HOUSE REPORTS CLIFTON
athletics career ahead of her, having already been selected to run the 800m for Great Britain in the U.20 age group. We wish her well at Millfield and beyond. The Athletics Competition also saw wins for Zoe Wight (junior shot) and Charlotte Brisby (junior long jump). New school records were set in the girls' relay events. The senior team consisted of Julia Toms, Rachel Malster, Rowena Smitii and Rachael Ogden, and the junior team of Victoria Hales, Lucy Richardson, Charlotte Brisby and Emma Taylor. The year's sporting highlight for the boys was winning the Inter-House Swimming Competition — beating The Manor by one point! There were wins for Daniel Leveson (senior 2 backstroke), Oliver Marlow (senior 2 breaststroke), Simon Leveson (U.16 individual medley, 2 breaststroke and 2 freestyle), Nicholas Lally (U.15 individual medley, 2 fly and 2 freestyle) and the U.15 relay team (Christopher Carter, Andrew Kemp, Nicholas Lally and Christopher Steward). The boys came third in the Amletics Competition (but first among the Day Houses!). There were wins for Scott Bradley (senior javelin), Mark Topping (senior 3,000m), William Kaberry (intermediate 100m) and Andrew Kemp (intermediate high jump). In the junior cricket, Clifton beat The Grove in the first round and Linton in the semi-final. We tied with The Manor in the final — with The Manor scoring 111 for 9 and Clifton 111 for 7. Our top scorer in the final was Christopher Carter (45), and Christopher Magee scored 23 not out. Andrew Kemp took four wickets, Nicholas Lally three and Christopher Dearnley two.
The end of the academic year marked for me the completion of five years of Housemastering. This year's U.VI leavers joined the House with me in September 1990. When I was appointed to Clifton in May 1990, an experienced colleague said to me mat the Housemaster's relationship with the year group that joins the House with him is a very special one. That has certainly been the case for me, and this year's U.VI leavers will always have a special place in my affections. They have my thanks for all that they have given to the House and to me personally, and my warmest good wishes for their future health and happiness. At the final House meeting of the year we welcomed back Keith and Jean Pemberton. Keith had presented a very fine plate to the House — which will be known as the Keith Pemberton Plate — which the House decided it would like to be given to the Cliftonite who makes the greatest contribution to school life during the year. This year Keith presented the plate to Julia Toms for all her contributions to drama, music, sport and as a monitor. Also at this meeting I was very pleased to present Michael Helme, my retiring Head of House, with an inscribed tankard. 1994-1995 has been another full and busy year. The House has been well represented in all areas of school life — sport, music, drama, community service, C.C.F., Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and much more. In Inter-House sport, the girls have been particularly successful. They won the Junior Netball Cup and the Rounders Cup — with Sara Chapman scoring twenty rounders in one afternoon! Rachael Ogden came first, and set new school records, in the senior 400m and 800m, and first in the senior Long Jump. She was also awarded the cup for the best female athlete. Rachael is off to Millfield on a sports scholarship, and her departure will be a great loss to Clifton. She surely has an exciting
During the year senior House Colours have been awarded to Daniel Leveson, Rowena Smith, Edward Vickers and Rachael Ogden. I was particularly pleased to award senior Colours to Rowena — not only for all that she had achieved in athletics, netball, squash, swimming and tennis, but also to congratulate her on her appointment as Head of School. Rowena is the first Cliftonite to hold this position — a very pleasing tenth birthday present for the House! Junior House Colours have been awarded to Victoria Hales, Zoe Wight, Christopher Carter, Andrew Kemp, Nicholas Lally, Charlotte Brisby, Sara Chapman, Christopher Magee, Russell Parton-Bagnall and Jonaman Steward. Several members of the House have been awarded or re-awarded school first-team Colours this year: Scott Bradley (squash and hockey), Michael Helme (rugby), Rebecca Cunningham (rowing), Julia Toms (swimming), Jonathan Reeves (tennis), Rowena Smith (netball and hockey) and Rachael Ogden (hockey and cross-country). Members of the House have also enjoyed considerable academic success. In addition to coming second in the Merit Cup list, the following were awarded prizes: Samanma Carter (Latin and French speaking), Rebecca Cunningham (classics and theology), Nicholas Wight (music), Rachel Harran (V form), Emma Hook (Latin), Jodieanne Littleboy (classics), Paul Tedow (CDT), Zoe Wight (music) and Charlotte Brisby (HI form). In me 8
