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I began the week by introducing a lady who – many would have known – but a lady who was inspirational – not only in the field of science and academics – but also as a woman in a man’s world. Somebody who had to fight to be recognised, whose achievements had to be way and above those of many of the mediocre men that surrounded her. Last night I was introduced to another – and I would like to close the week by introducing you to another. On Wednesday the people of Edinburgh in Scotland gave thanks to Elsie Inglis who died one hundred years ago. They celebrated her achievement and her resilience to a world – hostile to the success of ladies. She was remembered because of the hallmarks of her life and character.

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the Royal Army Medical Corps to offer them a ready-made Medical Unit staffed by qualified women – and someone in the War Office told her “My good lady, go home and sit still”. But sitting still was not in her nature, so, she approached the French government and they established her unit in Serbia. It’s hard to imagine the conditions in which she worked, first in Serbia and later in Odessa. One of her hospitals was based in the Abbey of Royaumont which started with 100 beds but very quickly exceeded 600 as casualties came in from the Somme – and soon exceed a 1000. Her personal work in Serbia was to try to improve hygiene and battle against prevalent diseases such as Typhoid.

She died in 1917 aged only 53 – but her name had gone so far in front of her that at her death Churchill said of her and her nurses, “They will shine in history.”

Elsie entered medicine at a time when women had to fight for every square inch of recognition. She was a genius - both as a doctor and as an activist with a mind set on raising the standards Mark Durston of medicine. At the outbreak of World War I she approached Headmaster

A Man Like You On Monday 13th November the entire VI Form attended a performance of the award-winning play, ‘A Man Like You’, in the David Marshall Library. Directed and written by Sylvia Cassini, the play deals with our reactions to terrorism, trauma and individual responsibility. It was an incredibly powerful production with a tragic end to the performance that affected some of the audience deeply. After a standing ovation, we were fortunate enough to have a question and answer session afterwards with the actors and director. This was a wonderful opportunity provided by the School for our VI Form pupils and I would recommend the production to all of our parents.

Dr Alexei du Bois Head of English

Happy Holidays After an extremely busy term, the Peponi School Common Room would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. We hope everyone enjoys this special holiday time with friends and family. The Year 11 pupils will need to revise for their mock examinations which start on the very first day of school. There are a number of revision techniques that different pupils will find useful, there is no one-fits-all technique. We do however, recommend that every pupil has a specific area with a desk and chair, with as little distraction as possible. Pupils should have their phones on aeroplane mode and their Facebook and Instagram notifications turned off on their laptops.

Here are a number of good GCSE revision sites: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse http://www.collinsrevisionapps.co.uk/ http://www.teach-ict.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ http://www.frenchrevision.co.uk/ http://www.languagesonline.org.uk http://www.linguascope.co.uk http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/ https://www.examsolutions.net/gcse-maths/ https://www.my-gcsescience.com https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision https://www.goconqr.com/en/examtime/guide/gcserevision-tips/

At the Palace Dr du Bois was invited to hand out awards alongside HRH The Duchess of Cornwall at Buckingham Palace as one of the final panel judges for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay competition. The Competition received over 12 000 entries from all 52 Commonwealth member states and is organised on behalf of the Queen by the Royal Commonwealth Society and an expert panel of judges

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From the Headmaster Just over 150 years ago Marie Curie was born – the first woman to win a Nobel Prize; the first person and only woman to win a second, and still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences.

She was born Marie Sklodowska in 1867, in Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire. As the Russians only allowed men to enroll in higher education, she studied in an underground university – called or rather badly translated to the Flying University. At the time the university served Polish youth and provided them with an education that was then denied to local poles thanks to the policies of Germanisation and Russification in higher education in the city of Warsaw at the time. In 1891 she followed her sister to Paris to continue her studies. It was here that she earned her higher degrees and went on to follow her passion for scientific research.

It was in Paris where she met Pierre Curie, who became her husband and scientific partner. Together they investigated radioactivity. It was using a piece of equipment developed by Pierre and his brother that Marie was able to recognise that radiation did not come from an interaction of molecules but must come from individual atoms leading to the disproving of the ancient assumption that atoms were indivisible. In 1903 both Pierre and Marie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Actually, Marie’s name was originally omitted from the Prize – but Pierre insisted it be added. Even then, her acceptance by the scientific community was often reluctant.

Tragically, in 1906 Pierre died in a traffic accident. Marie was devastated by her husband’s death. Marie took over his teaching post, becoming the first woman professor at the Sorbonne. She wanted to develop a first class research facility in honour of her husband. It was during these years after her Pierre’s death that she discovered the elements, polonium and radium. The work was based on much research that both her and Pierre did in 1898. It was Marie who isolated them. She received the Nobel Prize, in Chemistry, in 1911.

Her research contributed to the development of medical x-rays, and during the First World War she drove ambulances fitted with x-ray equipment; and trained medics in its use. It was during the war that Marie demonstrated a unique gift of giving. Many people know Marie as a scientist, even the first woman of science and she is often held up as remarkable thanks to her position of being a women scientist in what was then a very male world. A world that for most of her life time was hostile towards her – both as a Pole in France and a woman in a man’s world. What people don’t know is that she was a devoted wife and a loving mother of two daughters. In 1915, shortly after the start of the war Marie wanted to donate her Nobel Gold Medals to the war effort. She said “I am going to give up the little gold I possess. I shall add to this the scientific medals, which are quite useless to me. There is something else: by sheer laziness I had allowed the money for my second Nobel Prize to remain in Stockholm in Swedish crowns. This is the chief part of what we possess. I should like to bring it back here and invest it in war loans. The state needs it. Only, I have no illusions: this money will probably be lost.”

Marie died in 1934 from leukaemia, caused by exposure to radiation – and yet today, her research and its medical application still contribute to the health care of countless millions of people. Alongside her accomplishments, for me it is also her willingness to share her gifts for the lasting benefit of others, that makes the life of Marie Curie so worthy of commemoration. She really was a remarkable woman. Sadly the number of women in science in still low, particularly in the fields of Physics and Engineering. Marie Curie was a pioneer and one I hope that many both men and women choose to follow. She preserved in the face of challenges and obstacles and she used her hard work for the benefit of others.

Lord, when we are on the right track, help us to persevere in the face of obstacles, and use our gains for wider good. Amen

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From the Director of Music JOINT PEPONI CONCERT On Thursday 9th November, almost 70 pupils and 10 staff performed in the Joint Peponi Schools’ concert at Peponi House Preparatory School. The programme was delightfully varied, ranging from ABBA to Tchaikovsky, J.S. Bach to Billy Joel. All of the school ensembles performed, namely the Junior Choir, Chamber Choir, Staff Choir and the School Orchestra. The final piece, a rendition of an African Prayer for Peace, Ukuthula, left many in the audience waiting for the next edition of these concerts!

ORCHESTRAS Our soloists were Imani Ager on cello, Nyakio Wainaina on flute, Waruguru Kibuga singing ‘New York State Of Mind’ and Rayana Oyando singing ‘I Have Nothing’ by Whitney Houston. We also had a LVI band consisting of Olivia Kairu and Tasha Mann (Vocals), Georgia Fernandes (Drums) & Waruguru Kibuga (Keyboard).

The standard of playing gets better every year and I must say a big thank you to Mercy Wambugu for rehearsing and directing the Junior Choir and Staff Choir.

Our orchestra is also going from strength to strength and it is a testament to their progress that we can regularly attempt standard orchestral repertoire, including our first piece that evening, Finlandia by Sibelius.

We are delighted to announce that Simran Raikundalia (Flute) and Maya Oluoch-Olunya (Violin) have successfully auditioned for the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya (KNYO). Equally, Imani Ager (Cello) recently featured in the Nairobi Orchestra concerts at Braeside Auditorium (as well as the front cover of the Business Daily Lifestyle section).

END OF TERM CONCERT There will be an End of Term Concert on Wednesday 6th December at 7:30pm. Parents are cordially invited and the programme will feature a variety of solos and ensembles from pupils and staff. We do hope that you can join us for this occasion.

From the Director of Sport

PREPARATORY AND SENIOR HOCKEY CAMPS We are pleased to announce that Peponi School in association with Sport Education KE will be hosting a preparatory and senior school hockey camp at City Park during the Christmas Holidays. Both Camps will take place between Tuesday 2nd and Thursday 4th January. The preparatory hockey camp will take place from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon and the senior hockey camp from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

There will be a number of top coaches present at the camp which will be run by Peponi’s Director of Sport, Stephen Pope, and Head of Boys Games, Mwangi Kariuki.

If you are interested in the camp you will need to register online via the Sport Education KE website. Once you have completed the quick registration process you will be emailed an invoice with details as to how to pay for the Camp via M-Pesa. We can only accept payment via M-Pesa.

For further information and to register please visit the Sport Education KE website using the link provided below: http://sporteducationke.wixsite.com/hockey We look forward to welcoming you and your children to the Camps in the New Year.

Stephen Pope Director of Sport

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Athletics Peponi School enjoyed a full calendar of fixtures in different sports this term, finishing with participating in three athletics events: BGE Super 8’s, Peponi Hurdles and Relay, and the Braeburn Athletics Championships. The competitions took place over four weeks with Peponi putting in contrasting results in the three events.

The BGE Super 8’s saw Peponi open the athletics season on a positive note with top finishes. Alana Mann (UVI, JP, Jipe) and Savanna Tawk (10LOA, Jipe) were once again in a class of their own winning the 1,500m. The boys and girls relay teams also came up strong with an impressive show.

A week later attention moved to the Kasarani Peponi Hurdles and Relay Meet. Heavy rain in the early hours of the morning had cast doubt on whether or not the event would take place.

With some hard work drying the track and thanks to the sun coming out, the event did eventually start.

The field events had given Peponi a good start with a number of impressive performance from the competitors. Maya Oluoch-Olunya (9MWM, Jipe) led the field with a gold in the U15 triple jumps with Nana Akyianu (11CAN, Jipe) bagging a silver in the U19’s.

Isha Patel (LVI, JNN, Elementaita; U19 javelin), Horeja Ndow (9WM, Elementaita; U15 high jump), Philipp

Achammer (LVI, JP, Magadi; U19 javelin) and James Stokes (11SMN, Chala; U19 shot putt) also received medals.

The track event started on a sour note when medal hopeful Maya fell a few meters to the finish line while in the lead.

Peponi did manage to make a comeback with Alana Mann winning the 1500m. There were silvers in the 800 senior girls and 1500 junior girls from Savanna Tawk and Achieng Owino (LVI, ACM, Jipe).

With stiff competition from St. Andrews, Turi and Braeburn Gitanga Road in the field events, there was tension among the Peponi team on where they were on the leader board.

The tempo was raised during the relays, in which the U15 Girls won the 4 x 400 meters relay. Other impressive relays were the U19 Boys who came second in the 4 x 100 meters, and the U19 Girls who came third in the 4 x 400 relay. The comeback on the track saw Peponi finish third behind St. Andrews Turi and Braeburn Gitanga Road who tied on points at the top.

At the Braeburn Athletics Championships Peponi struggled from the onset winning only two golds from Nana Akyianu (long jump) and Alana Mann (1500m). A number of silvers from the relay team and field events summed up the event.

Duncan Okinyo Head of Girls Games

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UVI Geography Field-trip Thursday 16th of November marked the annual UVI geography trip to the coast. The aim was to increase understanding on coastal environments, global interdependence as well as the environmental degradation caused and attempts to conserve and manage them.

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us detail from the chemical composition of the ground below to the interesting manner in which crabs behave.

We then headed to the Local Ocean Trust where we were taught about the importance of keeping the oceans clean and the effects pollution can have on marine wildlife. They told Day 1 us about their objectives as a foundation to help clean the The first day involved education on how Turtle Bay has helped waters and save turtles that may be injured or ill due to human in the conservation process around Watamu. A detailed talk impacts such as getting caught in fishing nets or ingesting

by Justin, the manager of EcoWorld allowed us to discuss the plastics. For example, one of the turtles we were shown in the marine park and recycling practices that had taken place in nursery had swallowed plastic and cannot swim anymore. The the past few years and how the increase in tourism has lead turtle was still and could only float but the LOT is fighting to to benefits as well disadvantages to the several groups of find a way to get the plastic out its system. stakeholders in the area. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and enjoying our diverse Kenyan coast.

After the long and busy day we got back to the hotel where we had some free time before prep started and we recapped Day 2 our day.

A visit to the Arabuko- Sokoke Forest which was under protection by the Sokoke and Kipepeo project led us to learn Day 3 about the community as a whole, coming together to ensure We started off early and headed into the ocean to go the preservation of over 900 species of plants and animals. snorkeling. We learnt about the conservation of snorkeling Walking in the heart of the forest justified the understanding grounds in Watamu and how there are restricted areas in order of the challenges encountered in ecotourism, logging and to maintain the beauty of the coral. We had fun with the patrols implemented by the KFS and CFA such as pollution, fishes and jumping off the top of the boat was an energizing illegal cutting and a phenomena that cannot be changed; experience. climate change.

After getting back we headed to Papa Remo beach where we The second part of the day started with a visit to the measured coastal processes and beach profiles. We did the job EcoWorld headquarters which is fully composed of recycling quickly and ended our trip with enough time to go swimming, materials including flip-flops, plastics and bottle tops. An eye- cliff jumping and grab a cheeky gelato on the way out of Papa catcher was a sculpture of a bottlenose dolphin made of 1000 Remo. glass bottles. A proficient process involved the conversion of cow dung into charcoal and the ‘plastic crusher’, which This educational trip was very effective in helping us has proved to be very efficient. The involvement of the thoroughly understand the variety of coastal processes as community such as local schools has created awareness as well as the differential impacts of tourism and how the Watamu is seen as being sustainably managed, globally. environment can be sustainably managed in order to help preserve our finite resources for future generations.

After this we went to Mida Creek where Hassan guided us through the mangrove trees and onto the boardwalk. He gave Rayna Vohra (UVI, YDH, Jipe) and Rianna Patel (UVI, YDH, us an in-depth talk about everything and anything we came Elementaita) across in the area. His knowledge was remarkable and he gave

Discover Peponi - A Journey Through the Curriculum

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Assembly Speeches From UVI Pupils I embarked on my fitness journey two years ago when I was just 15 years old. I was a shy, quiet, reserved and passive boy with the lowest self-esteem imaginable. I always felt as if I was never up to the standards of all the other people I knew or interacted with briefly. I was an outcast, even if I had just met them I instantly assumed that they were better, deserved more and actually had a purpose in life. My bodyweight was 46 kgs and doctors told me that I was underweight for my age. Negativity was engraved in my head due to all of this, and it seemed like there was no other option but to continue living everyday of my life feeling the way I did. People picked on me and took advantage of my physicality as well as the traits which I portrayed. They made hurtful comments, pushed me around and laughed at me when they could see I was giving in to what they were saying. I remember this one time in Year 9 when I was walking up school for prep with the rest of the boys in my year; and one of them stopped and said ‘I forgot my earphones down school, Munene go get them, and be fast’. I didn’t even hesitate to question their authority and instantly turned around and started running my fastest down school to retrieve what I had been sent for, like a dog playing fetch with his owner.

I decided to turn to fitness as an escape from what I was facing; I saw it as a way to boost my confidence and prove to all the people who doubted me that they were wrong. I was tired of being neglected and constantly feeling diminished.

Showing myself and them that I could actually accomplish something became my number one priority. My father and mother also made a huge contribution towards this, my dad went to the gym three times a week every morning consistently; and this got me thinking I should probably give the gym a chance. My mother on the other hand who really supported me kept pointing at other boys and saying “Munene you need to be strong, I don’t want anyone to be able to flick you with the tip of their finger and you fly for miles.” This non-stop reinforcement made me more motivated than ever to achieve my goal.

out of my head and only filtered in positivity. Obtaining this optimistic mindset has helped me to this day in everything I do within my life. When things do go according to my plan I still look at the positives of the situation, because no matter how badly things go within your day there is always something positive that will happen. For example it could be something as simple as a joke someone cracked which made you smile.

Fitness has also taught me other life lessons which I have applied to every single aspect of my life. Dedication, hard work, perseverance, discipline, risk taking and the ability to never give up no matter what the world decides to throw at me; are very important key schemas I have been able to maintain to this day. I used what I learned from fitness and applied it to my studies, I was able to see some progression as well and realised I was not in fact dumb but just had to work harder than everybody else in order to retain information.

Recently people have told me how I’ve inspired them to embark on their own journeys, not just within fitness but within everyday life; and how I have helped them view life in a different way. This is when I decided to make it my lifetime goal to help and inspire as many people as I possibly can, I believe that if you’re making someone else life better you are wasting your time.

I would like to end my rant by saying two things, firstly don’t let people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions. They don’t determine how successful you can or cant be. There is no rule book to success as you pave your own path. I would like to thank all the people who have doubted me within my life, as well as the boy who sent me back to dorms to get his earphones. If it weren’t for them I would not be the person i am today. Lastly with a quote that says, remind yourself everyday: “I am in charge of my happiness”. “I will not let anything outside of myself control me”. “I am creating a life that feels good on the inside and that will turn into experiences that are good on the outside”. So keep your heads up, keep fighting, work hard, dream big and start now.

Within the first few months of being consistent with going to the gym I could finally see some results. There was this small bump on top of my arm and I remember running to my Munene M’Mbijjewe dad and saying “Look, Look I’m actually making progress” UVI, TR, Magadi he smiled and said “keep up the good work kid”. Slowly comments kept coming which made me feel better about myself and gave me drive to work even harder. However this was not what my intentions were as I just wanted to prove a point to myself and to the people who doubted me. As I kept progressing further and further my confidence grew and I actually felt as if I was adequate. This is when I decided that I wanted to make fitness a part of my life forever.

These past two years I have worked my hardest to push my mind and my body to the limit, up to the point where I just wanted to give up. My mind was telling me “you cant do this you’re not strong enough or “just give up, you wont have to fight and struggle to gain anything”; but I got this negativity

Munene plans to read sports science at university.

Assembly Speeches From UVI Pupils A couple of years ago, I was asked what I wanted to do in 10 years’ time. At that time, I was just worried about my everyday work and social life, however in 2015 the Chinese stock market crashed, losing two trillion dollars within 17 days, and suddenly after figuring out how a stock market operated my interest was piqued. Instances such as this urged me to follow the path towards being a financial economist. Every country has faced financial woes but only a few have implemented successful long term strategic solutions.

On 8th November 2016, global economies were astonished by a risk-taking act, caused by the Prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, a Demonetisation of the 500 and 1000 rupee notes. This operation was an effort to close down the booming economy of untaxed cash transactions, which allowed corruption to remain high, allowed the funding of terrorist groups and enabled the use of counterfeit notes in the circulation of the Indian economy. Through my research I gained the knowledge that such a bold move came with many benefits, such as the removal of an extensive amount of ‘black money’. Data put out from the Reserve Bank of India states that almost 99% of the Rs 1,000 notes in circulation came back into the banking system, in addition to this success there was the end of a fake currency racket as most of the fake currency were in 500 and 1000 rupees note form. The demonetisation of the notes granted the Indian government a chance to stall finances provided to terrorist groups, arms dealers which provided a major advantage to the safety and security to the Indian citizens.

However, there are many short term sacrifices the Indian citizen has to overcome, such as inconvenience to the civilians who had to wait hours to give in notes to banks and exchange them for the recently released notes, however some of the counterfeit notes could have been accidentally earned causing many of the hard-working individuals to lose large sums of their income. Other effects of the removal of the 1000 rupee notes is the expense that tax payers had to pay for the printing of the new 2000 and 500 rupee note.

The action taken by the Indian government can be justified by the famous quote by Napoleon Hill “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of a greater or equal benefit.” This statement portrays that a loss in the short term creates a door to success in the long term, and I concur with it.

Sajan is in the process of applying to UK based universities to read economics and finance.

Most if not all countries in the world face a major issue of corruption, within our own country of, Kenya, corruption laid siege to our society from providing a bribe to the traffic police that pull your car over, to giving a payoff to win a large-scale government project. Many methods such as that in India are attempts to reduce corruption and prevent tax evasion, on the other hand in Kenya, the use of Mpesa a mobile banking service launched by telecommunication giant Safaricom in 2007, allows people to transfer money to each other through their phones.

Mpesa has undergone explosive growth with over 237 million person to person transactions and 43% of Kenya’s GDP flowing through the mobile banking system as quoted by the Forbes magazine, this has allowed analysts to reveal a massive network of corruption with all of the transactions being tracked and monitored anti-corruption agencies which are able to access Mpesa logs and thus identify and prevent illegal financial activities.

This cashless economy has reduced the level of petty corruption by more people having their money stored on their phone where there is a decreased amount of untracked money transactions. With the creation of Mpesa many corrupt members of the society are unable to cheat the system and avoid tax payments allowing more money to circulate within the banking system and provide a solid foundation to grow the country as an economic power.

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In the light of what has been said I wish to reiterate, these actions which have been helpful in the reduction of unmarked finance related activities and tax evasion; however the effects of these acts are only felt in the long run and hopefully stringent actions will take place for stronger economic growth.

Sajan Thakkar (UVI, AMD, Magadi)

Assembly Speeches From UVI Pupils Most of us are so very privileged to be born and raised in this, the most amazing country in the world. Kenya is a nation of such rich natural heritage that some of us take for granted.

There is nothing quite like sitting by a fire watching the blood red sun set over the Maasai Mara with a long line of wildebeest snaking its way through the plains in the distance.

With a dumb cowardly hyena hanging around just out of the fire’s light.

Shasa plans to read sports science at a UK based university. He has already received three offers.

This amazing resource has to be protected at all costs for future generations. I have had the privilege to work alongside some of the greatest conservationists of our times, including Danny Woodley, Calvin Cottar, Fuz Dyer and Alex Walker.

Conservation has four main areas. Firstly, policing and enforcement. This includes the rangers, the gun fights, the helicopters and general anti-poaching. Secondly, research surveillance and monitoring using drones, arial surveys and other means to track and monitor wildlife population.

Community projects which work towards the sustainability of Africa’s wildlife comes third. Communities living with the wildlife must profit from it in order to give them a sense of ownership over the eco systems. Lastly and probably the most important, however the least recognised, is education.

It’s important for the local communities and the Kenyan public to understand the value of this amazing resource. It is also important to educate the source market for wildlife products such as ivory and rhinocerous horn.

One crisp early morning in Tsavo last year the head ranger came to me with his morning briefing with a deep concern that a particularly big elephant with massive ivory had not been seen in his usual areas for three days. Upon hearing this, I took six rangers out and began tracking this old elephant. By 1 o’clock, with the sun beating down and dehydrating us all, we knew we were close. The tracks became fresher and fresher by Here are a few shocking statistics: the hour and a last we broke into a clearing and he was happily • In 1970 Africa had 65,000 black rhinos and in 2015 there and calmly enjoying a feast on his favourite elephant pepper. were less than 5,000.

We sat quietly watching him for a while admiring this amazing • In the last three years Africa has lost 100,000 elephants to majestic creature. We knew we had three hours hike back to the mindless slaughter for ivory. To put this in perspective camp and the sun was getting low in the sky. We had to leave. for you, this is 91 elephant every single day.

As we quietly retreated back through the thick bush we came • In the last 10 years 1,000 rangers have been killed across a not so serene surprise as a buffalo broke bush at full protecting Africa’s wildlife. charge towards us. As amusing as it was to watch six rangers all • There are only three northern white rhinos left on trying to scramble up the same tree, it demonstrated to me the our planet and all three are past their fertility age. This dangers that these rangers go through on a daily basis. Both fundamentally makes them extinct. the head ranger and I stood our ground (not because we were • And all of this blood shed for what? A status symbol and fearless but rather because we simply couldn’t fit in the same something to hang on your wall. tree). A volley of fire in the air luckily made it turn. The next 15 minutes was spent detaching rangers from the thorn tree.

As if this is not enough, the latest intelligence is proving a clear and distinct link between poaching and the funding After living with and working in all aspects of conservation of terrorism. This information was given to me by a throughout my life, I have come to the realisation that no brigadier from the British Royal Marines who is running matter how much money, men, guns and equipment is invested the anti-poaching operations for 51 South, an anti-poaching into anti-poaching operations, we have a butterfly’s chance in a paramilitary force based in Nanyuki. He has spent two years blizzard unless the demand for wildlife products is stopped. preparing a paper on the same which I have studied.

I want to leave you all with a thought provoking quote from While working and living with rangers in such organisations Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, our first president, who said: “we did not you come to the deep realisation that these are an amazing inherit the earth from our parents, we have simply borrowed it group of people. I once watched a big burly ranger, armed to from our children”. the teeth, with tears rolling down his cheeks as he stood over an elephant carcass. If this doesn’t pull on your heart strings Shasa Corcoran then nothing will.

UVI, JP, Magadi

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Calendar Dates MICHAELMAS 2017 End of Term Examinations, Years 9 & 10: Wednesday, 29th November to 5th December Year 9 Parent-teacher Meetings: Friday, 8th December, 10:00 to 12:00pm Term Ends: Friday, 8th December HILARY 2018 Boarders Return: Sunday, 8th January Term Begins: Monday, 8th January Half Term Begins: Saturday, 10th February Boarders Return: Sunday, 18th February Term Restarts: Monday, 19th February Term Ends: Friday, 23rd March

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TRINITY 2018 Boarders Return: Monday, 17th April Term Begins: Monday, 16th April Term Ends: Friday, 29th June

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Chala House chalahouse@peponischool.org 0722 434 863 Elementaita House elementaitahouse@peponischool.org 0735 270 575 Jipe House For all Sixth Form matters jipehouse@peponischool.org please contact Mr David 0733 690 395 Kimani Magadi House ho6@peponischool.org magadihouse@peponischool.org 0701 210 840 For pupils in years 10 Senior Girls Boarding House and 11 contact Mrs Claire seniorgirls@peponischool.org Nightingale Senior Boys Boarding House HoY10&11@peponischool.org seniorboys@peponischool.org For pupils in Year 9 contact Ms Mercy Wambugu HoY9@peponischool.org

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