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The Peterite 2011 -2012 Issue No. 429 Contents Commemoration

Valete

Salvete

House Reports

Visits & Exchanges

News, Events & Activities

Community Action

Creative and Cultural

Postcard Portraits

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Sport

125

Leavers' Destinations

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Head Boy and Girl Tom Nelson

THE PETERITE TEAM: Left to right: Felicity Halstead, Maddie Jackson, Joe Himsworth,

and Victoria Herrenschmidt.

Phoebe Liu and Alison Thornton. Not in Picture - James Emery

Cover note: Icon 'The Risen Christ' by Luka Pajovik LVI. Luka is one of our two Central European Project HMC Scholars. He is studying AS level Art and is from Padgorica in Montenegro. Back cover image: 'Shoreline' Charlie Darmody LVI.

Peterite - From the Head Master This edition of the Peterite chronicles an extraordinary year for St Peter's. A year of purposeful activity that culminated amid the exhilaration and communal celebrations of the Queen's Golden Jubilee and the triumphs of London Olympic and Paralympic Games. In decades to come, I suspect that the summer of 2012 will shimmer in the memory with a particular and special glow. I trust that this will also be the case for those who were part of the School for the academic year 2011-2012. The articles and reports that follow paint a colourful portrait of the endeavour and enjoyment of our pupils and staff. I would like to pay tribute to all who have submitted articles and to Mr John Darmody who masterminds this invaluable publication. We rightly emphasise the warmth and vitality of our school community and I hope that readers of the 2011-2012 edition will find abundant evidence of the health of St Peter's School.

Leo Winkley Head Master

Thank you to all who contributed to the creation of this year's magazine. Thank you in particular for your immense contribution to David Morris, Penny Bollands, Pat Chandler, Richard Trevett, the team at Mutton Peach, Linden Richardson and the pupils who were members of the Peterite team. John Darmody Editor

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Commemoration Address. Friday 6 July 2012 Pupils, parents, friends and honoured guests: thank you all for attending this special day; thank you Chairman for those very kind words; thank you Madeleine for your thoughtful and inspiring address. A question: how is a school like a newspaper? At first sight, perhaps the obvious answer is: "Not very". But let's think again. Last year, the Guardian newspaper launched a project asking school children to define their perfect school. One rather strident 11 year old wrote: "The children of the modern day are getting more and more rights such as having the right to say their opinion, and this is mine: you should be allowed to say what you think to the teacher without being criticised or given a detention". Asked if he had any suggestions on school improvement, he replied soberly: "Every class should have a cow: so they can sell the milk and improve the school."

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Freedom and trust are at the heart of the way our media work; and so it is with a good school. Any institution

needs to

have a moral

backbone. CP Scott's words of 1921 speak through the decades: "One of the virtues, perhaps almost the chief virtue,

newspaper

its

independence. Whatever its position or character, at least it should have a soul of its own." A newspaper must be motivated by "a common ideal", and governed by "honesty, cleanness, courage, fairness, a sense of duty to the reader and the community." Reading Scott's words, I found myself substituting the word 'school' One girl's winning submission focused on the need for experts in schools - people whose work you can trust. She suggested: "In the classroom we should have Stephen Hawking to teach us science. I would like Gordon Ramsay to cook our lunch, but he would have to promise to zip his mouth. I would like Besse Cooper to teach us history, according to the internet she is the oldest

for the word 'newspaper'. At the start of this academic year, we launched the new school aims and values: our common ideal. Turning to St Peter's, I can happily report that, far from being a year of scandal and skullduggery - or none that I've discovered anyway - it has been one of endeavour and accomplishment. The most immediate outcomes of a school's work are, of

person alive today so she could tell us about her life." CP Scott, the long-lived owner of the Guardian newspaper, served as its editor for a remarkable 57 years. On the 100th anniversary of the Guardian (in 1921), Scott published an essay on the role of the newspaper in society. "A newspaper", he wrote," is much more than a business; it is an institution; it reflects and it

course, good exam results, university places and the launching of careers. Last year's exam results saw St Peter's break into the top 10 co-educational boarding schools in the country for A level results. And in the nation's top 75 independent schools of all categories.

influences the life of a whole community; it may affect even wider

Last summer, the most competitive ever for university

destinies. It plays on the minds and consciences of men. It may

entrance, saw 84% of our pupils secure their first choice university

educate, stimulate,

place and a 95% overall success rate. Such things affirm that the

assist, or it may do

work ethic of the pupils and the inspiration provided by our

the opposite. It has,

teaching staff are combining to excellent effect. This year our

therefore, a moral as

pupils have 7 Oxbridge offers, 4 for Imperial and 2 pupils are

well as a material

heading for top US universities. Every single application is about

existence."

ensuring that our pupils get onto the right course for them. last

Much noise is being made in the academic press about

twelve months we

potential changes to both the A level and GCSE systems. We

have seen scandal

await the consultation process on this. We are likely to welcome

Over

and

the

skulduggery the the

Form. The raising of the calibre of the GCSEs has long been called

for in the independent sector - hence the 'flight to quality' that

was, of course, the

has seen us go to International GCSEs for Maths, Modern

uncovered workings

in of

national press.

Guardian newspaper

Languages and Science; courses that are more demanding but

that

with less assessment.

exposed the

sordid activities of the

phone-hacking

scandals. The Leveson Inquiry has since been probing into the ethics and integrity of the press - and indeed that of the police and politicians. Opening the hearings back in November, Lord Justice Leveson said; "The press provides an essential check on all aspects of public life. That is why any failure within the media affects all of us. At the heart of this Inquiry, therefore, may be one simple question: who guards the guardians?"

anything that slims down the amount of in-course assessment and, in particular, the number of modules and re-sits in the Sixth

I have spoken out in the national press about the role of Religious Education. The Government's inexplicable omission of the subject from the core of the English Baccalaureate and its apparent blurring of the subject with PSHE, send me potty. Thankfully, as independent schools, we can decide our own curriculum; but it does mean that the national league tables produced some bizarre rankings. Read them with the caution they deserve. And if you ever want to discuss how we are doing, please do get in touch with me.

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Although good exam results unlock doors, we all know that

Our Young Entrepreneurs won the North Yorkshire finals,

success and happiness in life are not always guaranteed by, or

progressing to win three awards at the regional finals. They also

dependent on, a certificate. We have introduced this year a week

saw off 40 other schools to scoop top honours at the national

of exam-free exploratory learning for the Lower Sixth to allow

trade fair event in Stratford. Our team of young designers showed

pupils to roam widely, free of syllabus constraints; no prep, just

ingenuity in winning the regional schools technology tournament.

thinking and discussion. They enjoyed a range of seminars given

And, talking of design, we were excited to learn two weeks ago

by staff and visiting speakers on topics such as code-breaking,

that the swimming pool won the Lord Mayor's Award for Design -

advertising and the taste of failure.

a great credit to all involved.

There was a one-day

conference on business and enterprise, with a keynote speech from the Director General of the CBI.

There was advice on

preparing for university applications, as well as sessions on survival cookery, how you learn, and, for girls, how to stay safe. Pupils were trained in advocacy and debating by the English Speaking Union. Exploration Week will happen again next year.

Staying with Mayoral Awards, five Lower Sixth pupils earned themselves inaugural Lord Mayor of York Young Volunteers Awards; and one pupil collected the Special Award at a ceremony at the Mansion House in York. Our volunteers have worked with more external agencies than ever this year. Community Action is rightly part of the school's DNA and this work deserves celebration. I am

Staying with the intellectual and cultural, the St Peter's Public

delighted that two new initiatives have blossomed this year: the

Lecture series has been a great success. High profile speakers -

BIRD project, a pupil-led community day; and a Third Form

such as philosopher AC Grayling, novelist Philippa Gregory, Chris

Mencap@St Peter's day, organised by a former pupil.

Mullin MP and scientist-theologian John Polkinghorne - have drawn excellent crowds from across York: very much part of our community engagement work.

Partnership. This year we have been offering free Latin lessons to

Recent articles in the press have highlighted the link between youngsters reading for pleasure and academic success.

Next year we are taking the lead in joint-funding, with Manor School, the co-ordination of City of York Independent State School

Pupils

studying English have entered the King James' Bible reading competition and the'Grand Day Out'to the British Library. A fascinating event for World Book Day asked: 'Which book should you have read by the time you're 18?' What is your answer? We have also run a reading lesson with Third Form this term. Most encouragingly, a pupil initiative saw the creation of a brand new highquality school magazine devoted to culture: Keystone.The Classics Department launched the Classical Poetry Recital Competition long before Mr Cove came out in favour of poetry! They even summoned up the energy for a fund-raising Athenian marathon on the route of Pheidippides' original run.

pupils from 8 of the state schools, as well as a pioneering rowing programme in partnership with York High School. While we're on rowing, our crews have enjoyed 41 wins this season: 9 for the Girls, 32 for the boys. At the Schools' Head, London our senior boys VIII equalled our best ever result, coming 18th out of 300 crews. Further outstanding success came in the Championship races at the National Schools' Regatta, as our coxless four beat top crews to earn a bronze medal, another first for St. Peter's rowing,. At the Henley Royal Regatta, St Peters VIII pre-qualified for the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Cup. I don't usually mention individuals in this address but there are always exceptions. Adam janes is one such. As well as securing a place at Harvard, Adam beat the British record that had stood for 11 years

Our scientists and mathematicians have been very active too.

in the British Indoor Rowing Championships. He has been invited

One pupil was invited to the Royal Society in London to collect his

to Great Britain Under-23 final rowing trials, outstanding for an 18

award for finishing

year old.

3rd in the country in the British Physics

In recognition, Adam received the ultimate school

Olympiad. St. Peter's again hosted our own Physics Olympics

accolade, the St Peter's Award, which has only been given four

welcoming Year 8 pupils from 32 schools. In Maths, over 1025

times.

teams entered the national Senior Team Challenge competition. The St. Peter's team won the regional final in November and came in the top 25 in the national final.

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In girls' sport, our hockey players represented Yorkshire in the U16 North finals while the Under 18s made the north-east finals,

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with four girls achieving county honours. The 1stV11 netballteam were unbeaten and won the invitational independent schools' North of England tournament. The U15 A&B and U14 A teams all won the York & District Tournament. Our squash players reached the quarter-finals of the national competition and, in tennis, we reached the semi-finals of the England Under 19s at Eton and our under 14 players retained the Hepworth Cup. One pupil gained national honours in the England U16 rounders squad. The Boys' sporting highlights included our U15 rugby players progressing to the Last 32 in the Daily Mail national cup and our U16s reaching the Semi Finals of the Floodlit Cup. Three boys gained county honours and one pupil was selected for the National Independent Schools Barbarians Team. The Hubbard pitch has inspired the 1st XI to the North of England Finals, a feat matched by our U14s. The U15 were Yorkshire Runners up. One boy represented the North of England at Under 18 level. In cricket, the season was the worst hit by weather in Mr Kirby's considerable living memory, but one boy played for Yorkshire U15, and a certain Old Peterite made the breakthrough into the highest level of the sport. Several tours and trips have departed St Peter's for Barbados, New Zealand, Belgium, Bavaria, Morocco and Cyprus. The staff who kindly led these trips have returned praising the pupils' excellent conduct. We do play a very good away game. In Drama, highlights of the year included an ambitious production of Lorca's "Blood Wedding" - in Spanish; a healthy

thoroughness are words that one can easily associate with either

double-dollop of Shakespeare comprising a playful "Much Ado

half of the Watkinson partnership; they also share a deep and

About Nothing" and a wonderfully inventive Middle School

intuitive sense of the pastoral and intellectual heartbeat of the

production of "Romeo and Juliet". A new venture saw the Fourth

school. I thank them warmly and wish them both well. Mr David

Form devising with Drama undergraduates, including some OPs.

Kirby retires after 42 years as Master i/c Cricket and a 60 year

The Staff Pantomime, part of the staff 'Learn Something New

association with the School. No words can match that degree of

Programme', scarcely qualified as drama, I'm afraid. Apart from

service. We must simply express our deepest thanks and admire

some willing performances, the best thing was surely the fact that

in silence, as one would an exquisite cover drive. Mrs Lindsay

the motley cast was so ably directed by pupils.

Stark, retires after 15 years in the Chemistry department; Mr Matthew Adams, is moving on to exciting PhD study, having led

Our Director of Music has masterminded another dazzling year of music-making.

250 pupils are currently involved in a

musical activity every week; 15 pupils were awarded Grade 8 in just the first two terms of the year, 11 at distinction and 3 at merit. We can reflect on Evensongs at York Minster and Trinity

Classics superbly well. Mrs Pauline Garbutt leaves us to become Head of History at Gateways School. We wish Dr Michelle D'Vali well with her move to Leeds Grammar School, and thank Mr Chris Belsom and Mrs Sally Gray, for their excellent cover work this year in the Maths and Classics departments respectively.

College, Cambridge; very successful Autumn, Christmas and Spring Concerts, and the wonderful Cabaret Concerts. But the musical

I thank all members of my senior team for their loyal support.

highlight must surely be the Duke Ellington Sacred Songs and

I offer particular congratulations to Mr Phil Hardy, Head of Clifton

Eucharist, performed here by the Choir and Choral Society, with

Pre-prep, who has had a truly outstanding first year, and to

the Stan Tracey Band. Ambition, planning, practice and talent all

Hannah Hamilton our excellent Marketing and Communications

combined in a project which was fuelled by a willingness to think

Director. I add my warm good wishes to Penny Lacy, the Bursar,

big. It was a unique and uplifting occasion that will up lift and

who has been a terrific colleague, serving the school with skill and

stand out in the long history of the school.

absolute loyalty.

For me, two further highlights of the artistic year were the

All appointments

for the new leadership team from

wonderfully diverse Christmas Show at The Whitestone Gallery

September are now in place. Mrs Joanna Wright will take up the

which featured work by 28 different artists; and secondly, the End

post of Deputy Head, moving from her current role as Deputy

of Year Show, which was something to be believed.

So often

visitors to the school will comment on the extraordinary quality of

Principal Pastoral at Queenswood School, having taught at Oundle School and been a Housemistress at St Edward's, Oxford.

the art on display - it's easy to see why. The work on display

Mr Duncan Gillies will assume the role of Academic Deputy (on

expresses strikingly our collective pursuit of excellence.

the retirement of Mr David Watkinson); he is currently Head of Classics at Hutcheson's Grammar School in Glasgow, having previ-

We say good bye to a number of colleagues this term. Mr and

ously held a senior role at Bradfield College. Mr Chris Hall takes

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up the position of Co-curricular Deputy, assisting with pastoral

us into the future? Certain truths, beliefs and values are passed

care and looking after the school's rich 'other half: games, activ-

from generation to generation; these give institutional heritage its

ities, drama, music, CCF, DofE and the like. Mr Martin Lawrence

proper meaning. There is an old saying the education is what

moves into the new role of Director of Staff Development and will

remains when you have forgotten all that you learned at school.

become housemaster in the Grove. I am very confident that this

There is some truth in this. Education is about the cultivation of

excellent team will help lead the school into further exciting times

character. As the great Abraham Lincoln remarked: "Character is

over the coming years.

like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we

I think everyone associated with the school over the past 30 years will have united in a deep, shared sadness at the death of Wendy Shepherd. Wendy's funeral in the School Chapel was a fitting occasion for friends and colleagues to come together and give thanks for a working life lived to the full and given generously to the school. We remember Wendy with great affection.

think of it; the tree is the real thing". The actions we repeat shape our character. What I hope our pupils develop is a collection of good habits; an individual character that allows them to live good and happy lives, positively shaping the things that are within their control and enduring the things that are not. Old Peterites, whose good company I value and enjoy, indicate, reassuringly, that this is the case.

According to the great English philosopher Bertrand Russell: remarked that "Teachers are the guardians of civilization". We have a multi-talented and dedicated staff and I am indebted to them for another year of truly excellent work. I add my thanks to those of the Chairman, to our colleagues in the bursary, estates, domestic, catering, our Facilities Assistants, matrons and nurses, grounds-staff, maintenance, technicians.

It's interesting to note

that on our current staff - teaching and support - we have 13

And so, to those for whom this is the day of transition from current pupil to Old Peterite, our Upper Sixth Leavers. I have praised our Head Girl and Head Boy, Vicki and Tom, on many an occasion. It hasn't gone to their heads. They are exemplary: I cannot say much more. With their deputies and the truly excellent team of Monitors, they have set a new benchmark in pupil leadership and I thank them most warmly for all they have done.

colleagues who have given in excess of 25 years of their working lives to St Peter's.

Many would say that they are the true

guardians. My predecessors stretch back in time to Alcuin and Paulinus: it is a strange and humbling thought - one that underscores the head master's role as guardian. Who will guard the guardians, as Lord Justice Leveson asked? Well, in my case, it's the Board of

This is a remarkable Upper Sixth. Their achievements are too many to list but I will mention the fact that they produced the best ever GCSE results the school has known; they may well match this feat at A level. But, much more importantly, they have been wonderful company. It is a year group full of character, generous in the support of one another, always looking to make the most of every opportunity; and deeply loyal to their school.

Governors, and in particular the Chairman and the Vice Chairmen.

I return to our question. How is a school like a newspaper?

I would like to express my on-going gratitude for the unwavering

A great school, like a great newspaper, has a clear character; it

support and good advice they offer me. It is a pleasure to work for

seeks truth and learning; it has a proper sense of duty to its

such an excellent Chairman and Board.

community; and it is guided by deeply held values: the things that

While individual people have their lifetimes, institutions, such as cathedrals and schools, and newspapers even, see generations

last. To our leavers I say this: carry with you the things that last;

through. As ever, we are honoured and grateful to the Dean and

carry with you the values of St Peter's. May you live well, and may

Chapter that we may hold our Commemoration and Prize Giving

you make decisions that reflect your true character, and the

Service within these magnificent and ancient walls. Our own

character, of your old school.

Chapel will be 150 years old in September; a relatively modest landmark that sees a visit from the Archbishop of York. What does endure then? What are the things that run across the ancient ways and connect us to the past, even as they direct

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Friends of St Peter's With blue FOSP sashes blazing (thank you Dawna) and in top gear, we sped into the year supporting the boarders' tea and the New Parents' Eve. A new committee with secure objectives quickly set to supporting the many and varied forthcoming school events. In addition, a sub-committee headed by Anne Barren and Jo Punnett organised the Leavers Bait. I am indebted to them for their skill in steering this venture to its successful conclusion in June, for keeping records for the future, and generally taking the strain - Thank you. Thank you also to Kate Fordy who gallantly took on the role of Secretary in her first year in FOSP, for efficient minute taking - no easy task and for keeping me on the straight and narrow! Mindful that Wendy, our great friend, was ill, but with her full support, we continued her work within FOSP, knowing this was her wish. It was with tremendous sadness that we learnt of her death. Wendy, thank you for being what you were to us. In this knowledge and with Wendy's determination instilled in us, we dried our eyes and in a subdued fashion continued our work. We collected ourselves and commenced plans for the infamous Cabaret Concerts; with the American theme decided upon, an abundance of stars and stripes ordered; raffle prizes collected; a tank full of booze purchased and of course the most vital ingredient Christmas brought the end of term Musical Concerts in the

- our brilliant children primed and ready to

perform. Both evenings were truly memorable, thank you Andy

new venue of the Shepherd Hall, where the dining room was transferred into a 'winter wonderland', and we were provided with delicious festive nibbles and drinks. Thank you Fiona and Debbie and all in the Catering Department for your help and support throughout the year. Parents and pupils were treated to the most amazing musical performances -Thank you as ever Team Music. Christmas came and went and the annual Star Gazing Evening welcomed the start to the Easter Term, headed by Mr Morris and ably assisted by FOSP committee member Rebecca Cust. Supporting this event was a new venture for us. With clear skies and the brightest of stars, this was an amazing evening and undoubtedly a shining light in the school calendar. This event is open to all and is a once in a life time opportunity to view the night sky through the most fantastic telescopes. Do support it next year. On behalf of everyone, thank you Mr Morris for organising this for the school and surrounding community and thank

Elliott for advising us on how to run the bar so efficiently and for the loan of the Harley Davidson, and Mr Gee, the car - we may have started the year in top gear, but we certainly ended in style!!

you Rebecca- your organisational skills are second to none! I have great pleasure in handing over the position of Chair to Sian Frazer, I am sure she will guide the committee securely into 2013-good luck to all. Diana Widdicombe, Chair FOSP Anyone wishing to join the committee or assist with specific events, please do so through your child's house master/mistress, or contact Justine Williams, our staff representative.

It's not all

hard work! We have great fun, make lifelong friendships and by working so closely at school events one gains a valued insight into school life!

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Tributes The following address was delivered by Paddy Stephen at Wendy's funeral service in The School Chapel.

Wendy Shepherd

superb sportswoman in her own right as the following statistics bear witness: Her U18 York singles tennis title in 1970 was followed by 1 singles title, 13 doubles and 5 mixed doubles championships. During her nearly 40 years as a member of York Tennis Club Wendy was also a regular member of the team that won 20 consecutive York Mixed Doubles League division one championships in the 70" s and 80' s and the full Yorkshire league

When Wendy asked me if I would do this address she gave

one title in the late 70's . Squash was also a passion for Wendy,

strict instructions, as you can imagine, about how it should be

who finished runner up in the York Squash championships in

done. Don't blub at the lectern, be short and try and make it

1990 and 2003 whilst winning the veterans title in 1997 and

reasonably amusing. I am certain that she is watching so I hope

finishing second four more times between 1996 and 2002.

I don't disappoint.

Those who had the pleasure of playing with Wendy over

Wendy's positive attitude to living with her illness over

many years included her long time tennis partners, Margaret

nearly three years could not better summarise the unique

Whitehead, June Hutt, Cina Huntington, Val Thornton, Keith

woman we remember today.

Turner, Andrew Cooke, Steve Smith and Vic Fielder, to name but

We join all Wendy's family, especially Glen, Emma, Nicolai, Claire and Pat at this most difficult time, remembering her as one of the most remarkable, sparky, bitchy, loyal, forthright, honest, talented, kind, hardworking and brave women of her generation. Wendy was the daughter of an army officer and a doctor's

a few; all these players recognised that Wendy was fun to play with because she loved to compete, was intelligent, tactically outstanding, utterly determined, fair and respected by all. This respect derived from her tremendous sportsmanship and never say die attitude, "great to play with but a brick wall to play against"; she would fight for every point, always make a comeback when down, play to the final set and never give up till

receptionist, quite a feisty combination; born and bred to under-

the final whistle; this positive attitude undoubtedly mirrored the

stand duty, service and to have impeccable manners. Educated at

way Wendy lived and especially how she approached the final

Red House boarding school in Malton, where she was certainly

years of her life; Wendy played her last game for York less than

no angel! She went on to study PE and Art at Bedford College.

a year ago in June 2011.

Her lifelong love of ceramics and her talent for interior design being testament to this. Thrice married and twice divorced Wendy had a little bit of

Hugely loyal to York Tennis and Squash clubs; captaining both teams and sitting on both committees, Wendy also worked hard for the Rugby and took great pride in the Cricket, often working

the Jackie Kennedy about her. The attendance at this service

behind the bar and collecting glasses. Wendy also sat on the

pays testament to her influence on all she met; A huge person-

joint board and helped to plan for the new clubhouse we can see

ality in York and on the sports field in particular; she was a

near its completion. This all-round commitment to the club was

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unique and was also matched by Wendy's dedication to

Peter's she and Helen recognised that Wendy was on the

teaching; first at the Bar Convent, then Bootham and finally at St

warpath as a set of bibs had gone missing. Fearing that they were

Peter's. It was her sporting ability that brought Wendy to us in December 1982, just three months after I came here to teach. We have seen six headmasters, including two interregnums, come and go in that time and are now onto the seventh; As with all of us, they came to understand that it was probably in their

implicated in this heinous crime, they hid in the Wendy house in CPS as their Head of Department left the sports centre. Sadly Wendy was then engaged in conversation by colleagues, pupils and parents for the best part of an hour!! Rather stiff and a bit like Cagney and Lacey they finally emerged from their cramped confinement determined never to lose a bib again.

best interests not only to listen to Wendy, but also to agree with

Wendy was utterly fearless of authority and at times

her as they would do so in the end and it simply cut out all the

dismissive of it. Her own natural presence meant that she could

hassle! In Wendy's time with us she has presided over the development of an outstanding games programme for the girls. Recent inspector's reports include the following statements; "The physical skills and ability attained in lessons was higher than expected; skills were learnt quickly and applied successfully. Planning and organisation were important features of a programme that was relevant, challenging and appropriate to all abilities. Pupils' attitudes to learning and behaviour were exemplary, showing high levels of motivation, confidence and enthusiasm for physical education" Wendy never let the standard of behaviour, dress, competitiveness and sportsmanship amongst the girls falter beneath her own very exacting standards. Once reminding a rather bemused Headmaster that it was best to be sure of your ground before questioning her approach; "I know not all the pupils at the school wear the right kit but the girls do, do you want me to drop my standards??" As her own department can testify she had high standards for them to; .....just after Justine was appointed to St

never understand the need to have titles or positions in order to get a job done; she just did it without fuss. Her ability to deal with middle school make-up, ear piercings, bare midriffs, ridiculous attempts at off games notes, boys ties, skirt lengths etc, without any compromise, was legendary and the fact that so many you recalcitrants are here today is testimony to her effectiveness. Every single girl who has been through the school in the last thirty years has benefited from her desire to emphasise success at the top end and also to demand properly coached participation for all; B and C teams really did matter to Wendy. Theodore Roosevelt's famous address in 1909 sums up Wendy's approach to coaching as well as anything I can find. "It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who

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spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best, knows in the

of humour and fun and their love. I am sure that without their

end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, at

support and that of the indefatigable Glen she would not have

least falls while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be

been able to fight the inevitable for so long and so bravely.

with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat".

Wendy was a one off never to be repeated or forgotten; she

Wendy has been hugely involved in all areas of school as a

was her own person who lived her life to the full and in doing so

parent, houseparent, assistant, tutor, Head of Department,

gave others the confidence to do so themselves. The following

running ski trips, sports and educational tours, on the committee

quote taken from the film Coach Carter sums up Wendy so well:

of the Friends of St Peter's and latterly as Chairperson of the Common Room. In all facets of her life she brought organisation, discipline, leadership, a good sense of humour, real emotional intelligence and truly lousy IT skills.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so

It was as a communicator and educator that Wendy excelled;

that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all

she hardly ever had to raise her voice in class, on tour or on the

meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in

games field, normally a raised eyebrow would suffice to quell

everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously

even the stroppiest teenager or member of staff! Because she

give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated

was fair and consistent we all accepted the criticism if it came;

from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Wendy was always a glass half full person and found negativity frustrating especially if she felt it was holding her back. Wendy always wanted to look good and felt it was

It was this fearless ability to let others shine that singled you out from the crowd. We will really miss you Wendy and Cod bless you.

important for all girls to be well turned out at all times. In her early years at the school many an outdoor lesson (especially ecology) would be taken near the tennis courts during the summer months allowing aspiring students the opportunity to admire nature in all its guises!! Whether it was at the races; where I don't think she actually saw a horse race, because she was in the champagne bar chatting to friends, at a school function, helping the foundation, at the rugby club or simply at home Wendy was always dressed beautifully. This pride in her appearance and desire for normality has been so noticeable over the past three years when she has put the bravest of faces on her illness; "Paddy it is remarkable what a bit of make-up can do to cover things up!, and by the way you need to lose some weight or you'll be next"!! Wendy was so much more than the sum of her parts; Always late to York tennis matches Wendy would arrive wearing a boob tube, pretty little skirt and that infectious smile. She would whizz into meetings, sort out the team, tell everybody what sandwiches or cakes to bring and whizz off again. Pupils here remember arriving in the third year (yr 9) terrified of the dragon in the sports centre. Don't wear make up on PE days they would tell each other, some did, only to be met by the piercing stare, a face wipe at the door and absolutely no backchat. One recently left OP said this fear progressed very quickly to respect and even awe. By the time you were in the sixth form, she said, "Wendy was like your mum, teacher, mentor and friend- a person to trust and who trusted you". This awe / fear was not just confined to pupils; I well

David Hughes

remember a former colleague, who is sitting very near my wife

Following a long illness David Hughes, a well respected

returning home to change because Wendy had taken such a dim

former teacher at the school, passed away in October. His funeral

view of her creased skirt!!

service was held in The School Chapel which was packed to the

Wendy has been an inspiration to many of us here and she

gunnels by those who knew him including past and present staff

was very proud of the achievements of the girls in her care at the

and pupils. A full testimonial to David was written by Mr John

school, and of Clifton Sports club in all its guises; however her

Owen-Barnett and was published in the most recent issue of The

greatest pride was in her family especially in Emma and Nicolai.

Old Peterite Magazine.

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Penny Lacy Penny took up the purse strings of St Peter's in the Autumn of 2003, joining us after a very successful time as Bursar at Queen Margaret's School. She has since given 9 years of outstanding service to St Peter's and, after spending 21 years as a Bursar in independent schools, one

can

perhaps

understand why she has decided that it's time for a breather. Being a bursar is hard work and it takes real steel and great skill to survive the role, let alone perform it with distinction. This Penny has managed to do. Popular Bursars are rare beasts, for a number of good reasons. It is often down to the Bursar to make the right decision rather than the popular one and to communicate tough news. Bursars tend to get the job of saying 'No' more often than 'Yes' (this latter, more pleasant, task being snapped up by Head Masters, amongst others). Bursars, then, are most fairly judged on the financial health and smooth running of the school they leave, as they hang up their desk calculators and close down the spread sheets for the final time. Penny signs off from St Peter's with the school in excellent financial health, despite challenging economic conditions, with building projects such as the swimming pool delivered on her watch, and with very good pupil numbers across the three schools, including much increased Bursary provision. The fact that the school is able to look so confidently to the future is a great credit to Penny and her team for skilled and effective work. Those who have worked most closely with Penny will know that she is a colleague of great loyalty, wisdom, humanity, wholeschool vision and a terrific sense of fun. Penny has sensed that it is the right time to explore and travel the world, to seek other and new challenges. As we thank her warmly for all the excellent service she has given the school, we all wish Penny interesting times ahead and hope that she will keep in touch.

David Watkinson David was appointed to St Peter's as Head of Mathematics in 1989 (when the current Head Master was just leaving school). David led the Mathematics department with great skill and an eagle-eye for detail. He is an expert practitioner in the classroom: pupils of all levels respond to the clarity of his explanations and the thoroughness of his method. Colleagues speak of his decisive and meticulous leadership of the Department. In 1990 David and Sue took over in The Rise boarding house. They ran the house together and it was a very tight ship. David's The Peterite 2011-2012

pastoral ability matched his virtuosity in the Maths Department.

character and of situation; always firm but fair.

A colleague

With Sue, they managed the transition of The Rise from boys' to

summed it up perfectly recently when they said: "When you need

girls' boarding house, caring for their charges with a rare blend of

to know something about school or you don't know what you

pastoral insight and firm expectations.

should do, who do you go to? The answer of course is David".

It was in 1997 that

With his extraordinary fastidiousness, allied to his remarkable

David was appointed

efficiency, his pastoral nous and exceptional skill in the Maths

Director of Studies, a

classroom, David has served the school, its pupils and staff, with

role he held until 2011,

unwavering loyalty and strength of character. In his role pulling

when he stepped up to

the academic strings David oversaw increasingly impressive

be Deputy Head in his

examination results. The fact that the school is currently in such

final

excellent health is in no small part down to David Watkinson.

year

School.

the

Some pupils

David is a remarkable school master and colleague. His 23

have referred to David Watkinson

year chapter in St Peter's long history is an illustrious and deeply

'The

accomplished one. We all wish him, and Sue, every happiness in

Machine': we all know

their retirement and thank David warmly for all he has done for St

his remarkable ability

Peter's.

to remember facts and

LW and DJS

figures. Name an Old Peterite

and

David

would pipe up: "Yes, took A levels in 1984, only got 3 C's, but beat his older brother by 2 grades".

David Kirby

This exceptional talent, and apparently faultless

memory, gave David tremendous authority as Director of Studies. He was able to advise pupils and parents wisely on the right choices to make. He knew all the key data and could guide and

I must start by pointing out that no matter what is said in this article, it cannot possibly do full justice to David's outstanding contribution to the community of St Peter's School and its cricket in particular.

steer colleagues with his fine eye for detail and his exacting However this is my

professional standards.

attempt at the imposDavid doesn't make mistakes.

Indeed, there is only one

occasion on record when he got something wrong - arriving at a hotel in France with two young sons having booked in for the

sible so I hope you will bear with me. David

wrong day. This error had the rarity value of a collectors' item. Professionally, David's organisation

and thoroughness

are

legendary. David's love of sport is well-known, and with his mean handicap I'm sure golfing is going to be high on his 'to do' list once retired, as well as on Sue's. For many years David coached rugby at the school and was a formidable refereeing presence. Opposition teams - and their coaches - came to respect his decisions as instantly as the home team. David was firm and fair, but also showed a great empathy for the game. It's fair to say, though, that his first love was running the 2nd XI cricket team, which he did until very recently and I know the pupils have valued his expertise in the sport.

has

associated

been

with

Peters for 60 years as a pupil,

Old

Peterite,

where he has been both

President

and

secretary of the OP's, schoolmaster, Head of German, housemaster for

over

16 yrs

Queens and Rise and games master. In the latter role David coached and refereed rugby with great success and enthusiasm, coached Squash and ran the school 1st team for many years including the memorable win in

For many years David and Sue also ran the school ski trips,

the national finals. He was also a founder member of York Squash

apparently wearing their matching 1970's ski suits whilst 'gliding'

club at Clifton Park where he also played and coached a great deal

down the slopes. The trips were hugely successful; though not

of cricket.

without the obligatory traumas that come with such holidays: pupils forgetting passports, fire drills in the early hours, illness, a

Despite all this it is his contribution to cricket that stands out as a quite unique feature of the history of this great school.

coach with no snow chains and, rumour has it, Mrs W stranded half way up a black slope.

David played 1st XI cricket for 5 years captaining the side in his final year. (Incidentally he also played 1st XV rugby, 1st XI

Colleagues would all agree that David is always principled you don't get fudged answers from him and you may not always like what you hear; the workings are always there for all to see, whether you like the answer or not. He is wonderfully organised and blisteringly efficient - you get answers to your questions almost before you finish asking them. He is a shrewd judge of

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hockey and 1st team Squash). He moved on to Cambridge where he won a Blue and captained a side that included 2 future England Cricket Captains; Tony Lewis and Mike Brearley. After Cambridge David went on to captain Leicestershire CCC as the youngest ever county captain.

In 1963 life changed a

David to take up the position of Honorary Life President of St

little as David married

Peter's Cricket and we are delighted that he has accepted this

Anna in August of that

brand new position.

year. For the next 49 years Anna has been at David's side. I am sure David will agree that

all

he has

accomplished since would not have been possible

In this way there will be a place of welcome for David and Anna at all cricket played at St Peter's and by St Peter's. We all very much hope to see them both back here on the boundary next season Paddy Stephen.

without the total support that Anna has given him. David

was

"head

Lindsay Stark

hunted" by the then Head

Lindsay first joined

Master, John Dronfield to

the

come

department

back

and

teach

German and help with the 1st XI cricket. Initially as coach and

chemistry at

Peter's in September

then as master i/c for 43 years David has devoted himself to St

1995 when teaching

Peter's cricket.

numbers meant that

In this time David set up the original six school festival that has morphed into the festival that finished yesterday with St Peter's winning it for the second year running. Winning in this context was less important to David than the spirit of cricket that went with the boys meeting others year after year. Friendships made then carry forward many years after school days are over. David was responsible for the first school tour of S. A. post-

we needed a part-time colleague

the

chemistry and biology departments. She then left us for one year and taught at Easingwold School

before

re-

joining the staff in

apartheid. In this remarkable tour back in 1992 they played many

September

memorable matches, none more so than the final one against a

Although most of her

township side where all the sponsored kit was left behind for their

teaching has been in the Middle school, when sixth form

team to use after we had left. In talking to David he remembers

chemistry numbers rose, Lindsay took on AS chemistry as well.

this occasion with huge affection. It was also memorable for the help David had from parents on the tour. Contact with parents who watch St Peter's Cricket has always been important to him and the "top bank club" who entertained David and Anna three weeks ago meant a great deal to him. He always got on well with

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This is typical of Lindsay's work; always flexible and willing to turn her hand to whatever was asked. As new ideas in teaching came and went, and as specifications changed, Lindsay was always very supportive of the work of the department.

those who watched the whole game and not just the bit that

Despite being part-time Lindsay was a tutor in three day

involved just their child. This inclusive and educational attitude

houses: Clifton, School & Queen's. She ensured that she was

was fundamental to David's coaching. If you played in the 1st XI

always available to students in her care and offered them all

you were expected to learn to bowl if you were a batsman and bat

support and guidance. This support was always given to members

if you were a bowler. The team was always more important than

of the teaching staff as well.

the individual.

Lindsay's help has been extensive outside of the classroom.

I know how proud David is of Jonathan Bairstow not just

The highlight of many a DoE expedition was her arrival in the early

because he has played test cricket this year but because he has

evening with a car full of puddings, mainly for the staff but always

done so with such dignity and modesty. Who can forget that

something for the students as well.

moment with Raul Dravid. Despite this level of success David was just as interested in how the junior boys got on. Players who passed through his tutelage are grateful for it; he instilled in them a love of the game, an appreciation of its spirit, of its complexities and an ability to play it hard and well. It is genuinely hard to overstate David's influence on St Peter's in the time he has been here; it is said that a person continues to be present in a place as long as the memory of their commitment and accomplishments are part of collective conscientiousness; for David Kirby that will be a very long time indeed. In order to mark David's quite unique 60 years connection with St Peter's Cricket, the Governors and Head Master have asked

On Expedition Days at Ravenscar she led from the front, but not always in the right direction and her support given to the Physics department during their Olympic competitions has been greatly appreciated. Lindsay was a member of the cast for the first Staff pantomime and has sung with the Choral Society throughout her time at St Peter's. Lindsay has decided to retire from teaching but will now direct her spare time to working on the family farm. She will be a big loss to the department and the staff. P. Northfield

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Sue Watkinson Sue

joined

forefront of pastoral care at school, for both pupils and colleagues. Sue has been both a giant in terms of the discipline she has

exercised over her charges but has also handled the troubled with

and

great sensitivity. Sue does not suffer fools gladly and she has been

foremost as a teacher

remorseless in her dealings with those naughty and ill-disciplined

pupils amongst the student body and to very good effect. To the

Peter's

first

RS. For Sue her

always

ill and those in need of gentleness she has been comforter and

been of the greatest

guide. There are stories of get well cards or good luck cards being

importance

and

sent to those in need even in the holidays.

typically

she

subject

has

demanded the highest standards of work from her students and her colleagues. She started teaching September

here

in 1990

working with Steven Harvey as her Head of

Sue had the great fortune to open the sixth day house at the school and in 2008 she had as close to a hand-picked group of pupils in the house as you could ask for: the pupils were given the opportunity to choose to move to Hope knowing that Mrs Watkinson was the new House Mistress. Sue has created a wonderful pastoral unit in Hope house and in the words of her current Head of House 'Hope House has become an enjoyable, happy, hardworking and thriving environment for all her "Hopefuls'".

Department; he recalls a highly supportive colleague in the RS department who was a very effective teacher and whose work was

Sue's pastoral strengths lie also in her ability to offer care and

always characterised by thoroughness and efficiency. Over the last

guidance to her colleagues. Many a House Master and Mistress has

22 years not a great deal has changed on that front: lessons

come under Sue's mentorship. Paul Taylor's experience as a pupil

carefully planned, photocopying done by the office staff in good

might have made him wary of Sue becoming an assistant in

time not by her at the last minute, marking up to date, reports

Clifton at the time when Peter Taylor was unwell, but the reality

never late and finding a mistake in her reports was a real trophy.

was, of course, quite the opposite. As those of us in pastoral care know, however experienced you get, you always need someone for

Back in 1990 a certain fourth form boy encountered Mrs Watkinson for the first time. Paul Taylor remembers two middle school years of RS being totally intimidated by her; he is also insistent that she was one of only two teachers to give him a proper telling off for playing too much cricket and not working hard enough. Not much has changed here over the years either: Sue has frequently had naughty or unwilling RS students lined up for lunchtime correction sessions. She has a reputation for consistency and those boys and girls who have grumbled about another lunchtime session with Mrs Watkinson have only ever been disap-

advice and for Paul Sue was always that go-to person. Often the study door would close and Sue would talk him through the options. Jo Lunardi shadowed her with her tutor group and in her role as assistant to Paul before Jo took over the role. Then, when Jo made it to House Mistress, Sue was always supportive in her advice and a good confidante if she had a particular concern or query. Jo also says that she learnt her best 'glaring at students in disapproval' techniques from her! On a personal note the support she offered Claire during our tenure in Dronfield was always invaluable.

pointed with themselves for finding themselves in that position rather than disappointed with Sue for dealing out the sanction.

Sue will leave not just a gap in the teaching and pastoral areas of the school. Sue has been a high profile colleague. She and David

Those who have been taught by Sue in the Sixth Form have appreciated her wisdom, her help in finding true understanding and her articulate use of the English language. She has challenged pupils to justify their points of view however radical: to the untrained eye she could have been accused of teasing them but in reality she was simply stretching their intellect, and I will vouch for the fact that the Philosophy and Ethics course has been the making of many of our sixth form students. This year Sue has been the Head of Department. Her fulfilment of this role has of course been characterised by hard

ran many, many ski trips. Sue has frequently stood on the rugby touchline, the hockey side line and the cricket boundary - we have even seen her at rounders and netball although not quite so willingly. She has attended countless drama productions, music concerts and services in the chapel at many of which she has read, and she has sung with the Choral Society. Her presence at these occasions has been a source of comfort and encouragement to both pupils and their parents alike. Sue will be missed at St Peter's but we wish her a very happy and well-deserved retirement.

work and efficiency. As someone who stands very much for tradition and continuity the management of the RS department has not changed...well not much.This year for the first time in the 23 years of my experience at St Peter's there was no third form churches visit day. Sue's legacy to us then, a group of unchurched pupils - how will they survive and will we ever survive them? Sue has also been one our outstanding pastoral leaders in the school. Her years of experience of boarding in the Rise and then as House Mistress of both Temple and Hope have placed her at the

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Tim Coker

Matthew Adams

Tim came to St. Peter's on the crest of a dramatic wave. The

Matthew joined the school as Head of Classics in 2004. He

subject, very much new academic kid on the block, was in its

arrived after the sad death of Peter Taylor, and so it was a

infancy and the department was a department of one. Imagine the

somewhat lost and chaotic department which Matthew had the

meetings! He leaves with full cohorts in every year group, with

job of restoring to health. There was some urgency to this task

over

pupils

since the school was faced with an inspection during his first year,

opting for the subject

but Matthew managed to navigate these challenges with his own

forty

last year at CCSE level

brand of determination and inexhaustible energy. The book stores

, a thriving round of

were sorted, filing cabinets rationalised, and better staffing of the

plays, performances,

department established. Under his care, the Classics department

workshops

has thrived. Numbers for A Level Latin have increased from one

projects,

and more

pupil to 12 in the incoming L6; Classical Civilisation too has

the

expanded to two sets in the 6th form, and Greek is regularly

knowledge that drama

taught on and off timetable and due to his inspiration and

staff

two and

is a truly academic

involvement will be a permanent fixture alongside 4th Form Latin

discipline - whilst also

from September. Matthew was also responsible for implementing

being

the first year of ISSP Latin at St Peter's, and has taken great delight

through

medium which

in teaching 18 state school pupils Latin from scratch.

learn to understand ourselves that little bit better. Steadfastly holding out against popular taste, Tim eschewed

It is great testament to Matthew's love of the subject and his delivery of it that so many pupils have embraced Classics. His nononsense

attitude

means there is little

more traditional approaches to musical theatre by directing a

ambiguity

rather dark, disturbing vision of manipulation and control with My

expectations of his

Fair Lady - more of an homage to Bernard Shaw than Lerner and

classes

Loewe, perhaps. A magnificent version of Moliere's L'avare ,

both in terms of their

and

his

tutees,

complete with images of miserly hands endlessly caressing coins

academic work and

on a huge screen at the beginning was supported by lectures by

their behaviour and

visiting academics and a comedy workshop run by Martin Barrass.

courtesy.

Through the medieval spectacle of Mystery Plays, to Shakespeare

work in creating new

His

hard

and Ceorg Buchner, to Beckett and Pinter (stopping by Chaplin,

opportunities for both

Laurel and Hardy and Morecambe and Wise on the way), Tim has

students

challenged us with theatre which has often been provocative and

colleagues to shine

frustrating, strange or surreal, unexpected and fragmentary but

has

beautiful, intelligent and demanding for both actors and audience.

throughout his time

Although post-show discussions were not for the faint-hearted,

here. He has always

and continued

they provided our pupils with an understanding of the impact their

been super organised and incredibly supportive of his Classics

performances had as opposed to what they had intended.

colleagues, keen to share ideas and resources as well as work

Therefore, under Tim's regime, performance was about learning,

through concerns and worries. Matthew is an impressive teacher

not about being on stage.

whose passion for encouraging pupils to think more widely for

In the past year, one of the most notable features of Tim's work has been with former pupils who are now drama students. These students returned to work with new fourth formers on aspects of physical theatre and visual media; the results were

themselves has created a department which challenges and encourages those who pass through its doors, and exposes them to skills which will serve them through further education and employment.

stunning - and all the more so by being kept within an experi-

Matthew has also contributed widely to school life outside

mental framework which was encouraging and motivational for

the classroom. From refereeing unruly rugby matches with

pupils just starting out on their GCSE course. Endless possibilities

aggressive players and coaches, to being a tutor to various age

are what the drama department has been about under Tim's

groups of Manor boys, he has never swerved away from a

watchful eye. We wish him much success and happiness now he

challenge. It was Matthew's idea for the three of us to enter the

has embarked on his journey back south and hope he carries with

Athens Marathon, through which we raised over £1000 for charity.

him pleasant memories of his sojourn in the north.

Early on in his time here, he took over leadership of The Duke of

JDL

Edinburgh's Award when pupils only achieved Bronze level. Over the years he has built this up successfully to accommodate the full spectrum of honours, with 10 groups taking Silver and 3 groups the Gold Award this year. For those members of staff who have accompanied Matthew on the practice and qualifying expeditions

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it has been a pleasure, since they have benefited from the hours

in her element at CPS's Space Day last January, giving presenta-

he has spent organising maps and imparting expertise to the

tions in the Cosmodome non-stop all day and on into the evening at our Star Gazing event, together with demonstrating the solar

pupils. Matthew's personal interests have been a huge influence on many over the years. His own passion for fell walking and exploration led to a qualification in Mountain Leadership and the return of the Mountaineering Club to school, with annual trips traversing many mountain ranges of the United Kingdom. He has travelled with the department too, organising trips to Greece, Italy and Sicily and the Expedition Day jaunt to Hadrian's Wall; during these trips pupils have been treated to slices of Matthew's extensive classical,

archaeological,

ornithological

and

horticultural

telescope and giving guided tours of the night sky. She was also brilliant at the recent Physics Olympics Competition, looking after the air rocket event that saw a card rocket made by some of her sixth form helpers travel from the top bank by the cricket nets onto the roof of the swimming pool. She has a captivating way with children and had them under her spell, when she produced a 1m high scale model of one of the Saturn space rockets and went on to explain that its full size was 10 times higher than the science block.

knowledge.

Michelle has had a difficult journey each day from the other

He has encouraged pupils to explore academia, and his classes have visited the library to delve into Classics and poetry outside of the curriculum. A task set for his L6 Latin class, to choose and learn a poem with a Classical theme, has expanded to see the first

side of Leeds and it was only a matter of time before this became too much for her. Unluckily for us a vacancy came up at the Grammar School at Leeds, where Michelle did her teaching placement, and this was too good an opportunity for her to miss.

Classical Poetry Recital Competition take place. His love of words

We are extremely sad to be losing her, but wish her and her

has led to many a third form pupil talking about mastication, but

family all the very best in Leeds and hope that she will keep in

never a 6th former indulging in floccinaucinihilipilification.

touch with us.

It is on account of his passion for exploration and learning

David Morris

that Matthew is leaving us. During his time at St Peter's he has acquired an MA, and now we say vale so that he can pursue a PhD at York University, following 5 weeks in Namibia with the British

Pauline Garbutt

Schools Exploration Society during which he will be a staff leader on a scientific expedition monitoring plant and wildlife. One thing he has said he will miss at St Peter's are the people, but he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Jenny, and children Anna and Mikey. For us, Matthew has been the essence of the Classics department and we are both truly grateful for the

Pauline Carbutt, the longest serving member of the History Department, has decided to leave St Peter's to become Head of History

the

Gateways School in Leeds. Pauline

confidence and trust he has put in us, and as well as the support,

was

guidance and friendship he has given over the last 2 years. It is

universally known by

with great affection that we wish him well in his adventures and

the

studies, and hope for the occasional report on his progress.

'Princess' - a term

JT Connor and KSE Barker

pupils

the

coined out of a great and genuine affection for her. In part this

Michelle D'Vali Michelle joined the school in September 2011 as an NQT. In

reflected the fairy tale nature

her

classroom: her desk

the year that she has been with us she has spent an enormous

was

amount of time planning her lessons, producing creative power

mountains of bright

point slides and has

pink and purple stationery; to the left of the desk was a kettle,

dominated

brought with her lots of

mugs and plenty of tea, coffee and hot chocolate to be enjoyed

new ideas. Her lessons

alongside the cake provided by the pupils; finally by the computer

are interactive and full

was the make up mirror and hairbrush!

of interesting demonstrations and practicals; she has been liked and well respected by all of her classes and has quickly

established

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However, Pauline was also known as the 'Princess' because the pupils knew that she cared for them and would do her utmost to ensure their success. Indeed, Pauline had a real gift for inspiring and motivating all pupils: she was a committed and effective teacher. Despite the dominance of pink and purple, her classes often achieved some of the highest exam marks in the Department. She was a very popular teacher who will be greatly missed by her pupils. It is therefore with great pity that we say goodbye to Pauline. However, we in the Department are confident that she will be

every bit as happy and successful in her new job as she has been here. We wish her well.

Chris Belsom I simply could not

Richard Trevett

imagine would

Ailsa Huysamen Ailsa joined St Peter's as our artist in residence in 2002, the

how have

smoothly

things run so

the

M a t h e m a t i c s Department over the

same year that I took the post of Head of Art. Her year in

last

residence was highly successful both for her and us and we were

years if Chris had not

disappointed that she left the school so much so that we offered

been prepared to step

three academic

her a full time teaching position in the department. The following

in at the last minute -

three years saw Ailsa adding a PGCE to her already long list of

and keep stepping in.

qualifications and taking up a position teaching art in a London

I realised it was not

comprehensive school.

going to be easy to find In due course a position in The Art School became available

a high calibre maths

and our thoughts turned to Ailsa. She was a known quantity and

teacher,

in short was exactly what we were looking for. Once offered the

enough to hit the ground running, and flexible enough to take on a

experienced

position Ailsa was only too happy to return to St Peter's and spent

spread out part time timetable. I felt all my Christmases had come

the next five years extending her already excellent reputation as a

at once when Chris agreed to join us, having just retired as Head of

teacher who was able to get the very best from her pupils

Mathematics at Ampleforth School.

regardless of their abilities. Ailsa's was a specialist ceramicist although she was able to turn her hand to other disciplines within the art curriculum. She could always be relied upon to meet any challenge, was liked and respected by her pupils and was uncom-

Chris has undoubtedly benefitted not only the smooth running of the maths department, but he has ensured continuity for pupils who would otherwise have had too many changes in teacher. As an ex Head of Department himself, Chris knows only too well

promising in her insistence on excellence. Ailsa's

fantastic

contribution

to our

examination

results

just what it has meant to be able to call on someone with such experience and professionalism. David Spencer

and the reputation of the department can not be understated.

Gareth Callan

In addition to her

When

appointing

teaching responsibil-

a teacher of chemistry

ities Ailsa made a full

for September 2011,

contribution to other

we wanted someone

areas of school life.

with a passion for the

These included being

subject

someone with a sense

Assistant

Housemistress

but

humour.

equally Gareth

Dronfield and Grove, a

took on this challenge

valued member of the Community in Action team, a staff presence

having relocated his

on various school trips abroad and a guiding light on the Leavers

family

ball Committee.

Leamington Spa.

When Ailsa met Rudi, our South African hockey coach,

Gareth

from

made

friendship soon blossomed into love and marriage. Ailsa leaves us

late career change into

to live in South Africa where Rudi is studying for a teaching quali-

the world of education

fication. We wish them both the very best of good fortune in their

having previously worked with Mars and Pepsi Cola, his first

lives together and we hope to see them both again when they

teaching post being at Abingdon School.

return to the UK in the not so distant future. John Darmody

St Peter's was very fortunate to recruit Gareth: his enthusiasm for the subject was infectious and there is no doubt that many of the students he taught in his short time here, responded to his desire to impart his knowledge and understanding to them. As well as challenging students he certainly challenged members of the department often asking us to recall and explain the mechanism of some long forgotten obscure reaction. The Peterite 2011-2012

Gareth was keen to offer classes to students wishing to

school life. To this end she instigated and ran the Tuesday

prepare for the Chemistry Olympiad and the Cambridge L6

lunchtime prayer group, set up the Box Office organising tickets

Challenge. One student he tutored was placed in the top 4% in

for Physics Lectures and other events at the school, joined the

the UK.

Choral Society and took part in Verdi's Requiem and the Messiah

Gareth had a keen interest in IT and has and he significantly enhanced the department's site on i-Fawkes. His own pages contained well over 200 files of videos, animations and explanations of various chemical theories.

and acted in the School Panto in which she played a fabulous cat. Whilst not at school Charlotte could be found in her garden which she loved. Charlotte left the school to take up a new challenge and is

His self-declared legacy to the department was to leave us with all of our videos converted to video files and catalogued in our own teaching department area.

now working in The Human Resources Department of York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as an Events Administrator In short Charlotte was always willing to join in, was great fun

I would say that more importantly he left us with students who shared his love of the subject and who have a better understanding as a result of his unlimited teaching time.

and will be missed. Lucy Carter

Gareth was a tutor in Linton House where he made a tremendous contribution to pastoral care from the moment he arrived in the House. He maintained a tight ship when on duty, but the boys found him very approachable due to his good sense of humour and he could often be found late at night discussing rugby strategy!

Erica Town Erica Peter's

joined as

St our

Marketing Director in 2006 after a business

Gareth coached the U15 rugby team for two years. He had a

and marketing career

no-nonsense, hardworking philosophy to coaching and expected

in the food business.

the highest standards of commitment

She read languages at

towards training and

playing.

Reading University and

In his first year his team reached the last 32 in the Daily Mail Cup, narrowly losing to St Ambrose. In his second year he organised a successful tour to Oxford and his team only lost three matches in the season. The team again reached the last 32 in the Daily Mail Cup, this time losing to the eventual winners of the

worked

large

Cadbury, Nestle and Young's Seafood. As a continuous learner by nature

competition.

for

organisations including

(Erica

completed a General Certificate in Horticulture and an A-level in Sadly Gareth's family didn't settle to life in York and he left St

Spanish in her spare time), moving into education marketing

Peter's at the end of the 2011 Christmas term to teach back at

seemed an obvious next step, but not doing a 120 mile round trip

Abingdon School. With his family living in Leamington Spa Gareth

commute from York to Young's Seafood every day was also very

was hoping that he would soon find a position in a school much

appealing. Erica has always seen everything in life as a learning

nearer to home so that he could live with his family from Monday

experience and she felt she learnt a great deal in her 5 years at the

to Friday. Fortunately Gareth has found such a post and he is now

school, and not just about the vagaries of marketing an

Head of Chemistry at Warwick School.

independent school. When asked to be more specific she said she learnt how important inspired leadership is, how 'full on' life in a

P. Northfield

boarding school is, what pastoral care really means, how dedicated staff are to the development of their pupils - Erica can now be

Charlotte Cranfield

heard defending teachers and school holidays vigorously at dinner parties! Her time at St Peter's inspired her to take her next learning step - into teaching - combining her love of travel and all

Charlotte arrived at St Peter's in January 2008. She was a very valued member of our team of secretaries and receptionists.

receptionist Charlotte was keen to be involved in many other areas of

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to the Physics department for their valiant efforts to help her understand the wonderful world of physics - she is still trying and regularly podcasts The Infinite Monkey Cage'. Erica was a pleasure and great fun to work with, never without her A4 folio in case she needed to scribble something down, always travelling or talking at full speed, and leading by example by cycling to school no matter

In addition to her responsibilities

things foreign with English language teaching. She is also indebted

what the weather. I am personally very envious of the progress she has made over the last 5 years into serious off-piste skiing and the time she now has to devote to it. A. Falconer

Caroline Powell (nee Shaw)

Gavin Harper Gavin joined St

Caroline joined St Peter's as secretary to the Bursar, Major Brian Jelbert in 1998. She could often be seen with a trail of young

Peter's

School

children in tow - they being her nieces and nephews who travelled

August 2006 just in

to school from Malton with her every day. Caroline soon became

time for the start of

the

popular

and

new

academic

respected member of

year.

the Bursary team and

settled in to the role of

quickly

known for her diligence

IT technician, bringing

and attention to detail.

She could always be

personality

relied upon to find

attitude to an ageing

fresh

youthful and

transport at the last

department! Once we

moment when lesser

all understood what he

mortals were unable to

was saying, he became

do so. Caroline met her

a valuable source of

future husband Jeremy

knowledge, wit, and

Powell who owns the

entertainment with his humorous stories from jobs past. It's no

Palace

secret that Gavin enjoyed working here and it was with a heavy

Malton in 2008 and

heart that he handed in his resignation after finding employment

Cinema

romance blossomed and culminated in their marriage in June this

(much) closer to home. Gavin was a popular figure among all

year. Unfortunately for us Caroline decided to leave the school to

departments within the school and although colleagues were very

assist Jeremy in his work. Her super efficiency and helpful nature

pleased for him and what it meant to his home life...all were sad

is missed in The Bursary. We wish both Caroline and Jeremy every

to see him go!

happiness in their new life together.

Paul Hynard

Mrs Peggy Hobbs

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Lisa Browne Miss Lisa Browne joined the school in September 2011 as a member

the

b u r g e o n i n g Mathematics department. She was no

stranger

numbers

to having

taught Maths for two years at Bullers Wood Girls' School in London and before that she was

Investment

Banker and Trader in the City of London. The question I immediately wanted to ask was ... why on earth did you give up such a financially lucrative job? Her reply was equally immediate; "Because I'm not motivated by money." Lisa was educated at Scarborough College before going on to Durham University where she gained a Master's Degree in Mathematics. Her East Yorkshire upbringing was one of the reasons why Lisa wanted to return to this part of the world. Lisa is multi-talented and her interests include music and sport. I get the feeling that whatever Lisa does she does exceptionally well. She is a member of the York Symphony Orchestra in which she plays violin. Lisa is also a keen sportswoman. Whilst in London she played netball regularly and now helps with coaching at St Peter's. She runs regularly in 10K races and enjoys sport of all kinds. To date Lisa has become involved with school badminton, hockey, body toning as well of course as netball. Whenever I see Lisa she always seems to have a smile on her face and this could be attributed in part to the fact that she is, she states, "really enjoying life at St Peter's." Lisa thanks everyone for the warm welcome she has received and for the support she has been given by the Maths Department especially "Captain Maths David Spencer" (her words not mine). Lisa has no desire to move on.

On behalf of the school I hope that Lisa will continue to find St Peter's to be an excellent place to be and wish her a long and successful career. John Darmody

Lucy Carter Mrs Carter is originally from Harden (near Bingley), where her last job was in a primary school before she moved to York last autumn to work in the St Peter's School office. She now lives in the 'chocolate-box' village of Wheldrake with her two daughters, Lottie and Lily.The move was motivated by the desire for a 'change of scenery' and the opportunity to live in a 'beautiful city'. Mrs

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Carter was attracted to

feeling and don't be afraid to stand out from the crowd. Miss

the ethos and friend-

Coney has three lifelong ambitions in the following order: travel

liness of St Peter's, as

around the world, teach in Africa and to open a Children's book

well as its 'fantastic

store.

atmosphere'.

She

describes her favourite things

about

the

We wish her well in her time at St Peter's. Alison Thornton LVI

School to be its traditions and the way in which the School helps the community. Mrs Carter also says that St Peter's is the nicest place

she's

ever

Oliver Couttie Oliver is a Yorkie through and through. Born and bred here he attended All Saints RC High School, York College and York St John's where he gained a BA Hons. degree.

Oliver's overriding passion is sport - any sport - Football,

work, Mrs Carter likes

Athletics, Basket Ball, Cricket and Rugby League are a few ways in

to swim, run, cycle and spend time with her family and partner. In

which he has tried to become exhausted. I'm exhausted just

three words, she describes herself to be 'impulsive, sensitive and

writing them down. One team sport above all however, is to Oliver

worked. Outside

hardworking . When asked for her words of wisdom she said "Live

almost a religion...Hockey!

well, Laugh lots, Love more" and always "Treat people as you

It is no surprise that it was through Hockey that Oliver met

would like to be treated". We would like to welcome Mrs Carter to

Jonners and was intro-

St Peter's and wish her happiness in her time here.

duced to the school.

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Oliver is to be with us for two years as part of the Graduate Teaching

Helen Coney

Programme. from

Miss Coney joined us this year as a new member of the Drama department. After studying Drama at Aberystwyth University, she later

did her post S •

graduate

course

in S

Technical Theatre at 1 RADA.

studying

Apart and

sport Oliver has, whilst a student, had several jobs including working in Nestle's Chocolate Factory. He has also travelled to Australia

Miss

Coney

has '.

where he worked his

always wanted to teach *-j

way

since

continent doing jobs

her

bad 1

around

the

experience of drama at -: %•

such as bar work and fruit picking. Scuba diving and Bungi jumping

school, she felt that i

are amongst some of the extreme experiences that Oliver has had

Drama should be taken * >*

and it was whilst scuba diving off The Great Barrier Reef that he

more seriously as a

came face to face with a White Tip Shark - "not a man eater but

subject. She feels that

scary enough" says Oliver.

Drama is not just about acting

involves;

teamwork,

building

self-confidence and having a production you can be proud of! When asked to describe herself she chose "ambitious, determined

Oliver has enjoyed his first few months at St Peter's and states that he is in awe of the opportunities available for pupils here as well as of the expectations of both staff and pupils. We have enjoyed having Oliver with us and hope that the experience continues to be enjoyable and rewarding.

and enjoys a challenge." J.Darmody Miss Coney came to St Peter's due to the reputation, opportunities and being in one of the most beautiful cities. Since becoming a member of the school, her life has been taken over by drama in all three schools and loves it. Her first impressions of St Peter's was how friendly everyone was and the ease to settle into the school routine. When asked about her hobbies outside of school she answered "I do a lot of reading, visiting places of interest, knitting, sewing and love to learn new skills." Her words of wisdom are to follow your dreams and don't give up - always go with your gut

Michelle D'Vali Despite her exotic surname Michelle is a Yorkshire lass. She was born in Ossett and has also resided in Bridlington, where she attended school, and Leeds, where she attended university studying first for a BSc and later a Doctorate in Astrophysics. Before further study for a PGCE, Michelle worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Leeds Uni and as the manager of The Yorkshire Planetarium at Harewood House. It is no surprise that The Peterite 2011-2012

with so many stars in

himself to be naturally

her portfolio she was

quiet,

snapped up to teach

thoughtful. Speaking in

Physics at St Peter's.

front of the

Michelle

married to Simon and they have a three year old son named Neo. When not at school much

Michelle's

time is spent being a wife

and

although have

she

mum does

a number

other interests. Her favourite pastime is - you guessed it - astronomy and she is the proud owner of a large dobsonian telescope. Music is also an important part of Michelle's life and she describes her taste as eclectic. Not only does Michelle enjoy listening to music she plays both acoustic and electric guitar. Things that not many people know about Michelle include the following...

shy

school

and whole without

doubt a hard task for anyone. how

When asked

he felt

when

speaking in Chapel, Revd. Jones stated that it was nerve racking as he has a responsibility over our time, yet it is safe to say that he successfully captures our attention with his thought-provoking sermons. Revd. Jones's favourite hymn is 'O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,' and when asked to create an 11th commandment he stated "to enjoy who you are and make the most of everything you are offered." We wish Revd. Jones and his family a long and happy stay at St Peter's. Maddie Jackson LVI

1. She rollerbladed around a telescope on the summit of Mt. Hopkins in Arizona.

Hannah Hamilton

2. She lives on chocolate. 3. She is on first name terms with Charlie Bolden - Chief Administrator of NASA and an actual astronaut.

Miss Hamilton was born and brought up in Shetland and attended the

Highlights of Michelle's time at St Peter's include surprise surprise - the Star Gazing event as well as the Physics Olympics.

University

Dundee

where

of she

studied English. As a

Unfortunately, Michelle's first year at St Peter's is also her last

student she worked for

as she is leaving us to take up a position at The Grammar School

a day wrapping broccoli

at Leeds in September. However, Michelle makes it clear that she

has fully enjoyed her year at St Peter's and describes the school as

before having to leave

"a big family". She greatly appreciates the warm welcome

due

afforded to her by the whole school community.

reaction

a to

supermarket, an to

allergic the

chemicals. Luckily, she Her time here may have been short but I know that Michelle has become highly regarded by staff and pupils. Our best wishes and appreciation of all she has achieved during her time here go to Michelle and her family. (David Morris has written an appreciation of Michelle in the Valete) John Darmody

has had more career success since, working as a journalist in local radio after leaving university and before joining the marketing and PR profession, in which she has worked for ten years. Now, Miss Hamilton joins St Peter's as the Marketing & Communications Director, with exciting plans for raising the profile of the School. Before moving to York, Miss Hamilton worked in Scotland at the High School of Dundee. When researching new opportunities

Revd. Daniel Jones The Reverend Jones arrived at St Peter's in September this year and he seems to have settled in well. He describes St Peter's to be "a genuinely friendly and welcoming place to be." He felt called to be a chaplain ever since the age of 19 and so read Divinity at The University of St Andrews. Revd. Jones enjoyed his time there before going on to teach Religious Studies at The King's School, Worcester. Following this Revd. Jones was ordained and took on the role of Chaplain here at St Peter's. He describes

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she came across the St Peter's website and was 'bowled over' by the quality of all aspects of the School. This was reiterated by visiting St Peter's, where she was impressed by the friendly atmosphere and diversity of opportunities on offer for students. Miss Hamilton described herself to be 'energetic, positive and enthusiastic', qualities she certainly demonstrated by throwing herself into the busy world of St Peter's and taking the part of Alice Glam ('the one who can't sing') in the Staff Pantomime. In her free time she enjoys running, swimming, horse-riding and pilates.

When she was asked to offer us a few words of wisdom, Miss Hamilton told us that 'If something bothers you, do something

words)

about it'. We welcome her to St Peter's and wish her well during her time here.

such

Bradford and Coventry. Having lived in and enjoyed the wonderful

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city

Edinburgh

myself I'm sure that David must miss the

Dori Lopez This is Mrs Lopez's second

year

Housemistress

a in

Manor and her first year teaching Spanish at St Peter's. She is originally

from

Scottish

Capital.

However, he is happy to be back in York and is enjoying his work in promoting St Peter's and gaining experience of

how

the

press

operate.

Cordoba, Spain and

David has some very interesting interests and hobbies. He

studied English at the

states "in my spare time I am, like so many others, a struggling

university there.

writer and puppeteer. I'm also a committed environmentalist and

Lopez

has

wanted

Mrs

always be

sometimes walk for miles to recycle stuff".

teacher, although she

We wish David the best of fortune in his new position and hope that his stay at St Peter's will be long and rewarding.

was unsure as to which subject.

When

John Darmody

asked if she had found it difficult to learn English she replied that even though it may be hard sometimes, the language is a pleasure to learn. Mrs Lopez describes herself as a 'sociable, honest and

Lee Manning

hard-working' person and says that her motto in life is 'You get out what you put in', a quality which she tries to instil in her students. She says that she doesn't find it strange being surrounded by teenage boys in Manor as she feels very maternal towards them, however she's unsure if they see her as a mother figure! In her free time Mrs Lopez enjoys jogging, aerobics, Zumba and reading (when she has time) and says that her dream holiday destination would be South America, as she feels a cultural bond with that part of the world. She says that as a teacher she has enjoyed being able to experience a different side of St Peter's this year, describing the school's atmosphere as very welcoming and the staff to be 'brilliant' and 'supportive'. We asked Mrs Lopez if she could give us any Manor secrets, so she told us about locking herself out of the house in her dressing gown in the middle of the night and having to knock on the assistant housemaster (Mr Ray's) window to get him to let her back in! We send Mrs Lopez our best wishes for her time at St Peter's and very much enjoyed speaking to her, even if Mr Gwilliam was 'incredibly rude' (his words, not ours) to us when we turned up at Manor. Felicity Halstead/Maddie Jackson LVI

When have

asked

shot

describing himself Mr Manning

replied

"highish, widish and not very handsome". Mr Manning arrived at St

Peter's

taught

having

King

William's School in the Isle Of Man, where he lived for ten years and very much enjoys the Manx

way

life.

Although he was born in the Midlands, the part of England furthest away from the sea, throughout his lifetime he has lived on various islands within the British Isles, including Jersey and Guernsey. Mr Manning describes his love for the sea as "somewhat childish". His love of languages, began at the young age of 11, and was initially "down to his mum and dad" who funded a French

David Mackie David joined us this year to work in our Marketing and Admissions Office.

exchange which then resulted in a close friendship with a French penfriend. By the stage of 3rd form, Mr. Manning had already spent holidays in France with his pen friend, improving his French profoundly, and amazingly, he has still remained in contact with this penfriend to this day.

He was born in Edinburgh and raised in East Lothian, which he states "is pretty, yet few seem to be aware of its existence".

After graduating from Cambridge Mr Manning felt that he wanted to pass on his linguistic skills to others, and give others a

After graduating from York with a degree in Environmental Science David worked with several environmental charities

"crack of the whip". He also said that when studying a language, the beauty of it is that one can lead a "double-life experience":

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another language allows us to reach a point in which we can

with spending time in

communicate with a whole other group of people, which any

Indonesia. Indeed, it

linguist would agree is one of the most satisfying outcomes of

was

their line of work. Following on from this, he gave us some "words

English

of wisdom" in which he said "do unto others as you would have

abroad

them do unto you".

Mortimer decided to

We will try to live up to this starting by warmly welcoming Mr Manning to St Peter's.

after

teaching Language that

take up a career in teaching. However, he had not always longed

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to be a teacher. From an early age he had

Jan Miles-Kingston Mrs

Miles-

member

the

at the

student

of ~

Sheffield University, ?• she studied Law and Economics

;

and 3

continued her studies ;. in London doing a > . Post-Graduate course where

she

his

states

love

and

passion for his subject comes from a love of making and creating art, whilst also viewing his favourite artists is Tracy Emin, due to her work being both fun and full of character. Equally however, he sites both Wade Owen

start of the year. A former

Mortimer

new and exciting ideas in galleries. Mr Mortimer says that one of

E c o n o m i c s Department

Mr that

Kingston joined us as 3?.a

aspired to be a fireman.

later £

became a Barrister. Additionally, Mrs Miles-Kingston worked in Publishing in Oxford where she wrote numerous textbooks on Business, Law and Economics. Following a few tasters in teaching, she decided that the interaction and ability to aid students understanding was much more satisfying.

and Basquiat among his favourite artists, describing them as bold, bright and exciting. He was attracted to the school by its great history, along with being amazed by the facilities, and in particular the Art School. In his spare time, Mr Mortimer enjoys sports such as squash and running plus games such as cards and chess. When asked what his pet-hates were, Mr Mortimer stated: people who lack a sense of humour, people with no manners and those who take themselves too seriously. Finally, when asked what his main aim in life was, Mr Mortimer replied that in the grand scheme of things it was simply to be as happy as possible but he would also like to win The Turner Prize!! We wish Mr Mortimer all the very best at his time at St Peter's School, and hope that he has a fantastic time here! Joseph Himsworth LVI

Mrs Miles-Kingston has been part of St Peter's for a long time due to her husband Mr Miles-Kingston being Director of Music. Her first impressions of St Peter's were how friendly and

Graham Smith

welcoming both students and staff were. She takes part in several

Mr Smith joined

school activities including judging the schools debating society

the school this year at

and frequently helps with music events.

the start of the Easter

Outside of school Mrs Miles-Kingston enjoys attending book club, reading, debating, and watching films but mostly enjoys spending time with her two children.

term as a teacher in the

chemistry

d e p a r t m e n t . Previously however he

When asked for any words of wisdom Mrs Miles-Kingston

had worked in a bank

chose "Keep calm and carry on" as she feels that this applies to

for

most aspects of life. Her life long ambition is to go Wing Walking

before

as she has an undying passion for flying. We wish her all the best

PGCE, after which he

during her time here.

moved to Easingwold

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School

where

taught

for

a short

while,

taking

his

several

years. Mr. Smith was

Simon Mortimer Mr Mortimer joined St Peter's this year as our new art teacher,

attracted to the school by both its academic reputation and its history, yet now that he's here he describes the school as being superb, with a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. In

following Mrs Huysamen's departure to South Africa. Prior to

addition to this, he is particularly impressed by the school's ability

joining the school Mr Mortimer has led a rather exotic lifestyle,

to accommodate and accept so many of its students in a wide

having taught art at The British Embassy School in Athens, whilst

variety of extra curricular activities and events, and as a result has

also spending many years in Spain as a freelance illustrator, along

taken up a number of the schools sporting activities. Indeed, Mr.

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Smith's hobbies include a variety of sports: particularly rugby,

any job in the future, Mr Hitchens says that it would be that of a

which he has always enjoyed and even played at county level,

racing car driver. We wish him all the best for the rest of his time

often playing at Twickenham. He has also enjoyed coaching the

here at the school.

sport here at the school. We hope that Mr Smith continues to

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enjoy his time here at St Peter's, and we wish him well for the future.

Ben White

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Mr White is originally from Newcastle (and unfortunately

Heather Stanwix Miss Stanwix joined St Peter's P.E. department in September

supports the black and whites - editor's note) and last taught at Bromsgrove in the West Midlands. He says that he was inspired to teach after taking a gap year in France where he taught English.

2011 in order to gain experience as part of her degree in Sport and

When we asked if that means he speaks French, his answer was

Exercise Science at the University of Leeds. She says she has

"Oui".

wanted to be a teacher for a long time and was partly attracted to St Peter's by the fact that they always used to beat her own school (Barnard Castle) and loves York itself. Being a teacher has been her ambition for a long time, and when we asked her to sum up the school in three words she replied 'Wow, three times' admitting she admired its impressive P.E department along with the fact that she finds the faculty "incredibly entertaining". After finishing her degree, Heather would like to visit Australia in order to fulfil her love of netball, gain some experience coaching and pursue her motto in life, 'YOLO' (having only recently found out what this abbreviation stands for!). Miss Stanwix is extremely outgoing, and loves socialising with her flatmates. She describes herself to be "fun and loving", and it goes without saying that she has settled in well, and has recovered from her embarrassing first night when she was locked out of the White House in only her bath robe! Thank you Miss Stanwix for your time here and we wish you the best for the future! Maddie Jackson LVI

Whilst completing his PGCE at Manchester University Mr.White worked in the MEN Arena and told us about a particularly memorable occasion when he had to sell merchandise to the Beckhams, who were attending an Eminem concert. Mr White can

now

add

'salesman' to his CV, as apparently

they

bought a lot. He was attracted to St Peter's mainly due to its location and its proximity to his wife's family, who live in York. He summed up his first reactions to the school, stating that in three words it was "friendly", "close-knit" and "fun"! When asked if he

Tim Hitchens Joining his fellow IT technicians this year, Mr Hitchens joined the school after relocating back to work in York, having worked previously in London for many years. Upon arriving at the school he described that he was

immediately

pleased,

describing

the people as nice and

friendly,

applauding behaviour students, having

the whilst

a great

atmosphere. not

he wants as many people as possible to study Economics and Business as they are "relevant, real-life subjects". With regard to personal interests, Mr White is a "football-loving economist" and enjoys playing for "Struggle Street" (the teachers' five-a-side team). He did say that we should blame the name on Dr Thomson... As all teachers are wise, we thought we'd finish by asking for some words of wisdom, to which he replied, "Work hard, play hard". With that classic Peterite attitude we think that Mr White will fit in very well and wish him the best of luck! Maddie Jackson and Felicity Halstead, LVI

the

describing the school as

had any grand plans for the future at Peter's, Mr.White said that

working,

When Mr

Hitchens is a fervent supporter of Leeds United Football Club, as well as having a general interest in computers along with anything to do with space. He describes his favourite film as being the Martin Scorcese's crime film The Departed. Whilst, if he were to acquire

Kate Whittaker Dr Whittaker is originally from Birmingham, but grew up in Devon. She says that she doesn't really know why she wanted to be a teacher, but really couldn't imagine doing anything else. Before Dr Whittaker came to St Peter's she taught Drama and Theatre Studies at the Universities of Huddersfield and Salford. When asked what had attracted her to York she said that she had visited the city on numerous occasions and had "always loved its beauty and its history", so she "jumped at the chance to live and work here". Based on her first two terms at the School, Dr

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Whittaker

has

described

to be

Mark Robinson

"welcoming, dynamic

Mark was brought up in the town of Kenilworth, famed for its

and lively". Outside of

castle and Abbey ruins, in the historic county of Warwickshire and

school, she enjoys the

was educated at the local Grammar School. From there Mark went

theatre

(obviously!),

as an under-graduate to Bath University to study Physics and

forest walks and "too-

having gained his degree he moved to York University to engage in

strong

coffee".

Whittaker

Dr.

research.This was Mark's first taste of our city and he clearly liked

is also a

what he saw. Mark's first employment experience was in IT

supporter of Amnesty

working for York based

International and says

General

she is an avid reader of

which, as those of us

classic novels. In three

old

words, Dr Whittaker

remember, was the

says she is a Victoria

Accident

enough

will

forerunner

of Aviva

sponge addict, which we wholeheartedly support. Finally, we asked

Insurance.

Having

if she might have any words of wisdom for us. Dr Whittaker

spent sixteen years

quoted Dickens, namely David Copperfield's aunt; "Never be mean

with General Accident

in anything; never be false; never be cruel", stating that this is

Mark decided to take

simple, eminently wise advice. On that note, we thank Dr

voluntary redundancy

Whittaker for talking to us and welcome her to the School,

but at this time he was

wishing her the best of luck for her time here. Felicity Halstead and Alison Thornton LVI

unsure as to what his be. After some deliberation

Keith Wright Mr Wright joined the school this year as deputy head of the

..,-.!

future direction would Mark decided

that the call of his first love i.e. science was too loud to ignore and he went to college again; this time to train as a teacher. Once qualified Mark took a position teaching science at Boroughbridge

music department. Previously, Mr Wright had worked for 19 years

High School where he stayed for a year. Mark has a love of science

in Durham, playing the organ in the city's cathedral and often

in general but he considers Physics to be the cream of the crop and

teaching at the university. Indeed, Mr Wright started from an early

when the job of Technician in St Peter's Physics Department

age musically, with his grandfather being a musician, and his

became vacant Mark applied for it and of course was successful in

house containing a

securing the position which he says he thoroughly enjoys and

piano. However, he

relishes the fact that "every day is different."

described his job at Durham Cathedral as being too full on, whilst the need for a change

routine,

away from the even longer days and terms drew school,

him

the

which

admires greatly for being a great

all-

Apart from all things scientific Mark has a strong interest in both cycling and rugby in which he turned out for his school and university sides until an injury forced him to call time. Mark keeps in touch with the game by watching Leeds Carnegie whenever possible. He would like to thank everyone at the school, but especially his colleagues in the Science Faculty for making him feel very welcome. On behalf of the school I hope that Mark will continue to enjoy life at St Peter's and that his stay will be long and fruitful.

round school, with a busy

and

bustling

community with plenty of different activities and things to be doing when not working. Here at the school Mr Wright states that he particularly enjoys teaching the Sixth form: giving him the chance to see the transition between GCSE and A-Level. When asked who his favourite musician was, Mr Wright answered immediately with Bach, a musician who he describes as being perhaps the greatest ever. In addition to his music-filled life, he also enjoys watching sports such as cricket and cycling in his free time. We hope that Mr Wright continues to enjoy his time here at the school. J. Himsworth LVI

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Clifton 2011 - 2012 will not go down as a vintage year in Clifton team history but there were certainly some very good individual performances. The humour was, however, good and the atmosphere pleasant and this was down, not least, to our affable Upper Sixth form.

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The symbol of the Olympics is the five interlocking rings and in Clifton this year five year groups have interlocked extremely well. This was down, not least, to the infectious enthusiasm and energy of this year's Head of House, James Webster. In spite of his personal load he has been omnipresent and rallied the troops accordingly. That energy and enthusiasm was not unique to James amongst the upper sixth for Rachel, Harriets Diggory and Warnock, Max, Peter, Dom, Dave, Marcus, Dylan and Ellie have done their bit too. Highlight of the first half of the Christmas term is always the House Singing Competition. Sadly Valerie did not 'come over' well enough to impress the judges sufficiently this year.

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In sporting events we generally competed cheerfully enough but weren't always able to convert good cheer into sharp competitive edge. Invariably there were some high moments in team competition where individual scores counted to the overall total. The closest we came was in the boys' swimming which with U16 participation we could easily have won. Commendations go to Matt Jones (1st - 50m back and fly, 100m IM), U15 boys (1st - medley and

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freestyle relays), George (2nd - butterfly), Andy (2nd - backstroke), Ed Cotter (3rd - breaststroke). The girls narrowly missed 3rd place overall: Rachel (1st freestyle and backstroke), Alice (1st - 50m fly and backstroke), Sally (2nd - 50m free). The summer will not be remembered for dry sunny days but there was enough space in between showers and downpours for some sport to take place. The junior girls also recorded 2nd place in the netball - well done to Sally, Emily, Merry and Olivias Clarke, Collins, Shread and Watts. The seniors went out after the group stage but not before a seemingly innocuous fall resulted in a fractured 1

wrist for Harriet Warnock. In the 6-aside cricket competition the boys finishd 3rd overall. This was a pleasing Ed, Oli,

A year in Clifton history cannot pass, for the time being at least,

Matt, Zac, Clem, Sam and Tom.

without mention of boys tennis. This year Dom and Oli Hicks

result for

foreshortened sports day the following results

Additions to the wardrobe are seemingly of paramount importance amongst teenagers and this year Charlie drove the initiative to

Olivia

purchase a new rugby kit for members of the house. Assisted by Chris

Shread (1st - shot

they came up with a smart strip that will look very striking. Hoodies

put), Will Catchpole (1st - high jump),

were also arranged by James for those for whom they are preferred.

recorded:

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were

retained the tennis trophy for us yet again, but in the clash of the giants at the end of the year it was Oli who emerged victorious in the final of the Alcuin Cup.

Alex Hart (3rd - 200m), Oli Leedham (3rd 400m). The highlight of the cross-country produced only a few note-worthy results in the

The year finished with a House dinner at La Vecchia Scuola in town. Great food, great company and a great atmosphere created a very satisfactory end to the year.

junior boys event Matt Jones 3rd, Ed Cotter 11th, Ed Contreras 20th and in the senior girls event Josie finished 3rd and Alice 4th.

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Dronfield Dronfield welcomed seventeen new girls to the house at the start of the year. Andrea joined the Upper sixth, and Beebs, Becks,

to South Africa, while Rudi spends a year studying. We wish them

Yolanda, Wendi, Momo, Alia, Georgia, Sabrina, Sharon and Emily

for all her kindness and generosity as the resident assistant for the

trebled our numbers in the Lower sixth. Georgia & Holly were our

last four terms.

new 4th form, whilst Issy, Min, Lee and Pippa were new recruits in the 3rd form. Chelsea joined us from Clarendon College in South Africa, for the second half of the Autumn Term. As well as spending time in the classroom, Chelsea played for the 2nd XI hockey team, and provided Dronfield with a last line of defence in goal. Chelsea enjoyed trips to the Clothes Show, pantomime and York Ice Factor, as well as some

both every happiness, and offer Mrs Huysamen our grateful thanks

Despite all the comings and goings the house soon settled into the routines of the year, and put in some good performances in the house competitions. We had high placings from Georgia T, Georgia C and Chloe in the cross country, and great participation (given that it was optional) from many of the sixth form. Well done to Izzy, Jo, Sian, Georgie, Imi,

weekends out and about in North Yorkshire with her host Chloe. We welcomed Mrs Cowling back to Dronfield in January, after a period on maternity leave, only to say goodbye to her again at the end of the year, as she plans for the arrival of number two in October. We thank her for being tutor to the third and fourth form, and wish her well with her growing family. The

Whitehouse

hens settled into their new home in the back garden with

of the

Dronfield, occasional

early morning cackle waking

the

main

residents of the house. The very

house

were

excited

Laura and Emma who also ran at Beverley in the summer term. We've had four committed rowers - Bussy, Jo, Yolanda and Kate.

welcome Miss Barker into her new accom-

Congratulations to our 3rd form, who have also started to establish

modation, and as the assistant house tutor.

appointment as girls' rowing captain next year.

We wish happy

her years

also to Jo on her

many

The European Day of Languages gave Dronfield a chance to

show off their talents, with a great performance from two house

Dronfield. We

themselves on the river. Congratulations

teams. also

Vicki, Becky, CJ, Chloe, Rachel, Georgia, Emma, Sian, Georgie,

delighted to welcome

Tansy, Harriet played some outstanding games to make it to the final

Miss

into

of the senior house netball competition, only to be beaten by Hope

Dronfield to help with evening and weekend duties. Harriet Andrews

13-8. Our Junior Netball team came a very creditable 3rd in their competition.

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were Wright

joined our fifth form for the spring term, and gave a spirited performance in the house netball competition in a pink and black shirt.

Three Dronfield girls gave outstanding performances in the senior music finals. Vicki played a composition of her own on drums,

Along with all the new arrivals we also had to say a fond farewell

whilst Wendi was one of only two to make it through in the piano

to Mrs Ailsa Huysamen and her husband Rudi. Mrs Huysamen moves

category. Alia stole the show with a quite magical performance of

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Caprice No.3 by Vasile Filip, on the violin, and received the senior Music festival prize as the overall winner. Min won a place in the Junior music finals, also on the drums. Vicki, Chloe and Rachel played 1st team netball this year, and we congratulate Rachel on being named captain of Netball for 2012/13. We won the House Tennis competition in May, with a very strong team of Vicki, Chloe, Georgia, Kate, Georgie and Rachel. Congratulations to Chloe on being U named captain of Tennis for 2012/13. Congratulations to Tansy on being selected U16

At the beginning of the year the house were 'Walking on Sunshine' as they found themselves runners-up at the house singing competition. However, despite it being a wet end to the year there has still been plenty to smile about. Sian, Jenny, Emma, Tansy, and Bussy completed their three-day Silver DofE expedition in the North Pennines, and Georgia her Gold expedition. The Cabaret concert involved a number of Dronfield 5th & 6th form. This was the culmination of a very busy year for our singers. A special mention must go to Kate, who sang - "If I Were a Bell" composed by Frank Loesser for his 1950 musical Guys and Dolls. We congratulate the following girls on their prizes this year. Wendi won an Art prize. Bussy was awarded a Middle School Art Prize, and Sian a Middle School Geography Prize. Isobel received a 3rd form prize for academic merit, and Dewi the Richard Atkinson memorial prize for Drama.

to play England

Rounders this year. She's been up and down the country with the team. We wish her well in her final few matches during the summer holidays.

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Georgia and Holly joined the 4th form trip to Morocco during the

Easter holiday, expecting ten days of African sunshine, only to wake after the first night in tents to a very cold, wet and muddy campsite in the Atlas Mountains. Things soon brightened up, and a good time was had by all.

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Of our leavers this year Becky won the HSBC prize for U6 Business Studies, and Kate received the Stephenson prize for singing and the Tudor Howat prize for Music composition. Andrea was awarded the Old Peterite Lodge prize for service to the community.

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It's been a good year in Dronfield. We say goodbye to our lovely sixth form, and send our love and best wishes to them all as they take their first steps onto the next stage of their education. We thank Becky, Torie, Bethany, Jessie, Andrea, Vicki, Izzy, Vic, CJ and Kate for bringing a lovely blend of personality and fun to the house. It's important to take a moment and appreciate the things we've done well, learn from the things we could have done better and celebrate a year of good things. However, we must not dwell in the past, or dream of the future, but concentrate our minds on the present moment. Emma Stephenson VI

Vicki received a Spanish prize, as well as the Stephenson prize for Latin, and the K.H. Rhodes Prize.

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Yaz finally got to fly home on July 10th, after a ten month wait for the Home Office to grant her new visa. To our domestic staff (Sue, Lyn, Bev and Mandy) and to Georgina, we thank them for their patience and understanding, and hard work this year. To our house tutors Mrs.Bollands, Miss Barker, Mrs Huysamen, Mrs Cowling, Miss Wright and MrsWhitehead, we thank them for the time and effort they have spent on the girls this year, and for their support in the house. We thank Izzy Holding for her year as head of house, and for her quiet authority and good judgement. We congratulate Tilly and Jo on their appointment as joint heads of house, and to Becks in her role as a school monitor next year.

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Grove

I began my term as Housemaster of the Grove with some

Grove had some excellent individual results. In the senior boys

trepidation. Eleven years as a boarding housemaster of a girls'

category Freddie Jagger came third and Ben Lightwing came fifth.

house is perhaps not the best preparation! However, my anxiety

Jake Stephenson came second in the junior category. Overall, the

quickly evaporated as I gradually became used to the frenetic day

junior boys came in

house regime, with twice as many inmates, more than half of

first and the seniors

whom are of course boys! The Heads of House, Dan Bowie and

third.The girls put up

Alex Akehurst worked without fuss to ensure my induction was

a stoic fight, but

smooth and relatively trouble free, ably supported by an eclectic

with so few girls in

team of Upper Sixth. Whilst all different in character and with

the Grove this year,

different interests, they rubbed along very well together, turning

the

their common room into what was soon to be called the 'old

seniors had to settle

people's day room'. In high backed chairs and with blankets over

for fifth and sixth

juniors

and

their knees, they sat during sit-outs putting the world to rights and

places respectively. Our Egg Race team came fourth and in house

planning their next sojourn to Mega Bowl or Vue, supported and

singing we had to make do with third place, though many thought

encouraged by their tutor Lisa Browne - another new addition to

that the house rendition of 'Stacy's Mom' deserved a little more

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credit. Thanks here to Lucy Taylor and Emily Freeman for their

The Christmas term got off to a smooth start; 13 new faces made up the Third Year and Andrew Burdett joined an already established year group into the Lower Sixth. The weather remained dry and warm for much of the first half of term, enabling the inter-house competitions

love for Stacy's mom so eloquently! The senior play was an ambitious adaptation of Lorca's 'Blood Wedding'. Elle Illingworth, Bradley Smith and Laura Field proved their worth as actors and linguists. The performance was challenging but very entertaining. In the Easter Term, the junior and senior debating teams made

run

good progress. Ably directed by Joe Himsworth we put up a good

Girls

fight, making it through several rounds in both competitions. The

from all year groups

netballers didn't fare quite so well, but in hockey the boys

without

efficiency in rehearsals and to Dougie Maitland for confessing his

delay.

joined force to compete

progressed through their competition. Jonnie Eleanor captained

inter-house

the team; they won one, lost one and drew one, before injury

the

hockey. Later on in the

brought things to a standstill. In the Senior Music Festival, Josh

term in less than perfect

Stanford played a composition of his own on the drums and Alice

conditions the boys earned a semi-final place in the Senior Sevens

Mason played her trumpet, having performed the 'Last Post' so

Tournament after beating Temple and Clifton. Sadly, having got

beautifully at the Remembrance Service in the Christmas Term.

this far they lost to the Manor. Almost the whole house ran the Ings for house cross country.This event is particularly entertaining to watch and the atmosphere was lively and good humoured. The

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Sports Day was held under steely skies with competitors and spectators putting on a brave face despite the ever increasing

threat of rain. Sadly rain did stop play meaning that the relays

my house assistant Sarah Morgan who has also steered the Thirds

didn't take place and denying our girls' 'dream team' of Elle

through their first year at St Peter's, to Mike Duffy who took

Illingworth, Amy Dodds, Harriet Andrews, and Sasha Hinde the

charge of the Fourths and to David Morris for his work with the

opportunity to deliver what they promised. There were however

Fifth Form. Trevor Cant and Lynne Pickles ensured the Lower Sixth

some excellent individual performances on the track from George

stayed on the straight and narrow and Lisa Browne, new to the

Gao, Max Nozedar, James Greenall and Jake Stephenson and Ben

Grove and St Peter's kept the Upper Sixth buoyant and enthusi-

Lightwing in the high jump. The junior boys played cricket and the

astic, despite 'A' Level demands and university

girls rounders, through much of this was done in between rain

protocol. I am also grateful to the cheery cleaning ladies who work

showers, flooding and high winds; some of the most atrocious and

hard to keep the house clean and tidy.

application

un-summery conditions we have witnessed for a long time. The Grove was well represented in the junior play, 'Romeo and Juliet', with candid and often warmly amusing performances from James Field, Jake Stephenson, Emily Brown and with Bella Adams as an incredibly convincing Juliet. In the Junior Music Festival, Lauren Parley got the evening going in the percussion section with Millie Grant performing her trumpet later on. Clearly there's plenty of musical talent for the future in the Grove. School teams and events have certainly benefited from the Grove this year; there are many performances that deserve a special mention. These are numerous and varied, but several stand out. In the Cabaret Concert, Eddy Brown, Emily Freeman and Alice Mason sang with confidence and panache, helping make this two day event a real highlight of the musical calendar. Jonnie Eleanor

Finally, my sincere thanks to the Heads

of House, Alex

Akehurst and Dan Bowie and good luck and very best wishes to

played first team cricket; it was encouraging to watch a fourth

Hannah Tolley and Jack Harrison who take up the mantel next

former perform at a level usually commandeered by more senior

year. Martin Lawrence will take on the Grove as housemaster; I'm

pupils. Freddie Jagger rowed at Henley Royal Regatta putting up a

certain he will be made very welcome, just as I was. I wish him

brave fight against the eventual winners Abingdon School and

well.

James Field played tennis for St Peter's in the National Championships. Laura Field is to be Head of School next year; we wish her well in this prestigious and influential position. Apologies

Leavers: Alexandra Akehurst, Alistair Benham, Jonathon Bew, Daniel

to those not mentioned and congratulations to all who have

Bowie, Emily Freeman, Thomas Kimpson, Douglas Maitland, Alice

found the time outside their academic commitments to play,

Mason, Bradley Smith, Lucy Taylor, Jake Stephenson (to Linton

perform or contribute to the rich co-curricular life of the school.

House).

My year in the Grove has been busy, eventful and immensely

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enjoyable. Have there been any particular highlights? For me the House Sing was the best way to see the house community at its most united and the dinner held at Ask equally brought all year groups together with purpose and a real sense of fun. St Peter's vertical approach to pastoral care is at its most poignant at such occasions. So much is squeezed into the working day in a day house;; success is testament to the hard work of the pupils and of cours< the staff who give so generously of their time. Sincere thanks ti

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Having spent a few moments relishing the brief appearance of the sun at the Leavers' Bar-b-q I was again reminded of how quickly our fresh faced young third formers, some shy, others rather cocky develop or transform into such charming and accomplished young people, ready to spread their wings and make their mark in the wider world. We have been very fortunate indeed this year in Hope House to have such a committed and talented group of Upper Sixth formers. They have led from the front, setting an excellent example and enthusing and encouraging younger members of the house in house competitions. The combination of hard work, fun and comradeship is the mark of a good year group and I have been fortunate in having such a reliable and loyal sixth form, many of whom were the last to opt to join the then new house. Too often house reports can become a list of names; I have tried to avoid this - whilst there are always those who excel they rarely achieve their goals without the support of others in their year group and beyond, and that is the nature of the house community.

In a year with so many sporty senior girls it is not surprising that we have been successful in girls' sport. Hope senior girls have a clean record in the senior netball - a remarkable achievement; I look forward to hearing of the fifth successive win next year! The hockey is an occasion early in the year when junior girls join the seniors and face the might of many a sixth form attacker. Team spirit can be tested in such circumstances, but Hannah once again proved a formidable presence in goal; Emma R made a stunning goal and we came a very respectable third. Ably led by Sarah, the house came a very close second in the swimming, also being runners up in the badminton and junior cross country. Hettie once again romped home in the Senior Cross Country. It was a shame that the athletics was curtailed as she would surely have received more accolades on that occasion. Whilst the boys were less successful on the sports field they must be commended for their enthusiasm! With Henry and Frankie whipping up support they put in respectable performances in swimming and athletics, and played in all competitions with a sense of purpose, team spirit and fun! No wins in senior house rugby last year; one this year - who knows what the future may hold? The junior boys cricket team was impressive - having to co-opt a noncricketer on to the team they showed tremendous support for each

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other and although they were well beaten by School in their semi final they could be proud of the way in which they played. Whilst some have excelled in a particular sport, others have played at a top level across all three terms: captains of rounders, netball, swimming and tennis are all to be congratulated on their commitment and leadership skills developed over this year. Will S and James B played for the 1st XI this 'summer' and we wish Oliver well in his position as joint captain of boats next year. Hope is blessed with remarkably talented young people in the arts. Ceorgie's performance in Blood Wedding was a highlight this year, with Hannah playing a cameo part with her usual conviction; both held the audience in the palm of their hands. Much Ado, brilliantly directed by Hannah also brought forth some delightful portrayals; not least Juliet's acting debut! In the Junior School's superb production of 'Romeo and Juliet' several of the third and fourth form followed Romeo's lead - we saw Phil in a new light; he will be missed next year, but we wish him luck in the Manor! The back stage girls have become an integral part of these productions and I hope that they will continue to enjoy their roles as they progress through the school. Mention must also be made of Jamie who has been invaluable not only in St Peter's productions, but also helping out with J1! Musically the house continues to flourish. Eve's singing in the first concert of the year set the tone and the house came together superbly to 'sing' the memorable Mr Brightside. I expressed my doubts as to the choice of song but bowed to what was clearly Hettie's better judgement as the judges pronounced Hope winners. Well directed, with a dedicated and musical accompaniment it will be an interesting act to follow. Nick has continued to delight audiences and it was a great pleasure to hear his winning performance in the brass class at the Senior Music Festival. Hannah's

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performance in the Cabaret concert was also a triumph. There is much musical talent in the house and I am confident that we will continue to support the musical life of the school very strongly over the next few years. Many members of the House read in chapel and Christian's reading in the Carol Service was clear and confident. One of the more light-hearted and entertaining events in the calendar is always the Egg Race, and so it proved again this year. Frankie and Henry had great faith in their car and as it hurtled along it seemed they were right to do so. It is unfortunate that it went backwards! Better luck next year. Second (again!) in the Science quiz; there were solid performances in the Languages quiz and some tenacious and well researched debating by the seniors brought them

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On that note it would seem appropriate to express my heartfelt

very close to a win. Jamie

thanks to our merry band of tutors. Their patience, combined wisdom

also nurtured the junior

and sense of humour make for a purposeful yet relaxed atmosphere

debaters and I hope that

in the house, and the pupils are fortunate to be able to benefit from

Tom, Callum and Will continue to develop their

their guidance. I would also like to thank the Upper Sixth form for their unfailing good humour, support and leadership this year. The

skills next year.

three musketeers combined with the erstwhile convent girls has indeed been a winning combination -they leave with my very best

Each member of a house is a contributor to

wishes; I hope they know just how much I have appreciated them!

the whole

members of the house, never complaining about doing the mundane tasks and fitting more into a day than many of us manage in a week!

but eacn is

community, equally an

Hettie has been an excellent Head of House - cajoling younger

individual who should be honing his or her skills whether it be on the

She will be a difficult act to follow - but I have every confidence that

sports field, on the stage, as a musician or their social skills in the

JJ will make the role his own with great success. Congratulations to

common room. Although it is often perceived as being in the wider

him, and Lucy being appointed monitors and Nick Head of School- I

school setting that academic success is measured it is equally

am sure they will do an excellent job. Perhaps my greatest regret in retiring is that I shall not see the current Lower Sixth form in their

important for pupils to encourage each other as they set themselves individual targets to ensure academic progress. Academic excellence

Upper Sixth year. They have been an exceptional year group for the

in Hope has been recognised this year as many pupils have received congratulations from Mr Lawrence on their impressive orders - they

last four years and I wish them well in their final year. I know that they will give Miss Ullstein their full support. I firmly believe that

should be proud of their success and strive for excellence again next

being a House 'parent' is the

year. Congratulations to our prizewinners - Juliet (twice!), Lucy, Jamie, Katharine, and Eleanor. The work ethic of the U6th this year has been outstanding, and I trust that they will be appropriately

would like to thank all of

rewarded in August; they have set a fine example.

to have such an enjoyable

best role in teaching and those who have helped me

Community Action projects -whether it be dancing with the elderly,

and fulfilling four years in Hope House. It has been a

weekly visits to the elderly, guiding Clifton Prep pupils or Olavites,

privilege, and I know that

Once again many Hopefuls have committed time and energy to

playing with puppies or digging up trees (though the 5th form

Miss

seemed a little unsure of how to identify a 'bad' tree!). Much of this

ahead with increasing S^^^^^^^^Hl^^H^-,:,.•••>* House successes. I thank her

is done unobtrusively, in the true spirit of service to the Community. Pupils discover a talent for guiding others, explaining their subject in

Ullstein will forge

simple terms, for engaging the elderly in discussion week after week

most sincerely for her invaluable support as my assistant this year and wish her well as she

or organising a party for young people with disabilities. I am

leads those who 'live in Hope'!

delighted that so many pupils give of their time so generously - not because it is part of their Duke of Edinburgh scheme, or for their CV,

Mrs. Sue Watkinson

but simply because they appreciate the importance of giving.

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Linton Writing this during the last week of term an eerie calmness and has descended over a near abandoned Linton House - the top floor is nearly deserted as Hugo Aiken, James Emery, Justin Cho and Giles Gray departed on their gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition and Daniel James left to embark on his silver expedition. The third and fourth forms, recovering from the internal examinations, are involved in a variety of different activities. Revelling in the, extremely rare, peace and quiet I will aim to write a succinct summary of the 'goings on' in Linton House as well as outlining a number of achievements and accomplishments by individuals! At the start of the year ten third formers joined Linton House, they came from a number of different schools and with varying experiences of boarding. They were: Chris Bower, Tom Collinson, Patrick Foster, William Fox, Oliver Millman, George Pindar, Michael Qui, Josh Ramalingam and Sam Raper.As predicted, by the end of the first week all of them had got to grips with the routines of Linton and slotted into the house with great ease. The senior boys must be congratulated on their help, kindness and patience in enabling the process to happen.

Qui started the service with some beautiful piano playing before he turned into a beat boxing (!) champion, the sight of Toby Simpson, Tom Nelson, Jake Taylor and Toby Hinchcliffe rubbing noses with the Headmaster was a truly 'unexpected' sight. The reading, superbly delivered by Giles Gray, Luke Hawthorne and Sam Burley certainly made the congregation sit up and listen. A number of individuals within the house also had great success in music and drama this year. Three of our third form, Josh Ramalingam, William Fox and Michael Qui progressed to the final of the junior music competition - with Michael Qui winning the guitar section. James Emery has been a valuable (and busy) member of the Barber Shop and Chapel choir. In drama Patrick Litten and George Wall both performed admirably in the Middle School play Romeo and Juliet. Patrick Litten must also be congratulated on his highly commended position in the junior reading competition. The time

The first house event was the annual Great Egg Race, Ali Stephenson organised the team and was instrumental in building a fantastic structure - his efforts, and those of his fellow team members (Chris Bower, Dan James and Mike Chan) were fantastic and worthy of a third place. Just before the October half term it was the turn of Linton House to 'take charge' of the chapel service - the theme decided on, after a lot of deliberating, was "do not judge a book by its cover prepare for the unexpected" - Sam Burley, under the watchful eye of Paddy superbly organised the service. The inspiration for the service came from some of the boys' experience on their recent rugby tour to New Zealand. The 'unexpected' began from the onset as Michael

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and effort the boys put into these extras is immense and such performances are only achieved through their hard work and commitment. The junior and senior House debating teams had a good term, the senior team, under the confident leadership of Luke Hawthorne progressed to the second round and the juniors learnt valuable techniques, which will hold them in good stead for next year. Needless to say with such a wealth of artistic and musical talent available the boys in the house were looking forward to excelling in the House singing competition. Kindly, I think, they chose to sing their version of 'Angels' by Robbie Williams! They performed it fantastically, it was tuneful and, in my rather unprofessional opinion, the best performance!

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As customary the first inter house sporting event was the cross - country event.The senior boys in Linton were firm favourites to win and pleasingly they did not disappoint! In fact 10 boys finished in the top 22 (out of 141 competitors). Rory Wells was placed second and Tom Nelson, Andy Neal, Roman Faithfull, Jeffrey Cho were placed sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth respectively. The boys amassed just 79 points and the closest rival, Queen's House, were 112 points behind them - a huge win. The junior boys came third overall with Joshua Ramalingam, George Pindar and Harry Richardson being placed fifth, sixth and eighth. Other notable inter house sporting successes of the year was a first place for the senior boys rugby 7s team. To finish the year off the boys were overall winners in the annual sports day. All boys in the house competed and worked together to secure the impressive victory. Congratulations to Toby Hinchcliffe who won the Clive Lewis trophy for his wins in the 100 and 200m meters and to Rory Wells who was awarded the Chris Hurst trophy for the 3000m. Congratulations also to Mike Chan having represented the school at 1st team level in rugby, hockey and cricket - was awarded the Shuttleworth trophy for his overall contribution to school sport. The rowers in the house enjoyed a great

season, their continued hard work and sheer commitment was rewarded for Ali Stephenson, Rory Wells and Jeffrey Cho when they achieved a bronze medal in the coxless fours event at the National schools championships. County honours this year went to Harry Richardson who represented the Yorkshire U15 rugby team, Toby Hinchcliffe represented Yorkshire rugby at U18 level and Toby Simpson played Yorkshire U16 level - fantastic. Yet again many members of Linton have tirelessly and unassumingly been involved in various community action projects throughout the year, the fifth form-volunteering week was one such project which Toby Simpson and Roman Faithfull were involved in. James Emery volunteered for the Wilberforce trust and a number of boys have selflessly helped out on Sunday afternoons with a variety of community events that have taken place at school - their help is always greatly appreciated. Hugo Aiken, Sam Burley, Justin Cho and Mike Chan were also involved in the BIRD project which saw them volunteering on a number of projects which would benefit the local community. Ten boys will leave Linton at the end of the year, may I take this opportunity to wish them all the best for the future. When they receive this copy of the Peterite they would have either completed their first term at university or be midway through a gap year. I sincerely hope they continue to embrace all the opportunities that come their way. I would like to thank all members of the U6th for their support and help throughout the year and particular thanks to Mike Chan for his invaluable assistance this year. I am confident that Giles Gray will also be a fantastic and reliable ambassador for Linton House as he takes up his position in September. Finally I would like to thank all the tutors in Linton for their invaluable help and support throughout the year: Paddy, Dr Thomson and Mr Smith. Special thanks must also go to Matron and the cleaners who really do make the house 'run like clockwork!' Mr. Steve Williams

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Manor he is and no doubt we will see even more from him in the next two years. Will Hartrey demonstrated too that drumming remains strong in the Manor. Harrison Medley played a key role in the challenging (for some of the boys who watched incomprehensible) Blood Wedding. Toby McGill and Frank Wilson also starred in plays later in the year. It is good to see boys involved in the cultural life of the school and to see their friends supporting them. On the final Wednesday of the term came the House Rugby. Both juniors and seniors put in strong performances, though ultimately we lost out. It was the perfect backdrop however to the The Manor, as a school boarding house, is now 70 years old, a

house dinner. The excellent relationship between the boys, as well as

fact that became apparent when a small section of the roof fell off

between staff and students, always shines through in this event. A

on perhaps the most windless day of the year. But developments

great evening was had by all, with the U6th continuing the party back over in our house (remember the traffic lights?!) dancing the

continue apace. At the time of writing the roof is being completely re-done and further changes soon will ensure the Manor heads firmly into the 21st century while retaining all that is best about a traditional house. More importantly, the Manor is a home, a point that

hours away.Teachers, support staff and students all had a great time and the sense of community and togetherness once again shone through.

has been emphasised by the boys to many who have visited. It is a remark that has been passed on to me often - the warmth and vibrancy of the atmosphere hopefully shows through below. Boarding is great fun, something not lost on the Manor boys.

The Autumn Term We welcomed eleven new third years and six new lower sixth to house in September, as well as Siphesile Zwane (or Zippy as he was universally known), our annual exchange student from Selborne College in South Africa. New faces settled quickly and life in the Manor continued apace. House singing was the year's first competition and with two impressive leaders in Angus and Ali we

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knew we had enthusiasm, even if we slightly lacked in musical expertise. Our performance was excellent - so good in fact I was actually surprised we didn't feature in the top three. Crucially a good time was had rehearsing,

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boys represented various school teams. The House Hockey compe-

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house involved. Tapas remains a popular termly Sunday evening event, added to

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this during the year was a Pasta cooking evening as well as a Saturday night Paella. Many of the boys enjoy baking (and eating)

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The Sixth form dinner was a new boarding event this term and it was a success. Boarding houses were mixed up onto tables and it was a delight to have a cross-house event involving both staff and students.

Summer term It may be called the summer term, but other than one week in May, it didn't really feel that way. The record-breaking wet weather played havoc with school fixtures and even the wider games programme, as well as the Manor "yardie". Exams become ever earlier, necessitating more crammed teaching as well as the necessity for revision over the Easter break. Study leave also presents a good opportunity to take control over learning and the vast majority of the boys show determination and focus in their preparation. For all the importance of the above activities, we are fundamentally a school and the necessity of hard work out of lessons will always be a priority.

Cricket is strong with two Manorites in the 1st XI and the junior house cricket team lifting another trophy. On Sports Day Frank Wilson jumped the longest jump in the school being in the 3rd year. The Dickinsons (Sam and Tom) remain excellent runners, with Sam winning by some margin in the Inter 1500m. Both boys won their respective age groups in the Inter House Cross-Country (back in November) - mightily impressive!

The People The U6th, by the time of reading this report, will now have completed a term at University. The JohnBriggsVl house was well lead by them this year and I am particularly indebted to the Head of House. Alastair Newton did a superb job in the many dimensions of this role, the importance of which is crucial in the boarding environment. I valued his advice, as well as his support, and he was an excellent ambassador for the house. The house tutors, and assistants are vital to the running of the house. Dave Ray is a superb asset to the house and his ever valuable advice and support is much appreciated. Mr Connor had an excellent first year as live-out assistant and he is greatly valued by the boys as well as me. Thanks go to the tutors and in particular Mr Adams who served the house well in his time here. Colette, our Matron, and the team of cleaners (Katy, Karen, Kath, Gill) look after the boys superbly - they really are lucky to have them. My final thanks, as always however go to my wife, Dori. She contributes hugely to the atmosphere of the house and is greatly appreciated by the boys. Along with Cris and Olivia this helps bring a real sense of family which is crucial. It has been a great year. Here is to many more! Mr. S. Gwilliam

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Queen's Queen's House has once again had a successful year on all fronts. We continue to encourage the diversity and talents of all the pupils in the house, both inside and outside the school.The house has been led this year very ably by Charlotte Worsman and Emily Gee. We welcomed the new third form into the house in September and they have certainly livened things up downstairs, although they are still struggling to understand that ball games should take place outside! The Christmas term also saw a well-deserved win for the Girl's hockey team in a scintillating final match on the Hubbard Pitch.

The Easter term saw a burst of frenetic energy from the start, with Fifth and Lower Sixth going through the rigours of an intense exam period. This was swiftly followed by the House singing competition, organised by Emily Gee

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with choreography by Steph and Emily Miller, where we put on an energetic display of house prowess. The junior boys' team won the house rugby, whilst the girls came third in the netball competition. There was also success in the new pool with the boys' team led by Ed winning the house swimming in the lovely new pool, and plenty of records were set at the new 25m rather than 25yd distance. In the summer term Sport's Day was once again a test against the elements, with the event cancelled before the relays due to the worsening weather. Nonetheless, the House came second overall, which was a fine achievement. In the Junior House Debating, the team of Ben, Luis and Henry progressed through the rounds on the back of solid research and good preparation on the set topics. In the final they held their own in the opening speeches, but were not as strong answering questions from the floor, which led to a defeat and therefore second place overall. Next year we celebrate 60 years since the opening of Queen's as a Day House, and we continue to go from strength to strength. We will be as sad to say goodbye to our Sixth Form leavers as we are excited to say hello to our new Third Form in September.

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Rise It is with pleasure that we are able to reflect upon our first year in The Rise and recount all that has happened in what seems merely the blink of an eye. Firstly, we welcomed a new contingent into the house; along with the three of us and our dogs, Bella and Pavlov, we also welcomed Tracy, Wendy, Cera and Tilly into the 3rd form, Emily Williams into the 4th and Shae into the Lower sixth. All have settled wonderfully and offer a valuable contribution to life here. We also welcomed Dr Whittaker as a tutor to the 3rd and 4th form whose calm, intelligent and witty approach makes her the perfect addition to The Rise.

Autumn Term We entered the House events in fine spirits, starting with The Rise placing an impressive 2nd in House Hockey. The girls really shone in a gritty and hard-fought campaign split over several sessions with superb goal-keeping from Ellie Fletcher. The nail-biting conclusion culminated in us losing the penalty shoot-out to decide the winner. Losing by the smallest of margins was a disappointment at the time but the fire they played with is something they must all be proud of and gives us a definite incentive to try to go one better next year. House Hockey also gave us our first encounter with The Rise's tenacity, skill and House spirit

to raise money for their sports tour to Barbados. The night was a huge success with any of the participants' stress and anxiety evaporating as they confidently strutted their stuff down the catwalk. The famous Rise House spirit and determination was probably best demonstrated at the end of this half term when our small group of 24 (4 members of Rise disappeared home early) took on the daunting task of House Singing. Their rendition of I Love Rock and Roll' was slick, well-rehearsed, and performed with gusto. Despite not winning (yet clearly giving the best performance) we were still immensely proud of them. The Memorial Hall stage was again used to showcase Rise talented later in the year with Lorca's Blood Wedding. This passionate, ambitious and harrowing piece enabled Ruby and Lavinia to show off their super talents with fine performances in a gritty and formally challenging production. Ruby's innocent yet tortured performance as The Bride was beautiful and poetic. Again this was another event that cemented our view of The Rise camaraderie as the entire House went to watch and support them.

- something that has continued all year and that we are immensely proud of. On a cold and windy day in October (as it always seems to be for House Cross Country) the girls proved themselves to be a force to reckoned with, with strong performances in both Senior and Junior events: Anna Fairbank 5th in the Juniors and Scarlett Shaw 3rd in the Seniors. Our performances and times were strong throughout resulting in a victory in the Senior competition. All girls worked superbly (especially at Senior level where participation is optional and yet most of the House entered.) Bea and Flora even had the energy for some gymnastics at the end with an unscheduled cartwheel over the finishing line! The Great Egg Race followed soon after as the boffins rolled up their sleeves and prepared to bend the laws of physics to their will. Lauren, Jess, Vicky and the Ledden sisters put in a well thought-out and imaginative display of ingenuity to come an impressive 2nd. The girls continued to shine outside of these House events with Jess, Lavinia, Ruby, Flora and Lizi all participating in the Fashion Show

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Decorating the tree during the final weeks of the year gave the upper sixth an opportunity to infuse a little Christmas cheer into the foundations of The Rise, decorating the tree with great aplomb and making sure that taste was observed at all times...though this did not seemingly extend into the TV room or kitchen which had a 'more is more' decorating remit enforced. They did a splendid job fuelled by mince pies, champagne and sprinkling of Christmas magic from Michael Buble. Rise House Dinner came at the culmination of an exhausting term and gave the girls a hardly needed excuse to don their most beautiful of dresses. The night was enjoyed by all and, we hope, by our invited guests (mostly made up of young, male members of staff).

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Spring Term With a spring in our step we leapt into the Spring Term with and overall victory in the House Squash, where Fab, Lizi, Molly, and Flora played brilliantly with some excellent tactics and performances as a whole. We faced our archrivals, Dronfield in the final and so the girls, working as a team, clinched a very impressive victory.Thanks and praise goes to all involved and we are sure we will aim to hold onto the title next year. (Especially as Molly Bythell has been made the School's Squash Captain). House Debating saw feisty performances from both our formidable senior team of Fabienne, Lizi and Flora (who would want to come up against these three in a debate?) and our junior team (a rotated team consisting of the 3rd and 4th year). All certainly proved that The Rise are intelligent, articulate and a force to be reckoned with! House Netball was our next endurance test where, despite

spirited performance throughout (especially from our team players: Scarlett, Lavinia and Jess), we didn't quite achieve the victory our talent promised. There's always next year...

Summer Term The Summer Term began with House Tennis which was probably one of my most memorable House events this year as The Rise went into the competition with the spirit of 'it's not the winning but the taking part that counts'. So reaching the semi-finals came as something of a shock to our competitors, Lizi, Flora, Scarlett, Molly, Emily and Alicia. This was an excellent achievement which also offered us the chance to watch The Rise play our rivals Dronfield yet again. Beaten by the better team, Rise's resilience and celebrations (after winning only a handful of points) is a moment I will always remember! A soggy Sports Day still offered much to celebrate with The Rise winning a number of events: Harriet Falshaw in the Senior javelin competition, Emily Williams in the Junior javelin and Ruby Wilson in the Long Jump. And despite not running due to the rain, the girls

House Swimming gave the girls the opportunity to shine as individuals too with superb races from Tracy Yip and Tilly Antrum who both gave impressive and gritty performances to win their events. Zoe Pindar should get a special mention here as she took on several races, including the individual medley - all of which are gruelling, but even more so after just returning from a Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition! Then came House Chapel - where, under the brilliant leadership of our Head of House, Lauren Burdass, we delivered an interesting and informative (clearly the influence of Mr Mallard) chapel about 'the Brain'!? We then completed the term with the inaugural Boarders' Dinner. This evening, hopefully the first of many, was organised and devised by two Rise girls, Lizi Hart and Flora Dallas. The evening was a great show of strength and community between the houses and shows real promise for something that can be looked forward to in years to come.

assure me we would have won the relays and would have been crowned overall winners (well, that's what we like to believe.) The year's sporting events culminated in the Junior House Rounders where our team gave a super fight with outstanding batting from our 'lefty' Anna and brilliant fielding from Tilly and Emily. We finished a commendable and impressive 3rd.

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performance of Sherwin's 'A Nightingale Sang' in the Girls' Singing Final. Many also took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and Phoebe, Harriet and Tracy were an essential part of the Boat club, participating in many regattas. Phoebe must be for commended for all she has given to the club this year and congratulated for being made Captain of the Boat Club next year.

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My highlight of the year and the silverware I will cherish the most was our victory in the Merit Cup! The Rise had won this two years in a row and so we had a lot to live up to being new in the job. Obviously the talent, hard work and academic excellence of The Rise was never going to let us down: Well done girls!

Our annual House BBQ was on a typical British summer's day (in other words it was a rather dreary rainy day.) Undeterred Mr M braved the elements outside to cook up the requisite extra-welldone BBQ fodder. Those that did come outside and brave the drizzle found that it added an extra frisson of excitement to the bouncy castle.The irrepressible fourth year girls, Anna, Jenna, Emily and Liccy injected the afternoon with some sunshine by 'treating' us to so, so many Karaoke gems! Thankfully, as the afternoon progressed, it did dry up somewhat and the soggy BBQ was topped off with a draw in our traditional game of Rounders.

The Year Amongst these superb achievements we also had many other accomplishments worthy of note. Many of The Rise are members of the school and chapel choir and Anna and Alicia achieved excellent music examination results with Anna achieving Grade 4 Flute and Alicia a distinction in Grade 7 Clarinet. Natalie continued this musical theme by achieving a place in this year's Senior Music Festival and giving a very impressive, competent and delicate

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The year has now come to a close and our UVI Leavers are all heading off to universities across the country - and in fact, the world: Fabienne achieving a place at UCLA and Vicky at Lady Margaret's Hall, Oxford. Lauren Burdass must be given special thanks for being such an organised and unflappable Head of House. We also extend our congratulations to Summer Taylor who we welcome into the role for this coming year. We also want to thank Jane Feetenby who stepped into the role of matron this year and immediately rose to the challenge with her committed, open and diligent attitude to all areas of her job. Her and the rest of the house team, Jenny, Lesley and Caroline have continued to work wonders with the on-going challenge of 28 teenage girls! We extend our most heartfelt thanks to them and the invaluable and unwavering support they lend to The Rise. The Rise would certainly not be the same without its tutor team, therefore we thank Mrs Barnard, DrWhittaker and Mrs Fricker for their hard work this year and the enthusiasm, kindness and good nature they bring to the House. We would especially like to thank Mrs Barnard for all she has done this year as, due to the demands of her appointed role of Head of Girls Games, will no longer be an assistant (but we have managed to hold onto her as a tutor.) The girls, and us, will really miss our Friday night chats and the fun we always had when she is on evening duty. Thank you Helen for everything you have done for us this year. It was with great sadness that we lost (the formidable) Mrs Wendy Shepherd this year and she has left a sizable gap in life in The Rise. Her nightly duties were always welcomed by the girls as a chance to chat (mostly gossip!) and to seek advice from her on any problems (her 'no nonsense' approach to teenage problems was always useful!) It was this side to Wendy that other students may not have had the privilege to see and we feel honoured to have known her in this more relaxed, social environment. Ourselves, and all the girls past and present, will miss her immensely and are forever thankful for all she did for The Rise over the last 16 years. It is therefore with pleasure, and sadness, that we find ourselves looking back on what was a most memorable first year in The Rise. Mrs. E. Mallard

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School Having completed nearly two years as Housemistress of School House and experiencing the peaks and troughs as well as the victories and defeats, I realise that this report can only possibly capture a snippet of what has really gone in the last twelve months. I certainly feel well established in what I can only describe as a very 'close-knit' and 'competitive' community, born largely out of the willingness of School House pupils to 'have a go'. And 'have a go' is what School House did in the inter-house singing competition. Rehearsals were expertly led by our proficient musicians and Heads of House George Hourston and Charlotte Terry, with the accompaniment of the just as talented Bill Coss, Guy Cowman-Sharpe and Alistair Duffey. Sadly the judges thought our catchy rendition of 'Livin' La Vida Loca' was not worthy of a top 3 position! Success however, was gained in that it helped our new 3rd formers feel very much a part of the School House community. In addition to the 'house-shout', I must make special mention of School House's other musical achievements which include George Hourston grade 8 on the guitar; Charlotte Terry grade 8 on the violin; Bill Goss grade 8 singing; Guy Cowman-Sharpe winning the singing section of the Senior Music Festival; Alistair Duffey winning the percussion section of the Junior Music Festival; and Emily Mahon winning the female singing section of Junior Music Festival. In addition, several School House members showed outstanding talents and commitments to the School choir, swing-band, orchestra and Barber/Barbie shop groups. Minna CabbertasV

achievement was their domination of the Junior girls Netball (Pippa Martin, Keira Barnard, Emily Mahon, Lily Spencer, Alice Greswold, Sophie Blackburn, Gemma Willink, Jess House and Hannah Lawrence). If that wasn't enough glory for them, they then went on to win the girls inter-house swimming-gala where Sophie Blackburn broke one St Peter's record and Alice Greswold broke three. Sports Day was another occasion for celebration with School House girls winning the inter-house competition. Notable performances included:- Minna Gabbertas 100m Ist/High jump 2nd ; Sophie Blackburn High jump 1st/Long jump 2nd ; Maddie Palmer Javelin 2nd

On the Performing Arts side, School House again lays claim to more than its fair share of dramatists including Bill Goss, Tom Perkins, Guy Cowman-Sharpe, and Ben Irving who all showed much promise as budding thespians in the 6th form play 'Much Ado About Nothing'. The comical and gifted talents of Lily Spencer and Emily Mahon were also much in evidence in the middle school play'Romeo & Juliet'. Our artistic talents have also been on show at the end of

and Hannah Lawrence 100m 2nd/800m 2nd .The year's inter-house activities concluded with the Junior girls rounders which School House won adding yet another trophy to their collection and in turn culminated with School House girls being the proud recipient of the 'Cambridge Cup' for Girls inter-house sport. With regards to boys inter-house competitions, success was achieved in the cross-country with School House Junior boys finishing runners up in the team event (Sam Hudson 4th; Tristan Prince 7th; Joe Taylor 10th) and there were commendable performances in the Senior boys event (Adam James 4th; Josh Cooper 13th) Sadly, School House were knocked out

year Art Exhibition. These include the impressive portraiture of Ben Elliott; the work of Tom Edwards demonstrating a magnificent passage from the representational through to the abstract; and Gabby Fullick's original work based on Miss Haversham. On the D&T side, the 5th formers' clocks should ensure punctual arrival at school next term despite Harley Shaw's clock being more an object of art than a functional product. Let's hope however, that the time keepers made by Will Fynn, Harry Snell and Ollie Smith will enable them to continue entertaining us in timely fashion first thing in the morning! The girls and boys have collected equal amounts of silverware with regards to sport this year starting with the outstanding performances in the inter-house cross-country where the Junior girls clinched the team prize (Hannah Lawrence 3rd; Alice Greswold 4th ; Maddie Palmer 15th). However, School House girls' greatest

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in the semis of the Junior inter-house rugby sevens despite Cameron Lynde's incisive captaincy skills! Water-polo was a new event added to the inter-house activities calendar this year, and School House, under the coaching skills of Tom Edwards, made quite a splash reaching the finals where they were narrowly defeated by Grove. School House boys also excelled on Sports Day, finishing second overall, and noteworthy performances included:- Sam Hudson 400m 1st; Alex Taylor shot 2nd and the outstanding accomplishments of David Bird 100m 1st/200m 1st/long jump. The final boys interhouse event of the year was the Junior interhouse cricket which was a dead certainty with Yorkshire U15 player Hugo Adams batting to score just 6 off 3 balls but School House gave it to Queens!

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convincing foundations for their future political careers. I was also grateful for the coaching tips they provided to School House's Junior debating team of Charlie Hunter, Cameron Lynde and Alistair Duffey who were marginally defeated in the semis.

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displayed their talents in the EDL quiz (Hannah Lawrence; Nick Fullick; Patrick Copley; Hamish Lynde; and Gabby Fullick) finishing 2nd in the competition. Congratulations must also go to the School House Egg Race team as although their 'contraption' failed to move a great distance, it has greatly cheered up my office! The Upper Sixth have led the way on the Community Action

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Senior inter-house debating. George Hourston, Adam Janes and Bill Goss impressively outsmarted the opponents laying solid and

programme with Tom Perkins and Rebecca Wootton receiving School colours for the commitments they have shown the programme. It is encouraging to see such a strong sense of responsibility from all year

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Yorkshire & Humberside; Adam Janes' representation in the GB Junior National Rowing squad; Pippa Martin's inclusion in the North Yorkshire netball squad; Hugo Adam's position in the Yorkshire U15 cricket second team; Hannah Lawrence and Alice Greswold's participation in the North Yorkshire U14 hockey squad, and Sam Hudson's inclusion in the Leeds United Academy 'Elite Player Performance Plan'. As a House, we continue to support and follow these achievements with keen interest.

groups to Community Action including those 5th formers on the post exam volunteer day and 3rd formers on the MENCAP day.

Not only have we made our mark on the sports field this year, but for the second consecutive year School House has won the

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would like to sum up each of our Upper Sixth leavers:- Ollie's loveaffair with badminton - just badminton?; Josh's modesty in admitting to reading a compass at the same time as running pretty quickly; Tom's enthusiasm to get things done (in theory) earning him School House colours; Ben Elliott's entrepreneurial skills in setting up a leather cottage-industry; Cabby's impeccable taste in clothes always looking if she's just stepped off the catwalk; Ben Irving's ability to be late into school on more occasions than he's on time;

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prospective establishments and I thank them for all that they have contributed to School House. Finally, a big thanks go to the tutors, and in particular Mrs Lawrence who is stepping down as my Assistant (2 years as my deputy was more than enough for her!) and once again successfully steered the 3rd form towards adulthood; Mr Northfield who continued to prepare the Upper Sixth for university and life beyond St Peter's; Mr White with his invaluable experience and guidance

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Adam's art of juggling - reaching echelons in both sport and academia; Charlie's ability to look unshaven even when he has shaved; Meggie's capacity to quietly and effectively organise others with the least amount of fuss earning her School House colours; Perkie's contagious positive attitude even when it's raining, and Rebecca's consideration shown to others - except for her place on the sofa. Last but not least, a few words about the Heads of School House, Charlotte and George, who have tirelessly organised teams and events in addition to motivating others to get involved. They have been awarded School House colours in recognition for their time, energy and commitment and I thank them for carrying out their roles with such professionalism and effectiveness and many thanks to Charlotte for creating School House's very own crest. Other leavers this year include Emily Taylor who is completing her sixth form at Fulford; Charlie Cornock who is returning to The Manor, and Hamish and Cameron Lynde who are emigrating to Canada. We wish all leavers much happiness and success in their

with the Lower Sixth; Mr Hall providing the 5th form with wit and wisdom; and finally Mr Mortimer who replaced Mr Owen-Barnett after the Christmas term and who quickly got the measure of the 4th form. The School House dinner this year took place at LaVecchia Scuola and this occasion bore evidence of the special bond that gels School House members - both staff and pupils alike. I look forward to another successful year when Henry Scroggs and Izzy Taylor will be our new Heads of House and a major driving force behind our community! Mrs. Angela Tooby-Smith

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Temole Many colleagues have often said that being a Housemaster/Housemistress is the best job in teaching and after another year in this role I would still wholeheartedly agree with them. I have been fortunate enough this year to work with a lovely bunch of pupils and an excellent group of tutors. In September we welcomed a lively group of Third Formers who settled in well academically but proved themselves to be "domestically challenged" when it came to looking after their common room with Dawson and Houghton having to assume the role of Temple's answer to Kim and Aggie. The 4th Form welcomed two new additions in January with Tim Goodwin joining us from Manor and Mr Lee Manning replacing Mrs Newport as the 4th Form tutor when she left to go on maternity leave. Both were made to feel very welcome and are now part of the furniture, although looking at the state of some of the furniture in Temple, I hope they don't take that the wrong way! "Let me entertain you" was Temple's choice for House Singing this year and although I would not have chosen Robbie (personally I always preferred Gary), this song does sum up what Temple pupils do best as they once again featured highly in the school's music and drama. There were some excellent performances at the Senior and Junior Music Festivals, both of which I had the pleasure to attend. In the Senior Music Festival Calum Brown won the woodwind section, All Hall won in the Guitar Section and Lilly Stanford won a very competitive Singing category. At the Junior Music Festival Helen Taylor held on to her title in the Piano Section, Libby Brown won the Woodwind section on her clarinet and Jack McCartney won the Boys' Singing competition which

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was his third category of the night. Charlie Widdicombe and Beth Bradley were both highly commended on the trumpet and cello respectively. One of the highlights of the year is always the cabaret concert where Charlie featured once again on his trumpet and Tiffany Booth gave a beautiful rendition of an Andrew Lloyd Webber song with the evening finishing off with Head Chorister Dom Davies singing "Fly me to the Moon" (and I think he had had a shave!). Earlier on in the term I spent a very enjoyable evening at the Middle School Play "Romeo and Juliet" where I was not only impressed by

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the number of Temple pupils performing but also by the convincing acting from everyone. Anna Thrussell's comic portrayal of one of the nurses was memorable as was Duncan Smith's dramatic and powerful performance as Mercutio. We also have a number of talented actors and actresses amongst our senior pupils who appeared in a number of productions throughout the year and most notably the interesting and intellectually challenging performance of Lorca's Blood Wedding. I see how late the pupils have to stay in school for rehearsals and therefore appreciate how much time and work goes in to such a performance. I look forward to seeing Temple pupils in one of my favourites "Les Miserables" next term. September also brought early success in girls sport with the team of Rebecca Widdicombe, Georgie Ward, Sarah Carlton and Lucy Hunter winning the House Badminton. Success in racket sports continued when we finished joint third in the tennis competition with Rebecca Widdicombe and Helen Taylor going on to represent the school at the National independent Schools' Tennis Championships at Eton. A rain affected sports day nevertheless produced a number of victories for Temple where we finished joint second once again. We really do have some talented athletes in the house with Ellie Martin winning the Senior Girls' Shot, Helen Taylor winning the Junior 100m and the Junior Sprint Cup, Anna Thrussell winning the Junior Discus and finally Libby Brown winning the 800m and 300 metres and the trophy for Middle Distance Running. Libby also went on to represent York and District and won the 800m at the North of England Independent Schools' Championships. In boys' athletics, Patrick Brown won the Intermediate 200 m on Sports Day and, although the boys were not as successful this year on the sports field, they competed well in all house events with the right spirit and determination. Dan Spencer escaped the threat of kidnap this year as the science quiz did not take place, however he had the extraordinary achievement of finishing third in the country in the Physics Olympiad and was invited for the second year in a row to the Royal

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Institute in London to receive his award. Carrying on with the theme of science, I would also like to congratulate Jamie Macnab who was successful in being offered a place at Robinson College, Cambridge to study Natural Sciences. Creativity within the practical subjects was never my strength at school. However, we continue to have many talented artists and designers in the house with some fantastic work of Temple pupils on display at both the Art and DT exhibitions. Dominic Davies won one of the DT prizes at the DT exhibition , Oliver Headlam-Morley was part of the winning design team at the annual Rotary competition at

was Rebecca Widdicombe. Emily Scanu was awarded one of the Lord Mayor's Special Awards for volunteering which she received at a special ceremony at the Mansion House. Shortly after Emily was appointed to the role of Deputy Head Girl and will also be Head of House along with Calum Brown next year. They are both excellent role models for others in the house and have the personal skills to make them approachable and welcoming. It was not an easy decision though as I have an excellent Lower Sixth group and I am looking forward to working with all of them next year. That brings me on to this year's Upper Sixth who have been a lovely group. They have shown a real willingness to help out within the house whilst displaying genuine commitment to their studies. Josh and Lauren were enthusiastic in their roles as Heads of House and I would like to thank them for their hard work.

the National Railway Museum and this year for the first time I can remember Temple won the Egg Race! As a linguist I was always much better with words than with my hands and therefore it was great to see Temple perform so well in both the Senior and the Junior House Debating competitions, where we were runners up and winners respectively with our teams of Dan Spencer, Jamie Hatzel, Joe Williams and Helen Taylor, Anna Thrussell and Peter Gray. What pleased me most was to see the experienced seniors schooling their younger counterparts and then turning up to support them and ask the opposition some challenging questions from the floor. It is this working together between year groups which makes the house

I can't believe another year is over and knowing how quickly time flies, I am going to get on with enjoying the summer break which is much needed by everyone. One last thank you to all of my tutors who give me tremendous support all year round and in particular Mr Parr who stands in for me admirably, especially when I can't make roll because I am locked in the swimming pool! Finally a big thank you and well done to all the pupils in Temple. It is you who make the house a fun and friendly place to be. Mrs. J. Houghton

system so successful. House chapel is another example of year groups working together and this year our theme was honesty which forms part of "Trust", one of the school's seven core values and I can honestly say (I stole that line from Mr Winkley's thank you note) that it was a very thoughtful and carefully put together chapel, with readings which were eloquent and clear and some beautiful singing from Rebecca Widdicombe to start with. One of our other core values is compassion and there is no better way for us to show this than through our school's Community Action programme. It is fitting that in the year that Mrs Dawson steps down from her role in charge of Community Action, she received the exciting news that six girls had received a Lord Mayor of York Young Volunteer Award, one of whom

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The Bridge going

see

bridge?, they asked as we travelled to Edinburgh at on to Quei What's

about a bridge? As we turned the corner into the centre of the village of North Queensferry having walked down the hill from the railway station there was a loud collective WOW! The bridge towering above us was unbelievable. Photographs, TV nor even scenes from the iconic '39 Steps' when Richard Hannay scrambles across the huge construction prepares the mind

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for the enormity of this modern wonder of the world. If the

purpose of any school trip is to educate and inspire then this trip surely fufilled those requirements. The time spent drawing taking photographs, selecting sections and analysing

the positive and negative

shapes of the construction were inspirational starting points which led to the artwork showcased within this article. J.Darmody

1 Wendi Men, 2 Charlie Darmody, 3 Sophie Willink, 4 Wendi Men, 5 Polly Smith, 6 Peter Hiles, 7 James Emery, 8 Alex Tarn

Hockey & NetballTour to Barbados The Fashion Show Various fund raising activities were held prior to the tour including a fashion show in which the girls going on tour with some help from the VI boys strutted their stuff on the Memor Hall catwalk.

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After an 8 hour drive to Gatwick and an 8.5 hour flight to Barbados we were relieved to finally arrive with all our baggage and 35 of us in one piece. The hours of tedious travel were all made worthwhile when we saw the beautiful coastline of calm azure water and beautiful white, coral sands that greeted us. However, we didn't have long to take in the views or unpack as we had our first netball match against Colleridge and Parry. The B team played first in the midday heat. It was a fastpaced, well contested match for all involved but the physical nature of the game at time proved too much for the tired St Peter's girls. Despite the disparity in the score line (25-15 loss), it was a close match. As the sun started to go down the A team took to the pitch. This was a fantastic game with some exceptionally well-constructed play, however speed and accuracy from the opposition enabled them, in the 3rd quarter, to run away with the game. This said, our determination and pure drive must be

Safari Day With an early start at 8.20am we clambered into four 4x4

commended and we were pleased with the overall score line (22-

safari jeeps, we were not anticipating the off-n

15 Loss) it was a fantastic, physical first game from all.

experience that awaited us. We ventured throu_ sugar plantations, cliffs and beach terrain, getting stuck in a cow field along the way. The hfgh-volume musical accompaniment • entertained not only our 31 girls but also the rest of the island, waving to everybody along the way.

We stopped off for

refreshment at a sugar plantation where we were treated to some of the local Bajan cuisine which consisted of flying fish, macaroni pie and baked chicken, every bite was delicious. Not only did we enjoy an adrenaline fuelled trip but also took in some of the most beautiful sights in the Caribbean.

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Avengers Youth Hockey Match 4-5 (win) With a midday start we played twenty minute thirds in order to ensure that all girls had the opportunity to play. In extreme heat and high levels of humidity, they all performed with 'St Peter's Spirit' showing great adaptability and high levels of skill. The heat and humidity meant that the team line-up was ever changing and the girls worked with flexibility and skill. Empire Youth Hockey Match (4-1) Won 1

With an afternoon pushback, today's match was played in more tolerable conditions, with some cloud cover to shade from the heat, ©nee again the girls played thirds of twenty.minutes a

Combemere School Hockey (win) With a hat-trick from Ruby Wilson"1

. .• as, evening push-back and despite tiredness from the

showed great flexibility as the line-up was ever-changing due to

day's exploits the team played with some accurate stick work and

the intense heat. The girls played well against strong opposition

"excellent passing. What a fantastic conclusion to three very

with excellent stick skills and ball control.

successful yet challenging hockey matches. *"» A and B-Team Match, Silver Raiders 16-27 (win) With our first evening centre of ttie tour we ventured to Silver Hill to play,the Silver Raider Club teamfthe first half of the match was played by the B-Team who openSl the match with confif

dence and clear, accurate play. In slippery and wet conditions and poor lighting the girls played well and by half time the score was 5-15. Though the score line does not reflect it, the half was wellcontested and all the girls were playing competitive netball. The second half welcomed the A-team to the court and some new Silver Raider players, the game continued to be very closely

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Classics trip to Greece October 2011 In

the

days

leading up to the trip our

screens

displayed pictures of a riot-stricken Athens, where

groups

disaffected Athenian jobless roamed the streets of the city. Parents were emailing school to hint they were

taking

their

children off the trip and the travel agent was in constant touch with the authorities in Greece to find out exactly what was going on, and where. Undeterred, your brave correspondent led the party to Athens and

splendid use, and Alex and Vicki showed themselves to be real

to a Greece as friendly and as welcoming as ever was the case.

water babies. We marvelled at the theatre of Epidauros, chilled to the murder mystery that was the legend behind Mycenae and

In Athens, the

longed to visit the fortress of Tiryns, but our coach driver didn't

only signs of tension

know the way and refused the follow the signs! Nauplion, as ever,

we saw (or smelt)

was an oasis of peace and tranquillity. Joss had a new and

were the piles of

intriguing t-shirt for each day of the trip; Duncan provided his own

rubbish that had not been collected for a

brand of humour; Nina and Georgie, Alex and Vicki maintained a

week, though on our

sense of decorum amidst so many boys; and everyone together helped to make the trip great fun. Sometimes we swam in the sea

second day there

and sometimes joined in one huge sandy mud wrestle. The

these began to be removed.

evenings were fully occupied as the combined wits of Connor and

Barker took on all-comers with their fiendish word games and the

enjoyed a couple of

end of tour quiz.

days in Athens at the

Acropolis

Many thanks go to everyone who came along and made the

the

trip such great fun. In particular, to Jeremy and Kat for their

P a r t h e n o n ,

cheerful and unflagging help and enthusiasm and to Jenny for all

Erectheion,

her support.

(visiting

Propylaia,

and

seeing the Temple of Athene Nike); at the National Museum (highlights include the Marathon Boy and everything Mycenaean); and at the new Acropolis Museum, which is quite simply SUPERB. This is Greece's most convincing argument yet for the return of the Elgin marbles. Thence decamped

we to

the

greener and calmer surroundings of Tolo in the Peloponnese: sun, sea, sand and more

tat

tourist

shops than you could shake

stick

at...perfect!

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Hadrian's Wall Report 4pm, Monday 11th June. Destination: The Border. With both mini buses packed full of waterproofs and woolly jumpers and some threatening clouds looming overhead, we left St Peter's with a buzz of enthusiasm circulating amongst the troops. After two and a half hours of driving through rolling countryside, we arrived at our trusty base camp of Ninebanks Youth Hostel, where we were greeted by the familiar face of Pauline, and the aromas of her chicken korma. After dinner, the traditional games of twister and jenga were removed from their dusty boxes and the competitions began! To our relief, we awoke the following day not to the lashing rain which we were promised but to some patches of blue sky. Breakfast was devoured in minutes, beds were stripped, bags were packed, and by 9am we were on the windy roads to Housesteads Fort. Here, we imagined what life must have been like for a Roman legionary 2000 years ago, banished to the extremities of the Roman Empire, studying their barracks, storage facilities and latrines. We then drove to Vindolanda, the Roman fort and settlement where live excavations have been taking place for the past century, and artefacts are still being found on a daily basis. We met with

After some further exploration of the site and its fantastic

one of the archaeologists, Justin, whose passionate and enlight-

museum, we squeezed back on the buses for our return journey

ening talk brought to life some of the site's most fascinating finds.

from the very edges of the ancient Roman Empire.

Pieces of pottery, coins and animal bones were just a few of the recent finds, but most remarkable of all were the letters, including an invitation to a birthday party, a shopping list and an urgent request for more beer on the frontier!

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with their wives and girlfriends riding 'side saddle' - some even hosting a whole family! Cows strolled along the roads, tuk-tuks and lorries made their way through the shambles of shops and market stalls; it was shambolic, but intriguing. We awoke next morning in our luxurious hotel and donned smart clothes for the first time on the trip, in preparation for one of the wonders of the world. Having only seen pictures of the Taj Mahal, we wondered if our high expectations would lead to disappointment or if we would be blown away by it. I can truly say that the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. It felt as if someone had painted it onto the misty white sky behind. The building is famous not only for its complete , thoroughly breathless and renewing sugar levels with

symmetry, but also for its decor involving no paint, each pattern

fizzy drinks from the local stalls. Here, the lazy ones amongst us jumped on our lovable, rusty luggage truck and bumped along to the next campsite. The next day proved even more exciting and dramatic. W" to pack our sandals in our day sacks and prepare to get our feet wet, as we would be crossing some streams whose bridges had been washed away. After scrambling down rocks and along many uneven trails, we donned our flip-flops ready to cross the water below. We quickly realised that not only was the 'stream' below wai

created with semi

vels embedded into the m

took it in turn to pose for photos on Diana's bench, each to capture the perfect shot of this once in a lifetime experience! Leaving the Taj Mahal, we undertook a general sightseeing tour of Agra, though nothing could really compete with the beauty of such a building. Our trip drew to a close and brought us back to Delhi, ready to return home. We had come to the end of a trip of a lifetime, and although exhausted, out of clean clothes and craving western food, we wouldn't have changed a thing about the past three weeks. It was an unforgettable immersion into a an unbelievably strong current. The day's path led us across mis

completely different culture, and we are all hugely grateful to Mr.

stream endlessly, each time posing new challenges as we

Armstrong for such a chance, and to Miss Wright and Mr Connor

clambered across logs, pulled each other through at arm's length,

for their support. Thank you!

and even fashioned 'log-banisters' to give ourselves some support! Although terrifying, this excursion took us through the jawdropping natural landscape of Ladakh and showed us how to work as a team to combat its challenges! All too soon our camping experience was over, leaving us sad at leaving our wonderful camp crew, who marked our visit by painting the names of the entire group on our beloved luggage truck. We jumped into our minibuses and headed back to civilisation, all in need of hot showers and (sorry to say) a wifi connection. Back in our hotel in Leh, the hot water promptly ran out, but I have never relished an ice-cold shower so much! Washing in a bucket or local river may be 'character building' b11* it felt good to be 100% clean again.

• The last main point of excitement started with a 6-hour coach journey to Agra, to see the famous Taj Mahal. The journey was surprisingly informative, giving us glimpses of daily life in the middle of India. We passed jam-packed local buses, with riderr perching on the roof, and many motorbikes holding young The Peterite 2011-2012

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The School Archives Amongst the visitors to the archives this year were York Theatre Royal's cast members of Alan Bennett's 40 Years On. They stopped off during their visit to school to research life in a boarding school for boys as part of their preparation for the play, to see the school magazines, items of uniform and collection of canes. Other visitors as part of their academic studies have been researching the architectural features of the main buildings of the school, the religious ethos of the school over the decades alongside family history enquiries relating to Old Peterites. The Peterite now exists in digital form as well as the original paper versions from 1878-1980. This has speeded up searching considerably and enables better quality printed copies to be produced. Work has begun on the earliest school lists to help preserve these for the future.

Donations have been gratefully received from: The estate of Mr J Collinson, Mr G Hollway, Mrs C Goldsmith and Mrs H Glendinning. The 1935 Cross Country Cup A St Peter's School tie box The Georgian Magazine Thanks should be given to Angela Sanderson for her knowledgeable assistance with the archives over the year. We are always happy to receive any photographs or items connected with St Peter's, which you no longer wish to keep, to further our collection. Pat Chandler

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The Alcuin Library Promotion of our new and existing resources has been a key priority for the year. Amongst our electronic resources we have access to Credo Student online reference package which allows pupils to search 100 reference works at once. This provides a complementary service to our quick reference section in the Library and gives pupils and staff the opportunity of accessing a wealth of information at home or in boarding houses at any hour

National Poetry Day 2011 This year's competition theme was Games and the entries were to be submitted as decorated Poetry Postcards. An excellent number of entries were received and the winners of the competition were: William Kimpson, Concetta Scrimshaw, Guy CowmanSharpe and Aaron Anthony-Pillai.

of the day or night. The rapid changes in technology bring opportunities for us to try out new approaches, such as testing out a batch of 6 kindles to see how they might support reading in lessons or activities.

Man Booker Shadowing - October 2011 As ever we were smartly

out

the

blocks on the publication of the shortlist for the year.

Mrs

Lawrence chaired the balloon debate whilst her enthusiastic A level English students (Juliet, Hannah, Becky

Dewi,

and

Ellie,

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standing in) rose to the challenge of selling the six novels to the assembled audience, which this year included two Book Croups. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes won by a couple of votes with The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt in a close second place. Unusually our choice went on to win the Man Booker Prize and we

Author visits - Bali Rai As part of our World Book Day celebrations in March we

asked Juliet to explain the winning book's appeal: It "provided a poignant overview of life, yet was also witty and sensitive".

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welcomed the highly recommended writer of young adult novels, Bali Rai in school. Bali spoke to pupils from St Olave's, Third and

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some Fourth Year pupils as well as visiting pupils from other schools. Entertaining and controversial in equal measures, Bali was also keen to hear what pupils liked to read and their truthful opinions on his books.

Duke of Edinburgh Award The following pupils have been working towards completing the skills element of the Award using Library skills: Kai Pampus, Dylan George, Daniel Harding, Ben Lightwing,

... and Philippa Gregory We were thrilled when Philippa agreed to call in at St Peter's as part of The Public Lecture Series and during her tour to promote The Lady of the Rivers and The Women of the Cousin's War. She spoke to a full Shepherd Hall about researching and writing historical fiction from a woman's viewpoint.

Jack Harrison, FrankieWhitaker, Matthew Chan, LipfonTang, Emma Stephenson, Stuart Tolley, Lewis Hernaman, Sam Philpott, Katie Harrison and Pippa Martin.

Donations Donations have been received from the following leavers and their parents, grandparents or guardians at the time of writing:

World Book Day, March 2012 Following on from a Library Committee suggestion, a special

Leavers in 2012

short video celebrating reading was created by Sam and Max.

Victoria Herrenschmidt, Emily Gee, Andrew Frazer, Thomas

Featuring many faces and places in school, the linking point was

Perkins, Alasdair Hall, Jamie Macnab, Kai Pampus, Gabriela Fullick,

one sentence read from every book chosen by the participants.

Thomas Kimpson, Kai Pampus, Mr M Adams, Joshua Cooper, Florrie Graham, Tiffany Booth and Angus Shaw.

Library Committee 2011/12 I would like to thank to this year's Library Committee members for their commitment to their Houses and enthusiastic support of library events and over the past year. Clifton

Harriet Diggory

Dronfield

Alia Petrichei

Grove

Jack Harrison

Hope

Hannah Coates

Linton

Patrick Litten

Manor

Daniel Harding

Queen's

Angus Freeman

Rise

Vicky Zhang/ Bea Murray-Nag

School

Sam McCullagh

Temple

Max Gill

Further items have been received from Mr Gordon Norris, OP, Mr Richard Barrett, OP, and the South African Exchange students. Thank you all for your generosity. Pat Chandler

Mrs J Lawrence

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Beverley 10K - Sunday May 13th 2012 A fabulous time was had by the 47 participants from St Peter's School; with 7 in the 2k and 40 in the 10k. Stepping off the coach in Beverley, we were greeted with a vibrant atmosphere - there was a real buzz in the air. The weather in the morning was warm and pleasant, but as ever with Beverley by the time the 10k race started, conditions were getting hot. Sam Dickinson made a fabulous start to the day, by winning the 2k event in a time of 8:22s and setting a great tempo for everybody else from St Peter's. We all look forward to him competing in the 10k next year. The 10k runners competed alongside a field of over 1000. For most of the St Peter's runners, the relatively flat training routes available

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around York were not the best preparation for the rather undulating Beverley course. However, all the St Peter's runners showed true grit and determination all of the way around, in what became a hot and sunny event. Despite the large field, St Peter's still managed to achieve some very high finishing positions. Among many notable performances were: Rory Wells -the first to finish for St Peter's with an impressive time of 38:26s. Marco Caias finished second in the under 18 category, with a brilliant time of 41:06s. Isobel Holding was the first St Peter's girl home, running a strong race and finishing 27th in the 18-24 group, in 50:35s. MrsTooby-Smith won her category in 41:43s. I am pleased to report that several who took part in this, their first 10k race, now have the 'bug' and have signed up to other races later this year. Beverley is a rare opportunity to unite pupils, staff and associates of the school to compete alongside one another. This year there seemed to be a good deal of teamwork: Mr Smith pace-making for Mr Mortimer, the likely lads - Chris, Angus and Nick kept a good pace together, Sian, Charlotte and Isobel made a great team effort and the dynamic-duo of Zac and Eddy were brilliant. There were many personal achievements

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gained on the day, for those taking part in their first 10k, improving on past performances or just getting around the course. A fun day was certainly had by all, both at Beverley and back at the Memorial Hall for the traditional postrace Hog-roast. Thanks to Paddy, Mrs Tooby-Smith and everyone involved in organising the event and to all who supported and sponsored the runners and to Mr Morris for taking so many classic photos. This year we collected sponsorship for the chapel charities: Help for Heroes, Alzheimer's Research UK and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The total collected so far is £450 and rising. Congratulations

everyone

who

competed in Beverley 2012! AMP

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The Athens Marathon When as a Classics department we decided to follow in the

very little sleep and an

steps of Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, it was in the hope

early morning bus ride to

that we wouldn't replicate his experience at the finish. Our aim

the start, we set off from

was also to raise much needed funds for our chosen charities: York

the stadium at Marathon

Against Cancer and the British Heart Foundation.

in cold and wet conditions. We soon warmed up as the course passed the Tomb of the Athenian Soldiers and entered the hills. Given the rain and hour, there were a good number of supporters on the streets of the small villages we ran through,

The Athens Marathon is based on the story of the messenger Pheidippides who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians only to collapse and die after doing so. The course is the one used in the 1986 and 2004 Athens Olympics, and is one of the toughest marathons as it stretches uphill for over half of the 26.2 mile course.

and more as we neared • the final incline close to Athens. The last 10km stretch was a rolling downhill, past the statue of the runner and into the Panathenaiko Stadium. Although we split up when running, each of us finished in under 4hrs 15mins. The evening flight home was desperately uncomfortable, and the drive from Heathrow to York was worse than the race itself. Nevertheless, after arriving in York at 2am we staggered into school 5 short hours later for Monday morning lessons. It was a fantastic experience for all three of us as Classicists, runners and colleagues and there was talk of tackling the Rome Marathon at some point. Our sincerest thanks go to the staff, pupils and friends who donated so generously to our chosen charities, which was the biggest motivator. We were delighted to raise £1275.21 which was split between the two charities.

As we set off at 1am on the Friday to drive down to Heathrow, it dawned on us that this was not the greatest method of preparation for running a marathon. Any lingering concerns were replaced by excitement as we arrived at our hotel on the Saturday to discover rooms with views of the Acropolis and Parthenon and the finish line at the Panathenaic I Stadium just a short walk away. After

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The Race For Life In Memory Of Wendy Shepherd A big 'thank you', to all who participated in and supported the St.Peter's cancer research 5k running team. Wendy would have

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been not only proud, but completely astounded that the St Peter's Girls actually chose to run on their own accord! There was an electric atmosphere at the race course from the moment we arrived and the Zumba warm up really got us in the mood for the run, everyone managed to complete the 5K - well done! The support and donations we received have been overwhelming and the total sponsorship money added up to an amazing £1108.25.

So to conclude: Well done girls, keep up the running and together - we will beat cancer. Rebecca Widdecombe LVI

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Young Enterprise Following on from the success of our three Young Enterprise companies Compass, Nox and Cutting Edge, it was the turn of Summit to represent St Peter's School for 2011/12. The Company Programme once again gave our Lower Sixth the opportunity to set up and run their own real company over the course of the academic year, with the support and guidance of our volunteer business adviser Owen Turner, from United by Design, in York.

Awards UK final. Summit were named North Yorkshire winners, and went on to represent the region in Sheffield in June.They won three awards, but narrowly missed out on winning the overall title that would have given them a place at the UK final. Young Enterprise is the UK's leading enterprise education charity, building a connected world of young people, business volunteers and educators, inspiring each other to succeed through enterprise. Summit's success this year will no doubt inspire those who represent the school in 2012/13. Congratulations to the following The team elected their board of directors from amongst their

who represented Summit throughout the year.

peers, raised share capital, marketed and financed their product and sold it to the public. They created a product called Clockit, a kit of parts to convert a designer carrier bag into a clock. Summit attended many events throughout the year, with a number of notable highlights. They attended Venturefest in February, at the York Racecourse. This event enabled them to showcase their product, and network with professional entrepeneurs and businessmen and women from the region. At the end of the day Summit were judged the best YE company at the event, which was a real achievement for the team. In March, Summit attended the National Young Enterprise Trade Fair in Stratford on Avon, trading alongside forty other YE companies from across the UK. They spent the day selling their product, and being judged on various aspects associated with the creation and sale of their product. They were thrilled to be named National Trade Fair winners.

Oily Crimwood (Managing Director), Felicity Halstead, Lavinia Taylor, Harrison Medley, Rob Campbell, Sophie Sweetland, Abbie Gill, Laura Barren, Alex Tam, Jess Fairbank, Sam McCullagh Jon Whitehouse.

The whole team learned to cope with a changing and evolving business, and developed essential skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, managing risk, creativity, innovation

and

leadership.

This year the Classics department has begun a programme <

Towards the end of the year Summit took part in a series of high profile local and regional company of the year competitions. 12 regional winning companies from across

the

are

selected each year to compete in the prestigious

HSBC

Enterprise

ISSP Latin Classe:

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teaching Latin to pupils from six local schools where Latin is no offered on the timetable. There was something of a nervous beginning in September as the teachers had to establish new routines and expectations for the pupils, who were unfamiliar faces, placed into unfamiliar groupings in unfamiliar surroundings outside their normal school day. The majority of pupils have been fantastically committed ^ many of them are very busy in other areas of their lives - and the programme is thriving. There are only two hours of teaching time per week and the course is fast and difficult and this has been a learning year, on many levels. Next year will see the 18 pupils sit their GCSE Latin exam: watch this space!

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Olympians at St Peter's What was it like? By our own Olympian Angela Tooby Smith. The 1988 Seoul Olympics that I ran in was very different from the 2012 London Games. I went to the Games with a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games and a silver medal in the World Championships to run in the first Olympic 10,000m for women. At the time it was still feared that if women ran too far they might do themselves harm. Thankfully such sexist attitudes

no longer

hold

women back. An important change over the last quarter of a century is the standard of Sports Science and Medicine support for elite athletes. In 1988 exercise physiology, sport psychology and biomechanics had

way unimaginable in 1988. So let's look forward to Rio in 2016

yet to find its way out of the Laboratory and into the gymnasium.

and hope that St Peter's is represented on the Podium.

In 2012 most athletes benefited from lottery funded scientific and medical support a development helped along the way by, amongst others, my husband Professor Andy Smith MBE. Perhaps though the biggest change has been the scale and quality of the media coverage of the Games. In 2012 3D, HD, the internet, digital radio and social media bought the Games to life across the globe in a

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Olympians Angela Tooby-Smith (Seoul, 1988) and Tom Daley (London, 2012) at the Opening Ceremony of the new 25 metre swimming pool. Built on the same site as the original open air pool it is hoped this new facility will inspire a new generation to strive for sporting excellence.

Not quite Olympians - LVI formers with the torch.

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Ramsay Medical trip We went to Ramsay Medical centre by minibus, and were taken into it's waiting room. We were swiftly taken to the preparation room for operations, where we learned what sort of anaesthetics were used for which operations. Then we were brought into the operating theatre, where thankfully there wasn't a live operation going on, and we learnt about knee and hip replacements, which is Ramsay's main operation, and what instruments and materials were used. Then we went into the recovery room, but only for a short time, where we basically saw what the nurses job is and how they look after the patients. Next, we were taken onto the ward, which is where we saw what things were used, exactly like an NHS hospital. Then we were again taught the laborious task of washing our hands, but wiping out a lot more bacteria. Afterwards we went to physiotherapy where we actually got to try out some of the equipment that they used, the best I'm sure was the electrodes.which raised your hand for you. Then we went to the

cafe, where we got cakes and little promotional toys, which I'm sure for many was the best part of the trip. Robert Croft, 3rd Form

HYMS Day: Uncovering Medical School The trip to Hull York Medical School in December was invaluable in widening my understanding of what it may be like to study as a 1st year medical student, specifically at HYMS with its Problem-based learning style (PBL). Firstly we were split into small groups and were given a detailed history of a bus driver called Stanislaw Pietrowski who was thankfully abbreviated to "Stan", we were given a list of completed tests which had been carried out over a period of time after Stan's initial visit to the GP, including tests for: total cholesterol, glucose and LDL levels. Each group then discussed how each test contributed to the successful diagnosis of hypertension which consequently allowed Stan to live an improved quality of life through the use of various drugs such as Beta-blockers. This case situation was not only enjoyable but also opened my eyes to the fact that medicine relies upon the ability to highlight the important information from a person's lifestyle

and their physical/mental wellbeing and to bring them together in a way that can be effectively observed. Towards the end of the day at HYMS we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity of doing some clinical skills such as taking each other's blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer which was extremely worthwhile, if a little difficult at the start. In addition to this to finish the day we discussed the Body Mass Index and its limitations such as muscle mass as well as working out our own value which was more than likely to increase over the ever closing Christmas holidays! In my opinion the day was great fun and really installed an element of enthusiasm in all of us as well as confirming that medicine would be a career that would be challenging whilst still offering the feeling of satisfaction after successful diagnosis is made. Jonathan Jackson LVI ThePeterite2011-2012

Visit to Nestle York - June 2012 A group of 20 enthusiastic L6 pupils spent the morning at Nestle to explore the career opportunities provided by a multi-national organisation. We started our day in a conference room in the 'Insight Centre'. If we were not aware of the vast range of products produced by Nestle before the visit, we were well aware of them after sitting in this room. We were able to sample many chocolate products whilst we listened to our Health and Safety briefing! A tour of the Insight Centre was fascinating - from seeing a mock up house and mock up store, both of which were stocked with Nestle products. We then split into two groups with half of us going to 'Confectionary College' where we were able to make our own chocolates...taken away with us to eat later. The other half went on a tour of the Kit Kat plant. Seeing a production line in operation was quite an experience. A tour of the warehouse followed. The sheer size of the place was incredible. Seeing the shelving and the technology used to

and welcoming, but they were also able to give us an insight into

pick pallets to order was a highlight of the tour. After a quick lunch

the possibilities open to graduates who join Nestle after university.

we were given an introduction and tasting session on Nespresso

A great time was had by all!

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Physics Department Trips and Outreach 2012 lecture was entitled From X-rays to antimatter - the Science of seeing inside your body and was delivered by Dr Michael Wilson who is a consultant clinical scientist in the Nuclear Medicine Department of the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. Over the past hundred years physicists have developed increasingly sophisticated techniques to see inside the body; these techniques use x-ray, radioactive molecules and magnetic fields to produce images of the body and these images allow doctors to diagnose and treat illness and disease better. The show involved hands-on demonstrations and some amazing audio/visual media.

The year began with the visit of the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture on Tuesday 4th October. This was the second year running that St Peter's had hosted the event. The two shows were attended by all of our year 10 and 11 and were also well supported by a group of visiting schools from across the region. The interactive lecture that has run since annually since 1993 is designed to show school pupils, aged 14-16, contemporary

develop-

ments in physics in a fun and lively

way.

This

year's

On 11th November a group of sixth formers attended the Leeds Astromeet

Lecture Programme organised by Leeds

Astronomical Society.The event was held in The Clothworkers Hall, School of Music at the University of Leeds and is now recognised as one of the leading astronomical conventions in the UK, which attracts an impressive list of speakers. Speakers this year included amongst others Dr. Allan Chapman (University of Oxford) who spoke on 'Aliens: A History from Selenites to ET', Professor Ruth

Gregory (University of Durham), whose lecture was entitled 'Our Universe-the Pizza that Nobody Ordered' and Dr. Chris Lintott (University of Oxford) speaking on 'Astronomical ArchaeologyWhat Galaxies Tell Us About the Universe'.

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amazing array of telescopes. The weather was kind to us for the second year in a row and we were very grateful to the Friends of St Peter's who ran a raffle and manned a food tent. Alongside the Astronomy/Physics exhibition (including mobile planetarium), exhibitors, telescope retailers, hands on things to do and some Astro Magic we welcomed Dr Andy Newsam, .who delivered his lecture entitled 'Things that go bang in the Night'. Dr. Andy Newsam, who is Reader in Astronomy Education at the Liverpool John Moores University and Director of the National Schools

The School held the second Guy Fawkes Public Physics Lecture on Wednesday 16th November. The lecture was entitled Einstein s

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Universe' and was delivered by Professor Brian Foster from Oxford

Observatory gave a most informative and entertaining presen-

University and Jack Liebeck, the renowned concert violinist. The

tation to the assembled family audience. Earlier in the day Clifton

lecture linked Einstein's favourite instrument, the violin, with many

Prep School had held a Space Day during which the pupils had

of the concepts of modern physics that he did so much to found

arrived in fancy dress with a space theme to find a space ship in

and was punctuated by interludes of music related to Einstein.

the playground. Space Connections helped with the activities on

Professor Brian Foster is currently Professor of Experimental

the day, which included making space food on the space bus and

Physics and Head of the Department of Particle Physics at Oxford

also making and launching air rockets. During the day the children

University and has given talks all over the world. Jack Liebeck has

had the opportunity to look through a Solar telescope and were

established a reputation as one of Europe's most exciting young

given a night sky show in the cosmodome. Late in the afternoon

violinists.The lecture was again extremely well attended and it was

Bradley Smith made an appearance as a friendly alien.

a privilege to be in the audience. In January the BBC once again aired its series of Stargazing Live programmes with the themes being the Moon, the Milky Way and life on other planets.. St Peter's joined them, with the intention of inspiring thousands of people to study and photograph the night sky and raise the profile of British Astronomy, by holding its own Stargazing Live evening. The event was run in conjunction with York University Physics Department and York Astronomical Society who once again turned out in force with an

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Nuffield Bursary Scheme We began our association with this scheme in the Summer of 2011, when Andrew Frazer became our first Nuffield Bursary Scheme student. A member of the lower sixth can apply to do a placement with a project provider over a period of 4 to 6 weeks and get paid £80 per week throughout the placement. The plan is that each year St Peter's will be able to put forward one of its lower sixth physicists to take up a placement with York University Physics Department. This year Daniel Spencer did a placement with the Physics Department and we were also were fortunate enough to place Hannah Tolley in York University Biology Department where she was under the guidance of Professor Norman Maitland.

Nuffield Bursary Physics Placement Last summer I had the opportunity to take part in a research project in the Department of Physics at the University of York through the Nuffield Foundation Science Bursaries scheme. I worked with Dr Lazarov for four weeks researching the structure of a metal alloy called CFMS.

about a new area of physics and it has encouraged me to look into further research in the future. I would strongly recommend looking into the placements to anyone considering further study in science. Dan Spencer

Nuffield Bursary Peterite Report In March of 2012 I was starting to worry that I wouldn't find any work experience. I want to study Biology at university and felt that I needed some This was done by comparing real images taken using high resolution transmission electron microscopes with simulated images based upon expected structures. I helped to produce computer simulations of imaging CFMS (an alloy of cobalt, iron, manganese and silicon) in various possible structures. CFMS displays unusual electron spin properties which could have applications in electronics in the future. Similar materials are being used to produce high density computer hard drives. This experience was really valuable as I have learned a lot

experience

laboratory

setting

before deciding on a career

after

the

degree. So, I searched for

'science

work

experience' online and the website for the

Nuffield

Foundation

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Scheme was one of the results that came up. The scheme organises and funds science, technology, engineering and maths work placements of 4-6 weeks for students who have just finished the L6th, over the summer holidays. Interested by this idea, I emailed them but thought it was going to be a bit of a long shot to actually get a placement. However, with the help of Mr Morris and Dr David Ward (the Nuffield Coordinator for the north-east) I applied for the scheme and was successful, and found a placement in the Cancer Research Unit at the University of York. So, in July, I arrived at the university. My project concerned a gene involved in prostate cancer called Androgen Receptor, and therefore I carried out a lot of PCR and qPCR during my 4 weeks in the labs! These techniques allow you to amplify a gene thousands of times and I then used the products to compare the number of copies of AR in healthy men, men with prostate cancer, women and mice. I also shadowed some of the other researchers as they did their own experiments to try and understand the fundamental basis of cancer. As part of the bursary scheme, you are paid £80 each week, although the experience was absolutely priceless. I had a taste of what scientific research is like, but also a taste of what working a 9-to-5 job is like (the office basically runs on coffee and sweets!). Therefore, anyone who is considering a degree and then a career

information about the scheme, please feel free to ask me, or check

in the sciences, and would like to do some work experience should

the website:

apply for the bursary - even if you think it's just a long shot, as I did.

http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/science-bursariesschools-and-colleges

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St. Peter s mysics 'ympics Competition 2012 The competition is now in its sixth year and once again attracted entries of four year 8 pupils from 32 schools from across the North of England. The competition is open to alt schools and this year we were pleased to welcome new teams from Sacred Heart RC School, King's School Chester, The Minster School, Rossett School and Polam Hall. The day consists of 6 individual, mini egg-race type, events in which the pupils combine their physics and mathematical knowledge with teamwork and communication skills to work together to complete a task against the clock. The day is designed to be fun, but also challenging and stimulating and in the Olympic spirit it is a competition with winners of the 6 individual events and also Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists. The pupils should come away having both enjoyed their experience and importantly also having learnt some new physics.

Vikings, the Ogden Trust, Tayloi. Harrogate and Nestle. Sponsorship niuney n. medals, trophy, water bottles, 8GB memory sticks and Uncle Albert books that the pupils take away at the end of the day in their goodie bags.

Once again we received generous backing form the Institute of Physics, the Rotary Club of York

Events this year involved constructing the highest tower that could support a box of cream eggs using only an edition of the Saturday Times newspaper and a roll of masking tape, constructing and launching an air rocket, finding the mass of a cuddly toy and the density of some smart putty, and constructing a boat that was propelled by a super capacitor that had been charged using a solar cell. In the final game the teams had to place a selection of sun tan creams in order of increasing Sun Protection Factor using a UV sensor meter and data logger. In the Fermi Quiz, quantities have to be estimated to the nearest power of 10. One question in this year's quiz was: 'If one ounce of gold was to be drawn into a wire of diameter equal to 1/20 of the thickness of a £10 note, how long would the wire be?' (Answer: 100,000 m).

Air Raising: Team Archimedes, Nottingham High School Eggstra Times: Team Planck, Rossett School <Cun ^cream: Team Planck, Rossett School So Good: Team Millikan, Minster School Hippopotomass: Team Volta, St. Olave's School ~* Quiz: Team Kepler, Queen Margaret's School :e Medallists: Team Planck, Rossett School Silver Medallists: Team Volta, St. Olave's School Gold Medallists: Team Galileo, Bolton School Boys' Division I would like to thank all of my colleagues, the support staff and the dedicated sixth former helpers who helped on the day to make this year's event the biggest and best so far. In particular, Mark Robinson showed his willingness and expertise in the designing and making of much of the equipment for the games and Mark Edwards once more displayed his 'wizardry' on the computer in collating and presenting all of the competition data. Clearly the competition could not happen without any of them. David Morris

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iverpoo1 Last year, four upper-sixth formers went to the Liverpool Physics Olympics at the University of Liverpool.This daylong event (many say a rival to the actual Olympics) consisted of six physics challenges. Our Peter's team of Greg Bowler, James Hopkinson, Jamie Macnab and Vicky Zhang came in 5th place overall out of 29 different school teams. The challenges included firing a plastic bottle/rocket as far as ible and navigating a maze with a blind-folded team-mate without using words. There was also a physics quiz, a spot the Higgs boson game and a challenge to locate a radioactive source within a metal cube using Ceiger counters.

Cambridge Senior Physics Challenge 2012 In the summer holidays of 2012 I was offered a place on the

physics.

Senior Physics Challenge, which is a 5 day course run by the

thoroughly

University of Cambridge. The course serves as an introduction to

enjoyed the course

university level physics for those considering pursuing physics as

and

an undergraduate.

recommend

There were around 50 students on the course, and we were

would it

anyone considering

accommodated in 6 different colleges throughout Cambridge. I

stayed at St. John's College where I had a great view from my

course at university

room of the punts on the River Cam.

physics

based

as it gives a very good impression of

Each day we had sessions at the Cavendish labs, two lectures and a practical session. The lectures on classical mechanics were varied and offered a good overview of many topics in this area.The lectures on quantum mechanics were very challenging due to the depth covered but very rewarding as a result. On the Wednesday CERN held a press conference announcing the likely discovery of the Higgs boson, so a talk was given by a member of the department who was working on the ATLAS

the nature of the course. I would like to thank Mr Morris for nominating me for

such

enjoyable and interesting course. Dan Spencer

detector explaining what this discovery meant for quantum

British Physics Olympiad British

Physics

Olympiad

Competition,

Competition and Physics Challenge (National Physics Competitions) Back Row: Douglas Maitland Jamie

Macnab

(Bronze

II),

(Commendation), Joshua

Cooper

(Commendation); Front Row: leuan George (Commendation), Naixin (Vicky) Zhang (Bronze I), Jiayi Cai (Bronze II), Tom Kimpson (Commendation). Not in photo: Daniel Spencer (Bronze I). In the AS National Physics Competition Daniel Spencer received a Gold award and we also received 8 Bronze awards. In the National Physics Challenge for GCSE students we received 18 Bronze awards with Sebastian Dobson being the highest scoring student. The Peterite 2011-2012

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Model United Nations (MUN) Report

This was St Peter's second year of participation in MUN,

Students have enjoyed the conferences

which involves debating international issues and building alliances

and have honed their debating and negotiating skills in the

in the role of different UN countries. MUN is a new option in the

process. Thanks go to Miss Morgan and Mrs Bainbridge who

Extra Curricular programme, meeting on Tuesday evenings.

accompanied us on our travels. We look forward to further

In October the group had an exciting and busy weekend at the

conference trips with Vth and Vlth Form students next year. Mr Fuller

MUN Conference at Cheadle Hulme School, Cheshire. There were over 400 students from other UK and US schools involved in the formal debates, negotiations and the social events of the trip. Our two teams were Argentina, led by their Ambassador Felicity Halstead (Clifton) and Egypt led by Guy Cowman-Sharpe (School). The St Peter's delegates debated issues around the growing power of China, Human Rights, Africa and Health, amongst others. The highlight of the MUN year in the UK is the conference at Haileybury, Hertfordshire over three days in March - here there were over 700 young people from schools around the world. Our two teams represented Tunisia, led by Felicity Halstead and Samoa led by Will Easterby (Manor). They debated issues which included the problems of forming stable, democratic governments in countries after the Arab Spring, international terrorism and the arms trade. I ThePeterite2011-2012

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Enterprise Britain The flagship event of Exploration Week was a Conference: 'Enterprising Britain - A Bright Future?' Four high profile businessmen spoke to Peterites and students from visiting schools in a day of lectures and seminars.

young people that they have bright futures ahead of them especially with careers in British business." With the backing of TEAM (The European-Atlantic Movement)

Paul Grimwood, Chairman & Chief Executive of Nestle UK &

the day aimed to help students think about the UK's economic

Ireland, energised the hall with a quick fire, competitive quiz - with

position and the working world beyond school as they begin to

students waving cards and standing up and sitting down as they

plan their careers.

were eliminated. He demonstrated the breadth and sophistication of the modern food business and talked through the careers to

The keynote speaker was John Cridland, Director-General of the CBI - the voice of business in the UK, who put the current

date of some of his young colleagues, not all of whom had followed a traditional university route to success.

economic position in context. Afterwards he said: "I greatly enjoyed the conference and I hope we have reassured lots of

Our third speaker, Richard France, Managing Director of Oakgate Property, is an example of someone who started in a traditional, professional career and then built a successful business using the expertise gained. He also updated us on his company's project at Monk's Cross, providing a stadium for York FC and York City Knights and a new retail space to include a John Lewis and Marks and Spencer. Jim Riley, Co-founder ofTutor2U.net, one of the world's most popular educational websites inspired us with his varied life story and the sometimes rocky path to his company's current position. In between lectures students met in small seminar groups to discuss the issues raised. They enjoyed the variety of the day, which created a more university style experience and set them up well for the rest of Exploration Week.

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Debating finds its voice again Lively and fiercely contested Senior and Junior House competitions; debates against other schools, informal lunchtime debates and coaching saw a resurgence in debating this year.

debate, Daniel Spencer (Temple) summarised and clearly restated our argument. With a strong QM home team, we were not surprised to be out voted, but our team had won some of the girls over to our side! In a return match Queen Margaret's proposed: 'This house believes that Britain should make voluntary euthanasia legal'. Bill Goss and Guy Cowman- Sharpe (both School) gave clearly structured and powerfully delivered speeches opposing the motion. Bill said that the legalisation of euthanasia would make us a "gloomy and negative nation" whilst Guy pointed out that those with AIDS and other terminal illnesses should not be "made to feel so valueless that choosing death was a liberation".

In the Senior House Competition, Temple came a close second in the final, just defeated by School, winners for the second year

Elliot Elstob

(Temple) gave an excellent summary of our main points before the vote.

running. School successfully opposed the motion: 'This House

The liveliest and best attended debate of the year was in

believes that it is the duty of all nations to protect Human Rights

December when visitors from Fulwood Academy (Headmaster, Mr

around the world.' Concerns in Syria and Afghanistan and recent

Richard Smyth! Head of Sixth Form Mr Paul Taylor!) crossed the

experiences in Libya and Iraq were very much in the speakers'

Pennines and bravely proposed the motion: 'This House believes

minds. School's winning team was made up of George Hourston,

that private schools should be abolished.'

Adam Janes and Bill Coss; while the Temple runners-up were Joe Williams, Jamie Hatzel & Daniel Spencer.

Not surprisingly St Peter's students were keen to oppose the motion and defend the school! Even on a Friday evening, the Lecture Theatre was packed to hear the arguments. Adam Janes (School) opened for our side and made a case for the freedom of parents to choose to spend their money on a high quality independent education. Fabienne Roth (The Rise) took up our case looking at the educational benefits of private education, deploying well researched material and making some quick rebuttals along the way. Luke Hawthorne (Linton) picked up the arguments and the mood of the audience to summarise in a witty and effective manner.

The hard fought Junior House Debating Competition ended with the motion: 'This House believes that the British Press is doing more harm than good to politics and society.' The motion was proposed by Queens House, with a team of Luis Fox, Ben Williams and Henry Wong. Temple opposed the motion, led by Anna Thrussell and ably supported by Helen Taylor and Peter Cray and in the judges' opinion carried the day!

their company and contributions to our LVI lessons. Thanks go to Visiting Chair of judges for the House Competitions, Mr Lucas Bateman from York College of Law. Belated credit and thanks must also go to two of the previous year's Monitors, Gabriella Naismith (School) and Eleanor Binks

We also enjoyed a trip to Queen Margaret's to propose the

(The Rise) who organised all of the debating in their UVI year and

motion:'This House believes that examinations should be replaced

have since started to make their

by another form of assessment.' Adam Janes (School) spoke

name in university contests at

powerfully and took the debate confidently to the other side. Lizzi

Durham and Exeter respectively.

Hart (The Rise) seconded with a f l u e n t l y delivered speech

and

defended well

against

points of information. After a brief

Our guests from Fulwood, all of whom made high quality speeches, stayed overnight and the following morning we enjoyed

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David Heaton OP

Public Lectures Guest Speakers bring their expertise to St Peter's Lecture programme

lectures. John Hoskison told us of his rollercoaster life, including a spell in prison and as a championship golfer. Australian Professor and OP Gordon Tait challenged and entertained us over the importance of the social sciences. After a life time in politics, Lady Harris of Richmond explained the workings of the House of Lords; whilst young

A busy programme of Public

Gareth Barlow

& Sixth Form Lectures, as well as time

illuminated

seminars, has helped Peterites,

the challenges

friends

of starting up

some

smaller of

the

lunch school

and

members of the public to think in

his

new ways and hear from experts

f a r m i n g

sheep

business from

in their fields.

scratch. The highlights of the year

final

were our Public Lectures, given by

Our

lecture

was from John

author and historian Philippa Gregory, former minister and diarist

Levy

Chris Mullin and philosopher Professor AC Grayling.

explained why

Philippa

Gregory

who

the

Middle

spoke about her research

East is both

for her new book 'The

the

most

Lady of the Rivers' and

exciting

the women who feature

in 'The Cousins War'

dangerous

and s

series, giving insights in

part

world. Its oil

the

challenge

t the

pursuing historical sources about women's lives and the

and gas, religions, education and technology offer a huge amount

excitement of unearthing good material.

to all of us, but also make it a tense and volatile place. Two

Renowned politician and now best-selling diarist Chris Mullin

Rhodes

gave the Easter Term Lecture. He entertained his large audience

1 Room lunches gave a

with tales of life behind the scenes in politics, bringing in a cast

| smaller

group of

students a chance to

from the Queen and the Blairs to Humphrey the Downing Street cat. He reflected honestly on the problems and real successes of

hear

the New Labour period.

question

from

and two

speakers more inforIn the Summer Term Professor Grayling spoke on the topic "Answering Socrates' Questions" addressing

mally. Council Leader,

philosophy's big

questions (which are now also some of life's big questions) first posed by Socrates: 'What sort of people should we be? What is the nature of the good? What kind of society should we build?' He said that, as with the ancient philosophers, we were once again in an

James

Alexander,

took us through some of the issues facing our city as well as a sweep through national politics. International strategist Anthony Robinson OP spoke on: "NATO in an uncertain world". Richard Walker (Clifton) said "Mr Robinson's talk was a chilling reminder of the dangers the world still faces - but it's good to see NATO evolving to meet them."

age where there was no 'one size

At the end of

fits all' approach to ideas. It was important for us all to reflect,

the

school year

quoting Socrates: "The uncon-

two

members of

sidered life is not worth living."

the London 2012

Considering that the human life

Team GB Olympic

was less than 1,000 months - and the time when we were not

sailing team, Kate

sleeping or carrying out basic functions was only 300 months - we

and Lucy McGregor, visited to talk about their training and answer

should seize the chance to work out what our view of a virtuous

questions on topics ranging from how much their boats cost (quite

life would be and to live it and enjoy it now!

a bit!) to the role psychology plays in winning.

The Sixth Form have again enjoyed a stimulating series of

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United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Challenges 2011-2012 Senior Team Challenge National Final In November Vicky Zhang, Josh Cooper, Daniel Spencer and Ivan Wang won the Regional Final of the United

Kingdom

Mathematics Trust Senior Team Challenge, at Fulford School. As a result they were invited to compete in the National Final in London in February. Over 1025 teams entered the national competition and it was a significant achievement for the St. Peter's team to qualify as one of the sixty three best teams in the country, and to finish twenty third in the competition. They prepared thoroughly and worked extremely hard during the day on a range of challenging mathematical tasks. They found the first round demanding, but were very impressive in the other two

Intermediate Mathematics Challenge This challenge is targeted at the top third of pupils in English

rounds scoring full marks on round three and almost full marks on

Schools. The question papers are designed to make students think

round two.

by using mathematical techniques to solve non-standard

Senior Mathematics Challenge This challenge encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using mathematical techniques. In November thirty one St. Peter's 6th form students took part. 13 received Bronze Awards, 5 gained Silver and Cold Certificates were awarded to Tory Barrett, Jessi Cai, Josh Cooper, Zac Lu, Vicky Zhang, Ivan Wang, Daniel Spencer & Alex Wan.

Senior British Mathematical Olympiad and Kangaroo

problems. In February, 133 St. Peter's students took part, with 33 pupils achieving a gold certificate, 44 a silver and 32 a bronze. Due to their excellent performance in the challenge, Alex Wan, Amy Dodds, Alex Payne, Patrick Copley, James Field, Alistair Duffey, Gemma Willink, Zoe Pindar, Max McLeish, Min Lee, Eleanor Dobson, Lee Morgan, Hannah Lawrence and Will Kimpson were invited to sit the European Kangaroo paper.

well as mathematical understanding and pupils from over forty countries in Europe and beyond took part.

Due to their high marks in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

The questions

involved thought-provoking situations requiring the use of logic as Lee, Min and Alex

performed very well achieving Certificates of Merit.

six students were invited to take part in higher rounds of the competition in December. Jessie Cai, Zac Lu and Tory Barrett sat

Intermediate British Mathematical Olympiad

the new one hour Senior Kangaroo Challenge with Jessie and Zac being awarded Certificates of Merit. Vicky Zhang, Ivan Wang and Dan Spencer were all invited to take the British Mathematical Olympiad Paper. The BMO lasts three and a half hours and contains six complex and involved mathematical problems for which full written solutions are required. Dan and Vicky performed extremely well, achieving distinctions.

Junior Team Challenge In April Alec Moayyedi and Christian Brennan, together with Katherine Spencer and Luke Dunsmore from St. Olave's, competed in the Regional Final o: UKMT Team Challenge, at thejf Mount School.

28 teams

competed. There was a group competition, a crossnumber, a head-to-head and a relay race. They worked very hard during the day on these activities and finished 8th overall.

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Chris dePlanta de Windenburg, George Gao, Alec Moayyedi, Christian Brennan and Wendy Wan were all invited to sit the United Kingdom

Mathematics Trust

Intermediate

Maths

Olympiad following their outstanding performance on the Intermediate Maths Challenge in February and each achieved a Certificate of Merit This is a national competition and only the best mathematicians are able to cope with the very challenging questions. DJS

Maths Inspiration Lectures, West Yorkshire Playhouse Maths Inspiration is one of the largest maths enrichment

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programmes for teenagers in the UK. It's a chance for pupils to experience the UK's most inspiring maths speakers live, in big venues, presenting mathematics in the context of exciting, realworld situations. In March a group of L6th Further Maths students attended the Maths Inspiration Lectures at the West Yorkshire

Why is proof so important? Does pizza have a place in serious mathematics? And what has all this got to do with the electric guitar? To find out, David took an off-beat look at some of the most important ideas in mathematics, with live demonstrations and computer experiments.

Playhouse. There were three talks:

LDambusters and the Bouncing Bomb - Hugh Hunt and Hilary Costello The last time planes attempted to blow up a dam using a bouncing bomb was in May 1943 - until last year, that is. Hugh and Hilary were asked by Channel 4 to lead a team of engineers

3.The Maths of Juggling - Dr. Colin Wright In this acclaimed talk, mathematician Colin Wright displayed his juggling skills, while at the same time analysing what was going on. He described how he invented a mathematical notation for juggling, and showed how that information was used to invent new routines.

using maths to re-create the dambusters raid. Tracked by a film crew their challenge was to suspend a spinning bomb under a

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vintage aircraft, and build a 10-metre-high dam especially for the purpose of blowing it up with a bouncing bomb. In this talk, they explained how their applied maths led to a dramatic conclusion.

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Community Action 2011-2012 This year the new Lord Mayor of York Young Volunteer Award was launched and it was excellent news to hear in June that seven L6 pupils had achieved the award - congratulations go to Alison Thornton, Rebecca Widdicombe, Molly Bythelljess Fairbank, Becks Jordan, Hannah Tolley and especially to Emily Scanu who received the Lord Mayor's Special award at a ceremony at the Mansion House in June. These seven girls are particular examples of the volunteering that goes on throughout the year in St Peter's, involving over 120 pupils from all year groups.

Much is achieved both off-site,

working with charities, vulnerable children and adults and also onsite working within our own community and also welcoming many people into the school as our guests.

A new project launched this year was BIRD - this idea was brought into school by Andrea Canacci, a sixth form pupil here for one year from the USA on an English Speaking Union Scholarship. Andrea had run BIRD projects before in America so she organised the project along with a group of sixth form pupils with help from the Community Action team and the event took place in March. Groups of pupils from all years volunteered their services for the day and projects undertaken included decorating at a local residential home, gardening at two local primary schools and general DIY tasks at three Mencap residential homes in York. Amazingly the weather was excellent and the volunteers enjoyed a day of hard work followed by a celebration dinner in the evening where they were joined by residents of the homes. Well done to^

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Andrea and her team, Justin Cho, Harrison Medley, Rachel Moore, Lavinia Taylor and Becks Jordan, for making the day such a success. This year we tried a new approach to our in-house volunteering by creating a sixth form Community Action Committee. This was made up of over 20 sixth form pupils who either came along on Monday afternoons to the Monday Group or volunteered

primary school with York Get Growing and this was a real success with the third form girls who took part. We have continued our links with many charities such as the WRVS York Home Library Service, the Children's Society, SNAPPY and Contact the Elderly. We have had a large number of pupils volunteering with the Wilberforce Trust this year, including a new venture where we recorded the first audio version of the Trust's newsletter. We are sorry to lose our contact, Helen Ambrey, who has worked with all our volunteers for the past three years, finding their placements and helping them to settle in and make the most of them. We wish her well in her new job in Lancashire. The Lollipop Christmas party was once again well attended with lots of new activities this year including a bouncy castle in the Memorial Hall and early in February we also helped them with a craft event called 'Bear

their time on Thursday lunchtimes to help with events such as the Macmillan Coffee Morning, the Rudolph Parcels, the Community Action Christmas Party and the Valentine's Appeal. All these events were enthusiastically supported by other pupils in the school as well and it was good to see so many sixth form pupils taking more responsibility for their organisation. The Monday

Bonanza'. Held in school this involved the pupils helping to make model teddy bears with the Lollipop children - quite a tricky skill to master but great fun! Our Silver Surfers group has thrived and been very well run by Bradley Smith and Rebecca Wootton - they will both be missed next year. Thanks also to Mrs Underwood who supervised the sessions until the welcome arrival of David who made his first appearance at Silver Surfers in June!

Croup was also involved in a gardening project at Poppleton Road

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Our work with the Island charity has again been an important

difficulties aided by

part of Community Action this year. The cookery sessions held in

the whole of the 3rd

St Olave's have proved even more popular and the themed baking,

form. There were five

from pancakes to Jubilee cupcakes have all been very successful.

different

Julie Bainbridge also organised a Christmas party with the help of

Drama, Cycling, Golf,

our volunteers - this is definitely becoming an annual event.

Tennis and Kurling, all

Our pupils' contribution to the daily routine of all three

activities:

supervised by trained

schools has continued with lots of volunteers helping out in CPPS,

providers and even

St Olave's and this year a large number in Acorn Nursery. Some

though the weather could have been better, we didn't get wet and

have made it part of their Duke of Edinburgh award service section

our pupils' enthusiasm for working with our visitors was a very

but most volunteer because they gain a great deal from the

uplifting experience for all those who were involved.

experience, whether they are working one-to-one in St Olave's or helping out at playtime in Clifton Prep.

Thanks to all the school staff and pupils (3rd form and L6) who worked so hard to make sure that Mencap@StPeters was a great success and also to Mencap for their organisation, particularly Alison Pike, Head of Programmes, whose enthusiasm was boundless. We hope to be able to make this event a regular feature of the Community Action calendar. As ever I am very grateful to all the staff who have been part of the Community Action team this year; Libby Ullstein, an organisational genius, Ailsa Huysamen, whose artistic talents have been greatly missed since she deserted us for warmer climes at Christmas, Lorraine Underwood, and of course Sarah Mckie who has been a great support to me throughout the past four years. Another important member of the team has been Julie Bainbridge and I am delighted that she has agreed to take over the

For the 5th form Community Action project this year we were at three sites: Skipwith Common where we worked with Natural

Community Action reins as I step down.

The most important

members of the team however are the volunteers of whom there

England to clear an area of Silver Birch saplings, Greenfields on

are many in St Peter's, busy pupils who are happy to turn up and

Haxby Road where in two days the pupils managed to turn most

get involved with anything and everything with willingness and

of this raw site into an area that hopefully the local primary school

enthusiasm. Thank you to you all.

will be able to manage as part of the Get Growing project next year, and finally HaggWood at Dunnington. We spent two days here waging war against rhododendrons, first leaves, then branches and finally roots which had to be hacked out of the ground. Needless to say the rhododendrons lost and a large area was cleared of this unwanted plant. We were lucky (again!) with tl weather; during a very wet June we only got soaked twice. Thanks to Rachel Earnshaw from TCV who helped us organise the project. Monday July 2nd was a busy day in the Community Action calendar. From first discussions in September we undertook to plan a project in collaboration with Mencap to host a day of sport\ i and drama activities for over 50 children and adults with learning

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4km detour to their route. Later, weary and footsore, Jess, Hannah

York at the end of the wettest June on record in nervous antici-

and Giles had their blisters popped and taped by a solicitous Frank.

pation of the testing days ahead. Not for nothing was one of the

Group 3 were offered beer by the lady at their campsite but

groups to be awarded the title of Bog Trotters, for their many and

regretfully had to decline. Matt Chan became a brother (again)

varied aquatic adventures during their expedition. We had decided

and Jack Harrison was very proud.

on a change of venue this year and the gold assessment was to take place in the stark beauty of the North Pennines.We drove to Langdon Beck Youth Hostel in the worsening rain, to find our assessor Frank DB Hudson already there, waiting, watching, and monitoring our arrival. Frank, a former Royal Marine Commando, dressed in DPM and combat boots and sporting a pair of aviators, certainly sent a shiver of fear through all of the pupils and some of the staff! Clearly this assessment was to be no easy undertaking. Once in the hostel Frank introduced himself, discussed the plan for the days ahead and gave a brief history of the landscape we would be visiting. Henry participated in the discussion on lead mining, while Frank singled Justin out for praise - an honour and a privilege indeed. Day three was sunny in the morning, as were all the groups' spirits. Georgia was so happy she laughed until she cried - did this have anything to do with the shorts that Giles was wearing? Dan cleared up everywhere after his group under the guidance of his mentor Alex. Group three's campsite had been flooded two days earlier and it took all their Yorkshire charm to persuade the owners to allow them to spend the night there. Luckily Frankie had plenty of chorizo to share and everyone was happy. Meanwhile, the Cloud Dancers suffered no navigational mishaps today. Day four was actually sunny and dry all day - a welcome change from earlier and so very different from the weather which preceded our visit and that which was to follow. Not that bad weather was of concern to Molly and Polly whose tent was bombproof, or to Calum whose super hat defied anything the sky The first day dawned cloudy, grey and cold, followed later by patches of sunshine interspersed with strong winds and vicious bursts of rain.The previous night some members of one group (we shall not name and shame) realised they had forgotten to bring their compasses, tent poles, a map case and, almost, the maps as well. Later, Riley lost a flip flop on the hill and Emery found this highly amusing. They found refuge at Thorn Green, a good campsite with showers and radiators for wet socks. Croup 2 were so tired that they were asleep by eight o'clock and didn't resurface until seven the following morning! Croup 3, after a slight false start, treated Frank to an art master class (under the expert tuition of Laura and Abbie) by the shores of Cow Green reservoir and, needless to say, he was very impressed. Day two was wetter in the morning but cleared by lunchtime. Group 1 were tracked going off-route and were in real danger of becoming "navigationally embarrassed", before Ben helped them navigate their way back onto the correct path. Group 2 found that the stepping stones they had intended to use to cross the river were under several inches of fast flowing water and had to add a ThePeterite2011-2012

could throw at it, even a flying flip flop. To finish along Hadrian's Wall was a tremendous end to three fine expeditions. The groups all reached their finish points in good time and were highly commended by Frank as being among the fittest, strongest and most cohesive groups he had seen for many years.

Congratulations to all members of the three groups who have shown the tenacity and team work needed to have completed the expedition. Remember, it is not over yet: do make sure you go on to finish the entire award - this will be a great achievement and one which you will remember with pride. Congratulations

the

following

Gold

Completers: Hugo Aiken, Molly Bythell, Matt Chan, Justin Cho, Calum Craig, James Emery, Jess Fairbank, Laura

And finally, my own thanks to Matt and Libby for all their help

Field, Hannah Gee, Abbie Gill, Giles Gray, Dan Harding, Jack

this year as previously, and I wish them good luck with the future

Harrison, Alex Hart, Ben Lightwing, Tom Riley, Henry Scroggs, Polly

running of the DofE award.

Smith, Georgia Townend, Frankie Whitaker.

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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme September arrived and we had enrolled 86 students onto the scheme this year. This is now proving to be the same as each year passes us by.

Volunteering, Skills and a Physical Recreation Section. This coupled with the fact that the entire award is done online

At the end March and the beginning of April our 'would be' trekkers set off on their Practise Expeditions. This took them into the tranquil surroundings of the Howardian Hills near Terrington. There were a total of 14 groups that took to the hills to complete their first leg of about 17km in about six hours.

now made it challenging for the students and they responded to the changes. Our students on completion of the award will be given their certificates and badges. They will also be invited to attend an awards ceremony in February to be recognised for their

Luckily all groups arrived relatively on time without getting temporarily disorientated (lost).

achievement. Finally my thanks to Paul Hynard, Shaun Price, Cath Hempsall,

As always the campsite was fairly noisy after the excitement of the day with people swapping their experiences but slowly but surely people disappeared into their tents for some final chatter. It wasn't long before all that could be heard was the noises of the rural surroundings and the gentle snoring of a number of the members of staff. The second day passed without incident on both expeditions after a trek of about 12km and we all returned to school in a buoyant mood. The main expeditions took place in the latter parts of May and June. Our 'experienced trekkers' once again departed for the hills. We went to the same area but used different and longer routes. This, coupled with the fact that they were being assessed by a neutral assessor, had the groups on their toes. This did not deter them. Their navigational skills and their campcraft routine had improved.

three sections required to complete the award. These were a

Both qualifying expeditions

were very positive and worthwhile. At the final checkpoint all the students were reunited with their mobile telephones and the ; smiles could be seen from miles away. One of the myths of the Award Scheme is that only the expedition phase matters. This could not be further from the truth. Our intrepid students had been chipping away at the other

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St Peter's School CCF The Contingent continues to go from strength to strength and

Six RAF cadets went to camp this year which was held at RAF

looks very healthy indeed with 130 pupils involved. This, coupled

High Wycombe and all came back with warm stories and experi-

with an excellent training team has allowed us to reach our

ences of their time away.

maximum potential as a Contingent. Interest again in the Contingent has meant we have had to continue with two training afternoons to accommodate the cadets. The cadets have taken part in various competitions and activ-

However, like any other organisation we have to say farewell to a number of our senior cadets who are leaving for pastures new. Our good wishes go with Tom Nelson, Peter Hodge, James Higson, Ricky Walker, Ali Stephenson, Ali Newton, Rory Wells, Stephen

ities in the past year and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of

Lennox, Henry Barnes and Sam Bellingall. Also good luck to Andrea

competing against other schools in the Brigade. Although we

Cannaci who, during her short time with the contingent left her

came away without any silverware the enthusiasm and determi-

mark. We wish them well in their future endeavours.

nation to progress was evident. 2012 brought new challenges to both the Training Team and

Finally as always this wouldn't work without the huge commitment from the permanent staff so, my thanks must go to

the cadets. This has been mainly due to the continuing training

Cath Hempsall, Lorraine Underwood,

with the new weapon system. Training and qualifying the cadets

Hamilton, Paul Hynard and Shaun Price.

Libby Ullstein, Hannah

to use the new rifle has been both interesting and challenging. A huge improvement to the shooting skills of the cadets has been evident with the results that have been achieved. The highlight for the cadet's training year is Annual Camp. This year it was held at Wathgill near Catterick. The weather as always was challenging but the training was superb and fun was had by all.

The RAF Section has progressed quite nicely due to the commitment of the cadets and the staff. This has been evident in the amount of Air Experience Flying and Gliding that the cadets have undertaken in the past year.

They work very hard to make sure the cadets enjoy their training. NECASPERATERRENT S. Howman Major Contingent Commander.

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Drama DickWhittington and His Cat (Staff Pantomime)

Love Conquers All! Mrs Lawrence and Miss Hamilton as Dick Whittington and Alice Clam

King Rat and his Minions: Mrs Baron, Miss Barker and Mrs Roberts

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Blood Wedding (the Senior School Play)

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The Middle School Play - 'Romeo and Juliet'

So you think it's a love story?

nothing more than gate-crashing a party. It seems fairly

Think again. This is a play about

reasonable to assume that if you live in a world like this, then

hatred: inexplicable, (we never find

nothing is more appealing than falling in love. Forget the endless

out the cause of the feud between

debating about the validity of love at first sight. A glimpse at the

Capulets and Montagues) corrosive

media and sundry reality TV

and ultimately tragic. Violence

shows all point towards the

underpins the spiralling course of

fact that in a hostile and

events; this is a world where boys

incendiary

grow to men armed and ready to

young people look to each

kill - for honour or, depending on

other

environment, find the light,

laughter and good times home. What matters is that we care about Romeo and Juliet and that we sympa' thise with them; the capriciousness of their behaviour is the same we meet on a day to

day basis when

dealing with teenagers. And here we move to the heart of the matter. There is nc

more relevant to teenagers - a fact we

discovered time and t tie again in We started unusually in November with an ensemble project; DrWhittaker, Miss Coney and I all took a turn with pupils from the fourth and fifth form keen to perform. We worked on games, role play, staging, scripted drama and then eventually held a few weeks

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of auditions for the play. The cast of thirty two pupils is the largest we've had in recent years for a middle school play - and they were magnificent.

Turning

the

twilight hours of 6-8pm

each week, they

demonstrated a loyalty and good humour that made the process of half a year's work seem not too much like work. Although it's invidious to pick out too many names, credit must go to the nurses (who, reduced from six to three all of a sudden had ice as many lines to learn'

'ith their slick

formations and comic timing; the Mercutios (all six of them) and their sidekick Benvolio for their massive amount of energy and delighted discovery that Shakespeare is, indeed, full of sexual innuendos and of course Romeo and Juliet themselves (Phil and Bella); it's no mean feat to have to kiss convincingly in front of half your year group AND YOUR PARENTS(!!), then deliver your lines with absolute precision and conviction. Respect is also due to the likes of Lizzie Whiter, Emma Walker, Lewis Hernaman, Eve

Escalus - I

in the fourth form - all deserve

plaudits. Well done indeed to the whole cast and particularly to Will Hartley, who made the most of his many diverse cameo roles, to the delight of his peers. Come performance time, we found two nights weren't enough and had to improvise quickly with a preview night. This means over two hundred people squeezed into the (very hot!) studio to watch a play well over four hundred years

'Not of an age, but for all time,' says fellow playwright Ben lonson. Roll on next year! Jo Lawrence

The Whitestone Gallery It is hard to believe that this year was the tenth anniversary of The Whitestone Gallery. When St Peter's purchased the disused buildings of Queen Anne's School no one would have thought that a worn out science lab would become a space for showcasing contemporary art. A great many exhibitions down the line the Whitestone is now recognised as one of if not the best exhibition spaces for art of all types in the City of York. The clean white space highlights and accommodates all manner of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints and photographs and every exhibitor without exception has commented on the suitability of the exhibition space as well as the splendid way in which their work has been displayed. The exhibition programme this year began with an exhibition of work by ex-students of The Royal Academy Schools; the second time we have hosted this group of artists. The gallery was filled with a rich diversity of styles, techniques and subject matter with the common denominator being quality.

The following exhibition was again a different kind of show. Ann Kilvington and Sarah Codsill - artists in residence at The Ritz Cinema, Thirsk and The Merlin Theatre, Frame in Somerset. Ann has been a regular exhibitor at the Whitestone and her sublime landscape paintings usually fly off the walls. Her paintings and prints illustrating the life of the cinema over the course of a year

The Christmas Show was a new venture with the emphasis on

were no less absorbing than her landscapes. The images captured

artistic gifts for Christmas. Paintings, prints, ceramics, felt making,

the ambience and atmosphere of this historical building in a style

photography, jewellery and sculpture filled the gallery walls and

reminiscent of Sickert and Vulliard. Sarah's paintings of rehearsals

floor space and an even greater diversity of styles, subjects and

and performances at The Merlin were equally captivating. Her

materials from 30 different artists was showcased. The numbers

impasto technique involving the use of a palette knife was

attending the exhibition were very satisfying.

incredibly well-controlled and her palette reminded me of Manet's early paintings of Parisian life.

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Once again the gallery played host to AQA- the examination board. Both A and

GCSE

Standardisation

level

meetings

were held in the gallery and delegates, all of whom were teachers of art, took full advantage to walk round the art school and taking stock of

our

students'

work.

Judging by the number of cameras that came out of The quality of the work of both artists was outstanding and in

pockets and

handbags I

my opinion this was the best show ever held in The Whitestone. A

think they were suitably

great deal of work went into the preparation and hanging of this

impressed.

exhibition. The gallery was dressed with a cinematic theme including projections of classic black and white movies, cinematic and theatrical props, a red carpet on the evening of The Private View and even pop corn, ice cream and cola provided as part of the refreshments. What a shame only a few of our pupils visited

The DT Department also used the gallery for their end of year show as did our own students for The Annual Art Exhibition, some of the work of which can be seen within the pages of this magazine. How fortunate our students are to have their work displayed in a gallery setting.

the show. Tim Pearce is a local artist who has spent a lot of his time as an educationalist. His one man

My thanks go to all those who have exhibited in the gallery this year as well as those who have supported us. Most of all I would like to thank Louise who as well as being the Art Technician is also The Assistant Curator of the gallery and if truth were known

show included ceramics

is responsible for 99.9% of all that happens in it.

as well as paintings all of

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which were informed by 20th century movements in art including Cubism and

Vorticism.

interplay

forms

The in

space was a recurring theme and Tim's ceramic sculptures often reflected the subject matter of his paintings thus his preoccupation was with trying to create threedimensional shapes both on a two-dimensional surface and in a freestanding form. Precision was a key element in Tim's work and one couldn't help but admire the painstaking attention to detail evident throughout his work.

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Design & Technology The Olympic torch has been in the news a great deal this summer, but I wonder how many of you knew that the London Olympic torch won the prestigious Design of the Year award 2012. We took the fourth form Design & Technology students to The Design Museum, Butler's Wharf in London, just before the summer half term, and were privileged to see the torch on display. Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic said the torch was "a triumph of symbolism and beauty". He added that it "demonstrates how design can celebrate traditional qualities in a modern manner". I have always been a firm believer in balancing traditional and modern ideas in

prides itself on the core designing and making skills it teaches to

Design. In the late 70's and early 80's we were taught practical

students in the younger years.

woodwork and metalwork skills, and we all made the same products in the first few years of senior school. It was only our names written neatly in pencil on our creations that enabled us to determine which product was ours.

The ideas and products created by those at examination level has been exceptional this year. Creativity and quality of construction have been very much in evidence. Students have control over all aspects of their design: the style, size, choice of materials and finish. Using traditional and modern manufacturing techniques, students are encouraged to finish their products to the highest standards. Each item is a unique expression of the care that has gone into its construction.

It's essential to have an understanding of materials and processes, and traditional construction techniques as well as modern methods of manufacture. The creation of good quality products is impossible without such knowledge and understanding. So much of what we appreciate as 'good design' is based on traditional ideas and construction methods. The Design & Technology department at St Peter's School The Peterite 2011-2012

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Dominic Davies (U6) was awarded the Design & Technology prize for 2012. He designed and made a workstation for a professional composer and musician, and handmade to his client's individual requirements. Greg Bowler (U6) received the Minster Engineering Award for quality of Design & Manufacture. Greg created a training aid for use by Hockey players. The product could be used to practice 3-D skills as well as for shooting practice at goal. Joseph Smith (5th) won the Design innovation Award for his floor lamp, designed in the style of deStijt, a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917. Helen Williams (L6) won the Dawson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Design & Technology. Helen's supporting design work for her project was of an exceptionally high standard. The teaching of Design and Technology at St Peter's encourages students to create designs that are both classic in their form, but contemporary in the manufacturing processes, design principles which were key to the success of the Olympic Torch.

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Music Autumn Concert The pupils really rose to the challenge this year, with this concert being only a few weeks after the start of the academic year. The Chapel Choir started with two movements of a Lassus Mass, which we had used so successfully on tour in Bavaria. There were some lovely solos from George Hourston (guitar), Joss Town (recorder), Olivia Stanford (flute) and Charlotte Terry (violin), as well as the soprano duet Laudamus Te from Vivaldi's Gloria, sung by Emily Freeman and Rebecca Widdicombe. The Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir and Chamber Choir were also in fine form in what was a most encouraging beginning to our concert series for the year.

the chamber choir excelling with two difficult arrangements by Peter Gritton.The Swing Band had a most encouraging start to the year, with some Glenn Miller favourites, and also in supporting a semi-staged performance from the Barbieshop singing Andrews Sisters classics, with choreography by Helen Spencer and Claire

Christmas Concerts 2011 This year the Wind Band gave us a fine start with an entertaining performance of 'Sleigh Ride' complete with

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with an

original

arrangement 'The Competitive Carol Singers', and the Percussion Group were as energetic as ever. The evenings were very well attended, with over 450 tickets sold overall, raising over £3000 for the Ellington project.

the orchestral whip! There were

some

fine

chamber

and saxophone groups, as

Christmas Carol Service This year we decided to use the format of a traditional 'Nine

playing

Lessons and Carols' service. Our three choirs performed well, with

from the String Orchestra in

some atmospheric softer singing in Stille Nacht arranged by

the first movement of Bach's

Stephen Darlington and the Chamber Choir's Lully Lulla by

well as controlled

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.

Kenneth Leighton being particular highlights. We were once again ably supported by our Brass Ensemble throughout and the congre-

The choir provided both sacred and secular items, with

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Spring Concert

Evensong -Trinity College, Cambridge

I was very grateful to Mrs Blood for her superb direction of the

It was a daunting prospect to sing a combined service with

Wind Band to start this concert, with Mr Blood being unwell. Their

one of the country's leading mixed voice choirs, but senior

performance of the whole of Hoist's First Suite was very

members of the Chapel Choir really rose to the occasion.

memorable, and a great technical challenge to take on. Due to the earlier start of AS and A2 examinations, this concert is a new format to provide a combination of elements that used to be contained within the Winter and Summer concerts. Thus we had the concerto movements played by our U6th music

Following an exacting rehearsal with the Trinity director Stephen Layton, our choir was joined by the Trinity choral scholars. The service was a wonderful occasion with some exciting singing throughout. The performance of Bairstow's Blessed City was a particular highlight.

scholars with full orchestra. Charlotte Terry (violin) produced some lovely lyrical playing in Beethoven's Romance in F. Emily Gee (oboe) played with her customary musicality and sublety in two

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movements of Albinoni's Concerto in D, and Olivia Stanford (flute)

This was an enjoyable evening of high quality music-making

achieved a charming atmosphere in Mozart's Andante in C, with

adjudicated by Joan Foster, an Associated Board examiner and

some beautiful tone colours. The event finished with a stirring

experienced festival adjudicator.

performance of the Allegro Vivace from Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony No. 41.

Evensong - York Minster It was good to be back in the Minster again to do a full choral evensong service in the Quire. It has been four years since we did

There was a wide range of musical styles performed throughout and the winners of the various categories were as

Percussion -Alistair Duffey Strings - Max McLeish Girls' Singing - Emily Mahon

a combined evensong service in the Nave. The Chapel Choir sang well at this early stage in the academic year, with a confident

Piano - Helen Taylor

account of Reading's Responses and some robust singing in

Boys' Singing - Jack McCartney

Ireland's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F. The anthem, Wesley's Thou Wilt Keep Him, had some lovely moments. This first formal

Woodwind — Libby Brown

performance of the year set the standard for the rest of the

Brass - Max McLeish Guitar- Michael Qui

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The overall winner was Max McLeish for a fine performance on the trombone of the third movement of Larsson's Concerto.

Senior Music Festival 2012 All the pupils who played both in the rounds and the final produced a good standard of playing this year. The final was adjudicated by Dougie Scarfe, conductor of Leeds Youth Orchestra and a Chorus and Orchestral Director at Opera North. His observations were perceptive throughout with positive elements being

Alice Mason

Singing

Harriet Warnock

Singing

James Webster

Saxophone

Chloe Lister

Saxophone

Libby Brown

Saxophone

Ivan Cheng

Violin

Guy Cowman-Sharpe

Singing

Bill Goss

Singing

George Hourston

Guitar

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Max McLeish

Trombone

Nicholas McLeish

Trumpet

The winners of the various categories were as follows:

Kate Shaw

Singing

Percussion: Victoria Herrenschmidt

James Webster

Clarinet

Distinction

Rebecca Widdicombe

Piano

Distinction

Rebecca Widdicombe

Singing

Distinction

balanced with constructive criticism.

Woodwind: Calum Brown

Distinction

Brass: Nicholas McLeish Diploma Boys' Singing: Guy Cowman-Sharpe We congratulate Alia Petrichei (L6 Dronfield), on achieving a Strings: Alia Petrichei

high distinction in her ATCL violin performance diploma. This is an

Guitar: Alasdair Hall

outstanding result, especially for a pupil of her age.

Piano: Ivan Cheng Girls' Singing: Olivia Stanford The overall winner was Alia Petrichei for her performance of

Music Award Holders' Concert This was an evening of high quality music-making from all year groups. The audience were treated to a wide variety of reper-

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toire, ranging from Scott Joplin to Bach, Sarasate and Tchaikovsky.

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Held for the first time in the Shepherd Hall, this proved highly successful and provided a more intimate and supportive environment for the performers.

This has been another very fine year for our young singers and instrumentalists in the Music School. We had excellent results in

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the preliminary and intermediate grades. In the senior grades, 20 pupils achieved Grade 7 with seven passes, eight merits and five

The Chamber Choir started the service this year with a fine

distinctions. In addition to this the following pupils achieved

performance of the introitTu Es Petrus by Palestrina from the West

Grade 8, with a total of 19 successes in this final grade in a single

End. The School Choir sang Stanford's Jubilate in A with purpose

year being one of our best set of results ever:

and good ensemble, including the eight-part Gloria section, and the Chapel Choir's account of Blessed City by Bairstow was a delight to hear in the building where the composer was organist.

Tiffany Booth

Singing

Kate Shaw

Violin

James Emery

Singing

Emily Freeman

Singing

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Orangedrink Lemondrink Man I stand on Sophie Mol's foetid bank As the fat fish groan through

Free Runner

Treacle water, ashen and rank.

At ten to two. Leap from the wall

I'm Popeye the sailor man, dum dum!

With such grace,

The torch man flashed a moonbeam

Land

Into the blind bank, at cloistered nuns

on the rail,

And a fountain and four clean knees.

Sweat dripping from my face, Jump

'Shut up and Get out!'

to the ground,

The gummy air strangled me

Barely a sound,

Ambushed by silent, insatiable eyes

Tuck

And a mouth dripping ivory.

to a roll From the highest pole.

Fizzy with fear, Elvis Pelvis was mesmerised:

Frank Wilson

The orange too orange In his egg white eyes.

Card Game

Magnetic and hot and hard

It's a game of luck,

Sin reflected in glass.

A game of chance,

Deformity born, perpetually scarred.

At mother's cards he casts a glance,

At ten to two.

Frustration clear upon his face, How can he stop this fall from grace?

Lucy Mahon

The stakes are high, His morals low,

Ammu and Velutha

His eyes are wide, He does not know,

They stuck to the small and silent things.

I fake a yawn,

The things that could not speak:

My smugness grows,

A spider clothed in dead wasp's wings,

It dawns on him,

For that short and end-full week.

My card is shown, 'Oh dear', I smirk, 'I've won again', My brother's face distorts with pain, It's hard for him, You have to see, To compete with the likes of me, Of course a loss to me's no shame, I am the Jack of every game. Will Kimpson New L6 A- level students were also given a chance to test out

Things could change in a day, they knew That spiders tend to die. That moments pass, a small bat flew Across a painted sky-blue sky. She could hear the hammering of his heart, Feel the river on his nut-brown skin. Gave life to a love that tears love apart, When she let the small things in. Naught was needed, no more was said;

their creative powers. For this contribution, based on The God of

No talk of impending sorrow.

Small Things by Arundhati Roy and written in the style of

The God of Loss, a kiss on his head,

Thomas Hardy, Lucy Mahon won the department's poetry prize.

And the promise - of 'Tomorrow'.

Jamie Fenton follows as a close second, sounding eerily like the great man!

Jamie Fenton

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For those reluctant to read or write poetry, some words of wisdom below from Will Kimpson on the unique nature of poetic form and what it allows us to do.

Poetry As a newly anointed rhymer Poetry seems somewhat raw To my innocent eyes. Once a novelist, Many a wrinkled script has found its way To the lofty, piled monument, That has culminated, miserably, Around the rirn, Of my paper receptacle, Scarred blue and black, By the tip of my quill. Then a scriptwriter, The crisp, white vessel of my thoughts, Once again found its ivory facade, Marred by the poor interpretation, Of hopeful souls,

"I c...c...can't paint you whilst you are t...t...thinking in that

Whose efforts give it little justice.

head of yours!"

Poetry, however,

"There is a lot a man like me would think about. You can't just

Knows not the restraints,

stop me thinking about my life all for the sake of your painting!"

faced by its rigidly regulated brethren.

I scold him.

Its base is not of beginning, Middle and end,

"And w...what exactly would you be thinking about then

Nor is it subjected to,

C...Grandpa?" he says with a slight hint of a smirk hiding behind

The scratch of the editor's pen.

his hazel eyes.

But rather left raw, pure, A form of verse through which,

We sit in silence for a while longer and my spectacles are

Emotions are released,

weighing down my hand so much I have to put them down. The

Puns are put to use,

smell of the paint is almost unbearable now. Distressing.

And the brilliance of the world, Showcased for all to see.

The cloak I wear and the hat are the dullest red. It hurts my heart to see this painting so troubled, so dim. I turn to look at

The edited extracts you see below are largely inspired by pieces

my shoe - the only thing I have left of my past life after... well

of art selected by the pupils. Something in these paintings

after... the... accident.

fascinated or intrigued enough to encourage a creative response to what can be seen explicitly - or detected less obviously. The

You see, Karel was just a young boy, when I took him in, and his

resultant work can be unexpected in its narrative approach!

sorrows are masterfully hidden deep behind the mask he wears. But you could see that now as he paints, he is weaving his

Old man holding a pair of spectacles- Karel van der Pluym

sorrows into the painting. His brows furrow and knit together and I can tell he's anxious.

My old age is getting to be tiring. My face is distorted and creased with years and depression of my youth. My body has

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been kind to me but my eyes have not. My skin folds and my heart aches and my vision crumbles. It is almost like I have become half the man I was. Like my soul has shrunk or vanished

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and there is nothing to hold my skin and the depths of my

It's Saturday again, the usual. It's meant to be a day of rest, but

sorrow.

no, I have to go every week. The children wear their beautiful

"Would you m...mind?" my grandson asks me, bringing me out

get made to and I don't want to come; all I do is stand there,

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from start to finish don't do anything else apart from try my best - to look interested. It seems like forever though. All I do is watch, watch as he plays, while everyone watches him as well, because they have to. Bjorn, he's called. He thinks he's so good. I'll give it to him that he's quite good, yes, but he plays the same piece every time to her and she's still in a trance, sometimes forgetting her place because she's that concentrated on him. What she sees in him I'll never know. I'm not sure why Bjorn's children, Esther and Marieke and I have to come every week. All he does for three hours is just constantly play his violin to her and stare at her, his eyes not leaving her elegant face for one minute.

are being left behind. How wasteful! An entire family could be fed on the crumbs of that single course for a week! Oh, how I

I feel so sorry for his children. Every week they cry for affection,

hate those that treat themselves to sweetmeats and foreign

that's all they want, nothing more. It's like they're not even his

fruits while their servants die in squander (but I digress). Re-

children; he doesn't care for them or their needs. Esther picks up

entering the kitchen, I pick the next tray of dishes and plates and

a jug and flutters it around pretending it's a bird as she tries to

deliver it to its respective table (again, with so many decorative

get her father's attention.

words that it increases the length of the activity tenfold).

But her sister Markieke knows. She knows. Her father is not going to listen.

It's a tedious life, working in a restaurant; admittedly less so in the upper-end ones, like this, as "exciting" events happen more often; perhaps a few lashes, or an extraordinarily rich (and almost

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completely without fail, arrogant) customer that turns down his (his, always his) meticulously prepared risotto because it wasn't quite as he expected. But usually it's always the same; serve, retrieve, server, retrieve, again and again and still again, then sleep, wake up, serve, retrieve. Never stop. Of course, I wish I could do something else, anything really, just to get away from the repetitiveness of it all. But of course, unless you're born into a privileged family, you don't really get a choice, do you? And endless tedium is still better than starvation. And as I think upon these thoughts, ironically, I am pulled aside and whispered to fiercely; I am sure that I'll be beaten later, but for now I am free to continue: retrieve, serve, retrieve, serve.

I look from the corner of my eye at the (clearly wealthy) group

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seated nearby, and hope they don't notice; I know that I'm being

Ben Tun/ill's writing is the result of a cultural expedition to

paranoid, because they're engrossed in such animate

London; he entered the competition 'Imagined Lives' run by the

conversation that they would notice if I were staring at them

National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition depicts several unknown

(God forbid!). Probably talking about matters that would affect

figures painted by different artists who defy identification.

hundreds of people, they are (but who am I, to think such

Writers were encouraged to create a persona for these figures

disrespectful thoughts...). I shuffle over to the table I'm serving,

and such famous names as John Banville, Tracy Chevalier, Julian

and, with much verbal adornment, deliver their drinks (taking

Fellowes and Joanna Trollope started the ball rolling. Ben adds his

several minutes).

name to the list by appearing on the National Portrait Gallery website as a winner for this month.

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A Scene Two young MEN dressed in slim-fitted suits in a capsule on a large wheel, lit by emergency lights. MAN 1 sits with his head in his hands. MAN 2 stares out of the window. Night.

MAN 1: Please, please, just come away from there. MAN 2: Shut up! Just wait a minute. MAN 1:We may not have a minute. MAN 2: [still looking out of the window] Then it doesn't matter if I'm sat next to you or looking out here, does it? MAN 1: [sitting up] I'm not sure what's happening. But I don't like it! Do you hear? Not one bit! MAN 2: [turning, whispering] Shh! Keep your voice down! There's

'An Extract from the Last Will and Testament of Giovanni della Croce'

one below us!

It is an interesting thing to be nameless. To be, that is, truly

MAN 2:Justshh!

MAN 1: [crying out] One what?

nameless: I do not believe any title picked up over the years quite suffices as a name. To be without name is to be without character; to be without character is to be excluded from society;

Pause. MAN 1 lets out a whimper.

to be so excluded is to cease to be: to die, although not dead. In such a condition a life is led as a sin.

MAN 2: They are quite beautiful, you know. MAN 1: How can you possibly say that?

Names are normally first pronounced on a mother seeing her newborn child, but for me the cruel romanticism becomes cracked and deformed from the first: the hospital in which I was

MAN 2: [calmly] Something about the lights. The way they flicker from that blue to pink. Just seems so...inviting, don't you think?

born being a prison one, and my parents being incarcerated for some petty crime (murder being in this case petty). My mother

Pause

barely had time to look upon me before she was returned to her cell. I do not know her- she is just a smear in my distant memory.

MAN 2: That one's gone now anyway. MAN 1: [shaking his head] I can't look. I just can't look. Where

I was thus released upon the world: poxed with the birth of a

are they all?

slammer bastard and, cruelly nameless, I became open to life and

MAN 2: A few by the station. But they're not all focusing on one

its influences and so came to the title I carry today: Giovanni

particular area. It's like patrols.

della Croce. Each letter, forged from people I met in the slums

MAN 1: Patrols?

and things I did in the brothels, amalgamated into the queer invention of an entirely false Italian lineage, that served to hide the truth and only ever carried one monetary expense: my

Explosion. MAN 2 gasps. MAN 1 cries out.

Tuscan villa to keep up the pretence. MAN 1:What was that? I have not lived truly as myself; if I had I would have now no

MAN 2: The cathedral.

family- and no painter- standing beside my sickbed. I am thus nobody: the 'Unknown Man'- a fitting title for my portrait.

MAN 1:Whichend? MAN 2: West.

Ben Turvill

Continuing the theme of what might inspire creative writing, we

Pause

finally look to L6 Exploration Week. One of the first activities 'In the Eye' encouraged pupils to look from different perspectives on the sights and sounds of the city. They took a turn on the 'York

MAN 1: Who are they?

Eye' for inspiration - and this stunning and apocalyptic piece of

MAN 2: Oh my god.

drama is one of the results of that experience. Guy Cowman-

MAN 1: Is it terrorists?

Sharpe wins the Skrentny prize for creative writing this year -

MAN 2: The lady, in the next carriage.

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MAN 2: The old lady, the one who was by herself.

Pause. MAN 2 sits down.

MAN 1:1 can't see what any terrorist would want from a place

MAN 1: What time is it?

like this.

MAN 2: Erm...quarter past.

MAN 2: She's going to jump out of the window.

MAN 1:Nine?

MAN 1: Although I suppose the cathedral makes sense. A large

MAN 2: No, ten.

religious building. MAN 2: [moving away from the window] Oh Cod. MAN 1: But I cannot accept the notion that they are from some different planet. Ludicrous. Besides, they'd have shot them down.

MAN 1:Ten? MAN 2: Indeed. Almost three hours we've been here. What did she specialise in? MAN 1: Graphic design. Look at all the rooftops!

Radar must indicate things like this? MAN 2: Then what are they? Your father worked for the defence bureau - you look out there and tell me. What do you see? MAN 1: [moving to the window] Look at how peaceful they all

MAN 2: On a computer? MAN 1:Yes, a computer. MAN 2: Then why were you in a stationery shop with her?

are. Look at how they just simply glide everywhere. It is rather unnerving, I shan't lie.

Pause

MAN 2: Maybe it's government. MAN 1: [sternly] Now look here - I shall not have your typical conspiracy theory take on things now. This simply isn't -

MAN 2: What about the rooftops? MAN 1: How they form a barrier against the night. MAN 2: [puzzled] I don't quite -

Jet engine screeches past, rocking the capsule. MAN 1 falls back into his seat.

MAN 1: I've often seen it this way. Such incredible beauty in this city. Particularly when it's dark. In winter. When it's really dark, [moving to the window] You hear the bells, and you look up at

MAN 1: Why did you bring me here? MAN 2: [sitting down] Because I thought it would be nice.

the cathedral. Your breath forms steam against the amber lights. That's where we were, that winter, on the bridge. Cold, black water running underneath you. And the way your shoes clip-clap

MAN 1:Nice?

against the Victorian cobbles. Slimy, wet eternal cobbles against

MAN 2: Yeah, well we've worked opposite here for so long,

red-brick and warm buildings, a pub. By now we're positively

thought we might as well have a look.

rosy-cheeked with cold. Mulled wine fills your nostrils and cups

MAN 1:1 have to piss.

and we sink into seats beside welcoming fire. Aching fire. Drunk, loving, losing fire.

Pause Long pause. MAN 1 sits down. MAN 2 looks out of the window. MAN 2: Look, it's not as if I knew that the power would go out. It's not as if I knew the whole city would -

MAN 2: They've stopped moving. The lights. They've stopped

Explosion. Capsule shakes.

moving.

MAN 1: What was that?

MAN 1: Please.

MAN 2: [moving to the window] It's difficult to tell. What's two

MAN 2:1 can't. They're changing colour again. Look! They're all

streets south of the cathedral?

turning red.

MAN 1:The big square. MAN 2: I'd say it's around there. I think there's a fire breaking

Low electronic humming

out there now. MAN 1: By the stationery shop?

MAN 1:1 really have to piss.

MAN 2: Stationery shop?

MAN 2:1 see people!

MAN 1: Never mind. I think it's around there.

MAN 1: What people?

Pause

one outside the offices. Five people, two men, three women. All

MAN 2: They're crouching. Sort of cautiously walking towards quite young. MAN 2: What would a fellow like you be doing in a stationery

MAN 1: Young?

shop?

MAN 2: Well, our age.

MAN 1: She was an artist.

MAN 1:Ha!

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MAN 2: Oh, she's not bad there!

a single siren so far?

MAN 1: Not the time, I feel.

MAN 1:What?

MAN 2: Possibly right, you know.

MAN 2: Police, ambulance, fire engines - no. You haven't. Yet

MAN 1: Look, I can't be dealing with this. This, right now.

there's two big fires now across the city, and we keep hearing

MAN 2: [sighing] Explain? MAN 1: We're stuck at the top of this wheel. Lasting only on emergency light. The emergency phone's been out since the

screams and explosions. MAN 1: There's no power. MAN 2: Still, there's always emergency services!

start. And now these lights are roaming the city. MAN 2: Have you noticed the smoke?

Jet engine screams past.

MAN 1: From the explosions? MAN 2: No - over there.

MAN 2: And what if the power was shut off on purpose? [standing] Look over there! Look!

MAN 2 gestures out of the window. MAN 1 stands up and looks out with him.

MAN 2 points out of the window. MAN 1 refuses to look, and remains seated.

MAN 1: God, this place is beautiful. MAN 2: Yeah. It's small, but beautiful. MAN 1: Quality, not quantity, my good friend. MAN 2: But do you know what? I prefer the summer, you see. Lying back in the gardens with a cigarette. Watching through

MAN 2:1 can see lights. Orange glows in the other towns and villages! I can see life! But there's no life here! It's just us. It is just us! MAN 1: [placing his head in his hands] No. Stop this.

sunglasses the veins of smoke travel up into beyond, and wondering if they form the same perfect curls of silver-white

Jet engine returns, becoming progressively louder.

clouds. And all you can hear is birds, the wind and a sigh. Oh, but do you know what I love the most?

MAN 2: [horrified] You knew, didn't you? All of this.The city.The

MAN 1:What?

walls. The wheel. Her. The cathedral! You -

MAN 2: Summer walks on the walls.

MAN 1: [standing up] Alright! I -

MAN 1:Yes! MAN 2: At sunset.

Jet engine stops roaring as simultaneous bright white light floods

MAN 1:1 remember August.

the stage. Silence. Blackout.

Shouts from below. MAN 1 and MAN2 peer out of the window.

END

A female scream. Silence. MAN 2 takes out a cigarette and lights

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it.

MAN 2: Go on?

MAN 1:1 took her for a walk on the walls. In the sunset. Pink sky - it's strange, but in a city with so much ancient stone you always remember the pink sky. It reflects off the stone, you see. And we walked, and on one side you've got the cars, on the other these quaint little houses. And then the larger buildings, the habitations of the clergy, with their perfect gardens. And of course, the eternal - the cathedral.

Pause. Both men now seated, facing out of the window. MAN 2 smokes.

MAN 2: Maybe it's government. MAN 1: [sternly] No. MAN 2: Just think. Just listen to me for a second. Have you heard

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Lower VI 1 &16 Charlie Darmody, 2 Wendi Men, 3 & 17 Beatrice Murray-Nag, 4 Claudia Latham, 5 Polly Smith, 6 Phoebe Liu, 7 Chris Bullock, 8 Molly Bythell, 9 Sophie Sweetland, 10 Katie Reid, 11 & 14 James Emery, 12 joe Himsworth, 13 Alex Tarn, 15 Laura Barron, 16 Charlie Darmody, 17 Sophie Willink, 18 Peter Miles, 19 Beatrice Murray-Nag.

Tim Coker Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? Christopher Marlowe, Jeff Astle (former West Bromich Albion footballer) and Jack Warburton (former French teacher). Why your former French teacher? Monsieur Warburton was one of the most idiosyncratic teachers I have ever come across. He referred to us, no matter how old or how tall, as 'little fellows' and could throw a piece of chalk twenty yards to hit a boy's nose with impressive accuracy. He's one of those teachers who got inside your head and whose voice, mannerisms and teaching remain with you forever. 'C'est is for it is and he is and she when a noun or pronoun take to it, you see?'

What will be your fondest memory of your time at Peter's? Oliver Marshall cross-dressing as Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'. I think it was the moment St. Peter's realised that drama could be interesting and doesn't have to do what it says on the tin. It made me laugh to see a whiff of naughtiness in such an ancient school.

If you were Headmaster for a day, what would you do? Make the school carbon neutral. First record you ever bought? Howard Jones - 'What is love?' What would be your dream production to direct? 'Dr Faustus Lights the Lights' - Gertrude Stein Why? Because it's impossible.

What would be your dream role to act in? The King in 'Eight Songs for a Mad King' by Peter Maxwell Davis

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If you had to choose one of the following three musicals to watch on repeat for all eternity, which would it be? a. Les Miserables b. Grease c. Hairspray Apparently, Dr Coker would rather gouge his own eyes out...

What three things would you put in Room 101? Other than the above three musicals? Smoking, filing cabinets and people who tweet hateful messages. 'Hateful' being? Misogynistic, racist, homophobic.

What have been your best and worst fashion moments? When my brother and I were in our late 20s we got a bit worse for wear and both dyed our hair bleach blond. (We assumed this would count as 'worst' fashion moment, but apparently it's Dr Coker's best...)

And worst? My parents made me wear StartRite shoes at school...until I was in Fifth Form.

Out of the productions you've directed at school, which has been your favourite?

How do you respond to criticism of Drama Colours? I think Drama Colours are as meaningless as every other type of Colours. Having or not having them is irrelevant. However, people should be rewarded for good work. Institutions have systems and St Peter's has Colours, so they are given for Drama. I'd rather have caps, though. Or all the actors dressing up in their costumes when a play's on like the cricketers do when they have a match.

Would you say the expression 'If you can't do, teach' applies to you? No. (Evidently we're not as funny as we think we are...)

Have you always been drawn to education? No. When I was a teenager I wanted to be a performer in musical theatre.

How do you think you will be remembered by those at St. Peter's? In a school as ancient as this I think I will disappear into history. What about by those who've known you well? I think Drama in my time here will be seen as having been slightly provocative and a bit naughty by some...and as pretentious claptrap by others.

The Mystery Plays.

And do you have any final words to say goodbye?

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?

One of the reasons I wanted to work in the independent sector was the opportunities it gives you to be independent, to pioneer new ideas and to push boundaries. That's what I would encourage others to appreciate,

My children - Milo and Finn.

If you could live in any era of history, what would it be? The late 50s/early 60s. I would have liked to witness 'Beatle Mania', see the Rolling Stones and the first performance of 'Look Back in Anger' (John Osborne) in 1956.1 like the rebellion of that era...the 'angry young man' thing.

If you had one hour to live what w Listen to my children talk to me.

Dewi Sarginson and Felicity Halstead. LVI

Mr and MrsWatkinson If you could invite four people , living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? And why? MrsWatkinson: -J. F. Kennedy- to find out whether his policies were his own or taken from elsewhere and what the attraction about him was. -Mrs E. Pankhurst- if she envisaged the suffragette movement to have developed as it had and would she approve the fanatical feminist nowadays. Mr Watkinson: - One superstar sportsman. -A well-known man of Isaac Newton's generation- because they are experts across all fields rather than specialising in one thing.

You have both taught at St Peter's for many years, what are your favourite aspects of the school?

What 4 things would you put in Room 101? -Slow golfers -Marking -People who use phones in public places -Umbrellas -They are very dangerous things according to Mr Watkinson

What would your heaven and hell be? Heaven would be good company with the sea and sky and Hell would be loneliness.

Can you describe each other in 3 words? Mr Watkinson described MrsWatkinson as Patient, Caring and Messy at times ("particularly in the kitchen") She described him as Reliable, Caring and a Perfectionist.

The strength of relationships- they enjoyed working in the environment with the people.

If you were the Prime minister, what policies would you introduce and what would you abolish immediately?

And what are your least favourite aspects?

Together, they decided to have better care for the elderly and to abolish AS's

The lazy, under-achieving pupils who have the opportunities and don't take it.

Who are your most respected and most disliked celebrities? Robert Redford- "He's got the most beautiful eyes" (quote MrsWatkinson of course) Anybody "with very little talent", such as Jonathan Ross.

If you were not yourselves, who would you want to be? The President of the United States, in order to comprehend how powerful he is and how limiting that power is.

If you were stranded on a desert island, what 4 items would you bring with you and why? -A musical instrument and ways of learning it -"A supply of good wine" -A notebook -A golf club and an infinite supply of golf balls

What are your plans for the forthcoming retirement? Lots of Saturday lie-ins and holidays.

Can you offer any advice for us? Enjoy life, go for things, make the most of opportunities but always remember with opportunity, comes responsibilities.

Spike Milligan's headstone read "I told you I was ill". What would each of you like to have written on yours? "He never gave up"- what others used to say about Mr Watkinson when he played golf. And for Mrs Watkinson, "A Kantian with compassion". Phoebe Liu and Alison Thornton LVI

Rugby 1st XV Rugby This was a good season for the 1st XV. After losing narrowly to the Retiring Captains and GSAL, our first win came away at Hymers. This was followed by an excellent win against Ampleforth 36-10. The forwards were playing with determination and linking well with the backs, the back row of Toby Hinchcliffe, Henry Barnes and Nick Stephen were forming a well balanced and dynamic unit.

A disappointing loss to QECS taught us that clarity of clear decision making is crucial to be a successful side. Careth Nash and Alastair Bigger were consistent performers in the back line along with Charlie Creswold and Calum Craig who complemented each other well in the centres.

An easy win in the first round of the Daily Mail Cup gave us a home draw against Hymers in Round 5. A frustrating game saw the visitors leading with five minutes to go. Some excellent continuity saw us score two tries to win the game. The cup run then ended away at RGS Newcastle. The front row of Angus Shaw, Michael Chan and Angus Smith improved over the season providing a solid scrummage and telling contributions in the loose. Henry Cray, Frankie Whitaker, Eddie Clarkson and Tom Nelson were all impressive in the engine room of the second row and Harry Dixon, Charlie Norell, Will Booth all armed wijh consistency in the back line.

I!! IS

Away at Loughborough is never an easy proposition, but a

scenarios and improve their individual and team game. Above all

willingness to play fast flowing rugby resulted in the best perform-

else the essence of the 2nd XV rugby has been enthusiasm, deter-

ance of the season and an excellent win. The final game against

mination and laughter. The boys have all made the effort to

Bradford enabled us to play a total U6th team to end their time

improve throughout the season, with great results in many cases.

with senior rugby at the school. A slow start put the visitors ahead

It is at this point that I would like to thank the coaches Colin Clark

but improved focus and intensity saw us score five tries to win the

and Dave Cooke.

game. A good season winning eight and losing seven. Squad A.Shaw*, M.Chan**, A.Smith*, J.Higson*, T.Nelson**, H.Cray*, E.Clarkson*, F.Whitaker.T.Hinchcliffe**, H.Barnes**, N.Stephen*, A.Bigger**,

W.Booth*, H.Dixon*, C.Craig*,

C.Greswold*,

H.Scroggs, G.Nash**, C.Norell* * Full Colours awarded **Cap awarded Yorkshire U18:Toby Hinchcliffe Independent

School's

National

The lads started of the season on a high note, playing GSAL in Team

Henry

Barnes

Morris McCrath Cup for Most Improved Player-Alastair Bigger

front of a home crowd. The match got off to a slow start with GSAL scoring a penalty kick early in the first half, however as the boys began to ease back into the flow of St. Peter's Rugby, the play

Peter Wackett Cup for 1 st XV Player of the Season - Henry Barnes

also began to flow, with numerous chances for St. Peter's to take the lead, unfortunately they were denied on these occasions by

Mr. S.Williams

Leeds' strong defence. However, late on in the second half we scored a well worked try to win the game by the narrow margin

2nd XV Vs. The Grammar School at Leeds

5-3.

(H)

5-3

Vs. Woodhouse Grove Vs. Hymers Vs. Ampleforth Vs. Barnard Castle Vs. RGS Newcastle Vs. Loughborough Grammar /s. Worksop College The figures above do not really tell the story of the effort all of the lads put in week after week to tone their skills, perfect the

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The forwards proved themselves week after week as a real force to be reckoned with. Never afraid to stick their heads where no back would even stick their hand (except for Hamish tenacious and ferocious each week). Each member of the pack pulled their weight. The front row; Harrison, Harding, Smith, C. Gray, Aiken and McCullagh were a solid foundation on which to build the scrum. Whitaker, Buss, Brook and H. Cray - reliable and powerful adding stability and force at second row. The back row were consistently aggressive at the breakdown securing ball for the backs; Lightwing, Edwards, Hall, Darmody and Aiken. The backs too showed nerve and resolution throughout the season, picking holes in the opposition's defence, displaying some phenomenal passages of play and linking up well in the centres. The scrum halves Lynde and King did an exceptional job of interlinking the forwards and backs. Some key decision making came from the pair. (We wish Hamish Lynde and his family the very best with their move to Canada). The 10 jersey was often shared between Wilson and Cecil, both fast thinking and confident with ball in hand.

each other as well as the fullback. At fullback, Scroggs, the last line of defence caught the ball well and courageously tackled anyone who got through.

The centres; Cecil, Medley, Gill, Hawthorn and McLeish tackled well and ran hard, making holes in the opposition often charging

The Players:

through them with ease. The pace of Hart, Chan, Bellingall,

1 & 3; Harrison: tremendous defence and a top team player.

McBeath and Thrussell was always there on the wing to execute

Harding: uncontrollable pace and impressive scrimmaging.

the finishing touch, making bone crunching tackles and covering

Smith: (sorry to steal Paddy's words but he had it spot on) intimidation with a smile. G.Gray: brutal in defence especially around the fringes, comfortable at prop and hooker. 2; McCullagh: persistent tackier, great in the loose and excellent in the lineouts. Aiken: agility with a hint of madness, able to play at 2 or in the back row. 4&5; Whitaker: what a great season! Performed outstandingly. Buss: uncompromising, direct and determined, Brook: played with real ability. H.Gray: lead by example, hitting everything hard. 6; Hall: leadership, pace and tremendous defence.

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Thrussell: able, enthusiastic and great with ball in hand. 15; Scroggs: reliable, try-saving tackles. We were blessed with a squad of highly motivated and talented players who played for each other, enjoyed each other's success and were happy to play in a system where substitutions were made and different players tried out. Charlie Darmody LVI

Darmody: strong and aggressive, hard-working and adept at turning over ball. 7; Lightwing: great execution, versatile, extraordinary. 8; Edwards: Welsh (well he thinks he is) linked well with the 9 and made outstanding breaks from the back of the scrum.

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9; Lynde: great service to St Peter's School Rugby and will be missed, will to win and relentless at the breakdowns.

The 3rd XV (known as 'The Club') met at the start of the season with the usual collection of L6th enthusiasts seeking

King: growing confidence showing leadership qualities.

promotion to the 1sts/2nds and U6th experienced old hands

10; Wilson: defence, delivery and great decision making.

happy to forgo the extra fitness sessions and have some fun playing rugby!

Cecil: 10 and centre, picking holes in defences and distributing the ball as well as making stern tackles.

Unfortunately the season did not get off to a particularly good start with three away losses against Scarborough College 1st XV, a

11; Chan: physicality, pace and agility.

very strong Woodhouse Grove side and Hymers. However there

Bellingall: great performance throughout in defence and attack.

were signs of real talent emerging as this new group of 6th formers got to know each other's game and the forwards began working

McBeath: incredible runs breaking the opposition and creating

together as a unit to be reckoned with. Our first home game was

gaps.

against Ampleforth where, in blisteringly hot conditions, the

12; Medley: determined, talented, a great season.

forwards dominated and two tries from Stephen Lennox, added to

Gill: tackle breaker, unstoppable and quick. 13; Hawthorn: elusive and agile in attack. McLeish: strong, powerful and ruthless. 14; Hart: devoted, prodigious defence and support play.

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by a hat-trick from Dom Shread saw our first victory of the season 31-17. From there we never looked back! Pocklington were up next and despite an even game, an outstanding defensive performance coupled with clinical finishing saw the 3rd XV come away with a 29-0 victory with tries from the

backs - Neils Pampus, leuan George and Andrew Burdett being highlights of the game. The 3rd XV really started to put some good

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flowing rugby together at this part of the season, proving too strong for the likes of Barnard Castle (51-0 including first tries for Jamie Hatzel, Eddie James, jonny Jackson and Tom Thrussell) and Fyling Hall (50-0). By this point leuan George and Ollie Hicks formed a devastating partnership at 9 and 10; the athletic backs Tom Thrussell, Jonny Jackson and Sam Bellingall, in particular, caused opponents major problems with their attacking prowess and built on the excellent work from our strong pack led by Dom Shread and ably supported by the likes of Dougie Maitland, Chris Burn, Freddie Jagger and Johnny Bew. A long away trip to a cold Loughborough Grammar School resulted in a 38-5 victory with 2 excellent tries from Nick McLeish and two good finishes by Dom Davies and Tom Colthup; Ollie Hicks putting the icing on the cake with an outstanding long range drop goal before a final home victory against Read School 39-17.

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In our final game we travelled to RGS Newcastle for our toughest game of the season, a real physical battle against a strong team but Josh Frost's breakaway try, Nick McLeish's fine solo effort and Dom Shread's 14th try of an outstanding season saw us end the campaign with a well-deserved victory.

2011 Season Awards The following awards were voted for by all players after the final game of the season.

On the way back to York we had an unofficial awards ceremony celebrating the successful season and the fine perform-

Top Try Scorer (14) - Dom Shread

ances of a great group of players with Ollie Hicks being awarded

Best Comedian - Chris Burn

'player of the year'. Our best wishes go to those U6th who played their final games for St. Peter's and the L6th who will look to play in the 1st and 2nd XV teams next year. Well done on an excellent season and to Mr Grant for refereeing all of our matches.

Worst Kicker - Simon King Best Kicker - Sam Bellingall Special Award - Steven Lennox

Mr B White and Mr M Grant

Reem Award - Andrew Burdett

Results

Supersub - Jamie Hatzel

Scarborough College

7-31

Woodhouse Grove

7-22

Hymers

5-17

Ampleforth

34-17

Pocklington

22-0

Fyling Hall

55-0

Latecomer Award - Tom Colthup

Barnard Castle

53-0

Pocket Rocket - Neils Pampus

Loughborough

38-5

Read School

38-19

19-5

RGS Newcastle

Best Beard - Dom Davies Strongest Man - Nick McLeish Early Bird Award - Joe Swales

Happy Feet - Jonny Jackson Unsung Hero - Jonny Bew Giggling Award - Dougie Maitland Keeno - Freddie Jagger Try Saving Tackle Award - Andy Frazer Laziest Player - Josh Frost Best Tackier - leuan George

Player of the Year - OUie Hicks

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attacking talents and also to show his very sound defence, Guy Hall proved an able deputy when Will had time off with his broken thumb. In the end it was good to see Tom Calvert join Ed Coates in the centres, where they proved very solid in defence and increasingly potent in attack. On the wings we had two stand out performers; Patrick Brown with real pace and Alex Payne with tremendous physicality, who had two very fine understudies in Cormac Hopkinson and James Greenall. It was testament to his efforts and improvement all season that Cormac ended up playing a vital role in our success at Rosslyn Park. Others who really showed their potential on the fringes of the A team were Jonnie Briggs, Seb Dobson (after returning from injury), James Contreras, James Bell, Liam Green and James Bellingall.

U16 rugby report 2011-12 This was a season marked by great enthusiasm from preseason training in July and August to the final sevens performances in March at Rosslyn Park. Huge improvements were made by all the lads and they embraced the whole idea of squad coaching and rotation between A and B teams. In the end 28 members of the squad represented the A team during the season. It was also marked by a lack of luck and a number of important injuries. We had lost Jake Taylor for the whole season following shoulder surgery and wish him well for next year. After good wins against Leeds, in the first games of the season, we also lost Roman and Archie for much of the Christmas term. Both were able to return for both the floodlit cup and sevens which was just reward for their commitment to their rehabilitation. The early matches of the season showed very clearly the quality of the side and the way they wanted to play. They also convinced me that our best 9-10 partnership would be Dylan George and Charlie Elliott despite considerable talent elsewhere in the side; sadly a serious shoulder injury to Dylan deprived us of his services for the end of the season. Early season showed how good a utility player Tom Dickinson would be at centre and at 9. We were also lucky to have Alex Eyre who showed huge commitment to improving his game at 9 and consequently played a significant role in the sevens season. Moving Will Pepper to 15 gave him the space to use his

We were blessed at the start of the season with a formidable pack, sadly injury during the season also deprived us of Rob Hulmes, Toby Simpson, Jack Graham and Marco Gaias; in addition to Roman and Archie. This did however provide opportunities for others and these lads grabbed the opportunities with both hands. Josh Stanford made the no 1 shirt his own and matched the might of WHG in the semi final of the floodlit cup with great courage. Alex Harrison and Euan Taylor tackled everything that moved and proved the great strength of using a squad system of coaching.The stalwarts in the pack were Will Scholey at tight head; where he proved too much for any loose head he came up against, Will Fynn(2) whose improvement in the loose was tremendous, Charlie Smith at lock where he played far above his weight and showed just what personal courage and determination can do on the field. Felix Adams proved a really top drawer no 8 and excelled himself in our semifinal in the flood lit cup. The pack and the side were led by Oli Smith

who

was

outstanding at 7 and led from the front in every game, he has the respect of his peers

and

opponents

his

and

totally committed to the highest standards in training as well as in the game itself. The lads learnt more defeats

from

their against

Jnmer for pre-season training and ting for places in September as can only support the first team and its efforts. 1 would like to take the opportunity to thank the lads for their huge commitment and sense of humour during the season; Dan Woods and Gareth Sharp for the tremendous help with the coaching of this squad and for running the B team matches and Oli Smith for his outstanding captaincy and support. Finally I would also thank all the parents who supported so willingly all season; they were a tremendous asset to the boys, unflinching in their support of the team and the ethos with which we wanted to play.

Ampleforth, Barnard Castle and Newcastle RGS, than any of their victories and worked very hard in training to iron out the problems shown in these games. Excellent performances in the Floodlit Cup led to an epic semi-final against their nemesis WHG. This was a tremendous match in which all their U16 players from their 1st XV were playing and a significant number of our boys were absent through injury. Despite this we held the lead 5-0 for the majority of the game and into the final minute. A last ditch try from WHG and a very fine conversion meant they led for the first time at the final whistle. Despite this it was the boys' finest game and in so many ways they were winners on the night. They will never fear a side by reputation again and all who watched the match were

U16 Rugby Squad *Denotes County Representation tDenotes Rosslyn Park's

immensely proud of the boys. I believe the following quote from

M.Gaias, J.Stanford, G.Panfilov, M.Prowde, W.Fynn, S.Metcalfe,

the great Greenbay Pakers coach Vince Lombardi sums this up so

W.Coidan, W.Scholey*, H.Snell, T.Simpson*, J.Graham, C.Smith,

well.

A.Harrison, M.Nozedar, R.Faithfult, E.Taylor, R.Hulmes, A.Hyndet, W.Waterhouse, E.Bower, O.Smith(Capt)t, F.Adamst, J.Contreras, J.Bell, D.Georget.A.Eyret, H.Eyre, J.Briggs, T.Dickinson, C.Elliottt, LGreen, E.Coatest, T.Calvert, J.Bellingall, S.Dobson, J.Crowther, W.Catchpole, P.Brownt, A.Paynet, J.Greenall, C.Hopkinsont, P.Hodgson T.Chui, W.Peppert, G.Hall. The great weather at the end of March provided a tough test for our sevens squad at Rosslyn Park. Selection for this squad was not easy and I had to disappoint a number of very committed and hard working players who had played well both at Durham and Pocklington. We did well to beat Hereford Cathedral School, Colston's and Abingdon to win our group. We then moved on to play Elsemere and had a heart-breaking defeat in the next round

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfil-

by a single score. In this

ment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has

competition

worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the

showed an ability to play

field of battle - victorious." The B team boys were great to coach as they also wanted to improve and to progress; the fact that so many played in the A team vindicated their efforts. They played with real style and pace and were hugely successful against teams of their own age group. These young men are the great strength of rugby at St Peters as many are only in the B team because of physique and will provide real competition for first and second team places in the coming

the

lads

quality sevens and also a willingness to dog it out against

very

physical

opposition who seemed under the impression that we were only there to make up the numbers! Mr. Paddy Stephen

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And so it came to down to the final regular season fixture against Fyling Hall; the scene was set for the final showdown on what was the bitterest of day I have ever experienced on the North East coast and a far cry from the warm start of the season. The game began with a nervous tension in the air, both sides made understandable mistakes in the Baltic conditions. The game was scrappy, untidy and unlike us in every way. Half time and St.Peter's were up by a score; however we had conceded points so one of our targets was lost. Not long after half time and Fyling Hall were ahead, they had the slope and the wind advantage. Another spilt ball and that produced another score for Flying. The boys pulled a try back but were still a converted try

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behind. The boys battled away but couldn't find a way through some good defence. Every minute that ticked past was painful.

Could they do it? Could the self-confessed 'Dream Team' complete an unbeaten season and do it without conceding a single point?

Two minutes to go, camped in our own 22 and on the back foot, hopes began to fade for even the most optimistic viewer. Suddenly, a brown shirt appeared with the ball in two hands; a

The term's fixtures started on a warm day in September at Leeds Grammar. Both sides were rusty to say the least, the first half consisted of dropped balls, missed tackles and a rather high penalty count. We re-grouped at half time, took stock of what was needed to be done and produced a second half of what you would expect mid-way through the season. A strong 15-0 win and good start to the campaign. Next onto Worksop College in a game that was all one way

glimmer of hope that ignited the spirits. Carefully and methodically the boys moved the ball, phase after phase across the width of the pitch taking small steps up what was now a giant hill of a slope. The clock was counting down as we edged forward. A stalemate on the ten metre line. 'Last play' was called the by the referee, the ball went right, then fringed left, fringed right once more, before a huge hole opened up on the left flank, the ball got fizzed to the open man who was bundled over the try line by

traffic. We dominated every contact area, the forwards worked

almost every member of the team to ensure the try. Still time for

well in their units and recycled fast ball. The half backs took the

the conversion that bisected the uprights, 22-19 victory.

ball through quality phases, moving the ball wide when it was on or hitting the centres through hard lines up the middle. This proved

Absolute relief and elation. A proud moment for each of the boys and great end the perfect season.

to be the pattern of play for each game in the season. Our rout was cut short by an injury to Prowde, one of many first A & E trips

I thoroughly enjoyed the season and I must congratulate the

of the term. The next game against Hymers was a continuation of

boys on their tremendous achievement. They worked so hard and

previous week, we played attractive rugby and came away with a

fought every game for each other. Every player who represented

convincing 43- 0 win.

the side should be extremely proud. Each performance was down to a fantastic attitude and a visible determination to succeed.

The season had got off to a great start, we were playing some quality stuff and the unspeakable seemed possible. Then it was Ampleforth, away. In a game that included a number of rather large 6th formers in both sides, we took the field with a nervous apprehension. The first 15 minutes St.Peter's didn't touch the ball, we made tackle after tackle and got blown away in the rucks. Finally, a scrum to St. Peter's and a chance to run with the ball in hand showing how dangerous we were. The backline had one of their best games together, the forwards produce the fast quality ball we worked on and ask for, and the backs quickly worked out that after punching holes to get over the gain line, moving the balll, wide early or kicking territory and putting the ball in behind the opposition wingers was the key. We came away battered and bruised but with a satisfying 30-0 victory. Sadly for the boys after half term we had a couple of games either cancelled due to weather or the opposition not being able to raise a side. The 20-0 loss against RCS Newcastle was a slight miss match for us and we can rightly claim it as a non-event. However, the squad took it personally and I have never seen a set of boys so upset after a defeat; it just showed what it meant to them, they fought tooth and claw and never gave up.They were a credit to themselves and the school that day.

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U15A This was a very successful season for the U15 rugby team. A narrow loss to CSAL in the first game served to motivate the team to work harder in training. Eight straight wins then followed with some outstanding performances against Ampleforth, QEGS, Pocklington and Hymers.

Rugby Club. Playing against the best in the County we played some outstanding attacking rugby with both forwards and backs contributing. The final score of 23-21 to Oxfordshire reflected the determination of our boys against a much larger set of players. After half term the Daily Mail Cup got into full swing. Wins away at King's, Grantham and a narrow 13-10 win at the much fancied Durham School put us into the last 16 away at arch rivals GSALTwo scores in the wide channels from Leeds were enough to stop us progressing, but a performance to be proud of. A good season, from a hardworking and courageous set of A half term tour to Oxfordshire where three games were played along with some team bonding. The first match at Warwick School blew the cobwebs away with a solid 31 -0 win. The next two

players who will develop into good senior teams. Squad

games were to be a different proposition. On the first team pitch

J.Wilson, A.Duffey, W.Shaw (Cpt), F.Craig, G.Wall, D.Clough,

at Abingdon in front of a large crowd , Abingdon just proved to be

S.Tolley,

too strong and a 19-5 loss ensued. Ten pin bowling, a tour of

O.Leedham,

Oxford and plenty of food followed. The highlight of the tour was

N.Fullick, J.Stephenson, S.Blott, D.Marsh, H.Adams

against the Oxfordshire U15 side under floodlights at Chinnor

A.Longbottom,

J.Field,

C.Lynde,

B.Williams, J.Bottomley,

H.Richardson,

H.Stothard,

G.Gao,

William Shaw (Capt)

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.. U15B Rugby The U15s had a very good season.

Despite

V-

difficult

opening match again CSAL we produced some excellent results beating most opposition convincingly,

such

51-0

against

Pocklington. Our pack was strong,

1st rucking powerfully especially against] QECS on a wet day, in difficult condi-

tions. The backs matured in their running^ lines as the season progressed and put in some excellent defence and well-finished tries. Although the team lost two close games near the end of the season the highlight was against Barnard Castle. On a very windy day the match was extremely tight with both teams

U14A

defending with dogged aggression. The team worked extremely hard, and although still 0-0 with 3 minutes to go they did not give

U 14 A season report

up. Ed Cotter ran in an excellent try in the dying moments giving

It has been a good year

St. Peter's the victory 5-0. Well done to all those involved and good luck for the future.

for the under 14 A rugby

WJA

considerable

team. We have achieved success

and

played well throughout the season. We started convincing Leeds

with

victories over

Grammar

and

Woodhouse Grove followed by a close away win on a hot afternoon at Ampleforth. Our first real test as a team was the home fixture against QEGS Wakefield. This has always been a challenging game decided over a few crucial moments; this season a larger and stronger QEGS team resulted in us struggling to retain enough possession to exert pressure on their try line. The 0-24 score line didn't quite reflect the run of the game as we played well and defended courageously against a formidable opposition. Following this defeat we bounced back with a convincing win over

Pocklington playing some excellent flowing

rugby.

Unfortunately this was followed by an error strewn performance against Abingdon. We began strongly and scored first but were then lackadaisical and started making too many simple mistakes. This large penalty count put us on the back foot and allowed them to score a try. The momentum shifted and missed tackles allowed them to score a further two tries. A match we should have won. Our next fixture seemed to continue in this trend as we began

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U14B The U14B team of 2011-2012 played amazingly throughout the year. The season started off with a match against Leeds Grammar School when the team took an early knock, losing 26-0 by the end of the first half. After an inspirational speech from our captain Joe Waterhouse, we went back out hungry for victory and dominated strongly against Barnard Castle building up a commanding lead

the second half. Many tries

before complacency set in throughout the team resulting in the

were scored from Andy

opposition scoring 17 unanswered points as their confidence grew.

Hulmes and Alex Gould,

It was a match we seemed certain to win.

and

Bryn

managed Our next match was a fixture against Loughborough, a touring side whom we had never

played

before. We

Andrews successful

conversion to win us the game with a final score of 27-26. memorable

After

this

•

experience aMBJBUBIlfcHfiiHWMi

started well entering half time

against Leeds Grammar, we went on to win almost all of our

12-0. Resilient defence in the

games, apart from physical games against QEGS and a touring

second half resulted in a side, which were both narrowly lost. The team played with a | narrow victory against a good tremendous amount of effort and determination throughout the side 12-5. Our last game of year and deserved their success. the season was against RCS By Charlie Belingall Newcastle. Like previous matches

built

convincing lead with excellent first half play. However we failed to continue this in the second half letting them score some easy tries. A very close game that we narrowly lost 20-17. The last match against Bradford was unfortunately called off due to bad weather which was disappointing. Overall a very successful season and we look forward to further successes in the sevens tournaments to come. Dougie Whiter 3rd Form

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U14C Rugby The U14C group played with much enjoyment and increasing skill throughout the season. No less than 25 boys represented the school, many playing in a variety of different positions. Perhaps because of this there was rarely any significant continuity to their game, but the effort from the vast majority was impressive throughout. The first game at Ampleforth in many ways summed up the season. From the kick-off Ampleforth ran the ball with barely a hand laid on them to score! St. Peter's replied by scoring with their first period of possession and so it continued. Tackling (or lack of) was to prove a significant hindrance throughout the season, although as an attacking threat we were always potent. A defeat by 15-29 was probably just about a fair result. A second similarly 'end-to-end' fixture at Ampleforth resulted in another high scoring defeat, this time by 20-48. A trip to RGS Newcastle against some significantly smaller opposition resulted in a very comfortable 63-0 victory and was followed by the match of the season against Loughborough. Leading 34-22 at half time, St. Peter's sadly crumbled to a 39-53 defeat in a game that once again showed that with ball in hand we were dangerous; without it we were fragile! Josh Burton captained the side and should be exempt from any criticism of tackling; in that respect he certainly led by example. George Pindar was the most effective attacker and top try scorer, simply outpacing the opposition

on numerous

occasions. Robert Croft, at Number 8 developed both the attacking and defensive sides of his game, whilst Anson Shum and Johnny Lau were also dangerous with ball in hand. I hope that the boys enjoyed the season and that they will continue to play next year; many of the basic skills are in place and if they are able to show a little more commitment to the physical side of the game then many could gain much enjoyment from the game in the future. My thanks must go to Mr Heaton for his assistance with coaching a large and at times challenging group, and especially his input into some of the intricacies of front row play certainly not my strong point! Mr. N. Matkin

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Netball

A mixed season for our sevens teams with some pleasing results and some disappointments.The 1st VII promised a lot with some talented players in the squad. Unfortunately our defence was just not strong enough to provide any consistency in performance. The U16's did not have the best preparation and their earlier tournaments reflected this. At Rosslyn Park, however, they were outstanding. Wins came against Hereford Cathedral, Abingdon, Colston's and Dean Close. Topping the group we drew Ellesmere College in the last 32. A tight match saw the opposition score in the last minute to win 28-21. An excellent effort from all involved. The U15's achieved some mixed results. At Durham a draw aginst Sedbergh in the group stages saw us progress to the plate on points difference. An easy win in the final against Barnard

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Castle saw us take the honours. At Ampleforth winning the group The 1st V11 began their season with a tough fixture against

saw us progress to the semi- finals against Sedbergh, an excellent performance saw us just miss out by a point. Finally at the Hymers sevens some impressive performances were on show, these included an outstanding 52-0 win against Durham. In the final we faced an impressive Stonyhurst team who were just a little too strong for us.

Barnard Castle and set the tone with a determined 24-14 victory. From the onset the team started strongly. A steady attack enabled Chloe Lister and Scarlett Shaw to sink the important shots within the game. Defensively, Hettie Cust, Vicky Herrenschmidt and Felicity Punnett began confidently and forced numerous errors in the attacking circle leading to a number of successful turnovers.

The U14's suffered from some cancelled tournaments due to The following week an equally tough fixture presented itself

weather, but did improve their game understanding and basic skills as the season progressed. Their best performance came at the Durham sevens where they reached the Plate Final.

against the in-form Worksop. Rachel Moore and Lavinia Taylor helped to dominate the mid court and maintained a fast pace

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through the middle. Slick feeding from the wings helped to seal a

A victory over All Saints followed on March 7th and finally

35-19 victory. Spirits were high and a sense of momentum was

unbeaten, the team faced local rivals Queen Margaret's. With

gathering as thoughts moved to one of our toughest challenges on

both teams feeling a frenetic pace, the match felt tense. However,

the circuit - GSAL (Grammar School at Leeds).

the girls' closed their season with another win 31-17. The team finished their season with an invitational independent schools tournament at Queen Margaret's with the girls' lifting the title to beat Sedburgh, Woodhouse Grove, Barnard Castle and QM's. A fitting close to an outstanding season.

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Memories of the great height of their goal shooter were still prevalent one year on, but undeterred the team felt determined. The match swung from end to end, requiring nerve and consistent

Date

Team

Opposition

Result

14/01/12

1st VII

Barnard Castle

Won 24-14

21/01/12

1st VII

Worksop College

Won 35-19

25/01/12

1st VII

GSAL

Won 35-29

28/01/12

1st VII

Ashville College

CANCELLED

04/02/12

1st VII

RGS Newcastle

CANCELLED Snow

08/02/12

1st VII

Scarborough College

CANCELLED Snow

22/02/12

1st VII

Ampleforth

Won 33-7

03/03/12

1st VII

Pocklington

Won 34-28

07/03/12

1st VII

All Saints

Won 41-19

17/03/12

1st VII

Won 31-17

21/03/12

1st VII

Tournament @ QM

Overall winners

rhythm. The team worked hard throughout the court and a number of important interceptions were picked up which opened a small margin for victory. The final result 35-29 to St Peter's reflected the excellence that this team has been working towards. Then the snow hit

and for two weeks we were unable to

build upon the momentum.

However, back in action against

Ampleforth College and the team once again controlled possession for an emphatic 33-7 victory. Pocklington proved a tough fixture the following week with pressure applied from both sides. However aggressive work from all the girls' proved very productive in the closing minutes of the game, as the team edged ahead to clasp the game 34-28.

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The following represented the 2nd V11

2nd VII

S. Kelly, J. Fairbank, G. Grant, H. Andrews, B. Bargh, C. Jackson, S. Bigger / C. McDermottroe, H. Warnock

The following represented the 3rd & 4th V11 M.Gabbertas, E.Stephenson, LMahon, LField, G.Townend, S.FosterDuffy, J.Phillips, E.Miller, E.Rawson, E.lllingworth, T.Tomlinson, S.Hinde, K.Phillips, K. Raines Mrs H. Barnard

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Opposition

Result

14/01/12

2nd VII

Barnard Castle

Won 17-4

21/01/12

2nd VII

Worksop College

Lost 16-18

onset, the team held possession and fluent centre court play jy was was

21/01/12

3rd VII

Worksop College

Won 22- 11

rewarded by excellent shooting. The new pairing of shooters rs Jess

04/02/12

2nd VII

RGS Newcastle

Won 49-18

04/02/12

3rd VII

RGS Newcastle

Won 48-8

The following week the team were challenged strongly gly by

22/02/12

2nd VII

Ampleforth

Won 2 1-4

Worksop College, a tight match that was contested from end ;nd to

22/01/12

3rd VI I

Ampleforth

Won 14-9

29/02/12

2nd VII

The Mount

Won 28-3

03/03/12

2nd VII

Pocklington

Won 27-11

03/03/12

3rd VII

Pocklington

Won 45-18

08/03/12

2nd VII

Bootham

Won 18-6

08/03/12

3rd VI I

Bootham

Lost 26-25

14/03/12

2nd VII

Yarm

Won 24-22

14/03/12

3rd VI I

Yarm

Won 16-13

14/03/12

4th VI I

Yarm

Lost 17-21

17/03/12

4th VII

Queen Mary's

Lost 18-26

17/03/12

5th VI I

Queen Mary's

Won 28- 15

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The season began with an emphatic victory over Barnard arnard

Date

Castle 17 - 4 to mark the intention of this talented side. From m the the

f\A Fairbank and Sarah Kelly combined well and Georgie Grant fed ed 4-Urt the

circle sharply in her new role as WA.

end. A 2 goal difference separated the final score line and represented the teams only loss through the season 16-18. RGS and Yarm provided tough opposition, but the fast-paced paced play and consistent rhythm of this well organised squad, held well dwell under-pressure and further success was recorded. In all, the team won 6 out of the 7 fixtures with an interchanging team of players, layers, with the capacity to challenge positions above them.

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3rd/4thVII This set of girls played a handful of closely contested games with some schools finding difficulty fielding so many teams at this age group. Again they proved strong for equivalent teams on the school circuit and the majority of the fixtures were won by comfortable margins. Well done to all the girls across all four teams for their dedication and effort and we look forward to greater challenges ahead.

The following represented the 1stV11: H.Cust

(Capt),

S.Shaw,

Glister,

L.Taylor,

R.Moore,

V.Herrenschmidt, F.Punnett

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determined fashion. And so, with morale remaining high and despite my questioning whether people were listening in practice sessions, the standard of play improved greatly, with remaining matches being won convincingly. All the girls worked hard throughout the season which was rewarded by both the A and B squad winning the York and District Netball Tournament. The A squad won all 4 matches in their section, beating Queen Margaret's in the semi-final and Joseph Rowntree in the final, despite several of the team having a time pressure to return to school for another commitment. The B team won all of their matches in a 'round robin' tournament to win the B league outright. After an exhausting week and a change to teams due to an injury to a key player, the As narrowly lost their next match to a very tall Queen Mary's team. However the Bs continued their victorious run. Despite this blow to the A team's confidence, they came back fighting to win their final match of the season, along with the B squad, against Queen Margaret's Well done to all team players for a very successful and enjoyable season. A team squad: Keira Barnard, Pippa Martin, Emily Watts, Helen Taylor, Sally Hicks, Bella Adams, Marianne Spencer, Harriet Fordy. B team squad: Izzie Hall, Alicia Cranston, Sophie Reed, Chloe Burdass, Merry Foster, Lauren Caley, Georgia Calvert, Sophie Blackburn, Holly Harrison, Gemma Willink C team squad: Emily Brown, Emily Williams, Emily Mahon, Katie Harrison, Jenna Ledden, Lily Spencer. RESULTS. 21 Jan

Worksop (h)

U15 The selection of an U15 squad for A and B fixtures in the first

25 Jan

20-6 13-3 20-1

lost

19-20

Bootham (a)

week of Easter term was not easy, as places were highly contested by a very keen able group of girls. However after much considera-

won won

25 Feb v

Ampleforth (a)

A B

won won

40-3 38-5

29 Feb v

The Mount (a)

won

31-7

3 Mar

Pocklington (h)

A B

won won

28-12 11-9

3 Mar

Ampleforth(h)

A/B B/C

won won

36-8 14-6

tion a B squad was selected for the first Saturday match of the season v Barnard Castle. Disappointingly, this was cancelled on the day, due to ice. The following Saturday saw A, B and C fixtures against Worksop at home.The very windy weather had to be taken into consideration, however all 3 teams had resounding victories. The next fixture was a mid-week B match against Bootham A squad. Despite leading throughout the match the team were narrowly beaten by one goal in the last quarter. Intensive practice sessions (with fitness playing an important,

15 Mar YORK & DISTRICT TOURNAMENT A & B Winners

yet fun aspect!) saw great improvement in technical and tactical play. However the next 2 highly anticipated matches against

17 Mar v

Q. Mary's (h)

24 Mar v

Q. Margaret's

Ashville and RGS Newcastle were cancelled due to bad weather. Then came half term. Having been match deprived for 3 weeks both teams had resounding successes at Ampleforth, winning convincingly in The Peterite 2011-2012

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18-15 26-7

won won

24-18 29-18

U14

Girls' Hockey

Team

Opposition

Result

14th Jan

U14A

Barnard Castle

21st Jan

U14A

Worksop

21st Jan

U14B

Worksop

20-13

21st Jan

U14C

Worksop

28-6

Snow 30-4

1st XI The start of the senior girls' hockey season was welcomed by a large and enthusiastic turnout for pre-season training. From the

28th Jan

U14

Ashville

Cancelled

4th Feb

U14A

R G S Newcastle

Snow

25thFeb

U14A

Ampleforth

31-11

tional fashion the senior 1st XI girls started their season against

7th Feb

U14B

Ampleforth

34-3

the Old Peterite's. Credit must go to all the parents, ex and current

29th Feb

U14A

The Mount

17-23

pupils who came in numbers to support this pre-season fixture

3rd Mar

U14A

Pocklington

25-5

and make it a wonderful occasion.The game was contested in the

3rd Mar

U14B

Pocklington

14-12

true St.Peter's spirit with both sides showing a healthy desire to

3rd Mar

U14B

Ampleforth A

9-21

win. It was the current senior XI who displayed the cutting edge

3rd Mar

U14C

Ampleforth B

16-11

within the attacking circle to run out 3-0 winners.

17th Mar

U14A

Queen Margaret's

16-8

17th Mar

U14B

Queen Margaret's

45-10

great numbers attending pre-season it was evident that we would be able to have four senior teams to represent the school. In tradi-

The start of the netball season was somewhat disrupted due to the weather - with snow and ice on the courts the training and team selection which usually occurred in the first week was slightly delayed. Unusually a number of very able shooters were competing for a place in the teams - finding the right combination was not an easy job! As ever, at St Peter's, it was rewarding to be able to field three times, all girls worked hard and very quickly understood the work ethic and attitude that was required of them. High level of skill, competitiveness, sheer grit and determination most probably summed up the U14 girts. Analysing all the results it was an extremely successful season - the A team losing narrowly to a very able Mount team. As the

The first senior match on the calendar fixture list saw a 3-0

results show all teams scored many goals, the C team must be

win for the girts against Mount St.Mary's. On an extremely hot day

congratulated on their win to the Ampleforth B team - such

the girls displayed their good level of fitness to allow them to keep

results demonstrating the sheer depth of the players.

the match played at a high intensity. This resulted in a number of missed chances in the first half and the team went into the half

The final match of the season for the A and B teams best depicted their season. Against a strong Queen Margaret's team both teams, under at times a lot of pressure, remained focussed,

time 0-0. The chances were converted into goals in the second half with Ellie Martin scoring twice and Harriet Andrews slotting the ball in at the back post for the third goal. A new addition to the

determined and showed high level of control and skill. Both matches were a pleasure to watch. I would like to thank the girls for all their hard work and commitment to netball this year, I have enjoyed working with them - their high level of competitiveness was greatly appreciated. They will be a formidable presence as they progress to U15 level! The following girls represented the U14A squad: S Lloyd, O Shread, L Taylor, R Tail , M Grant, A Greswold (c), I Hedley, L Galloway. The following girls represented the U14B squad: X Cooke, M Palmer ( C ), A H - Morley, E Adcock, H Lawrence, E Dobson, P Simpson, I Bartlett. The following girts represented the U14C squad: O Collins, G Abbey, W Wan, S Booth, O Watts, C Hodgson, M Antrum, K Ledden.

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calendar saw a fixture against Leeds University. Even though Leeds

some fantastic wins against Barnard Castle, Newcastle GS and

University ran out comfortable winners the insight gained from

Pocklington. The last two matches of the hockey fixtures offered

this fixture set the standard to which the girls desired to reach.

the best performances of the season. In particular the Hymers

On the 28th September the 1st XI girl's hockey played an invitational 7's tournament at Ampleforth.The tournament invited an array of talented schools, which in turn made the competition be played to a high level. The girls finished top of the group with two wins over Durham High School and Hull Collegiate.The 1st XI then progressed to play Pocklington in the semi-final. A close encounter ended with the team showing great character to score a late goal to ensure they advanced to the final to play Ampleforth. After a number of squandered chances by St.Peter's, Ampleforth scored two quick goals to take the momentum away from the girts. A late goal from Zara Cower was not enough to overturn the result and the 1st XI narrowly missed out on winning the tournament. The remaining school fixtures presented some indifferent performances for the 1st XI girls'. The Ampleforth, Durham and Worksop matches were particularly hard games this season. Praise must been given to all the girls for their work ethic and positive attitudes throughout these matches. These attributes resulted^,'

match which displayed blistering counter attacking hockey and well organised team defence to run out deserving 2-0 winners. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the captain Charlotte McDermottroe for her commitment both on and off the pitch, and all the girls in the 1st team who made this an enjoyable season.

1st XI Date

Opposition

5th Sept

Result

Score

Old Peterites

3-0

0-4

Runners-up

1-2

Qualified

5-1

3-0

10th Sept

MSMarys

21nd Sept

Leeds University

28nd Sept

Ampleforth 6's

30th Sept

National Schools U 16- York Area

1th Oct

Barnard Castle

3th Oct

National Schools U 18- York Area

Qualified

8th Oct

Gigglewick

12th Oct

National Schools U 16- Yorkshire V Queen Mary's V Ripon GS V Ampleforth

Qualified

National Schools U 18- Yorkshire V Ampleforth V Giggleswick

Qualified

12th Oct

1-1

3-0 4-0 0-2

0-7

Newcastle GS

3-0

9th Nov

St.Aidans

6-0

11th Nov

National Schools U18- North-East of England Final V Barnard Castle V Alnwick V Greenhead grammar (semi-final)

Ampleforth

19th Oct

12th Nov

Durham

16th Nov

Worksop

19th Nov

Hymers

Silcoates

9th Dec

National Schools U16- North of England Final V Queens V Wilmslow V Wakefield (semi-final)

3-0 2-0

15th Oct

30th Nov

10th Dec

Pocklington

Cancelled E.ad Wea

W W L W

1-0 1-0 4-0 2-1

Hockey colours 2011. The following have been re-awarded hockey colours: Full hockey colours awarded to:

D W L

1-1 2-1 0-2

Georgia Townend

Izzy Taylor

Lavinia Taylor

Ruby Wilson

Ellie Martin

Half hockey colours awarded to: Sarah Kelly

Flora Dallas

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2nd XI Date

Opposition

Result

Score

11th Sept

MSMarys

Won

6-0

17th Sept

Queen Margaret's

Won

5-0

21nd Sept

The Mount

Won

5-0

28th Sept

Bootham

Won

3-1

1st Oct

Barnard Castle

Won

5-0

8th Oct

Giggleswick

Won

5-0

15th Oct

Ampleforth

Won

9th Nov

Fyling Hall 1st

Lost

0-2

12th Nov

Durham

Won

5-1

16th Nov

Worksop

Won

5-0

19th Nov

Hymers

Won

5-1

30th Nov

Silcoates

Cancelled Snow

10th Dec

Pocklington

Lost

In defence Sarah Kelly, Laura Field, Felicity Punnett and Emma Stephenson displayed some fantastic hockey and proved to be a most dependable defensive unit. Eleanor Fletcher must be

1-2

commended for her resolve in the defending circle to let only 7 goals in all season is a marvellous achievement! Mr. O Couttie

3rd and 4th Team The

3rd

and

4th

hockey teams had a very Sarah Kelly captained the successful 2nd XI this year and it was clear from the start of the season that places in the team were going to be highly competitive. It was a relatively young team with a number of talented fifth formers joining the established and

successful season, winning the

majority

their

matches. The 3rd team enjoyed

experienced senior girls. Flora Dallas, Jessica Fairbank, Chloe Lister,

victories

Minna Gabbertas and Natalie Mounsey were all regular starters in

Margaret's, Barnard Castle,

over

Queen

the team and proved to be valuable assets to the line-up. As shown

Giggleswick, Ampleforth

in the results table they lost only two matches which were against

and Worksop to name a few. They were a hard-working, deter-

Fyling Hall's 1st team and Pocklington. Chloe Lister, Scarlett Shaw,

mined squad and beat their opponents by four goals on more than

Jessica Fairbank and Elle Illingworth were the attacking force

three occasions. The defence worked hard to keep clean sheets in

behind the 2nd XI and scored an impressive 45 goals in 13 games.

all but two of their victories.

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in their way. Many of the girls attended the pre-season

sessions

which took place during the last week of the summer holidays. From the first session it was clear that skill level was not

going to

problem levels

be a

but had

fitness to

improved rapidly! To

begin

the

season with wins over Queen Margaret's was particularly rewarding, however the defence in both teams had to work very hard to maintain the win! The A's best performance of the season was undoubtedly the match against Durham School; every girl put in 100% effort and battled against a very skilful, equally determined side. I wish the girls well as they enter the senior hockey teams they are all capable of stepping up to the mark! Date

Opposition

10th Sept

Result

Scoi

Queen Margaret's

'A' Won 'B'Won

2-1 2-1

17 Sept

Queen Mary's

A Won 'C Drew

3-3 3-0

28t Sept

Bootham

'B'Won

2-0

1st Oct

Barnard Castle

'A' Won

2-1

always played for the team, rather than their individual success.

7th Oct

The Mount

'B'Won

2-1

They were a pleasure to coach and praise must go especially to the

8th Oct

Giggleswick

'A' Drew

1-1

captains of both sides for their commitment and maturity

15th Oct

Ampleforth

'A' Won 'B' Drew

1-0 1-1

7th Nov

York and District

Winners

9th Nov

Fyling Hall

'B'Won

2-0

12th Nov

Scarborough College

'B' Lost

1-7

12th Nov

Durham

'A' Won

2-1

16th Nov

Worksop College

'A' Won 'B'Won

1-0 7-1

19th Nov

Hymers

'A' Drew 'B'Won

1-1 1-0

10th Dec

Pocklington

The 4th team also had a good season. With lots of strength in depth at the school, positions were hard fought. The girls worked well as a unit and recorded wins against Ampleforth, Worksop and Hymers. The team spirit amongst all the girls was impressive and they

throughout the season. HAS

U15 Hockey The U 15A girls' hockey team had a fantastic season. With six wins and just two draws for the A team they managed to score thirteen

goals

and

concede

only

five

throughout the season.

The B team were also victorious in six of their

The following girls represented the U15 A team:

games, losing only to A

Lizzie Whiter, Izzy Hall, Chloe Burdass, Pippa Martin, Sally Hicks,

teams. Their attitude and

Merry Foster, Katie Harrison, Alicia Cranston (captain), Anna

commitment

Fairbank, Helen Megone, Lauren Caley

their

sport was exceptional and

the

season

The following girls represented the U15 B team:

progressed both teams

Hannah Whitehouse, Sophie Blackburn, Harriet Fordy, Emily

became

Williams.Anna Thrussell, Sophie Reed, Jess Scott, Georgia Calvert,

formidable

force defeating most of

Emily Watts, Marianne Spencer (captain), Keira Barnard, Jenna

the opposition that came

Ledden, Emily Brown, Holly Harrison

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U14

Boys' Hockey

The team that we inherited from a strong St Olave's side were made even better with the addition of liana Bartlett, Jess House and Millie Grant, all new to the school. We lost to Queen

1st XI

Margaret's in the first match of the season, then again to them in the National Schools Competition later in September, narrowly losing 1-0. The U14 A's have some great hockey players. Mention must go to Alice Greswold and Hannah Lawrence who consistently played with maturity; their distribution skills were outstanding and work rate faultless. The team as a whole blended well; they were particularly strong in defence with Eleanor Dobson and liana putting in well-timed and crucial tackles. Both teams won the majority of their matches, but did lose to Hymers, Pocklington and Q.M. On Monday 5th March, the 'A' team were successful in winning the York and District Hockey Tournament. They won all of the matches in their RoundRobin group, and in the final, beat

The Squad

Queen Margaret's 1-0 with a well taken Olivia Shread goal. A great

Greg Bowler Captain! ,Calum Craig- .Gareth Nash , Andy Neal,

afternoon of hockey, all without conceding a goal.

Mike Chan, Harry Dixon, Sam McCullagh, Calum Brown, James

Congratulations to Hannah Lawrence for being awarded the Rose Bowl hockey award for outstanding overall play.Thanks must go to Mr. Ramlie for his input and coaching over the term.

Greenall, Nick Stephen, Will Scholey.Will Booth, Oli Hicks, Tom Dickinson. tCaps , all the squad were awarded colours. This year the first XI hockey team enjoyed a very strong side

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being undefeated in school boy fixtures, reaching the north of England playoffs in the national schools eleven aside tournament,

Results 10/09/11

with the only notable loss to Styx hockey club who were a strong U14 A vs Queen Margaret's

U14 B vs Queen Margaret's 17/09/11 28/09/11 01/10/11 03/10/11

1-3

side consisting of some ex-international players.

0-6

10-0

the first match against Worksop being called off due to a frozen

U14 B vs Queen Mary's

3-0

U14A National Schools

2nd oveall

pitch, this did allow for some extra training to prepare for our first match against Barnard Castle school away. The match was played

U14A vs Queen Mary's

The season was started with some poor weather resulting in

U14 B vs Bootham

1-1

in some horrific rain but the team played well and deservedly took

U14Avs Barnard Castle

4-0

the victory of 6-0 against a less experienced side. With Harry

U14 B vs Barnard Castle

0-0

U14 B vsThe Mount

2-2

Our next match was against a strong Ampleforth side away.

Dixon being awarded man of the match.

08/10/11

U14A vs Giggleswick

3-1

The first half saw some excellent play with Cal Craig converting

11/10/11

U14 A vs Hill House

0-0

three short corners, and another goal being scored leaving the

15/10/11

U14A vsAmpleforth

1-0

12/11/11

U14A vs Durham

2-0

game at 4-1. This excellent play disappeared over the course of the game and led to the teams drawing 4-4 with ten minutes left

19/11/11

U14A vs Hymers

0-2

U14 B vs Hymers

0-4

LIMA vs Pocklington

1-2

U14 B vs Pocklington

0-5

10/12/11 05/03/12

U14A York and District Tournament Winners

The following girls represented the teams: G. Abbey, E. Dobson, I. Bartlett, H. Lawrence, J. House, M. Gra 0. Collins, O. Shread, P. Simpson, A. Greswold, L. Galloway, 1. Medley L. Marsh, X. Cook, S. Booth, R. Tait, M. Palmer, C. Ledd M. Antrum, L. Taylor, C. Hodgson, O. Watts, A. Headlam-M< S.Lloyd, E.Adcock

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to play. However the Peter's side pulled together scoring one goal in the last few minutes to secure the win leaving the score at 5-4

toughest most

One

the

toughest matches away the

in first

half of the season saw us

facing

Scarborough College,

some

poor team play allowed

their

team to take the score up to 4-1 but the school pulled back after half time to take the score to

5-5. Unfortunately

Scarborough were then awarded a short corner and converted to leave the final score as 5-5 draw.

and notable

match

was

against

Styx

hockey

club,

which

was

rearranged due to

weather

conditions. This match undoubtedly

saw

the

school 's best play all season with the school having 90% of the

possession

and

numerous

chances at goal, the experienced Styx side held well and allowed no

goals

and

unfortunately with 5 minutes to go before half time two counter attacks saw them take the lead at 2-0. Again in the second half the 1st XI had the majority of the possession but simply couldn't put the ball into the back of their net leaving the final score at 2-0 our only full game loss. Our toughest school boy match way played on the home pitch against a well-trained team of Q.E.C.S boys.The Peter's team was under a lot of pressure due to the high intensity of the away team's standard but pulled through with some outstanding play to create two goals to take the final score to 2-2. The most controversial match against Yarm school saw their umpire send Cal Craig off for over 25 minutes, for a yellow card offence! With the centre of midfield sent off the school conceded a goal to take the score to 1-0 to Yarm. However the team pulled

The first ten minutes against Hall Cross School at home saw some the 1st XI outplay the opposition taking the score to 2-1 at

together and through some excellent play saw the school take the score to 2-1.

half time. A few mistakes by the defence and midfield and some

The Schools National Tournament saw the school get to the

poor marking allowed Hall Cross to score 2 goals. This forced the

Northern playoffs where the team was simply outplayed due to

team to up their play and a goal was finally scored after numerous

the very high standard of hockey from scholarship schools.

attempts to take the score to 3-3.

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Cal Craig two key players forming the base of midfield and attack. The old Peterite match against the Pandas hockey club saw the school outplay a side with only 1 or 2 subs leaving the end score at 2-0. An excellent game to celebrate the Pandas 50th year. The last match of the season was played at the home pitch against local rivals Ampleforth with some outstanding play from the 1st XI ensuring a 3-1 win against a very determined side, with some notable saves from the keeper Will Scholey ensuring the school kept their score to 1 goal.

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Stephen 7. Scroggs 3. Esposito 3. Matthew Chan 3. K Pampus 3. J Bew 3. H Aiken 2. G Gray 2. C Cornock 1. Dickinson 1.

The following boys represented the team Overall a fantastic season with only 4 U6th players, myself, Andy Neal, Gareth Nash and Mike Chan implying the school should have a great season next year. I would like to thank Jonners and Ollie Couttie for their coaching and my teammates for an enjoyable season.

H Aiken, J Bew, C Burn, Matthew Chan, Michael Chan, J Cooper, C Cornock, J Crowther, D Bowie, T Dickinson, J Esposito, G Gray, C Greswold, D Harding, M Lee, D Maitland, K Pampus, H Scroggs, N Stephen The first match was cancelled against Worksop College due to

Greg Bowler, Captain. The Stick, Greg Bowler, The Burn Trophy, Oli

the frost so a home against Grammar School at Leeds on the Hubbard. The side was captained by Johnnie Bew who led them to

Hicks

a 5-1 victory. Henry Scroggs scored after 10 minutes following a The Pandas Cup, James Greenall

cross from Matthew Chan. Nick Stephen made it 2-0 from a short

The Hubbard Cup, Junior inter-house Queen's

corner just at the end of the first half. Matthew Chan added the third with a nice lift over the goalkeeper. Nick Stephen added a

The Mondial shield, not played due to north of England playoff commitments.

fourth following up a short corner before Leeds pulled a goal back. Nick Stephen completed his hat trick with another short corner goal. On the Saturday we travelled up to Barnard Castle and drew 3-3. The team started off well with two goals in 10 minutes. Firstly Henry Scroggs scored after a minute and this followed by a great run down the right by Matthew Chan to cross for Jason Esposito to score. In the first 20 minutes St Peter's dominated but could not add to their goals and Barnard Castle came back into and made it 2-1 at half time. Worse was to follow with the team struggling to get the ball out from the back Barnard Castle made it 3-2 to them. The team pulled it back together for the last 10 minutes and got a deserved equaliser through Nick Stephen following good work by Matthew Chan. The following Wednesday was an away game against Ampleforth College and like the Barnard Castle match was

Both U18 and U14 teams reached north of England play offs

captained by Josh Cooper. The team played really well in the first half cruising to a 3-0 lead. Henry Scroggs opened the scoring with

This was an excellent season with the

best hockey being

Charles Cornock added a second from a well struck short corner.

played against Sticks HC. Greg Bowler has been a leader by

The third was a good run by Hugo Aiken. The second was

example and I wish him and the other senior pro's all the best in

completely different and Ampleforth came right back into with

their sport after school. Calum Craig in midfield plays with a

what seemed a stronger team and they scored four goals that was

maturity beyond his years. All the players trained well and reaching

a most disappointing 4-3 defeat.

the north finals without Calum was a testament to the squad. All bodes well for next year.

Charlie Greswold was captain for this game and the one against Scarborough College. The seconds played their best hockey

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in this match winning 3-0 and could have been a lot more. Johnnie

Bew opened the scoring and this followed by a Matthew Chan goal to give St Peter's a 2-0 lead at half time. Jason Esposito made it 30 mid way through the second half. Chris Burn kept a clean sheet in goal but had little to do. josh Cooper captained the side to a 41 win against Hall Cross School, Doncaster. Hall Cross took an early lead but St Peter's came storming back playing good passing hockey Nick Stephen scored twice followed by a Giles Gray goal to make it 3-1 at half time. The scoring was completed by Kai Pampus who rifled in a shot from the top of the circle. The Pocklington game was frozen off. After half term we had a hard match against QEGS under 16 A team which we lost 2-1. QEGS started off well and soon established a two goal lead. St Peter's came back well have a fine shot by Giles Gray saved by the goalkeeper. Just before half time Giles Gray powered a shot past the the QEGS keeper to make 2-1 a half time. Chris Burn made several fine saves as the game moved from end to end. Nick Stephen had a well struck short corner saved by the diving goalkeeper. Once again a good team performance with

errors in the midfield from St Peter's lead to the first goal of the

hard work in midfield by Charlie Cornock, Johnnie Bew, Hugo Aiken

game scored by the Pandas making the half time score 1-0. The

and Nick Stephen. Charlie Greswold and Dan Harding were solid in

game opened up more in the second half with decent chances for

the defence. A journey to Durham School was next and a hard

both teams. Father and son were in goal for Pandas and the school

fought 3-2 win was the result. Durham had two good upper sixth

that is the first time this has happened. Peter's struggled to make

girls playing. St Peter's opened the scoring with a goal from

the final pass in front of goal and Pandas extended the lead to 0-

Matthew Chan. This was soon followed by a goal Johnnie Bew.

3 with two pieces of great individual skill. A goal from Kai Pampus

Durham pulled a goal back just before half time with a fierce

late in the second half came as some consolation but the game

struck shot giving Chris Burn no chance in goal. Nick Stephen

ended with Pandas wining 1-3 in a fairly close game.The following

made it 3-1 midway through the second half, only for Durham to

Wednesday there was an exciting away game against Pocklington

score quickly after to leave a nervous few minutes before the final

School 1st team which had goals galore. Pocklington opened the

whistle. The return match with Barnard Castle was another very

scoring before Kai Pampus made it 1-1. Both sides then created

close match with Barnard Castle slightly strengthened with several

several chances but it was Pocklington who took the lead and then

first team players and they took the lead early. Just before half

extended it to 3-1. Jason Esposito and Tom Dickinson both scored

time St Peter's School equalised through a tap in from Hugo Aiken.

to make 3-3 at half time. Johnnie Bew made it 4-3 to Peters

The game looked as though it would be a draw only for one of

however Pocklington hit back to win late in the game 5-4. The last

their players to beat several players and put the ball in corner of

match was a return fixture against Ampleforth College which was

the net. St Peter's old boys play as Pandas and second team gave

most disappointing as Peter's lost 4-0. It was 3-0 at half time. Nick

a good account of themselves against them. The Pandas won the

Stephen came close to scoring just missing inches from a short

toss and chose to face the sun in the first half, giving the push back

corner.

to the School. The teams were evenly matched in the first half with both teams passing the ball around nicely, but some basic

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U16 Hockey

U15A Hockey

In a school hockey season that barely lasts ten weeks; bad

I was really looking forward to taking the U15 hockey this

weather, exam pressures, coursework deadlines and other school

year. They had had a rather up and down year previously, but

commitments take a heavy toll. That the lads work hard to

having seen most of the boys as U13's at St Olaves, I knew the

improve, despite all of this, does them great credit. It was

talent and ability was there. The start of season training went well,

especially good to see Will Scholey and James Greenall selected in

all the boys worked hard on their skills and fitness and our first

the 1st XI right from the start of the season and to see Tom

Saturday game came round quickly. It was baptism by fire; we

Dickinson play regularly throughout with Tom Calvert also figuring

came up against a very strong Worksop College side that saw us

towards the end. January also saw us without both Liam Green and

out matched physically and found us somewhat lacking in our

Dylan George who were both injured. This meant that over half of

positional awareness and game understanding. We leaked goals

the previous seasons A team were unavailable for selection. This

from the most bizarre situations, every time we had the ball it was

gave others a real chance to develop and it was good to see Jonny

lost within 2 passes, quickly heads went down and hockey seemed

Briggs, Will Thompson and Georgy Panfilov grab this opportunity

to be totally alien to them. The boys had fallen out of love with

with both hands. For much of the season there was considerable

game; there was work to be done.

movement between the two teams and this gave a number of others the chance to play against other school 1st teams which tends to be the staple diet of the U 16 A's.

After a another good week of training, working harder on tactics, positional awareness and developing better ball speed with the passes, we went into the next fixture with more confidence

There were times at the start of games when it took ten

and belief in our abilities. The transformed side demolished

minutes to get going often meaning that we were one or two

Barnard Castle 6-1, a great result for the boys and one which

goals down before we really started to play. When we did move

sparked the start of what was to be a very happy and successful

the ball quickly and press properly in defence the lads played some

hockey season for them. The game was played the way we wanted

great hockey. Our efforts in front of goal ranged from the sublime

it to be; using our electric speed upfront and in midfield on the

to the ridiculous! We did manage to squander at least three

counter attack, retaining the ball, moving it with 'two touch'

completely open goals in games that we could and should have

passes across the whole field always playing with enjoyment and

won!!

enthusiasm. Fynn and

We went into the next game full of confidence but were soon

Georgy Panfilov filling in well for Will Scholey; by the end of the

In defence we had two good keepers with Will

taught a few lessons by an extremely strong Scarborough College

season Georgy had become a really fine keeper as well as shot

side. We played well but just kept losing the ball too many times

stopper. As the season developed Jack Crowther, Charlie Elliott,

and were unable to contain the talent of the opposition midfield.

Felix Adams and James Bellinghall formed a good defensive

The game was end to end stuff, a real thriller; high intensity, fast

platform. In front of them Oli Smith, Alex Eyre, Tom Dickinson and

and furious and not without its heated moments. We lost 7-4 but

Tom Calvert worked hard in mid field with Jonny Briggs, Patrick

came away with an extreme hunger and desire to play the way

Brown and Will Thompson leading the line. Many others especially

they had played and to make sure the next time we met them, the

Ed Coates, Nick Ubi , Sam Metcalfe, Cormac Hopkinson, Guy Hall

score would different.

and James Contreras played well in the A team. As the season progressed it was good to get Liam back and he showed what we had been missing in mid field, sadly as he arrived back on the scene we lost Oli to injury! The B team probably played as good technical hockey as the A's but lacked some of the pace and physicality of the senior team. Certainly Will Waterhouse, Jonny Walmsley and Henry Eyre played with great skill and maturity in defence. Will Catchpole made great strides with his positioning and technique and could prove a real asset in front of goal if he can get two hands on the stick more often! It was a pleasure taking these lads through both Rugby and

Over the following weeks the boys had some great games against the likes of QEGS, Giggleswick, Pocklington and Ampleforth. They played each game with a new found passion, rediscovering their talents, self-belief and learnt to play superbly as a team, each man working for the man next to him. The highlights of the season must be the

outstanding

performance in County Cup again. They boys played fantastic hockey all day and were narrowly beaten 4-2 in the final by a much fitter and physically stronger team. The other highlight for me was the next 2nd time we met Scarborough College in the return fixture at home. It was the culmination of all our hard work throughout the term and everything went to plan. We won. The

Hockey seasons and I would thank them for their efforts and sense

score is irrelevant. The boys were awesome and it is a game that

of humour throughout. Many thanks also go to Richard Trevett

will live long in the memory for them I am sure.

who was a great help with both sides. Mr. Paddy Stephen

Finally to the boys, my thanks must go to them for their dedication to the cause throughout the term and for making the season so enjoyable and successful; Dan Clough; the rock in goal. Brave and fearless. Commanded his 'D' and bossed his defence.

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Sam Blott; solid at the back, a reliable last man who developed his game. Oli Leedham; a skillful right back who developed his confidence on the ball. Excellent when going forward. Finlay Craig; the most improved player of the season, developing into a fine left back, read the game well in defence, rarely beaten, devastating going forward. Ben Williams; sheer pace and a great engine. The spearhead of our famous counter attacks. A feisty captain with the desire that the team responded to.

were supported very well by Jake Wilson, Hugo Adams and George Gao. All of whom read the game well and played with a great enthusiasm. In midfield Eddie Stephen, Tristan Prince, Zac Ransome, Lexi Longbottom and Joe Taylor formed a strong partnership. These boys played with skill and creativity, matching these talents with endeavour and a high level of work rate. The attack was based around Matthew Jones, James Field, Will Emery and Alistair Duffey. This quartet troubled the opposition with their considerable pace and power. Their calmness in front of goal and finishing improved throughout the year.

Ed Cotter; an amazing ability to score goals. Hardworking and always in the right place at the right time. Harry Stothard; great vision and understanding, calm and calculated on the ball, excellent distributer. Sam Dickinson; very skilful player. Developed his work rate and began to move the ball into dangerous areas. Nick Fullick; Fast. Never say die attitude. Got into great positions on the field and scored some fantastic goals. James Bottomley; the find of the season. Strong, quick, intelligent and a gentleman with the ability to score goals. Many thanks also to Roz Ramley; again, for his professional

I owe a large thank you to the boys for providing an enter-

knowledge and input and to Bob Maltby for standing in for when

taining season. A special mention must also go to Roz Ramley

I was absent. Thanks to Mr. Woods for his work with B team too.

whose coaching had a huge influence on the team. His knowledge,

Mr. G. Sharp

expertise and experience meant that the boys could constantly learn and improve throughout the year.

U15 B Hockey This was a very enjoyable season for all involved with the Under 15 B's. A string of successful results, in which we won every

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game bar a 1 - 0 defeat to a good Durham side, was a direct result

This season we made our first step up to playing 11-a-side

of the commitment shown to training and matches. The team

hockey with a tough opening fixture against Worksop. We found

were always a pleasure to teach and an ethos of hard work was

ourselves being blown away in the first half eventually going in

created which led to fun and enjoyment throughout the season.

two goals down at 3-1. Despite then conceding another early in

Sam Colthup performed admirably as goalkeeper before injury

the second half, some great work in midfield from our captain Sam

ruled him out for the latter stages of the season. It was a

Hudson and also Tom Robinson was followed up by two

testament to the boys' attitude that this setback was met with a

outstanding solo efforts by Ollie Fryer to bring the game back to

positive response with various volunteers to take his place in goal.

within one goal. However it proved too little, too late as the game

A large part of the team's success was built around a strong

finished 4-3 to Worksop. All was not lost in this game, though, as

defence. Stuart Tolley and Jake Stephenson led by example and

we took forward our fight and spirit to the next game coming out 3-0 winners over Barnard Castle.

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Our next match was our biggest of the season so far, coming

rights' until the following season. It was a very physically

up against rivals Ampleforth in a match that neither side wanted

demanding game and despite some late scares we ran out 3-1

to lose. In a closely fought game, a first half goal from Tom

winners.

Spearman and some excellent defending from Sam Lodge, Max McLeish and Freddie Creswold proved the difference as we came out 1-0 winners. However, after this match it became clear that Sam Lodge had picked up an injury and that we would have to continue the season without him. So we turned to Alex Taylor and Andy Hulmes who provided excellent cover for Sam and may even challenge for his position next year!

During the season we also participated in a county tournament, coming second which was enough to put us through to the North-East finals. We played some outstanding hockey, winning the competition and again beating our fellow Yorkshire representatives Ampleforth 5-0 in the process. This took us through to the North of England finals, where we played some good hockey but came up against some very good teams and we were eventually knocked out at this point. However we can look back on the season with our heads held high after playing some great hockey and improving throughout the season. Will Quinn 3rd Form

U14B Players Involved: L. Mander, O. Newman, E. Contreras, A. Taylor, A. Hulmes, H. Dickson, L Taylor, G. Pindar, A. Woodruff, T. Gill, J. Waterhouse, K. Bloor, J. Ramalingam, D. Jones, D. Whiter, G. Metcalfe It was a very successful and undefeated season for the U14Bs. It began at Worksop - often the hardest game of the season We then came up against Scarborough, and some excellent

where the boys led until late on after playing some very good

attacking hockey and goals from Tom Spearman, Bryn Andrews

hockey. Unfortunately, Oli Newman - who went on to become

and David Bird helped us to a comfortable 8-1 victory. Onward to

one of the stand out performers for the team - could not resist

QECS and upward in terms of both quality and rivalry - QEGS are

repelling a late Worksop attack with the use of his foot, and the

one of our biggest rivals in rugby and many of us were keen to

subsequent penalty flick meant that the game ended in a draw.

avenge our defeat in the 15 man game. With some determined

From here, however, the team recorded a string of victories against

play and some of the best attacking and defensive hockey we had

both B and A team opposition. Alex Woodruff, Dan Jones and Harry

played all season, we emerged 4-0 victors with Will Kimpson and

Dickson showed skill in the middle of the pitch; Eddie Contreras,

Tom Spearman (again!) among the scorers.

Oli Newman, Alex Taylor, Andrew Hulmes, George Metcalfe and

Yarm proved to be unexpectedly tough opponents, forcing some last-ditch tackling and brave goalkeeping from Charlie Bellingall. With a goal needed from somewhere, who else should we turn to but Tom Spearman, who was once again in the right place at the right time to give us the lead and also the victory. Our trip to Scarborough was again an enjoyable trip and we came away 10-0 winners. Our last match of the season was fittingly against our main rivals Ampleforth with both teams keen to secure the 'bragging

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Josh Ramalingam were incredibly solid at the back; George Pindar and Louis Taylor made plenty of attacking breaks down the flanks; and Kieran Bloor, Tom Gill and Joe Waterhouse developed into very effective poachers up front - as shown very clearly against Pocklington, when we managed to secure a 2 - 0 win despite having only two shots on goal. Throughout this game, Pocklington peppered our goal with shots, but they were constantly denied by Luke Mander, who, despite his desire to play outfield, proved an exceptional goalkeeper. Dr Thomson

The following girls have represented the school at senior level: C.

Girls'Tennis

Worsman, V. Herrenschmidt, C. Lister, J. Phillips, G. Townend, R. Widdicombe, K. Phillips, G. Cornock, E. Carmen, G.Ward, E. Burton, G. Grant

Despite the consistent wind, rain, showers and the occasional hint of sunshine, our seniors were very successful. Our first IV in

Colours - re-awards: C. Worsman, V. Herrenschmidt, C.Lister, R.

the York Tennis League, won their very last match of the season on

Widdicombe

4th July at Poppleton Tennis Club, 4-2, and in doing so, won the Awards: J.Phillips, G. Townend

U18 League outright. A fine achievement given the strength of our opposition. The Senior girls were unbeaten throughout the season in the other matches also. Congratulations must go to our captain Charlotte Worsman and her partner Vicky Herrenschmidt. Since J4 St Olave's they have been a formidable pair, and everpresent 1st teamers at senior level since the fifth form. It was particularly nice that they not only partnered each other, but partnered their sisters in matches, a

Girls'Tennis at Eton in the Independent Schools National Tennis Championships

couple of seasons ago. They are both outstanding tennis players

1st-3rd July 2012

who play well tactically, and also have great all round technique.

The highlights were:

We will miss them and Jess Phillips for their commitment, enthusiasm, fair sense of play and integrity on and off the court!

Charlotte Worsman and Chloe Lister winning their 1st Round

We are fortunate to have some equally good lower 6th

match against New Hall 6-0, 6-2 and then losing to Reeds in a tight 10-7 championship tie break at one set all.

players. Hard hitting and much-improved Chloe Lister was a Jess Phillips and Rebecca Widdicombe lost in the plate semi-

regular player in the top four, and Rebecca Widdicombe and new girl Georgia Townend were a credible third pair in the other matches.

final against Cranleigh again losing 10-8 in a deciding tie break. The U15 girls, Lauren, Helen, Sally and Isobel came up against

There is great strength in depth across the two senior tennis

strong opponents Millfield and Withington, but went on to

teams, and some very able players to fill the shoes of the departing

progress in the plate again losing on tight tie breaks to Haileybury.

U6th players. Emily Carman, Kathryn Phillips being the most

Overall, a great effort, and an occasion that all our tennis players should aspire to be selected for, at both U15 and U19 level.

improved 5th years, who will do well. Overall, an excellent season despite the weather, and the usual

The competition is fierce, with some of the top tennis scholars in

disruption caused by exams. All the girls are a pleasure and fun to

the Country competing.

work with. A big thank you to Mrs Barnard and former world ATP

Miss. H Stanwix

player Marius Barnard for their coaching input. MrsJ. M.Whitehead

Senior Tennis Results Date

Team

Opposition

Result

27/04/2012

1st Senior VI mixed

York University

28/04/2012

1st Senior VI mixed

Mount St Mary's

CANCELLED - flooding

02/05/2012

1st Senior VI

Worksop College

Won

8-1

02/05/2012

2nd Senior VI

Worksop College

Won

7-2

03/05/2012

U18- League

Poppleton TC

POSTPONED

05/05/2012

1st Senior VI

Barnard Castle

Won

9-0

12/05/2012

1st Senior VI

Hymers

Won

5-4

12/05/2012

2nd Senior VI

Hymers

Won

9-0

19/05/2012

1st Senior VI

Won

7-2

23/05/2012

U18 - League

QMA

Won

5-1

30/05/2012

U18- League

QM B

Won

6-0

30/05/2012

U18 - League

Booth am

Won

4.5-1.5

04/07/2012

U18- League

Poppleton TC

Won

4-2

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Eton Reults:

U15 Tennis Results

LOVEBAND TROPHY (U19 pairs) 1st Round

6-0, 6-2

C Lister and C Worsman bt New Hall 2 2nd Round C Lister and C Worsman lost to Reeds

6-7, 6-0 (7-10)

1st Round J Phillips and R Widdicombe lost to Haileybury

Team

Opposition

Result

30/04/12

Aegon League

Bootham

Won 5-1

02/05/12

U151st VI

Worksop College

Won 8-1

19/05/12

U151stVI

Won 5-4

21/05/12

Aegon League

The Mount

Won 6-0

23/05/12

Aegon League

Fulford School

Won 6-0

14/06/12

Aegon League

QM A

Won 5-1

23/06/12

Aegon League, play off.

Ampleforth College

Won 4-2.

U15/U14VI.

Ampleforth College

Won 8-1

1-6, 1-6

LOVEBAND PLATE J Phillips and R Widdicombe bt New Hall 2

Date

6-2, 6-0 23/06/12

J Phillips and R Widdicombe w/o vs KCS Semi-Final J Phillips and R Widdicombe lost to Cranleigh 6-4, 4-6 (8-10)

ASBURY - BAILEY CUP 2012

U14 Girls'Tennis

1st Round L Caley and H Taylor lost to Millfield (2) I Hall and S Hicks lost to Withington (1)

The following girls have represented the school at U15 level: L Caley, H.Taylor, S. Hicks, I.Hall, K.Barnard, S.Reed, E.Williams, A.Cranston, H.Whitehouse, E.Brown.

0-6, 0-6 0-6, 1-6

The season got off to a great start with Olivia Shread and Alice Greswold winning the Hepworth Cup, a tournament

held at

Queen Mary's School on the first Saturday of term. This is two years in succession that St Peter's have won this event; a good

ASBURY - BAILEY PLATE

achievement. 1st Round L Caley and H Taylor bt Rugby (2)

7-6, 6-4

In the York Junior Team Tennis League , we entered an U14 A&B side, to give more girls the opportunity to play tennis. Some

2nd Round LCaleyand H Taylor lost to Haileybury (2)

of the fixtures didn't get played due to the wet summer, but the 6-4, 3-6, (11-13)

Margaret's, losing 2-4, which cost them the chances of winning

1st Round I Hall and S Hicks lost to Haileybury (2)

girls only lost one match. This was the U14A's away at Queen

2-6, 6-7

the league. Our 'A' team was Olivia and Alice playing at first pair, and well supported by Rosalind Tait and the much improved Laura Taylor playing at second pair. Millie Grant was the pick of the 'B' team players, that is when she wasn't hitting a rounders ball!

U15 Girls'Tennis An outstanding season! The fourth years are a very talented

MrsJ. M.Whitehead U14 Tennis Results Opposition

Result

28/04/12 Hepworth Cup

Queen Mary's

Shread Greswold unbeaten winners Tait/Taylor-10th

02/05/12 U141stVI

Worksop College Won 7-2

03/05/12 DMA-League

Pocklington

POSTPONED

21/05/12 DMA- League

The Mount

Won 4-2

21/05/12 U14B-League

Pocklington

Won 4-2

and also in the friendly matches. Our U15's won the York area of

23/05/12 U14B- League

Bootham

Won 5-1

the Aegon Competition, and then beat Ampleforth in the North

14/06/12 U14A-League

QMA

Lost 2-4

14/06/12 U14B-League

QMB

CANCELLED

set of tennis players, with lots of girls to choose from for the matches. As a result, competition for the top four places in the

Date

Team

Aegon National League matches, and Eton selection, was closely contested. Lauren and Helen played first pair, a very strong combination. Sally and Isobel who are both very steady and good defensively, played at number two pair. The most improved pair over the term undoubtedly were Keira and Sophie who hit the ball very hard, and now need to work on consistency. It was a great season resulting in 100% wins in league

Yorkshire play-off in a tight Championship Tiebreak shoot-out, with the match standing at 3 sets all. We will now continue in that National Competition in September 2012 on a knockout basis. The squad has been a lively and enthusiastic bunch of players to work with, and they will continue to do well at Senior level. Very well done. MrsJ. M.Whitehead

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The following girls have represented the school at U14 level: O. Shread, A. Greswold, L. Taylor, R. Tait, M. Grant, A. HeadlamMorley, X. Cook, S. Booth, S. Lloyd, E. Dobson, C. Hodgson

8-10 in the championship tie-break...two points away from the

Boys'Tennis

National Final! This produced a deciding singles again and it was a brave effort from Oliver Hicks, in his sixth set of the day, to go down 3-6 in another long match. This is the furthest a St Peter's

1st I V a t the National Tennis Championships (Eton College)

Boys team have progressed at this level, congratulations to all involved on a splendid effort! The U15 IV of

James Field (Captain) & Edward Cotter and Matthew

The long coach journey down to Eton College was not ideal preparation for the Championships as it had followed the Leavers Ball the previous evening in which three of the U19 players were involved. This could have accounted for the slow start in the Youll

Jones

Oliver Leedham had a difficult time in their first National Championships losing

all

their

matches; they now know what is required to compete at this level. They enjoyed the experience but I am sure that they will now rise to the challenge and work on their games over the next few years to come back even stronger in the future. The complete set of results for all the National Tennis Championships, are available on the website: www.ista.info Cup against Yarm School.The first pair of Oliver Hicks and Dominic Shread losing their match before the second pair of Greg Bowler and Oliver Cohen levelled the match. This brought about a deciding singles in which the Yarm number one proved just too strong.

1st VI The first team enjoyed a successful year winning four matches out of six played during the wettest season that I can remember

This defeat meant entry into the plate competition - the Clark

at St Peter's. The side was Captained and ably led by Dominic

Trophy. So that Sunday afternoon the senior team regrouped and

Shread. This was Dominic's fifth consecutive year in the first team

defeated Portsmouth School by two matches to love. Under grey clouds on the Monday morning our quarter-final match was against Rugby School, with the match poised at one all we had to elect a singles player to take on their number one. Oliver Hicks stepped up to the mark and defeated a very accomplished player by 6 games to 3 in a match which went on for just short of an hour. In the SemiFinals the U19s were drawn against Epsom College which

played that afternoon at 1pm. The match was an incredibly

affair. The first pair winning: 2-6; and 10-8

second

6-4

and the

pair

went

the

down narrowest

margins: 1-6; 7-6 and The PeteriteZO11-2012

(a record in itself), having won three Alcuin Cups and three York &

James Greenall and Oliver Headlam-Morley all contributed

District U18 Singles titles; he is without doubt the best player that

throughout the season. I look forward to seeing their games

I have seen at the School in my twenty-seven years and his experi-

progress over the next two terms before making a real impact at

ence and mature play helped all those around him to achieve a

first team level next summer.

high standard of performance. His powerful serve, complete range of ground shots and astute net play made him a formidable doubles player. Oliver Hicks partnered Dominic at first pair and brought many qualities to the pairing. Oliver has fantastic natural speed about the court and excellent ground strokes. I admire his winning mentality and his tremendous stamina. His serve is developing and it is just that front court play which needs to improve for next season's doubles matches. I am sure that he will bring his competitive spirit to the side next year as Captain and motivate the side. At second pair we had Greg Bowler and Oliver Cohen, another exciting combination. Oliver with his County Badminton experience was a dominant net player and he always made these skills count in close quarter exchanges. Oliver also had the quickest serve in the School this year and this led to many an easy hold and short games. Greg complemented Oliver well with his natural speed about the court and his great competitive spirit. One always knew the score when Greg was playing

Colours were re-awarded to: Greg Bowler, Oliver Cohen, Oliver Hicks and Dominic Shread (Captain).

and the opposition often

became

frustrated! I am sure that this second pair will go on to play many more tennis matches

for

York

Tennis Club in the future; have

they very

both solid

games. At third pair we had a number players for

competing

places.

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Colours were awarded to for the first time: Andy Burdett, Henry Gray, James Greenall and Oliver Headlam-Morley. Bob Shread, Head of Tennis

St Peter's Tennis Club: Results Table 2012 Starts Mon23April Wed 25 April

Fri 27 April

1st VI

2nd VI

North Championships

Ashville College

1 pm Bradford CS

2.30 pm Home

No play rain

U15VI

U14IV

University of York 4.00 pm Home mixed tennis match

Sat 28 April Mon 30 April Wed 2 May

Fri 4 May

Worksop College

:oates School

Worksop Colle;

2.30pm Away

3rd VI 1.30pm Home

Won 9 - 0

Lost 3 - 6

Pocklington School

Hymers College

5.00 pm Away

5.00 pm Home

Lost 0 - 6

Won 8 - 1

Won 6 - 3

Lost 2 - 7

Pocklington School

1.30 pm Away

1.30 pm Home

House Match Final 3.45 pm Home Clifton House

Sat 5 May

Won 5 - 4

Lost 2 - 7

Bradford GS

Bradford CS

2.00 pm Away

Fri 11 May

Lost 2 - 7

Poppleton TC

Sat 12 May

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth U15

5.00 pm Home

1.30 pm Home

1.30 pmAway

Lost 1 - 5

Won 7 - 2

Lost 4 - 5

Lost 0 - 9

Wigginton TC

Wed 9 May

Tues 15 May

5.00 pm Away

Sat 21 May

Won 6 - 0 Wed 23 May

North Championships

1pm U15 IVatBCS

1pm U14IVat BGS Bishopthorpe TC

Fri 25 May

5.00 pm Home Won 4 - 2

Bootham School

Mon 28 May

5.00 pm Away Wed 13 June Sat 16 June

U17 Mixed v Ampleforth

U15 Mixed v Ampleforth

2.00 pm Away

2.00pm Home

Barnard Castle

2.30 pm Away

2.30 pm Away No play rain

No play rain

Poppleton TC

Alcuin Cup Final

5.00 pm Home

3.45 pm Sports Hall

No play rain

Fri 22 June Mon 25 June Sat 23 June

Won 5 - 1

York LTC 1.00 pm Home Lost 3 - 6 North Championships

Wed 27 June

Mixed Doubles (Spairs 12.30 pm Bradford CS Old Peterites 1.00 pm Home Rain stops play Independent Schools 67%

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2nd VI Boys'Tennis The 2nd Team had a tight and hard fought season. Injury and

The U15 tennis season got off to a rather slow start and, due

exams meant the team sheet regularly changed but they produced

to a combination of strong opposition and a fair deal of bad

some excellent results beating Hymers and Pocklington convinc-

weather which upset the rhythm of our players, never really gained

ingly. They come up against some tough opposition in the shape

much momentum throughout the term. James Field and Charlie

of Worksop, Ampleforth and Bradford. These matches came down

Widdicome, both regular players outside of school, managed to

to the last few games and were lost narrowly despite some good

keep the flag flying for most of the season battling to win around

tennis. The U6th players of Josh Wilson and Eddie Clarkson were

a third of their matches which allowed us to avoid a total wipe-

excellent throughout the season, bringing good humour and a

out in the majority of our matches. A few of the other members

competitive edge to the team. Well done to all those involved and

of the squad this year had hardly, or in some cases never, picked

good luck for the future.

up a tennis racquet and so this was their first taste of full time tennis at school. Impressive progress was made by some of the

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players in the squad: Macnab, already a decent player, improved as the season progressed, Kennedy showed that he has real potential both technically and tactically and Sowerby made the most progress by climbing from squad member to the second pairing in the first team by the end of the season. Our best result came again in the mixed pairings against Ampleforth when the presence of some excellent girls seemed to act as a catalyst for the

The Alcuin Tennis Trophy (Boys' Open Singles Competition) Shread...6 Shaw...4

Shread...10 Newton...0 Shread...6 7

Newton...6 Wilson...6

Wilson...1

Widdicombe...4

Burdett...1 Burdett...6

Shread...5 6 1

Creenall...3 Clarkson...10 BellinghalL.O

Clarkson...6 Clarkson..,3 5

Ctarkson...6 Macnab...2 Bowler...6 Bowler...6

Cohen.. .6

Hicks The 2012 Singles Champion

Cohen... 10 Lynde...4

Jones.. .2 Cohen...3 4

Jones... 6 Norrell...3

Stephenson...2

Stephenson...6

H. Gray...2

H. Cray...6

HeadlamMorley...6

Neal...1

Swales... 2

Hicks...7 1 6

Headlam Morley...6

Hicks....66

Swales... 6 Nash.. .2

Field...2

Field...6

Hicks...10 Hicks...6

ROUND OF 32 1 tie-break set Wed 2nd May

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1/4 FINALS Friday 1st June OR Over naif-term First to 10 games

SEMI—FINALS Sunday 10th June Best of 3 sets Tie breaks in all 3 sets at 6 games all

THE FINAL 3.45 pm Monday 25th June on the Sports Hall Court Best of 3 sets No tie break in the third set

improvement in attitude and performance of the boys. We played very well against their first and seconds and managed to win these matches which made a pleasant end to a disappointing season. The Ul5 squad

Field Widdicome Macnab

Sowerby Goodwin Kennedy

Kew Hatzel Tse

I have enjoyed watching and working with these players and seeing the improvements in their game over the course of the summer term. I wish them all success in the future as they move through the upper ranks of tennis in the school. MJD2012

U14 Boys'Tennis This year we were blessed with an enthusiastic bunch to play in the under 14 squad. Entered again in the under 14 tennis league there were matches against Pocklington School, Bootham School, Bishopthorpe TC, Poppleton TC and Wigginton TC. The boys fared well on the whole and put up a good fight against tough competition, especially against young Poppleton and Pocklington teams, that were the only teams to beat them. This year's captain and number one seed was Sandy Eyre who showed a depth of experience beyond that of the other boys

1st XI Report

in the squad. He was rarely bettered by anyone else on the circuit and always looked very comfortable with racket in hand: he had a good range of shots as well as the ability to get around the court. At number 2 Joe Waterhouse always played to his very best although sadly, as is often the case, the call to cricket is far stronger than it is to tennis. He is, nevertheless, a very competent player, swift, agile and determined: with further experience will become a perfectly competent club player.

The 2012 season was, in a word, wet. I could add frustrating, annoying, depressing etc. However we did play some cricket, which, until the last week of term, was also not very good. Thankfully in the five matches we played then, we won three, were on top in the other two and won the four schools festival. My sympathies are particularly with the players especially the Captain Angus Shaw.He had worked so hard to prepare for the season and did all he could to run a successful X1.He was a good captain on

The number three and number four seeds were variously

and off the field and I am grateful for all his help.He leaves this

shared between Anson Shum, Alex Greenwood, Tom Spearman

year as do Michael Chan and Hamish Lynde.Hamish will be missed

and Freddie Greswold. At this level of tennis match play can be

next year in what should have been his Upper Sixth year.We wish

very frustrating because what is often lacking is the ability to

him and his brother Cameron well in their life in Canada.

finish points ruthlessly. That does not mean to say that their matches aren't competitive, but very often when players who are quite similar in ability are pitched against each other finding the winner often takes longer. Anson, Alex, Freddie and Tom can all play good shots and are able to control their game when the heat is on. They have all also shown that they can concentrate well during long rallies and closely contested sets and they have revealed moments of tennis brilliance - a well-timed passing shot or beautifully controlled ground strokes. All the boys showed grit and determination in their matches and need simply to develop greater confidence to strike winning shots. Only more tennis will help to develop this. During the course of this short season all boys can feel confident that their tennis has improved.

The batting should have been the team's strength, but for some reason it did not click. Four batsmen with 1st XI fifties behind them did not score a single fifty between them this year.Will Booth had a good season and won the Colin Bosomworth cup for the most improved player. His century against the M.C.C. was a fine innings.Hamish Lynde had threatened to play a big innings and finally did when he scored 91 not out against King's Bruton. I

To have won three matches and lost only two was certainly

am sure the more experi-

a very pleasing outcome for this squad. They should be looking

enced players will get back in

forward to enjoying more tennis in the future.

form next year and there are

Thanks go to Mr Shread for providing the opportunity for practice sessions during the course of the year.

plenty of promising younger batsmen. The excellent stand against

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between Will Scholey and Harry Stothard was a joy to watch. The opening attack of Charlie Elliot and Hamish Lynde was well balanced and improved during the season. Charlie was very economical and swung the ball consistently. With his skiddy pace Hamish was always threatening. On occasions Michael Chan

Jonnie Bairstow's debut as a Test cricketer.! always thought he was destined for this honour, but it is great when it actually happens.lt was wonderful that he took the trouble to get to the school for the first morning of the O.P.match.l hope he has a long and distinguished career.

bowled very well at medium pace. The spinners came good late in the term. Angus Shaw began to bowl his off-spin really well and Jonnie Eleanor showed a lot of promise with his leg-spinners The fielding was patchy and suffered from a lack of athleticism.Michael Chan, who won the Fielding Cup was always lively and Will Booth was reliable at slip. Calum Craig tried very hard at wicketkeeper and James Bottomley kept with considerable promise in the last week of term. My thanks especially to Mike Johnston and Paddy Stephen for all their help and support and to Gareth Sharp, who will,! hope, enjoy running the team next year.Thanks also to Charlie in the Sports Centre. Nothing has been too much trouble for him and he is a great supporter of all the teams. I am grateful to all our friends who came to the Wine and

The following represented the 1st XI:

Strawberries party at the end of term. Anna and I had a wonderful

*A.R.I.Shaw(Captain),

evening.l will always treasure the plaque and photograph.which I

*C.J.W.Craig,

*F.J.Adams,

*J. E.A.Eleanor,

*W.A.Booth, *C.R.Elliot,

*M.R.Chan, *H.D.Lynde,

was given and John Darmody's caricature of yours truly was

*S.A.McCullagh, *N.A.Stephen, J.T.Bottomley, C.J.Brown, C.J.Burn,

absolutely brilliant. We could have picked a very good X1 from

T.H.Dickinson, C.W.A.Scholey, H.A.Stothard.

those present. The highlight of the year for myself and many others was

*Colours Mr. David Kirby.

1st XI Averages Batting H.D.Lynde WABooth F.J.Adams C.J.Burn C.WAScholey SAMcCullagh C.R.Elliot ARlShaw N.A.Stephen M.R.Chan J.E.A.Eleanor H.A.Stothard C.J.W.Craig

Innings 11 10 9 3 4 10 11 9 5 10 5 7 4

Not out 4 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 1

Runs 264 398 243 27 77 176 163 73 72 138 17 57 15

Highest score 91* 103 43 27* 57 33 37* 24* 45 54 10* 24 13*

Average 37.71 34.2 27 27 25.66 17.6 16.3 14.6 14.4 13.8 8.5 8.14 5

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Best bowling

Average

4-19

12.85 16.78

Also batted:J.T.Bottomley 0*,1

*= not out Bowling

Overs

167

57.2

C.R.Elliot

235

2-14

H.D.Lynde

306

5-34

M.R.Chan

155

3-8

17.22

A.R.I.Shaw

89.2

359

4-12

21.11

1-1

J.E.A.Eleanor

H.A.Stothard

F.J.Adams

106

1-19

'106

C.J.Burn

160

1-56

160

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U15A Cricket After a sunny yet unsuccessful start to season, when the T 15s lost to Easingwold in the first round of their TwentyZO campaign, the weather and cricket swapped fortunes. The sun retreated, but hence we began our unbeaten run, beating CSAL by 30 runs. Unfortunately this run experienced many a stutter as game after game proceeded to be called off due to rain, but we managed to experience victory one more time, this time against Ashville, in which Will Shaw hit a swashbuckling 96 runs, and occasional spinner Jake Wilson ripped through the opposition's middle order with a destructive 4 wickets for 0 runs. We concluded our season with a successful 6-a-side tournament at GSAL, in

Worthy of mention is the whole squad's attitude throughout the season; despite the weather, they trained positively and with a great team spirit, and for this they must be congratulated.

which we came second, playing some excellent cricket along the way. The highlight of the day was, without a doubt, Harry

Mr. J, Connor

Stothard's majestic 54 off 19 balls, including six colossal sixes.

U15B Cricket Report This was a very good season in which the U15Bs won three of the four matches they played. They were well led by Sam Blott (and in one game by Finlay Craig) and showed a particular aptitude for fielding: only one catch was dropped all season while Eddie Stephen showed great promise behind the stumps. The first match of the season was a resounding win against CSAL. Batting first, Will Emery (41) and Jake Stephenson (13) put on 38 for the opening wicket in good time. Some powerful hitting from Toby McCill (30), Tristan Prince (14) and Clem Elliot (14*) saw St Peter's through to an impressive 147 from 20 overs. After devastating opening spells from Joe Copley (3-16) and Finlay Craig (3-6) Leeds were never in the match. Excellent bowling support from McCill, Elliott and Phil Hodgson saw Leeds Grammar all out for 74.

In their second match, St Peter's were comfortably defeated by a strong Cundalt Manor side - half of whom were from a higher age group. The pick of our bowlers was Clem Elliot (3 - 26) but he received admirable support from Stephenson (2-7), Emery, Copley and Alexi Longbottom. St Peter's were never in the run chase despite patient batting from Blott and some lusty blows from Matthew Jones (19) Ali Duffey (12) and Nick Fullick (8). 164 ThePeterite2011-2012

In the third match of the season, St Peter's won by three wickets against a strong Bootham team. Clem Elliot was again the

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pick of the bowlers (3-17) in restricting Bootham to 114. Clem was ably supported by Tom Dabbs (2-6) and Jake Stephenson (20); Tom Kelly also bowled well on his debut for the u15Bs. Our response was dominated by two batsmen: Phil Hodgson (60) and

5th May

GSAL

Jones- Bt 29, C. Bellinghall- Bl 2. Overs/4 Runs /4 Wickets

Tom McCullagh (22). The U15Bs won their final match of the season against Read School. Read were restricted to just 87 with Elliot and McGill

12th May Ampleforth

Rained Off

taking three wickets apiece. St Peter's passed the total in just eleven overs with Will Emery (23), Ed Cotter (25*) and Matthew

16th May Cundall Manor Won

M.Dixon- Bt 31

Jones (11) ensuring a swift victory. i May Birkdale

Rained Off

I have no doubt that this strong squad would have won the majority of the games that fell victim to the weather. All members

23th May Bootham

Won

26th May Ashville

Won

of the squad played in a good spirit and made effective contributions throughout the season. This was a vintage season despite the best efforts of the weather!

June Ampleforth

E.Contreras-Bt:

Rained Off

R.J.T. and A.M.P.

23rd June Scarborough i June GSAL

U14A Cricket A rain affected season saw the U14A team only play three games. An excellent win against GSAL started the season on a positive note with Tom Gill taking 6-12 and Sam Lodge getting 40 not out.

Our second match against Ashville proved to be a

tougher proposition. Scoring 157 in 30 overs seemed to be a

Rained Off Rained O

U14 B SQUAD: E.Contreras, A.Taylor, W.Kimpson, C.Bellingall, D.Jones, O.Newman, W.Fox, D.Whiter, J.Benaddi, M.McLeish, L.Mandar,

D.Hopkin-Robinson,

J.Ramlingham.F.Greswold,

M.Dixon, H.Dixon, D.Bird, B.Andrews, O.Harvey, G.Thompson, A.Greenwood, S.Buskin, S.Eyre, S.Hudson, G.Metcalf.

competitive total, Tom Spearman topping the scoring with 39.

The cricket season was hindered by poor weather and deprived

Some tight bowling resulted in us bowling the opposition out for

the U14B team of a large number of their fixtures. When given the

139 to secure the win. The highlight of the season came at the

opportunity to play the boys showed a positive attitude towards

Pocklington 6-a-side tournament. Playing some excellent cricket

team work which resulted in the team been unbeaten this season.

we managed to beat Pocklington, GSAL, Hull Collegiate

and

There were many notable individual and team performances from

Scarborough. Losing narrowly to Hymers we still claimed the

a number of players with in the large squad. Overall the boys must

trophy on runs scored. The final match of the season was against

be praised for their efforts, as despite the weather they continued

Pocklington, batting first we scored an impressive 249 - 5 in 30

to keep their spirits high and were a pleasure to coach this term.

overs with joe Waterhouse scoring 52 and Tom Gill scoring an

Best of luck for the 2013 season.

excellent 102. Unfortunately the match was abandoned due to rain in the Pocklington innings. Despite the rain the team had a successful season winning every game they played. Mr S.Williams The Peterite 2011-2012

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Boat Club Retiring Captains' Race The Old Peterite race was the usual titanic struggle between experience and youth.Two mixed eights (4 girls and 4 boys) raced the gruelling 400-metre upstream course, ably umpired by Alec Gilchrist. It was once again very close from the start but the OP's VIII were eventually victorious by the narrowest of margins.

St Olave's Inter-house Indoor Rowing Championship, September 2011 After Wentworth's previous wins all houses were gunning for We all thought last year (2010-11) was the best ever for the

them. However, after a close contest and complex maths from Mr.

Boat Club and it could not be bettered. How wrong we were as this

Sergeant, Elmet emerged the winners to have their name illumi-

year the rowers have risen to even greater heights, setting some

nated on the oar.

new markers for St. Peter's. In spite of the grim weather, a mix of snow, rain and wind cancelling many events, we still equalled out record of 45 wins spread right through the club across age and gender.

Ancholme Head, 9th October In our first event of the season 22 crews competed at Ancholme Head, a 3k time trial in North Lincolnshire against 150

Highlights of the year were: • St Olave's started a J5 after-school club in September and October and continued this in the summer term, attracting well over 20 young rowers • St Peter's introduced 3rd form "Round Robins" in the 3rd form for boys and girls so every pupil would get a brief introduction to rowing.

club and university crews. As always the weather was kind and all the crews performed very well on and the off the water with 7 winners and 9 second places. The 4th form crews deserved special praise in their first competition after so short a time on the water. Both the girls' and boys' quad sculls came second in their events against opposition that has been sculling for several years. The senior girls' quad took the "fastest women's crew of the day" title for the 7th year

• 45 wins throughout the season, equalling our best ever • Senior boys'VIII 4th in Schools' Head IstVIII's event

running and the boys' quad scull broke the course record, both very good starts to the season. In addition Adam Janes and Jeff Cho took the first two places in the single sculls.

• Under 18 British Indoor Rowing Championships - a new British record • 9 medals at Ghent International Junior Regatta • Bronze medal in the Championship Fours at the National Schools' Regatta • First St. Peter's rower ever in the Great Britain Under-23 team: 4th in the World Championships • Senior boys'VIII once again qualified directly for Henley Royal Regatta.

Second places went to: J16 Quad scull: Dan James, Sam Philpott, Ricky Berridge, Chris Andrews IM3 Women's quad: Hannah Burke, Phoebe Liu, Jo Clarke, Emily Taylor Novice scull: Ali Stephenson J16 double: Harry Nozedar, Patrick Copley J16 Women's quad: Libby Brown, Alice Appleby, Bussy Wells, Harriet Falshaw, Kate Shaw

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J16 A four: Patrick Copley, Harry Nozedar, Dan James, Lita Zwana,

Men's J17 single: Chris Andrews 8th, Ricky Berridge 10th, Andrew

Angus Freeman

Philpott 11th, Dan James 12th

J16 B four: Oli Spearman, Alex Shaw, Lita Zwana, Angus Freeman, Peter Gray J18 Women's double: Alex Akehurst, Emily Lewis J15 A girls'quad: Bea Rhodes, Alice Appleby, Fenella Hayes, Shannon Ellerton.Yolonda Lee

In the second division we had 3 crews racing. The J16 boys' coxed 4 (Ivan Cheng, Harry Nozedar, Patrick Copley, Dan James and Alex Shaw) did very well to come second in the open men's Novice 4s. The girls' quad scull (Hannah Burke, Libby Brown, Alice Appleby and Jo Clark), which contained two 4th formers, put up a tremen-

The 7 winners were:

dous performance against much older, more experienced women

Women's Novice quad: Bussy Wells, Libby Brown, Alice Appleby

and came second by only 7 seconds over the 15 minute race.

and Hannah Burke, coxed by Kate Shaw Junior 17 single scull: Oli Braidwood Novice single scull: Jeffrey Cho

Hannah Burke steered an excellent course to maximise their speed and Jo Clark stroked superbly, driving them on over the last few minutes where they took several lengths off their opposition. The boys'VIII rowed a very committed rate, the rating never

Novice men's quad scull: Jeff Cho, Sam Philpott, Ricky Berridge

falling below 32 strokes per minute and were not only the fastest

and Chris Andrews

VIII but the fastest crew on the river against some very fast and

Open men's single scull: Adam Janes, also fastest sculler of the day

Women's Junior 18 quad scull: Phoebe Liu, Jo Clark, Harriet Falshaw and Emily Taylor who also retained the fastest female crew title for St Peter's for the 7th year in succession Senior boys quad scull: Ali Stephenson, Oli Braidwood, Adam

experienced opposition. This is the first time St. Peter's has won this title.

Tees Long Distance Sculls 22nd October St Peter's won its 10th title of the year at Tees Head. Battling

Janes and Rory Wells were not only overall event winners by a

a very strong head wind 10 St. Peter's crews raced in the 5km time

huge 30 second margin but also took the course record into a

trial at Stockton on Tees, with some excellent results, against over

strong head wind.

200 crews from northern schools, universities and clubs. The conditions were very windy, which made the water very rough and

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technically very tricky. All the crews performed with great determination and skill.

St Peter's were the fastest crew on the river at Nottingham Head for the second event running this year. Coming after the successes at Ancholme Head a smaller team moved into single sculls, quads and eights, competing against 150 midlands, university, school and club crews, including at least one GB international. In the first division, a 5.8 km single sculling race, Adam Janes came second overall to a GB Under-23 international sculler, winning his open men's IM2 event. In a big and strong field the other St. Peter's scullers put in very creditable performances over this long course. Men's Intermediate 3 (IM3): Rory Wells 5th Men's J18 single: Jeff Cho 7th, Ali Stephenson 9th

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In the single sculls race second places went to: Emily Taylor in the Junior 17's Rory Wells in the Junior 18's (also the second fastest men's sculler of the day) Chris Andrews in the Junior 16's

Nov coxed 4: Dan James, Max Buss, Alex Payne, Patrick Copley, Emily Gray J15 quad: George Langford, Henry Wong, Nat Green, Joe Copley, Patrick Litten J14 quad: Louis Battles, Tom Collinson, Sam Hirzel, George Doyle, Peter Gray

In addition Ali Stephenson and Oli Braidwood came 4th in the J18 and J17 single sculls respectively.

3rd places

In the second crew boat division:

WJ18 double: Alex Akehurst, Emily Lewis

The senior Girls' quad scull of Emily Taylor, Harriet Falshaw,

WJ16 single: Hannah Burke

Hannah Burke and Bussy Wells raced well to come second even after breaking an oar in the closing stages of the race.

2nd places Nov double: Jeff Cho, Ali Stephenson

A new combination racing in the Open men's Novice fours, Alex Payne, Patrick Copley, Max Buss, Daniel James and Emily Gray, came second by only 7 seconds over the 20 minute race to a crew from St. Cuthbert's College, Durham University.

J16 double: Chris Andrews, Ricky Berridge Nov coxed quad: Alex Shaw, Ed Antrum, Joe Himsworth, Angus Freeman, Peter Gray

The Junior 18 quad sculls was won by Ali Stephenson, Chris Andrews, Oli Braidwood and Rory Wells who rowed a very

Winners

committed race to win by a good margin of 20 seconds.

J18 quad: Rory Wells, Adam Janes, Jeff Cho, Ali Stephenson (2nd fastest crew overall) Nov quad: Oli Braidwood, Sam Philpott, Ricky Berridge, Chris Andrews IM3 single: Adam Janes (fastest single scull) Nov single: Rory Wells (2nd fastest single scull) J18 coxed 4: Oli Braidwood, Max Buss, Alex Payne, Dan James, Emily Gray WJ17 quad: Emily Taylor, Phoebe Liu, Jo Clark, Harriet Falshaw

York Small Boats Head, 20th November 24 St. Peter's crews raced in the very misty conditions in the

WNov quad: Bussy Wells, Libby Brown, Hannah Burke, Alice Appleby, Kate Shaw

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York Small Boats Head, a 3km time-trial from Fulford to the centre of York. 390 crews from northern schools, universities and clubs were racing. We had some excellent performances and continued our winning streak with another 7 wins.

Triangular Match: Yarm and Durham Schools Sat 21st January For the second year we took part in the St. Peters/Yarm/

6th places went to:

Durham School triangular match for J15 - J18s. On the wide, calm

J17quad: Oli Spearman, Alex Shaw, Patrick Copley, Joe

and rather fast flowing River Tees we raced 2 divisions with lunch

Himsworth

in between. Given we had had little time on the water the crews

Women's J15 quad: Shannon Ellerton, Bea Rhodes, Fenella Hayes, Yolanda Lee, Lauren Darley

did very well, no doubt aided by their increased fitness from all the land training. We came away with some very encouraging performances.

5th place

Yolande Lee showed incredible determination in her single scull

J16 double: Sam Philpott, Patrick Copley 4th

to finish the course in 26 minutes having only sculled for 1 term

4th places

Second places went to

J15 double: Patrick Litten, Henry Wong

Boys J16 VIII: Chris Andrews, Ricky Berridge, Harry Nozedar,

Women's J15 quad: Libby Brown, Alice Appleby, Fenella Hayes, Yolanda Lee, Lauren Darley Women's Nov coxed 4: Bussy Wells, Phoebe Liu, Jo Clark, Harriett Falshaw, Kate Shaw

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Patrick Copley, Alex Payne, Dan James, Alex Harrison, Sam Philpott and Oli Spearman Girls J18 coxless quad: Jo Clark, Emily Taylor, Phoebe Liu and Hannah Burke

Alex Shaw) had to race in a high category against high standard men's crews. They raced strongly and came a very creditable 38th beating several men's crews in the process. In the same division the J18 boy's VIII (Phoebe Liu, Harry Deed, Nick McLeish, Freddie Jagger, Alastair Stephenson, Adam Janes, Rory Wells, Jeff Cho and Emily Cray) with two substitutes on board, came 22nd, behind the Dulwich College crew they beat at Henley last year. Division 2 is raced over the shorter 4k course. The same J16 VIII, rowing in Novice men's Vlll's this time, really improved to come 7th overall, only 1 minute behind the very polished winners.

Winners The J18 quad scull: Rory Wells, Phoebe Liu, Freddie Jagger, stroked by Jeff Cho rowed an excellent tactical race, and steered superbly over the slowly winding course and ended up 6th place overall and event winners. Novice Men's IV followed the quad shortly after into 12th place. Harry Deed, Alastair Stevenson, Nick McLeish, Maddie Hayman and Emily Gray who without any practice beforehand went out and won their event, a great credit to them and their technical skills.

We had 2 winners J16 coxed quad scull: Bussy Wells, Fenella Hayes, Alice Appleby,

Yorkshire Head, Saturday 3rd March The Yorkshire Head, raced past our boathouse is York's major

Libby Brown and Kate Shaw who raced a superb race pushing

event of the year. With over 200 northern university, school and

hard all the way and beating their opposition by over a minute.

club crews there was a big and competitive field this year. We had

J18 VIII: Ali Stephenson, Rory Wells, Jeffrey Cho, Adam Janes,

a collection of very good performances with many second and first

Freddie Jagger, Ollie Braidwood, Nick McLeish, Max Buss and

places. It was especially pleasing to see the 4th form perform so

Emily Cray

well. Several crews competed in both divisions, a total of 11 km flat out racing in the day which is a big distance.

Annual Boat Club Dinner Dance 28th January The Annual Dinner Dance was once again a great success. The delicious food and wine and great company in the lovely setting of

J15 boys' coxed quads came 2nd and 3rd in their event J16 women's doubles: Libby Brown and Alice Appleby secured a good 3rd place with Hannah Burke and Fenella Hayes coming in 2nd.

the Merchant Adventurers' Hall was very well organised as usual by

J15 boys'VIII: Henry Wong, George Doyle, George Langford,

the Boat Club Supporters. Our speaker, Olympic gold medal cox

Patrick Litten, Joe Copley, Giles Jagger, Nat Green and Chris de

Rowley Douglas, was not able to be there at the last minute but

Planta beat 4 crews in novice VIH's, an excellent first performance

instead the captains entertained us with their speeches. Harry

of the year over this long course.

Gration very kindly and very successfully, auctioned a boat name.

J16 boys'VIII: Rob Hulmes,Alex Harrison, Ricky Berridge, Dan James, Alex Payne, Toby Simpson, Chris Andrews, Sam Philpott

Trent Head, Nottingham, 26th February

and Oli Spearman really built on their performance at Nottingham to come a very creditable 4th in the Novice men's event, signs of their potential starting to show through.

With 160 midlands and northern club and University crews Trent Head is always a high standard, good practice for the Schools' Head of the River Race. Although bedevilled by illness which meant several substitutes had to row, we had a successful day with 2 winners. Division 1 is raced over the full 6k course, a race of around 1820 minutes.Two boys Vlll's raced in this division. The J16s VIII (Patrick Copley, Alex Harrison, Ricky Berridge, Dan James, Alex Payne, Toby Simpson, Chris Andrews, Sam Philpott and :

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This year the Tideway Head and Schools' Head were only 3 days apart so we were delighted to be able to race in both and stay in London in between to train. With the Tideway Head race behind us we were able to use this to focus our attention on getting to know the course, the water conditions and where we would use our tactics to best effect. This really paid off in the Schools' Head as the crew knew the course inside out. The Senior Boys' VIII: Chris Andrews, Freddie Jagger, Alastair Stephenson, Max Buss, Ollie Braidwood, Adam Janes, Rory Wells, Jeff Cho and Emily Gray.

2nd places went to: Senior Girls' 4 in novice IVs: Phoebe Liu, Harriet Falshaw, Emily Taylor, Jo Clark and Kate Shaw

The Schools' Head of the River Race, Tuesday 20th March St Peter's once again raced on the Tideway, the tidal Thames in London, over the famous 7km Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race course. With over 300 school crews from all over the UK, Ireland

J16 girls' double scull of Fenella Hayes and Hannah Burke

The 8 Winners were: Senior Girls'VIII: Yolanda Lee, Emily Lewis, Alex Akehurst, Libby Brown, Fenella Hayes, Alice Appleby, Maddie Hayman, Bussy Wells and Kate Shaw were the fastest women's VIII in the event J16 Boys' Novice IV's: 54th overall and the 5th IV home. Chris Andrews, Alex Payne, Sam Philpott, Dan James and Oli Spearman

and Italy taking part this is a big spectacle of very high standard. The Girls'four Emily Taylor, Jo Clark, Phoebe Liu, Hannah Burke coxed by Peter Gray rowed very smoothly and improved several places on last year's position. The Girls' VIII, which included several 4th and 5th formers, raced in the under 18 category and beat 3 other schools, a great achievement at their age and a good sign for their next years. Fenella Hayes, Libby Brown, Alice Appleby, Bussy Wells, Harriet

Women's Novice double sculls were won by: Jo Clark and

Falshaw, Emily Lewis, Alex Akehurst, Maddie Hayman and Kate

Phoebe Liu

Shaw

Novice Double sculls: won by Harry Deed and Joe Himsworth J17 Girls' double sculls: Emily Taylor and Harriett Falshaw Senior boys' coxed IV won the J18 event and were the second IV in the event. Nick McLeish, Freddie Jagger, Max Buss, Ollie Braidwood and Emily Gray. Senior boys' quad scull were the fastest quad in the whole event and 6th overall. Rory Wells, Adam Janes, Jeff Cho and Alastair Stephenson. Senior boys'VIM won the Intermediate 3 Men's Vlll's by 40 seconds and were 4th overall: Nick McLeish, Freddie Jagger, Max Buss, Ollie Braidwood, Rory Wells, Adam Janes, Jeff Cho, Alastair Stephenson and Emily Gray.

The Junior 16 boys'VIII were 8th in their event, 102nd overall. They raced with determination and greatly improved technique and made tremendous progress from last year as J15's. They beat one top rowing school crew and moved up by almost a minute on several others. Chris Andrew, Sam Philpott, Ricky Berridge, Alex

Tideway Head Sat 17 March

Payne, Dan James, Toby Simpson, Alex Harrison, Patrick Copley, Oli Spearman

This is the biggest event for VIN's in Europe. Raced over the 7km Boat Race course it attracts top international crews from

The Senior boys'VIII once again achieved a top performance.

most European countries. Crews are started every 10 seconds for

The 2 days' practice on the Tideway allowed them to know the

nearly one hour with the first crews getting the most advanta-

course and conditions inside out and it really paid off. They raced

geous part of the tide. We were very fortunate to secure an entry

with commitment and focus, charging down the course overtaking

which is limited to 450 entries and always heavily oversubscribed.

5 crews to end 4th in their category for 1st VIH's, a mere 10 seconds behind the winners. Equalling St. Peter's best performance

The crew started number 289 so had a good 40 minutes wait

ever, they came 18th overall.

when they could watch other crews racing past. The crew had a solid row, if slightly uninspired in places, and learnt a lot about the

Nick McLeish, Freddie Jagger, Alastair Stephenson, Max Buss,

course both from the rowing and coxing angle. They ended in

Ollie Braidwood, Adam Janes, Rory Wells, Jeff Cho and Emily Gray.

128th position, the highest St Peter's has achieved. This all helped

All the crews are to be congratulated on their sportsmanship

to focus the next few days training.

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and helpfulness on this trip.

British Indoor Rowing Championships 25 March: A New British Record for St Peter's

huge amount about themselves, friendships, teamwork and rowing, and produced some exceptional results.

Results Saturday Girls'J18 coxtess 4:

7th

again, this time indoors. He had always been good on the ergo and

Girls'J16 quad scull:

7th of 9

we knew pretty fast but had no idea he would break a British

Girls'J18 double scull:

9th of 11

record. This record had stood for 11 years. Matt Langridge set the

Senior Women's VI11:

5th

record and since then he has been Junior World Champion in single

Boys' J16 coxless 4:

5th of 7

sculls, Senior World Champion twice and has an Olympic bronze

J16 coxed 4:

6th and 9th/9

and Silver to his name. Adam rowed a super race, very well balanced physiologically and shaved 1 second off the record with

J16VIII: Open Men's single scull:

4th/13

a time of 5 mins 58.3 seconds for 2000m. That is an average of less

J18 coxless 4:

4th out of 8

Just 5 days after the Schools' Head Adam Janes was in action

5th/7

than 1 min 30 sec for each 500m split. Try it at home for a few

Bronze Medal

strokes! A phenomenal achievement.

Boys J16 coxless 4: Chris Andrews, Dan James, Alex Payne, Sam Philpott. A very mature row from this young crew, they used their technique and fitness to wear down the opposition and end in an excellent 3rd place.

Silver Medal J18 VIII: 2nd out of 13. With two substitutes from Gent Rowing Club the boys'VIII sped off the start and attacked all the way down the whole course, ending up less than a length behind King's Chester to earn a well-deserved silver medal.

Gold Medal U23 single scull: 1st of 18. Adam Janes sailed down the course in

Ghent Senior Rowing Camp and International Regatta 4-9 April

a lovely display of powerful sculling.

A record haul of medals (9) came as in race after race crews outperformed themselves. Normally one medal is a great achievement. We had a lovely 5 days with no rain, little wind and very pleasant weather. We took the biggest squad ever and the team behaved excellently, as always, on and off the water. The Belgians were as hospitable as ever, the hotel was good with ample, tasty food. The rowers had 2 days of training followed by 2 days of hard racing at the Ghent International Junior Regatta and the Belgium National Championships. There were many very good personal performances and medals won. With often up to four 2000 metre races daily the rowers rapidly gained racing experience. The results need to be put in the context of the event. All the rowers raced between 2 and 4, 2km races per day. That standard of

J18 coxed 4: Freddie Jagger, Oli Braidwood, Rory Wells, Ali Stephenson, and Emily Gray. This crew really flowed from the start. They put in two big "pushes" then wound up the pressure for the last 90 seconds to row through King's School, Chester and win by 3 seconds.

Results Sunday J16 coxed 4:

8th

Girls'J18 coxless 4:

6th

Girls'J16 quad scull:

6th out of 8

J18 coxless 4:

5th/9

Girls'J18 quad scull:

5th

J16 coxless 4:

4th and 9th /9

J18 coxless pair:

8th /11

competition was again extremely high this year with 7 nations and 1,200 crews taking part. This is the

Belgian

National

Bronze Medal

Championships, with crews racing for national selection, so crews

J16 coxed 4: Chris Andrews, Dan James, Alex Payne, Sam Philpott

are at full speed, several weeks ahead of us in their training. The

and Emily Gray. After coming 3rd in coxless fours the previous

results need to be read in the context of a small school rowing club

day this crew raced with extra confidence. They held their

where many of our rowers were rowing in age groups older than

rhythm and fitness right down the course to take their well

their own. All our crews which entered the same event on both

deserved bronze medal, only 1 second off silver.

days improved their performance relative to the opposition on the second day. Most importantly, the crews laid down their first performances for the regatta season to set themselves new standards and targets.They raced up to eight 2,000m races before our regatta season started. In summary, a great camp and regatta with a really nice, wellbehaved and very motivated group of young people who learnt a

Silver Medal Girls' J16 single scull: Hannah Burke sculled with lovely technique and rhythm and serenity at a low rating. This allowed her to get maximum distance with each stroke, ending less than 1 second off a gold medal. A very mature performance from Hannah.

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Gold Medal Under 23 men coxless 4: Rory Wells, Adam Janes, Jeff Cho, All Stephenson put in a really solid performance and in spite of catching a crab at one point they still won by over 3 lengths. U23 single scull: 1st of 14. Adam Janes built on his performance of Saturday to win by a 10 second margin. This bode well for performances at Under 23 level later in the year. Huge "thank you's" go to lain Robertson for organising the whole trip again, a very large amount of work and planning, we hope not for the last time. It all ran superbly. Very many thanks also to Noll Heffernan for driving and coaching, to fellow coaches Alec Cilchrist, David Cooke and Maddie Hayman for their

In the Intermediate 2 coxless fours the senior boys crew of Ali

coaching, rowing and good company and lastly, and very impor-

Stephenson, Jeff Cho, Rory Wells and Adam Janes, won their semi-

tantly, to the Boat Club Supporters' Association who helped fund

final and shortly after raced a very hard final which they won by 6

the trip.

feet, defeating 5 top club crews. This is the first time a four from St Peter's has won such a high standard event.

York Spring Regatta 5th May 29 St. Peter's crews competed at York Regatta against

Tees Regatta Saturday 26th May

northern university, school and club crews. 14 crews made the

Our usual warm up for the National Schools' Regatta, Tees

finals and we had 6 winners, with 3 finals being all St Peter's races.

Regatta is raced on the 850 meter, 4-lane course and it was

The 4th form boys won the Junior 15 coxed IVs in a very exciting all St Peter's final, their first win of the season. The novice sculls had a very large entry so were divided into 3 separate divisions. Two divisions were won by Rory Wells and Ali Stephenson, in a very close race from Jeff Cho. Adam Janes won the Junior 18 single sculls and Emily Taylor sculled beautifully to win the Women's J17 event. In the final of School Vlll's St Peter's senior boys crew beat Yarm School convincingly.

another good day. The team was mostly 3rd and 4th form, some of whom experienced 4 lane racing for the first time. There were excellent performances all round and some very close races. In the J16 Single Sculls Hannah Burke, won her semi-final then sculled very well to come 3rd in her final, only half a length behind the winner. The Junior 15 girls' double scull of Fenella Hayes and Alice Appleby in their first race in this event pushed the winners all the way to come second by just half a length. The girls' Junior 15 quad scull, which included two 3rd

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formers, raced very well in their first race ever to come 3rd, only 2 lengths behind the winners. Fenella Hayes, Alice Appleby, Philippa Simpson, Isobel Hedley and Peter Gray. The 3rd form girls' quad scull, Isobel Hedley, Min Lee, Olivia Shread, Georgina Abbey, liana Bartlett did really well to come 3rd in the final in what was their first race ever. The 3rd form boys' quad sculls raced valiantly and just missed the finals, great experience in their first event together. The quads: Jack Robins, Louis Battles, Jordon Wilkinson, Samuel Hirtzel, Matthew MacMahon. Alexander Woodruff, George Doyle, George Snell, Robert Croft,

St. Peter's had a very successful day at Nottingham Regatta

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held on the International rowing course, Holme Pierrepont. The

The J15 Boys had a very successful regatta with one coxed

competition was from all over the country and the standard was

four coming second in a straight final in the morning. Their eight

extremely high. The 5th form and senior boys Vlll's, racing against the

beat both Yarm and an experienced Durham City crew in one of the final races in the afternoon. They had a good start and then

country's top school, club and university crews, both narrowly

rowed a frantic last 200 metres to hold off the Durham City crew

missed finals places.

for a good win in Novice VIII's. To win Novice Vlll's at this young age in a great achievement and deserves congratulation.

The 5th form boys four of Sam Philpott, Alex Payne, Dan James and Chris Andrews missed a place in the senior men's Intermediate fours final by a mere 2 seconds.

Henry Wong, George Langford, George Gao, Giles Jagger, Patrick Litten, Christopher de Planta, Ben Turvill, Dominic Marsh, Nat Green, Peter Gray

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National Schools' Regatta Friday 1st Sunday 3rd June

the Sunday Regatta. In the time trial things went well and we came 5th, securing a solid semi-final place. In the semi-final a strong tail wind blew up, the crew raced

3500 rowers aged 14 to 18 from across Great Britain competed in this 3-day event. Because of flooding and getting very little water time we decided not to take the 3rd form this

hard off the start, securing a place in the leading 3 crews by half way. There 4th crew was always snapping at their heals but we kept them at bay, coming in 3rd to make the final.

year, they were unprepared. Overall we had only 6 crews, our smallest squad for some time. Bald results often do not convey the

The final was a superb race: Radley, Eton, Hampton, St Paul's,

achievement of crews. These results have to be put in the context

King's Chester and St Peter's. What a race. Conditions were foul as

of the biggest national event in the calendar. Overall most of our

they had been all day, the rain and wind got up. Hampton and

crews performed at or above expectations.To make the semi-finals

Radley shot off the start, we were slightly slower, although going full tilt, and were 4th at V4 distance leaving Eton and St Paul's 1

crews had to race a time-trial and be in the top 12 in the country. In many events there were 24 or more entries. Behaviour and

length behind at this stage. By 1000m there were 4 crews racing

teamwork were exemplary. The coaches worked very hard and the Supporters did a superb job feeding and supporting the rowers.

for 3 medals as the 5th and 6th crews had slipped back further. Only 1.5 lengths covered the first 4 crews so there was all to go for. St Peters still lay in 4th place. The positions held until 1500m

Saturday 2nd

when all the crews started to race for the line. We put in an

Women's Junior 18 coxed 4: Unfortunately this crew did not

almightily effort, raising the rate to 40 strokes per minute and

have any practice outings in the 2 weeks prior to the event. Sadly

squeezed past Radley, beating them by 1 length. We were just 1

they suffered and missed the semi-finals by 0.9 seconds. Certainly

length behind Hampton, the winners and 1 second behind King's

more organisation of exam work would have permitted them a

Chester who took silver.

little practice and a semi-final place. Jo Clark, Phoebe Liu, Hannah Burke, Emily Taylor, Peter Gray.

The Crew: Bow: Alastair Stephenson, 2 Jeff Cho, 3 Rory Wells, stroke Adam Janes

Boys' First Vlll's: After the first 2 weeks of term when flooding

This is the first time a St. Peters' crew has won a medal in a

was unhelpful, the crew started to gain speed, mixing revision and

Championship crew event and is a great reward for the huge effort

short outings very well.

these 4 young men have put in over the last 2 years.

The First Vlll's event was one of the hottest in the competition

As usual we are deeply grateful to The Supporters who

with a lot of very fast crews. The time trial went well with St

manned the marquee and provided fantastic back up for our crews

Peter's coming a solid and close 9th place, thus qualifying for the

with food, drink and moral support. The marquee was invaluable

semi-final. Because it was such a large entry there were 3 semi-

for keeping rowers shaded, dry, warmish, fed and watered until

finals of 6 crews each with only the fastest 2 crews going to the

they had to race.

final. We had a very aggressive race and were right up with the leaders but sadly we came 3rd, only 1 second off qualifying. Nick McLeish, Freddie Jagger, Oli Braidwood, Max Buss, Ali Stephenson, Adam Janes, Rory Wells, Jeff Cho, Emily Gray.

Sunday 3rd June Women's J16 Quad scull: with three J15 girls on board the quad did very well. They needed to make the top 12 to get into the semi-final and came 14th, only a couple of lengths off qualifying. The experience will have been good and made them more determined for next year when they can enter the same event. Fenella Hayes, Bussy Wells, Alice Appleby, Libby Brown Junior 16 coxed 4s: we entered 2 crews into this event which was also a tough one. With only 12 going on from the time trial the second four raced hard and came 17th so missed out by about 12 seconds on the semi-final. Ricky Berridge, Patrick Copley, Harry Nozedar, Rob Hulmes, Peter Gray. The first four came a very creditable 9th in the time trial thus securing a semi-final place. They raced really hard in the semi-final to come 5th which, given the standard of the competition, was a very good result. Chris Andrews, Dan James, Alex Payne, Sam Philpott, Emily Gray

Henley Royal Regatta 27 June - 1st July For the 4th successive year we had an VIII racing at Henley Royal Regatta, the pinnacle of many rowers' careers. The VIII trained well through their public exams and were privileged not to

Championship Coxless Fours We entered this event for the first time ever. The Championship VIN's from the big schools move into two fours for

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We had 2 days to practice, acclimatise to the different water

Illana Bartlett and Min Lee came a close 3rd in their quad scull

and soak up the pre-Henley atmosphere, very different from other

final, a great achievement in only their second regatta and consid-

regattas, and then went straight into racing on Day 1. By chance

ering how little time they have had on the river this term.

we drewAbingdon School, who had beaten our crew in the quarter finals last year. This year they started as favourites, at least of the UK crews, as they had won the Schools' Head and the National Schools' Regatta already this year. Again they were big, strong and

The 3rd form boys again raced well in their double sculls and made the semi-finals in the quads. (George Doyle, Alex Woodruff, Jordon Wilkinson, Robert Croft, Tom Collinson, Jack Robinson, Oliver Millman, Louis Battles, Sam Hirtzel)

very well trained. St Peter's raced off the start at 45 strokes per minute and held on to them longer than the previous year. Even

The 4th form boys raced well in fours and Vlll's. Henry Wong,

though we maintained a high rate of striking as planned (around

George Langford, George Gao, Giles Jagger, Patrick Litten,

38 strokes per minute) Abingdon's power gradually pulled away

Christopher de Planta, Ben Turvill, Dominic Marsh, Nat Green,

from us. The crew threw everything they had at the race, never

Peter Gray.

gave up and raced past the sures

and the Senior girls had a great day with wins in:

enclo-

huge

applause from the thousands

Junior 16 Single scull - Hannah Burke Junior 17 single scull - Emily Taylor

of Junior 17 double scull - Jo Clark and Phoebe Liu

spectators. Overall

this

was a tremendous performance from this crew. A kinder

Junior 18 quad scull- Emily Taylor, Hannah Burke, Jo Clark and Phoebe Liu An exhausted but exhilarated party arrived safely back at school later that evening.

draw would have seen

better

Final GB Under 23 Trials Redgrave/Pinsent Lake, Caversham

matched against

Adam Janes was called up to final Great Britain Under-23 trials

similar crews but

having performed well throughout the season. After several days of

that

Henley,

seat racing he secured a place in the GB Under-23 VIII, the first

drawn out of a

time ever for a St. Peter's student. Considering most of the men

hat and a straight

were 3-5 years his senior this was a superb achievement.

knockout competition. They should be proud of their conduct on and of the water and be fired up to come back again next year even faster.

World Rowing Under 23 Championships

The Crew: Chris Andrews, Freddie Jagger, ON Braidwood, Max Buss, Ali Stephenson, Adam Janes, Rory Wells, Jeffrey Cho, and Emily Gray.

Talkin Tarn Regatta 30th June As a treat the 3rd and 4th form were taken on an "expedition day" to this regatta on a lake just next to Hadrian's Wall. They had

After only 1 week together the GB team moved to Trakia, Lithuania and the World Championships. Heat 1 Boat

500m

1 GER 01:22.78(1)

1000m

1500m

2000m

02:47.39(1) 04:12.75(1) 05:36.79(1)

2 POL 01:23.91(3) 02:48.23(2) 04:13.37(2) 05:39.13(2)

a great day with beautiful weather and some tremendous results. St. Peter's raced in several events. All crews performed really well

3 GBR 01:23.99(4)

for their age groups with some exceptional performances

4 BLR 01:23.62(2) 02:49.63(4) 04:18.36(4) 05:49.29(4)

The 3rd form girls (Pippa Simpson and Georgie Abbey) raced well in their double sculls in difficult conditions and then, with

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5 R U S 01:24.28(5)

02:49.39(3) 04:15.78(3) 05:40.78(3)

02:51.83(5) 04:21.43(5) 05:51.92(5)

Heat 2 Boat

Summer Sculling Course 500m

1000m

1500m

2000m

1 USA 01:20.82 (1) 02:45.10 (1) 04:09.26 (1) 05:37.27 (1) 2AUS 01:22.08(2)

02:46.75 (2) 04:13.69 (2) 05:39.46 (2)

3 ESP 01:23.45(4)

02:49.97(4) 04:17.23(3) 05:44.46 (3)

4ROU01:22.51 (3)

02:48.77 (3) 04:20.71 (4) 05:54.19 (4)

5LTU 01:24.32(5)

02:53.91 (5) 04:26.68 (5) 05:58.53 (5)

Now in its 7th 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, practical lessons in safe boat lifting, 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 coxless quad sculls with a coach sitting in the crew. In addition we watched rowing and entertaining DVDs to let lunch settle and

Repecharge Boat

500m

1000m

1500m

2000m

enjoyed a great barbeque. Only 1 quad scull managed to fall in and luckily the water was warm and all were very sensible and safe.

1 USA 01:33.20 (2) 03:12.17(2) 04:53.08(1) 06:28.46 (1)

This was the most cohesive group we have ever had, so good they

2 GER 01:34.31 (3)

03:13.93 (3) 04:56.62 (3) 06:33.41 (2)

were able to have a lovely knock-out regatta on the last afternoon, after their BBQ. All performed well and showed great sportsman-

3 GBR 01:32.95 (1)

03:11.81 (1) 04:55.30(2) 06:33.61 (3)

ship. My congratulations to all the scullers who tried so hard.

4 NED 01:36.26 (4)

03:17.36(4) 05:01.40(4) 06:36.37 (4)

Many thanks to the coaches, OPs and present rowers, who

03:21.57 (5) 05:07.19 (5) 06:49.70 (5)

helped coach, inspire and enthuse these young rowers. The

5 BLR 01:37.59(5)

Coaches: Alec Gilchrist, Chris Wright, Ellie MacLeod, All Stephenson, Ollie Braidwood, Hannah Burke, Harriet Falshaw, Chris Andrews,

Final Boat

500m

1000m

1500m

2000m

1 USA 01:24.61 (2) 02:51.45 (2) 04:21.30 (1) 05:47.66 (1) 2 GER 01:24.29 (1)

Freddie Jagger, Nick McLeish and Emily Gray. Thanks

02:51.07 (1) 04:22.31 (2) 05:48.22 (2)

As always the coaches have been terrific this year: they are a

3AUS 01:25.06(3)

02:52.25 (3) 04:23.00 (3) 05:50.71 (3)

great, experienced and hard-working team and the performance of

4 GBR 01:26.21 (5)

02:54.27 (5) 04:24.91 (4) 05:51.98 (4)

5 POL 01:25.77 (4)

02:53.86 (4) 04:25.34 (5) 05:54.09 (5)

6 ESP 01:26.30(6)

02:55.30 (6) 04:28.84 (6) 06:04.22 (6)

our rowers owes a lot to them.

So in the final the GB crew was beaten by a mere second, less than 1/3 of a length having been together for only 1 week, a

Mrs. Cath Hempsall coached in the autumn and summer terms. She brought the J15 boys on from virtual beginners to winning Novice Vlll's at Tees Regatta and many other good performances. She taught them the value of focus and discipline to make their rowing faster.

superb result.

Olympic Regatta 28th July - 4th August Although no St Peter's crews took part on the water many went to watch the outstanding achievements of our Olympic rowers. GB had 13 crews entered and every one made the final, our best since 1908! The first British gold of the Olympic Games went to the Great Britain women's pair who rowed and raced beautifully. This was also the first GB women's Olympic gold ever and set a trend for the women: every women's medal was gold as two more followed. In the end we won 4 golds, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals, with 2 golds coming from Yorkshire.

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Owen Harrison also joined this year. He instilled safety and discipline into the 3rd form boys crews and produced some very good and enthusiastic crews by the end of the year. Noll Heffernan and Anne Heathcote both helped with the "Round Robins" for 3rd formers which was tremendous, if a shock to their systems. We are very grateful to them both. In addition Noll came with us to Ghent and was a great colleague, coach and help to everyone. Joe Foss also joined us in the summer to help out with the 3rd form. Always reliable and patient it was great to have him back again this summer. The Captains, Rory Wells, Alex Akehurst and Adam Janes, Miss Katherine Barker coached in the Spring and Summer

deserve praise for leading from the front, performing their duties

terms. She did a great job with J14 girls who performed increas-

well and showing the younger ones what the Boat Club is about

ingly well each week ending their season with superb racing at

have. In addition, their own dedication ensured their squads' and

Talkin Tarn Regatta. They have great promise for next year.

their own excellent rowing performances.

Mr. Alec Gilchrist took on the 3rd formers in September and

A huge "Thank you" also to the Boat Club Supporters'

taught then a lot about crew and single sculling. He also coached

Association, who have done a huge amount to support the rowers,

the senior girls' squad who had a good season. Alec remains very

the Club and me. I am tremendously grateful for what they do,

patient, instils discipline and team working and gets great satis-

whether providing hot tea on freezing days at York events, organ-

faction from seeing the youngsters develop from scratch rowers.

ising the Quiz Night and the annual Dinner or putting up the

Souzie Boerema, our second New Zealand Gap student, did a great year coaching with us. As well as coaching the 3rd form she

marquee and feeding the rowers at the National Schools' Regatta. It would be impossible without them.

transformed the J16 boys' squad, led them to several great performances and saw 2 of them race at Henley Royal Regatta. We were really sorry to see her go home in December and wish her all the best in her University and rowing career.

She is always

National Water Sports Centre

welcome back at St. Peter's. Maddie Hayman took over from Souzie. She arrived from Christchurch, New Zealand in January to a very cold UK. Already a junior national champion in New Zealand she rapidly picked up how we did things here and did great work with the boys' J16 squad, seeing several of them win medals at Ghent and one race in the boys' VIII at Henley Royal Regatta. A perceptive and very reliable coach, she stays with us until Christmas 2012.

Phil Blakeborough, who drives all our boats so expertly to David Cooke was joint coach of the J16 boys' squad. After his first term coaching rugby he came to the river and with Maddie did great work changing raw talent into boat movers and race

regattas, helps supervise, rig and load. A constant source of cheerful chat, always helpful with a spanner in his hand he keeps a very mature eye on our activities, on and off the water.

winners. His move to Shrewsbury School to coach rowing is a great And finally the Boat Club could not stay afloat without the

loss to us. We are sorry to see him go as he is an excellent coach, organiser, motivator and colleague and we wish him all the best.

huge time and effort put in by Jon Whitmore (OP) who works tirelessly repairing and renovating our fleet. He has ensured that

Chris Wright took on the J15 and J16 girls' coaching and helped them progress very well. Always very flexible, his patient style and amused smile works wonders. In addition he coached the 3rd form on their Tuesday and Thursday sessions.

boats are returned to use as soon as possible and even comes down on regatta days to make sure we are all river worthy. We all appreciate his work tremendously and could not survive without him.

Rowing Awards and Colours St. Peter's Award: Adam Janes St Peter's Caps: Rory Wells, Jeffrey Cho, Ali Stephenson, Full Colours: Jo Clark, Phoebe Liu, Hannah Burke, Emily Gray, Chris Andrews, Oli Braidwood, Max Buss, Freddie Jagger, Nick McLeish Jamie MacLeod, August 2012

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Football This year, there seemed to be a large number of new faces in the football option at the beginning of January. Everyone was eager to get stuck into the season, and with the first tournament only a week away after the beginning of term, people were looking to impress coaches Mr White and Mr Lawrence. The first real test for the lads was the Drax 4 a-side tournament, into which St Peter's entered 4 teams. Although there was some very strong opposition from two term football schools, the team of Andy Burdett, Henry Gray, Sam Geddes and James Hopkinson reached the furthest out of the St Peter's teams and played some nice passing football. The other 3 teams put up valiant efforts, but where thwarted in their quests to reach glory... After the warm up of 4 a side, we got our first taste of 11 a side matches, with the first game of the

occasional fitness session, which really pleased everybody

!!!

season away to the arch rivals Bootham. To many, it was the first

Through these sessions, the lads could build their fitness levels to

time representing the STPFC, and everybody wanted to shine to

improve in the latter stages of the season. They became apparent

cement their places in the team. Although Peter's played some

with good strong performances, winning against Silcoates with

promising football in the first half, a loopy goal from the half way

Sam Bellingall and Joe Swales playing excellently in the fullback

line let Bootham take the lead. Eddy Clarkson held the back four

positions and the home tie against Barnard Castle. When the

together with military precision whilst the midfield passed the ball

season was in the later stages, with the lads getting tired, it was

well whilst Ali Newton played well up front and two Ali Bigger

important to dig deep and use the fitness we had built up! Andy

goals meant it was good start of the season for STPFC. The

Burdett and Henry Barnes dominated the midfield in a lot of these

weather throughout the season could be described as bleak for the

games with Sam Geddes and James Hopkinson providing the

most part. STPFC travelled up to Barnard Castle to play in a match

ammunition for Ali Newton to finish as top scorer for the season.

that the weather really favored one team at a time. Although the strong side of Barnard Castle put 3 goals past us, Andy Burdett gave them something to worry about, when he struck a ball from 45 yards out that flew into the goal, leaving their goalkeeper gobsmacked. The large squad numbers meant that there was more than enough for 2 teams. With the first of the Ampleforth ties being played at home for the 1st 11 and away for the 2nd 11, there was lots of excellent football in practice.The first team dominated over the Ampleforth lot and reminded them of the England 5-1 Germany scoreline, really embarrassing them with some very strong football from STPFC. The 2nd team travelled away to

There were always going to be some comical moments throughout the season, notably Henry Gray in the first match letting a floater straight over his head...to be fair he had a great penalty save later on to save the game. Alex Hart also shouting "Shotgun" whilst running after the ball after being cautioned earlier on for saying "mine" when going for the ball. The season finished strongly with a 2-0 win away to Ampleforth for the 1st team (goals from James Hopkinson and Henry Barnes) and a win at home for the 2nd team. Throughout the season there was some really good football played and it is always great when St Peter's beat Ampleforth home and away, showing our dominance in all areas...!!!

Ampleforth, and played part to a 6-5 loss. Although STPFC let in 6 goals, there was 5 magnificent goals, 3 from Hamish Lynde, 1 Rob

On behalf of all the lads, I'd like to thank Mr White, Mr

Campbell and 1 Zack Black. Josh Wilson put some great balls in

Lawrence and Johannes for some great coaching throughout the

from wide, whilst Jonny Tse and Samson Chow put in some

season and fuelling the teams with banter, making the Easter term

crunching tackles at the back in defence. Steven Lennox pulled out

very enjoyable for all who took part in the football.

some athletic stops, most of the time, against a constant barrage

Hamish Lynde LVI

of shots in one half from Ampleforth, who had the wind for the first half. The team played well on the whole, and enjoyed it, which was the main thing! There was an inspirational team talk at half time from Mr Lawrence which boosted the boys. Although the season is about playing football, there was the

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Rounders Due to the unseasonal wet weather this term we have suffered from several of our rounders matches being cancelled. However, when we have played we have batted well, putting on high scores for other teams to chase. The fielding over all teams has been exceptional;

resulting

the Seniors

defeating Barnard Castle 23 1/z - 9 Va and, more recently Bootham 35-14Vz. We would like to thank all the girls who represented the senior team, especially those who stepped in at late notice. We would also like to thank Emily Gee, rounders captain, for all her hard

Rounders Results

work, commitment and help this term.

Vs Barnard Castle

Won

She was invaluable

Vs Queen Mary's

Lost

in helping to

organise teams during study leave and her help was valuable.

Seniors 23 Vz - 9 Vz

Vs Ampleforth

Lost

25-36

Vs Bootham

Won

35-14 VS

Won

17-12 V4

Lost

18V2-9

Won

19Vi-9

The U15 As have had a very successful

term. They have overcome strong opponents

U15 U15A vs Barnard Castle U15AvsGSAL U15 B vsGSAL

such as Queen Margaret's, Barnard Castle,

U15 A vs Queen Mary's

Won

10-9

Ampleforth and Bootham and beat Queen

U15 A vs Queen Margaret's

Won

26-17 Vz

Mary's by one rounder in a very exciting

U15 A vs Ampleforth

Won

23-6

finish!

U15 A vs Bootham

Won

18 V4-5

season and we look forward to them representing St Peter's in the National Rounders Championships at Corby in the last week of

The U14 As have also had a strong season with wins over GSAL, Barnard

U14A vs Barnard Castle

Won

UUAvsGSAL

Won

17V2-17

UUBvsGSAL

Lost

16 Vz -19

U14A vs Queen Mary's

Drew

11-11

showed their determination and team cohesion in their draw with

U14 B vs Queen Mary's

Lost

12-8

U14 A vs Queen Margaret's

Lost

13-26

Queen Mary's, an exceptional opposi-

U14 A vs Ampleforth

Won

17-4

U14A vs Bootham

Won

20V2-151/;

Castle, Ampleforth and Bootham. The fielding in this team was exceptional all term and we often got our opposition all out within 10 minutes! The girls

tion. Thanks to all who represented the school in a mature and responsible manner. Thanks must also go to the captains across the three age groups for their commitment to rounders throughout the term. HAS

MJLJ

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Girls' Squash Squash is a tough sport and extremely physical and this was made even more challenging for the girls as they faced boys' teams on many occasions during the season.

Swimming After many long meetings, last minute panics and teething problems over the summer the new 6 lane, 25m pool was fully operational ready for the new term. After the excitement of GB

Ampleforth boys was our first match ,we had only just come

diver Tom Daley coming to officially open the pool, the girls were

back after the summer break having hardly had a training session

finally able to restart some training, their first sessions since the

and Vicky Herrenschmidt.Flora Dallas and Molly Bythell pulled off

old pool was closed in April 2010. Despite their initial concerns

great victories, Bex Widicombe and Katy Read were narrowly

after having nearly 18 months out of the water, the girls certainly

defeated.This gave us confidence to move on to our second match

hadn't lost their form. This was our most successful season yet,

at Queen Margaret's that gave us a comfortable 5-1 victory.

losing only 1 of the 10 matches and that was by a mere one point.

A new fixture at Leeds Grammar was quite intimidating and the girls came away defeated but determined to get better. The National Schools tournament took us up to Jesmond in Newcastle and we had an excellent victory against Central Newcastle High School and lost to Dame Allan's but this was enough to progress us through to the quarter finals where we faced nationally ranked opponents and were consequently

swimmers in St Peter's, Tilly Antrum and Tracy Yip. We welcomed Milly Grant back to the school meaning that although I had a small U14s team this year, they were certainly a very strong team winning all their age group races in every match. Fortunately I still had a large squad to choose from in the U15s and Senior age groups. However, it did prove difficult to give

knocked out. We achieved an excellent 4-4 draw at Woodhouse Grove and Fabienne Roth achieved a great 3-2 victory playing at no.2. Finally Charlotte Worsman

The formidable duo of Alice Greswold and Eleanor Dobson moved up from St Olave's and were joined by two new talented

managed a memorable victory

against the no 1 at Ampleforth boys in the return and final fixture of the season. Inter House Squash once again was the most highly fought and competitive final imaginable Dronfield vThe Rise Rise were the victors but only just Becky Bargh and Molly Bythell had an epic battle with Becky narrowly winning 3-2 but as the matches were even the extra points Molly won gave Rise the victory. A great season with an amazing group of girls. Good luck to you all.

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all the girls a swim simply because there were so few other schools that had the same depth and numbers in their squads as we did. This was a great position to be in but sadly meant that not all the girls got as many match swims as I would like them to have had. In the Senior team I must mention Ella Tail, our resident Aussie for the Christmas term, who helped us enormously with her graceful yet extremely rapid swims! It was great to welcome Georgie Grant back into the team for her last year and Alex Akehurst, despite rowing commitments, was always willing and able to step in if needed. Rachel Garnett never failed to give her best and she was certainly a worthy recipient of The Fowler Cup this year. Most of all though, I would like to thank Sarah Kelly, my reliable calm captain, always polite and cheerful but more importantly for often reminding me of the things I had forgotten (usually team kit or refreshments!). Well done to all the girls who are leaving and good luck in your future, in and out of the pool.

Vicky Herrenschmidt, Charlotte Worsman, Fabienne Roth, Molly Bythell, Becky Bargh, Bex Widdicombe, Flora Dallas, Lizzi Hart, Dewi Sarginson, Emily Scanu, Lauren llsley, Ruby Wilson, Katie Reid

RESULTS 28/09/1 1

Queen Margaret's

Won

207-216

10/10/11

15/11/11

Grammar School at Leeds

Lost

184-185

Bootham

Won

01/12/11

110-122

Silcoates

Won

110-117

23/01/12

Grammar School at Leeds

Won

107-113

30/01/12

Bootham

Won

116-113

08/02/12

The Mount

Won

124-107

22/02/12

Ampleforth

Won

89-63

27/02/12

Silcoates

Won

136-95

12/03/12

Queen Margaret's

Won

138-92

The following girls represented the U14's team: Tilly Antrum, Eleanor Dobson, Milly Grant, Alice Greswold, Tracy Yip

The following girls represented the U15 team:

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Keira Barnard, Sophie Blackburn, Chloe Burdass, Georgia

A fantastic day was had by everyone and we all managed to

Calvert, Harriet Fordy, Merry Foster, Izzy Hall, Sally Hicks, Helen

swim through that finishing boom, some even with smiles on our

Megone

faces - at the end of the day, a great sense of achievement was certainly shared by all.

The following girls represented the Senior team:

Karen Burdass

Alex Akehurst, Emily Carman, Rachel Garnett, Georgie Grant, Rachel Hall, Sarah Kelly (C), Felicity Punnett, Alice Rhodes, Dewi Sarginson, Ella Tail, Izzy Taylor, Sabrina Wong

Swimming Pool Records The opening of the new swimming pool heralds a new era for

Inter House Girls' Swimming Competition

the sport at St Peter's. The following records were achieved before the construction of the new pool.

This was the first full Inter House swimming match in the new pool with both Juniors and Seniors swimming (as opposed to just Juniors last year). The atmosphere was great and many new 25m records were set. Junior Alice Greswold (School) took top spot this year with a fantastic 5 wins in 3 individuals and 2 relays, with 4 of

25 Yard Pool School Swimming Records U 144x25 Im Rec: 61.90 A. Roberts (T) 1997

U 144x25MedR Rec: 59.00 School House 1995

U 15 4x25 Im Rec: 60.53 A. Roberts (T) 1998

U 154x25MedR Rec: 56.70 The Manor 1981

U 164x25 Im Rec: 60.06 A Roberts (T) 1999

U 164x25 Med R Rec: 56.30 Temple 1991

Sen 4x25 Im Rec: 58.34 A Roberts (T) 2001

Sen 4x25 Med R Rec: 54.18 Temple 2001

U 14 50 Ba Rec: 29.10 K.Rollo 1980

U 144x25 FrR Rec: 52.40 The Manor 1993

U 15 50 Ba Rec: 29.00 K.Rollo 1981

U 15 4x25 FrR Rec: 49.50 Temple 1980

U 16 50 Ba Rec: 28.4 K.Rollo 1982

U 16 4x25 Fr R Rec: 47.00 School House 1981

Sen 50 Ba Rec: 27.00 C. Brown 1971

Sen 4x25 Fr R Rec:46.10Linton 1995

them being new records - well done! The results were very close this year ensuring some exciting races. Results:

1st

School

98pts

2nd

Hope

96pts

3rd

Dronfield

67pts

4th

Clifton

66pts

U 14 50 Br Rec: 30.30 A. Roberts 1997

U 1550Br Rec: 31.09 A. Roberts 1998 U 16 50 Br Rec: 30.09 A Roberts (T) 1999

GREAT NORTH SWIM - Lake Windermere, Sunday June 24th 2012 It all seemed such a good idea when Alan Sunderland signed us up to take part in the Great North Swim this year. Enjoying the freedom of open water swimming in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Windermere, on a warm sunny June afternoon, raising money for charity - yes, it all seemed such a good idea at the time. However

due to horrendous weather, the first two days of the

meet were cancelled because of the dangerous conditions, not

Sen 50 Br Rec: 28.02 A. Roberts(T) 2001

U 14 50 Fly Rec 28.60 K.Rollo 1980 U 15 50 Fly Rec: 27.71 T Edwards (S)2001 U 16 50 Fly Rec: 27.60 K.Rollo 1982 Sen 50 Fly Rec: 26.71 K.Rollo 1983

only for the swimmers but also for the kayak support team. Lucky for us though, the weather improved enough for us to set off to swim on the Sunday. Conditions were still somewhat challenging but our group of 21 swimmers - parents, pupils and teachers - all finished the 1 mile swim despite the lake waters being little over 12 degrees Celsius (that's VERY cold!). Pupils worthy of a mention are Felicity Punnett, Izzy Taylor, Oliver Hicks and Joe Brennan. Joe finished an amazing 14th overall from approximately 5000 swimmers.

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U 14 50 Fr Rec: 2 5.20 A. Roberts 199 7

U 1550Fr Rec: 24.41 I. Magson 1982 U 16 50 Fr Rec 24.10 I. Magson 1983 Sen 50 Fr Rec: 23.07 S Emmerson 2001

Sports Day Sports day started on time at 1.30pm, despite the gloomy conditions. Unfortunately by 2.30pm the rain had started and we had to cancel proceedings. We did manage to complete the majority of the events, with only the 1500m and relays outstanding.The boys' Inter House Cup was won by Linton and the Girls' Inter House Cup was won by School. Well done to all competetitors and to all staff who helped on the day. S.Williams

iports Day Results - Boys Sen 3000 Int 3000 Sen Discus Int Javelin Sen High Jun Shot Jun Long Jun 800 Int 800 Sen 800m

Int Shot Jun Discus Sen javelin Int High Sen Long Jun 100m Int 100m Sen 100m Sen Shot Jun High

R. Wells J.Smith T.Nelson W.Scholey B.Lightwing C.Lennox F.Wilson J.Ramalingham R.Faithfutl A.Newton J.Taylor R.Croft C.Greswold W.Catchpote B.Lightwing D.Bird B.WiUiams T.Hinchcliffe H.Gray T.Robinson .Simpson

Winner Jun Javelin Jun 400m Int 400m Sen 400m Jun 200m Int 200m Sen 200m Jun 1500m Int 1500m Sen 1500m 'un Relay

S.Hudson B.Williams

T.Hinchcliffe

HOUSE RESULTS 5t

LINTON

166

2nd

SCHOOL

140

QUEEN'S

137

4th

GROVE

125

6th

MANOR

114

Sports Day Results - Girls Winner S.Blackburn V.Herrenschmidt K.Raines O.Shread C.Worsman •n Discus in Javelin

H.Falshaw

in Long

R. Wilson

n 100m

H.Taylor

'n Jav

M.Foster

m 100m

M.Cabbertas E.Martin

in Shot

S.Blackburn

•-;h

n 300m

•n 1500m n 1500m

HOUSE RESULTS st

SCHOOL

2nd

TEMPLE

QUEEN'S

4th

HOPE

6th

DRONFIE

Girls' Athletics disruptions to the Friday afternoon athletics training schedule took its toll on all the athletes. Luckily we managed to establish a team for the annual Independent School Girls' athletics competition. As predictable the weather was atrocious but a number of girls secured some outstanding performances.

• a fantastic achievement. The third and fourth form girls entered the English Schools' track and field cup. The first round of the competition saw the girls' progress to the regional round which took place at Gateshead International Stadium. For the first time all season the sun shone

Helen Megone:

1st

1500m

and all the athletes relished the opportunity to compete at such a

Libby Brown:

1st

800m

fantastic venue! All the girls must be congratulated on their

Hannah Lawrence:

1st

Javelin

commitment to athletics and they all performed well.

Pippa Martin

1st

Discus.

Luckily the York and district athletics championships managed to go ahead and a number of girls were chosen to represent the athletics team in the school championships. Alice Creswold, Millie Grant and Olivia Shread all qualified to represent the junior team at the district. Helen Megone was chosen to represent the inters

Particularly notable performances on the day were from: • Pippa Martin in the discus •j-^rt-.

• Libby Brown and Alice Greswold secured, extremely convincingly, first and second place respectively in the 800m • Millie Grant and Sally Hicks both performed well in the javelin

at 1500m and Libby Brown qualified in both the 300m and 800m.

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