College Life Summer 2022

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We are delighted to announce that our Rhetoric team won the Advanced level regional Rotary Technology Tournament yesterday Attached are some photos of the students that participated, the winning team and the junior and intermediate teams that took part

As a team they were required to design and build a flashing beacon which had to have the features:

• A light connected to an electrical circuit which has a device to turn the light in and off to make the light flash.

• A flashing light positioned on the beacon's highest point

• An advertising beacon to be mounted on the beacon Each team then had to present their final model in front of the judges and participants The test involved starting the beacon and having no further contact The beacon was required to flash 10 times in 10 seconds

A ey were a student short on the day

Sport

Mrs Robinson, Head of Girls' Games and Pole house master

It has been incredible to see a full year of school sport back in action The girls have competed across five sports in a total of 207 fixtures, the weather or the opposition saw a couple of cancelled fixtures throughout the year but this has led to an amazing return of College sport as we knew it before coronavirus Every fixture has been played with true grit and determination by all students, with College staff regularly being complemented for the girls endeavours on the pitch To name but a few highlights across the year include a 9 0 U14 football victory over Chigwell, an 11 0 U12 football victory over Haileybury, an undefeated season for the U12A netball team, 1st XI v staff hockey fixture, U15 hockey team beating Bancrofts 3 0, U13A netball team beating Queenswood 28 9 or the U15 league tennis team beating Dame Alice Owens in a tie break We thank you all for your commitment over the year and look forward to the new academic year of sport ahead

Exhibition Day - Cricket

Exhibition Day 1st XI vs Staff Invitational XI

With the return of Exhibition Day, the inaugural, “Old Hall Hundred” was the place to be on a fine Saturday afternoon. Captains Oliver W and Mr Kelly took to the pitch for the all important toss and the pupils decided to bat first. Opening the batting was future Deputy Head Boy Barnaby O and Harry S. Harry S and Barnaby O got the pupils off to a slow start after some questionable walkout music from the former (I’m a Barbie Girl) putting on 15 before Barnaby was stumped from the bowling of Mr West. Peter Ba was the next batsman in the middle looking to stabilise a wobbling top order.

After a miscommunication for coming back for a second run, a fizzed ball in from the boundary took Barnes for 5. Harry S went onto score a fast 31 including several boundaries before holing out behind from the bowling of Mr Smerdon. With Josh J the next batsman in, the natural choice for the bowling change was to call for Mr Jones Snr. The first chance wasn’t a long wait after a drilled ball to short extra cover was put down, Josh J set about a reset of the batting line up. Making a quick fire 10 before being stumped by Mr Arif dubbed the “Hertfordshire Afridi”, the wily slow right armer finished with figures of 2 7.

It was at this point the ball was thrown to Miss Field, very much starting out in her cricket career but with a wicket to her name she will definitely be getting the call up next year And so entered the main event, Joe B and the return of Wallace and Gromit was very much a crowd pleaser, waving his bat to the fans before he’d faced a ball Joe scored a couple of very streaky boundaries before being caught by Miss Moyler off the bowling of Mr Smerdon, himself finishing with statistics of 2 8 Captain Oliver W failed to make an impact with the bat, falling to the inform Mr Arif which left Essex cricketer Jed C as the last recognised batsman in the side So much of cricket comes down to small battles and we had the battle of Kent vs Essex with Jed having his middle stump knocked out by Kent cricketer Miss Moyler The students closed their account on 115 10, amazingly going down to the last ball

Captain Kelly set out a strong top order for the staff to chase down the student’s total With Mr Berkley and Mr Smerdon starting strong both batsmen retired on 30+ scores to set the staff up for a grand finish Late draft into the side Rory Chick holed out to Jones Jnr for 7 runs with Jones Snr dubbed “The Big Show” set for a grand finish Jones Snr set about dismantling the bowling attack with a quick fire 28 before being bowled by Captain Oliver W The Staff Invitational XI won the match, again amazingly on the last ball (who would have thought!) The score, however, was inconsequential The event had a great atmosphere and was by far and away the most popular event of Exhibition Day with parents, staff, guests and the entire cast of Crufts watching from the boundary rope

These events do not run without the staff and students on the pitch and my heartfelt thanks to them all, but there are thanks to the unseen heroes of the day Rudiments pupil Chris V (DJ Toff) with the music made the event the resounding success it was, we will definitely get you booked in for next year! Dan and his wonderful grounds team for the track and outfield The lovely ladies in marketing for their work on the match programme, we could not do it without you The PE team who worked tirelessly on social media, organisation and everything in between And who can forget our Master of Ceremonies, Mr Hounsell, what you don’t know is that he actually volunteered about 10 minutes before the start time and delivered with his usual humour and good nature

As a final word, as I was having a conversation with a member of one of the teams and this summarises the afternoon very nicely for me personally, “you have got me to enjoy Cricket and that is an achievement ” ODP

By Dr Eves

Physics Olympiad Year 10

Phenomenal results from Mr Webster’s Physics class all students in 10 1X Physics received a Bronze, Silver or Gold award. Special mention to our Silver awardees:

With an extra special mention to Callum O’Connor on achieving a Gold award, putting him in the top 15% of the nearly 11,000 students who took part

Industrial Cadets

Congratulations to our Rudiments and Grammar Industrial Cadets on their graduation with Bronze certificates. Each team took on a project back in mid March, meeting at lunchtimes every Wednesday with Engineering mentors from GSK A variety of themes were explored from Designing Buildings for Climate Change to Mental Health to a Sustainable Island to Healthy World It was noteworthy how many of the projects were shortlisted for an award

Exhibition Day

Learn with the Lords

"For the second time this year, students at St Edmund's College had the privilege of meeting a member of the House of Lords via Teams. In addition to the Rhetoric 1 A Level Politics students, we were joined on this occasion by members of the Politics Society from Elements and Grammar.

Mrs Barkham and the group met in the Griffiths Room and each student had a question for Baroness Newlove There was a range of excellent questions in which Baroness Newlove provided clear and informative answers. The students all expressed how much they enjoyed the experience, staying it opened their eyes to the workings of the House of Lords. They particularly enjoyed Baroness Newlove's honesty and good sense of humour

Baroness Newlove commended the students for their engagement and the rigour of their questions Mrs Barkham was also impressed at how well the younger and older students interacted with each other.

Each year, A Level Politics grows in number and the students achieve commendable grades This is the first year of the Politics Society and Mrs Barkham and History and Politics Department wish to welcome new member, from all different age groups, to take part

Well done to the following students who took part from A Level Politics: Sam, Ryan, Avneet, Joe, Sophie, Joe, Barney, Enrico and Harrison From the Politics Society: Millie, Hugo, Charlotte, Theodore and Caspar "

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Student Achievements

William H Shetland Jockey!

William has been riding since he was two and has been Shetland Racing for years; it's something his whole family are very supportive of. His most recent race was in Chesire, Lancashire. He competes around 8 times a year, in huge races such as Windsor, London and Liverpool! He practises every day but his Pony Eddie is currently resting after an intense competition season!

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Sports Day

Sports Day

William Lang Memorial Bench

Parents in Poetry have funded a Memorial Bench for William Lang, which has been placed in the peaceful spot by his memorial tree. Thankyou to everyone who contributed towards this lovely bench.

Enrichment Week Activities

A-Level Results Day

An incredible 74% of our pupils achieved A* B grades and 36% achieved A* to A! These results are something to be proud of and show true dedication and commitment from the pupils but also our wonderful staff who support them through every aspect of their lives at St Edmund’s.

With 95% of our students going to university, the majority being Russell Group or Top 20, it is the range of subjects that we are equally proud of These include Architecture, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English, Fine Art, Genetics, Geography, Global Health and Social Medicine, History, International Relations, Law, Marine Biology, Mathematics with Statistics, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Philosophy, Physiotherapy, Politics and Psychology

GCSE Results Day

We are delighted to announce that 26% of our GCSE cohort achieved grade 9 to 8 this year, up 6% from 2019 which was the last time students sat their GCSE examinations Pupils being awarded 9 to 7 grades was also up 6% on 2019 results with 45% achieving these results.

Mr Matthew Mostyn, Headmaster said, “The dedication, perseverance and determination the pupils have shown throughout the last two years has been so impressive. In a time which none of us could ever have imagined, they have worked hard to achieve their best and this is shown today All the staff at St Edmund’s and I are very proud of them”.

St Edmund's Summer Gin

St Edmund’s College Summer Dry Gin The botanicals in St Edmund’s Summer Dry Gin, foraged from the school’s Old Hall Seminary Garden, resonate with the story of the school’s rich history. The beautifully scented Iris Germanica, the French ‘fleur de lys’, grow here and in abundance around Douai, whence the school was founded to avoid religious persecution in England

Foraged horseradish, orris root, elderflower and other fruits and flowers, make a truly satisfying dry gin which captures the essence of the Edmundian Spirit. It is a gorgeous with a premium light tonic, heaps of ice, a pink grapefruit wheel and a sprig of fresh rosemary…. The Friends of St. Edmund’s receive a contribution from every bottle sold.

Order your bottle from the Spirit of Hertfordshire https://spiritofherts co uk/product/st edmunds college and prep school summer dry gin/

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