis academy) made up the first pair and none of our girls managed to beat them. But it was a great experience to play against such a strong pair! Mrs Hamlyn and Mrs Morrison gave our girls some great rallies. Our thanks go to all those who came to play! Following this the girls secured a 9-0 win against Felsted. Although they didn’t give us a huge amount of competition, it allowed us to try what we had been practising in training. Harriet Wilson and Eliza Brett conceded only three games during the day and displayed their partnerships dynamics and some excellent ball placement. Martha Knight and Eleanor Christianakis were a great pairing taking their sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 so it was closer and exciting to watch. Olivia Simpson and Amelia Baker had taken their first two sets at love and three but sadly rain terminated their last match although they were 5-4 up. Then the opposition began to get tough. We fought hard against Benenden and lost 6-3. Benenden are always tough opponents, but our metal game came under scrutiny here. Our girls began to lose focus and allow a negative mind set to take over, which Benenden punished. A change in pairings and a reshuffle in the team should not affect players as much as it did. Harriet Wilson and Madeleine Phillips won their first set and just lost in tie breaks in the consequent ones. A similar story was true of the Sevenoaks game, although the Sevenoaks first pair were very experienced and very strong. Our shot selection plummeted and we fed them easy balls which they were able to put away with ease at the net. Harriet Wilson and Eliza Brett won two of their sets, Martha Knight and Flora Snape won one and Olivia Simpson and Amelia Baker won one. Simpson and Baker took a while to get going and were not mentally on form, until their third set where came out to win confidently 6-1.

The match against St John’s looked rather rushed and no pairs quite managed to get into any rhythm. King’s appeared almost lethargic which, doubled with some good shots from St John’s, didn’t get the teams off to a very good start. Olivia Simpson and Amelia Baker as first pair were able to ignite their desire to win after the first set and take the second two sets. These were the only two wins for the team at this fixture, a strong message coming through to warm up efficiently! The OKS match was an enjoyable one, some recently departed faces travelling back to their old stomping ground to play. Spurred on with their desire not be beaten by their predecessors, the girls came out with a 6-3 win. Congratulations to Amelia Baker for winning our first Annual Senior Girls Tennis Championships. After reaching the final she played a very tense and exciting match against Navitha Gidoomal but as the senior, just managed to keep the mental edge and come out with the silverware. At the start of the match both girls were playing quite tentatively and Gidoomal led 3-0 as Baker started to almost overthink her game and errors crept in. As she started to relax into the match and gain a grip on her emotional game, Baker went racing on to win the set 6-4. Our thanks go to Jon and Callum for their coaching expertise, to the mothers and staff who joined in the early fixture and to the OKS players for coming back to play. Congratulations to the girls for working hard during a challenging latter part of the season. Team from: Harriet Wilson, Eliza Brett, Martha Knight, Flora Snape, Amelia Baker, Olivia Simpson, Eleanor Christianakis Results Epsom College (h)

Won

7-1

Mothers and Staff (h)

Won

6-3

Felsted (a)

Won

9-0

Benenden (h)

Lost

3-6

Sevenoaks (h)

Lost

4-5

St John’s Leatherhead (a)

Lost

2-4

OKS (h)

Won

6-3

Senior Girls Tennis Champion-Amelia Baker

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GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM REPORT- 2ND VI CFBVR

P7 W4 L3 The 2nd team enjoyed a successful and close season. Many of their fixtures were very tight and could have gone either way, with one exception! First pair Charlotte Hart and Madeleine Phillips had a few years’ experience playing together and they complemented each other’s game well. The rest of the team was somewhat different every match and regularly changing partners was not ideal in term of training for consistency with a partner. The Epsom fixture set us up for a great start to the season. Charlotte Hart and Alexandra Murray-Tacon went out all guns blazing and returned with three comfortable wins conceding just four games. They displayed killer instinct and communicated well on the court. Seiya Grant and Ellen Kennedy at third pair had similar success and conceded only five games. Second pair Sophie Lark and Georgiana Sunley were not quite as successful and never quite settled into a rhythm, but did have an exciting tie break against their first pair. Playing Kent College’s first team was a good experience for our girls and the game was evenly matched overall. Second pair Oriel Steel and Amy Tudor won two of their fixtures, after numerous deuces and a tie break against the second pair! Some excellent rallies went on. Charlotte Hart and Anna Booth-Clibborn beat their third pair 6-3 but were unsuccessful elsewhere. Communication seemed to be an issue here. Isobel Forbes and Molly Nainby-Luxmoore had an excellent 6-0 win over their third pair! Kent College’s first pair dominated the fixture. Joining the friendly fixture against mothers and staff, Eleanor Christianakis and Alexandra Murray-Tacon beat the first and second pair. Charlotte Hart and Madeleine Phillips beat Mrs Hart and Mrs Lark in a tie break, which of course Charlotte Hart was delighted about! Sophie Lark and Isobel Jamieson also beat Mrs Hart and Mrs Lark 6-4, but were still spurred on playing Mrs Jamieson and Mrs Simpson and beat them 6-2! Ms Cousins and Miss Lillie had two very respectable draws on their score sheet. Our

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thanks go to all who came to play on such an enjoyable afternoon. The match against Felsted was a depleted one in that we only fielded two pairs to play their three. First pair Charlotte Hart and Madeleine Philips took the only two wins of the day against their first and second pair. Following this we were no match for Benenden. They have such depth in their players! One notable performance came from Isobel Forbes and Molly Nainby-Luxmoore for their tie break (which they just lost) against their first pair. The Sevenoaks fixture was a roaring success! First pair Charlotte Hart and Madeleine Philips one two sets and looked comfortable in their partnership. Eleanor Christianakis and Sophie Lark had a great day together. They were focused and determined and came out with three wins only conceding four games in the day, well done indeed! They were awarded Senior Players of the Week. Third pair Georgiana Sunley and Isobel Forbes won two sets, their second one being 6-0! The team were most admirable during this fixture and one to draw experience from as they ought to aspire to be this good every weekend! The St John’s Leatherhead fixture was a tough one. We never quite managed to get out of the starting blocks and looked tired throughout which was a shame after last weekend’s success. Overall it has been a very successful season and some notable performances from numerous individuals. Again thanks to Jon and Callum for their coaching expertise. Team from: Charlotte Hart, Madeleine Phillips, Georgiana Sunley, Eleanor Christianakis, Sophie Lark, Seiya Grant, Molly Nainby-Luxmoore, Isobel Forbes, Anna BoothClibborn, Alexandra Murray-Tacon, Ellen Kennedy, Oriel Steel

Results Epsom College (h

Won

6-3

Kent College 1st team (a)

Lost

4-5

Mothers and Staff (h)

Won

5-4

Felsted (a)

Lost

2-4

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Lost

0-9

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

7-2

St John’s Leatherhead (a)

Won

4-3

GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM REPORT – 3rd & 4th VI CFBVR

P5 W4 L1 Four good wins suggests a successful season! It was a shame not to have been able to play more fixtures. Epsom College is always a good fixture as it is at the beginning of the season before we lose players to exams. Notable performances in this fixture were from Annabel Pattinson and Lucy St John winning two of their sets 6-4 and 6-0! Oriel Steel and Amy Tudor won a set but lacked the determination to win and allowed some easy balls to pass them by which could have been played! Lucy Warr and Maisie Briggs also won two of their sets 6-4 and 6-3; and Lara Olszowska and Holly O’Connor won a very exciting set. Up on the hill against Kent College, Lucy Duncanson and Eliza Cocksworth conceded only five games in their three set victory and completed their sets quite quickly. They were never going to be beaten and their shot selection was fantastic. Lara Olszowska and Eleanor Hartland also conceded only five games and had some lovely rallies and plenty of deuces in their three sets. This pair had an advantage on height and on the occasion when they came into net it was very difficult to pass them. Facing Felsted, Lucy Warr and Holly O’Connor won two of their three sets, one of them being a very exciting tie break! Impressively Lara Olszowska and Lucy St John beat their first pair 6-2 but were a game down to the second pair when the rain started to come down and sadly play was abandoned.

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Beating Benenden is always a great achievement so very well done to the girls in this fixture. Their first pair were very good and were not defeated. Isobel Jamieson and Lucy Duncanson won two sets and the match against the third pair was a very exciting tie break which we just clinched as it was very close! Oriel Steel and Louisa Freemont beat their second pair in another exciting tie break. Amy Tudor and Venetia Fryzer beat their second and third pairs without too much trouble which was a great way to consolidate the win. Team from: Lucy Duncanson, Oriel Steel, Lucy Warr, Holly O’Connor, Lara Olszowska, Lucy St John, Louisa Freemont, Amy Tudor, Venetia Fryzer, Annabel Pattinson, Eliza Cocksworth, Eleanor Hartland, Maisie Briggs, Results Epsom College 3rd (h)

Won

5-4

Epsom College 4th (h)

Lost

3-6

Kent College (a)

Won

9-0

Felsted (a)

Won

3-2

Benenden (h)

Won

5-4

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P7 W5 L2 The first U15A Tennis fixture of the year was away to Epsom College. Epsom College’s first pair were very strong and won all their matches convincingly. However, their much weaker 2nd and 3rd pair struggled against all the King’s pairs. With only one match to be completed, the score was tied with 4 matches to each school. Samantha Ruston and Jenny Mbu unaware of the need for them to win played some brilliant Tennis to win their match 6-4, meaning King’s won by 5 matches to 4.

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GIRLS’ TENNIS It was clear in the warm up that King’s were a lot stronger than their opponents at St Edmund’s. The U15A’s 1st and 2nd pair consisted of Samantha Ruston and Jenny Mbu, and Eliza Wallis and Emma Bryant. Both pairs won all their matches easily with each pair only losing one game in all. Rowena Mockridge and Amelia Brown were the 3rd pair and also won all their matches convincingly only dropping 2 games. Following their huge win the girls’ next fixture was away to Kent College. Rowena Mockridge and Amelia Brown played some fantastic Tennis and won all their matches convincingly, only dropping games to Kent College’s 1st pair. Jenny Mbu and Samantha Ruston, and Alice Brett and Paige Kennedy struggled to beat their 1st pair but easily beat their 2nd and 3rd pairs. For their first home match of the season King’s faced Felsted. The girls looked relaxed and quietly confident having had a motivational chat from coach Stewart. Pairs Samantha Ruston and Rowena Mockridge, and Jenny Mbu and Emma Bryant played some brilliant, patient and consistent Tennis to win all their games comfortably. Eliza MacLachlan (who was making her Tennis debut) and Amelia Brown had the hardest first round and faced Felsted’s 1st pair. The girls put up a great fight and managed to take the match to a tiebreak. Unfortunately, luck was not on their side and they narrowly lost the tie-break 7-5. However, they bounced back after their loss and won their remaining two matches easily! Now to face Benenden. 1st pair, Eliza Wallis and Emma Bryant had a long and very close match against their opponents 2nd pair but unfortunately lost their last game 6-5. Determined not to lose again, they stepped up their game and beat Benenden’s 1st pair 6-5. 3rd pair Jenny Mbu and Amelia Brown played Benenden’s 3rd and 4th pair and managed to win both their matches easy. Shaila Mohinani stepped in last minute to play with Paige Kennedy to make up the 4th pair. The girls put up a great fight in their first match against Benenden’s 3rd pair but unfortunately they were unable to prevent the loss. Overall, the U15’s played some brilliant Tennis but unfortunately lost 5 matches to 3.

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The lovely weather was a perfect setting for an afternoon of Tennis away to Sevenoaks School. Samantha Ruston and Rowena Mockridge played together to make the 1st pair. Their first match against Sevenoaks’ 3rd pair started well with an early break of their opponents serve, however Sevenoaks did not give up and broke back to even the score 5-5. The girls kept their cool and managed to win the unbelievably close match by winning the final match-winning game. Next they faced what should have been a stronger 2nd pair but the girls served well and Samantha’s lightning speed reactions at the net opened up the court and allowed them to dominate the match and win 6-4. Finally they faced the unbeaten 1st pair who looked strong throughout all their matches. Unfortunately, Samantha and Rowena were no match for their final opponents who won the set comfortably 6-2. Jennifer Mbu and Emma Bryant made up the 2nd pair. Their first opponents, the Sevenoaks 1st pair, surprised the girls and won the set comfortably 6-1. Jennifer and Emma were determined not to lose again, put their game faces on and worked brilliantly as a team to beat the weakest of the Sevenoaks pairs with Jennifer’s powerful serve being commented on by numerous spectators! Sadly the girls lost their final match against their respective pair 6-4. Alice Brett and Amelia Brown were King’s 3rd pair. The girls got off to a great start making the Sevenoaks 2nd pair work for their win but were no match for the very strong Sevenoaks 1st pair, who did not drop a game in the set. Alice and Amelia tried their best to prevent the Sevenoaks 3rd pair win a match but were unable to. The final fixture of the season was against St John’s in Leatherhead. Early on it was apparent that King’s were the much stronger side despite the fact that some seasoned A team players were absent. Samantha Ruston and Rowena Mockridge (1st pair) started off slightly precariously with a win of 6-4 against the much weaker 3rd pair. Nevertheless, the girls dominated their opposition throughout the rest of the day (6-0 and 6-0) with Samantha’s serves leaving her competitors despondent and Rowena’s hard, flat shots whipping past her unsuspecting opponents. Our 2nd pair, Jenny Mbu and Madeleine Mills, also reigned supreme over the afternoon, also only dropping 4 games. Jenny’s shots travelled at the speed of light over the net confounding the St. John’s girls. Our 3rd pair comprising of Alice Brett and Cecily Guild, got off to a cracking start

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winning comfortably against the St. John’s 2nd pair 6-1. After narrowly losing out against the opposition’s 1st pair (4-6), the girls returned to the court for their final match with renewed fire in their bellies. Alice’s formidable forehands and Cecily’s sturdy net play secured the 8th win of the day, leaving the St. John’s girls with a meagre 1 set overall. Team from : Eliza Wallis, Emma Bryant, Rowena Mockridge, Samantha Ruston, Jennifer Mbu, Amelia Brown, Paige Kennedy, Alice Brett, Madeleine Mills, Cecily Guild Results Epsom College (a)

Won

5-4

St Edmunds (a)

Won

9-0

Kent College (a)

Won

7-2

Felsted (h)

Won

8-1

Benenden (a)

Lost

3-5

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

3-6

St John’s Leatherhead (a)

Won

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other players were, on occasion, called upon to play for the As. These players included Agatha Wiener, Anouska Sokolow, Nika Webster and Bede Tyler who all performed exceedingly well and proved to be a great support to the A team as well as providing the backbone for the Bs. Highlights of the season included our convincing win away at Epsom and the nail-bitingly close success away at St. John’s Leatherhead in the wind and rain. Team from: Navitha Gidoomal, Laura Paterson, Rose Medings, Rosie Woods, Camilla Roberts, Olivia Lark, Agatha Weiner, Anouska Sokolow, Marinika Wesbter, Bede Tyler Results Epsom College (a)

Won

6-3

St Edmunds (a)

Won

8-1

Kent College (h)

Won

8-1

Felsted (h)

Lost

3-6

Benenden (a)

Lost

2-6

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

2-7

St John’s Leatherhead

Won

5-4

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The U14As enjoyed some excellent Tennis matches this year against some very strong competitors. From the outset it was clear we had a great number of talented players, making pair selections very difficult but allowing there to be a great deal of flexibility. Navitha Gidoomal and Laura Patterson cemented their places as 1st Pair early on with their incredible skills and agility around the court, resulting in them not dropping a set for the first three fixtures. Rose Meddings and Rosie Woods demonstrated excellent team work throughout the season as our 2nd Pair often winning against their higher seeded opposition. Our 3rd Pair consisted of Camilla Roberts and Olivia Lark, who secured some excellent victories early on in the season and improved a great deal. Due to injury some

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P5 W2 L3 The U14Bs had a challenging season this year against experienced opposition. Anouska Sokolow and Agatha Wiener worked hard to secure top pair in this competitive Bs bracket. Hot on their heels at 2nd Pair were Nika Webster and Isobel Adamson. Since there were a great many evenly matched candidates for the 3rd Pair, the girls were all given an opportunity to represent the school on the court. Bede Tyler proved to be a dark horse with her formidable net-play and thus subsequently played in the 1st and 2nd Pairs frequently. Other notable performances included Madeleine Reyniers and Alice Zhelezko, both

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of whom improved immensely as the season continued; Madeleine Jamieson and Zofia Olszowska who proved to be a fierce twosome with their powerful cross-court play. The highlight of the U14Bs season was, without a doubt, our near white-wash against Kent College, proving just how menacing our girls were on the court. Team from: Anouska Sokolow, Agatha Weiner, Marinika Webster, Isobel Adamson, Bede Tyler, Madeleine Reyniers, Alice Zhelezko, Madeleine Jamieson, Zofia Olszowska Results

Love and Samuel Van Der Gaag in the third pair. The Second pair of Hamish Courtauld and Sebastian Knox always proved difficult to beat and developed as a partnership throughout the season. It was often remarked that first pair Ben Simpson and James Curtis were the best pair on the circuit and this was reflected in their consistent performances. Benjamin Simpson proved to be a magnificent captain. He finishes his time at King’s having spent four years in the 1st team and he will be sorely missed. School Colours are re awarded to Benjamin Simpson and awarded to Hamish Courtauld and James Curtis

Epsom College (a)

Won

5-4

Kent College (h)

Won

8-1

Felsted (h)

Lost

3-6

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

2-7

Cranbrook

Lost

1-8

Team Colours awarded to Sebastian Knox Team from: Benjamin Simpson (captain), James Curtis, Hamish Courtauld, Sebastian Knox, Louis Guitton, Henry Atkins, George Wauchope Also played: William Love and Samuel Van der Gaag

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Results Cranbrook (h)

Won

6-3

CMBR

Worth (a)

Won

8-1

Tonbridge 9a)

Abandoned at 3-1 due to rain

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Caterham (h)

Won

8-1

Haileybury (h)

Won

9–0

St John’s (h)

Won

6-3

Epsom (h)

Lost

5–4

OKS (h)

Won

6-3

Kent Cup U19

Runners Up

The senior squad trained superbly throughout the term and got a perfect balance of exam revision and the need for exercise. It was the most enjoyable Tennis season I been involved in (the same was said last year and this squad have raised the bar further!) Pride of place must go to the 1stVI who had another magnificent season. Victory over traditional powerhouse Tennis schools reflected that King’s Tennis is in terrific shape and is need of greater challenges. Indeed the 1stVI have only tasted defeat twice in three years added a runners up spot in the Kent Cup to their list of achievements. There were contributions throughout the season from Louis Guitton, Henry Atkins, Geoge Wauchope, William

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BOYS’ TENNIS TEAM REPORT – U14 A and B MJWS

P13 W8 D1 L4 This was a fine season of Tennis for the U14 boys, characterised by good humour and a good standard of play. Players were prompted to train regularly and made good progress over the term. They seemed to enjoy playing which is always a good sign. Between the A’s and B’s, 13 matches were played, 8 of which were won, 4 lost and one drawn. For the A’s, players jostled to be the top pair – each pair having various degrees of success in their matches. It seemed to be a season of nail-biting finishes, with the outcome of plenty of matches coming down to the final set, sometimes in our favour, sometimes not. The B’s had a great degree of success, winning all three of their matches. We had huge strength in depth in this squad – there was little to separate our 1st pair from our 6th, which meant that there were some close matches between individuals across the group during our weekday training. Over the whole term, 111 sets of Tennis were played against other schools, of which 71 were won. 954 games were played, of which 553 were won. An impressive tally!

Sets against: 40

Cranbrook U14A

6–3

Kent College U15A IV

6–0

Junior King’s

5–5

Worth U14A

7–2

Kent College U14A IV

2 – 4 Kent Cup

Tonbridge U14A

1–8

Tonbridge U14B

8–1

Ardingly U14A

5–4

Ardingly U14B

8–0

Haileybury U14A

9–0

St John’s Leatherhead U14A

4–5

Epsom U14A

4–5

Epsom U14B

6–3

Thanks to Phil May for all his help coaching. Team from: U14A: Ed Streeter and Nick Curtis, Digby Taylor-Young and Johannes Neudert, Gus Courtauld and Denis Zhelezko. U14B: Jonty Taylor and Tom Westlake, Patrick Faure and Charlie Knox, Asher Silver and Kit Whalley-Payne, Max Newhouse and Hugh Rowlands.

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fire for the game – her hands at 1st post were like glue! Anyone that can catch a ball from Annabelle Gibson deserves a medal.

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The girls continued to work hard during training and credit to the girls for managing their studies and exams around their Rounders. They headed off to their next fixture which was a triangular against Cranbrook and Sutton Valence. Their first match against Cranbrook saw Rhiannon Jones blow the opposition away with her batting in both innings. Helen, Louise (Vice-Captain) and Amy were slick in the field delivering fast accurate throws into the bases; all three girls have really developed this aspect of their game and Ella Gault’s bowling was absolutely superb! A little shaky at times however the girls secured a comfortable win!

P6 L1 W5 The 1st Rounders girls have had a very successful season winning five of their six matches. They have enjoyed all aspects of this Rounders term from the not so sunny days of training at Birley’s to our very competitive fixtures. The girls began their season with a very competitive match away against Epsom. Like most years Epsom’s senior squad who are renowned for their excellent hitting proved just this. We had only managed to fit in a couple of practice sessions before this game and despite being a little rusty, the girls soon settled in and were able to find a little more form. It proved to be an amazing start for King’s in the field when the first three batters were out, two fantastic catches by Amy Gault and another by Backstop Annabelle Gibson. Epsom regained their composure and were able to achieve a creditable first battings innings score placing all the pressure on King’s. The batting and fielding for both teams in the second innings were tight however Captain Annabelle Gibson, nominated star batter of the match was able to expose Epsom’s gaps in the field scoring some crucial Rounders when needed. It was great for the 1st team to get a win under their belts. It also laid the foundations for the following weeks of training. We then travelled a good distance to our second game Haileybury. Haileybury’s team were slick, particularly in the first innings. King’s were elected to bat first and were up against the fast pace bowling. Nothing was too much for the team and with Star Batter Ella Gault we were able to rack up 9 ½ Rounders. When placed into field, we were caught snoozing a few times by the stunning hitting of the opposition and it was only then that the girls recognised the importance of the final innings – solid batting and solid fielding needed! Into bat we went and we knocked the ball effortlessly over the field and then in to field and we were SOLID- we stumped out four players in one ball – cracking! Star Fielder Phoebe Lundy was on

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What then happened was quite possibly one of the highest scoring matches ever – King’s scoring 38 ½ Rounders to Sutton Valence’s 16! I don’t think as coaches we have ever witnessed such a high batting score but also some phenomenal fielding. Amy Gault’s one handed catch in the field awarded her Catch of the Season! Special mention in this game to India Dearlove for the very strategic batting which scored the team vital halves! Two more matches to go and both against Sevenoaks –the first Sevenoaks game was closely contested as anticipated, with Kings being defeated by half a rounder- oh so close, no-one likes to lose by ½ a rounder. However a re-match a week later showed Kings determination to win with the team working hard to achieve a four Rounders victory over Sevenoaks. Amy Gault was yet again instrumental in this game! Amy has been simply outstanding all season! A great match to end the season! The girls have worked very hard and special thanks must go to Captain Annabelle Gibson and Vice-Captain Louise Augustine-Aina; both girls have really motivated the team. We will really miss both of them in the field next season. For anyone that hasn’t seen Annabelle play Rounders, they have lost out! Her hitting, her sublime fielding – she is a backstop everyone fears – that throw to 1st – wow! Louise has been very consistent with her fielding and it has been great to see her really motivating the team. We also say goodbye

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to Ella and India who have been formidable forces in the team! All the players in the team have really contributed to the results. Team from: Annabelle Gibson (captain), Ella Gault, Amy Gault, India Dearlove, Helen Ferrett, Phoebe Lundy, Helena Barton, Jessica Hodcroft, Lucy Tynan, Genevieve Masters, Rhiannon Jones, Louise Augustine-Aina (vice-captain). Results Epsom (a)

Won

4 ½ -17

Haileybury (a)

Won

19 ½ – 14 ½

Sutton Valence (a)

Won

38 ½ – 16

Cranbrook (a)

Won

23 ½ 18 ½

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

14 ½ -13 ½

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

17 ½ – 13 ½

ROUNDERS TEAM REPORT – U15 A IX KAB

P9 W9 D0 L0 Having coached the U15A Rounders team last year and celebrated a very successful season with them, I was very excited to be taking them through their Remove year. This team from start to finish has been absolutely outstanding in their work ethic, both at training and in matches and the quality of Rounders that has been played all season has been simply phenomenal! I can honestly say that I haven’t enjoyed watching Rounders and training a group

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of girls that love their sport as much as these ones! The U15A team have had a great deal of fun; they have taken their matches seriously and made minor improvements each week to their game, both individually and as a team and this in essence resulted in a 100% win ratio for the season! The team was captained well by Jaz O’Neill, who this season was new to the U15A team, with Sixtine Guitton on hand to provide additional support as vice-captain. Both girls worked very hard in their roles, ensuring the fielding was kept slick when it needed to be and motivate the batters to score us the vital Rounders when it counted! The team started with an away fixture to Epsom College; one of our fixtures that we lost to last season. King’s were determined from the outset that the only way we were coming home is if we won and we won in style! Unfortunately play didn’t go our way to start losing a few of our star batters however with less than 15 balls to go in the innings the phenomenal batting of Jaz, Sixtine and Minty gave us a confident lead, stunning the opposition. Epsom were in to bat and from our past experience we knew they were strong hitters; King’s nevertheless after the nerves passed soon got our opposition chasing and we had them out for 24/30 balls! A good first innings. The match continued suit with some stunning batting from Saskia Piper; our left handed dark horse batter! Our first win and that was to be the first of many... Sadly we lost Anna Fenwick, our super-fast bowler and our guaranteed half rounder runner due to injury; the girls of course wished her well and kept her updated on our success; we certainly missed her presence on the pitch. The girls continued their winning streak over the next few weeks with exceptional wins over Benenden and Haileybury. Here our ‘Star Batter’ Jess started coming into her own with some exceptional hits securing us positive leads in our first innings, particularly in the Haileybury game. During the week we travelled to Ashford where we had a very convincing win over Ashford. The girls were really showing their true form with a stunning one handed catch from Rosie Dath *not sure she realised she had caught it until her wide open face showed us and some super batting from Sixtine and Rose Yanni. I loved Rosie Dath’s comments ‘I hit it and I scored a Rounder’- all the girls cheered!

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Our next match on the road proved to be a very tough and challenging match against Sutton Valence. Sutton Valence had some sneaky hitters that at times left us chasing a long hit however the super fielding of Jaz and second base stumping out by India soon gave us a lead! Having won against SV, this left our opposition even more determined to beat us on our return visit the following weekend in what was to be a triangular against SV and Cranbrook; another tough school that we were keen to beat. We got off the mark scoring a creditable 7 Rounders in the first innings setting the bar high for our opposition. Cranbrook came out all guns blazing and managed to put 5 ½ Rounders past us leaving the final innings what we thought at that point was going to be a tight and tense one! The fine batting of Connie Taylor-Young and Jess Quinlan left King’s storming ahead with a total of 17 Rounders. What was even more exciting was our fielding innings – Connie making five catches at back stop leaving our opposition totally stunned – a very worthy ‘Star Fielder’! We limited Cranbrook to a measly ½ in the second inning taking the win 17-6. What a weekend – especially as we beat SV for the second time! Two more games to go and yet two more wins! The team were unstoppable! The team had a tense but outstanding win over Sevenoaks and this win I think meant the most to them. Fielding and batting was slick from both teams however our fielding was just too strong! It was lovely to welcome at this point a new recruit to our team Issy Webster! The girls finished their season being Crowned U15A Cranbrook Tournament Winners which was well deserved Having taken part in the tournament a year early last year and finishing third the team had high hopes of bringing home the trophy however with the tournament at its largest this year with 12 teams entered, this made ever even more competitive with schools separated into three pools. King’s comfortably qualified winning their pool round and were back to business! We played our first game against Worth who like us had a relatively easy sweep in their Pool Stages. Everything seemed to go our way and we finished with a strong win against them. This left the final showdown of the match between us and the U14A’s. What a game – both sides not having the best of luck batting but both were equally phenomenal in the field! U15A’s just managed to nip the odd half rounder here and there and took the win! A fantastic day! To see the smiles on the girls faces at the end of the day summed up our season!

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All the girls have been outstanding. Jaz and Sixtine has done an excellent job both in their captain and vice-captain roles and both have contributed to the team. Jaz has been a very consistent fielder and so to Sixtine. Both have been instrumental to the team’s success. Minty, Rose Yanni, Issy Webster, Ellie and Anna Brady have developed their fielding tremendously and credit to Minty for putting in extra hours to improve her hitting and throwing. Rosie Dath, awarded the ‘Catch of the season’ was our mighty slip – always diving on the floor and giving the team her all! Our Most Improved, again a new recruit this year was Izzy Taylor; her whole game, particularly her batting improved over the course of the season and she too held her nerves when stepping in to bowl! It was great to have Anna Fenwick back in the team; such a strong hitter winning us crucial matches in the tournament. The last three; Jess, India and Connie….well they have simply raised the bar of King’s Rounders! India, voted Best All-Rounder has been exemplary in both batting and fielding – her running around the posts is the fastest I have ever seen! Jess’s batting has been outstanding and her risk-taking, whilst at times leaving my heart beat pulsing is what has won us games! Her pre-performance throwing of the bat before she steps into the square obviously works! Connie has been a truly wonderful back-stop; numerous matches, coaches would comment on her fast accurate throw ad quick and agile hands – a well-deserved Star Fielder! Many thanks to all those parents who have supported the U15As. The team and I appreciate all of your support. Team from: Jaz O’Neill (Captain), Sixtine Guitton (Vice-Captain), Anna Brady, Araminta Chapman, Rosie Dath, Anna Fenwick, Eleanor Paine, Saskia Piper, Jessica Quinlan, India Roestenburg, Isobel Taylor, Connie TaylorYoung, Isobel Webster and Rose Yanni. Results Epsom College (a)

Won

15 ½ – 5

Benenden (h)

Won

19.5 – 7 ½

Haileybury (a)

Won

23 ½ -9

Ashford (a)

Won

22 ½ – 4 ½

Sutton Valence (a)

Won

17 ½ – 7

Cranbrook (Triangular) (a)

Won

10- 7 ½

Sutton Valence (Triangular) (a)

Won

17-6

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Won

17-10

Sir Roger Manwood’s (a)

Won

29 ½ -2

U15 Cranbrook Tournament (a)

Winners

Results From Tournament

5 wins

Awards Star Batter

Jessica Quinlan

Star fielder

Connie Taylor-Young

Best All-Rounder

India Roestenburg

Most Improved

Izzy Taylor

Catch of the season

Rosie Dath

Players’ player

Sixtine Guitton

ROUNDERS TEAM REPORT – U15 B IX JM

P10 W7 D1 L2 The U15B Rounder’s team have had an outstanding season. Having continued with great skill and tactics from last year in Shell, it has allowed them to perform to a high standard throughout the term. The girls have shown lots of enthusiasm for Rounders and also the desire to work hard and they have been rewarded with some excellent wins. Captain Sophie Sood and Vice-Captain Laura Kendall have been an exceptional pair, working well together and motivating the team!

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Our first fixture of the season was Epsom College, which is always a notoriously difficult fixture. The girls gelled as a team extremely well and communicated amazingly. They performed with great consistency throughout the game, resulting in King’s winning 18 ½ to 7 Rounders. Laura Kendall’s (Back stop) consistent accurate overarm throw to Miranda Challiner (First post) stumped out four of Epsom’s players. Laura and Miranda have worked very hard all season to perfect this and it has often been the winning factor for us! Rachel Barry and Elizabeth Hale credited our team with a total amount of 7 Rounders during the game and despite us only trained a week the batting and teamwork was a pleasure to watch. After gathering some feedback from the team from our first fixture it was apparent whilst we batted well, some of our team wanted to improve their confidence and technique. Different batting drills were set up throughout the training week, primarily looking closely on each of the girl’s techniques; there was focus on ruling out the bad habits, which restricted them from hitting the ball. This intense week of batting practice ultimately paid off. The most memorable moment of the season for the King’s U15B team was when we played Sevenoaks. In the first innings Sevenoaks were edging ahead of us with the score at that point 8 to 3. Olivia De Gaudemar performed an outstanding catch; out in the deep fielding range, it was tremendous. Olivia’s hard work in training had certainly obviously paid off. After our half time talk, King’s despite being down we came out still determined to win. We had not given up and were not going to be defeated. The goal was to increase the number of Rounders that we had scored but restrict the amount of Rounders Sevenoaks had scored. For King’s to win we had to restrict them from scoring 4 Rounders. Sophie Sood our Captain kept the tempo high throughout this intense match, she kept the girls grounded and calm with some motivational words. King’s team spirit was a delight to watch. Although King’s had restricted the amount of Rounders we had missed out by 1 Rounder. The final score was Kings lost 13 ½ to 10 ½. After an overview of this game the girls came to a conclusion that this was the best game of the season so far, everybody felt that they had worked 100% to their

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ROUNDERS ability and that sometimes being put under pressure gives you that extra desire to win.

Sevenoaks (a)

Lost

13 ½ -10 ½

Sevenoaks (h)

Won

11 ½ -5 ½

However, we knew the week after we had Sevenoaks at home, which would give us another chance to strike back. An intense coaching plan was constructed for the team for the whole week in order to achieve our goal; yet still having lots of fun as a team. The girls stayed highly motivated throughout the whole week. Saturday arrived and the girls felt nervous but knew all their hard work would pay off if they settled their nerves. King’s started off with a strong start. Elisabeth Plunkett (second Post) exerted herself to the limit, catching a tremendous ball. Throughout the whole 20 balls King’s stayed focused 100% of the time and kept each other motivated out on field. The end score was 11 ½ to 5 ½ to King’s. The girls were absolutely thrilled.

Sutton Valence (h)

Won

7 ½ -3

The U15B’s have been a pleasure to coach, enthusiastic in all training sessions and an exciting team to watch. They always took on board the advice and knowledge I gave them, which allowed them to broaden their knowledge on tactics and skills. I couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated team. With only two losses out of the whole season, I think they should be congratulated. Team from: Laura Kendall (Vice-captain), Miranda Challiner, Isabel Hamblin, Elisabeth Plunkett, Elizabeth Hale, Olivia Cha, Sophie-Jane Sood (Captain), Antonia Martin, Rachel Barry, Dena Movahedyan, Laura Wilson, Olivia de Gaudemar, Alice Whaley, Seonaid Young, Kirsty Young, Aysha Farooq-Garces Results Epsom College (a)

Won

18 ½ -7

Benenden (a)

Drew

13-13

Haileybury (a)

Won

32 ½ -10

Ashford school (a)

Won

2 ½ -9

St Lawrence (a)

Lost

21 ½ -6

Herne Bay High (a)

Won

19 ½ -7 ½

Kent College (a)

Won

16-9 ½

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Awards Star batter

Rachel Barry

Star fielder

Miranda Challiner

Player’s player

Laura Kendall

Catch of the season

Olivia de Gaudemar

Star all-rounder

Sophie Sood

Most improved

Antonia Martin

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P 10 L1 W9 This season has been extremely successful for the U14As who have played some excellent Rounders to be victorious on numerous occasions. The team was captained well by Millie Lee, with Georgina Barton on hand to provide additional support as vice-captain. The girls worked really hard in training and took on board the feedback they were given to improve in their areas of weakness. The season began with a 7 ½ – 3 ½ loss away to Benenden. The game provided us with the building blocks we needed to establish a flourishing team ready for the season ahead. The following weekend having focused a lot of time on the girls batting techniques’ in training the team secured a 15 – 4 ½ win over Sutton Valence which marked the start of their winning streak as they became undefeated for the remainder of the season.

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Having now established themselves as a team the girls were keen to showcase their talents and go head to head with Benenden for the second time this season to make it one of peace. This game saw King’s restrict Benenden to just 3 Rounders in the first innings with some tight fielding. They went onto secure a 6 rounder lead which proved too much for Benenden to match, resulting in a 14 ½ – 10 ½ win. Our next three fixtures saw some of the biggest scores of the season; the first of which we played Haileybury at home winning the game by a staggering 28-6, as a result of great communication and enthusiasm throughout the game. Mid-way through the season the girls played in a triangular against Sutton Valence and Cranbrook. The first game against Cranbrook was a tough game which challenged the girls, leaving little room to make mistakes. Some excellent fielding from Georgina Barton at 2nd deep in the second innings kept the oppositions score within reach allowing King’s to win the game 25-16. Having already beaten Sutton Valence the girls knew their opposition’s weak areas and showed little mercy when depleting the oppositions batting side with some great catches. The final score of the game was 10-7 ½ to King’s with a whole innings to spare. When King’s met Sevenoaks they were unfortunate enough to be missing three players but thanks to some last minute volunteers we were able to field a full team. Having been put into field first King’s got off to a slow start and made several mis-fields which gave Sevenoaks the opportunity to score some easy Rounders. Despite the slow start the girls went into bat with a clear game plan which was to play the game safe and bank those all important ½ Rounders. True to form King’s came out on top hitting some of the best shots of the season to win the game 20-13. In the second to last week of the season the U14As represented King’s in the U15 Cranbrook tournament where they not only played teams a year older than themselves but whom were of a very high standard. As this tournament consisted of only a single innings of 18 good balls per team as opposed to two innings of 30 balls the girls worked hard in training to adapt their game play in order to maximise their chances of scoring quick Rounders and taking some early outs. The team’s tactical approach

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to the tournament saw them win all three games in their pool earning themselves a place in the playoffs against Worth School and King’s U15A where they came runnersup in the competition. The following week, high in spirits from their success in the Cranbrook tournament, the team travelled to Benenden for an evening tournament. Here the girl’s continued their success scoring a staggering 71 Rounders in total against 7 teams throughout the evening to be crowned tournament champions; a truly great finish to the season! All in all the girls have worked exceptionally hard this season and I am delighted to say that the results reflect this. A great deal of their success is down to their positive drive and enthusiasm that has remained with them throughout. The team have been a pleasure to coach and I cannot fault their hard work and dedication to the sport. Special mentions go to Imogen Hurley for her consistently high standards in batting as well as accurate bowling throughout the season; to Chantelle Augustine-Aina and Similoluwa Ayinde for their fantastic partnership in the field at 3rd slip and 3rd deep and to Millie Lee for her hard work and enthusiasm in leading the team. Team from: Millie Lee (captain), Georgina Barton (vicecaptain), Dominique Alexander, Chantelle AugustineAina, Similoluwa Ayinde, Clara Geldard, Imogen Hurley, Irina Mironosetskaya, Charlotte Morcom, Georgia Parker. Results Benenden (a)

Lost

7½–3½

Sutton Valence (a)

Won

15 – 4 ½

Benenden (a)

Won

14 ½ – 10 ½

Haileybury (h)

Won

28-6

Ashford (a)

Won

22 – 6 ½

Cranbrook (Triangular) (a)

Won

25-16

Sutton Valence (Triangular) (a)

Won

10-7 ½

Herne Bay (a)

Won

18 ½ – 5

Sevenoaks (a)

Won

20-13

Sir Roger Manwood’s (a)

Won

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Runners-up

U14 Benenden Tournament (a)

Winners

Awards Star Batter

Imogen Hurley

Star fielder

Georgina Barton

Best All-Rounder

Millie Lee

Most Improved

Clara Geldard

Catch of the season

Irina Mironosetskaya

Players’ player

Similoluwa Ayinde

ROUNDERS TEAM REPORT – U14B IX CB

P 10 L 8 W2 Starting Rounders as a new team in their Shell Year the girls needed to bond as a team before they could begin to play and this involved both working out positions and communication. After our first game against Sutton Valence the girls showed they had the potential to become a good team with catches from Mariella Bomer and some good batting from Sarah Craig and Sisi Xu who was playing her first Rounders game, however it became obvious that to improve we needed to communicate better in the field. In order to achieve this we carried out a session to promote communication; this involved blindfolds. The girls really enjoyed the session calling to each other which way to go to carry out the tasks set, they really seemed to understand the importance of helping one another. The games against Benenden on 30th April and Haileybury on 4th May both showed this communication in play as the results were much closer. The Benenden game began well and their communication helped to get a number of the opposition out and the Haileybury game

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followed a similar suit getting all their team out before the innings’ balls were over. Now, it was important to improve our batting to match our fielding, in order to make the most of getting the other team out. During training the girls worked hard to adapt their batting techniques to be able to hit the ball more consistently and with more power as well as tactical preparation about running between bases and taking advantage of mis-fields. The game following this training against Ashford bought our first win of the season showing we had taken on board all our training. After a fantastic fielding innings, with a diving catch from Katie Crowther and excellent fielding as a team we went into bat with an achievable target and the girls batted well, with excellent running, especially from Miriam Swindley putting pressure on the fielders and so we started well. The win in the sunshine was a great result and the success was well deserved after the hard work and enthusiasm in training. Despite training hard and the win from game before the next game against St. Lawrence was a hard one because the opposition had some fantastic batters, however we did field well against them and our communication meant we did well but were always just that split second behind. The fielding between Olivia Norris and Clara Taylor who filled in as back stop was lovely to watch and we managed to get players out and Amber Kendall whose long barrier was an excellent back up as always. However the opposition had tighter fielding and prevented us from scoring much other than a late rounder from Katie Crowther as the last standing player. Over the week that followed our training was hindered because of the weather and unfortunately this showed in the girls’ next game, despite batting practice we struggled to score and our fielding took a while to come together. During the game, the fielding improved with some great work and communication from Daisy Best-Shaw at third base, so we hoped with some more training the girls would get back on track for the following games. After the loss the girls worked hard to improve as they did not want the same result against Kent College and it paid off in the game; with Rebecca Litvack back from injury the girls had a full squad and showed their versatility in the field and batting line up, as we were able to change the team around and still have a great result. Jemima Rausing and Mary Forsyth batted great throughout the game, scoring a number of Rounders. After half term the girls were training well and practiced hard for the 3 games we had left, starting with a game away to Sevenoaks. It was nice to have a team out after

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ROUNDERS a number of girls had off games scenarios. The girls kept their fielding really tight making very few mistakes and this meant some great catches and with Molly Buchanan working well on second base to stump players out. After a slow start to the batting innings, Sarah Craig set the girls off in captain style putting them on the score sheet. Unfortunately, the girls took a few too many risks that may have paid off on another day and were all out with 16 balls to go, preventing us from catching up with the opposition score. The last fixture of the season was a triangular at home against previous opposition Sutton Valence and Sevenoaks so it would be a good demonstration of the girls’ improvement since those games. The first of the fixtures was against Sevenoaks which showed the team’s fielding skills with great catches from Rebecca Litvack in the field and Charlotte Johnson at backstop. The score line was competitive showing how, similar to the previous game, they were close rivals. Unfortunately, after our batting innings we missed out on a win by one rounder, however the game did show lots of excellent play. The final game against Sutton Valence was the biggest representation of improvement as the score line was so much closer. It can be said that the girls played as a real team for the last game and it was lovely to see them play so well to finish the term, the fielding was excellent with Molly Buchanan bowling well and working hard with her back stops and first base and the all the girls who played in the field showing how their long throws were much stronger than the previous games. Overall, a great just a shame it could not have been a win to highlight the end of the season.

Litvack, Olivia Norris, Jemima Rausing, Miriam Swindley and Sisi Xu Results Sutton Valence (A)

Lost

3 ½ – 15 ½

Benenden (Mixed game) (A)

Lost

14 ½ – 15 ½

Haileybury (H)

Lost

10 – 11 ½

Ashford (A)

Won

12 ½ – 9

St. Lawrence (A)

Lost

7 ½ – 18

Sutton Valence (A)

Lost

3- 19

Kent College (A)

Won

22 – 6 ½

Sevenoaks (A)

Lost

11 – 16

Sevenoaks (H)

Lost

7½–8½

Sutton Valence (H)

Lost

6½–8½

Awards Player’s Player:

Miriam Swindley

Star Batter:

Jemima Rausing

Star Fielder:

Daisy Best-Shaw

Best All-Rounder:

Sarah Craig

Most Improved:

Molly Buchanan

Catch of the Season:

Katie Crowther

Unfortunately, the number of losses do not represent their effort and improvement but the girls have really trained hard and have honestly come a long way improving individually as well as becoming a team. I wish the girls the best of luck for following terms and hope when they play again they take all of what they have learnt on to the future. Well done and good luck. Team from: Daisy Best-Shaw, Mariella Bomer, Molly Buchanan, Sarah Craig (captain), Katie Crowther, Mary Forsyth, Charlotte Johnson, Amber Kendall, Rebecca

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RIDING & ROWING KING’S EQUESTRAIN REPORT Wright, Áine (6B CY)

Gold – A Andrews, V Mansfield, D Adeyemi, J Read Silver – E Bryant, H Best-Shaw Bronze – R Barton, L Trelawny-Vernon, I Taylor, C John, Z Walker Team Gold J18 boys A Andrews, E Bryant, G Edwards, N Charlton

During the year, Rooting Street Farm Riding Centre in Pluckley has been the home for the riding team’s training, and for King’s Week it played host to our inter-house and individual competitions. Following on from a barbeque and Pimm’s reception, hosted by the Wickham family in the grounds of their home, the team and guests made their way over to Rooting Street where the various talents and skills of pupils were showcased in individual and team dressage and show jumping classes. A flawless performance from Max Nicholson (GR) saw him take 1st place in the dressage on his own ride Merchant’s Friend, with whom he has also had many successes whilst eventing and competing during the year. The 2’6’’ individuals jumping was won by Elizabeth Vanliew (HH) with an impressive round on Pickles. Rose Meddings (BR) took the 2’9” individual class with another superb round on her own ride First Class and the inter-house competition saw the boarding houses retain their title as the winning team against the day houses. Finally, the Puissance challenge was as highly competitive as ever; Max Nicholson on Merchant’s Friend and Áine Wright (CY) on Top de Buissy tied 2nd place at 1m20, with Victoria Mansfield (WL) riding on to win at 1m25 on Flicka.

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ ROWING TEAM REPORT The Lent term proved frustrating because due to the appalling weather various events were lost. The main focus in January was the Kent Indoor Rowing competitions where the Boat Club proved to be too strong for others in the region. All pupils qualified through the heats into the finals with a very significant medal haul.

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J18 girls V Mansfield, L Trelawny-Vernon, S Mowll, E Moor J15 boys A Forbes, T Trelawny-Vernon, L Eberenz, C John Team Silver J15 girls I Taylor, D Adeyemi, R Fuest, P Robertson Team Bronze J18 boys G Brady, H Best-Shaw, G Booth-Clibborn, E Thomas By the time we got to half term we had arranged some training with local club Maidstone at the lake and at Maidstone and that was the summer total of our competitive water work. However the tide slowly turned. During half term Vicky Mansfield ventured North to train and race with a rower from Tyne Rowing Club as part of GB trials preparation and won Womens Elite and Junior Pairs at Durham Small Boats Head. Then went on to come a credible 2nd and 7th over the weekend of 5km racing for the trials themselves. Meanwhile the Boat Club returned to Plucks Gutter after a long absence to train over the longer distance which would help with a better fitness and concentration base. Despite Hampton Head then getting cancelled our first race, ironically a local one, Maidstone Spring Head we attended eager to see where we were. The results speak for themselves and show that the Boat Club have now re established themselves within the region again. With even the coaches getting a look in. (and OKS as Joe Philips also raced after a twenty year rowing hiatus.) J18 4+ and Fastest Boat – G Edwards, N Charlton, A Andrews, E Bryant, N Hastings

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J15 4x+ – C John, J Read, A Forbes, D Rees, T Fairbairn WIM3 2x – V Mansfield, H Sweetman WN 2x – O Burn, R Fuest WJ15 4x+ – A Grierson, R Fuest, D Adeyemi, I Taylor WJ18 2x – L Trelawny-Vernon, H Presdee

the camp fell on the week that was weather hell across Europe and the students faced freezing temperatures and high winds most of the week – and a few more runs and ergs than anticipated. At the end of the camp a trip over to Brussels for the Port of Brussels Regatta ended up in sunburn as well as a few medals. There was no winning with the weather.

J16 1x – G Brady J14 4x+ – J Ward, W Hunter, K de Jong, H Padgham, S Aylward

W2- Gold – V Mansfield

WN 1x – H Sweetman

WJ2x – Silver – G Macdonald, E Trelwany-Vernon

N1x – R Hosking IM2 1x – L Hynes

Mas 4x – Gold – J Williamson, L Hynes, J Phillips, R Hosking

Mas B/C 1x – J Williamson

Mas 1x – Silver – J Williamson

After that with the pleasant distraction of the Inter House Indoor Rowing competition with Marlowe taking it for the girls (unfortunately Luxmore getting disqualified but putting on a very good show) and Galpin’s retaining the boys…loudly.

W2x – Silver – V Mansfield, H Sweetman

Thanks to all the coaches that helped with the crews and coaching this term. Hopefully the summer will prove successful from both rowing and weather.

The Junior Inter Regional Trials this year were hosted by the boat club at the lake and after which when the dust settled we had secured representation at a regional level for 21 pupils. The Junior Inter Regionall Regatta planned for the start of the summer term. Then it was the highlight of the term with the Schools Head. Boating from London Rowing Club we boated a Girls Quad, a J15 Eight and a 1st Eight. Some good results, with the girls stepping on from last year and the J15 boys coming in a very good 12th in their event. The 1st Eight came in 16th in their event with cox Nick Hastings doing a committed steering job as the wire snapped at the start and he steered holding on to the T bar behind him all the way down the course. After the racing the pupils then attended the Pilgrims AGM and Dinner at London Rowing Club – something of a tradition now. Two days later the girls returned to Putney to race in a composite Eight with Maidstone Rowing Club at the Womens Head and getting a very good result showing what progress they had made. With that thoughts turned to the summer racing and so to prepare for that the Easter training camp this year was in France at the new course at Gravelines. Unfortunately

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SWIMMING SWIMMING TEAM REPORTS PM Boys’ Results PATRICK MACLACHLAN, competed in the Beckenham International Open event in May, where he came 4th in the final of the open mens’ 50m freestyle and equal first place in the 17/18 age group. His time was a qualification for the National Youth GB Swimming Championships. He competes at Sheffield at the end of July. South East Regional individual Championships: Patrick was in great form for these championships. From 193 entrants in the mens’ open 50m freestyle, he gained 8th place final in a personal best time, which was also 3rd place in the 17 year old section. In the 100m freestyle he narrowly missed the final, but was 4th place 17 year old.

Kings 43, JKS 33

Inter House Challenge (a new event for the season 12/13, swam over 5 rounds, and giving every pupil choosing swimming as their sport a chance to compete for their house) saw Meister Omers taking the boys’ trophy. Meister Omers

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Linacre

178

Carylon

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Tradescent

139

Marlowe

Grange

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School House

The following boys have represented the school for swimming this term: Jeff Tang (Captain), David Zuo,

Inter School events: Played 9, won 5, lost 4 V St. Bedes Under 14 Kings 28, St. Bedes 4 Under 16 Kings 30, St. Bedes 20

Patrick MacLachlan, William Fairbairn, Dominic Moore, Lorcan Halfacre, Patrick Chan, Michael Hofmann, Ivan Prisyazhnyuk, Henry Long, James Kerr, Christian de Vitry D’avaucourt, Joseph Shailer, Philip Chennery, Edward Chan, Kevin de Jong, Charles Knox Joshua Quinlan, Harry Nabavi, Michael Rand, Anthony Smith.

Seniors Kings 39, St. Bedes 31 v Harrow and Eaton Under 14 Harrow 63, Eton 51, Kings 39

School Records for the 12/13 school season went to

Under 16 Eton 69, Harrow 56, Kings 27,

Patrick MacLachlan – Senior 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly,

Seniors Harrow 72, Eton 68, Kings 34

David Zuo –Open 200m backstroke

V Hurstpierpoint

John Gabriel – Open 200m free

Junior Boys Kings 47, Hurstpierpoint 28

Joseph Shailer – Under 15 100m butterfly

Senior Boys Hurstpierpoint 46, Kings 30

Ed Chan – Under 14 100m butterfly

V Junior Kings years 7 and 8

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Merit awards for the Summer term go to: Patrick Chan and Edward Chan.

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Bailey

164

Girls’ Results

Carylon

134

Harvey House

123

Walpole

Broughton

Jervis

Marlowe

Mitchinson’s

South East Regional Individual Championships Carita Hui, joining the school in 6b in September 12 ,and on the back of her county wins in the Lent term, did well to achieve overall 5th in the girls’ 17 years 100m backstroke. Inter School Events Played 5, won 3, lost 2 V St. Bedes Junior Girls: Kings 35, St. Bedes 32 Senior Girls: Kings 39, St. Bedes 32 V Hurstpierpoint Junior Girls: Hurstpierpoint 46, Kings 29 Senior Girls: Hurstpierpoint 43, Kings 33 V Junior Kings years 7 and 8 Kings 41, JKS 37 Inter House Challenge (new event, see boys’ report). Luxmoore were clear winners for the girls:

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The following girls have represented the school for swimming this term: Charlotte Langridge (captain), Carita Hui, Lucy Dean, Isobelle Whitaker, Gemma Taylor, Natsuko Saegusa, Lily Begg, Honoury Cheung, Victoria Leigh, Eleanor Swire, Isobel Whalley Payne, Eliza Cox, Clara Taylor, Mathilde Kolade, Isobel Webster. School Records for the 12/13 season went to: Carita Hui – Senior 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 50m Butterfly, 100m Individual Medley, 200m Medley. Carita now holds 8 of the school’s 13 records . Victoria Leigh – Open 200m Freestyle, Under 15 100m Butterfly, under 15 and under 16 200m Individual Medley Merit awards for the Summer term go to: Mathilde Kolade and Aliyah Ogunsanya.

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SAILING Sailing Summer Term 2013 HROM

Summer term 2013 began with pre-term training on Westbere lake led by Ivor Mcnamara, a former 420s national youth champion who has coached extensively in Ireland and USA. Throughout the term the squad really enjoyed Ivor’s coaching with the infusion of Irish magic into boat handling and tactics. The BSDRA SE Regional Championship at Bough Beech SC near Sevenoaks (April 21) provided a useful and enjoyable outing for four teams sailing fireflies (seniors) or RS Fevas (juniors). The 21 King’s sailors enjoyed a good share of success in the warm sunshine and perfect team racing breeze. King’s A gave championship winners, Royal Hospital School, one of their closest races with the A’s finishing in good form by winning a re-sail against Sevenoaks B with five wins altogether, albeit just missing the silver fleet award. The two junior teams sailed well and raced well, quickly adapting to previously unfamiliar RS Fevas to finish in creditable mid-table positions.

involving 114 sailors representing 18 schools: non stop action for five hours. Our A’s should have nailed their early races, but then took off. No-one would have banked on a huge win over the (combined) Kent Schools Sailing Association team, but by the semi-finals we were sailing fast and using our tactical skills. The final match with Magdalen College School, who are very much the team to beat, was a thrilling race. Elizabeth Wauchope sailed wonderfully well to take 1st position. It was over to our 2nd and 3rd boats helmed by Nathan Howell and Helen Woodward to come in no worse than 4th and 5th (first but not last always wins a team race).Nathan went wide to the right on the final leg covering his opponent; Helen went left tracking hers. It all hanged on taking the final tack at the right point - and taking it fast - to hit the layline for the finish. Nathan tacked and flew, picking up a lift to leave his opponent standing to secure 4th. It was still anyone’s race and Helen had everything to do. Another slick tack, the perfect layline and Helen had an overlap to leeward on her opponent who was still just ahead. With twenty yards to go the opponent encroached on her course. Great shouts from our crew Milo Holland: “Protest - Windward boat. Protest.” The red flag came out. The umpire ruled. On the line. MCS had to do turns. It was one of the best King’s performances I have ever seen. King’s 10 - MCS 11. A score line to cherish! The Southern Regional Championship on 18 May was sailed at Spinnaker SC (Hants) in light winds. King’s sailed impressively to win their first round races comfortably and reach the top four of the “Gold” teams in the Finals. But in light winds (as the photo of boats helmed by Hannah Goldsmith and Elizabeth Wauchope below show) great skill is needed to sail faster than opponents. We also

The following Saturday, April 28, in perfect sailing conditions , King’s hosted the biggest schools’ dinghy team racing championship ever held on the Westbere lakes. Two courses were set. In the top part of the lake ten junior teams competed in toppers. Fourteen senior teams sailed fireflies and 420s in the central area. A strengthening NE breeze, typical of East Kent at this time of year, helped to speed the programme for a combined total of 98 races,

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demonstrated, race after race, the split second teamwork on the start that enables a team to get away in clean air. With some impressive wins over strong contenders such as Winchester, RGS Guildford, Sherborne, Claire’s Court and Millfield, we also finished ahead of Eton (on wins and points). But we were edged out of the finals when all three King’s boats were called “over the line” on a crucial start. By this point our starts were so well synchronised, we could only have been over by a millimetre. Anyway, MCS Oxford took their good luck to avenge their defeat at our last encounter on Westbere lake and to finish overall winners. Spinnaker SC is among the most lovely venues for team racing in the country and this well organised event provided a very competitive and enjoyable outing. It was the last time that the King’s 6a trio of helms, Hannah Goldsmith, Elizabeth Wauchope and William Stonehewer-Smith, will sail in a school championship. At national level they have set the highest standards for King’s sailing and have been wonderful representatives for the school.

120 action packed races in the Thames Valley Schools Championship hosted by Eton on Saturday 8 June. It was a day for the development squad as two King’s teams, each of six sailors, engaged for the first time without the more experienced 6a’s at the helm. Despite getting off to winning starts we lost races around the course against strong contenders MCS Oxford and Sevenoaks due to tactical errors. But this was a learning process and a big improvement in communication and tactics got us back to winning ways. In the afternoon both teams enjoyed the breeze and won race after race to claim a good share of the silverware. In King’s Blue (1st) Helen Woodward and Quillie Erskine combined deftly with the greater experience of Nathan Howell as helms. In the 2nds, Richard Stonehewer-Smith was outstanding as helm and captain, Milo Holland showed great potential in switching from crewing to helm as did Jo Shailer in his first major event. Henry Cross making his debut as 1st team captain showed some of the advantages of the captain being a crew. Altogether, the overall team performance augured very for the future.

In the final BSDRA regional meeting of the term, glorious sunshine and a strong breeze ensured perfect sailing conditions as 24 teams competed in more than

The future of King’s sailing will hopefully benefit from King’s becoming an RYA Training Centre following inspection during our Easter holiday training course. This means

Winners of BSDRA bronze shield and junior league with coach Ivor McNamara.

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King’s SC can train pupils and adults for the RYA sailing, racing and power boat levels and award qualifications. An Instructors’ course trains King’s pupils as RYA Dinghy Instructors who in turn can teach novices how to sail. The Training Centre has also attracted interest from the local community and King’s Sailing has received £2000 grant from the Atlas Foundation to help run courses for local youth sailors. Finally, the Round the Isle of Wight Yacht Race, one of the country’s biggest mass sporting events, a race for all with competition for every class of sailing boat, held during half-term on Saturday June 1st, saw King’s entering three 43 foot yachts, each with a crew of ten and a chartered yachtmaster: “Forrarder” for the school, “Vantage” for the OKS and “Sparkling Spirit” for the parents. 1,500 boats and 16,000 sailors took part in the race around the Isle of Wight. Records were smashed as the boats took advantage of perfect race conditions, led by Ben Ainslie’s AC 45 multihull which flew around the 55 nautical miles in just 2 hours, 52 minutes and 15 seconds.

Helen Woodward (helm) and Henry Bettley (crew) lead the 1st of two King’s boats at the finish line. Results

The school team on “Forrarder” got off to a superb start in clear air, taking the most direct route to the Needles. The OKS, “Vantage”, also started on the gun, taking the mid channel course where the ebb tide runs fastest. The parents “Sparkling Spirit” recovered from a disastrous start (2 minutes late on the line) to catch up by the Needles. Gusts of more than 25 knots on the south section of the island were tricky. “Vantage” (OKS) went wide out to sea but had difficulties gybing the spinnaker and at St Catherine’s Point (half way) the three boats again drew close to race side by side. The school sailed wide to the forts off the western side of the island in search of a stronger breeze, but “Sparkling Spirit” and “Vantage” in a tacking duel closer to the island avoided the adverse tide. A grand stand finish followed as first the school, then the parents and finally the OKS took the lead. A marquee reception and dinner on the top of the Island Sailing Club with panoramic views across the Solent, kindly hosted by Mr and Mrs Howard Fair (OKS) provided a superb conclusion for fifty King’s sailors and guests. Mrs Fair presented the 597 trophy* to the OKS, with the parents and school awarded runners-up tankards. The school team also came 2nd in the Under 18 division – a fine achievement.

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BSDRA SE Regional: King’s A, 2nd in silver fleet BSDRA Spring Team Racing: King’s A, Silver fleet winners BSDRA Southern Region: King’s A, 3rd /24 BSDRA Thames Valley Region: King’s “blue” won bronze; King’s “White” won Junior division. Round the Island Race: 1st

Vantage (OKS)

8h. 27m. 47s

280th

2nd

Sparkling Spirit (Parents)

8h. 33m.14s

322nd

3rd

Forrarder (School)

8h. 51m.39s

465th

Raymarine Young Sailor Marine Trophy (Under 18 division): King’s School boat – 2nd With huge thanks to Richard Ninham, Charles BursonThomas and John Hope.

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COMMEMORATION DAY

THE INTERVIEW ‘Your Starter for 10’: Mrs Shearer Lucy Dean (6b BR)

Why did you choose to become a teacher?

What has been the highlight of your teaching so far?

Being the child of two teachers, I resisted the profession for a while, but then thought it would be a useful job to travel and earn some money at the same time.

There are a lot to choose from. It’s great when a class really love a text, rather than studying it as a duty. My current Removes are very rewarding to teach.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

What is the strangest thing that has happened to you at King’s?

A ballerina.

What would you be if you weren’t a teacher? Possibly a travel writer or something to do with publishing.

A boy arriving at his last English lesson at King’s wearing very little but blue paint. What has been the most memorable lesson you’ve ever taught at King’s?

What do you love most about King’s?

See number 7.

The atmosphere when things are going really well. King’s Week is very special.

If you were the headmaster, what would you change

Broughton!

about the school? I have never got on with Saturday lessons (or late afternoon ones)!

How would you describe your typical day? Like a juggling act.

If the Common Room was burning down, which three teachers would you save? Mrs Cook, Mrs Young and Mr Ocock (for my husband).

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OVERHEARD AND HOWLERS If I had two heads, could I sing duets with myself? In a CC lesson ‘We’re going to be watching The Eagle’. Pupil: Why are we watching a film about an eagle? ‘Father Martin, do you believe in God?’ ‘Poppy, you get all the old women.’ ‘A dirty cadential 6 – 4’ English lesson on Frankenstein: ‘The creature then burns down the cottage and goes running around waving his thingy’ ‘Pupil 1: ‘It tastes quite lemony?’ Pupil 2: ‘Probably because it’s lemon mousse.’ ‘If I want to play with my magic gourd in public, I will.’ Geography class on being presented with a map of South-America – ‘Where’s Brazil?’

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Autumn 2012 and Lent 2013 Amanda Young (Editor-in-Chief) Lee Rigley(Printer) , Matt McArdle (Photography). Mr X (This and That) Senior Editors: Louise Augustine-Aina, Anna Coady, Isobelle Whitaker. The Team: Simon Broadley, Carmen Brown, Lucy Dean, Dominic Hall (aka ‘The King of Sports’ Tables’), Freya Logan Green, Nicholas Ma Siy, Alexander O’Neill, Molly Nainby-Luxmoore, Madeline Phillips. Summer 2013 Amanda Young (Editor-in-Chief) Lee Rigley(Printer) , Matt McArdle (Photography), Mr X (This and That). Senior Editors: Lucy Dean, Madeline Phillips. The Team: Simon Broadley, Isobel Brooks, Claudia Clifford, Jennifer Cox, Alicia Fowler, Sasha Grover, Madalé Jooste, Freya Logan Green, Phoebe Lundy, Molly Nainby-Luxmoore, Holly O’Conner.

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