PRIZE LIST Stephenson Prizes for Latin Senior Junior
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Hayley Oram Rosemary Sanderson
P.E. Lord Prizes for Classical Civilisation Senior Junior
Nikolai Shepherd Eamon Mulkeen
Foluso Rotowa Memorial Prize (Classical Coursework)
John-Patrick Wilkinson
Toyne Prize for European History
Mark Rusting
Geography Prizes Senior Junior
Nicholas Joseph Edward Birch
LC. Le Tocq Prize for Economics
James Miers
The Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies
Gemma Croft
Politics Prize
Nicholas Kay
Skrentny Prize for Creative Writing
Alexia Richardson
Brian Holbeche Memorial Prize for a Critical Essay
Mark Rusling
Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay IVth form lllrd form
Alex Drysdale Clare Fletcher
John Crook Prize for Poetry
Alexia Richardson
The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes Senior Junior
Hayley Oram Simon Jackson
Robin Shannon Memorial Prize for Spoken English
Brian McBride
Richard Atkinson Memorial Prizes for Drama
Gareth Pierce and Sophia Heaton
Arthur Craven Memorial Prize for Spoken French Senior
Hayley Oram
French Essay Prize
Alex Thornton
German Essay Prize
Rachel Lewis
Middle School Information Technology Prize
Philip Townsend
Mathematics Prize
Kai Tai Lee
Walter Smith Prize for Biology
Ruth Dalton
Chemistry Prize
Preeti Bhat
Wilcox Prize for Physics
Kai Tai Lee
Walter Smith Prize for GCSE Practical Work
Vanessa Humphrey
Art Prizes Senior Junior
Ruth Ward David Kirkman
Design and Technology Prize
Katrina Wight
Old Peterite Lodge Prize for Service to the Community
Jennie Taylor
Tudor Howat Prize for Music Composition
David Jackson
Orange-Bromhead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment
Marie-Sophie Dalglish
Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass
Robin Jackson
Music Prizes Senior Junior
Marie-Sophie Dalglish and Mark Whiting David Jackson and Simon Jackson
Form Prizes Vth form
IVth form
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Charlotte Black, Vanessa Humphrey, Alastair Robertson and Jonathan Howes Nicholas Rusling, Andrew Robers, Matthew Maitland, Trevor Smith, Louisa Kiddle Robert Heaps, Maneka Braganza, Daniel Moroney, Indraneil Basu
Barry Daniel Award
Andrew Muir
Leadership Prize (sponsored by the Army)
Andrew Muir
The Shepherd Scholarship
Alison Hughes
K H Rhodes Prize
Rachel Taylor
Norman Crombie Memorial Prize
Nicholas Kay
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The Peterite 1997-1998 Issue Ho. 415
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Commemoration Art Musk Drama Creative Writing
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Many thanks to all those pupils and staff who have contributed to this issue of the Peterite and to those Old Peterite's who responded to the request for information about their current courses of study and their graduations. It has been an interesting year and it is hoped that this edition captures some of the memorable events that made it special as well as including all the usual activities of any St Peter's School year. Of course it is the people that matter. Some of the ones you would most like to remember may be the most camera-shy so may not appear in these pages. For those that do, we must thank Mr
Activities News
Chris Hall, Mr Maurice Monteith, the York Evening Press, The Yorkshire Post but especially Mr David Morris for his untiring efforts throughout theyear with some wonderful results. Special thanks go to Paul Sissons and Nick Waters, Colour Box Design, for the design and artwork and
Senior Common Room to Linden Richardson, Noel Richardson Co.(York), forthe printing.
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Dr Jenny Haystead Director
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Ken Howard, R.A., R.W.S., who painted a watercolour of St. Peter's (above). The Petrrite
Head Master's Commemoration Speech 11 June 1998
Academic Scholarships Preeti Bhat Charlotte Black Alison Calvert Katie Cockill RuthDalton Rebecca Fishley Vanessa Humphrey Louisa Kiddle Matthew Maitland HayleyQram Andrew Roberts AlistairRobertson MarkRusling Nicholas Rusling Rosemary Sanderson Benjamin Scott Nikolai Shepherd Matthew Sleath TrevorSmith Hannah Slower RachelTaylor AlexanderThornton JamesTilston Quy White OliverWilson
Heads ofSchool RachelTaylor Nicholas Kay
Monitors Emily Battye Preeti Bhat RuthDalton Marie-Sophie Dalglish Rebecca Fisher Andrew Dangerfield Peter Freeman Michael Freak KarlyHoggarfl Amy Greet ham Ian Paterson DanielJackson Clare Smith MarkRusling Zoe Wight William Vokes-Dudgeon
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Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Sheriff. Sherrif's Lady, HrGill. (anon Woods, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen I extend on behalf of St Peter's a very warm welcome toallofourguests who havejoined usforall or part of our Commemoration. One of the annual events in the ritual of the year is the taking of the School photographs. Mr. Wallace carefully arranges for the school community to appear in all the possible groups to which the pupils and staff belong. Some pupils undergo rapid changes of character as they appear and reappear dressed in the appropriate costume to provide a lasting record of their House, band, team, or CCF Contingent of thatyear. Because the photographs are nearly all taken in front of the Main Hall, from my study window, I have a ring-side view.
If current achievement is anything to go by, then we can expect academicsuccess.OurA level results last year were good, though slightly down on 1996. Our GCSE results last year were better than ever. Among our current pupils, the most distinguished achievement was Ruth Dalton's Open Scholarship from the William Akroyd Foundation. The scholarship is an award from the will of a 15th Century clergyman. Ruth completed an examination and interview and was successful from a field of some 75 of the most academic pupils from the North East. Old scholars include Professor Cheshire and Lord Beveridge. Congratulations, Ruth! We have again had excellent results in the National Physics Challenge and Physics Olympiad.
As you can imagine, the whole preparation for the pictures takes a long while in contrast to the fraction of a second when the camera shutter freezes the moment in ti me.
In Business Studies and Economics there was success for the first time in the Argos business challenge and a team acquitted itself in the Institute of Directors export challenge.
Have you ever photographs?
Perhaps our pupils will follow in the footsteps of former pupils such as Lorna Highet who has just gained a first in medicine at Cambridge, James Dow who has won a prize in moral philosophy at St Andrews, Edward Goodall who won the Hermann Ramm prize in local archeology and Paul Thompson whose researches into the surface anatomy of the brain are bringing him international recognition together with a Professorship at UCLA.
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If you have not already done so, go and visit our archives and ask to look back at the group photographs of the school in years past. There are some where the picture of an absentee is added, with an amusing effect that may remind the adults in the audience of the posters for the famous "Carry On" films: a huge face printed above a tiny cartoon body. When I arrived at Oxford, it took me a long time to reconcile the real Master of Balliol and Old Peterite, Christopher H i l l , with the image that I had gained from this kind of treatment in an old Rugby team photograph of 1934. Why do we take such photographs? Why do we wantto have images frozen in time? They help us to look back, but do they not also help ustolookforward? When we look into the eyes of the pupils in school photographs, are there any clues as to their likely future? Can we see ambition in the eyes of those who went on to achieve great success in their chosen field? We launch young people off into the world and what becomes of them? Did we give them the right start? Do we give them the right start? Are we providing the kind of education that will help current pupils who have been with us as our school motto says "over the ancient ways" to do more than cope with the demands of the world from what we know of the past? How many of these pupils will be the movers and shakers? How many will distinguish themselves academically,? How many will dedicate themselves to the welfare of their fellow man? How many will take a leading role in industry, in Government or in defending ourfreedom?.
Perhaps we saw an actor and actress of the future in Mr Lowe's splendid production of Romeo and Juliet. Sophia Heaton and Gareth Pierce as the starcrossed lovers led a strong cast. Gareth has now been successful auditioning for the National Youth Theatre and joins the company for this Summer. This is a remarkable achievement. Our musicians began the year following on from a tour to Salzburg. Among the concerts in the year, in October the school celebrated Schubert's centenary with a concert given by a number of our very talented visiting teachers. In March, it was Haydn's turn in a concert at St Michael-le-Belfry which included the Nelson Mass. In addition to the outstanding performances by the Wind Band, Choir, String Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, the Summer Concert was most memorable for the quality of playing by the four soloists. Robin Jackson, Mark Whiting, Zoe Wight and Marie-Sophie Dalglish have the talent to develop their music beyond St Peter's. Having heard the quality of their replacements at the music competitions and the St Olave's concert, I am pleased that others will follow in their wake. I hope that many of you managed to see the Art exhibition by our GCSE and A level pupils and by our two artists in residence. The A level work is still on display in the Chilman Building today. I hope that our remarkable success in art continues and I am
grateful to the pupils and staff who have left work for the school to display and to the Friends of St Peter's who purchased a picture from our artist in residence, Ruth Thomas, who leaves us this Summer. All St Peter's Pupils played their part in service to the community this year, to be part of what the Prime Minister described as the "Giving Age". As well as the three charities which have been supported throughout the year, two major events took place. The talent show was a most enjoyable evening and I congratulate all those who took part. Andrew Kemp and Mark Rusling deserve our applause for helping to raise £1000 to which Barclays Bank kindly added afurther£900.
Who knows what the future holds for them? What team photographs will they occupy in the future? They are names to watch and will perhaps join our former pupil James Thompson who is currently making his mark in the world of motorsport. Many of the pupils here are multi-talented and excel in two or more fields. I hope that the school has helped to foster that variety. The CCF, the Community Service programme, The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, our French exchange and the spiritual tradition symbolised in our regular chapel services all contribute. Qualities of leadership are already evident in our senior pupils and have been nurtured by responsible roles such as Monitor, Head of House, NCO , leader of the choirs ororchestrasand sports captains.
The Peterswalk was a masterpiece of organization; it was hugely enjoyable at the time but very painful the next day. As an event it brought together the school community of pupils, pa rents, governors, Old Peteritesand friendsof the school. We even had a fly past from RAF Air Sea rescue as one of our parents flew his helicopter along part of the route on his way to a mountain exercise in the Lake District. I am sure that from the air (and no doubt from the ground) we resembled Napoleon'sretreatfrom Moscow!
I hope that the experience that they have gained will help to guide them over their future paths.
Of the £14,000 raised £10,000 will go to The Anthony Nolan Trust for Bone Marrow Transplants and £4000 to other cancer charities linked to Leeds General Infirmary, in memory of FolusoRotowa.
I have enjoyed working with our new Governors and with new colleagues. It has been a particular pleasure welcoming Mr Perry as Deputy Head.
We can expect many to distinguish themselves in Sport if oursuccess over the year is to be continued. Many of our school teams and some individuals achieved outstanding successthisyear.
I have focused thus far on the pupils. Now I need to say a few words about the people who strive to help them. As I try to give you a picture in words of the School, I am conscious that we have welcomed some new faces and say farewell to (I won't say Old Faces) this year.
Parents and pupils will join me in thanking Mr and Mrs Newman for their outstanding contribution to the life of the school and we all wish you every successandhappinessatRepton.
Andrew Dangerfield was selected to represent Great Britain in an International regatta in Munich. He has also been invited for final trials for the World Junior Championships which take place later this Summer.
This has been a mixed season for the first eleven, with some notable achievements. Victories over Sedbergh and Ampleforth earlier in the term were richly deserved but the partnership between Jamie Hockin and Nicholas Kay in which Nicholas scored 200 Not Out was outstanding. Nicholas went on to represent Leicestershire at senior second eleven level. After prizegiving, the team continues a two day match against the Old Peterites It was for Scottish Schools Rugby at U15 that Alexander Drysdale was to be selected. He was a member of a very successful school team that won the Yorkshire Schools' Cup and reached the Semifinal of the Daily Mail National U15 competition. Further international success was achieved by Jackson Reed Stephenson who represented Great Britain as a member of the show jumping team following his victory in the junior section of the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley.
On 5 September 1988 I began my career at this school. Ten years on, I stand before you proud a nd honou red to be a pa rt of St Peter's School. Here today, we are commending everything that symbolises St Peter's. Clearly, this school breeds outstanding athletes, academics and musicians but that is not all. It breeds people with personality and character and it gives pupils the opportunity to express themselves in many different ways. Indeed, it is the people at St Peter's that make it what it is. Throughout my time at the school and especially over the past three years I have come to recognise the true value of the people at St Peter's. Those people I have shared some of my most enjoyable times with in the classroom and on the sportsfield and those people I could always turn to for support at difficult times. Indeed, it is these people, both pupils and staff, who I have come to know as friends.
He will be joined at those final trials by Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham who will be rowing in a new coxless pair, kindly given by the Old Peterite Club. The Old Peterite Club and the Friends of St Peter's kindly contributed to the purchase of a new cricket scoreboard which was bought for the school by the cricket club committee, or friends of the top bank as theyare known.
Head Boy's Commemoration Vote ofThanks
It is a pleasure to see Mr and Mrs King-Reynolds with us today. Mr King -Reynolds retired from the Board last Summer but was unable to be with us at last year's Commem. May I repeat my thanks and best wishes to you. I would like to thank The Dean of York, Mr Bryan Harnby and Mr David Blackburn who stepped down from the Governing Body thisyear. Among our guests today is Col Barker who retires this Summer as Army Liaison officer for our area. On behalf of many Peterites who have appreciated your advice and care overthe years, I thankyou. I should like to thank the team of staff in all three schools. Success at the final hurdle is due in no small part to the groundwork in our own preparatory and junior schools and in the schools who supply us pupilsat 13orforsixthform.
Our girls'U15 and boys' senior tennis teams won the regional finals of the Midland Bank competition. The girls went on to represent the North in the national final.
It starts with a "Sound Beginning". During this year, we have not only had a Government report praising the Nursery class in Clifton Prep, but also a detailed inspection carried out by the Independent Schools' Joint Council in St Olave's. Mrs Greenwood and Mr Mulryne, to you and your staff I owe a debt of gratitude.
Among our athletes, Joanna Sergeant, and Sandy Cowan were North Yorkshire champions and will go on to represent the county in the National finals.
To all those who contribute to the life of the school, I thankyou. I hopethatyouenjoyyourjustlydeserved holidays. We need them to return refreshed for cont. next page
It would be wrong not to give special thanks to Rachel and my fellow monitors for the outstanding work they have done in the school throughout this past year, carrying out thankless tasks often at very short notice with maturity and assurance. They say your school years are the best years of your life. Well I know I am not alone when I say I will take memories with me of my time at this school. Memories I will cherish for the rest of my life. Finally, on behalf of the school, I would like to; give my sincere thanks to Mr and Mrs Gill for accepting the invitation to be here today and especially to Mr Gill for presenting our school prizes. Thankyou. Nick Kay (UVI)
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I have in my study a painting by the lateJohn Brown who was Head of Art here. It is an oil painting of the school in the late sixties: the hair cuts and motor cars place the picture in time. There are individual pupils and staff that many of the Old Peterites who are with ustoday could recognize. This term, new watercolours of the front of school and of St Olave's were commissioned by the artist Ken Howard, a fellow of the Royal Academy. Many pupils and staff joined me in watching the artistatwork. Some pupils moved into position in graceful slow motion at the direction of the artist. They moved like shadows and like shadows they fade at dusk to reappear with each new dawn together with the next generation of pupils. Even before the pictures are available next term, the school roll will have changed. From the total roll of over 500 pupils at St Peter's, 100 leave and join each year. The buildings however, remain the same. But this is not entirely true. Last Summer, I explained how our Vision of the future was to chart the development programme for the years to come. We have planned carefully the changes to our campus which began with a detailed analysis of how we use space and our needs. The changes which I hope will take place over the next few years as we shape the school for the next century are subject to the constraints of planning permission, finance and economicstability. This Summer, a new Computer teaching suite will be installed for St Olave's and a fibre optic network will linkthe three schools. Later, a new girls' boarding extension will be built for St Olave's, a new class room block will be built for St Peter's, an art and technology facility for St Olave's and Clifton Prep, the Main Memorial Hall will be refurbished, new changing rooms will be constructed as will a new sports pavilion. These are all exciting projects and I shall give more details as soon as they are available. Parents: I hope that you are proud of the children who sit before me today. Together, we have helped them to achieve their and your goals and aspirations. Leavers: you carry with you today a responsibility to ensure that the world of the future, your world, will keep the quality of life for all its people as its guiding principal. Do not ask what the world will give you, but what you can give to the world.: I wish you all success. :Weshallfollowyourprogresswith pride.
Friends of St Peter's I think I can confidently report another successful yearfor the Friends. We began with a very enjoyable Boat Trip. 60 people cruised the Ouse on 26 September and dined at the Ship Inn at Acaster Malbis. We have had requests to repeat this, probably in the Summer Term, when the evening would be lighter. Unfortunately, our Quiz Night planned for 16 January had to be cancelled the week before when only four tickets had been sold, despite it being so successf u I the previous year when it was held on the same date. This was the only low spot in the year when our role of supporting the school seemed to overtake our social function. Wendy Shepherd took Georgina Terry's place on the committee and we thank Georgina for her loyalty and support. Wendy felt that staff did not fully understand the role of the Friends, so a note was sentto each mernberof staff offering suggestions of support we could give to departments. School support this year has been given in many ways. We ran the bar at the Leaver's Ball and we were present at the Open Evenings in October. On Peterswalk we manned a refreshment stop and helped wherever we were needed. I think we all enjoyed being part of a wonderful occasion.
On Sports Day this year we served refreshments and we were present in the houses at the induction's for new pupilson Saturday 13 June. We were again able to donate funds to various departments. We gave £500 towards the electronic scoreboard, we bought a picture for the school by the Artist in Residence, Ruth Thomas and we are funding satellite navigation equipment for Mountaineering and Geography. I feel that this year's committee has been very committed and supportive. Judith, Gill, Hilary and I have now served our time and in many ways I shall be sorry to go. I will leave satisfied with what the Friends have achieved, but these achievements mustbebuilton. I would like to thank you all for your help and support. You each have other commitments and whatever time you have given to the Friends has been greatly appreciated, but I must especially thank Fiona forall she has done thisyear. I lookforward to coming to your social events simply for pleasure without being involved in any organisation. My best wishes go to next years committee.
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that such a work that exudes life and vigour could flow from someone nearing the end of their short life is quite remarkable. Thank you to all the performers - it was a lovely evening
School Choir and Chapel Choir This year, because the School Choir has grown so much (it now numbers 120!) it was decided to create anothe%horal unit -the Chapel Choir. The intention is that the Chapel Choir will take over the main reponsI||ility for'service' music within the school and that the School Choir will mainly be a 'concert' choir. This does not mean that the chapel choir will not sing secular music or that the School Choir will not be involved in our major School services, such as those in the Minster but that each will have its activities centred more in some areas. The first major event of the year was a Choral Evensong in the School Chapel - Stanford in B flat, that most traditional of settings received an outing and its strong rhythms and well-build climaxes were popular with the choir; the anthem ' The King of love', a hymn-anthem by Edward Bairstow is part of a policy of collecting together anthems associated with York Minster in preparation for a concert with Francis Jackson at some point in the future. The Advent Carol Service was rather different this year involving both St Peter's and St Olave's choirs and again the Chapel in candle-light created a special atmosphere.
Musical Soiree In November we presented an evening of Chamber music in the Jackson Recital Room - the evening started with a lively march from the 'Carnival of the Animals' arranged and directed by Christopher Blood; the Girls' Close Harmony Group's items included a lush performance of 'California Dreaming';one of our quartets played a Rhumbaby Anita Hewitt-Jones and the Wind Quintet was impressive in'The Liberty Bell'by Sousa.The evening also included solos by Ruth Easby, Rosemary Sanderson, Simon Jackson and Emily Appleyard, all well performed and presented.
Schubert Bicentenary Concert One of the great features of having such a large music department (five full-timers and thirty two visiting teachers) is that is possible to call on their services for special events. The bicentenary of Schubert's birth was one such event. Schubert the supreme melodist whose works for all mediums are loved both by performersand listeners. Ms Lamb in her normal energetic way gathered together a group of nine to perform two of Schubert's best-loved works - the 'Trout' quintet and the Octet, but before we heard these, Brian Newbould, Professor of Music at Hull University, gave an illuminating and humorous introductory talk on the two pieces and their place in Schubert's output. The octet's composition during a period of unhappy illness is one of those miracles of music The Pett rit* 199/-1996
Christmas Concert The Christmas Concert featured an array of talentthe wind band's opening selection included 'Candle in the Wind' as a sombre reminder of events earlier that summer but also included Leroy Anderson's 'Sleigh Ride'complete with jangling harnesses. The brass group's performance of'Rudolf, the red-nosed reindeer' arranged in a most humorous way by Franckenpohl was tremendously impressive and it was good to reflect that most of the players in the group will be with usforanothertwoyears. The School Choir's contributions included a very rapid performance of 'The Rhythm of life' where every word was clear and, if anything the audience was more breathless than the choir! Catherine Bush provided a wistful accompaniment to 'The Lark in the clearair' arranged by Louis Halsey for choir and flute solo evoking all the atmosphere of the English countryside. Two lush carols'Starlight Lullaby' by Philip Lane and 'Mid-Winter' by Bob Chilcot sung with shape and conviction concluded theSchoolChoir'scontribution. The Girls' Close Harmony, now directed by Michael Bawtree, sang ' Sometimes I feel like a motherless child' arranged by Michael Neum demonstrated theirdeveloping confidence.
Christmas Carol Service in York Minster The service's introit -'In dulci jubilo' sung from the West End set the tone for the service with Hylton Stewart's 'On this day earth shall ring' providing a real climax but, perhaps the highlight will be remembered as Peter Miles' singing 'The Three Kings' by Peter Cornelius, accompanied by the chamber choir- singing of this quality is a real treat and in Peter we have a soloist of consummate ability and interpretative skills. The Brass Group were as impressive as ever in all the special arrangements for congregational carols and, of course, it is these that create the that particular atmosphere which is such a feature of this service.
Haydn Concertat StMichaelle Belfrey The Choral Society worked during the Easter Term on Haydn's 'Nelson Mass'; Tuesday evenings were given over to rehearsals with a choir of
parents, staff and friends of the school; the School Choir rehearsed at their normal times on Monday and Friday lunchtimes and then for the final rehearsals the combined choirs became 'the Choral Society' numbering about 150. The decision to take a major concert like this outside school is by turns exciting and hazardous. There is a new acoustic to experience and get used to, there is the problem of fitting everyone in - quite a major problem in this case and there is simply the refreshing feeling of'going somewhere new'. The concert itself took place on Tuesday 10th March in the lovely surroundings and true-sounding ambience of St Michael-le Belfrey. The evening consisted of two works by Haydn - the first Symphony no 60 in C I I distratto' was conducted by Michael Bawtree with clarity, efficiency and genuine musicianship. It was a performance bringing out all the dramatic gestures of the piece some most humorous - unpredictable rhythms, sudden interjections by brass and timpani and imitations of tuning instruments within the piece. What Haydn described in later years as 'that old pancake' certainly was not at all flat but as buoyant as entertaining as could be. Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' followed. This most dramatic and lively work gained its nickname from being written at a time when Napoleon was threatening Austria with invasion; Nelson was seen as the only possible person who could prevent this. Clear indications of those troubled times are heard in the Benedictus where trumpets and drums burst forth with iterated sounds creating a feeling of terror. The Soloists :- Judith Hartley - soprano, Janet Mander- contralto, Edmund Strurmheit- tenor and Christopher Gulley- bass were outstanding and blended together particularly effectively in the sections for solo quartet. The choral society sang with vitality, drama and supplication as the music required - clear textures in the fugal sections of the 'Kyrie', bright-sounding sonorities for the 'Gloria' and when they came to the 'Benedictus' the drama of a nation under threat was easy to imagine as the repeated notes of choir, trumpets and timpani filled the church. Well done to all involved. The whole evening was quite special.
music pieces - an Ascensiontide anthem 'God is gone' up by Arthur Hutchings and a setting of Cole Porter's brilliant words l e t ' s do it' arranged by David Blackwell and sung by the newly formed Chapel Choir whose ever-increasing quality presages well forthefuture. The string orchestra's performance of Grieg's Holberg Suite showed what a fine group they have become under Ms Lamb's direction- difficult music executed with style and maturity. The school choir's performances of two folk song arrangements 'Barbara Ellen' and 'Oh! No John' were well-polished and entertaining and then l u l l a b y of Birdland' arranged by that doyen of York Musicians - Andrew Carter was a real treat sung with humour and, at the same time, sensitivity.
Cabaret Concert St. Peter's Band Report After last summer's successful tour of Austria, the band that assembled in September had a lot to live up to. Fortunately the new school year brought a number of additions to the band, which has helped to boost the clarinet, flute and trumpet sections whilst maintaining our high standard of playing. The highlight of the winter term for the band was the Christmas Concert, which was held in the Memorial Hall, where the band played their own tribute to Lady Diana with a performance of Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind.' This was contrasted with a spirited 'Sleigh Ride' by Leroy Anderson and a maximum score for 'Grand Slam' by Aubrey Beswick. During the Easter term the band concentrated on repertoire building for the school CCF Bi-annual inspection which took place in May. The pieces for this occasion were specially arranged by our very own 'Captain Blood' and there was an apparent appropriateness in certain pieces such as the Irish Washerwoman (supposedly dedicated to Mr.Monteith). By the time the day of the inspection arrived the band was well-rehearsed and armed with the obligatory clothes pegs (that's four pegs and no less!) we could not fail to make a good impression. The 1996 inspection was abandoned due to bad weather, however this year the weather offered ideal conditions for certain members of the band to perfect their sun tans. The pace with which the inspection was conducted tested the stamina of the band to the last semi-quaver. Nevertheless the band coped amazingly well and put on 'a jolly good show'in the words of the General himself. The year ended on a high note with the band's performance in the Summer Concert where 'Peer Gynt' by Grieg and 'Mars' from the Planets by Hoist were played in a highly professional manner. In the latter piece, the percussion (in the able hands of Guy and Rose) captured the mood perfectly and succeeded in conveying the threat of war within the confinesoftheMemorial Hall. It remains to congratulate all the members of the band for a successful years work and to thank Mr. Blood forallhiseffortsand perseverance.
Alison Calvert (UVI)
As ever, our Cabaret Concert proved very popular; that mix of informality which comes from the tables laid out around the hall and a bar at the back, create an ambience which is pleasantly relaxed for both audience and performers. We set the programme out like a menu with the Swing Band, the main performers of the evening described as 'Fromage'-(Cheesy bits!). Some of the highlights of their performances were 'Tuxedo Junction', Basin Street Blues' and The Muppet Show' but the real sensation was Allan Hughes singing 'My Life' with the Band. Mr Hughes spent many years in the entertainment business and this was very clear from the professionalism and commitment of his singing - it was a real treat and he has been booked for next year as we continue to raise money for our major music tour. The Chamber Choir also performed a substantial number of pieces including 'Overthe Rainbow', one of the 'Songs of Springtime' by Moeran and some Victorian ballads beautifully arranged by Jonathan Rathbone; these were well-received especially 'Come into the garden Maud' and 'On the road to Mandalay'. The Girls' Close Harmony's rendering of 'Hail Holy Queen' from 'Sister Act' had all the humour that it had in the film with its rather austere beginning breaking into jazzy excess! The Barbershop's yodelling in their 'Tyrolean Folk Songs' was most entertaining and this group clearly demonstrated how much it has developed in the lastyear. Our saxophone group or 'Raw Sax' as they call themselves transported us to a downtown nightclub, the 'Flute Fancies', with their 'American Patrol', took us to the parade-ground and the Wind Quintet's Ragtime Dance took us to the Deep South before we came back to the conventional Edwardian drawing room of Elgar's'Salutd'amour', performed by the String Quartet. Nearly C900 was raised for the Music Tour - Thank You to all those parents and friends who helped to make the evening so successful, all co-ordinated by the'Friends of St Peter's'under the Chairmanship of Angela Sanderson.
SummerConcert The Summer Concert on Friday 29th May saw the very best of St Peter's music featuring, as it has traditionally for the last few years, solo concerto movements by upper sixth leavers. The concert started with performances of two vastly contrasted
The wind band under Mr Blood also performed some Grieg; this time the 'Peer Gynt' Suite played with as much skill as the strings had displayed earlier. This was followed by an arrangement of Hoist's Mars from 'the Planets' - the swirling five-four patterns creating all the menace of war which the composer had intended and the hammer-blows by the whole band portraying graphically the bleak destruction brought by the fighting of conflicting nations The evening's concerto performances were by four of our leavers. Mark Whiting played the first movement of Kabalevsky's violin concerto in C major - a fast movement with ever-changing rhythms and the clean-textured , often transparent orchestration which is so characteristic of Russians composers; Mark played excellently and with real vivacity. Robin Jackson's performance of the second movement of Mozart's first horn concerto was full of the rustic character which one associates with these 6/8 movements and demonstrated what a secure player he has become. Zoe Wight's choice of a relatively unknown concerto byAruntunian (the name can be spelt in a variety of ways!) was inspired, the concerto was a perfect vehicle for her dynamic qualities and musicianship and she really sold the piece to the audience. Then a complete contrast, we often say in the music department that it is in the slow movements that musicians reveal their quality, well Marie Sophie Dalglish chose the slow movement of the first violin concerto by Bruch, beautiful music, in fact, I believe the work has been rated the most popular piece by Classic FM listeners for several years running. It was a real treat. Marie-Sophie's sweet, evocative sound which has enthralled us over the last two years was at its very bestand moving. Four soloists of a very high calibre-we'll miss them all! The evening ended with our Symphony orchestra playing Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger' Overture with all the appropriate grandeur which the piece demands and the rich textures which so perfectly give every section of the orchestra rewarding and challenging music were all brought to life. The orchestra showed both in this, and in the complicated accompaniments to the concertos, what a capable group they are. What a pleasure it would bt: to he.irthem in a purpose-built concert hall at school where their quality could be even more clearly demonstrated-they really deserve it as doallourmajorgroups.
Music Competition Musicians, like any other profession, come in all so rts of characters, in Tess Miller theadjudicator for our Annual Music Competition we had an example ThePetmtf I997 -1996
-musicof someone who was both gentle and strong , quietly spoken but commanding the respect of all who heard her comment on the many fine performances during the evening of the competition. Tess Miller is an oboist who has played in many of the leading London Orchestras and has also featured as soloist in Mozart's Oboe Concerto at the Proms; we were therefore very privileged to have her to judge our music competition and, earlier in the day, coach our Wind Quintet. It was especially good to hear so many comments about posture; as a teacher and expert on Alexander Technique,Tess Miller was able to give advice which could save many problems in the future.
The winners were:Marie-Sophie Dalglish (violin) SeniorStrings: Zoe Wight (trumpet) Senior Brass: Senior Woodwind: Alison Calvert (clarinet) and Sarah Easby (oboe) Senior Keyboard: KatrinaWight(piano) Singing: Peter Miles (baritone) Percussion: Rose Strickland-Constable (xylophone) Composition: David Jackson JuniorStrings: David Jackson (viola) Junior Brass: Simon Whiteley (trombone) Junior Woodwind: Catherine Bush (soprano) and David Jackson (countertenor) Simon Jackson Junior Keyboard: Senior: Marie-Sophie Dalglish; Overall Winners: Junior: David Jackson.
Staff In September Michael Bawtree joined us as our new School Organist; as organ scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge he was already skilled with choirs and at accompanying and has used these talents to great effectiveness already. His ability to arrange and compose has already been heard to great effect. As a musician of some distinction I know that his pupils will benefit greatly from his continued guidance. Rowan Williams joined us temporarily mainly teaching in St Olave's but also some sixth form work where his wit and genuine interest in the topics covered proved popular with the pupils we wish him well in his chosen change to furniture restoration at least he will have different sorts of suites to discuss! Sara Gilford has now taken over as Head of Music in St Olave's but also involved in teaching GCSE and A Level work where she has already proved herself most effective. Carolyn Vaughan joined us during the year teaching clarinet and saxophone as these areas of tuition continue to expand and has already demonstrated a clear intention to make her lessons fun. Jane Osborne also joined us as our third cello teacher demonstrating most pleasingly what a growing string department we have, travelling from llkley each week where her husband runs a music shop has also given us the chance to receive weekly deliveriesofmusic. Christopher Gulleyjoined us as new singing teacher, moving up from Exeter to take up a post as one of the Songmen at York Minster; he has developed the boys' solo singing in the school excellently and ably assisted with vocal training for the whole School Choir- we look forward to his continued work in the department. Robert Patterson's piano teaching and accompanimental skills will be missed as he leaves The Peterite 1997-
us to take up a full time appointment as School Organist at Bradfield College, Berkshire where we wish him well. David Gibbsthe new Organ scholarat York Minster will be taking over much of Robert's teaching and it is good that another close link with the Minster will be maintained to our mutual benefit. Linda Suggitt one of our singing teachers leaves us to join her partner in Chester; she has done excellent work at St Peter's, bringing her real professional talents to inspire a an admirable group of pupils, we will miss her. Most of all I would like to thank our full-timers especially Chistopher Blood and Margaret Lamb for all the exceptional work that they do to make the music-making at St Peter's so strong and healthy- we look forward next year to a Choral Evensong in York Minster in October, a major production of 'The Pirates of Penzance' in March at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre and much more culminating in a major music tour to Lake Geneva and Spain next Summer.
Miscellaneous At various time members of the music department are asked to I provide music for special I occasions not necessarily connected with the school - it is good to do these as our pupils get valuable performance experience in different venues and it takes our music into the community which is surely a good thing. One of the most exciting was taking a group of twenty choristers to perform in a film of 'Elizabeth I' - soon to be released. Our choristers, suited dressed in Elizabethan garb and specially-designed hair styles were the choir for Elizabeth I's Coronation (York Minster replacing Westminster Abbey for the purpose of the film). It was so interesting to be involved in such a venture and to seethe marvellous array of costumes and for some of our pupils to meet Richard Attenborough, one of the stars of the production. This year we have also taken our Chamber Choir to sing carols at Bootham Park Hospital and the same choir with brass group to the St Sampson's Centre Carol Service. In the Spring, our Brass Group played atThe Fairfield Manor Hotel for an International gathering of ' Lions' - Mr Blood showed his capabilities arranoinn a group of national anthems for the occasion - the Italian I national anthem was eventually I found aftersomeseachingl. In the Summer, our Chamber Choir went to Castle Howard where we performed in a concert at the Gatehouse in aid of Coneysthorpe Church - it is not just the musical side of things that are important on these occasions but also the camaraderie for instance when playing football in the grounds of Castle Howard or being lavishly entertained as happened when our String Quartet
played at the York Medical Society's Summer Gathering at the Medical Society Rooms in Stonegate. Sitting and listening to our School String Quartet - Marie So^hie-Dalglish (First Violin), Mark Whiting (Second Violin), David Jackson (Viola) and Daisy Cannons (Cello) play on this occasion was very pleasurable and the quality of their playing excellent. They were a real credit to the School.
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Music Awards Edward Long Awards Marie-Sophie Dalglish (UVI)
Violin/Piano
Robin Jackson (UVI)
Horn/Piano
Mark Whiting (UVI)
Violin/Piano
Andrew Acaster(LVI)
Trumpet/Piano
Oliver Hainsworth(LVI)
Violin
Ruth Easby (V)
Clarinet/Piano
Sarah EasbyfV)
Oboe/Violin/Piano
RosemarySanderson (V)
Bassoon/Piano
David Jackson (IV)
Viola/Piano
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Simon Jackson (IV)
Oboe/Piano
Paul Wilson (III)
Viola/Piano
This year, the weekly Friday night rehearsals proved to be enjoyable, musical and sociable, bringing together old faces and new. The choir performed at their annual Christmas appointments in the St Sampson's Centre and Bootham Park Hospital, gaining in confidence from the ever enthusiastic and effervescent audiences. This confidence and developing quality of sound was at its highest when accompanying Peter Miles with his exquisite and memorable rendition of "The Three Kings" in the Minster Christmas Service.
Waine Awards Alison Calvert (UVI)
Clarinet/Piano
Marie-Sophie Dalglish (UVI)
Violin/ Piano
Robin Jackson (UVI)
Horn/Piano
lona Marks (UVI)
Violin
Mark Whiting (UVI)
Violin/Piano
AndrewAcaster(LVI)
Trumpet/Piano
Oliver Hainsworth(LVI)
Violin
Benjamin Dale (V)
Trombone/Piano
Alexandra Dow (V)
Flute
Sarah Easby(V)
Oboe/Violin/Piano
Katie Jenkins (V)
Violin/Piano
RosemarySanderson (V)
Bassoon/Piano
Katrina Wight (V)
Cello/Piano
David Jackson (IV)
Viola/Piano
Simon Jackson (IV)
Oboe/Piano
Hannah Stower(IV)
Violin
Simon Whiteley (IV)
Trombone/Piano
ManekaBraganza(lll)
Cello/Piano
Catherine Bush (III)
Flute/Piano
Dean Milner White Scholar Award Simon Whiteley (IV)
Trombone/Piano
As the year progressed the choir continued to perform well in musical school functions and the departure of two prominent female singers allowed other less confident singers the chance to sample the Chamber Choir experience. Thanks to the leadership of the likes of Amy Greetham, Marie-Sophie Dalglish and Zoe Wight, the new girls soon found their feet in time for the Summer Cabaret evening. Prominent in this very
successful evening was Oliver Hainsworth, whose first solo for the Chamber Choir, "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen" seemed to be much appreciated by the audience. The final performance of the year proved to be consistently successful. This formal concert was held at the Castle Howard Gate House in front of an important invited audience. The Chamber Choir rose to the occasion and sang brilliantly with notable solo performances by Peter Miles, Oliver Hainsworth, Gareth Pierce, Louis Fell and Andrew Acaster. Our thanks must go to Mr Wright for his tireless conducting and misguided yet still amusing sense of humour. Thanks also go to Mr Bawtree who accompanied on keyboard so effortlessly on many occasions and not forgetting Mrs Wright who provided the Chamber Choir with a very much appreciated meal at the end of the year. We look forward to singing and eating a bit more next year. Oliver Hainsworth (LVI)
Music Tour to Austria The 'Von Trapps' performed there, St Peters had to be next to venture to the famous musical city of Salzburg.
In the evening we were set free to explore the village or in Mr Monteith's case explore the pubs to sample the German beers.
The coaches set off from York at the not at all ridiculous time of half past midnighton the journey to Dover where we took the ferry across the Channel to Calais. (I am not one to ask about the ferry trip however, as I spent the entire time on the top deck looking for the escape routes for when we sank I).
We eventually retired for the night. I think everybody was pleased to see a bed or at least something which resembled a bed.
There was much questioning as we set off about the eating arrangements. The itinerary said that our first meal would be provided when we arrived in Germany. A few of the boys imagined themselves starving to death but were slightly happier when they were reassured that it was a misprint and that we would be eating in the next 24 hours!. After a long and tiring trip we eventually arrived at our hotel in Germany in time for a meal which everyone thought they were ready for. By thinking of the saying "if you are starving you will eat anything" I formed my own conclusion that there was not a single starving person sitting in that diningroom.
The next morning (and the others to follow) we were woken at an obscene hour and made to have some more fun trying to load the bus again. It would probably be easier to put a ship in a bottle but it was eventually done and we set off for Austria. For a long trip it passed by surprisingly quickly and we arrived atourhotel-the'Gasthof Hutter'intimefortea. A few of us were mad enough to venture into the swimming pool after tea. If it had been any colder it could have been used as a skating rink!. We were let loose in the village to "look at the'scenery'". On the Sunday we set out to Liechtensteinklam Gorge - a long walkway with ramps and tunnels leading to a spectacular waterfall. That is for those of us who went the right way!. Mr Monteith was sure he knew where he was going as he marched a dozen people up a muddy hill somewhere in the The Pettrite
opposite direction. Ms Lamb was also quite content as she was the one who had a sit down on a bench waiting for them to return. In the afternoon our first chance to perform was in a small church in Annaberg. The service was of course conducted in German. The several of Mr Wright's attempts to bring in the choir during the prayers however,failed miserably. The next day we set out for Innsbruck where we were able to visit some of the sights and shops in this lovely little city then perform an outdoor concert to appreciative passers by. Our next excursion was into Bavaria to visit the Salt mine and Hitler's Eagles Nest. The salt mine included a miniature train ride and a huge slide into the mine. It was a beautiful and very large salt grotto. A lovely experience except the fact that we were dressed up to look like oompa lumpas in very flattering white suits. We were given miniature pots of salt from the mine as a souvenir on the way out. Where was it you put yours Sam Venables? no, Jo Mawby did not have an extreme case of dandruff did she Sam?. The Eagles Nest was a fascinating experience on top of a mountain where you could catch a glimpse of the most spectacular view of Bavaria. The coach drive however, was not an experience for people who suffer from vertigo as we discovered watching the fearful faces of Emma and Mrs Edwards turning white. The concert on this day was one to remember. The smiles of satisfaction from our audience made the evening. One man got so into the music that when the band played Rule Britannia he leaped out of his seat to stand to attention. A very embarrassed wife who had by now turned an interesting shade of beetroot sat tugging at his shirt to drag him down. Our next day was spent in Zell am See. I understand that there was quite a spectacular view of the city from the top of the mountain but a few of us decided to keep our feet on the ground ratherthan dangle on the end of a piece of string in a box which they called a'cable car'. Crazy Golf seemed like much more of an adventure and Mrs Edwards looked delighted at the prospect of accompanying poor Jane to hospital withhertonsillitis. In the afternoon we were able to go swimming, venture round the town and go for a paddle out on the lake in the pedal boats. Most people could have won a prize for finding the takkiest shop in Zell am See so the majority, finally, being British born and British bred plonked for Macdonalds which in Austria, it has to be said, was nothing to boast about! Our final day was spent in Salzburg where we had the opportunity to visit many sights including
Mozart's birthplace and the castle where you can see the house where the 'Sound of Music'was set!. We were able to go shopping for gifts and souvenirs before a picnic in the Mirabellgarten, the famous gardens in Salzburg, where I am embarrassed to admit, a large proportion of the tour party nearly got arrested for swimming in the fountain. And where was Mr Wright? yes, he had hidden and was not going to admit that he was in charge!. Our last concert was at an Old Peoples' Home- a good concert, but it brought an element of sadness to rea lise that the end had come so soon. So, by the end of the holiday was there any budding romance? well, there was the obvious inseparable couple, Emma and Mark. Mark would try anything to get into our room to see Emma after we had gone to bed. Sorry, I had to mention that part!. I understand that John Cole was performing his audition for a performance of 'Interview with the Vampire' but as it was pointed out, isn't John a vegetarian Emma Riley? I would also like to extend my own personal thanks to Lucy Adam who was so very thoughtful in assisting with 'European relations'. I'm sure everyone else would like to thank Lucy as-well. And of course the relationship that blossomed after the trip - Laura and ON, how sweet!. I believe Charlotte Mee's experiences of ripping a ligament in her leg were also well worth the pain she bore as she was escorted in an ambulance joined by her ever faithful friend Katie Gormley by what was described as 'a hunk in a puffer Jacket'. I also believe that Andy Acaster took quite a shining to Charlotte!. It was the language that baffled most of the tour party. Most people could handle the most important sentence of course - 'ein bierre bitte'. Mr Wright's several attempts of describing items of music in German also caused some amusement. The audience were in stitches at his wonderful description of the 'Bluebird': "Es ist about ein bird das ist blau". Becky Fishley's linguistic skills did however, come in handy and we were grateful to her.Thanks Becky!. The end came too quickly but the state of the teachers suggested that they needed another holiday away from all of the pupils!. Mr Blood was homesick, Mr Monteith and Mr Jones had exhausted all of the pubs and Mr Wright who had spent best part of the trip asleep drew the last straw when he was caught in the pose for one last photograph asleep in a virtually empty beer glass. I think Miss Marsh and Ms Lamb could have carried on acting like teenagers for much longer, but too much illusion has got to be bad for us!. Mr and Mrs Edwards deserved a break
from constant dramas and looking after everyone else's needs, they were probably about to drop dead but it was appreciated. Mr Edwardsalso liked to feel useful patrolling up and dqyvn the corridors, keen to prevent any more experiences with European relations. Mr O-B's underground train station voice will not be forgotten. I'm sure most people even now still have those announcements going through their heads. Mrs 0-B deserves a medal for merely keeping her cool in situations when most people would have either,been ripping their hair out or committing homicide. The coach journey back was certainty entertaining. We watched a video of Tyrol' which I needn't elaborate on. Let's just say the next video was marginally more appreciated by most!. Andy Acaster and Co.'s stand up comedy will not be forgotten as we were led in a chorus of 'the wheels on the coach go round and round'- perhaps not a compliment to the music performed on tour. I'd love to thank every person individually for making this tour work but so much effort was put into it by so many, so for fear of missing someone, I will say one big thank you to everyone who made this a tour one which I guarantee will never be forgotten.
Jennie Taylor (UVI)
MusicTourPostscript Having been gripped by the holiday spirit, our keenness to sample what Austria had to offer was all too evident. The locals were friendly, comfortable, spacious and typically Austrian. The people too were noticeably amiable and eager to converse. Perhaps in certain instances they appeared too friendly - of this I shall say no more - but it was not only the Austrians who were friendly, for the general atmosphere that we created between ourselves was one of the more impressive features of the tour. Sometimes it felt to me as though I was striving for success as part of a team, rather than playing music in front of Austrians. I've always felt that camaraderie is one of the most valuable parts of school life and a recognisable characteristic of any good school trip such as this one. For those more reclusive among us, the tour was a useful way of talking to people who you normally wouldn't speak to at school. It certainly helped me realise that there is life beyond my own peer group. Russell Parton-Bagnall (LVI)
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St Peter's String Music This year's string playing has largely been dominated by our two upper sixth violinists, MarieSophie Dalglish and Mark Whiting, whose exceptional talents raised the standard of music making in St Peter's far beyond that which would normally be found in a non-specialist school. In the Christmas concert, the String Orchestra was able to tackle Elgar's beautiful 'Serenade for Strings';: the long, soaring phrases were sustained with an astonishing maturity by all sections of the orchestra, producing a musical experience for both performers and audience to remember. The Carol Service in York Minster started with the Overture from Handel's "Messiah", played by a small string group plus Simon Jackson and Sarah Easby (oboes), and Rosemary Sanderson (bassoon). A moment for reflection was then provided in the middle of the service with the "Pastoral Symphony" from the same work. The Easter Term was the time for more competitive music. There were some splendid performances in both junior and senior sections, and the winners were David Jackson (viola), playing the slow movement from theTchaikovsky violin concerto and Marie-Sophie Dalglish, who played the charming "Romance" by Svensden. These two players, along with Mark Whiting and Katrina Wight (cello), represented the school in the under 19 section of the National Chamber Music for Schools Trust Competition, where they managed to get as far as the semi-finals. This term was also the term for auditions for orchestras outside school, and it was a great achievement for Paul Wilson (viola) to gain a place in the National Children's Orchestra. He will be playing in concerts in London and around Britain during school holidays over the course of theyear. In the Summer Term music is necessarily disrupted by the massive number of exams taking place. However, this did not prevent the Summer Concert from taking place just before half-term, in which we were treated to a serenely beautiful performance of the slow movement of the Bruch violin concerto,
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played by Marie-Sophie Dalglish, and a fiery rendition of the first movement of Kabalevsky's violin concerto by Mark Whiting: both were accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra. The String Orchestra made the very ambitious choice of Grieg's "Holberg Suite", in which they rose to the occasion admirably. Rounding off theyear without a chance to hear the two star violinists one last time proved an impossibility, and so an arrangement of the Andante from Bach's Sonata for solo violin was made especially for the occasion of the Commemoration Service. I'm sure that anyone who heard this beautiful music being played so expressively will remember it for a long time to come.
School Organist School Organist, Michael Bawtree, has had a busy year having given concerts at Westminster Abbey, the Grosvenor Chapel, London and in Sheffield. He has also been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 3 Young Artists' Forum which could result in a broadcast recital. During the summer holidays he has recitals scheduled at Cathedrals in Dublin, Hereford, Truro and Carlisle and a performance as part of the Cambridge Summer Recital Series at St Catharine's College. Each recital is a different programme as Michael enjoys choosing repertoire to suit each instrument.
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Fairy Tale: ATrue Story Thirteen boys and teacher, Mr Blood, made their big screen debut in the film Fairy Tale: ATrue Story. They took on the roles of a First World War boys band as a train carrying wounded soldiers arrived at Bradford. Dressed in wartime uniforms, the boys can be seen and heard playing 'See The Conquering Hero'from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus. Guy Wood plays the St Peter'sSchool drum which is t h o u g h t t o be about 100 years old. The photographs show the boys on the set and a First World War picture of the St Peter's Officers Training Corps Band w i t h the big drum used f o r t h e f i l m . The boys in the band were Marcus Matusiak, Henry Heywood, Matthew Welsh, Charles Robinson, Ben Dale, David Burgess, Douglas Highet, Charles Barnett, Alistair Robertson, Ben Burnett, Tom Bowman, Edward Ferrow and Guy Wood.
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The production's premiss set us at election-time in Verona, a city where the power-rivalry between Capulets and Montagues is so fierce as to be murderous. Yet this foundation for our understanding was perhaps not sufficiently secured: we may be too used to our own democracy where power is determined by crosses on voting slips rather than on hit lists. So the election leaflets and exhortations to 'vote for us' which greeted the audience established an atmosphere that was comfortable or boring-polical rather than threatening. From here to the violence of the actual political encounters felt like a disjunction in the play ratherthan a logical step. But perhaps this is in Shakespeare anyway: Romeo and Juliet experience it as their ordinary world, so they don't feel personally threatened by it. They will when they grow up, but not yet. And when they fall in love with each other, they are thrown across the disjunction to which they are blind.
The acting of Gareth Pierce as Romeo and Sophia Heaton as Juliet was paradoxically mature in its presentation of their characters' naivete. These two worked hard to bind the whole thing together, and I for one was moved almost to tears at the play's conclusion - grief for their loss, and frustration at their parents' inability to perceive where it had all gone wrong. The sense that they were adrift in a world too big for them was well established at the party where they met and fell in love: you had the feeling that they understood themselves to be players in the kind of opera where you know everything ends happily because the characters are needed for the next episode. They were aware of dramatic tension but unaware of its implications in the real world.
In the opening scenes I wanted to see much more exploration of the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio. Why are Romeo and Mercutio so close? Alistair Robertson's androgynous attraction hinted at all sorts of reasons for this and forTybalt'sjealousy of theircloseness, which added a personal hatred of Romeo to his political enmWy. Still, to keep the overall production to a manageable length, some themes have to be sketched rather than fully developed; and this one was shown clearly enough to drive the narrative. I imagine Romeo himself would not have articulated his closeness to Mercutio, so why should the play? It is enough that sympathised with Romeo killing Tybalt at the same time as I understood the Capulets'grief and desire for revenge at Tybalt's death. The loss of Mercutio left a gap in the play as it did in the lives of those around him. Richard Gibbon's acting as Benvolio was a revelation: he possessed the stature to mediate plausibly between the people of power in the city, and between the play and itsaudience. What did sufficiently ground the production in the force of lust for Power was a high quality of acting among those who played the Montagues, the Capulets and the Ruling Family. Dan Jackson played Montague as solidly oblivious to human frailty or flexibility. Brian McBride as Capulet could see nothing beyond his own place at the pinnacle of hierarchy. Tim Bainbridge became a Prince who wanted to allow his people electoral autonomy. However, he laid down strict limits, and was forced into [over ' reacting to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt Romeo, already married to Juliet, was left stretched across the power-ga p. Brian McBride, of course, was desperately disappointed to play only the first night; and
nothing had changed. Ian himself deserves credit for having developed such actors, as well as for stepping into the role at very short notice and with considerable success.
Sophie Lloyd's performance as Sister Lawrence worked well to further this interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. The Church represented a spiritual authority which should have transcended all the temporal power-games around them, but which could not do so - feting, in particular, caught up in Capulet's attempft to insinuate himself into the ruling family by marrying Juliet to Paris. Attempting to maintljn the Church's effective power, Sister Lawrence tries the desperate trick of faking Juliet's death. The tension between the human and the political was palpable in Sophie's performance of her dilemmas. There was a strong sense that fate was working inevitably as the play approached its climax. The different strands were effectively integrated. We detachedly watch Capulet's grief at Juliet's 'death' because we know she is still alive. We are more involved when we see Romeo's grief at her 'death' because we know how he will react and so we know it isa premonitory grief. And ' we are subsumed entirely in grief when they both lie there.
even that was a triumph of self-control over illness. It is a tremendous tribute to the quality of this cast as a whole that when Brian was too ill to appear again, Ian Lowe took over and they all had the maturity to work as if
The effect on the audiences of this year's performances of Romeo and Juliet is well summed up in the single sentence I heard during the second night interval - it's better than 'Grease'! You expect school audiences to prefer modern musical to Shakespearean tragedy, so that reaction says a lot. It was not a superficial reaction to a superficial production, this play has depth and complexity: both were revealed. DJ Hughes
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"Our Day /iOuf Wuty fcxjJtflt I What a pleasure my night in turned out to be. Yet again Mrs Hopkinson I encouraged a fine set of performances from the Middle School. On this occasion I the Assistant Producer/Director took the form of the rather less hirsute Gareth I Pierce and Mr Lowe was confined to the lighting deck. I "Our Day Out" charts the adventure of the Progress Class, a group of less able and I disadvantaged children (and their teachers) from a rather tougher inner city •• ' school than our dear St Peter's! Sophia Heaton fresh from her success as Juliet earlier thisyear, made a convincing middle school teacher with a heart, guiding her more difficult pupils and colleagues through various emotional troughs and hurdles. Mark Brooks took the role of a teacher as though he had been born to it -1 am sure his father handed down a few tips. Katie Millar played his charming and typically sensible partner. All aboard, the bus load of maladjusted youngsters were driven to the seaside by Rose Strickland-Constable. Rose was clearly having trouble with her clutch control to judge from the jerking back and forth of the occupants, who were lucky to escape without severe whiplash. The party was definitely a mixed bag with Alan Crompton and Alan Mak as two of the most unlikely, likely lads at large. The rest of the hooligan element were played by Jenny Cogbill, Daniel Haigh, Michael Hemsworth, David and Simon Jackson, Nourah Ma'aye, Paula McBride, Helena Sharp, Fiona Morrison and Paul Wilson. Katherine Morris was definitely the dolly in this mixture. Sue Chalmers and Monika Heaton may not have been on the bus but they were certainly taken for a ride by the hoards who stripped their stall of sweets, without parting with a penny. A timely reminder to never act with children and animals. In this case the Generation Game cuddly toy appeared in the form of Susanna Dale as a rather alarming monkey-that growled. Simon Whiteley was excellent as the cold bureaucratic teacher, only briefly humbled by the distress of one of his charges. The most telling scene of the play was that between Simon and Ella Hewitt. Ella is perched on the cliff edge contemplating the bleakness and futility of her life and wondering with touching simplicity why happiness is so fleeting. Simon has to reach deep into forgotten areas of his soul to find his humanity and so coax her down from danger. This scene was beautifully handled by this pair, whose timing and pathos showed considerable skill and understanding. In the end the whole group enjoy a wonderful day out, but it is the hard hearted Whiteley who ultimately cannot sustain happiness beyond the moment. "Our Day Out" was thoroughly accomplished production and this reviewer found it both enjoyable and poignant. I was left wondering however, if MIL could ever be as well dressed as the Progress Group - not a shirt tail or ketchup stain in sight. A M Lowther
creative writing TheGuiccioli Miniature He got up from his seat at the table in the cafe and walked across the Piazza San Marco. He turned and went past the cathedral, and headed down between the two pillars to the water's edge. He stopped and looked out at the canals. With his eyes he followed the gliding of the gondola, and he saw an empty shadow, ghostlike and fast-moving, far out in the centre of the channel. And he was looking out across St. Mark's Canal to the dim outlines of San Giorgio Island when a shadow fell on the pavement and he heard a man's voice. "You American?" Jerry nodded silently. "Just come to Ven ice?" The stranger was tall with a haunted look in his eyes. He wore a coat and hat, with the brim turned down. His hands trembled. Out in the channel the shadow vanished. "Been here a few days," said Jerry. "Maybeyou can helpafellow American?" Jerry waited. Then the man put his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a small, glistening object. "Give me ten for it and it's yours." "What is it?" "A miniature. Worth hundreds maybe more! Ten, and it'syours." He put it in his hand. "Ten dollars, go on take something back from Venice. How long are you gonna be here?" "Till tomorrow." "Then you going home?" "Yes." "Ten dollars. Best buy you'll ever make." Jerry lifted it into the light. "The Guiccioli miniature," he added. "Well, a copy. The original is in the Pitti Palace in Florence." It was the face of a beautiful woman, brown eyes and auburn hair. Her features were small but perfectlyshaped. " I painted it myself. I came here a few years ago and now I have finished it. I'll soon die. Please gimme ten bucks for it."
Jerry looked down at it and he remembered suddenly. Theresa Guiccioli Lord Byron, the great Romantic poet the two of them had been in love. "How about it?" "I've got very little money left." "The original is priceless. Go see it. I'm broke, please." Jerry was taunted by the man's piercing eyes. "All right", said Jerry. "I'll buy it". Jerry handed him the ten dollar note. " Where are you going to go?" implored Jerry. "Where can a doomed man go?" and he left.
He shut the door, went to the window and opened it. He picked up the miniature and threw it out the window. He felt a huge weight had been lifted of him when he heard the splash of the water. He was free of his curse - if there was one! He laughed, and said aloud, "Si I ly su perstitious fool!" As he sat in his plane seat waiting for the plane to take off, the stewardess offered him a selection of newspapers. He picked an Italian newspaper. He loved reading Italian. He came to Venice to improve his Italian. There was a slight smile of pleasure on his face as he began to read. He turned the first page. The smile drained from his face.
Jerry stood there a long time. He turned and headed home, past the restaurants, the cafes and finally back to where he was staying. He felt he was followed on the way back, he turned a numberof times, no-one wasthere.
There was a picture of the painter he met by the canal. He was lying on his back on a cobblestone street, his face turned up to the sky. Jerry read further.
Jerry headed up to his room, turned on his light and reviewed the miniature. He remembered the romantic poetry Lord Byron had written. He thought of the strange man's words,
The "painter" had been one of the three men who had stolen the Guiccioli miniature from the Pitti Palace. He then double-crossed his partners and ran off with the treasure. His partners had finally caught up with him in Venice, after chasing him all over Italy.
"Where can a doomed man go?" Suddenly, the miniatures beautiful face became repellent to him. His hands became clammy. He got up and went to the old, cracked mirror that hung on the wall. It was his own face - but he had changed! His face was white, drawn with fear, his eyes two black pools. Jerry felt that for some strange feeling, with the passing of the painting he had become cursed. A doomed man. He turned out the light and gazed into the street below and the dark waters of the Venetian canal. He was tight with fear, he looked as frightened as the painter who had sold him the painting. A doomed man. He wentto bed.
The police had captured the murderers and were now searching desperately for the priceless miniature. Jerry slowly put down the newspaper. "Is anything wrong?" the stewardess asked him. Jerrydidnotanswer. Edward Taylor ( I I I )
His sleep was restless, he awoke several times. Once he was sure he heard something, he sprang out of the bed looking straight ahead in fear. He could not stay here much longer, he dressed in a panic. His eyes now fixed on the doorknob, he could have sworn it began to open slowly. He screamed, the turning stopped. He cautiously approached the door and opened it slowly, inch by inch. The corridor was black, but he could tell it was empty.
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fit senses. I remember the sensation of feeling very cold. The sun on the horizon was glowing out the last embers of daylight. This day was passed, into a timeless pit of oblivion. It was a perfect day which was now just a part of memory, the memory of living existence which would fade as a candle does and as the sun goes down. Where? Who knows, into what we call oblivion.
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'Parklife' It was a warm, lazy Summer's day. The tall oaks and willows cast a long tired shadow, their boughs whispering w i t h breathless sighs. In the distance I heard a lawnmower and I could smell the freshly cut grass. Everything reminded me of summer, of warmth and of peace and of happiness. Everything was summer. It was just a perfect day. I sat on the rusted old bench under the shade of a large oak. The sun was high in the sky glowing w i t h a lulling yet intense radiance. In front of me was the park. An old couple taking an afternoon stroll w i t h the weary steps of age, found a pleasant picnicking spot from which they could watch the Sunday afternoon cricket. Lazily people clapped the batsmen as they came in and got out. Around the boundary plump men in summer hats read the newspaper, watched the cricket and supped on warm ale. High above an aeroplane f l e w over. The monotonous buzzing of its j e t engine stimulated relaxation. To my right three young men and t w o ladies were gently throwing a Frisbee, gaining intense enjoyment from the repetitive game. The leaves of the trees were dancing softly in the cool summer breeze enticing the eyes to shut as I drifted deeper into my subconscious. Everything was content and dreamy. I wished maybe I could pause time and remain in this blissful nirvana forever. Here life was timeless. To my left a family were picnicking. The mother laid out a vast spread of food on a tartan rug. There were j a m scones, cream cakes, chicken legs, sandwiches, f r u i t s and many other delicacies which made my mouth water. The t w o children of no more than six were desperately trying to find 'where do the squirrels live, mummy?' and were exploring the vast jungle landscape o f t h e o a k s a n d willows. The declaration of one of the cricketing sides drew a slight stir of acknowledgement from some of the plump gentlemen, but it was no more than that. A small game of football had begun between some teenage boys using their jerseys as goal posts and soon they were well into a hard-hitting F.A Cup match which resulted in a penalty shoot-out. Arsenal won, or was it Manchester United? I don't know. My attention span was rapidly decreasing as I began to drift o f f into a dreamy sleep, the sun stroking my face as a mother to her child. I was not asleep but w i t h eyes shut I was deep, hidden in the vast plains of the subconscious. All around me was contentment. I seemed to wake suddenly, startling into my The Petrrite 199/-1998
Evening had drawn on. The game of cricket had ended and everybody had left. The park was empty and in the cool haze of dusk it seemed very cold and distanced. As I stood up and brushed myself down, yawning I realised that today I had experienced what is called 'Parklife'. I had seen people come and go, play cricket, have a kick about, take a stroll, have a picnic, read the newspaper, drink warm ale and relax
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On Dreams "In An Unfamiliar Corridor" In an unfamiliar corridor of familiar rooms, familiarfaces,
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A r o w o f names.a list of places.
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Each registers, Is recognised somewhere in the mind. Recognised within the mind. Known asa mutual friend, A distant relative. Names that lend Themselves to sleep, Only to sleep. You begin to rest. As your consciousness starts to rest, you continue to act A blur of the t r u t h , mendacious fact; Somehow believed, Although forgotten after waking.
Inaccessible A crystal droplet suspended in defiant inanimation Plummets, shatters w i t h the dream,
At the morrow's sun rise you will wake, a I most as before, Not noting the hours of darkness, nor Time that has passed, And you can never recall the night.
Fragments of a long gone reverie. Her wish - a child's - so clear, so simple, so black and white.
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A world of extremes, a fear of uncertainty. Innocence lost. Her heart, raped by dread, Guarded by impenetrable barrier of cynicism; A hedge of gleaming thorns, a moat of iridescent acid. Look but d o n ' t t o u c h . Does nothing betray hervulnerability, her need to
The Garden I t i s d a w n , a n d damp, The garden glistens w i t h dew
be loved, But more - to be understood? She glimpses- non, ce n'est rien - personne,
That washes, w i t h my tears, Tarnished memories of my broken dreams.
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That I am the only un-green thing here.
Obsolete. Emptiness.
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I am alone, and I feel
And the first flowers, waiting for the sun. B u t l am blind to those. All I sense isshimmering emerald, From leaves to lawn, twitching in the breeze, bewitching, Itisserpent-like. The air breathes t e m p t a t i o n ; The garden remembers Eve. Alexia Richardson (LVI)
activities
Peterswalk
On Bank Holiday Monday the 500 pupils from the senior school participated in a 20 mile walk from Boroughbridge to York to raise cash for Cancer Charities. The school held similar charity walks in 1986, 1989 and 1993 but this year's event had extra poignancy. St Peter's pupil Foluso Rotowa died last May, aged 14, after losing his long battle against renal cancer. Foluso's Housemaster, John Owen-Bamett paid tribute to the courage of the teenager who never complained despite his illness." He is sorely missed, yet his name liveson admirably commemorated in charitablegiving and in our hearts." A fleet of coaches took the pupils to the start and more than 200 parents and staff marshalled the walk and provided refreshments along the way. Some pupils ran, some cycled and two rode horses along the banks of the River Ure and River Ouse. Co-ordinator David Hughes said: "The real drive is getting the whole school community involved." The fundraising campaign got off to a flying start when pupils took part in a talent competition and concert organised by Mark Rusling and Andrew Kemp. Altogether more than £14,000 was raised and £10,000 wasdonated to the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.
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Wathgill Training Centre, Catterick was the setting for the annual camp in Summer 1997. The activities were varied including shooting, ambushes, rock climbing, canoeing and an over-night exercise, which all helped to produce a highly successful and enjoyed camp. The end of camp signalled the exit for Paul Tetlow as the Senior Cadet, the position being filled by CSM Sweet. On returning to school in September 1997, there were 80 new cadets eager to start their training in the CCF, the largest intake for some years. The senior NCO's did their jobs efficiently and effectively, teaching the cadets all they would need to know. They were helped in this task by nine Cadet Training Team to whom we are very grateful for their time and effort over theyear. September also saw the return of the Old Peterite Major Mark Lodge who after an absence to serve in the Army returned to the school to teach History and also help with the CCF, he brought with him enthusiasm and vigour which has certainly been noticed within the CCF.
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The whole contingent are now preparing to go on the annual Summer camp which will be at Proteus camp just outside Nottingham. Fifty-five cadets are going on camp this year, which is one of the biggest camps for many years. I would like to thank Lieutenant Colonel Baber of the Royal Military Police for his coaching of the shooting team over the past year. He has given a lot of time and effort to coach the team in the hope that for once, we might be able to beat Ampleforth. His coaching was well demonstrated by Tom Lilleyman who came third in the 15 North Eastern Brigade Shooting Competition. As well as spending a lot of time with the shooting team, Colonel Baber has also staged two demonstrations of the Military Police which were both well received by the cadets and the other members of the school who came to watch them. The shooting team are now preparing to go to Bisley, the National Rifle meet that is held each year with the coaching they have received they hope to do well. For thisassistance we are very grateful to Colonel Baber. On behalf of the whole contingent I would like to thank the Officers who run the CCF. As the Commanding Officer of the contingent, MajorTooms works hard to ensure that the cadets have as much fun as possible. He is well supported by Major Lodge and Lieutenant Monteith who both give up free time to help run the CCF. We also welcome 2nd Lieutenant A M Lowther and 2nd Lieutenant E K White into the CCF. I hope they have as much fun in the CCFas I did in my fouryears there.
CSM A M Sweet (UVI)
Politics Lecture On the day that Scotland voted to have its own Parliament, Professor Philip Norton, Professor of Politics at Hull University, spoke to Sixth Form students about how the new parliament would operate. He predicted that Yorkshire and other English regions would soon ask for their own parliament, and that the English electorate would start to question the subsidies that were given to Scotland. He said it was too soon to say exactly how the parliament would operate but, when it begins to operate in the year 2000, clashes between the Scottish Parliament and the British Government are inevitable
Community Service Report
It is midnight in the recital room, just after the end of term as I write this to the strains of the Music of the Night played on piano and flute. Agroup of third year girls have roped in friends, parents and staff to play, sponsor and encourage as they take part in a 36 hour nonstop piano marathon for the Dian Fossey gorilla fund and also Children in Need. Community Service took on a few new projects this year, as well as keeping going the old favourites. We still enjoy our contact with Fothergill homes,
whose residents welcome our pupils as visitors on a regular basis. They came to our very popular Christmas get together organised by the Sixth Form, where we were splendidly entertained as usual by the choir, the swing band, Mr. Spencer's piano playing and Mr. Hall's inimitable bingo. They also enjoyed our summer coach outing and wonderful afternoon tea provided by the ladies of the Galtres Centre, Easingwold. Almost everyone in St. Peter's supported our participation in the World's Biggest Coffee Party, when coffee and refreshments were kindly provided by the catering staff and parents, and we raised a tidy sum for the Cancer Relief Macmillan fund. We were highly entertained by the staff and residents of Princess Mary House in Harrogate when they challenged our Sixth Form to a pub style quiz during their young visitors' week. In an exciting contest, their team proved too much for us with their fantastic knowledge of pop music in particular. We lookforward to the return match. Our Boxes For Bosnia Appeal 1997 had the most fantastic response. For the first time, the whole
campus, including Clifton Prep, took part and there was great excitement for the younger ones when Radio York came to interview them as they packed boxes with groceries, toiletries and school equipment. Mrs. Sanderson kindly allocated space in St. Olave's library to store the huge piles of donations and boxes and we were very glad of her invaluable help. As you read this we shall be preparing to launch our next Christmas appeal, and I hope we can once again relyonyourbrilliantsupport. In September 1998 we begin our new venture, when Community Service also becomes an option in the General Studies programme for the Lower Sixth. We hope that this will give far more pupils the chance to help in the local community on a regular basis. Pupils have worked with organisations such as S.N.A.P.P.Y., the Wilberforce Home for the Blind, the Glen, to name only a few; we want to be able to do more and we hope you will come forward to let us know if there are other thing we could or indeed should be doing.
J Bainbridge
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On the early morning of 28 December (or late night of the 27th) a group of the Peterites assembled for the annual ski trip. Having circled Verona airport several times the fog cleared and we arrived at Folgarida, relieved to see plenty of snow. The inevitable bum-boarding (such useful things bumboards!) preceded the evening meal; thankfully this year without injury. Breakfast never a particularly lively affair at 7.30 am (for most of us!) was followed by the twice daily trek to the ski lift, where we quickly learnt to adapt to the local approach towards queuing. Our ski instructors were interesting characters, there was Marco whose English seemed limited to off-piste (encouraged by Jamie and Nick) and 'fog'; Egon who taught his group how to turn properly (shame Mr Monteith missed out on that group) and whose catch phrase was "ze pressure iz on ze valley ski" and Pedro who kept the advanced group from breaking life and limb. The snowboarders were well instructed - the beginners made good progress and the advanced group were impressive in their ability
to 'catch some phat(?l) air'. Fiona must be congratulated on her progress during the week and Alison on her victory in 'The Race' - was there ever any doubt? The apres ski was generally convivial - the rep certainly did her utmost to be friendly at times and no-one could forget Nuncio's skill with the guitar. New Year's Eve was a reasonably lively evening; the rendering of Jerusalem was particularly memorable, although the other guests did express a degree of sympathy for the Director of Music. Adam seemed to enjoy his 18th birthday - doubtless the rather lacklustre nature of his skiing the following day was due to Ed's snoring keeping him awake. The fifth form managed an evening skating and bumboarding without injury, and the bar games were enjoyed more by some than others - eating marshmallows will never seem quite the same again. So, another year over. Folgarida survived the onslaught with only a few Italians muttering (or
shoutingj'mad Inglesi' and I am sure they can't have been referring to any of our group, who could be decidedly helpful and charming when young Italian women fell on the slopes. There were romances made (not many) and (briefly) broken (what is it about Becky and snow?) new skills developed digging craters, cleaning, diplomacy (a definite victory for Becky), chivalry (why was Mrs Watkinson left stranded half way down a black slope?) and photography (it would have been such a good photo,Adam). Fog at Verona made the homeward journey rather tedious, enlivened slightly by Mr M losing and finding a list and Natalie getting the time right. The staff would like to thank all who went for their constant good humour, good company and general consideration. I would particularly like to thank those who at any time took responsibility for Ian on the slopes, and managed to return him in one piece!
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Battlefields Trip 1998 The party of 47 left for France early on Wednesday morning. Even while still in England the journey was eventful - Callan MurrayHocking had misplaced his passport and looked set to remain behind. However, he was allowed to continue with the party.
Jamie Smith standing beneath his great uncle's name on the Thiepval monument at the Somme.
After travelling through the Channel Tunnel we quickly arrived at the 'Hotel' Kosmos. This proved to be interesting as I cannot say that the Hotel Kosmos is one of the most salubrious locations in which I have stayed. The unusual brand of Belgian cuisine served at the hotel was not everyone's liking although Jamie Smith insisted that the meatball soup was delicious! In the evening we attended a moving Last Post ceremony in Ypres and the whole party was ready fora rest. The next day was spent visiting British and German graveyards. The vast number of graves really brought the enormity of the war home, especially the grave of a 15 year old boy. Afterwards we saw the battlefield of Hill 60. In a nearby museum there were some reconstructed trenches. We witnessed some acrobatic jumping overthe trenches by Sam Brown! The evening was spent playing football with some newly acquired friends from another school staying in the Hotel and an Ethiopian student. After sampling some more culinary delights, which we later to find was rabbit, the evening was to prove uneventful-except for the mysterious disappearance of Jo Sargeant and Ben Taylor! However, we were all glad to see them back safely forthe evening.
In the morning we left them behind and headed for France to stay in the town of Arras. The first stop was Vimy Ridge - now a Canadian National Park run by students from Quebec. Here there was a memorial to the Canadian troops of the War. Afterwards we were able to see the tunnels dug by the Canadians in order to take the Ridge. We then had a brief stop at a vast French Cemetery with 20,000 graves and the adjoining museum. The next day we visited the Somme Battlefield. Matthew Maitland, on crutches, found the mud quite difficult and at one point nearly sunk! Later in the day we saw the memorials to the Northern Irish and the South Africans. Here Kate Hudson and Louise Horsley displayed some poor driving skills with Matthew in his wheelchair! We were now at the last night on the trip. In Arras for the previous two days there had been a fair and we spent both nights enjoying its delights. Alex Drysdale realised that you should not go on a ride just after eating. Later Tom Abel and I battled with Miss 'Road Rage' Lowther and MrTayloron the dodgems! In the morning we left on the trip home. After an uneventful journey we arrived back at school on the Sunday evening before the start of the new term. For such an interesting trip we would like to thank the staff who bravely travelled with us, Mr Drysdale, Mr Lodge, Miss Lowther, Mr Sargeantand MrTaylor. NickRusling(IV)
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LIVERPOOL PHVSICS OLVmPICS 1991 On the 18th October Liverpool University held its annual physics competition and again St Peter's School sent four of its finest physicists to do battle against 29 other schools from around the country. However, these four brave souls were not alone, for Mr Morris and MrRogerson had accompanied them so as to provide moral support. At 11:00 the events began and we first had to discover the most efficient way to guide a ball through six gates. We set to work and within approximately 15 minutes found a solution which we believed might challenge for top honours. However, we only managed to finish with the main field. It was time to move on to an exercise in which we had to simulate the orbit of Jupiter and two of its moons. Kay (the brightest member of our team), naturally was the sun and I was given the responsibility of being the largest planet in the solar system (I was told it was nothing personal), whilst Ben and Robert were the two moons. We believed we had done well and our poor showing can only be put down to bias on the part of the judges. After this we moved on to what was to prove our most successful event. It involved building a bridge to enable a member of our team to cross to an island where a tower of paper cups had to be built. This challenge allowed Robert to show that he had definitely been a boy scout. It also proved that Ben did have a use because as the lightest member of our team he was sent out across the bridge. Despite our undoubted good performance here I believe that a distinct amount of favouritism was shown in adjudging usthe winners.
after lunch was the building of an electromagnet. It must have been mental fatigue which led to our rather poor showing. We then had to hand in the Fermi Paper which tested our skills of estimation. Unfortunately it showed them to be rather poor, but by this point I do not believe we could have done much to alter the overall outcome. The final task involved measuring the distance between two buildings without moving from a set point. We managed to be about 30 metres away from the right value and unsurprisingly finished low down the field. Despite the disappointments and questionable judging decisions it was an enjoyable day and I would like to express our thanks to Mr. Morris for organising the trip and to Mr. Rogerson for giving his support even when it became clear we were not goingtodoverywell.
Fermi Quiz
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How many seconds are there are until the next millennium?
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Andrew Pease (UVI) This was the first time that I had attended this competition as it was Mr. Edwards who had accompanied the team in previous years. The six events were on the whole simple, but provided an ample test of the ingenuity and team work skills of the competitors. I saw our boys in a different light from that in the classroom and I have to say that I was somewhat surprised to see who emerged as the natural team leader.The day was well organised and most enjoyable and winning one of the events was a bonus and a first for us. Overall our team, Wavelength, came 10th out of the 30 entrants. Sandwiched either side of the competition was a quick look around the Catholic Cathedral and a pitstop at McDonalds. In self-defence, the visit to the Philharmonic for lunch was with my own Physics Alevel teacher, who had brought a team and who twisted my arm to join him.Thankyou to the team of Andrew Pease, Ben Scott, Kai Tai Lee and Robert Bedford and also to Mr. Rogerson. Hopefully next year's upper sixth physicists will be back at Liverpool in 1998 and who knows maybe they can go one better.
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St Peter's School continued its record of success in this year's national physics competitions for high achievers. Daniel Birkett, Jonathan Else, Samuel Venables and John-Patrick Wilkinson received commendation certificates in the Physics Challenge competition for GCSE pupils. In the Physics Olympiad for A Level pupils, Benjamin Scott received a Silver Medal; Robert Bedford, Kai Tai Lee and Andrew Pease received Bronze Class I Medals; and Alasdair Vickers received a Bronze Class II Medal.
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The Alcuin Library The library continues to grow at a steady pace (more than 11,500 items are now recorded on the computer catalogue) and to keep abreast of the latest technology. An Internet link has now been installed and, despite some initial trepidation mainly from the Librarian - has proved a considerable boon. Fears that significant disturbance would result have proved unfounded and the pupils have used thefacility sensibly. One intriguing spin-off is that book circulation has risen, partly as a direct result of the Internet. Pupils who get stuck during complicated searches seem amazed to discover that a good traditional book on the shelves by their elbow has just the information they are seeking, and even those who use the Internet successfully get sidetracked from their technological paths by attractive books and magazines they might not otherwise have seen - altogether a very satisfactory integration of the old and the new so far. Book donations have been received from the following pupils: Mark Baxter, Robert Bedford, Edward Brooke, Alison Castle, Kieran Harrison, Robin Jackson, Nicholas Kay, Stuart Milne, John Mitchell, Mark Rusling, Alexandra Senior, Nikolai Shepherd, Mark Shoat, James Tilston, Sophie Triffitt, Claire Tully, and Adam Wales. Further donations have been received from Stephen O'Loughlin (Staff) and Professor Christopher Hill and Fiona and Graham Watt (OPs). Sincere thanks are due to all the above for their generosity. (All donations go into the library with an appropriate bookplate, and the donor's name is also recorded on the computer.) The IT staff continue to provide the Library with immense support - the tales from some schools of Librarian and IT Department at war are unheard of here, to my great relief. My thanks to them and to Mr John Mitchell (Archivist) fortheir helpin manyandvariousways. APedley
From The Archives It is always most pleasing when the department is able to help a growing number of genealogical enquirers, and to find missing pieces of information from correspondents and callers, and it is particularly pleasing when gifts of varying kinds arrive. This year these include a girl's original uniform jacket (Mrs Atkinson), a complete scout uniform of the Chilman Troop (Mr Miers), a photograph of St Olave's cricket eleven in 1932 (Mr Lockwood), ties from the widow of Dr Piatt and several items from Mrs J.Todd, daughter of Brigadier Eastwood (1933-36). His rugger cap, Petrana, programmes and photographs are all features of our collection now, and she allowed us photo-copies of all his school reports and weights ft measures slips. Michael Hollway's daughter also called and presented some items and collected copies of material for a surprise scrapbook for his 80th birthday, as did Philip Morris's daughterfor his 60th. Another fascinating letter came from Revd Richard Burkitt, enclosing photo-copies of letters found in his great-grandfather's desk. Charles Wright was a pupil from 1854-1858. Unfortunately the set of letters home is not complete but there are sufficient to show his development from innocent, homesick boy to a relaxed young man writing to his father in a mixture of Latin and Greek! It is interesting to have details of the life of a boy in and out of school. Nicknames and slang word are included "tattie trap, half cracked with joy, day coves, stunner, stodging, bosh, new codgers, grub". His request for a parcel and money is also familiar though- he asks for "An English dictionary, his narrow box of pens, card case of leads, sealing wax, earthenware ink bottle, pasties, nuts, gingerbread, pot of strawberry preserve, and an orderallowing him to purchase herringsat the Porters". The Reverend Burkitt has kindly typed out all the letters and added background notes, together with copies of family photographs, and the whole presentation now in the archives makes interesting reading. As always I am grateful to all those who have helped in any way even if they are not listed, and to Angela Sanderson who continues to give regular, willing, voluntary help in so many ways. We a re still looking for other helpers with indexing, sorting, filing and conserving items, so offers will be most welcome. It is interesting and valuable work and some of it, especial ly indexing of past numbers of "The Peterite", could be done at home. JVMitchell
(hallengefor Management Challenge for Management is a management day for all Vlth Formers to prepare them for the world of work. 13 leaders from businesses in Yorkshire and staff with careers and management expertise donated their time. The leaders were most complimentary about the ability and attitude of the106 pupils who participated and a number asked if they could come back next year! RH Hubbard ThePfteritt 199/-1998
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Top House Quiz The major concern as this year's quiz approached was as to the whereabouts of the buzzer kit. All quiz addicts enjoy the thrill of being first to hit the button. Intensive searches however proved fruitless. After a tightly contested opening round, the quizmaster was faced with the task of producing sets of questions of a similar nature for the semi-finalists and giving them the choice of set. In the event this proved most successful and the format was carried through to the final between Clifton and Queens held on March 12th. It was very closely fought and Queen's came out winners by 56 points to 49. Congratulations to Rose Strickland-Constable, Catherine Stafanini, Eleanor Wilton and captain Ruth Dalton on their success.
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Amnesty International Some thouqhtson the Christmas Lecture This year's Christmas Lecture was a demonstration of the properties of Nitrogen: from the inert to the spectacular; presented by Mr Lancasterforthe Science Society.
Worldwide Appeal - Real Lives - November 1997
Nick Kay and Preeti Bhat act as gown bearers for the Lord Chief Justice of Appeal.
The Head Master's Christmas Letter to Parents began: " As I sit to begin this Christmas letter, I am looking out of my study window at the floodlit main building and Christmas lights in the tree in the middle of the lawn. Parents may have heard a short piece on Radio York when a resident of the city phoned in to say that she had only felt that the spirit of Christmas had arrived when she drove past 'that famous school in Clifton that looked so beautiful festooned with Christmas lights.'
The Lecture Theatre was hard pushed to accommodate the whole audience, although the department was welcome of the hearty response. As an experienced chemist, Mr Lancaster was able to draw from experience, an entertaining and valuable demonstration into the historical and modern uses of the element, including its use in the Second World War which incorporated the use of some genuine laboratory glassware of the era. Some very useful reactions were demonstrated, although the use of nitrates in explosives had to be excluded from the evening much to Mr Lancaster's dismay. All in all the evening was a very entertaining and informative account for all year groups and was well worth the efforts of Mr Lancaster and the department Oliver Wilson (HIP)
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Cabaret The traditional cabaret evening was held in the Memorial Hall in the second week in May. The purpose was to make music, have fun and raise some funds to contribute to the Music Tour in Summer 1999. The high standard of performance and the relaxed atmosphere ensured a very enjoyable evening for audience and participants.
Resin won the York Inter-Schools Battle of the Bands competition at the Barbican Centre watched by 1,500 supporters. Members of the band were presented with their gold disk trophy, sponsored by Norwich Union, by John Fletcher and Tina Wright who jointly organised the competition. The boys also won music shop vouchers and recording time in a local studio to help realise theirdreamsof stardom.
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At the beginning of the academic year three
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colleagues joined the staff: Robert Doyle (Economics and Business Studies), Ruth Thomas and Jo-Anna Duncalf (Artists in Residence). Arbell Lowther organised her first event as Social Secretary: a curry evening, aimed principally at new colleagues, which was well supported. Other activities included a visit to York Brewery and a particularly successful quiz night, bringing together colleagues, both teaching and nonteaching, from all three schools. The staff lost narrowly to the Third XI, despite a gallant innings
Headmaster: A FTrotman,J.P.,M.A.(Balliol College, Oxford)
Deputy Headmaster: RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
DirectorofStudies:
Chairman to hit a six off the final ball of the
Senior Chaplain:
staff eventually went down 4-5.
Several
colleagues ran Peterswalk and the Easingwold half-marathon the following Sunday (Messrs Hall, Newman and Taylor - finishing in that order,
Dransfield and Betty Green.
That three
colleagues should face such bereavement in a single term was a particularly sad coincidence: our sympathy goes out to them. On a happier
arrival of Olivia Shread, Emilia Grant and the Gillespie
twins.
Marietta
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Nicola.
Monteith
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Eleanor
White,
whose
engagement was greeted with considerable interest from the press! We were also very pleased to hear of Maurice's appointment as Housemaster of The Grove in succession to David
At the presentation to leavers, held as usual on the Music School lawn, David Newman removed his kit to give us - and two unsuspecting Olavites - a glimpse of one of his extra-curricular roles at Repton. We wish him, Debbie and our other leavers every happiness in the future.
P Taylor
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Mrs J LM North, B.A. (Durham) Head of Spanish
Miss RThomas, M.A. (Leeds) Artist in Residence
J WG Shaw, B.A. (Leeds)
Music B Allen, B.Sc. (Durham), M.I.Biol. Head of Department.
AP Wright, B Mus. (London), LR.A.M. Directorof Music.
M A Monteith, B. Sc. (Newcastle)
M J Bawtree, B.A., F.R.C.O. (Christ's College, Cambridge) School Organist.
PJ Stephen, B.Ed. (Durham)
Careers/Personal and Social Education R H Hubbard B. Sc. (Manchester). Head of Department.
Chemistry
R 6 Shread, B.Tech.(Bradford), M.Sc. (York), F.V.CM
C Blood, A.R.C.M. Cert AdvStudy, (Royal Collegeof Music, London) Head of Wind Studies. Ms M K Lamb, L R A M . (Royal College of Music). Head of String Studies.
Physical Education and Games M W Johnston, B.A. (Newcastle Polytechnic), P.G.C.E. Head of Department. Mrs W M Shepherd, Cert. Ed. (Bedford College of Physical Education). Head of Girls Games. Mrs PA Fletcher, Cert Ed, (Coventry College of Education)
Classics PTaylor, MA(Liverpool). Head of Department. D S Newman, M.A. (Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford)
Economics/Business Studies ASevern, B.A. (York) Head of Department.
English R J Bulcock, M.A. (St Peter's College, Oxford). Head of Department. I M K Lowe, B.A. (York). (Head of Department of General Studies) J A Owen-Barnett, BA(Open), Cert. Ed. (Borough Road College.Middlesex)
Mrs D M Newman, B.Ed., (Bedford College of Physical Education)
Physics D K Morris, B. Sc. (Liverpool). Head of Department. M A Edwards, B. Sc. (Durham). AWRogerson,MA(York)
Religious Studies The Revd J Daly, M A (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge). Chaplain. MrsS M Watkinson, B.A. (Nottingham)
Technology M Dawson, Cert. Ed, (St John's College, York). Head of Department. R Wallace, B.Sc. (Surrey)
Geography D M Paterson, B.A. (Durham). Head of Department. M iss A M Lowther, B.A. (Exeter) Mrs ATooby-Smith, B.A. (Aberystwyth) Governmentand Politics
Newman.
C A Hodsdon, B.A. (Lancaster). Head of Department.
D Kirby, M A (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) Head of German.
DJ Hughes, B.A. (York)
Congratulations were also extended to Maurice
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Miss J A Duncalf, M.A. (Cardiff) Artist in Residence
RWDoyle,B.Sc. (Cardiff)
note, we were delighted by the news of the
Mrs M C Wike, B.Sc. (Loughborough)
M J Grant. B A (Manchester Poytechnic)
(Birmingham College of Art). Head of Department.
Mrs LStark, B.Sc. (Leeds)
sadness over the loss of Mary Tooms, Julie
D J Watkinson, B. Sc. (Sheffeld).
Mrs J Bainbridge, B.A. (Durham)
IH Lancaster, B. Sc. (Birmingham)
This year was also marked with particular
N A Matkin, B.Sc. (Leeds)
Miss G Terry, B.A.(Falmouth College of Art), M.A.
P D Northfield, B.Sc.(Manchester), CChem., F.R.S.C Head of Department.
in both events!)
J D Gillespie, B.Sc. (Durham)
The Revd J Daly, M.A. (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge)
match. There was a similarly close result in the annual tennis fixture against the First VI: the
D J Spencer, B. Sc, (Leeds) Head of Department. AWEIIis-Davies.B.Sc. (University College of North Wales)
D J Watkinson, B.Sc. (Sheffield)
CW Hall, BA(Bretton Hall College of Higher Education)
from Arbell and a desperate attempt by the
Mathematics
Mrs E AStephen, B.Sc. Econ. (London School of Economics). Head of Department. RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
History R CG Drysdale, M A (St Andrew's). Head of Department. M A Lodge, B.A. (Lancaster), B.A. (Open) RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
Information Technology M RTJones, Cert. Ed. (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education). Head of Department.
Library Pedley,M.A.(NewnhamCollege,Cambridge) A.L.A.' Librarian. J VMitchell, Cert Ed. Archivist.
Changes to the Senior Common Room 1998/1999 Departures: JDGillespie.Mrs DM Newman ,DSf>lewman, Miss RThomas.
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David Newman David Newman left at the end of the year after ten years to take up the post of Head of Classics at Repton School. When David came to interview for the St Peter's job, a former colleague expressed the view that Classics at St Peter's was 'at a low ebb.' That this is manifestly not the case now is due in no small part to David's enthusiastic commitment to his subject. From the detailed analysis of an A level text to Elvis songs in Latin, David engaged his students. His sense of humour and command of his subject were strong features of his classroom style. David also organised several successful trips to Greece and took other initiatives: for example, a sixth form revision day for schools in the area, which has now become an annual event hosted by each school in turn. In his last two years at St Peter's David was Housemasterof The Grove, a position to which he brought his considerable pastoral strengths. He left his mark in many other areas, whether as Chairman of the Senior Common Room, squash and tennis coach, careers adviser or showman (one thinks, for example, of the Talent Show!). In his final days here David left us with a powerful sense of what we will miss so much about him. In his fine address at the Leavers' Service, he entertained and stimulated us, and he spoke with touching warmth of his years at St Peter's. With typical generosity, he and Deborah entertained their colleagues and friends to a most enjoyable farewell partyjust after the end of term. We wish them, James and Thomas every possible happiness at Repton and hope that they will keep in touch with the many friends they have made at St Peter's. The planned trip to Greece - a joint venture between St Peter's and Repton -will be a start. P Taylor
When Debbie first joined St. Peter's it was, in her words, 'just part time'. It quickly became apparent to everyone concerned that this was not the case, as Debbie became more and more involved with the life of the school. Her commitment to the girls'swimming has shown itself in the team spirit and real affection from the girls, and her rallying cries and staunch encouragement in the hockey , netball, tennis and trampoline sessions to name only a few are familiar to staff and pupils alike. She decided to help in the Careers Department and with P.S.E., excelling in both areas with her tact, sensitivity and boundless energy when i nformation had to be soughtout. As assistant Housemistress in Queen's Debbie has been the mainstay. Her diplomacy and strong sense of fair play have always been at the forefront, whether dealing with colleagues, pupils or parents. A patient, responsive listener, she has given many hours of her time to pupils, setting the highest standards and never giving up on any problem, however challenging or time consuming. She has kept her head and her sense of humour on many occasions when those about her have been in danger of losing theirs! When she stepped in as acting Housemistress on three occasions during my illness it was without question a seamless change over, and pupils were keen to point out that they hardly noticed the change as she was just as much of a dragon as Mrs. B! We have worked very closely together in Queen's and to say that she will be missed is an understatement indeed. But she and her family must move on, as a new career beckons. She leaves with my personal thanks for all her kindness and support and with our very best wishesforthewholefamily'ssuccessand future happiness. JBainbridge
Ruth Thomas Ruth Thomas left after a year as Artist in Residence, specialising in prints, to take up her new position with a print firm in Leicester. We wish her every happiness and are delighted that, thanks to the Friends of St Peter's, we have one of Ruth's works on display in the main corridor as a reminder of her time at St Peter's. P Taylor
John Gillespie John Gillespie left the Maths Department after a year to take up his new position at Harrogate Ladies' College. During his short time with us John demonstrated a quiet, unassuming manner. It was an eventful and sometimes worrying time for John and his family, especially following the birth of their twin daughters. We are delighted that the twins are making such good progress and wish John and his family every happiness. D J Spencer
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CLIFTON The painters and decorators were busy over the summer of 97 and we returned to a cleaner brighter Clifton in September. The sixth form rooms and the stairway had been painted and a new stair carpet laid. A large third form group of seventeen children joined the House. To the dismay of the fourth form the thirds were given the larger first floor common room. I thank this fourth form group for taking the news so well. There have been a few moans during theyear but on the whole they are a great year group who willingly cooperate. (At least they did not have to climb the stairs 2 0 + t i m e s a week!). Along w i t h the third form came one new member of the lower sixth, Alexia Richardson. Alexia became part of the year group so quickly that within a week or t w o it was difficult to remember that she was new. There was one other newcomer to the House - Mr Severn as the Upper sixth tutor. He has been a valuable asset to the House bringing w i t h him his experience w i t h sixth formers and Careers in general. inter-house events we were to be runners up. Inter-house sport started well and indicated the enthusiasm and commitment to the House that was to be apparent throughout the year. In the senior girl's cross-country more than a dozen girls turned out, an excellent effort by all. In the Junior section t w o third year pupils gave pleasing individual performances, Hannah Smith winning the event w i t h Jo Topping third. In both the Junior and Senior team events Clifton came second. This set a trend for the year! In so many
During October our Head of House, Amy Greetham, was skiing for the school in the Northern Championships. The team won and due to further excellent performances qualified for the British finals. Amy, who is a member of the English Schools Ski Squad was placed 7th in the National Championships. In November many Cliftonites were busy rehearsing for the School play. It was pleasing to see so many of the House taking part. Similarly in May the middle school playsawthree of o u r t h i r d formers performing well. House dinner took a new format this year. For the first time a full House Christmas dinner took place. It was very successful and will certainly be repeated. A w i t t y speech by Amy Greetham and Zoe Wight added to the entertainment. The summer term saw an Upper sixth only, leavers dinner. It was an extremely pleasant evening. Brian McBride's w i t kept many of us in stitches throughout the evening as he recounted his numerous driving tests and driving experiences to date Throughout the Easter term Cliftonites continued to excel in many areas. Robert Greetham and James Round were both members of the School Rugby team who reached the semi finals of the National Daily Mail Cup. One member of the third form was showing an unusual talent! That was, collecting merits (and sometimes distinctions) on a regular basis. Alan Mak became known as t h e ' m e r i t king'in House. Each week we would sit in assembly to hear, not if he had a merit but how many. By the end of the
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year Alan had been awarded 21 Merits and 2 distinctions. Alan'scontribution to the House has been immense. He willingly competed in various sporting activities including swimming, rugby and cricket, was part of the Egg race team and a member of the successful Top House Quiz Team. This team lead by Andrew Pease and including Tom Garnett and David Kirkman reached the final of the Quiz but were beaten by a strong Queens side - anothersecond place!
International. He clearly demonstrated a gift for encouraging the pupils to think of others. The talent show was brilliant with some very zany performers, including 'Carpenter Joe'(aliasOliver Robinson). Fourth former Tom Garnett gave an excellent performance on the tambourine appearing a real professional. I was amazed to find that he had only picked up the instrument that week. Other House performers were Russell Parton- Bagnall and Guy Wood. Andrew Kemp was later awarded the Clifton House Pemberton plate. This is presented each year to the pupil who has made a significant contribution to life in the school. The CCF has been strong in House this year. With Alex Sweet being contingent company Sargeant Major all were kept in order. During the year scholarship awards were given from the RAF to both Robert Bedford (U6) and William Burns (L6). These awards are difficult to achieve so both boys did very well. Alex has also been given a sponsorship towards his commission from the Royal Logisticscorp. The summer term made way for exams!!! But before that we saw some pleasing sporting performances. Both Erica Smith and Sandy Cowan won their events in the York and district championships. Within the house there were other good athletes and it seemed that we would have a chance of winning sports day. On a dry Friday afternoon, one of the few this term, the pupils did their best. There were so many excellent performances that I cannot list all the winners.
The junior girl's netball team were yet again second but the senior girls excelled themselves and against all odds were victorious. The last week of the Easter term stands out in my mind as a special week in the year, a week when I saw so many children at their best. The effort and enthusiasm demonstrated by so many was quite uplifting. On the Monday the Rugby sevens took place in addition to the Great Egg Race. As I entered the CDT room that afternoon the place was buzzing with activity. On the Wednesday afternoon the swimming pool was alive with determination from the competitors and cheering from spectators. Both Robert Greetham and Joni Lally won their events and there were other gutsy performances from others. That evening T98 took place, the talent show. This had been organised by Andrew Kemp (Clifton) and Mark Rusling (Grove). Their professionalism was outstanding as was the manner in which they had encouraged pupils to perform with humour and vitality. Earlier in the year Andrew had given an excellent presentation in chapel for Amnesty
Our middle distance runners (Sandy Cowan, Charlie Crowther and Hannah Smith) did particularly well as did Erica and Jo Topping. Sarah Chapman also won the Javelin. It was not only the winners who ran their hearts out. Many second and third places meant that at last we had another first place. The girl's won the House trophy. A just reward after being pipped at the post last year by one point! Erica Smith was awarded the VictrixLudorum for the second year running for herexcellent performances. The wet weather had made inter-house sport difficult. Our boys were knocked out early in the cricket and tennis but our girl's tennis team made the final only to achieve another second. But, well done girls, a fine effort. At the end of May exam leave began for the Upper sixth. Sarah Chapman was apointed the new Head of House to take over from Amy. Academic awards were announced. Ed Birch achieved the Geography Prize and Alexia Richardson the Skrentny Prize for creative writing. It has been a good year in House. My special thanks to Amy and my tutors, and a particular thank you to Mr Matkin who stepped in for me during November and December. With nineteen of the House leaving we have thirteen third formers joining in September so we look forward to another eventful year.
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Housemistress: Assistants: Head of House: N A Matkin Henry JBurton ChristopherM Chapman Charles A Crowther H Johnson Cunningham RobertD J Heaps Abigail CKirkman AlanMak Paula EMcBride Katie H Millar James S Morgan WilliamANParker Edward 6 Parkin Hannah RSmith Alice ESweet Joanne L Topping Clare J Way-Bradley DJ Spencer AlexanderM Cowan ThomasDGamett Edward BGiil Robert F Greetham Steven Hancock Kate E Hudson GuyTRobinson James R Round Christopher AShrimptori Daniel J Thomas-Peter Williams HeatherR R Wallace RobertD Bedford Edward Birch AndrewDearnley Alexandra MC Dow RuthAEasby SarahJEasby R Jonathan Howes JenniferAHutt Richards Kemp David LKirkman JonathanPLally Sophie L Lloyd Andrew MLyall Erica J Smith KatrinaR Wight Guy M Wood LStark WilliamCBums SaraAChapman ' JamesBEmmott Andrew J Heaps Laura EHodsdon Matthew J Parkin Russell HParton-Bagnall Alexia Richardson Oliver JLRobinson Jonathan M Steward EmmaVTaylor A W Severn Emily FAppleyard Helena LBedford Alison ECalvert Christopher J Carter AmyCGreethara Victoria RL Hales Catherine HHutt Andrew DSKemp NicholasRALally Brian PMcBride Andrew R Pease Lucy J Richardson Christopher DSteward Alexander M Sweet AlasdairRVickers ZoeC Wight
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ChristmasTerm The new academic year began with a House roll of 30 of which we welcomed eight newcomers, and at half-term we welcomed the South African Exchangefrom Clarendon College, JocelynHogan. She made a big impact within days of her arrival by winning the Senior Inter-House cross-country. Other results fourth, Emma-Louise, Becky R, Catherine, Philippa, Hannah and Lucy finished in the top 24. Overall result: Dronfield first. Junior competition: Dronfield fourth - Kate 8th, Lyndsay 9th, Holly 16th, Helena 20th. In the Inter-House hockey goals came from Emma-Louise (4) and Becky R, (2): two each against Rise, Queens and Temple. Overall result: Dronfield, first! Later in the term Philippa is declared the most improved hockey player of the season. Well done! On an individual level Sophia performed superbly in Mr Lowe's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and became the joint winner of this year's Drama prize, about which we were all delighted. As the term drew to an end the expectations of the Dronfield House Christmas grew and grew. It was, of course, a real fun evening with some well directed leg-pulling followed by a dance lesson from Mrs Stenhouse. It was also the occasion upon which we said our official farewell to Joss Hogan: a great friend to many here and a fine ambassadorfor her school and country. As a conclusion to an already exhausting term there were the Girls' Swimming Gala Rinals. Such is the enthusiasm and strength that we have a swimmer in all but one race! Pinal position: second with 76 points to Temple's 80. Congratulations to our winners: Hannah, Charlotte, Lyndsay, Lizzie and Joss.
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The new term started with the arrival of Harriet Adamson. The Junior House Netball team: Kate, Susan, Harriet, Holly, Lyndsay, Lizzie, Carrie, Helena. 5 - 5 against Grove and 5 - 7 against Clifton was not quite enough to see us beyond the opening round. But the girls played hard and put up a good fight. Jacqui made her appearance on Blue Peter rowing as a Viking in the Viking Longboat Regatta.
The term starts with the Senior tennis competition. Marie-Sophie, Becky R, Claire, Philippa, Charlotte, Catherine and Hannah all play a key role. The early rounds are pretty straightforward against hard competition, but we eventually go out to Temple in the semis.
In the Senior House Netball, Hannah, Charlotte, Philippa, Marie-Sophie, Catherine, Becky F and Samantha did extremely well losing to a terribly strong Clifton team in the final. This is a young team and will have plenty to offer next year albeit without the strong vocal support from Fiona, Anna and Annabel. Becky Kealey will have to take sole charge of our cheer-leaders next year after her performance at the House dinner! In the opening round of the Inter-House Quiz. Tomilewa, Samantha, Susan, Lyndsay get as rough a ride as they might possibly hope to have got. In the Inter-House badminton the girls did jolly well. 159 points puts us into second place, only 7 points behind School. Congratulations to Clara, Lyndsay, Claire and Becky R Soon after Becky R, Becky T, Emma-Louise and Claire bring the Senior squash cup back home. Excellent. What a team we have for the Great Egg Race: Anna, Amy, Lucy, Sophia, Kate and Helena. We come joint third!...? Congratulations to Marie-Sophie - the first Peterite to play for York and District Netball. She is also the recipient of thisyear'sSchool Musicprize.
Peterswalk is this year's major challenge and without exception every member of Dronfield completed the walk. By way of a celebration we hold the House barbecue. A nice relaxing end to a strenuous day. In the Middle School play we have representation in Susan, Monika, Helena and Sophia .Still on the Middle school theme the next sporting occasion is the Junior House Rounders. We finished 2nd in the opening round butTemple and Grove are too much in the semis and playoff. On Sports day we were beaten into third place by a mere two points. Lizzie won the Junior shot and the Senior relay team (Tomilewa, Charlotte, Hannah, Marie-Sophie) equaled the record they set last year. Well done. Second places also for Charlotte (Senior High Jump), Marie-Sophie (Senior 100m and 200m), Samantha (Senior Shot), Susan (Junior 400m), Amy (400m) and Harriet (Junior 1500m). Catherine, Tomilewa, Emma-Louise and Lyndsay also earn us points. Welldoneoneandall. Rather less successfully Charlotte, Lizzie, Susan, Helena, and Sheila boldly go where no man dares: the inaugural Chess and Backgammon competition. We know the rules for next year now! The fantastic artwork of Sarah, Samantha, Lucy, Anna, Becky R, and Becky T., is exhibited for the A level and GCSE assessment. Some of the results of their labours are very good indeed. In conclusion Dronfield has enjoyed another successful year and we extend our congratulations to Temple who beat us by the very narrowest of margins to win the Cambridge Cup.
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Rather than attempt to catalogue absolutely everything that has happened this year, I will pick out the highlights. On the sports front, our sideboard may not be weighed down with silverware, but nonetheless it has been an excellent year. The aspect that gives me most pleasure is that Grove pupils are proud to represent the House, look forward to it and enjoy it. This was very much in evidence in the girls hockey tournament, a very enjoyable competition whose format ensures that everyone plays everyone else and all five year groups are represented. We had a talented side again this year, led by Claire Scott, and the overall standard was high; we came close to victory, eventually finishing third . The boys senior 7s rugby tournament was equally wellcontested, with our lads giving 100 per cent before going out at the semi-final stage to our bogey team Linton. The flu-ravaged juniors put up a brave effort but came up against stronger and bigger opposition. We also competed with spirit in the other winter events - cross-country (well done, Alex Drysdale), badminton and squash - and there were some fine individual performances in the swimming galas, in particular Jo Sargeant, Ed Ashley, Richard Gibbon andTomShowan.
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We had to wait until the summer term for our first outright team victory: we retained the tennis trophy by defeating Temple in the final, thanks to our greater strength in depth - the team consisted of Andrew Norman, James Miers, Ed Ashley and David Wainman. With Rod Elliot and Tom Wainman waiting in the wings for next year, there is a good chance that Grove will take the title for the third year in a row. The cricketers did notfare so well,although Richard Gibbon and Jamie Smith deserve a mention for their contributions to our victory over Linton in the first round of the junior competition; the seniors were done by the golden arm of Alex Banerjee, allied to his sneaky wheeler-dealing during the lunch-break. The summer term also saw us competing in the girls tennis and rounders competitions, but the most memorable event was the inter-house athletics competition. There were some fine individual performances: Jo Sargeant continued to show what a superb all-round sportswoman she is by winning three events, two of them with a school record. Melissa Moran (welcome aboard, Mel) also set a new record in the discus; other winners were Pete Freeman (senior shot), Ed Ashley (intermediate javelin), Tom Showan (junior discus) and Junya Iwamoto (junior shot). Well done to all who took
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part in what was another very enjoyable afternoon. The important thing about all these events really isn't whether we won or not: being there is what counts, and I extend my thanks to everyone who made the effort to support the House either as competitors or spectators. There is an impressive level of commitment to inter-house sport, and I hope it will continue to flourish. Nor should we forget the other inter-house activities: the Grove was proud to enter teams for the Egg Race (another near-victory), Top House Quiz and Chess ft Backgammon Cup. I was also very pleased to see that we have some real acting talent at the junior end of the House: congratulations to Ella Hewitt, Alan Crompton and Paul Wilson for their roles in Our Day Out. And spare a thought for our musicians and choristers, who perhaps do not always receive the recognition they deserve. Music is not a "house" activity as such, but I am very aware of how much time and commitment the musicians give to the school: the schedule of rehearsals and concerts can be punishing, and it
is very much to their credit that they seem to take in their stride the many demands on their time. A prime example of this is Peter Miles, whom I congratulate on his appointment as Head of School. We can also boast an excellent Head of House in Leanne Cleaver, and two school monitors - Andrew Muir and Andrew Springgay an indication of what a strong year group there is to lead the House in 1998-9. Finally, my thanks to all the tutors, each of whom brings something unique and special to the House, and to Mark Rusling, who as Head of House has set a fine example. He will be remembered principally for those magnificent fund-raising Talent Shows - incidentally, Grovites featured prominently again this year but what I have particularly valued is the way that his personality has helped to create exactly the right spirit and social environment in the House. I have been proud to belong to the Grovf, and I wish Mr Monteith every success as he takes over as Housemaster. DS Newman
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The year began with five new lllrd years and 3 LVIths - 2 saw the light and joined us from day houses and a new assistant housemaster (also ex day - Grove 75-80) Mr Mark Lodge took the plunge. William Vokes-Dudgeon was head of house and school monitor. Tom Lilleyman was captain of shooting, Tristan Sillars captain of Tennis and Ralph Redfern captain of Fencing. Jamie Hockin, Chris Ellerbeck and Will VokesDudgeon (who won the Morris McGrath Trophy) were IXV Stalwarts. Ben Firth, Ross Everett and Stuart Milne played for a most successful 2XV and 3XV combatants were Peter Rivis, Edward Baker and Matthew Hodgson. The U16 team members included John-Patrick Wilkinson, Peter Goodrickand Hugh Strivens. The seniors won the inter house 7's trophy again this year but we did not retain the senior cross country, yet we came a creditable 3rd. Will Vokes-Dudgeon coming second and Ralph Redfern, Ben Firth and John Greenerfinishinginthetop20. The juniors fared less well, though Sam Brown came in fourth and his brother Rupert came 9th out of the 100 or so runners. School drama saw Sam Cooper treading the boards in another leading role in the main production of Romeo and Juliet. Choral and musical achievement in the Minster's Carol service were ably assisted by Charles Robinson, David Burgess and John-Patrick Wilkinson - the house Christmas dinner rounded off as the
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highlight of the term, chocolate medals for some of those present (and absent friends) along with a sheep. The Easter term began with the dreaded trial exams. Jamie Hockin and Chris Ellerbeck played 1st XI Hockey with Ben Firth and Chris Magee playing for the 2nd XI. John-Patrick Wilkinson, Peter Good rick, Charles Robinson, Andrew Sykes and Hugh Strivens playing for the U16team. The U15 Rugby team were immersed in the Daily Mail Cup and the Brown brothers were part of this most successful group who faltered at the
semi-final stage only just missing a trip to Twickenham. In the U15b's Will Gagg.Tom Firth, John Morley, Roger Bryce, Bruno Les and Dan Cuthbert-Brown regularly represented the school. Khalil and Khaled Ma'aye represented the U14a team throughout the two terms yet, despite all this rugby representation the junior house 7's were unable to emulate their senior counterparts in the annual inter-house competition. Swimming success in the House Gala at the end of term was as unspectacular, however the U16 freestyle team of John-Patrick Wilkinson, Charles Robinson, John Greener and
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Hugh Strivens did manage a win. The highlight of the term undoubtedly was the 'Full Monty' at T98' a sight for sore and tired eyes after the long Winter.
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The Summer term came all too quickly for those taking public exams. Hockin and Ellerbeck once again represented the school's 1st XI along with Peter Rivis. Peter Goodrick, Chris Magee, Hugh Strivens, David Burgess and Will Kent also represented the school at 2nd and 3rd XI, who along with the U15 Cricketers the Brown brothers ensured that the seniors won the interhouse cricket competition with our 1st XI trio scoring the lion's share of the runs and taking the most wickets during the 3 rounds. Bruno Les also played for the U15's along with the Ma'aye brothers for the U14's but the juniors rather like the Rugby, were not quite able to copy the seniors in their inter-house competition. School Tennis players consisting of Tristan Sillars, Matthew Hodgson, John-Patrick Wilkinson and Phil Townsend saw us through to the semi-finals of the tennis competition only to be pipped at the post by the eventual winners. Rowing team members comprised of a whole boatload ofVth and Vlth formers who managed at one time or another to troop up on stage to collect various trophies for their efforts - Adam Bryce, David Liddle, John Greener, Edward Lilleyman and Ralph Redfern to name but a few.
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Inter house athletics saw us come an admirable second place in the competition with thanks to wins from Will Vokes-Dudgeon, Sam Brown, Chris Ellerbeckand Jamie Hockin. It remains for me to wish all our leavers the very best for the future and thank them for all they have done.
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THEMANOR Yorkshire U16XVand Dan Wright's forYorkshire ; U15 XV. In athletics Rob Leadbeater, Adam ; Sharp, Mark Meilack, Chris Heaton, Euan Bell and Jonathan Else all represented North Yorkshire, and also helped to retain the Athletics Shield on f Sports Day. However it is not just the winners | who count, on sports day, in all age groups the boys only failed to gain a point in three events. Without those boys who came in second, third and fourth the shield would not have been won. This was also true of the cross country where all the seniors ran, winning in style. Certainly the junior end of the house should take note of this commitment to the Manor from all involved. Sadly Ian Ray's illness prevented him from '• Captaining the Swimming team, but in his ; absence Andrew Welsh did an excellent job, helping us to a most creditable second place. I would pay particular tribute to the 4th year who, through necessity, all swam in the event. The final inter house sporting activities saw us lose the final of the senior cricket (yet again), despite i the efforts of Matthew Sigsworth, James Dougherty (84) and Mark Baxter. In the junior event we did very well to get to the semi-finals due to a belligerent 86 not out from Lewis Henderson. In other inter house events we had mixed success, the chess provided defeat but a memorable report from Nick and Ed !!. However the "Egg Race" saw triumph with Rob Leadbeater leading us to victory.
Writing house reports can be a very dry account of deeds done, prizes won, achievements gained. Butthis would not tell the real story of a boarding house. A house is a small tight knit unit, where the individual personalities are the most significant part of that community. As members of the house arrive and then eventually leave they add their own mark on the place. Sometimes it might seem easy to have just the quiet ones, especially when yet another piece of coursework is late, X has been caught smoking, there is another party to say no to and the kitchen looks like the black hole of Calcutta. However it is more often than not that the boys who are responsible for these irritations also do the most for the house and school. Contributions to school sport have been significant throughout the entire games programme, from 1ST XV to U14 "B" XV rugby, from hockey to cross country and from cricket and tennis to rowing and athletics. Mike Freak and James Dougherty played with excellence in both 1st Team rugby and hockey, with James also going on to perform well in the 1st XI cricket, being awarded the Fielding Cup. For his huge contribution to our games programme and his tremendous sportsmanship he was jointly awarded the Shuttleworth Cup. To list all other sporting achievements by name would take too much of my allotted space. However I would mention Alistair Robertson's selection for
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Whilst these activities took up much of the time, culture did spring forth in the form of Romeo and Juliet, with Gareth Pierce as Romeo and Alistair Robertson as Mercurtio, both parts played quite superbly. For Gareth this was a prelude to his winning a place with The National Youth Theatre this summer. As usual there were significant contributions to the school choirs and bands. As well as the formal music in the school there was much informal practicing for the talent show and the three "school bands", that Alistair, Gareth, Ed and Simon took part in. Certainly the number of speakers and guitars that periodically found their way into the office were evidence of the popularity of the instrument and the "noise" they could produce, even in prep (Ernie etal). Much hard work was done during the year with coursework providing its usual hiatus at the end of the Christmas term, the fifth year, especially Niall and Jonathan, would like to express their special thanks to geography GCSE and to proplus tablets. It was good to see prizes being collected at commemoration by Eamon, Alistair, Alex, Gareth and Nick Joseph who won the Geography prize. It was good to have John Bulcock back in the house as a Tutor in the L6th. I would thank all the tutors for their efforts not only to keep on top of the pupils progress but also to master the new order system! Special thanks must go to Mr Edwards for his splendid efforts in the house over the past five years, as resident assistant and latterly as tutor, certainly his experience will be valued in Queens, whose gain is our loss. I wish him and Juliet all good fortune in their new post at Queen Margaret's. We also say our good-byes to Mr Monteith who has made a huge contribution to both the school and the
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THE MANOR Manor in the last four years, and he takes with him our thanks and very best wishes as the new Housemaster of Grove and congratulations on his engagement to Ellie White. I would also take the opportunity to formally welcome Rob Doyle to the house and to wish our new resident assistant Michael Hall good wishes for next year. Finally I would thank the upper sixth for their tremendous contributions to both school and house communities. They have worked very hard fortheir exams, played with distinction for house and school teams and always remained good humoured in the Manor. Special thanks to ED for his care ofourchildren and to Mike and Henry for their constant reminders of the need to take Liz out and their consequent babysitting. Mike also proved to be a quite outstanding Head of House, showing loyalty to both myself and his peers. He, along with the other leavers, does so with all good wishes for the future and good luck with their exam results.
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UEEN'S September saw the house buzzing with 72 pupils, including 16 new third years and Lucy Terry in the Lower Sixth, although even after a few days it was hard to think of Lucy as a new girl! Dan Jackson as Head of House and his stalwart deputy Ruth Dalton soon had things running smoothly, with Ed Richardson doing his best to undo all their good work as usual. The long first term flew past with everyone settling in quite quickly and many Queen's pupils took part in the very moving Carol Service in the Minster. It has proved to be a successful year for trophies and achievements, starting with the inter house cross country when Nick Rees cruised in to win the trophy for the seniors and Gemma Bentham and Joseph Spilman ran brilliantly in their sections. The chess and backgammon trophy was collected by Mark Stefanini who selected a fearsome team in Alex Banerjea, Rose Strickland Constable, and Helen Katsarelis and the inter house quiz trophy at last found its rightful place Queen's this year after two years of very narrow margins in the final; Ruth Dalton and her crew of Rose Strickland Constable, Matthew Maitland, Catherine Stefanini and Eleanor Wilton did a great job. Much to our pride (and their astonishment!) the Queen's parents won the quiz in their challenge to School House parents. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bush, Mr. Dale and Dr. Stefanini, and thanks to everyone who came and supported the event. Despite the disappointment of missing out on the cricket trophies I must congratulate both the junior and the senior teams for real determination and their captains Mark Spilman and Alex Banerjea for
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enthusiastic captaincy and excellent sportsmanship. On Sports Day Queen's put up a very good show with some sound individual performances, Hayley Oram winning the senior discus and Gemma Bentham only narrowly missing the victrix ludorum. The Merit Cup stays for another year in Queen's proving once again that hard work does come into the picture sometimes, despite my suspicions. Individuals have truly excelled in many fields. Gemma Bentham has reached the very highest standard in rowing and by the time this publication is out we hope to have seen her compete at international level. We celebrate with her and wish her the very best as her training continues. Our musicians have given some fine performances and special mention must go to Simon Whiteley, Catherine Bush, Maneka Braganza, Rose Strickland Constable, Laura Gilding, Rosemary Sanderson, Ben Dale, Eleanor Wilton, Henry Heywood and Charlotte Black for their enthusiastic and talented contributions. We all enjoyed seeing Rose feature in the school's two drama productions; indeed Susanna Dale's fearsome monkey, Daniel Haigh's stroppy attendant and Simon Whiteley's impressive study of the aggressive school master in Our Day Out made us see them all in a different light! Hayley Oram won the senior reading prize and gave a lovely rendition of the beautiful poem Counter Balance at the Commemoration service, and we were very proud to congratulate Alison Hughes at the very end of term when it was announced that she had been awarded the Shepherd Memorial Prize. Susanna Dale and Laura Chalmers put in an enormous amount of effort to organise volunteers and sponsors in a 36 hour piano marathon for charity and they survived and even enjoyed it. We said farewell to our leavers in true Queen's style at the house dinner, and we give Daniel
Jackson and all the Upper Sixth our very best wishes for their future studies. All the best to Vicky Bailes as she moves with her family to Switzerland and starts her sixth form years there. Good bye also to Mrs. Newman, with love from the whole house and good luck in the new career. The house begins the new academic year in the capable hands of Hayley Oram and her team. Let's hope it will be a happy and successful one forusall. J Bainbridge
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We started the term by welcoming new additions to the house; Nicky, Nourah and Susan into the third year, Vicky and Jocelyn into the fourth year and Vivian and Vicky into the lower sixth. They all adapted quickly to life in The Rise making valuable contributions to the house.
The Easter Term started with the trial examinations and there was evidence that some of the house had actually prepared for the experience. However, there were certainly some warningsgiven both by the papersand by Mrand Mrs Watkinson of what lay ahead.
During the course of the term both Jocelyn and Susan demonstrated their sporting flair in the much dreaded inter-house cross country enabling the junior team to come first overall. Facing tough competition from abroad the seniors gained little success. The inter-house hockey competition soon followed. Ruth showed a great deal of skill and experience in leading the team and, mainly due to her organisation and enthusiasm, the house secured fourth place. Together with Ruth, Hannah had an excellent season with the 1 stXI.
Natalie led the house into the netball competition with her customary zeal and
Jennie made an excellent, although rather violent, contribution to the school production of RomeoandJuliet. The term finished in style with the annual House Christmas Dinner. The kitchen staff provided a fabulous meal that was appreciated by the whole house. It was a particularly enjoyable evening which certainly had an effect on the house's performance in the inter-house swimming the following day. Fourth place was highly commendable considering the events of the night before! ThePtteritt 1997-1998
determination; both on and off the court. After defeat by Dronfield we had to settle for fourth • place. Enthusiasm and enjoyment rather than expertise were evident in the badminton and squash competitions when The Rise was only able to compete for the minor places. In the Great Egg Race we gave considerable thought to the design of our device to fire a table tennis ball. Critics were suggesting that we would be unable to generate sufficient power. We were able to prove them wrong but unfortunately the target was not on the ceiling of the Memorial Hall. At the end of term Melissa and Vicky left us to join day houses; Melissa's prowess on the games field will be sadly missed.
SummerTerm The summer term saw very little sunshine; the weather only fit for examination revision and watching the World Cup. The house did defeat Queens to reach the second round of the tennis competition but then Clifton were able to beat us quite easily. Due to injuries and illness the juniors were struggling to compete in the rounders despite Fern kindly offering her services. Despite finishing sixth in the athletics competition on Sports Day there were some notable achievements; Natalie again winning the high jump and Emma, having been built up by her rowing training, winning the shot putt.
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Peterswalk took place on one of the term's more pleasant days and after an exhausting day the barbecue was an ideal end. It gave us the opportunity to compare blisters and rest our aching muscles. The rather aptly named middle school play "Our Day Out" was a great hit and I know that Jenny and Nourah thoroughly enjoyed their involvement. This leaves me to say thank you to Mrs Shepherd for her contribution over the year and a particular thank you to Miss Terry who is leaving us to join Temple after six years as a tutor in the house where her sound advice, friendly encouragement and shoulder to cry on have been very much appreciated. May I especially thank Mr and Mrs Watkinson for being so patient and supportive and, lastly, may I wish Charlotte every success in her role as Head of House next year.
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SCHOOL The House team of Preeti Bhat, Emma Stone, Vanessa Humphrey, Emily Hamilton and Jemma Olsen did their best in the squash competition but were well beaten in the first round.The junior netball team were also knocked out in the first round, but it was pleasing to see that all the girls in years 3 and 4 took part. The senior team of Preeti Bhat, Bethany Hamblin, Kate Matthews, Riona Gifford, Gemma Croft, Penny Brincklow and Kim Aeons came 3rd in their competition after beating The Rise in the playoff for 3rd and 4th place.
Autumn Term The term started with a roll of 63. The House welcomed 13 new members of the 3rd year and Kim Aeons, Penny Brincklow and Riona Gifford to the Lower Sixth. Mr Mike Johnston joined the staff pastoral team as tutor to the 4th year. Preeti Bhat was Head of House and Andrew Dangerfield was also a School Monitor. During the term the house took part in the usual inter-house competitions. This year the girls were not heavily penalised by the handicapping system of the Hockey Competition. After two very entertaining afternoons the House was placed 5th having played 6, won 2, drawn 3 and lost one. Once again it was good to see members of each year group playing in the team. In the Cross-Country Competitions the House had a number of individuals whodid very well. In the senior girls' event Ruth Paterson was 3rd. The senior girls'team was 7th overall and the junior girls' team 3rd overall. In the senior boys' competition Nikolai Shepherd was 8th and in the junior competition Guy Fowles was 10th and Andrew Duffin 11th. Overall the teams were 6th and 4th respectively. Once again the House lacked depth in the girls' swimming competition. Individually Gemma Croft won the 1 length backstroke and was 2nd in the 2 length backstroke. Catherine Fielder was 2nd in the 1 length backstroke and 3rd in the 1 length butterfly. The Senior Sevens Competition was again held at the end of term. The tea m squad of Ed wa rd Sykes, Oliver Councell, Nikolai Shepherd, Alan Slee, Simon Price, Tom Whitcher, Robert Taylor, Oliver Hainsworth, Alex Bond and Andrew Acaster did very well to reach the final of the competition and were very unlucky not to win, the game turning on the bounce of the ball. The House again collected Christmas items for the Charity 'Nobody's Children' and it was good TtifPftcritt I99/-I998
to see thatanumberof boxes were filled and sent to Bosnia. During the term Mark Watson was selected to represent Yorkshire Rugby Union in his age group. Over the Christmas holidays Kim Aeons and Penny Brincklow were part of the School's skiing team which competed at the British Schools' Championships. The team was placed 11th. Also over the holidays Nikolai Shepherd heard that he had gained a place at Pembroke College, Oxford, to read Law. In a school assembly earlier in the term the rock group 'Resin' of which Douglas Highet is a member was presented with their trophy for winning the Battle of the Bands Competition.
Spring Term At the start of term the House welcomed Harriet Julian into the 3rd year. During the term there was, as in previousyears, a large number of interhouse competitions. It was a great relief to the House staff that members of the House rallied round and that teams were always found for the variouscompetitions.
Nikolai Shepherd again led the House teams for the Top House Quiz and the Great Egg Race Competitions. As in previous years the House did not do very well in the Quiz. The team was good at the difficult questions but failed to pick-up the points for the easy questions. Nikolai was determined that this year the House was going to have success in the Great Egg Race. This year's challenge was to design a device for projecting a table-tennis ball at a target. Their 'machine' successfully delivered the ball on their first four attempts but failed to find the scoring areas. Sadly on their penultimate attempt their machine broke up and so once again the team had to settle for the consolation prize of a cream egg foreachmemberof the team. In the boys' swimming competition Alex Bond, Oliver Councell, Charles Barnett, Alan Slee, Simon Hope and Indraneil Basu made the finals. The House also made the finals of a number of the relay events. On the day Alex Bond won the senior individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events, Oliver Councell won the senior backstroke and Simon Hope won the U15 butterfly. Overall the House was placed 3rd and also 3rd in the Standards Cup. At the end of term the junior 7's rugby competition was held with the team failing to make the final stages of the event. Due to illness the team was not as strong as it might have been, but those who did play: Guy Fowles, Callan Murray-Hocking, Andrew Duffin, Bryn Gifford, Simon Hope, Robert Thompson, Jeremy Rose and Michael Hemsworh gave their best and were unlucky to be knocked out.
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SCHOOL During the term a social event was organised by the 'Friends of St. Peter's' for the parents of students in years 3 and 4. It took the form of a quiz evening between the parents of School House and Queen's House. A thoroughly entertaining evening was had by all who attended. For the record, a team from Queen's won the quiz.
The team success of the term came in the girls' badminton team, a competition which has not proved to be one of our stronger events in the past. The team of Vicki Elliott, Emily Hamilton, Vanessa Humphrey and Catherine Fielder won the competition by 7 points. During the term Andrew Dangerfield competed in the single sculling events at a number of national competitions. His success led to him being selected to represent Great Britain at the Munich Regetta. Andrew competed in the Double Sculls and Quad Sculls. In the latter the crew was third in the B race. David Fieldhouse made the final stages of a national Economics competition and five members of the house, Billy Brotherton, Andrew Duffin, Guy Fowles, Callan Murray-Hocking and Trevor Smith, were in the U15 rugby squad which made the semi-finals of the Daily Mail Cup. Andrew Acaster and Oliver Hainsworth reached the music competition finals, with Oliver competing in two sections. A talent competition was held at the end of term and several members of the house took part. It turned outto be a very revealing event.
Summer Term The Summer term saw the usual rush of interhouse competitions. The boys' tennis team lost in the first round to Clifton.The two houses won the same number ofsets but the House lost on games won. The girls' team lost to Drohfield by 5 games in round one. The senior boys'cricket team lost to Linton with Tom Whitcher making his customary entertaining display with the bat. The junior boys' team lost narrowly to Temple in the first round.The girls'rounders team failed to make the semi-finals losing to the Grove and Temple in the first stage of the competition. After being in existence for four years the House had finally saved sufficient money to purchase a set of House sports shirts. No longer will we be the only house having to play in white.
Many members of the House competed on Athletics Day. The girls did their best but ended up supporting the other houses when the points were added up. Ruth Paterson won the senior 800m, Riona Gifford was second in the senior javelin, Jane Todd was third in the junior 800m, Vanessa Humphrey third in the seniordiscus, Kim Aeons third in the senior high jump and Catherine Fielder third in the junior javelin. The boys fared better in the overall competition coming fourth. Winners of events were Simon Price (discus), Oliver Hanisworth (long jump, 200m), Alan Slee (100m, 200m). The following were placed second in their events: Robert Thompson (long jump, high jump), Callan Murray-Hocking (1500m) and Alan Slee (long jump). Robert Taylor (high jump), Indraneil Basu (shot), Jeremy Rose (400m and 800 m) and Merwyn Watson (1500m) achieved third places. For his performances in the sprints, Oliver Hainsworth shared the 'Give Lewis' trophy with James Dougherty of The Manor. The Middle School play 'Our Day Out' was a great success with the following members of the House involved: Mark Brooks, Michael Hemsworth and Katherine Morris. Many members of the House continue to give much to the musical life of the School. Apart from Commemoration, the two major musical events this term were the Cabaret Concert and the Summer Concert. Prominent in the performances were Andrew Acaster and Oliver Hainsworth. At the end of term, Paul Nicholson's band 'Camaro' played in the final of the 'Battle of the Bands' competition in the over 16 age group. Last term, together with Resin, the two groups" raised £140 for Leonard Peltier, a prisoner o k conscience. At the end of term the House said farewell to the Upper Sixth. Other leavers from the House included: Alan Slee and Nick Chung (York Sixth Form College) and Charles Barnett who was**"1 becoming a boarder in Linton House. My thanks go to Preeti Bhat as Head of House, the Upper Sixth for acting as House Monitors and especially the tutors-Mrs Fletcher, Mr Johnston Miss Lowther, Mr Jones and Mr Paterson for theii helpandguidance.
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TEMPLE Music There have been 21 members of the House involved in one or more of the music groups in school, and the concerts they have taken part in have shown great commitment from them all, so well done. In particular, I wanted to highlight Sam Brandon and Simon Austin's involvement in the CCF as buglers, Lucy Adam's saxophone performances with the group RawSax, and Mark Whiting's beautiful violin duet with Marie-Sophie Dalglish in the Minster at Commemoration. Fantastic! The school music competition was also a great success, with Temple being represented in all but three finals. Congratulations go to Sam Brandon (junior brass final), David Jackson (junior singing, strings and keyboard finals), Clare Fletcher (junior woodwind final), Simon Jackson (junior woodwind and keyboard finals), Lucy Hewish and Robin Jackson (senior brass final), Caroline Brandon (senior singing final) and Mark Whiting (senior strings final). David Jackson went on to win the singing and share the strings prize, and Simon Jackson won the Keyboard prize. David Jackson also won the overall award for Junior musician. All those involved deserve congratulations for their outstanding performances.
Sport For the first time in memory, Temple won the Cambridge Cup! All the girls who took part in House sport this year contributed to this excellent result. The Junior girls did brilliantly, winning the House Netball and Rounders - well done to Katherine Downes, Vicki Johnston, Jennie Scott, Kathryn Seastron, Jenny Ashley, Clare Fletcher, Georgina Aeons and Fiona Morrison for their tireless enthusiasm and commitment to Temple's success in House events. Temple girls also won the House Swimming and Tennis and came runners up in the House Squash. These events brought out the best of Temple House spirit, with great leadership and support from KarlyHoggard, Rachel Lewisand Laura Wallace. In the swimming, the combination of Claire Tully, Helen Austin, Sarah Metcalfe, Karly Hoggard, Lucy Hewish, Clare Fletcher, Jennie Scott, Jenny Ashley, and Rachel Lund proved too much for the other Houses, and the team won the competition convincingly, breaking the medley relay record as they went! In the tennis, we beat
Clifton in a well fought final, and all three pairs played with real grit and determination - Jenny Ashley and Clare Fletcher were probably the best third pair the competition has ever seen, and Katherine Downes, Laura Hardy, Laura Wallace and Rachel Lewis all played to a consistently high standard. Even in the events that we did not win, the girls took part with enthusiasm and commitment, and their support for one another has been excellent.
fact that 11 boys played as a team, supporting and encouraging each other throughout the tournament. Once again, Ben Taylor's mature, organised approach to the matches played an important part in the final victory. Congratulations to Ben, Andy Roberts, Richard Pike, James Newbound, Dan Lloyd, Tom Main, Ed Taylor, Alex Porte, David Metcalfe, Robert Rowbottom, and Stephen Lynn. Also thanks to Philip Walker for his excel lent scoring.
The boys have done equally well this year, winning the Junior Sevens, Junior Cricket, and the Swimming, and coming runners up (again) in the Tennis, losing to Grove in the final (again!).
The Swimming was fantastic, and Temple was represented in 23 of the 28 finals. We then went on to win 12 of those finals, and come second in many of the others. Everyone swam very well, and there were some excellent performances in particular from Steven Emmerson, Andrew Roberts, Alex Porte, and Dan Lloyd. Nick Kay's recruiting tactics for the competition were an example to us all, either sly persuasion or brute force saw "volunteers" come forward to take part.
Temple had a very strong Junior Sevens squad in the form of Ben Taylor, Richard Pike, James Newbound, Robert Rowbottom, Dan Lloyd, Tom Main, Steven Emmerson and John Kinnell. The leadership of Richard and Ben brought the team together in united determination to retain the trophy, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the team demolished any opposition that they came up against. Temple's victory was very well deserved. TheJuniorCricketteam met tough opposition inthe final against Queens. Tom Main was our star wicket taker, but our winnina formula came down to the
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Other outstanding sporting achievements that must be highlighted Marcus PullenandTom Bray: U18LT.A. Regional Champions. Ben Taylor and Richard Pike: U15 Yorkshire Trials-got into last 48. Jenny Ashley and Clare Fletcher: CountyNetballTrials. N.E. Region U14Tennis Champions. Helen Austin: U18 National Rowing Squad.
Other Activities Members of Temple have managed to take part in a wide range of activities this year, not just sport and music. Fiona Morrison, David and Simon Jackson all took part in the Middle School Play "Our Day Out", Alison Pike and Laura Wallace have helped teach keyboard skills to children in Clifton Prep, James Tilston, Andrew Roberts, Sam Venables and John Kinnell were our team for the Top House Quiz, and practically everyone helped in some way when we decided to paint the doors and skirting boards in Temple the very tasteful and stylish green and black (whose ingenious idea was that?).
Hard work It has to be said however, that there is one other reason for coming into Temple, and that of course is to get some work done. In Temple, this is, on the whole, an accepted idea, and we have had our fair share of merits and a few distinctions this year. There are some members of Temple who produce consistently high standards of work, and congratulations must go to the following Prize Winners: Rachel Taylor, Nick Kay, Clare Fletcher, Simon Jackson, Rachel Lewis, David Jackson, Mark Whiting and Andrew Roberts.
And finally I would like to.thank Ian Paterson for his help as Head of House, and I wish all the Upper Sixth success in their examinations and their future whatever and whereverthat may be. Sophie Triffitt and John Kinnell also leave us this year, Sophie to join York Sixth Form College, and John to Fettes College. Although we are sorry to see them go, we wish them happiness and success in theirfuture studies. My thanks must go to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Blood, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellis-Davies and Mr. Allen for their continued support and enthusiasm in the House. I am sorry to see Mr. Doyle move to the Manor after only one year in Temple but we are very much looking forward to welcoming Miss Terry into Temple from September. Finally, I would like to say congratulations to Alison Pike, Helen Austin and Laura Wallace who have been appointed monitors for next year, and in particular congratulations to Laura who is to be Head of House. I am su re that 1998-1999 is going to be anothersuccessful, happy yearforTemple.
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Boat Club ChristmasTerm The Boston Marathon proved asgruellingasever; the 31 miles were rowed by a boys' eight and a
Lower Sixth girls to London to race in the Four's Head. Their success at last years National School's Regatta put them in an encouraging position to do well at this prestigious event. In the Senior III category they came second, beating St Paul's Girls, Kingston Grammarand nine other Schools; only losing to the infamous Lady Eleanor Holies. A great achievement.
girl'seight. Neitherdid particularly well but both enjoyed the row from Lincoln to Boston. 14 crews competed in the Ancholme Head. St Peter's left w i t h eight wins at Junior, Novice and Senior levels. The most notable winning crews were: Novice F o u r : AMuir.ABryce, S Matthews, WTemple, cox: JEmmott Junior Single S c u l l : ADangerfield Novice Single S c u l l : ADangerfield As always this event was useful in preparing crews for the 'small boats' events later in the term and provided the first opportunity for the new Fifth Form intake to row competitively. The Lower Sixth boys racing in the Novice category at Chester did extremely well in the Dee Autumn Head. They beat four other crews to come first. The girls Senior III Four were destined for the same result, but had equipment failure ten strokes before the finish and consequently lost to Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.
As always, York Small Boats Head provided the opportunity for the whole boat club to race. We entered 17 crews in total w i t h ranging degrees of -y success. The Lower Sixth girls lost to York University in their Senior III Four, but beat 21 other crews. The Lower Sixth boys also had to settle for second place; they beat 27 crews but lost to Newcastle University. A Lower/Upper Sixth girls crew came first in the Junior category by beating St Leonards School and Sir John Dean College. Andrew Dangerfield made significant progress by beating all 20 scullers in the Novice Single Sculls and all five of the Junior scullers. His Novice time of 13:06 also put him ahead of t h e b e s t S e n i o r l a n d S e n i o r l l t i m e s a n d a mere 14 seconds behind Elite sculler, Wells of Queen Elizabeth High School, which provided a good marker for future aims and achievements. The seven divisions of the Head of the Float meant that virtually the whole Boat Club could race w i t h o u t having to take too many boats to Liverpool. Six Eights raced in total and despite strong competition from Manchester University in all categories, the Novice eight won by over 30 seconds, a significant margin in this 2800 metre head race. Novice E i g h t : 0,Gill,AMuir,S Matthews, W Burns, A Thornton, A Bryce, M Miles.GAIston, cox: KHoggard
Novice F o u r : OQill.WBurns, S Matthews, A Muir, cox: B Scott Two weeks later crews travelled to Northwich to race in the Autumn Head; a new event for St Peter's. The UpperSixth girls racing in the Senior III Four category beat nine other crews to win convincingly. Andrew Dangerfield sculled in t w o divisions, at Novice and Junior levels. His results in both were very encouraging and proved his future potential as a sculler. Only three seconds came between Andrew and the winner of the Novice category A boys four racing in the Junior category beat Grosvenor Rowing Club to complete a successful days rowing. Womens Senior II Four: L Watson, RTaylor, ETaylorJ Lloyd, cox: B Scott Junior F o u r : A Dangerfield, A Bryce, AMuir.AThomton, cox: B Scott. On the same day Arthur Ellis-Davies took the
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Andrew Dangerfield's potential was once again realised at Newark Small Boats Head. Andrew raced in the NoviceandJuniorSinglescategories and won both - his Junior time made him the fastest sculler of the day, ahead of all others, including those racing in the Elite category.
EasterTerm H o l l i n g w o r t h Lake Rowing Club, Rochdale hosted the first North of England Indoor Rowing Competition. St Peter's entered three teams and Helen Austin as an individual participator. No records were broken by the teams, but Helen Austin won the 16 - 18 heavyweight women category! The Viking Longships Regatta was spiced up this year by a film crew from Blue Peter. Connie, a current presenter, rowed for St Peter's which made little difference to the speed of the boat, despite words of encouragement from Ruth Dalton. St Peter's lost in the first round to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. However, Ben Scott's
comment, "You don't have to dress up as a Viking to take part," will be forgotten by few and has been immortalised on film by the BBC. Trent Head was the first major event of the term. St Peter's had a good entry from both the Sixth and Fifth forms. The Novice Eight did remarkably well to come in j o i n t eighth w i t h Nottingham University and ahead of eight other crews. A Senior III Eight also came in eighth, ahead of 14 crews. In London the Sixth Form girls raced Senior III for the Women's Head of the River. The conditions were favourable and St Peter's came in a very respectable thirteenth place out of 52 crews. The previous night spent on Tideway Scullers boat house floor had not been in vain and the girls left feeling that the result was a good one. In York on the same day the rest of the boat club were
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Unfortunately severe flooding led to the event being cancelled at the last minute. The School's Head, now a permanent fixture in the Easter calendar proved once again to be worthwhile. Not only in terms of results, but also as a measure for future success. The boy's First Eight came in 50th overall and the Lower Sixth girls were third in their category, losing to Kingston Grammar and Haberdasher's, M o n m o u t h , but beating amongst others: Oundle, George Heriots and Bedford High School; crews t h a t the g k l s w o u l d find themselves up against regularly as the season progressed. Three eights raced in Chester in the North of England Head. The Fifth Form girls had worked hard in preparation for this race; coxed beautifully by Rachel Lund they came in a very respectable ninth place out of 18 crews. The Novice eight, a mixture of Lower Sixth and Fifth Form boys, faced stiff competition and had their best row to date; they came seventh ahead of six other eights. A Lower Sixth eight racing in the Junior category won by beating Sir John Dean College by over t w o minutes. Their result put them in the 21st position out of a total of 66 crews. They were perhaps grateful that Royal Shrewsbury School 'scratched' from the Junior category at the last minute! Junior E i g h t : SMathews.AMuir.OGill, ASpringgay, M Miles, G Alston, DLiddle.W Burns, cox: ELilleyman Andrew Dangerfield had some excellent results at the Northwich Head in the Easter holidays. He raced in the Junior Single category in the first division w i t h the exact same time as Dostal of Warrington who was competing in the Elite category. Both boys sculled together in a double in the second division and won that as well. This was an outstanding achievement and put Andrew in a good position for national and
perhaps international sculling success. At the same event Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham rowed a coxless pair. Any reservations that they may have had about moving into an unfamiliar boat without a cox soon dissolved as the girls cruised through to win the Junior category by half a minute. On the strength of their decided to send Andrew, Docklands to test their abilities against the best JuniorSquadTrials.
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SummerTerm Thanks to the Old Peterite Club's kind donation of a new coxless pair Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were able to row throughout the Easter holiday and with Andrew Dangerfield they spent the first weekend of the Summer term at the GB Junior Squad trials at Docklands. Their hard work and commitment paid off; Helen and Gemma came second over a distance of 1750 metres. They lost to Kingston Grammar by a second but beat eight crews, including the formidable Lady Eleanor Holies and Queen
Elizabeth HighSchool. Andrew took first place in his race, ahead of 34 of the best Junior scullers in the country. On the strength of those results all three were asked back to the Final Squad Trials laterintheterm. On the Sunday Poplar Regatta proved too much of a temptation for the three. Unfortunately bad weather disrupted the programme and only • Andrew was able to race. He beat 26 other scullersto win the JuniorSingleScull category. Back on home water St Peter's entered twelve crews in the YorkSpring Regatta. The Fifth Form boys raced well and beat Oundle, only to lose to Durham School in their semi-final. The Upper Sixth girls won theirsemi-final in both theSenior III and Junior categories, but sadly lost both finals to Oundle. Gemma Bentham did remarkably well by winning both the Novice and Senior III single scull events. A great achievement, since it was only her fourth time in a sculling boat. The following weekend crews faced much stiffer competition at Nottingham City Regatta. St Peter's had eights, doubles and pairs racing on both Saturday and Sunday of this event. No records were broken, but it was good experience for what was to come later in the term.
Andrew Dangerfield was to race at Nottingham but his entry was withdrawn after he was called up to represent Great Britain at Munich Regatta. Andrew's sculling expertise had been recognised a.t the Docklands trials and he raced in a double scull and quad scull. This was a tremendous achievement, particularly since Andrew was asked to stroke both boats. Meanwhile in Bradford the following Saturday six crews rowed the 600 meters of the River Aire near Shipley. Conditions were perfect and we had some good results. Both boys and girls Novice Fours won their categories. The Upper Sixth girls were faced with the same frustrating conclusion as York; they beat Durham in the semi-final, only to lose to Hollingworth Lake in thefinal. Novice Four: JHowes.ABryce.A Thornton, RRedfern, cox: B Scott Women's Novice Four: S Corcoran, A Roach, C Black, KBaber, cox: RLund
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The National Schools' Regatta was, as always, a highpointoftheSummerterm. Longoutingsand previous regatta experience paid off for some, whilst others learnt one or two lessons at this majorevent. The boys First Eight beat Worcester R G S easily in their heat, but this was not sufficient to put them through to the semi-final. The Fifth Form boys beat King's Worcester and St Edward's to give them a place in the final of the Junior 16 Fours. However, despite a fantastic performance, particularly against Aberdeen, the boys had to settle for fifth place, beating Bedford Modern by a comfortable 14seconds. Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Gemma Bentham, Emma Newton and cox, Rebecca Linaker, raced well in the Girls Junior Four category. They repeated their medal success of the previous year by beating Oundle by just a second to take Bronze. An encouraging result, but not as good a performance as had been anticipated.
DLiddle, M Miles, AMuir, cox: ELilleyman. At Docklands Regatta just four girls raced; the still relatively inexperienced double of Laura Hodsdon and Emma Newton raced well, but had to settle for last place. Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham, however, did extremely well in the Senior I coxless pair, to win Bronze and lost Silver byjust a second to Northwich. At Holme Pierrepont for Loughborough Regatta Andrew Dangerfield was back on form and won both the Senior II and Elite categories. OurSenior IV Eight also did well; they beat Birmingham and Nottingham Universities easily and lost byjust 0.34 of a second to Nottingham Trent University.
The Fifth Form girlsfaced stiff competition in the Junior 16 Eights. Henley, Gloucester and George Watson's proved too strong for the girls, who unfortunatelydid notgetthrough totheirfinal.
York Summer Regatta proved successful for many individuals and for the Boat Club as a whole. This terms new Fourth Form rowers put up a good fight against Yarm School and Loughborough Students. The Upper Sixth girls, racing for the last time won the Senior III Fours category. A Fifth/Sixth Form boys crew beat RAF Digby to win the Senior IV Fours and our Senior III Eight beat St Hild and St Bede College by a third of a length in a straightfinal.
On the Sunday the story was much the same for the Fifth Form girls, this time rowing a Junior 16 Four. Andrew Dangerfield did not scull to the level expected of him, nor did Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham in a coxless pair. However, lessons were learnt and the experience was very useful.
The Guy Fa wkes Boat Club were also rewarded for their long hours of training; they beat Collingwood College in the Mixed Fours category. On the whole this was a good days racing that was topped by St Peter's being awarded the Victor Ludorum Shield for being the most successful crew of the Regatta.
At Peterborough Regatta the Lower Sixth and Fifth Form boys did extremely well; they cruised through their heat beating National Westminster Bank and Bedford Modern for a place in the final, where they beat Nottingham Trent University by less than a canvas to win the Novice Eight category.
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Senior III Eight: JHowes.AThornton.E Birch, A Bryce, 0 Gill, J Greener,M Miles, AMuir, cox: ELilleyman. The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta was not an option for this years First Eight, due to academic commitments. However, after Andrew Dangerfield's success at Loughborough it was decided to enter him for the Diamond Sculls; defined as being an event for 'a single sculler of international standing'. Andrew was successful in qualifying for the event and was thrown into the draw, along with Peter Haining, Greg Searle and 21 other international oarsmen. This was a tremendous achievement in itself, but Andrew went on to even better things, by beating McKenzie of Twickenham in the first round. Unfortunately he lost to Van den Brockof Castle Dore in the second round, but his time of 8:09 put him ahead of his nearestjuniorrival, DiLuzioof Mortlake. Andrew left Henley, having won a race in an international sculling event and in the safe knowledge that he was the fastest junior sculler in the country.
Andrew Dangerfield, Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were well prepared for the final Junior Squad Trials, which took place over four days at Holme Pierrepont; a place they were all now very familiar with. Weights, runs and many hours on the water were put to the test as the three'seat raced'against the best junior oarsmen and women in the country. Any apprehension that coaches and rowers may have felt disappeared as it soon became clear that all three would represent Britain in the summer. This is an incredible achievement for the rowers and a tribute to coaches John Ward and Arthur El I si — Davies never before have pupils from St Peter's School rowed to sucha high level. This has undoubtedly been an excellent year for the Boat Club. Races have been won at all levels thanks to hard work and long hours of training
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As St Peter's celebrated Commemoration, Helen Austin, Gemma Bentham and Andrew Dangerfield were starting the strenuous fourday Great Britain junior final trials. Gemma and Andrew were selected to represent Great Britain at the Coupe de la Jeunesse (the European junior championships). Gemma would rowina pairand Andrew would scull inasingle. Helen was selected to row in a coxless four, but whether at the Coupe or at the Junior World Championships had to be deferred until a fellow crew member recovered from illness. When, a fortnight later, the four won the Senior Gold Medal at the National Championships they also won the right to compete at the Worlds. For all three there followed four weeks of intensive training-at York for Andrew, in London for Gemma and Chester for Helen. Gemma's training was interrupted by a rib stress-fracture which threatened her selection; butall would be well. At the end of July, Gemma and Andrew travelled to Candia, 20 miles north of Turin in Italy for the two-day Coupe. In Saturday's races, Andrew was unlucky enough to draw Italy and France (the eventual Gold and Silver medalists) in a three-boat eliminator and missed the A Final. Justice was done on Sunday, however, when Andrew won the Bronze medal beating Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain.
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On the first day her team were content to let Germany win the first eliminator; China won the second. That left six boats to compete on the next day for the four remaining places in the A Final. This would turn out to be the most exciting race of the Championships :500 m gone: Great Britain sixth behind Australia, Canada, Poland, Romania and USA 1000 m gone: Great Britain sixth,.... 1250 m gone: Great Britain sixth . . . . after an agonising delay the photo finish could not separate Canada and Romania at equal third, but it did clearly show that Great Britain beat them by at least 1/100 second! Australia and the USA were out! Two days later in the A Final, Great Britain rowed their fastest race (under seven minutes) to come fifth. China won, Germany were second and Romania and Canada gained their revenge on Great Britain. As they crossed the line was there water between any two boats ? I can't say, my eyes were closed and my heart had stopped beating long before! AEIIis-Davies
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1st XI Cricket Apart from two dismal weeks at the end of term, the 1998 XI had a good season. It would have been better had two key bowlers not sustained injuries. In all, eight matches were won and three lost. Four wins at the Festival helped to retrieve the season, which three defeats in four matches had threatened to ruin. The season saw the end of the Kay era! Like his elder brother, Andrew, who scored a fine century for the Old Peterites, Nick was an excellent Captain and had a prolific season with the bat.
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The batting revolved inevitably round Nick Kay. He became the first Peterite to score a thousand runs in a season and his remarkable 200 not out against Giggleswick (made from only 154 balls and including 6 sixes and 32 fours) was the highest individual score for the school. He played for Leicestershire 2nd XI v Yorkshire, for the Yorkshire U19 XI and for the Yorkshire Senior Schools XI. In every way he has been a credit to the school and I wish him success in his cricketing career. The opening batting position has been a problem all season. James Dougherty had a disheartening season. Nothing went right for him and it was only at the Festival that he began to play as we know he can. Edward Sykes batted quite well, defensively but his attacking play was limited. He was a very good team man and never complained if he did not get into bat. Peter Rivis showed considerable promise in the second half of term and it was a pity that he had to miss the last nine matches. As he did last year, Chris Ellerbeck came good at the Festival. He is predominantly a front-foot player and scored a lot of runs with the on-d rive. Many would benefit if they would learn from Chris' superb running between the wickets. For much of the season Jamie Hockin batted without confidence. The familiar straight drive into Queen Anne's was rarely seen, his unselfish innings against Giggleswick in support of Nick Kay was good to watch. He pushed singles to give Nick the bowling and ran every conceivable run. Their standof208wasarealjointeffort. J . In the second half of the season Trevor Smith joined the team from the Under 15 Colts and immediately made a good impression. He has a
NickKay became the first Peterite to score a thousand runs in a season wide range of shots and if he can learn to apply himself for long innings, he should have a bright future. Alex Main continued to improve but he did not often have thechance to build oninnings. He will certainly get the chance next year, as will several other younger players who showed potential this year. Graham Mackfall and Tim Bainbridge are capable of making a lot of runs. Towards the end of the season Peter Bainbridge and Mark Spilman showed promise when opening the innings. The opening bowling, like the batting, was not consistent enough to put the opposition under pressure. This is not a criticism of Graham Mackfall, who replaced the injured Nick Kay. In his first full season Graham bowled very well, often much better than his figures showed. He bowled 195 overs, 72 of which were maidens - a remarkable record. His opening partner for much of the term was Matthew Sigsworth. He
practised hard indoors before the season and bowled very fast. Keith Mohan devoted a lot of time - sadly not acknowledged trying to help him, but in matches he was rarely threatening, not least because he again bowled so many wides and no balls. It was only when Nick Kay and Graham Mackfall bowled in harness that the opening attack was effective. One of the main strengths was the medium pace bowling of James Dougherty and Chris Ellerbeck. James had some outstanding performances especially at the Fesival, when he won the bowling award. He and Chris were difficult to play even on good pitches, because they had the ability to swing the ball. Alex Main bowled well on occasions, although he was below his usual pace. Two other bowlers Sam Brown and Trevor Smith bowled with promise, but had limited opportunities. After his injury, Tim Bainbridge work hard to get back into the groove, but he was never at his best. Even so, he gave the attack variety and control which had sometimes been lacking during his absence. Peter Rivis did a good job in a few matches. He is not a big spinner of the ball but he bowls a consistent line. With some experience Mark Spilman also could develop into a more than useful offspinner. The fielding was mostly very good. Chris Carter did an excellent job as wicket keeper and won the Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most improved player, Having fielded outstandingly all season, Jarnes Dougherty won the Fielding Cup. NickKay was first class at slip, Alex Main and Ed Sykes took some good catches and Chris Ellerbeck and Jamie Hockin were always athletic and efficient. The Senior House Cup was won by Linton who beat the Manor in a high-scoring match and in the Junior Competition final Temple narrowly defeated Queen's. This year's Festival was at Merchant Taylor's Northwood and we are grateful to Harry Latchman and his helpers for organizing a very enjoyable week. The grounds were good and happily we had fine days of cricket without any interruption of rain. Keith Mohan, David Watkinson and Mike Johnston again worked many hours to help all who were keen to play the game and I am very grateful to them. We were greatly indebted to
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Alison Castle who again did a superb job as scorer. I do not know how we will replace her next year. Her task was eased this year by the installation of the electronic scoreboard. This really is an asset and we want to thank the Cricket Social Committee who provided most of the money for it. Our thanks also to the Old Peterite Club and the Friends of St Peter's who generously helped with the funding. Thanks also to the maintenance staff at the school who did a great job preparing the scorebox before the electronic units were installed. The term finished with a two day Old Peterite match, although the weather made conditions unpleasant, the return to the traditional match was much appreciated. It was particularly good to see so many parents of Old Peterite cricketers back at the school. They were always great supporters of the team.
St Peter's 152-8 (CEIIerbeck52)
v
Yorkshire Gentlemen CC 175-8dec (D Ogram 70, C Ellerbeck4-47)
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 151-8 (N Kay 68)
v
Bradford GrammarSchool 147-9dec (M Pathmanathan 35, M Sigsworth 3-24)
Home
Won
St Peter's 38-2
v
Sedbergh School 35 (CEIIerbeck3-0, J Dougherty 3-11)
Away
Won
St Peter's 147-5 (N Kay 62, A Main 30 not out)
v
MCC 222-3 dec (J Henderson 59,SSimpson 58, RHolgate50notout)
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 268-3 dec (N Kay 200 not out, J Hockin56notout, Stangstaff3-86)
v
Giggleswick School 206-6 (N Harrison 78, CSmall 46, M Sigsworth 4-67)
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 122-9 (JHockin43,PHarrand4-12)
YorkCC 212-5dec (KPower77,IDews51)
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 203-5 (JHockin45,CEHerbeck39, M Sigsworth 36 not out, J Dougherty 30)
Barnard Castle School 200 (PCIarke32,SDavies31)
Home
St Peter's 123-8 (CEIIerbeck34,ASmith3-15, S Mason 3-22)
v
StAidan'sSchool 159-8dec (RBradshaw41, J Dougherty 5-37)
St Peter's 179-8 (N Kay 73, J Dougherty 45)
v
LeedsGrammarSchool 204-7 dec (A Brown 63, P Rivis 3-61)
St Peter's 149-9 (NKay73,CEIIerbeck44, RKirby 4-55,1 Dews3-20)
v
President'sXI 167-7dec (SGorman70,AMain5-29)
St Peter's 153-2 _—~———— (N Kay 55 not out, CEIIerbeck37notout)
v
Ampleforth College 152 (SHarle43,J Dougherty6-38)
DKirby
St Peter's 203-6 dec (PRivis64,TSmithnotout, N Kay 38)
Durham School 179-6 (CBurdon50,J Davidson 48)
The following represented the 1st XI
St Peter's 125-6 (N Kay 80 not out, P Mouncey 4-35)
Pocklington School
N Kay(Capt)+*,J Dougherty+*,CEIIerbeck+*, TBainbridge*,CCarter\JHockin*,GMackfair,A Main*, P Rivis*, M Sigsworth*, ESykes*, P Bainbridge, M Baxter, S Brown, E D; D Dickinson, A Robertson,TSmith.MSpilman
St Peter's 30 __S
Scarborough College 235
(RGilbert7-15,NZak3-11)
(PSeed127,AGallagher45 GMackfall6-40)
St Peter's 145-8 (NKay31,MHiggins4-45)
SaintsCC 213-3dec (MCowell91 notout.RHolgate
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Cap Colours
Won
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sport IstXI RESULTS CONT. St Peter's 118-6dec
V
and 145 (JHockin30,AKay3-24) St Peter's 190 (NKay90,JDougherty39, S Bri macombe 5-49, N Verity 4-60)
V
OldPeterites 126-7 (PBrierley34) and 194-8 (AKay126,GMackfall3-38)
Home
Woodhouse Grove School 230 (N Smith 65,TBould 38, S Bri macombe 37, J Dougherty 3-35, TBainbridge3-72)
Home
Lost
Lost
v
Loretto School 69 (JDoughterty5-28,CEIIerbeck3-14)
Won
St Peter's 164-9 (J Dougherty 46, A Houston 4-24)
V
Cranleigh School 55 (JDougherty5-10)
Won
St Peter's 71-1 {N Kay 50 not out)
V
Elizabeth College, Guernsey 69 (J Dougherty5-26,CEIIerbeck4-13)
Won
St Peter's 214-7dee (C Ellerbeck 66 not out, N Kay 38 GDinsdale3-73)
V
Rossall School 88 (JDougherty6-17)
Won
St Peter's 220-7 dee (CEIIerbeck47,JHockin46, N Kay 42)
V
Merchant Taylor's School 211-6 (ASharland74notout,JWyand49, JFienberg40,SNoach31)
Drawn
1st XI Averages *-Notout Batting
Innings
Not out
Runs
Highest Score
Average
NKay
23 22 6 19
5 3 1 2 2 2 5 2 3 0 1 5 1 0 3 5
1076 445 106 350 121 115 212 243 164 53 49 78 19 19 14 18
200* 66* 64 56* 47* 36* 30* 46
59.77 23.42 21.20 20.59 20.17 19.17 17.66 13.50 11.71 10.60 9.80 8.66 4.75 4.75 2.80
C Ellerbeck PRivis JHockin TSmith MSigsworth AMain J Dougherty E Sykes MSpilman PBainbridge GMackfall M Baxter EDale CCarter TBainbridge
17 20 17 5 6 14 5 4
29 16 21* 23* 8 18 6 9*
Also batted: S Brown 0*, 8, Dickinson 1,0, A Robertson 0*. Bowling
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
J Dougherty C Ellerbeck GMackfall M Baxter MSigsworth NKay AMain
223 189 195 17 114.3 57.3 70.3 117.3 44 20.4
62 50 72 0 20 12 15 27
638 552 470 100 341 167 244 441 152 137
43 30 25
14.84 18.40 18.80 20.00 21.31 23.86 24.40 27.56 30.40 45.66
TBainbridge PRivis JHockin
5 16 7 10 16 5 3
A record of played 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4 hardly gives a true reflection of the 2nd Xl's season. There were many good individual performances but the batting collapsed badly on three occasions leading to the defeats by Barnard Castle and Ampleforth and the failure to beat Ashville's 107 despite at one time being 86 for 1! The side were only outclassed by Sedbergh and Leeds. When not on duty for the 1st XI Mark Baxter always gave the innings an aggressive start. Although he averaged over 30 it was unfortunate that he only once went on to make 50 having always succeeded in playing himself in and started to dominate the bowling. Peter Bainbridge made excellent progress over the season. He always played very correctly and as the season progressed he was looking to score more quickly. With Peter at the wicket life was neverdull for his partners who had to remain very alert to some of his rather bizarre and optimistic calling-in the first four games he was involved in four run outs, being the victim himself on three occasions. Thankfully he also improved in this area over the season and, after an excellent 70 at Pocklington, fully deserved his chance in the 1st XI. Stuart Smith and Daniel Dickinson have each batted well on several occasions but they should both learn to tailor their innings to the match situation. Useful contributions to the batting were also made by Mark Stefanini, James Rossington and Simon Watkinson.
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The bowling was always steady. Although his 514 at Ashville put the side in a very strong position Nick Joseph bowled too many bad balls to keep the opposition under pressure. Nick's best bowling was probably at Pocklington where he finished wicketless but only gave away 7 runs in lOovers. Jonathan Lally improved greatly over the season. He bowls straight and keeps the ball up to the bat giving himself every opportunity to take wickets. In his eight matches he took 18 wickets at an average of 13 runs each and promises much for the future. Stuart Smith was the other major wicket taker; he was never afraid to give the ball air and he provided the attack with some much needed variety. Peter Bainbridge and James Harvey also bowled well and took valuable wickets. Alastair Robertson has greatly improved his technique behind the stumps. Standing back he is secure and tidy; before next season he must practise standing up to the slower medium pace bowlers. With the exception of the Ampleforth match the catching was good and the general standard of ground fielding was satisfactory. Mark Stefanini's introduction to the side not only added to the middle order batting but also significantly strengthened the outfielding. Stuart Smith captained the side well. He encouraged the younger players, did all he could to get everyone involved and ensured that the side played positive cricket in the right spirit. He used his bowlers well and was very astute with his field placing. I am very grateful to him for all his efforts. The team and I are also grateful to Susan Chalmers for her efforts in the scorebox. Together with the faithful band of parents I have enjoyed another season with the 2nd XI and look forward to a little more sunshine nextsummer.
Also bowled: S Brown 5-0,35-0,TSmith 16-5,51-1, MSpilman 5-0,30-1
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UI5 Colts Cricket
2nd XI Cricket Results
This has been a most enjoyable group of players to coach this season.They have all worked hard in the nets on their own techniques and have produced splendid commitment on the field. They also accepted a strict routine of rotating players in each game and altering both batting and bowling orders to ensure that all of the members of the squad both played and participated during theseason.
St. Peter's 161-8 dec. M. Baxter42, D. Dickinson 30,S.Smith 41 St. Peter's 101-9 M.Baxter 50, N. Joseph 5-19,J.Lally 3-39
Sedbergh 162-1
Lost by 9 wickets
Ashville 107
Matchdrawn
St. Peter's 158-7 dec. P. Bainbridge 33, M. Stefanini 40, J.Lally3-29,S.Smith5-14
Giggleswick 60
Wonby98runs
St. Peter's 123 S.Watkinson31
BarnardCastle 126-2
Lost by 8 wickets
St. Peter's 70-4 Won by 6 wickets J. Lally3-24,S. Smith 3-19
Bootham 69
St. Peter's 108 S. Smith 30, N.Joseph 4-36, J. Lally3-47
LeedsGS 193-8dec.
Lostby85runs
St. Peter's 156 J. Rossington 40, J. Harvey 3-34
Ampleforth 174-6 dec.
LostbylSruns
St. Peter's 166-6 dec. P. Bainbridge 70, M. Baxter 30
Pocklington 88-7
Matchdrawn
St. Peter's 103-1 S.Smith40notout,J.lally4-17, A.Banerjea3-14
Scarborough College 102 Won by 9 wickets
It was also accepted that if we won the toss we would bat first and declare at tea. In this way it was felt that each game would have the chance of a result and the boys would learn to bowl under pressure. Our quicker bowlers were Ben Taylor, Sam Brown, Trevor Smith and Ed Marsden who were ably supported by Rupert Brown, Richard Pike, Nick Rusling and, after injury, Rob Greetham. The spin department developed well with Mark Spilman, Richard Gibbon and James Smith all taking wickets. Good tight bowling enabled us to win games against Barnard Castle (Marsden 5 for 9 and T Smith 3 for 12), Durham (Spilman 3 for 5) and Ampleforth (S Brown 4 for 27) and produce good draws against Ashville (Taylor 4 for 19),Giggleswick (Spilman 3 for 17) and Bradford GS (J Smith 3 for 10). We d id not operate a settled batting order so that all the boys could sample experiences both early and late on in an innings. However, if asked to pick the opening pair, it would have been M Spilman and R Gibbon, both of whom made good scores going in first. T Smith proved a talented batsman who hit the ball very hard. His promotion to the 1 st XI was thoroughly deserved and produced an unbeaten 45 in his first innings. R Pike, B Taylor, R Brown, A Drysdale, G Fowles and S Brown all produced fine middle order innings during the course of the season. The fielding often made the difference this year, it was always keen and, on occasions, outstanding. Catches were taken that would have graced any standard of cricket and the real encouragement given to each other in the field was a splendid feature of the boys play this summer. It was certainly good to have two such competent wicket keepers throughout the season. Both Guy and Alex made great improvements, especially standing up. I would like to thank both Trevor Smith and Richard Gibbon for their work as Captains this term and to congratulate Sam Brown, Trevor Smith, and Mark Spilman on their selection for the 1st XI Festival. It has also been a pleasure to have really supportive parents who at no time sought to criticise the boys or to question the way the side was selected or run. Thanks must also go to Mr Northfield and Mr Shuttleworth for their tremendous help, not only umpiring most of the matches, but also in giving much useful advice in the nets and on the boundary.
UI5 Colts Cricket Results Ashville St Peter's Ashville
174 for 9 97 for 8
(Pike 46) (Taylor 4 for 19)
107allout 83for 7
(R Brown 20, Gibbon 19) (Spilman 3 for 17)
Bootham St Peter's
173 for 7 134 for 9
(Gibbon 4for 45) (TSmith 50, Spilman 49)
BarnardCastle St Peter's BarnardCastle
170all out 28allout
(Taylor36,TSmith32,RBrown22) (Marsden 5for9,TSmith 3for 12)
134 for 9 112for8
(Drysdale 26, Spilman 23, Gibbon 20 (J Smith 3 for 10)
69allout 70 for4
(TSmith 19, R Brown 17)
144allout 145 for 6
(Gibbon 48, Spilman 36) (S Brown 2 for 24)
161 all out 97allout
(TSmith 67, S Brown 23) (S Brown 4 for 27)
93allout 94 for 5
(Spilman 3 for 5) (Spilman 66*)
74allout 80 for 6
(Rusling 4for 6, Greetham 3 for 26) (Spilman 22, Fowles 18)
Giggleswick St Peter's Giggleswick Bootham (300vers)
Bradford G.S. St Peter's Bradford G.S. Leeds G.S. St Peter's Leeds Manchester Schools St Peter's Manchester Ampleforth St Peter's Ampleforth Durham
PJ Stephen
Durham St Peter's
The following reoresented the U16Colts:
Pocklington
T Smith, R Gibbon, M Spilman, S Brown, B Taylor, E Marsden, R Brown, J Smith, N Rusling, G Fowles, A Drysdale, R Oike, B Les, TThorpe, R Greetham, S Whiteley.
Abandoned dueto rain Scarborough College Scarborough St Peter's
* Denotes notout
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liiportjfcAu.tat^ Under 14 Cricket This has been a hugely disappointing season for the Under 14s, finishing the season with just one win and one draw from eight matches. Whilst those bare statistics paint a bleak picture for the future, I maintain that as a group there is some potential, especially amongst the batsmen, and the simple fact that the boys are on the whole physically so small compared with most of the opposition has been a serious handicap. Perhaps the writing was on the wall after the very first match at Sedbergh. On a wet pitch, against what was at best an ordinary side, we contrived to drop 6 catches in letting Sedbergh score 116, and were then bowled out ourselves for 52, 21 of which were extras ! Indeed, it is a measure of the frailty of the batting that the top run scorer all season was'extras'. The disappointing batting continued against Giggleswick in the next match, when on a blameless Wightman pitch against some mediocre bowling, we could muster only 89 for 8 in 39 overs. I was saddened that to say so many of the boys play lots of cricket outside of school, they showed no appreciation of the element of time within the game, and that to have the chance of a result in such a short match, there is an onus on both sides to play positive cricket. I hope more than anything they will take away this simple fact from this year; that they must be prepared to lose matches if they are to have a chance of winning them, and such a dilatory scoring rate will make attacking declarations very difficult. Giggleswick duly scored the required runs in untroubled fashion to win by 9 wickets. At Barnard Castle it was a similar story, St. Peter's scoring 87 for 9 off 38 overs in over half time, Barnard Castle duly scoring the runs with little difficulty, despite losing 6 wickets. Morale was lifted briefly by a crushing win by 104 runs against Bradford Grammar School. We scored 141 for 5 declared, with useful contributions from Peter Henwood (38 not out) and Tom Main (35), although the 26 byes conceded by the Bradford wicketkeeper were a most welcome bonus ! Bradford then amazingly managed to self destruct, being bowled out for 37 in 22 overs, Nick Scaife taking 4 for 3 with his gentle outswingers. Leeds Grammar School and Ampleforth in the next two matches represented unsurprisingly the two strongest sides we played, and whilst both resulted in defeats, there were encouraging aspects in both performances. Against Leeds, we played a 30 overs match, and after 12 overs from Tom Main and Nick Scaife, Leeds had scored only 17, thanks to some good bowling supported by lively fielding. The remaining bowlers however were less impressive, and Leeds accelerated to 122 for 8 in their allotted overs, which on a slow pitch was always going to be difficult. The target quickly proved beyond us, as Leeds produced some of the best sustained bowling that I have seen from an under 14 side. There was simply no weak link in their attack, and whilst a final total of 92 for 6 suggests a narrow defeat, there was only ever going to be one winner. That we ended anywhere near was due largely to a magnificent »
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assault on Leeds county opening bowler by Tom Main, who finished 26 not out including two daring hookshots for 4. The defeat at Ampleforth was particularly disappointing, because as a team we batted as well as at any time all season, scoring 128. Unfortunately we were chasing 195 for 6 declared, Ampleforth's opener scoring an impressive unbeaten century. Infuriatingly however, he was dropped having made 10 ! These two defeats confirmed that we were simply unable to bat, bowl and field well in the same match. On a miserable day at Pocklington, we were thoroughly outplayed but escaped with a draw. Pocklington scored 157 for 6 declared, the bowlers bowling well in difficult conditions, but with most of the fielders looking disinterested. After a reasonable start, our middle order collapsed as ever, St. Peter's finishing a distant 74 for 6, despite receiving the same number of overs (34) as the opposition. The final match, at home to Scarborough, saw the boys play some of their best cricket of the season for all but the crucial final 30 minutes. Nick Scaife again bowled tidily to claim 4 for 34, and the fielding and catching was good. A total of 128 for 8 declared seemed well within our scope, despite the unfortunate first ball loss of Rob Scaife, and we began the final 20 overs well placed at 46 for 2. Unfortunately, off the very next ball, Tom Main, who had once again batted with authority, hit a full toss like a rocket, straight into the hands of square leg, and from then on the boys seemed to have little idea how to pursue 4 or 5 runs per over, and we were duly bowled out for 96 with 7 overs remaining. By contrast to the 'A' team, the 'B' team enjoyed a most successful year, three comprehensive victoriesand a narrowdefeatagainst Ampleforth being their final record. Much of the credit for this must go to Mr Heaps, whose infectious enthusiasm for the game quickly rubbed off on the boys, and helped them to thoroughly enjoy their cricket. Peter Henwood, Khaled Ma'aye, Edward Parkin and Daniel Lloyd all enjoyed success with the bat, whilst Jonathan MacGregor, bowling leg spin, returned the remarkable figures of 7 wickets for 9 runs in the first match against Giggleswick. All of these boys played forthe'A'team later in the season. It was unfortunate that the weather dictated that we could not have a single middle practice until half term, which obviously did not help the team. I was disappointed however that as a group, the boys did not practise well, seeming unable or unwilling to listen to the advice being offered, and appearing unconcerned by their constant failures. Their attitude to fielding practices was very poor, being unable to concentrate for any length of time. I hope that maturity will help them to realise that they will only make the best of their natural talents if they apply themselves, and take note of the advice on offer. Many of the boys I suspect think that they are better players than they really are. I hope that on reflection on this year they realise exactly what their relative strength is, and listen to those impartial observers with more experience than them. I reiterate that I believe they have some potential, and even by next year could well be a
reasonable side, but they must want to improve. To end on a positive note, James Taylor, Edward Taylor, Henry Burton and Tom Main all possess a sound technique as batsmen, which I believe will see them develop into good players. In addition to Tom Main, Daniel Moroney, Will Smithson and Nick Scaife all showed promise with the ball, whilst Jonathan MacGregor's leg spin, mentioned earlier, isdefinitely worth persevering with, as he can bowl it at pace, and genuinely turn the ball; greater control will come with experience. Edward Taylor's wicketkeeping was varied; he looks very good stood up, outside off stump, but must become more mobile stood back if he is to develop. Finally, a comment on the fielding. Far too often, the boys looked disinterested in the field, and failed to gel as a team.I hopethattheywill learntoenjoyfielding, as I believe it is as enjoyable as you make it, and ultimately more time is spent by all cricketers fielding than either batting or bowling! My thanks must go to Mr Johnston for his help in organising the various sessions in a season greatly affected by the weather. Mr Mohan's expertise at the numerous net sessions was as ever invaluable; and of course Mr Heaps, who was a tremendous help to me and the boys. Thanks too to the loyal group of parents who watched most of the matches. I am sure that their support was appreciated by the boys.
NMatkin
Girls Hockey Girls lstand Zndr XI Hockey With more wins than losses for the 1st XI and only two losses for the whole term for the 2nd XI this has been a successful and enjoyable season. They have been excellent teams to coach and have shown a willingness to adapt to playing any position - very necessary as there was a surfeit of forwards. Perhaps fitness was their weakest point and it would have been to their benefit if some had taken it upon themselves to go out for some extra training.
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Ably captained by Becky Fisher the 1st XI beat the OP's 1 - 0 in their opening game, which was a high quality one and good to see so many of the 'stars' from the past. With the 1 st XI playing most of their matches on grass but a few on 'astro' it is to their credit that they are still in contention with those schools who do have the benefit of astroturf pitches, which undoubtedly makes a difference to their skills and speed. Of the astro matches Tadcaster Grammar School proved to be too fast for us and beat us 2 - 0 while against the Sixth Form College we gave them an excellent game and drew 1 - 1 (a well worked penalty corner with Zoe Wight slotting the ball home). The team annihilated York University 'A' XI with a well deserved hat trick from Hannah Burton. Towards the end of the term at Durham the 1 sts played an exciting match ending in a 2 - 2 draw. Ruth Ward, as ever, always looked to attack and her speed and determination resulted in her scoring both goals. Unfortunately, at Mount St Mary's we had all the play but suffered a breakaway goal late in the second half. Of the grass games the team had a good win over Pocklington with a well taken goal from Charlotte Brisby and an excellent game from Hannah Burton whose work rate throughout the season was commendable. Goalkeeper, Claire MiddletonWalker, had a fine game, totally dominating the goal area. Easingwold were a well drilled team but our midfield play was outstanding, especially Becky Fisher who showed good stickwork skills in tight situations. The resulting win was well deserved. Hymers are perhaps the strongest team on the circuit and the 1st XI put up a good fight but lost on this occasion to a better side - but not much better! In defence Preeti Bhat and Sara Chapman timed their tackles well, both managing to give good passes upfield under pressure. The team drew
against a very strong Worksop side but played a frustrating game at Ackworth which they should have won easily but seemed to have forgotten where the goal was! The 1 st XI tournament proved to be a good afternoon, the team was working well as a unit and extra spirit was generated after Charlotte Brisby's shot soared high into the back of the Mount's net. They totally dominated in that game and went on to beat the Sixth Form College and Bootham as well, finishing 3rd overall. Vicky Hales and Gemma Croft were unflustered in defence throughout the afternoon and showed good ability in beating on coming forwards. The 1st lost to Giggleswick playing a disappointing lack-lustre game, though they picked up a little in the second half. However, they finished the season strongly to beat The Mount and Queen Margaret's with Erica Smith tackling well in the reverse stick side and Abigail Gisbourne looking dominant on the wing. The 2nd XI have had an outstanding season only losing 2 of their 14 matches. They had a particularly strong midfield in captain Marie-Sophie Dalglish, Alison Calvert and Becky Turl all continually giving good passes to their forwards who scored 47 times an almost embarrassing number of goals! Kate Garnett and Sarah Metcalfe always knew where the goal was, while Jenny Hutt showed good reading of the game and positioning. In close games such as those against Bootham 1st XI and Ashville 1st XI Abigail Gisbourne made many fast runs down the right wing with good crosses to set up scoring chances. In many games the defence were able to push upfield and Charlotte Mee was always ready to 'have a go'. Catherine Hurd's work rate was commendable. Pocklington and Worksop presented good opposition but Lucy Hewish played steadily in goal, making some telling saves. They completed
the term with some notable wins against The Mount (good play from Hayley Oram and 4 goals from Kate Garnett), Mount St Mary's (or was it just that we were better swimmers than they were?) and Queen Margaret's. Both teams were a credit to the school and the signs all augur well for the future. Pippa Hurd was awarded the Jackson-Pacey Trophy for the most improved player. Starting off as'sub'for the 1st XI, then playing in both attack and defence, this was well deserved.
3rd XI Hockey The 3rd XI have played just 3 fixtures but have succeeded in scoring 18 goals. Tomi Rotowa's speed on to the ball and Clare Scott's skill on the left wing accounted for many of these, while Katie Jenkins and Alexia Brown played well in defence. Amy Greetham and Alison Castle both played with spirit.
Under 16 York and District Hockey Tournament This was held at St Peter's with a mixture of under 15's and 16's forming a team due to a clash of commitments. They had a bad start losing to Tadcaster but picked themselves up to play brilliantly against Manor (6 - 0 in 15 minutes) and The Mount. It was hard luck that they should go out on a penalty stroke competition in the semi-final after drawing with Huntington who went on to become the eventual winners.
PA Fletcher
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GirlsUnderMI Hockey
06.09.97
V
Old Peterites
Home
10.09.97
V
Joseph Rowntree
15.09.97
V
Easingwold
20.09.97
V
24.09.97
Won
1-0
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0-1
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Hymers
Away
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Pocklington
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YorkSixth Form College
Away
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Worksop
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Drew
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Ackworth
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Drew
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TadcasterGrammar School
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IstXITournament
Away
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Bootham
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Huntington
Drew
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Joseph Rowntree
Drew
0-0
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The Mount
Won
2-0
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Queen Margaret's
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Tadcaster
Drew
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YorkSixth Form College
Won
2-0
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Giggleswick
Home
Lost
0-3
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University'A'XI
Away
Won
9-0
15.11.97
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Durham
Away
Drew
2-2
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MountStMary's
Away
Lost
0-1
22.11.97
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The Mount
Home
Won
4-0
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Scarborough College
Home
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0-3
06.12.97
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Queen Margaret's
Home
Won
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The following girls represented the 1 st XI " P B h a t , " *CBrisby,*HBurton,*SChapman," G Croft, M-SDalglish, " R Fisher (Captain), A Gisbourne,**V Hales, LHewish,*P Hurd.H Oram S Metcalfe, +"+C+Middleton-Walker,*ESmith,RTurl,-R Ward, Z Wight
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Joseph Rowntress
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Won
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15.09.97
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Easingwold
Away
Won
3-0
20.09.97
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Hymers
Away
Lost
0-2
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Pocklington
Away
Won
1-0
01.10.97
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Worksop
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Won
3-2
04.10.97
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Ackworth
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Giggleswick
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Drew
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AshvillelstXI
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Won
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Bootham 1st XI
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Drew
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19.11.97
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MountStMary's
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Won
22.11.97
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The Mount
Home
Won
7-0
03.12.97
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Scarborough College
Home
Won
3-0
04.12.97
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Away
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Queen Margaret's
Home
Won
5-1
The following girls represented the 2nd XI ABrown,ACalvert,ACastle,SChapman,G Croft, M-SDalglish (Captain), RFishley, K+Garnett,A6isbourne,AGreetham,VHales, LHardy.CHurd.LHewishJHutt.CMee, S Metcalfe, HOram,CSmith,RTurl,ZWight.
Girls 3rd XI (lockey Results 13.09.97
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Queen Mary's
Away
Won
5-3
12.11.97
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Bootham 2nd XI
Home
Won
10-0
15.11.97
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Durham 2ndXI
Away
Won
3-1
The following girls represented the 3rd XI KDeBoer,ABowtell,ABrown,ACastle,RFishl ey.RGifford.AGreetha m,E-LHall, LtHardy,LHewish,CHurd,KJenkins,JLewis,RPaterson,TRotowa,CScott,CSmith, AtStevenson.
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The U15X1 have had an outstanding season, playing twelve matches, winning ten and drawing two. This term they also went on to be joint York and District champions along with Tadcaster Grammar School. During this tournament which was played in February, the team scored many goals in their qualifying section and conceded none. They beat Oaklands 2 - 0 in the semi final and held Tadcaster (a team who regularly play on astro turf) toaO-Odrawinthefinal. A wonderful achievement! This U15 team is a team of naturally very attacking players, so early in the season we had to take a close look at defence and decide our strategy. Kate Hudson had a very good season as right back growing in confidence and skill with every match. With Holly Sturgess behind her in goal, these two formed the backbone of what was to develop into a solid and reliable defence. Lizzie Sargeant our usual formidable left back was injured mid-vyay through the seasonso to plug the gap Vicki Johnston was brought into the team and Catherine Fieldertook up a centre back role. With so many strikers wanting to be up field in scoring positions, it was essential to form a solid three at the back. Jo Sargeant with her speed and deft stick work was given a free role to allow her to run at opponents and get into scoring positions. She played this role well and indeed scored many goals throughout the season. Our two wings, Katherine Downes on the right and Jane Todd on the left, also had a fine season. Katherine produced consistent crosses from the right in ever/ game, and also scored many spectacular goalsfrom some amazing angles. Jane always played sensibly on the left, beating many opponents with her very adept reverse stick dodge. Throughout the season Jennie Scott and Captain Hannah Stower were the team's work horses in midfield. They coped admirably with large holes that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the pitch! Claire Hall noticed this gap which she kept opening and decided that there were enough strikers on this team. From her centre forward role she very ably helped to plug the midfield gap whenever the team were under pressure. Completing the forward line was Melissa Moran who intimidated many an opposing goalkeeper with her relentless ability to be in the right place to pop in the rebounds. Her first touch on some very difficult balls improved with the progression of the season and her skillful reverse stick hit paid dividends. I must also mention Heather Williams, whoalways stepped infortheteamat the last minute to cover absence and injury, and who was always willing to fit into any position without complaint. I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching this team in my last hockey season at St Peter's. They have approached all matches with good humour and sportsmanship and they always gave of their best. They have been receptive to new ideas and keen to improve their skills. I am sure that many of them will go on to play in the 1st and 2nd XI next year and will not be daunted by the prospect. Aboveall I hope they continueto enjoy theirhockey.
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Girls 1ai erISUockeyResu Its The Under 15 B team played just t w o matches in the Autumn term. The first was against Bootham on a yery windy and cold day. They displayed some fine stick work and some yery strong, positiye, attacking play. The attack prayed unstoppable and found themselyes in goal scoring positions on numerous occasions many of which were taken advantage of. Our defence were rarely tested as the ball hardly got past the midfield. In their second game against Mount St Mary's a mixed A and B team performed exceptionally well on a pitch that resembled a swimming pool! (You will remember this was a particularly wet November). Despite the conditions both teams managed to turn this into an exciting match by producing some high standard hockey against the odds.
D M Newman
6irlslstandUnderl5XIHockeyTour Following all the end of term celebrations, t w o minibuses full of sedate girls (thankfully very quiet for once!) departed very early on Saturday morning en route for Ipswich.
13.09.97
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Queen Mary's
Away
Won
8-0
20.09.97
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Hymers
Home
Won
4-1
24.09.97
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Pocklington
Home
Won
1-0
01.10.97
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Worksop
Home
Won
3-2
04.10.97
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Ackworth
Away
Won
8-0
11.10.97
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Giggleswick
Home
Drew
1-1
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Bootham (B team)
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Ashville
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Queen Margaret's
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MountStMary's
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Won
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The girls who represented the Under 15 B Team were: SChalmers,LCIark,LHorsley,L Wales, VJohnston,HWilliams,CStefanini,R Lander, K Seastron, JTodd, H Sturgess.
We arrived at Royal Hospital school for our first match feeling relieved to be out of the buses. Both teams had good wins. Ruth Ward scored 4 goals for the 1st XI. (Mrs Fletcher put it down to the amount of burgers she'd consumed earlier). Jo Sargeant was almost knocked unconscious five minutes into the under 15 game by a very hard hit from the opposition. The rest of the team went on to achieve a good win despite being a little shaken. Luckilytheeggon Jo's head and the black eye that ensued did not detract her from her enjoyment of the weekend. During the match Mr Newman took it upon himself to tour Ipswich to get the lie of the land (or at least this was the excuse he gave for arriving just in time to hear the final whistle!) We arrived at our five star accommodation later than anticipated which left the under 15's just half an hour to get themselves ready for our night on the town. Never did a more glamorous set of girls appear for a Saturday night out at the Odeon. Our shy, retiring girls chose mainly to watch The Full Monty. It was either this or the new Bond f i l m . (Seen one seen 'em all - was the general impression). Later on we descended upon the Ipswich Town Pizza Hut - a small quiet little restaurant (until we arrived). A ¥ery accommodating Manager when chatted up by Mrs Newman eyentually managed to squeeze 25 of us in and even gave us balloons! I think it was the I s t X I ' s charm and good looksthatfinally swung it. Sunday morning bright and early we arrived at Ipswich High School, but the opposition were more geared up for a 10.00 am start than we were. The Ist's forgot which end they were aiming to - hence the own goal. Sarah Chapman did however execute a magnificent stop on the line which saved the day. A satisfying 2 - 2 result. The under 15's failed to wake up following late night balloon fights and found themselves 3 - 0 down at half time against strong opposition. A few choice words from Mrs Newman and assistant coach Mrs Moran and they managed to salvage 2 goals in the second half. After delicious cakes all baked by the Ipswich girls, it was over to Woodbridge, where one of the staff kindly gave us a very amusing tour of the t o w n and the famousTidal Mill. Following an enjoyable session in the bowling alley where the 1 st's realised that this sport could well be their forte, it was back to school to meet our hosts. Once greeted by some of the 1st XI were given the 'alternative tour' of Woodbridge. (Need we say more!) Not surprisingly on the Monday morning a lie in would have seemed more appealing to everyone than another hockey match, particularly as the girls were all by now bosom pals w i t h their hosts and in the words of the under 15's "did not want to beat their friends." However, w i t h the set in of arctic conditions both matches got underway and were played in fine competitive spirit. Both the Senior Captains hobbled off injured but still managed to cheer on their teams from the sidelines. Woodbridge won the Senior match and St Peter's won the Under 15 game, so everyone was happy that honours were given. Many thanks to Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Newman for organising the tour, Mr Newman for his support and nayigational skills and Mrs Shepherd and Mr Monteitti for driving the bus. Thanks also to the parents who made the load a little lighter by their support and encouragement. Becky Fisher UVI
Throughout the whole season the under 14 team has played w i t h 100°/o commitment and dedication. They haye learnt how to support each other, on and o f f the pitch and their positive, determined approach t o every game and e¥ery situation is a credit to them. The team remained unbeaten all season, drawing only once to Queen Margaret's in a nail biting match which ended 2 - 2 . St Peter's managed to keep their cool throughout, in spite of the shrieks of panic coming from the opposition. The team had very few close matches, which actually proved to be quite frustrating, particularly w i t h a 1 5 - 0 victory over Ackworth and a 7 - 0 victory over Silcoates. Congratulations must go to Jenny Ashley for her total domination of midfield play. Jenny has superb vision and her precision and forward thinking gave the goal scorers plenty of opportunity to show off their very good skills. Lyndsay Burrell's speed and accuracy on the right wing combined magically w i t h Clare Fletcher's skillful play and together they created many goal opportunities. Clare's ability to take the ball round several players and still have the energy to slot it neatly into the goal was a joy to watch as was Jo Topping, who carefully poised by the goal sent several flying into the back of the net. Charlotte Ware on the left wing showed endless determination and she worked well both w i t h Susanna Dale and then w i t h our multitalented super sub Hannah Smith - Hannah managed t o play almost every position on the field during the course of the season, but what really shone through was her grit and commitment to each game that she played. She never once gave up on a ball and her determination was admirable. Our midfield worked tirelessly w i t h Georgie Aeons and Katherine Morris playing extremely well. Rose Strickland-Constable and Nichola Robertson defended brilliantly when
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required, although they were often left to twiddle their thumbs as the forwards scored goal aftergoal! Our final line of defence was Katie Millar who was dynamic in goal and her cheery sense of humour throughout the season even when cold and suffering from frost bite was much appreciated. I would like to thank all the team and the reserves for their superb efforts and for their support, especially when my back injury meant I was unable to referee, run about or do anything more than stand on the sidelines and shout. I thoroughly enjoyed the season nevertheless and can't wait for the next one! J L M North
Girls InterHouseHockey Without doubt an excellent standard of Hockey was shown by all houses from 3rd year players to sixth form. It was good to note as well that the occasion was well supported from the sidelines by a large number of spectators. The competition was close with Dronfield and Grove tying on points at the end of the competition. But Dronfield were deemed the winners due to their superior goals tally and having conceded none. Thefinal positions were:
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Boys Hockey Boys 1st XI Hockey The First Eleven season started with the experiment of a voluntary club on Tuesday evenings in the Christmas term. This proved very successful in bringing on players unfamiliar with the game on artificial surfaces. The new floor in the sports centre is ideal as it is actually faster than astro turf. The club was open to Old Peterites and this meant that the younger players gained the benefit of playing with and against the more experienced Todd brothers, Steve Arkley, Andy Kay and David Hancock. The club will be running again this year and all are welcome. The transition is almost complete towards hockey on synthetic surfaces. Whereas last year the team often wanted to play on grass now they are demanding astro every time. This was highlighted by their request to play Styx at the university. It has been many years since the school scored four goals against the Styx Eleven. This was the highlight of the season although they lost 9-4, the team against them included Norman Hughes, the ex Great Britain Captain and Coach, and a number of other players with representative honours. SB
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If the game is to continue to improve we must take every opportunity to play on synthetic surfaces with all teams not just the Senior Elevens. School matches were played at under fourteen and under fifteen age groups and this is due largely to the efforts of Mr Stephen and Mr Perry, thankyou very much. I would also like to thank Mr Paterson, Mr Morris and Mr Edwards for their unstinting efforts throughout the season. I would like to put on record what fine team spirit the group had. They played for each other and were a pleasure to coach. I would like also to thank the parents who at all times came to give proper support to all members of the team. M Johnston Boys who represented the 1st XI hockey team: N Kay*, P Freeman*, I Paterson*, D Fieldhouse*, M Freak*, J Nicholas*, A Robertson, C Ellerbeck*, P Miles*, M Whiting*, J Dougherty*, J Hockin*. M Stefanini, J Steward, D Dickinson * Denotes Colours Caps:
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Boys Znd XI Hockey The 2nd XI suffered from a severe shortage of games - the first two were cancelled and then Pocklington decided to send a team of 3rd and 4th years for the match - they were given a game against a mostly 3rd XI along with a few 2nd XI players (which gave Stewart Smith an opportunity to demonstrate his ample personal skills in playing a true Captain's game capturing two goals, including a spectacular solo effort, beating at least 2 defenders before slotting the ball home past the keeper). However, when the opportunity of a game did arise, the 2nd XI showed flashes of their quality in games against a combined 1st and 2nd XI from Hall Cross School, Doncaster; Scarborough College; and Bootham 1st XI. A large and very physical Hall Cross side brought a tough challenge, but by retaining their composure, St. Peter's played some excellent hockey and deserved a result, but were denied by two soft goals that were conceded late on, together with wasted chances in front of goal.These defensive errors were due to inexperience, but which were corrected as the season progresssed. There were some signs of what could be achieved by the team, however, and it was characteristic of the team's performances throughout the season - some poor defensive work and marking, interjected with occasional spells of outstanding link up attacking play, which more often than not lead to a shooting chance or even, on occasion, a goal. The same was true against Scarborough - the match was closer than the score suggested for the most part of the match, but two late goals dashed any chances of what would have been a memorable result against a strong Scarborough team. The Bootham game was played away on an appalling surface, denying us the opportunity to show off our silky passing skills, but despite this the team
adapted excellently and had the majority of the possession - there could have been many more goals had the opportunities been finished. This proved to be a crucial point of the 2nd Xl's play - there were many openings created by the mid-field, only for the chances to go unconverted. The mid-field was the creative nucleus of the side and together with the centre-forwards had an embarrassment of riches, with players such as Baxter, Macfie, Pullen, Dickinson, Spilman, Stefanini and Hainsworth all eager to carve out goal chances from nothing forthe team The attacking play was supported by a usually reliable and strong defence, which unfortunately was caught out late in the both games against Scarborough and Hall Cross, allowing the oppostion back into the game. Ever-present sweeper Whittle improved all the time and there was a solid and imposing presence at centre-back in Shepherd. The other backs rotated often, but the fierce tackling and visionary distribution of Miers and Smith were key to the team'sgood performances. Magee in goal showed great potential, but was unfortunately prone to sliding in rather late at attacking forwards. The team could have won all three matches had chances in front of goal been converted - there were many fine individual talents up front, which were sometimes recognised with promotion to First Team status, ony to find that the ability to pass to team-mates was, unfortunately for them, a prerequisite of First Team play. This lack of passing early on induced inconsistency, and was possibly responsible for the disappointing results. However, the team improved immeasurably over the course of the season, and was capable of excellent hockey- as demonstrated to the first team in an Astro practice in which they were comprehensively outplayed by a 2nd XI which always showed greatdetermination and team spirit. With more matches the 2nd team would surely have gained the resultstheydeserved. Thefinal summary of scores does not give a just reflection of the dedication, talent and comradeship within the team.
Mark Baxter (UVI) The boys who represented the 2nd XI team: M Baxter, D Dickinson, M Pullen, DVIacfie, C Magee, R Jackson, M Stefanini, J Steward, M Miers, D Wainman, N Shepherd, S Smith, J Mitchell, T Spilman, H Von Achten, A Acaster, A Banerjea, B Firth, 0 Hainsworth, CMaitland.G Pierce
BoysJuniorUockey The Hockey season was without doubt a successful one, ending in two successive 4-0 wins. The opposition was well drilled and significantly better than the scorelines indicated. Our team was picked from both third and fourth forms, and showed excellent commitment both in training and on the field. The twice weekly team practices helped to build a solid defence that did not concede a goal in either game. Midfield and forwards worked well together to produce some fine attacking play that resulted in 8 goals in the two games. These included two hat tricks by P Henwood and B Les. However, as is usually the case, all the goals were a result of solid team performances. We are all looking forward to next season with confidence.
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Colts Boys Hockey The squad this year consisted of twenty two players and as ever, for boys who overall had played little hockey before, they set about the acquisition of the new skills with enthusiasm right from the first session. The opening match was barely a week into the term and although our opponents, Pocklington School, had more experience of match play than us our pace and competitiveness saw us through to a 2-1 win. The team was rightly pleased with its achievement and were looking forward to the games ahead. In the next match we met Worksop College, who came with an awesome reputation and a number of representative players. As we watched them go- through their routines in the warm-up beforehand we wondered with some trepidation what lay in store for us. As it transpired we were far more determined than them and showed a greater willingness to play for each other; traits that enabled us to record a 2-0 victory, whilst the B-team went down 3-2 on the adjacent pitch. The home game against a young Ashville College side presented the opportunity to look at some new players in the A-team and we cantered home to a 7-0 victory. In the next game our run of wins was to come to a halt as we went down 2-5 away at Ampleforth. On a grassy pitch against older, stronger boys we were simply unable to compete effectively. Three days later we put this defeat behind us and regained our momentum against a skilful Scarborough College side as we played some of our best hockey of the season to run out 4-2 winners. The B XI then went on to win 2-0 against Sedburgh College and we finished the season with an outstanding 4-1 defeat of Bootham School where oursuperiorteam play again enabled us to overcome opponents that man for man were more skilful and experienced. I have not mentioned any individuals as all of the boys were an asset to the squad and with one exception all represented the School. Each player improved their technical and team awareness skills considerably as the season progressed and many will goon next year to compete for places in the
senior sides. Thank you to Mr. Edwards for his untiring support and to the boys for a most enjoyable and rewarding term. DK Morris Played 9 Won 7 Lost 2 The following boys represented the School: E Ashley, P Bainbridge,T Bainbridge, C Barnett, D Birkett, D Burgess, J Else, C Emmerson, G Fell, P Goodrick, G Mackfall, A Main, E Mulkeen, A Robertson, C Robinson, LShackleton, H Strivens, ASykes,TWainman,SWatkinson,J-P Wilkinson
St. Peters Boys Hockey Club St. Peters Hockey Club has gone from strength to strength over the past two years, and it was no coincidence that 35 senior boys played hockey in this past season. The competition for places in the 1 st XI was strong throughout the season with everybody fighting for a place. This was certainly one of the factors that contributed to an excellent first XI season that saw the team lose only two fixtures out of eleven. Peter Freeman again had a fine season between the posts. There are few goalkeepers on our circuit who were as a good a shot stopper as Peter. An unfortunate illness to Ian Paterson meant that Alistair Robertson was able to establish himself as left back in defence. With two years ahead of him Alistair has the potential to become a very good player. MichealFreakfound the position of sweepervery much to his liking and his ability to make vital tackles gave the defence a solid foundation. David Fieldhouse made the position of centre marker his own despite enormous competition. David also made saving tackles and did not allow a 'cack-handed' centre forward from Styx to spoil a fine season. The defence was completed by John Nicholas, whose ability to strike the ball from deep made
him a valuable asset to the side. Chris Ellerbeck dropped back into the mid-field after spending the previous as centre forward. With this transformation Chris immediately began to score goals and his hat trick in the final game of the season was just reward for his commitmenttohard workand training !. Peter Miles' ability to read the game gave the side good 'vision' in the middle of mid-field. Peters's outstanding performance against Yarm is worth particularmention. Mark Whiting's constant running down the left wing always gave the side options, and with a little more composure and luck in front of goal, Mark could have been a regulargoal scorer. Jamie Hockin's pace and ability to beat players down the right wing made him a constant threat to the opposition throughout the season. His tireless running was a credit to him. James 'goal machine' Dougherty was the sides outstanding player of the season. Not only did James score 17 goals in 11 matches, but his control, pace and ability to score from any angle made him a pleasure to watch and play alongside. He was the worthy winner of the J.M Burn trophy and was voted players player of the year. MarkStefanini is worthy ofa mention as he often came as reserve and never complained if he saw little action. The School hockey season only lasted nine weeks, but the improvement in the side and in each player was evident for all to see. Hockey, at the highest level is played on Astroturf and is a far more enjoyable game to play. The team's improvement is very much down to the importance placed by Mr Johnston of playing on Astroturf. However if hockey is going to reach a higher level at St. Peter's, it is important that it is not played on Astroturf every time it is available, but every time. Nick Kay (UVI)
Netball IstVII Netball The Spring Term started with the usual exams for the Vth and UVIth but all those involved also came to all the netball practises and this enthusiasm and commitment prevailed all term. Only three of the team remained from the previousyear-Gemma Croft, Rebecca Fisherand Natalie Lane, but Gemma and Becky played the shooting positions with Natalie in defence so the core players were in place. As with all the first teams this year, it was equally difficult to select the first netball as there was great strength in depth with many competent players competing for the seven places. The first match was a practise game against students from the College of Ripon and York, St John. They started with a 2nd team but found themselves behind in every quarter. This was in part due to the consistently good shooting from both Gemma and Becky who continued the ThrPeterite I997-I998
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season in this vein and the superiority of their shooting was reflected in the score margin of nearly all the matches. Gemma's height in the attacking circle was invaluable and after ten years she was even persuaded (at times) to leave the ground with some quite athletic jumping! The match was lost in the last quarter when the college team played some of their first team supporters, but the score of 21 -26 reflected the hard fought game. The majority of the schools played did not stretch the team but they always played to the best of their ability with 100°/o effort. The team was ably captained by Amy Qreetham who played well in the centre court supported by Vicky Hales, Charlotte Brisby and Marie-Sophie Dalglish. Amy quietly appeared in the available space as did Marie Sophie but in an altogether different manner! Marie-Sophie was the opposite of quiet but she made great progress through the season showing much improved netball skills and kept us all amused even on the coldest days! She is also to be congratulated on her selection for the U19Yorkand District Team. The best opposition was provided by York Vlth Form College with each quarter finishing with the school in the lead by only one or two goals. Alison Castle and Natalie were very dependable in defence and ably supported by Charlotte on the wing. They both played well particularly in keeping the shooters to the outside of the circle and rarely allowed them to have a second chance with any rebounds. The only school match lost was to Joseph Rowntree who had a very tall team who again reached the National finals. Although theirteam was superior in all areas, the girls continued to work hard to the final whistle and were complimented on their standard of play by the opposition. My thanks to all the team, particularly Amy as captain. They were a pleasure to coach, had excellent morale, worked hard, and I think we also had lots of fun.
WM Shepherd The following represented the 1st VII: G Croft**, R Fisher**, V Hales*, M-S Dalglish*, A Greetham*, C Brisby*, N Lane**, A Castle*, S Baines, PBrinklow. * **
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2nd and 3rd VII Netball The 2nd and 3rd netball teams had 18 fixtures despite several cancellations. As in previous years. There were a large number of girls willing to play team netball many of them practising three times a week. The standard was high and team selection was difficult and again enthusiasm and commitment was high, during both exams and poor weather! Only four matches were lost but of these the 2nd VII had a very creditable score of 19 - 40 against Joseph Rowntree's U16 team. Three of the fixtures lost were against U16 teams who were probably strongest than their 1st team. The 2nd team shooters - Kim Aeons and Sara Chapman played consistently well throughout ^ f c
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the season and in some years would both have been in the 1st VII. Penny Brincklow, Erica Smith and Abi Gisbourne mostly played in the centre court positions with Anna Bowtell and Jessica Lewis as the defence but on occasion helped by others. The team had a close match with York VI Form College in a high scoring game before edging in front in the last quarter by 4 goals they did well to beat Hymers College in a spirited game and had a good win against Scarborough College by only one goal. Several of the matches were played against 1st teams from other schools which reflects the high standard of play. The 3rd VII consisted of a very changeable team to allow many girls to have match play. They won 4 of the matches convincingly and only lost once to an U16 team from Queen Mary's. Alexia Brown played shooter in all the fixtures but the other positions were in a constant state of flux but I think the netball was enjoyed by all and the seniors were a very pleasant group to coach and umpire.
WM Shepherd The following represented the 2nd and 3rd VII :A Bowtell, K Cox, S Baines, S Chapman, A Brown, E Smith, A Gisbourne, P Brincklow, J Lewis, M-S Dalglish, V Hales, H Oram, K Matthews, A Pike, S Metcalfe, K Aeons, A Calvert, P Bhat, K Wight, L Richardson, KGarnett.
Girls Underl5 VII Netball The under 15 netball team has had a most successful term, improving its standard of play with every match.
and drawing one, on a day when four of the 1st team players were committed to a major swimming event. The most memorable match for the players and supporters alike was on 9 March when for the first time ever a St Peter's team beat Joseph Rowntree School at netball a victory the girls thoroughly deserved and had worked very hard to achieve. The under 15's were also this years runners up in the York and District Tournament on 4 March, ironically losing only to Joseph Rowntree. Finally, I would like to say a special 'Thank You ' to Kate Hudson who despite her disappointment at not being able to play for several weeks supported and encouraged her team at every match, even the Tournament which lasted almostthree hours!
DM Newman The following represented the under 15 team :H Sturgess, C Fielder, K Hudson, L Sargeant, H Stower, J Scott, J Sargeant, M Moran, J Todd, H Williams, C Hall, KDownes.VJohnston
1stVII Netball Results: Jan 14th
College of Ripon ft York, St Joh Vs. Lost
Jan 17th
Barnard Castle
Won 47-20
Jan 21 st
All Saints
Won 26-12
Jan 24th
Giggleswick
Won 25-18
Jan 27th
Pocklington
Won 33-15
Feb 7th
Ackworth
Won 30-14
Feb 11th
Ashville
Won 25-8
Feb 18th
St John's (3a)
Won 35-8
Feb 25th
Vlth Form College
Won 34-30
Feb 28th
Mount St Mary's
Won 18-0
Mar7th
Hymers
Won 23-14
Mar 9th
Joseph Rowntree
Lost
Mar 14th
Scarborough College
Won 24-13
Major changes were made in centre court, taking into account individual strengths. Captain Melilssa Moran made a reliable Centre with her beautifully timed dodge and her ability to hold a space. Jennie Scott as Wing Attack was an accurate feeder of the ball into the shooters and Lizzie Sargeant surprised us all with her terrier-like work as Wing Defence, sticking to her opponents like glue and making them work hard for every pass.
13-8
Won 15-5
March 18th Law College
After a few sessions working on general fitness, it was down to team tactics and trying out different combinations of players in various playing positions. Catherine Fielder and Kate Hudson proved to be an effective pairing in the shooting circle. Both got off to an unsteady start until they became more familiar with, and more confident about a change we made to their usual shooting action. As the season progressed they both decided that this had paid dividends.
21-26
2nd and 3rd VII Netball Results 2nd VII 19-36
14.1.98
StJohns
lost
17.1.98
Barnard Castle
won 2 5 - 7
21.1.98
Bootham
won
24.1.98
Giggleswick
won 2 3 - 1 6
27.1.98
Pocklington
won 2 9 - 9
7.2.98
Durham
won
22-17
11.2.98
Ashville
lost
11-22
25.2.98
VI Form College
won 3 0 - 2 6
28.2.98
MountStMary's
won
16-9
7.3.98
Hymers
won
24-19
9.3.98
Joseph Rowntree
lost
19-40
14.3.98
Scarborough College
won
24-23
18.3.98
Law College
won
14-6
won 28-15
19-16
3rd VII 21.1.98
Bootham
Major changes in the defending circle also added to the team's growing confidence . Joanna Sargeant adapted to the Goal Defence position as if she had always been there. Her numerous interceptions which she made in every match were crucial to the team's success. Katherine Downes linking with her as Goal Keeper was also an asset, with her tremendous ability to jump and her natural spring.
4.2.98
Queen Mary's
lost
7.2.98
Ackworth
won 2 2 - 1 5
11.2.98
Ashville
won
28.2.98
MountStMary's
won 2 7 - 7
17.01.98
v
Barnard Castle
Heme
Won
24.01.98
v
Giggleswick
Heme
Won 2 5 - 7
All seemed to be going smoothly for the team until Kate suffered a nasty break to her fingers in the School House Matches. This obviously necessitated more changes. We quickly discovered at this point that Katherine D could also shoot. She very ably took Kate's place until late in the season. Heather Williams and Vicki Johnston were very reliable 8th players, who could also slot into the team almost anywhere. They were regularly called upon to play.
27.01.98
v
The team played ten school matches, winning nine
11-24
19-14
Under 15 VII Netball Results 26-3
Pocklington (A)
Home
Won
17-7
Pocklington (B)
Home
Lost
10-12
04.02.98
v
Queen Mary's
Away
Won
13-6
11.02.98
v
Ashville
Away
Won
14-10
28.02.98
v
MountStMary's
Home
Won
18-4
04.03.98
v
Silcoates(A)
Home
Lost
3-26
07.03.98
v
Hymers
Home
Won
28-10
09.03.98
v
Joseph Rowntree
Away
Won
25-22
11.03.98
v
Harrogate College
Away
Won 2 2 - 7
14.03.98
v
Scarborough College Home
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17-17
Rugby IstXVRugby Pre-season began with the boys working off the excesses of their summer holidays whilst I tried to learn a few names and grilled the inimitable Paddy for information on who played what position etc. The week ended with a team heading south to play in the Loughborough 10s tournament and although no trophies were won, it certainly established which players had been enjoying a few too many BBQs over the summer!
UnderRVIINetball The under 14's are a very competitive team who have come on a long way this year. They are beginning to understand more advanced play and the need for'holding space' - not just endless running! They have worked well with each other and been a very pleasant team to coach. With three shooters, all playing well, Jo Topping, Suzanna Dale and Helen Katsarelis have all had to take their time 'off court' - which to their credit they have all done with good grace. The first matches against Barnard Castle and Giggleswick gave the centre court and shooters a good work-out but hardly troubled the defence. Jenny Ashley was dominant in the centre court, combining well with Lyndsay Burrell who gave very good accurate passes into the shooting circle. Hymers were a strong fixture and here the defence were put to the test. Goalkeeper, Rose Strickland-Constable' The following girls represented the under 14 team :K Millar, N Robertson, R Strickland-Constable, G Aeons, J Ashley, K Morris, L Burrell, C Fletcher, J Topping, H Smith, S Dale, C Ware, MBraganza
U M I I Netball Results HymeriCollege
won
4-1
24.9.97
Pocklington
won
3-2
30.9.97
Silcoates
won
7-0
1.10.97
WorksopCollege
won
3-1
4.10.98
Ackworth
won
15-0
11.10.98
Giggle;wick
won
3-2
15.10.97
Bootham
drawn 2 - 2
19.11.97
Mount St Mary's
won
7-0
22.11.97
The Mount
won
8-0
6.12.97
Queen Margaret's
drawn 2 - 2
20.9.97
Senior InterHouse Netball
The season proper began with a narrow win over a spirited Retiring Captain's side, but really got going at Leeds Grammar's new campus. This was their first home match on their new pitch and in blustery conditions we turned in a very disciplined and tactically astute second half performance to record a notable victory. That victory provided a huge fillip for the team's confidence and this was evident in the following weeks with three high scoring wins. When they began with self-belief they looked like a side that could beat any defence. Particularly imposing was the strong running of James Dougherty in the centre and Chris Ellerbeck's sniping runs around the base of the scrum. Despite a fairly small pack, we were winning sufficient ball to always pose a threat and the idea of running at gaps - not big, fat, hairy bodies - was beginning to get through, even to the front row (Pete Freeman's piercing runs especially!). Then came the mid-season crunch matches which can make or break a season. Against a Hymers side that had yet to concede a try we put in a superb 40 minutes and they were visibly worried. We weren't able to sustain the intensity for the full 80 minutes, but it was a brave performance against the most impressive allround side we played all season. Afterthat defeat it took them a while to get going against old rivals Ampleforth, but once we realised we could compete, compete we did. Chris Carter's lineout work with his jumpers Will Vokes-Dudgeon and Andrew Springgay was a revelation and the front row put on a great display of controlled scrummaging. Our fairly light back-row was bolstered by Nick Lally's physical presence and Oily Councell and James Miers played out of their skins to disrupt every move by the opposition. Ultimately, the result came down to the final kick of the game and although it went the wrong side of the posts, I can honestly say that all fifteen players could not have given any more to try and win the match. It just wasn't to be, not that day anyway.
This was played in the usual competitive atmosphere with the few not involved giving plenty of vocal support. School beat Rise by 12 5 in the 3rd/4th play off but Clifton were the overall winners beating Dronfield 13 - 5 in the final. The game was closely contested and much closer than the score suggests.
Denstone away provided the first genuinely disappointing performance of the season, one that Paddy Stephen had already described beforehand virtually play-by play! A distracted St Peter's side pitted against a well organised opposition and a person with a whistle. Andrew Kemp came into his own and was cynically denied what would have been an outstanding last-gasp winning try.
W M Shepherd
Pocklington is a game probably best forgotten although the final flourish with a great break
from the attacking full-back Michael Freak nearly turned it. An entirely more positive performance came in our heaviest defeat, against an imposing Durham side. Captain Dan Jackson led from the front and we contested every ball equally until their sheer size and pace overwhelmed us. Hardly a tackle was missed all day and despite the score line everyone spectating was immensely proud of the team. The team spirit shone through again against Ashville when we put ourselves under enormous pressure before scoring 24 unanswered points in the last twenty minutes to pull off a remarkable come-from-behind victory. The trip to Woodhouse Grove is notable for one thing Jonah Lomu's cousin. Now we know what it felt like to be Tony Underwood in the last World Cup! The climax to the season against Bradford was a wonderful note to end the season on. All fifteen players surpassed themselves and the workrate and ball retention was superb. It was a day when everything worked as it should, Jamie Hockin delivered the big bosh we had all been waiting for and even Nick Kay's legendary "dummy-dummysplat" move went without the normal "splat" at the end. A fine end to a season which should linger in the memory of all those involved fora very long time. Captains-D Jackson, J Dougherty Most Improved Player-W.Vokes-Dudgeon Colours - As Above, Plus N. Kay, C. Carter, P. Freeman, J. Miers, C. Ellerbeck, M. Freak, A. Kemp, N. Lally, J. Hockin, A. Springgay, 0. Councell, 0. Hainsworth.T.Spilman. RW Doyle
1st XV Rugby Results Retiring Captain's
Home
24-22
W
Leeds Grammar School
Away
23-12
W
Silcoates
Home
69-9
W
Giggleswick
Home
41-14
W
Barnard Castle
Home
29-19
W
Hymers Col lege
Away
10-46
L
Ampleforth College
Home
12-14
L
Denstone College
Away
20-24
L
Pocklington
Away
15-16
L
Durham
Away
13-48
L
Ashville
Home
24-20
W
Woodhouse Grove
Away
3-33
L
Bradford GrammarSchool
Home
37-10
W
P13
W7
DO
L6
PF320
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loss to Bradford G.S. We lost because we were trying too hard to win our last game. We made too many errors, and lost our pattern. It did not matter because the effort and application were there for all to see.
A Norman, S Milne, R Leadbeater, D Cross, J Dadd, R Everett, R Parton-Bagnell, D Dickinson, N Shepherd, A Delaney, M Parkin, E Richardson, I Ray.SCarr, J Steward, M Miers, RTaylor, P Miles,T Spilman, B Firth, 0 Hainsworth, M Stefanini, S Price,
The season was an enjoyable one, I would like to thank all those who played and supported the side. I hope that those who are leaving the school take up club and university rugby, and enjoy it in all its aspects.
As can be seen from the results the team had an outstanding season. They often played with style combining forward and back play togreat effect.
M W Johnston
The season started with wins over Leeds G.S., Silcoates, Giggleswick, and Barnard Castle. All were fine all round team performances. Special mention must be made, however, of Ben Firth's personal total of 53 points against Silcoates and of Simon Carr'sfine performance, in both attack and defense, in trying circumstances at Giggleswick. As is always the case with second teams, especially successful ones, the first team start to require players and the pattern of play becomes disrupted. It is to the credit of players who came in to the side that it was always difficult to tell who the newcomers were. Nickolai Shepherd's debut at hooker against Denstone, taking eight against the head, being a highlight. As hookers Russell Parton-Bagnall and Dan Dickinson know, Prop forwards are becoming increasingly rare breed as the game quickens up. Robert Leadbeater was an ever present who scrummaged solidly and was fitterthan the back row. We were unfortunate to lose David Cross to a serious knee injury early in the season, John Dadd to back problems, and Ross Everett was dropped to the first team. Stuart Milne filled the gap easily, but is made in the old fashioned mode, and did not appreciate our open style. It should be remembered that if he had not been prepared to be run off his feet week in week out, we would have struggled to honour fixtures. Ampleforth exposed our frailties. Too many of our players, whilst comfortable in attack, relied on others to do the hard graft. You do not win matches when someofyourside play touch. A run of wins against Denstone, Pocklington, Durham, and Ashville, were based on driving forward play linked to moving the ball wide swiftly. Matthew Parkin, Adam Delaney and Ed Richardson all revelled in running at the opposition, whilst Ian Ray enjoyed stopping the opposition running! Attacking options were developed from the base of the scrum Jonathon Steward gained a feeling for when to break, and Matthew Miers grew in confidence, becoming a fine attacking and defensive scrum half. The backs were well marshalled by Andrew Norman. They played to their strengths with the ball, but perhaps relied too much on Rob Taylor, Peter Miles, and Tom Spilman in defense. Simon Price played well at full back, throughout the season, and began to recognise and use overlaps well. The last match of the season was a disappointing
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3rd XV Rugby This was a season of mixed fortunes, but excellent spirit among the third team squad. The players conducted themselves well on the field of play and were often to be heard in fine voice off it! The squad system was used to the full and twenty-six players in all appeared forthe team. The season started off with a mismatch away at Fyling Hall, the hosts later returned to St. Peter's and beat the -2nd XV. It was difficult to defend against their representative players in the backs who ran with a great deal of ambition. There was also a great shortage of possession at the line out where the home side had certainly mastered the art of'support' at the line-out. The next match was a potentially difficult trip to Giggleswick. However, the 3rd XV showed great determination in gaining their first win of the season. Both teams were well matched in the forward battle, but it was behind the scrum where we held the aces. Two long range tries by Edward Sykes and Jackson Reed-Stevenson in the centres, provided a deserved half-time advantage. The team held out for a well deserved victory in the face of a second half onslaught. The next away game, against Barnard Castle, saw a similar game developing with the 3rd XV producing fast running rugby, in which the pace and exuberance of their backs was a marvel. Four tries in all from Marcus Pullen, Edward Sykes and Jackson Reed-Stevenson. Barnard Castle stayed in the game with the help of a hard, uncompromising pack who managed to bring the best out of the 3rd XV forwards - the tackle count wasveryhigh. The following week saw the 3rd XVface a Hymers College side on the 1st XV. With a good sized crowed in attendance, Mark Steffanini put on a superb attacking performance from full back scoring two tries inside the first ten minutes-the next match saw his promotion to the 2nd XV ! Hymers College came back into the match after half-time, but Tom Whitcher secured victory with a try from short range. A defeat at the hands of Ampleforth punctuated this good run of results. The match was finely balanced at half-time but the superior rucking skills of the opposition brought them victory. They were solid in defence and for once our backs were held in check. The match reached a high level of commitment in an atmosphere often resembling a cup tie and was played in a great spirit by both teams. St. Peter's started at considerable pace right from the start against Pocklington and it was the all-
action, all court nature of our back five and midfield that made all the running . Eleven tries were scored in all that day (a hat-trick for Marcus Pullen) with the whole team playing in champagne style with backs and forwards running riot! It was a truly thrilling performance which was rounded off by a golden try, which started from a passing move within our own in goal area. The ball was moved confidently between the centres to the reserve full back James Harvey, who used his pace to take him to the half-way line and a slick pass saw Christopher Reilly sprint the final fifty metres to round off the scoring that afternoon. We were outclassed by a very strong Sedbergh side the following week. They showed how to ruck with intensity and their passing along the back line produced few mistakes. One only had to look at our physically and emotionally spent players at the end of the match to realise that the team could not be faulted for its guts and determination. So to the final match of the season, a narrow and controversial defeat by a Bradford side who clearly considered themselves fortunate to have received the benefit of the doubt concerning a decision on a try. The referee should nearly always stand near the scrum-half putting in to the set scrum. The players can be proud of their achievements during the season; I thank them for their commitment and wish them all the best next year whereverthey are playing their rugby. Thefollowing represented the 3rd XV: Lower sixth: A.P. Acaster; A.P. Bond; J.A. Harvey; AJ. Heaps B.E. Hewitt; M.J.Hodgson; R.H. Parton-Bagnall G.W. Pierce; M.J. Pullen; C.T. Reilly; P.A. Rivis OJ.L Robinson; AJ. Sharp; M.C. Stefanini; A.J. Welsh and SJ. Wilson. Uppersixth: K.T. Lee; S.D. Milne; J.E.M. Mitchell; S.R. Newton; J. Reed-Stephenson; E.P. Richardson; M.S. Rusling; S.M. Smith; E. Sykes and T.M. Whitcher.
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3rd XV Rugby Results Fyling Hall 1stXV
Away
Lost
Giggleswick School
Away
Won
0-69 12-5
BarnardCastleSchool
Away
Won
22-17
Hymers College
Home
Won
17-7
Ampleforth College
Home
Lost
5-27
Pocklington School
Home
Won
63-5
Sedbergh School
Away
Lost
0-62
Bradford GrammarSchool
Away
Lost
5-9
The season began well with a sound, if unspectacular, win overYork U17 Colts. This was soon followed by a most impressive victory away at Leeds Grammar school, the back row of J Else, E Rowbottom and P Goodrick, giving excellent support to the midfield backs. It was very clear that we had a strong squad of players as the "B" XV had an equally firn win on that day. This
ion i j i . strength in depth proved invaluable as the season progressed. Having started so well it was a disappointment to lose at home to Hymers. This game exposed weaknesses in discipline, as we conceded far too many penalties, often wasting good positions because of this. Another problem was highlighted with Alan Slee not on the field, as simple goal kicks were not taken. As so often happens, a poor performance was followed immediately with a superb one. The match at Ampleforth showed all that is good in schoolboy rugby. It was played with total commitment by two good sides playing attractive rugby, with a referee who tried to allow the game to flow. The tackling was exceptional in mid-field with Aljstair Robertson and Alex Main at their best. It was a game that both sides could have won and neither deserved to lose (sadly we did !). After half term saw a return to York RFC Colts, but this time under lights and with a slightly depleted side. The experience of flood lights was good, as was playing bigger and stronger boys. Our rucking was not tight enough and we took too many wrong options, and, as a result, York gained their revenge. By now 16 members of the side had been picked to represent York and Selby in the U16Trials. This eventually led to the selection of Alastair Robertson. Mark Watson and Lundi Shackleton for Yorkshire U16. However, this progress through the trials did not prevent a very determined Pocklington side from exposing a level of over-confidence, lack of discipline, and lackof cohesion in the first half of our match, The boys rallied in the second half to run out winners but not before important lessons had been learnt. With six players involved in trials, we had a tough match with Woodhouse Grove. The forward battle was close and saw the emergence of Greg Sharp into the "A" team. Sadly, we lacked experience in the backs and this proved to be our undoing. The first half of the Durham School game saw the boys return to their best, scoring over 30 points. The second half measured their steel in a more physical encounter (Guy's face!) and they passed the test well, running outconvincing winners. The Ashvilie match showed how strong the squad of players had become, with the three county players unavailable, their replacements played a full part in an excellent win. Sadly, the final match against Bradford Grammar School was cancelled, leaving the season without a deserved finale. The strength in depth is there for the coming two seasons in the 1st XV. If the players continue to work as hard, both in training and on the field, as they have done this year, things augur well for the future. An- attention to pre-season fitness will prove vital in the competition for places come September. I would like to thank the entire squad for their efforts and especially Alistair, Ernie and Daniel for their help as Captains during the term. It was also of great help to have such a loyal group of supportive parents. Parents who supported the team and not just their own offspring, who were
constructive and positive, even in defeat, and who did not spend the afternoon "refereeing" the game. Finally, I would like to thank Mr Perry for unstinting efforts with the "B" XV, in what must have been a rather busy first term for him! PJStephen The following represented the U16 XV: G White, D Dickinson, C Barnett, N O'Loughlin, J Howes, M Watson *, E Rowbottom, J Else+, P Good rick, G Wood, G Sharp, J Lally, J Rossington, L Shackleton*, A Robertson*+, A Main, A Slee, J Cole, M Boulton, E Birch, S Watkinson, E Mulkeen, R Boulton, D BirkettJBIackwell. Yorkshire U16 Captain
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Underl6XU Rugby Results v
YorkRUFCU17Colts
17
19
Won
v
Leeds 6S
21
10
Won
v
Hymers
20
34
Lost
v
Ampleforth
12
22
Lost
v
Denstone
Cancelled
v
YorkRUFCU17ColtS
10
19
Lost
v
Pocklington
29
14
Won
v
WoodhouseSrove
0
29
Lost
v
Durham
40
19
Won
v
Ashville College
56
3
Won
V
Bradford 6S
Cancelled
Under 15'A'XV Rugby " I want us to enjoy playing rugby, become better players and win when we can" .These aspirations expressed by a team member in September became the focus for the season ahead. I believe that, over the course of the season, these goals were achieved by the entire team. The team had a triumphant season, winning 21 games out of the 22 played, and scoring 174 tries in the process. During the season, 20 players out of the 22 who represented the "A" team managed to score tries, high-lighting the attacking prowess and options available to the side. The defensive qualities and pride exhibited by the team in 'defending the line' were clearly illustrated in the miserly 14 tries that they conceded. The team was unbeaten on the normal school circuit including notable victories against Durham (0-101), Ampleforth (77-0) and Bradford Grammar School (45-0). The playing calibre of the squad was reiterated by six players (Tom Abel, Matthew Maitland, Richard Pike, Nick Rusling, Ben Taylor and Daniel Wright) being selected to represent Yorkshire in their unbeaten season, and the selection of Alex Drysdale to represent Scotkand at under -15 level. I congratulate Alex for skillfully captaining the side and always leading by example.
t 3 sport
Played 22
Won 21
Pointsfor-1033
Lost 1
Pointsagainst-93
Leading Points Scorer- Ben Taylor (297)
The Daily Mail Cup and Yorkshire Cup provided the boys with the opportunity to expose their many talents against stronger opposition. They progressed comfortably through 6 rounds of the Daily Mail Cup but lost (13-5) in a hard fought, expansive epic against RGS High Wycombe in the semi-final. The Yorkshire Cup proved to be more productive with a victory over QUEGS, Wakefield (15-20) in the semi-final and a resounding win against Prince Henry's, Otley (58-0) in the final, assuaging the previous week's disappointment. I want to thank all pa rents, colleagues and friends who travelled throughout England to support the boys. The referee's letter after the semi-final against ^ f r
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High Wycombe perhaps epitomises the true strength and character of the under-15 team. "They played rugby with a fine sporting spirit and showed outstanding grace after the final whistle went, having to cope with the disappointment of losing such an enthralling contest. To a man this team was a great credit to St Peter's School." I trust that in the years to come the boys will maintain their desire and dedication to train hard, so that they can continue to enjoy playing rugby, become better players and win when they can.
MAMonteith
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To start, forgive me if I eulogize over what was undoubtedly the season's highlight: the second match against Durham. Earlier in the year we had travelled to Durham where in wet, muddy conditions we beat 31- 5 a team which included our own Daniel Cuthbert-Brown and later, their only try-scorer, Laurence Brotheridge. The return game in York was full of big match promise and the boys did not fail to deliver the goods. Played with determination and a coordination hitherto unseen this season they squeezed out a 17 - 15 victory against a much changed side which could have easily taken this St Peter's team to the cleaners. The boys played with unselfishness, control and a speed of delivery and attack which underlined all the very best in this squad, and was epitomized by James Newbound's try squeezed in at the left corner flag. And yes, I have forgiven them the previous evening's session! But one match does not make a season. There were bad times as well as good, losses as well as wins, not least because with such a large and blossoming squad there was too little consistency from one match to the next - and yet the boys accepted the need to give others a game quite willingly, aware that at another time or in a different school several of these players would have had no difficulty holding down an "A" team place. The comedy trio Roger Bryce, Will Gagg and John Morley propped up not only the scrum but also the team spirit. Their strength at the set piece was a vital key to so much possession. At hooker there was no end of possibilities: Daniel
Cuthbert-Brown, Mark Hall and Miles Kitchin were all capable of filling this position and that of flanker, but were equally good ball winners and could be incisive in attack although their over-enthusiasm often delivered our possession into the hands of the opposition. David Metcalfe, Guy Robinson and Laurence Brotheridge shared the second row places - all three played with thorough commitment, the difference lay in their size and strength. At flanker add to the list of hookers Matthew Magee, Simon Hope and Bruno Les and consider the frustration they had to endure sitting out matches when they could not all play. Nor should it be forgotten that at this level physique is not everything - each of these boys has at some stage during the season knocked down boys who were significantly bigger than themselves. James Wood completes the forward line-up at No.8. Why he was blessed with two arms I still do not know - ball tucked under one arm was Woody's way; but for all the shouting at him to use two he still came away as the season's tophy-scorer with a tally of 15. Edward Marsden held the scrum-half position all season. He has improved by becoming even cheekier with hisdarting runsand by speeding up his delivery, and his 18 conversions were invaluable. He kept Jamie Smith well-served. With the time Jamie had and his secure hands, he could make the right decisions most of the time, seeking touch or feeding the centres appropriately. As captain he led by quiet example.
again no end of choice: James Newbound, Rockman Law, Sandy Cowan, Simon Hope and Daniel Thomas-Peter. All had a tremendous turn of pace but they did not all find the role of defender as easy. From my point of view DT-P was the season's most improved player. In September he almost looked scared of the ball - by season end he couldn't wait to get his hands on it, and then ran with the confidence of an old campaigner with nothing else on his mind than scoring tries. If he learns the art of defence as effectively next year he could win the award again. To round off the regulars we must not forget Tom Garnett at full-back. Tom made the position his own - sound in the tackle, secure under the high ball and ever-willing to join the back line at pace. Final mentions go to Tom Firth (who missed the lion's share of the season through injury), Lewis Henderson, Rupert Brown, Chris Williams and David Jackson for their contribution to the success of the season. Thanks also to Messrs. Monteith and Stephen for their guidance and expertise, to Messrs. Taylor and Watkinson for refereeing, and to the touch line faithful who lent their support much to the appreciation of the boys.
M J Grant
In the three-quarters Richard Gibbon and Andrew Duffin became a formidable combination. Their hands, strength and ability to break the tackle made them invaluable in attack. In defence they were equally capable of trysaving tackles. To fill the wing position there was
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Under IVA'XV Rugby The bare statistics hardly do justice to the effort and progress that was shown throughout the two terms. Size was not on our side and, at times, larger schools produced larger players and we would be sorely outgunned. However, as the season went on, much credit was due to all players who accepted the need to keep tackling and take the knocks and keep running the ball so that well-rucked ball could be converted into scores. What was very encouraging when tackling was good, the unit skills and basic individual skills were much in evidence so that with greater physical maturity, more wins will come the group's way, as they get older - only 3 of our losses involved a points difference of more than a couple of tries and at junior level a couple of tries is a lead that can quickly and easily be overhauled. The season began with a balanced win of 4 tries and 26 points in each half against King's; Daniel Lloyd beginning his scoring tally with 4 tries, a brace in each half. Our next game against Leeds saw us drawing 19-19 with ten minutes to go but fitness and size saw the opposition slip 3 tries past us then, to make the score line more secure than the effort and territory, which was actually gained, up till that point. Against Giggleswick next, Lloyd went one better than the first game, to score 5 tries of the 10 which we scored in total, a fast moving 15 man style was beginning to emerge so that determined backing up saw scores flow with another balanced performance of 27 points in each half. The game against Barnard Castle saw the determination of the front row of Junya I wamoto, Matthew Welsh and Tom Leung secure solid first phase ball, often against the head, and tremendous drive at rucks to ensure possession was secured early. Next, against Hymers, we seemed slow off the mark allowing them to get the upper hand in the first half through our own lack of determination rather than just their good play and against Ampleforthsuperiororganizationandflairleftus wanting, but we never gave up with Iwamoto scoring the final try after much concerted effort
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an round. Despite not winning against uenstone our scrum half Joss Spilman scored our only try but his terrier-like doggedness and ability to tackle anything that came his way, was the hallmark of all his play throughout the season. One of our best games of the season rounded off the first half of the Autumn term against a touring side from Exeter with Tom Main showing gutsy running to score just after the interval and the back row of Charles Crowther, Daniel Lloyd and Junya Iwamoto running themselves into the ground both in defense and attack. Another hard tackling performance came next, against Pocklington with a dogged resistance maintaining a score line that could have been very much different had lack of effort and perseverance crept in. Durham were our next opponents with Daniel Moroney able to show his obvious speed just at the right time to put a stop to much opposition pressure and run-2/3 of the field to score. Against Ashville away, we seemed to live up to an image of bad travellers and made heavy work of a game we could have won. Two games in one week against traditionally difficult opposition finished off the Autumn term with a close defeat against Woodhouse Grove and a very pleasing win, away against Bradford Grammar. Some bone crushing tackling by Matthew Welsh, committed running by Tom Showan, Steven Emmerson and Charlie Chambers in the forward rushes and deft little chip kicks from James Taylor who was always very apt at reading a game and whose kicking both from set piece and over the posts always showedflairandskill. The Easter term began with a return fixture against Ashville, at home this time, slick passing and determined running by Khalil and Khaled Ma'aye in the three quarters augmented by the full back Jeremy Rose entering the line to create overlaps, ensured the hard work of all the forwards was rewarded with a good win, a 15 man effort that deserves much praise for such perseverance and determination. Against Durham next, Robert Thompson provided the only try of the first half with one of his usual penetrating runs down the wing but the 15 a side season finished a little lacklustre with an
indifferent game in cold conditions ayan^v MountSt. Mary's. We took part in some 7's and 15's tournaments, firstly at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield where we lost to the hosts 10-0, won against Pocklington 10-7 and narrowly lost to Leeds 12-10 - very heartening score lines considering our confrontations against the latter 2 schools earlier on in the season. In the Ashville 7's our first match against the home team was a close 19-12 loss, the following two games in our group came out as wins, against Hall Cross 2-14 and Ripon Grammar 24-21. We won our semifinal against Ermysteads 20-14 but were unable to overcome Ashville again in the final, going down 26-22 in a great battling performance. Perhaps the successes in the shorter games of the 15 a side tournament and the 7's provide further proof that the potential of the side in most definitely there and with a little more size to go on the back of the already solid determination and commitmentall goes towards continued and greatersuccess in future years. JAOwen-Barnett
Results King'sSchool
Away
Won
Leeds 6.S.
Away
Lost
52-0 19-38
Giggleswick
Home
Won
54-0 '
Barnard Castle
Home
Won
15-5
Hymers College
Away
Lost
19-41
Ampleforth
Away
lost
17-31
Denstone College
Home
Lost
5-17
Exeter School
Home
Lost
12-20
Pocklington
Home
Lort
7-34
Durham Ashville
Home Away
Won Lost
15-0 5-10
WoodhouseGrove
Home
Lost
5-17
Bradford G.S.
Away
Won
28-12
Ashville
Home
mm
29-5
Durham
Home
Wjn
20-5
Mount St. Mary's
Away
Lost
20-32
Won 7
Lost 9 Points: For322 Against267
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GirlsTennis Girls 1st VI Tennis The 1st VI had another busy term playing a total of 13 fixtures with the majority of these before half term. Sara Chapman, Laura Wallace, Becky Fisher and Marie-Sophie Dalglish had all played for last year's team whilst Rachel Lewis had also represented the 1st VI therefore team selection (for a change) was easy and Preeti Bhat became the sixth player. Sara and Laura playing together for the fourth year for St Peter's proved as dependable as during the previous year. They continued to improve through the term with penetrating ground strokes and steady volleys. They both had good wins in the single matches in the U18 team tennis competition and were instrumental in the team winning the league for the fourth successive year. This year was also a joint first as the U14 team won their league as well. Rachel and Preeti played together as 2nd pair and again had some good results. Rachel has very reliable ground strokes whilst Preeti volleyed well and was good at retrieving and generally ran about everywhere! Becky and Marie-Sophie (under threat of separation!) started the season playing calm, restrained tennis - not that I expected this to last! However, they played well against Queen Margaret's winning two of the three rounds. Most of the matches were won convincingly with Pocklington providing the strongest opposition. This was a league fixture ending with a three all draw, although the competition was won due to the superior number of sets we won overall. It was a good win against Queen Margaret's as they play tennis all year, but the girls played with determination and had a deserved victory. Scarborough College provided a stronger team than expected and again the girls played with determination to have another narrow win.
Tennis 2nd VI Results
Tennis 1st VI Results 24.4.98
Pocklington'B'
Won
4-2
28.4.98
Pocklington'A'
Drawn
3-3
30.4.98
DunningtonTC
Won
5-1
2.5.98
Giggleswick
Won
6-3
6.5.98
Bradford GrammarSchool
Won
3-1
9.5.98
Barnard Castle
Won
9-0
13.5.98
Durham
Won
7-2
20.5.98
Queen Margaret's
Won
5-4
3.6.98
Bootham
Won
6-0
6.6.98
Scarborough College
Won
5-4
10.6.98
Worksop College
Won
7-2
18.6.98
The Mount
Won
5-1
24.6.98
Clarendon School (SA)
Lost
3-6
28.4.98
Pocklingtort
Won
42-21
2.5.98
Giggleswick
Won
8-1
6.5.98
Queen Mary's
Won
5-4
16.5.98
Ackworth
Won
5-4
20.5.98
Queen Margaret's
Lost
4-5
6.6.98
Scarborough College
Lost'
4-5
10.6.98
Worksop College
Won
7-2
17.6.98
MountStMary's
Won
9-0
20.6.98
Queen Margaret's
Lost
0-9
Girls 2nd VI Tennis
ShuttleworthCup
The 2nd VI had a better season than last year
The cup is awarded annually to the girl who has made an outstanding contribution to sport, although not necessarily through team participation. This year it was awarded to Ruth Ward who played 1st team hockey, squash and 1st / 2nd tennis. Ruth was always enthusiastic and willing to help in any area of sport. She substituted on many occasion when we were short of players at the last minute and always with good grace!
when so many fixtures were cancelled. A large number of the LVI were of a similar standard and they were supported by six 5th years who also practised three times a week. The matches for this team were closely contested
with
opposition from Queen Mary's, Ackworth, Queen Margaret's and Scarborough College of a similar standard. The 5th years played Queen Mary's in
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an U16 fixture where Erica Smith and Rosemary Sanderson continued their partnership to win all their matches. Ackworth were also beaten by a narrow 5 - 4 margin but the scores were reversed against Queen Margaret's and Scarborough College.
Erica partnered Ruth Ward against
Queen Margaret's and although they both played well were unlucky notto win the third rubber. The 2nd VI did not have a settled team although Erica, Ruth, Kim Aeons and Claire Middleton-
Girls Inter-House Tennis The Inter-house tennis was played through the first part of the Summer term with three couples of any age representing each house. In the second round Rise were narrowly beaten by Clifton with only one game difference. Temple and Clifton contested the final with Temple showing their superior strength with the match finishing with them winning 5-2. W M Shepherd
Walker provided the nucleus for the team. The partnerships also changed, partly through
The term ended with a fixture against Clarendon School from South Africa, who we hosted for five days. This wasn't a good week for us with several team members on the Geography fieldtrip. However, it gave two talented 3rd years the opportunity to play, Jenny Ashley and Hannah Smith and after a shaky start had an excellent win over the 3rd couple. Jenny also played for the 1 st team on other occasions. The first time a 3rd year has done so. This obviously augers well for the future. My thanks to the team and Rachel as captain for an entertaining season enjoyed by us all. The tennis continued to flourish not least because of the invaluable coaching by Margaret Whitehead with the 3rd and 4th years.
players being unavailable for selection but also to try out different combinations. The benefits of this will hopefully be seen next year. It is good to see that tennis is popular with many girls wanting to play for a team, it is a difficult decision to restrict the numbers, something that didn't happen this year due to the very similar standard of the players.
However, a smaller
group would make great progress although the girls played with enthusiasm and commitment, winning more than they lost. W M Shepherd
W M Shepherd The following represented the 1 st VI :-
The following girls represented the 2nd VI :E Smith, R Sanderson, C Middleton-Walker, K
S Chapman**, L Wallace**, R Fisher*, M-S Dalglish*, P Bhat*, R Lewis*, J Ashley, H Smith, R Ward*
Aeons, S Baines, P Hurd, L Hardy, R Ward, V Hales,
"Colours **Re-awarded
Hurd
A Calvert, K Cox, V Elliott, A Gisbourne, A Dow, C
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Girls Under 15Tennis The under 15 team played eleven matches this Summer and won eight of them. This a very creditable performance against a good opposition in the form of Pocklington and Queen Margaret's. The usual team format was Catherine and Melissa at first pair and with Katherine and Lucy at second pair. They played some nice singles in the Midland Bank league and had a positive attitude in being prepared to battle and chase every ball. Jo Sargeant was a welcome new addition to the squad and like the rest of the team, improved over the matches and sessions throughout the term. The under 15's are an enthusiastic bunch who are willing to learn and I am pleased with the progress they have made. Thank you to all the girls who represented the under 15 team and for playing the majority of the matches in the wet and windy conditions! J M Whitehead The following girls represented the under 15 team :C Fielder, M Moran, KDownes, LWales, J Sargeant, H Stower, H Sturgess, J Scott, J Todd.
GirlsUnderl5TennisResults 28.4.98
Queen Ethelburgas
Won
5-1
2.5.98
Giggleswick
Won
5-4
6.5.98
Bradford GrammarSchool
Lost
1-3
9.5.98
Barnard Castle
Won
6-3
12.5.98
Joseph Rowntree
Won
6-0
13.5.98 15.5.98
Worksop College The Mount
Won Won
6-3 4-1
Scarborough College
Won
5-4
9.6.98
Scarborough District
Won
5-4
15.6.98
Queen Margaret's
Lost
0.5-5.5
22.6.98
Pocklington
Lost
2-4
6.6.98
GirlsUnderRTennis Having been the successful North East Under 13 Midland Bank Champions earlier on in the academic year, the under 14 team have had another great season despite the miserable English Summer! We had the setback of losing the talented Rebecca Fong to the Mount School but we were very fortunate in being able to replace her with two newcomers to St Peter's Hannah Smith and Catherine Bush. Both girlsare good solid hitters of the ball and Hannah, in particular, proved to be a reliable and skilful partner for our best player Jenny Ashley. They formed a good partnership and justified their appearances in some of the senior matches against older opposition, not to mention the South African touring team. The new girls made our team even stronger in depth this year and the second pair of Clare Fletcher and Sue Dale once again came up with some excellent wins. Overall, we won five out of eight matches and St Peter's won the under 14 York JuniorTeam Tennis
League. All these girls show great potential for the future and it is good to see them performing outside of school at Senior club level. Well done to everybody who played and attended team practiceson Mondayafternoon. J M Whitehead The following girls represented the under 14 team :J Ashley, H Smith, C Fletcher, S Dale, C Bush, R Strickland-Constable, G Aeons, N+Robertson
Girls Under RTennis Results 6.5.98
Bradford Grammar School
Won
13.5.98
Worksop College
Lost
3-6
18.5.98
Copmanthorpe
Won
6-0
3.6.98
Bootham
Won
6-0
6.6.98
Pocklington
Drawn 3 - 3
3-1
15.6.98
Selby
Won
6-0
18.6.98
The Mount
Won
4-2
20.6.98
Queen Margaret's
Lost
2-7
first pair on merit. Edward's game has moved on, with the addition of power and consistency. Although he must work on his second serve, it is not just a means of starting the rally, at this level it is too easy a target. John-Patrick has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks breaking into to the first team with such effect. He is fearless at the net and possess very fast hands. His future looks bright and if he works at his game over the holidays he should start to dominate opponents next season. Finally, Andrew Norman, who had to play most of the season without a regular partner. In his final year, Andrew showed what a fine player he has turned into, he has all the shots with a lovely smooth action. I hope that he continues with his tennis outside school. I would like to thank Mr. Halper, the University number one, for his help with coaching the first team, Mr. Taylor for his support with the 2nd VI and Mr Paterson for his help and encouragement of the U15 sguad. Finally, very special thanks to Mr. Newman for his many years of effort with the developing players, he will be sadly missed as he moves on to that fineTennisschoolRepton.
RGShread Colours These were awarded to Edward Ashley, Tom Bray, Andrew Norman, Marcus Pullen, and the Captain Tristan Sillars. The following players represented the 1st VI team: E. J. Ashley, T. R. H. Bray, M. J. Hodgson, D. J. MacFie, A.J.Norman, M.J. Pullen, L C. Shackleton, T. R. G. SillarsandJ-P Wilkinson. Individual Competition - for the Alcuin Trophy The Final: Marcus Pullen defeated Tom Bray 6-2,4 -6,6-2. Inter-House Tennis Competition The Final: Grove4-2Temple
Boys 2nd VI Tennis
Boys Tennis BoyslstVITennis The 1998 season turned out to be one of the most successful in recent years. This year we entered the Midland Bank National SchoolsTennis Competition and became Regional Champions. Our section of the league began in September with victories over both Joseph Rowntree and Stokesley School by a margin of4setsto2. The final stage of this Regional league was played at York LTC, between Pocklington GS and St Peter's, both teams having 100% records. St Peter's made a fantastic start wining the opening doubles 6-2 and 6-1. However, in the four singles matches Pocklington GS came back strongly to win at first and second seed 7-5 and 6-1. So the match was decided by the Captain Tristan Sillars and Tom Bray, who both won their singles matches by a score of 62. The St Peter's side running out winners by 4 sets to 2. As Regional Champions they proceeded to the knock-out stage of the competition at the beginning of May but eventually went out of the event to a strong Beverley school side by 4 sets to 2. The spirit in the side was excellent and with only
On paper, this promised to be a good season. In large part the team did not disappoint, except perhaps at Pocklington, where a heavy defeat, albeit on grass, should have been a much closer affair. There were notable successes against Leeds, Bradford,QEGS and especially Worksop. The season ended, as it had begun, with a strong performance. That four players also represented the FirstVI atvariouspointsduring the season is evidence of the strengths of a squad which finished with a very creditable record. My special thanks go to James Miers, the captain, and Ian Ray, who formed the senior pair and turned out to play even at the height of the exams.
losing one player the team will enter the competition next year with even greater confidence. The overall record for the regular school matches was played nine, won four and lost four, with the match against QEGS, Wakefield being a draw. Tristan Sillars did a marvellous job as captain in his lower sixth year and deserved more success. He did not hit the ball particularly hard but played a very consistent game often outwitting his opponents. However, his captaincy was sadly cut short in the second half of the season with a chronic back problem which left him with no alternative but to retire from the game. His leadership skills and fine manners will be a great loss to the side next year.The first pair of Tom Bray and Marcus Pullen started the season well. Tom, clearly the best doubles player in the school, possesses a fine all round game. He showed his best form when rallying at the net, where he often came out on top. Marcus, still prefers to hit the 'big shots' from the back of the court. This enabled him to win the Alcuin Trophy (Boy's singles competition) for the second year running. However, he will need to add to his volleying skills over the Summer holidays in order to reveal his true potential in doubles play next season. The demise of Tristan Sillars produced a new partnership between Edward Ashley and JohnPatrick Wilkinson. These two fifth formers grew in confidence all season and towards the end became
The team was selected from: James Miers, Ian Ray, John-Patrick Wilkinson, David MacFie, Matthew Hodgson, Lundi Shackleton, Alan Slee, Eamon Mulkeen, Guy Wood, David Wainman and Matthew Parkin.
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Fixtures
-
Leeds GrammarSchool
Away
Won
6-3
Giggleswick School 1st VI
Home
Lost
21/2-61/2
Bradford GrammarSchool
Away
Won
7-2
Pocklington School
Away
Lost
2-7
QEGS Wakefield
Home
Won
5-4
Worksop College
Away
Won
9-0
Ampleforth College
Home
Lost
3-6
SilcoatesSchool 1stVI
Away
Won
6-3
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Boys Squash
Girls Squash
This was a rebuilding season made enjoyable by the fact that all teams displayed immense amounts of enthusiasm.
Our Squash team once gain benefited from good strength in depth and we completed well, building on experience and gained in the previous season. We largely fielded the same team for most of the matches and had dependable reserves to call on. The opposition were strong particularly against Queen Margaret's and Bradford Girls who have Junior County players. The matches were very well fought, competitive and of a high standard. All of the regular team members put in some good individual performances and our strong sense of team spirit both on the court and in the minibus usually saw us through.
The First V was a superb set to work with; young in age, often two or even three years the junior to theiropponents, and yet mature and dedicated in their matches and training. The whole team improved throughout the season with expert professional coaching from Mr.Matt Bridson. Our number 1 player this season, Simon Watkinson, was a good Captain. His competitive spirit was infectious throughout the team and made him a difficult opponent. His finest game was against Pocklington when facing almost certain defeat his resilience and dogged determination to chase down every shot finally broke the spirit of his opponent and Simon ran out a worthy winner. The number 2 spot was hotly contested between Sam Brown, J-P. Wilkinson and Ed Ashley. All three are highly competitive and determined to improve their game. Shot selection is sometimes a problem but this improved throughout the year. The number 5 spot was ably filled by Will Kent who although often overpowered by older opponents never failed the team with his support. The next season is a very exciting prospect. We have entered the York and District Men's League to complement our normal fixtures and the experience gained will undoubtedly make our First Va difficult team to beat over the n ext two yea rs. The Under 15 team performed well and when at full strength we were a difficult team to beat. Sam and Rupert Brown were the backbone of the team and received valuable support from Richard Gale, Guy Fowles and Phil Townsend. The highlight of the year was our match against Ampleforth. Both Sam and Rupert had played earlier in the term for the First V at Ampleforth where they had been three years younger than their opponents but this time the matches were on equal terms. The result was never in doubt and a rather shell shocked Ampleforth team were left contemplating the fact that our team would be around to play them forafurtherthree years. The Under 14 team is largely made up of boys who have just started playing the game. Whilst shot selection is somewhat questionable the level of enthusiasm is beyond doubt. Throughout the season our number 1 was Jeremy Rose. Jeremy is a gifted player who also represented the Under 15 team and trained with the First V. He sets himself very high standards and perhaps his only weakness at present is a lapse of concentration when things do not go according to plan. However, I have no doubt that he will develop into a very fine player. A W Severn
We will all certainly miss Becky Fisher who has represented the team for the last five years. She has been a popular and respected Captain and probably the most talented squash player to feature in the girls team to date. I would like to thank her for her commitment and help for her very pleasant manner. We wish her well. Overall another successful season and an enjoyable one.
JM Whitehead The following represented the Girls Senior Squash team: R Fisher**, E L Hall*, RTurl, C Middleton-Walker*, SChapman*, LWallace* Reserves/Second Team Squad : R Ward, C Smith, G Dodgson, H Oram, R Sanderson, S Cuthbert-Brown, S Lloyd, L Wright, SEasby.CBrisby. 'Denotes Colours **Reawarded
Girls Squash Results v
The Staff
lost
1-4
v
Ashville
won
0-5
v
Pocklington
won
3-2
v
Harroagate College
won
5-1
v
Queen Margaret's
lost
0-5
v
Woodhouse Grove
lost
5-3
v
Bradford GrammarSchool
lost
2-3
v
Ashville
won
3-2
v
Queen Margaret's
lost
4-1
v
Woodhouse Grove
won
3-2
v
Pocklington
won
2-3
v
Harrogate College
won
2-4
Girls Inter House Squash Final DronfieldbeatTemple
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Swimming GirlsSwimminqTeam Christmas term A new school year brought a new team faced with matching or even beating last years superb results. Our problem this year was that we had so many seniors who were keen to swim it was difficult to find a balance between putting out the best team for a match and at the same time giving everyone a chance to swim for the school. Ourfirst match against Ashville College isalways keenly contested and this one was no exception, so it was very pleasing to emerge victorious having won every race except one. The match against Ackworth was made difficult as we lost several swimmers to a hockey match and a tennis competition (in the winter term!) Everything depended on the final race, the Senior girls relay always an exciting way to complete a fixture. Luckily we won and the match was drawn - a fitting end to a close match. The team was boosted by the arrival of Jocelyn Hogan an exchange student from South Africa who proved very accomplished on all four strokes. In order to give more girls races we took both A and B senior teams to Harrogate College and with Jocelyn strengthening the usual A team we managed to win this match quite easily. Our match against local rivals Queen Margaret's proved a surprise for us. All of the QM teams were very strong. At the start of the relays we were trailing by six points but excellent team work and the benefit of take-over practice meant that the seniors won their age group but the under 15's and under 14's then joined with St Olave's teams to swim against Leeds Girls High. At their request we had to leave behind our very strong under 15 team - word had got around! The final match of the term was a local derby against Bootham. We had accumulated a large lead by the relays affording us the luxury of trying out different combinations for the teams. Some worked, some didn't - but we still won the match. An excellent end to a superb terms swimming. Easy on the Christmas pudding girls.
Easterterm The start of the Easter term saw a welcome return to boys swimming at St Peter's. They had a lot to live up to to emulate the success of the girls' teams but they were a determined bunch who gave it their best shot. The pool was very crowded for the match against Ashville College. The girls easily won their section but the boys were much closer with Ashville emerging as winner by just nine points. You'll get them next time boys! The match against The Mount proved an easy victory despite a large number of club swimmers at The Mount. We then visited Queen Margaret's for our return match in February with depleted numbers because of the rampant flu bug that I am sure everyone remembers only too well, it was a superb match with brilliant team spirit on both sides which we sadlt lost byjust two points. We will be back next year, QM, more determined than ever!! Again this year we were able to send four teams
J sport [ to The John Parry Relays which were held at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. We were hoping to repeat last year's success but this time only the senior girls freestyle team came away as winners following a good team swim and a superb last leg of 29 seconds by Sarah Metcalfe. In May for the first time ever we entered two senior girls teams in The Otter Cup and Bath Medley competitions at Crystal Palace. Teams from all over the country were competing and the girls were del ighted to find Eton College were participating in the boys events and HRH Prince William was swimming. Despite the excitement or maybe because of it the teams swam exceptionally well. The medley team of Kate De Boer, Hele Austin, Karly Hoggard and Sarah Metcalfe finished 12th out of 35 schools and the freestyle team of Charlotte Brisby, Helen Austin, Hannah Fowlerand Sarah Metcalfe finished 15th missing thefinalbyjusthundredthsof a second. It was an excellent end to a superb years swimming, thanks to both the commitment of the swimmers and the tireless support and coaching from Mrs Newman. Some girls swam in every match whilst others only managed one or two but everyone gave their best and I believe theyall enjoyed theirswimming.
GirlsSwimmingTeam Results Autumn Term Ashville College
Away
The Mount
Harrogate College
Home
Away
Home
Karly Hoggard Queen Margaret's
Girls who represented the swimming teams: Seniors K Hoggard** (Capt), G Croft**, CTully*, A Castle, J Hogan, K De Boer*, J Taylor*, H Austin**, C Brisby**, H Fowler**, L Watson, L Hewish, S Metcalfe*, E Smith, S Lloyd.
Home
LeedsGirls' High School Home
Bootham
Away
Underl5 C Fielder, J Sargeant, E Sargeant, J Scott, M Moran.HStower.
Home
J Ashley, L Burrell, C Fletcher, N Robertson, H Sharpe. "Colours **Re-awarded Colours The Mount
Home
A Note from the Coach I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the swimmers who have worked with maximum effort and commitment over the last few years. The strength of the girls' swimming at St Peter's is the direct result of their hard work and the excellent team spirit they have fostered. Most of the upper sixth swimmers who leave this year have been swimming in the school team for many years and I would like to say a special thank you to them and to Karly Hoggard who has been an exceptional captain in her support both for me and our younger swimmers, whom she has alwaysencouraged. I wish Hannah Fowler good luck as next years captain. I know that she will also do an excellent job. D M Newman
Queen Margaret's
Bootham
Harrogate College
Away
Home
Away
Winner
U14IM
House
Time
SEmmerson
T
66.46
U15IM
A Roberts
T
60.53
U16IM
A Robertson
M
71.65
SENIM
A Bond
S
68.65
Won
47-29
1)15
Won
43-33
U14
Won
50-26
Won
140-88
Senior
Lost
29-47
U14BA
A Porte
T
33.65
U15
Won
48-28
U15BA
RGreetham
C
31.37
U14
Lost
37-39
U16BA
A Robertson
M
36.34
Overall
Drew
114-114 SENBA
OCouneell
S
30.68
U15
Won
41-27 29-39
U14BR
D Lloyd
32.53
Lost
T
1114 Overall
Won
70-66
U15BR
A Roberts
T
31.09
SeniorA Won
43-33
U16BR
JLally
C
35.65
SeniorB
Won
53-25
SEN BR
M Mielack
M
34.81
U15
Won
47-29
U14FLY
U14
Won
41-35
SEmmerson
T
31.21
U15FLY
SHope
S
31.28
U16FLY
A Robertson
M
31.31
Overall
Won
184-122
Senior
Won
44-32
U15
Lost
33-43
SEN FLY
A Bond
S
28.81
U14
Lost
33-43
U14FREE
SEmmerson
T
26.15
Overall
Lost
110-118
U15FREE
A Roberts
T
25-00
Senior
Won
45-31
U16FREE
EBell
M
28.28
U14
Won
45-31
Overall
Won
90-62
SEN FREE
A Bond
S
26.51
SeniorA
Won
49-27
U14MEDR
T
64.37
SeniorB Won
52-24
U15MEDR
T
61.46
U15
Won
51-25
U16MEDR
M
60.68
U14
Won
52-24
SEN MED R
S
56.53
Overall
Won
204-100 U15FREER
T
53.96
U16FREER
L
53.25
SEN FREER
S
51.18
Spring Term Ashville
Event
Senior
Overall Ackworth
Boys Inter House Swimming Finals
Senior
Won
51-25
1)15
Won
47-29
U14
Won
45-31
Overall
Won
143-85
Senior
Won
50-27
015
Won
Standards 1st
Temple
6.91
52-24
2nd
Queens
682
3rd
School
6.8
4th
Manor
6.5
5th
Grove
597
6th
Clifton
5.84
Linton
5.1
U14
Won
43-34
Overall
Won
145-85
Senior
Won
42-30
U15
Lost
29-43
U14
Lost
35-37
Overall
Lost
106-110
7th
SeniorA
Boys Inter House Swimming
Won
47-29
SeniorB Won
52-24
U15
Won
48-28
1st
Temple
107.5
U14
Won
49-27
2nd
Manor
86.5
Overall
Won
196-108
3rd
School
74.5
SeniorA Won
37-31
4th
Clifton
59.5
SeniorB Won
36-32
5th
Linton
32
U15
Won
41-27 6th
Grove
22
U14
Drew
34-34
Overall
Won
148-124
7th
Queens
6
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Congratulations to both Mark Meilack for being selected for North Yorkshire and all those who competed at the trials but were unsuccessful. Four boys improved on their personal bests at the trial, we can ask for no more than that - well done. Thanks must go to Mrs Tooby-Smith (there cannot be many schools that can boast an Olympicfinalistasa running coach) and our loyal band of supporters, Bradley and Bobby, who were especially vocal whenever a starting pistol was fired!
RW Doyle
BoysAthletics Results Event Winner Time/Distance Sen 3000m WVokes-Dudgeon
BoysAthletics The Summer term saw the first athletics fixture in many years and hopefully this trip to Ampleforth will mark the beginning of a continued development of the sport at St Peter's. The senior team came fourth out of the five schools, beating Bradford and keeping pace with likes of Seburgh and Woodhouse Grove for much of the afternoon. Meanwhile, the intermediate team trailed in fourth out of four but should be commended on some fine individual performances. Overall a successful and thoroughly enjoyable day with "Team Oakley" emerging with much creditfortheirefforts. The York and District trials involved a record number of boys competing and eleven were successful in being selected to go forward to the North Yorkshire trials:
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Long Jump
Ben Firth
400 m
MarkMeilack
200 m/relay
Oliver Hainsworth
1500 m
RobertLeadbeater
Javelin
Adam Sharp
Shot
Chris Heaton
Intermediate Boys
L
S Brown
1-
Sen Discus
S Price
5
IntJav
E Ash ley
G
Sen High
D Whittle
M
JunShot
Jlwamoto
(3
Jun Long
C Chambers
M
Jun800
NCrowther
Int 800
SCowan
c c
Sen 800
CEIIerbeck
L
IntShot
LBrothe ridge
M
Jun Disc
TShowan
13
SenJav
ASharp
M
Int High
TFirth
L
Sen Long
0 Hainsworth
5
Jun100
D Lloyd
r
Int 100
ASIee
5
Sen 100
J Dougherty
M
Sen Shot
P Freeman
G
Jun High
CChambers
M
JunJav
TMain
T
Int Disc
J Else
M
IntLong
B Taylor
T
Int 3000m
Senior Boys
House
Jun400
NScaife
2
Int 400
J Else
M
Sen 400
B Firth
L
Jun200
D Lloyd
T
Int 200
ASIee
S
Sen 200
0 Hainsworth
S
Jun1500
JSpilman
Q
Int 1500
SCowan
C M
Sen 1500
RLeadbeater
Jun Relay
Temple
T
Int Relay
Manor
VI
Sen Relay
Linton
L
"Denotes New School Record.
1500 m
SandyCowan
100 m
Euan Bell
The Proudly Trophy for 400m B Firth
LongJump
Ben Taylor
The Robinson WalkerTrophyfor80Cm
400 m
Barryjaekson
The ElmsleyTrophy for 1500m R Leadbeater
800 m
Tom Abel
CliveLewisTrophyfor100&200m Combined
The CJ.Hirst Trophy for 3000m WVokes-Dudgeon
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GirlslnterHouseTrophy
Boys InterUouse Trophy 1st
Mancr
99 points
2nd
Linton
62 points
3rd
Temple
59 points
1st
Clifton
64 Points
2nd
Temple
45 Points
Dronfield
43 Points
4th
School
56 points
3rd
5th
Queeis
51 points
4th
Grove
37.5 Points
6th
Clifton
49 points
5th
Queens
32 Points
7th
Grove
42 points 6th
Rise
25.5 Points
7th
School
16 Points
Girls Athletics Results Time/Distance
Event
Winrer
House
Sen Discus
HOram
Q
19.10 M
Sen High
JLan.?
R
1.37 M
JunShot
LSargeant
D
8.31 M
JunLong
KDownes
T
4.21 M
Jun800
H Smith
C
2.40.0 M
Sen 800
R Paterson
5
3.00.0 M
Jun Disc
M Moran
G
20.38 M*
SenJav
S Chapman
C
23.06 M
Sen Long
ESmth
C
4..56M
Jun 100
JTopaing
C
14.25S
Sen 100
GBentham
Q
13.62S
Sen Shot
E Newton
R
7.51 M
JunHigh
JSargeant
G
JunJav
JSargeant
G .
Jun 400
JSargeant
6
69.9 S*
1.40 M 30.83 M*
Sen 400
E Smith
C
64.4 S"
jun 200
JTopping
C
30.5S
Sen 200
E Smith
C
29.2 S
Jun 1500
HSrrith
C
5.59.0 M
Sen 1500
GBeitham
0
5.44.8 M
Jun Relay
Temple
T
57.9 S
Sen Relay
Dronfield
D
57.7 S*
"Denotes New Or Equaled School Record
Girls Rounders Due to another particularly wet Summer term very few rounders matches were actually played. The seniors managed to play their annual fixture against Bootham, both A and B teams winning and enjoying a very friendly match which was played in fine spirit by both schools. Kate Qarnett and Riona Gifford were assets to the team with their enthusiasm and all round ability. The Under 15and Under Hteams had a few more matches but because the weather had also caused a backlog of tennis fixtures they were rarely able to field their strongest nine players, (most of the tennis players are also rounders players) however, this did have a knock-on effect in that it gave many more girls in the year group a chance to playforthe team. The Under 15's played 6 matches and played particularly well against Mount St Mary's and Bootham, Catherine Fielder, Jo Sargeant and Melissa Moran were the three players on the team with the hitting power therefore the three who scored the most of the rounders. The rest of the team played an important role in keeping the innings open and playing sensibly so that these three could take the scoring chances. All of the team fielded competently in all of the matches. Despite the lack of opportunity forteam practice, the team had a very creditable season and most
importantly went out to enjoy their games. This was also true in the case of the Under 15 B team who also played with great enthusiasm in their matches. The under 14 team at full strength were outstanding in theirfielding particularly Lyndsay Burrell as backstop, Clare Fletcher as deep field and Jo Topping as 2nd post. They were all consistent in their batting, particularly Rose Strickland-Constable who at the start of the season couldn't miss. The B team also plaxyed well in their few matches, especially Alice Sweet on 1st post and Laura Chalmers as a deepfielder.
Girls who represented the rounders teams: Seniors N Lane, K Garnett, L Hewish, R Gifford, R Turl, T Rotowa, A Bowtell, J Lewis, S Metcalfe, G Dodgson, L Cleaver, K Jenkins, A Brown, J Hutt, A Ward, S Lloyd, F Brooke, F Atkinson.
Underl5 C Fielder, M Moran, C Hall, J Sargeant, J Scott, K Hudson, K Dwonder, E Sargeant, J Todd, K Lilleyman, H Williams, L Clark, S Chalmers, H Sturgess, R Lander, KSeastron, LHorsley, LWales, H Stower, M Heaton, J Murray, H Adamson, C Marks, M Cheng.
Under U L Burrell, J Ashley, R Strickland-Constable, H Smith, J Topping, S Wilkinson, C Ware, C Fletcher, G Aeons, S Dale, E Hewitt, H Katsarelis, C WayBradley, A Sweet, H Sharp, J Freeman, C Bush, K Morris, M Braganza, L Chalmers, N Robertson, A Kirkman. D M Newman and P AFIetcher
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Girls Rounders Results SeniorA
v
Bootham
Home
Won
14.5-6
Senior 6
v
Bootham
Home
Won
10.5-10
Under 15
v
Bootham
Home
Won
13.5-2
Under 14
v
Bootham
Home
Won 21-12.5
Under 15
v
Queen Mary's
Away
Won
Under 14A v
Ackworth
Away
Won 18.5-3.5
Under 14B v
Ackworth
Away
Won
6.5-2.5
Under 15
v
Scarborough
Away
Lost
6-8.5
Under 14
v
Scarborough
Away
Won
11-6.5
Jnder15
v
MountSt Mary's
Home
Won
32-16
Under14
v
MountStMary's
Home
Won 12.5.-10
12.5-7
(St Peter's only batted 1 innings) Under 15B v
Queen Margaret's
Away
Lost
2-6
Under 14B v
Queen Margaret's
Away
Lost
3.5-7.5
Under 15A v
Pocklington
Home
Won
21-13.5
Under 15B v
Pocklington
Home
Won
23-15
Under 14A v
Pocklington
Home
Lost
18-22
Under 14B v
Pocklington
Home
Lost
GirlsHouse Badminton Girls from all years played and a spirit of competition prevailed. All enjoyed the matches and the final result between School and Dronfield was very close. The results were: 1st
School
2nd
Dronfield
3rd
Temple
4th
Queens
P Fletcher
Girls Cross Country In the York and District Championships 6 girls ran in the intermediate race with Abigail Gisboume the highest place runner of the team coming 6th. The team did very well over all to come 2nd. In the Juniors eight 3rd year girls took part with Hannah Smith and Jo Topping running very strongly. The team wasagain placed 2nd.
Intermediate team: Abigail Gisbourne, Jocelyn Murray, Ruth Easby, Ruth Paterson, Erica Smith, Hannah Burton.
Juniorteam: Hannah Smith, Jo Topping, Jenny Ashley, Lydia Davidson, Susan Wilkinson, Lyndsay Burrell, Nicholas Robertson, Alice Ottewell. Erica Smith, Jo Topping and Hannah Smith went on to run for York and District against East Humberside and Jo and Hannah also in the North Yorkshire Schools' Championships. Hannah was selected for the North Yorkshire team against Humberside and came a very creditable 13th in a large field of runners. The girls have trained hard this season and acquitted themselves well. Perhaps the only disappointing aspect is the unchallenging nature of some of the courses, though maybe this is from the spectators viewpoint! P Fletcher
GirlsHouse Cross Country The senior house cross country was very well supported (80 runners this year) and there was some impressive running. Jocelyn Hogan, our exchange student from South Africa managed to pip Gemma Bentham for 1st place but both ran an extremely good race. For the juniors, all 3rd and 4th years took part with Hannah Smith of Clifton a clear winner.
The final results were: Seniors
1st
Dronfield
Juniors
1st
Rise
2nd
Clifton
2nd
Clifton
3rd
Rise
3rd
School
4th
Queens
4th
Dronfield
P Fletcher
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1997 GRADUATES Left St Peter's in 1982 Simon Burns
B.A (Newcastle Northumbriaj:6raphic Design
Left St Peter's in 1993 Sarah Brayshaw Olivia Cameron Louise Cooper Michael Davies Tim Davies Peter Devine Tom Devine Stephen Dowding Jessica Ensor Sarah Gibson Vanessa Jelbert John Langford John Lee Damien Lipman Robert Nadian Tom Oakley Emma Page Richard Pipes HughShedden
B.A. (Staffordshire): Business Studies B.Sc. (Loughborough): Communication a Media Studies B.A. (Ripon ft York St John): Drama, Film, TV/English Literature B.A. (St John's, Oxford): Philosophy, Politics a Economics M.Eng. (Birmingham) :Chemical Engineering with Management:;; BBA(Lancaster): Management B.Sc. (Durham): Geography B.A. (Sussex) M.A. (Sussex): History B.A. (Manchester Metropolitan): History of Art B.Eng a Com. (Birmingham): Manufacturing Engineering a Business BA(Liverpool): English B.A. (Northumbria): Business Studies B.A, (Durham) M.A. (StJohn'sCollege): History B.Sc (Salford): Quality Management B. A. (Sheffield): Russian Studies B.Sc. (Manchester) Molecular Biology B.A. (Newcastle): Fine Art B.A. (Liverpool): Politics B.A. (Newcastle): Politics
Left St Peter's in 1994 Dominic Greeves Andrew Fotherby
Richard Hugill Timothy Ramskill John Readman Paul Taylor Margaret Wood
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