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The Peterite 2008 - 2009 Issue No. 426 Contents Commemoration

Salvete

Valete

House Reports

Visits & Exchanges

News, Events & Activities

Community Action

Creative & Cultural

Postcard Portraits

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Sport

113

Prizegiving

168

The 2008/9 Head of School Sho Maekawa and Head Girl Sophie Hammill

Editorial

Editorial Life at St Peter's in 2008/9 has been as busy as ever. The school has, despite the recession, maintained a full roll and a very full programme of events both within the timetable and extra curricular.

your comments, good or bad and suggestions as to how we might further improve our magazine. The news that, after five years and one term, our Head

This is my sixth year as editor of The Peterite. Time perhaps to

Master Richard Smyth has decided to leave us for pastures new

consider the current state of the publication; whose production

didn't break until half way through the summer holiday and

costs per year would buy a new small car. (I hasten to add that we

came as a shock to most. An appreciation of Richard's time as

get an extremely competitive deal).

our Head is given by John Pike the Chairman of Governors later

Whilst the magazine has been largely acclaimed there is always some criticism and I work on the principal that you can't please everyone. Getting the balance right is a difficult task and whilst everyone wants to see their articles in the magazine it is becoming increasingly impossible to accommodate every report. Sadly, when all of the houses, sports teams, clubs, visits, joiners and leavers have had

in this magazine. My thanks go to the team (pictured below), to David, Amanda, Sue and Andrew at Hutton Peach, to Linden Richardson, Penny Bollands, Sally Gray and David Morris all of whom have made a significant contribution to the production of this magazine. John Darmody, Editor.

their reports included there is little room left for the more creative side to flourish. It seems that the number of articles increases every year and also the proportion of articles written by pupils has increased, which

Heaven knows what they will look like on Red Nose Day?

must be a good thing even though it makes my job a lot harder. Backrow: Louise Cammish, Sophie Hammill, Harriet Scott, I believe that the pages of this magazine illustrate the wealth of

Front row: Gabriella Naismith, Lipmunn Tang, Ellie Sinks,

activities and the enthusiasm of staff and pupils alike and go some

Sarah Coidan, Rachael Hopper, Cherisse Brown. Not shown

way to illustrate a record of the year. I would be interested to have

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Commemoration. Head Master's address: Saturday 4th July 2009 Professor McGettrick, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Peterites. Thank you Professor McGettrick for your address to us today. It is not the first time St Peter's has enjoyed the privilege of listening to you. As part of the series of lectures to develop our strategic thinking for the compilation of Vision 2015 - soon to be sent to all parents -you kindly gave your thoughts to us on the importance of an holistic approach to education. Vision 2015 is work done by Governors with the Senior Management, compiling the Vision as the way forward. We are conscious on such an occasion of our 1,382 years association with the Minster, (when Oxford was a marsh and Cambridge a bog), of our historic past and the need to look forward and build on those long tested foundations. In particular, our thanks go to three leaving Governors: the Precentor, Canon Jeremy Fletcher, for contributing to the Vision, preaching in our Chapel and developing our valued, important links with the Minster. To Claire Blenkin and Lady Ingilby our thanks for your contribution as Governors.

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Before giving that lecture to staff, parents and Governors, you

Derek Paterson retires from his post as Head of Geography after

challenged this Head Master in his study about the School's Mission Statement, among other aims, to develop pupils 'to their

30 years at St Peter's. His love of learning and encouraging pupils

potential'. You questioned why that should be the limit. Should we not be going beyond potential, going beyond expectations?

to think for themselves, and his very strong pastoral gifts, have enriched generations of Peterites. We shall miss his sage advice and wish him health and happiness in the next stage of his life.

Beyond potential, beyond expectations is an appropriate

Andy Severn retires today from his post as Head of Economics

description of what the class of leavers 2009 have achieved. They

and Business Studies. During 12 years at St Peter's he has built the

have been exceptional, beyond our expectations. We do not know

reputation of the department through committed, high quality

what their academic results will be until August but we are very

teaching and richly deserves his move to sunny Spain.

confident that for the fifth year in succession our A-level results will be once again over 80% A or B grades. In 2008 we achieved 81% A/B, 97% A/B/C and 100% pass rate. The reply to a visiting preparatory school Head Master recently who asked what the USP of St Peter's is, our unique selling point, was 'inspirational teaching'. To develop that further we appointed last September a Director of Teaching and Learning to encourage, direct and develop the ways we teach and learn. Recent initiatives include the

With four energetic years as Head of History in which he has helped to more than double the number of pupils taking GCSE and A-level, and two years as Housemaster of School House, Dr Alex Craig has reinvigorated the art of debating and taken pupils to Berlin, Krakow and Moscow. We wish him all the very best in his promotion to Deputy Head at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys in Hertfordshire.

Open University YASS Scheme which gives our fifth and lower

Sam Hall has taken permanent maternity leave after 8 years

sixth pupils access to the University level study materials. YASS

of outstanding Geography teaching but we are delighted she

comprises a broad range of distant learning courses completed by

remains at St Peter's with Mike Hall in Linton.

23 of our pupils in the summer holiday. Over 30 of our pupils participated in the Independent and State School Partnership this year. This is the largest partnership scheme in the country and our pupils enjoyed the benefits of master classes across York. It was good to see our Art and Classics Departments involved in this pro-

We thank Nic Miller for his year in the Geography department, Graham Galloway for his six months teaching Business Studies, both covering maternity leaves so well, also Jochen Tan for his year as German Assistant, and Lesley Barlow who leaves us as Music Secretary. Our good wishes go to them all.

gramme. We have been concerned to broaden our sixth formers' views and a Global Perspectives course, initiated by the Head of Politics, Paul Taylor, and developed in-house, will incorporate his-

We continue to place pastoral care along with academic rigour as a priority. The opening of Hope House by Lord Hope in

torical reflection, the role of religion in modern society, environ-

September has enabled the six day houses to return to more man-

mental awareness, money matters, thinking skills, culture and cit-

ageable numbers. The impressive renovation programme last

izenship. The volunteering by over 20 staff to teach this course is a reflection of how excited we are with this initiative. As part of

The opportunity to develop firm friendships in both day and

the School's academic development, our new entry to St Peter's in

boarding houses is crucial to a young people's development. The

summer has dramatically improved our day houses in appearance.

2010 will have a laptop as part of their uniform to aid teaching

unique House system at St Peter's which offers both boarders and

and learning. We are determined to embrace the digital revolu-

day pupils their own physical space is a great strength of the

tion.

But most importantly, we want to develop independent

School. Special mention must be made at this point of Paddy

thinking; we want our pupils to enquire and learn to learn for

Stephen, who retires from housemastering today. Stainforth,

themselves. Jacob Bronowski said: 'it is important that students

Master of Wellington College in the 1960's said; 'I always like to

bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies;

have one madman on my staff. An astonishing length of tenure -

they are not here to worship what is known but to question it'.

22 years as a housemaster - seven years in The Grove, 13 years as a boarding housemaster in Manor and another two years back in

These academic achievements, the present initiatives and the proposed developments cannot be achieved without the expertise, the dedication and the goodwill of a talented and energetic

The Grove - fits him perhaps best for the category of madman. I cannot think of a better man to cope with a stroppy, rebellious and attention-seeking adolescent than Paddy Stephen.

staff. I would like to thank the Deputy Head, Claire Wike, the Director of Studies, David Watkinson, and the Director of Teaching

To return to the theme of 'beyond potential', the year illus-

and Learning, Martin Lawrence, for their work in ensuring the effi-

trates this, time and again in different areas of School life that our

cient running of the school. Sport staff, Grounds and Maintenance

pupils have, Professor, surprised us.

staff, Catering staff and the Bursar and her team as well as the

In rowing we have had 27 Great Britain vests in the last ten

dedicated administrative staff all give an invaluable contribution

years. This year we have had over 130 rowers, ten crews at the

to the welfare of the community. As every Head Master knows

National Schools' Regatta where 3,500 under 18 rowers compet-

the strength of a school is measured by the strength of its weak-

ed. Five crews made the semi-final. The Senior Girls' Four have

est link. St Peter's is very strong at the moment because the

won the under 18 and the Women's Seniors at Durham Regatta

teachers at St Peter's are extremely talented. Their professional-

and rowed impressively at Henley.

ism and passion for their subjects as well as their dedication to their pupils are the hallmark of the St Peter's Common Room, and I would like us to thank them in the traditional way.

Our 1st XV rugby side started slowly and ended their season in the semi-final of the National Schools' Daily Mail cup, a competition in which 500 schools competed. After losing 25:27 in

Prizegiving is an opportunity to thank our staff leavers.

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wrote: 'the team played in the true spirit of amateur rugby, never

Oliver Marshall and Laura Hourston and many others provided a

letting their heads drop for a moment, even after the final whistle.

memorable evening. The moving highlights of the musical year

The spectators created a wonderful atmosphere with their exu-

centred around James Woodrow's playing of Mozart's Fifth Violin

berant yet decorous support. Both as an Old Peterite and as a par-

Concerto, William Robinson's Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto and

ent of current pupils I felt as proud of the school in defeat as I

the choir's rendering of Mozart's Requiem in March.

would have been in victory'. The 1st Rugby Seven side won the

Orchestra under Penny Stirling's inspiring leadership is one of five

plate at Mount St Mary's, reached the final of the Ampleforth

string orchestras nationally that has reached the prestigious Music

Seven's and reached the semi-finals of the National Sevens at

for Youth Finals in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham next week.

Rosslyn Park. Our cricket side with many old colours has played impressively, not least beating the MCC with Captain Paul Steadman carrying his bat for 124 not out. Our girls' hockey sides won 40 and lost only 14 matches and our U15 and U14 netball players have been very good indeed.

Our String

It has been a pleasure to experience so much high quality drama. My Fair Lady set a very high standard in November followed by the sixth form play 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' by Bertol Brecht.The Middle School Play 'Dogs Hamlet and Cahoots Macbeth' by Tom Stoppard and production by Theatre Studies

We have had some fine individual sporting successes too. Tom

students of 'Cave and 4.4 Psychosis' by Sarah Kane and 'Cutting

Kimpson in the 400 metres and Vicki Herrenschmidt in the discus

Edge' by Pinter, challenged our pupils. You may, like me, not

at U15 level, both qualified for English Schools Athletics

understand it all but it is compelling theatre which engages and

Championships in July. Last August Rebecca Sparling rowed for

demands much from our pupils. Our Art also continues to reach

Great Britain two years after arriving at St Peter's into the lower

very high standards as all who visited the Art Exhibition on

sixth, having never rowed before.

McDermottroe

Thursday can testify. The inaugural House Art competition, the

attended the English Hockey High Performance Assessment Camp.

Charlotte

William Etty Award for Life Class and the Albert Moore Drawing

Richard Downey was player of the month in Rugby World in

Awards have given our pupils more opportunities to develop their

February. Callum Craig was selected for the UK Lions Hockey

Art.

Squad and led the boys U14 team which won the County Championships. Vicki Herrenschmidt and Charlotte won the girls U15 tennis plate at Eton, and Jess Fitzpatrick will row for England this summer.

Steve Williams and his team of coaches have

ensured that St Peter's sport is capable of national recognition

Yet our school life also recognises much of the unsung work which does not make the headlines but which constitutes service and enables our community to flourish. The School Monitors' supervision of the lunch queue, the Library Assistant, the scorer for the 1st XI cricket, the representatives on the School Council,

In the opinion of the Director of Music this has been the most

the House reps on the Food Committee and those on the

successful year in his tenure of 20 years. Twenty-three pupils have

Environmental Committee. Much of our Community Action run

between them 32 grade 8's or better, 20 with Distinction. The

by Jane Dawson helps young and old people in the wider com-

Cabaret Concert illustrated a dazzling breadth and quality of tal-

munity, working with the physically handicapped and able-bodied

ent: Sho Maekawa, Sophie Hammill, Ben Crook, Edward Barlow,

Club in York, working with the Wilberforce Trust and Snappy, the Arklight Shelter and Lollipop, the Silver Surfers which befriends

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local pensioners and helps overcome the fear of technology. Over

right of way to connect the senior and junior schools has improved

30 of our fifth form helped for a week after their GCSE's with

our security. The refurbishment of the Shepherd Hall last summer

BTVC improving the Leeman Road Millennium Park. This work

with the raked seating made for a fitting setting for'My Fair Lady'.

shows a care and consideration for others which is an important

The present Stage 2 development will create a new kitchen and

test of a community.

dining room in the Queen Anne Hall and a new reception area for

Our extra-curricular programme continues to develop and it is a pleasure to see over 50 pupils undertaking the Bronze Award for DoE, and 45 pupils taking the Silver and Gold Awards. This year has seen our first entry in the Young Enterprise Scheme. Our CCF

St Olave's by September. The new changing rooms behind St Olave's have been completed and the artificial surface for hockey and tennis and six new tennis and netball courts will also be completed by the autumn.

travel to Cyprus tonight and we will have 131 in the contingent in

More important than the facilities are the people, both pupils

September. We donate blood, cook, learn sign language and

and staff. We think the leaving year group of 2009 is a vintage one

around 100 Peterites ran in the Beverley Fun Run for charity.

who have gone beyond expectations in many areas of school life.

Our programme helps stress the importance of learning by doing, of committing to an activity, a cause or a team. Our pupils understand that the whole is more powerful than the individual, that education is about discovering and cherishing all kinds of talents. Our system of awarding Colours now reflects this by recognising Drama, Music, Community Action as well as sport. We have

Ably led by Sho Maekawa and Sophie Hammill, their success and standards have set a very high bar for other year groups to follow. They go with our good wishes and our thanks for their contribution, for standing up for values of integrity and service which are timeless and which will continue to serve the leavers of 2010 and beyond.

introduced the St Peter's Award for excellence in any aspect of

May I offer three pieces of advice to our leavers: Never stop

School life such as sport, Music, Art and Drama. The award recog-

learning. We hope you have now learnt to learn, and that exciting

nises excellence and performance over and above a level normal-

process continues throughout your lives. Don't just dream your

ly achieved; beyond potential, Professor. At Final Assembly I was

dreams but go for it, try to realise your dreams. Most important

delighted to announce the St Peter's Award to James Woodrow

of all, never take your good fortune for granted; always be grate-

and William Robinson for their contribution to Music.

ful. Bill Bryson's global village of a sample 100 people has 60 who

We would like more pupils of talent to be able to benefit from a St Peter's education and the Foundation is doing vital work to make this aspiration happen. Thanks go to Nick Shepherd for doing so much to drive the raising of bursaries from the 627 Society and legacies and other sources and our thanks go to Alastair Barren for taking on the Chairmanship of the Foundation from him.

cannot read or write, 50 undernourished, 4 with a car, and one out of 100 has a University degree. You are all in that minority of one. Always be grateful for the privilege and talents that you have been granted. As your girth widens and your mind narrows, we hope that St Peter's will remain part of your life and not just part of your history. We will watch your future careers with great interest as you

We are keen to improve our facilities. The bridge over the

try to work out your hopes and dreams for the future.

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Friends of St Peter's Chairwoman's Report The Friends' of St. Peter's ("FOSP") serves as a vehicle to

The Committee members have been fantastic this year and to

organise social events and offer support at a variety of school func-

each and every person I would like to say "thank you" for all your

tions especially where new Parents' are attending. Established as a

hard work and support. Sadly, we are losing some most valued

non-fundraising committee, any coincidental profits generated by

members this year and we give our grateful thanks to Rob Fletcher,

our activities are shared between school (for the direct benefit of

Annie Hopper our Treasurer, Pippa Hustler and finally, Elisabeth

the pupils') and our nominated charities.

Shaw.

Each year our duties begin with representatives of FOSP

We are thrilled that Louise Denison has very kindly agreed to

attending a welcome tea for parents' with children who are board-

remain with us for a little while longer. Louise is not only our

ing. This takes place on the first Sunday of the academic year and

Secretary but also organises our popular Saturday Coffee Mornings

we were delighted to be able to help with this important gather-

which are held in the Stephenson Room from 8.00. We extend a

ing.

warm welcome to all to join us. Special thanks go to Mr. Marriot This year FOSP has been involved in a number of new initia-

tives. Early in January, in preparation for a formal dinner dance, we

who generously lets us take over his classroom each week! Wendy Shepherd has for many years been the FOSP staff rep-

arranged a series of ballroom dancing lessons with the intention of

resentative and she continues to offer a quiet and gentle presence,

running them for six weeks. I am pleased to say these proved so

giving guidance where necessary. We remain very grateful for her

popular that they are still continuing, well after the event itself has

involvement.

taken place! There has always been great support for the FOSP from a The lessons are given by St Peter's very own Mark Edwards, and

number of departments within the school. This year has been no

those of us who are lucky enough to have been taught by Mark

exception and we would like to thank them all, particularly Debbie,

appreciate just how skilled and patient he is. Not once has he dis-

Fiona and the Catering staff without whom we would be unable to

played any disappointment in his students' lack of ability or co-

run our Coffee Shop and many other events; the Porter's and

ordination and we are very grateful for his patient and profession-

Maintenance teams, including Dave Ray and the staff of St.

al support!

Olave's; the Bursar and Deputy, Penny Lacy and David Daulby

The dinner dance itself was a great success, even after we

whose help and support have been invaluable, Jean Green, secre-

started dancing! Mark remained his charming self and simply guid-

tary to the Head Master, and Sheila and Gillian in the office who

ed his "students" through what must have looked like some quite

all do so much above and beyond the call of duty.

unusual moves to the accomplished dancers in the room! I would like to thank all of you who attended both the lessons and the dance. Without your support the event would not have been possible. I know you will all join me in giving our thanks to Mark. In March, we raised £300.00 for the Red Nose Day appeal by

As I will step down at the end of the school year, I wish the FOSP continued success and am delighted to announce that the incoming Chair will be Jenni Bartram and the vice-chair Dawna Goss - we will be sure to have a successful year with them at the helm.

And finally

selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts at school. We are grateful to all

Sincere thanks go to our President, Richard Smyth, who has

those parents' who supported this initiative. This money, along

given the Committee never ending support and guidance, and on

with the hugely successful fundraising by jane Dawson and her

a personal note, has come to my rescue on more than one occa-

community team has enabled St Peter's to make a significant con-

sion!

tribution to this worthwhile cause. In June the Committee organised a breakfast for the parents' prior to the St. Olave's Sports Day. This was the fourth time this has taken place and has proven to be a well attended and popular event. The FOSP also supports the Cabaret Concerts at the end of June by providing a bar. The Concerts are great occasions. If you haven't yet had the opportunity to attend, we strongly recommend next year. The standard of musicians has to be seen to be believed and we are delighted to help support these wonderful events.

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Clare M Taylor Chair Friends' of St. Peter's

Senior Common Room Notes It is with sadness that we have to report the death of our friend and colleague Sue Taylor, the wife of Peter Taylor who died in 2004. The following is an extract from a reading given by Professor Bill Chambers at Sue's funeral. "Sheffield was the first stage in her professional life later spent in Reading at the Abbey and Oratory and York at St Peter's and Clifton Pre-preparatory School. I think it fair to say that these schools have dominated her life; they have not been places of employment but places regarded by Sue (and Peter) as extensions of their home and their families. They have given their lives as House Tutors at School and Dronfield Houses and as Teachers to generations of young people at the start of their personal and professional lives in a totally selfless way. This of course is why there are so many former colleagues here today and why St Peters and CPS have so kindly supported the family through recent tribulations. This is why so many colleagues and former pupils have become lifelong and loyal friends." Sue's fantastic contribution to the school will be remembered in the CPS magazine.

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Head Master's tribute Richard Smyth In the long history of the School, each and every Head Master has made their mark and Richard is no exception. After five years at the School, his tenure will be remembered for an improved and exceptional staff, record examination results, a much improved campus and a clear long term vision for the School. This clearly communicated vision for St Peter's has been based on education values that he and the Board feel very strongly about - the importance of an all-round education, forming as well as informing pupils; the importance of promoting integrity and values in pupils and staff; the strong emphasis on first class teaching by first class staff and, finally, a strong recognition of the special nature of St Peter's with its unique combined day and boarding community. Supported throughout by Nicole, Richard has promoted that vision personally through the emphasis he has always placed on first class teaching in the common room, his transparent treatment of colleagues and pupils, and the very strong support and encouragement he has given to the extra curricular programme. Richard has been particularly successful in recruiting and promoting staff to develop a very strong senior management team, and bringing in a number of new staff demonstrating the qualities the School needs. In his dealings with pupils, parents and staff, Richard has always been prepared to make decisions and stick by

The Board has very much valued Richard's contribution on

them. Everyone has known where they stand and he has com-

occasions when he has had to speak publicly on important issues

manded respect. Equally, he has been sensitive and considerate to,

involving the whole School, and two examples, in particular, come

and supportive of, staff and pupils with personal problems.

to mind. Not long after joining us, Richard was heavily involved in our successful application for closure of a public right of way

Richard's commitment to St Peter's has never been in doubt and has been further demonstrated by his attendance at all manner of functions and events. He has always taken the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of pupils, and recognise the work of staff. He and Nicole have been appreciative and appreciated hosts on numerous occasions. Richard has also worked hard to promote better relations with our neighbours, for example in relation to onstreet parking and major construction projects.

which bisected the School campus and which had serious issues for our security.

Our application for closure went to a Public

Inquiry and generated a considerable amount of local feeling. Richard spent several hours under cross-examination and coped admirably with some hostile questioning. Last year, Richard gave a talk on drugs to parents at an Open Evening. His experience of the issues involved and heartfelt concern was very obvious to everyone there. Those who had anticipated a difficult meeting came away impressed and reassured. A great strength is the Christian ethos which Richard has quietly brought to parental

and management

problems.

Under Richard, the academic success of St Peter's has continued and the quality of our staff, and of our boarding and day house provision has improved. We thank Richard and Nicole for their contribution to the life and work of the School, and wish them and their family every happiness in the future. John Pike Chairman

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Dr. T Coker At the beginning of this year, Dr Coker joined St Peter's staff as the new Head of Drama. Despite his subject Dr. Coker has not always held this ambition. Fora while, when younger, and despite

his lack of

scientific talent, he cherished the dream of becoming a vet, and subsequently an opera singer; indeed Dr. Coker read music at university, and became a contemporary opera singer. This lead to further degrees in Music as Dr Coker simply "enjoyed being a student". After a great deal of composing, Dr Coker's ideas began to lean towards the theatrical, prompting him to begin studying for a Doctorate in Musical Theatre. He claims to have no idea as to why he became a teacher and says that he "sort of fell into it". His description of his first job at Huddersfield Tech is that it "passed the time". However, he sees Drama as a creative process, and he enjoys it immensely.Dr Coker is married to Alix and has a young son named Milo. His favourite actor is Michael Cambon, but when asked which actor he would like to play the part of himself Dr. Coker chose Peter Sellers, describing him as "quirky". Dr. Coker has a phobia of spiders and an intense dislike of Turkish Delight ("it's like eating raw jelly") and musicals, a statement quickly followed by the exclusion of My Fair Lady, which is one of his favourite productions. In his spare time Dr. Coker reads, composes, enjoys the theatre and eats sushi. We wish Dr. Coker and his family all the best for the future and we look forward to seeing more exciting and challenging Drama at St Peter's. Elie Binks and Cabby Naismith V Year

Miss L McCartan Miss McCartan joined us this year after replacing Mr Mike

Jones

become the Head of the IT Department. Before arriving at St Peter's

Miss

McCartan taught in a state school, Her first impressions of life at St Peter's are favourable and she describes the staff as "incredibly

friendly

and helpful" and the

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pupils as "beyond brilliant".

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Born and raised in Dublin, Miss McCartan, one of a pair of twins

Mr Taylor joined

had little idea of what she wanted to do in the future, although after studying at the Dublin Institute of Technology she decided to enrol in a career in teaching, leading her here, to St Peters.

us this year in order to teach Economics and Business Studies.

Outside of the classroom, Miss McCartan has a keen interest in

In addition to his aca-

caving (a hobby she happily took up whilst studying at university)

demic interests Mr

and enjoys participating in regular caving holidays - her favourite

Taylor

also has a

destination being a particular cave in Romania, unfortunately, she

range

can't remember it's name! She is not an animal lover, with a par-

ranging from climbing

ticular dislike of cats, "they're just evil"!

to playing games on

Miss McCartan stated firmly that her favourite food is chocolate ("obviously!") but she detests anything minty. When asked "what makes you laugh?" after a slight pause she answered "the pupils of course". We hope in a good way!

hobbies

his Xbox. When asked the question why did you apply for a position at St Peters he responded saying the

We welcome Miss McCartan to St Peters and hope that her

school had a very

time here is long and jolly.

good reputation and he found York to be an extremely pleasant

Sarah Coidan V Year

city. When questioned on what he perhaps found most difficult

Mr N Miller

about his new job Mr Taylor made the point that the hardest thing to get used to about life at St Peters was Saturday school.

Mr Miller joined the Geography Department as maternity

Before his move Mr. Taylor taught at Warwick School, a five day

leave cover for Mrs Hall. However, as Mrs Hall decided not to return

week establishment. During the interview we asked Mr Taylor to

to teaching in order

sum himself up in three words. The words, which he chose careful-

to bring up her new

ly, were short and permanently angry. As pupils of Mr Taylor will be

baby Mr Miller found

aware, he has a strong dislike of chewing gum and likes it when

himself in the job

people ask genuinely interesting questions in class. Even though Mr

longer than expected.

Taylor has only been with us for a short period of time he has

Mr Miller origi-

already had best and worst moments. He recalls - "one of my best

nates from a rural vil-

memories to date is not losing any games in the rugby season".

lage near Cambridge

However his worst moment is quite unfortunate as it involved

and was schooled at

being shot in the back by a certain member of Linton House.

the

Fortunately, he has fully recovered.

famous

Marlborough College

We are sure Mr Taylor will have a long and successful career at

in Wiltshire. As well as

Peter's. Editor's note - Mr. Taylor will take over as Head of

teaching his subject

Economics from Andrew Severn who retires this year).

Mr Miller had hopes of getting the boys here

interested

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trampolining, one of his many hobbies which include writing, building PCs and cooking. Mr Miller's employment record is truly impressive and includes positions such as Legal Editor, Solicitor's Clerical Assistant and teaching in Paris and Sri Lanka. His previous job was at Queen Margaret's School in Escrick. Mr Miller believes teaching to be "fun but hard work."

Mrs J Williams Mrs Williams joined St Peter's Sports Department in September 2008, having previously helped out as a tutor in The Rise for a year. Originally from Lytham St. Anne's in Lancashire, she has always had a passion for sport. After school Miss Williams attended the Chelsea School of PE and continued onto The University of

So far Mr Miller has enjoyed his time here at St Peter's, perhaps

Brighton where she took a B.Ed in PE and English.

with the exception of Winter Timetable as when asked about what he would put in Room 101, he replied "teaching on Friday afternoons during winter timetable".

Mrs Williams has had a great deal of experience in teaching, including Henley on Thames High School, a Newcastle inner city comprehensive, Ciggleswick and Read School. Her longest stint of

We wish Mr Miller well during his stay at St Peter's. Lipmunn Tang, Sarah Manning Wear

employment was 5 years at Giggleswick, and when she returned with Peter's for a hockey match, it was clear to everyone the she was somewhat of a legend there with both pupils and staff alike.

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Mrs Williams is married to Mr Williams, Head of Boys PE. She says that the best part of her life was becoming a mother to their two sons, Jack, 12 and Ben, 9; both of whom now attend St Olave's. Away girls

hockey

teams -

who she

describes

very

enthusiastic

and

always giving 100% in matches

- she

enjoys skiing, shopping and with

cooking,

her favourite

dish being risotto. When

in a high security prison as well as at Leeds City Council in the post room where the older people who worked there she says "scared her slightly with their 50's music". Her musical preference is for

from

coaching the 1st and 2nd

Before taking up her position at St Peter's Miss Wright worked as a temp and it was during this time that she managed to work

asked

bands such as 'Pink Martini', especially when they sing in French. When asked about her dislikes she said she hates "people who walk really slowly, animals dressed as humans and adverts on TV with grammatical mistakes, Oh and, round pieces of meat!" Miss Wright states that she has to cut it before she is able to eat it! Miss Wright's aspirations are to travel, facing the hot climates and diverse cultures of Asia. "Ce qui ne me tue pas me rend plus forte". We wish Miss Wright a long and happy association with St Peter's. By LipmunnTang and Sophie Manning V Form

about her favourite part of St. Peter's, she immediately

com-

Mr J Tan

mented on the manners and discipline of the pupils that contrast

The majority

drastically to a previous school she taught at and where she was

girls quickly spotted

spat at by a pupil.

Jochen,

So far, Mrs Williams has been a great asset to the School, in particular to Senior Girls Hockey and as a tutor in School House. We wish her all the best for her time here and hope that she has a long, enjoyable and successful career. By Harriet Scott and Louise Cammish UVI

our

German

of new

Assistant,

upon his arrival at the school at the start of the year. Jochen chose to teach at St Peters seeing it as a great oppor-

MissC Wright Miss Wright, who is a former pupil of Bradford Girls Grammar, has a flair for languages. These include French, Spanish and Russian amongst others. Miss Wright was an Undergraduate at Durham and a Post-Graduate at Leeds. She believes her interest in languages and travel is inherited from her mum and Miss favourite

Wright's place

which to live is La Rochelle. Miss

tunity to spend a year abroad, take part in a variety

different

sports, and to improve his English. However, working for a year whilst abroad does come with negatives. When asked what he missed most about home his response was "his friends". Never mind! We are sure he will have made many new friends and admirers before the end of his time here. Upon his arrival Jochen noticed a few differences between Peters and schools back in Germany. For him seeing us all in uniform was the biggest shock. However, he did say that everyone looks smart and the school community is strong. He also was of the opinion that the pupils here were much more disciplined and better motivated, not only in lessons but also in their sports and

Wright

never believed that she would become a teacher and at one stage she began a course in Dance; one

extra curricular activities. Unlike most teachers who are new to St Peter's, Jochen did not find Saturday school a shock, as the same system operates in Germany. However, getting used to cars being on the other side of the road was not so easy.

of her many loves

We hope Jochen will enjoy his short time at St Peters, one year

that she continues to

only, and wish him the best of luck for the future. He will be

practise today. However, whilst at university Miss Wright, made

missed, particularly by the girls. When asked if he found this admi-

her decision to because she likes the fact that when talking to

ration flattering he replied yes but appeared rather afraid!

young people, they listen "because they have no agenda to fill."

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Mr R Huysamen Born in Durbanville, Capetown, Rudi attended Stellenbosch University, taking a B.Sc in Sports Science, Engineering and Psychology. So far, he has had a varied career ranging from work-

Mr A Upton Adrian joined us this year as Finance Officer. Adrian was born and grew up in Nottingham where he played cricket and rugby at school, club and county levels.

ing on a champagne farm in the sunny South African vineyards, to teaching on the frosty hockey pitches of North Yorkshire. He has

He also had the

always been a keen sports player and some of his sporting

privilege of watching

achievements

Nottingham

Forest

Regional side, and goalie for the National 2nd team. His other

during

Brian

hobbies include com-

Clough era.

include playing hockey for his University and

the

puters and ornitholo-

His career in the

gy (although we're

Independent School

not

sector began in 1989

sure that he

means the feathered

at Ackworth School

variety).

where

When

asked

about his favourite part of the UK, he

was

Assistant Bursar. After

Ackworth

came Abbotsholme

mentioned the snow,

School where Adrian

the squirrels in Hyde

studied for an MBA in

Park, WISPAs and the

Educational Management and Leadership. Moving to York Adrian

smell of the chocolate factory.

joined the staff at Bootham. He confesses to being a member of York Round Table, which is

The

best

a Charitable organisation that focuses on raising money

mainly

moment of his life so

for local charities and which carries out community service in York.

far has been when his little sister was born, although overall, he

Adrian states "our main aim is to have a good time whilst doing

says 'it's been a good life' and we're sure there will be many more

this. For instance our next fund raising event is a beer festival".

highlights to come. Adrian's hobbies include mountain biking and road cycling and During the Christmas Term, Rudi coached the senior girls' hockey and said he thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the confused

he recently competed in some 100 mile challenge rides in the UK and France.

looks on the faces due to his accent. We hope that Adrian and his family have a long and happy In 10 years time, Rudi hopes to be ruling the world. Failing

association with St Peter's.

that, not getting up too early, playing hockey and teaching kids hockey are top of his list. We wish Rudi all the luck with his ambitions for the future and for his time at St Peter's and hope he has an enjoyable stay here in England. By Harriet Scott and Louise Cammish UVI

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Mr D Paterson If the past is a foreign country, 1979 was a strange and distant place where the President of the USA (Jimmy Carter) was attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown

Plains,

Georgia and when the first British nudist beach

was

estab-

lished in Brighton. Whilst history does not record if Derek danced to Michael Jackson's first breakthrough album Off The Wall that was released that year, we do know that in 1979 he was appointed to teach Geography at St Peter's School. Thirty years and two terms later, Derek is leaving the School a better place for his professionalism, humour and caring nature. This short piece sets out to celebrate his contribution to the School and to tell part of the story behind the legend that is Mr Paterson. Whilst Derek has been 'Mr Geography' for over 3 decades, he started his academic career as a linguist being proficient in French, Latin, German and Spanish. His language skills and Scottish origins have proved useful in the small dining-room at break times, acting as Mike Duffy's interpreter! Derek's passion for Geography and commitment to the School led to him becoming Head of the Geography Department in September 1990. Doing a fairly good impression of Pickford's Removals, Mr Paterson later moved the Department from rooms B, C and D next to the Memorial Hall to the palatial quarters in the Queens block. He continues to deny the rumours that this move was motivated by a desire to avoid the stairs to the attic, which allegedly had started to play havoc with his knees, hence affecting his performance at Beverley! Anyone who has been taught by Mr Paterson or observed him teach knows that his emphasis is on learning HOW rather than WHAT. Derek's career has been built on enabling pupils to think for

themselves, where his goal has been to develop and nurture independent minds. Whilst ensuring his pupils had the facts, his priority has always been to help them analyse, interpret and think critically. Although a Geographer first and foremost, he was always a teacher and therefore fully committed to the pastoral side of St Peter's. He assisted in both Rise and Manor one night a week, and was Assistant to Dick Hubbard in Queens before he moved on to School House. Liz Paterson at times wondered if Derek should be paying rent at his own house during the week, as she saw little of her husband! Derek has also been an invaluable asset on the extra-curricula programme over the years, having coached, umpired, and driven

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over 1,000 miles in mini-buses with the 1st XI hockey team, as

Dawson in addition to riding his new road bike!

well as coaching the 2nd XI team to an unbeaten season in 2007

My closing words are a quote from Derek himself:

and introducing girls' hockey. He is also a very useful tennis player; frequently winning staff tennis matches along with his partner

"In many ways Geography has gone form description to pre-

Margaret Whitehead. Derek has also coached U15 and 2nd 6 ten-

diction and from delivering content to exploring and seeking ways

nis teams. Monday and Friday Crosso sessions will never be the

to act in the real world on processes and patterns discovered.

same without Mr Paterson's 'Saturday night at the Gallery' input

However, at the heart of all teaching lies the need to care for,

during the warm-ups, and his unrelenting dedication to the

inspire and motivate those who sit where their fathers and moth-

Beverley 10k races in which he always managed to better his pre-

ers have sat in years past. The next generation of geographers will,

vious year's performance, will be remembered. Either he has some

we hope, have a real impact on the way they live their lives and on

top-secret training tips we need to get hold of, or senile dementia

the life of the planet."

has set in!

Derek will be truly missed by many - I for one will not only

In addition to his dedication as a teacher; excellent leadership

miss his compassion, kindness and endless encouragement and

skills as Head of Department; and coach of many successful sports

support, but his sense of humour and his ability to be laughed at

teams, Derek has had input in improving many aspects of St

as well as laugh at.

Peter's, including organising and running the Parent's Meetings,

Angela Tooby-Smith

using a booking system; holding and promoting endless Sixth Form discussion groups; managing the set-up of his dear friend Peter Taylor's computer cluster for the Humanities block, organising USA and German choir tours; not to mention the Iceland trip and

Mr A Severn It was the year Abba was top of the charts with Waterloo and

annual field trip to Arran. Derek also lays claim to being a member of the Pandas Hockey Club (and proud of it!), setting up a

barcodes starting appearing on tins of beans for the first time.

Students' Christian Union Group, and who can forget him dressed

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fight in Zaire and Richard

as a fairy in 2008's staff pantomime! Rumour has it he didn't hand

Nixon resigns as US President. It was also the year Andrew start-

the costume back in!

ed teaching. Several

I could go on and on summing up Derek's contributions to St

years

Peter's but thought it best to conclude using one of his favourite

later and after a vari-

techniques known to all he's taught - the MNEMONIC!

ety of teaching posts,

Bangladesh - who could forget it! Yes! Brains of Britain come in - always encouraging! Educate first - teach second. Draw it - then write it. Electrical appliances are useful teaching props - take the washing machine!

he joined St Peter's; his first

classroom

being the ladies toilets

school

the

main

building.

Thankfully for Andy, it wasn't

a toilet in

those days although it was hot and terribly

Rubik Cubes solve all problems.

stuffy,

Exams get in the way of learning.

inspiring teaching.

Know your case studies - I've got my qualifications!

unlike

his

Andy is an amazing teacher, a great

Pat Pat or Mr P to you!

Arran - physical geography and midges in abundance!

mentor and the best person I have ever had the pleasure of working with as there was never a dull moment and we always managed a chuckle. Especially when it was winter timetable and his

Top of the box - is there anything deeper? Elongated phalanges - useful! Ran all 10 Beverley 10k's to date (or claims to have!) Sustainability - I throw nothing out! Overhead Projectors. Who needs ICT? Nice person! Exceptionally! So what else is there left for Derek to achieve? Well despite

rather old and politically incorrect videos came out, or when students complained about his handwriting, suggesting he should have been a doctor. There was also the time the BT engineer went in the White House loft and came through the ceiling, bringing with him 100 years of pigeon muck and covering everything, including Andy and his desk, in a nasty grey dust which took a long time to disperse. The other woman in his life deserves a mention too as it was well known he had a soft spot for Maggie Thatcher! And we come to Andy's desk ... or the lack of desk because of

retiring from teaching at St Peter's Derek continues his role as

the huge amount of 'stuff on it, although for Andy, it was an

Church warden at St Mark's Church, sits on the PCC, is embarking

organized mess. To the rest of us, it was untidy chaos. But it never

on a Readership course, is a member of the Parish Council/YAC,

stopped him being highly efficient and incredibly focused on his

and would like to squeeze in the odd fishing expedition with Mike

various tasks. With his Duke of Edinburgh, he spent many nights

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in the transit van and students still recount the memorable evenings of hanging around trying to eat leftovers of Andy's won-

Mr N Miller

derful kebabs as they had never bought enough food to sustain themselves.

Nic has been a member of the Geography department to cover Sam Hall's maternity leave. He had previously worked in

On a personal level, I will truly miss you. You taught me so much and I will never forget your true kindness and friendship and I will do my best to remember the correct pink and blue shirt days. Enjoy your well deserved retirement and I expect Spain will do wonders for your health and happiness. Cherisse Brown, Rachael Hopper UVI

publishing, taught abroad in Sri Lanka and more recently at Queen Margaret's

He contributed fully to the life of the school

assisting

with

Duke

Edinburgh tions,

Dr. A Craig By his own admission, Doc C was not the tidiest of people. His classroom was famously anarchic: the unfinished mural; the mounds of paper covering the front desks; the frantic hunt for the remote control. The History Office was often in a similar state, with toy North Korean soldiers and books strewn about. Moreover,

School

House appeared increasingly merged

office to

be subunder

mounting piles of biscuits, chocolates

school.

expedicoaching

trampolining, running the chess club and being a tutor in Linton. Within the department

brought from his background in publishing high quality IT skills. His expertise

allowed

both

staff and students to be more confident and creative in their use of IT and stimulated the delivery of the subject. He has worked tirelessly for his students always keen for them to develop the self discipline and love of learning that will be vital skills for their future. His dedicated professional approach meant that he will indeed be sadly missed within the department and we wish him well for the future. D M Paterson

and empty boxes. And yet this disorganisation was tes-

Mrs S Hall

tament to the Doc's restless energy to promote both the teaching of History and the general education and welfare of St Peter's pupils. Tidiness was of little consequence, for instance, if he could get another trip or initiative off the ground. Doc C's History trips were legendary. Whether the trip was to

Although Sam is not

leaving

the

school she has decided, after the birth of Miles her firstborn, to stop teaching for the

Russia, Berlin and Krakow, or Cambridge, pupils were caught up in

present.

his enthusiasm and knowledge. On purpose he arranged uncon-

entering the teach-

ventional tours - to challenge pupils and to promote their educa-

ing profession she

tion in the very broadest sense. Moreover, his film and pizza par-

had worked at Nestle

Before

ties were keenly awaited by all of the school's historians (although

in middle manage-

the thrill of watching The History Boys four times in one week

ment,

began to wane!). Not all of these trips necessarily conformed to

such tasty brands as

the very highest standards of health and safety (!) but his philos-

Findus

ophy of trusting pupils and giving them responsibility was rarely

Pancakes!

abused.

abroad in Kapkeben

Above all, Doc C's prime concern was to do the very best for his pupils - be it in History examinations or in School House. His boundless energy and enthusiasm will be greatly missed. We wish him the very best of luck in his new job at Haberdasher Askes. I hope they know what they have let themselves in for!

marketing Crispy A

year

Community College in Kenya working for Africa Inland Mission however saw her change direction and apply to teach at St Peters. Those who have been taught by her during the last seven years are very fortunate as she has remarkable teaching gifts. Play Dough creations of corries, hanging valleys, coastal cliff retreat were but one of the many

R. Trevett

ways in which effective learning took place within her lessons. Her wise use of IT also enhanced the understanding of her students.

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Not surprisingly her mixed ability sets produced high quality results. In particular, in two years, they achieved a full crop of A*

Mr D Daulby

GCSE grades. Her genuine love of the subject and enthusiastic

David spent but

delivery of the key issues such as global warming were underlain

a short time at St

more importantly by a deep concern for the welfare of all those

Peter's in his role as

she taught. When she took over as Housemistress of School

Deputy Bursar but

House she was able to develop even further her gifts of pastoral

has left

care and organisation. Her leadership of the house was excellent

impression on us all.

a lasting

and her wise advice helped many students Her contributions out-

Having had a lot to

side the classroom to the Games programme involved Netball,

Athletics, Rounders and Orienteering. Two of her other great

working with him on

loves, hill walking and adventurous travel saw her fully commit-

various

ted to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. She also organised

ment

trips to Ecuador and Venezuela believing strongly that students

and programmes I

should develop leadership skills, self confidence and self reliance

have come to know

Many will recall her starring role in the staff pantomime where as one of the good fairies she prevented the evil plotters from thwarting Neil Matkin's marriage to the handsome prince! Her commitment to the life and Christian ethos of the school has been shown by her willing service to others in all aspects of their education.

with

David refurbish-

committees

him as a true gentleman. To quote the cliche 'don't make a drama out of a crisis' is to sum up the cool- headedness of David's approach to handling our concerns. Giving freely of his time his office door was always open he listened to what we had to say before doing his utmost

The school has for a short time lost an excellent teacher but

to help.

now her work in Linton as a housemistress will allow her to both care for her new son and for the boarders so her gifts will not be lost just redirected. D M Paterson

David takes up his new position as Director of Learner Services, Collaboration and Diversity, at East Riding College which is a split site college located at Beverley and Bridlington with some provision in Hull. Exciting times are ahead for David with the opening of a brand new purpose built £17 million pound col-

Mrs L Barlow Lesley was our first secretary to be situated in the St Peter's Music School. She

did

huge

amount in bringing our

administration

into the computer age and was such a friendly presence for the

thirty

visiting

teachers who arrive on different days and times. Her work in helping

with

the

organisation of big concerts

such

Verdi's Requiem in 2007 was tremendous and contributed so much to success of these occasions. Marketing was her true passion and this is what she now hopes to do more. We wish her and her family well in the future. AP Wright

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lege in Bridlington this September and similar plans for Beverley. David will be missed and we wish him the all the very best in his new job.

J Da

House Reports

Clifton

One should always have a definite objective. In a walk as in life, it is so much more satisfying to reach a target by personal effort than to wander aimlessly. An objective is an ambition and life without ambition is, well, aimless. (Alfred Wainwright). So what is there to provide us with our guidance? Or is it more pertinent to ask who? When you look at a day house such as Clifton you could have the pick of any of 70 or so as your hero, or you might like to take a bit of one and some more of another and come up with a composite guide. If you look through the house there are certain individuals whom you might like to emanate. Joe Swales reached the finals of the British Youth Climbing Series,

Chris Burn recently played North Yorkshire cricket. In the Fourth Form there are those who seek greater academic fulfilment and were fortunate to get a place in the ISSP scheme: Lucinda James and Richard. Lucinda is also singing with the National Youth Choir and she won the Girls'Voice category of the Junior Music Festival. Dom has covered himself in Tennis glory singly, and in partnership with Oli Hicks or Will Castrell. Higher up the House Fi, Dan, Freddie G, Laura and Olivia have completed their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award. In the Fifth Form Tim (1st place) and Jordan have been commended at Regional level for their GCSE DT projects. Olivia and Charley Mannion managed to get places in this year's oversubscribed Community Action project week. Ed Barlow showed his talent as a singer/songwriter at the Cabaret Concerts. Ed Lister played the part of the love-struck Freddie in My Fair Lady and we were all blown away by Harriett's portrayal of Eliza. After weeks and months of training Jess Fitzpatrick was rewarded with a place in the England VIII. Charlie Hubbard's organ playing continues to improve and we heard him play at Commemoration this year. Such a list is invariably invidious and for that I apologise, but it does highlight not only a range of talent but also endeavour amongst Peterites: the latter is attainable by all, and former available to those who are fortunate to find their gift. Individual strength lends itself to collective effort too, be it sport, an art competition, a flower festival, music or drama, and competition often brings out the best in individuals even those with little confidence in

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themselves, and it frequently brings out one's admiration for the ability of others. Thus, for example, we see people back on the netball court who may not have played netball for some time, perhaps a little off the pace, but Rosie and Charley gave of their best - can you ask for more? A team of predominantly Third Formers took 3rd place in the rounders competition and the junior girls won the Crosscountry competition. Overall a sound year for the girls who won 3rd place in the Cambridge Cup.

We were challenged by two new competitions this year: the Art Competition and the Flower Festival to celebrate the opening of Hope House. This was a challenge for even the most artistic of our pupils and we were fortunate to have the talents of Ciara, Rebecca and Sarah, in particular. During the year Charley Mannion's art work was recognised with the award of The Albert Moore Award Junior. The Arts remain strong in the school and the House Song does provide the only truly whole house event in the calendar: again it is not everyone's cup of tea, but those with musical strengths bring out the best in the more reluctant and the outcome can be spectacular. Billy Joel would have been proud of Clifton's Uptown Girl. Commitment is as essential quality in all that we do: without it we will not succeed, unless by chance. You have to prove your worth; deserve victory even if you cannot attain it; honour the opposition: it is the least they deserve. There is a wealth of skill, talent and dedication amongst the pupils in Clifton: It takes time and sorrow and experience to teach us the worth of the things that truly matter. The deepest joys of life are here, right here. (Flora Thompson)

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Dronfield This has been both an enjoyable and successful year in Dronfield. We have had a number of notable achievements: we retained the Merit Cup; we won a share of the Sports' Cup; Kirstie Robertson managed not to lose her Chloe handbag (despite her best efforts) Head of House Georgie Smith, Mimi Kilpatrick, Sarah Maile, Fi Marsden, Livi Herrenschmidt, Bobby Gardner, Maddie Hall, Charlie Nelson, Caz Cook, Nicci Deedes, Louisa Maxwell, Isabel Reynard and Ellys Lockitt provided the backbone of the senior girls' teams. Aided by Vicki Herrenscmidt, Imogen Leigh and Chloe Lister, they made a solid start to the year with third place in inter-house hockey but disappointed a little in the netball. We were particularly strong in racket sports this year often vying for top spot with School House. Natalia Fedorova, Livi Herrenschmidt, Sara Drake, Fi Marsden, Emily Wall, Kate Shaw and Vicki Herrenschmidt between them won the Squash tournament and came second in both tennis and badminton. Other notable sporting performances in the last year came from Jess Elkington (5th) and Maddie Hall (7th) in the cross-country (although Jess Mawson could only manage second from last!!!). However, the high point of the Senior Girls' sporting year had to be the dominant win in the swimming gala by a team comprising of Jess Elkington, Maddie Hall, Livi Herrenschmidt, Ellys Lockitt, Daisy Noble and new girls Tilly Hall, Dewi Sarginson and Rachel Moore. The new third years, Tilly Hall, Heather Goodall, Chloe Lister, Immy Leigh, Rachel Moore, Dewi Sarginson, and Jo Clark provided real spirit and impetus for the House - particularly in the junior sporting events. Under the guidance of Vicki Herrenschmidt, with the help of Kate Shaw, they won the inter-house netball competition. With the addition of Maddie Jackson to the House, we are hoping for more sporting success in the future! The biggest disappointment (for the second year running!) had to be our failure in the inter-house singing competition despite the best efforts of Izzy Thompson. However, the debating team of Lydia Hawthorn, Louisa Maxwell, Charlie Nelson and Georgie Smith performed well to finish third. The House achieved the same placing in

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the Art competition thanks to the efforts of Cherisse Brown, Charlie Nelson and Bobby Gardner. A particular highlight for us this year was the evening we spent with Bessie Leung and Emily Shen learning to play Ma Jong. We were not very good but they were very patient with us. As well as saying goodbye to stalwarts such as the two Jennies - Bell and Clark - we were also very sorry to say goodbye to two

much-loved members of staff. We would like to say a big thank you to Miss O'Leary for all her help and good humour during the last two years. Miss Fletcher also leaves us after being Assistant Housemistress of Dronfield for five years. We wish her all the very best with her new son Harry: Dron without Fletch will not be the same again! Mr and MrsT.

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Grove With brevity the watchword this year I hope that the photo's we have chosen can substitute a little for the usual literary gems of a house report! Our return to the house in September saw a very different place in terms of decor; the care taken in the common rooms is testament to the respect shown for the fantastic efforts the maintenance dept. made in getting everything ready. We also welcomed our new third year and Rev Cant as their extra tutor with Miss Pickles. The tutors play a huge roll in the smooth running of the house and I thank them all for their good humoured co-operation and support. It is also important to thank the U6th for the invaluable contribution they have made to the house and school over the past five years; from captains of Rugby, Hockey and girls' Swimming, to music and drama lead roles, from School Council Chair to Debating, from Rowing to Community Service this year group has given of its best both in and out of the classroom; that they all received their House Colours is testament to these efforts. They deserve the success that will definitely come in their A levels and we wish them all good fortune at university and beyond. I was delighted when they

1C that it was the latter; many thanks to those involved for their efforts. This was also true for the science quiz, the egg race and the new art competition, where yet again the house found people willing to do the extra bit to ensure we had done our best. This is really the key to the way St Peters works as an institution; team work, a desire to do

suggested that we had a whole house dinner this year and was impressed by the way they set about discussing this with each age group; the decision to go to the Jaipur Spice proved an excellent choice and resulted in a memorable evening that I will remember fondly as my last house dinner. What with the weather, exams, school commitments and the Daily Mail Cup there was little opportunity for boy's inter-house sport but this was not the case for the girls who played all sports and also ran and swam for the house; their enthusiasm was tremendous and I thank them for it. Other house events have entered the already packed agenda and House Chapel and Singing can be the bane of a housemaster's life or the chance for the senior pupils to step up and take responsibility; I was lucky

your best and to excel where you are able, a willingness to go the extra mile to help others and to do it not for your name in lights but because of the self respect and integrity that this commitment brings. I have not mentioned any names in this report because there is something that tells me that the little kindness, at the start or end of the day, may well be more important than the try saving tackle, that honesty and integrity may well be more vital than recognition in assembly, that support for your peers and a willingness to stand up for what you believe in is more vital than success academically, musically or on the sports field. The house system at St Peters is almost unique and is one of our greatest assets, allow-

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ing real interaction and friendship amongst pupils of all ages and great respect between pupils and staff both academic and non academic. The Grove could not work without Carole and Sharron cleaning up all the mess and telling us about problems they have seen. It could not work without the efforts of the tutors who make great efforts to fulfil the ever greater demands on their time without fuss and it could not function at all without the support of our overstretched maintenance department. It has been a real privilege to be part of this system for a good number of years and I wish Mrs Williams all good fortune for the future and hope she has as much enjoyment as I have had over the years. I also thank, Mr Morris, Mr Hodsdon, Miss O'Leary, Mr

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Johnston, Miss Pickles and Rev Cant for the exceptional support they gave me and The Grove over the last two years. I hope that the leavers list will remind us all who were here last year and who will not be returning and to remind ourselves of the things that really happened and mattered to us over those months and years. To the rest of the house I wish them the very best of luck.

Leavers: All U6th 5th: Jenni Cameron, Adam Edwards, Will Hockin, Jordan Howe 3rd: Melissa Yodaiken P. Stephen

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'Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.' (B.Siegel).The fact that part of the Denison building was transformed into the sixth day house over the summer holidays was due firstly to the fact that the governors and Head Master believed it to be possible and desirable. That the house ten months later is a thriving and integral part of St Peters is due to the work on the fabric by the maintenance department and, primarily, to the pupils who had the courage to back the new venture and make sure that it works. They have done themselves proud and anyone who is not mentioned specifically in this report should be aware that they have played an important role in the inaugural year of Hope House.

\ We were honoured to welcome Lord Hope to open the house officially on a beautiful sunny day in September and his comment that it is 'the whole person that matters' seems to have been taken to heart by the first cohort of Hopefuls. Indeed by that time Nick McLeish's tuneful rendering of 'Once in Royal David's City' on an 'instrument' designed by himself, Nick W, Mitch, Callum, Phil and Greg had already gained our first trophy in the Egg Race. Good extended teamwork and artistic flair led to a beautiful centre display in the Flower Festival and both Lydia and Lucy emphasised the artistic talent in the house in being commended for their art later in the year. The tasteful and often improvised music that can be heard emanating from both the third and fifth form common rooms is an indi-

cation not only of musical talent but also enjoyment of improvised music in the house. On a more official note Nick is to be congratulated for being overall winner in the junior music festival with Oliver winning the guitar section. Although the house song was not considered worthy of a high position by the judge in the rankings I thought the 'tough got going' remarkably well. Robbie played beautifully in chapel and I am sure that the number of Hope pupils represented in the musical life of the school bodes well for the future. The House was well represented in the excellent production of My Fair Lady - in true thespian tradition the show went on for Callum despite his broken arm. Georgie, Hannah and Callum have all trod the boards with success and some style over the course of the year - I look forward to more interesting drama next year! Perhaps slightly more challenged in house events on the sports field, I have been delighted with the willingness to sign up for teams and competitions when raw talent has not always been obviously available! As the only fourth form boy Phil deserves particulatifjjgs^jQn^and his contribu-

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tion in the house swimming certainly contributed to an outstanding second place in a team ably captained by Wilt. It must be admitted that Hope junior boys were perhaps unique in greeting the lack of house rugby with a sense of relief, but the noble sacrifice of Jamie Fenton to be the 'fodder' for the fast bowlers in the house cricket is indicative of the tremendous spirit within the year group. The senior boys have shown talent and commitment in their contribution to school sport - notably Louis and Jonny in rugby and Dom in cricket. Oliver Crabb was runner up in the Alcuin cup, playing some spirited and graceful tennis, before losing to Dorn Shread. The girls have

acquitted themselves well on the field and courts. The house hockey team was well led by Lottie and I was particularly impressed by the way in which the senior girls encouraged the juniors. The success of the senior girls netball team captained by Sheila was due to some fine play and excellent team spirit, and as the junior girls were runners up in their competition we shall have our eye on retaining the cup next year. Nettie's first in the junior girls' cross country was an outstanding achievement and she was well supported by Maddie (prior to deserting us) and Lucy. Holly's third in the seniors was also highly commendable. The commitment to Community Action has been significant always achieved with the minimum fuss that one associates with such service. Rhona and Lottie deserve particular mention and their caring nature has been evident in so many ways in the house. Who can forget the fifth form fairies, who transformed into labourers after their CCSE exams, and were joined by the majority of their common room clearing paths, painting and repairing mosaics. The excellent work ethic held by most of the house is recognised in the prizewinners and we congratulate Rhona, Tom, Mary, Robbie, Lucy, Jamie and Nick, but most individuals are to be commended for the headway they have made in the classroom this year and we hope that it will be a good August for our senior pupils! The Peterite 2008-2009

I am, of course, indebted to my assistant, Mr Duffy and to committed band of tutors - Mr Shread, MrsTooby-Smith, Mr Wright and Mr Edwards. I trust that their charges appreciate their hard work as much as I do. We were also delighted to welcome Mrs Braganza who aided Mr Edwards for a couple of months and became very much a part of the house. We wish Mrs Tooby-Smith well in Clifton House. Whilst paying tribute to all who took the brave step of changing houses last September particular mention must be made of the Upper Sixth. It is a bold move to launch out on a new venture at this stage of a school career - to move away from the comfort of established routine, common room and house staff and it was vital that the new house had an Upper Sixth who were positive, willing to take responsibility and who would set a good example to younger members of the house. I thank them for their consideration, good humour and loyalty and wish them well in the future. Louis' name rests proudly at the top of the Head of House board. His sense of humour, integrity and sensible leadership has set the house off to an excellent start. I am confident thatTamsin will consolidate his work next year and congratulate her and Cathy for being appointed monitors. This has been a good year - we 'live in hope' that we shall build on this good foundation. MrsS.Watkinson

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Linton Autumn Term The house bustled with activity in the new term with 43 fulltime boarders filling the house to capacity. The exam results of the returning sixth form were impressive with upper sixth formers PJ Skinner and Lewis Chan returning clutching a full set of A grades at AS. There were also some notable achievements from the fifth form with Joshua Noble gaining 8A* and 2A grades, while Gary Ng gained an academic scholarship for his 10A* grades (Gary also scored in the top 5 nationally in the maths IGCSE). The majority of the house were occupied most afternoons either on the river or on the rugby field. Fourth formers Toby Hinchcliffe and Tom Nelson continued to perform well and were selected to play for the Under 1S Yorkshire side. Andrew Neal kicked the winning conversion in a tight Under 15B match to win 29-28 against Loughborough Grammar in the dying minutes of the match. Sam Ash stepped up to the mark considerably this term for the 1st XV and his talent caused problems for the opposition: a hat-trick against Ampleforth was a highlight of his term. Tom Hume, Sam Ash, Charles Emery, Alastair Stephenson and Giles Gray represented the house in the Great Egg Race: the challenge to design musical instruments from recyclable waste proved difficult for most teams and also drew into question Sam's dubious musical talent! The first house win of the year was the chapel window display to celebrate the opening of Hope House. While not one of the most glamorous house events for a boys boarding house Will Parkinson and Gary Ng approached it professionally, producing a fine display. The winning prize of 'Tea at Betty's' was greatly appreciated by the boys. In October, Linton sent three boys out of a St Peter's team of four to the CCF Colts Canter against a number of other schools. Despite being younger and less experienced than most other teams Frazer MacRostie, Vincent Nadin and Joshua Burley gave their best in what turned out to be a difficult and long day navigating across country. St Peter's secured an excellent third placing for their efforts. Creativity also reined in a number of areas and Jamie Hatzel's entry for the third form poetry prize impressed the judges, gaining him a runners-up placing.Tom Bright was part of the sixth form team

competing against a large number of North Yorkshire schools in the annual Maths Challenge - a credible third place for St Peter's resulted from his efforts. In November the house turned out in force to contest the annual house crosscountry. The seniors ran well but not one of them was able to beat their Housemaster! The highlight of the race however was the performance of the junior team who won the event by some margin. Here there were very credible performances from Hugo Aiken who was the fastest third former in school, and also from Toby Hinchcliffe and Jeffrey Cho who were placed second and third overall out of 114 runners. Despite a large number of commitments in December a number of Lintonites took part in the school musical 'My Fair Lady'. Peter Skinner's professionalism was noted by many in the audience, with both Peter Clark and Andy Frazer helped back-stage to ensure the smooth running of the production. The term ended as ever with the a fine house dinner in the Memorial Hall.

Spring Term The spring term opened with the finals of the house swimming competition. Linton is not generally noted for its swimming prowess, but a number of good performances were witnessed including a win for Joshua Burley in the Under 16 freestyle race. Toby Hinchcliffe, Charles Emery, Erik Prenzlin and the third form freestyle relay team all gained second placings. The lower sixth (namely Fergus Lane, Will Grice and Sam Ash) organised and ran the house chapel service this year. On the theme of 'happiness through music' they coerced a number of members of the house to speak and perform. Will Parkinson performed in a mock boxing match against James Rowan - though I do suggest he refrains from biffing his Housemaster in the head in the future! Jamie Hatzel, Tom Bright, Josh North, Peter Clark and Peter Skinner all spoke very well in front of the 600-strong audience. Charlie Emery and Giles Gray, accompanied by the ever dependable Mr Miles-Kingston on piano, did a sterling job of a saxophone jazz number to set the theme for the chapel. In the junior house debating the boys fought through

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to the semi-final. Here they came up against The Manor who we graciously allowed to win. Many thanks to the team of Michael Chan, Luke Hawthorn, Sam Burley and Tom Nelson who put in a awful lot of background work for all three of their debates. Linton is not known for its thriving art community with only a handful of boys studying the subject. However, those involved in the House Art Competition put up some splendid work for the display. Thanks go to Rory Payne and Charles Emery for organising the display. Despite the snow and poor condition of the pitches at the beginning of the term sport continued to play a big part of the house extra-curricular options. Sam Ash must be congratulated for his selection onto the Yorkshire Under 17 team and Tom Nelson continued to play for the Yorkshire Under 15's. Sam, together with James Lloyd, played a major part of the 1st XV success this season which got them all the way to the semi-final of the Daily Mail Cup. A number of boys also competed in the Schools' Head of the River on the Thames in London to much success. In particular, the hard work of Tom Nelson, Jeffrey Cho and Rory Wells secured a placing in the top five in the Under 15 Championship Eights event. Junior house hockey ended the sporting fixtures with Andrew Neal leading his team successfully to a joint-third tie with The Manor.

In the final days of term a number of Lintonites were selected to play in Rosslyn Park National Sevens in London. James Chantry, Erik Prenzlin and James Rowan played with spirit for the Under 16's, and Sam Ash for the Under 18 side who reached the semi-final, losing to the eventual winners.

Summer Term With the weather improving Lintonites poured into the newly turfed garden for the traditional game of 'house yardie'.The exams started earlier than usual this year with the fifth and sixth form soon in the thick of revision before half-term. However, plenty of sport was played: Josh Noble and James Chantry represented the house in senior tennis, with Charlie Bilton and Andy Neal contesting the junior event - winning 18 games out of 28 to secure a good fourth placing. Over the course of the term Linton provided a large number of representatives for various Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, as well as many participants in the CCF shooting team, the boarders kayaking trip and in the Beverley 10km run. Ali Stephenson was selected to cox the fifth form girls four at Henley. All nine members of the third form took to the water this term. It was good to see some competitive rowing from the likes of Justin, Alexey and James Emery. James, together with Henry Gray, raced at the J14 National Regatta in Peterborough. In junior house cricket the team, captained by Andy Neal, progressed through to the final of the Plate competition, only to lose to Grove on runs in the final over. Sam Burley, Toby Hinchcliffe, Luke Hawthorn, Hugo Aiken, Michael Chan and Giles Gray. At commemoration Gary Ng, Tom Bright and Rory Payne were all awarded prizes.

A wise choice of song - 'Amarillo' - was chosen by the upper sixth for the annual house sing. The boys did a good job of the performance. We were surprised and disappointed not to feature in the top three - unbiased opinions by many staff and pupils were that it was one of the best performances by a boys boarding house in recent years! Play productions filled the busy schedules of some Lintonites this term: Rory Payne acted well in the upper sixth performance of Brecht's'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'with Ross Beetlestone providing the backstage technical support. In the senior house debating we put in a fine performance but were pipped at the line by a fine concluding argument from Hope House - many thanks to Josh Noble, PJ and Lewis Chan for their efforts.

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We could not have been so successful this year without the plethora of staff ensuring the smooth running of the house. So it is a special thank-you to the staff: MrWhitehouse and Major Howman who continued their important duty roles. Also to Matron and her team for keeping the house up to it usual high standards. Mr Taylor and Mr Miller as house tutors, and Mr Miles-Kingston for his sterling work steering the upper sixth to university entrance success. And so, finally, to our leavers. In the fifth form Ben, Josh and James move on to pastures new and we wish them every success. Doc Craig leaves Linton after four years as Assistant Housemaster we wish him every success in his new role as a Deputy Head in London. We also, sadly, lose a very strong upper sixth group who have been a delight to get to know this year. With the ever-dependable Rory Payne as Head of House we wish them great success at university. Farewell to Rory, James, Tom, Ross, Lewis, Paddy and PJ. M & SJ Hall

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Manor The academic year 2008-9 saw an influx of new faces into the house with ten new third years plus seven new into the lower sixth, and one little girl! Chris Schonewald became Head of House and the contribution of others in his year was recognised by the appointments of Sho Maekawa as Head of School and Paul Steadman and James Hepworth as School Monitors. The new boys settled quickly, no doubt aided by the high quality upper sixth year group and in particular their mentor Harry Dee.

Sporting matters After a barren 2007-8, the boys got their hands on two pieces of silverware this year. The seniors ran away with the cross-country cup! Toby Williams finished third with Chris Ma (5th),Tom Hiles (8th) and Will Smith (11th), outstanding runs for fifth years, ensuring that no other house could get near us. The juniors finished fourth with Tom Colthup (8th) and Careth Nash (11th) our top runners. Later in the year, Alastair Newton, who missed the inter-house run through injury, won the Tooby Cup for being the first pupil home in the Beverley 10km road race, a remarkable achievement for a fourth year. The junior cricketers set out to avenge last year's defeat in the final. Early signs were not good as we slumped to 10 for 2 against School House in the first round. Alastair Bigger (20 retired) pulled us up to 53 and particularly good bowling from Sam Bellingall and Charlie Cornock skittled School. The semi-final against The Grove ended in controversy. Bigger again retired on 20 as we reached a huge 69 runs. Despite some good early hitting, Grove were knocked over for 33, Angus Shaw taking 4 wickets in 8 balls. Unfortunately some "misunderstanding" over the rules led to the game being replayed. This time Grove got a bit too close for comfort to our 66 runs but in the end the replay of last year's final against Clifton was set up. With a change in format we reached 101 from our ten overs, a very good score, thanks to more good batting from Bigger, Bellingall, Shaw and Sam McCullagh. Jordan Payne kept wicket well throughout the tournament but may hesitate before playing a reverse sweep first ball! Clifton threatened in the early overs to reach our score with ease but eventually pulled up some 15 runs short. No tournament for the seniors, though Ollie Burdass joined Hep and Paul in the

las. No House rugby this year but no shortage of players. Laurence Cowen joined Steaders, Jonjo and Toby on the First XV journey to the Daily Mail semi-finals. Ollie Burdass, James Deri and Ben Owen, also new to the lower sixth, starred alongside Heppy, Chris, Sho and Kev in the seconds. James Coates fought for a place in the thirds along

with Jamie, Jack, Glenny, Dave and Rob. Divine and Guy were outstanding leaders in the 16 As and Adam and Sam enjoyed their rugby under Mr Marriott. Gareth Nash represented Yorkshire at under 15 level and was joined in our As by Alis Bigger and Newton, Angus and James Higson. Sam, Jordan and Charlie Cornock were B team stalwarts. Dan Harding and Sam McCullagh fought hard for places in the 14 As and Tom Colthup, Will Easterby, Jason Esposito, Will Hartrey and Tom Riley all represented the Bs and Cs. Rowing again proved popular. Kenny Liu ended up training and racing with the upper sixth. James Coates took to it like a duck to water, though, also like a fish, seemed to end up submerged on a regular basis. James Higson fought back from appendicitis to race in the summer term and Peter Hiles and Tom Riley won novice races at the first attempt. The swimmers finished a creditable third in the gala. Although several boys made the finals, only the under 16 freestyle relay was victorious. The junior hockey side, shorn of two senior players came joint third after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Slytherin in the 3rd/4rth play-off. Unfortunately, sports day was cancelled due to poor weather. The House Pool competition saw Dave Ray and Tom Bilton meet in the final, with the one of the two demonstrating the benefits of a wasted youth! We have some outstanding young sportsmen in the house with the most talented often being the most modest. Amongst those leaving us this year in that category are Jonjo Chambers (First XV centre and First XI hockey striker), James Hepworth (Second team

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hockey and rugby and First team cricket), Chris Schonewald (First XI football captain and Second team rugby) and Toby Williams (First and Second team rugby, First team 7s, First team football, Second team tennis plus running). Perhaps the outstanding sportsman of his year - and a very good year it is too - is Paul Steadman (First XV lock, Second XI hockey and captain of the First XI cricket for a second year). Not a prima donna amongst them, they have set a terrific example through their play and behaviour.

Dramatic moments Manorites have been involved in some memorable moments this year, for the better and the worse! On the one hand, the performance of My Fair Lady, the best school production that I have ever seen, included magnificent contributions from Sam Jefferies and James Hepworth in particular, with great support from Sho Maekawa, Guy Newson, Chris Ma, Freddie Wintrip and Rob Nash. The junior play, Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet and Cahoot's Macbeth, included very promising performances from Will Easterby, Jordan Payne and Jonny Bell. This was also a good year for the House debating teams. The seniors were led by James Coates. Having brushed aside Hope, the inexperienced team which featured three fifth former - Sam Jefferies, Adam Carter and Will Smith came unstuck against eventual winners School House. The juniors went one better, reaching the final, after successfully arguing against violent computer games and opposing capital punishment. In the final, the team highlighted the human gains in medical progress through animal testing and de-emphasised the moral quandary. In spite of making the better arguments, Angus and the two Alis lost out to a well-drilled School House. In our South African exchange student, Vaughan Guest, we had a first class public speaker. Beyond that talent he was a remarkable ambassador for Selborne. He really has reinvigorated the relationship and we wish Alex Ward all the best for his summer in East London. In the summer term we welcomed several visitors from Walt Whitman High School in Maryland into the house which brought a lively end to the year. On the other hand, two of the House's very public appearances brought more grey hairs to the housemaster's head. The House Chapel was very well scripted by Chris Schonewald and James Hepworth. To coincide with the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and 150th anniversary celebrations of his publication of The Origin of the Species, the message was sound: do not simply accept whatever you are told, rather exist to challenge. Most House Chapels are

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instantly forgotten; this one was certainly not! The House Song was masterminded by our own musical talent: Sho Maekawa, Guy Newson, Chris Ma and Will Smith. Passionate rehearsals of Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger must have made us favourites but unfortunate mistiming on the day proved a set-back. Thank goodness for Jack Oxtoby rescuing the show!

Final thoughts Domus eis qui diligenter laborant What a delight to see so many prizes awarded to Manorites at Commemoration! Chris Ma (Vth Form Academic, Middle School Maths and Most Improved Musician), Divine Kudzewlor (Middle School Biology), David Brotheridge (A Level DT), James Hepworth (services to the Chapel) and Sho Maekawa (Head Boy) have all, in their respective fields and commitments set outstanding examples to their peers here. Had there been any prizes for the assiduous playing of computer games (in this, the year of Sporcle), surely Manorites would have swept the board! The virus was spread by the third year with the lower sixth needing little encouragement. I have again been joined by a team of outstanding tutors. At the end of the year, Mr Tom Marriott deserted to take up a residential post at Slytherin. Tom has been brilliant for Manor and we will miss him. Next year we welcome Mr Cameron to boarding and he will join the wise (old) pros Adams, Darmody and Owen-Barnett whose advice, support and guidance, alongside that of Kirstie, remains invaluable to us all in this community. We also said goodbye to Josie this year and welcomed Kath into our team. The boys owe far more to Colette, Katy, Karen and Brenda than they will ever really know. My final word of thanks must go to Chris Schonewald and his upper sixth team. Chris proved to be an outstanding Head of House. His support and organisation were first class. I know that in David Glen we have a pupil of sound values and leadership skills to succeed him. PC Taylor

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Queens Queen's house really has been a house transformed over this year. We started with everything brand new thanks to the excellent work of the Maintenance department over the summer. The decor has made a real difference to the feel of the place and has had a real, positive impact on the students. We also started this year a much smaller house - 62 rather than the 81 I started with 5 years ago. This too has been a huge benefit - common rooms of 12 or 13 are more harmonious, more spacious and more tidy places than they have been before. With some new tutors as well, Queen's started in September 2008 in excellent shape. A special mention must go the U6th. There is always, for a housemaster, something special about the first year group that you see through and I have been delighted that I have had the groups of students that I did. They are talented, able but above all thoroughly pleasant. I wish them all the very best for the future.

The Sport Music Two of the finest musicians to pass through this school were both in their final year in Queen's. I congratulate, and thank, James Woodrow and Will Robinson for all they have done in their time here. James played once again for the National Youth Orchestra and achieved a place at the Northern Royal College of Music and Will has a place as a choral scholar at Oxford. Both performed for the school on so many occasions and to the highest level. They were deserved winners in the senior music festival. Emily Gee was highly commended in the junior festival on the Oboe. Tom Summers and Chloe Latchmore also made a very good contribution to music in their time here. The House Sing brought greater success this year than last. We didn't win - but a creditable 2nd place was earned as a result of a lot of hard work, thought and imagination from James Woodrow and Will Robinson. Katie Mcleish helped with choreography and Tom Lovett and Tom Whitaker with musical accompaniment. Thanks also to RMH (page turning). Well done to everyone.

Girls Sport went well again this year. What was particularly impressive was the ease with which teams were filled. Team spirit was strong in all events whether we were competitive or not. The highlight this year was the house rounders which we won thanks to excellent effort by the 3rd and 4th year girls. We also finished 2nd in the squash (Sophie Worsman, Charlotte Worsman, Charlotte McDermottroe; Laura Barren; Anna-Louise Hannah) and did well in Badminton and tennis (Monica Peach and Anna Fahy adding to the names above). All played well in netball and hockey and it was great to see the spirit on show. In Boys Sport, two trophies were won this year. The Swimming team performed superbly in a number of events and we finished comfortable winners. The Junior House Hockey team was also triumphant with a last gasp goal sealing our win. Well done to all involved here. Cricket was less successful but no less enjoyable with our batters, bowlers and fielders enjoying their day and doing their best. Again teams were easily filled and much enjoyment was had in representing the house.

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The other (equally important) stuff House debating continued this year organised by Tom Summers. Good performances were put in by the debaters on some interesting motions. Anna Fahy (incisive argument), Justin Wong (King of knowledge) and Tom Summers (individual style) gave dimension to our team and we were unlucky not to reach the final. Our Egg Race team once again were valiant in their efforts though the final task proved a little too much for our considerable talents. Well done to Tom Summers, John Hamilton, Tom Whitaker, Greg Bowler and Angus Smith.

House chapel, on the theme of cultural understanding went well again this year being well organised by the two heads of house. A new addition this year was house flower arranging to mark the opening of Hope House. James Hopkinson helped in this and I give many thanks for the provision of flowers by his parents. Our display was a good one and I thank all those who helped put it together. This year, once again, a great number were involved in various community action programmes. I continue to be amazed by the commitment shown by a great many of the students to the various programmes and in particular would like to congratulate Alex Telfer, Harriet Yates and Edwina Denison for their noteworthy contributions.

The People As ever all of the above require a tremendous amount of dedication and organisation. Sam Murgatroyd and Anna Fahy have been outstanding Heads of House. Everything I have asked them to do they have done and much more besides. I have valued their advocacy for students in house as well as their advice on different ideas we have discussed. Other activities in the house were well organised by the U6th. I wish all our leavers the very best for the future. Most of

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the Upper Sixth by now will be ending their first term at university and I hope this is going well for them. The tutors, as always, require great thanks. They do a lot of hard work on a regular basis which the students greatly appreciate. Miss Ku has provided excellent support in the last year as Assistant Housemistress. I wish her well in her role as Boarding Assistant in Dronfield. Mrs Hempsall takes over her position. Mr Cameron leaves the house, also to assist with boarding. As ever though, my last thanks go the students. They have put in a tremendous amount of effort over the year, in and out of class, and I fully commend them on all they have achieved.

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Rise Ten girls joined The Rise this year, Sarah Munro, Bella MurrayNag, Sophia Lu and Jess Foxley joined the Lower Sixth and Summer Taylor, Ruby Wilson, Jess Fairbank, Molly Bythell, Bea Murray-Nag and Phoebe Liu made up the new Third Year. Always up for a challenge, the girls of The Rise threw themselves wholeheartedly into the school's first house flower arranging competition. The opportunity to decorate a window sill of the chapel proved too much of a temptation and Lucy Knox, Annie Cray and Grace Ma created a floral masterpiece. The house colours of black and white prevailed and were embellished by the clever, but not too subtle use of a rather saucy shop mannequin wearing a black and white striped house top. The mannequin, whose legs were tantalizingly close to the headmaster's head during chapel, was a real sensation and no doubt helped us come in runner up to Linton. all played rounders for the school this year, the house competition was left to the juniors. All ten girls played, with great performances from all. Sadly Sports Day was cancelled due to bad weather, but again there was no shortage of volunteers for both track and field events and it was a shame that Gus Aiken, Becca Fletcher, Laura Newton and Ruby Wilson were unable to demonstrate their athletic prowess; particularly frustrating after The Rise came second last year. Having won the house tennis last year, Tilly Binns, Laura Newton, Fabienne Roth, Lizi Hart and the Dallas sisters lost in the semi-final to a strong school house team, the eventual winners. Our rowers, Laura Mounsey, Phoebe Liu, Helen Skinner and Ellie Binks once again braved extreme weather conditions and unsociable hours to train and compete at local events and the national competitions in London and Nottingham. Many girls embraced the opportunities to perform in this year's school drama productions; Jo Farr was tremendous in My Fair Lady, with back stage support from Sophia Lu and Jess Foxley. Jo went on to perform in Bertold Brecht's Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui - a different role completely! Lizi Hart, Ruby Wilson, Fabienne Roth and Amber Esposito all threw themselves enthusiastically into Dogs Hamlet and Cahoots Macbeth.

The Rise did equally well in other more conventional house competions.We came a very respectable second in the house hockey which saw a healthy turn out from both junior and senior squads; Rosie Dallas and Annie Cray being first team players and Laura Mounsey from the seconds. Over the new Ings cross country course we won the senior competition and it was testament to house spirit and enthusiasm that with the exception of one or two in the upper sixth the whole house ran. Again, in swimming we were not short of representatives and thanks go to Becca Fletcher who co-ordinated the house team and gained high scores from her individual performances. In netball both our senior and junior teams performed well, aided no doubt by Annie Cray, this year's school netball captain and Sarah Munro, captain for next year. Although Polly Fairbank, Rosie Dallas, Sarah Munro and Rachael Hopper

The house singing competition enabled the whole house to contribute to Abba-mania that seemed to be sweeping the country; Honey Honey was performed with a great deal of enthusiasm and a fair bit of talent. The Rise came a very respectable third; we have been in the top three every year since the competition began - quite an achievement. During the Easter Term the Art Department ran a series of exhibitions and competitions to highlight the work of artists of all ages. The Rise was well represented in the first ever Third Year Exhibition and this year's William Etty award for life drawing was won for the first time by a member of the Lower Sixth, Bella Murray-Nag. The Rise was also the winner of the House Art Competition.

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House and school competitions more often than not cause great excitement and provide entertainment for those watching as well as those taking part. Virtually the whole house has at some point in the school year contributed to these extra but very necessary activities. The school's thriving Community Action programme provides more subtle and altruistic opportunities, often with little reward. Tilly Binns

wash-out a complete success. The sun shone, we welcomed all the girls who will join the house in September and we hired the biggest bouncy castle yet. Everyone enjoyed a good bounce, which went down rather well with hotdogs and ice cream! This year's Upper Sixth has as a year been the best yet; they have gelled as a unit and (most of the time) set a great

and Laura Newton have remained loyal to their charity shop in town, Jess Foxley, Hannah Burley, Lucy Knox, Cus Aiken and Sophia Lu have all worked with the Wilberforce Trust. Sophia and Gus have also worked with SNAPPY and Grace Ma UVI Bella Murray-Nag, Tilly Binns and Sophia Lu (again!) have helped at St ; ,. --'\ Olave's and CPS. For this year's Fifth Form community project Laura Mounsey and Ellie Binks braved blisteringly hot conditions to clear out and clean up the Leeman Road Millennium Park.

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example to the younger years, i am grateful for all they have done for the house throughout their time at St Peter's; Mrs Hall and I will miss those late night drinking sessions with champagne and haribos! Hannah Burley, Rachael Hopper, Lucy Knox, Jo Farr, Grace Ma, Becca Fletcher and Annie Gray leave with our thanks and very best wishes. Particular thanks go to Annie, who as Head of House has done a tremendous job this year by keeping us all organised and up to date with house events and the rigours of day to day routine. Miss Morgan, Mrs Fricker, Mrs Shepherd and Mrs Robinson have all contributed to make the house the happy and ordered environment that it (usually) is. Sadly Mrs Robinson will leave the house at the end of the year and I thank her for all she has done as a tutor and assistant during her time in the house. Finally thanks to Jane, Jenny, Lesley and Pauline (matron) for all they continue to do for the house. Both Lesley and Pauline have each completed 25 years in the house this year and I particularly thank them for their hard work, patience and sense of humour - a prerequisite for being a member of The Rise!

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So what have been the highlights of the last year? The staff and girls of the house will no doubt have differing opinions, but for me the sportsmanship evident at such events as the house hockey and netball competitions really stands out. As does Sophia Lu's piano playing at her lunchtime concert in November, which illustrated an exceptional talent that most were unaware of. Finally and most recently the House Barbeque was, after last year's

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2008-9 was a further outstanding year for School House. Under the able leadership of Jonty Naismith and Lauren Grant, house activities were undertaken with customary School spirit. Once again, following the amazing rendition of Pokemon in 2007, the highlight of the year for most Peterites will have been the School House performance in house singing. Y.M.C.A. is surely a favourite for most, but few will have been adequately prepared for the excellence of School House's rendition either in choreography (our traditional strongpoint) or in tuning and instrumental arrangement. Special mention should surely go to Dan Lewis and Harriet Scott (our excellent brass section), to Max who managed to drum in time, to the hugely cool Ed Toomey and to Louise Cammish who masterminded the whole extravaganza. After being sadly robbed of the hotly contest-

legendary Pat Fletcher. Although School House was robbed of the opportunity to defend its overall boys and girls titles in Sports Day because of poor weather, as ever, School put in notable performances in the Cross Country running. An under-the-weather and determined-to-pace-himself Ben France typically came first despite having lost the use of both legs in the final stages of the race and the amazing Amelia Smalley won the girls event. The one and only Tom Edwards led the way in the junior competition with a win, ably followed by super Oily Cohen (fastest serve in the school) and big Ben Irving. Of course, School's run of triumphs have in no way been restricted to the sporting arena and the Director of Studies would certainly admit to School House being something of an academic hot house. I have been gratified to see so many students excelling in their scholarly work and putting in personal best performances in orders. Amidst all the jollity, it must not be forgotten that St Peter's is a school, and we all take great pleasure in celebrating successes on the academic front. As important as that was House Chapel. After

ed title of "school musical champions" last year, School House were certainly worthy winners and popular favourites. However, success in house singing was one of many highlights. Certainly in house sports, School have continued a stunning run of successes. The achievements of the girls have been most obvious, with very solid wins in House Tennis, House Squash, House Badminton and of course House Hockey. The hockey competition was particularly important for the girls who completed a winning run of 5 years in a row, the upper sixth's entire time in School House. This is a glorious tradition which owes plenty to the encouragement of our excellent new House Assistant Justine Williams who took over management of the team from the

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George Milligan's heartfelt appreciation of the brilliance of Andrew Wiles (the Mathematician), there was a tough act to follow. With a matter of days to go before the much-looked-forward-to-across-thePeter's-community date of the School House Chapel, things did not look good. However, Lauren and Jonty's slickly produced version of Blind Date (with the serious message that relationships are more than trivial things) wowed the congregation. Mr Patterson was a worthy winner of a date with Harriet Scott, narrowly pipping the charming Ben Elliot and big Ross McDade to the post with his rendition of "Thriller" being a key selling point. Kate Spencer, who also led an excellent School House to a very good second place in the inaugural school art competition, sang beautifully. School House also performed well in house debating, retaining the Senior prize and winning the Junior prize back from Temple. Sam Richards played a

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superb leadership role in this area, encouraging an excellent Junior ing to take up a new post down south. I will hugely miss School

Team to great heights of oratory and erudition. The end of the year, of course, is always a time of sadness as well as excitement in any school community and School House is no exception. School House will say goodbye to a through and through super bunch of young men and women in our Upper Sixth and they will be much missed by everybody. After 15 continuous years of service in School House, tutor Derek Patterson also ^_

leaves up to set up his boot camp for delinquent children.

He has given

heart and soul to School House in all his time here and many hundreds of children have benefitted from his guidance.

Justine

Williams, having spent only one year with us as an excellent Assistant takes a sideways move (although some people over there regard this as a promotion) to become Grove house mistress. I will also be leav-

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House, as I know will all our leavers. It is such a strong community, full of busy people who somehow also find time and energy to share a lot of fun and games together. On a personal note, I will miss all the boys and girls of School very greatly, although I know that, under the leadership of Mrs Lunardi, they are in more than safe hands. Floreat School House. A. Craig

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Temole September 2008 started with a mixture of nerves and excitement, not only for the new Third Formers about to join Temple House but also for me in my first year as Housemistress. However, it proved to be a most enjoyable and rewarding year with a number of musical, sporting, artistic and other highlights. This year Temple could boast the most choir members which should have boded well for House Singing! Our rendition of The Spice Girls' "Wanabe" was expertly organised and choreographed by our ever cheerful Head of House, Annie Pring, and although we did not finish in the top three, it was a popular choice and fun was had by all. On a more serious note, we had a number of successes in the Junior and Senior Music Festivals with Abbie Bambridge winning the Brass and Singing sections of the Senior Festival and Rebecca Widdicombe winning the Piano section and coming second overall in the Junior Festival. Felicity Punnett also received a Special Mention for her moving performance. Other highlights of the year were Sophie Hammill's wonderful performance at the Cabaret concert of a song she composed and the production of My Fair Lady in which Peter Rowley and Abbie played in the band. I would also like to congratulate Emma Milligan on being appointed Head of Orchestra next year. We were not quite as successful this year on the sports field, although I was impressed by the willingness of everyone to get ' involved, particularly the junior girls where numbers were severely depleted due to transfers to Hope House. Our best achievements were second place in the Junior girls' inter-house rounders and the inter-house girls' badminton and second place in the Junior boys' inter-house tennis with some good team work from Josh Wilson and Jamie Macnab, with Jamie going on to represent the school at the ISTA Tennis championships at Eton. There were also some notable individual performances with Chris McTurk narrowly missing out on selection for England rugby before going on to play an important role in the school's successful DMC cup run with joe ibbotson and Mike Slingsby also part of the squad. Oliver Headlam-Morley won a silver medal in the North Yorkshire U14 fencing competition and Angus

Yeomans continues to enjoy success in regional equestrian events. Ellie Macleod was part of the U18 girls' quad competing for the school at Henley and I congratulate Anthony Pulsford on being appointed Head of Boys' boats for next year. It was also pleasing to see so many of the Third Formers getting involved in the Boat Club and enjoying their first experience of regattas in the summer term. Temple has a wealth of artistic talent and it was great this year to have the opportunity to show this outside the classroom. September brought the Flower Festival with our display overseen with great artistic flair by Nikki Dean who managed to create a stunning display from a single sunflower and flowers and greenery donated from gardens, enabling us to give the rest of the money available to us (£30) to the Sunflower Trust. The inaugural House Art competition showed strength in depth with Temple contributing art from all year groups and with a wide variety of styles and mateJared Bambridge V rials used, resulting in a very creditable third place. Mention should also be made of Nikki who won the Albert Moore Drawing prize for a second time with Ruth Stasiak placed third and Annie Pring who was awarded second prize in the William Etty Life Drawing Competition. Finally Joe Robinson

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was awarded one of the three prizes at the DT exhibition for the design and production of his child's bike. Our sole victory this year was in defending our House Science quiz title, where we entered two teams. It was our team of three Abbie Bambridge, Peter Rowley and Dan Spencer which was victorious and although Abbie and Peter leave us to take up places at Cambridge, they leave us in good hands with Dan, who also went on to do extremely well in the National Schools' Maths Challenge, outperforming many pupils older than him. Academically the year ended on a very positive note with Temple gaining second place in the Merit Cup with a lot of credit for that going to the Third Form who have excelled this year.

inside and outside the classroom but also their cheery dispositions and their sense of loyalty to each other have made them excellent role models to younger pupils in the house. I wish them happiness and success as they embark upon life after St Peter's.

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I would love to mention many more efforts and achievements but unfortunately do not have enough space to do so. However, I would like to mention the Upper Sixth who have been of great help and support to me during my first year. Not only their contributions

Finally, I would also like to thank my colleagues: my assistant Mrs Dawson who has been my supportive and good-humoured right hand woman this year, Mr Matkin, whose experience as a Housemaster and Upper Sixth Form tutor has been invaluable as well as Mr Parr, Mr Blood and Mr Wall, who leaves us to become Assisant Housemaster in School house next year. We wish him well. Temple should look very different in September following the refurbishments which we are looking forward to. However it is the individuals within the house that count and I look forward to working with everyone again next year. Mrs J. Houghton.

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German Exchange This year it was our partner school's turn to visit York, thus on ' Tuesday 18th September a small group of German students and their teacher arrived to spend a week with their partners from St Peter's and St Olave's. On their arrival I decided to take my partner, Daniella, to the local newsagents where I asked her what she wanted and in reply she said.'everything.'Thankfully I realised that she did in fact only want a coke, but at that moment I was dreadfully worried that there was to be another massive language barrier between the two of us. Much to their surprise when they arrived at the station it was rather hot and I think they thought they were in the wrong country, but they were reassured that they were indeed in England when on the day trip to Whitby the clouds descended upon us and the rain fell. However the miserable weather did not stop us from playing a game of rounders on the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^—

beach, then hitting the arcades and finally stopping for fish and chips at the Quayside Cafe. The exchange partners came round school for a few lessons with us, but luckily for them they were able to miss most lessons and instead participated in activities in York such as visiting the fire station and the castle museum, but most importantly shopping. At the weekend Natasha Scroggs and I took our partners into Leeds for a bit of retail therapy and sushi, which they loved! Then on Sunday we all went to Flamingo Land which we all thoroughly enjoyed and I took Daniella to Betty's to show her a real taste of good Yorkshire food. On the final evening everyone went bowling, where, much to my dismay, I did not win. The arcade machines yet again seemed to be a real hit with everyone, and I think most people managed to leave the bowling alley with at least a pound more. After a highly enjoyable week the German party left to catch their flight back to Munster, which one of the German boys on the exchange was very reluctant to do, as he had fallen for Natasha. Poor boy! I would like to thank Mrs Houghton and Mrs Round for an extremely enjoyable return exchange and I would like to think that everyone's behaviour was exemplary and that it was not too much hard work. By Sara Drake

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4th Form Trek to Morocco The Jebel Sahro Mountain range lies south of the Atlas on the fringe of the Great Sahara Desert.This remote beautiful area offers excellent trekking, and it was to be our destination for part of our ten-day trip during the Easter holidays. The area is little visited, and we were to meet very few other trekking groups whilst in the region. We were certainly the focus of attention for many of the local people, and each day it was the children in particular, from the small villages through which we passed who were curious about the twenty four St Peter's students walking through, and setting up camp near their villages. The scenery was wild and sensational, and offered stunning backdrops for our campsites, as well as varied terrain for each day of our trek. After our flight via Casablanca, and a night in a particularly smart hotel in Marrakech we headed off on our Moroccan adventure. From Marrakech we drove across the Atlas Mountains and down the Draa Valley, passing through small towns and villages and to the starting point of

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ity. Local streams provided a chance to cool off and fill up the drinking bottles. The local villages of red mud houses were remote, and quite unlike anything we could have imagined. Village water supplies were cleverly channeled and the crops carefully tended by the local people, providing valuable food and income. Although we acquired a taste for our iodine laced water some of the group found it difficult to refuse the coke and Fanta sourced by the local

time to reflect and share stories of our ten days together. For many the time spent with the children of Irrazzoun N'lmlas school was a high point of the trip. Our fundraising in the year leading up to the trek allowed us to leave the children with some play equipment and school bags. This was a trip of a lifetime, and an opportunity to see a beautiful and culturally exciting part of North Africa.

Moroccan people, and sold on at some profit to our thirsty fourth form. The freshly cooked food was always well received, and our tent, laid fitted out with Berber rugs, was a perfect place for the group to eat and to gather for a game of cards or a siesta in the heat of the afternoon. Our final night on the edge of the Sahara was a perfect end to the trek. We drove back to Marrakech through the beautiful Dades Valley and had a full day to explore this fascinating city. A meal in a restaurant overlooking the Souks gave us

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and Selongey. October 2008 A Monday night in October saw a coach load of pupils from St Peter's and the Mount depart on the long journey to Is-sur-Tille and Selongey near Dijon. After a few hours of chatter, the more exhausted amongst us were glad to find the coach become peaceful and everyone (I think) slept for a few hours, before sleepwalking around a ferry at some unearthly hour the next morning. On our arrival into Is-sur-Tille, after dropping off those corresponding with the college at Selongey, we pressed our faces to the

and friendly and, although speaking very quickly, was surprisingly easy to understand (especially with Laura's French skills!). We went on many cultural trips, beginning with the trip to Besancon and its Citadelle with the zoo among other things, which was entertaining as we wondered around looking at the different animals, although many would agree that we definitely saw enough baboons to last a lifetime!! don't think anyone was particularly relishing the thought of the visit to the SEB (TEFAL) pressure

windows, trying to decipher which person was our exchange part-

cooker factory, but I think it exceeded most expectations, as we

ner, from the photos. I listened in horror as my name was called

were able to see lots of robots in action! We then returned to the

out first and, after several calls of "Good Luck!" I stepped gingerly

college at Is-sur-Tille to play an amusing basketball tournament

from the bus. This period of greeting was rather awkward, with the

with teams of four.

odd, "Ca va?" and then English talking to English. I think I probably made it worse by saying random French phrases or questions, separated by 30 seconds of silence.

>l, we set out for a Rallye (quiz) in Is-surTille, with the team of 4th and 5th form girls winning with a respectable 26/26!

A well executed arrival 'bise'! Wednesday was spent with our families, with several pe meeting up, for example, in Dijon. A game of Monopoly in the morning certainly improved my French vocabulary with use words like "dividend" (no prizes for guessing what that means] Thursday morning brought much chatter about experiences so far as we waited at the school, a recurring event throughout the week. As expected, sc— *^

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Music Tour - San Remo 09 This year's trip to San Remo was my first and last music tour and although I have nothing to compare it to I was told by many that it was one of the best. Not only was it Mr. Wright's final tour, therefore making it extra special, it was a week filled with sun, sea and song- the perfect combination for an enjoyable holiday. On arriving at Leeds airport we checked in, which was not particularly quick with 80 students, a 20kg luggage restriction and a

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lot of musical equipment. This slow start, however, was not a sign of things to come as we arrived at our hotel in Arma di Taggia with time to unpack and change before dinner. Our first night was the only one not to be taken up by a concert so the teachers took us for a walk along the beach as the sun set upon the Italian coast-

late return to the hotel was followed by an early morning in order

line; not exactly an unpleasant end to a day of travelling. The next

to travel to Nice for the day. This turned out to be one of the

two days followed a similar pattern; rehearsal, beach, concert. The

hottest days on record that week reaching a maximum of 38

first was spent in Arma di Taggia and we travelled to a nearby town

degrees, which caused most of the day to be spent in cafes and

to perform in the square that evening. The next day and concert

restaurants or for a few of us on the beach again to soak up the

was spent in Bordighera- a much larger town boasting an ice

sun. The evening that followed was possibly the most bizarre

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cream shop with over 50 flavours, which unsurprisingly was most

experience of the whole holiday; the sixth form went to perform

of the pupils' first port of call after the morning rehearsal.The con-

at a camp site just outside of San Remo. We were to take the

cert that evening took place in a church courtyard which was bor-

stage after the 'happy hour' which involved 3 women dancing

dered by some apartments allowing not only the audience to

around miming to Italian children songs to entertain the little

enjoy our performance but the nearby residents as well. The con-

ones. Needless to say our act was going to be somewhat differ-

cert lasted for a couple of hours but there was enough variation

ent- however it was appreciated just as much. So much so we all

from the Clarinet Group to Abbie and Ed's version of Time After

received free pizza and beer after the concert which no one could

Time to keep the audience captivated. Unfortunately this rather

finish as there was too much of it. All in all one of the best but strangest evenings of the tour. Our holiday was closing to an end only two days left where undoubtedly getting wet was going to be a common theme, with a boat trip and a day at a water park. The day of the boat trip was unfortunately, quite overcast but the sun came out for the water park where everyone spent the day going down slides, in the wave pool and of course with the local Italians at the aqua disco. Our last concert took place that night in the old section of a large town and this one had been advertised in the national newspaper. Having been out for dinner beforehand which the teachers kindly treated us all to we set about singing for one of the last times. The performance was received very well and it was followed by gifts and speeches by Mr Wright and some of the upper sixth students to say thank you and goodbye. It was a wonderful

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Murcia, a long trip to the seaside We left York at 5.00am on a cold, dreicht morning and arrived

It is amazing what a bit of braw weather can do and with the

in Spain at San Javier airport feeling warmer but even more drook-

sun came a mood lift which had been hanging over a few of the

it due to the amount of falling rain, tired after the early start and

infelici in the group. During the tour we visited a variety of loca-

looking forward to the week ahead. However, an hour after our

tions, all very interesting in their own way. We visited the city of

arrival things did not look promising as we arrived at 'La

Cartagena where we had a guided tour of the amphitheatre which

Residencia' to discover that the deluge had not only flooded the

originates also from the first century BC, as well as the beautiful

entire area around the building but had managed to penetrate the

port and lots of shops. We were also impressed by the wonderful

glass fronted bedrooms on the upper floor of our accommodation,

architecture of the Cathedral in the city of Murcia and some of us

much to the consternazione of the Upper 6th girls and boys who

were also particularly amazed by the unquenchable thirst for

were to be sleeping in these rooms.

shopping amongst the girls in the group. We also were very fortu-

Fortunately, we were in the capable hands of our monitores and guias: Marco (a bit of an Italian seduttore) and Irene, not to

nate to be in Murcia City for first night of Semana Santa and were able to see the processions and celebrations first hand.

mention the formidable cocinera, Maria Jose, who were willing and

We had lunch and dinner most days in the residence, most of

able to help out in any crisis. After much to-ing and fro-ing about

the group seemed to enjoy this although the choice of vegetarian

who was going to sleep where, and a break in the torrential rain,

food in Spain is rather limited and there were a few who would

we managed to explore the local area and found a sleepy town

have preferred a wider choice of vegetarian options. Some even

that had only one bar (much to the delight of the teachers and the

preferred to give the food a total body swerve judging by the

irritation of the students) and one restaurant which was firmly

impressive stash of chocolate and doughnuts that they had erect-

perched on top of a long, exhausting hill. However, the rain per-

ed in their rooms. We then had a little time after meals to sam-

sisted until, after a couple of miserable days of girnin' when both

ple the local Vitta notturna' (remember the bar and the restau-

pupils and teachers were thinking that leaping off the balcony

rant?) where the welcome was warm but company was thin on

might be a better option than toughing it out in the residence or

the ground. As an alternative the entire Sixth Form really tried to

spending another day in the ice cabinet of the local spa, the clouds

get into the culture of Spain and spent one evening trying to

suddenly cleared and we discovered that we were actually next to

organise their own 'Botellon' on the beach. Unfortunately this

a beach aligned with palm trees with stunning views of the sea

proved to be unsuccessful as they had failed to invite the teachers

which, at fifty metres away, allowed us to go for a dook whenever

and a lot of them were amateurs in the art of botellonaje.

we pleased.

The highlights of the holiday were probably the sailing, canoeing, beach activities and spending time with friends and our two very accommodating monitors. Their classes were a little facili but what they lacked in knowledge of the formalities of our very structured British Education System they more than made up for in enthusiasm and affabilita and the pupils very generously presented them with a gift on our last evening.

It is a positive experi-

ence to meet people who are very welcoming and these two were open and willing to converse at all times with the students.

The entire staff in the residence was

devoid of any affected airs and graces and instead there was genuine warmth and hospitality towards all members of the party. Thanks go to Mrs Lunardi, Miss Wright and the students for their participation and good humour throughout the week.

Language Challenge: Find the Spanish for: Easter Week, cook, illegal street party, guide, supervisor. Find the Italian for: friendliness, concern, nightlife, disgruntled person, easy. Find the Scottish for: a swim, nice, soaking wet, moaning, dreary. MJD 2009

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Berlin-Krakow : History Trip 2008 On Tuesday 28th October 58 members of the fourth and fifth form, Doc Craig, Mr Grant, Mrs Wike, Mrs Lunardi and Mrs Garbutt assembled in the horseshoe to leave for Stansted airport. After an uneventful, if somewhat cramped, coach journey, we arrived for the 15.25 flight to Berlin. We arrived after just over an hour in nice weather conditions, and got into a waiting coach which then took us to our hotel. That evening, we visited the Reichstag, the parliament building which looked stunning with its new dome: a glass and chrome triumph designed by Norman Foster. From there we could see beautiful views of the city, but as it was quite chilly we quickly went on to our restaurant for the evening: an Irish steakhouse, where we were all shocked to discover water was "not allowed". Our first day in the city was packed full with sightseeing. We

stop (which involved only the men's loos being open and then a

walked around central Berlin taking in sites such as Humboldt

shortage of loo roll) and one of half an hour for food. We arrived

University, Bebelplatz, the Brandenburg Gate, the site of the

in the Polish city at about 17.30 and proceeded to explore the city

Kaiser's Palace (which is currently being reconstructed as a shop-

centre, which mainly comprised of the second largest square in

ping mall), the Soviet War Memorial, the Luftwaffe Headquarters

Europe and a market where more memorabilia for relatives and

(which was bizarre in its combination of Nazi architecture and

friends could be bought. Also available was the option of walking

Communist mural), the Holocaust Memorial, the site of Hitler's

to see the Wawel, the city's castle and cathedral.

bunker (where he and his girlfriend spent their final days) and the exhibition "The Topography of Terror" in the shadow of the Berlin Wall in the place where the Gestapo headquarters used to be. We also went to Checkpoint Charlie, where there was the opportunity for lunch and the purchase of Soviet hats and other souvenirs, which were worn or used throughout the rest of the trip, to the amusement of some and the bafflement of others. The weather was deteriorating and it kept raining on and off, but people managed to still enjoy the tour.

In the evening we ate out in an

American sports bar, and from there went to a square where we were given the chance to buy dessert. The following day we took a long metro journey to the sub-

1st November, is the day on which the Polish remember especially their lost loved ones, and as we drove to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the death camp where over a 1.5million people were murdered as part of the Nazi regime, cemeteries were filled with mourners laying candles and flowers on relations' graves. Although from inside a coach this seemed only a tradition kept by the Catholic Poles, at Auschwitz the small gestures took on a much deeper meaning. At the former concentration camp, we were given a guided tour around Auschwitz I, which included going into exhibitions displayed in old barracks where prisoners stayed from 1940 until the liberation. They exposed the brutality and horror of the Nazi regime. We also went into the only surviving gas chamber and cre-

urb of Wannsee, where the villa in which the "Final Solution to the

matorium, which was preserved because of its use as a bomb shel-

Jewish Question" was decided upon in 1942. The visit was inform-

ter for soldiers. The ruins of Birkenau were equally poignant and

ative but also moving, and the still poor weather was concordant

the group left much subdued and pensive.

with the mood of the party as we left for the Olympic Stadium, where Hertha Berlin now plays. There, we were given a guided tour and shown the space (the actual spot was removed so it wouldn't be sanctified by neo-Nazis) where Hitler watched the infamous 1936 games. We were also shown the Olympic bell, which is remarkable in that it still has on it the Swastika (although partly melted), a symbol which is illegal in Germany nowadays.

For lunch and dinner the group were allowed to split up into groups, and we were given more free time to enjoy the city. A small party, led by Doc Craig, went into the Jewish quarter Kazimierz, which was depressingly quiet and empty. However, we did discover a wonderful little cafe which served hot chocolate more similar to melted chocolate than the powder sold in England.

Next, we went to part of central Berlin, where we were given a

In the morning of our final day we went into the Wawel in

chance to eat and spend some Euros. That night we ate at an

order to admire its great beauty and the views of Krakow from it,

Australian restaurant, which was a new experience for many and

but there was little time and we left for the airport shortly after-

offered the opportunity of trying a range of exotic foods like kan-

wards. The flight of just over two hours was uneventful, and a late

garoo and crocodile.

take off resulted in a late arrival back to York. Everyone was shat-

Despite the original plans to travel by train, it was decided that the faster option would be to travel to Krakow by coach. The

tered by the end of the trip, but all enjoyed it and will take away memories of important sites and happy days.

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Paris: History Trip On a rather chilly Thursday morning our band of 20 or so teachers and Upper Sixth historians

descended on York Station

for an action packed 4 days. After the usual meetings and greetings and leaving our bags at the bottom of the platform with some rather "unassuming" train personnel we were ready to depart for London town. But there was someone missing. Shock! Mrs Garbutt and Frau Houghton were present but where was the man, the legend (whatever you want to call him) that is Dr Craig. Luckily any disaster was averted when he decided to turn up at some southern station with his infamous Tesco doughnuts. After finally arriving at Kings Cross we quickly ran across to the fabulous new St Pancreas International for the Eurostar. 3 or 4 hours then passed. A short trip from Care du Nord across Paris brought us to the quintessential district of Pigalle and there (to much amusement) we arrived at Hotel Migny.When everyone had quickly settled in we set off on of Dr Craig's unforgettable tours around the city of Paris, viewing such notable attractions as the Pont Neuf, a statue of Henry IV and the very place where Marie Antoinette awaited death. A lovely meal then followed at a Parisian Pizza Express, where Lauren Grant decided to turn up looking like Queen Cleopatra. Dr Craig rounded off the evening with a quick talk on Notre Dame. Friday was perhaps more eventful than the itinerary would have suggested. The Arc deTriomphe went pretty smoothly with a very informative and balanced account of Napoleon's victories by

cousins came up with excuse after excuse to prevent us entering

our tour guide. We then caught a double decker train to Versailles,

the palace, despite having paid for tickets. Even one of our fabu-

the site of Louis XIV's extravagant palace. However having not

lous A-level French students tried to charm her way in with some

eaten lunch (it was now getting on a bit) , many of us set off to

very slick francophone speaking. It was no use; anyone over 18 (ID

find the nearest eatery. However to no one's realisation and some

was required) would have to pay up. The teachers decided to give

poor signposting by the French we had actually ended up leaving

in and join the queue for tickets whilst we enjoyed some 2 second

the palace, and to everyone's amazement would not be allowed

train ride from Marie Antoinette's own little house. However when

back in. Well Mrs Houghton tried her best to no avail, our French

we returned there was no problem after all, an announcement had

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' said that anyone under 23 could get in free, so some money saved and Alex was allowed to look round her idol's 'grand

On Saturday we then had a trip to the Louvre for a look at le Revolutionary and Napoleonic art, notably that of Jacques-

is David. The Mona Lisa was obviously not forgotten too. After .king the corridors of some beautiful exhibitions we then faced the rain and a quick tour by Mrs Garbutt through the Tuileries Gardens. The Galeries Lafayettes came next after losing about half the group, ( thank God for Mr Grant) and some enjoyed a quick shop and a nibble of some French pastries. Others who opted for the hotel instead of the shopping faced another museum somewhere, or so I'm told. The day was finally rounded off with a Chinese and some other activities. Sunday finally came, and after a well deserved lie in we were treated to the whole day at Disneyland Paris. Oh how our youth ""le back to haunt us, not least in the form of a "small world." ;ed we were treated to the parade of camp dancers, Mickey use in a snazzy silver jacket, the usual expensive merchandise, me ABBA tribute group and PJ and co getting stuck up Space Mountain. But of course the day could not go on forever and

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Fourth Form Trip to Hadrian's Wall wall complaining about molestae tempestates (the wretched

"I hope it rains." The Head Master's departing words rang in our ears as we set off on the long drive north. After passing through Barnard Castle and Alston, we reached base camp and the beautiful surroundings of Ninebanks YHA. There Pauline administered to our many needs with huge platefuls of chicken korma, garlic bread and pasta, and apple crumble. Later, after a presentation on Hadrian's Wall, we whiled away the evening playing Scrabble, Jenga or simply walking

intolerable Brittunculi (the miserable British inhabitants). Most famous of all are the "Birthday Letters" of Sulpicia inviting her "sweet sister" to attend her forthcoming birthday. Such is their importance to the study of Roman Britain that these letters were voted the UK's number one national treasure. After an enjoyable day at the Wall we drove back to St Peter's, and to the leaving drinks for another national treasure, Mr Derek

through the stunning countryside. «:!!

weather), viae dirae (the dreadful state of the roads), as well as the

Paterson.

Roman Wall Blues by W.H.Auden (for the Head Master) Over the heather the wet wind blows, I've lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose. The rain comes pattering out of the sky, I'm a Wall soldier, I don't know why. The mist creeps over the hard grey stone, My girl's in Tungria; I sleep alone. Aulus goes hanging around her place, The following day dawned miserably wet, so we stocked up on

I don't like his manners, I don't like his face.

a massive and hearty breakfast. Then a short drive to the Roman Wall and up onto Housestead's Fort: 2000 years since it was built,

Piso's a Christian, he worships a fish;

and the wall never fails to impress its visitors. Then it was on to

There'd be no kissing if he had his wish.

Vindolanda, where a fabulous lecture from one of the on-site

She gave me a ring but I diced it away;

archaeologists prepared us for the finds in the museum, particular-

I want my girl and I want my pay.

ly the many letters that have been found, the "Vindolanda Tablets" buried deep in Northumbrian mud. These letters talk of life 2000 years ago in northern Britain, where we find the Romans on the

When I'm a veteran with only one eye| I shall do nothing but look at the sky. MJA

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The Mountaineering Club

the

everyone was looking forward to a great day's mountaineering.

Mountaineering Club travelled to Wasdale Head in the Lake

the

beginning

the

Christmas

holidays,

We took the Black Sail pass up the East Ridge to the summit, with

District, where we stayed in luxurious quarters at Wastwater Youth

deep snow for the last half of the ascent which made movement

Hostel. A splendiferous time was had by all, and we tackled some

over rocky terrain difficult and slow. However, on the flat summit

of the highest mountains in England in some challenging, wintry

plateau there was a perfect opportunity for a snow ball fight with

conditions.

the teachers [the teachers won]. On the last day we climbed Scafell Pike. At 978 metres Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. This was the highlight of the trip as the conditions were cold and the snow was deep making the walking hard but it was all worth it when we reached the summit.

The

whole morning had been spent under

grey,

scudding clouds,

If?,,

and a miserable On the first day we climbed Illgill head which towered 600

day

seemed

metres over the youth hostel, right above Wastwater Screes. The

ahead of us. But

weather was not kind as we set out for the first day's walk in a

howling wind and sleety rain. Despite the weather and the intim-

approached the

idating slopes we completed the day and were fortunate to have a

summit we could sense, rather than see, a thinning in the fog. We

break in the clouds and good views from the summit. We then

stood at the cairn and were suddenly treated to that most

returned to the youth hostel, where we cooked and enjoyed a

delightful of mountain experiences a cloud inversion. Above us the

splendid evening meal.

mists dispersed, while below us the peaks of Lakeland cut through

On day two we climbed the famous Pillar which stands 892 metres above sea level.

&£

The weather had fortunately cleared, so

clouds to reveal a stunning panorama as far as the eye could see. MJA and Mitch Hernaman LVI

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Arran trip 2009

After a long and arduous

Darren, the first of our guides for the week, seemed to have

coach journey in which there

an odd obsession with walking boots and always of course carry-

came to choosing the film to

between Hazza (Harriet Yates) and Dazza (one of the many nick-

watch, the main controversy

names for Darren).

ing that extra layer. There was some obvious chemistry sparking

' < arose when the suggestion that 'Mamma Mia' should be viewed. Of course outrage from the guys when this was finally decided by force (Mrs Tooby-Smith) however there was one male who was more than happy to sing along, who joyfully sat at the front of the bus as close to the screen as possible and dreamt about being Pierce Brosnan (I'm sure you can guess the culprit...about to retire?). Once the coach journey had come to an end we arrived at Ardrossan - the point of no return! It was only a short wait before we hopped onto the hour long ferry trip to Brodick. After a few scares, to name a few, Sophie almost forgetting her laptop, Sophie leaving her laptop in the not so capable hands of Dave Glen and Dave almost sending the laptop to its own watery grave, we got off to meet the bus which would take us to our final stop, Loch Ranza field centre. On arrival at the centre and after a quick tour in which the girls looked overjoyed at our accommodation for the week, we dropped off our bags and got straight into the classroom.This was the moment we first met the two very brave people who were to help us on our quest for geographical knowledge.

The other half of the pair keeping us in order was Kate. There were some controversial relationships between her and a few members of the group. Most noticeably between Kate and Louis which turned into a very strong love/hate relationship.

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Biology Visit to The Bodyworlds Exhibition

American Exchange October 2008 saw St Peter's first pupil exchange with Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Maryland. Fifteen members of the upper sixth Politics classes landed in Washington, DC, just two weeks before the historic election of Barack Obama, and were met by their respective host. The five day trip saw the pupils visit all of DC's main tourist attractions including the monuments to presidents Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt and the special memorials for American lives lost in World War Two, Korea and Vietnam. Old Peterite Tom Scott, who had spent the summer working for the Obama campaign, was on hand to show the party around the Democratic candidates Virginia office and meetings were arranged with the interest group Common Cause, a director of the Republican National Committee and journalists from The Washington Post. Perhaps the political highlight of the trip, however, was the tour of the White House. We also spent a day in Walt Whitman itself, attending lessons. Our trip coincided with homecoming weekend and the American Football and Homecoming Dance were enjoyed by all. In school as in homes, our pupils were treated with stereotypical American generosity. With this very much in mind, twenty Whitman students made the return journey to York in June 2009. My thanks to the parents who hosted the Americans and in particular to Mr

On June 22nd over thirty Lower 6th biology students

Trevett and Mr Hall for their hospitality. Whilst with us, the

went to London to see Gunter von Hagen's 'Body worlds'

Americans attended lessons, visited London, Edinburgh and

exhibition. We set off from York train station in the morning

Whitby, and helped with the annual community action project.

and arrived at the O2 arena having negotiated the underground and lost MrWall! (Don't worry...we found him in the end!!)

My thanks to Bob Mathis and Andrew Sonnabend in Maryland for all their help in making our trip, and the exchange, such a memorable experience, to Miss Morgan for her counsel and com-

The exhibition was about the origins of life and the development of the human body as well as the importance

pany, and to the fifteen Peterites for their impeccable behaviour. Roll on 2010!

of looking after our bodies. It showed diseased organs and unborn foetuses and we even saw a plastinated giraffe. After the exhibition we were allowed free time in the O2. We were tempted by the cinema and loads of restaurants but ended up chilling out in the O2 bubble sat in comfort as we watched music videos. We left the O2 past a steady flow of Boyzone fans who were headed for a concert there that night. We had some good food at Pizza Express and a good laugh before returning home weary eyed and very full after a long eventful day but having had a really good time. Thank you to Miss Morgan, Mr Wall, TheTreverend and a special thank you to Mrs Cowling for organising the trip! Cathy Prowde and Alex Langford LVI

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Head Master's Interview Has this been a good year for St.Peter's so far? I think it's been an excellent year. The Upper Sixth set the tone. They are a very talented year, academically, with Sport, Music, Drama and Art, and yet they're remarkably modest about their achievements.

In your previous interview, five years ago, you stated your long term aims for St.Peter's to justify its position as one of the finest co-educational schools in the North of England, do you feel that you have achieved this? Present and past pupils and parents are the best judge of the quality of education St.Peter's produces at the moment. Not the Head Master. Five years ago during Mr Smyth's first year at St Peter's he was interviewed for this magazine. We thought it was high time that he faced the music again. This interview was conducted before we knew that Mr. Smyth would be leaving St Peter's.

You also mentioned plans and targets for the future, among which were the Astroturf and improving the boarding facilities. Obviously the building of the Astroturf is taking place at the moment, but do you feel that the boarding still needs improving? Much refurbishment has taken place in the boarding houses and it's really pleasing to see the way all four houses are full at the moment. The Ofstead boarding inspection report highly rated our boarding experience. There's still improvement to be done but it's a question of giving value for money for the improvements that we make. I don't think our parents want saunas in our boarding houses.

Since your last interview, what changes that have been brought about to St Peter's are most significant to you? The governors were quite right to press for the closure of the right of way through the school. The construction of the bridge at St Olaves and improved gating and fencing has made the campus safer for everybody. Secondly, the tutor contact time and the day house refurbishment programme coupled with the opening of Hope House in September have improved the pastoral provision particularly for our day pupils. There has also been a programme of improving the changing facilities, including the new changing rooms that have just been opened, and that's lifted our standard in that area. Fourthly, the extra-curricular programme has been developed by Mr Edwards. I am delighted that over a hundred pupils are currently taking Duke of Edinburgh. Over 120 The Peterite 2008-2009

community action and there's over 170 in the Choir. Last, but not least, we've introduced: YASS, ISSP, and we are introducing the new Global Perspectives course in the Upper Sixth in September. We have also introduced a post of Director of Teacher and Learning and we have improved our ICT provision. Changes which have helped to improve the academic life in the school.

Do you have any more plans for the future? We're constantly trying to improve the quality of education we are providing for our pupils. We've got plans, capital project plans. The swimming pool has done us great service since 1923, and the boat club is in need of replacement. We are also reviewing our academic provision in the light of curriculum changes and we have just published Vision 2015.

Recent surveys have shown that teachers in England think pupil's behaviour has deteriorated over the past few years. Do you think this applies to StPeter's? In short: no. I think our pupil's behaviour is first class. Many prospective parents and visitors to the school remark on the quality of relationships within the community (teacherpupil, and pupil-pupil relationships).

I have heard it said that you can judge a person's character by their hair and their shoes. Do you feel that current Peterites are smart in their appearance? And what aspects, if any, of the school dress code would you change? I hope the school don't think that I judge a person's character by their hair and their shoes. I think they're tiny indicators of the pride that someone takes in their appearance. I hope people feel proud of what they're wearing, and feel smart, and that it is neat and tidy. Beyond that we're always looking to see what needs to be changed, not just because of the fashion.

Do you feel that we have the right balance between games, extra-curricular, and academic studies at Peter's? Our intention is to provide a high quality all round education. There needs to be a balance then between academic study (which is the priority) and the extra-curricular programme. The problem always comes when pupils are gifted in various areas, and therefore great demands are placed on them.

Do you think St.Peter's places too much pressure on some of the students? I'd like to think that pupils put the pressure on themselves because they want to do so well. However they have to also come to terms with pressure and they need to do that, not just at St Peter's, but in life beyond school.

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A school plays an important role in a person's life. Do you feel that St Peter's fulfils its role in preparing pupils for life? We try and prepare our pupils for life beyond the gates of St Peter's. That's an ongoing challenge, where we want young people to have the confidence in themselves and to value their talents, to be able to contribute to society after they've left.

Do you think that Peterites are intellectually active and adventurous? In some pupils yes! That's the academic challenge for us: to prepare our young pupils for exams, but also to teach them beyond the curriculum, so that they think for themselves and are passionate about their work.

Do you think the current recession will have an effect on the school, and how? We're very conscious that our parents sacrifice to provide the best education for their children. The governors are very conscious that the school needs to give value for money. Therefore in this recession we try to do that by providing quality for value.

Finally, over the past five years, have there been any poignant moments at school that you'll always remember? This is the hardest question [he laughs]. There have been many poignant moments. Some of our pupil's community service work, particularly among the silver surfers and the work with Lollipop (the hearing impaired young children) have been most moving to witness. I was very impressed with the whole community's reaction to raise money for York Against Cancer and the Samantha Dickson Trust two years ago. The memorial service to Elizaveta Slesareva (a pupil) who was killed, and the recent funeral of Sue Taylor, a teacher at Clifton Prep, were both very poignant moments. Sophie Hammill Head Girl

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Visitors The school was delighted this year to welcome both the past and present Archbishops of York David Hope formally opened the new Day House named after him and Archbishop John Sentenu was our guest later in the year. However, as a cricketer himself, perhaps the Head Mas' favourite guest was ex-England bowler Phil Tufnell who cam present an article on Guy Fawkes for The BBC 'One Show' in November.

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The Alcuin Library Man Booker Prize 2008 Mrs Mallard once again magnificently steered the panel of A level English students through our Man Booker debate to another surprising conclusion. This year the six students presented the short listed novels on Friday 10th October to pupils and members of staff. As ever the vote was close but Imogen's highly infectious enthusiasm Hensher's

for The

Philip Northern

Clemency just tipped the scales in her favour over Gussie's passionate plea for Sea of Poppies by Amitav

IT3

Christmas Quiz launch The launch of the Christmas Quiz on Cathedrals took place in

Ghosh. Imogen, who spoke

the Library early in December.

in favour of the winner,

Christmas music got the season off lo a good start.

Mince pies, mulled wine and

said of the book: "It intricately tracks the lives of two generations of families living in an average middle

World Book Day, March 2009 For World Book Day the Library invited acclaimed author Meg Rosoff

class suburb of Sheffield. What I loved about the book was its

into school. Meg talked to third year

reliability; the individual character portrayals ... they were idio-

pupils from St Peter's and four olher

syncratically exact and entirely believable. The social context of

local schools

the 1970s and 1980s Britain added a political dimension to the

became a wriler after having had a

novel."

number of other careers behind

aboul how she

her. She was highly entertaining The title selected by the Man Booker judging panel this year was The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.

on the subjecl of how all of her experience helped to create her books and that it's possible to become a successful writer

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later in life. Meg held a Meet-Trie-Author and book signing ses-

Donations

sion at lunchtime. A Book Character Scavenger Hunt was also held on the day

Donations have been received from the following leavers

with Viki Herrenschmidt and Sophie Hammill collecting the great-

and their parents, grandparents and guardians at the time of

est number of characters from the badges of members of staff and

going to press:

correctly identifying the related books. Leavers from 2008

Library Committee 2008/09

Anna Peach Alison Mason

Thanks to this year's Library Committee members for their participation in

representing their Houses, support in running

Alexander McFarlane

library events and all round enthusiasm shown over the year.

James Turner

The Library Committee for 2008/2009

Hamish Taylor

Duncan Rajan Clifton

Sean Liddle

Tristan Punnett Temple Abigail Colley

Tom Bright Linton Olivia Herrenschmidt

Alastair Penty

Dronfield

Nic Taylor Grove

George Milligan

Robert Nash Manor Antonia Gray

Anna Fahy Queen's Gussie Aiken / Lucy Knox Rise Sam Richards School Tom Hall Hope

Leavers 2009

Mrs Lunardi Languages Department

Thomas Hume Dominic Snook Leo Tindell Lily Telfer Nathan Rugg Louis Baig Paul Steadman Charlotte Harris Gareth Thomas Jonathan Jackson Jennifer Bell Alex Taylor Grace Ma William Gastrell Hannah Burley Ben Crook Katherine Hannah Adam Webster Jonathon Chambers

Duke of Edinburgh Award Congratulations

to the following pupils: Philip Berridge,

Vincent Nadin, Will Hockin, Tom Fynn , Daniel Bowie, Freddie Proctor and Alastair Newton, who completed the skills element by means of Library training and helping with reading at CPS to contribute towards the Bronze Award and Silver Award.

Further items have been received from Mr Richard Barrett (Manor 1971-1976), the South African Exchange students and Michael A Wilson, son of A G " Peter" Wilson (OP 1909-1911). Many thanks to all donors for their generosity. Patricia Chandler

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Young Enterprise at St Peter's School The Young Enterprise Company Programme offers students aged 15 to 19 the opportunity to set up and run their own real company over the course of one academic year, with the sup-

COMPASS

port and guidance of a volunteer adviser from business. Seventeen students from the Lower Sixth put themselves forward for the first YE company at St Peter's School. The students elected a board of directors from amongst their peers, raised share capital, marketed, financed and sold

their

product. Under the leadership of Nic Taylor, they produced a twenty four page book advertising local businesses in North Yorkshire. As a

second product

they

developed an idea for a book to showcase some of the best ideas from YE in

the UK. The aim of both products was to point people in the direction of good businesses and good business ideas. The company name, Compass, chosen by the students, was selected for its association with determining direction. During the year students have had the opportunity to take part in a range of additional activities such as trade fair markets, both in North Yorkshire and at the National YE trade fair in Stratford-on-Avon, as well as the prestigious Young Enterprise Company of the Year competition. Through participating in the Company programme our students have developed their

enterprise knowledge and under-

standing, skills and attributes in a business context.

Particular mention should go to the team who represented Compass at various presentation events - Nic Taylor, Sarah Ketteringham, Lydia Hawthorn, Josh Tankard, Vickie Bew, and to the company secretary Olivia Herrenschmidt who kept everyone in order. Congratulations to all members of the company for their achievements this year. J.Whitehouse

They have learnt by doing, coping with a changing and evolving business, developing essential skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, managing risk, creativity, innovation and leadership.

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Bfeverley Fun Run May 10th 2009 Cooler conditions meant faster times but did the electronic chips attached to our shoes slow down the 100 participants from St Peter's and St Olaves? Some of course managed to inactivate it by kicking rugby balls around beforehand and never apparently finished! Clad like the

hungry

caterpillars, St Peter's in lurid green peppered the course with pupils, staff plus family and friends. Our fastest male pupil was Alastair Newton in a scorching time of 39mins 17secs followed by Benji France in 39mins 22secs and then Toby Williams followed close behind.

Tristan Wike

and josh Cust had their own private battle spurring each other on to personal best times of 41mins but victory went to Tris and Josh Tankard slipped in to separate them on the finish line.

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St Peter's first female pupil home was Rebecca Fletcher in 51mins 19secs followed by Isobel Thompson and then Gemma Williams whose mother cajoled her into taking part just that morning! But the competition amongst the staff was hottest and the race was clearly won by Mr Mike Hall in 38mins 59secs but Mr Parr, Mr Wall, Mr Chris Hall, Mr Cameron and myself all finished (in that order) within 1 minute of each other. Who says you lose that competitive edge as you get older? The fact that Mr Cameron overtook me just metres from the finish line proves that chivalry is dead!! Paddy Stephen and Derek Paterson once again encouraged each other round the course to a sub 52 minute time - not bad for an old one and a f** one!

Credit must also go to Adam Edwards who took up the rear ensuring all St Peter's runners made it home safely running a remarkable 1hour 15mins and never stopping in the process! Well done Adam! The 2k was once again dominated by Wentworth House and victory in the form of 4th place overall went to Roman Faithful closely followed by an amazing run for a little one, Eddie Stephen! Chloe Lister, Tilly Hall, Dewi Sarginson & Molly Blythell decided it would be less painful running the 2k tied together as a 4-legged group chaperoned by Nick Stephen! The coach journey back to school was the most restful part of the day - silence bar the odd snore and tinny sounds of the latest chart music escaping from errant headphones. The

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House Singing reports. The Jury's Verdict Grove - 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' This year, Grove showcased their singing skills through their interpretation of Whaml's famous 'Wake Me Up Before You CoGo' (1985). Full of enthusiasm and fun the performance was a delight to watch leaving the catchy lyrics permanently engrained in the minds of the audience long after they were off the stage! We couldn't forget to mention the boys' outstanding efforts in channelling George Michael hitting that 'high' while the girls, well.... Sarah Coidan. V

Rise - 'Honey Honey'. Rise was placed third this year for their performance of 'Honey Honey', the well known ABBA song. However, this did not live up to the Rise's high standard of previous years. The singing lacked energy but gained enthusiasm from all the girls and they learnt their words unlike some other houses.... Lipmunn Tang.V

School - 'YMCA' School House's rendition of YMCA had strong vocals and a lot of energy which gained them success in this competition. An unlikely winner, with a song choice that sticks in your head and haunts you all week, School House dominated the stage and produced a reasonably good sound, the musicians, in particular, drove the song to its victory. Sophie

Temple - 'Wanna Be.' Despite the lack of knowledge when it came to the song lyrics, Temple produced an enjoyable rendition of the Spice Girl's song 'Wanna Be.' As the judges said, the girls were a little too eager with the responses but their enthusiasm throughout the song was equally matched with that of the boys resulting in a cheerful, if occasionally muddled, performance. Ellie Sinks. V

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Hope - 'When the going gets tough' Hope House's rendition of the classic 'When the going gets tough' by Billy Ocean did get a little tough, and all at sea, but the tough eventually got going and persevered bravely. The high point was undoubtedly Alex Green's guitar interlude.

Clifton - 'Uptown Girl' The Clifton uptown girls were a little less enamoured of the enthusiastic downtown boys than the song suggested, but it may only have seemed that way as a result of the wonderfully cheesy coordinated tie dancing from the boys being something of a contrast. Overall an energetic, fun performance. Both Hope and Clifton by Cabby Naismith

Linton - 'Amarillo' They were definitely robbed of a place with their rendition of Amarillo. Led beautifully by their two front men; Frazer and Will, their marching in time was perfection, dance routines were amazing and the singing wasn't too bad either! Definitely the best of all the boarding Houses and it was a shame they didn't get a place. Harriet Scott

Manor - 'Don't Look Back in Anger' After their first attempt of Oasis' 'Don't Look Back in Anger', which didn't exactly go well, Manor got a second chance to impress the judges after stopping their performance part way through. Unfortunately for Manor, the second time didn't work out much better singing-wise although it was good entertainment for the audience, especially with the addition of the conductors dance move! Louise Cammish

Dronfield - 'Single Ladies' Dronfield's rendition of 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce started off melodiously with a split in the harmonies, which worked together well. The musical accompaniment of a shaker and the clapping gave a sharp and tidy approach to the song, which assured the attention of the viewers. However towards the middle of the song the focus dropped a little but was picked up again towards the end. The soloists, who performed perfectly, added much depth to the song and showed the talent within the house. Overall, the song was performed with precision, the presentation was very appropriate as it simply showed the two sides of the harmonies and it was encouraging to see no words were held for prompts. Dronfield delivered an enjoyable performance and despite the friendly rivalry between Rise and Dron, it was much agreed that Dronfield should have been placed in the top three, Rachael Hopper UVI

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Senior Physics Challenge, Cambridge In July 2008 I

ing the opportunity to try punting on the River Cam. Another dis-

was privileged to be

traction for me personally came in the form of a wasp's nest hid-

offered a place on

den in a drawer in my bedroom -presumably the result of an end

the Senior Physics

of term student prank! Whilst this caused some alarm when I

Challenge, a 5-day

woke to no fewer than eleven wasps on the inside of my window,

course in Cambridge

the porters were very helpful and quickly found me a new room.

sponsored by the Ogden

Trust. The

course is designed to make the transition to university level physics accessible to

a wider

This course provided an excellent opportunity to study in a university setting, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone considering a maths or physics based course at higher level. I would like to thank Mr. Morris for nominating me to participate in this interesting and enjoyable experience. Peter Rowley UVI

range of people.

The 60 or so students were all accommodated in the various colleges of the university, and each evening the whole group met for dinner in a different college. I stayed in Trinity College, which is about a ten-minute walk from the Cavendish Laboratories where lectures were held. Our lectures ranged from Newtonian Mechanics to Special Relativity; the latter in particular offered ample intellectual challenge for everyone on the course, including some example problems provided by Richard Feynman. We were not expected to do any work outside lectures and so had plenty of time to make the most of the sunny weather includ-

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Back Row: Will Smith (Bronze), Julia Megone (Bronze), Thomas Whitaker (Bronze), Alex Dickinson (Bronze), AlexanderWard (Bronze), Chris Ma (Bronze); Front Row: Lewis Chan (Bronze I), Harriet Slack (Commendation), Peter Rowley (Silver), Ning Lu (Bronze), Leo Li (Bronze I).

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St. Peter's School Physics Olympics 2009 This was the third year that we had staged this competition for year 8 pupils and once again it was a great success, with the procedures for the day continuing to become more streamlined. As well as the regular participants from Schools in and around the York area we also welcomed new teams from across the North East with Newcastle Royal Grammar School amongst others comThis year the accompanying teachers were encouraged to try

peting for the first time.

the tasks for themselves and generally found that they were not as easy as they sometimes looked. Thanks once again to the Institute of Physics and the Rotary Club of York Vikings who generously sponsored the event and enabled us to buy the water bottles and T-shirts for the competitors.

As ever the event consisted of six individual great egg-race style exercises, including supporting a box of creme eggs as high as possible using a limited number of art straws; creating a code to transmit some information down an optical fibre in as short as time as possible and placing a set of model planets the correct distance from the sun on a given scale. Teams also had to arrange a sloping board and a set of Jenga bricks to allow a ball bearing to take as close as possible to 20 seconds to reach the bottom with

Overall event winners were Yarm School, with Harrogate

one team attaining an event winning time

Ladies College second and St. Martin's Ampleforth third. Individual

of 19.99 seconds. In another event

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Liverpool Physics Olympics The Liverpool Physics Olympics is a day of physics associated events allowing teams of students from around the country to compete. This year there were 116 students attending in 29 teams. Pete Rowley, Alastair Springgay, Leo Li and I set off to attend, being mentored by Mr Parr. The day consisted of 5 rounds based on the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) and also the infamous Fermi quiz. Round 1 was the 'Liverpool Human Collider' where teams were blindfolded and had to try and meet exactly in the middle of a long corridor, however due to the mal-coordination of our team, this did not exactly get us off to a good start. Further rounds were much improved: in 'Doppler Donkey' the team had to create a sound, match the one playing and put the frequencies into a formula given. 'Hunt for the Higgs' was a race to see how fast the team could find the predicted trace of the Higgs Boson in which the ~ " •. team came 4th. 'PPbar' was a challenge to get a paper airplane through a hole to land closest to a target. Pete manged to get his plane stuck beneath the target, landing the ..... : team a solid 1st place. In 'Blind Alley' we had equal success achieving 1st again.This consisted of a member of the team being blindfolded and guided

through a course of cones using only sounds from the rest of the team. Pete and Leo didn't take to Alastair's idea of farm yard noises which he had chosen on the grounds that no other team would be using them to avoid complications. Instead they mimicked other team's noises to confuse them which was mentioned in prize giving. Throughout the day we had been answering the Fermi Quiz, where answers are written in powers of 10. It is notoriously hard, as the more powers you are away from the true answer, the higher your score, hence lowest score wins. The team aced the quiz, being only 2 powers of 10 out, coming in 1st place by a significant margin! Overall we won the competition, being awarded a trophy. However it has to be said that the best prize was a trip to Pizza Hut afterwards for celebrations with Mr Parr and his wife. "jf. , Harriet Slack UVI

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Accelerate! Albert Einstein reputedly said that if you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough. How, then, to explain the intricacies of particle physics to a school-age audi-

This was the challenge that was faced by University of Oxford DPhil student Suzie Sheehy and her team of Oxford Physics graduate students when presenting Accelerate, a travelling science show about the world of particle physics and accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider. This is arguably the most exciting scientific field of our time with the LHC being 'switched on' at the end of 2008. The show was presented first of all to an invited group of about 250 teachers and pupils from schools in the York area and on the following morning to a joint audience consisting of St Olave's and St Peter's pupils, before a repeat to about 50 teachers at the National Science Learning Centre. The show used interactive demonstrations to make such a complex discipline easier to understand. The basic principles of a particle accelerator were outlined using a simple television - the firing of a particle, steering it using magnetic fields, collision with a target (the screen) and detection (as an image on the screen). Discussing each element in more detail is where the show became more entertaining. How to obtain the protons used in the accelerator was demonstrated with the help of an assembly of exploding hydrogen balloons. The idea of using radio frequency acceleration

- particles riding on a wave - to drive particles as fast as possible was demonstrated by using a set of over-sized beach balls and the audience performing a 'Mexican wave'. Superconductivity was explained using liberal quantities of liquid nitrogen to show how non-magnetic materials can become magnetic when extremely cold by levitating a magnet above a tile. Later it was explained why scientists go to the trouble of building large and expensive machines to smash particles together in the first place, with reference made to the dominance of matter over anti-matter, the possibility of extra dimensions and the existence, or not, of the Higgs particle. At the end there were some excellent questions from the audience including the much publicised possibility, or not, of the LHC making black holes. My thanks go to Suzie and her team for their visit to York and as was pointed out at the end of the show, the data from the LHC will take 10-20 years to collect and analyse, so perhaps some audience members could be doing their PhD's as the last of it is completed. David Morris

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Maths Lecture, University of Hull Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey through Symmetry In March a group of 5th form and L6th students travelled to the University of Hull to hear Professor Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford) as he explored deep conjectures about symmetry. These have culminated in the discovery of the Monster, a huge snowflake that lives in 196,883-dimensional space with more symmetries than there are atoms in the sun. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the sphere to the swastika, from the pyramid to the pentagon. In chemistry and physics the concept of symmetry explains the structure of crystals or the theory of fundamental particles; in evolutionary biology, the natural world exploits symmetry in the fight for survival; and symmetry - and the breaking of it - are central to ideas in art, architecture, and music.

Maths Inspiration Lectures, West Yorkshire Playhouse In March the L6th Further Maths students attended the Maths

University of Southampton, formerly Chief Examiner for CCSE

Inspiration Lectures at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. There were

Statistics and a probability consultant for Bruce Forsyth's Play

three talks:

Your Cards Right), analysed the maths behind the games.

1. Play Your Cards Right - The Maths of TV Cameshows

2. The Maths of Rollercoasters Rollercoasters are designed for fun, but the maths behind

Behind the showbiz glitz of programmes such as The Weakest

them is deadly serious. In this talk, internationally renowned

Link and Play Your Cards Right there is probability at work and

rollercoaster engineer John Roberts looked at the history of roller-

Mike Fletcher (a lecturer in Mathematics Education at the

coasters and the engineering calculations that have gone into designing some of the world's leading rides. In short, it's all about maximising the thrill while minimising the nosebleeds.

3. The Maths of the Rock Guitar Rock guitarist Dr. Mark Lewney explained the maths of rock using riffs from Vivaldi to AC/DC and showed how string vibrations might lie at the heart of the Big Questions about the universe. He explained mathematical vibrations with the help of props as diverse as a bullwhip and his electric guitar. This introduction to Superstring Theory shares the excitement of grand-scale, cutting-edge maths.

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Community Action 2008-2009 There has been a huge amount of involvement this year within the community, both inside school and out. Lots of pupils have made the effort to help others, many on top of their usual commitments, and tried to make a difference. We started the year with an exciting invitation to the finals of the York Community Pride awards dinner in October at the racecourse. The garden transformation completed in the volunteering week in June had been nominated by the hospital for an award and had made it through to the final three. Unfortunately we lost out to a break dancing group at All Saints' School - who would have thought Community Action at St Peter's had so much in common with Susan Boyle and Britain's Got Talent! In school there have been two main projects in conjunction with Clifton Pre-Prep School; in October every child in CPPS was helped to plant a daffodil bulb for the Myasthenia Gravis Association; there was much worrying in spring when nothing appeared but then lovely daffodils burst through during the Easter holidays and really helped to brighten up the campus. A group of 5th form girls, Alex Turnbull, Holly Walmsley, Sarah Coidan, Mary Bollands and Edwina Denison visited CPPS and talked to them about the Rudolph appeal, delivering boxes of food to local pensioners, working with the Lions Club of York, and helped make it a real success. CPPS were rewarded for their help with a visit from Father Christmas to their Christmas Fayre! Other fundraising activities have continued; the new base for Community Action is now located in the Maths Department and at times room S2 has disappeared under wrapping paper, boxes and even chocolates and roses (delivered for Valentine's day in the snow!) as projects were planned and executed. In the Spring term to complement the bulb planting around the campus the Monday Team (ranging from 4th to 6th formers) constructed bird and insect boxes that have been distributed around the grounds and will hopefully attract new wildlife next spring. The money for this came from a York Rotary Club competition, entered in March, that resulted in the Community Action Team winning £2000 to be spent on this project and other environmental projects in the future. Watch this space!! The Arclight cooking team produced biscuits and cakes for the Macmillan coffee morning and also baked for a very successful cake stall just before Christmas. The Christmas Party was as popular as ever; thanks going to the music department who provided some excellent singing and playing from the chamber choir, barbershop and swing band and, of course Mr Spencer and Mr Hall who add their own unique style of entertainment to the proceedings! Red Nose Day 2009 was great fun in March. Pupils came dressed in very imaginative fancy dress and bought lots of delicious cakes baked by staff, parents and 5th form girls but the most entertaining part of the day was the 'Sponsored Leg-Waxing', organised brilliantly by Nicky Dean. This caused male pupils and staff much pain, gave much satisfaction to the sixth form girls who were waxing the legs and raised a huge amount of money, con-

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tributing to the grand Red Nose Day total of over £2000.

Leeman Road Millennium Green. Unusually the weather was fan-

Pupils continue to work tirelessly each week for local charities; PHAB, SNAPPY, Our Celebration and also in charity shops in the

tastic - at times, almost too hot and by Thursday we had used up every bottle of water available in school.

city. Our close association with the LOLLIPOP charity continued in

During the week we were also joined by a group of pupils from

the Autumn term with a group of pupils helping to prepare packs

the Walt Whitman High School in America who were visiting

and assemble Christmas Cards for their annual fundraising. The

school and were keen to get involved with Community Action. As

Wilberforce Trust remains a very popular choice for our pupils who

well as helping with the conservation project they also worked in

visit handicapped blind people in the Trust Homes on a weekly

the art department with Mrs Bainbridge, helping her to prepare

basis; these visits are highly valued by both the pupils and the peo-

materials for a fund-raising event for local charity 'The Island'.

ple they visit. Contact the Elderly, who arrange tea parties for otherwise housebound people, has been taken over very efficiently by Kate Fenton and Cathy Prowde and we enjoyed a Christmas Tea Party at the Monkbar Hotel with entertainment by members of the Chamber Choir. We have been pleased to welcome several new Silver Surfers this year; Rhona Hunt, Tom Bowie and Gary Ng have helped them book holidays, contact friends by email and also

At Leeman Road, the Peterite team of 27 pupils was keen, enthusiastic and very hard-working as they tackled a variety of tasks; path-clearing, painting, tree-cutting, construction of bird and bat boxes, mosaic repair....all completed in five days when we had a celebration to re-open the Green attended by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Sheriff of York. Huge thanks must go to Naomi Large and her team from

shown them how to play games on-line! A new venture this year has been Sign Language Lessons. Over 20 pupils in the sixth form have passed the first stage of the

BTCV who organised the project on-site - we look forward to working with them again in the future.

BSL level one qualification and hope to continue next year. The

Many thanks must go to our host organisations in the com-

lessons were good fun - the only worry being that this now gives

munity and also the school staff who have assisted with the proj-

pupils a way of communicating with each other that teachers

ects, particularly Melanie Ku, Ailsa O'Leary, Ella Mallard, Lorraine McCartan, Ben Wall, Jo Lunardi, Ian Lancaster and particularly

would not be able to understand! The final project of the year was the 5th form Volunteering Week and this year's team took on a large conservation task at

Sarah Morgan who has been a great support during my first year. J.Dawson

MacMillan Cancer Support St. Peter's Community Action team took part in the annual MacMillan cancer support coffee morning on

Friday 26th September. A variety of cakes, biscuits and hot drinks were sold to help raise money for cancer support for patients and their families, many baked by the St Peter's Arclight cooking team. Pupils, staff and parents raised a record sum of £307. By Edwina Denison and Alex TurnbullV Year

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The Plant-A-Bulb Campaign On Monday 10th November the Community Action Team joined forces with Clifton Prep to support the Plant-ABulb campaign.The project was aimed to raise money for the Myasthenia Cravis Association and we were delighted to discover that the money

donated

reached a grand total of £1281! The Clifton Prep pupils greatly enjoyed planting the 300 daffodil bulbs outside Hope House and on the bank by

the footpath. Their actions helped to contribute to a charity that deals with and gives support to people with the neurological illness. The day was a huge success, creating a fun afternoon with the knowledge that together we were helping a meaningful cause! By Mary Bollands, Holly Walmsley, Alex Turnbull and Edwina Denison V Year

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Photos: Parties hosted by Andrea Askham March 2008, and the June 2009 party held in the school with Cathy Prowde and Kate Fenton, this year's St Peter's School volunteers.

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(Princeton, Laads, Peter's Potter's and BSR), which we stayed in throughout the week, we walked eagerly to the site where we were introduced to Naomi, David and James, members of the BTCV, who gave a quick health and safety talk. Straightaway the teams set off enthusiastically on tasks such as painting the bridge, patching the cracked mosaic (not the favourite job as it was very fiddly!) and clearing the path of weeds and grass. This was the most strenuous job but strangely the most popular! Fortunately, the whole week was hot, but this meant we had to take frequent breaks

In addition, we took a First Aid

to put on sun cream and drink water. However, it also meant

course, and soon learnt the best

swollen eyes due to hay fever. Our work was accompanied by

way to perform CPR on a dummy as well as watching gory pictures

team games, as well as

of amputated fingers, much to the

games of rugby and foot-

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inburg Award - Silver and Gold Expeditions The pupils endured challenging conditions in extreme temperatures as they traversed Lakeland mountains and passes carrying their own food, water, shelter and emergency equipment. The gold groups walked up to 84 km, from Caldbeck and Mungrisdale to Buttermere, while the silver groups walked up to 60 km, from Dockray to Buttermere. The heat made for a trying time and all pupils showed a very positive and enthusiastic spirit throughout the expedition. Nine pupils passed their gold and 28 passed their silver expeditions. Lucy Knox (U6 R) has now completed all aspects of her Duke of Edinburgh and will be the first St Peter's pupil for many years (ever?) to be invited to Buckingham Palace to collect her Gold Award. Congratulations to all participants and special thanks to At the end of June seven Silver and Gold groups headed for

Messrs Cameron, Wall, O-B and Miller and Mrs Cowling, without

the Lake District to undertake their three- and four-day expedi-

whom these expeditions could not take place.

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Drama Challenging the Modern Audience Director of Drama Tim Coker looks back at a busy year of challenging theatre at St Peter's Good theatre can be a mind-expanding experience. Good theatre is provocative, moving, entertaining and challenging. It asks more questions than it gives answers.

is easy, instantly gratifying and actively refrains from challenge. Britain's Got Talent is the new opiate of the masses. The difficulty then for the modern audience is to remember how to discern. Which is where education steps in. Learning about the world through plays, both as actors and audiences, is enormously exciting. And it has been encouraging to see lots of great, challenging drama at St Peter's this year and to see so many of our students throwing themselves into it so wholeheartedly. A new initiative this year, the 6th form play - directed, produced and performed entirely by members of the 6th form - pro-activeely addresses the challenge. The play they chose to perform this year was Bertolt Brecht's 1941 play The Resistible Rise of Arturo U i - a political allegory for Hitler's rise to power in 1930's Germany, translated into the Chicago gangster land of Al Capone and co. Jasmine Swann and other members of the U6 Theatre Studies group boldly took on

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the challenge of directing their peers and produced a work of great

Easter. Kane committed suicide before 4.48 Psychosis was first

style, wit and intelligence. From the outset, the audience were met

performed and the play is disturbingly macabre as a conse-

by an entire set covered in newspaper headlines and soundbites.

quence. The four female actors who produced this play took a

Barack Obama was everywhere - a satirical reminder of the

wryly comic look inside the mind of the suicidal main character

enduring power of political personality over manifesto. Central to

and presented the piece as a sinister, cruel and bloody cabaret -

the production's success was the performance of the two actors

complete with bowler hats and canes. In Claudia Goss's bloody

sharing the role of Ui: Lydia Hawthorn and Alex Ashworth, who

faced, mock cabaret crucifixion for instance, the group presented

steered us confidently towards the play's social message - that

one of the most powerful images I have seen in theatre for some

tyranny and oppression is resistible, if we would only act against

time. The other Sarah Kane play performed this year was her

it.

elegy to T. S. Eliot's 'unreal city' Crave in which four un-named Acting against political oppression is also one of the most

important concerns in the work of Harold Pinter and both the 4th and 5th form have presented plays by Pinter this year in what turned out to be a tribute to the playwright who died on Christmas Eve. The 5th form performed Pinter's first ever play The Room, perfectly capturing modern man's sense of fear and paranoia. The 4th form later in the year performed seven of Pinter's shorter Revue plays in a thought-provoking evening complete with a stimulating post-show discussion where the audience were able to quiz the cast on the plays and give them constructive feedback on their work. Creating new plays was also an important part of the theatrical year for both the 4th and 5th form. Pushing boundaries and making audiences think was very much the order of the day as they devised plays based on stimulus material including artist Francis Bacon's 1962 triptych Three Studies for a Crucifixion. Post-show discussions also helped audiences to better understand the work of the 1990's In-Yer-Face playwright Sarah Kane two of whose plays were presented by 6th form groups just before

characters torment each other in a struggle to comprehend the modern world. The four L6 actors who performed this play (Michael Bailey,Tilly Binns, Harriett Hare and Edward Lister) were utterly compelling to watch as they taunted each other and raged against the hell of their own and each others' company.

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Back in November, the city was London and the year 1912 as we brought the popular musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's social reform play Pygmalion, to the newly refurbished Shepherd Hall.The show saw a large cast, crew and orchestra of Peterites enjoying their work to the fullest degree. Especially notable was the cast's fine ensemble work from the discipline and poise of the Ascot opening race to the unfettered rumbumptiousness of Alfie Doolittle's I'm Getting Married in the Mornin'.The show also worked hard to re-instate some of George Bernard Shaw's social and political commentary, with close references drawn from the Greek myth upon which the play is based as well as the Suffragette movement in support of which Bernard Shaw was widely outspoken. Harriett Hare made her Eliza Doolittle a brilliantly feisty woman unswervingly set on improving her social lot as she battles against misogynist teacher Henry Higgins (a fabulously odious, oedipal Oliver Marshall). A word also has to go to the excellent technical crew

ing-after-the-night-before council flat, strewn with empty beer

who, under the expert eye of stage manager, Jess Foxley, ran the

cans. The piece starts as the three witches (Harriet Diggory, Emily

complex show (with live video, quick scene changes, a handful of

Miller and Elspeth Taylor) moodily droned their hangover-slurred,

radio mics and numerous lighting states) incredibly smoothly.

famous opening lines. The serious mood continued for some time

Yet more political oppression was comically explored in this

and Charlotte Terry's female Macbeth showed her to be an actor

year's Middle School Play, Tom Stoppard's adaptation of

of some gravitas, slowly descending into murder and madness.

Shakespeare, Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth. This absurdist

But this seriousness was quickly broken upon the appearance of

double bill takes Shakespeare's plays as a starting point before

the relentlessly sarcastic police inspector (Will Easterby) intent on

moving away from the original to wrestle with the plays' true

exposing the illegal public performance and arresting the offend-

social and political issues. The first half sees a school production

ing actors. The resulting banter between the cast, the inspector

of Hamlet performed by children whose first language is Dogg (a

and the audience (themselves implicated by the zealous police

bastardised version of English where words are the same but

inspector) was expertly handled, quick paced, often ridiculous and

meaning is altered). The second, set in Prague under communist

genuinely funny; no mean feat for a cast of actors from the 3rd

rule, sees an underground performance of Macbeth raided by the Czech secret police. One of the many highlights in the first per-

We have also seen some remarkable plays in the professional

formance was Bill Goss's improvisatory puppet show which,

theatre this year including the National Theatre's production of

using only simple sock puppets, presented a brilliantly bawdy

Katie Mitchell's Waves; a modernised version of Aeschylus'

parody of Hamlet's play-within-a-play. The energetically playful

Oresteia; Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials; Arthur Miller's Death

'ham' acting from Lavinia Taylor and Ruby Wilson also impressed

of a Salesman and John Godber's Lucky Sods, some of which are

amongst a cast of committed and confident young actors. The

reviewed later in this section of the magazine.

second half's Cahoot's Macbeth appeared at first glance a much more serious affair; a modern version of Macbeth set in a morn-

It has been a remarkably busy year with over twenty plays performed publicly and numerous others studied in workshop. Over seventy St Peter's students have performed, directed, devised, written, designed, stage-managed, technician'd, costumed, made-up and publicised shows this year. Their work has challenged, provoked, entertained and educated. There's talent here. But there's also intelligence, creativity and discernment. Tim Coker, Director of Drama

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Greek, Ancient and Modern L6 Theatre Studies students, Tilly Binns, Michael Bailey and Harriett Hare review Belt Up Theatre's recent production of Aeschylus's Oresteia at the Theatre Royal, York I was a little sceptical of what to expect from this graduate theatre company's adaptation of Aeschylus, was this going to be a modernised version of The Oresteia or something a little more '458bc'? The stage/studio was a blank, black stage. The audience were sat 180 degrees around the performing section, tiered from bottom to top reminiscent of an amphitheatre. The set was formed from rectangular, metal scaffolding covered in a white bed sheet creating a framed area at the rear of the acting space - a kind of Greek 'skene'. As we entered the space, we were greeted by a trio of sinister Victorian undertakers straight out of Oliver Twist creating an eerie and gothic undertone before the play even began. The beginning of the play was done chorally, all three undertakers centre stage narrating the storyline in a rhythmic and poetic style. The ensemble's performances were on the whole very strong. But of the individual performances, I particularly enjoyed Agamemnon's powerfulness on stage; a scene which impressed me was his triumphant return from Troy. To represent his status and victory, he entered on modern chrome stilts, towering over his wife like a mad street performer or trapeze artist. Elsewhere, the ensemble were to be found walking around the stage blankly, some directing to seats, some humming and some chanting'death'...'alone'...'poison', each character's face cloned in a white, ghostly face-paint mask.

This diverse and creative use of ensemble was there to 'draw the audience in' from the beginning and did not fail to do so. The anachronisms of the production led me from ancient Greece through Dickensian London to modern circus - a journey which worked well and managed to allay my initial scepticism. It was neither ancient nor modern. I got the best of all worlds. Tilly Binns, Lower 6th Belt Up Theatre Company impressed me greatly bringing the 5th century to the 21st with their modern adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy. Their swift transition from amphitheatre

to the

Theatre Royal in York was astonishingly brave from such a youthful cast as we were welcomed into the black-box studio and ushered to our seat by ominous undertakers, setting the atmosphere by forcing us to engage with the cast, a Brechtian style from very early on in the play. Dressed in mourning suits, top hats garnished with ribbons, wearing

round

framed sunglasses and ash white made-up faces, the undertakers chorally intoned the introduction to the play, chanting "we are the fates". The production's use of puppetry was particularly impressive. Showing a range of emotions and accents, they represented crowds of people in a creative way conjurThe Peterite 2008-2009

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ing a large Greek chorus with only a handful of actors. The pup-

the opening, in which the audience were greeted by "The Fates"

pets were manipulated extremely successfully using simple 'egg

who introduced us to the legend of anguish and gloom.They were

box' hinged jaws, 'ping-pong ball' eyes and ribbons for hair - the

all dressed in dishevelled Victorian mourning suits, black cravats

un-sophisticated materials clearly showing their peasant status.

and shabby, ill fitting, white shirts. The three characters also used

The young ensemble's acting as a whole was very notable but I was mainly impressed with the characters of the Queen,

stereotypical and exaggerated ghoulish black and white make up to make them seem more skeletal and mysterious.

Clytemnestra and the son, Orestes. The Queen instantly com-

The directors chose to use comically makeshift brown paper

manded respect due to the actor's strong presence, standing

mache puppets as their chorus to show how easily the fickle

conceitedly as a Queen would, and quite visibly disregarding

masses succumb to persuasions of charismatic leaders. The shab-

others. Orestes, a hero, was played ironically in a much more

by appearance of the puppets and the fact that each puppet had

'timid' way, his body language suggesting an unconfident man,

no individual voice (only ever speaking as a unit) underpinned the

his shoulders often raised to show he wanted protection.

idea that they were indeed representing the Greek peasantry.

The idea of 'getting close and personal' with the audience

As well as the use of puppetry in this scene, the directors also

was really pursued with the characters of 'the furies' playing on

chose to put Agamemnon on stilts which in reality only lifted him

Orestes' conscience.Three seemingly absent-minded girls in torn

a negligible amount and were clearly visible to both the audience

clothing with back-combed hair climb over the audience to get

and to Clytemnestra who bluntly remarked "are you wearing

on stage. By randomly screaming and laughing hysterically, they

stilts?". Agamemnon's ridiculous false elevation was a tool used

shifted the atmosphere from comedy into something much

by the directors to symbolise his royal status and newly inflated

more sinister. "We are us" they proclaimed in unison, taunting Orestes as they paced around him lustfully. I believe from such a youthful cast that this was a truly outstanding

per-

formance and on the whole their attempts to engage directly with the audience worked. The play was cleverly adapted and the company's fast pace really had the audience on the edge of their seats. Michael Bailey, Lower 6th Belt Company

Theatre

have

earned

themselves quite a reputation in the past few years. Originating

from

York

University, the promising students have won themselves an Edinburgh Festival Fringe, establishing themselves as a successful professional company. This recreation of Aeschylus'

ego as well as used to signify the overbearing overconfidence of people in power in the world.

trilogy is a complete overhaul of our expectations of what clas-

The Oresteia was an eclectic mix of assorted dramatic genres

sic Greek tragedy should be, with directors Dominic J Allen and

styles and devices which all contributed to the post-modern feel

James Wilkes combining physical theatre, mime and puppetry to

to the production and the company performed this unusual take

create a playful retelling of the story of the "chap who murdered

on Aeschylus with imagination and flair. They successfully mod-

his mother". The atmosphere was immediately established on entering the black box theatre with the cast wandering around, a little too close for comfort, as the audience took their seats. The actors hummed, screamed, whooshed and whimpered an imaginative soundscape for the audience to be transported to ancient Greece. One particularly interesting moment in the production was

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ernised Aeschylus into something light-hearted and humorous whilst staying true to the original plot. Harriett Hare, Lower 6th

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Going it Alone 6th Form Theatre Studies Student Jo Farr looks back at the experience of staging a full length play without staff direction in this year's Sixth Form Play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht Let loose in the drama studio, the Upper 6th Theatre Studies group decided to take on the challenge of staging Brecht's demanding political allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. The class directed, acted and created the play independently, bucking the traditional teacher-as-director trend. Brecht's 1941 play is a parody of the way in which Hitler was allowed to come to power and wreak so much devastation. Originally written in German during his exile in Finland before entering the U.S, the play was intended for an American audience. What is fascinating is how Brecht transposes Hitler's rise to power to 1930s gangland Chicago, seizing control of the 'cauliflower trust'. Every character and scene is closely based on real events and people, but the setting of Chicago distances the audience and characters as well as being clearly redolent

Hollywood's popular gangster films, of which Brecht was a fan. Our aim was to stay in keeping with Brecht's Epic and didactic style of theatre. Our challenge was to teach the audience through Spass (literally meaning fun) while stimulating our audience to learn from the mistakes of our characters. Our production begins with a film revealing the cast's preparations for the play. This conveyed the message that the illusion about to be created should only be recognised as an illusion. 'Bang Bang Your Dead', by Dirty Pretty Things, modernised the relevance of the play for our audience in an ironic, comical way. In true keeping with Brecht's Epic theatre, a prologue directly addressed to the audience by a fabulously scary Oliver Marshall introduces the main characters and explains the basis of the upcoming plot. This allowed the audience to better focus on the message than the suspense of what might happen next. Our staging was purely suggestive, rejecting the scenic realism of naturalistic theatre, and consisted of stage blocks covered in

done. She changed on stage in true epic style from a pompous,

newspaper to reflect the influence of the press and how they can

demanding Ui in military leather to a cowering, bent-double, aged

manipulate their readers. This provided a versatile space for each

gentlemen in refined civilian attire.

Epic scene giving the production freedom to jump around in time and place.

The use of Spass, criticising the subject matter in a fun way, made the play's themes more palatable for the audience. Rory

Jasmine Swann did an excellent job as our main director, gain-

Payne and Alex Ashworth did a superb job in what I believe was the

ing the cast's respect and helping those unfamiliar with Brechtian

best and most entertaining scene of the play; where Ui receives a

techniques develop such things as Gestus where the actor must

lesson from an actor on how to walk and speak. Through Spass Ui

work on expressing social and political messages in a clear stylized

portrays himself as a fool and is therefore directly mocking Hitler. As the actor wiggles his hips flamboyantly, Ui follows incapable of succeeding due to his stumpy figure and stiff gait.

Claudia Coss's performance was a masterclass in Gestic acting, playing the part of the gangster Giri. She managed to distance her-

on was a great experience

self from her character, not imitating or impersonating but still

everyone's understanding of Brechtian theatre and required every-

being in full control of her own emotions.

one to get involved and participate. Everyone enjoyed the freedom

iich developed

of working independently without teachers and worked hard to Accents were superbly mastered by Lydia Hawthorn and Alex

prove we could pull it off. I think we did.

Ashworth who both played Ui. Alex's ability to swap between accents and gestures, from Ui to Dogsbough was professionally

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Design & Technology Everywhere we go and in everything we do we are surrounded by product design. Products are created to meet our basic human needs, and in some cases to meet the needs of particular groups or individuals, or to provide solutions to particular problems.

Products are designed to touch our senses, and none more so than our visual senses. We are very easily guided by the look of a product, and whether it is fashionable or trendy. Designers cleverly produce products that often meet our desires rather than our needs. Good design is a balance between producing something that is both functional and visually appealing. This year a number of our

different sizes, and some reclaimed oak. His designs were well con-

students have been successful in including these two key elements

ceived, and there was a real sense of originality in his work. Jordan

in their work. Jo Farr's coffee tables based on the human form included both hand and machine construction methods. The visual qualities of her work were marked by the simplicity of her designs and the

received many compliments for his work, and was the winner of the Innovation Award. On 10th March 2009, 53 teams from 17 schools took part in the fifth annual tournament organised

clever combination of materials. Jo received the Dawson Award for

by the three Rotary clubs in

outstanding achievement in Design and Technology.

York

Some ideas that we produce are totally new, but most are the result of improvements made to existing products. Joe

Robinson's trainer

bicycle was modelled on an existing design, but made very good use of the processes available to him in the school workshop. Joe shaped plywood into a number of quite complex parts, and the quality of finish was excellent. He was awarded the Minster Engineering Award for the quality of manufacture. Jordan Kay's garden chair and table were influenced by the decision to design using reclaimed and reusable materials. The two products were created using bicycle wheels of

at the National

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task set was to build and launch a space capsule (plastic golf ball) three metres in the air using the supplied materials. The teams were divided into three

groups, Foundation, Intermediate

and

Advanced and prizes awarded to the winners of each group. Teams from St Peter's School attended the tournament, and Tom White, Freddie Gabbertas, Tim Wordie and Tom Whittaker won the Intermediate competition. Ed Parker, Alex Enos, Jaspaul Dhesi, Jordan Kay and Tim Wordie attended

the

Engineering

Inspirations Event at the Elvington Air Museum on July 1st. Each individual took

their

GCSE

coursework along to compete

alongside

hundreds of students from all over North Yorkshire. Tim Wordie's design for a drinks table to attach to a patio heater was identified by the judges as a worthy winner of the Key Stage 4 Resistant Materials Trophy. Jordan Kay's work was also commended at the awards ceremony. David Brotheridge started the A level Design and Technology course having had little experience at GCSE. His interest in skateboarding has never been far from his mind during the major projects he has completed in his last two years, and his A2 design won him the St Peter's Design and Technology prize this year. The visual qualities of his work have always played a key part in his designing and making activities. We wish David and the other students leaving us this year a very bright future. J.Whitehouse

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Music Report This was a special year with 24 pupils holding grade 8s. Among these 24 pupils there were in fact 32 grade 8s with three pupils holding three grade 8 distinctions in different disciplines. This clear structure of excellence and achievement came out in all the music-making. It was a privilege to be part of it.

Autumn Concert The Swing Band were in excellent form at the start of this concert, with the pupils being joined by a guest trio of Pete Ogram (Saxophone), Stuart Wilkinson (Trombone) and the wellknown local jazz trumpeter 'Chalky'White. Following on from this we enjoyed some high quality solos from our senior musicians, including works by Rachmaninov played by William Robinson (piano) and Annabel Pring (cello), Bellini's Vaga Luna sung beautifully by Laura Hourston, the first movement of Elgar's Violin Sonata played with great vitality by James Woodrow, Faure's wonderfully intense Apres un Reve sung by Sam Richards, and Porter's So in Love performed by Chloe Latchmore. These solos were interspersed with items from the Chamber Choir, Barbershop and jazz Group leading to a highly enjoyable evening of music-makBand were in fine form. One of the highlights was William

ing.

Robinson's Polonaise by Chopin, a fiendishly difficult piece played with total assurance and control; it deservedly got huge applause at the end. We finished with some traditional fun - a medley of Christmas pieces arranged in lively style.

Christmas Carol Service We had a lovely range of pieces and solos in the Carol Service in the Minster. Abbie Bambridge and Oliver Marshall in Darke's 'In the bleak mid-winter' were superb as was William Robinson in Howell's 'A Spotless Rose' where the parallel lines and evocative atmosphere was excellently captured, 'lona' by Edmund Waters is a much requested carol and was sung here most stylishly. Mathias's spiky 'Sir Christemas' was rugged and strong. The hymns were excellently supported by the brass. The Christmas

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plainsong which we have sung for a number of years resurfaced

In November our Chamber Orchestra played Ibert's delightful 'Divertissement' a piece with enormous humour and vitality with dramatic changes of mood, changes of speed, dynamics and time signatures. It's a difficult piece and our pupils rose to the challenge. Britten's arrangements of Rossini music:- Matinees Musicales and Soiree Musicales formed the rest of the programme which all had a real spontaneity and a sense of enjoyment.

Christmas Concert The Christmas Concert had its normal mix of readings and music. The Band's Instant Christmas Concert brought many smiles and Ellys Lockitt's Cradle song by Reger was enchanting. The Chamber Choir's account of 'The Goslings' and their painful end was most humorous as was the School Choir's 'Fiddler man' by Rutter. The String Orchestra played a beautifully crafted Suite by Trevor Wilson ex Head of Music atThirsk School while the Swing The Peterite 2008-2009

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Chapel Choir Besides their important roles in the Advent Carol Service, Minster Carol Service and Commemoration the Chapel Choir visited Lincoln Cathedral in May. Our Chamber Choir had visited Lincoln Cathedral some years ago but this time it was our Chapel Choir on duty. Our Evensong featured Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C - a special request by some of our ex Minster choristers. It is such a strong setting with a great Gloria. Together with that great anthem 'Greater love' by John Ireland and responses by Clucas it was a most rewarding occasion and a special afternoon out. APW

one night when the sixth form suddenly started singing on the coach late at night after a concert in Italy on the Music Tour; it

Barbershop This has been another highly successful year, with the major-

was a special experience.

ity of the boys now in their third year in the group. Highlights of APW

the year included a longer performance in the Shepherd Hall to raise funds for the Music Tour to San Remo and the King's Singers

Winter Concert

arrangements in the Cabaret Concerts. It is a great compliment

This year's Winter concert was held in the National Centre for Early Music in Walmgate. It was a fitting venue as we marked the 350th anniversary of the birth of the great English baroque com-

to the boys that we have been able to tackle such advanced arrangements. PM-K

poser Henry Purcell (1659-1695) by playing and singing compositions by him and his contemporaries. The intimate surroundings and excellent facilities of the NCEM were a real treat for the pupils

Junior Music Festival

and audience alike, and we were able to take advantage of the

The standard of performance in this year's festival was very

early instruments that are resident there to achieve an authentic

high indeed. The event was adjudicated by Christina Thomson-

style and musical timbre for the performances.

Jones, who handled the r6le with sensitivity and commonsense,

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balancing positive comments with some useful constructive analysis of the playing. The winners of the categories were as follows: Brass - Nicholas McLeish (Trumpet) Woodwind - Chloe Lister (Alto Saxophone) Girls' Singing - Lucinda Redfern (Mezzo Soprano) Boys' Singing - Bill Coss (Tenor) Piano - Rebecca Widdicombe Percussion -Victoria Herrenschmidt (Drum Kit) Strings - Charlotte Terry (Violin) Guitar - Oliver Braidwood The overall winner was Nicholas McLeish for his performance of Thome's Fantasy.

Senior Music Festival The festival this year was adjudicated by Peter Noke. With 23

there was any accidental innuendo from the choirmaster! Singing with the skilled members of the Clare College Choir and learning

senior pupils currently holding Grade 8 (some on two or even

to rein in our voices for the unique acoustic of the Chapel was an

three instruments), it was clear that this evening would produce

edifying experience and one of the highlights of the Chamber

both excellent playing and also some fierce competition in the dif-

Choir year. The programme was comprised of responses by

ferent categories. The highlight of the evening was perhaps the

Thomas Tallis, the haunting anthem Salvator Mundi by John Blow,

piano round, featuring the highly talented trio of Oliver Marshall,

a teacher of Purcell, and the Short Service by Orlando Gibbons,

William Robinson and James Woodrow. The winners of the cate-

himself educated at Cambridge. Charlie Hubbard provided the

gories were as follows:

organ music before and after the service.

Piano-William Robinson

William Robinson

Strings - James Woodrow (Violin) Woodwind - Katie McLeish (Oboe) Girls' Singing-Abigail Bambridge (Soprano) Boys' Singing - Oliver Marshall (Tenor) Organ - Charlie Hubbard Brass - Abigail Bambridge (Trumpet) The overall winner was James Woodrow for his stunning performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. PM-K

The Chamber Choir this year was extremely talented and have been able to tackle a wide range of difficult music. Pearsall's magnificent eight part madrigal'Lay a garland' was a real favourite and sung beautifully in the Summer Concert. After exams in June most of the Chamber Choir with a few fifth form additions went for the week-end to Dartmouth in Devon where they gave a lovely concert in the 12th century Church of St Petrox and then sang at the morning service in St Saviour's in Dartmouth ; the letters of praise and thanks that followed were clear evidence that they were appreciated.

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At the end of term, concerts in Bossall Parish Church and Alne Parish Church were wonderful occasions showing the huge variety

Trip to Cambridge

of music which the group sings from Palestrina to John Denver.

On Thursday the 26th of February the Chamber Choir visited

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Clare College, Cambridge at the invitation of their Director of Music, Tim Brown. Having heard and advised several of the choir the previous year he was eager for the full choir to sing evensong in the college chapel, an honour for a school choir. On arrival the sense of tradition and history was immediately palpable. There was a short rehearsal in which we had the chance to warm up our voices after the long journey and meet some of the Clare College choral scholars before the service began. They demonstrated

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formance of 'The Fairground Suite1 at the Summer Con oncert. This gave a whole new meaning to the phrase 'it'll be all right on the

After four years of nagging, Mr Blood finally gave in to the

night', but somehow, against all the odds, it was. PJ's scream dur-

request to play some uplifting pieces such as '633 Squadron' and

ing the 'Ghost Train' movement was perhaps more amusing than

the theme from 'The Battle of Britain', although unfortunately,

disturbing, but was received well by the audience, who remarked

these seem to have disappeared from our repertoire without per-

on his unwaveringly straight face both as he strolled to the micro-

formance. I wonder whether Mr Blood's heart was really in it. 'Top

phone, and after his 'demonic' laughter. The remainder of the per-

Gun' proved to be as elusive as ever, though Mr Blood maintains

formance passed without incident, and Mr Blood's relief was bare-

that he is trying to find the score.

ly concealed.

As always, the Band has given a good performance at all

In a surprising change of form, the Band this year did not rely

events, but the greatest success of the year has to be the per-

on old classics such as 'Pirates of the Caribbean', instead playing new pieces, which included 'Swingin' Safari' and 'Instant Christmas Concert'(l). We looked forward to playing 'Legend of the Eagle', a personal favourite, at the Cabaret Concerts. Many of us thoroughly enjoyed the music tour to Budapest last year, receiving what can only be described as enthusiastic applause for our renditions of such well-known pieces as 'Actium', 'Saxophonic Boogie' and 'March on a Welsh Air', which Mr Blood had assured us would go down extremely well amongst the Hungarians. Mr Blood's sense of humour has been unrivalled all year, similarly his flamboyant glasses, and, of course, we never tired of his continuous references to the bassoon as 'buffoon'. In other areas, the trumpet section has remained as loud as usual, whilst the flutes, saxophones and back row turned up. Contrastingly, the clarinet section, as ever, has been resplendent, exuding style, skill .and elegance. The end of the year marks the end of an era - the percussion section are all leaving, and taking their twisted love triangle with them (I don't think they've sorted this out yet!). Finally, I'd like to thank Mr Blood for his patience and perseverance. Looking after and organising such a rabble is not easy, and after five years with this year's Upper Sixth, I'm surprised he has any hair left! Good Luck to everyone returning to the ranks next year - I'm sure you can manage without our talent and inspirational attitude - though it may be an effort. jonty Naismith

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String Orchestra This Year's string orchestra was set to be a highlight for many,

Opera Workshop In May three professionals from Opera North came and took a

with many talented players now in the upper sixth. At the

workshop on Mozart's 'The Abduction from Seraglio' Many of the

Christmas concert the orchestra played two movements from

pupils from the third and fourth form had not experienced Opera

Trevor Wilson's Suite for Strings. Trevor Wilson is a recently retired

before and were thoroughly absorbed in the day. A group then

head of music from Thirsk school. It is a good experience for mem-

attended a performance of the opera in Leeds on the Friday of

bers of the orchestra to play music by a living composer.

half-term - a lovely evening.

At the Summer concert we played all three movements of Vivaldi's Four Violin Concerto. The soloists were James Woodrow, Oliver Marshall, William Robinson and Peter Rowley with Annabel Pring as 'cello continue'. This concerto allowed prominent solo roles for all four soloists, and still provided difficult passages for the accompanying orchestra. This year was rather different compared to previous years, as the orchestra entered the National Festival of Music for Youth. After playing very well in the Regional final in Pontefract, we were one of only five orchestras invited to the Festival final at Birmingham Symphony Hall. For players who had not played in a real concert hall before it was a great experience. We played the Vivaldi Four Violin Concerto (with Chris Ma taking over from Peter Rowley), as in the Summer Concert, and paired this piece with Rakov's Sinfoniettta.with no rehearsal in the hall before the concert, it was a daunting experience, however the orchestra played very well, receiving only positive comments from the adjudicators. My thanks go to Penny Stirling for yet again producing good results from the orchestra. James Woodrow

Summer Concert The Summer Conceit in early June was quite special. Vivaldi's

Mozart Concert The Mozart 'Requiem' was chosen as the major choral work

concerto for four violins started the evening with crystal clear articulation from James Woodrow, Oliver Marshall, William Robinson and Peter Rowley with Annabel Pring on cello continue.

for this year. It was performed on Sunday 22 March in the Sports Centre by the massed forces of the St Peter's School Choir, St Olaves Senior Choir and the St Peter's Choral Society with a quartet of professional soloists, all accompanied by full orchestra under the direction of Andrew Wright. This was a wonderful occasion and Andrew worked the choirs hard to produce an excellent, rich choral sound with real attention to musical detail. The soloists coped admirably with the acoustics, with Wendy Goodson (Soprano) singing particularly well. The concert began with a performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, with James Woodrow (U6th Queens) as the solo

Abigail Bambridge followed with a incisive account of Lar Larrson's Trumpet Concertino and then was joined later by Annabel Pring for Delibes Flower duet sung with real style. The Chamber Choir's three pieces including Canteloube's Bailero with Laura Hourston's solo was beautiful. The Wind Band's playing of Stuart Johnson's fairground suite especially the Ghost Train was most atmospheric The School Choir was as strong as ever and Howard Goodall's Love Divine was very well received.

violinist, again accompanied by full orchestra under Andrew's

We have had pupils play movements from piano concertos

direction. James performed the concerto with his customary

before but Rachmaninov's 2nd piano concerto is not easy but

technical assurance and intense musicality, bringing a maturity

William Robinson made it sound so with a wonderfully well-craft-

and professionalism to the occasion that will remain in the mem-

ed account full of energy and drive. Oliver Marshall showed his

ory for a long time. James is now going on to study violin per-

artistry in his account of Handel's aria 'Waft ye angels'

formance at the RNCM and we will watch his career with great interest. A mention must go to Lesley Barlow for her excellent support of Andrew, in administration and preparation for the concert and on the night itself, and also to John Armstrong for his help with

The evening ended with the School choir singing Elgar's 'Fly singing bird fly' with an accompaniment of two violins and piano. It was a wonderful evening APW

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Music Staff Two new teachers joined the department this year. Delia Wadsworth is now sharing the flute teaching with Diana Clough and Anna Marshall on trombone. Both have established themselves very well. One sadness was that Lesley Barlow left us at the end of the year to pursue her great interest in marketing and we wish her well with this with many thanks for all the things that she has achieved in her time at St Peter's especially the modernising of the administration of the department. Chris Blood and Paul Miles-Kingston continue to support the pupils in all they do and have achieved very high standards this year. APW

Associated Board and Trinity Guildhall results 2008-2009 Cabaret Concerts

This has been a stunning year for our instrumentalists and singers. Our pupils performed very well in the lower and interme-

With the prospect of the Music Tour to the Italian Riviera

diate grades, with many achieving a merit or distinction. Success

looming ever closer and exams finished everyone was in the mood

in the senior grades has been remarkable. At the end of the aca-

for two lively evenings of fun. Laura Hourston and Oliver Marshall

demic year, 24 pupils in the school held Grade 8 on an instrument

singing 'Time to say Goodbye' was outstanding and Edward

with some of them having attained this level in multiple disci-,

Barlow's 'Goin'away' sung with guitar was haunting. Sam Richards,

plines. We congratulate the following on achieving success in the

Alex Ashworth, Claudia Goss, Sophie Hammill, Sho Maekawa all

higher grades during the academic yean

sang wonderfully whilst Ben Crook dexterity on the clarinet in 'El Casot' was fantastic. The Barbershop's 'Short people' was a delight

Guy Cowman-Sharpe

Clarinet

Grade 7

Pass

and the Swing Band's numbers as tight as ever; and Abbie

Claudia Goss

Singing

Grade 7

Distinction

Bambridge joined them to sing 'Summertime' with real atmos-

Charlie Hubbard

Horn

Grade 7

Merit

phere. It was good having the Girls of the School Choir sing 'Softly

Sho Maekawa

Violin

Grade 7

Pass

as I leave you' and later the Boys sing 'There is nothing like a

Elspeth MacLeod

Singing

Grade 7

Merit

Nicholas McLeish

Violin

Grade 7

Distinction

Antonia Ramsden

Flute

Grade 7

Merit

Rebecca Widdicombe

Piano

Grade 7

Distinction

Dame' whilst the full numbers like 'The rhythm of Life' and a choral arrangement of the 'Star Trek' theme were very popular. The Band's 'Legend of the Eagle' was nobly played and Jonty Naismith's solo of 'Stranger on the Shore' beautifully straightforward and gentle. The clarinet group made an excellent debut which they built on

Tim Wordie

Singing

Grade 7

Merit

later during the Music Tour.

Ben Crook

Clarinet

Grade 8

Merit

Samuel Hall

Thanks, as ever, to the Friends of St Peter's for arranging all the refreshments and setting such a lovely atmosphere for the evening. It all makes for a very memorable evening.

Commemoration Brass fanfares, soaring accompaniments to hymns and a great sense of occasion are the hallmarks of our Commemoration service in York Minster. Stanford's Jubilate in C was the School Choir's contribution to the service this year sung with real energy . The Chapel Choir together with those going on tour sang Parry's magnificent 'I was glad' with brass and organ creating a regal sound and the Chamber Choir's reading of Walton's 'Set me as a seal' was beautiful and seemed to bring this splendid year of music-making to a perfect close. APW

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Violin

Grade 8

Pass

Laura Hourston

Singing

Grade 8

Distinction

Charlie Hubbard

Drum Kit

Grades

Merit

Charlie Hubbard

Organ

Grade 8

Distinction

Michael Lennox

Clarinet

Grade 8

Merit

Chloe Latchmore

Singing

Grade 8

Distinction

Edward Lister

Singing

Grade 8

Distinction

Gabriella Naismith

Singing

Grade 8

Distinction

Jonathan Naismith

Clarinet

Grade 8

Pass

Annabel Pring

Cello

Grade 8

Pass

Annabel Pring

Singing

Grade 8

Merit

William Smith

Drum Kit

Grade 8

Distinction

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Creative Words & pictures Echoes Runner -up - Skrentny Prize The band struck up a lively tune, pipes and fiddles filling the village square with bright noise. The tune wound its way through the small town grasping the cliff; its fingers the numerous passageways, its knuckles the clay brick buildings.The tune was a Mesmer of sound that soon brought many men and women to the square. All were content to listen, save one man who soon disappeared into a passageway, clearly discomforted by the music. The man strode briskly, trying to mask the fact that he was yearning to break into a run. His hobnailed boots tapped a rhythm on the paved ground. The man wore a leather tunic, high boots and a white cloak, which billowed back to reveal an array of cruel knives and an ornate flintlock pistol. This man was a mercenary. He increased his pace, trying to escape the music. As he turned corner after corner, the sound droned down in volume, until all that remained was the ghost of a dying chord. This spectre of a note echoed off walls that seemed to grow organically from the floor. The echo remained longer than it should have, and this agitated the man. But he was at peace. In the darkness, alone, no noise other than that of his tapping boots. Another fork, he took the left, downward sloping tunnel, which led even further into the cliff. But this passage was not right. Torches lined the earthen walls, bright, flickering, cheerful torches. The mercenary stopped, the last tap of his boots ringing on in the scintillating light of the tunnel. He reached out a smooth hand and removed a torch from its bracket. He looked at it a while, pondering, then threw it to the ground and proceeded to stamp wildly, crushing the pine under his boot. The crash of his foot and the crunch of the wood tore around the passage filling it with unimaginable noise. Each echo put another edge on the sound, another hard, cutting edge.The mercenary recoiled, cowering against the wall, willing the noise to stop. He had a cold leaden feeling in his stomach that was unfamiliar to him. Fear. This man had been drenched with blood from decapitated men's necks, he had sliced open men's stomachs and seen intestines spilling onto the ground, and he had not batted one dark, evil eyelid. But now he was reduced to cowering in a bright passageway, unnerved by echoes.This would not do, he told himself, his iron hard, blood-stained will reasserting itself. He drew himself up, letting out at a small whimper, begging the echoes not to return. The torches flickered on as he tensed every muscle in his body. Then he was running, wildly, away from the light and the noise, screaming a scream of pure terror as the echoes of his steps flew to meet him. One tun-

nel after another he pounded away, sped on by pure fear. He laughed manically as the torches petered out and darkness returned. He was winning! His uncontrollable flight was halted when he ran straight into a wall, his nose cracking immediately. Warm blood flowed down his face as he started to run again, ignoring the pain. The echoes rose to meet him, mirroring his every step. His brain forced itself to believe that there were actually two people in the tunnel, so two sets of footsteps. He tried to believe this with all his consciousness. Anything but the echoes. As the reverberations grew in intensity, his brain took over the last vestiges of lucidity, and created its own spectral answers. Every shadow was now a figure waiting to pounce. Every creak of leather was the moan of a dying man. The deranged mercenary's hand flew to his belt, scrabbling at his pistol. The barrel flew from shadow to shadow, daring them to come nearer. One patch of darkness leapt, and he threw himself to the floor, tearing the skin from his arm. But he ignored this new pain also and dragged himself forward, too afraid even to stand up. Tears were raining down his face, joining the blood from his shattered nose. How far into the cliff he was now, he had no idea. No rational thought could penetrate that mind, driven from him by the echoes. They threw every noise back at him. Nothing, not the grate of bone against sinew, not the gurgling of blood through veins, nothing escaped the echoes. The mercenary's clothes were torn, though he knew not how. His cloak was drenched with blood and tears. He wanted to die, to be released from this disembodied evil. He held a pistol in his hand, but there was not enough of his mind left to work out how to fire it. So he beat himself with it, slamming it into his already mangled form. He shouted to the darkness but the words made no sense, the ravings of a man too far gone. Every particle of evil in him, every soul he had taken was being thrown back at him, and he could not cope with this reflection of his own malignant character. His mind briefly lost consciousness, bringing the unimaginable peace of silence. This gave the few fragments of his mind that remained the chance to think clear thoughts. But all that surfaced was one thing: how to fire a pistol. As he rose from his brief state of sanity, he found his finger on the hammer of his gun. He pulled it back, each click bringing the echoes swarming round his head. At last, the gun was loaded. He placed the cool barrel against his head, and with a final scream, pulled the trigger. And outside, the fiddler played on. Jamie Fenton 3rd Form

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A Short Horror Story Robbie Haylett, 5th form, Hope 2009 Skrentny Prize Winner It was not the kind of place you'd choose to die in. Whilst it was true that the he pital staff had made a small effort to mai your passing (slow as it was) more bearable, a room like this was still unavoidably dull, not to mention unpleasant. The comforts included a bed, a toilet, a gramophone, a small window and the all-encompassing slabs of concrete, which were nevr more than five paces away. "To make even more tempting to smash the bor dom out of your skull on them," Tyler haa said. Tyler could be dry sometimes. The quarantine ward provided su^. luxuries as cold water (from the toilet, of coui

Back then they hardly knew anything about each

tardised daylight from the tiny window near the low ceiling, which

now that all desire for each other had rotted away, both realise

was always clouded by condensed sweat and various infections.

that all they had gained from their "activities" was an awkward

The place was like a cross between a prison cell and a three-dimen-

tension between them. And even filthier bed sheets.

sional agar plate, plagued by lichen and mould and damp. The smell reminded Alice of some of the bedrooms she's been in during her adolescent years. Of all the luxuries the ward could provide, space and sterility were where it did not deliver. Especially now that the ward contained double the population it was supposed to. Alice had been sharing the room, the bed, the toilet, the air, with Tyler for three weeks and had now nearly forgotten what he had looked like when she first saw him; the pale blue eyes and the winning smile were now lost under the greased, black hair and the effects of various maladies that bred within the four walls. In the weak afternoon glow from above she could really only make out the yellowing teeth, the reddening eyes. He had certainly not been

Alice stared at the growth on the opposite wall, whilst Tyler read his books. Neither had bothered to get any records for the old gramophone which stood, dusty, in the corner, as they knew full well what little distraction it offered from what they were facing in what could be the shortest of time. Still gazing at the wall, Alice called up the lecture which Tyler had given her on the medical condition from which they suffered, a few days previously: "Fungus Insanicus," Tyler had said, and scoffed at the melodrama which the name carried. He had spoken unprompted, and she remembered herself merely opening one eye to let him know she was listening. Alice was not what you'd call an ideal conversationalist, even at the best of times, which this was not.

this repulsive to her in the first few days of confinement... Not while he was still...

"That's what it's called," he continued in his drawling smartass tone. "Wanna know why?" Neither participant of the 'con-

handsome.

versation1 answered, nor did they move, and he carried on. "It's because they don't know what else to call the symptoms, other Charlotte Martnio

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than 'in a state of insanity1. Can you believe that? It's almost funny, how that word is used so much in so many different contexts, and yet it's the only one capable of describing what we'll be going through in a couple of weeks. Maybe even days..." He added the last part with a sort of half-smile and mock-spooky voice that made her feel sick. It wasn't even almost funny, she thought. As well as dry, Tyler could also attract murderous dislike from

"You're realty not much of a talker are you?" he had asked after a brief pause. He had been looking at her with a kind of halfdisappointed expression. "I don't even know how you got here!" Alice sighed. Then she replied, in a voice determined to express her boredom in the bluntest way possible, "It was a dog who got me. Damn thing came at me, slobbei ing and red-eyed. Should have been put down weeks ago." The German shepherd had sunk its teeth into her leg. The spores had entered her blood, which meant that she could not avoid being locked into the quarantine ward. Tyler had recounted his experience on being infected several times since they had started their

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time in the ward: he had been out in the forest, forgotten his mask and been sprayed with the spores by a patch of the fungus growing on a fallen tree. Dumbass. He grunted, nodding in sympathy, then decided to finish explaining the symptoms (mostly horror stories) of the virus on humans.

Mornings came silent and unnoticed in the quarantine ward, and Alice awoke to the yellow haze of what may or may not have been noon, which contrasted the ghostly rays of the cold moonlight. Tyler was usually up before her, eating the measly packets of snack foods he had brought with him, pacing around the foot of

"Jesse Hanson, for example, got the spores in his stomach

the bed; now she watched as he laid there, pupils deep and wide in

from some bad meat. It made him crush his head against a stone

his reddening eyes. If you looked closely you could see the small-

grinder! Poor soul only died 'cause he got all the way down to his

est amount of their old blue colour where the irises should be. Alice

brain. The hospital had the place torched,"

didn't want to look closely.

"You don't say..."

She yawned, feeling the stale air inside of her flowing out. She

"I swear to Cod!" Tyler wasn't great at taking hints. He was,

hated to think what she herself looked like now, seeing the state

after all, a man. "Samantha Rose got the infection when she was

Tyler was in. The lichen on the opposite wall had grown, feeding off

out picking flowers. She broke her dad's arm by biting on it. This

the death and damp in the room. It hung there, waiting as Alice lay

was while he was trying to break her head off with a crab hammer.

back on the bed with an ancient packet of Doritos in her hand.

Can you imagine that?" Now, as Alice sat on the bed, she began to think she could: she could see the little girl's crimson, staring eyes, her veins standing out on the backs of her hands as she gripped her

It was around dusk when Tyler started babbling again.

father's thrashing limb. She could picture the red, growing stains on

"You know what I'd really like to do now?" he whispered. Alice

her pretty white dress and on her pretty face, and also the white

sighed, rolling her eyes and wondering if he actually expected her

of her daddy's now-visible bone. She could even begin to imagine

to answer. She twisted her head to look at him through the dark-

the fear that he must have felt, the fear that would drive him to

ness. Concentrating at the ceiling with wide, even redder eyes at

take the hammer and drive it into his little girl's face. Again and

the ceiling, he kept speaking:

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Book Reviews written by 3rd form English students The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga A review of The White Tiger, winner of the 2008 Booker Prize Reviewer: Joseph Williams I thoroughly enjoyed The White Tiger, as it shows the

imagery

and

convinces

readers of the reality of the book.

The Dictionary Reviewer: Nick Stephen

slow transformation of a young, innocent

village boy to an

I would recommend The

utterly amoral entrepreneur

Dictionary to people of all ages who struggle with spellin speling

willing to spill blood to achieve

spelling.

his goals. He is the narrator of

The actual book has been copied by a variety of different

the novel and tells his story by a

authors, but my favourite, and the one I am currently reading is the

series of letters written by the scattered light of a chandelier. Stunningly written, and with savage honesty and a certain

'Collins English Dictionary PAPERBACK EDITION.' It is a long read with nearly 1000 pages and you can find yourself lost in the plot at times, due to the variety in the range of vocabulary, but all in all when you get to the pulsating end, it is all worth it.

matter-of-fact quality to it, The White Tiger is written with simple, yet effective language, which

I don't want to spoil the plot, but basically (from what I have

gives the narrator the air of an ordinary man. This contributes to

picked up), the actinide series, who are the evil characters of the

the honesty of the words, building a detailed yet powerful image

book, try to wipe out the zulus in a pulsating 'last man standing'

of a dark India, blazing with the light of a new age, but stained by

style fight.

corruption. The White Tiger is a compelling read and rightly deserves its excellent reputation.

There are many brilliantly constructed characters in the book, the main ones are: Biotin, elec-

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

trolyte, overload, shad and zebra.

The world-wide (and St Peter's School-wide) literary phenome-

All are introduced at different

non of 2008/09

points in the plot (to great effect),

Reviewer: Phoebe Liu I believe that Eclipse, in the Twilight saga, is brilliant in every way. "Her story, recounted in hypnotic dreamy prose, encapsulates

although zebra only has a bit-part

at the end. The book is brilliant; you are

perfectly the teenage feelings of sexual tension and alienation."

on the edge of your seat at all

The Times. Eclipse is the much anticipated third book of Meyer's

times, as the author takes you on a

captivating series of vampire romance. In Eclipse the book contin-

rollercoaster ride of emotions. The

ues to follow Bella Swan in her romantic relationship with Edward

entire plot is described in such

Cullen, a vampire. In the midst of a group of malicious vampires

detail - he seems to be able to find

trying to kill her, Bella is forced to choose between her boyfriend

a word to describe absolutely

and her relationship with Jacob Black, a werewolf. In the book Meyer writes with great detail creating the mys-

everything! It is written in a style similar to Shakespeare, where you don't understand everything in it but only really need the gist of it to find it compelling. 5*'s

terious yet romantic atmosphere for readers. She creates amazing

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(based on the National Poetry Day theme: work)

Work by Aaron Anthony-Pillai

Work by Jamie Hatzel (a runner-up)

The sun rises in the morning

The alarm clock goes.

The sky turns a brighter shade of grey

I awake with a jump

Doors open, curtains draw

Another seedy Travelodge.

So starts another day

Another town, a dump.

Swarms of machine cut suits

Resist the urge to stay in bed.

Mill about in the London streets

Have a shower, then get dressed.

From the new secretaries

Then off downstairs to my hire car.

To the stock market elite

Lord, I hope it's not been nicked.

They work away their time

Turn on the engine, pull out of the car park.

Living from nine to five

Tune the stereo to Radio Three.

Crammed in a cubicle

A traffic jam in my way.

Slowly wasting away their lives

Why does this happen to me?

Cone are the days of honour

I'm going to be late again.

The new century is about me

The boss won't be happy.

Scrounging any and every cent

Park the car, jump out and run.

Doing nothing for free

Aargh, I forgot my keys!

They sit in their lifeless blocks

Dash into the conference centre.

Racing for the raise

Somehow I'm right on time.

Begging for compliments

Don't know how that happened.

Receiving empty praise

I used to be ten minutes behind.

Another day in the office

If only it had stayed that way ...

All the same as before

I'm in for five hours of boredom.

Life becomes pointless

Smartly dressed men droning on all day.

Living becomes a chore

Bad coffee, the occasional biscuit.

We're rushing 24/7

And all this on thirty-grand's pay!

All caught in the modern rat race

I can't wait until it's all over.

The fast lane just got faster

Back in the car and then onto the train.

Life loses character, characters lose their

Go home to my family and dog.

face.

I can't wait to see them again. Why did I get this job? It really keeps me under a cloud. Perhaps I should pretend to be sick? Feign illness, go home, but lose my bonus. Nope, just going to have to slog through. I hate business trips.

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The new school year began well following an excellent crop

develop their own portfolios. In addition to the Francis Bacon

of examination results in August and three of our Lower Sixth

Retrospective the Tate Britain was playing host to the reprehensi-

form students, Annabel Pring, Rory Payne and Nichole Dean, were

ble Turner Prize Show. Whilst waiting in the queue for the Bacon I

awarded certificates for being amongst the highest scoring can-

was bemused as to why every few seconds someone, kitted out in

didates in the country. The above mentioned moved on to upper

shorts and trainers, was running through the gallery. I was made

sixth and were members of a group of able, enthusiastic and tal-

aware that this was not a group of joggers who had either lost their

ented students; well at least most of them. Our Lower Sixth stu-

way or had entered the gallery hoping to find a shortcut to their

dents were equally talented, some quite dynamic and most just

destination, but was in fact one of the Turner Prize exhibits, mmm!

as industrious. When our current 5th Form were setting out on

The Bacon was an emotional roller coaster and boy could this guy

their CCSE courses they were labelled by some as being "our

paint! After lunch in the gallery we moved on to the other Tate via

worst year group in a long time". This has not, in my opinion,

a boat trip on the Thames, embarking on the south side of The

been the case and it has been a pleasure to work with them. The

Millennium Bridge After a full day in three galleries our students

vast majority have shown great industry and enthusiasm and

were ready for some retail therapy. A short tube ride to Covent

have produced some exciting GCSE shows. Their CCSE results

Garden followed by a meal and a shopping break rounded off a

were exceptionally good. The present 4th form are slightly fewer

splendid day. In January we showcased the work of our 3rd form

in number than we have usually, but are a very talented set of

pupils. This year's crop are a talented bunch and I hope that many

students and I look forward to seeing their shows next year and

of them will go on to study art at GCSE level. Their work ranged

the future looks bright for the third form who have this year been

from exquisitely produced prints through well constructed ceram-

outstandingly industrious and enthusiastic. In November our lower sixth students visited both Tales. Walking between Pimlico tube station and The Tate Britain we

ic heads to robust and boldly sculpted blocks on the theme of 'Art from other Cultures'. The Private View was very well attended and it was lovely to see so many parents and friends.

were delighted to come across The Long & Ryle Gallery which

In February Ralph Hughes, Head of Art History and Director of

was showing work by one of my favourite contemporary artists...

The Theory of Knowledge and Critical Thinking at Fettes College in

John Monks. This was an opportunity too good to miss and we

Edinburgh, delivered an illustrated lecture entitled ' Iconography

piled into the small space containing several huge canvases of

and Iconology' - The Stories Pictures Tell Us. An audience of

distressed interiors. Our students were amazed by the virtuoso

approximately 70 students, staff and parents were treated to a

technique of Monks and it is not surprising that several of them

hugely informative and highly entertaining meander through

latterly chose to study his work further in order to inform and

issues of life, marriage, death and sex in the History of Western Art.

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I thought beforehand that he would astound and amaze us with his intellectual rigour as well as his remarkable way of captivating an audience. I wasn't disappointed; we were enraptured.

The following review is written by Mrs. J. Lawrence Head of English at St Olave's

'Iconography and Iconology' Schools, like all places of work, can be mundane at times. They are often, in the depths of winter terms, to do with deadlines, mis-

particular theme, although presented in a contemporary way is also offered to us in the fragile and utterly human figure that is Ron Mueck's 'Dead Dad'; the amount of whispering in the room at that point confirmed the point that we retain our ongoing need to make meaning of what we see.

laid garments, petty misdemeanours and archaic heating systems. A lecture offered by the Art Department, delivered by Ralph Hughes of Fettes College in the warmth of the Whitestone Gallery provided respite from the minutiae of everyday concerns. This lecture - on 'Iconography and Iconology' - delivered in a scholarly

Away from the curriculum, away from the bell we learned valuable lessons throughout the evening. Many thanks go to Mr Darmody for organising this event. JDL

and illuminating way, offered a series of paintings and sculptures as texts to be 'read'. Like literary texts, visual arts show but also suggest, by the depiction of symbols, use of light and shade, the direction of a glance or the turn of the palm to suggest subtler meanings about the context (political, social, historical, religious) of the work and the 'icons' or images the work is composed of. Iconology concerns itself with the reception of the work; Damien Hirst's shark, for example suggests to us...what? Menace? Death? And that's apart from eliciting the now hackneyed response 'That's not Art!' No matter. Each reaction contributes to the study of the icon and the meaning it holds for us as the viewer. So, from Hirst we visited Van Eyck's Arnolfini portrait, with various objects suggesting wealth, posterity, the fidelity of the couple - her rounded, demure face with its eyes downcast and he a slightly chastening figure, full of gravitas which was dispelled as Ralph Hughes pointed out that the artist had cheekily inserted 'Jan Van Eyck was here' above the mirror towards the back of the room. From this, a painting of worldly concerns, we explored the enduring themes of sex, love, faith and death; Rembrandt's splayed carcass is as visceral an image as any of Hirst's 21st century works and still communicates clearly the inevitability and ultimate necessity of death. Juxtaposed with Matthias Grunewald's similarly structured crucifixion scene we realise that the form remains the same, suggesting the frailty of the flesh. Here, however, the essential messages of humanity and faith are relayed. The carcass hangs in isolation but the figure of Christ is mourned. The memento mori still-life 'Vanitas', with its references to life death and time explores our relationship and attitudes to our own mortality; this The Peterite 2008-2009

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In March we had The William Etty Awards for Life Class & The Albert Moore Awards for Drawing. Drawing underpins all that we do in Art and the Etty & Moore awards are instrumental in reinforcing our philosophy. This year, the third since their introduction, saw a great response to both competitions. The awards were judged by Mr Graham Allcock, Director of Art at Queen Margaret's School, and I am very grateful to him for spending a full day, mostly on his hands and knees, pouring through sketchbooks and portfolios. 1st prize for The William Etty Awards went to Arabella Murray-Nag the first time that a lower sixth form pupil, rather than upper sixth, has won the award. 1st place in the Senior Section of the Albert Moore Award was given to Nichole Dean. Nichole also won the award last year. In the Junior Section the winner was Charlotte Mannion, 5th Form.

day viewing the work and making notes before presenting the trophies in the evening. He found it extremely difficult to produce a rank order and was overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of work on show. However, decisions had to be made and Bill's choice was ...1st place Rise, 2nd School, 3rd Temple. Special mentions were also given to Dronfield and Grove.

Following hot on the heals of the Etty / Moore Awards came

I thought that every house was a winner!

the first ever House Art Competition. An excellent range and standard of work was displayed by a small committee of students from each house. With marks awarded for quality, range and presentation every house committee

For the third year running the Art School presented a master class for gifted and able students from York State and Independent Schools.This year the theme was on 'Head to Head'.

endeavoured to include as much work as possible and each produced a novel way of presenting their display.

The classes, run over three consecutive Saturday mornings, were well attended and received.

Our judge was Mr. Bill Robb, who has been Director of Art at

The Whitestone gallery hosted two external exhibitions.

George Watson's College and Glenalmond College in Scotland, two

Firstly in October a solo show by Margaret Howatt; and then in

of the UKs most prestigious independent schools. Bill spent the

April we showcased the work of the well known artist Piers Browne in aid of St Leonard's Hospice. The show raised over £2000 for the cause. The year ended with the Annual Exhibition of Pupils'Art. Perhaps it was the free wine and strawberries and cream which attracted approximately 500 people to the Private View. The exhibition was opened by Keith Walker who is Head of the PGCE Course in Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University and Chair of Examiners for AQA. Keith talked about the sense of seriousness he found in the work of our pupils and congratulated all whose work was exhibited on their outstanding achievement. It was a real coup to have someone of Keith's calibre and reputation in the world of Art Education. The senior Art Prize was awarded to Grace Ma, The Junior Prize to Lipmunn Tang and The Exhibition Prize to Rory Payne. This has been a vintage year in terms of the quality of work and the passion shown for the subject by our students. My thanks to them all and also to the Art team - teachers Chris Hall, Ailsa O'Leary and technician Louise Darmody. JDa

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Mr Paterson So, Pat Pat, What did you want to be before you decided to become a teacher? Well it wasn't so much me, but my mother always said I was destined for a career on the stage... cleaning it. But it has to be said, my stage career took off in the staff singing this year, and in pink last year in the panto!

What was your worst fashion mistake? I've never had one. (Laughs) Probably the black woollen tracksuit with flares and red stripes up the arms. It was disgusting.

Nice. If you had to have one CD, one book and one person on a desert island, what would your choices be? Probably Eva Cassidy, Songbird as my CD... it's lovely... and my book would be the Bible there are enough books in there to last a lifetime! I would take Batman with me as he is my alter-ego. Although everybody knows that now so it's not quite as good. (He makes a joke about batman with a small 'b' and laughs raucously, but we decide it is best just to move on)

Who would you have round for dinner? Archbishop Sentamu - he seems very interesting... but he's very small. (This comment gives rise to a lengthy anecdote from Ellie, but Mr Paterson seems amused).

Do you have any plans for retirement? (Assuming you are retiring and you aren't 24 or something) I can see why you're fooled that I'm 24! Yes, I plan to be a church warden and lay reader at St Marks, and continue to work with York Against Cancer and on the Parish Council. Maybe after that I'll properly retire and go fishing with Mr Dawson!

What is your greatest achievement to date? Starting girls' hockey at St Peters. Initially, only boys were allowed and everybody said that the girls didn't want to play, but after much persuasion, I started the hockey. For me it was more about equality of rights than them actually playing the game!

Thank you for that! Describe yourself in three words... please! Dm... I have no idea. (For the record, Mr Paterson was made aware that this is in fact four words, but he elected to leave The Peterite 2008-2009

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make an exception. Groucho Marx. I go around at break time

For those not privileged enough to have already "met him" tell us about George.

saying it. Meaning it?

Who's George?

I hope!

Oh George is a plank of wood with a 10,000 year old cross section of soil stuck to him. (Almost as old as me!) He arrived wrapped in plastic, with his name on the front, and

No! Nobody takes it to heart...

What was the first record you bought?

the name of his long lost brother, Griffin. He is a sad reflec-

Dm... I can't be certain but it was probably a Beatles

tion of what happens as a result of glue sniffing. If he hadn't

record, and was quite possibly 'She Loves You'. That's show-

have sniffed the glue then he wouldn't be stuck to the plank

ing my age!

of wood. That's the moral of the story.

Let's play a game; Finish these sentences. The best thing to blow small change on is... penny sweets The thing I'm beginning to think I'm allergic to is... adolescents! The thing that becomes easier as I get older is... err...urn... forgetting things! I wish I'd understood how to... get friends on facebook.

What is your favourite word?

So... tell us about the Patmobile?

So.

(Laughs) Well it's a small red Honda sports car! I used to have a much bigger Volvo, but I've downsized.

Will you please get a small black and white cat and call it Jessie? I used to have a cat! Although I ran over it...

Oh. Well. Moving on...What 3 things would you put in Room 101? The words 'because' and 'due to'. They're stupid words SO I don't like them. And... winter timetable. I

And favourite Geographical word?

really don't like winter timetable. It's the most annoying

Ouagadougou. Nobody can spell it. And it's the only inland

thing about St Peters!

port that isn't on a river.

What is the best accent that you can do?

Finally (and just to end on a cheerful note) what is your suggested epitaph?

Definitely Mr Duffy

Fact plus so.

speaking Scottish (he slips into this accent), with his top lip not moving. I'm very useful in the staffroom, translating at break time!

What is your favourite line? Madam I never forget a face, but in your case I'll

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explanation that if you had seen Pretty Woman then you would understand. Or as an alternative ...it's the teeth. As I haven't got any!

Who is your favourite Villain? This question perhaps took the longest

Mr Severn

to decide on and after a few prompts of perhaps Gargamel from the Smurfs. Papa Severn admitted to never having actually seen the show of his people! It was eventually concluded that his favourite villain was Davros

Off to Sunny Spain

from Doctor Who.

Do you have any unfulfilled wishes or dreams?

As you are about to retire would you like to give your 6th form students a hint as to where you're going to live in Spain?

Turns out Mr Severn would have liked to give a lecture at the LSE

Which two people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party,? Due to Mr Severn's inexplicable infatuation for Margaret

With a slight snigger the answer of "The address is in my wallet; and I don't spend money."...Good

Thatcher she was inevitably the top of the list. After we

luck finding him. But remember it's in Almeria, Southern

insisted a second guest must be present Karl Marks eventu-

Spain and is 2 hours and 15 minutes from a ski resort.

ally got the invite. As Mr Severn added, the conversations between these two guests would be very interesting.

Do you have a last and parting piece of advice for your pupils? "In life you get what you deserve."

What is your favourite Saying? "He who pays the piper calls the tune."

A few extra notes added by Mr Severn a) Favourite pop group- Queen as Freddie Mercury was bril-

If you could have a super power what would it be?

ories of watching Live Aid,

Mr Severn enthusiastically answered reading peoples'

Wembley 1985 on the TV.

thoughts, as he would be able to think... you lying so and so!

b) Favourite TV character-

What is your claim to fame?

liant and he has fond mem-i

Inspector Morse as he liked the drink.

With a slight air of sadness Mr Severn replied "no, nothing at all. My demise will go unnoticed."

c) Favourite football team-Nottingham Forest. Cherisse Brown & Rachael Hopper. UVI

If you were stranded on a desert Island who would be your worst nightmare to find stranded with you? Mr Severn was slightly disappointed to realise that saying Greg or Toby would perhaps cause controversy. So instead he settled on Anne Widdicombe. Adding "I don't need to say more."

What are your three most favourite things in the World? a) "Children. Best to score some Brownie points." b) "Best say the Wife seeing as I said the children c) "...And a mirror- because I can see myself"

If you were Papa Smurf, whom would you choose to be your smurfette? After much contemplation Papa Severn was quick to respond with the answer of Julia Roberts and offered as an

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Which 3 people would you have over for a dinner party? -Muhammad Ali - he's intelligent and funny -Pedro Almodovar -Michelle Pfeiffer, in her Catwoman outfit.

Which member of staff would you most want to beat in an arm wrestle? Miss Ku or Miss Cray - because they have the biggest biceps

Mr. M Duffy What 3 things would you put in room 101? -Oral exams

out of all the staff!

If you could have a super power, what would it be? To speak languages - I've been trying to speak Spanish for years and I'm still struggling.

-Australian Soaps -Certain pupils (you know who you are!)

What can you bench? I've benched a lot of gardens, there's a nice blue one next to one of my flower beds.

What 3 things would you put on your bucket list (things to do before you die)? -Do a tumble on a trapeze/hand glide -Tell my family I love them -Play at Wimbledon on centre court

Blonde or brunette? Zorro or Braveheart? They're both the same really but with different accents -

Red head - have you seen Rita Hayworth?! And Mr Marriott!

they both fought for freedom and justice and got to snog the girl at the end!

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

If you were in charge for the day, what change(s) would you make to the school? I'd ban staff from using the photocopier so we could save a rainforest.

When I was travelling in a coach, nature called so I went to the toilet at the back of the bus. Unfortunately the door was broken so I had to hold it shut. Suddenly the bus turned a corner and I fell out of the toilet onto a woman's lap midflow! I still blush when I think about it now!

Have you got any advice for us? Never give anyone advice; if it goes wrong you get

Do you have any dark secrets from your past?

blamed for it.

No, it's been colourful with a few skeletons...

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Rugby 1st XV This was an outstanding season for the 1st XV. Early season form did not suggest, however, the achievements that were to follow. Early defeats to Sedbergh and Woodhouse Grove indicated that there was much work to do particularly with the forwards. Some players were now starting to stand up and show their true worth. Robbie Cuthbertson was leading by example as captain and all the backs were beginning to gel as a unit. Luke Bowler was impressive at fly half and Richard Downey, Chris McTurk, Jonathan Chambers and Sam Ash were also playing well. The Daily Mail Cup began with an easy win at Hull Collegiate then a second win against Hymers. Wins against Prince Henry's, Otley and Calday Grange put us into the sixth round against RGS Newcastle. This was a game that for those involved would stay with them for a very long time. At 11-8 down and with full time about to be blown RGS needed to kick the ball off to win the game. After three failed attempts and 8 minutes of additional time the ball eventually got to Richard Downey who ran half the length of the pitch to score in the corner and win the game. This was a game against a very powerful set of forwards where it became apparent the huge improvements that had been made. The driving maul had become a potent weapon for us and we were scoring regularly through this. Paul Steadman and Henry Lee were playing well in the second row whilst the front row of Matthew Norell, Sam Murgatroyd and Louis Baig were getting stronger each match.

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A quarter final tie against St Benedict's Baling saw us in a hotel overnight and with a huge crowd in attendance. A tense , nervous game saw us eventually winning 14-11. One step away from Twickenham and a semi final against St Peter's Gloucester proved to be a step too far. With over 150 fans travelling down to Coventry from York this was a special occasion. An excellent performance against a team of Gloucester academy players and internationals saw us narrowly defeated 27-25. Excellent tries

Throughout the normal season excellent victories were

from Tristan Wike and Chris McTurk were stand out moments in

achieved against Hymers, Ampleforth, Bradford Grammar and

the game.

Pocklington. The back row of Laurence Cowen, Josh Cust and Joe Ibbotson continually performed well. Squad: M.Norell*, S.Murgatroyd**, L.Baig*, H.Lee*, P.Steadman**, L.Cowen**, J.lbbotsen**, J.Cust**, T.Wike**, LBowler**, J.Chambers*, R.Downey**, S.Ash*, C.McTurk*, R.Cuthbertson** (Cpt), J.Lloyd, R.Vokes-Dugeon, J.Halstead, M.Slingsby*, T.Williams, J.Jackson*, T.Lunn. *Full Colours awarded **Cap awarded Yorkshire U18

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2nd XV With an abundance of talent in the sixth form, expectations

The first half-term saw inconsistency in perform-

for a fine 2nd XV year were very high. The season of a 2nd XV is

ance and some disappointing results. Having started

rarely quite so straightforward. For a start, the side rarely remains

heroically at Sedbergh, the play was disjointed for

unchanged as injuries elsewhere, quite rightly, dictate the starting

several weeks which culminated

line-up. In addition, there are distinct groups of players: firstly,

Ampleforth and Loughborough, though the former

players who might consider themselves unfortunate not to play at

match did see the set-piece try of the season from

1st XV level more often (Toby Lunn and Dan Lloyd would be classic

Lunn. After Loughborough the only loss was at RGS

examples this year); secondly, players whose fitness was blighted

Newcastle with a severely depleted side. Victories

by injury which hampered their chances of playing regularly at the

were enjoyed against Woodhouse Grove, Hymer's, QEGS (15-5,

higher level (inspirational skipper Robbie Webster and Kevin Mak

the first time that the upper sixth boys had enjoyed a victory

come into this category); thirdly, boys playing their first season at

against these opponents), Barnard Castle (with perhaps the best

this level with hopes of a first team shirt next year (Ben Owen,

all-round play of the year at times), Pocklington (a game which

Josh Tankard, Joe Halstead, Duncan Rajan and Harry Booth ought

featured a debut try and try-saving tackle from Jackie Chan),

to have this aim); newcomers who had impressed in the thirds

Bradford, Silcoates 1st XV (narrowly 17-15) and Mount St Mary's.

(Dom Woods, Lewis Chan, James Deri, JJ Williams and Ollie Burdass should prove to be successes at this level again); and, finally, what you might call the stalwarts or the heartbeat of the team, players

I would like to thank all the boys who played for the 2nd XV for a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining season. It was always a pleasure to baby-sit!

like James Hepworth, Will Castrell, Toby Williams, Rory VokesDudgeon (who skippered when Robbie was elsewhere), Chris Schonewald and Greg Turner. It was this group of players who ensured that the spirit remained high throughout.

in losses to

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3rd XV Rugby - The Club1 The tale of the tape says: played 9, won 6, drew 1, lost 2, points for 171 and points against 94. The Club enjoyed another happy season this year with a young group of bucks and old lags playing their rugby for pleasure as well as developing their skills as individuals and as a team. Often their play was simple and effective and while they did suffer from overcomplication at times, they did become more capable of increasingly developed and intricate play as the term progressed. As a team they fought hard but will be better with a little more experience and maturity; some of their opponents were able to overawe them with physicality. More courage in the tackle as well as a few more pounds will help them to rectify this. 39 boys represented the Club this year and a good number managed a run-out with the 2nd and even the 1st XV. In PJ Skinner the side had a determined leader whose drive helped to raise and maintain standards in training and in game play. He was most impressive at Ampleforth when within ten minutes of the start of the game the team trailed by seventeen points and was facing humiliation. Despite conceding a further twenty points in the last hour of the game it was interesting to see those who followed PJ's lead and stood up in the face of what was uncomfortable and painful. If sport is to teach us about life, then there is more to be learned from adversity than there is from victory. Two players played in all nine of our games.

James

Longbottom and James Fletcher were cornerstones of our forward play and will enjoy next season's play in better teams I am sure. Both learned much about their chosen positions and quickly became names entered early on the team sheet. The team score freely when given the opportunity and the points were spread between fifteen of the players but over one quarter of the points were scored by David McDermottroe who, if he can add more courage to his defensive play to match his incisive finishing and place-kicking, could be an impressive winger indeed. The joy of the Club is that the players are only there for the rugby. Winning is great and rarely do the players put in anything less than a winning performance, but playing and training are paramount. This also means that the author of the annual report feels no obligation to quote the names of all the representatives. As coaches our only hope is that the players have had as much joy and satisfaction as us and that they finish the season with the same feeling of contentment. We hope that many of the group will be back next season to do it all again!

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U16 Rugby It was obvious from the attendance at pre-season training that this group of players were determined to do their very best during the coming season. The process of natural growth had finally caught up with many of them and they could at least hope to match their opponents physically for the first time. This was evident in the first game, played on a swamp like 1st XV against a very powerful Stoneyhurst side, who at times pummelled us but only succeeded in crossing our line once. We had scored first and had defended for most of the match and then went behind with the end of the game only a couple of minutes away. That Tom White stepped up to kick a penalty to win the game did much for morale all season. Sadly our next game saw Jared injured and out until after half term; a loss to us and also to him personally, as he missed out on vital Yorkshire trials. It was a feature of the squad that injuries were dealt with by others without fuss. Ben May their biggest ever defeat, two years previously. They did this in style, with a front row, led by Freddie that ensured possession with Divine having his best all-round match of the year; devastating in defence and confident in attack, Will and Joe working in harmony at half back, Dom dominating in defence and breaking the line in attack and Fizzy not only scoring a tremendous try but surviving his encounter with Jared unscathed! None of this progress could have been made without the efforts of all the boys in the squad and it is essential to mention James's outstanding commitment and courage at 7 throughout the year, Eric and Jamie's fearless defence, competitive edge and loyalty out wide and Joe's excellent and mature captaincy of the team. The B team, many of whom did themselves justice in theA's trained with enthusiasm and made great progress throughout.The stepped up to the challenge of replacing Jared and did well until after the half term break. Technical work with both scrum and lineout enabled us to win at least a decent share of 1st phase ball and great credit goes to Freddie, Ed, Jordan,Tom, Guy and when fit Tim for grinding out this possession. Only against Ampleforth did we really struggle in the set piece with a display a little reminiscent of the first half of the first lions test! I believe that they were the best side we played over the season and will prove hard to beat in the coming years. The strength of the squad was shown as we honoured the fixture against Loughborough with five normal 1st team players missing at the start; by the end of this game we had only six regular A team players on the field and the performances of Josh North, Josh Burley and Adam Edwards showed the spirit of the boys even in adversity. If the first half of the season was often difficult in terms of injury, results and some less than savoury incidents on the field; the second half showed what could be done with increasing confidence, huge endeavour and teamwork. A rather disappointing win over Pocklington emphasised that we could defend well but were simply unaccustomed to being in attack. The boys starved of success over the past two years recognised this and worked hard at this aspect of the game. Both defence and attack were to the fore in tremendous games against both Newcastle RCS and Barnard Castle. The confidence was there and as we approached the final game of the season away against Bradford CS the boys were determined to avenge

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main difference at this level was physique and it was remarkable how well the boys performed against much bigger opposition in

U15A

most of their games. I hope that the confidence they gained as the

At last the Daily Mail Cup! After an impressive season last

season went on will transfer into senior rugby next year. Certainly

year, we had high expectations. We began with an eventful pre-

their performances this year in training and on the field showed

season training in the summer holidays, a week of which I have

great determination, no little courage and considerable skill. They

many fond memories and I'm laughing about it whilst writing! The

also had good humour and we should thank Jaspaul for his regular

squad really came together in the week and enjoyed watching

interjections which always reminded us that this was only a game

each other in a variety of situations. Not only did we play hard on

and it was there to be enjoyed!

the rugby pitch but also in the trees of Dolby Forest where we enjoyed a very competitive mountain bike race, in which front row James Higson managed to plough into the trees during an ambitious attempt to overtake! I won't forget the minibus ride in which magnificent navigation turned a forty minute journey into an hour and a half, a great start to my captaincy! With bumps and bruises we returned to pre-season training the next day to go paint balling. This was great fun for most, but embarrassing for Tom Edwards who, as we discovered was rather scared of paint balling! Amongst all of the fun there was good rugby played in which we managed to improve, as a squad under the expert eye of Mr. Cole.

U167s With only 2 U16 tournaments it was not easy to prepare for Rosslyn Park and with injuries to key personnel, Jared and Dom it

With spirits high, the season started with a bang against Stonyhurst, with superb performances from Tom Kimpson in the centre and Tom Edwards at No.8. The match ended with St Peters winning 46-0.

was a hard task to get through the qualifying group. The most

Our confidence high, we entered the first round of the Daily

pleasing aspect of the preparation for these tournaments was the

Mail Cup against Driffield. We played well as a team using our pace

time it gave us to work on ball skills and decision making, this

to good effect. This match highlighted our fortune to have two

undoubtedly helped all the boys but particularly Will and Joe, who

scrum half's, Alistair Bigger proving himself as a strong, fast player

should do well at senior level next season as will James, Divine and

with a good head for rugby. Josh Wilson entered at half time,

Tom. The chance to have a go with ball in hand also made Tom

bringing with him a new style of play; he demonstrated his ability

take more responsibility in the loose and gave Divine the chance

to marshal a pack of tired "Donkeys" in a chaotic arena.

to shine in attack. However it also emphasised that our defence had improved hugely over the year and that a fully fit Tim will be a real asset in the sixth form. It was also good to see Jamie show his real ability in his final games for the school. Eric had the chance to have a go in attack and not simply knock people over in defence and this was encouraging. Sevens is not Freddie's forte! but he worked very hard at the aspects of his game that he will need in the 1st team next year and improved his aerobic fitness a great deal. I was also grateful to a number of U 15s who helped us out both in training and in a couple of tournaments, most notably Gareth who played with great commitment at Rosslyn Park. This was a thoroughly enjoyable year for both Tom Marriott and me; the boys listened, improved, saw success and will continue to do so. I would like to thank all those who helped us during the year and most especially Tom whose enthusiasm was tremendous.

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Before entering round two of the Daily Mail Cup we got our game shoes back on when we played Hymers with a depleted team. The whole squad rose magnificently

to the occasion

showing real valor. Notable performances were seen from Toby Hinchcliffe, Ben Elliot and Lewis Cower who showed off his impressive football skills. For round two we set out for Halifax, our opponents were Crossley Heath. In this match more than most, we had a taste for "proper" rugby. We were met by tough conditions and a pitch that felt like it was on a boggy mountainside. Gareth Nash used his skills of "heads on rugby" to use the slope to our advantage giving us the edge. It was a rough match, with a noticeable incident involving our hooker, Michael Chan. Mike was new to the squad and not being the biggest of people he would be first choice to run into, however, we quickly learnt that Michael was very capable of annihilating anything that ran at him. During this game the opposition's captain performed a highly illegal tackle and unfortunately for Michael this lead to a broken collarbone and a string of shoulder injures. Without doubt the highlight of our season was the DMC match against a strong QEGS side. Having lost to them 21-7 earlier in the season the whole squad was hungry for revenge. Everything rested on this match. Training became more intense and excitement loomed. Finally, the day arrived, meeting them on

not one. The final whistle went, Peters won 7-5.

home turf, the 1st XV. The first half was highly competitive with

Next up we were away to a strong Barnard Castle side. A good

both sides fighting hard for possession. The pack provided good

performance from Jeffrey Cho in the second row provided

clean ball for the quick hands of Gareth Nash, Tom Kimpson and

unrivaled support play. Unfortunately, careless mistakes lead to

Lewis Cower who used it to create expansive play. Charlie

penalties which cost 3 points. The Barnard Castle side was well

Greswold, who came from the year below offered power speed

drilled and we were out-muscled in the pack and out paced in the

and agility. Strong tackling was provided by Charlie Norell in

backs. However, in keeping with the teams spirit we never gave up,

defense, in attack Charlie provided a potent threat at all times.

we fought to the end with Toby Hinchcliffe and Alistair Hall giving

QEGS were playing for position; high balls in slippery conditions

their usual 110%. The game ended with a 39-0 defeat.

were handled with ease by the trusty hands of Alistair Newton. Both wings played very well with Alistair Hall showing his skills as an extremely aggressive, strong runner. Half time saw rain set in and with the ball too slippery for the backs the forwards stepped up. The outstanding fitness and total focus of the pack ensured that QEGS forwards were outplayed at every breakdown. Scrumaging in the slippery conditions was testing. However, a talented front row of Angus Shaw, Michael Chan and James Higson ensured a strong scrum and provided good ball for the back row of Toby Hinchcliffe, Philip Berridge and Tom Edwards. In the second row myself and Calum Brown provided aggression and power, I might add that Calum stepped up from the year below to pull his weight ten times over. The hard work and intelligent play from the pack forced a penalty with Peter's down 5-0. The penalty was within 10 meters of the QEGS try line. Quick thinking from Toby Hinchcliffe resulted in a superb opportunist try. A quick tap and run with the help of

Not only would I like to congratulate my team on such a memorable season but I would also like to thank, on behalf of the whole squad, Mr. Cole who organized the pre- season and managed to coach us to the last 32 schools of the DMC. We wish him all the best in Kenya and hope he has as much fun out there as he did with us.

the rest of the pack powered him over the line. Level on points the

Outside of school. Tom Edward gained captaincy of North

kick was swiftly placed over by a cool headed Gareth Nash. Peters

Yorkshire. Philip Berridge now plays with The Scottish Exiles. Toby

regained control! The aggression, camaraderie, valor and discipline of my team was touching. They rose to the challenge in front of a large crowd magnificently; performing the best rugby played all season. In the QEGS game there were 22 outstanding individual performances,

Hinchcliffe, Tom Kimpson, Gareth Nash and myself have all achieved county status playing in the A and B Yorkshire Teams. Special congratulations are due to Tom Kimpson and Careth Nash who are part of the Leeds Carnegie academy. Tom Nelson

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This team played with style and determination. They were easy

DISBRugby

to coach as they listened to every bit of advice and trained hard.

Without doubt this year has been a very good year for U-15B rugby. With two full strength squads to choose from the U15B's

They were not afraid to develop their game and try new ideas and this above all things will help them in the future. The high-

have been able to select students with the right strengths and

lights of my season were a try involving the forwards and backs

qualities to make this a truly successful season.

against Newcastle and Charlie Greswolds huge tackle in the

St.Peters had a great start to the season against Woodhouse Grove; winning 35-24. This can be attributed to the quality of the

same game. I think the noise could be heard at the station. Jonners

forwards lead by Angus Shaw and the speed of the backs most notably Lewis Cower. As the season picked up momentum other students quickly

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began making names for themselves. In particular Joss Wilson

The season began well with a 35-5 win over Woodhouse

playing dual roles as scrum-half and team captain; Dom Davis

Grove, followed by a 50-0 trouncing of the Hymer's boys. There

playing prop; and Rupert North who came to the team as a

followed another sweet victory, this time over Ampleforth, and it

relative unknown but quickly began to dominate the wing and

seemed the fates were kind. However, the goddess nemesis is never far away, our run could not continue unchecked, and away

centre positions.

to QEGSWakefield we lost Simon King to a broken finger, and the LAT

match to a physically imposing team. This defeat smarted, but the sting was worse when we lost the following week to Barnard

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Castle's 'A' team by a single try, the opposition cleverly and finely

The U14 A had a most successful season winning all but one of their matches. The first match of the season was away at Woodhouse Grove School, a tough proposition; St Peters had

judging the referee's control of the game. Thereafter we regained some pride with victories over Pocklington, RCS Newcastle and Bradford GS, thus bringing a successful season to a close.

many new players making debuts, most notably Henry Gray, Hugo

The team worked well throughout the season, and only a very

Aiken, Angus Smith and Max Gill. We set the tone for our season

few balked at fitness training. Up front Chris Burn's accuracy at

in this match by scoring very early and eventually due to powerful

line-out throwing was discovered mid-season; Jack Harrison will

attack and defence we came out 25-0 winners. Our next game

remember the nearly try against Pocklington for many years to

was against Hymer's College. Again we won easily in the end

come; Giles Cray played for most of the season; and Hugo Aiken

coming out 56-0 winners although we hadn't really been

continually battled for an A team slot, but we were lucky to have

challenged. Ampleforth v St Peter's is a big match. We were

him play for us on occasions. Jamie Hatzel was uncompromising

brilliant throughout the first half and even though we did slack off

in both attack and defence, and did a lot of the messy, unseen

in the second half we still came out 46-14 winners, a very good

forward work for us. Joe Swales was a fearless tackier and grew in

result. The next game was by far the biggest of the season so far

confidence as a captain. Freddie Jagger is the fittest third former I

against QEGS. On a horrible day St Peter's made an excellent start

have ever seen. Alex Hart was top try scorer, and indeed can surely

scoring through a training ground move from a scrum. We gave

look forward to more matches for the 'A's next season. Jack

away some silly penalties and some which we couldn't really do

Downey proved to be a fearsome runner with the ball in hand, and

much about but this culminated in a try for QEGS who got their

needs now to work on his defence.

conversion. Late in the second half though our kicker and scrum half Hamish Lynde got injured and he had to go off which meant our whole team had to change shape. We played on with fourteen men. QEGS scored mid way through the second half but this was against the run of play. We did score very late in the second half but with no kicker Charlie Greswold bravely stepped up to take the kick, unfortunately he missed but this was our best performance of the season so far. Our last game of the half term had us returning to winning ways with a 33-0 win over Loughborough who were a big side. After half term we played a match against

The half back pairing of TomThrussell and Oliver Hicks proved a successful union, and if the one can work on his pass and the other on his kicking they will continue to improve. At centre we were fortunate enough to have Justin Cho and Josh Frost, who matched each other beautifully and intelligently, both of them beginning more and more to think about how to play their game. Nick McLeish scored some good tries from the wing. At fullback Jonathan Jackson improved in confidence and ability throughout the season. His tackling was dogged and he was secure under the high ball. He, too, was the find of the season.

Pocklington again another comfortable win 48-0. RGS Newcastle again this

Simon King broke his finger. Sam McCullagh played on and off

season we played well and came out 28-5 winners. What turned

at hooker and flanker, when the A team released him. Ross

came next they were a very good, big side but yet

out to be our final game of the season due to cancellations was

McDade was an enthusiastic player who played the occasional

against Bradford Grammar, we were by no means brilliant in this

game for us, as did Will Hartrey, Tom Colthup and Tom Riley. My

game but due to a solid attacking performance we won 60-0

thanks to them all.

which was our biggest winning margin. A brilliant season lads! I

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importantly, they enjoy it. Well done to all involved.

This has been a most enjoyable season for the U14C team. The enthusiasm shown by the boys throughout was first class, both during practice, and a series of very closely fought matches. It

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reflects huge credit on the boys in the year group that every boy bar about six was able to represent a school team. All of the

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opposition have far greater numbers of boys in their year groups, and so often they had one or two slightly bigger boys, which is often a key factor at this level, where tackling is not always done according to the textbook!

Mount St Mary's The 1st VII started their campaign at Mount St Marys. In a tough group they beat Yarm but narrowly lost to Wellington

The first of 5 games set something of the pattern for the

College and Stonyhurst. This put us through to the Plate and good

season. Leading at home against Ampleforth at half time, a

wins against Woodhouse Grove and Birkdale saw us into the final

number of changes were made to give all 22 players in the squad

against Hymers. A good performance saw St Peter's win the final

a game. After an exciting end to end match, St. Peter's lost

28-19.

narrowly, 24-15.

Ampleforth Sevens The game against Loughborough followed an almost identical pattern, leading at half time, and then watching Loughborough claw back until they finally took the lead with just three minutes left. Even then, St. Peter's were held up over the opposition line, finally going down to a 21-15 defeat.

In very wet conditions not suited to good sevens the 1st VII started their campaign to retain the Ampleforth Sevens trophy. In the group games all the squad played and good wins were secured against Durham 31-7, Ripon GS 36-0 and St Edward's 45-0. In the Vt finals we played RGS Newcastle and came through 26-12. The

The away match against Leeds was something of a mismatch,

semi-final against Hymers was a tougher affair which we managed

as Leeds fielded a B/C team. They were quite simply too big and

to hold out to win 17-14. In the final against QEGS we started off

too good, but thanks to some wonderful refereeing from the Leeds

well and with the conditions deteriorating and snow falling and

Headmaster, the match was competitive, giving the boys a most

the pitch getting heavier it was always going to be tough. At 12-

enjoyable afternoon despite the final score of 43-10.

12 the game was well balanced but eventually their strong runners lead us to running out of tacklers and QEGS won 32-12. A brave

The home fixture against RGS Newcastle was an epic match. The lead changed hands throughout as both sides attacked at every opportunity. Full time came when it was St. Peter's turn to score next, so the match was lost 39-32. Typically, the boys were excited and positive at the end, thrilled to have been involved in

performance in tough conditions.

Hymers Excellent wins in the group and Vi final saw us through to the semi's against Pocklington. In the middle of a tough Daily Mail

such a great game.

campaign this was a game too far and we narrowly lost. The last match saw Ampleforth visit once more. We were outplayed in the first half by a skilful opposition, but fought back tremendously to score twice in the last 10 minutes. St. Peter's were fully on top when the final whistle came, a 22-19 defeat proving frustrating and disappointing. As well as the positive attitude shown throughout, the boys improved their skills tremendously

Rosslyn Park Easy wins in the group saw us through to the second day. An excellent win then followed against Cranleigh 26-19 which saw us through to the V4 finals against Prior Park. An easy 39-0 victory ensued. The semi's saw us against the pre tournament favourites

during the season. Much

Wellington College. An outstanding performance saw us beaten in

emphasis was placed on body position at contact, to ensure quick

the last minute of the game 17-10. A semi-final at Rosllyn Park is

recycling of the ball. A lack of real penetration in the backs was a

nothing short of what was deserved from this talented group of

hindrance, but Jamie Fenton and Ollie Braidwood showed good

sevens players.

pace, and Jason Esposito, Edward James and Tom Colthup proved neat ball players. In the forwards, Richard Frame and Aaron Anthony-Pillai were the main ball carriers, whilst Will Hartrey showed good strength in the close contact work. Ollie Grimwood, Sam Burley and James MacMahon all improved too as the season progressed. Tackling was not the team's greatest strength, with the

Squad: Robbie Cuthbertson (Cpt), Richard Downey, Laurence Cowen, Tristan Wike, Luke Bowler, Josh Cust, Chris McTurk, Sam Ash, Toby Williams, Jonathan Jackson, Jonathan Chambers, Toby Lunn. S Williams

exception of Richard Frame, who was committed and strong. I know that the boys have enjoyed the season, as I hope have the parents, whose support on some very cold afternoons was much appreciated. My thanks too to Dr Craig for refereeing, and to Mr Owen-Barnett both for refereeing, and his considerable help with coaching. I really hope that the boys stick with their rugby next year; they have lots of ability, can improve further, and most

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Netball Senior Netball 1st VII To quote Annie Cray, the 1st Vll netball captain, when she spoke at the sport's dinner "they say the first impressions last, and that you should finish on a high note, welt using that as a criteria the netball team had a fantastic season and the less said about the middle the better!" The 1st team could not be faulted on their effort and commitment to the team, and it was frustrating for all who played, that so many of the games were lost by so few goals. At times we just could not score! For the rest of the report I think it fitting that I continue with Annie's report. "With Alex Ashworth, Sophie Hammill and myself in defence we perfected the skill of blocking at times rivalling the Great Wall of China! However some opposition failed to recognise our prowess choosing to plough straight into us, much to their detriment. With Sarah Munro flying up and down the wings, giving

leaps! They worked with sheer determination despite being

a good impression of a flamingo, with her one legged stance and

somewhat vertically challenged they made a fearsome trio! They

Lauren Grant driving into the corners (after much persuasion!)

fed into the shooters Harriet Scott, Bobby Gardner and Frankie

they linked well with Claudia Goss who performed amazing flying

Cross who used the triangular formation to its best advantage to create successful co-ordination and convert chances. I can't forget Sarah Maile and Lottie Bennett who stood in whenever called upon playing with versatility and commitment."

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The squad must be commended for their efforts throughout practices and matches. It is difficult to maintain morale when losing and their attitude remained positive throughout. I think Annie who was an excellent captain by encouraging and supporting her players as well as helping with my admin.

2nd VII The 2nd Vll had an excellent season, with 10 players representing the squad. Three of these also substituted for the 1st Vll, they started the season with a winning score of 30-15 against Barnard Castle and continued their winning ways throughout the term. They mostly beat their opponents by a comfortable margin and had their closest failure against Queen Margaret's, trailing every quarter, they played attacking netball and held their nerve to edge home by one goal. Frankie Cross, Rosie Dallas, Sarah Maile and Olivia Frost did most of the shooting and Frankie in particular played with great consistency. Sheila Houghton-Brown and Becky Bairstow defended well in all matches, supported by Tamsin Collinridge. Emma Binnian played when available and Issie Reynard flew about at great speed in centre court. My thanks go to all of them and in particular Lottie Bennett. Not only did she play a pivotal centre, quietly always being in the right place but she too captained well and encouraged and motivated her players.

3rd Vll With 35 seniors wanting to play in the teams, the depth of talent was good. With 12 fixtures played there was enough to maintain interest but it is still a struggle to get matches for 3rd and 4th teams. It does affect the scores at times, such as losing by one goal to a 1st team from Read School. 19 girls played for the 3rd and 4th teams, and all of those attending practice had an opportunity to represent the school. Of the 5 fixtures lost, it is worth noting that four of these were a goal difference of only 1 or 2. It was good to see the 5th year holding their own in the 3rd Vll as they gained valuable experience for next year. I particularly

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thank Annie Pring and Abi Bambridge as captains and as the only

U6 in playing regularly in these teams. They had a difficult job in pulling together teams from three year groups and this they did with their usual enjoyment and enthusiasm. My thanks, as always, go to the Staff who coached and umpired on the senior netball programme, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Cowling, MrsWike, Mrs Sellars, Miss Ku and Miss Christalow. And a particular thank you to the girls who played and especially the U6th who greatly contributed to the enjoyment of the term. MrsW. M. Shepherd

Senior Netball Results 1st VII

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Barnard Castle Ashville College

24/01/2009 31/01/2009 10/02/2009 25/02/2009 28/02/2009 07/03/2009

Queen Ethleburgas College Durham Queen Margaret's York College Worksop College Pocklington

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Silcoates Mount St Mary's

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16 to 9 26 to 30 39 to 19 15 to 18 19 to 23 13to 15 21 to 30 23 to 13 17 to 34 21 to 17 The following represented the 2nd Team

2nd VII

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Barnard Castle Ashville College

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Queen Ethelburgas College Durham Queen Margaret's York College Worksop College

04/03/2009 07/03/2009

Bootham Pocklington

18/03/2009 '03/2009

Silcoates Mount St Mary's

& 4th VII 17/01/2009 28/01/2009

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3rds v Ashville College 3rds v Read School 4ths v Read School 3rds v Durham 3rds v Queen Margaret's 3rds v Worksop College 4ths v Worksop College 3rds v Bootham 3rds v Ampleforth College (1st VII) 4ths v Ampleforth College (2nd VII) 3rds v Silcoates

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3rds v Mount St Mary's

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30 to 15 16 to 10

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12 to 19 18 to 19 29 to 5 34 to 13

43 to 9 30 to 21 20 to 19 39 to 1 1 30 to 21 24 to 17 26 to 1 1 29 to 20 31 to 9

F. Cross, R. Dallas,

H. Wilson, L. Grant,

]. Walker (capt),

I. Padmore, R. Bairstow, A. Bambridge, H. Slack, S. Maile, S. Hammill, R. Gardener. A

- denotes half colours

The following represented the 3rd and 4th teams C. Parkinson, R. Gardener, C. Ferrard,

R. Binns (capt), S.

Houghton-Brown, I. Padmore, A. Ward, A. Pring, A. Bambridge, L. Walters, J.Taylor, L. Cammish, C. Latchmore, L. Gibson, L. Deedes, R. Hopper, V. Kirsch, M. Peach, J. Collingridge, A. Fahy, H. Coulter. A

- denotes half colours

16 to 14 25 to 27 31 to 15 21 to 16 17 to 16

17 to 19

L W

23 to 27 57 to 5

The following represented the 1st Team. R. Gardner*, H. Scott**, C. Coss**, L. Grant*, S. Munro*, A. Gray** (C), S. Hammill*, A.Ashworth**, C. BennettA Colours awarded - * Colours re-awarded - **

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UlSNetball What a good season! Not just form a results prospective, but from commitment, improvement, enjoyment and team work. All 19 girls comprising the year played and all improved. A number of the players intermixed between both squads enabled by an incredible amount of depth. Quick release netball was the primary focus for the season requiring excellent ball handling skills and accurate timing (of footwork and ball release). The girls managed both with tremendous athleticism - often out playing the opposition - notably Durham for the A's (46-6) and for the B's (41 - 12) against highly regarded Worksop. Halfway through the season a number of players participated in a sports psychology seminar arranged to analyse individual approach to performance and how to affect outcome under

Huntington (5 - 8).

biting victory by one goal against the highly respected Queen

The following girls represented the A & B teams:

Mary's (15 - 14) utilising the techniques suggested by Professor Andy Smith.

Charlotte Worsman, Fabienne Roth, Luby Redfern, Jess Phillips, Meggie Peel.Emily Miller, Charlotte McDermottroe, Sophie

The 'B' Squad had an incredible season remaining unbeaten

Longbottom, Sarah Kelly, Lauren Isley, Vikki Herrenschmidt,

in all B team fixtures - culminating in them winning the

Georgie Grant, Gabriella Fullick, Stephanie Foster Duffy, Harriet

York and District Tournament - a just reward for dedicated hard work. The 'A' team reached the semi

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finals of the same event narrowly losing to the eventual winners

moments of pressure. Immediate benefit was achieved with a nail

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Diggory, Flora Dallas, Hettie Cust, Emma Burton, Juliet Buffey, Harriet Birch and Emily Gee.

U15 A Results 17/01/09 24/01/09 31/01/09 07/02/09 28/02/09 05/03/09 12/03/09

14/03/09 21/03/09

v Ashville v Queen Ethleburgas v Durham v Queen Mary's v Worksop v Pocklington York & District Trnamnt Semi Finals v Huntington v Ampleforth v Queen Margaret's

lost won won won

lost won

lost won won

20 -31 37 - 3 46 -6 15 - 14 19 -29 38 -12

5-8 13 -8 24 -17

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Under 14 Netball For the first time it was decided that the U14 netball team would enter the National Schools Netball Competition, as a direct result of this - training had to take place in the Autumn term*^ From the first training session it was clear that they were going to^? be a strong team, with a number of able players trying to compete for the seven positions. The first round of the competition took place in late October - the standard was very good and after winning 6 matches we progressed, as runners-up, to the next round. In the middle of November we travelled to Scarborough for the next round of the competition- this time the opposition was very mixed with some exceptional teams but the main threat, yet again, coming from local rivals Millthorpe School. Unfortunately we lost to them by just two goals but managed, as runners up, to

U15 B Results

qualify for the next round!

17/01/09 24/01/09

vAshville v Queen Ethleburgas

won won

28-23 41-5

31/01/09 7/02/09 28/02/09 04/03/09 07/03/09 12/03/09 14/03/09 21/03/09

v Scarborough College v Queen Mary's vWorksop vBoothamA/B vPocklington v York & District Trnamnt vAmpleforth v Mount St Mary's

won won won lost won won won won

32-9 17-11 41-12 18-26 38-12

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Luckily the regional final was scheduled for after Christmas which was, thankfully, our actual netball term. Due to extra training and match preparation - we were confident that we would be able to play to the best of our ability. The tournament started off well and after winning the first four games (conceding only 2 goals and scoring 34) we were in a strong position to play the last three games. An eventual win over local rivals Millthorpe

39-4 32-18

School placed us in the top three, however a defeat to the very strong Wakefield Girls' High team meant we had to draw or win

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nils

against The Grammar School of Leeds in order to gain a place in

Bell and Sophie Willink must all be congratulated for their hard

the national finals. Unfortunately the team lost 5 -8.

work during the season and pleased with the progress they have

Being prepared for the start of the netball season was a huge

made.

advantage for the U14 team, the shooters, Lucy Mahon and Chloe Lister were missing very few opportunities to score and the defending skills of Felicity Punnett and Lavinia Taylor were equally exceptional. They had played some very hard matches in the run

7th Jan

U14A

Ashville

Won 17-11

up to the season and had developed, pleasingly into a very

24th Jan

U14A

Queen Ethelburgas

Won 46-5

24th Jan

U14B

Queen Ethelburgas

Won 40-8

31st Jan

U14B

Durham A

Lost 6-9

3 1st Jan

U14C

Durham B

Won 19-11

7th Feb

U14A

Queen Mary's

Won 22-9

7th Feb

U14B

Queen Mary's

Won 16-12

play either in attacking or defending positions. An excellent season

7th Feb

U14C

Queen Mary's

Lost 12-17

and one which all the girls must be very proud of - the future looks

28th Feb

U14A

Worksop

Won 41 -2

28th Feb

U14B

Worksop

Won 28-3

7th March

U14A

Pocklington

Won 31-10

7th March

U14B

Pocklington

Won 18-5

4th March

U14B

Bootham A

Lost 4-7

14th March

U14A

Ampleforth

Won 26- 12

14th March

U14B

Ampleforth

Won 33-9

14th March

U14C

Ampleforth

Won 17-6

but one, of their matches and was stronger than many of the B

21st March

U14A

Queen Margaret's

Won 40-8

teams they played. Emma Hargreaves, Melissa Yodaiken and Emily

21st March

U14B

Mount St Marys A

Lost 10-15

21st March

U14C

Mount St Marys B

Won 14-3

talented and committed team. During the season the team were unbeaten and on many occasions were just too strong for the opposition, which resulted in numerous positional changes! Under the excellent captaincy of Rachel Moore the team always played with immense discipline as she expertly linked the attack and defence play together. It was pleasing to note how the mid court players, Imogen Leigh, Zara Cower and Tonia Monoyiou were able to skilfully send the ball down the court and importantly, able to

bright! The B team was also a very strong team, losing only two matches which were, incidentally, against opposition's A teams. Jess Fairbank and Heather Goodall were very strong shooters displaying high levels of accuracy and Georgia Latham, Rebecca Widdicombe and Laura Field were solid and skilful defenders. Captain, Harriet Langford, played exceptionally well all season and

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organised the team. The current third form is a particularly strong and able year group as demonstrated by the success of the C team who won all

Scanu were extremely competent shooters and importantly were consistent. Phoebe Lu, Felicity Halstead, Dewi Sarginson, Elizabeth

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Represented York & District Netball U14 team: Chloe Lister and Rachel Moore. The following girls played for the A team: Heather Goodall, Zara Cower, Imogen Leigh, Chloe Lister, Lucy Mahon, Rachel Moore (Capt.).Tonia Monoyiou, Felicity Punnett and Lavinia Taylor. The following girls played for the B team: Molly Bythell, Jess Fairbank, Laura Field, Heather Coodall, Georgia Latham, Harriet Langford (capt), Rebecca Widdicombe. The following girls played for the C team: Elizabeth Bell, Emma Hargreaves, Felicity Halstead (capt.), Phoebe Lu, Dewi Sarginson, Emily Scanu, Sophie Willink, Melissa Yodaiken.

House Netball

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Senior:

Junior:

1st Hope

1st Dronfield

2nd Temple

2nd Hope

3rd School

3rd Queens

4th Queens

4th Rise

Girls Hockey The first week of September is now, thankfully a blur - so many keen and able players to observe, what seemed like a multitude of names to learn and a team selection to be made in order to play the Old Peterite team on day three of the new term plus a 1st and 2nd team selected and ready to play Scarborough College on the Saturday.

1st XI Hockey Under the captaincy of Claudia Goss the first XI had a successful season playing, at times, some very skilful, accurate and fast hockey, the sheer determination of the team proved to be too much for some of our more experienced hockey opponents. The first match against the old girls saw a decisive victory for the 1st XI and despite being played on grass proved that the team, despite lack of fitness, had many able and talented performers.

tion, the first half was dominated by Scarborough, however in the second half I witnessed the true grit and determination of the team as they began to pull together, in order to, tightly mark the Scarborough attack. Bobby Gardner, as sweeper, had an excellent game; displaying solid defending, skills which remained evident throughout the whole of the season. The next three matches saw some very decisive wins from the 1st team, the three attackers Tamsin Collingridge, Lauren Grant and Claudia Goss enabled the team to secure the victories by converting skilful and impressive shots on goal. The three worked together well and were completely interchangeable when on the attack. During the first half of the season it was decided that Fiona Campbell and Harriet Scott should become the link players between the attack and midfield this change in formation proved to be very successful with the two girls displaying great levels of fitness, both

The first Saturday saw the 1st XI travel to Scarborough College - it was a particularly tough game against a very strong opposi-

attacking and defending skills as well as the ability to mark closely. Lottie Bennett was also

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able to successfully fulfil this new role and proved to be a very versatile player - playing in any position she was asked to fill. After the half term break the team was determined to secure a victory over the formidable Worksop College - the defence, under the guidance of Rudi Huysamen (our South African coach), had also worked closely on their defending skills with Annie Gray, Abbie Bambridge, Sophie Hammill, Rosie Dallas and Bobby Gardner developing some very impressive, yet at times daunting, defence play, which involved very hard direct passes by our defence across the open goal in order to secure possession, as usual the girls worked hard to develop this new style of play and were able to communicate successful to each other. The 2 -0 victory against Worksop College was a great win for the team and Georgie Smith must be congratulated on her determined and skilful goalkeeping as the Worksop attack were unable to reach the back of her goal.

secured by the 2nd XI was a testimony to their ability to play as a

On a personal note I would like to say how much I enjoyed my first season as hockey coach; the enthusiasm and hard work displayed by all the girls was fantastic as was their approach to training and matches.

Results Wed 3rd Sept Sat 6th Sept Sat 13th Sept Sat 27th Sept Wed 1st Sept Sat 4th Oct Sat 11th Oct Wed 5th Nov Sat 8th Nov Wed 12th Nov Sat 15th Nov Sat 22nd Nov Sat 6th Dec

Old Peterites Scarborough College M S Marys Ampleforth National Schools Runners up to Queen Margarets Giggleswick Worksop Pocklington Silcoates Durham Hymers Barnard Castle Cancelled

notable matches of the season was against, in the snow, Hymers College, it was a very hard and physical game and the 1-0 win

W 4-0 L 3-6 W 3-2 W 2-1 Q. Margarets W 4-2 L 2-4 2-0 W 2-8 L 1-2 L 2-4 L 1-1 D due to snow.

team - well done.

Results Sat 6th Sept Sat 13th Sept Sat 27th Sept Sat 4th Oct Wed 8th Oct Sat 11th Oct Wed 15th Oct Wed 5th Nov Sat 8th Nov Sat 15th Nov Sat 22nd Nov Sat 6th Dec

D Scarborough College W MSMarys L Ampleforth D Queen Margarets W Bootham Giggleswick L W Ashville D Worksop L Pocklington W Durham W Hymers Cancelled due to Barnard Castle

1-1 1-0 2-4 1-1 2-1 1-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 3-1 1-0 snow.

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3rd XI Hockey Losing just two games out of the eight they played

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2nd XI Hockey

summarises the depth of talent we have at St Peter's. On two occasions, against Fyling Hall School and Queen Ethelburgas, our 3rds played their first teams and performed exceptionally well,

As predicted many girts were in contention for a place in the

losing 2-1 to Fyling Hall and beating the later 3-0. In an attempt

2nd XI. With only three losses all season and two matches against

to play as many girls as possible there was a lot of movement in

first XI teams the 2nd XI had an excellent season. Nearly every

and out of the squad with a total of 18 girts representing the 3rd

match they played took place on the Astroturf and the level of

team. Sheila Houghton-Brown must be congratulated on her

skill displayed by all the girls was consistently high. Vicky Kirsch

captaincy of this, at times, young team. In attack Katie Tankard

and Becky Bairstow shared the captaincy; both girls were enthu-

played an exciting game as did Lizzie Cronin in mid-field. Julia

siastic and always lead by example. Louise Cammish had an

Megone must be commended for her performance as Sweeper as

excellent season in goal, her level of skill was much improved by

along with Monica Peach the pair performed a solid and reliable

the extra coaching she and all the goalkeepers received from Rudi

defending duo.

Huysamen our South African coach. Laura Hourston started the season as Sweeper, her strength and extremely powerful hit was a real asset to the team. Harriet Slack had a good season as Centre attack she was able to successfully convert many shots on goal and had the ability to send the ball quickly to the other attackers. Ciara Cecil and Ellie Macleod played some very promising hockey and stepped up successfully to the challenge of the more experienced players in the team. Six fifth formers, Olivia Diggory, Gemma Williams, Laura Streather, Ellys Lockitt, Laura Mounsey and Olivia Frost were all regular members of the 2nd XI and it was

Results Sat 27th Sept Sat 4th Oct Wed 8th Oct Sat 11th Oct Wed 5th Nov Sat 8th Nov Sat 15th Nov Sat 22nd Nov Sat 6th Dec

pleasing to note how quickly they adapted to the speed and power required of them playing senior hockey. One of the most

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D Ampleforth W Queen Margarets L Fyling Hall Giggleswick W W Worksop Pocklington W W Queen Ethelburgas Hymers L Barnard Castle Cancelled due to

1-1 2-0 0-1 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 snow.

Awards

Charlotte Worsman, Fabienne Roth, Luby Redfern, Jess Phillips, Meggie Peel, Emily Miller, Charlotte McDermottroe, Sophie

Girls Hockey Awards

Longbottom, Sarah Kelly, Lauren llsley, Vikki Herrenschmidt,

Cups: Jackson Pacey (most improved), Lottie Bennett, Middleton

Georgie Grant, Gabriella Fullick, Stephanie Foster Duffy, Harriet

Walker, Georgie Smith, Fletcher for excellence, Annie Gray and

Diggory, Flora Dallas, Hettie Cust, Emma Burton, Juliet Buffey,

Lauren Grant.

Harriet Birch, Emily Gee and Elizabeth Hart.

The following have been re-awarded hockey colours: Claudia

Results 15A

Goss, Harriet Scott, Lauren Grant. Full hockey colours awarded to: Annie Gray, Abbie Bambridge, Sophie Hammill, Lottie Bennett, Georgie Smith, Bobby Gardner, Rosie Dallas, Fi Campbell, Tamsin Collingridge. Half hockey colours awarded to: Louise Cammish, Becky Bairstow, Vicky Kirsch, Harriet Slack, Annie Pring, Sheila Houghton-Brown.

Representative Hockey U14 North Yorks: Izzy Taylor, Imogen Leigh, Zara Cower. U14 York and district: Tonia Monoyiou, Chloe Lister, Ruby Wilson, Imogen Leigh, Zara Cower. U15 North Yorks: Tonia Monoyiou, Charlotte Worsman, Emily Gee, Charlotte McDermottroe. Congratulations also to Charlotte McDermottroe who has attended the England Hockey High Performance assessment camp. Charlotte was one of only 16 girls from the North of England who

24/09/08 27/09/08 4/10/08 11/10/08 15/10/08 05/11/08 08/11/08 10/11/08 10/11/08 15/11/08 22/11/08 29/11/08

V V V V V V V V V V V V

Fylinghall Ampleforth Queen Margaret's Giggleswick Ashville Worksop Pocklington York & District Trnamnt Sherburn in the final Durham Hymers Scarborough College

won lost won won won drew won

11-1 1 -2 2-1 1 -0 4-1 0-0 4-0

won won lost won

9-0 7-0 0-1 4-0"

Mount St Mary's Ampleforth Queen Margaret's Bootham Giggleswick Worksop Pocklingt Hymers

drew won won drew won won

0-0 4-0 1-0 1-1 5-1 5-0

Results 15B 13/09/08 27/09/08 4/10/08 8/10/08 11/10/08 5/11/08 8/11/08 22/11/08

v v v v v v v v

was successful in reaching this level. Well done! J.Williams

U15 Hockey

U14 Girls Hockey Having inherited a talented bunch of players from St Olaves,

Having reached the North of England finals in the U14 age

the squad was very much strengthened with newcomers - Imogen Leigh, Chloe Lister, Jess Fairbank, Ruby Wilson and Laura Barren

group, expectations and enthusiasm were high as the girls

who immediately established themselves as strong first team

progressed to U15 competition. Within this age group only one

players. Good team work soon developed, with all the individuals

major competition, the York & District, featured on the fixtures

combining well resulting in a lot of goals being scored, and

timetable, therefore the focus shifted to the scheduled matches

matches won. In the first round of the National Schools

within the schools programme.

Competition however, we narrowly missed going through as we

Protecting and working off the ball were two of the primary

could only manage a draw with the eventual winners Cundall

objectives through the season for the squad, as was improving

Manor. In the York and District Hockey tournament held in March, again we were runners up, to Queen Margaret's. Both tourna-

fitness levels through the use of more ladder work. The 'A' Team commenced their fixtures programme with an 11 - 0 victory over

ments proved to be a disappointment having fielded such a strong

Fyling Hall on astro at St John's University. Excellent positional

team, but on the day it was not to be! In the other fixtures the 'A'

play and instinctive team work played a significant role.

team only lost one match to Durham and won all of the others

Disappointment was felt the following week however with an

very convincingly.

intense contest between Ampleforth and ourselves. The opposition

Our 'B' team played well throughout the Autumn term and

displayed an improvement in attack form the previous year and an

won seven out of nine matches. There is solid strength in depth

experiment to strengthen the spine of the team disrupted our

throughout the year group and spirit was good. I would like to

strength in attack on this occasion - losing to a last minute goal

thank Mr Maltby and Jochen Tan for their coaching and input.

1-2. the 'B' team were victorious however closing their game 4-0. Well done Girls. Subsequent games played by the 'A' team were completed with the players occupying their familiar roles - the season closing

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with 8 victories and only one further loss. The girls convincingly

The following girls represented the teams:

won the York & District tournament defeating all opposition to lift the trophy 9-0 over Sherburn. As always the team played with great commitment and skill.

'A's - L Barren, K. Elliott, J Fairbank, L Field, Z. Cower, H. Langford, I. Leigh (Captain), C. Lister, T Monoyiou, F. Punnett, I. Taylor, L.Taylor, R.Wilson.

The following girls represented the A & B teams:

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'B's - E. Bell, H. Gee, A. Gill, I. Green, E. Hargreaves, M. Jackson, P. Liu, L Mahon, B. Murray-Nag, K. Reid, E. Scanu, P. Smith, S. Sweetland, S.Taylor, R.Widdecombe (Captain)

U14 Girl's Hockey Results 13/9/08 27/9/08

U14B v

won

4-1

U14A v

Ampleforth

won

3-0

Ampleforth

won

4-1

U14B

Mount St Marys

1/10/08

U14B v

St Olaves

lost

0-1

4/10/08

U14A v

Queen Margarets

won

4-0

U14B v

Queen Margarets

won

2-1

8/10/08

U14B v

Bootham

won

3-0

11/10/08

U14A v

Giggleswick

won

3-0

5/11/08 "

U14A v

Worksop

won

5-0

U14B v

Worksop

won

5-1

8/11/08

U14A v

Pocklington

won

1-0

U14B v

Pocklington

won

1-0

15/11/08

U14A v

Durham

lost

0-1

22/1 1/08

U14B v

Hymers

lost

2-3

U14C v

Hymers

lost

1-2

U14B v

Queen Ethelburga

won

4-0

U14A v

Scarborough College won

2-1

29/11/08 '

Boys Hockey 1st XI Hockey Squad: T.Wike ~*(captain), J.Cust-*, W.Gastrell*, LBowler*,

Overall (excluding tournaments)

S.Murgatroyd* J.Lloyd*, P.Rowley*, R.Cuthbertson*, J.Chambers*,

'A's

played 7

won 6

lost 1

'B's

played 9

won 1

lost 2

•C's

played

lostl

C.McTurk*, D.McDermattroe*, J.Jackson*, S.Ash*, C.Craig. -Caps *Colours The Season was devastated by the weather with the first two and a half weeks written off. The first game of the season was against Worksop College away on a frozen astro. The surface was just playable and it was a credit to both sides that some really good hockey was played. We lost 3-1,Jonny v Jackson scoring a good goal.

An excellent

performance as Worksop went on to lose in the national final. Scarborough College beats us 2-0 in a fluctuating game that could have gone either way. They, however, took their chances. Josh Cust captained on the day and led by example, playing back of the diamond his work rate all season was exceptional and his ability to pass the ball really improved. Luke Bowler played consistently at right back always offering an option. We beat Barnard Castle 4-1 and were comfortable winners. Callum Craig made his debut and scored an excellent goal. Tris Wike dominated the midfield as he did all season offering both defensive stability and a real threat in front of goal. Tom Lloyd played with composure at centre marker and showed great touch. Peter Rowley at left back displayed the benefit of having club hockey under his belt. He always did the simple thing and passed the ball well. The highlight of the season was the game against a very strong Styx eleven. They fielded five ex-internationals, three excounty, plus two current national premier players. We drew 4-4 having been in the lead for the majority of the game. Will Gastrell was outstanding in goal making some exceptional saves especially from penalty corners. Sam Murgatroyd had a hard task marking an ex-England centre forward but contained him well.

Sam Ash

scored a good goal and led the line unstintingly all season. He is to captain next year.

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Against Ampleforth College we dominated the game but found scoring difficult eventually winning 2-1. Robbie Cuthbertson worked tirelessly in midfield and David McDermottroe delivered some defense splitting passes. In the County cup we lost 1-0 to QEGS .eventual winners, in the semi final. The highlight of the day was a magnificent goal by jonny Chambers against Harrogate Grammar. Against Scarborough College in the opening rounds Chris McTurk showed the ability to move in possession at great speed and caused real problems. The team have been a pleasure to coach. The Stick For Outstanding Service To Hockey To Captain Tris Wike. The Mark Burn Trophy For The Most Improved 1st Xi Player To Will Gastrell The Pandas Cup To Ed Parker Who Scored 19 Goals For The Under 16 'SThis Season. The Hubbard Cup For Junior Inter House Hockey To Queens . The End Of The Season Marks The End Of A Coaching Career That Started In 1979. Derek Paterson Has Coached Hockey At St Peter's For Thirty Years And Has Passed His Enthusiasm For The Game On To Countless Players. Thank You. For The First Time The County Tournaments Have Been Held InThe Easter Term Allowing The School To Enter. It Has Been A Successful Venture With The First, Under 16, And Under 15 Elevens All Losing InThe Semi-Finals. The Under 14 Eleven Were County And North East Champions

Louis Baig - a solid performer and played across all back four positions. James Deri - a player who could be relied on all season, he was vital in playing a role that kept the shape of the team together, and made some important clearances most notably against

Eventually Losing InThe North Final 1-O.

Barnard Castle where he cleared a deflected shot off our own goal line.

Calum Craig Is To Be Congratulated On His Selection To The Uk Lions Squad

Paul Steadman - one of our defenders who thought he was more of an attacking threat, than a central defender but

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performed solidly in whichever position he found himself in Alex Dickinson - a very good defender, brave - managing to

2nd IX Hockey It was a bit of a disappointing season, but not because of the results. The results were very good and we were unbeaten in the four genuine second team games, winning three drawing one. Many of our matches were cancelled due to the weather, frozen

get his shins in the way of many a short corner. Sam Greenwood - very good on the ball, rarely misplaced a pass. Dave Glen - played well at the back of the diamond. Showing a feel for the correct pass. Occasionally I dribbled too much.

pitches were a big problem. Also due to the success of the Daily Mail Rugby squad taking many of our players, but this created chances for others who filled in and did so to the best of their ability. Our season started off slowly, gradually picking up as we improved over the season. Our problem was that many of the team thought that dribbling was the best form of attack, so we tended to use up space resulting in many training sessions where we weren't allowed to dribble at all. Yes, it was boring but it did begin to improve our hockey and by the end of the season we were playing a good, fast attacking game. The Players Joe Halstead - pulled off some superb saves throughout the season, but he was probably involved in the game for our liking too much.

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James Hepworth - probably one of the most important players in the team, composed on the ball and nearly always picked out a good pass creating chances for others; he chipped in with his fair share of goals.

U16 Hockey This year we were blessed with real talent in both A and B teams. Despite hours spent on buses I believe that the boys gained

Tom Hall - pace, great fitness levels and skills to match; one

a great deal from this season. We played much more than usual

problem is knowing his best position so he ended up playing in

because we were lucky with the weather and inherited some of

probably every attacking position possible.

the 1st XI fixtures due to DMC commitments. We had an outstanding sticker in Ed Parker who scored 19 goals in 11 games

Joe Crossley - a player who wasn't the most pacey down the

and a superb keeper in Adam Carter. This gave us confidence to

wing, but he got into position early and played the ball around the

really try to play good hockey; when we did the boys produced

pitch.

some super play, quick and stylish. On occasions we returned to

Greg Turner - good skills, pace and the opposition defenders generally went the other way when facing him running at pace.

hit and rush when under pressure but this became less and less of a problem as the term went by.There is a really fine group of boys who will gain so much from the new Astro and deserve to do so

Tom Bilton - although his pace was not the best he made up for it by managing to squeeze the ball past the keeper from almost impossible angles - fluke?

after so much travelling. The boys listened well to advice and we were lucky to have coaching help from Rudi and Oli Coutie which certainly helped focus them on the way we needed to play.

Chaz Murray - what to say about Charlie? Well training was

Duncan, Charlie and Josh all developed their all-round game as

always a laugh with him around...Mr Coutie and Mr Johnston may

well as their stick work; Joe Hall and Robinson made great strides

disagree. Robert Webster - started off slowly but once he looked at the ball he was trying to hit he started to smash many a long corner

in to the box.

in working the flanks and keeping width on the ball. Dan proved as good as any in putting our flying wing Oliver away who had the pace to beat any fullback we played all season. All this with a solid defence of Will and Josh led by Tom made the boys a difficult side to beat and a pleasure to coach. The B side was that only in name

Josh Noble - liked to play a lot of his hockey with only one

as they could hold their own in good company and regularly

hand on the stick! But it was his own style and it worked quite

played school 2nd teams with some success and against other

effectively for him. Fergus Lane - one of the smallest on the pitch, and caused defenders problems by running under their legs, always losing his marker.

U16 sides they were very good indeed. Many of this side also played in the A team and should aspire to be in one of the senior sides next season. Certainly Sam, Jordan, Max, Tom L slipped seamlessly into the A side during the term. The highlight of the term was reaching the semi finals of the Yorkshire Cup having won

On behalf of us all I would like to thank the men behind the

our group in the first round at Pocklington. Perhaps nerves got to

team Oli Coutie, Mr Cole and Mr Johnston for turning up at

us a little as we conceded two very soft goals early on, but our

training and their words of wisdom on the touchline throughout

second half display showed them what they could do when they

the season.

played their patterns. I would thank Ali Cameron for all his help during the term and the boys for the way they responded during a very hectic term.

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U15 Hockey This was a very successful season for the Under 15 hockey

more quickly and more instinctively. Gareth certainly has great awareness and a more determined effort would certainly see his performances improve. Michael Chan, Lewis Cower and Richard

team. The boys belong to a very talented year group and the

Walker all represented the A team this year also. All of them have

squad of A and B team players were very difficult to select. The

much to offer and need to keep up their commitment to push for

commitment and attitude of the boys to training was generally

permanent A team places next year. Through staff's commitment

good, but they could have made better progress with focus

in other areas and some boys also being involved in rugby seven's

throughout the season. We had a very strong defence in the A

the season never really achieved its full potential. There were a

team, which started with Angus Shaw playing a number of great

few games that we certainly should have won, but lost due to a

games in goal. Alastair Bigger has an excellent ability to read the

lack of discipline and cohesion. I will certainly remember the last

game and made many superb tackles throughout the season, he

game versus Barnard Castle, where eventually the boys started to

also has a willingness to win and can strike the ball well. He

listen and realised that discipline in your own position, teamwork

captained the side a few times due to his determination. Eddie

and a game plan can certainly make the game more enjoyable.

Clarkson and Jamie Macnab were also very dependable in the

This was certainly the best performance of the season and one I

tackle but both need to be more aware of what to do with the ball

hope they can maturely carry through into next season.

when they win it and not just give it straight back to the opposition. Liam Hancy played centre back regularly, he had excellent games understanding and often cut off attacks quickly. He played many super games but needs to think more about his involvement in the team and not always about what suits him. Greg Bowler held the side together all season and generally played at sweeper or centre midfield. He has excellent stick skill and works hard off the ball in defence and attack. He needs to think about how to make his teammates play more rather than having to do all the work himself.

Andrew Neal played generally in midfield

NBS

U15 B Boys'Hockey Thirsk Ashville Scarborough Pocklington

Won

Ampleforth Pocklington

Drew Drew

Won

Lost Lost

throughout the season which suited the team, although he would have preferred to play wider. Andrew must also increase his work load around the field. He has excellent ability and must enforce his presence on games more, josh Wilson generally played at right midfield throughout the season. He was very dependable and always put in good performances. His concentration and quick reading of the game are his main attributes. Seb Murgatroyd

The following boys played for the U15Bs: Phil Berridge, Jonny Bew, Dan Bowie, David Cecil (Captain no.2), Michael Chan (Captain no.1), Olli Cohen, Josh Cooper, Sam Geddes, Lewis Cower, All Hall, George Hourston, Sean Ketteringham, Jamie MacNab, Kai Pampus, Jordan Payne, Richard Walker (Keeper), James Webster

certainly has the ability to do well at this game. Towards the end of the season he started to keep the ball more and realise that

The season started off very brightly against a good Thirsk side.

teamwork and possession of the ball are the most important

The boys quickly settled into a disciplined passing game and

points. Toby Hinchcliffe and Tom Kimpson both had tireless energy

dominated the match scoring all five goals (including the opposi-

up and down the field in attack and defence, which showed great

tion's!) with Chan, Cower, Bew and Cohen linking together nicely

commitment. Both of them need to work on their stick skills and

with good support play from Cecil. It was clear from the outset

make sure that they play accurate passes as well as exploiting

that the boys had a very good team spirit and I was really pleased

space when it is in front of them. Tom Hitchenor and Gareth Nash

with their commitment and enthusiasm throughout the term.

both flitted in and out of the team. Tom has great stick skills and

The match against Ashville was very one-sided - with St. Peter's

an ability to read what is going on around him. He played up front

dominating possession and spending almost the entire match in

and at left back and in both positions needs to link play a little

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their 5 goals were scored from penalty corners. St. Peter's had

progress the team had made. Matthew Chan, Calum Craig 3,

their fair share of attacking opportunities but we lacked a strong

Charles Greswold and Tom Thrussell all scoring. This was followed

finish against the better sides. Unfortunately the season then

by a 2-0 win over QEGS at St Johns. Henry Scroggs and Calum

suffered greatly with some horrendous weather with many

Craig were the goalscorers.

fixtures being cancelled and training sessions disrupted. Due to

Ampleforth College deciede the next match which was only 1-0 at

the hiatus with the weather and some key players missing, the

half time and the final score was 3-0. Their last match was at

A Calum Craig hat trick against

boys struggled against a good Pocklington side and lost some

Barnard Castle in which the team won 6-1. It was only 2-1 at half

extremely soft goals. The match against Ampleforth was much

time but the goals flowed in the second half. The scorers were

better although Michael Chan (our captain) played too well when

Harry Dixon, Henry Scroggs, Tom Thrussell, William Booth and

Mr Savage was watching and was therefore in the A team for the

Calum Craig 2. This meant that Calum Craig was top scorer with

rest of the season! David Cecil ably took on the role of captain.

15 goals and Harry Dixon was next with 9. Both these players have

Meeting Pocklington for the second time resulted in a good draw

been selected for Yorkshire County which is now called the Leeds

(with a sterling performance from Geddes) although the boys

Pumas (JRPC)- Calum Craig played for Yorkshire under 15 boys and

were frustrated not to make up for the previous encounter by a

the UK Lions under 15.

straight win. The boys deserve great credit for their camaraderie during some long coach journeys and ridiculous weather! MAE

U14Boys'A

Results 14/1/09

WORKSOP COLLEGE

19/1/09

HALL CROSS SCHOOL

23/1/09

YORKSHIRE CUP

This was a very successful term for A team losing just the one match and that was in the North Schools' finals. They started off with a 3-3 draw against Hall Cross School in a game they should have won after leading 2-0 at half time. The goal scorers were Tom Thrussell, William Booth and Harry Dixon. Calum Craig captained the team in an exemplary manner.The squad went to Pocklington School to play in the Yorkshire under 14 schools championship. St Peter's School could really be proud of the boys who won their

;

CANCELLED 3-3

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

QEGS

1-0

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

3-0 3-0

5-0

HALL CROSS SCHOOL

24/1/09

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

5-1

31/1/09

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

3-1

07/2/09

BARNARD CASTLE

23/2/09

REDHOUSE SCHOOL NE FINAL

3-2

04/3/09

ROSSALL SCHOOL NORTH FINAL L

0-1

CANCELLED

07/3/09

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

6-0

games without conceding a goal to be crowned champions. Chris

09/3/09

QEGS

2-0

Burn in goal did have several saves to make in the second match

18/3/09

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

3-0

against QEGS which was a tense 1-0 win with Calum Craig

21/3/09

BARNARD CASTLE

6-1

scoring the decisive goal. They had easily beat Pocklington School in the first match 5-0 and then 3-0 wins against Scarborough

PLAYED 14

WON 12

DREW 1

College and Hall Cross School. On the Saturday they travelled to

LOST1

GOALS FOR 43

AGAINST 9

Ampleforth College and won 5-1 with goals from William Booth, Tom Thrussell and a hat trick for Harry Dixon. The last game

The following boys represented the A team.

before half term was at Scarborough College and a hard fought win 3-1 after being level 1-1 at half time. The goals being scored by Calum Craig, William Booth and Matthew Chan. The North East final of the under 14 schools championship was on the first Monday after half term against Redhouse School at York University. This was a very exciting match with all the goals being scored in the first half. William Booth and Calum Craig scored for St Peter's School but Redhouse responded with two and as half time approached Tom Thrussell scored what turned out to be the winner. Chris Burn in goal made several fine saves in this match with the defence standing solid in front of him. Defenders Nick Stephen, Charles Greswold, Oliver Hicks and Hugo Aiken applied themselves to take the team through to the North final. This was

H Aiken, W Booth, C Brown, C Burn, M Chan, C Craig, H Dixon, J Espositi, J Frost, C Greswold, D Harding, O Hicks, H Linde, S McCullagh, H Scroggs, N Stephen, T Thrussell Results BTEAM 19/1/09

ST OLAVES

31/1/09

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

07/2/09

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

07/3/09

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

11/3/09

THIRSK SCHOOL

14/3/09

ST MARTINS

21/3/09

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

D L W D W D W

at Belle Vue in Manchester and against Rossall School who were a

1-1 0-1 4-0 2-2 3-1 1-1 3-0

very well organised team with a North of England player. The game was very close and both sides had chances. Chris Burn made

PLAYED 7

WON 3

DREW 2

LOST 1

a good save early on and the score was 0-0 at half time. Rossall scored with five minutes left through a well taken individual goal by their North of England player. St Peters did nearly equalise in

The following boys played for the B team

the final minute but the goal mouth scrabble was desperately

H Aiken, R Campbell, J Cho, T Colthrup, C Cornock, J Esposito,

cleared by Rossall's defence. The next match was another trip to

J Frost, M Gill, D Harding, J Jackson, S King, B Lightwing,

Scarborough where they won 6-0 which demonstrated the

S McCullagh, R McDade, E Scott, F Whitaker.

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Girls Tennis Senior Tennis A fairly successful season, given the wet and windy start and a lack of tennis courts on site this year. In the York Junior Team Tennis U18 league, we finished mid table with two wins. St Peter's lost 2-4 to winners Pocklington School, and also lost by the same score to Poppleton Tennis Club. In the other matches with the three pair format the first Team won five of the eight matches. Captain, Lauren Grant teamed up with Sophie Worsman proving to be a strong and formidable first couple. Helped by the fact that they both play senior tennis outside of school, their tennis has developed all round, and they played well against some stiff opposition. Having played seventeen rubbers in the non league matches, they only lost three in total - two at a windy Queen Margaret's fixture and the other to a strong York Uni. first pair. Sophie is a very controlled, consistent player with a lovely variety of shots backed up by the Lauren Grant forehand and her 100% work ethic. The other two pairs, Claudia and Harriet won 7 out of 17 rubbers, and Beth and Tamsin won 7 out of 14 rubbers in total. Both pairs put in some good performances, but at other times lacked a basic consistency giving away too many cheap points with unforced errors. Tennis is a compromise between power and control!

A promising couple emerged to become a solid first pair in the second team, Olivia Herrenschmidt and newcomer Fiona Marsden.They played sixteen rubbers throughout the summer and only lost five of them. They were all well supported by the enthusiastic fifth formers Olivia Frost and Gemma Williams, who tried hard, playing with enthusiasm. Overall, not a bad season. Basic court positioning needs to be improved for doubles play and winning points at the net with a short sharp punch! I would like to thank all of the girls for their effort and commitment, especially during the exams. We can look forward to developing our tennis further in 2010, when we will have the luxury of our own plentiful courts in situ on the St Olave's campus. In the final of the inter-house competition, School had a convincing win over Dronfield 5-2. The girls enjoy the three pair format of the house competition, played on a knockout basis, and it demonstrates the strength of depth in girls Tennis across the age groups.

U19 Loveband Trophy The First pair Sophie Worsman and Lauren Grant played a strong Cheltenham Ladies College first pair in the first round losing 4-6, 6-0. in the plate competition, they went on to beat Hymers easily 6-3, 6-2 to remain in the competition on the

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second day. In the quarter finals of the plate they came up against a hard hitting Marlborough 2 pair and despite a brave fight back in the second set they went down 1-6, 6-7. The second pair Harriet Scott and Claudia Goss showed real grit and determination to win their first match against Latymer one in three sets 6-3, 6 7, 6-4 before losing in the second round to Marlborough 1 1-6,0-6.

The following girls represented the teams: ** S Worsman, ** L Grant, ** C Goss, * H Scott, * B Barker. A

* T Collingridge, O Herrenschmidt, F Marsden, Peach,

V Kirsch, M

S Houghton-Brown, N Fedorova, O Frost, G Williams,

S Hammill, R Bairstow, R Dallas, I Reynard, C Boyd, H Walmsley

* Colours, **Re-award of colours, A Vz colours Senior Tennis Results 25 April A

1 st VI v Barnard Castle

Won

9 -0

2nd IV v Barnard Castle

Won

4 -0

29 April A

U18 League vThe Mount

Won

6 -0

1 May

1st VI vYork University

Lost

3 -0

2 May

1st VI v Mount St Mary's

Won

9 -0

2nd VI v Mount St Mary's

Won

9 -0

1st VI @ Worksop

Won

5 -4

2nd VI @ Worksop

Won

5 -4

1st VI @ Queen Margaret's

Lost

1-8

2nd VI @ Queen Margaret's

Lost

2 -7

6 May 9 May

U15 Girls Tennis Report - 2009 The U15 A team have finished top of the York Area of the National Eagon league with an unbeaten season, continuing in the competition on a knock basis in September 2009. And for the first time in the history of the girls independent schools competition contested at Eton, St Peters have featured on the silverware with first pairing Charlotte Worsman and Vikki Herrenschmidt winning the plate competition! The second pairing of Fabienne Roth and Jess Phillips have combined as a very effective second pairing, to establish a team of

3rd VI @ Queen Margaret's

Lost

1-8

13 May

U18 League @ Pocklington

Lost

2 -4

13 May

Senior IV @ Ashville

Won

4 -0

28 May

U18 League v Poppleton

Lost

2 -4

10 June H

U18 League v Bootham

Won

4 -2

Queen Margaret's were dispatched 5-1, whilst Worksop failed

13 June H

1st VI v Ampleforth

Lost

4-5

to win a rubber. Team spirit has been encouraging and motivation

2nd VI @ Ampleforth

Lost

2 -7

good, with Charlotte and Vikki setting a competitively high

Senior 1st IV @ Bradford GGS

Won 3M-Y.

A 20 June A

great depth and skill. The league itself is a 2 pair format consisting of singles and doubles, which the girls have dominated through power and informed match play.

standard for the team to consistently work towards. Whilst the league caters only for 2 pairs, a squad of 12 girls have attended weekly training and competed in some fixtures.

Overall: 1 st Team (U18 League) Played 4,

Won 2,

Lost 2

Their final contest against Hymers (with all 12 playing) was a

1st Team

Played 8,

Won 5,

Lost 3

credit to the athleticism and capability of the group, winning 9-0.

2nd Team

Played 5,

Won 3,

Lost 2

Well done to all and despite a lack of court space progress is

3rd Team

Played 1,

Lostl

continuously being achieved.

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The following girls represented the team: V. Herrenschmidt, C. Worsman, F. Roth, J. Phillips, K. Shaw, C McDermottroe, E. Burton, M. Peel, L Redfern, G. Grant, H. Cust, E Gee.

U15 Tennis Results 25 April A

1115 VI v Barnard Castle

Won

8-1

6 May

U15 IVvWorksop

Won

6-0

U15 VI v Queen Margaret's

Won

8-1

20 May A

U15A League v Pocklington

Won

5-1

3 June

U15 1st VI v Bradford GS

Won

5-4

3 June

U15 2nd VI v Bradford GS

Won

7-2 3-6

9 May

13 June A

U15 vAmpleforth

Lost

15 June H

U15 League v Queen Margaret's

Won

5- 1

20 June A

U15 IV v Bradford CCS

Won

4-0

22 June H

U15 League v The Mount

Won

6-2

22 June

U15 v Scarborough & District

Lost

4-5

27 June A

U15AvHymers

Won

9-0

27 June A

U15BvHymers

Won

8-1

MBI

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U14 Tennis Report 2009 The U14 Squad were keen to play, and if they were sometimes lacking in consistent technique, they made up for it with their enthusiasm. We entered an 'A' and a 'B1 Team in the Local Junior League and this gave all the squad an opportunity to play in a match, in the singles and doubles format. The 'A' team beat eventual winners Pocklington School but lost out at Poppleton Tennis Club, and ended winning three matches. The 'B' team only won one match, but nevertheless the league matches gave the girls invaluable and enjoyable matchplay. Chloe Lister proved to be a very strong and able tennis player. She hits the ball consistently hard and was good enough to represent the U15 team at second pair at the Eton Tournament. In the school matches she paired up with Laura Barron, a steady player. The second pair, Rachel and Tonia achieved some good wins. All of the squad were a delight to work with, and we can look forward to developing their tennis further in 2010. Mrs J M Whitehead

The following girls represented the teams: C Lister, L Barron, R Moore, T Monoyiou, R Widdicombe, H Langford, L Field, I Taylor, M Yodaiken, E Scanu, Z Cower, D Sarginson, I Leigh, L Mahon, H Goodall, M Bythell.

U14 Tennis Results 30 April 6 May 9 May 11 May 11 May 18 May 1 June 2 June 3 June

A U14A H U14VI

A H A A H H H 4 June A 13 June A 20 June A

U14VI U14A U14B U14A U14B U14A U14IV U14B U14VI U14VI

Pocklington

Worksop Queen Margaret's Bootham Pocklington Poppleton Tennis Club Bootham The Mount Bradford GS The Mount Ampleforth Bradford Girls GS Scarborough & District

V V V V V V V V V V

22 June H U14VI V 27 June A U141stVI V 27 June A U142ndVI V

Hymers Hymers

Boys Tennis

W 5 -1 W 9 -0 L W L L W W W

2 -7 6 -0 1-4 1- 5 6 -0 6 -0 4 -0 L 2 -4 L 3 -6 W 9 -0 L L

4 -5 4 -5 W 5 -4

1st VI Tennis The 1st VI tennis team this season, proved very competitive with regular changes in the seedings of the pairs with younger players pushing through, really challenging the team to keep improving. The pairing of David McDermottroe and Joe Crossley forced their way into the team with Joe's accurate serve and ground strokes, especially off the forehand, really pressurising the opposition. This was perfectly complimented by David's intimidating play at the net forcing opponents into mistakes. The pairing of Oliver Crabb and Max Latchmore was impressive. Oliver's ability to chase anything down from the back of the court made for some thrilling tennis to watch. Max's counterpunching and reliability proved successful throughout the season, however also playing cricket on Saturdays meant Dominic Shread moved in to partner Oliver. Dom's splendid all round game meant he and Oliver took some hard fought sets off tough opposition including a good win over their Repton opposition! Will Gastrell and Luke Bowler playing in their final season at the school continued to improve, with Will's formidable serve, often leaving easy put-away volleys at the net, proving to be a successful tactic.

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2nd VI Tennis 2009 The team performed welt all season and aimed to emulate the 100% record from last season. Difficult opposition especially from Worksop

College and

Ampleforth meant that this was not

achieved. Nevertheless the team did themselves proud and played each game with determination and sportsmanship .C.Barren and R.Forysth were the most consistent pairing but significant contributions from the rest of the squad meant that overall they won

National Schools Tennis Finals at Eton College The 1st IV had a difficult first round match against Cheltenham school in the Youll Cup: Joe Crossley & David McDermottroe lost 6-1 6-1 and Oliver Crabb & Max Latchmore lost 6-0 6-0. However the School played better in the Clark Trophy (Plate competition) but still lost against Yarm school by two matches to love.

75% of all their games. Talent combined with a desire to excel has been the hallmark of the squad. It was a privilege to be their coach!

The U15 pairs produced a more spirited performance. Tom Hitchenor & Jamie Macnab won their first match against Latymer

Those who represented the 2nd VI were: T Williams, (Captain), O.Crabb, C.Barren, R.Forsyth, N.Rosenberg, D. Eaves, J.Williamson, , M.Latchmore, Hall, N.Cohen, G.Bowler, G Woods, Hall

Upper 6-3 6-4 before losing to a strong MCS Oxford 1 side 6-2 61. Oliver Cohen & Dominic Shread lost in the first round to MCS Oxford 2 side 5-7 6-3 6-2 before staging a revival against Epson, winning 6-1 7-5. In the next round of the plate they put up a brave

D M Paterson

effort but went down 7-6 3 -6 6-3.

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from strength to strength in the future. Greg is enthusiastic about his tennis and has all the necessary shots to be a very good player and can be very consistent. He is also very good at shouting the scores to prevent opponents from becoming confused.

Bilton and Wilson Josh is a very eager and enthusiastic tennis player and he can frustrate opponents with his movement around the court and secure groundstrokes but he needs to work on variation on the serve. Tom plays secure, safe tennis with an impressive array of shots and his calmness was a great asset to this pairing.

Berridge, Hopkinson, Irving Phil plays some impressive shots but needs to add a little consistency to his game, James was an enthusiastic and committed member of the squad who is working to improve his game and Ben has come a long way since the beginning of this term and now has the ability to frustrate opponents with his, at times erratically brilliant, game I have enjoyed working with these players and the improvements in their games have been evident over the course of the last year. I wish them all success in the future as they move through the school. MJD 2009

U15 Tennis Report 2009 The 1115 tennis season got off to a flying start with impressive victories in our first three matches against Pocklington (6-3), a strong Leeds side (5-4) and a good result at Hymers (6-3). Our best win was a home fixture against Barnard Castle which we expected the opposition to win due to our weakened squad, but our boys showed strength of character and a great deal of skill in hot, humid conditions to beat them 6-3 in a very tight match. We then suffered a run of defeats to Repton, Ampleforth and Bradford culminating in a 9-0 thrashing by a very gifted Poppieton tennis club who managed to defeat our strongest team including the Eton hopefuls. The U15 squad:

Cohen

Hitchenor

Bilton

Clarkson

Bowler

Wilson

Berridge

Hopkinson

Irving

Shread (played for 1st team)

Cohen and Hitchenor The opposition found life very difficult against this strong pairing with few weaknesses. Oliver has made excellent progress this year with a strong attacking game but needs to become a little more consistent with the serve and realise that bigger does not necessarily always mean better.

Tom plays secure, tactical

tennis and his calmness was also a very positive quality to this pairing.

Bowler and Clarkson Eddie didn't have it all his own way during the term but he did have a very promising first season and I'm sure that he will go

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U14 Tennis The U14 team provided us with tennis of exceptional quality in matches that were often far closer than the match scores

Tennis at St Peter's is well-supported at the bottom of the school and will continue to thrive as these boys progress up through the system. M J Grant

suggest. The season did not pass without a few postponements caused by inclement weather but that did not detract from the intensity of the tennis. This year there were league matches against Poppleton TC, BishopthorpeTC, Appleton Roebuck TC, Pocklington School and Bootham School. There were strong victories for the Peterites in all matches except against Poppleton where in final tally an apparent 3 - 3 draw in sets was deemed a 33-31 loss in games. At the time of writing we are awaiting the decision from the powers that be as to our precise position at the top of the league. The squad members were: Callum Craig, Will Booth, Oli Hicks, Joe Swales, Henry Scroggs and Oliver Headlam-Morley. There was some scintillating tennis and some commendable rallies. Callum and Will sharing the number one spot played very competitive tennis both in singles and doubles. Callum, in particular, covered the ground well and both played great ground strokes and managed some real marathons. Will showed a canny knack for putting the ball behind his opponents to wrong-foot them. At three and four Oli, Joe, Henry and Oliver switched partnerships without a hiccup. Almost invariably stronger in doubles than at singles they communicated with and supported each other very well. In singles they found it harder to cover the ground but showed tenacity in chasing every shot and usually overcame the frustrations of their perceived ineptitude to conquer their opponent, often playing their best tennis when they had allowed their opponent to creep ahead.

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St. Peter's Tennis Club: Results Table 2009

22 April

1st VI

2nd VI

U15VI

Pocklington School

4.00 pm Home

2.00 pm Away

Won 6 - 3

Won 7 - 2

Won 61/2 - 21/2

U14IV

Leeds CS

Leeds GS

1.30 pm Away

Won 5 - 4

Won 8 - 1

Won 5 - 3

Worksop College

Bradford GS Away

Lost 3 - 6

Lost 4 - 5

5th North of England

University of York 6.00 pm Home

Lost 2 - 7 Sat 2 May

House Match Final

Wed 6 May

4.00 pm Away Sat 9 May

Won 5 - 4

Won 6 - 3

Repton School

2.00 pm Away

1.30 pm Home

2.00 pm Away

Hymers College

Won 8 - 1

Lost 1 - 8

Bradford GS

2.00 pm Home

Thurs 14 May

Lost 4 - 5

Won 9 - 0

Lost 3 - 6

Poppleton TC

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth U15

4.00 pm Away

1.30 pmAway

1.30 pm Away

1.30 pm Home

Draw 3 - 3

Lost 3 - 6

Lost 2 - 7

Tues 2 June

Lost 4 - 5

at 30 May

4.00 pm Away

Silcoates School

Bootham School

Alcuin Cup 1/4 Final

Wed 20 May Wed 27 May

Hymers College

4.00 pm Away

Won 5 - 4

Lost 1/2 - 81/2

Half Term

Hymers College

Repton School

Wed 13 May

Sat 16 May

Winners Clifton

Fri 22 May

4.00 pm Home

Tues 26 May Won 6 - 0

Alcuin Cup Semi Final York Lawn TC 1.30 pm Home

: 6 June

Sat 13 June

Wed 17 June

Lost 4 - 5

Friday 5 June

Old Peterites

Pocklington School

1.30pm Home

4.00 pm Home

Draw 8 - 8

Won 4 - 2

Barnard Castle

Mon 22 June

2.30 pm Home

Appleton Roebuck

Won 6 - 3

4.00 pm Away

U17 Mixed v Ampleforth

U15 Mixed v Ampleforth

Won 6 - 0

2.00pm Home

Fri 12 June

Rain

Bishopthorpe TC

6 - 3 6 - 4 O. Crabb

5.00 pm Home

2.00 pm Away Rain Thurs 18 June

Alcuin Cup Final

Won 5 - 1

4.00 pm Sports Hall

Poppleton LTC

Fri 19 June Sat 20 June

PoppletonT.C. 1.30 pm Home No play due to rain

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ed 1 July

% Win/Loss

Independent Schools

snalChampion

QEGS

2.00 pm Away

Won 6 - 3

42%

75%

90%

50%

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Cricket 1st XI Cricket The 1st X1 had quite a good season, though at times they were inconsistent. They did not lose to another school until the festival, but unlike recent seasons there were several draws. In all we played 18 matches, won 7, drew 7 and lost three, with one abandoned. The team was captained outstandingly by Paul Steadman, who had a fine all-round season, topping both the batting and bowling averages. The potentially damaging loss of three old Colours in the first week of term turned out to have positive benefits, as their replacements all made valuable contributions. The batting was not as strong as it should have been. Most of the team made big scores on occasions, but only Paul Steadman played consistently well. His match-winning 124 notout against the M.C.C. was a superb performance. In his first year in the X1 Will Stephen applied himself with determination and deservedly won the Colin Bosomworth cup for the most improved player. It was good to see Joe Halstead bat with more care and not surprisingly with more success. The bowling had variety, but not the penetration to bowl teams out on good pitches. Dominic Snook, as always, gave his all without having any luck and Paul Steadman bowled steadily all season. It was the spinners, Harry Booth and Will Peet, who gave the team control and both had good seasons. They also helped us to keep up an excellent over rate.

The fielding was generally very good, the speed and ability of Chris McTurk (the winner of the Fielding cup) and Sam Ash made a huge difference. There were a lot of good catches taken, notably by Will Peet. We are grateful to King's, Bruton.who hosted an enjoyable festival in the last week of term. At the end of the season we said farewell to our much-admired umpire, Len Bannister. He had umpired at St. Peter's since 1988 and had stood in almost every inter-school match for the last ten years. How lucky we have been to have had such a top-class umpire for so long, indeed it has been a privilege. David Kirby. The following represented the 1st X1; * P.C. Steadman (Captain), * H.T.R. Booth,* S.P.Ash,* O.C. Burdass,*J.J. Halstead, * J.W.B. Hepworth *C.D.M. McTurk,* J. North,* W.T. Peet, * D.T. Snook,* W.G. Stephen, L.E.I. Baig, D.R. Glen, J.R. Hamilton, A.R.I. Shaw, J.R.E. Vokes-Dudgeon, T.J. Wike. = Cap *= Colours The Peterite 2008-2009

1st.X1 Averages 2009 Batting Average

Innings

Not

Runs

out

score

752

J. North

H.T.R. Booth

W.C.Stephen

J.J. Halstead S.P.Ash J.W.B. Hepworth

P.C.Steadman

1stX1 Results 2009 Highest

124*

50.13

260

28.89

392

58*

307

27.91

388

25.87

164

23.43

297

19.8

C.D.M. MoTurk

137

19.57

O.C. Burdass

297

17.47

W.T. Peet

11.8

D.T. Snook

2.33

Also batted: L.E.I. Baig 0. D.R. Glen 4. A.R.I. Shaw 6 R.J.E. Vokes-Dudgeon 12, 2* T.J. Wike 0. *= Not out Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets

Yorkshire Gents C.C. 22 1-7 dec. R. Musgrave 79 D. O1 Kelly 64 T. Peet 36

Home

Lost

St.Peter's 241-5 P. Steadman 85 J. Hepworth 48 J. Halstead 34

QEGS.Wakefield 3 15-6 dec M. Douglas 76 J. Pickles 68 D. Farrell 50 A. Sharp 43 D. Snook 3-66

Home

Drawn

St.Peter's 150-2 P. Steadman 67 H. Booth 58 not out

Bradford G.S. U. Khan 42 A.Asif32

Away

Won

Saints C.C. 243-5 dec. J. Sample 78 A. Bailey 71 S. Ash 3-47

Home

Won

Leeds G.S. 191-7 (innings closed) J. Habergham 36 J.Wainman 34 P. Steadman 3-13

Away

Drawn

President's X1 2 17-8 dec. J. Renshaw 84 N. Elliott 43 J. Rounthaite 35

Home

Drawn

StPeter's

213

Best Average Bowling

P.C.Steadman 105.4

360

4-17

16.36

H.T.R, Booth

20.05

191.3

762

5-30

C.D.M. McTurk

2-19

26.67

W.T. Peet

169

587

5-43

27.95

D.T. Snook

30.86

187.4

679

3-66

S.P.Ash

162

3-47

32.4

J. North

341

3-20

34.1

J.J. Halstead

301

2-12

37.62

Also bowled: LE.LBaig 5-0-28-0. J.R.Hamilton 2-0-16-0. A.R.I.Shaw 16-1-75.2. Catches: J.W.B.Hepworth 14 (6 stumpings), J.North 9,W.T.Peet 9,H.T.R.Booth 5, C.D.M.McTurk 4,D.T.Snook 4, P.C.Steadman 4, W.G.Stephen 4 (1 stumping) S.P.Ash 3, J.J.Halstead 3,T.J.Wike 2,O.C.Burdass 1.

J. Halstead 54 J. Hepworth 49 J. North 44 O. Burdass 33 R. Musgrave 5-18 G.Thorburn 4-74

StPeter's v 246-2 O. Burdass 84 P. Steadman 56 not out J. Hepworth 45 not out H. Booth 42 StPeter's 144-7 J. Halstead 35 J.Wainman 5-28

StPeter's v 202-7 J. North 46 not out J. Halstead 45 C. McTurk 31 S. Jones 3-52

V1 <v:.

Pocklington 131 C. Sudderby 53 H. Booth 3-27

Away

Won

Ampleforth 163-7 P. Lydon 85

Away

Drawn

StPeter's v 67-0 H.Booth 40 not out

Scarborough 64 P. Steadman 4-17

Away

Won

StPeter's v 232-6 dec. P. Steadman 69 H. Booth 55 J. Hepworth 30 T. Chapman 3-60

Barnard Castle 144-7 S. Lister 51 H. Booth 4-41

Home

Drawn

StPeter's 214-9 P. Steadman 70

RCS Newcastle 239-8 dec. J. Carting 98 J. Harms 35

Home

York C.C. 218-9 dec. B. Horseman 48 K.Waite37 D. Woods 36 H. Booth 5-30

Home

St.Peter's

166 C. Sudderby 5-43

StPeter's 213 J. North 52 P. Steadman 47

C. Coodfellow 3-45

Drawn

StPeter's

173 P. Steadman 80 J. Halstead 32 N. Muirhead 5-44 Won

St.Peter's 200-7

Away

Won

Bruton Drawn

King's.Bruton

210-5 G.Winston 85 R.Willmore65

London Freemans

Bruton

Lost

Bruton

Won

200-7 J. Godfrey 62 F. Davies 61

Ardingly

172

Lost

Home

Hymers 196-8 (50 overs)

StPeter's v 199 H. Booth 47 S. Ash 45 J. Lewis-Oliver 3-23 F. Davies 3-45

J. Halstead 59 W. Stephen 43 K. Hong 3-43

v M.C.C. 215-7 212-8 dec. P. Steadman 124 not out T. Bartram 65 N. Laidlaw 3-22 P. Cox 42 N. Fletcher 3-58 P. Steadman 4-46

A.Yousef 73 not out R. Lound 35

StPeter's v 243-6 (53 overs) H. Booth 46 not out J. Hepworth 40 W. Stephen 38 O. Burdass 37 P. Steadman 32 J. Saunders 4-93

173-5

H. Booth 4-59 St.Peter's 111 C. Burn 3-31

W. Stephen 56 P. Steadman 49 J. Halstead 42 R. Bopplebank 3-18

M. Howard 49 R. Simms 32 W. Peet 5-43 H. Booth 4-21 Old Peterites 228-5 dec. S. Bradley 73 T. Cleminson 65 J. Dougherty 41 J. North 3-20 and 57-0

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2nd XI Cricket

of extreme hitting; with practice over the winter he could challenge for a first team place next year. Max Latchmore and

Due to a short summer term and several wet Saturdays the

David Glen each made one significant contribution with the bat

2nd XI only played five matches; recording three wins, one draw

but tended to give their wickets away far too easily. Although

and one defeat. The season started with the side winning a close,

talented, Joe Robinson failed to produce a score of consequence

low scoring game at QEGS where a mature and patient innings

and needs to improve his technique before he will be ready to play

from Will Stephen guided the team home. He and Sam Ash, who

at a higher level.

had bowled well, were then promoted to the 1st XI. After a very

Hamilton who always played sensibly and made the opposition

poor start to the run chase against Bradford some very aggressive

get him out.

batting from Max Latchmore and Tom White turned the game in our favour. Charlie Greenwood held the innings together with good support from the middle order when chasing down the Leeds score.

The most remarkable game came against

Ampleforth. After around an hour we had been reduced to 34-7 but the next hour saw more of Tom White's powerful hitting and with excellent support from John Hamilton and David Glen we

Useful contributions also came from John

The bowling was a strength of the side. Tom Hume was always accurate and gave little away; without the considerable respect shown by opposition batsmen he could have taken many more wickets. He was given good medium paced support from James Fletcher, John Hamilton, Alex Dickinson and Tom White who all succeeded in keeping opposition batsmen under pressure. Max Latchmore has considerable potential with his slow left arm bowling and, although he always looked like taking wickets, with the exception of his spell at QEGS he bowled a few too many poor ' balls to really build pressure in the opposition. Winter practice is vital for all these players if they are to secure 1st XI places in the future. Charlie Greenwood was secure behind the

were able to declare at 181-9. Ampleforth lost early wickets and

stumps

when standing back but

ceased their run chase very prematurely before holding on for a

needs to work on his

draw. This game saw Robert Webster take two wickets which

technique

exceeded the number of runs he scored in his four innings!

standing up to

Despite good contributions from Peter Skinner with the bat and Dan Green with the ball the only defeat came against Hymers when, for a variety of reasons, several of the team were unavailable. The early order batsmen always struggled to get the side away to a good start and it was generally left to the middle order to score the runs. Charlie Greenwood's batting developed over the season and he has the potential to become a competent wicketkeeper/batsman.

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the slower bowlers. The overall standard of ground fielding and catching was high with Josh Cust leading by example. I am very grateful to Josh for the way he led the side. He encouraged his relatively young team well and ensured they were all involved; his knowledge of the game increased rapidly as he grew into the task of captaincy. They took practice seriously and most made progress over the season. On the field there was an excellent spirit together with a highly competitive determination to win.

Although it

seemed to be a very short season I have enjoyed working with these boys and have much appreciated the interest shown by a most supportive group of parents. D J Watkinson

Results: St. Peter's 103-7 (30 overs per side) Won by 3 wickets W Stephen 41*, M Latchmore 3-12 St. Peter's 146-7 (40 overs per side) Won by 3 wickets M Latchmore 39, T White 47, T Hume 3-9 St. Peter's 146-7 (35 overs per side) Won by 3 wickets C Greenwood 50, T Hume 3-24

QEGS.Wakefield

Bradford

142

Leeds

142

succession around the middle of the innings, meaning that the asking rate was just too much. Captain Chris Schonewald then came to the crease, and with good support from Tom Whitaker, gave Hymers a real scare with some magnificent hitting, scoring an excellent 50, and disappointingly causing Hymers to feel the

St. Peter's 181-9 dec. T White 62, D Glen 34, J Hamilton 34*, M Latchmore 4-39 Match drawn St. Peter's 147 (35 overs per side) Lost by 25 runs P Skinner 31, D Green 5-16

Ampleforth

119-8

need to place 8 fielders on the boundary. The school finished on 175 for 9.

On the same day, a 4th XI side had their one opportunity for a fixture, but Hymers 2nd XI proved far too strong. The Bootham fixture was similarly entertaining. Batting first, Hymers

172

we scored an impressive 191 for 8.The highlight was undoubtedly Divine's quite brutal 60. His 5 sixes made Bootham pay dearly for dropping him 4 times in his first 8 balls! Freddy Potrykus gave excellent support with a well made 40, and we took to the field

3rd/4th XI Cricket Report 2009 Over 50 senior boys opted for full time cricket, creating a 3rd/4th XI squad of around 25. The difficulty was always going to be finding enough fixtures to give everyone a game, and maintain interest in between the many net sessions. It shows the enthusiasm of the players involved that not once did they complain, but continued to enjoy their cricket, despite the few chances to represent the school. On a glorious sunny day the 3rds travelled to Hymers, to play their strong U15 side. On a magnificent 1st XI strip, Hymers paced their innings remarkably well, accelerating to an impressive 210 for 3 in 35 overs. No one bowled badly, but anything loose was punished. A steady start was required, and Freddy Gabbertas and Guy Newson provided this. Unfortunately, 4 wickets were lost in quick The Peterite 2008-2009

with some optimism. As has been the case in the past, Bootham had 2 good batsmen, and we failed to take the chances that they offered until they were past 100 and ahead of the rate. The remaining batsmen offered little, but we failed to hold onto catches and allowed Bootham to ease home for the loss of just 4 wickets. The Ampleforth fixture brought a well deserved first victory. On a slow low pitch that made timing difficult, the school batted well to reach 205 for 7 in 35 overs. Tom Bilton finally did some justice to his obvious talent with an impressive 55, well supported by Dan Green (33). After a mini collapse, the momentum was recovered by intelligent batting from Josh Tankard (44no) and Tom Whitaker (26no) who ensured a competitive total. Ampleforth's innings was typically entertaining. Sho Maekawa took a caught and bowled off the second ball of the innings, and after 4 overs, they had reached 32 for 4. Two overs later the score was 65 for 6. Henry Carr took 3 wickets, the boys at last caught some good catches, and lots of bowlers were given a chance. Ampleforth recovered somewhat, but Sho returned to take a crucial wicket finishing with 4 for 23, the school winning by 55 runs. As ever I must thank Mr Williams for finding fixtures, but most importantly, the boys who practised hard, always in good spirits, playing with a smile on their faces. Chris Schonewald as Captain, Sho Maekawa and PJ Skinner as senior players were excellent role models for the others. Well done.

U15 A Cricket The season started positively with a narrow defeat against QEGS Wakefield. Losing in the last over is never easy but the team would learn some valuable lessons including specifically that catches need to be taken. The Bradford Grammar game was another close game which unfortunately got away from us. Angus Shaw was bowling well and was always able to take wickets and slow the run rate. Alastair Biggar was the quickest of our bowlers and was always able to produce quick wicket taking deliveries. Against Leeds we managed to get ourselves into a winning position having taken 8 wickets . Unfortunately it rained and the match was abandoned. Liam Hancy played well behind the stumps and Richard Walker made a good contribution with his medium pace bowling.

The season continued with some narrow defeats with the team always being competitive. I hope they all continue to work hard on their cricket and represent the school at the senior level. Team: S.Murgatroyd, A.Shaw (Cpt), L.Hancy, M.Chan, A.Bigger, R.Walker, S.Lennox, T.Hinchcliffe, J.Bew.A.Neal, S.Geddes, D.Cecil

U15 B Cricket Report. Despite the best efforts of captain Jordan Payne, the U15Bs managed just one victory - against Hymer's College in the final game of the season. However, there were a number of very good individual performances throughout the season. James Webster (the most consistent batsman), David Cecil, Richard Walker, Seb Murgatroyd, Jonny Bew, Sam Bellingall, leuan George, Ali Benham and Jordan Payne all scored runs on occasion. Dougie Maitland was by far and away the most improved batsman. However, the real strength of the team lay in its seam bowling led by Sam Geddes (who richly deserved his promotion to the As). He was ably supported by Luke Hawthorn (our most consistent bowler), Seb Murgatroyd (who produced a devastating spell against Ampleforth), Sam Bellingall and Lewis Gower. Kai Pampus produced a fine spell of spin bowling against Hymer's (3.4 - 0 - 7 - 4) while Dylan Bage was the most improved bowler. The undoubted highlight of the season, however, was David Cecil's hattrick (also against Hymer's).

UNDER 14 A CRICKET 2009 Squad: C. Burn. H.Booth. W.Stephen.

C.Craig.

H.Lynde.

S.McCullagh. E.Scott. M.Gill. O.Grimwood. J.Jackson. C.Brown. H.Scroggs. This has been an excellent season, marred only by rain on too many Saturdays. The side has played five matches winning four with one abandoned. The opening game against Queen Elizabeth's Wakefield set the tone for the season. Opening bowlers Chris Burn 5-1-11-0 and Callum Brown 5-2-10-1 conceded only 21 runs in the first ten overs bowling with accuracy and movement. They were supported

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U14B Cricket Played 7, Tie 1,

Won 2, Lost 3, Abandoned 1.

The 2009 season coincided with the world T20 tournament. Many tried to emulate their international heroes, with varying levels of success through the season. Picking out highlights in batting: Highest batting score Oliver Hicks 68 in a Caribbean style, with a rather hollow sounding bat was impressive against Scarborough College. Most consistent in batting was Charles Cornock, his 43 away against Ampleforth was the difference between the sides; St Peter's winning by 48 runs. Thorn Thrussell played some wristy sub-continental batting and Neils Pampus put the most incredible effort into all of his shots. well by the rest of the team and limited the opposition to 123. In response Will Booth 26 and Nick Stephen 18 produced a good opening stand. Hamish Lynde 18 and Chris Burn 33 not out sealed

Dan Harding showed some free shot-making, hitting a '6' to finish off Bootham in style, but Charlie Greswold hit the biggest '6' of the season in the tie with Reid.

a very comfortable six wicket victory. Bradford Grammar school was as comfortable as the first game. An outstanding 94 from Will Booth who batted superbly was supported by a quick-fire 35 not out, from Ed Scott, including four sixes and two fours: a target of 194 was set. Chris Burn was again economical 5-0-14-0 and Callum Brown made the breakthrough 5-1-23-2. The highlight of the fielding was the spell of Hamish Lynde. 4-1-11-5. Hamish showed the virtue of bowling full and straight with two leg befores and three cleaned bowled. Bradford were bowled out for 144 never threatening our total.

In the field, the team improved in focus and technique as the summer progressed. Rob Campbell took a difficult catch in the gulley against Leeds. Simon King fielded well and showed almost as much enthusiasm as Frankie Whittaker, who attacked the ball like no other. Ross McDade, William Easterby and Ben Lightwing all made a great effort at keeping wicket for the side. Some of the bowlers looked, unsuccessfully, to imitate Malinga at the beginning of the season. But bowling actions improved, becoming higher and more accurate: Josh Frost controlled his inswing well, taking some vital wickets. Thorn Colthup's medium paced drift shows much potential. Jason

Leeds Grammar provided a sterner test posting a total of 168.

Esposito was accurate and will have more effect as his pace

Oily Grimwood was the pick of the bowlers with his off spin. 6-0-

improves. Dan Harding and Charles Cornock - the seamers - both

13-1. The rain then intervened and the match abandoned. Ampleforth College continued our good run. Hamish Lynde

bowled some excellent spells, Dan with more pace and Charles with more accuracy.

batted brilliantly for an outstanding 119 not out. He was

Well done to all those who contributed to the 14Bs this year.

supported by Sam McCullagh 22 who was always willing to give

A big thanks goes to Paddy Stephen, for help in coaching the boys.

the strike. Chris Burn helped add late runs with a good 58. A target

They learned valuable lessons, enjoyed their cricket and should

of 213 was posted. Ampleforth were given no possibility to get into

look forward to building on their successes next year.

the match. Callum Brown bowled a devastating spell of left arm medium pace taking six wickets. 6-2-12-6. Max Gills off spin

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chipped in 5-2-14-2 and the game was comfortably won. Hymer's College batted first and were soon in trouble. All bowlers were accurate and the wickets shared around. Hymers managed 99 all out. The runs were knocked off by Hamish Lynde 27, Harry Booth 31no. and Chris Burn 20no. A good finish to the season. This is a talented team who play for each other and enjoy others success.Those not mentioned in match reports played their part also. Callum Craig has worked extremely hard and is developing into a good keeper. Sam McCullagh has started to bowl some leg spin and Henry Scroggs swings the ball left arm over. Jonny Jackson has started to bat with more confidence. I have thoroughly enjoyed taking the team this season. They have really listened and tried to develop their games. The atmosphere at training has been fantastic .Well Done. Jonners The Peterite 2008-2009

Boat Club St. Peter's School Boat Club 150th Year, 2008 - 09 The 150th year has been one of the best in recent memory. We had 140 students try their hand at the sport from 3rd form to Upper 6th. We had an impressive 42 wins spread right through the club across age and gender, 4 national medals and once again a St. Peter's rower representing the country. Wins were divided: girls 26, boys 16. The third form

Women's J14 Coxed Quad:

Lucy Mahon, Katie Elliott,

produced a spectacular 16 wins, amazingly good considering they

Polly Smith, Harriet Langford,

started in September and rowed only once a week until Easter.

Tom Riley

Retiring Captains' Race

Women's J16 coxed 4:

Helen Skinner, Laura Mounsey

The Old Peterite race, now traditionally held on the first Wednesday of the Autumn term, was the usual titanic struggle

Lipmunn Tang, Ellie Binks, Gabriella Naismith,

Women's J184+:

Laura Buss, Becca Fletcher,

between experience and youth. Two mixed eights (4 girls and 4

Alex Langford, Isobel Thompson,

boys) raced the gruelling 400-metre course upstream, ably

Jenny Clark

umpired by Alec Cilchrist. It was once again very close from the start but the dogged determination of the 2 girls in the stern of

Novice 4x:

Jonti Naismith, Dan Lewis, Anthony Pulsford, Kenny Liu

the Peter's VIII pushed their crew along in great style.The finishing judge, Mr "Maths" Hall, awarded the race to St. Peter's by a

Fastest Women's crew and

Becca Fletcher, Laura Buss,

resounding 11/4 lengths.

Senior 3 Quadruple sculls:

Jess Elkington, Jess Fitzpatrick. Won for the 5th consecutive

St. Olave's Interhouse Indoor Rowing Championship, September 2008

time.

Nottingham Autumn Head, 19 October

After Wentworth's win in 2007 all houses were gunning for them. However, after a close contest and complex maths from Mr.

At Nottingham Autumn Head the Boat Club raced predomi-

Sergeant, Wentworth once again emerged the winners to have

nantly University and Senior Club crews from the Midlands over

their name painted on the oar.

the 5-kilometre course on the River Trent.

Ancholme Head, 12 October

winners against this high standard opposition.

There were some very good performances and 3 overall

58 rowers competed, our biggest team for at least 5 years.

Junior 18 single sculls (over a 6.5 km course): Jess Fitzpatrick

There was tremendous spirit and helpfulness across and between

was second and Ali Springgay third.

ages and sexes. A record 14 3rd formers competed here after only

Senior 3 Quad Sculls: Jonty Naismith, Dan Lewis, ali Springgay

a few weeks rowing with 2 of them winners.

and Anthony Pulsford came second. Senior 4 Women's Eights: once again St. Peter's was the fastest

6 winners J14 single scull:

Freddie Jagger

women's VIII, getting close to some of the men's Novice Vllls: Fi Campbell, Izzie Thompson, Becca Fletcher, Elspeth MacLeod, Alex Langford, Laura Buss, Jess Elkington, Jess Fitzpatrick, cox Jenny Clark.

The 5th form Girls' quad scull: Lipmunn Tang, Helen Skinner, quads in a very high quality field.

GB Sculling Trials, Boston 22 November

Fours Head, London, 8 November

the first Great Britain rowing trials of the year in Boston. Ali

Beth Hall and Gabby Naismith, came 3rd in Novice Women's

3 St Peter's rowers competed over the 5-kilometre course at Springgay came 72nd of 145 boys. Later in the day Jess Fitzpatrick 550 crews from all over the UK and Northern Europe took part

came 41st and Jess Elkington 65th out of 85 girls.

in The Fours Head, including many of this year's Beijing Olympic medallists. It is rowed over the 414 mile Boat Race course. Both our crews performed well. The boys' crew, Anthony Pulsford, Jonty Naismith, Ali Springgay and Dan Lewis rowed really well to come 152nd overall and were 25th in their event. The girls' quad of Becca Fletcher (steers), Laura Buss, Jess Elkington and Jess Fitzpatrick had a very good row attacking it all the way and steering well. They ended 50th of 150 women's crews, 8th out of 27 in their category, only 6 seconds behind Headington School. They beat a lot of senior women's quads on the way.

York Small Boats Head, Sunday 23 November 83 St. Peter's rowers raced the 3-kilometre York Small Boats Head, in very nice conditions, against 317 crews from clubs, Universities and schools across the North of England. St. Peter's had a lot of very good performances including 5 wins. Novquad: Dan Lewis, Jonti Naismith, Anthony Pulsford, Kenny Liu Womens' J18 quad: (with Durham Arc) Jess Elkington, Jess Fitzpatrick, Helen Preston, Jess Raey (fastest women's crew) J18 pair (With Durham School) Ali Springgay, Tom Anderson J14quad scull Nick McLeish, Peter Hiles.Tom Colthup.Will Hartray, Niels Pampus Women's J14 quad scull Rebecca Widdicombe, Lavinia Taylor, Felicity Halstead, Isabel Green, James Emery

British Indoor Rowing Championships, Birmingham 3 November m

On Sunday Ben Elliott (4th form) competed ing

at the British Championships

Indoor in

* •Birmingham. Ben rowed in the Under 15 category and came 4th, a tantalising 21 metre behind the bronze medal place: a great achievement.

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South Yorkshire Head, Saturday 14 February Since there had been no racing so far the two pairs entering Great Britain trials decided to race at South Yorkshire Head, Doncaster. In the open S4 pairs Ali Springgay and James Reader (York City RC) came 2nd and Jesses Elkington and Fitzpatrick came 3rd in the same men's event. Both learnt a lot from the experience to take forward to trials the following weekend.

Great Britain Rowing Trials, Boston February 16 and 17 Back in Boston the second set of Great Britain water trials was held over 2 days over a distance of 5k.

Rutherford Head, Saturday 29 November Once again we braved the Tyne in winter, a 5km, timed race in fours and eights. The standard of rowing was high against over 170 of the North's best University and club crews from as far

On the first day in single sculls both the girls stepped up 10 places from November. Jess Fitzpatrick 32nd and Jess Elkington came 56th. Ali Springgay and James Reader came 34th in their pair. On the second day the girls came a very promising 9th in their pair and the boys improved on Saturday to come 30th.

afield as Edinburgh and Manchester. Always a very tough race, given the winter conditions on the tidal Tyne (but good practice for the Schools' Head in London) the Tyne was kinder than in 2007, but it was still challenging. Exceptionally good coxing by St

Yorkshire Head, Saturday 1 March

Peter's kept them out of trouble whilst other crews wallowed. At the Yorkshire Head on Saturday the Boat Club raced against Senior Girls'VIII raced in the Senior 4 Women's event and came second by just 5 seconds. They beat 13 other University and

170 club, University and school crews from the North of England in a 5 kilometre timed race.

club crews in their event. There were several good performances. Event winners were: The Senior boys' 4 in the J18 event came second to George Watson's School, Edinburgh.

Senior Boys IV won Novice 4s: Jonti Naismith, Ali Springgay, Dan Lewis, Tristan Punnett, cox Sam Richards

The Senior boys' VIII in the open Novice event came 3rd, beating 8 other crews.

Senior Girls VIM won senior 3 eights and were the fastest women's crew on the river. Charlie Nelson, Ellie MacLeod, Rebecca

The 5th form girls' VIII were 5th in the open Novice women's event, just 1 second short of 3rd place, beating 5

Fletcher, IsobelThompson, Fi Campbell, Laura Buss, Jess Fitzpatrick, Jess Elkington and cox Kirstie Robertson

University crews. 5th form Girls' IV won Novice 4s: Gabriella Naismith, Katie

Newark Head Sunday 7 December

McLeish, Alex Akehurst, Daisy Noble, coxed by Ali Stevenson Women's Senior 4 pair: won by Jess Elkington and Jess Fitzpatrick Veteran C Coxed 4: won by Guy Fawkes

3 intrepid 3rd form crews raced here, a girls' quad and boys' double scull and quad. They did well considering the little time they had had on the water since September.

New Year 2009

Women's Head of River Race Sat 7 March Jenny Clarke was again honoured to be invited to race in a

This year the rain was much kinder than last and we lost very

Junior (Under 18} National Squad crew in the Women's Head of

few outings due to flooding. However, Boston Head was

the River Race in London. The race is rowed over the 7-kilometre

cancelled, after we arrived unfortunately, as the huge wind

Boat Race course. 300 women's crews took part, many of them

blowing directly up the course made it so rough it was unrowable.

last summer's Olympic rowers from Great Britain, Italy, Norway,

2 weeks later we decided to pull out of Peterborough Head as the

Germany, Holland and Switzerland. The crew came 17th, a

temperature, with wind-chill, was forecast to be -8C. It was

tremendous result, taking a number of serious senior rowers

cancelled the day before due to excessive ice!

scalps.

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Schools' Head of the River Race, Tuesday 10 March Four days later, 300 school crews from all over the country

was a very promising performance from a new combination that had had few outings together.

York Spring Regatta, 2 May

raced the same course again with some great results for St. Peter's. The river was surprisingly kind.

It was lovely to see 81 rowers taking part in York Spring Regatta with excellent sportsmanship and results throughout the

All crews raced very well and there were some excellent

club. A lovely sunny day greeted the spectators and made this

results.

event more fun.

The 4th form boys'VIII came 13th out of 47 in their event, our

There were particularly noteworthy performances from the

highest result ever at this level. The 5th form girls'VIII came 5th

3rd form girls quads in their first races, Imogen Leigh just defeated

and 5th form boys' IV came 7th. The 6th form girls'VIII came 8th and the 6th form boys' IV came 4th out of 22 crews, again the highest a St. Peter's crew has been in this event

in the Under 15 single scull, 4th form boys 8 who lost narrowly to Oundle School under 18 eight, the 5th form girls in Women's Novice 4s and 8s and the senior boys 4 who lost narrowly in their final. The overall event winners were: J14 Girls Single Scull: Felicity Punnett J14 Girls double scull: Rebecca Widdicombe and Imogen Leigh J14 Boys Octuple scull: Peter Miles, Jo Himsworth, Freddie Jagger, Alexy Li, James MacMahon, Tom Riley, Angus Smith, Jo Williams, Cox Mike Hall J15 boys' single scull: Adam Janes Women's Senior 3 coxed 4: Fi Campbell, Ellie MacLeod, Jess Elkington, Jess Fitzpatrick and Jenny Clark. Women's Senior 3 8s: Maddie Hall, Laura Buss, Rebecca Fletcher,

GB Selection Regatta Dorney Lake, Eton, Sunday 26 April

Izzie Thompson, Fi Campbell, Ellie MacLeod, Jess Elkington, Jess Fitzpatrick and Jenny Clark won by 4 lengths from a Durham University students' crew.

We had two pairs entered here, All Springgay and James Reader (York City RC) and a new girls' combination, Jess Fitzpatrick

Tees Regatta Saturday 16 May

with Maddy McCarthy (Durham ARC). Our usual warm up for the National Schools' Regatta, Tees In the first time trial Springgay and Reader came 27th putting them in the E/F semi-final. This they won and then came 4th in the

was a windy but good day out. The 13 3rd form crews raced in all 3 divisions and acquitted themselves very well.

E final putting them 28th overall. There were many good performances with wins in: The girls started with a promising 7th on their time trial, 4th in their semi and eventually 3rd after a clash from poor steering,

J14 boys' quad sculls: St Peters' came 1st and 2nd in the final

in their final, placing them 9th overall. Apart from the last race it

Women's Novice Vllls: the 5th form girls Novice double sculls: Anthony Pulsford and Kenny Liu Ihe

National Schools' Regatta Friday 22 - Sunday 24 May 3500 rowers aged 14 to 18

from

across

Great

Britain competed in this 3day event. We had our biggest 3rd form team ever with, for the first The Peterite 2008-2009 !

time, a boys' octuple scull. Overall we had 10 crews entered in the

pulled back, almost overtaking 4th place to finish just 1 length off

3 days of racing. Of these the following 5 made the semi-finals:

qualifying for the final.

6th form boys' pair 4th form boys'VIII 5th form girls'VIII 3rd form boys' double scull 6th form Girls' 4

J16 Girls VIII: Helen Skinner, Lipmunn Tang, Emily Lewis, Alex Akehurst, Beth Hall, Ellie Binks, Daisy Noble, Gabby Naismith, cox Ellie Taylor. In a tough semi St. Peter's were always very close but just behind Kings School Worcester. They hung on with great tenacity all the way, pulling back from 1.5 seconds to just 0.5 sec behind at 1500m. In the last rush for the line Kings pulled ahead so we just missed qualifying for the final.

The latter 2 crews missed the final by only 1 place. As usual we are deeply grateful to The Supporters who

Sunday 24 May:

manned the marquee and provided fantastic back up for our

J18 pair: Dan Lewis and Ali Springgay did well to qualify for

crews with food, drink and moral support. The marquee was

the semi-finals in 10th fastest time. In the semi they threw every-

invaluable for keeping rowers shaded, fed and watered until they

thing they had at the first half of the race but could not sustain

had to race.

the pace for the second half and missed out on the final

Doncaster Regatta Sat 23 May Imogen Leigh raced really well to win Junior 14 and Junior 15 single sculls.

Durham Saturday 13 June Because of school exams we had entries from 4th form boys and senior girls only. The day was hot and sunny with the banks crowed with students and supporters. The 4th form boys performed well against older competitors. The four and the scullers all lost narrowly in the quarter-finals.

Friday 22 May

Women's IM3 4s and Women's J18 4s: The Senior girls' four,

Most of the crews had to face very tough time trials to get to

Jess Elkington, Ellie Macleod, Fi Campbell, Jess Fitzpatrick and cox

the semi-finals. Adam Janes in the J15 single scull was closest,

Jenny Clark, won both these events, beating 3 University crews

missing the qualification by just 1/100th of a second. However,

from Durham and Lancaster and 2 school crews in the process.

the boys' octuple and girls' quad sculls raced the best in the

They raced extremely well over the 750m stretch and in the

country and, given how relatively little time they had spent in the

course of their 5 races showed real determination. In the last 2

sport, did very well. All enjoyed the occasion. J14 boys' double scull: Freddie Jagger and Angus Smith, a relatively new combination, came 4th in their semi-final after a great race just missing out on a finals place.

Saturday 23 May J18 double sculls: we had 2 crews entered, Dan Lewis and Ali

races both times they had to come back from % length down to overtake their opposition which they did in spite of great fatigue.

York Summer, Sunday 21 June A tremendous day with the 3rd form showing what they are capable of at the end of their first year's rowing. We had 10 wins overall:

Springgay, Kenny Liu and Anthony Pulsford. Neither qualified in a tough time trial but they were only separated from each other by 0.4 seconds J18 Girls 4: Fi Campbell, Ellie Macleod, Jess Elkington, Jess

Women's Novice double sculls: Becca Fletcher and Laura Buss J16 pairs: Rory Wells and Geoffrey Cho J15 single scull: Adam Janes

Fitzpatrick and Jenny Clark. After doing well in the time trial (4th)

Women's Novice Scull: Becca Fletcher

the crew had a tough semi, which contained gold and bronze

The 3rd form won 7 events with 28 medals between them:

medallists. In 3rd place at half way they were just pipped for a final place by St. Edwards School, Oxford who ended with a bronze medal. J15 Boys VIII: Rory Wells, Charlie Norell, Tom Nelson,

Boys Octuple sculls: Alexi Li, Guy Cowman-Sharpe, James Goodlock, Henry Gray, Peter Hiles, Jo Himsworth, Giles Gray, Tom Riley, cox Bill Goss Mixed Octuple sculls: Imogen Leigh, Jo Clark, Sophie Sweetland,

Geoffrey Cho, Max Buss, Adam Janes, Ben Elliott, Tom Edwards, cox

Zara Gower, Peter Hiles, Jo Williams, Tom Riley, Giles Gray, cox Bill

Laura Mounsey. Competition was very hot in the J15 Vllls this

Goss

year. The crew raced well in the time trial to qualify for the semifinal. The semi-final was very tough and we could never quite get on terms for the 3rd place necessary. In the last 500m the crew The Peterite 2008-2009

Boys quadruple sculls: Freddie Jagger, Angus Smith, Henry Gray, Guy Cowman-Sharpe, cox Tom Riley

Boys' double sculls: Freddie Jagger, Calum Brown Girls' single sculls: Imogen Leigh Girls'single sculls: Rebecca Widdicombe Boys' single sculls: James McMahon

Women's Henley, Friday 19 Sunday 21 June Once again we took a senior and J16 crew who both performed very well against the very best in Great Britain. The Women's Academic Fours: Jess Elkington, Ellie MacLeod, Fi Campbell and Jess Fitzpatrick, coxed by Jenny Clark. We were the only school entered alongside 32 University crews. We started with a time trial where our girls rowed very well to come about 10th overall. In the next round we were up against Southampton University. With a tremendous start and rowing a really sharp and

fought race against Norwich School won a silver medal, missing

technically precise race, we rapidly took a lead of some 2 lengths,

out on gold by only 1 second.

which the University girls never looked like taking back. In the end we won by over 5 lengths. The next round was against a big and strong Nottingham Uni crew. They had more power and went ahead in the first 2 minutes. However, as previously agreed, once they got to nearly 1 length ahead St. Peter's started to put them under huge pressure. Although we never got back on terms the girls

In the Girls' Single Scull an outstanding performance by Imogen Leigh gave her a gold medal by a large 8-second margin. This is the first time a St. Peter's girl has won a medal at these championships and the first time we have ever won a single sculling medal there.

had their very best row of the year and could not have done more. The final verdict was 2 lengths. Under 16 Girls' 4: Lipmunn Tang, Daisy Noble, Alex Akehurst

Final GB Trials Nottingham Jess Fitzpatrick competed in the Great Britain Rowing trials in

and Gabby Naismith, coxed by Ali Stephenson were drawn against

Nottingham. After 4 days of trials and 27 races, she emerged as

Latymer School, the National Schools' Regatta silver medallists

6th in the country on stroke side, very close to those above her.

and eventual finalists in this new event. However, with true grit,

She was selected to row in the England 8 to compete in the Home

they did not let this trouble them. They fought all the way and at

Countries International Regatta later in July.

half way were still in contention. Latymer drew away in the second half of the race but we never gave up and pushed them all the way. Like the senior girls the J16s had their best race of the season.

Under-14 Rowing Championships: Peterborough

National Championships 22-24 July Three St Peter's rowers took part this year with 2 national medals won. Adam Janes entered the J15 single scull. With a huge entry he missed out on a semi-final place in the time trial.

St. Peter's entered its largest team ever with 22 3rd form rowers competing.

Behaviour and sportsmanship were excellent

and there were some great results.

Girls' J14 Single scull: Imogen Leigh was in the J14 single scull. She rowed a very competent semi-final, winning to take her straight into the final. Here she had a tough race but put in a

The boys quadruple scull of Guy Cowman-Sharpe, Henry Gray, Angus Smith, Freddie Jagger and cox Tom Riley after a very closely

superb performance to win a bronze medal, only 1 second off silver.

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Summer Sculling Course Now in its 3rd year this course once again proved very popular, again attracting record numbers of girls and boys. They learnt a lot about safety, technique on the rowing ergometer and "skullduggery", practical lessons in safe boat lifting, circuit training and, of course, sculling and coxing. By the end of the 4 days all were competent at sculling in Octuple and quad sculls and some even ventured out in double sculls. In the rest period after lunch we looked at DVDs of World Championships to analyse technique and on the last day had an excellent barbeque. Only three fell in. My congratulations to the rowers who tried so hard.

Girls' J18 pair: Jess Fitzpatrick raced with Maddy McCarthy

Many thanks to the coaches, OPs and present rowers, who

from Durham Rowing Club.They had a very competent semi-final,

helped coach, inspire and enthuse these young rowers. The

which they were always in control of and won by 11 seconds. In

Coaches: All MacLeod, Adam Janes, James Clark, Jess Fitzpatrick,

the final the crosswind gave some differences between lanes but

Anthony Pulsford, Ellie MacLeod, Maddie Hall, Fi Campbell, Jess

they rowed very well to win a silver medal. They were both

Elkington, lona Harrap, Ben Elliott, Rory Wells

selected to row in the England VIII.

Thanks As always the coaches have been terrific this year: they are a great, experienced and hard-working team and the performance of our rowers owes a lot to them.

These are ... Chris Hall, Mike "maths" Hall, Claire Fletcher, Alec Cilchrist, Tom Marriott ,Dave Heffernan and Joe Foss. The Captains, Jenny Clark, Dan Lewis, Jess Fitzpatrick and Ali Springgay, deserve praise for leading from the front and showing the younger ones what the Boat Club is about. Thanks also to the Boat Club Supporters'Association.

Home International Regatta, Nottingham Jess Fitzpatrick rowed at 2 in the England VIII. Their tactic was to go off hard and fast, get an advantage and then build on that. They executed this superbly with a 2-length lead at 500m and 14 seconds at half way. Then with a series of "pushes", they extended this to win by the huge margin of 17 seconds. Ireland were second with Wales and Scotland following them home.

And finally the Boat Club could not stay afloat without the huge time and effort put in by Jon Whitmore (OP) who works at least a day per week repairing and renovating our fleet. He has ensured that boats are returned to use as soon possible and even comes down on regatta days to make sure we are all river worthy. We all appreciate his work tremendously.

Rowing Colours St. Peter's Caps: Jenny Clark, jess Fitzpatrick Full Colours: Laura Buss, Fi Campbell, Jess Elkington, Rebecca Fletcher, Ellie MacLeod, Isobel Thompson, Dan Lewis, Jonty Naismith, Anthony Pulsford, Ali Springgay. Jamie MacLeod, August 2009

The following represented the U15 A & B teams: V

Rounders

Herrenschmidt, E Hart, G Grant, C Worsman, E Gee, S Kelly, E Miller, H Cust, A Mason, H Diggory, F Dallas, H Birch, J Phillips, E Burton, F Roth, L Redfern, G Fullick, L llsley, Peel, C McDermottroe

Senior Rounders The Senior Rounders team, consisting mostly of the U6,

Ul 5 Fixtures 17V4-16V4

decided to have a final nostalgic fun Rounders season.Thinking the

25 April

Barnard Castle

Won

first fixture would be a relaxed experience they soon realised that

2 May

Mount St Mary's

Won

18%-13

concentration would be needed if they were going to win. After a

9 May

Queen Margaret's

Won

Durham

well contested game it finished with a draw of 271/2 each, with

16 May

good batting from both sides. After this, the competitive spirit

6 June

took over and the following matches were won. 10 June Annie Cray and Lottie Bennet shared captaincy. Annie scored

A v

Pocklington

Won

21 - 15 Cancelled 23-16

B v

Pocklington

Won

30-18

A v

Queen Ethelburgas

Cancelled

B v

Queen Ethelburgas

Cancelled

many of the rounders as well as being a dependable 3rd post.

13 June

Ampleforth College

Won

30V4-11V4

Lottie excelled as bowler, cutting off many of the hits to stop Vz

24 June

Bootham

Won

31 -13

rounders being scored at 2nd post. They both motivated and inspired the team players. Bobby Gardner, as usual, gave 100% commitment and not only scored many rounders but also played

U14 Rounders report 2009

an excellent deep fielder. There are many talented rounders players in the current 3rd They had five fixtures, with unfortunately two cancelled. They played with enthusiasm and enjoyment and it was a pleasure to take such a happy team.

A B

20.05.09 13.06.09

v Barnard Castle v Ashville College v Ashville College v

Bootham

v Ampleforth College

pleasing to note that all girts who opted to play the sport were able to represent the school. Most weeks we were able to field an A & B team and on one occasion two equally good teams - such

Senior Rounders Results 25.04.09 13.05.09

form who display great skill and flair for the game. It is also

is the depth of talent in the year. Needless to say, both teams won

D W W W W

27Vi -27V2 27-23 31-17 34-12 21-19

The following represented the Senior Rounders teams. C. Bennett, B. Gardener, A. Ashworth, P. Fairbank, E. Lockitt H. Slack, S. Hammill, A. Pring, A. Bambridge, A. Cray, G. Smith, L. Cammish, R. Bairstow, V. Kirsch, A. Turnbull, L. Hawthorn,

C. Prowde, K.

Withers, N. Deedes, R. Dallas, S. Munro.T. Binns, C. Cecil, I. Reynard,

all, but one of their games, drawing 11-11 to Ampleforth! Georgia Latham proved to be an excellent 1st base player, managing to catch extremely fast balls from both Laura Field and Ruby Wilson! Jess Fairbank, as second deep and captain must be congratulated on her playing - she was expert at both hitting and fielding. Lavinia Taylor and Chloe Lister were very accurate and hard hitters, continually sending the ball into spaces and, importantly, scoring many rounders throughout the season. 25th April 2nd May

C. Nelson, C. Boyd, M. Slack, M. Bollands

U15 Rounders

Barnard Castle

Won

171/2-10

U14A

Mount St Marys

Won

22-15

U14B

Mount St Marys

Won

20-6

U14C

Mount St Marys

Los

11-8

U14

9th May

U14

Queen Margarets

Won

19-6

13th June

U14

Ampleforth

Drew

11-11

An excellent season from all the 4th years who attended the Friday practice and played in the matches. They all played with

The following girls represented the U14 team.

enthusiasm and worked hard - and more particularly, were good at

Heather Goodall, Ruby Wilson, Georgia Latham, Lucy Mahon,

changing fielding tactics to stay one step ahead of the opposition.

Abigail Gill, Lavinia Taylor, Katie Elliott, Katie Reid, Jess Fairbank,

The composition of the teams changed depending on whether

Felicity Punnett, Polly Smith, Chloe Lister, Summer Taylor, Hannah

there was a tennis match against the same opposition. Although

Tolley, Tilly Hall, Dewi Sarginson, Imogen Leigh, Rebecca

the tennis players, as always were good at hitting, there was little

Widdicombe, Hannah Gee and Laura Field.

to choose between the fielders; whether they were present or not - a great credit to all the team players. There were no weak links in either of the teams and it would be difficult to mention individuals, without naming everybody! The first match turned out to have the closest result - perhaps because it was on the first Saturday after only one practice. In all the other fixtures the teams were never in danger of losing, and all matches were played in a great spirit, with a sense of fun, but also with real determination. It was a pleasure to take the U15 rounders this year and I hope they all enjoyed it as much as I did! MrsWM Shepherd The Peterite 2008-2009

Football Association Football

Girls' Squash V

Ashville

lost

H arrogate

won

6-0

With only one regular from the previous season returning, this

Queen Margaret's

won

8-0

year's squad of footballers, despite their enthusiasms and

Bootham

won

6-0

individual skills, lacked experience of team play and, against our

Ampleforth boys

draw

4-4

better opponents, it showed. Unfortunately, the poor drainage on

Queen Margaret's

won

6-0

the Colts pitch meant that much of the first month of training, in

Harrogate College

won

5-1

3-2

which game practice would have tackled tactical naivety, was denied the group and, as the fixtures commenced, there was much

As a new coach to the St Peters girls squash team squad I was delighted to find a group who were so keen to learn and had so

still to learn.

much enthusiasm and potential. Chris Schonewald led the team bravely and whole-heartedly from centre-half and in the first game against Bootham was outstanding with a series of well-timed and face-saving tackles. He was joined in the centre of defence by Jack Williamson whose skills developed considerably and will continue to do so as next season unfolds. Behind them, Rory Vokes-Dudgeon took on the not always popular role of goalkeeper with his characteristic good humour and positive attitude.

He made some very good saves

during the season but the snag of playing in goal is that your minor

Our first match came a little too quickly as we had only had time for a couple of training sessions. It was against Ashville college who fielded a number of boys in their team. Frankie Cross fought well to win her match, Tamzin who played a boy just lost out 9-10 in the 5th game, Haz Scott also just lost in the 5th, Beth played confidently against an unconventional boy player but managed to play her own game and won 3-0 with considerable style.

errors can be expensive in a way that they are not further up the

Then came Lauren's match against a boy who used all the

field. Between them they provided a structure for the side but

tricks in the book to try and distract Lauren, who lost the first two

were often exposed by the team's inability to keep the ball further

games. There was an emotional break between games and she

up the field. In Oliver Burdass, the team did possess a striker with

showed real guts pulling the match back to 2-2. In the 5th she was

a 'nose' for the goal. That little bit of extra experience with the

just beaten 7-9 and the girls lost the match 3-2.

game meant that he made well-directed runs into the opponents' area and he has the confidence to strike for goal early. The consequence was the season's Golden Boot which included a stylish hattrick against Silcoates in our only win. As we look forward to next season it is the hope that the experiences gained this year will provide a foundation for many of the returning players. In William Peet and Harry Booth there is a very promising central mid-field partnership around which a

From that match on, the squad went from strength to strength, with new players coming in and learning new skills rapidly (especially Olivia's great boasts!) Queen Margaret's were our next opponents, I have never heard a group who were so negative on the journey to Escrick "We've never beaten QM's before before", " we always get thrashed " were amongst the quotes.

successful team might be built. They combine a willingness in the

New team members Olivia and Vicky Herrenschmidt started

tackle with deft creative touches- they may choose to test their

well and cruised to victory in their first ever squash match. Next

modesty and guess who possesses which! The 2009 season tested our talents and resources and, despite the frustrations brought on by boggy pitches, was most enjoyable. Football continues to provide a valued alternative for those not involved with the School's Hockey teams. MCL/PCT

Natalia Federova played confidently and won 2-0. Sophie Hamill made hard work of her first game but came through winning 108 then cruised to a 9-1 victory in the second.The other 4 matches were won with ease; the hard work in squad training was showing ease; and an 8-0 victory against QM's, their first ever. Our next match v Ampleforth again was against the boys, Beth Barker won her match 3-1and there were victories forTamzin and new team member Sophie Worsman, the match was eventually drawn at 4-4. We then had 2 convincing victories over Harrogate College 6-0 and Bootham 6-0. As each match progresses the teams confidence and skills improved and our return match against QM was another 6- 0 victory and a 5-1 victory over Harrogate finished the season. It was a pleasure to watch this team learn new skills during their coaching sessions and then put them into practice when playing their matches. The 'dream team' as they named themselves have gone from strength to strength and as many of the squad will still be with us in September they will be a force to be reckoned with.

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early on in the term. Technique-wise Laura's strokes were second

House Squash

to none. Semi final

Final

Hope v Dronfield

1-7

Queens v School

2-7

The U15's could never be accused of letting me down. They

Dronfield V School

had the smallest number of members to choose from but consistently gave their all and never failed to turn up to training or matches. Alex Akehurst, Ceorgie Grant, Steph Foster-Duffy and

With 5 team players in the final it was highly competitive

Sarah Kelly were the mainstay of the U15's but we certainly

stuff, but Dronfield pulled off a 12-point victory over Queens with

couldn't have managed without Hettie Cust (always smiling

Emily Wall putting in an excellent performance and helping her

regardless of what

team to a great victory.

McDermottroe (who Mrs Shepherd managed to bring out of

I would ask of her) and Charlotte

retirement!).

Girls' Swimming

The U14's must be given a special mention as they won all but two of their matches. They were beaten only by The Grammar School at Leeds but it is worth noting that this same Leeds team

I wouldn't exactly be telling the truth if I said that I wasn't a

recently came 2nd in a National Independent Schools Relay

little apprehensive when Mrs Shepherd welcomed me on board as

Championship. This shows what strength our young team have.

the girls swimming coach. I was very aware that I was taking over

Felicity Punnett and Chloe Lister were outstanding in their swims,

from a very efficient and well respected Pat Fletcher. The last time

both winning all but two of their individual races (beaten by Leeds

I had been at St Peter's pool in a school capacity was 25years ago

again!) but close behind were Dewi Sarginson and Isabelle Taylor

with me IN the water being coached by Mr Owen-Barnett. Way

who were also regular winners. The rest of the U14 team gave

back then, on the rare occasion that we actually had a swimming

equally great performances, particularly Elizabeth Bell, Tilly Hall

match, there was only me and another 6th former who made up

and Maddie Jackson who never quite believed how good they

the female side of the team which was certainly character

really were - you need to work on your Positive Mental Attitude

building! Fortunately, the girls' swimming team has increased in

girls! Emma Hargreaves and Zara Cower must also be mentioned

numbers since then and I found myself in charge of a great bunch

as part of this successful group of girts. It would also be remiss of

of girls who very quickly made me feel at ease.

me not to mention our special guest in the last swimming match.

I was thrown in at the deep end with a match against Ashville in the 2nd week of term. But I needn't have worried, as the confidence of the Seniors and the U15 girls who knew exactly what to do, along with a strong new group of U14's, meant that the St

Finding out on the minibus that we were one swimmer down, Rachel Moore was dragged out of a class (cookery, I think) into the swimming team, no questions asked. You swam brilliantly Rachel and I will be forever grateful that you so willingly helped out.

Peter's girls narrowly won. This is always a hard match so a win

All the girls helped me through this first year but I'd particu-

away was a great start to the season. There was some tough

larly like to thank all those Seniors who are leaving St Peter's. Jess

competition during the year up against schools such as The

Fitzpatrick always put in her strongest performance, often needing

Grammar School at Leeds and Harrogate Ladies College who have

her inhaler at the end of the race.

a significant number of competitive club swimmers. The standard

backstroke went from strength to strength and no-one could ever

of such teams is incredible for school swimming but I also know

doubt Becca Fletcher's sheer level of determination. Becca would

how much time some of these teams put in to get such results. In

often anchor the team home and that fierce competitiveness

Emily Bollands' stylish

contrast, the girls at St Peter's often have only one hour a week to

often helped us win in some very tight finishes - Becca doesn't

train, build up their stamina, work on speed, practise technique,

take losing well!

perfect starts and finishes as well as fit in matches. Many of the girls have other major commitments and I am grateful that they still put in their time and effort to continue with their swimming and give such good results.

So, I've got my first year over with and I've certainly thoroughly enjoyed it - many thanks girls. Karen Burdass

I will come to the leaving 6th formers later but in the Seniors

The following girls represented the Senior team: Becca

I must mention Fi Campbell who was a regular 4th member of the

Fletcher*, Jess Fitzpatrick*, Emily Bollands*, Fi Campbell*, Jess

team, always reliable and willing. I'll look forward to working with

Elkington, Maddie Hall, Mary Bollands, Ellys Lockitt, Laura

her for another year, especially on those turns! A special mention

Streather.

must go to Jess Elkington and Maddie Hall, as chief scorers, who I

* full colours

would have been lost without at home matches. I was thrilled when at the end of term they both finally agreed to actually take

The following girls represented the U15 team:

Hettie

part and swim in one of the matches. Ellys Lockitt was another of

Cust, Steph Foster-Duffy, Georgie Grant, Alex Akehurst, Sarah Kelly,

this hard working team, noted for her reliability and versatility -

Charlotte McDermottoe.

not only in the pool but also for sprinting across to the sports hall

The following girls represented the U14 team: Elizabeth

on my first home match when I suddenly realised I had no

Bell, Zara Gower, Maddie Jackson, Tilly Hall, Emma Hargreaves,

stopwatches! It was a shame that illness cut short Laura

Dewi Sarginson, Chloe Lister, Isabelle Taylor, Felicity Punnett,

Streather's swimming term as she had been a strong swimmer

Rachel Moore.

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Swimming Results 18/9/08

2/10/08

6/10/08

25/11/08 v

Ashville

Won Snr U1S U14

251 72 81 98

- 239 91 82 66

Won Snr U15 U14

137 53 39 45

- 127 35 49 43

Grammar School (H) at Leeds

Lost U15 U14

54 17 37

- 84 41 43

H arrogate Ladies College

Lost Snr U15 U14

103 22 26 70

- 126 38 34 60

(A)

Silcoates

(A)

(H)

3/12/08 v

Bootham

(A)

Lost

112

- 118

19/1/09

Bootham

(H)

Lost Snr U15 U14

84 24 23 37

Won Snr U15 U14

120 25 35 60

Won Snr U15 U14

138 33 35 70

- 127 34 33 30.

26/1/09

23/2/09

2/3/09

16/3/09

Silcoates

(H)

H arrogate Ladies College

Ashville Boys and Girls

(A)

(H)

Won 238 Girls Snr 44 U15 43 U14 82 Boys Snr 32 U15 37

Grammar (A) School at Leeds

Lost U15 U14

97 63 34

Girls'Athletics Independent School Girls' Athletics Competition The athletics season got off to a flying start as we entered both U14 and U15 teams in the Independent School Girls' annual athletics competition which was held at the Huntington Stadium.

99 38 37 24 88 35 25 28

- 197 36 33 44 45 39 - 139 93 46

Twenty schools enter the prestigious event and for the second consecutive year we won the U14 competition and were also victorious, for the first time, in the U15 competition. As it is a team event all individual events count towards the final score, however there were notable performances from many of the girls. Chloe Lister came first in both the 100m and the long jump, Lavinia Taylor first in the javelin and the U14 relay team won the 4x100m relay narrowly missing out on the competition record. In the U15 team Vicky Herrenschmidt won the discus, Captain Hettie Cust achieved second in the 1500m and Charlotte McDermottroe came second in both the 300m and long jump. The following girls were chosen to represent York and District at the County Finals: Chloe Lister:

12/11/08 John Parry North of England Relays (A) Snr Medley Snr Freestyle U15 Medley 1115 Freestyle

5th 5th 5th 6th

in in in in

final final final final

100m and long jump.

Lavinia Taylor:

Javelin

Vicky Herrenschmidt:

Discus

All the girls competed well and Vicky Herrenschmidt, after coming first in her event, was chosen to compete in the county finals. Vicky won the event making her, a year young, eligible to

Girl's Interhouse Swimming Gala In matches such as the Interhouse it is often going to be dominated by those girls who are already in the swimming team, obviously having an advantage over the non-team swimmers. However, having never seen a St Peter's Interhouse, let alone organise one, I was incredibly impressed by ALL the girls, not only in the standard of swimming but by how they supported all the competitors regardless of which house they were in. There was an outright winner this year in Dronfield who had a finalist in almost every race. The real competition appeared to be for the next 3 places which were very close. 1st

DRONFIELD

74pts

2nd

CLIFTON

43pts

3rd

GROVE

40pts

4th

HOPE

38pts

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enter the All England Competition - a fantastic achievement. Mrs.A.Tooby-Smith

•*•' Sport

Boys'Athletics The short Athletics season this year was another successful

on what was an enjoyable day for all involved and which also

one for our athletes. There is some real talent across the age

demonstrated the strength of athletics in a number of the big

groups, which bodes well for future seasons. Athletics fixtures

North Yorkshire schools. Good performances were put in across a

remain hard to come by but there are an increasing number of

range of events and I thank those who do not normally compete

competitions available and once again this year we entered the

for helping out.

English Schools Track and Field Cup.

At the North Yorkshire Championships in June Charlie

The first competitive outing for our athletes was the York and

Creswold won the Junior Boys Javelin with Tom Kimpson finishing

District athletic trials which this year occurred early and unfortu-

2nd in the Inter 400m behind a very strong athlete. Matthew

nately this year clashed with the HMC North competition. Good

Chann finished 3rd in Long Jump. Tom Kimpson went on to

performances were put in from a number of athletes.

Tom

Kimpson won the Inter Boys 200m and 400m; Toby Hinchcliffe

represent North Yorkshire in the English Schools Championship in early July.

was 3rd in the 100m and Ali Newton 3rd in the 1500m. In the Junior Boys, Charlie Greswold finished 1st in Javelin and 2nd in 100m, with Matthew Chan also winning the Long Jump. A combined 3rd/4th year team was put out for the Track and Field Cup and because of the rules athletes often had to do events they were unfamiliar with. We finished 4th overall from 14 teams

There have been some fine performances across the season and congratulations go to all the athletes involved. Junior and Inter athletics continues to look strong for the next season so hopefully things will get even better! SJG

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Combined are group points = 10,6,4,2

Cambridge Cup Badminton

School

Dron

Clifton

Senior X-Country

5 2

Hockey

Squash

Jun net

10 10

Queens

Temple

Grove

Rise

5 2 6 3 5 2

Swimming Tennis

Hope

Junior x-Country

Sen net

i (junior/senior) 5, 3, 2,1

Rounders

Athletics

166

Total:

Position:

1st

3rd

5th

4th

5th

6th

8th

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Cups 2008/9 Autumn term House x-country senior

Rise

House x-country junior

Clifton

House x-country individual senior

Amelia Smalley

House x-country individual junior

Hettie Cust

Fletcher Hockey Cup

Annie Gray/Lauren Grant

House Badminton

School

House Hockey

School

Jackson Pacey

Lottie Bennett

Middleton

Georgie Smith

Rose Bowl Hockey U14

Ruby Wilson

Spring term House Squash

Dronfield

House netball (junior)

Dronfield

House netball (senior)

Hope

House swimming

Dronfield

Fowler swim trophy

Rebecca Fletcher

Rose bowl- netball U15

Vicky Herrenschmidt

Summer Term House athletics

Cancelled due to rain

Lowther sprint cup (sen 100m)

Cancelled due to rain

Friends of St Peter's Junior Sprint Cup (junlOOm)

Cancelled due to rain

Friends of St Peter's Middle Distance Cup (junSOOm)

Cancelled due to rain

Senior Middle distance cup (sen 1500m)

Cancelled due to rain

Victrix Ludorum

Cancelled due to rain

Newman athletics

Cancelled due to rain

House Tennis

School

Junior rounders

Queens

Shuttleworth Cup

Sheila Houghton-Brown

Jo Seargeant - all rounder

Claudia Goss

Racquets Hannah Smith Cup

Lauren Grant

Cambridge Cup

School and Dronfield

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Prizegiving 2009 V1th Form

Middle School James Fenton Lucy Mahon Daniel Spencer Joseph Williams

Art Prize

Grace Ma

Art Exhibition

Rory Payne

Walter Smith Prize for Biology

Alastair Springgay

Illrd Form Prize for Academic Merit

John Mitchell

Chemistry Prize

Illrd Form Prize for History

Georgia Latham

Tudor Howat Prize for Music Composition

William Robinson

John Crook Prize for Poetry

Aaron Anthony-Pillai

P.E.Lord Prize for Classical Civilisation

Alexander Taylor

Junior Music Prize

Nicholas McLeish

Mathematics Projects Prize

Arthur Craven Prize for Middle School French

Phoebe Liu

Illrd Form Prize for Academic Merit

IVth Form Prize for Academic Merit

Stephenson Prize for Latin

Alexandra Akehurst Joshua Cooper George Hurston James Macnab James Webster

Vth Form Prize for Academic Merit

Mary Bollands

P.E. Lord Prize for Classical Civilisation

Anna-Louise Hannah

Milton Prize for Effort and Progress in Biology Junior Art Prize

Design and Technology Prize

David Brotheridge

Mathematics Prize

Lipmunn Tang

The Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies

Rhona Hunt

Geography Prize

Annabel Pring

Brian Holbeche Prize for a Critical Essay

Emma Beaumont

Arthur Craven Memorial Prize for Spoken French

Thomas Bright

David Rumfitt Memorial Prize for Service to the Chapel

James Hepworth

German Prize

Nicholas Rosenburg

Politics Prize

Thomas Summers

Toyne Prize for European History

Thomas Hall

LVIth Essay Prize for History

Alexander Dickinson

Orange-Bromhead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment

James Woodrow

Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass

Abigail Bambridge

Stephenson Prize for Singing

Oliver Marshall

Robert Harding Prize for A Level Physical Education

Rebecca Fletcher

Whytehead Memorial Prize for Theology

Anna Fahy

Old Peterite Lodge Prize for Service to the Community

Charlotte Bennett Emily Bollands

The Minster Lions Rose Bowl for Community Action

Gary Ng

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize

Sho Maekawa

K.H. Rhodes Prize

Sophie Hammill

Robert Haylett

Katie McLeish

Chris Ma

Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Julia Megone

Vth Form Prize for Academic Merit Vth Form History Prize Geography Prize

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Richard Atkinson Memorial Prize for Drama Claudia Goss

Tobias Lunn

Stephenson Prize for Latin

Walter Smith Prize for CCSE Practical Science

Amelia Smalley

Le Tocq Prize for Economics

Vth Form Prize for Academic Merit

Middle School Essay

Civilisation Coursework

Divine Kudzewlor

Vth Form Prize for Academic Merit King-Reynolds Prize for Middle School Mathematics

Foluso Rotowa Memorial Prize for Classical

Peter Rowley

Vth Form Prize for Academic Merit Vth Form Music Prize

Samuel Hall

Wilcox Prize for Physics

Vth Form Prize for Music Composition Skrentny Prize for Creative Writing

Spanish Prize

Benjamin France

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