The Pocklingtonian 2012/13 by Pocklington School

THE POCKLINGTONIAN 2012/13

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L E AV E RS / 2013

Destinations of 2013 Leavers – UCAS Name University Addyman Oliver Kingston University Adesile Emma Newcastle University Atkinson Sarah Northumbria University Banks Benjamin University College London Beal Frank Harper Adams University Bean Magdalena King’s College London Bennett Eva University of Nottingham Benthall Thomas Leeds Trinity University Blyth Cybil University of Chester Bogg Jack Nottingham Trent University Bond Caitlin University of Bath Boyes Alice Northumbria University Brash Jack Durham University Bryan Lucy University of Nottingham Burley Emma University of Liverpool Carlile Isobel University of Chester Clark Lydia University of Cambridge, St John’s College Claughton Jake Loughborough University Covell Luis York St John University Crompton Olivia University of Hull Dawson Oliver University of Portsmouth Dobson Elliott Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Dransfield Sophie Sheffield Hallam University Dyson Scott University of Chester Fletcher Samuel Northumbria University Goodwin Alice Leeds Metropolitan University Grant Callum The Arts University College at Bournemouth Green Robert Northumbria University Hallam Elizabeth Durham University Haque Aminul University of Liverpool Hartle Thomas University of Cambridge, Girton College Hitchenor Thomas Manchester Metropolitan University Hodgson Victoria Northumbria University Holding Megan University of Sheffield Hopkins Brittany University of Manchester Hornsey Christopher BPP University College Of Professional Studies Horsley Thomas University of York Johnston Philip University of Hull Kama Tuikilakila Sheffield Hallam University Lawrence Dominic Sheffield Hallam University Lee Thomas Oxford Brookes University Marsh Francesca York St John University Medley Catherine Sheffield Hallam University Merrison Daniel University of York Newell Melissa Northumbria University Norman Oliver Imperial College London Paulson Joseph Loughborough University Reay Alexandra University of Birmingham Robinson Oliver Imperial College London Russell Patrick University of Warwick Selvey Antonia Lancaster University Semeniuk Thomas University of Hull Skingley Duncan Northumbria University Smith Jordan Newcastle University Snowden Lucy Newcastle University Sowersby Jack Newcastle University Stahl Katherine University of Liverpool Stephenson Emily Leeds Metropolitan University Sullivan Robert Loughborough University Sy Kenneth University of Warwick Tarrant Robyn Manchester Metropolitan University Taylor Alexander Hull York Medical School Thapa Aniv University of Hull Walker Kieran University of York Ward Barra Newcastle University West Alexander Liverpool John Moores University Williams Archie York St John University Winlow William Oxford Brookes University Witty James Kingston University Wright Eleanor University of the Arts, London Yau Natalie Kingston University Non-UCAS El Jassar Isobel Lo See Chai Anson Pillmoor Ralph Chatterton John White Eleanor Walker Ellis Allison Rachel Anderson Riley Arnott Laura Ashton Robert Chidley Holly French Alexander Hatfield-Chetter Georgina Kearney Abigail Los Jonathan Oddell Liam Parkinson Millie Paver Francesca Peel Lucy Pimlott Grace Redfern George Soanes Rebecca Turner Olivia Wareham Eleanor Watson Rufus Man Pico Woodward Isobel Wride Emily Loftus Brogan Walls Joshua

Course Year of Entry Aircraft Engineering including Foundation (Year 0) English Language and Literature Psychology Electronic and Electrical Engineering Agriculture Physiotherapy Psychology Sports Journalism 2014 Photography and Fine Art History Civil Engineering English Literature and Creative Writing Chemistry French and Hispanic Studies History French Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Industrial Design and Technology Business Management & Human Resource Management French and Italian Property Development Economics Events Management Archaeology and History Psychology with Criminology Marketing Illustration Interior Architecture and Design Medicine Aerospace Engineering Natural Sciences Business Management with Human Resource Management 2014 Graphic Design changed to Motion Graphics and Animation Design Psychology Mathematics with a Modern Language (4 years) Law (Accelerated) Chemistry 2014 Chemistry (with Industrial Experience) International Business 2014 Food and Nutrition Accounting and Finance Physical Education & Sports Coaching Primary Education Applied Social Science - Crime and Criminal Justice Marketing Management Physics with Theoretical Physics Publishing and English Modern Languages (4 years) Computing (Artificial Intelligence) English Literature Law Geography Psychology Chemistry (with Industrial Training) English Language and Literature 2014 Farm Business Management 2014 Dental Surgery 2014 Primary Education Sport and Exercise Science Civil Engineering Biology 2014 Medicine Chemistry Chemistry 2014 Psychology Marketing 2014 Business Management 2014 Motorsport Engineering History Fashion Contour Sociology

University of Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain Dentistry Chinese University of Hong Kong Insurance, Financial& Actuarial Analysis (IFAA) Western University, Ontario, Canada Science & Biological Sciences [Computer Science] York College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design York College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Leeds College of Art and Design Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Gap year, working and volunteering, might apply 2014 Gap Year, travelling Gap Year, applying for 2014 entry and for Drama School Gap Year, might apply for 2014 Gap Year, auditioning for drama schools Withdrew from UCAS, Gap Year, might apply for 2014 entry Gap Year, applying for 2014 entry Gap Year, volunteering, applying for 2014 entry Gap Year, travelling, might apply for 2014 entry Gap Year, might apply for 2014 entry Gap Year, travelling and working Gap Year, travelling, applying for 2014 entry (Chemistry) Gap Year, auditioning for drama schools Gap Year, volunteering and working Gap Year, travelling, applying for 2014 entry Gap Year, travelling and working, applying for 2014 entry Gap Year, applying for music conservatoires Gap Year Gap Year, travelling Gap Resitting, applying for 2014 entry Gap Year, travelling and working, applying for 2014 entry (Natural Sciences) Employment (modelling) Employment

Previous Leavers and Lower Sixth Andrews Robert University of York Bedford Eamonn University of Liverpool Harland Guy Durham University May Juliet Hull York Medical School Roberts Thomas University of York Rhodes Thomas University of Leeds Sleigh Georgina Newcastle University Bedford Joseph Charles University, Prague Hawcroft David Harper Adams University Mason Henry Harper Adams University

History of Art Veterinary Science General Engineering Medicine Social and Political Sciences Business Studies with Foundation Year Dentistry Medicine Agriculture (with year 0) Agriculture (with year 0)

SCHOOL

BOARDING

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Editorial 2 Headmaster 3 Heads of School 4 Speech Day 5 Staff News 6 Staff Profile – School Nurses 12 Charity Week 13 Community Action 14 Race for Life 16

Orchard 17 Dolman 18 Faircote 19 Fenwick-Smith 20

ACTIVITIES English 22 History 23 ICT, Maths and Science 24 Around School 26

LENT

SUMMER

Sport 58 Welbeck 65 Music 66 Battlefields 69 French Exchange 70 Paris Trip 71 German Exchange 72 Design 74 Photography 75

Sport 76 Duke of Edinburgh 87 Swing Band 90 CCF Camp 92 Tanzania 93 Naboza 94 House Camp 95 Watersports 96

MICHAELMAS Sport 32 Music 49 Drama 50 Classics Trip 52 London Trips 53 The Lion King 54 Adventure Training 55 Art 56

Editor: Louise A Lamb (lambl@pocklingtonschool.com). Editorial Committee: Tom Hartle, Scott Dyson, Emily Grieve and Alfie Potts Harmer. Design and Production: yellow torpedo byrå (www.yellowtorpedo.com). As ever, we would like to thank our contributors, with a special mention to the many photographers around school whose work is showcased in this issue. We are always eager to hear readers’ views as we strive to improve this, our annual celebration of school life. Please email the Editor and let us know what you think!

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Editorial As preparations for Pocklington’s 500th birthday gather steam, we at The Pocklingtonian have a chance to reflect on all that the last school year has brought, write Scott Dyson and Tom Hartle (U6). ❦ As part of the editorial team, we see so much of the action and activity that helps make Pocklington what it is. This year, we were issued with shiny new passes, granting us entry to school events. All the better to help us harvest the fruits of another busy year! Mind you, every job has its detractions, and once more, innumerable hours were spent proofing, editing and planning, deep in the bowels of the English office. ❦ We welcomed two new recruits in September: Emily Grieve and Alfie Potts Harmer. Their enthusiastic support turned out to be a huge help over the year. In particular, we had fun compiling a series on the remarkable achievements of individual pupils, whose success we are delighted to share with you. These pages also bear the hallmark of a new designer, Yellow Torpedo, whose enthusiasm has ushered in a new and exciting set of collaborations between editorial and design teams. ❦ We would like to offer our best wishes to all the members of staff departing this year, including Mr Edwards, Mr McDougall and Mrs Deadman, who, with over 70 years’ experience between them, leave a major gap to fill. At the end of our time here, we feel honoured to have contributed to a publication which showcases this wonderful school so well. It is a shame that our year will leave before the Pock 500 celebrations… but we know that we’ll hear all about them in 2014’s anniversary edition! ❦

A collaboration between current pupils, staff and OPs brings together their favourite words in ‘500’ formation, in anticipation of our forthcoming anniversary. The full model can be viewed outside the school library. ❦

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Headmaster As we start an important year in our school’s history, I have reflected on what former pupils would think of Pocklingtonians today. Would they consider us lucky for the apparent privileges that come with the modern age? Where would we be without mobile phones, laptops, access to information at the touch of a button? Or would they believe they had the better (simpler) school life?

“… in 1952 the Head Prefect was granted the privilege of using a wireless radio in his study, subject to volume control!” Luckily we are able to gain an insight into the thoughts of Head Boys and, in time, Girls, from earlier years through the Heads of School book. In this volume, first introduced in 1949 to give advice, hints and ideas to future Heads of School, I discovered that although times have changed immeasurably, much advice remains relevant today. Whilst I do not want to divulge too much information from pages traditionally only seen by the Headmaster and Heads of School, I do wish to share one or two favoured quotations. On the subject of Wireless (not the internet variety), in 1952 the Head Prefect was granted the privilege of using a wireless radio in his study, subject to volume control! In 1957, the advice on television was “the very generous anonymous gift of a TV set has been a considerable asset both in overcoming boredom and for light entertainment. It functioning in evenings, etc. is largely at your discretion and you are responsible for its safety. Don’t let the importance of watching get out of perspective. TV has precedence over nothing.”

From 1989, “Take your time, speak clearly and loudly and by the end of the year you should actually enjoy reading to the school.” However, as numerous Heads of School would surely attest, this is easier said than done. In 1994 the advice for flexibility was, “Although you must try to stick to your principle, you must also be prepared to adapt and be flexible when appropriate. If you think your judgement is right, be firm and stick to it. Else others will take advantage of you.” However, some content is probably best consigned to history. For example, the advice in 1991 suggesting that “the taming of wild animals (mice, rats & frogs, etc.) is not to be encouraged during term time, although theoretical study is tolerated. Those interested in such studies should consult the Biology teacher.” This final entry came under Z for Zoology and won the author 1 shilling from the originator of the book, Keith Appelbee, for the most original entry.

“Zeal – no substitute for it, will carry you through all difficulties.” Perhaps my favourite piece of advice comes from 1989 and is “Zeal – no substitute for it, will carry you through all difficulties.” As this year’s edition of The Pocklingtonian clearly shows, it is zeal which best characterises Pocklingtonians and their achievements. We can only imagine what future Pocklingtonians will think of us today. We hope that they, like us, work together as a community and, as we move closer to our 500th year, adapt but also remain true to our founding values: Virtute et Veritate. MER

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Heads of School HEAD GIRL The initial confidence I had in tackling this role seemed to evaporate quickly as I braced myself to tell the first 2nd year boy of many to tuck his shirt in, implementing the ‘360˚ commitment’ rule I’d heard so much about. Marching over to the boy, I was quickly confronted with a problematic factor: he (and 80% of the rest of the pupils for that matter) loomed head and shoulders above me, writes Lucy Peel (U6). Despite the 1st years soon overtaking me as well, this and the majority of other fear-factors did fade fairly swiftly! Another challenge for me was the presentation of notices in 6th form assembly. It was certainly nerve-racking staring out at around 200 bored, vacant faces of students who quite simply would rather be still in bed than have me moan at them about putting their mugs in the dishwasher. This said, Rob and I soon got used to the weekly routine of being the Heads of School. This included weekly meetings with Mr Ronan and the organisation of prefect rotas and school events, which were carried out by our formidable prefect team who made my job far too easy. As a team we faced our first major challenge during our trip to the Lake District. Toughened by the experience of being soaked to the skin and eating cold pasta while sitting in puddles at the end of our tents, we returned to school stronger than ever, ready to jump to the aid of innocent pupils pushed out of the lunch queue or face down any 5th former reluctant to help shift chairs in church. We were rewarded with an evening of ice-skating, proving that this was certainly not a required skill for our positions of authority! This post has helped me develop several skills, not least my confidence in public speaking. This has grown, hopefully, enough to get me through my end of year speech which, despite kind offers from Grace Pimlott, I do intend to write myself. It has been truly rewarding interacting with pupils from all years, and I can only hope they will look back at my leadership with the same respect and fondness as I do at those who held my position before me. All that remains to be said is to wish luck to our successors, who I’m sure will lead the school through its 500th birthday in style.

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HEAD BOY It turns out that my first major challenge as Head Boy was to put up a tent, in the Lake District, with Jordan Smith. We failed. After enlisting the help of Caitlin Bond, we then realised our mistake at setting up camp in a small ditch, recalls Rob Sullivan (U6). Later that night, we paid the price for our error as torrential rain flooded the tent, whilst the rest of the prefects fared much better. But I took comfort in the knowledge that, surely, nothing that Pocklington School could throw at me in the coming year would be as bad as that… On return to Pocklington, the prefect duty rota was immediately put into action. Tuck shop duty soon became a favourite among the prefect team, although this might have been due to the rewards of free food. However, in hindsight, it probably would have been easier to leave all the church and lunch duties to Luis Covell, as he volunteered to cover most of these shifts anyway. The Wednesday morning assemblies proved to be the sternest test; remembering all the words of the Lord’s Prayer and reading out the weekly notices without lulling the whole of Sixth Form to sleep were particularly difficult skills to master. Although all seemed to be well, the Sixth Form Centre was hit suddenly by a minor catastrophe, in the form of the infamous ‘Bread Girl Strike’, leaving pupils angry and deprived of toast during morning break. But we prevailed in the classic fighting spirit associated with Pocklington students, with occasional assistance from Mrs Ronan’s delicious homemade chocolate brownies. Aside from averting food-related crises, there were not too many problems that needed to be dealt with throughout the year. However, on a personal level, I was extremely disappointed in my inability to grow a beard, as was my right as Head Boy. In my opinion, next year’s Head Boy should be chosen with beard-growing potential as a major consideration. After spending seven years at Pocklington School, I feel the need to thank all the staff for the vital role they played in the great experience I have had here. I hope that, in my final year, I have made a positive impact in promoting the school, and that next year’s Heads of School will build on this and be hugely successful, especially in the celebrations for Pocklington’s 500th anniversary.

SPEECH DAY /SCHOO L

Speech Day On a balmy July morning, pupils, teachers, parents and governors gathered for Prizegiving – an annual celebration of ability, improvement and endeavour. The wonderful Swing Band began proceedings with their usual superb blend of vibrant tunes. We were also treated to the extraordinary playing of Harry Kneeshaw – a 1st form violinist who exhibits skills far beyond his years. After prizes had been presented, our speaker, Professor Steven Kyffin, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences at the University of Northumbria, took centre stage.

He spoke of the importance of individual and collective creativity, emphasising that everyone has the chance to change something in the world. His message to all of us was clear: always seize the opportunities which a school such as Pocklington provides. As parties moved over to the pavilion for lunch, the new school prefects formally assumed their responsibilities. The 2012/13 group has been superb, widely praised for their sensitivity and maturity. They have set the bar high – may the next team raise it further!

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S TA F F / NE W S

News Jan Midwinter was appointed Housemistress of Faircote, with overall responsibility for girls’ boarding. Lejli Scrowston and her husband Andy arrived to take charge in Orchard. Congratulations to Alan Heaven on his marriage this year. Nikki Scott-Somers gave birth to her first child, Suzanna Jay, on 19 July (pictured here). Congratulations to her and Alistair. Hot off the press! Congratulations to Dave and Emma Hutchings on the birth of Bethany on 20 September. Sarah Wass is expecting her second child in December, just in time for Christmas!

Our new Head of Art, Dan Cimmerman, held a successful exhibition of his own work in Harrogate (pictured below). In his role as National Teaching Advisor to the British Association for American Studies, our Head of History, Gareth Hughes, has been involved with a number of Higher Education initiatives this year. In January, he spoke to 200 undergraduate students at Northumbria University on the topic of ‘What teaching is really like’ before heading to Leicester University in February to speak to 300 students on the centenary of the birth of Rosa Parks. This latter conference appeared in a BBC documentary, ‘Rosa Parks - Quiet Revolutionary’ (see right). In March, Gareth organised and hosted the North of England American Government and Politics Student Conference at the Grammar School at Leeds. Finally, as part of the BAAS Executive, he attended and led parts of the internationally renowned BAAS Conference at Exeter University in April. To find more out about BAAS, visit: http://www.baas.ac.uk/

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DEPART U R ES/STA F F

Departures Pete Edwards After thirty three years of injecting fun into the Art Department (affectionately known as the Fun Palace), the effects of Pete’s enthusiasm for all things creative will hopefully last long after he has gone. Peter took on the department in 1988 after being expertly trained by Nigel Billington. The school was very different back then – Peter’s job interview was finished off in The Feathers, I am told! In those days, the School Masters drank sherry at lunch time and females around the site were certainly a novelty! Despite these distractions, Peter acquired Nigel’s need for all who passed through the department, whatever their ability, to come away with a sense of having experienced something special, unique. Subsequently there have been very few students that have not left the department with a smile on their face, having had a good injection of humour, fun and most importantly – creativity! Peter has always resisted convention; this approach has certainly led to the department having a reputation for turning its hand to absolutely anything and everything – ranging from the manufacture of giant, human eating plants for The Little Shop of Horrors production, to pursuing the Minister of Fisheries on a Paris Trip, to questioning why the school could not front a Lobster Liberation campaign to prevent live lobsters being displayed and consumed in French restaurants!

As well as being expertly guided in all matters two and three dimensional, without Peter, many pupils would not have had the advantage of extending or finding their creativity through the digital medium. It is down to him that the department has moved from having a few limited Amigas to a super suite of Apple Macs. His love for this form of creativity began twenty or more years ago through entering young film makers’ competitions. After school fun and frivolity has been enjoyed by many as we have taken part in the most convoluted of tales in which the stories of The Famous Five, James Bond, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and the Rocky Horror Picture Show have all been used as vehicles to say goodbye to leaving staff. I have also had the pleasure of being his co-star in countless music videos in which we set ourselves up to be ridiculed by the House Music Festival audience by impersonating famous pop stars as they await the announcement of the winning house! I will personally cherish these giddy moments as being the reason why I wouldn’t want to have worked with anyone else for 23 years! He will be greatly missed by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him, but he needs to retire happy in the knowledge that the department’s personality has been shaped forever as its unique DNA is in every one of its staff and pupils – Peter has made sure of this! CMWS

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Iain McDougall Twenty seven years I have known this man, from the seemingly timid guy in a grey suit at interview – how deceiving first impressions can be (!) – to the definitely not timid individual I know. Where do I start with a man I have shared such a glittering array of experiences with? Well, both coming from Celtic nations has always been a source of great nonsense activities. Watching the Grand Slam decider in 1990, in a bar in a French ski resort where England lost to Scotland and hence blew their chances, was a source of great merriment, especially as Mr Towner stormed out, accusing us of being racists! Sport has always been one of Iain’s great passions, whether it be rugby, running, skiing or cycling and this enthusiasm has spilled over and benefitted the multitude of co-curricular activities he has been part of. I fondly remember the many times we ran around nine miles on a Friday lunchtime with DJP, quickly showered and taught the afternoon lessons before rugby training after school. There is no doubt my fondest memories are mostly associated with the ski trips we ran, for many years. Having my early morning coffee served by a naked room-mate always served to get the day off to a good start, even though this was often followed by a diatribe relating to which legs he had put on this morning and did he have the correct number of layers on, as “any fool can be cold”. The après ski was always good fun with Iain, although I feel that he should not attempt to include clog dancing as one of his retirement activities! The ski inspection trip to Big Bear resort in California was especially memorable.

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The skiing was out of this world, but I am not sure how we ended up in Las Vegas for two nights. He has always had a hankering after living in a remote mountain hut, on a canal barge or travelling the world in a VW campervan. I know he has been on a barge holiday and has another in the pipe-line, but I feel Mary might have a say in a nomadic future way of life! Even though Iain is Scottish, he is one of the most generous people I have ever met. You seldom entered School House without being offered a glass of something, usually accompanied by a plate of ‘num nums’, but it was not just wine and nibbles offered, but a generosity of spirit that was always evident. Always willing to chat, he has helped many pupils, colleagues and OPs, all of whom will have benefitted from his experience and knowledge, although past midnight a quality audit might have thrown up one or two issues! In his final year, Iain has continued to coach U16 rugby, helped with athletics and in the summer is taking a trip to Tanzania, where he will be both helping local communities and climbing Kilamanjaro. There is no doubt he is a school master of ‘the old school’, having inspired generations of pupils both inside and outside of the classroom. I have had some great times with Iain and although I am sad he is leaving, I wish him a long and happy retirement and look forward to a continuing supply of ‘num nums’ at chez McDougall. MJB

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Not just happy teaching and managing a department, Linda was also keen to develop her own level of expertise and embraced opportunities to extend her teaching into new areas. She undertook training in order to do this and soon became an accomplished A level teacher; pupils appreciated her thoroughness and clear explanations that ensured their understanding of even the more complex of concepts. Linda was committed to the teaching profession and time was never an issue.

Linda Deadman Linda Deadman joined Pocklington in 2001 after previous posts in East Sussex, Norfolk and York. For the past 12 years she has had dual responsibilities for teaching mathematics and for increasing and improving the provision of learning support. As Head of Learning Support, Linda has inspired both staff and students alike. Her dedication to those of our pupils whose academic path is not so smooth has been unstinting. She championed the cause of every one of her special needs pupils and treated each one of her charges with individual care and attention to bring out their best, whatever obstacles may have been encountered along the way. In the department you would be greeted with pictures and stories of students who have gone on to succeed after their time at Pocklington, largely due to the hard work of Linda and her team. Her delight on hearing of their achievements beyond school was obvious. The seeds of their success were sown in the support and care offered from their earliest days at Pocklington by Linda and the department.

An enormous part of Linda’s life is her family. Her husband Kevin retired last year and Linda has enjoyed returning home to a clean house, no shopping and meals on the table, but these luxuries alone are not enough to compensate for the opportunities missed to support her four children and two young grandchildren. Linda is relishing the prospect of being able to spend more time with them all, being available to help and having the prospect to travel and explore other countries. Linda will be remembered by staff as someone who always offered her ‘penny’s worth’ at staff meetings and as a ‘mother figure’ to many staff, new and old. We will miss her greatly, her wise words of wisdom and the sound of her trolley, laden with books, trundling down the corridors. We wish her every happiness in the years ahead. JFC/CLB

As a teacher of mathematics, Linda expected maximum effort from those in her classes, and in return she gave her full support. Settling for a modest result was never an option for her pupils; she made them lift their sights and gave them the belief that they could always achieve a higher target. The pupils learnt to be methodical and rigorous in their approach and always felt able and at ease to question ideas further.

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S TA F F / D E PA RTURE S

Julie Craggs

Krystina Meinardi

Julie came to Pocklington four years ago and has been a huge support to many pupils in the Learning Support department. She is an expert in teaching literacy and numeracy and is able to boost pupils’ confidence by unpicking their understanding and explaining the finer points of grammar or number which may have been misinterpreted. She can then build on the now stable foundations and take the pupils forward in their learning. She has encouraged them to write descriptive pieces and articles thus extending their vocabulary and developing their logical thought processes. Julie is also a specialist teacher of dyslexic pupils and understands the frustrations and difficulties that some of our most talented pupils experience. She has been able to carefully break tasks down into manageable chunks and pupils have been able to complete daunting pieces of GCSE coursework under her care and supervision. There is no end to her many talents and over the years, Julie has turned her hand to helping pupils with French, Geography, Design and Technology, Biology and IT to name but a few. I know that many pupils owe their pass at GCSE French to Julie’s dedication to helping them learn verb endings and vocabulary. Julie will be truly missed at Pocklington. Outside school, Julie is keen on amateur dramatics and has performed in many plays including the York Mystery Plays. She is often at speciality weekends, dressed in 1940s costume or at murder mystery evenings. She also likes to walk in the countryside and has walked the Wolds’ Way in recent years. She is well-travelled and has been able to share some of the experiences of her holidays, such as visiting the site of tectonic plates in Iceland, with pupils studying Geography. Julie is keen to spend more time with her parents as their advancing years mean that they may need a bit more support from her. I wish her well in the future. LD

Ivor Huntingford Ivor Huntingford joined the Music Department in March 1997, teaching at both Lyndhurst and Pocklington. His breadth of abilities as a musician resulted in him teaching a range of wood wind instruments including flute, clarinet and saxophone, as well as preparing pupils for Music Theory exams. Ivor’s interests out of school were in horticulture, where he had first started his working life, but he was also a volunteer for the Samaritans where he gave freely of his time and counsel for the benefit of others. MK

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Krystina Meinardi joined Pocklington in September 2000. She was the school’s first ever singing teacher, and she quickly expanded her pupil base, from one and a half days’ teaching to a full five day week. This popularity was perhaps due to both Krystina’s warmth and support and a teacher, but also to her willingness to be diverse in her teaching styles. Therefore, pupils who showed an aptitude for areas such as Music Theatre or Pop Vocals were accommodated, taking exams in both disciplines. It is to Krystina’s great credit that she has prepared pupils for diplomas in all three fields of singing. In addition to being our singing teacher, Krystina has produced four operas at school: ‘Hansel & Gretel’ in 2003; ‘the Little Sweep’ in 2006; ‘Dido and Aeneas’ in 2009 and most recently, ‘La Serva Padrona’ in 2012. She has inspired countless singers and will be sorely missed, and we wish her every happiness in her retirement. MK

AR R I VALS/STA F F

Arrivals Miss F Ruttledge Growing up in Dewsbury with my mum and brother, I couldn’t wait to get to university and stretch my legs in the world of being an adult. However, I found the world of being a student was much more fun and found York St John university was the place for me. I have recently completed my degree in Psychology and really enjoyed learning more about a scientific field which I find fascinating. I have always been an avid Scouter and really enjoy being outdoors and camping. Whilst at university I also found a love for rugby union and played on the university women’s team for two years. Highlights of being on the team include being Secretary for the Committee, breaking my finger during a warm up and managing to gain an impressive black eye, fractured cheek bone and concussion three minutes into the first match of the season last year! My short time at Pocklington has been brilliant so far and I’m very much enjoying working with everyone across three of the boarding houses. I hope to bring lots of laughter into the boarding community and leave pupils with memories that will last a life time; and who knows, I might even get some of the girls playing rugby! Miss J F Chalkley Raised in Nottinghamshire, I went off to university in Bath and ended up working in Pocklington; I have never been afraid to move around should the fancy take it or should the need arise! I did a degree in architecture at Bath University, driven by the desire to design the best eco structures in our environment. It was the exposure to design combined with a passion for sharing creative ideas that led to me wishing to get involved with the teaching of design and technology.

Following the arrival of our children my husband and I decided to relocate to back to Yorkshire. Returning to my passion for Mathematics, which I studied at Leeds University, I took the opportunity to train as a teacher. I have taught in schools in Hull and the East Riding before moving to Pocklington. I hope to bring the experiences of my business background into Pocklington life for the benefit of the school and the pupils. When not at school I enjoy spending time with my husband and our three children. We love walking, skiing in the winter and summer holidays in Alps and by the sea. If we have a spare evening (when we are not dashing to after school activities) we enjoy watching family movies by the fire! Miss V K Edgar Originally from Kent, I moved to the north to attend the University of York for my undergraduate degree. Following this, I spent two very happy years working as a Boarding Assistant at The Mount School in York where I also had a taster of teaching English one-to-one. I made the difficult decision to leave The Mount in order to pursue my ambition of becoming an English teacher and so moved back to the south to complete my teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent. I spent a further two years in Kent at a large mixed High School in Gillingham where I worked with many fantastic children and made some wonderful friends. As the end of my second year approached, I decided it was time to see new things and undertake new challenges. Having left my heart in Yorkshire, I was delighted to be given the opportunity of working at Pocklington School. The excellent things I’d heard about Pocklington are all true and I feel very lucky to be teaching English in such a friendly and supportive environment where young people are really valued.

I have been very impressed by the welcome I have received from staff and pupils alike at Pocklington. I already feel part of the school community and am enjoying the school routines.

When I’m not in school, I keep myself busy with a number of hobbies. In addition to having a passion for reading- everything, as often as possible- and writing short stories and letters, I love visiting the theatre and cinema and am always keen to hear live music. I also enjoy Zumba, running, kick-boxing, travelling, cooking for family and friends, all things Disney and Now That’s What I Call Music collections. In fact, I have quite an assortment of Now CDs (having begun to acquire them in 1994 when I received Now 29 on tape for my birthday). I look forward to sharing my eclectic- some would say cheesy- musical tastes with my colleagues and students.

Before moving into teaching, I pursued a career in business and finance, working for Accenture Management Consulting and JP Morgan in London, as well as establishing my own business.

Following her year at Pocklington, Miss Edgar plans to travel before returning to teaching in 2014. We thank her for her many contributions to school life and wish her well for the future.

Having played rugby for Bath Ladies and cricket at County level in my younger days, I felt instantly at home in Pocklington. I’m now looking forward to getting involved, running mixed tag rugby come the warmer summer months and experiencing the new season with everyone here! Mrs V J Bell

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They are the beating heart of school, keeping pupils and staff healthy all year round. Emily Grieve (L6) interviews Mrs Lord and Mrs Eccles, our much-loved school nurses.

EG How long have you been working at Pocklington? LL I started part-time in 2004, and then in 2006 I took over as senior nurse…and I’m still here!

I started in November 2007 so I’ve been here five and a half years.

I’ve seen a whole generation of pupils go through the school from 11 to 18, it seems like a long time!

EG It is! We know that sport keeps you busy on many

afternoons, but what is the most unusual sporting injury that you’ve had to treat since being here?

There aren’t many unusual ones, we see a lot as nurses, so there are always more common ones. During the rugby season we often get broken collarbones.

With rugby we get a lot of shoulder injuries and knee injuries and with cricket it’s more finger injuries and the same with netball. Sometimes with rugby we get trauma injuries like dislocated elbows or knees, or occasionally a lower-leg fracture. They aren’t unusual to us at all!

EG So is the rugby season the busiest time of year for you? LL Yes the first term of the year in generally quite busy with

getting to know the new students and getting the boarders settled in and doing routine vaccinations.

was quite stressful at times, it’s nice to be able to spend time with people and have the chance to talk to them so you get to know them as people, especially the boarders. It’s a nice environment to work in because you feel that you can offer more of yourself.

It’s nice to feel part of a bigger team, because you’re looking after every individual. Also being able to promote health within a younger person’s environment is very rewarding.

EG Are there any aspects of the job that we don’t often see? LL We look after all aspects of first aid within the school. KE: The teacher training, the re-stocking. Teacher training involves raising awareness on general medical conditions and the use of epi-pens for instance.

We also support the housemasters and housemistresses in the boarding houses and as extra members of staff on school trips.

We’re also on call from when we leave the school premises at seven o’clock so we’re contactable 24 hours a day.

EG And finally, have you ever had to treat any members of staff?

BOTH Yes! LL We can’t name names, but the staff do play sports too…

People are generally more off-colour in the winter anyway, they catch a lot more bugs and infections, but in the summer they are always much healthier.

so we get some injuries, but not very often!

EG In terms of your careers, were either of you previously

Most of the time we’re there to offer advice, but we’ve treated visitors to the school. It’s part of our role to be able to treat anyone on the premises.

regular nurses on a ward before you joined the school?

We’ve both done our nurse training, which takes you all over the different fields of nursing, and then I specialised in intensive care and Accident & Emergency in London and Cheshire. Then I went to work in Accident and Emergency in York District Hospital, which is where I met Mrs Eccles!

I’d worked in A&E for 14 years in York, where you get to see a wide range of medical issues.

EG What makes being a school nurse specifically special? KE Looking back from the environment I worked in, which

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For example if the Tom Stoppard Centre has got a production on, we’re there.

As a nurse it’s part of our registration, wherever we are we can’t be seen to walk away from somebody who’s injured, it’s our duty to be able to offer our skills and knowledge.

EG Thank you very much for your time!

Charity Week was once again a highlight of the year and raised a fine total of ÂŁ2700 through a range of traditional and not-so-traditional activities. Staff gunging, which continues to draw the punters, was joined by an array of fancy dress and a team of hugely successful

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COMMUNITY ACTION This year, eighty L6 pupils took part in this programme at a variety of venues. Local primary schools, King’s Mill Special School, Scaife Garth Day Centre, Wold Haven Day Centre, the Sue Ryder Home at Holme on Spalding Moor, Stoneleigh Residential Home (Bielby), the Sue Ryder shop and the Save the Children shop in Pocklington.

A group has done conservation in and around the school, while another has prepared and recorded the Talking Newspaper. Work has been done on the School Magazine (hoorah! Ed) and the bells have been rung at Barmby Moor Church. The music and drama group have given performances to local primary schools, too. The following articles give a set of fresh perspectives on two CA projects: King’s Mill and Sue Ryder. SCN

HOLME HALL The difference in my perception of the disabled between my first and final days at Sue Ryder is astonishing, writes Tom Slater (L6). The most important lesson that I have learned from my time at the care home is that everyone has a character and an individual personality, and I am now able to see beyond the disability. A particular resident who had a big influence on me was Annie. Although she struggled to speak at all, I was always greeted with a ‘hello’ and a ‘thank you’ when it was appropriate. For me, the highlight of Sue Ryder was to see the residents’ faces light up as we entered the room.

It has been my privilege each week for the past nine years to take a group of 6th form students to visit the residents of the Sue Ryder home. The home cares for people with degenerative diseases and brain damage. We aim to bring a little bit of sunshine into their lives, laugh with them and listen to them and love them. They in turn bring a lot of sunshine into our lives and remind us of how very fortunate we are. It is a humbling experience. Our sixth formers embark on quite a journey from their first, tentative visit to their full involvement as they develop friendships and confidence at helping the residents with simple tasks such as having a drink or painting a picture. They learn from great role models such as Hazel, Wayne and Sue who organise the activities. Wayne is an absolute natural with people and we have all learnt how to be jolly, kind and caring from him. This week it was Sports Day and the residents took part in ‘Welly Wanging’, bean bag throwing, giant darts and an egg and spoon race, mainly from wheelchairs. Our pupils measured, recorded and encouraged. The sun shone and we all enjoyed refreshments together. All the carers, nurses and staff came out to watch, join in and share a lovely afternoon. I have asked my final group of students to reflect on what they have learnt over the year and Mrs Hallam also describes her induction as she prepares to step into my shoes. I myself will continue to visit the home as the people I have become attached to are too precious to abandon. I am sure our students will understand. LD

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ACT I O N/COM M UNIT Y It has been a genuine privilege to become involved in the Lower Sixth community action visits to Holme Hall Sue Ryder Care home in what is perhaps the most important aspect of social education we can facilitate through the programme at Pocklington. It is not always an easy place to be, especially when first confronted with the extent of brain injuries the residents carry and the implications of those related disabilities, but each student soon sees the energy and pleasure of interaction and the value of the dedication to relationships and activities which staff and volunteers invest. They quickly become engaged and then fully involved and learn a great deal about the complexities and importance of human touch and communication. Visits are often rippled with creased laughter; interactions bonded through Suzanne’s vast excesses of glue and Grahame’s

When we arrived at Holme Hall in the autumn, I was nervous and apprehensive at the thought of meeting the residents and the staff at the Sue Ryder care home. However within minutes these feelings had vanished, remembers Fraser Davis (L6). The time I spent there, talking with the residents and enjoying their company, was extremely rewarding and offered an insight into the care system. During the time I spent at Sue Ryder I was really inspired by one particular resident, Ian. Although he is

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signing for a sneak beer instead of tea. It can now be revealed that Master Slater is the object of a now long-held love – sadly unrequited, although gently and sympathetically handled. Fraser, the established satirist, is softened like butter by Beryl and frequently matched with equal wit in his sparring with Trevor. The girls; Sara, Millie and Beth clearly bring the highlight of Thursdays for key residents with their vibrant, yet sensitive interaction. Beth volunteered for a second year of visits during Upper Sixth and will hopefully take some essential skills on to her study of medicine; she was certainly well-loved. Some weeks are flecked with sadness and loss, but I am truly delighted that I shall lead this initiative when Mrs Deadman retires from many years of excellent service to the Home – and the school. AKVH

confined to a wheelchair, he still leads a normal lifestyle with trips to the local pub and even down to London! His enthusiasm to get involved within the Sue Ryder charity to make improvements for all of their residents across the country, showed me how life doesn’t stop when you become faced with an obstacle like MS. It can continue to flourish. Ian’s actions have inspired me to stand on my own two feet and not be deterred by complications which we all encounter in life. bought some of Co-op’s most authentic French cuisine (!) – brie, baguette and orange juice. We are looking forward to helping them learn about a different language and culture. It has been a pleasure working with these children and an experience we’ll never forget. We thank Mr Nesom for organising the programme and hope that next year’s students enjoy it as much as we have.

Every Thursday, the four of us venture out of Pocklington into the far away land of Driffield. We arrive at King’s Mill School at the precise time of 15.14 – which (completely coincidentally) is the year Pock was founded, write Jess Rogerson, Emma Norgate, Ellie Cheney and Laura Bisson (L6). When we arrive, we sit down in their dining room and wait for them to return from their day at school. They never fail to put a smile on our faces as they come in, full of energy and enthusiasm for whatever the next hour will involve – whether it be guitar lessons, playing outside, or staying in painting Remembrance Day poppies. Sometimes we take the children down into Driffield itself and grab a hot chocolate or a coke from Wetherspoon’s. It’s very rewarding to be able to support and guide the children when they are taken out of their comfortable environment and to watch their confidence grow from week to week. While we are writing this article, we are in fact waiting to go and teach the children some French. We have been into town and

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“I WAS VERY TIRED AT THE END BUT I WAS SO PROUD TO HAVE RUN ALL THE WAY AND TO HAVE DONE IT FOR MY MUMMY.”

RACE FOR LIFE Annie and Madi Wilcock decided to do something practical to remember their mummy Liz who died of cancer in January. They both took part in the Tesco Race for Life at York Race Course this year. They trained daily in the weeks leading up to the event. On the day they both completed the 5 km circuit. Madi (aka Madi Longlegs) ran the entire distance in 45 minutes while Annie opted for a 60 minute power walk. By so doing they were able to raise upwards of £400 for Cancer Research. After the event, Annie said, “It was a very hot day and there were over a thousand people there. I am so glad I did it and that we raised so much. Next year I hope to run it and to persuade some of my friends to come with me.” Madi added: “I was very tired at the end but I was so proud to have run all the way and to have done it for my mummy.” We would all like to thank everyone who contributed to the money the girls raised. Jeremy Wilcock

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all warm and sweet and has lots of pictures up around. Sometimes I wouldn’t mind boarding, maybe once or twice a week! Emma Krebs (3HUT)

Thankfully the sun was shining, because on 19 May, Orchard had two special guests joining them for their visit to York Minster. Mr and Mrs Ronan had volunteered to join us as we dared to climb the 275 steps up the Minster tower. The steps were steep, the staircase was narrow and the climb was long, however, the girls rose to the challenge and the views were well worth it when we made it to the top. On our return to ground level, we explored the Minster and we couldn’t believe its size and splendour. Excitement spread through the group, as we started to think about what it will be like when we attend the Pocklington 500 service next year. As we left the Minster we happily stumbled across an ice cream van, a well-deserved treat at the end of a great day. SJC

My favourite Sunday outing as a boarder would be the Water Sports at Allerthorpe. I remember that when we drove into the car park I was really nervous, as I had never done this before! Once we had left our stuff in the little cabins, we went to a different cabin to get life jackets and oars. By this point I was still nervous but I was really excited! My first go was on a kayak, I was really getting used to the oar and which way you had to twist and turn it! After what felt like 5 minutes, Tiff and I got in a double canoe, as had four other people. We rowed over to them to find that Caitlin and Katherine had decided to get into the water, they were squealing and screaming as it was really cold and smelt of duck poo! After a while Georgia and I got in a double canoe. At one point, we capsized, but I didn’t expect it so I screamed as my head went fully underwater and also under the boat! My head got trapped underneath the up-turned boat; I had swallowed some water when I screamed. When I came up, Georgia was laughing at me! We had to try and swim to somewhere shallow so we could try turn the boat the right way up, but it was a bit difficult as we had to pull the heavy boat as well as two oars.

We go on trips every weekend and most of them are fun. My favourite outing is cinema because it is relaxing and it helps me to forget all my stresses. I only came here last September and I have already made so many friends, they are all very nice and kind. I really enjoyed being here and I will miss all the Orchard girls but I am also looking forward to going up to Faircote! Tiffany Fu (3HUT)

We have an outing every weekend, and they are fun. I think the best outings are Ariel Extreme, Allerthorpe watersports and cooking. Next year we are visiting llamas; I think that will be really good because we might walk them. I enjoy the outings as they bring me closer to my friends. Caitlin Kearney (2HUT)

The best boarding activity was when we went to Aerial Extreme! It was easy at the start because we had things to hold on to but it got harder because they were trickier and there was one where you had to jump from one platform to another while it wobbled every time you jumped! The best bit was when we harnessed ourselves to a zip line and shuffled off the ledge, then smacked into a spider’s web. After that we went on a climbing wall and it was all cold and hard to grip onto but once we made it to the top of the climbing wall we walked across a bridge and it was very high in the air. Then we had to jump off the end of the bridge and hold onto the rope – it lowered you down onto the ground very fast. Zaira Gurung (Y5)

All in all my day at Allerthorpe Waterpark was AMAZING! I had so much fun and got to know my friends better! Charlotte Robinson (2DOL)

I’ve boarded quite a few times and I enjoy it quite a lot. When I board occasionally it’s fun because everyone makes you feel very welcome and everyone looks after you. The good parts are when you get to do an activity because they are usually fun, like every Thursday we go swimming and you get a free swim. I also like it when we all get our free time before tea. When I board I like the fact that everyone is like a little family because they all get on with everyone and have a laugh and it’s just like being at home. It feels like home when you’re inside because it’s

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The Dolman boys have worked and played hard – as a staff team we have been impressed by their care for each other – and we have a really wide age range. The duty team system has encouraged the boys to work together cooperatively and we have seen our older boarders maturing greatly throughout the year, achieving recognition for their actions and attitudes through our Leadership Award Scheme.

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Dolman has continued to be a happy and exciting home for our junior boys throughout this year. We welcomed six new boys to the House in September and all settled well. Twins Ignacio and Javier Valero from Madrid, sadly only with us for the Michaelmas term, made a hugely positive impression on all of us – the whole school community too – and we really missed them when they returned home at Christmas. After Christmas we also welcomed our youngest ever Dolman boy. William Tucker-Lowe, at only 8 years old, joined Edward James as a full-time Lyndhurst boarder. What courage and tenacity he has shown through what has been a huge life change for him. He has added a very exciting new dimension to the House and we have loved having him as part of our Dolman family. Activities in the House have run smoothly and all the boys have enjoyed a very varied programme of both weekend and weekday activities. Miss D’Arcy arranged a very popular Martial Arts evening for the boys and BookSoc has continued to run termly. We are hugely grateful to Mrs Edwards for her help with this. Highlights for the weekends have been mountain biking and shelter building in Sherwood Forest, the Harrogate Climbing Centre, the Flow House at Castleford and the Imperial War Museum in Salford. Thank you boys for your impeccable behaviour and excellent company on these trips. One rather ambitious vision to take the boys camping turned out to be one of our best times together – the Dolman House Botton Adventure took place right after Sports’ Day in June. Two minibuses and a car filled to the rafters with excited boys, food, tents, cooking pots, fishing nets and water set off from Dolman and headed for the Moors. Mr and Mrs Wright are hugely grateful to Mr Dawes and Mrs Lawson for their selfless devotion to the boys that weekend: we had such a special time eating out around a wood fire, exploring the beauty of the Botton Wood, catching tadpoles and swimming in the ‘refreshing’ lake! A night under canvas with hot chocolate and pains au chocolat for breakfast followed by a wide game of blocky in the forest rounded the trip off perfectly. Always a good sign – the boys want to go again next year!!!

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As always, the boys really enjoyed the freedom they have to enjoy the school grounds after tea and prep each evening and also at the weekends. The best buys out of House funds this year were undoubtedly the six brand new footballs and the air rocket!! WJW/IDW

Some comments from the boys: I loved Sherwood Forest! We all got really muddy but the tracks were great – all bumpy and exciting. We built a huge shelter against a tree too and it was big enough for 4 of us to hide in. Botton was cool. I loved the fire and the food was great. We went for a hike up a hill in the evening and the view from the top was amazing. It was really fun to sleep in the tents, as we talked a lot and didn’t get much sleep. I jumped into the lake too – it was absolutely freezing but we were all laughing so much it didn’t matter. Even Mr Dawes went in! I feel happy in Dolman: the teachers are really kind and there is always someone to help you if you have a problem. The bit I like most is getting to be with my friends all the time. I like coming back to the House at break for milkshake.

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Another year has flown by in Faircote and we have really enjoyed having the new 4th years join us, including some brand new additions. We have also welcomed some new international boarders: Mariona helped us all improve our Spanish in the Michaelmas term; Rita, Dorothy and Rainne joined us from China and Amy came from Vietnam. We have had lots of fun events over the last 12 months, from theme park adventures to Halloween spectaculars and sunshine BBQs! All of Faircote would like to wish our U6 leavers the very best of luck for the future and we look forward to a new year in boarding in September 2013.

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It is now over a decade since Mr Loten sidled up to me in the staffroom one day and asked whether I would be interested in getting involved in senior boys’ boarding. I joined the School House team back in 2002 as a one evening a week, non-resident tutor. I followed Trevor across to Fenwick-Smith House in the Lent term of 2007 and when he stood down as Resident Housemaster in July 2012 the opportunity arose to apply for the Resident Housemaster position. ‘T-Lo’ handed over the baton to ‘P-Lo’ – slightly less controversially than in the Sports Day staff 4x100m relay (with D-Lo and J-Lo) I like to think, as I’d done a ten year apprenticeship for boarding, whereas I’d only been in Hutton as a guest of Mr Hutchings for the day. I will run for Gruggen next year, I promise, Miss Metcalfe! The first year in post was always going to be a busy one. We had over 40 boys regularly resident in Fenwick-Smith and 51 boarded here over the course of the year with some day pupils taking advantage of the opportunity to be an occasional or weekly boarder. This gave the house a really vibrant feel; there was never a dull moment. As things got closer to exam time, I am sure the boys were sometimes sick of me “rattling their cage” (one for Archie) and cajoling them back to their study after prep breaks. However, come results day it was fantastic to see the vast majority of the U6 securing the grades needed to get into university and others moving straight into employment. Oliver Addyman, for example, having done several diving courses over the summer in the Caribbean, is now working at Atlanta Aquarium in America and diving with sharks on a regular basis. Boys – work hard and play hard, and you will go on to great things. When I moved into boarding full time I knew that it would have its moments and that it would be exhausting at times but Mr Loten was right, as far as we are concerned, it is certainly the most rewarding job in education! PMLD

Boys’ accounts: I used to just be a day pupil but due to 5th year exams I wanted a structured revision session, so I started boarding for teacher support too as we have different teachers every night. I love how everyone gets on so well and how nice the family is. Even though I’ve now finished my exams I still enjoy staying here until the end of term. Great place to be if you want to learn and laugh. Nathan Purkis (5DOL)

Being in Fenwick-Smith House was a great leap from junior boarding. I enjoyed having more freedom and being organised and I believe this helps to train me for the real world. Kaiser Cheung (5GRU)

This has been my first year in Fenwick. I could never imagine that being an overseas boarder would have been so interesting. It provided me with great opportunities to know more about international students. The Housemaster also created a lot of events for us, such as boarders’ football league which is unforgettable for me. Jonathan Kwok (L6)

Everyone here is nice. Mr Dare is a joyful man and we can easily get a happy boarding house life with him. I have met lots of new friends this year. Looking forward to next year as an U6 student. Parco Wong (L6)

Highlights of the year: 1. Hull v Blackburn match at the KC Stadium, Hull 2. Movie marathons at the weekend 3. Football tournament – brilliant! 4. The boarders’ football league – winning the double with “Covell City”! 5. Mr Dare’s quotes – legendary! 6. Roll call banter 7. Go-karting 8. Funniest moment…sharing a room with Bill Wu! 9. Funniest moment #2…meeting Dan and Stefan! 10. Leavers’ water fight with a massive slide on Big Field

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“For me to be able to meet the Lord Mayor of York and see his house and meet the High Sheriff was wonderful – a great chance to experience the cultural history of Britain!” Bill Wu (L6)

VISITS We have been extremely fortunate this year to have been able to team up with Darrell Buttery, former teacher and current governor of the school. Through his many contacts in York, Darrell has managed to fix up a series of fascinating cultural and historic visits which have given senior boarders an insight into how York is run and managed. In November we saw the Victorian debating chamber in York where the council regularly meets. What made the visit special was that we were hosted by the Lord Mayor of York (Councillor Keith Hyman) and the Sheriff of York (Councillor Paul Firth). Following an insightful visit into the running of the York Council the Lord Mayor invited us to visit the official residence of the Mayor, the Mansion House. Pupils were given refreshments in the Great State Room. Archie Williams (L6) presented the Lord Mayor with a card – it was his birthday! – and issued a vote of thanks on behalf of the 20 pupils on the trip. In January, we went first to York Minster where, once again we were warmly received and pupils saw parts of the Minster that most visitors are never able to visit. After a tour of the Minster, we were shown up into the ‘Tracing Tower’ where the stone masons used to work and prepare much of the stonework for the cathedral. The boys were impressed by the friendly welcome of the staff and it was an especially nice touch that the Bishop of Beverley (Glyn Webster) and the former Bishop of Bradford (David Smith) came to greet us. It was a fantastic opportunity to see the work being done by the York Glaziers Trust, and to get up close to the Minster’s Great East Window, which is being lovingly restored. Following this, we made our way across to the Merchant Adventurers Hall to discover the secrets of this unique medieval building and its 650 years of history in York. First we saw the Great Hall, where the medieval merchants gathered to conduct their business and to socialise; then, the Undercroft, which was used as an almshouse to help the sick and the poor; and, finally, the Chapel. Once again we were treated to refreshments and the boys were given a tour of some of the major portraits. One of the pictures is of a relatively recent function involving many of the Merchant Adventurers and it was especially nice for Olly Addyman (U6) to come face-to-face with a portrait of his grandfather, Peter Addyman. In March, it was nice to welcome a significant contingent from Faircote and for the girls to get in on the act. We visited the splendid Georgian town house Fairfax House, the finest Georgian townhouse in England. This is a classical architectural masterpiece of the 18th century, originally the winter home of Viscount Fairfax. Its richly decorated interior was designed by York’s most distinguished architect, John Carr. We were greeted by Darrell Buttery (current President of the York Civic Trust) and once again by Oliver’s grandfather Peter Addyman (current Chairman). Peter spoke informatively and passionately about the role of the Trust in ensuring that York’s treasures be preserved for future generations.

After that, we hot-footed it over to Bar Convent, England’s oldest living convent. The Bar Convent was founded by France Bedingfield in 1686. We visited the fine 18th century section of the building which now houses a Museum, Library and Archives, Gift shop, Guest House and Café. Once again we were generously hosted and pupils enjoyed hot and cold drinks with some fabulous home-made cakes. We went on to visit the 18th century neo-classical Chapel designed by Thomas Atkinson, with its beautiful dome concealed by a pitched roof, priest hole and other precautions to safeguard the congregation in case of a raid. The final trip of the year was a visit to York University. We started with a brief tour of Heslington Hall, the administrative headquarters of the university and the oldest part. The original Manor house was constructed in 1568 for Sir Thomas Eynns, the Secretary and Keeper of the Seal to the Council of the North; and his wife Elizabeth. Major Nicholas Yarburgh, who lived at the hall from 1825 to 1852 and was High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1836, won the St Leger Stakes in 1839 with his horse Charles the Twelfth. His success is now commemorated in the name of a nearby Public House. Having seen the oldest part, we moved on to a fascinating tour of the very modern and forward thinking Biology Department. Students were taken aback by the volume of research being carried out in the department and the vast array of different types of biology that can be studied there. We then went on to the York Science Park, a vibrant environment which offers high quality/low cost office accommodation for new business start-ups and is attracting some of the best business entrepreneurs and scientists under one roof. We finished with a visit to part of a lecture concerning the architectural and sociological considerations behind the development of high rise buildings in urban landscapes in cities around the world, looking specifically at the Shard building in London. All in all, this was a fascinating visit covering a mixture of history, science, business studies, economics and geography. Next term, we are planning to visit Mulberry Hall – the largest export business of china ware in the UK and a thriving example of how a modern business can be run from very old premises in the heart of an old city. Former Pocklington pupil Charlie Lambert is now working in the business and it will be fascinating for current pupils to be greeted by an OP and to find out about his experience in the business. Adam Sinclair, who runs the business, will be able to share his experience and offer valuable advice about the world of work. To sum up this has been a fantastic programme of visits and I feel privileged to have been able to share some of the jewels of York with interested and motivated boarders. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of Darrell Buttery, who has done an enormous amount over the years to support Pocklington. I am also enormously grateful to Mr Kilsby who has accompanied me and driven the minibus to all of the visits. We hope that this is just the start of what will become an annual series. PMLD

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the paper’ by Dylan Thomas. She read this with great rhythm and good expression. On Friday 8 March, Pocklington had a ‘Poetry by Heart’ competition. Miss Edgar had organised the competition, and Mrs Marshall was the official judge, writes Sarah Jackson (2HUT). The competition started off with Emma Burke performing ‘Strawberries’ by Edwin Morgan, a very expressive, meaningful piece which left the audience impressed. Next, Alex Moss recited ‘Echo’, by Walter le Mare, a deep poem which was read extremely well. Thirdly, Flo Judge-Clayden gave a very dramatic rendition of ‘The Highway Man’, by Alfred Noles. Again, this was enjoyed by all. After Flo, Georgia Robson performed ‘The Hand that signed

WORLD BOOK DAY On World Book Day this year, in our English class we had a range of activities such as drawing a ‘district’ from The Hunger Games and drawing an imaginative villain like one from The Northern Lights, writes Charlotte Robinson (2DOL). The day before we were asked to draw or write a creative piece that will go up on the wall in Room 9, as that is what the theme was in there, there were some amazing pieces! I drew a scene from Alice in Wonderland. I will probably spend my World Book Day Voucher(s) on buying one of my favourite books, By the Time You Read This by Lola Jaye!

World Book Day was a great success. The theme in Room 9 was fantasy, and there were many stations specialising in specific aspects of the wonderful genre of fantasy, remembers Matthew Dick (2HUT). One was a journey and map designing station where you had to draw a map and a journey linking in with The Hobbit. Another was a drama area where you had to act out a tea party with various fantasy characters. Another was to devise a fantasy character. This brought out some pretty crazy results! A Harry Potter base was about making a fantasy haiku, with a Harry Potter style or characters. The final station was a Hunger Games arena design.

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Finally, I recited ‘Invitation to love’ by Paul Dunbar. It is a lovely poem, about waiting for love!

We threw themselves into ‘Poetry by Heart’, each reciting a literary masterpiece with our best efforts to win the competition. It was extremely fun and everyone did really well, writes Georgia Robson (2HUT). I performed Dylan Thomas’s ‘The Hand that signed the Paper’. I was very proud of my performance and all the other competitors were amazing! It taught me some great skills and encouraged me to join the LAMDA club. Whatever the outcome, this was a great experience and I hope that this continues as an annual competition.

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Historia This year saw another eclectic mix of talks at the school’s flagship academic forum… HISTORIA. Ranging from The Spartan Mirage to Ted Heath and from the US Election to Easter Island, there really was a bit of something for everyone. The students themselves also hosted their own event, the Cawood-Donnan-West Lectures, during which Jack Bogg, Ellie White, Lydia Clark and Scott Dyson gave short talks to their peers on an area of their own interest. This year’s talks: ‘Britannia’s Empires’ by Dr Tanja Bueltmann, Northumbria University ‘Easter Island: Who Cares?!’ by Mr Long ‘The Vietnam War: Moscow’s perspective’ by Dr Tom Kane, University of Hull ‘The 2012 Election: A game changer in US Politics?’ by Tom Verinder, Silcoates School ‘Ted and Harry and Jim and Maggie: From Hippies to Yuppies’ by Mr Donaldson ‘Continuing the legend: 300 and the Spartan Mirage’ by Mr Hall ‘How Do We Get To Ten? – BHAGs, the Hedgehog Concept and the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence’ by Darryl Wideman, Headmaster, Silcoates School ‘The Cawood-Donnan-West Lectures’ ‘Energy, Food and Climate Change - Key Challenges of the 21st Century’ by Graham Floater, Director of The Climate Centre and former senior policy advisor to the Prime Minister at the Office of Climate Change. GJH

History Leavers’ Cricket Cup The annual History Leavers’ Cricket Cup took place for all our A2 Historians in May 2013. Using a variety of unique rules, the students and teachers competed to have their name inscribed (written in biro) on the ‘Charles Lambert Bat of Honour’. Despite a strong showing from Mr Long, it was Liam ‘The Boss’ Oddell who followed such luminaries as Jacob Sherwood, James Flint and Rich Skowronek onto that most hallowed wooden goliath. GJH

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CITY SCREEN Despite some terrible flooding in York in late November 2012, 4th year ICT classes, accompanied by Mrs Wilson and Mrs Alexander, headed into the city centre to enjoy a ‘behind the scenes’ experience of the independent theatre City Screen York. The GCSE curriculum focuses on ICT and cinemas and this visit certainly ticked all the boxes for us! We got to look at how the cinema operates behind the public view, from booking systems using real-time processing, to distributed databases and the new digital projections moving away from the 37mm (which has been used by projectionists for many years). The move to the digital era isn’t just happening in our homes but in the cinema complexes, with 3D films, exceptional sound quality and massive terabytes of data in the palm of your hand! We were all really grateful to City Screen York for letting us see inside their business. HTA

MANCHESTER MUSEUM All of the 1st form and a group of teachers embarked on their journey to Manchester Museum of Science and Industry on a sunny morning in June. The sun was an important factor given that last year we were flooded and the relentless rain made it a less enjoyable journey!

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We had an exciting and interesting day at the museum, looking at floating cars, going underneath Manchester and its old sewage systems and understanding the importance of the environmental footprint through a highly entertaining 4D film. The history of the TV industry alongside the progression of the personal computer were other highlights that we all enjoyed immensely, not to mention topping it all off with a visit to the gift shop at the end of the day! Well done to all the 1st form, who got involved in the whole educational experience! HTA

HULL UNIVERSITY On 27 June, five L6 ICT students visited the Computer Science department at Hull University as part of their summer experience programme. The pupils participated in a range of activities in the morning, including a practical session tracking the routes internet data takes. A lecture regarding the history of the Internet and the hardware and software required was also delivered, while the highlight was a visit to the HIVE laboratory – (Hull Immersive Visualisation Environment), which contained a range of cutting edge virtual reality equipment. SS

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desperate some people are to have your details and data, and how to stop them and protect yourself.

On 3 October we went to Aviva’s York branch to learn how ICT is used and applied in corporate businesses, writes Daniel Cleaver (5GRU).

To conclude the visit, we were challenged to design a game for Aviva, incorporating what their business does and brand advertising ideas. We then had to present our ideas to a management team, Dragons’ Den style. We brainstormed ideas and broke into smaller groups to develop concepts. We then re-grouped and quickly presented our ideas within the school team. After voting on our favourite idea, we developed it further, and prepared to present it to the panel of ‘dragons’. This got everyone involved preparing what to say, designing the game and what devices it would be for, and a storyboard of how the game would work.

We were fortunate to visit a worldwide business which employs 36,000 people, and has over 43 million customers worldwide. They provide insurance, savings and investment products for customers, and are a leading provider of life insurance in Europe. Firstly we learned about what Aviva is, and what it provides for customers. We were then split into small teams, and had a few small competitions, such as guessing which famous Computing person they were talking about and how they came to work in ICT. Then we found out what steps were taken before a piece of software that has been created is released or used, from design to it being implemented. This included producing the ideas, designing what it would be like, building and constructing it, and testing prior to it being ready for use. We also learned what sort of a team would be involved. This included a project manager, designers, software engineers, business analysts and testers. Then we were given a presentation about the security used by Aviva, and how they have to judge and monitor everything they send out and information they have stored. We were also told about the amount of hidden threats there are out there and how

Our idea became ‘Aviva Pets’, which involved the customer collecting pets, looking after them, and taking them places, but you had to buy insurance for them which provided their food etc. If you didn’t play the game for a while, your insurance costs rose! Overall, we learned how ICT is applied in companies and how many different steps there are before an idea is finished and ready to be used. It was a great day and interesting to learn about ICT out of the classroom and in the workplace. The Dragons’ Den was a fun exercise which involved everyone and produced some good ideas. The free sweets, pens and USBs went down well with everyone!

MATHS After coming first in the Regional Team Maths competition, Pocklington was invited to attend the UK National Team Maths final in London. The team consisted of Tom Baarda, James Laudage, Louisa Cullen and Beth Noble. They worked brilliantly on the day, and were placed 17th overall, out of the 80 teams invited to the final. This places Pocklington 17th overall out of the 1700 schools who entered the competition. A huge congratulation to this successful team! VJB

PHYSICS Lower School pupils Flo Bean, Louisa Cullen, Matthew Dick and Harry Heywood took part in St Peter’s Physics Olympics this year. A total of 35 schools attended and the winners were King’s School, Chester. The team worked really well together on five different challenges. You can definitely tell Harry and Matt enjoy playing with Lego bricks! JMD

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GREEN COMMITTEE Staff and pupils alike were so proud to be awarded this huge accolade and we would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last few years. From purchasing a Re-Usable Bag, to sending in your plastic bottles, all of these small things have counted and we are now the proud owners of the coveted Green Flag!

Well done to all the Green Committee, led by Mrs Alexander, Dr Clow and Mrs Ryan: Emma Burley, Izzy El-Jassar, Alex Reay, Elly White , Eva Bennett, Kaiser Cheung, Katherine Fuller, Caitlin Kearney, Phillip Johnson, Kath Stahl, Ellie Wareham, Josh Walls, Kieran Walker and all the Lyndhurst Green Team! For more information, please contact: alexanderh@pocklingtonschool.com HTA

We hope to raise the flag at a whole school event over the next few months and continue to drive forward in our green initiatives. We are looking at how to make the school a more bio-diverse place to live and work and are always happy to take on new members, young and old! The inspector’s comments were: “Pocklington has an enthusiastic and engaged team, supported by the SMT and Governors of the school who are able to speak knowledgeably about what they are trying to achieve to make their school and its whole community more eco-friendly while taking a leadership role. Eco Schools is part of the whole school improvement plan and part of the strategy to celebrate and mark the school’s 500th anniversary in 2014. The school has an Environmental Policy and uses eco-friendly products. Well done!”

POCKCAST The Pockcast Team had an exciting start to the year in early September, as we all undertook an ‘off-timetable’ day with an external trainer who helped us explore all the possibilities of podcasting and digital media. The following pupils and staff were involved: Charlie Procter, James Harrison, Sophie Graham, Sophie Hamilton, Henry Hall, Elly White, Mr Galloway and Mr Taylor. VOXPOX/Audio and video editing were rife, with some fantastic ideas that involved us hosting a school ‘Media Centre’ for all the exciting audio and video work that is undertaken around the school site, as well as some great new ideas for the Pockcast itself! This was an educational and inspiring day for all the team; we are really grateful to be given the opportunity to take the school to the next digital level! To hear and see more why not visit us at www.pockcast.co.uk where you can access our Facebook/Twitter/You Tube pages. For more information on the Media Hub – www.makewav.es/pocklingtonschool HTA

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ENTREPRENEURS CLUB The first presentation to this year’s Entrepreneurs Club was given by OP Simon Hudson (1981). As Director of Cloud2 Ltd he discussed ‘Strategic Marketing’, looking at options and decisions in business development. Using Cloud2 as an example, the students could clearly understand the decisions that had to be made when working in a changing market environment, as well as how new objectives are set and the strategies that could be analysed to achieve them. We also considered the specialist area the company worked in and the fact that they are operating in a B2B market. The second presentation was from Paul Rhodes (a current parent) who looked at ‘Growth in a Recession’ through his family’s business Holidays 4 Dogs. It was fascinating to see that the recession had not taken its toll on all businesses and that

BIOLOGY PHOTO COMPETITION This year, for the first time ever, the Society of Biology organised a National Biology Week in the UK. To celebrate and promote this, the Biology Department ran a photography competition in Michaelmas Term. The photographs were to be entitled Autumn/Winter Nature and had to include a named living organism. There were separate competitions for Lower School, Middle School and Sixth Form and, in fact, staff were so jealous that we gave them a competition, too! We were amazed at the quality and variety of photographs entered and it was therefore a relief to hand over the judging to the Art Department, who ruled as follows:

some with careful marketing and a clear strategy could thrive even in a harsh economic environment. However, despite this success story, the firm faced many challenges that growth brings. Given that they are working in the service sector, the quality of care provision is paramount, so as not to damage the brand. Hence growth is limited to finding the right service providers for the dogs in their care. The options as to how growth is to be funded were also discussed so that they do not lose control of the business as it grows. These were two excellent presentations which gave the students an excellent insight into how businesses operate. Thanks go to Tom Nash and Rachel Dare for helping to organise links with the OPs. NAJT

Middle School 1st prize – Rory Selvey with ‘Kingfisher’ 2nd prize – Ed Wightman with ‘Frosted Grass’ 3rd prize – Miles Adesile with ‘Christmas Robin’

Sixth Form Beth Todd with ‘Squirrel’

Staff Mr Ward with ‘Owl in Flight’ Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who entered! KJC

Lower School 1st prize – Billy Hughes with ‘My Dog’ 2nd prize – Matthew Dick with ‘Frozen Cobweb’ 3rd prize – Charlie Procter with ‘Autumn Leaf ’

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LIBRARY We have had another exceptionally busy year in the Library. A new departure has been dedicated Library lessons for 1st and 2nd year pupils based around books and reading for pleasure. The English teachers have all taken different approaches to the concept, and we have had a marvellous array of activities. These have included quizzes, plenty of silent reading, theatrical role-playing, reading aloud, being read to, and interactive excitement. Mrs Hallam’s imagination has led to a great deal of hilarity, culminating in a ‘onesie’ reading session.

with a ribbon to the new Archive room being cut by our honoured guest, Chris Webb, Keeper of the Archives at the Borthwick Institute. This was followed by an informal evening, which included a magnificent spread of food provided by Andrew D’Arcy and his team.

The Bookbuzz initiative continued this year, and all 1st year students were able to choose a free book from a selection presented to them using video trailers presented by the authors. The teaching periods not used by English have been taken up all year by other departments for various research tasks, and by the 6th form students for their private study. Tuesday and Thursday activities are also run for Lower School pupils. Lunchtimes are exceptionally busy in the Michaelmas and Lent terms, and we have photographic proof that 2nd year boys are brilliant at knocking off their prep in school time so they can be free in the evenings.

A display of pictures, uniforms, magazines and ephemera was crowned by the Vellum Book, our school register from 1650, which had been especially borrowed from its home at the Treasure House in Beverley. Also on display were the silver cock-fighting bells, the Seal of John Dowman’s Guild and various other magnificent silver cups and trophies. Much discussion was generated by the whole school photographs and the caning book, where some of our older guests found great merriment in discovering how many times their names appeared... A book of donors has been bound, and will remain in the Archive room for anyone who would like to come and see their name. The room itself, beautifully appointed, houses facsimile copies of our mediaeval documents, together with translations for those who would like to come and spend a little time reading them. We are now open for researchers and visitors who might like to look up their time at school via photographs, magazines or other papers. If you would like to come and have a look, please contact the Archivist, Angie Edwards, on 01759 321241 or email edwardsa@pocklingtonschool.com to arrange a mutually convenient appointment. As the Library is a very busy and vibrant part of the School I would like to be able to prepare for and welcome guests at less busy times.

Puzzle Club on Wednesdays and Story Time on Fridays continue to be popular, and this year Mr Ward is using the Library for his Fantasy Book Club. We also have a termly meeting with Dolman House for their Book Club. So, it’s busy, it’s vibrant, it’s full of lovely books and it’s full of lovely people! AJE

ARCHIVES OPENING On Friday 9 November a very special gathering of almost 100 Old Pocklingtonians, staff, volunteers and contributors came together to celebrate the opening of our Archives. We were delighted to welcome Chris Solomon back to talk about how he managed to gather together such a wealth of important material during his time here, and how he managed to put it into such good order. The official opening then took place,

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Anyone possessing any items which you may consider donating to the Archives, do please contact us. It seems to be the little things – letters home, play programmes, unofficial photos (with names!) –which elicit the most interest. AJE

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Friday 7th June 2013 saw her realise this ambition by playing the Beethoven piano sonata No 5 – The Emperor – accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a truly magical evening, attended by members of the Romanian royal family in honour of Alex’s achievement. Alex has always been a consummate performer; she lives and breathes her love of music and this was never more evident than during her solo performance. From the moment she stepped onto the stage, to the rapturous applause from the packed house, and the post-concert reception at Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis’s Queen’s Gate Terrace house, Alex was effervescent in her happiness. It was a real privilege to be there to witness and share such a wonderful event.

First Romanian and first OP to perform a solo at The Royal Albert Hall When Alex Dariescu (OP) came to England, ten years ago, as a 17 year old Romanian music scholar at Pocklington, she stated her ambition: to play at The Royal Albert Hall.

ALEX FRENCH Outside school, Alex French (U6) is dedicated to his sport – riding. Scott Dyson (U6) interviews him.

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It goes without saying that her playing was flawless. But she brings so much more than technical brilliance to her playing – and this has been the case ever since she first stunned Pocklington with her renditions at school assemblies. The winner of numerous scholarships, awards and prizes since leaving school, Alex is enjoying a glittering career as a concert pianist. She really is an OP of whom we can all feel immensely proud; as the critics have said, she is “a princess among pianists”! You can follow Alexandra’s career by logging on to her website: www.alexandradariescu.com FBLM

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How often do you train? In summer, I ride four or five times a day, sometimes at the Gallops (Malton), sometimes on the road. In winter, it’s twice a day. Additionally, I run three times, or roughly 9 miles, a week. Riding is the best form of exercise, but I also use an Equiciser (which is a mechanical horse) for one hour every day, to improve my core fitness.

How long have you been riding? I have been riding since I was three! Who inspired you? My parents had horses and rode, so I thought it might be fun to try it for myself. I have really enjoyed it since. What kind of riding do you do? Flat racing. What are your greatest achievements? I came 2nd in a Champion Pony Racing Competition in 2011. Getting sponsorship and £3000 of riding equipment from Charles Owen (a leading supplier) was also a great moment.

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What do you hope to achieve in riding? I would like to become a professional jockey and ride as many winners as possible! The dream would be to ride at Epsom and Royal Ascot.

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What is the strangest thing that has happened to you? The only time I’ve ever fallen off was in a race at Whitwell in 2011. That was painful! My new riding hat (worth £180) ended up cracked and beyond repair. It was a near miss…

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CAMERON BLAIR Cameron Blair (5HUT) is an exciting prospect on the Yorkshire chess circuit. He is also Pocklington’s reigning chess champion. Tom Hartle (U6), last year’s beaten finalist, asks him a few questions.

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When did you first start to play chess? I started playing when I was in primary school about age five. Was there anyone in particular who taught you how to play? I was taught in an after-school club by a member of staff there, who was teaching a group of kids and I kind of just got involved from there.

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What was the last serious tournament that you competed in? The last serious tournament was on Saturday the 27th [of January]. It was a rapid play tournament; 20 minutes, per player per game, six rounds. I came joint first, winning four [games] and drawing two, drawing on five points with the person I beat in the last round.

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I understand you’ve also played for Yorkshire. Yeah, I frequently play for Yorkshire, and in one of the tournaments I’m currently playing at board four behind two England players.

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So, what do you think your greatest achievement so far has been? Probably winning the U18 Bootham School Championship, but unfortunately they’ve changed the entry rules so it’s only an U15s tournament now, which means I can’t defend my title!

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Do you have any chess playing heroes that have been really inspirational to you? Yeah, there’s quite a few. Memorable ones would be, [Bobby] Fischer, who’s an American, Nigel Short and Michael Adams, who are both British.

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Do you have any favourite opening moves, or opening strategies? Favourite openings would have to be: for white, just king’s pawn, then see what happens. But if I’m black, I play the Sicilian accelerated dragon.

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One final question. What is it about the game that you love, more than anything else? I probably like it because I’m good at it, I started when I was young, and it suits how my brain works, so I can spot tactics quite easily.

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WITCHCRAFT At Hogwarts, it is wonderful to see our students exhibiting supernatural powers so early in their school careers. Readers are encouraged to send other evidence of on-site sorcery to the Editor, who will be only too pleased to print it.

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Sam Garvey being selected for the Irish Exiles training squad

Rugby has started to hit a ‘purple patch’ in the school with a new development programme, committed coaches and pupils finding success at a range of age groups. We currently have two teams in the school (U14B and U12A) who have experienced unbeaten seasons, whilst this was the fifth year the current U14A team have also gone unbeaten.

Jessie Bell being selected for the U15 Yorkshire Girls Squad as a 13 year old.

This is also transferring into representative honours for a range of pupils. We continue to have heavy involvement at East Yorkshire representative level, but have now started pushing more consistently into further honours. Achievements of note include: Aaron Tait being selected for Yorkshire U18 squad and the Leeds Tykes Academy James Thompson and Liam Hessay being selected for the Yorkshire U17 Squad James Hanley being selected for the Yorkshire U16 squad

Four players being selected for the Yorkshire CRB Schools of Rugby development programme (Ben Carlile, Rory Stephenson, Jimmy Quinney and Jonty Atkinson) Jonty Atkinson being selected for the Leeds Tykes Junior Academy Squad Elliot Adamson being selected for the Leicester Tigers Elite Player Development Group East Yorkshire representatives: U14 - Jaeger Iveson, Jonty Atkinson, Elliot Adamson and Callum Stubbs U15 - Alex Varley U16 - James Hanley, Will Sayer, Sam Garvey, Charlie Sleigh and John Soanes SAH

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1st XV P14/W2/L12 A season which had promised so much descended into an injury ravaged struggle. Consistency of selection had been a real issue and a mid-season injury epidemic (20 boys unavailable for selection), made a number of the players recognise the importance of pre-season fitness and conditioning. A lack of size and physicality was at times costly, but when the boys fronted up they showed that they can match it with some of the best in the north. An inability and lack of experience on how to close out games cost the boys on at least two occasions and saw us ‘grab defeat from the jaws of victory’. Performances of note would include the close 8-7 loss to St Peter’s, a fine 2nd half performance versus Barnard Castle, and the close 15-14 loss to eventual Daily Mail Vase winners Yarm. Performers of note include scrum-half James Thompson, who has matured with each game, the physicality and determination of the ‘warrior’ Tom Horsley and the rugby potential of Robert Bedford. A real positive to come from the season is the development of lots of young players which bodes very well for next season. Huge thanks must go to captain Jack Sowersby for his commitment and leadership in what has been an often ‘testing’ and frustrating season. SAH

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7 OF THE 10 SQUAD MEMBERS WILL BE RETURNING NEXT SEASON TO HAVE ANOTHER CRACK. 1st VII P14/W6/L8 The sevens season started very positively, with convincing wins against Hymers in the warm up fixture. A disappointing start cost us at the Northern Schools tournament, as the team failed to make the knockout stages despite clearly being capable of competing at such a high level. Strong wins versus Sedbergh and Giggleswick saw us 3rd in our pool. Arctic conditions and boggy pitches didn’t help us at the Manchester sevens competition, with some disappointing

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displays against some average opposition. Despite this, we still managed to come away with the shield, but like the whole season it was a case of what could have been. Better conditions and some sunshine were experienced at Rosslyn Park this year. However, the sun did not shine in our first game with a disappointing first up loss versus Moulton College 19-12; a team we should definitely have beaten. Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg were made to pay for the poor first game showing, being comprehensively beaten 31-0, with the boys firing on all cylinders and building up their confidence for the next

big game – SEDBERGH. The Sedbergh fixture was a great game to watch, with Pock dominating possession and territory for long periods of the game and in fact looking the better team. The difference came down to unforced errors, where Sedbergh were deadly. The 33-0 score line does not reflect the closeness of the fixture, but did help the boys realise what it takes to be a champion team and that they could match it with the best. The final game versus Richmond upon Thames College was a one- sided affair, with Pock running out 48-0 winners. All in all, a season of missed opportunities. But many lessons have been learnt and 7 of the 10 squad members will be returning next season to have another crack at competing with the best. SAH

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aspirations than 3rd XV reserve. Given these circumstances, it was no surprise that, in terms of results, this was one of the most difficult seasons that the 2nd XV have endured. However, in many other ways, it was a tremendously successful year. Many players were promoted way beyond their comfort zones and yet always managed to rise to the occasion, all players worked extremely hard, they always gave of their very best and we were never disgraced, regardless of the final score. Indeed, after the matches against Ampleforth, Hymers, Mount St Mary’s, Trent and St Peter’s, opposition staff and parents sought me out to tell me how impressed they had been by the effort shown and the quality of play produced.

2nd XV The senior rugby teams began their season in September with high hopes, the squad looked very strong and there was even the possibility that a number of those who had played for the 1st XV throughout the previous season would not be assured of a starting place in the 2nd XV. Our first match saw us record a comfortable victory over Ashville, though it was here that black clouds first appeared on the horizon, as three players were called over to the 1st XV to cover for injuries. In the following match, away to Trent, we began slowly; weathered an early attacking storm from the opposition, before slowly asserting our superiority and going ahead through an outstanding individual try from Barra Ward which was beautifully converted, from the touchline, by Paddy Russell. However, the wheels then fell off! Within 5 minutes, we had lost our full-back, left wing, inside centre and second-row, either to the 1st XV or injury and whilst reorganising, conceded three quick tries, all converted. The second half was equally disturbing, with three further injuries (one of them season ending) and not for the last time, we finished the game with only thirteen players on the pitch. Such was the extent of the injury crisis that, by the mid-point of the season, 22 members of the senior squad were missing and we were relying on players who had begun the season with no higher

I could ask nothing more from a team than that and I am immensely proud of the way that they upheld the best traditions of Pocklington rugby. Although all players worked hard, special mention should be made of Liam Oddell (who proved an outstanding captain in adversity) as well as Charlie Brash, Duncan Skingley and Will Thompson who, amidst the carnage, managed to play in every game. RPB

3rd XV Once again an enthusiastic and occasionally inspired 3rd XV battled against tough odds in their five fixtures (two were cancelled by the opposition who had obviously heard of our fearsome exploits!) There was no set leader because the team varied week to week; but several responsible U6 boys took the reins at different times. The team was made up of willing volunteers, second team ‘also-rans’ and 5th formers who couldn’t make their age-group’s starting line-up. These boys fought valiantly and displayed a good measure of skill and guts. Our first fixture was away at Fyling Hall and we triumphed 54-0 against plucky, but limited opposition. This didn’t really prepare us physically for the Barnard Castle experience the following week, where we lost 12-54. Ned Dixon and Jake Smart got consolation tries. A well fought 17-17 draw against Worksop followed, Dixon again scoring alongside Will Broadbent and Mikey Curtis. St Peter’s 3rd XV was far too strong and we went down 56-0, despite some brave resistance. The final game was at home to Ampleforth, always a tough prospect. We lost 7-34 but played very well. A guesting Pete Axup scored our only try. I am not going to mention individuals as so many boys had to play for us, but generally the 3rds never let themselves or the school down. Long may this particular ‘band of brothers’ continue to compete. MPN

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down 0-16, which in no way reflected the efforts of the team.

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Hymers were next. Our greatest rivals put up a brave show but we were too good for them in a tight match. A late try from Jack Wainwright, adding to two from Soanes and the best try of the season from Hanley, put the seal on a 27-17 victory.

The season started with a bang, when we swept aside Ashville 55-0, with tries from Will Sangwin, Will Sayer, Charlie Sleigh, John Soanes, James Glew and Dom Fildes, with Joe Laudage and Will Stephenson adding conversions. Our first test came in our opening away fixture at Trent College. On a narrow pitch against tough-tackling opposition, we scored five good tries, through Tom Hick, Soanes, Sleigh, Glew and Sangwin, with Laudage and Curtis kicking the goals. We managed to win comfortably in the end, 29-0. Next up, Barnard Castle. This was a really tight match in which we didn’t play our best. However, a first-half try from Sayer (converted by Jim Hanley) and a late try from Stephenson clinched a close 12-5 victory. We took our 100% record to St Peter’s where, in a hard-fought encounter – two yellow cards each and lots of feistiness – we just came up short, 18-24. Sleigh and Soanes scored great tries and Hanley kept the scoreboard ticking over, but it was not enough on the day. Our first match after half-term was another challenge – away to Worksop College. Once again, we suffered some card trouble, twice harshly losing players for a spell. Despite having the lion’s share of possession and pressure, we went

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Our first match in December was at Yarm, where in freezing conditions we showed great heart, commitment and pride. A strong start saw Hanley score under the posts, but we needed a solo try from Soanes to clinch a 17-7 win. Our final game before Christmas was at home to a strong Ampleforth side. In a magnificent match, a fine solo effort from Glew and some excellent kicking from Hanley helped to secure the game 13-3. An outstanding defensive effort kept them to a single penalty goal. The team capped a fine season with a comfortable win against Fyling Hall 1st XV. In Sevens, the squad has been decimated by injury, yet managed to put up good shows in Tournaments at Durham and Sedbergh. At Durham in March, three victories in the group against Yarm, Mount St Mary’s and a last gasp win against QEGS, Wakefield, put us in 3rd place in the group. In this last match, despite trailing 12-10 with 40 seconds to go, some cool heads created an opening for Glew to outpace their

defence for the winning try. However, the loss of key players saw us lose our semi-final to Newcastle School for Boys, who eventually went on to win the plate. Star performers that day were Sayer, who led by example, and Rowan Rhodes, who was outstanding in defence and attack. At Sedbergh, we lost two players to injury before half-time in our first match, but put in some strong performances, especially against the hosts. We ended up losing to Durham by 4 tries to 3 in our semi-final. At our own tournament, the team faced a gruelling programme of 5 matches in a round-robin. Two opening victories were offset by a narrow defeat to a strong St Peter’s team, but an outstanding victory against a good Hymers side meant that we only needed to defeat a huge Woodhouse Grove team to pick up some silverware. Another outstanding display saw us win comfortably, and thus win the Plate. This was excellent preparation for our trip to Rosslyn Park at the end of term. Most Effective Attacking Player – Charlie Sleigh Most Influential Player – John Soanes Most Improved Player – Rowan Rhodes Player of the Season – Will Sayer Well done to all who represented the side this year. For an interactive showcase, please look at Lawrence Elwes’s video of the year: http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=qGzX30lMaeo. DAG/IMcD

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U15A XV P12/W2/L10 It has been a pleasure to coach the U15A squad this term. They are hard-working and dedicated but their results point to a difficult season on the pitch, with wins few and far between. The season got off to a very slow start, with a string of heavy defeats to Ashville, Trent College, Barnard Castle and St Peter’s. We consequently spent lots of time trying to plug a leaky defence and improving our ability to compete for and retain the ball at the breakdown. On the whole, this process, along with work on staple patterns of play, was to be the theme of the term. The Daily Mail Cup and Vase provided some much needed relief, with some particularly enjoyable and competitive games against Tadcaster Grammar and Hull Collegiate. These games broke the pattern of our season and provided the springboard for a superb performance against Worksop, followed by agonisingly close defeats to Hymers and Lincoln. Ruthlessness on the opposition’s 5 metre line and tighter handling out wide would have seen us convert more opportunities. Champagne moments went to Sam McAllister for his try from 70 metres out at Barnard Castle, Olly Peeke-Vout for his pick and drive score against St Peter’s and Alex Varley for his hat-trick against Worksop. Special thanks to Sam Bunce for his captaincy over the course of the season. On the pitch he was a true warrior, leading by example and doing much in the background to cajole his team. TH

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U15B XV Man of Steel: Derek Huang Top scorer: Javier Valero Impact player: Brodie Nicholson Forward warrior: Will Bulmer Back assassin: George Heywood Most improved: Will Wraith

This year, huge investment in foreign superstars brought something different to the team. The guile and athleticism of Javier was neatly balanced by the sheer brutality of Derek ‘The Machine’ Huang: this man was the surprise package. More explosive than Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg’s briefcase (nice historical reference for you there). GJH

This season saw another unique chapter in the history of the SaXons: a new name! In honour of our friends from the Iberian Peninsula, Javier and Ignacio, the team was rebranded as Los SaXones… It was a tough season, no doubt about it; but the attitude and positive approach displayed were sensational. The only results which mattered: a crushing 57-5 annihilation of Worksop and, most importantly, the 24-17 victory over Yarm. This latter win was the Elite Director’s most treasured of his coaching career: a truly magical performance against a team which had only lost to GSAL all year. It was our very own Disney story.

At Hymers the group was tougher and comfortable wins against St Peter’s, Durham and Mt St Mary’s were undermined by a 10-12 defeat by Woodhouse Grove. This meant meeting Stoneyhurst in the semi-final, a team who had only conceded one try in their group games. Despite being only 7-12 down at half time, fatigue kicked in and once again we bowed out at the semi-final stage. What a season! The U14B team hardly conceded a point in the full game. Even against St Peter’s, our closest match, we showed the character and determination to come from behind and beat a very confident team. On paper, our best performance was against QEGS away: to win by nearly 40 points and not concede at all was very special.

U14 XV Player of the season: Dan ‘Slayer’ Pearse Most improved: Dom Ward An outstanding unbeaten term in the full game for the U14As, in which the most memorable win was a 15-0 defeat of Trent College to avenge last year’s draw. This side has proved too strong for all opposition, with a number of 50 point wins and a plethora of tries. These were mostly scored by the backs but the forwards consistently supplied excellent ball. What is most pleasing is to see a 15 man attacking brand of rugby played at this level. It bodes very well for the future. The boys acquitted themselves very well in Sevens, losing in both events to the eventual winners at the semi-final stage. At St Peter’s they brushed aside Ripon Grammar School, Easingwold and Bradford Grammar School in the group stages, racking up over 100 points as they did so. A nerve jangling quarter-final against Durham was narrowly won 33-31, before defeat by Wilmslow saw the boys bow out. 38

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The squad has been prepared to learn new things at every turn. I have enjoyed coaching them and look forward to witnessing continued success in the future. The U14Cs (the ‘Cougars’) worked hard all season, making great improvements to individual and team skills. Unfortunately, only two sides had the fortitude to come to Pocklington to play them, such was their reputation. Naturally, both were ‘big’ teams and the Cougars narrowly lost to them. That said, the boys still came away with their heads held high, looking forward to the formation of the U15C ‘Vikings’ next year… GB

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U13 XV The season was one of mixed success on the pitch for the U13As, but the boys always gave 100% and were a pleasure to coach. They worked hard on their basic skills and their defensive structures and reading of the game are vastly improved. A win against Hymers and a last-minute try to seal the game were highlights of the season. Notable performers: Will Parker led the team exceptionally well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his determination and commitment were fantastic; at the time of writing, Ben Carlile has scored 28 tries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a superb individual haul. The boys adapted well to the Sevens version of the game, often playing some good rugby. Their handicap is largely to do with physicality, but this will be reduced as they progress through the age groups. In every single training session, the boys trained with determination and have taken advice on board. Injuries in the A team and a small number of boys in the year meant that getting a settled U13B squad out each week was difficult. It was good to welcome Charlie Procter, who turned

out to be a strong tackler, and encouraging to see fine efforts from regulars such as Will Falkingham, Fred Jibson, Seb El Jassar and Tom Bulmer. In addition, Rob Haigh brought some punch up front. The boys enjoy their rugby and will undoubtedly be A team players in the future. Well done! SS

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U12A XV This year has been a tale of success built upon success with a sting in the tail for the future for the U12As. The writing was on the wall immediately at Hill House when in glorious autumn sunshine the boys demonstrated how willing they were to play fast, open rugby. As the tries racked up it was clear that this was going to be an epic season. With close to 400 points scored and only 20 conceded, the record would appear to say it all for this unbeaten team of talented young players. While individuals contribute greatly to the success of any team, there is no denying that in Rugby Union it is the pulling together of specific units which is the most important. This is one of the most important reasons why this unbeaten side has been so successful. The forward pack has dominated opposition and even the most

disinterested back has to admit that the success of this team has been built on the foundations of this hard-working unit who have swept aside all before them. The addition of a new boy Alex Todd as loose-head prop was hugely influential in creating a platform around which primary ball could be won. Selecting Jonty Goddard as the primary jumper ensured that lineouts were effective and secure. What was perhaps more unexpected was the desire of the pack to go forward, support each other and assertively clear out ball on the ground. We had big ball carriers in the shape of Todd and Goddard, but perhaps the greatest revelation was the damage Lawrence Mason routinely wrought upon the opposition when he carried the ball. The half-backs were able to enjoy an armchair ride through every match with ball being presented neatly beyond the gain line and in this regard Boddy most ably distributed the ball through the midfield. It appears an accurate truism that forwards win matches and the backs dictate by how much, but the finesse of our victories this year would certainly be attributable to the two centres and the fullback. At inside centre, captain and playmaker Henry Bayston had an impeccable season. He was ably complimented by Josh Longthorpe, whose agility, top speed and tackling skills have been almost impossible to

U12B XV P7/W3/D1/L3 An impressive season from an U12B side who developed well throughout. The 17-17 draw with Hymers was particularly inspiring, as an injury time try from Oli Robinson and then the resulting conversion brought us level. Such spirit and determination summed up the boys’ attitude for much of the term. The second half of the season saw growing maturity, especially in defence; victories against Harrogate Grammar and Ashville were efficient and clinical. However, the best was saved until last: a 43-0 demolition of an ill-disciplined Bradford side, which brilliantly eclipsed the 0-26 reverse at home to St Olave’s ten days earlier. A hat-trick from Luke McAllister and 13 points from captain Robinson were the highlights. The lads supported each other well and were ably led by the dynamic duo of Robinson and his sidekick Will Winter.

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contain. Oliver Mann and Sam Noble looked comfortable on the end of elegant flowing moves but it was Charlie Laudage’s well-timed entries into the line that caused many of the problems for the opposition. Flawless results aside, this has also been a fun year and one that this coach has thoroughly enjoyed. The boys’ attitude has always been competitive yet easy and the desire to improve and retain their unbeaten record is unusually strong for

ones so young. That said, one cannot forget that their successes in the full game were only partially translated to Sevens (our own tournament aside) and this was symptomatic of the fact that in winning so easily they have had the ball so much that they have just forgotten how to tackle. As opposition grow and improve this will, in some regard, resolve itself but certainly the desire to win and succeed has to be as much without the ball as with it. AET

I must also mention the tackling machine Sam ‘Crocodile’ May and the front-row beasts Charlie Laverack, Will McMullen and Petet Massey, whose rucking and scrummaging won significant ball. Overall, an excellent and enjoyable season. EGL

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Girls’ Hockey 1st XI This season can only be described as sensational. To finish a school hockey career with an unbeaten season, captaining a team similar to that which I joined in 5th form, has been a dream come true, writes Caitlin Bond (U6). Vicky Hodgson and Becky Soanes were welcome additions to the team, and both enjoyed a successful season in central defence and attack respectively. This year also saw the arrival of Camilla Eggleston to our defence, providing some much needed pace to an otherwise ageing back line. The continued success of our 5th form members ensures that the future of the 1st XI is in formidable hands. Despite our fitness levels initially lacking, the season started well with a convincing 4-0 victory against GSAL and continued in much the same way. Although we faced tougher matches against Giggleswick and Ampleforth, the girls showed grit and determination to continue their unbeaten run. In these encounters the defence worked tirelessly, with Liddy Ford proving her worth with countless saves to keep us out of danger.

A victory against long term rivals, St Peter’s, was the perfect way to conclude the season. Each member of the team brought their very best efforts to the pitch, and the added tension that the growing crowd brought to the match ensured that it was a tussle to be remembered. Excitement rose after we converted one of our many attacking opportunities, the second goal sealed the victory and many of the U6 could barely contain their delight as the final whistle blew. This performance, coupled with a 7-0 victory against Hymers earlier in the season, where Alice Wilton and Kate Pratt peppered the backboard, secured our reputation as the ‘team to beat’ on the circuit. It has been an outstanding way for all of the U6 to say goodbye to school hockey. Maggie Bean, Lucy Peel, Frankie Marsh, Becky Soanes, Vicky Hodgson and I will all thoroughly miss the Saturday matches and playing in such a close-knit team. It has been a faultless way to end our school career, and I wish the younger years all the very best of luck in future seasons.

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3rd XI P6/W4/D1/L1 The girls played well this season, despite regular changes to the team due to the relatively large squad of approximately sixteen players, which reflects the enthusiasm in the school for girls’ hockey this year, writes Daisy Clough (L6).

2nd XI The 2nd XI has had yet another undefeated season, with over 60 goals scored and only 5 conceded, writes Brittany Hopkins (U6).

Our record of four wins, one draw and only one defeat demonstrates the team’s strength in depth and how well we all worked together, even though many players had not played together before. Being a relatively young squad, with the majority in 5th form, this record bodes well for coming seasons. One of the highlights of the season was the match against Giggleswick which resulted in a 4-0 victory – a great result.

Highlights of the season included comprehensive wins over Hymers and Ampleforth, and an end-of season win against St Peter’s. We also managed to win the Hymers 2nd VII Tournament for the second successive year.

A strong defence and good goal-keeping from Flo Taylor and Alice Cullen meant that the team conceded only eleven goals, with five of these occurring in one match against a strong St Peter’s side, who we had previously beaten 3-2.

Sophie Burn was the top scorer of the season, constantly well-positioned for a tap in on the left post, reaping great results. Plenty of entertainment was also provided by the play of Issy Platt, Hayley Harrison and Sara Eggleston, all leading the attack with skill.

The dedication throughout the season to playing and training meant that it was both a successful and an enjoyable term for the 3rd XI. Many thanks to our coach Mrs Danby for her support throughout the season.

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They were well supported throughout the season by a strong midfield of Lucy Bryan, Brittany Hopkins, Katy Peel and Ellie Stephenson. Emelia Bean was at the heart of the defence and formed a solid defensive unit alongside Sarah Atkinson, Emma Adesile, Katie Stuart and Ellie Medley, while Alice Cullen was a wasted talent in goal but made fantastic saves on the odd occasions when she was actually needed! A great season – well done girls!

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The A team had a tough opening game against Leeds, but soon re-gained strength to win the following two matches against Barnard Castle and Worksop, remembers Megan Glew (4GRU).

This has been a great season for the U15Bs, writes Amy Crowther (4WIL). The season highlight has to be the match against Hymers. The team played really well and managed to score two goals, preventing Hymers from scoring at all. The Hymers team were strong but our defence and attackers responded well to the opposition. It was a very exciting and tough match, as we all had expected.

The remainder of the season saw the A team contest many evenly fought matches. All members of the team contributed well to the matches, with consistently good performances from Georgie Fenny, who contributed to most of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals. Other regular scorers were Diane Watson and Natasha Leach, while Megan Glew scored some of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals from short corners. Well done to all who played: Hannah Frisby-Pape, Georgie Fenny, Megan Glew, Adele Kama, Diane Watson, Natasha Leach, Jessica Pidgeon, Alice Watkins, Amy Robinson, Sofia Risso-Gill, Marni Esa, Emma Huddlestone, Katrina Summerton and Olivia Banks.

There were good performances throughout the season from Grace Jackson, working on the left wing, Emily Wright as our centre forward and Olly Banks playing strongly in defence, even managing to score a goal! Every girl stood out and contributed to the team. An outstanding effort and performance all round. Well done girls!

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The team worked well this season and their attendance at practices was most commendable.

The girls all played very enthusiastically this season. The highlight was definitely the 7-0 victory against Bootham!

They faced a number of very strong teams and, as a result, found some of their games challenging. Highlights of the season were the victories against Giggleswick, Mount St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Ampleforth.

Jasmine Bunn and Fay Chappelow are to be commended for their excellent efforts throughout and Smreeti Rai and Tiffany Fu were players who really improved as the season progressed.

Lucy Eggleston was outstanding in defence alongside Angela Watson and Marianna Hankin, who were certainly two of our most improved players of the season. All three were superb in defence, particularly in the second half of the season. Lucy Duggleby and Thea Davies worked tirelessly in midfield and Emily Boddy and Angela Curtis worked excellently in attack. Martha Cullen made many superb saves as goalkeeper. Well done everyone! CJD/SJC

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Well done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we look forward to more hard work next season! CJD/SJC

U14 Humberside Congratulations to four 3rd formers, Lucy Eggleston, Lucy Duggleby, Marianna Hankin and Emily Boddy, who all represented the U14 Humberside squad this year. The girls are pictured at the JAC Competition in April.

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WE WANTED TO CARRY ON WHERE WE FINISHED OFF LAST YEAR, BUT WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE A CHALLENGE.

U13 XI The U13 squad enjoyed a superb season, performing particularly strongly in the Mini tournament, with victories over our own U12s, Hull Collegiate and Driffield.

This was a tremendous season from the U13 XI, which started off with a game against GSAL, recalls Georgia Rothwell (2DOL).

In particular, their game against the U12A team was a wonderful advert for Lower School hockey, as both sides fought hard throughout, with the older girls eventually wearing down the 1st years, winning 4-0.

We wanted to carry on where we finished off last year, but we knew this would be a challenge. We managed to win the game 3-2 despite a few daunting moments! Thankfully we’ve got Millie Barnes in goal, who made a fantastic save from a penalty flick.

In the National Schools U13 tournament at Hymers, the team battled valiantly against atrocious conditions (heavy rain and sleet) and some challenging opposition, including St Bede’s and The Vale. The girls were outstanding, passing the ball well, moving fluidly and producing play of a terrific standard overall.

The next few matches saw us win fairly comfortable before we played our first 11 a-side against Hymers, which proved quite challenging and finished in a draw despite a few good chances. We then went on to beat St Olave’s 4-0 with good all-round team determination to beat our closest rivals!

The game against Hymers produced the usual tussle, as we dominated possession and territory but were unable to convert this into goals. Hymers got the break, eventually winning 1-0. Fortunately, this did not prevent us from qualifying for the next round in February.

Next was the Annual Pocklington Tournament. We played really well throughout and reached the final, but unfortunately we were not able to convert our chances and Scarborough College got a breakaway goal in the last minutes of extra time. Despite our utmost disappointment, the whole team should hold their heads high.

Once again, well done to the entire squad on a superb year’s play.

We then bounced back with our winning spirit to win the next three matches against Silcoates, Giggleswick and Mount St Mary’s.

Squad: Millie Barnes, Bryony Underwood, Lucy Garvin, Georgia Sweeting, Georgia Rothwell, Georgia Brown, Mia Parkinson, Cordie Cavill, Alice Mowforth, Fenella Scutt, Olivia Aitchison and Alex Moss. DB

This was good preparation for our school hockey tour where we met a tough challenge from Stamford High. We trailed by two goals at half time, but managed to shine through with our team spirit and our determination to win. >>

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MI C HA ELMAS /SPORT >> In the East Riding Mini Hockey, we marched on convincingly to get through to the next stage, qualifying for the U13 National Schools Hockey Tournament. There we played several schools including St Olave’s, Hymers, St Bede’s, The Vale and our own U12 side, who gave a good account of themselves. Our toughest match was against Hymers, which we dominated, but were unable to convert our chances. A fluke goal from Hymers meant they won the match 1-0. We finished second overall, so managed to progress to the next round at Barnard Castle. We knew this was going to be a tough challenge, but we started off really well with a 4-0 win against Yarm and a draw against GSAL. We were all feeling positive going into our next match against St Olave’s. Unfortunately we conceded an early goal from a well-worked short corner. This meant that we were then chasing the game, although we did have a few good chances to level before Olave’s made it 2-0 to win the match. We then managed to get back on winning ways with two comfortable wins over Newcastle and Central North. Unfortunately, the draw and defeat by GSAL and St Olave’s respectively proved costly and we finished 3rd overall, just 1 point behind both GSAL and St Olave’s. If we’re honest with ourselves, we should probably have progressed to the next round…

U12 XI This year has been great for the U12A team. We have played 8 matches, won 7, lost 1 and scored 70 goals, with only 3 against us, writes Emma Hanley (1GRU). We also played in a tournament at Hymers College, playing most of the games in the pouring rain. However, we still went on to win the tournament, beating Wakefield Girls 2-0 in the final. We also entered the U13 East Riding round of the National Mini Hockey tournament and were placed runners up to our U13 team. Our biggest wins were 14-0, against Mount St Mary’s and Barnard Castle. Our one loss came against GSAL (3-5). However, this was our first game of the season, and I am sure that if we played them now, it would be a different story! Many thanks to Mrs Newhouse and Mrs Wilson for their coaching and support throughout the season.

Thank you to all the girls for the team spirit and determination throughout the whole season and a big thank you to Mr Byas. I can’t wait for next season to start!

THANK YOU TO ALL THE GIRLS FOR THE TEAM SPIRIT AND DETERMINATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SEASON.

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Football Five-a-side In the Junior League (U13/U12), there was tight contest for the runners-up spot, with ‘Purple Cobras’ edging out ‘The Team of Many Teams’ on goal difference, but the clear champions were ‘Rodger Dodgers’, who accumulated 19 points out of a possible 20. The team members were Jonty Goddard, Henry Bayston, Sam Noble, Oliver Robinson and Matthew Mann. Thanks goes to Mr Andrews for refereeing this league, and to several staff who helped to referee the Senior 4-a-side League (5th and 6th form), in which the originally-named 6th form team ‘CSKA Ajax Treesdown’ were chased all the way by 5th formers ‘MFC’, before securing the title by a 2 point margin. Well played to team members Alfie Potts-Harmer, Ned Dixon, Angus Noble, George Paver, Josh Wagstaff and Fred Weeks. TML

Four-a-side Winners: CSKA Ajax Treesdown FC Runners-Up: MFC Top Scorer: Robert Bedford Most Assists: Alfie Potts Harmer Most Clean-Sheets: Angus Noble Most Fouls: George Paver This year’s senior four-a-side tournament was one that will live long in the memory, writes Alfie Potts Harmer (L6). The tournament began in typically dramatic fashion as a side similar to that of last year’s champions ‘Pastafarians’, ‘World XI’, failing to score maximum points in any of their first three games. This was surely just a blip, or so thought their rivals. Little did we know that there was unrest within the ranks at ‘World XI’… Throughout the tournament ‘CSKA Ajax Treesdown’ were consistent, not losing a single game all season. However, one side kept up the chase; emerging from the pack was ‘MFC’, short for ‘Midgets FC’, although one of their players did not seem to be very short at all. When the two front runners collided it was tipped as a season decider. The sports hall was packed to the rafters, with fans travelling from miles around (ahem – Market Weighton?! Ed) to see the two sides lock horns once again.

It was 1-0 within the first 60. ‘CSKA Ajax Treesdown’ went on to win the game in comfortable fashion, a 3-0 victory sufficed for the Treesmen, as Angus (Noble) in the Treesdown goal went untested. But as is the case with all great stories, it appeared that this 4-a-side season was to have a twist. Just as it appeared Treesdown would run away with it, another team hit a purple patch. Back-to-back draws against ‘Nobby’s Nuts’ and ‘Rest of World’ respectively saw ‘MFC’ close the gap to within two points. Treesdown’s next game against ‘Rest of World’ now seemed as important as ever. Losing ever-present captain Alfie P H and the Madrid magician Dan Morton meant they could take nothing for granted. Alfie and Dan were in constant contact throughout their Politics and History trip that day, trying to follow the game. Sounds like the trip received your full attention! Ed. Then came the texts, from Ned (Dixon) and Bedders, simultaneously: ‘2-1’. The replacement James Paul-Pavlou had struck twice and written himself into Treesdown folklore – or had he? Unbeknownst to us, that was the last game of the season. We would have won anyway!

They had expected an electric game of end-to-end football with only a piece of magic separating the sides. There was, unfortunately for ‘MFC’, some bad news though. Bedders (Rob Bedford) had his shooting trainers on. Receiving a precision pass from Alfie P H, Bedders turned with all the beauty and elegance of a ballerina and hit home into the top corner with all the power and accuracy of a sniper rifle.

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Cross Country In House competitions, the winners were as follows: Lower School – Hutton Middle School – Dolman Senior School – Hutton and Wilberforce

In December, 32 runners participated in the East Riding competition. There were some great individual and team performances: the 1st year girls were crowned champions, with the 2nd/3rd year team coming second overall. The boys fought hard but were not placed.

Well done to all runners this season!

Notable individual placements were Tinika Crossley (3rd), Fenella Scutt (4th) and Georgia Rothwell (5th), with fifteen Pocklington runners selected to represent East Riding Schools in the inter-district event, which took place in January.

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That next match yielded some superb results, with many of our pupils gaining top 10 positions: 1st year girls: Sophie Sweeting (5th), Tinika Crossley (6th), Mikaela Crossley (8th), Livia Dytham (8th) and Emma Hanley (10th) 2nd/3rd year girls: Fenella Scutt (3rd) and Georgia Rothwell (4th) The above, plus India Esa, Emma Falkingham, Charles Laudage, Will McMullen, Cordie Cavill, Millie Barnes, Bryony Underwood and Alice Mowforth, were subsequently selected to represent the East Riding team at the Humberside Schools’ County Championships. The U13A girls’ team went on to win the team prize at Terrington with the B team achieving 4th position. Georgia Rothwell and Fenella Scutt were selected to represent Humberside in the English Schools Championships. Well done to them both!

Swimming Results were as follows:

Due to swimmers not always being available for selection, the teams have not been at full strength this season. However, congratulations to all swimmers who managed to compete.

(h) St Olave’s: U12 Girls (W), U12 Boys (L), U13 Girls (L). (a) Queen Margaret’s: U12 Girls (W), Senior Girls (W), U13 Girls (L), U15 Girls (L).

In particular, the following were outstanding in their contributions: Esmé Littlewood, Ellie Summers, Neola Thorpe, Will Bulmer, William Winter, Edward Dare, Amelia Lawrence, Emma Falkingham, Frankie Marsh, Lucy Krebs, Georgina Hatfield-Chetter, Laura Arnott, Faye McFarlane and Jordan Littlewood.

(a) Ampleforth: Junior Girls (W), Senior Girls (L), Junior Boys (L), Senior Boys (L). (h) Silcoates: Junior Girls (W), Senior Girls (W), Junior Boys (L), Senior Boys (L).

The House competition finished with the following results: Age Group

DOLMAN

JSK

GRUGGEN

HUTTON

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39 1st

24 2nd 57 3rd

28 4th

MIDDLE

37 2nd

51 4th

29 3rd

32 1st

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32 2nd

4th

3rd

Overall Points

145 106 118 108

Final Position

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MU SI C/M ICHA ELM A S – on a poor, unsuspecting neighbour, writes Caitlin Bond (U6).

MUSIC SOCIETY Audiences at this concert featuring staff, pupils and parents have become accustomed to a tradition of fine performances. This year’s concert lived up to all expectations as a 100-voice choir, accompanied by Mr Taylor on the organ, delivered some stunning performances. The concert began with Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb. The complex rhythms, reflecting some quite bizarre poetry by Christopher Smart, were achieved with alacrity by the choir. Within the piece are three character solos, all sung with tremendous conviction by Mr Loten, former member of staff Robert Peel and Emma Burke; Emma in particular capturing the playfulness of [Smart’s] ‘cat Geoffrey’! After this opening, ‘cellist Lucy Butcher (OP) performed two short works by Elgar, accompanied by organ; ‘Idylle’, and the lovely ‘Salut d’Amour’. Both are wistful pieces, and Lucy’s interpretation fitted their intention perfectly. Duruflé’s Requiem is often compared to that of Fauré, the two apparently sharing a cool restraint that can seem particularly French. The performance captured that quality, whilst also showing that the virtuosic fireworks of the piece could be admirably brought off. Duruflé was an organist, and the accompaniment to the Requiem is magnificently conceived for the instrument, though fiendishly difficult. The performance witnessed by the audience at All Saints’ Church was brought to life by the dexterity of Mr Taylor. His playing was exquisite; capturing some beautiful tones in the quieter movements, contrasting with the brilliant toccata-like passages in movements such as Domine Jesu Christe. Perhaps the highlight of the Requiem comes in the Kyrie; a beautiful fugato passage building from almost nothing in

the bass voices to a fervent climax with all voices and full organ, with the cantus firmus ringing out around the mediaeval church. The dramatic movements follow; Domine Jesu Christe, with its densely chromatic passage of ‘Libera eas de ore leonis’, then rushing headlong in the Sanctus. The climax was glorious as sopranos made a stunning noise, supported by the full choir singing fortissimo, in the ‘Hosannas’. The central movement, the Pie Jesu, was beautifully rendered by Lucy and mezzo-soprano Helen Kettlewell. The movement is sparsely scored, but this allowed for wonderful interaction between the three performers, showing sensitivity beyond that which might have been expected. The climax of the movement was an impassioned plea for solace, before sinking back to a calm and reflective ‘Requiem sempiternam’. Having sung the opening theme in Libera Me, the basses handed over to soloist Mark Hird who was convincing in his solo, ‘Tremens factus sum ego’. The movement reaches its glorious conclusion with tutti voices singing the opening unison theme; it was quite breath-taking. After the beautifully delicate ‘In Paradisum’, the full choir enter only to end on an ‘unfinished’ tonic chord with added seventh, suggesting the unending notion of eternity. MK

PUPIL PERSPECTIVE As anybody who knows me would gladly tell you, my musical talents are, at best, somewhat lacking. However, by taking part in this year’s Music Society, I had the perfect opportunity to sing in a choir but also to blame any bum notes – not to mention unnecessarily early entries of the Altos

Having taken part last year, I knew that Music Society allowed me to perform alongside professional and experienced singers. The twice weekly practices, each two hours long, gave time to those who, like me, needed the most coaching. There was ample opportunity to learn without necessarily being able to read music. The unwavering guidance, support and humour provided by Mr Kettlewell ensured that hesitant first rehearsals culminated in a fabulous final performance in the beautiful setting of All Saints Church. The terrifying prospect of performing to a large audience was perfectly balanced by the delight I took from listening to others (especially the tenors!) singing, and comical moments in rehearsals. The most memorable for me was the discovery of a cheeky repetition of ‘naked’ to ensure a timely entrance, for which we have to thank Michael Cooper. The dress rehearsal was the first time I felt that I was part of a professional choir and although it was exciting, it was also a daunting prospect. More daunting still, when the choir stood up to sing, I couldn’t see Mr Kettlewell conducting at all! It really set my nerves aflutter but also provided entertainment for other, taller participants… Some things were kept from us even in the dress rehearsal, such as the soloists in the Britten. The choir and the audience were left speechless by Emma Burke’s beautiful treble solo about ‘My Cat Geoffrey.’ We had all looked forward to Mr Peel‘s performance of the tenor solo and Mr Loten singing the alto equivalent: both delighted audience and singers alike. Unfortunately, I don’t think that I will be able to take part next year because I do not have the musical talent to sing to this standard without attending all the rehearsals. But I would encourage anyone in the school who enjoys singing but perhaps has never been formally coached to get involved next year. I only participated in Music Society in Sixth Form; however, I thoroughly enjoyed both occasions and wished I had done so earlier. It is an experience unlike anything else I have been able to do and is something I will remember for a long time after I leave.

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understand what they meant. This made it possible for me to perform the part to the best of my ability.

Shakespeare’s last solo play is about Prospero (Riley Anderson), who seeks vengeance on his friends and family, who have betrayed him and stolen his Dukedom. Yet with his daughter, Miranda (Lucy Peel) finding love with Ferdinand (Rob Ashton), he begins to realise that he does not desire vengeance but forgiveness, writes Fred Weeks (L6).

One of the best moments was when Caliban meets Stephano (Joe Paulson) and Trinculo (Paddy Russell) for the first time. Having received positive audience feedback and watched the play myself, I realised we had succeeded in our aim of making the scene funny. As an actor, it is an exceptional feeling to get the response you have worked for on the big night.

The production not only benefitted A-level Drama students but also U6 English Literature candidates, whose set text for study this year was The Tempest. Rehearsals were carried out on a very personal level, with all members of the group directing and other members of staff assisting the actors.

Another powerful point was Prospero’s rage towards the spirit Ariel (Lucy Snowden). His attack and her contrasting fear were certainly different to their usual personalities – an exceptional piece of acting, which left the audience shaken.

I played the role of Caliban, the ‘Monster’. Initially, I struggled with Shakespeare’s English, but Mr Heaven, Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Marshall helped me advance through the words and

DRAMA REVIEWS The Animals and Children Took to the Streets At Harrogate theatre in early March, we saw a piece of theatre that was, in my opinion, perhaps the most inspirational piece that I have seen in a very long time indeed; if ever. The exquisite piece of modern theatre combined technical stage aspects with clearly skilled acting technique, writes Rebekah Hesmondhalgh (L6). The piece followed the story of ‘little Evie Eaves’ – a character to be interacted with, despite being only an animation projected on the screens behind the acting! Evie and her mother took to a troubled area, where the children end up being stolen and sedated to cure the ‘problem’. Despite a confusing plot (that I still can’t entirely comprehend), the style was phenomenal. The women all played a huge variety of characters seamlessly, clearly contrasting their vocal and physical skills – so much so, in fact, that I was astounded when only three women took their bow at the end, and not the six that I had presumed!

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Overall, The Tempest was a phenomenal production, brilliantly managed by director Mrs Marshall. As an actor, it was an unforgettable experience and an absolute pleasure to be involved.

The projections and technical aspects were truly outstanding, and the way that the actors integrated this into their scenes was superb. Perhaps the caretaker’s dead-pan expression as his inner monologue was narrated was the highlight for me; but then again, the ‘rap’ from a Russian shop-keeper who filed her nails in a most peculiar rhythm was also fantastic. I could go on; the piece was potentially the best I’ve ever seen – I would recommend taking the time to see another by 1927!

Musical Theatre Society 2013 saw the arrival of Pocklington’s very own ‘Musical Theatre Society.’ Meeting every Thursday lunch time, rehearsals got off to a flying start with work beginning on pieces from ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ writes Rebekah Hesmondhalgh (L6). All of the group members have been very committed; working hard on their vocal skills with William Campbell-Burrell, and being put through their paces with the directorial skills of Rebekah Hesmondhalgh and Joshua Baines. A great talent seems to have collected within this group, and next year exciting things should start to happen as we plan a Cabaret Evening. Watch this space!

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House Drama DOLMAN Being a new student to the school, I signed up to House Drama without having any real idea what it was going to be like – and (thankfully) it did not disappoint, writes Rebekah Hesmondhalgh (L6). The whole process was so enjoyable, everyone within the group got on so well, and each rehearsal felt like a family gathering, led by the lovely mummies of the group: Alice (Boyes), Holly (Chidley), Tony (Selvey) and Lucy (Peel), who were all phenomenal directors! The standard of all the groups was so high; which made the winning all the better. As Mr Hall said, there was no weak link in our group and we all did so well! Who are we? DOLMAN!

GRUGGEN Gruggen performed a tale that needs no introduction; Peter Pan by J M Barrie, telling the heart-warming story of the Darling children and the Lost Boys and their adventures in Neverland. Leaving their parents and much-loved dog Nana behind, Wendy, John and Michael enter into a world of fairies, flying and fighting pirates. It was really exciting to finally have the chance to sit in the director’s seat after so many years, with unwavering support from the fantastic Beth Smart and Caitlin Bond, recalls Lucy Snowden (U6). From the audition stage, it was clear to see we had plenty of fresh young talent in our house, which is always a pleasure, and our directing team suddenly realised the potential of these budding actors. Those who first appeared as shy and reserved soon came to life in their roles, and the livelier among them flourished, as a rabble of Lost Boys. We had some old favourites to add into the mix, with Peter Pan played by the talented Billy Risso-Gill, Beth’s superb performance as Wendy and James Pavlou and Tom Benthall as our hilarious pirate comedy duo. Rehearsals were challenging at first; with everyone trying to juggle various other commitments, at times it felt like we might not pull it off. But in true Gruggen spirit, the production rapidly came together and I could relax, a little at least, as I cracked a smile watching John and Michael, played by James Harrison and Ed Dare, chase an amazingly realistic Paddy Russell as Nana, across the stage. Our most dedicated cast member, Verity Sowersby, was the perfect mix of mischief and magic as Tinkerbell, and even the audience joined in Peter Pan’s chant ‘we do believe in fairies’ to bring her character back to life; a truly tear-jerking moment. It is safe to say we had lots of fun, especially with the pirate scenes, with our youngest pirate, Freddie Johnson, a very convincing baddy! I was so proud of everyone who took part this year, and there weren’t enough sweets in Sainsburys to give the sufficient edible rewards our fantastic cast deserved.

Although we did our absolute best, unfortunately victory wasn’t to be. However we came away with two extremely well-deserved best actor prizes; for an enthusiastic and energetic performance of Peter Pan by Billy, and Caitlin’s bold and brilliant characterisation of the infamous Captain Hook. I felt all that we had achieved could not go without an awards ceremony, and so I created the Snowden Awards (in hindsight the name is slightly vain, I admit!) They may say ‘there are no prizes for second’, but that is something with which I heartily disagree!

HUTTON One great thing about House Drama is that it lets everyone get involved. All ages, all abilities. The other marvellous thing is the sheer fun of doing it. You make new friends, get to be creative, learn discipline and work together as a team to create something entirely new. Something which is your own, not copied: something which did not exist until you took it on, believes Imogen Heaven (L6). This is what brings houses together. Hutton was no exception this year. Under the direction of Riley Anderson, working with the youngest cast base across all of the houses, we definitely created something new. When the final arrives, the atmosphere is incredible. People are screaming for you, cheering, shouting…and it all comes down to the judge’s decision. It’s wonderful to win but it’s actually pretty great just being there. How many times in your life will you get the chance to stand in front of hundreds of people and show off your skills? It is the most popular event in the school calendar – and no wonder!

WILBERFORCE As usual, Wilberforce hit the ground running and we were straight into full practices, writes Charlie Procter (2WIL). The usual Wilber charm was there, combined with a newly created family bond that holds all our productions together. I always think the first practices are the best, since we’re always sure we will win, unaware of how the other houses were doing. In the run up, we presumed Dolman would be our main rivals, knowing little of Gruggen! Our practices were going brilliantly and lines were being learnt as we happily entered priority week. I was happy with my performance and although I’m not sure the judge knew about Dolman’s long-standing winning streak (hmm…conspiracy theories, eh? Ed), it’s always great fun performing in House Drama. Go Wilberforce!

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Rome & Pompeii “THE BEST TRIP EVER!” Who can argue with this assessment of a trip which brought so many wonderful elements together: unimaginable heat for October (even by Italian standards), fascinating sites and a group of pupils whose enthusiasm and company were utterly superb? Nobody. That hypophoric reference was brought to you by the Editor, whose good fortune it was to be on the Classics trip to Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum – not to mention Ostia, Vesuvius, Paestum and Sorrento. There are too many moments to cover in this short report. The pictures do a much better job than the text. Lizards, matching sunglasses, ridiculous ice cream consumption, those staff t-shirts (thank you again!) and, yes, stars… We were all indebted to Mrs Biggin for leading us on such a grand adventure: one that this writer, for one, will never forget. LAL

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Agency, whose translation rights span several territories. Mrs Hallam did suspiciously well in both, somehow coming away with a pile of new books under her arm. Subsequent trials in school have resulted in an exciting new class reader for KS3 and a burgeoning collaboration with its author, via the work harvested by Mrs Hallam’s 3rd form set.

English Language A level is thriving at Pocklington. To celebrate our first anniversary, we took the chance to visit two of London’s literary agencies and stay in the Tower of London, courtesy of Mr Hallam! Keeping track of our A2 class is tricky at the best of times – Adesile and Snowden would baffle the best detectives – but Mrs Hallam and Miss Lamb reckoned that they could be contained. Or locked up. Given the facilities, this latter wouldn’t be a problem. We were fortunate to visit two of Miss Lamb’s former haunts: Curtis Brown, a leading Media, Film and Books Agency – they number Robert Pattinson amongst their clients! – and The Marsh

Squeezing in a Shakespeare exhibition at the British Museum, we strode around the capital with natural panache. English Language practitioners can manage no less. The piece de resistance was undoubtedly witnessing the ancient Ceremony of the Keys, before retiring to our superb accommodation in the Tower itself. In her excitement, Miss Lamb had to be restrained from climbing onto the roof! Dear me. LAL

LONDON CALLING (FOR THE FINAL TIME?) Once again the History Department and 5th form historians headed off in October for the capital city. This legendary trip included all of the usual highlight visits: the Cabinet War Rooms; Churchill Museum; Jack the Ripper night walking tour; Houses of Parliament tour; walking tour including Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards Parade, Banqueting House, Downing Street and the Cenotaph; the British Museum and shopping in Covent Garden! The 40 students and 4 staff enjoyed an exhausting two days and waved an emotional goodbye to the trip, which was being run for the final time due to a change in GCSE exam specifications. Don’t feel too sorry…the History Department have always got another trip up their sleeve… watch this space. GJH

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The Lion King

The Lion King is a fabulous musical with many comical aspects that got the crowd roaring with laughter, recalls Lucy Garvin (2GRU). The great use of the theatre made everyone feel as if they were there in the savannah – from the drummers beating the drums in the boxes to the large rock which spiralled out of the stage. The costumes (designed by Julie Taymor) created the illusion that there, in front of everyone’s eyes, were the real animals from Africa. The acting from the cast was extraordinary, especially from the Zazu and Nala who stayed in their characters from start to finish.

The Lion King is a story about a young lion cub by the name of Simba, who is the heir to the throne. But when his father, the current king is killed in a wildebeest stampede, his evil uncle Scar convinces him that it was his fault and Simba runs away to grow up with Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the Meerkat, explains Elgan Powell (2DOL). The Lion King was a perfectly executed performance (apart from a little stumble that the elephants had on using the front steps onto the stage), showing a wonderful flair and variety of colours in the background scenery, and creative and genius costume design, such as the masks of Scar and Mufasa. The masks almost seemed as extensions of the aforementioned characters, and worked brilliantly! I really enjoyed the variety of backgrounds and scenery that the production crew used, such as the starry sky when Simba, Pumbaa and Timon were stargazing, the use of the black tribal drawings of the stampeding buffalo on top of the demonic crimson background and the glittery, beautiful calmness of the scene. Overall, I’m glad I went to see it (not just because I missed a day of school!), because the use of masks and scenery could not have been done better in a live production, and the story was told very clearly by the performance, and kept me interested throughout the whole of it. This was no mean feat, as in plays (musicals especially) I usually fall asleep (I have a scar on my nose from hitting it on the seat in front of me when I dosed off in The Jungle Book to prove it!).

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Personally, my favourite character was Pumbaa, the kind and friendly warthog, which along with his friend Timon, looked after Simba when he got sent away from pride rock. I loved the interaction with the crowd; the acts flowing down the aisle, making their way to the stage.

As soon as we got into the theatre, I was amazed at the size of the stage. Fergus Croston (2GRU)

The play was amazing and the costumes were outstanding! Bohan Waldron (2WIL)

What really amazed me was the set and the interaction which the cast achieved with the audience. Bryony Underwood (2WIL)

The singing was the best. They hit every note! Will Burton (2GRU)

It was one of the best performances I have ever been to! Ellie Brown (2DOL)

Adventure Training Our journey there was made all the more interesting by the closure of the A66 over Stainmore. Our scheduled stop on route was to Rookin House Farm Activity Centre near Troutbeck, where we had originally booked in for some horse riding and pony trekking. With a slightly longer journey we missed our slot and ended up doing clay pigeon shooting and archery. Both activities were enjoyed by all and proved very competitive. In the clay pigeon shooting, James Wightman scored 56, Olly Peeke-Vout 59, Flo JudgeClayden 64 and Dan Cleaver impressed with a score of 65. Mr Dare’s score of 80 was declared inadmissible as he had a better gun, so the winner was Dan! In the archery, James scored an impressive 183, Mr Dare 230 and Brodie Nicholson shot an excellent 288, boosted by a perfect bull, so gaining bonus points. In the other group, the scorecard mysteriously disappeared (!) but Bradley Wilson came out victorious with a score ‘close to 300’. Brodie would get his revenge later on in the week… With the wintry conditions, Striding Edge on Helvellyn and Sharp Edge on Blencathra would have been foolish, so we opted for more sensible terrain. One of the groups stayed on a lower level walk from the Glaramara Centre itself round the back of Rosthwaite via Watendlath, High Lodore over the board walk at the head of Derwent Water and back to the centre via Grange and Seatoller. The high level group set off hoping to be able to use the crampons and ice axes. As it turned out the snow was a bit too soft but the wind-swept group managed Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and High Spy before tracking back near Cat Bells, as the wind and cold were taking their toll. In the evening we headed once more for Rookin House Farm for traditional go-karting, Cumbrian style. The overall champion this year was Brodie. For the record, Mr Dare won the staff race although I am sure Mr Evans or Mr Kilsby will claim the victory!

We spent the morning at the indoor climbing wall where all enjoyed both climbing and belaying. Sadly the high ropes course was deemed as being unsafe due to the high winds and the biting cold. In fairness, given the temperature inside the climbing wall, I think we would have struggled even more outside! In the afternoon we went to the Derwent Water Marina to do some boat work. As the lake was so cold we decided not to do the individual canoe and kayaking but strapped together some Canadian canoes to reduce the risk of capsizing. As there had been ice on the lake in the morning, this was probably a good thing! We set off in three pairs of boats for the island where we brewed up using Kelly kettles, a new experience for all. The evening saw us at Penrith cinema for a showing of Identity Thief, much to the delight of Mr Bond and Mr Kilsby! The low level group essentially did the same walk as Monday in reverse. The higher level walk saw us leave the bus in Newlands valley past Stoneycroft Ghyll and make the ascent to Cawsey Pike. We then dropped down by Crag Hill and then followed Coledale Beck back down to Braithwaite and back to Newlands. The lower level group enjoyed snowballing, setting upon Mr Long in particular, whilst Flo decided that the ML instructors needed some snowball attention. In the evening it was a competitive Jenga, Twister and Quiz night run energetically by Miss Cheadle. The quiz winners were Olly, Will Bulmer and Bradley.

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With Gyll scrambling and rock climbing not really on the menu due to the icy conditions, we looked for a Plan B. We found one in the shape of Cathedral Quarry in Little Langdale, a remote but beautifully unspoilt location. Cathedral Quarry is a disused slate quarry situated in the Tilberthwaite Valley, near Coniston, by Hodge Close. There we were able to explore some of the tunnels in the disused quarry and to try a 120 foot abseil. All who attended seemed to have got a lot out of their week and the varied programme on offer. The aim is very much to whet the appetite for the outdoors and to encourage pupils to return one day to the magnificent scenery of the Lake District. Dan Cleaver attended the trip last year and saw a totally different view of the Lakes this time around. Hopefully all involved will have improved their skills, including winter climbing, and a big thank you should go to the staff who accompanied the trip: Mr Kilsby, Mr Bond, Mr Dare, Miss Cheadle, Mr Long and Mr Evans. Participants: Edward Wightman, James Wightman, George Heywood, Jessica Pidgeon, Henry Durie, Oliver PeekeVout, Frazer Skingley, Charles Barkworth, Matthew Besford, Florence Judge-Clayden, Brodie Nicholson, Bradley Wilson, Will Bulmer, Harry Rainforth and Dan Cleaver.

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Boys’ Hockey 1st XI

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This has been, without question, the most impressive 1st XI for many years. At their best, they have been dynamic and creative in attack and robust in defence. Fixtures have been challenging but the boys have grown with this experience under the leadership of Elliott Dobson.

Although there has been a lack of goals there certainly hasn’t been a lack of determination from this solid 2nd XI. Shreyas Gopal has led the team well from the sweeper position and Harry Rainforth has stepped up to take on the role of goalkeeper (quite a busy position at times!). Chris Hornsey has been an able and committed stalwart of the hockey squad over the years and we shall miss Tommy Lee’s energy on either wing.

Pace and directness in attack has come with the introduction to the squad of Tom Hitchenor, who has worked very well alongside Rob Green, Will Broadbent and Zak Los. Although the U6 players will be missed next season, they have left a very positive legacy; namely a confident and rapidly developing squad that knows how to win. Special mention should also go to Lydia Ford (5DOL), whose performances in goal have been outstanding and integral to the overall success of the team. PRH

In what was a highly successful season for the team, it can be said that things started relatively slowly with an away defeat to Scarborough College, with a score line that flattered the home side, writes Elliott Dobson (U6). After this sluggish start the team worked hard, gained a few more players and began to show ability and determination to win, with a well-fought victory against St Peter’s; something which gave us greater amount of fluency in our play and more confidence to move the ball around the pitch. This was a major factor in aiding the team’s successes this year, as the boys learned to play well as a team, highlighted in a thrilling 5-4 win against Hall Cross. The improvements were massive and as a result were rewarded in a highly competitive 7-6 defeat by Styx, after being 6-1 down at half time, in a game that everyone thought would be a mauling. A particularly enjoyable game was the penultimate fixture against a well-represented Old Pocklingtonian side. Overall, the season was both enjoyable and successful for everyone involved, and hopefully future teams will be able to build on these successes.

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There are others too who could be mentioned for their excellent contributions but it would be wrong not to celebrate Anson Lo’s late arrival to right back! The season for the 2nd XI was a learning curve for many of the boys but a thoroughly enjoyable one, culminating with some more than decent hockey being played towards the end of March, writes Shreyas Gopal (L6). Although resolute in defence against Scarborough, Ashville and St Peter’s, the team struggled against Ampleforth and Hall Cross, but learned much from tough matches and became stronger as a unit. Goal scoring is probably the area to look at but overall the team left everything on the pitch and can have few regrets about an enjoyable season. MJD

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The U15A squad’s wins against Hymers, Giggleswick and Scarborough College were sweet and more than made up for the losses that we had to endure through the season.

The U13s endured a challenging season, which did not reflect the squad’s energy and commitment to the game.

Henry Durie captained the team well, always leading from the front with excellent support from Joe Dyrdal and Ben Dyson in midfield. Matthew Besford and Oughtred tormented defences, the two Wightmans showed glimpses of being able to work together in defence and steely support came from the reliable Richard Webb.

Matthew Dick led the boys well with fine support from many quarters. Newell Watson was strong in defence, Harrison had tremendous energy in midfield, while El Jassar, Wilson and Laing all produced glimpses of form. However, we needed more consistency in our play in all areas of the pitch.

Well done on a fine season.

Every boy in the year group contributed to the fixtures in some way and it has been a pleasure working with them through the season. I shall look forward to watching their games develop.

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The U15B team played two games through the season, remaining undefeated, with one win and one draw.

At U12A level, the boys adapted well: they have fought hard, trained hard, showed a steely determination to want to challenge opponents and came away with wins against St Olave’s and Ashville, two scalps to treasure for the future!

The U14A squad were slow in adapting to the change from 7 a side to 11 a side. Early fixtures were testament to that but as the season has progressed the whole team worked and trained hard, the win against Hymers and then the way they destroyed Ashville confirming the promise that there is within the squad. The midfield powerhouse of Blackburn, Newton Taylor and Blair bodes well for next season. The U14B team enjoyed a 100% record, winning both of their games.

Luke McAllister showed glimpses of real quality and panache, Laverack was ever reliable at the back and was complemented by the astute Isenstein, always there in support. Well done on a fine season. The U12B team enjoyed a 100% record, winning their match against Ashville. Lower School House Hockey was won by Wilberforce. DB

Middle School House Hockey was won by Dolman.

AT THEIR BEST, THEY HAVE BEEN DYNAMIC AND CREATIVE IN ATTACK AND ROBUST IN DEFENCE.

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Netball 1st VII

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The 1st VII sailed the turbulent seven seas with seven matches this season against teams of varied abilities, writes captain and poet Lucy Bryan (U6).

The team should be extremely proud of what they have achieved this term in such little time and frustrating weather conditions, including Miss Metcalfe’s weekly tempest...!

They set sail beginning with defeat against Ashville who had reached the National Finals the previous year. But don’t shiver your timbers, all was not lost! Although stormy conditions caused tidal waves across netball courts of Yorkshire, they swam

The 2nd VII had a successful season battling against two opponents (much 1066, really); the opposition and the weather, writes an inspired Becky Soanes (U6). They fell against only two teams, one of which was Ashville. However, the warriors marched on and never rested in their hammocks, attending all drill sessions. Overall, the girls tanked on to crucify (mixed metaphors?! Ed) four teams, St Peter’s being the most fulfilling conquest. Burn got some excellent shots on target, by taking a leap of faith on numerous occasions. Horsley also did an excellent job at breaching the target. In defence, Hodgson and Hopkins showed heroism in hammering through the foe, keeping the territory clear of enemy fire. All the training came into effect when soldiers Stuart, Soanes and Peel, in centre court, pushed the opposition to surrender. Platt, Kama and Beharrell were always ready for covering fire when need arose. All in all, the platoon worked with a force more powerful than choppers and tanks (will anyone ever come to play Pocklington again?! Ed), and approached each new quest with incredible versatility and valour. Their commander is proud!

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on to overcome the likes of Hull Collegiate and gained a sailing victory against Bootham. The Queen Margaret and Ampleforth teams were also close-fought vessels (I know it rained a bit in Lent, but…! Ed). The ultimate duel had to be the final showdown between the Pocklington girls and Woodhouse Grove. It was all hands on deck with a gruelling last match for Bryan, Bean and Bond, beating the brutal battleship. The newly recruited marines Eggleston, Harrison and Riddell did not maroon their fellow shipmates in centre court and defence. Wilton was able to keep the defence afloat with some to-die-for interceptions. Peel and Pratt didn’t drown and kept centre-court play pirate-free with some powerful passing. All in all, the crew faced up to the seas which they once feared and underwent pain-staking training to prepare for the variety of ships which they met.

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This has been a fantastic season from all three senior teams, despite frustrations with the weather and juggling the heavy commitments from other areas of school. It was the most fiercely contested season for positions, with very little in ability between members of the 1st VII and 3rd VII – despite causing selection headaches, it is great to have such depth! The 1st VII have had some superb victories, most notably wins against Queen Margaret’s and then Woodhouse Grove in the final match of the season. Lucy Bryan has captained with maturity and led by fine example, with a natural enthusiasm for developing the younger members of the squad. The 2nd and 3rd VII have had equally impressive seasons, producing some superb displays on netball, with consistency shooting, tight defending and energetic centre-court play. Well done to all those who have played. SAM

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U15A VII P6/W3/D1/L2 This was a very pleasing season for the A team, who worked very well as a squad and have been a delight to coach. Despite significant disruptions to after school practices, the girls have attended when possible and have been keen to improve their play, eventually delivering a respectable record:

A special mention must go to Noe, from Chile, who had never played netball before and who left us at the end of term. She has been a delight to coach, as have all the U15 girls. Both C and D teams emerged with 100% records, winning their fixtures against Hymers. Well done to all of you! CJD & SJC

The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the win against the U16 team from Woodhouse Grove. The girls played the best I had seen them play and were a credit to the school. Annie Holding has been a superb captain, well backed up by a squad of the following girls: Alice Watkins, Natasha Leach, Georgie Fenny, Sofia Risso-Gill, Marni Esa, Adelle Kama, Diane Watson and Olly Banks.

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Angela Watson was a wonderful addition to the team, whose shooting never let the girls down. Maddy Ford and Tracey Fofie shared the position of goal keeper and they were both solid in defence, with Maddy getting tougher and tougher as the games went on. The speed and interception skills of Nicole Marshall, Thea Davis and Angela Curtis always kept the opposition on their toes and wonderful feeding from Emily Boddy and Jasmine Bunn kept the balls coming through to Angela and Lucy Eggleston, whose positioning in the D improved in every match.

P6/W3/L3 The B team have played really well this season and have been a side of considerable strength. Highlights of the season were two excellent victories away at Ashville and St Peter’s, forming part of their overall record. Daisy Barnes, who played centre throughout the season, has captained the team very successfully. The squad consisted of the following: Natasha Leach, Hannah Frisby-Pape, Emma Huddlestone, Megan Glew, Noe Espinoza, Grace Jackson, Olivia El Jassar, Amy Robinson, Jessica Pidgeon and Flo Judge-Clayden.

P9/W5/L4 The A team had a slow start to the season with two big defeats. They then started to play and passed the ball down the court well, creating a sound record for the season.

The girls played their best in the final match and really looked like a winning team. Bring on next year!

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Captain Ellie Frisby-Pape has shown that she has real ability as a shooter and Georgia Brown has been dynamic in defence. There was a pleasing season for Lucy Garvin, too, as an active centre.

The B team have had a phenomenal season, with their record reflecting this.

All in all, keep working on your ball skills and aim to reduce mistakes. Good luck next season!

Bekki Mann and Lucy Duggleby went from being B/C players last year to having a solid position in the team this year and they definitely deserved it, showing improvement every match. Hannah Brice was a good addition to the team who was solid as goal keeper. Jeni Newall-Watson, Georgia Covell and Marianna Hankin always defended well and fed the ball up to the attacking third. Finally the amazing shooting of Ella Marshall and Anna Sangwin kept the score high and the girls winning. Let’s go for an undefeated season next year, Bs! The C team unfortunately only had one match this season, but Fay Chappelow, Billie Cheney, Martha Cullen, Lauren Coatsworth and Heidi Longthorp all showed true dedication by coming training and improving over the term. LJG

U13 VII P9/W2/D1/L6 This was season of netball that reflected that there was some work to be done in all areas of the court but there were several positives, too. The girls’ record reflects this. A good game against Scarborough and a pleasing win versus Hull Collegiate gave us plenty of hope. We worked hard on our centre passes and the team increasingly realised the importance of keeping possession.

THE GIRLS PLAYED THEIR BEST IN THE FINAL MATCH AND REALLY LOOKED LIKE A WINNING TEAM. BRING ON NEXT YEAR!

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U12 VII U12A: P8/W3/L5

U12B: P5/W1/L4

This was a difficult season for the U12s due to illness, injury and other sporting commitments. Despite this the squad have made great progress, which was evident in the final two matches of the season; a narrow 11-10 defeat against Queen Margaret’s and then a great victory (9-3) over Woodhouse Grove. Finally, well done to all team members: U12A: Emma Farnsworth, Emma Hanley, Livia Dytham, Amelia Jackson, Sophie Sweeting, India Esa, Ellie Summers, Emma Falkingham, Mary Needler and Hattie Green. U12B: Isobel Nicholson, Tinika Crossley, Alice Atkinson, Anna Wilcock, Mary Hallam, Jessie Morgan, Chloe Asquith, Grace Birch and Verity Sowersby. JED

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Lacrosse What began as a sort of experiment with pop-lacrosse sticks, tennis balls and some improvised goals has become a significant new venture which is now a recognised sport within the Girls’ Games framework at Pocklington. This season we were able to meet such sustained and growing interest from the girls that we qualified the purchase of full field sticks and goalposts. The Saturday session has picked up a Monday training schedule to support skills and prepare for a fixture and it must be acknowledged

that it is the girls’ sheer drive and enthusiasm which has taken the original initiative forward to our present levels of play, commitment and enjoyment. We have played across all three terms this year, with a group of girls who started with pop-sticks in the Michaelmas term of 2011. They are now ready to compete with local schools, having excellent pace and fine stick work – although the tackling is not quite Enid Blyton! Ours is more The Hunger Games approach; swift, relentless and mildly brutal, but the

learning curve is as smooth as the ball transition and we will certainly be competing externally next term. Our thanks go particularly to those doubling up on the demands of hockey, netball and tennis, whose resultant fitness is superb! Also to Katrina Summerton for her leadership, energy and organisation, without which we would not have taken recent delivery of our bespoke squad hoodies. AKVH

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Golf Golf Club. Hopefully, with some good practice over the summer, our team will be in good shape for the challenge.

As ever, the final event of the Pocklington School golf calendar for 2011-2012 took place after last year’s edition had gone to press (sorry…Ed), so it is only now that we can announce the Pocklington School Champions. The winner of the Halliday Trophy, decided on handicap, was Gerald Fenton, whilst the Hamilton Trophy, played off scratch, was retained by captain James Kerr, whose 33 Stableford points (an approximate 75) was enough to see off Ollie Smith by four shots. This is James’ third victory, and it will be interesting to see if he can retain his crown in late June! The first event was the Annual Pocklington Staff Golf Day, this year held at Bridlington Belvedere. Once again a fantastic day was had by all, and some of the golf and all of the hospitality was of a really good standard.

The other highlight of the school golfing year is, of course, the annual staff v students match, held traditionally on the first Monday of the Christmas holidays. This year it was good to see some youngsters making their debut in the event, and although they found it tough, against experienced opposition, the experience will help them in years to come. Due to some last minute call-offs, Mr Butcher and Mr Tyrrell had to play on their own against Liam Hessay and Will Thomson, and Tom Bean and Will McMullen respectively. Despite the lack of a partner, both teachers managed to come through with a win. James Hanley and Will Stephenson managed to see off Mr Galloway, and ex-Deputy head, Mr Nuttall, whilst James Kerr and Fraser Davis just had too much for Mr Loten and school security guard, Mr Cliff. The decider turned out to be the match between Mr Kettlewell and legendary former Pocklington teacher (and pupil) Mr Milne, and the youngsters Jack Nutt and Daniel Lord. Experience paid off, which meant that the Staff retained the Malcolm Milne Trophy for the 9th consecutive year – although one year the match was tied! After some magnificent hospitality (a great Christmas dinner!) from The Oaks, James Kerr presented the trophy to Mr Tyrrell.

The HMC Foursomes competition gave us the hardest possible draw this year, in that our first round opponents were Loretto, from Edinburgh. Their recent record in this National tournament has been superb, and they have been in the national finals in the last seven years, and have won it on a couple of occasions! This is unsurprising considering they have a dedicated golf programme, offer specific golf scholarships to students throughout Europe, and have their own golf professionals! However, our team of James Kerr and Fraser Davis, debutants James Hanley and Will Stephenson, and Liam Hessay and last-minute substitute, Adam Glew, were undaunted and put up a great performance. Liam and Adam succumbed to a sub-par performance by two 14 year-old players, but the other two pairs produced excellent performances to stretch their opponents. James and Fraser managed to get one up on their opponents, who played off scratch, by the 12th, but they couldn’t quite match some birdies down the stretch and went down by 3 & 2. Jim and Will’s opponents were both off scratch and the captains of the Scottish and German Girls’ golf teams respectively! On paper it should have been a massacre, but Jim and Will kept going and it took a birdie on the 18th for the Loretto girls to finally close out the match. Next year’s draw sees us up against Shrewsbury, and the match will be played provisionally on September 15th at Little Aston

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The Pocklington Golf Championships were played at The Oaks Golf Club on 18 June. Up for grabs were the Hamilton Putter, for the Best Golfer of the Year, and the Halliday Trophy, for the best golfer on handicap. The weather was glorious, and although the golf didn’t always match on every hole, there were plenty of birdies on offer. Winner of the Hamilton Putter, for the first time, was Liam Hessay, who with four birdies and a string of pars, played well under his handicap, to win deservedly. The Halliday trophy was won, again for the first time, by James Hanley. Hopefully next year’s competition will feature some more of the junior players who have managed to play some golf in games sessions. Golf is once again being offered as an option in various year groups, and it would be really good to see more youngsters getting involved and representing the school. If anyone is interested in playing, have a word with Mr Galloway or Mr Butcher! DAG

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Welbeck

In late April, the CCF took two teams of 4th form cadets to the annual Welbeck DSFC Leadership competition. While putting up our tents, we were introduced to our hosts for the weekend. The girls had Kayleigh Kilsby (OP) and Adam Hayler, whilst the boys had James Harris and Gareth Sheppard. After the team commander’s briefing at 7.30pm, the evening was our own to settle in and prepare for what was going to be a busy weekend of activities. Our hosts had arranged for pizzas to be delivered. This went down very well and dampened the nervous tension in the camp. Saturday morning started with breakfast at 6.30am. I had assumed it would be a problem getting the cadets up for this. However, with an overnight clear sky and frost, all of the cadets were awake as they were frozen (as were the staff!). After a hearty breakfast, it was time to get water bottles and kit ready for the opening parade and ultimately the first task for each team. There were 30 teams of cadets at the competition; they came from as far north as Scotland and as far south as Sussex. The sky was clear and the day very bright. Our boys’ team commenced the competition on a command task indoors involving breaking a code. The girls started outside on the astroturf, performing a communications task. From then on the boys’ team followed the girls around the stands for the remainder of the weekend. The stands varied tremendously, from command tasks that were permanent fixtures in the college grounds which were very physically demanding, to paper exercises in classrooms which tested brain power. The other stands that the cadets found exciting were the Assault course, First Aid scenario, the High Ropes, Swimming Pool Canoeing, Bomb Disposal, Fitness tests and Shooting. Each stand was a challenge. It became apparent very early on that the girls’ team had eight willing workers but no real leaders.

After each task, the debrief from the staff running the stand mentioned the need for less chatter and more direction! The fact that they did not finish some tasks due to time constraints did not dampen their enthusiasm, however. This was especially noticeable on the First Aid Stand, where, confronted by a bomb blast scenario containing six casualties all screaming, shouting and running around, the girls put into operation their ‘Alternative First Aid’ skills. This ranged from one of our girls giving a man who collapsed a good smack around the face, to another giving chest compressions to a casualty, whilst singing ‘Staying Alive’ – a tribute to the success of the Vinny Jones advert! A third was spotted disembowelling another casualty, then realising her actions were probably incorrect and trying to stuff them back in. Consequently, for technique, the girls’ score was not the highest, but they scored very high on entertainment. The boys did not fare much better on the First Aid stand; both teams, however, performed very well on the Fitness tests. There were too many memorable moments to mention in this report. However, the weekend was a great adventure which I know the cadets will not forget. We returned back to school late on the Sunday afternoon a bruised, battered but satisfied group. A big thank you must go to our hosts who gave up their weekend and were a constant support to our teams. I would also like to mention the pleasure it was to witness sixteen of our cadets working really hard, supporting each other and being a credit to this school and themselves. Boys’ team: Matt Besford, Sam Bunce, James Connor, Henry Durie, George Heywood, Sam McAllister, Oliver Peeke-Vout and Ed Wightman (13th overall) Girls’ team: Olivia Banks, Amy Crowther, Georgie Fenny, Megan Glew, Adelle Kama, Sarah Lancaster and Beth Roberts (21st overall: first all-girls team). GK

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HOUSE MUSIC The standard of musicianship achieved on the second night was arguably the best we have ever seen in this event. Choral items were a significant strength. Hutton, with perhaps their largest choir ever, accompanied by Georgina Lloyd on piano, performed very effective arrangements of ‘Use Somebody’ and ‘Sweet Child of Mine’. Gruggen sang two acappella arrangements; ‘Sunny Afternoon’ and the remarkable ‘Love You’. This latter piece had complex vocal textures, yet was impeccably sung by the group. Dolman produced two pieces; ‘With or Without You’, as well as ‘Candyman’, in a challenging unaccompanied arrangement. Wilberforce opted to present just one choral item, but the beautiful solo singing of Olivia Turner, as well as the exquisitely achieved harmonies, made this a memorable performance.

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The quality of instrumental work was very encouraging, and we were treated to a diverse range of pieces. Wilberforce here presented two pieces. The performance of Pachelbel’s ‘Canon’ was sublime, with the violins of Emma Norgate, Emily Wride and Harry Kneeshaw weaving their complex contrapuntal lines perfectly. There followed a large-scale orchestral arrangement of ‘Star Wars’ (with Alfie Brash dressed as a Stormtrooper on drums). A very impressive performance, expertly executed. Hutton performed the theme to ‘Live and Let Die’, with some effective choreography to complement it on the second evening. Gruggen and Dolman opted for improvised arrangements of pop songs, the ‘horn section’ in Dolman’s ‘Play that funky Music’ being particularly impressive. Each house concluded with their special item. Again I would like to congratulate the bands who accompanied each house; they showed a tremendous level of musicianship, and the balance between

instrumentalists and singers was excellent this year. Dolman presented ‘Living on a Prayer’; loud and exciting, with a mosh pit on stage! Hutton gave us ‘Teacher’s Pet’; well-choreographed and with a superb guitar solo from Jordan Smith. Wilberforce presented ‘Livin’ la Vida Loca’; musically excellent and with suggestions of the Pamplona bull-run in its staging! Gruggen gave a thrilling performance of ‘Jailhouse Rock’, with appropriate costumes, superbly choreographed, and confidently sung. The award for the best individual item over the two nights was given to Gruggen for their performance of ‘Love You’, but after careful and lengthy deliberation, the overall trophy was awarded to Wilberforce; a well-received decision. MK

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SOLOISTS’ CONCERT The first half began with some of our younger musicians. All exuded confidence in their playing, with Emma Hanley’s jaunty clarinet playing, and Fenella Scutt’s evocative piano playing worthy of praise. Perhaps the ‘shock’ moment of the evening was the performance by Sam Hird. Few have heard Sam sing in public in recent times, yet the quality of his baritone voice was a joy to witness. He immediately captured the mood of If I Loved You, and the audience responded warmly. A thrilling first half was brought to a conclusion by first year, Harry Kneeshaw, who gave a flamboyant performance of Monti’s Czardas on violin – quite remarkable for one of such age. In the second half, more experienced soloists took to the floor in a variety of styles. Finlay Henderson performed one of his own compositions, Alternate Connection, on piano, and Georgina Lloyd showed tremendous control of tone in her flute Canzone. Final mention must go to three members of the U6 who gave their farewell performance. Catherine Medley played Schumann’s Fürchtenmachen; Olivia Turner sang Handel’s With Verdure Clad, and Alice Boyes gave a thrilling performance of Demerssman’s Fantasue sur un Thème Original, a fitting climax to a very enjoyable evening. MK

CHAMBER CHOIR The first public performance of the year was at Commemoration Day in October. The chosen anthem for the day was Tallis’ ‘If Ye Love me’, a challenging a cappella Tudor anthem. The choir performed confidently, and repeated the piece at the Winter Concert. In contrast, the second piece performed in the concert was Rachmaninov’s ‘Tebye Poyem’, sung in the original church Slavonic. This motet requires a soprano soloist, and Olivia Turner had rehearsed the work ahead of the performance. However, a throat infection meant that Olivia was

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We have had some very able and keen 1st years join the existing talented and committed members.

Numbers in this ensemble have swelled over the past year and we now have fifteen regular members.

We tackled ‘Liberty Bell’ in Michaelmas, known to many as the theme from Monty Python. It is a difficult piece in compound time that has many accidentals and was quite challenging for all involved. Other music covered this year has included ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘I dreamed a dream’, ‘Summertime’ and an energetic rendition of ‘Mamma Mia’.

We have tackled standard string quartet material and some movements from Handel’s ‘Water Music’. When the group performed arrangements of Brahms’s ‘Hungarian Dance’ and ‘Ashokan Farewell’ in the Spring Concert, many of the audience said how much they had enjoyed the playing. In Summer, we played a movement from Haydn’s ‘Surprise’ Symphony (no 94). Once the string parts were learnt, we enlisted some wind and brass players to complete the work.

We are always keen to welcome new members. So if you learn an orchestral instrument and would like to get involved more in music (and improve your sight reading at the same time, a handy skill when it comes to exams!) why not come along on a Monday lunchtime? HJK

JUNIOR CHOIR We have been well supported this year with a good mix of members.

Well done to all involved: Violins: Emma Norgate, Rachel Allison, Emily Wride, Sara Eggleston, Alice Cullen, Henry Durie, Sarah Lancaster, Peter Micklem Cooper, Jasmine Bunn, Fenella Scutt, Naomi Allison, Louisa Cullen and Harry Kneeshaw Viola: Henry Durie

They have sung in each term’s concert and were invited to sing at the launch concert of ‘The Flying Man Festival’ at Pocklington Arts Centre. Repertoire this year has included ‘Drunken Sailor’, ‘Let’s go fly a kite’ and ‘Feed the Birds’ from Mary Poppins, ‘Like an Eagle’, ‘Feels good’, ‘Candle on the Water’ and ‘Waltzing Matilda’. A great sound made by this group of enthusiastic young singers – well done everyone! HJK

unable to sing, and we were fortunate that Amelia Hutchinson stood in at very short notice to take over the challenging solo part. At Christmas, the choir performed in two carol services: our own Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, and the Macmillan Cancer Care Carol Service at Beverley Minster. The choir sang a wide range of styles in these services, from Herbert Howells’ ‘Here is the little door’, to our perennial favourite, ‘Whence is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing’. In Lent, the choir shifted focus, and worked on secular pieces for a while. The Spring Concert therefore featured lighter pieces including, ‘The Teddy

Cello: Lydia Clarke Double Bass: Mr Taylor Flute: Georgina Lloyd, Florence Judge-Clayden, Martha Cullen, Emily Wright Bassoon: Peter Micklem-Cooper French Horn: Alex Laing, Mr Kettlewell Trumpet: Tom Baarda, Daniel Johns Timpani: Alfie Brash HJK

Bear’s Picnic’ and Vaughan Williams’ ‘Linden Lea’. As usual, we sang in the service at the end of term, with ‘God so loved the world’ by Stainer. We have now begun rehearsing the anthems for the Quincentenary year. With a large number of young voices from 3rd and 4th year pupils, there has been an element of rebuilding this year, yet thanks to the leadership of the confident members of the U6, younger singers have learned many pieces in our repertoire. The quality of voice of younger members, and their willingness to work hard, suggests that the choir will continue to perform to a high standard. MK

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VOCAL EXTRAVAGANZA The ‘Vocal Extravaganza’ presented on 25 February was a wonderful celebration of the talents of so many singers at the school. The youngest performer, 5 year old Hattie Cobb, gave a lovely rendition of ‘Nellie the Elephant’, and this set the tone for an enjoyable evening of music presented by pupils of Mrs Meinardi. With music from a range of styles including pop, classical, and music theatre, there was something for everyone. Highlights for many of the audience were William Campbell-Burrell singing Flanders and Swann’s ‘Misalliance’, and Olivia Turner presenting Parry’s ‘My Heart is Like a Singing Bird’. However, the most captivating performance had to be 13 year old Sam Hird’s ‘Stars’ from Les Miserables. If this is the standard which a boy of 13 can attain, we can look forward to his voice maturing further, and watch out for the name on the West End stage! MK

SHOWCASE Due to the large numbers of pupils wanting to perform solos in school concerts, the Soloists’ Concert alone is unable to give enough opportunities to satisfy the demand. Therefore, for the first time this year, the Music Department arranged a ‘Music Showcase Concert’ where students of all ages and abilities were able to put themselves forward to play before a supportive audience.

The first half was dominated by Lower School pupils and the standard of performance showed much of the potential on offer in these young musicians. Special mention must go to the confident and controlled trumpet playing of Seb Williman, and the dexterity demonstrated by pianist Fenella Scutt, and violinist Harry Kneeshaw. Sitting alongside these traditional performances were some contemporary pieces. Particularly effective were Lucy Maycock, beautifully singing I Dreamed a Dream, and Emma Burke, accompanied by Millie Barnes in a performance of Please Don’t Say You Love Me. In the second half, Will Norgate gave a lovely rendition of Après un Rève on saxophone, and Beth Noble excelled on clarinet. Matt Besford, performing in his first ever school concert, sang his own song, overcoming the drama of a broken guitar string in the process! The final piece of the evening was Will Winlow’s minimalist piano composition, Triptych, perhaps challenging to the ears of the uninitiated, but all appreciated the complexity of the work, and the remarkable skill of its execution. MK

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BATTLEFIELDS – GLOBAL WAR TOUR This year proved to be another step in the History Department’s quest for absolute world domination, literally, by ticking off another part of the globe. This year’s tour was slightly different to previous trips, which were solely focussed on the Great War. This trip only touched on the first global cataclysm before heading over to Normandy to carry out a depth study of the D-Day landings and World War Two. The amount of visits crammed into the five-day trip was staggering. After arriving via overnight ferry in Amsterdam we drove to Belgium and spent 24 hours in the beautiful city of Ypres and its surrounds. In particular, we toured Sanctuary Wood trench system, Hill 62, Poperinghe town, Langemark, Tyne Cot, Messines Ridge, Hill 60 and Flanders Fields Museum. This first part of the tour was rounded off when Mr Hughes, Jake Male, Rob Ashton, Jack Bogg and Alex West took part in the wreath laying at the Menin Gate. Our next stop was France… and another war. The next few days were spent studying the preparations, landing sites and aftermath of June 6th, 1944. This was a breath-taking experience. The group worked their way along the near 50 mile stretch of invasion headland visiting St Mere Eglise, Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the Normandy American Visitor Centre National Cemetery and Memorial, Arromanches 360 Film Experience, Pegasus Bridge and the Caen Peace Museum. We, of course, managed to fit in a cheeky visit to the Bayeaux Tapestry… it would have been rude not to. The 36 students and staff had a really memorable time – this included the mass vomit outbreak which hit the group! Still, we showed our own Blitz spirit and pushed through…although Mrs Biggin will never be the same again. Mr Hughes has learnt just how important it is to carry high quality plastic bags on a coach… As for accommodation, The Poppies in Ypres remains a favourite but one of our students was not impressed with the accommodation in Normandy. I promised Daniel Pearse his rant: “We made the journey into France and got to the second and final hotel. It had a swimming pool (which we weren’t allowed to use), a library (which we weren’t allowed to use) Wi-Fi (which we weren’t allowed to use) and some arcade games (we could use these, but they were awful).” It will be some time before the Department gets the chance to visit Normandy again – the next four years will be dominated by centenary visits for the Great War. We shall miss it. GJH

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French connection…

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local cheese; it was interesting but very smelly! After that, we visited another museum about French architecture.

One of the best school trips I’ve been on at school was the French Exchange 2013. This was the second time I’d done it, and I’d chosen to do it twice because it was not only really helpful for my French, but also so much fun, writes Ellie Wareham (U6).

We were free to spend the weekend how we chose, so my partner and I arranged to meet up with everyone else and go ice skating and shopping, then in the evening he had a small party for everybody!

We already knew our French partners from their stay with us in October, so everyone was looking forward to seeing them again by the time March came around. When we arrived at Besançon train station, they were there with their families waiting to greet us and take us back to their homes. We spent the evening with their families, getting to know them and improving our French and our knowledge of French culture. The next day, we went to a cheese museum where we learned about the preservation of cheese and got to taste the

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On the Monday we went to their school, where we played a game which involved running around the school, using a map to find certain places, and answering questions. Then we spent the afternoon in Besançon town centre, buying various presents to take home. That evening was our last, so the school organised for everybody to go bowling and have a meal together. It was a really nice way to say goodbye to everyone and another very fun evening! A big thank you to Mrs Davies, Mrs Marshall and Mr Galloway for organising the trip (and well done to Mr Galloway for his bowling victory on the final evening!).

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PARIS About an hour before arriving at the Chateau, we stopped to look at the Canadian National Vimy Monument, a war monument situated on a piece of land owned by Canada. So, technically, on the way we visited Canada! 16 hours after setting off from school, we finally arrived at the Chateau de Grande Romaine, where we would be staying for the next five days, write Chloë Griggs (2GRU) and Isabella Jackson (2HUT). The next day, we visited the Tour Montparnasse. Here, we saw an amazing view of Paris: we could see the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine, the location of our next visit. After a long but interesting boat cruise and lunch we took the coach to the Sacré Coeur. Here we walked up all 300 steps and looked around the church. Finally, we visited a small area called Montmartre, where many of us had our caricatures drawn or painted, and ate crêpes and glaces! Afterwards, we arrived back at the Chateau, where we swam and did wacky races.

On our way home, we looked round a market in a small French town called Brie Comte Robert. We then continued our journey back home and stopped off at a hypermarket, which is similar to a giant shopping centre. It was great for buying presents! A couple of hours later, we reached the Eurostar, our means of transport for our journey back to England. It was strange travelling under the sea! We all had a fantastic week. Thanks to Mrs Davies, Mrs Peel, Mr Nesom, Mrs Wilson, Miss Powell and Miss Bracken for taking us.

We drove to the Château Vaux le Vicomte the next day, where The Man in the Iron Mask was filmed. After a tour of the rooms inside we looked around the massive gardens, where there were lakes, a river, flowers, trees and various plants and statues. After having lunch and shopping in the Decathlon Shop nearby, we had a brilliant tour around the Stade de France. We then drove back to the chateau and, after dinner, had some more fun evening activities. The next day, we drove to Parc Astérix where we went on rollercoasters, ate ice-cream and got soaked by the rain. Later, at around 6pm, we returned to the Chateau and took part in a Scavenger Hunt.

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German exchange

Die Reise

Am Wochenende

Wir haben um 1:00 Uhr die Schule verlassen. Die Reise war für dreieinhalb Stunden in dem Minibus. Wir sind am Flughaufen um 4:15 Uhr angekommen. Unser Flug war um 7:00 Uhr und wir haben um 5:00 Uhr eingecheckt. Unser Flug war für eine Stunde fünfundvierzig Minuten. Nach dem Flug haben wir unseren Koffer genommen. Einige Leute wurden am Flughaufen getroffen, aber einige Leute haben ihre Partnern am Schulparkplatz getroffen.

Ich, Hugh Ali, Groß Faye und unsere Partner sind zu einer Kunsteisbahn gegangen, aber bevor haben wir Pizza in Pizza Hut gegessen. Ich bin sehr schlecht am Anfang gewesen aber am Ende bin ich ganz gut gewesen. Jedoch habe ich meinen Handgelenk, mein Knie und meinen Arsch verletzt. Im großen und ganzen hat es viel Spaß gemacht. Dann Hugh und seine Partnerin sind zu meinem Haus gegangen und wir haben Grill gegessen. Dann haben wir auf dem Wii gespielt. Am Sonntag sind ich und meine Familie nach Berlin gefahren. Wir haben den Reichstag gesehen und das war atemberaubend. Auch haben wir Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdam Platz, der Brandenburg Gate und Madame Tussauds gesehen. Die waren alle wunderbar besonders die Ausblicke von dem Potsdamer Platz.

Amy Robinson (4GRU)

Im Harz Heute bin ich um 6.00 Uhr aufgestanden, ich musste mich beeilen, weil der Bus zur Schule um 7:00 Uhr fuhr. Der Bus nach Goslar fuhr um 8:00 Uhr von der Schule ab. Wir sind am Bergenwerk Rammelsberg angekommen und hatten eine Führung durch die Mine. Danach hatten wir Freizeit in Goslar und ich bin mit Hilke, Johanna, Fay und Lena gegangen. Wir aßen Currywürst und haben dann Schaufenster angeguckt. Danach sind wir zum Fuß des Berges gefahren und sind mit der Seilbahn nach oben gefahren. Wir sind alle zussamen nach unten gewandert und haben uns gegenseitig mit Schnee beworfen. Dann sind wir zurück nach Alfeld gefahren. Billie Cheney (3GRU)

Schokoladenfabrik Am Mittwoch haben wir eine Schokoladenfabrik besucht. Erstens haben wir dumme Kleider und Hüte angezogen. Dann haben wir einen Workshop gemacht. Wir haben geschmolzene Schokolade in eine Form gegossen, dann verzierten sie mit Süßigkeiten, Nüssen und Trockenfrüchten. Wir haben sie in einen Kühlschrank gesetzt, um zu kühlen, und dann haben uns um eine Ausstellung geschaut. Wir haben ein großes Kaninchen aus Schokolade gesehen, und wir haben auch einen kurzen Film über die Herstellung von Schokolade gesehen. Die Fahrt war toll! George Heywood (4GRU)

Henry Smith (L6)

At the weekend we had free time with our host families. On Saturday I could sleep long! After breakfast I went out with the dogs with Billie and her parents for one hour. We went up a hill and saw Millington and Millington Woods. On the hill it was really windy! At home we ate lunch and drove to Flamborough Head. It’s a really nice steep coast! We saw a few seals swimming in the sea. After that we drove to Bridlington and walked along the quay and saw the little harbour with the fishing boats. At 6pm we drove to Driffield and went out to have dinner at a Chinese restaurant. After the delicious dinner we drove home. On Sunday I could sleep long again! Before lunch I played Newmarket, a card game, with Billie. At 2pm we drove to Hull to go ice skating in the Hull Arena. After about one hour of ice skating we drove to The Deep. It’s a museum about the origin of the earth and there is a really big Aquarium. We saw lots of fishes, such as sharks, sawfishes, stingrays and jellyfishes. There were also big spiders and many different insects. After that we drove to Chiquitos, a Mexican restaurant. All in all, the weekend was really interesting and much fun! Hilke Vesperman

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When I got to know that I would have to stay in the boarding house for 10 days, I was shocked! I thought boarders weren’t nice and wouldn’t like me or that I would have to get up early to have a shower… but I was wrong! (Phew. Ed.) because I had never lived in a boarding house before. All the boarders were nice and very helpful. We went every morning at 8 o’clock to the dining hall and had breakfast. You can choose between cereals, toast, beans, something else (I don’t know what it was :D) and different types of jam. We had a buffet for breakfast, lunch and teatime and in my opinion it’s a very good choice, if you don’t like a meal. After school you can do whatever you want: for example, watch TV in the living room or in the kitchen, but if you want to go outside you have to sign out and in. At 6 o’clock we went to tea and ate. At half past 6 all girls (27) come together for a roll call and speak about any problems in the house. After roll call, homework! When they did their homework and learned vocabulary for school, I read some magazines, listened to music and checked out my Facebook with Faye’s laptop (thank you a lot Faye!) and took a shower. After Faye had done her homework sometimes we went downstairs and watched a little bit of TV. At 10 o’clock, we had to go to bed and sleep to have lots of power for the next school day J All in all I think a boarding house is very cool! I would like to live in a boarding house as well, but I think I would miss my family after a while! Melda Akzoy

I enjoyed all the time of the exchange. But one of my favourite memories is the go-karting! At first I was very scared of it, but then I really enjoyed it. The group was divided into different teams. I was in Team 5 together with Ali, Melda and Faye. Unfortunately we only came 4th, but it was a lot of fun!

ate pizza. Melda and Faye then also stayed at our house for the night. On Saturday we went to Scarborough. It’s a nice town at the seaside. We had a very great time. On Sunday we went through Eastrington and looked at the scarecrows. (The people in Eastrington do a competition where they put scarecrows in their garden and the best one gets a prize.) In the evening we went to York. York is a very nice and beautiful town. After we had been to a museum, we went to some shops. There our host family bought a pullover for Johanna and me. That was so nice! After that we had tea in a restaurant. All in all the exchange itself is a great memory. I liked most the go-karting and the weekend, because there we spent a lot of time with our partners (and their family). Natalie Lupas

Life in our family was very nice, because our family was very friendly. My family lives in Sutton upon Derwent. It’s a small village close to Pocklington. When I was with them, we got up at seven o’ clock every morning. The host mother stood up one our earlier than us, to prepare breakfast. When the table was laid we could have our breakfast whenever we wanted. At eight o’ clock we had to be ready for school. We arrived at quarter past eight and the first lesson started at half past eight. After school or our trips we often went to the theatre, because my exchange student had his rehearsals there. After we arrived home we often went up to our rooms and wrote entries for our diaries. Dinner was at different times, but when we had dinner, we sat all together at the table and enjoyed the food. In the evening we usually watched TV or played video games. We also often played with the cat, but it was very shy! I really enjoyed the time with our families, because we talked a lot and so I improved my English and I learned a lot about my family and about Britain. Roman Fjrster

Another high point was the weekend. It was really nice to spend so much time with our partners and their family! On Friday Ali’s and Fay’s friends came to our house. We played games and

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Cricket 1st XI The 1st XI got the season under way in a narrow loss to Ampleforth, a game which could have produced all three results going into the final over of the game. After early contributions from James Hanley and Dan Morton helped lay the platform, Tom Benthall and Frankie Beal were able to up the run rate and post a total of 221-7 declared. Following some outstanding catching from Hanley and Beal, Pocklington were in full control of the game with the visitors 28-4 at tea. However, following an unbeaten century from the opposition wicket keeper, the side were left deflated, beaten off the last ball. The side bounced back with a comfortable victory over Pocklington Town CC the following day, with the side once again posting a total of over 240, largely thanks to half centuries from Beal and Will Stephenson, this time finishing the job with the ball to complete a 105 run victory. Runs were flowing and the season ahead looked promising, but a combination of strong oppositions and poor performances lead to a series of disappointing results against QEGS, Ashville, 40 Club and, later on in the season, Silcoates.

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The side did put in an impressive performance against Saints XI, suffering a 3 run defeat after an impressive opening stand of 110 between Rob Ashton and Shreyas Gopal, against a team including Australian state cricketers. There were also two impressive victories against the Yorkshire Gents and Ashville (in a T20) in which Hanley scored 98 and 91* respectively. As the season went on the pain of the previous season kicked in again as matches against Hymers and Leeds Grammar were washed out. Only 12 overs were possible against the OPs before the British weather got the better of the fixture. Going into the final fortnight of the season, the boys suffered a disappointing defeat to the MCC, who posted a very sporting 177-4 declared. We could only muster 120 all out, although Tom Lotenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knock of 30 with wickets tumbling around him showed great promise. The disappointment of this defeat was quickly forgotten the following day, as the side took part in a 6-a-side competition at Bradford Grammar, coming second in their group after convincing wins against Ashville and South Craven. DB

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and Benthall. With the last pair at the crease and the rain pouring down, players were slipping over and losing control of the wet ball, but Hessay kept his footing and his composure to get the last wicket, caught behind by keeper Ben Byas, to complete a very satisfying 11 run victory. The final game was against local rivals Hymers, and the side knew that only a win would ensure overall victory. In a game reduced to 40 overs, Hymers won the toss and chose to bowl. Following the loss of both openers, Hanley and Tom Foster steadied the ship, before falling for 31 and 11 respectively, allowing Will Stephenson and Atkinson to take the score past 150. This time Atkinson went on to make his maiden 1st XI half century, finishing on 69 from just 66 balls, supported by Stephenson’s 30.

Following a season in which the boys have undoubtedly not played to their full potential, the team travelled to Strathallan near Perth for a quadrangular festival involving the hosts, Stewart’s Melville and Hymers, writes Tom Benthall (U6). Having won the toss on a hard wicket against our hosts, we chose to bat first, a decision that proved fruitful as openers Shreyas Gopal and Tom Loten put on 100 for the 1st wicket. Following Gopal being run out for 16, Loten was joined by James Hanley at the crease and the pair took the score to 185 before Hanley fell for 35. Undeterred by the loss of wickets at the other end, Loten continued to his maiden 1st XI hundred, finishing on 122 from just 135 balls, an outstanding knock which set the platform for fellow 14 year old Jonty Atkinson (32 not out) to come in and boost the side’s score to 279-5 from their 50 overs.

Hessay once again got rid of one Hymers opener early, before Hanley came into the attack to pick up two further wickets for the second day running. Unlike the previous day against Stewart’s Melville, the opposition had wickets in hand, but were always slightly behind the run rate, and towards the end lost wickets in an attempt to get to their target. Requiring 20 to win from the last over, Hessay bowled tightly, going for just 10 to ensure a 9 run victory. The three days of the festival were the best three days of cricket the side had played. The performance across the tournament was outstanding, and to win was the perfect way to finish the season, and the perfect way for Benthall, Beal and Sowersby to round off their school cricketing careers.

Having made inroads into the Strathallan top order thanks to wickets from Frankie Beal and Liam Hessay, the opposition’s middle order stood strong and kept up with the run rate for the loss of just four wickets. However, some tight bowling from Beal and some well-held catches from Jack Sowersby ensured the home side finished short of Pocklington’s total. The following day the side came up against Stewart’s Melville, who, fresh from a comfortable victory over Hymers in their opening fixture, were sure to provide strong opposition. Following the loss of an early wicket, Hanley and Gopal put on a solid 95; however, the loss of several quick wickets left the side struggling on 112-5 with just 4 overs until lunch. Skipper Tom Benthall and Jonty Atkinson survived the tricky pre-lunch period, and with just 8 overs left, upped the run rate, putting on 77 together: Benthall made 33 from 22 balls, and Atkinson 43, allowing Beal (13) to push the score to 211-9 from 50 overs. Against a side whose top three were all Scotland age group players, early wickets were key, and Liam Hessay’s breakthrough in the second over, removing the opposition captain, was exactly what was required. However, the 2nd wicket partnership was looking dangerous until Sowersby removed Stewart’s Melville’s keeper for 46, caught and bowled, and Hanley got rid of their number three in the same manner. The opposition were always up with the run rate, but lost wickets thanks to Loten, Hanley

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Team highlights of the season:

Only three of our rival schools have been able to field a 2nd XI this term; of the three games played, we had two excellent wins over GSAL and QEGs and suffered a narrow defeat to Ampleforth. Sean Perryman has captained the team with maturity and this excellent team really deserved to play a full fixture allocation to show what they could do. Alex Curtis and Perryman were the leading wicket takers, with Billy Risso-Gill topping the batting averages. MPN

U15 XI P10/W4/D5/L1 This year has been one of considerable success for the U15s. They have surprised even themselves by the quality of their cricket and the determination that they have shown.

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• The fighting performance at Ampleforth, where we shackled a very strong batting side, allowing them to score only 160 and then fought very hard with the bat to get within 12 runs of victory • Bowling out Silcoates for just 37, on the way to a 5 wicket victory • Scoring 175 against Hymers on the way to a 41 run victory • Beating a previously undefeated GSAL, by 6 wickets Individual highlights were: • Jonty Atkinson’s 65 v Ampleforth and 53 v Huddersfield College 2nd XI • Tom Foster’s scores of 43 v Huddersfield, 42 v Ashville and 35 v Ampleforth • Oliver Peeke-Vout’s 57 v Leeds and 50 not out v Hymers • Tom Loten’s 40 v QEGS Wakefield • Ed Medforth’s 47 v Hymers • Sam Bunce’s 46 v Marist College, Brisbane • Alex Varley’s 6 for 19 v Marist College and 5 for 27 v Hymers

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U14A XI ‘Daredevils’ The season started well, with a six wicket smashing of Ampleforth, and was a sign of things to come for the team, who won 6 out of 9 completed matches, and from the main batsmen of the season: Toby Stephenson and Harry Isenstein. Their form continued against Ashville, with Toby scoring a superb 87 and Harry chipping in with a good cameo at the end to record our season’s highest score of 212-4; Ashville barely made it to three figures, and were cast aside with ease. Scarborough presented tougher opposition, with a rescue act from Adam Harrison and Will Blackburn chasing down a target of 103 in 20 overs, but this was a false dawn prior to the season’s low point at QEGS, with Pock only scoring 100. This loss bred a resolution and determination not to let standards slip again, and the team were soon back on form. The unfortunate recipients of Pock’s vengeance were Hill House, Wolfreton and Silcoates, who were all torn through with the minimum of fuss, and the maximum of professionalism in performances. Key players were Harrison, Lewis Medley, Jimmy

Quinney and Blackburn in the bowling department, ably supported by others, and the batting of Medley (71* v Wolfreton), Isenstein (50 v Hill House & 47 v Wolfreton) and Stephenson (62 v Hill House & 44* v Silcoates). The season was, however, marred by four washouts against what would have been tough opposition, and in fairness the team (at time of writing) had, bar one exception, yet to meet any opposition to rival their powers. This also meant some batters, in particular, did not gain the chance to show their prowess, and so special mention must be made of those whose selfless commitment to the team was crucial to its success: Oli Beckett, Will Nicholson, Ben Fawcett, Will Harris and Ed Farnsworth. Sadly, the early season promise couldn’t be fulfilled against the tough opposition of Australia and St Peter’s, against both of whom Pock struggled to compete. It was a season of what might have been; the weaker teams were cast aside with ease, but when the better teams played well we needed more resolve in order to compete. Nonetheless, a pleasing season overall. EGL

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They lost the toss but produced their best bowling display of the day, restricting GSAL to 41 off their five overs. The boys required a start and what a start they got, Charlie Foster and Kieran Wilde soon into their stride, destroying the attack to win with two overs to spare, both batsmen not out at the end. The trip home was so much better with some silverware! Well done to the whole squad: Foster, Wilde, E Wraith, J Wraith, Nutt, Parker, Wilson and Stephenson. SS

The boys have really enjoyed the season. There have been some handsome wins, too many games lost to the weather and much frustration shared with some of the defeats!

Pocklington boys embarked on a tough group, drawn against the hosts, Read and a powerful Bradford side. They were up against it from the start! They started well, beating Silcoates, narrowly losing to Read and then were ultimately powered out of it by Bradford. Finishing third in their group was a fine effort. GSAL in the plate final were to come!

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Charlie Foster has led the team well and along with Rory Stephenson has provided the bulk of the runs with valuable contributions from James Wraith. Will Parker continues to develop with his leg-spin, taking valuable wickets and with the pace attack of Matthew Wilde, Wraith, Stephenson and James Harrison, the team has much to look forward to in coming seasons. Well done. SS

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U12B XI

P9/W6/L2/D1 It has been a very promising and productive season for our new boys. Promising, due to their enthusiasm, developing skills and confidence. Productive, due to continued commitment and skill building. All matches showed that they could put runs on the board and take a good couple of wickets. Notable mentions go to captain Henry Bayston, who scored an unbeaten century in his first fixture at St Martin’s, and Robert Boddy, Dan Isenstein, Harry Kneeshaw and Jonty Goddard, who have the ability to be strong cricketers in the future. The highlight of the season has to be winning the Invitational 6-a-side tournament by beating five teams in succession. We look forward to seeing this group of boys carve out many more victories. Well done. SAH/MSW

P3/W2/L1 The B XI had a pleasing introduction to cricket and certainly showed that they have promise and interest in the game. Charlie Laverack, Will McMullen and Seb Williman have all given themselves a fighting chance to be recognised and with more work on fielding will push on up the ranks. Bowling from Henry Foster and Will Wright helped secure two deserved home wins. Well done on your efforts. MSW

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The U12 VI scooped an outstanding victory at the Prep Schools’ Invitational Tournament this year. Teams from Terrington, St Martin’s, St Anselm’s, Scarborough and St Hugh’s battled it out and our boys were victorious, winning all their games. It was a team effort where all members of the squad contributed with bat and ball together with sharp fielding to earn the trophy. Fittingly, it was a Father’s Day event which filled our dads with pride, as the six over games offered tense and nail-biting contests. The team consisted of Henry Bayston (capt), Robert Boddy, Daniel Isenstein, Oliver Robinson, Sam Noble, Charlie Laverack and Oliver Mann. Coaches: Mr Houltham and Mrs Wilson. MSW

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Girls’ Tennis 1st & 2nd VI 1st VI: P7/W7

2nd VI: P2/W2

In November, the girls played Queen Ethelburga’s in the final group matches of the winter AEGON championships. They won 5-1, with victories for Lucy Bryan, Ellie Medley and Ellie Stephenson helping them qualify for the January knockout rounds as group winners, having already beaten Fulford and Queen Margaret’s. In the York League, the 1st VI defeated both St Peter’s and Queen Margaret’s 5-1 en route to retaining the trophy. Well played to the squad of Frankie Marsh (who was a well-organised captain), Lucy Bryan, Emma Loten, Ellie Stephenson, Olivia Turner and Ellie Medley. In the national Aberdare Cup competition, the girls defeated Queen Margaret’s and Ampleforth, then came within a whisker of a major upset by taking a very strong team from Durham High School for Girls to a tie-break shoot-out in the northern area semi-final. A high quality match ended 3-3; sadly the tie-break was lost 10-7, but the performance summed up the spirit within the team. A special mention here to 2nd year Cordie Cavill, who played impressively in this competition. The 2nd VI enjoyed comprehensive wins against Worksop and Leeds. Full colours, already held by Emma, were awarded to Frankie, Lucy, Ellie Stephenson and Cordie, with half-colours to Olivia and Ellie Medley. House matches were won comfortably by Dolman. TML

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season. Megan and Georgie have been just as successful as second pair, thanks to their consistency. Livi El Jassar deserves a mention as most improved player; she has played with Jessica Pidgeon in some matches and, on other occasions, with Emma Huddlestone and Amy Robinson. In the Middle School House competition, Dolman just pipped Gruggen by 1 game to win. Well done to all the squad for their efforts this season. They have been a pleasure to coach. CJD

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P11/W3/L8 If nothing else, the memory of an aborted trip down the A1079 to Bootham will live long – surely the shortest tennis fixture ever attempted! The girls met some fierce and accomplished opposition this term – much to their chagrin, they played a superb St Peter’s squad thrice! – and there is no doubt that the experience was occasionally humbling. The odd lapse in concentration within a game should not mean much but when it is repeated six times, it becomes costly. Indeed, this team was perhaps just a little too nice in its approach: the line ‘She is little but she is fierce’ might have been written for captain Emily Boddy when her serve and waspish forehands were on target. A little extra bite from the team as whole – and a little less mercy – would have brought them due reward.

P8/W5/D1/L2 The U15 girls reached the North Yorkshire area finals of the national AEGON championships. On the day the team of Tash Leach, Sofia Risso-Gill, Megan Glew and Georgie Fenny played really well to defeat Ampleforth but lost out to St Peter’s. In regular fixtures, the squad enjoyed pleasing wins against Hymers and Worksop. Tash and Sofia have been a strong first pair, winning the majority of their games. Both girls have really improved this

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Emily was ably supported by captain of vice Lucy Eggleston, whose serve could be lethal; Ella Marshall, Anna Sangwin (The Sangwinator), Lucy Duggleby (who we now know is allergic to certain packeted biscuits), Nicole Marshall and Hannah Brice. In June, I was delighted to appoint Hannah as my full-time PA – the search has been long – at the cost of a regular ice-cream, somewhere along the A1079. These regulars were joined, on occasion, by secret weapons Becki Mann and Tracey Fofie. It has been a very full season and the girls have been superb company. Well done and good luck next year! LAL

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U12 VI: P 3/W 1/L 2

In the national AEGON U13 competition, the girls’ team of Cordie Cavill, Bryony Underwood, Fenella Scutt and Alice Mowforth won the North Yorkshire regional stage by defeating St Olave’s 4-2 in the final. The girls now progress to the North-East knockout rounds next term. Special mention must go to Cordie as she played in the senior girls’ Aberdare Cup team, then she partnered George Hobson in the senior mixed doubles team. As a result of her magnificent performances in the senior teams, she was awarded full school tennis colours. TML

Boys’ Tennis 1st & 2nd VI 1st VI: P10/W7/L3

2nd VI: P5/W3/D1/ L1

In March, the boys’ team bowed out of the Glanvill Cup, losing 4-2 to St Mary’s College, Hull. Following a fairly comfortable win for Rowan Rhodes at number 4 and a battling fightback from number 1 Zak Los, we were locked at 2-2. However, the doubles matches decided our fate after a hard-fought tie.

U15 & U14 VI U15 VI: P 6/ W 4/ L2

The 1st VI had not been entered in the U18 York League before, simply due to the volume of fixtures already in place, but they claimed a dramatic title success at their first attempt! Against both Bootham and Poppleton TC the boys trailed 2-1 after the first round, before fighting back to 3-3 and winning on games count-back; in the match at Poppleton, when all seemed lost, we eventually won by just one game! Special mention must go to captain Zak Los for his contribution to tennis throughout the senior school and for his help in organisation this term. He and Tom Hitchenor formed an awesome doubles pair at the top. Both the 1st VI and 2nd VI enjoyed narrow victories against QEGS and Worksop, with the highlight for the latter a 7-2 home victory against Hymers. Full colours were awarded to Zak, Tom and George Hobson, with half-colours to Rowan Rhodes, Rob Sullivan, Alex West, Fraser Davis and Paddy Russell. House matches were won convincingly by Hutton. TML

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The U15 boys narrowly lost out to Ampleforth in the AEGON event, but the U15 VI enjoyed victories against St Peter’s (the best win of their season), Hymers and Bradford. A number of U14 boys have gained valuable experience in school fixtures this term within a strong year group. In the York League the team retained the title, although they were pushed all the way by Poppleton TC. Well played to the squad of Oscar Cavill, Jonty Atkinson, Tom Loten, James Laudage, Adam Harrison, Jack Medforth and Ed Farnsworth. The school once again hosted the Northern Schools’ boys U14 championships recently. On a memorable day, Oscar and James became only the second Pocklington pair to win the plate trophy, whilst Jonty and Tom became the first ever Pocklington pair in the 45-year history of the competition to win the main event. Their memorable comeback from 9-6 down in the semi-final against King James’ School, Knaresborough, saving four match points before winning the deciding tie-break, was fantastic but nerve-wracking to watch. They then defeated Bradford GS 10-7 in the final. Wilberforce won the House competition comfortably. TML

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boys tennis U12 championships, first pair Henry Palmer and Charlie Laudage won their first-round match on a tie-break, before losing 10-8 to St John Fisher School, Dewsbury.

The boys’ AEGON team defeated Terrington 4-2 but came up short against St Martin’s, losing 5-1 to bow out of the competition.

The U13/U12 boys and girls tennis house matches were played just before the end of term, with both competitions being won by Wilberforce.

In the North-East U13 mixed doubles championships, the team of Ed Dare and Cordie Cavill, Charlie Medforth and Alice Mowforth reached the semi-finals before losing to a strong Bradford team.

My thanks go to the following staff, without whose regular support team tennis could not take place on its current scale: Mrs Davies, Miss Lamb, Mrs Biggin, Mrs Cosby and Mr Galloway, with additional (and much appreciated) support from Mrs Danby and Mr Donaldson.

It has proved difficult to arrange fixtures for the U12s, but they will have more opportunities next year. In the Northern Schools’

Senior Mixed Doubles The senior mixed doubles team won the inaugural North-East HMC schools mixed doubles trophy, against all the odds. The team of Zak and Emma, Rowan and Ellie Stephenson and George and Cordie defeated Ampleforth, Barnard Castle, Bradford and St Peter’s to set up a title decider against hot favourites Yarm, whose top two pairs were highly rated. However, Zak and Emma ripped into them, hitting the ball with immense power without making many unforced errors, to record a memorable victory. After defeat for Rowan and Ellie, the stage was set for the impressively consistent George and Cordie to clinch the title, which they duly did with a nerveless performance! TML

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U15 P 5/W 4/L 1 An excellent season for us all! Despite the typical British weather, the girls gave an outstanding performance each match and were determined to work well as a team, writes Adelle Kama (4HUT). The highlight of the season would have to be defeating St Peter’s, winning with 33.5 rounders and making Miss Metcalfe very proud of us! Individually, the girls played to the best of their ability, due to teamwork and great skill. A great example of this was the excellent work from Megan Glew as bowler with Tash Leach and Grace Jackson as backstop and Hannah Frisby-Pape at 1st post – all led to many stumpings and catches. We spent a large amount of time in the cricket nets practicing our batting, which paid dividends, with everybody getting on the score sheet. Overall a great season. Well done girls!

U14A This season has been difficult due to athletics and tennis commitments for some of our team. The Yorkshire weather has not helped either, with four of our fixtures being cancelled due to rain, writes Angela Curtis (3GRU). At the start of the rounders season, Ellen Wilson joined Pocklington and surprised everyone in our first match with her excellent bowling, catching and hitting. She has been a real asset to the team. Tracey Fofie has played great on second post, diving for many of the balls. She has scored us loads of rounders, finding it easy to hit the ball a long way but harder to run round the pitch! Backing Tracey up on second post we have Billie Cheney, who has a unique way of hitting the ball and has caught many people from the opposition out. Ella and Nicole Marshall have played a variety of positions for the team as they have both been included in athletics and tennis

fixtures. They hit many rounders and made some incredible throws to fourth post to stop rounders being scored. On backstop we have had some flawless quick catching from Marianna Hankin and some great speedy stumping out on first post by Angela Watson. Our best thrower, Maddy Ford, has also played a variety of deep fielding positions, and has batted so well this season. She is always improving. Martha Cullen and Jasemine Bunn have both steadily improved over the season, impressing everyone with their throwing. The whole team has played exceedingly well this year, resulting in being undefeated. We could not have done it without the fun and wonderful Mrs Kilsby.

U14B This season we won our match against Silcoates, lost against GSAL and got a draw against St Peter’s, which pleased us all. Sadly, two of our matches were cancelled due to the rain, write Heidi Longthorp and Thea Davis (3GRU). In our practices we had a great turn-out, with some excellent performances from Lucy Eggleston, who throws accurate balls and helps the team to get ready and in place. Martha Cullen is a jolly but serious player who makes great decisions. Thea Davis is a hard worker who has brilliant throwing standards. Heidi Longthorp is enthusiastic and a hard worker; she listens to what other players say and gives lots of encouragement and instructions to the team. Georgia Covell works really hard and is a joy to have in our team. Anna Sangwin is an improving player and happy all the time. Lucy Duggleby is a great player who always tries really hard. Bekki Mann produced a very memorable catch this season! Fay Chapplelow is enthusiastic, interested and willing to do anything she is told. Rebecca Witty is an improving player who has still got more to give. Tiffany Fu is a hard worker and Hannah Brice is a very jolly, enthusiastic player who is always keen to learn. Hopefully next year we will win all our matches and have lots more fun!

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U12 P8/W7/L1 I’ve had the pleasure of being captain of the U12 team this season. I’ve honestly enjoyed playing with my friends and taking part in all the matches, writes Ellie Summers (1HUT). We have had a very good term, having only lost one match against Hull Collegiate. I think it is fair to say we weren’t on top form that day! In all of our other matches, we tried our very best. We kept our fielding tight, trying to put all of our skills into play. Our batting has improved, with very good hits from Emma Hanley, Emma Farnsworth, Annie Wilcock and Sophie Sweeting.

P8/W4/L4 We have had a successful season, winning half of our matches. Every member of the U13 team participated in each game. There was some great fielding from Millie Barnes, Ellie Frisby, Mia Parkinson, Lucy Garvin and Georgia Rothwell and brilliant batting from Bryony Underwood, Cordie Cavill, Mia, Fenella Scutt and Alice Mowforth. We will especially miss Fenella’s participation next year! Our best performance was against Silcoates at home, where we won 23.5-4. We fielded tightly and batted with real confidence: everyone played to their full potential. Thank you to Miss Gray for helping us through the season and showing us how to improve our skills.

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However, I would say that our fielding is where we start to excel through fast and accurate passing. Verity Sowersby made an amazing catch against Bootham, without realising she had actually caught the ball! Esme Littlewood and India Esa delivered great throws to Izzy Nicholson at 1st post and Emma Hanley at 2nd post, stopping half rounders against us. The B team played two matches and unfortunately lost both but the C team won one, drew one and lost one of their fixtures against St Olave’s. Overall, we have all worked very well together, which is all down to Mrs Danby and her commitment, support and guidance. Three cheers for Mrs Danby and her excellent coaching this term!

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Gold & Silver “Of all the activities we do at school, D of E has been the highlight. I will miss it so much.” “Sir! Sir!” 6.30am. As we raced towards the distant cries, thoughts whirled through my head. How high was that burn? Had they fallen in? Was Steph’s head still above water?! Arriving breathless, Mr Hall met the girls, merrily ambling down a beautiful fern-strewn path on the far side of the river. My legs are (somewhat) shorter, so I cannot say exactly what occurred at this point, but perhaps the conversation went like this: “Girls! Are you all okay?” “HI SIR!!” (Multiplied by seven.) “What’s wrong? You cried out!” “That was a happy cry! We thought we heard you so we thought we’d say hi!” “You WHAT…?!” (Cue silent expletives.) Duke of Edinburgh brings out the best in us – pupils and staff – as it continues to produce moments which none of us will ever forget. There are tears, injuries, sweat (lots) and joy (this one happens at the end). Our training venue in the North York Moors was snowed under this year, creating a truly unforgettable weekend for the Gold group. In Galloway, our qualifying routes yielded wind, rain and interminable midges. The thing that stays with me is the extraordinary character of those who take part. They tackle something unknown in Pocklington life and they do it under the most remote supervision possible. It is a test like no other and we are immensely proud to see them succeed. LAL

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Athletics This year, pupils have delivered some outstanding performances. We have qualified for regional finals in the English Schools Cup for the first time, the junior boys were 2nd in the HMC North competition and the girls won the U15 and U13 Independent Girls’ schools competition. Notable Performances Ross Walker Intermediate Boys

HMC North Athletics East Riding Schools Trials Humberside Schools Trials

Elliot Adamson Junior Boys

Humberside Clubs 1st place Qualified for the English Schools Nationals

Discus

Humberside Schools Trials

1st place

Discus

Georgie Fenny Intermediate Girls East Riding Schools Trials Humberside Schools Trials

1st place 1st place

Shot Putt

Jack Medforth Junior Boys East Riding Trials Humberside Trials

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Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump

Aaron Baxter

Fenella Scutt

Intermediate Boys

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High Jump

Junior Girls

Independent Girls’ Schools

1st place

1500m

Bryony Underwood Junior Girls

Independent Girls’ Schools

1st place

High Jump

Tracey Fofie

Junior Girls

HMC North Athletics

1st place

Shot Putt

Jack Garvin

Junior Boys

HMC North Athletics

1st place

200m

Adelle Kama

Intermediate Girls Independent Girls’ Schools

1st place

Long Jump

U13 Girls

Results and Prize Winners: Sports Day 2013

• 1st place Independent girls’ schools athletics competition

Wray Cup Best performer – Lower School girl – Ellie Summers

• Qualified for the North East of England finals in the English Schools Athletics cup – and placed 4th

U15 Girls • 1st place Independent girls’ schools athletics competition

U14 Boys • 2nd place HMC North of England Championships

U14 & U15 Boys • Qualified for the North East of England finals in the English Schools Athletics Cup; placed 2nd • 15 pupils qualified to compete for East Riding in the Humberside Schools trials.

Bradley Trophy Best performer– Lower School boy – Ben Carlile Todd Challenge Trophy Best performer – Middle School boy – Callum Stubbs & Jack Garvin Wood Trophy Best performer– Middle School girl – Adelle Kama Slater Cup 100 Metres – Senior girls – Ruby Anderson Petrie Cup 100 Metres – Senior boys – George Redfern Lower School Athletics trophy Lower School House Winners – Hutton House Athletics Trophy (first presented in 1919) Middle School House Winners – Dolman Ewan Challenge Cup Senior School House Winners – Dolman Champions Cup Overall House Winner – Hutton

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SWING BAND

The Swing Band had a hectic year, as members honed their performances ahead of the tour to Valkenburg.

However, perhaps the two most significant pieces are Buddy Rich’s arrangements of ‘Norwegian Wood’ and ‘Mercy, Mercy, Mercy’, both made outstanding by our drummer, Rufus Watson.

Back in September the group that would go on tour was established, and a repertoire was chosen to show off many talented individuals. Pieces such as ‘Let Me Entertain You’ have long been in the band’s grasp, yet with Jordan Smith playing the now infamous guitar solo, the piece has become even more exciting. ‘Pick Up The Pieces’, a big-band classic with a fiendish saxophone solo, became leader Alice Boyes’s signature piece. Mr Taylor’s arrangement of ‘American Bandstand’ has become a favourite, and the piece has become ever tighter as the band have embraced the jazz rhythms within.

So with the set list on place, we performed not only in school concerts, but took music into the wider community. In March, the band was invited to perform at York Racecourse for the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, a prestigious gig if ever there was one. In the summer term, we performed to guests following the first wedding ceremony to be conducted in the school chapel. Later there was a free, open-air concert, in Burnby Hall Gardens, shortly followed by the biennial ‘Swing For Your Supper’ in the Dining Hall. A further performance

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at Londesborough Hall gave the band a final chance to run the tour list. All these concerts were of the highest standard and our reputation is perhaps at an all-time high. Amazingly, all this progress has been achieved on a single weekly rehearsal, often only 25 minutes long. With key players leaving in July 2013, the band will need to rebuild significantly in September, yet the work ethic of the members is second to none, and I have every confidence that the standard of performance will remain high. I would like to pass on my thanks to all members for their efforts and good humour over the past year; it has been my privilege to work with you, and play piano on tour! MK

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SWING BAND TOUR The tour saw the Swing Band based in Valkenburg, Holland from where we travelled daily to visit parts of Germany and Luxembourg. For many it was their first but for some it was their last; however, it was a memorable tour for everyone, writes Alice Boyes (U6). Our first stop was to visit the War memorial cemetery where OP William Smith, part of the Parachute regiment, was buried. Whilst we were there we held our own tribute: ‘The Last Post’ was played by Tom Baarda and I had the privilege of laying a wreath on behalf of the school. All three performances were fantastic, gathering huge crowds. Despite this, the second performance at Place D’armes in Luxembourg was most definitely the

highlight. We were positioned on a bandstand surrounded by multiple bars, cafés and restaurants, which created a very vibrant atmosphere and drew a very large audience who really appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed our performance. There were many soloists but the most electrifying of these performances was Jordan Smith playing the guitar solo in ‘Let Me Entertain You’, which was greeted with rapturous applause! On the last night, we went bowling, which is always a great way to end the tour, but does bring out many competitive streaks! In addition, after bowling, the U6 leavers went out for a drink with Mr and Mrs Kettlewell to look back on memories of past tours and events and to say thank you for all the opportunities they had been given through being in the Swing Band.

I would like to say thank you to all members of staff, Mr Donaldson, Mr Galloway, Mr Houltham, Mr Kettlewell and Mr Taylor who gave up their time to enable us to have such a wonderful tour. A very special thank you goes to Mr Kettlewell without whom none of this would be possible, for his commitment to us all during school practices and the opportunities he gives to all Swing Band members. Special thanks also goes to Mrs Kettlewell, ‘our glamorous assistant’, who also had the hard task of looking after all us girls! Finally, thank you to all the parents who travelled to Valkenburg to support us. On behalf of all the U6 leavers, I would like to wish the Swing Band every success for the future.

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CC F/ S UM M E R

CCF On arrival at Wathgill, we had the obligatory rushing around getting into our accommodation and settling in prior to the Games beginning. aircraft somewhere, recover them, administer whatever First Aid was necessary and glean information. Once the enemy had been located, James and Beth along with their Section Sergeants, Jonny Bird, Jordan Littlewood and Hugh Robinson, put together a plan for a dawn raid.

There were a couple of peculiarities this year. One, there was no RAF camp; therefore, the RAF cadets were invited to come along. Secondly, we adopted a Section from a smaller contingent, namely Read School, to enable them to experience a more diverse programme. Jessica Pigeon joined us a little later that day, having been playing hockey for the Yorkshire team. With the obligatory Fire Alarm practice interrupting our flow, I was very appreciative of the assistance provided by Kayleigh Kilsby (OP), Jake Dale (OP) and Newcastle student Katie Heslop, who had volunteered to assist us with our training throughout the week. 06.30 hours. The system at Camp is very different to school! There are approximately 600 cadets (and their staff ) from around the country, all wanting to eat, collect weapons from the armoury and get transport to their various programmed activities at the same time. I took Henry Durie to Catterick to meet up with his parents, to attend a Hockey training day with the North of England squad. 08.30. We had been up for two and a half hours and some of the cadets were expecting a break! After tea, CSM James Kerr was briefed on the mission and he in turn briefed his 2IC Csgt Beth Todd (RAF). Their mission was to locate two pilots (Mrs Kilsby and Miss Cheadle) who had crashlanded their

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At 5am the next day, James led his first Platoon attack. Beth had never before experienced the delights (probably not Beth’s choice of word!) of being the Platoon 2IC before. As we patrolled, Mr Hall gave the signal for the first enemy position to open fire on us. Eventually two cadets were selected to take out the enemy position; Cpl Dan Cleaver and Cpl Marc Sewell. After regrouping, Beth summoned her Section 2ICs and redistributed the ammunition where necessary. During the final assault, Olivia Banks tripped and at speed disappeared into the undergrowth next to me. I have never witnessed anyone fall down and get up so quickly and continue running! Tuesday’s shoot required the cadets to fire 10 rounds at 100 metres. I am happy to report that everyone passed (including the staff ). James Kerr acquired the most points (68). Hugh Robinson and Henry Durie scored 65 each. Jesse Chu had the smallest grouping of 122 mm. There were also notable scores from David Hutchinson and Jonny Bird, while Kayleigh Kilsby was the best shot amongst the staff. Our afternoon involved Clay Pigeon shooting and a further session on the DCCT. Jordan Littlewood was crowned best shot in the DCCT. The Clay Pigeon range allowed each participant to fire at 5 clays. I have been instructed to put in this report that Mr Hall failed to hit/clip or even scare any clays from his 5 attempts. (Hmm…interesting use of the passive voice there! Instructed by who, eh?! Ed.)

Wednesday’s programme involved a 10 point orienteering course of 3km. Whilst we were on the course we were able to see the cadets, some running like gazelles (totally overshooting their intended mark), others more content to have a wander around. Jordan Littlewood and Hugh Robinson finished up winners with a time of 18 mins 36 secs. Dan Cleaver and Mark Sewell were second, with George Heywood and Oliver Peeke-Vout third. Jesse Chu and his partner from Read might well still be out there had it not for them getting lost and stumbling into the finish area, having clocked in at only 3 points! Thursday afternoon contained real fun at Ellerton Park, where each Section had to construct a raft in 15 minutes. Mr Hall began the raft race with one team. However, being part of the construction team, he realised it would probably not make the journey, so swapped to the other team. Not what one would expect from an Officer of the Crown! In the evening, he produced a quiz. The last round was Disney. Not my cup of tea; however, our senior staff team had Miss Cheadle in it; after spending the last two years in Orchard, she had become an expert… My thanks to Miss Cheadle, Mrs Kilsby, Mr Hall, Miss Kilsby, Miss Heslop and Mr Dale along with Mr Evans for their support in making the camp another success. The cadets who participated were as follows: James Kerr, Beth Todd, Johnny Bird, Emma Hutchinson, Jordan Littlewood, Hugh Robinson, Jesse Chu, Can Cleaver, Marc Sewell, Charlie Witty, Matthew Besford, Edward Wightman, Olivia Banks, Amy Crowther, Henry Durie, Sophie Hamilton, George Heywood, David Hutchinson, Sarah Lancaster, Oliver Peeke-Vout, Jessica Pigeon and Amy Robinson. GK

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Tanzania

This summer, a group of students and staff completed a highly successful expedition to Tanzania. We spent four weeks in the East African country, taking on arduous training treks, wild camping, charity project work and, finally, scaling the heights of Kilimanjaro. It was an ambitious itinerary, but perhaps even more impressive is that on this trip the students were responsible for arranging everything; from accommodation and transport to food and finance. The month-long expedition had been two years in the planning. Students raised money to fund their trips through part-time jobs, sponsorship and events. All this was done with the knowledge that there was no guarantee that they would all reach the summit of Kilimanjaro; youth and fitness might help, but altitude can affect the strongest and most prepared. What was certain, however, was that all students would have the opportunity to spend a week working in Poli village in the North East of Tanzania. Camping in the garden of the village chairman, Mr Palangyo, the group spent the days working with a small team of local builders in the construction of a much-needed new toilet block for Nkoakirika Primary School. Conditions at the school are very basic but the headmaster, Mr Emanuel and the village chairman are determined that projects, such as the one with which we have been involved, help to ensure facilities continue to improve. A visit to the village orphanage revealed another aspect of the challenges faced by the district, but also showed how well-directed funds and projects can lead to tremendous results; the orphanage is a happy home for 0-6 year olds run by caring professionals and volunteers. While staying at the village, we assisted in teaching classes and coaching sport. Pupils from Nkoakirika school were introduced to cricket, badminton and rounders, all of which were well received, although from the enthusiastic, ‘competitive fielding’ it would seem that rugby might also prove a popular sport in this rural part of Tanzania! The generous hospitality of the hosts and the friendships that developed over the course of the project will ensure a long and fruitful relationship between Pocklington and Poli village.

days for the ascent and two for coming down, the trek passes through ‘cloud forest’, scrub and mountain desert in order to reach Uhuru Peak at 5895 meters. Remarkably, and in large part due to the team spirit built up over the trip, the whole group managed to make it to the summit. The effects of altitude were experienced by most and the ‘summit day’ was certainly the toughest. The final ascent began at 11pm and the darkness combined with sub-zero temperatures made for a long slog up from base camp to Uhuru Peak. By 6.30 am the next morning, the whole group gathered for the all-important photo under the weathered sign that tells the climber they have reached their goal. Sunrise had revealed a breath-taking vista and the extent of the group’s endeavours. Looking down on the Redman glacier, the clouds, plains and towns from over three and a half miles up is an experience the group will never forget. The dangers of prolonged time at altitude meant that the guides were keen to begin the descent and so began the 4 hour return to base camp. With only an hour at base camp before heading down another thousand meters or so, the team arrived for their final night’s camp at about 6pm. It had been an exhausting 18 hours on the move but fatigue was accompanied by a sense of great achievement. The group spent the last two days in the coastal town of Bagamoyo on the Indian Ocean, relaxing after the exertions of the previous weeks. In the Bagamoyo museum it was good to see a Pocklingtonian fondly acknowledged; the abolitionist William Wilberforce is well regarded in a part of the world which had once been a hub in the trade of African slaves. Having returned safely to the UK, students and staff were pleased to get back to some home comforts and recount the amazing experiences they had enjoyed. Tanzania is a wonderful country with diverse tribal cultures and warm, welcoming people. Many of the students hope to return, maybe in gap years or further in the future. What is certain is that a relationship between Pocklington and Nkoakirika Primary School will develop over the coming years and it is hoped that there will be similar expeditions in the years to come. Students: Will Broadbent, Emily Grieve, Adam Glew, Joe Russell, Kate Pratt, Alice Wilton, Cassie Secker, Charlie Brash, Josh Baines. Staff: Iain McDougall, Catherine Davies, Martin Davies, Vicki Chuter (Outlook). MJD

Soon after the farewells had been made and gifts exchanged, we headed back to the city of Arusha before setting out on the Kilimanjaro climb. Following the Machame route, allowing six

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NA B O Z A/SUMME R

Naboza Our journey through Africa began in Namibia, in a remote school in Vergenoeg, a village for relocated San people who had been moved off the cattle land. Met by a swarm of smiling children, we made our introductions and set up camp near the school. Over the course of the next five days, our group of 18 decorated 7 of their classrooms with murals and bright colours, writes Alexander Chappelow (L6). More significant was Gabby, Elliot and Jordan’s irrigation system, providing a space for the children to grow their own food under the brand new shade netting, also constructed by these three. However, the highlight for me was the grouped games we played with the children (aged 7-16.) One such activity was our football game where we narrowly held out a 2-2 draw, but their goalie was 9 and ours, Mr Spruyt… After a sad goodbye concert from the children we left for a 6 hour journey into Botswana, where we discovered, to everyone’s joy, the campsite had showers! Here in Thakadu we watched (and participated in!) a bushmen tribal camp and dance. We also had a meal of traditional African food – kudu, ostrich and buffalo. This was a much needed rest after the project, which often required work from early morning until late into the frozen nights. Our next step was Chobe National Park, where our safaris showed us more elephants than we could count as well as hippo, buffalo and giraffes. We were even able to spot a leopard – a rarely seen animal. If you ignore the ever-watching monkeys, ready to steal anything at any time, Chobe was an absolute highlight of the trip. Travelling into Zambia to complete some more project work, we first stopped in an old people’s home, and it was a definite eye-opener to the conditions that some Zambians lived in. Once again we completely renovated a few rooms from dusty,

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colourless blocks into fresh, bright lively areas. The highlight of the trip for me, however, was the trek along the Zambezi; breath-taking scenery followed our every careful step as we boulder-hopped along the rocky riverbank. After a swim in a still part of the river, we walked to a spot our guide decided to camp at, a sandy beach next to a fast rapid. Cooking our questionable ration packs around a fire with the bright Milky Way above us was an experience I shall never forget. Two days more of steady walking and we reached where we needed to leave the gorge. After an hour of gruelling progress we came to a ladder (of sorts) leading upwards in a dangerously precarious fashion (we did have a rope!). A short distance from the end of the trek was Victoria Falls, which was a sight to behold, and a welcome respite from 5 hours of uphill trekking! At our lodge we had our final meal, which was a sad event for all of us, but topped off an amazing experience.

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House Camp

House Camp at Bamburgh is a great way for 1st formers to have a laugh and get to know each other better, writes Tinky Crossley (1GRU). The best activities this year were The Forbidden Corner, Holy Island, crazy golf and roller skating at the local leisure centre. The first one of these was awesome. You could get lost in each maze without even realising that you were back where you started at times! Holy Island was fun to explore and we had ice creams there, as it was so hot. Crazy golf was an imaginative course which made things quite challenging.

There were two leisure centres where we roller skated, played five-a-side football and swam. There was also a great water slide to go down. It was hilarious watching everyone fall about skating until we got the hang of it and didn’t want to stop! After supper every night, we went to the games field where we either played cricket or rounders. One night, we got to go down to the beach and had a brilliant time running around on the warm sand. One of my favourite memories will be going to the amusement arcade. We were given a load of small change to spend on any machine! Sadly, my luck wasn’t in that day…!

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WAT E R S PO RTS /SUMME R

Watersports On one other evening we went as a group to Biscarrosse Plage, a small town on the coast some 20 miles away, to sample the night life. An excellent market, cafés, shops and street entertainers made for a great evening. As always the pupils found the most random things to purchase…! Everyone experienced sailing both catamarans and dinghies as well as attempting to windsurf. Canoeing, which required a degree of teamwork (as they are the type designed for two) was fun to watch. We celebrated Lucy Duggleby’s birthday on the Tuesday with a cake at the evening meal. The High Ropes activity threw up a few surprises. Many of the group attempted and completed the very demanding Purple route. This involved riding a bike at 30ft in the air. The Aqualand waterpark was pretty crowded due to the excellent weather. The group split up into their friendship parties and were not seen for hours. All returned at the agreed time to board the coach back to the campsite with their tales of daring deeds!

Pupils lapped up the watersports activities this year and every evening the instructors raved about the pupils’ enthusiasm and energy levels. One evening before dinner the pupils were invited to experience a ‘French Affair’. This involved one of the centre instructors dressed up as a French waiter serving up frogs’ legs, snails and mussels. There was the usual teenage response from some: “err what’s that” and “I’m not eating that”. However, most were very enthusiastic and tucked in.

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The following pupils participated in the trip: Elliot Adamson, Miles Adesile, Charlotte Austin, Ricky Blair, Hannah Brice, Tom Bulmer, Chase Chapman, Lauryn D’Arcy, Lucy Duggleby, Lucy Eggleston, Jack Garvin, Marianna Hankin, Will Harris, Beth Hatfield- Chetter, Harry Isenstein, Jaegar Iveson, Sarah Jackson, James Laudage, Rebecca Mann, Ella Marshall, Nicole Marshall, Jeni Newall-Watson, Lauren Robinson, Hamish Sleigh, Toby Stephenson, Callum Stubbs and Josephine Wareham. I would like to thank Mrs Kilsby, Miss D’Arcy and Mr D’Arcy for their brilliant support throughout the week. GK

STAFF/OFF D UT Y

Madame Baines finds herself the main attraction at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

I’ve started, so I’ll finish. I. Will. Finish.

Alas, my best leopard skin, too!

Mr Loten’s break dancing routine was legendary.

‘I found him in this cave!’

‘I smile, but I’ve no idea where I am!’

‘So then I just chundered EVERYWHAAAR!’

Time’s up. Now get out of my library!

The netballers had left but Miss Bracken played on.

Santa - ‘I asked for a LITTLE helper!’

When History were told they needed to get ahead, Mr Long took it rather too literally.

Relay good!

edge. Mr Watton: life on the

and Mrs Deadman uninvited Mrs Towner Mrs Hallam stalks an reme Mathematics. Ext orm perf h. badger on the lax pitc

Mr Bond is unmoved by Mr Houltham’s leg spin demo.

Mr Donaldson decided that Cover could wait that day.

Mr Hughes keeps the air from rising.

It really is time Mr Edwards retired.

Mr Kilsby was delighted to find a fussball table in the unlikeliest of places.

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