The Salesian 2018

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The Salesian 2018

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Celebrating 25 years in the Lake District

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FOREWORD BY THE HEADMASTER The College has also enjoyed considerable sporting success with many local, regional and national titles being won in 2017-18. Individually students have achieved significant success supported by the College and its staff.

Academic awards for Young Enterprise, for Public Speaking, the UK Maths Trust and Physics Olympiads have also given great depth to the students’ learning. Great joy was also to be found in the numerous public performances of music and drama from High School Musical to Shakespeare.

The Salesian ideal is to recognise the needs of others and then do something about it. As well as raising in excess of £16,000 in charitable funds, the students and staff have donated immense numbers of hours in events, pilgrimages and charity drives such as their support for the Sean Devereux Children’s Fund, the local Foodbank, the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Step by Step homeless project, HCPT Welcome to this edition of Salesian 2018. The academic year 2017 – 2018 was a joyful celebration of the full life of

Lourdes Pilgrimage, the Bolty fund and a very broad range of charities from cancer to emergency famine relief.

this College. A Salesian Community is deeply rooted in its

I also thank the parents and the PTA, who unfailingly

history whilst stepping forward purposefully into the future.

support the College in events ranging from the Race night

The College this year benefited from new classrooms and

to the great celebration of the Spring Ball at the Royal

facilities but also celebrated some land mark anniversaries.

Military Academy at Sandhurst. I am very grateful for all the

We began the year by officially opening the Sutherland wing. The extra classrooms provided give us the space and resources to provide the education to meet the challenges of the 21st Century and is dedicated to the memory of one

hard work that Linda Johnson and her committee have put into the organisation of these events. Our parents ensure that we are all working together to create this special community.

of the founding fathers of our college, Fr Aloysius Sutherland. Equally when we opened the Wilson 3G, a state of the art facility, it was dedicated to the work of one of our more recent leaders, Patrick Wilson, and the hard work he did to develop the College.

The year was also marked by a celebration for Fr McGuinness SDB 90th Birthday. Fr McGuinness began his

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service to the College in 1968 and he continues to this day to provide a presence in the College just as Don Bosco would have it.

In January on the feast of St John Bosco we particularly remembered the life of Sean Devereaux on the 25th Anniversary of his death. We were joined at Mass by members of his family, friends and alumni of the College.

He clearly inspires and continues to provide the example of service which encourages many of our students to this day, especially evident in Lourdes and in Zambia as part of the Share the Light Charity.

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SCHOOL CAPTAIN'S FAREWELL SPEECH Firstly, I would like to say thank you on behalf of the current student leadership team. Without the support from our peers and the staff, we would not have had the incredible opportunity to lead the student body for the past year.

A year ago, I delivered my first speech as School Captain and I used a quote from Aristotle to describe how we, the leadership team and College, would attempt to tackle our new roles. I quoted Aristotle who proposed that: ‘Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.’ Whilst perfection is perhaps unattainable, I would like to congratulate those in Year 13, who have held leadership positions this past year, on being outstanding, near-perfect, servants to the College.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the incoming School Captain, Head Girl and the new leadership team, and indeed all the new Officers and I wish them all the best for the coming academic year. On behalf of all Year 13 leavers, I would like to thank the staff who have been so instrumental in our happy and successful time at Salesian.

Albert Einstein said that ‘A ship is safe on the shore, but that is not what it is built for.’ The ship, as we are, is built for adventure. Don’t be happy accepting monotony. Don’t be afraid to do something new or challenging because you feel out of your comfort zone. In fact, remove your comfort zone all together. We have all been blessed with opportunities at Salesian— often, they will require us to step out of our comfort zone. Immerse yourself in something new, something perhaps you may have been unwilling to try previously. You may learn something about yourself or even find a new hobby or interest for life.

Salesian College has provided us, and continues to provide you all, with plenty of opportunities to enrich ourselves. Having been at the College for 7 years, I have been blessed with these opportunities. I encourage you all to take every opportunity presented to you through the College. Similarly, be prepared for, and look forward to, change. Ensure that, when you look back on your time at Salesian, you have fond memories.

I wish you all every success in the future.

Thank you.

Joseph

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW YEAR 7S

Angelo

Harrison

Joshua

James

Euan

Finley

Jack

Jacob

Rufus

Alberto

Andrei

Alessandro

Kieran

Joshua

Adam

James

Jeremy

Jadyn

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Henry

Harry

Tom

Mark

Jarosan

Finn

Ryan

Dilan

Diwas

Thomas

Max

Isaac

Jacob

Gabriel

George

Isaac

Charlie

Alexander

Nigel

Luke

Noel

Jack

Maxsen

Jack

Leonardo

Joshua

Harry

Abaseen

Rory

Duncan

Timothy

Tristan

Rohan

Cameron

William

Alexander

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Harry

John

Aariz

William

Joshua

Troy

Om

Edward

Roman

John

Charles

Matthew

Vincent

Harry

Kiran

Nirvan

Ruben

Nicholas

Oliver

Alexander

Thomas

Scott

Lochran

James

James

Oscar

Harry

Himank

Edward

Dominic

Edward

Cameron

Jan

Frederick

Yanis

Joseph

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Matthew

Ollie

Harry

Rufus

Jake

Josh

Luke

Thomas

Freddie

Connor

Haydn

Alexander

Joshua

WELCOME TO OUR NEW LOWER SIXTH

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YEAR 7 VISIT TO ALICE HOLT At the end of the first half term, the intrepid Year 7s visited Alice Holt forest for a day of team building and orienteering. In the morning they had a fresher course on map reading before leading routes around the forest. The boys learnt how to read contour lines, symbols and grid references as well as how paper maps relate to the ‘real life’ environment. After lunch the boys worked in groups of five to collect as many markers as possible around the forest, using the orienteering map for clues.

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A LEVEL BIOLOGY VISIT TO JUNIPER HALL

RIPPER CRIME WALK

It was a cold September day, with grey clouds and a lazy wind. Clearly, the perfect day for… The Biology Field Course!

The mission: to succeed in understanding succession The plan: go to a field study centre, get some science, get out to find evidence The locations: Juniper Hall and Mickleham Down

45 History and Drama students (GCSE and A level) completed the famous Ripper walk touring the haunts of Jack the Ripper in Whitechapel. Led by able guides, students were immersed in to the lives of the Ripper’s victims and their worlds. The students stood on the spots of the gruesome murders and found out how each was murdered, their discovery and the failings of the police force. The walk supports their studies for Crime and Punishment for History GCSE students and storytelling for the GCSE and A level Drama students.

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Armed with nothing more than quadrats, tape measures, pencils and paper, the students were soon equipped with extra kit: hygrometers and the awesome spherical densiometer. Using these tools they found out why wild parsnip grows in one place and how the change of Mickleham Down’s use from gallops once used by Epsom Racecourse to a lightly used nature reserve has affected its vegetation.

The Shakespeare for Schools Festival is the UK's largest youth drama festival, a nationwide celebration of the work of Shakespeare with over 1,000 schools participating in 150 professional theatres. This year, the students took part in the Festival cast workshop and performance evening at G-Live where they performed 'Twelfth Night' to great acclaim.

Finally, cake at tea time was swiftly followed by a plenary session. When they got back to school their data followed.

This meant the students could carry out a statistical analysis to allow them to have some confidence that their results were not merely results of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

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BATTLEFIELDS TOUR 2017 In November, 92 Year 9 students, 4 Year 12 students and staff took part in the annual Battlefields Tour visit to The Ypres Salient and the Northern France battlefields of World War One. Day 1 was centered on the town of Ypres, which included visits to Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest commonwealth cemetery in Belgium and Langemarck, the well-known German cemetery. The Passchendaele Museum was an interactive experience and the evening culminated with our annual participation in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate. 12 members of the party, all with relatives who died on the Western Front, were able to take part in the wreath laying ceremony.

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Day 2 was based around the Arras area with visits to the Arras Memorial, the underground tunnels at Wellington Quarry and Neuville-Saint-Vaast German cemetery, the largest German military cemetery in France. The Tour concluded with a Service of Remembrance at the Church of Notre Dame de Lorette, the largest French cemetery on the Western Front, and a visit to the Ring of Remembrance, a memorial which opened in August 2014, which highlights the names of 580,000 men who died in the region during WW1 – the largest war memorial in the world. Thank you to all the students who were enthusiastic and excellent ambassadors for the College and to all the accompanying staff and our Anglia Tours guides.

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LESSONS FROM AUSCHWITZ PROJECT Two Year 12 students and the chaplain from Salesian College were selected to take part in this autumn's Lessons from Auschwitz project. On Tuesday 14 November 2017 they joined about 250 other sixth formers from South East England on a memorable day visit to O_wi_cim and the SS extermination camps nearby.

The day began with an early morning charter flight from Gatwick to Krakรณw where five coaches were waiting to ferry the students and participating teachers to O_wi_cim.

On arrival the groups walked to the Market Square, where guides introduced us to the normal life of the residents (about 60% Jewish) before the Holocaust.

The coaches then drove us to Auschwitz I, the former Polish army barracks where existing brick buildings were used to house the first prisoners. They saw the gate with the chilling words 'Arbeit macht frei' (Work makes you free), the opposite of the fate awaiting those who passed under them, and the remains of the first gas chamber and crematorium. The buildings now house museum exhibits, evidence of the callous efficiency of the SS, including detailed documents and thousands of suitcases, shoes and other items taken from the men, women and children who met their death.

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From there the coaches made the short journey to Auschwitz II or Birkenau, built to extend the killing to an industrial scale. They saw the railway line, passing under the iconic watch tower, on which cattle trucks transported thousands of Jews and other oppressed people from many parts of Europe. The students saw the vast area once occupied by hundreds of wooden huts, housing those who were not murdered immediately after arrival. Reconstructed buildings gave us some idea of the terrible conditions. They also saw the ruins of one of the four gas chambers and the building where prisoners were deprived of their dignity and identity before being forced into slave labour.

After nightfall, as it grew colder, they all gathered at the Memorial for a time of reflection, with readings from poetry and scripture and an address from a Rabbi, who also sang a Hebrew prayer. The students lit candles and then walked quietly back along the railway line, to return to the coaches, reverse the journey to the comfort of our homes, and try to process our experiences. A long but memorable day.

The visit to Auschwitz was preceded by an Orientation Seminar and followed up with a further meeting to share impressions and plan for future action, including presentations by the participants to other students at their schools or colleges.

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YEARS 7 AND 8 ENJOY FRENCH PLAY

A LEVEL FRENCH TRIP

Students in Years 7 and 8 enjoyed the Onatti Production of ‘Mes chers voisins’ (My dear neighbours). This was a French play about two neighbours and their life at school, their exam results, music taste (Justin Bieber!) and going out together. The students loved the play and the feedback was very positive.

On 20 October, Madame Stone took four French A Level students to the French Institute in London. In the morning the students took part in a workshop, followed by watching the film ‘Girlhood’ in the afternoon. The film was about four girls living in the suburb of Paris and about what friendship means. Other topics such as racism, immigration and integration which the students study at A Level were also covered in the film. It was a very interesting day and the students found it very useful.

ALTON COMEDY REVUE Students from the Drama Enrichment course took part in Alton School's Comedy Revue - a charity event in aid of HCPT. The students performed a range of acts from comedy sketches to beautiful dances!

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TOP 3 RELAY TEAM IN ENGLAND! Congratulations to our junior swimmers who won the Bronze Medal in the 200m Freestyle Relay at the English Schools Swimming Association (ESSA) Nationals. We

are officially the 3rd best relay team amongst all English schools!

U13 NATIONAL MODERN BIATHLON CHAMPIONS! Further to their success at the Regional Biathlon Championships, Miles B, Charlie C, Will S and James D went to the National Championships in Solihull.

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The boys performed exceptionally well in both the running and swimming events to take first place in the team event and become the U13 National Modern Biathlon Champions!

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SENIOR DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Well done to Year 8 & 9 team (U15 Race) who came 2nd in the Team Event and congratulations also to the Year

10 & 11 team (U17 Race) who finished in 4th place in the Team Event.

HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS’ 10-A-SIDE Year 9 rugby team win the Plate at the Hampshire Schools’ 10-a-side

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YEAR 7 INTER HOUSE RUGBY When you win Inter house rugby!

Year 7 and 8 2017-18 winners St Aidan’s!

YEAR 9 INTER HOUSE RUGBY Year 9 Inter house rugby went to St Dunstan’s

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YEAR 10 INTER HOUSE RUGBY St Dunstan’s took the Year 10 Inter House rugby crown

SUPER 8 RUGBY S2 CHAMPIONS Super 8 rugby S2 Champions today. The team had a brilliant season capped with a nail biting 20-19 win over Leighton Park.

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ISA SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

CAMBERLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB FINALS Congratulations to Tauheed M who won the following at the Camberley Lawn Tennis Club Finals: Under 14 Singles Winner; Men’s Doubles Winner; Under 16 Singles Runner-up.

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SALESIAN SENIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS Congratulations to the following students on their respective performances: Joseph H - Lowest Gross

Score, Alexander D – Lowest Net Score, Joseph T – Nearest to the Pin Award Daniel M – Longest Drive Award

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RETREATS In the Autumn Term, Year 7 enjoyed their first Salesian Retreat at Mary Help of Christians Parish Church. They spent the day with their forms, getting to know each other and reflecting on their hopes for the future. Many boys had the opportunity to talk with members of the Sixth Form who came to join them for parts of their day. The highlight for many though, may have been the lunchtime trip to the local park!

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Year 8 have also had their retreat day at St John’s in Wonersh. They spent the day off site in the wonderful surroundings, reflecting on the plight of refugees and social justice. Next term, Year 9 will have their Retreat which will focus on reflections from the Holocaust and will involve the unique and privileged experience of listening to the testimony of a survivor. Year 11 will take part in their final Retreat as they reflect on their five years at Salesian College, whilst looking ahead to the next.

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YEAR 7 MODEL MAKING CLUB

SLEEPOVER IN THE LIBRARY

Eleven boys from Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 donated money to secure their place on the Library floor for the evening!

Having arrived at approximately 8.30pm on Friday evening, the boys wasted no time in setting up their camps for the night. They all then went over to the Sixth Form building for an evening of fun and games including table football and a variety of board games - with sweets, popcorn and chocolate thrown in for good measure! Once back in the library, the evening was rounded off with the boys enjoying ‘War Games’ in the dark, led by Mr Maher followed by stories and poems written by the boys and lights out around midnight. The 2017 Sleepover raised £430 for Mrs Mweete’s Porridge Club. This money will be used to provide a nutritious breakfast for many children over the next year.

Huge thanks must go to Mr Maher and Miss Lindquist for making the event possible. We would also like to thank Hayley and her brilliant Chartwells team for providing the much appreciated snacks and drinks for the evening and breakfast for the boys in the morning.

Special thanks finally to the Maintenance Team for keeping the heating on for us and supporting us through the planning for this much anticipated event!

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OPENING OF THE PATRICK WILSON PITCH On 15 November, the College was delighted to welcome former Headmaster Mr Patrick Wilson and ex-All Blacks Rugby Captain and legend Sean Fitzpatrick to the College Sports Fields to open the state-of-the-art 3G pitch. The facility has been named The Wilson Pitch after Mr Patrick Wilson. Mr Fitzpatrick officially opened the 3G pitch and a match took place between the College’s unbeaten first XV and Halliford, with the scores ending with a 24-22 win for the College.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Coffee morning Badshot Lea Garden Centre

Coffee Morning Redfields

Exercises

Father Pat Sherlock 2018 New Rector for the Valdocco; St John Bosco Community

Fr Brendan McGuinness' 90th Birthday

Fr Des celebrates Golden Jubilee of Ordination, 9 years as Rector and his 80th Birthday!

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Fr Jim's Golden Jubilee

Fr Jim's Golden Jubilee

Fr Pat Sherlock's Birthday

Outing Manor Farm Seale

Outing Mytchett

Role reversal; Computer Lessons with Sixth Form Teachers

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SPANISH EXCHANGE WITH SALESIAN SOTO, MADRID On the 14 December, Mrs Cardona and a group of Sixth Form Spanish students travelled to Spain to take part in the annual Spanish Exchange with a Salesian School which this year was near Madrid.

The students stayed with families and experienced the Spanish lifestyle and speaking Spanish. Some of the activities organised were visits to the medieval town of Toledo to explore the town through Graffiti Hunting, to the city of Madrid visiting El Prado Museum and the Old Masters of Spanish painting : El Greco, Goya and Velazquez. Also, the Temple of Debod, the Senate of Spain, the Royal Palace, the Catholic Cathedrals of Los Jeronimos and La Almudena, the Plaza Mayor, the Puerta del Sol, the Gran Via and the Plaza Cibeles.

They experienced Spanish school life participating in Christmas activities such as a landmark spotting game, a Life Nativity, lessons, projects and presentations. They also attended a formal dinner where they dressed up elegantly and attended two Mass celebrations to reflect about the meaning of Christmas. It was an amazing experience and thanks and gratitude go to the Salesian Community in Soto del Real (Madrid), to the staff at the school, and the families who hosted, for their genuine generosity and welcome.

Special thanks go to Maria de la Pena Sanz (Coordinator), Pedro Hernandez (Deputy Head Pastoral) and Miguel Astudillo (Headmaster) for their impeccable organisation and Salesian espirit.

The Spanish students made the return visit to Farnborough in June and had the opportunity to experience a wide variety of cultural activities including a trip to the West End to see ‘Wicked’, a visit to Windsor and a Tour of Oxford University.

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MAKE SOME NOISE

YOUTH SPEAKS

Nine of our Year 9 students attended an exciting Salesian ‘youth-gather’ at Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton, on Friday 22 – Saturday 23 September organised by the Salesian Youth Ministry team. This was the second year of the event was such a success that it is hope it will become an annual event. 350 young people (aged 13+) from schools, parishes and youth groups across the UK came together for a 24-hour experience of Salesian hospitality, sharing in opportunities for fun, prayer and the chance to get to know other young people. There were a whole host of activities, such as fair ground rides, sports events and more which our Year 9 students thoroughly enjoyed. The students all slept in classrooms and a highlight for our boys was spending the night in the Harry Potter themed library!

On 22 November, three Year 9 students took part in the prestigious Youth Speaks Competition hosted by the Farnham Rotary Club and held at the University of Creative Arts. Harvey Q was the team Chairperson, Rory S gave the main speech and Charlie K gave the Vote of Thanks. The boys spoke confidently and eloquently on the topic of 'Violence in computer games'. They presented their opinions maturely and demonstrated a talent for public speaking; we hope to see them participate in many more events in the future. Well done Harvey, Rory and Charlie.

The following evening, students once again took to the stage to participate in the Senior Youth Speaks competition run by Farnham Rotary Club and held at the University of Creative Arts, Farnham. Brian S Chaired the veteran team with Sam R enlightening the audience to the principle of 'Lagom'. Joe W proposed the thanks and closed an outstanding presentation from the experienced team.

Jamie O lead the up and coming Year 10 team with Max L discussing 'What makes us successful?'. Shree K proposed the thanks with professionalism and closed a presentation which demonstrated that these young men are ones to watch for the future.

RACE NIGHT RAISES £2,876.59 On Saturday 7 October, a large group of students, staff and parents gathered to participate in our annual Race Night raising a magnificent £2,876.59.

Thank you to all our Sixth Form volunteers and our PTA who worked so hard to make the event a success.

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DON BOSCO PROJECT MASTERPIECE

YEAR 7 DON BOSCO PROJECT PRIZE WINNERS

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LAMDA AWARDS

CAFOD YOUNG LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

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YEAR COUNCILS 2017-18

FORM CAPTAINS 2017-18

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MUSIC AWARDS

YEAR 10 BUSINESS CHALLENGE WINNERS

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YEAR 7'S BIOLOGY CELL MODELS The Year 7s produced cell models for a homework piece. The students looked at animal and plant cells in lessons and they made some fantastic models including cakes, lego creations, jelly and plasticine.

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PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREERS On 5 October, the College held a Careers evening focused on skills preparation for the world of work. This was a joint event with Dane Partnership (HR, training & Recruitment Company). The feedback from both students and professionals was very positive.

Techniques for writing covering letters and emails, selling yourself, the law, interview preparation before the meeting and the chance to impress employers were some of the skills covered during the workshops.

On 13 October, our Sixth Form language students had the opportunity to visit one of the major events for Languages in the UK "The London Language Show 2017" at the Design and Business Centre, London.

During the day, they had the chance to listen and speak to professionals about careers in languages and to learn about CV preparation. In the afternoon, our students visited different stands and spoke to different providers.

There was an update about languages and the different trends in careers and the digital world.

On 18 October, an Interview Evening for the Upper Sixth Form students was held. The College welcomed professionals from a variety of industries who formally interviewed our students. Both professionals and students benefited from this event which also allowed a good amount of networking.

On 17 November, a number of interested students from Year 12 attended a talk on applying to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge by Dr. Lydia Cole. Dr. Cole is an Environmental Scientist, most recently working at Rezatec on a European Space Agency-funded feasibility project to develop a service for identifying the location, depth and intactness of peat. She completed her DPhil at Oxford in 2013, and subsequently worked at the Department of Zoology, teaching Biological Sciences in her role at St Hugh’s College. Prior to this she obtained a BA in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Dr. Cole used her experience at both universities to give the students an overview of life at Oxford and Cambridge, and an outline of the admissions procedure.

She then ‘interviewed’ Dr. Carrel to demonstrate the format of the oral tests and interviews at Oxford and Cambridge for the students.

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YEAR 12 LEADERSHIP WEEKEND TO OSMINGTON BAY On Friday 29 September, the whole Year 12 cohort embarked on their first trip away together. Osmington Bay is set in 45 acres of grounds, along the South coast of Dorset, with its own access to a beautiful pebble beach and cliff top views.

The centre is one of the largest PGL centres with superb facilities, great water sports and more activities than you can count! The students began their trip with a campfire in

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the evening; toasting marshmallows and listening to music.

An early start saw them raft building, climbing “Jacob’s Ladder” and trusting each other during a sensory trail!

After a quiz that evening and some epic DJ-ing from Miss Kennedy, the students braved the rain back to their lodgings ready for another jam-packed day in the morning.

Returning home on Sunday, the sleepy group went home to rest; exhausted from the fun bonding experiences the weekend offered.

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YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY VOLCANOES

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CAFOD YOUNG LEADERS On 17 October, 9 Year 12 students joined 50 other young people from schools in Portsmouth and Arundel & Brighton for the first of this year's training days for CAFOD Young Leaders. The event took place at St Joseph's College in Reading. Among the activities was a presentation by each school of the current CAFOD campaign 'Power to be'.

OPENING OF THE FR ALOYSISUS SUTHERLAND SDB WING

On Friday 8 September, the Very Reverend Gerard Briody SDB, Provincial blessed and opened the Sutherland SDB Wing. This expansion of teaching facilities provides the College with ďŹ ve new classrooms, much needed sanitation facilities for parents and visitors, a new Foyer entrance to the College Hall and additional administration space.

FR MICHAEL FAVA Congratulations to Fr Michael Fava (Salesian student 1973-1980), who has been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen and appointed an Honorary Chaplain to Her Majesty (QHC). Fr Michael was formerly the parish priest of Our Lady and St Dominic Catholic Church and is now the Administrator to the Bishopric of the Forces.

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ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES On Friday 17 November, the College celebrated a year of outstanding achievements at the Annual Prize Giving Ceremony. Baroness Cox of Queensbury, Founder and Chief Executive of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust presented the prizes to the students.

Mr Owens commented “The Annual Prize Giving is a special occasion when we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students. This year the College had many successes, both at local, regional and national level in a wide variety of competitions and sports. In particular,

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we celebrate the outstanding academic success at both A Level and GCSE with a 100% pass rate at A Level, with 70% of A level grades being A*-B and a 100% pass rate at GCSE with 77% of all grades at A*-B (9-6).”

Thomas B and Samuel K both achieved 3A*s and an A and Robert L achieved 4 A*s at A Level. All three were awarded the Centenary Cup for the Highest Points scored at A Level. Congratulations also went to Alexander G who was awarded the Headmaster’s Prize for Excellence at GCSE in recognition of the 3 x 9s, 7A*s and 1 A he achieved.

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MASS OF REMEMBRANCE On Friday 10 November, the College held its annual Mass of Remembrance in honour of those who gave their lives in war including our old boys remembered on the Rolls of Honour in the College Hall. The chief celebrant at the Mass was Fr. Nick Gosnell, Chaplain to H.M. Forces, with Year 9 students leading the Mass with a reflection on their trip to the First World War battlefields that took place on the 3-4 November.

The Headmaster read the names of the Salesian College Farnborough old boys who died in World War ll, before the laying of a wreath by School Captain Joseph and Head Girl Isabel.

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ATP TOUR FINALS

ISA JUNIOR GOLF

William J, Year 11, was a ball kid at the ATP Tour Tennis Finals during the week of 13 November at the O2. He was working on three of Roger Federer's matches amongst other games.

The Salesian Junior Golf team enjoyed a clean sweep at the ISA London West Junior Championships held at Huntswood GC, Burnham Wood

U16 RUGBY PLAYERS MEET ENGLAND RUGBY STARS Salesian U16 rugby players William F, William H, Finlay B and Harry F had the opportunity of a lifetime when they met England Rugby players Semesa Rokoduguni, Nathan Hughes, Nick Isiekwe, George Kruis, Anthony Watson and Henry Slade. The students were honoured to meet the England players at the College’s state of the art 3G pitch whilst taking a break from their Autumn Internationals.

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PERFORMING ARTS EVENING On Friday 8 December, the College held its annual Performing Arts evening, hosted by Henry and Charlie.

Once again the evening was filled with a variety of performances from students throughout the College.

Particular highlights were: Will and Ben performing Geordie Kitchen 2, Megan H's contemporary dance and Dominic’s monologue about Tom, Dick and Harry.

A group of Year 7 students wrote and performed a fantastic magic show sketch which had the crowd in awe of their talent. There were a number of brilliant singing performances too, Oisin G's rendition of Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile', Callum S singing 'A Spacemean Came Travelling' and Maria G's beautiful performance of 'Bird' accompanied by Patrick S on piano. A fun evening was had by everyone who attended and over ÂŁ600 was raised for Share The Light and Cancer Research.

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SIXTH FORM CHRISTMAS TRIP TO WINCHESTER & SLEEP OUT FOR CHARITY The Sixth Form embraced the Christmas season with a trip to the beautiful Christmas Market in Winchester. After an afternoon of shopping, the students had fun ice skating despite some minor balancing issues from some of the group, everyone had great fun!

At the end of term, Year 12 braved a wet and cold night to sleep out in the grounds of the College to raise money for the charity Step by Step, which supports vulnerable and homeless young people in the local area.

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BIOLOGY INVESTIGATION

CAROLS IN CAMBERLEY

On Friday 15 December, several members of the Salesian College choir spent two hours singing carols in Camberley town centre, raising £108.40 for the Share The Light charity supporting projects in Zambia.

Many thanks to all singers and particularly to Fr Pat Sherlock for providing accompaniment.

CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHRISTMAS ONESIE RUN

At the end of the Autumn Term, the Cross Country Club enjoyed their final run before Christmas, dressed up in onesies.

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ENJOYING CHRISTMAS LUNCH At the end of the Autumn Term, students enjoyed their annual Christmas lunch in festive jumpers!

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Thank you to all the catering and support staff who helped to make the event an enjoyable Christmas celebration.

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STEM CLUB LED CHRISTMAS TREES

PTA CHRISTMAS MARKET

The PTA Christmas Market is certainly one of the PTA’s most successful events and has developed and grown over the few years. With over 50 local traders showcasing their gifts there was something for everyone and not just Christmas presents. Well done to the Lower Sixth Business Enterprise teams who were selling their products along with Share the Light and HCPT. Thank you to all the members of the PTA who worked extremely hard to make this event a success and one which was enjoyed by all those who attended.

It is through the hard work of the PTA with events such as the Christmas Market, we are pleased to announce that further to a request by the School Council, the PTA have purchased eight new benches for the College. As you can see the money raised goes back into the College to benefit the students.

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS

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RUN FOR SEAN RAISES OVER £3,500 The College was delighted to present a cheque for over £3,500 to Mr Kevin O'Farrell, Trustee from the Sean Devereux Children’s Fund. This staggering amount of money was raised by the Year 7 boys. The boys ran as many laps of the College Playing Fields as they could within an allotted time in memory of former student Sean Devereux.

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A LEVEL PHYSICS TRIP TO CERN Early on a Thursday morning, the Year 13 Physicists along with Mr Rowe, Miss Fenner and Miss Kent set off for Geneva. This year, there were some excellent 'CERN Names' including JaCERN, antiMATTer and Karim9.81ms2 to name a few! After a cold walk around part of Lake Geneva, the group visited the History of Science Museum, followed by a tour of the UN. The next day, the group were up early to visit the highlight of the trip - CERN! After an excellent tour by guide Claudio, the students completed a range of experiments, including the construction of cloud chambers. All in all, it was a fantastic trip and they certainly learnt a lot.

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ENJOYING THE SNOW! During the Easter break, 51 students from Years 7-10 travelled to the very snowy French resort of Alpe d'Huez.

The boys gained experience of skiing in all weather conditions from sunny days to snowy white outs. The

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boys enjoyed five hours of skiing a day and took part in a number of different evening activities. It was an excellent week away and the College look forward to returning to Alpe d'Huez for next year’s ski trip!

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YEAR 10 OXBRIDGE VISIT

On Tuesday 6 March boys in St Hugh's from Years 7 to 13 and their families participated in the seventh annual St Hugh's Run. Congratulations and sincere thanks particularly to Matthew D and Rian McQ, who ran for the seventh and sixth years respectively, and to Matthew P and James C, representing Share The Light, who described how the money raised will be used to fund the Porridge Club in Zambia: ÂŁ10 will provide porridge for a Zambian child for a year.

Potential Oxbridge applicants in Year 10 recently visited Oxford University. They started at St Edmund Hall, our link college, where they had a talk on the application and degree choice process followed by a tour of the college with student ambassadors, meeting with current students and lunch in the college dining hall.

Following this they were met by Dr Rowena Arher in her room in Christ Church who talked with the students about the importance of wider reading in preparation for their applications. The day concluded with a tour of the famous Bodleian Library before returning to Farnborough, hopefully inspired to work even harder towards a premier university place.

CROSS COUNTRY CLUB

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HCPT PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES Once again the Year 12 students spent Easter Week in Lourdes helping with the HCPT Pilgrimage for children with disabilities. The students and staff were fully engaged in their dual role of assisting with the smooth running of the pilgrimage and being directly involved with children in the family groups. After each meal in the hotel the students were given their tasks for the next few hours, including organising games and parties, leading prayers and singing outside the baths, welcoming groups visiting Hosanna House, providing musical support for group and regional Masses, pushing wheelchairs, stewarding at processions and coach parks. In the less busy moments, some

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students were able to visit places associated with the life of Saint Bernadette, climb the tower of the Chateau Fort, make a private visit to the Grotto, or even enjoy an icecream.

The theme for the HCPT Pilgrimage, chosen by the American Special Children’s Pilgrimage Group, was ‘You are Special’. Salesian College and Alton School were privileged to be asked to provide some musicians and members of the choir for the major liturgical events. These services involved many hours of rehearsal, both in England and during the first part of the week in Lourdes.

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DEBATING COLOURS

SIXTH FORM MATHS CHALLENGE AWARDS

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MUSIC COLOURS

MUSIC

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YEAR 11 WIN COUNTY AND DISTRICT BASKETBALL CUPS After beating Tomlinscote 23-15, the Year 11 basketball team completed the double to become the County and District Basketball Cup Champions.

Well done!

FOOTBALL Football 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI are all Super 8’s Champions

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ST BEDE'S WIN INTER HOUSE SWIMMING

YEAR 7 INTER HOUSE BADMINTON MEDALISTS

ISA LONDON WEST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Congratulations to all the boys who took place in the ISA London West Cross-Country Championships at Sherfield School: The Year 7 & 8s came 2nd in the Team Event (19 points overall)

The Year 9 & 10s came 1st in the Team Event (8 points overall)

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EXPLORING ICELAND The Geography Department and 32 intrepid students enjoyed a five day adventure to Iceland during the Easter holidays. The group managed to visit two outdoor geothermal pools, the new lava centre, stood between the European and North American Plates and watched a show at the Harpa Theatre with students taking part in the performance of the Icelandic Sagas. They also visited Eyjafjallajokull to find out more about the 2010 eruption, watch the Great Geyser erupt and as well as visiting some stunning waterfalls of the south west peninsula. Iceland is a country that is on many geographers wish list and it certainly lived up to expectations this year.

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25TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF SEAN DEVEREUX

BEBRAS OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMPUTING CHALLENGE Congratulations to Josh who made it to the finals of the Bebras Oxford University Computing Challenge

On the Feast of Saint John Bosco, we commemorated the 25th Anniversary of one of our former pupils who was inspired by our founder to live out his Salesian ideals to the full. Sean Devereux was a natural leader with a mischievous sense of fun, who devoted himself to the young people of Africa, especially in Liberia and in Somalia, where he was assassinated on 3 January 1993.

Talented Year 7 student Josh W was invited to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford on Sunday 11 February as a finalist in a UK-wide computing competition – The UK BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge. Reaching the final of the Junior age group is an impressive achievement, as 41,372 students entered the first round for the age group (10–12). Josh was among the top 60 highest achieving students invited to the final round in his age group, and was presented with his finalist’s certificate at a prize giving ceremony at Hertford College.

The Mass at Salesian College was led by Fr Gerry Briody SDB, the Salesian Provincial in Great Britain. Mrs Maureen Devereux, Sean’s mother, joined the students and staff together with over fifty guests from his family, his contemporaries and his fellow-workers. After Mass, the students were given a half-day holiday while the visitors and staff gathered in the McGuinness Music School for a buffet lunch and a chance to share their recollections.

The UK BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge, supported by Google, is designed to get students excited about computing and computational thinking. It is a problem-solving contest with questions inspired by topics in computer science. In the first round, held in their own schools, students have to try and solve as many problems as possible in the allotted time. There are six age categories.

The highest scoring students from the four oldest age groups (Elite, Senior, Intermediate, and Junior) were then invited to the Department of Computer Science at Oxford for the finals over two weekends in January and February.

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SUPER COOL Thank you to the Science Museum for their fantastic 'Super Cool' presentation using liquid nitrogen to teach our students about heat and temperature.

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CAREERS CONVENTION

CATENIAN CHEQUE PRESENTATION

On 27 February, the College hosted a Careers Convention for Years 11 and 12. The convention was very well attended and the students had the opportunity to listen to several presentations about their career choice. This was a very informative afternoon with more than 30 presenters speaking about a wide variety of fields from companies such as: BBC Big Hat British Airways Citizen Advice Bureau Handelsbanken Inspiring Futures Mandala Wealth OSAF Sense Business Development Ltd. Specsavers St. James's Place Wealth Management Tante Marie Culinary Academy The School Musicals Company YPI Counselling

Representatives of the Catenian Association presented cheques to 10 of our Sixth Form students to support their Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

A follow-up was implemented in the Summer Term between students and presenters in order to establish a Mentorship programme. We are extremely grateful to our professional speakers for their attendance, generous time and contribution to the Careers programme and we hope to strengthen our partnerships in the future.

PTA QUIZ EVENING

On Saturday 3 February, the PTA Quiz night raised £2,500 for the Sean Devereux Childrens’ Fund and £1,000 for the PTA. The event was sold out a week before the closing date and had close to 340 players on 38 teams. Big Fry once again delivered the order of more than 375 portions of food, on time, perfect quantities and piping hot ensuring the evening ran like clockwork.

Thanks to all who helped, including 18 student volunteers and especially Mr Crean who was a wonderful Quiz Master.

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SALESIAN’S PRODUCTION OF DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL A BIG HIT! At the end of the Spring Term, students brought the Disney Channel’s smash hit movie to the stage with their performance of High School Musical. Salesian’s own Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens played by Luke B as Troy and Jessica J as Gabriella Montez were an instant hit with the audience. Maria G who played Sharpay was outstanding in her portrayal of the main antagonist and was complemented perfectly by Matt R who played Sharpay’s twin brother Ryan Evans.

Congratulations to all the cast and crew on an outstanding production.

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WINCHESTER SCIENCE CENTRE Year 7 had a great time visiting Winchester Science Centre and planetarium.

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POLITICS DAY

On the anniversary of women first getting the right to vote 100 years ago, the College hosted a politics afternoon for our Year 12 students. With the help of three former students, all of whom studied at Oxbridge, the students took part in a range of political discussion and debates.

With low turnout rates for elections and political parties failing to mobilise the young it would be easy to assume that young people are disengaged with politics.

Salesian College is responding and recognising young people’s desire to be engaged and involved in society and develop the future leaders by introducing politics A level. The College will analyse the systems in place and how young people can get their voice heard.

GCSE & A LEVEL ART TRIP

On Monday 5 March, the Art Department (Miss Hinds, Mr Bannister and Mr Melvin) travelled with 30 GCSE and A Level Art students on a trip to two London Galleries; the National and the Tate Modern. The students were working towards their examinations and it is always a great opportunity for them to discover new inspiration for their work, whether that is of a more traditional, canvas painting preference or a more modern and conceptual approach. An afternoon walk through London and along the Thames also provided students with a chance to take photographs of buildings and structures for their respective projects. An enjoyable rewarding day out was had by all and we are looking forward to see how the inspiration manifests itself with the students own artwork.

YOUNG ENTERPRISE SUCCESS Congratulations to Young Enterprise team Auctus, who won the NE Hampshire Area final as Overall Best Business.

Their product is an Online safety book with accompanying lectures for school children.

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ISA U16 RUGBY 7S WINNERS

A RARE 0-0 DRAW IN THE U15 RUGBY PLATE FINAL

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NATIONAL BIATHLON WINNERS

Congratulations on making it the double - school and club National Biathlon Champions!

Well done to Charlie, James, Miles and William, all four boys were inside the top 15 competitors.

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YEAR 7 VISIT THE LAKE DISTRICT

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101 Year 7 students and 13 members of staff enjoyed a great trip to the Lake District. The group were blessed with good weather. The boys were good company and relished the challenges presented to them in all the activities. The outward bound activities were run by ‘Glaramara’ and ‘Platty +’ and included Via Ferrata; Ghyll Scrambling; Kayaking; Canoe Expedition; Stand up Paddling; Rock Climbing/Abseiling and an Adventure Walk. The boys also went Orienteering up at the Whinlatter Forest.

Just in case the boys hadn’t used up all their energy during the day, the staff ran, and joined in with, evening activities which included a pool tournament, a table tennis tournament, a chess tournament; a football tournament and a bingo night (thank you to Mrs Tonks for organising this very popular event!). The boys were delighted to see our Chaplain, Fr Pat Sherlock SDB, who brought his ‘joke for the day’ to the Lakes and said Mass on the Sunday, where the boys got a chance to exercise their lungs as they sang along to Fr Pat’s guitar.

A great time was had by all the students.

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YEAR 10 TO 13 VISIT KRAKOV, POLAND During their trip to Krakow and Auschwitz during half term, 44 students visited the Salesian Parish of Saint Stanislaus & St John Bosco in Debniki, where St John Paul II had been a parishioner. The students were welcomed by Fr Zygmunt SDB and, as it was Ash Wednesday, he administered the ashes to the group. It was from this parish that on 23 May 1941, that Fr Józef Kowalski (19111942) along with eleven Salesians were arrested and transported to Auschwitz. In May 1942, Fr Józef Kowalski was killed after refusing to trample on his rosary. He was beatified in Warsaw in 1999 by Pope John Paul II. The half term trip also included visits to the Jewish Ghetto, Wawel Castle, Oskar Schindler’s Factory, the Divine Mercy Shrine, Wadowice (the birthplace of Pope John Paul II) and the Wieliczka Salt Mine and was a truly memorable experience for all involved.

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YEAR 9 WW2 VETERAN TALK

YEAR 8 FORT DESIGN

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SPRING TEA TIME CONCERT The Teatime Concert was a great success. It is wonderful to involve students from Years 7 to 11 and give them the opportunity to perform in our impressive Recital Hall. This year we had students who were performing to an audience for the first time alongside experienced musicians, playing everything from Beethoven to "Wicked". The Guitar Group's version of "Apache" was a particular highlight!

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YEAR 8 VISIT KEW GARDENS The Geography and Biology departments once again joined forces to take Year 8 to Kew Gardens to investigate how plants have adapted in different biomes.

Students were able to experience the humidity of the Palm House, observe the distinctive layers found in tropical rainforests and plan a recipe using ingredients found there. Less enjoyable was the aroma of the smelly feet tree with its innocent looking green flowers!

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The Princess of Wales Conservatory looked particularly magnificent this year with a Thai themed display of tropical orchards. A few lucky boys managed to spot Kew's newest reptile responsible for keeping the bugs under control. With climate uncertainty very much in the news, the focus this year was on how climate change will affect plants at different latitudes.

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YEAR 12 STUDENTS GEOGRAPHY VISIT TO JUNIPER HALL

From 4 to 6 February, students studying AS Geography took part in a three day residential field trip to the FSC centre at Juniper Hall. The students had to investigate contrasting places in Guildford and tried a number of techniques that could be used in their NEA this summer.

The students then spent a bracing day at Newhaven and Seaford collecting data on coastal landforms and defences. All Geography students are required to complete four days fieldwork as part of the new A Level reforms. Having completed both a human and physical day, our students are now set up to start considering their individual non examined assessment.

SCIENCE MODELS The sciences have been very creative recently with Year 13 Biologists making epigenetic models and Year 7 Science students making models of the particles in different states of matter.

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A WONDERFUL EVENING AT THE SIXTH FORM PROM On the evening of Friday 29 June, the College held a joint Sixth Form Summer Prom with Alton Convent at Frensham Ponds Hotel. Black ties and ball dresses, speeches, excellent food and good company helped

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celebrate the Sixth Form contribution to College life.

There was a fantastic atmosphere at the event and a great sense of friendship and fun.

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GOOD SHEPHERD MASS

FROM SALESIAN TO SOLDIER Many thanks to alumnus Second Lieutenant Jordan Whiteman for giving up his time to talk to students about his journey "From Salesian to Soldier".

The annual Good Shepherd Mass at St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth, was held on Thursday 21 June, the feast day of St Aloysius Gonzaga, the Patron Saint of students. This year, 12 Year 8 students represented the College and four of these were members of the choir for the Mass. Bishop Philip told of his visit to Bamenda, Cameroon, and of the special link that the Diocese has had for more than 40 years with that part of Africa. He spoke of sponsored projects and reciprocal visits with our twinned Diocese.

He then came to meet the students in “cathedral park” during the picnic lunch and spoke to each group from the all schools assembled there.

AUTHOR CHRIS BRADFORD MAKES A WELCOME VISIT

Our students then travelled on to Southsea for the afternoon, visiting the seafront and the newly refurbished D-Day Museum Cafe. There we met Mr John Jenkins MBE, a Normandy veteran and a volunteer at the Museum. His personal recollections of D-Day and the campaign that followed to free Europe was very interesting and much appreciated.

A special thank you to Mr Crean for organising the day and to all the students who took part.

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PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARDS VISIT Year 8 boys enjoyed a visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyards to develop their studies of World War I and the Battle of Gallipoli. They attended a workshop led by education staff at the site, aboard the M33, the last surviving British battleship from Gallipoli, visited the National Museum of the Royal Navy and tried their hand at various interactive tasks designed by the modern-day navy in the ‘Action Stations’ attraction.

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BANK OF ENGLAND AND BRAND MUSEUM With the AS exams complete, the students went on a trip to London to experience business in the real world and to gain knowledge for their A2 syllabus. The students met at “The Clock” on Waterloo Station and caught the underground to Bank Underground Station. A two minute walk and they arrived at the Bank of England Museum. The strict security checks meant that there was a slight delay and the students must have thought they were going on holiday, but after this process we proceeded to the presentation hall for the “Even Keel” presentation.

A Bank of England member of staff presented the creation, history and motivation for the Bank of England’s existence and how important it is to keeping the economy in check and all the stakeholders that are involved in the everyday decision and strategy forecast for the economy. This perspective brought Economics to reality as they had covered part of Monetary Policy in AS. This was followed up by some movie clips which further enhanced the recognition of the Bank of England as a major policy maker in the economy and that the fact that the Bank of England does not always get it right. The students then took a walk around the museum but most noted by the staff were the students challenging one another to pick up the solid gold bar with one hand - which resulted in some very clever banter.

The group then travelled by underground across London and after a short walk arrived at the Brand Museum.

They had a presentation on the founding father of the Brand Museum and how it came to life and to its present location. It was fascinating for the students (and staff) as they could delve into memories of their younger days.

What was of most interest was how they remembered their grandparents or even parents having some of the items on display which brought back fond memories of their childhood. From a Business and Economics perspective they got to see how consumer tastes and trends have changed over the decades and how some companies could not deal with change and disappeared off the shelves. Others that survived clearly adapted to the advancement in technology and packaging which was cleverly displayed in the different decades.

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INTER SALESIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS 2018

ST DUNSTAN'S WIN YEAR 7 INTER-HOUSE FOOTBALL

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ST DUNSTAN'S WIN YEAR 8 INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL

ST DUNSTAN'S WIN YEAR 9 INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL

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A RECORD BREAKING SPORTS DAY On Wednesday 27 June, the College hosted its annual Sports Day. Students competed for their houses and for individual awards during the afternoon and there were many outstanding performances with many College records broken. All the students are to be congratulated on their performance on what was a very hot afternoon.

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who put on a wonderful choice of refreshments and did a fantastic job at keeping both students and parents fed and hydrated.

The overall winners of the Lester Shield were St Dunstan's. Well done to all the students who took part.

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH Year 10 enjoyed taking part in their practice expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

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DIOCESAN EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

BOLTY BANDANA DAY

On Friday 4 May, a group of students from Years 9 and 10 went to Portsmouth to take part in a day of ‘Fun, Faith and Worship’ for Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese. Accompanied by Mr Crean, Mrs Murphy and Fr Sherlock, they heard inspirational talks from various speakers, including Bishop Philip Egan, listened to hymns led by the Youth 2000 music ministry group, and spent time in silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.

The event took place in the auditorium of the New Theatre Royal, but a feature of the afternoon was a procession through the streets around the theatre, during which our students carried candles and the ornate canopy which focussed attention on the bishop holding the monstrance.

Thank you to all of the students, staff and parents who helped raise over £726 through Bolty Bandana Day 2018 for the Alex Bolt Fund and the fight against brain tumours.

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY’S SCHOOL PHYSICIST OF THE YEAR Congratulations to two of our students who were awarded the University of Surrey’s School Physicist of the year award, which celebrates the talent of exceptional students studying Physics. Afterwards, both attended a lecture by Jim Al-Khalili entitled "Entanglement and Wormholes"

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SPORTS AWARDS At the end of the Summer Term, the College celebrated a year of outstanding sport with special guest former jockey Declan Murphy. This year Salesian College secured 30 team trophies and awarded over 300 colours badges including 80 to Year 7, the highest ever amount to students at their debut Salesian College sports awards ceremony.

Archie H was awarded a medal for an outstanding achievement in the ISA U18 ski slalom!

The ‘Skier of the Year’ trophy was awarded to a very talented young man in Year 7, he was placed 2nd in the U14 category at the ISA championships & 5th overall Angelo A. Basketball at the College remains a hugely popular sport. The Carbury Trophy which is presented for achievement in basketball went to Stefan C. The Cook Shield was awarded to arguably one of the most talented basketballers in College history! The shield was awarded to Oliver B. The winner of the Cross Country Cup represents a talent that has performed with real excellence and determination - Miles B. The winner of the Trophy for Badminton Excellence was Max C. The Wilkinson Trophy for swimming was awarded to James R. The William Stanton Trophy for Inter House Sport was awarded to St Dunstan’s.

The Rugby Performance Trophy is awarded for the most points scored this season - Harry F.

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The 1st XV Player of the Year for rugby was William F. The Simpson Trophy is awarded annually to the Year 7 boy who has made the most significant improvement. Joshua B. The Rugby Performance MVP Trophy; is awarded to the student that has been vital to his team’s fortunes Finley B. The Whittle Trophy for rugby performance was awarded to William H. The Richard Lowry Trophy is awarded to the stand out sporting performer – Sullivan B. The Players of the Year in football for the 2nd and 3rd XI were Harrison G and Seth R. This year’s winner of the Golden Gloves Trophy was Jamie M. The Messi Trophy for outstanding lower school football ability went to Jadyn D. The Old Salesian’s Football Club shield for football achievement was awarded to Joshua B. The Golden Boot was awarded to Rory F. The Richard Blackhurst Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the First XI player of the season - Sam W. The winners of the U16 Player of the Season were Stanley W and Charlie D. The M.A. Stone Trophy for commitment to football at the College was awarded to Joe T.

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The O’Loughlin Trophy for First XI Player of the Year was awarded to Rory F.

The Honeywill Trophy is for Year 7 & 8 sporting performance and was awarded to Oliver B.

The Alex Bolt Foundation Trophy was awarded to Charlie P.

The Dawson Trophy is awarded to a sportsman in Year 9 & 10 - Aston U.

The Father John Bourn Trophy was awarded to Callum T.

The Stokes Cup is for a sixth former who has made a strong and enthusiastic contribution to sport at the top of the school – Tom C.

The Justice Trophy for excellent cricket ability in Key Stage 3 was awarded to Ben E. The Tennis Performance Trophy was awarded to Tauheed M. The Paul Parkinson Sprinting Shield for athletics was awarded to Jordan A. The Junior Team of the Year was the Year 8 Biathlon Squad.

The Brother Dariusz Cup is presented for Salesian sporting ethos & class -Matthew D. The Robert Stella Trophy is awarded for sporting enjoyment & bravery - Ben H. The Patrick Wilson Trophy is awarded for sporting ethos & class - Joe A. The final award of the night was the Gareth Cousins Cup, which was awarded to Rory F.

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YEAR 7 VISIT THE HAWK CONSERVANCY It was when the Milky Eagle Owl flew over a few inches over their heads that Year 7 realised this was no ordinary trip. There, at the Hawk Conservancy near Andover, then followed a cluster of avian variety ranging from Ibis to griffon vulture, helping students understand about adaptations of birds to hunting and the conservation activity needed to increase the numbers of these endangered creatures. The stand out of the show was the "Jackie Chan" bird - the secretary bird - whose high kicking antics to deal with (in this case rubber) snakes captivated many eyes and imaginations. With perfect blue skies and gentle winds to aid the feathered actors to fully display their skills, this was a fantastic day and most of us would quite happily have missed the coaches home to see more.

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DON BOSCO SLEEPOVER

ROMAN ARMY DRILLS

At the end of Term, 12 boys took part in a sleepover in the Don Bosco Centre to raise money for the children's mental charity Place2Be. Together they raised an impressive £820. Well done to everyone for taking part.

Year 8 practising their Roman Army drills last week with homemade shields in Classics. Bene factum!

WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER'S NEW YEAR 7

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YEAR 8 PARIS TRIP On Saturday 16 June, 53 Year 8 students and seven members of staff set off for a four-day excursion to Paris. The group were blessed with generally good weather and smooth journeys, and were able to take in a number of sites and attractions. They visited the Louvre, The Stade de France, Parc Asterix, the Tour Montparnasse, had a boat cruise down the Seine and stopped at a hypermarket for a spot of shopping. The boys were a credit to the school, and a great time was had by all. Many thanks to all the boys for their participation, and to the staff who made the trip such a success.

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AMENDOEIRA GOLF AND TENNIS TOUR, JULY 2018 The summer Golf and Tennis Tour to the Amendoeira Resort, Algarve, proved to be a memorable tour once again. The luxury accommodation and food were superb with a spectacular view from the main Clubhouse. All the boys enjoyed the resort swimming pool every day and night-time floodlit golf proved very popular with both tennis and golfers alike after dinner.

The golfers played six rounds including the two resort courses and the outstanding Laguna golf course and

Pinhal golf course, part of the Dom Pedro Golf Collection. Excellent practice facilities enabled all the boys to have constant access to improve their game.

The tennis players enjoyed two sessions of very high quality coaching every day from a team of four enthusiastic tennis coaches. Each session focussed on different aspects of the game including conditioning, shot selection and match play. A visit to play at the Pestana Clay Court Club was a highlight of the week.

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YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHERS IN THE PEAK DISTRICT As part of the GCSE Geography course students are required to carry out fieldwork to complete their controlled assessment. This year, like many before, the group visited the area surrounding Castleton in the stunning Peak District National Park. The students were immersed within this landscape for the full three days enjoying activities as diverse as canoeing in Combe Reservoir, a night hike along ‘the great ridge’, exploring underground caverns and climbing on the longest inland cliff in the UK at Stanage Edge.

The trip was not all fun and games however; two full geographical investigations were completed. One project looked at the impact tourism is having on

Castleton and the other considered how flooding could be prevented using a range of different strategies. The students impressed staff with their conscientious surveying and sampling of local ice cream. The weather was mostly very kind, except for two deluges of ‘fat’ rain. I’m hoping that political correctness doesn’t extend to precipitation. Anyway, a rare geographical phenomenon to be sure!

The boys and Geography department would like to thank Mrs Moseley (who returned all too briefly for the trip), Mr Berryman and making a long awaited debut, Mr Bunyan, for giving up their weekend to make this trip possible.

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A REFLECTION OF ZAMBIA The purpose of the Salesian visit was to help at the small, but resilient, girls’ school called the City of Joy, at Masabuka, in the countryside outside Lusaka, the Zambian capital. Along with helping the girls with school work and helping at the afternoon Oratory session (very similar to a kid’s club), we were also tasked with painting and redecorating one of the girls houses and repairing the playground. This proved very worthwhile, as renovating parts of the school site allowed the Sisters there to accept more girls into the school who urgently need the chance of a better future.

Our efforts did not stop there, as we also taught various subjects at nearby Luyobolola School to classes of Year 8 and 9 students. My group taught Biology and we were amazed and humbled at how eager the children were to

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learn all the new words and information that we were trying to teach them. After our three lessons, we spent the children’s breaktime preparing and serving porridge at the very popular Porridge Club. This initiative is run by the school to provide the pupils with a meal, thereby giving them an incentive to come to school and learn. Although the number of children who turned up for the Porridge was overwhelming at the time, it really showed me how important the food was to these children. It may have been their only food that day. Moreover, the porridge gives them the energy to travel home, which for some is up to two hours on foot.

One of the more difficult and thought- provoking parts of the trip was the afternoon I spent within the Masabuka shanty town, where we gave aid to particularly poor and

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disadvantaged families. The ‘Nutrition Programme’ there is directly funded by charity raised at my school, which showed me exactly how much good Share the Light can do if generously supported. This also inspires me to help the charity in the future, so that the Nutrition Programme can continue its good work. In hindsight, meeting the people of Masabuka in person and glimpsing the reality of their daily struggles, gives me the desire and enthusiasm to advocate for this charity in the future, supporting Salesian and Share the Light to be able to return to Zambia in the coming years to continue their worthwhile work.

Reflecting on the trip, I believe we managed to fulfil the aims of the trip. Through the use of education and aid, we managed to empower the girls at the City of Joy and the wider community of Masabuka. Our new scholarship

programme has been designed to sponsor the girls to allow them to access higher education past secondary school. It is then hoped a new generation of educated, confident and more financially independent young women will be able to improve the future outlook of both themselves and their communities, including a brighter future for Masabuka. As well as giving, we volunteers also gained: in experience, in knowledge and in enthusiasm for a cause which is now close to all out hearts. Before we went to Zambia, we had only heard of the plight of the people in Masabuka. However, having now seen it first hand, we can understand the situation and its complexities so much more clearly and also realise what needs to be done to continue the charities good work.

Joe

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OUTSTANDING A LEVEL RESULTS The College once again celebrated excellent A level results with a 100% pass rate and 76% of grades awarded in the A*-B range and 48% of grades in the A*-A range which is the highest figure ever for the College. The academic achievement of the students’ further builds on the enviable reputation which the College enjoys as one of the highest achieving Sixth Form providers in Hampshire.

This summer’s Year 13 cohort saw almost 57% of the students achieve A*-B in three or more A Levels. Of particular note were the fifteen students (24% of the year group) who achieved three or more A* or A grades each. Amongst these were Haris K. and Matthew P. who both attained four A* grades. Haris will go onto Bristol University to read Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Matthew will go to Durham University to read Modern European Languages with History.

Phillip B. (Medicine, Queen Mary’s), James C.

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(Economics, Nottingham) and Patrick L. (Biological Sciences, University of Oxford) each attained 3A* grades. Also worthy of particular mention are Eleanor G. (Medicine, Cardiff), Nicole H. (English and Drama, Exeter), Jason K. (Electronic & Info. Engineering, Imperial College) and Greg K. (Philosophy, St Andrew’s) who attained 2A*s and 1A and Christopher P. with 1A* and 3 A grades (Civil Engineering, Bristol). Matthew R. achieved 1A*, 1A and 1 B grades (English and Film Studies, Exeter) and a further eight students achieved straight A*/A grades including out-going College Captain, Joseph A. who is going to the University of Exeter to read International Relations, Patrick B. (Business Management, Birmingham) George G. (Law, Warwick), Sara G-B. (Childhood Studies, Bristol) and Oliver W. Several more students achieved AAB or better and all of these, along with the vast majority of their colleagues, will be taking up places at a range of top universities this autumn.

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FORM OF THE YEAR

GCSE Business Studies Year 10 ‘The Business of Football’ to Chelsea Football Stadium Trip Nothing could damper the spirits of the boys as they departed to visit Chelsea Football Stadium to learn about the business of running a football club. They were going to use the theory they had learned about running a business and see it in practise. The fact that it was the sport of football trying to run as a profitable business was an added attraction. The students learned about Chelsea’s incomes and expenditure - a profitable business with a very high turnover. They also learned how important it is to maintain the Chelsea brand, to please their sponsors and how hard it is for a football business to have a competitive advantage.

Staff were pleased to see how attentive the students were during the tour by answering questions showing good business knowledge and a real interest in the business of the sport. The guides were impressed by the students’ knowledge and engagement. Thanks to all the staff for assisting, but more importantly for the boys for being so well behaved and engrossed during the entire trip.

Form 7B enjoyed some well-earned donuts for winning “Form of the Year” by collecting the most good marks and activity marks throughout the year.

INSPIRING OUR LINGUISTS Thank you to Dr Jon Hughes from Royal Holloway who gave an inspiring talk to Year 10 and Sixth Form linguists on 'Languages: The Pathway to Career Success and Global Citizenship’

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FANTASTIC GCSE RESULTS Salesian College parents, boys and teachers were extremely proud and excited to receive outstanding GCSE results on Thursday morning 23 August 2018.

This year the majority of subjects are being graded using the new 9-1 scale and much has been written in the national press about the challenges facing both students and teachers with these more difficult GCSEs. Students at Salesian College have, however, matched previous levels of attainment in many aspects and surpassed them in others with 84% of students achieving grades 9-7 or A*-A. Equally outstanding was that 96% of the boys in Year 11 achieved at least eight 9-4 or A*-C grades each!

8 students attained at least 11 grades 9-7 (or equivalent).

31 students attained at least 10 grades 9-6 (or equivalent)

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98% of the boys gained at least five 9-4 grades including English and Maths.

Mr Gerard Owens, Headmaster commented “The GCSE results achieved by all the boys in Year 11 at Salesian College are, once again, nationally outstanding and a great credit to the boys and staff who have worked so hard in partnership together. At a time of change and, in some quarters, uncertainty with the GCSE qualification, we are very happy to have again maintained excellent results with even more students achieving the top grades than last year. Parents are naturally delighted and the College is very proud that a year group and individuals who have achieved so well in sport, cultural events and many aspects of school life have now achieved such brilliant GCSE results.

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MUSIC WITH ST PATRICK’S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL

On 25 May, Mr Cassidy gathered a group of music students from Year 7 and Year 10 to begin a project in collaboration with St Patrick’s RC Primary School. The children from Year 5 had written the words for a hymn in honour of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the saintly patron of our local group of Catholic Schools. Our students were given the task of composing the tune.

WINTERSHALL Twelve boys from Year 7 were chosen by their RE teachers to attend a performance of ‘The Life of Christ’ at Wintershall on 21 June. Unfortunately, one was unable to take part but the others, accompanied by Fr Pat Sherlock and Mrs Murphy, enjoyed a moving and memorable experience in the grounds of the estate. The students were part of an audience of 1400 school children and adults on a beautiful sunny day.

There were over 100 costumed actors in the cast, including many youngsters from the local area. These were supported by a menagerie of live animals: sheep, tended by a sheepdog, horses, pigeons, fish, a donkey and a dove. Each scene took place in an appropriate part of the grounds, bringing home the reality of the events and the personalities of the different characters.

One of our past students, Phil Street, was this year playing the part of the apostle, Peter. At the end of the performance he kindly invited us to meet ‘Jesus’, the actor James Burke-Dunsmore.

After looking at the structure of several well-known hymn and song settings, they analysed the words they had been given and decided on a rhythmic outline. Working in pairs at electronic keyboards, the students explored various melodic ideas and shared these with their teacher.

Gradually, the melody and harmony emerged, ready to be committed to musical notation with the help of ‘Sibelius’. It was an intense, but rewarding workshop.

During the following week, our students, escorted by Mr Cassidy and Fr Sherlock, met the boys and girls from St Patrick’s in their school hall for a first rehearsal together.

We were all struck by the enthusiasm of the young pupils and the ease with which they picked up the newly composed tune. Then it was the turn of St Patrick’s to come to Salesian College to record the hymn in the College Chapel. Mr Cassidy assembled some of the high quality recording equipment from the Music School and conducted, while Dr Noble provided expert accompaniment on an electronic piano.

There were two follow-up events. On 9 June, the Year 5 pupils from St Patrick’s were invited to perform “Mother Teresa’s Message” with our students at the Summer Music Concert in the College Hall, and on 19 June they returned the compliment by inviting our students to sing with them at their Music Evening. The whole project was a most enjoyable experience of combining the skills and talents in two schools, different in so many ways, but sharing a love of music and of faith.

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FAREWELL TO YEAR 13 As our Year 11 and Year 13 students prepare for the next stage of their lives, the Headmaster, Staff, Community and Governors would like to wish them all the very best in their future endeavours. The students have made a significant contribution to the life of the College and can be assured of a warm welcome whenever they return.

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FOOTBALL TOUR OF HOLLAND In March, 45 boys from Year 7 & 8 went on a football tour to Waalwijk, Holland, accompanied by Mr Cousins, Mr Yates, Mr Bunyan, Mr Hill and Mr Owens. The squads had an excellent tour playing two games per

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squad, with many boys experiencing 11-a-side football for the first time. As always the boys’ behaviour was impeccable and they represented the College with distinction.

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