PRIZt LIST 1999 III Form Music Prize Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay III Form Prizes for Academic Merit
Music Prize Middle School Information Technology Prize Jack Brittain Memorial prize for Middle School Essay The Old Peterite Club Reading Prize (Junior) Robin Shannon Memorial Prize for Spoken English Richard Atkinson Memorial Prize for Drama Tudor Howat Prize for Music Composition IV Form Prizes for Academic Merit
Daisy Cannons Helen Hildebrand James Gibbon Amanda Hughes Duncan Downes
Catherine Bush Oliver Wilson Susanna Dale James Craven Alexander Porte Alan Crompton Paul Wilson Maneka Braganza Alan Mak Robert Heaps Gavin Westmoreland
VForm Art Prize (Junior) Design and Technology Prize PE Lord Prize for Classical Civilisation (Junior) Foluso Rotowa Memorial Prize (Classical Civilisation Course Work) V Form Prizes for Academic Merit Skrentny Prize for Creative Writing John Crook Prize for Poetry Geography Prize (Junior) The King-Reynoids Prize for Middle School Mathematics V Form Prize for Academic Merit Stephenson Prize for Latin (Junior) The Walter Smith Prize for GCSE Practical Science V Form Prize for Academic Merit
Joanna Sargeant Thomas Garnett Claire Hall James Round Matthew Maitland Louisa Kiddle Simon Jackson Simon Jackson Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts Nicholas Rusling Nicholas Rusling Nicholas Rusling
VI Form Art Prize (Senior) French Essay Prize Geography Prize (Senior) German Prize Mathematics Prize Mathematics Project Prize Music Prize (Senior) PE Lord Prize for Classical Civilisation (Senior) Whytehead Memorial Prize for Theology Le Tocq Prize for Economics The HSBC Prize for Upper Sixth Form Business Studies Course Work Brian Holbeche Memorial Prize for Literary Criticism Richard Atkinson Memorial Prize for Drama Wilcox Prize for Physics Old Peterite Lodge Prize for Service to the Community Orange-Bromhead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass The Shepherd Scholarship Toyne Prize for European History Politics Prize Walter Smith Prize for Biology Barry Daniel Award Chemistry Prize Stephenson Prize for Latin (Senior) Old Peterite Club Reading Prize (Senior) Arthur Craven Memorial Prize for Spoken French (Senior) Music Prize (Senior) Judy Stephenson Salver for Singing Norman Crombie Memorial Prize The Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies KH Rhodes Prize
Paul Nicholson Rosemary Sanderson Gareth Alston Alexia Richardson Koon-yiu Tse Matthew Sleath Ruth Easby Ben Hewitt Caroline Brandon Daniel Dickinson Laura Wallace Laura Hodsdon Gareth Pierce Christopher Maitland Amy Burrell Oliver Hainsworth Andrew Acaster Ruth Paterson Alexander Banerjea Alexander Banerjea Alexander Thornton Alexander Thornton Alexander Thornton Hayley Oram Hayley Oram Hayley Oram Peter Miles Peter Miles Peter Miles Charlotte Brisby Charlotte Brisby
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CONTENTS Commemoration Musk Art Drama Creative Writing
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Head Master's Commemoration Speech 3jyiyi999 May I on your behalf thank Mrs Christina Rees for preaching to us today and also for doing theschool the honourof presenting the prizes? I am grateful to the Dean and Chapter for allowing the school to use the Minster for today's service and prizegiving. Today's Service of Commemoration and Prizegiving breaks with tradition. Prizegiving has taken place in a number of venues. Head Masters have delivered pep-talks in the Sportshall.
Academic Scholarships LVI Daniel MBirkett LVI Charlotte L Black LVI HannahS Burton UVI Katie ALCockill UVI G Rebecca Fishley LVI Laura CGilding David JC Henderson III DouglasJHighet LVI Catherine Hildebrand LVI Helen M Hildebrand III R Jonathan Howes LVI Amanda J Hughes III Vanessa R Humphrey LVI Louisa J Kiddle V Sophie L Lloyd LVI Matthew EMaitland V HayleyKOram UVI Emily Pearson LVI Andrew D Roberts V AlistairJ Robertson LVI Nicholas J Rusting V Rosemary JSanderson LVI Matthew DSIeath UVI Trevor C Smith V Hannah M Slower V J Alexander N Thornton UVI Oliver Wilson IV
HeadsofSchool Charlotte Brisby Peter Miles
Monitors Helen Austin Sara Chapman Lea nne Cleaver Benjamin Firth Hannah Fowler Charlotte Mee Claire Middleton-Walker Andrew Muir HayleyOram 6a reth Pierce Alison Pike Simon Price Tristan Sillars Andrew Springgay Jonathan Steward Em ma Taylor Laura Wallace
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Head Masters have delivered a soliloquy in the Theatre Royal or asked for Eyes Down in the Clifton Bingo Hall. Today's magnificent setting has not however required me todelivera homily. During the last week the school commissioned an archaeological survey of the ground in front of and behind the White House. Some pupils from the 3 schools, Clifton Prep, St Olave's and St Peter's, joined the survey team from the York Archaeological Trust in order to experience at first hand the preparationsfora dig. In all probability, the survey will confirm that there is a Roman cemetery on our campus. Perhaps it will find that there is enough to excavate and be a better Roman site for Channel 4'sTime Team to choose for their intended programme on Roman, Viking and Medieval York. The archaeologist carefully cuts a trench as he or she begins the process of digging up the past. The trench cuts through the earth, revealing not only the individual treasures but also the surrounding evidence that places each item in the past. Today, my brief summary of the year is a trench cut through the busy activity of a year in the school. It unearths individual triumphs and corporate achievements. What better place to start than with the school inspection which was conducted in February? A team from the Head Masters' Conference led by one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools carefully scrutinised written evidence including Government League tables which place us firmly in the First Division. They studied questionnaires from parents and then spent a week watching lessons and interviewing pupils, teaching and non-teaching staff and governors. They even visited the local newsagent before the inspection to check on the behaviour of our pupils! I know where I shall be buying my newspapers forthe next few years! The inspectors found that a significant number of lessons observed were inspirational and that the children displayed personal initiative and creativity. Pupils came across as relaxed, articulate and well motivated. The inspectors found a strong sense of community and purpose and admired our culture of praise. Our Art Department has built for itself a national reputation. Encouraged by the news that their exam results had found their way into the pages of the Guinness Book of Records, the Department held an exhibition in the offices of Addleshaw Booth in central Leeds. The success of the Art Department catches the eye and I am proud of the work on display in the school buildings, but the inspection identified the
achievement of Physics, Maths and Information Technology. They were equal to the very best schools in England. The inspectors posed questions for us to address as we plan forthe future and build now on our success. They rightly praised the quality and range of our cultural and sporting activities. It is a strength of the school that the two are not mutually exclusive. It is a fact that many of our sportswomen and sportsmen perform well at A level and GCSE and are alsoamong ourtalented musicians. Proud as I am of the prizewinners today we also celebrate the achievements of so many pupils who are not mentioned. I praise those who took part in our choirs and orchestras, and those who took supporting roles in a play or musical for the first time or who represented the school in sport at whatever level. Many walked the stage for the first time in our splendid production of 'The Pirates of Penzance'. It was an ideal showcase for a number of talented singers. The show, sponsored by Northern Electric, raised over £3500for Macmillan Cancer Relief. When the school last produced 'Pirates', our Clerk to the Governors, Roger Dixon, took the part of Mabel. Today's Mabel, Katy Baber, was also the first girl captain of shooting and our first female army scholar to Sandhurst. In a recent shooting competition, Ampleforth College certainly knew that co-education had arrived when our team of two girls and four boys pushed them back into third place. Katy shares the honour of an Army Scholarship with David Cross and Riona Gifford was awarded a Scholarship by the RAF. The production of'Equus' drew upon an experienced cast. The play was outstanding with performances worthy of the professional stage. Rowing in a boat given to the school by the Old Peterite Club and named 'Tudor Howat' after a former member of staff, Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham won gold in a record time in the coxless pairs event at the National Schools Regatta. They also won silver in the double scull event. Last summer they both represented Great Britain with Helen reaching the finals at the Junior World Championships. They both represented Great Britain this season at international regattas.
International honours were also achieved by Andrew Springgay who was selected to play for England's Under-19 Rugby Squad and played against France in March. Andrew also represented his county and the Northern Division in a series of matches including a game against Australia. I was delighted to watch him play at Twickenham as a guest of the Rugby Football Union. All of us at St Peter's are proud of our girls and boys who represented the county in athletics, hockey, netball, swimming, rugby, rowing and cricket. It is our policy to encourage our pupils to aim high and to try, where possible, to extend the range of competition. Our senior rugby players are to tour Argentina and Uruguay this summer. One of the events arranged to help raise funds for the tour was a superb fashion show, generously supported by Brown's of York. Our girls' hockey team visited Spain in October. This weekend, the cricket eleven travels to Guernsey for their annual cricket festival. In a week's time, many of the musicians you have heard today will be performing in Geneva and then in Barcelona. I wish all of those touring abroad every success. You have a wonderful opportunity, not only to work hard together in a common purpose to reach higher standards but also to share with others your enthusiasm and help build bridges between nations. You travel as ambassadors for St Peter's. Our pupils have competed successfully in the Physics Olympiad, the Maths Challenge, the Stock Exchange Challenge, the British Aerospace hockey tournament and the Midland Bank Tennis Competition. In all, we reached regional finals or represented the north in the national final. Only last week, five pupils were worthy winners of the Battle of the Bands here in York. In their enthusiasm to help others, the school community has directed its effort to local, national and international projects. Collections from the regular Friday chapel services, the Carol Service and today's Commemoration are
Oliver Robinson and Russell Parton-Bagnall organised a school variety show, which raised £800 for York against Cancer.
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The school community responded with great generosity to the refugee crisis in Kosovo. Supported by Clifton Prep School and St Olave's, Amy Burrell led a team of pupils and staff to collect food, clothing and children's toys. Over €2000 was also raised which helped cover most of the transport costs to ensure that a lorry could be sent to a refugee camp in Macedonia. For just over 100 pupils and their parents today's commemoration will betheirlastschool event. Today, we say farewell to Mrs Stephen and Mrs Stenhouse. Mr Bruce Allen retires today. Mr Allen has served under six Head Masters at St Peter's since joining the school in 1965 as Head of Grove House, Head of Biology and Head of Science. Mr Clive Robinson retires from St Olave's, a school he joined in 1972. At Christmas Mr David Blissett retires from St Olave's. Between them, they have given 96 years of loyal service. County Councillor David Ashton, Dr Rosie Page and Mrs Judy Stephenson step down this term from our Board of Governors. They have supported the school for many years both in committee and by their regular attendance at school concerts, plays and events. On behalf of the school, may I bid a fond farewell to allourleavers? At Christmas, you may have read an article in the Evening Press and the Yorkshire Post about Mr John Dronfield who was Head Master here from 1937 to 1967. It would have been his 100th birthday last December. It is a great honour to welcome his children and their families to our service here today and we thank Dr Michael Dronfield for leading our Prayers of Thanksgiving. It is entirely appropriate that at this Service of Commemoration and at our celebration of the achievements of the school, we recognise the major contribution that Mr Dronfield
In the rush and excitement of school life, it is very easy to forget the hard workand loyalty of all the people behind the scenes. It is very important at times like this we say thank you to all those who make ourschool lives more comfortable. For instance, without the excellent food we get from Mr Dransfield and the catering staff we wouldn't have the energy to enjoy our classroom and sporting activities. Visitors to our school remark on the quality of our games pitches. Again, our thanks to the ground staff who prepare our pitches in all weathers to a very high standard. In the same vein, visitors comment about the well maintained state of our buildings and surroundings. Again, a sincere thanks must go to the technical staff who keep the school in sound working order. At the same time the clerical staff help keep our families informed of all the developments and activities in the school. In a school of this nature there is a mountain of paperwork. Our thanks also go to the Bursar and his secretarial staff for all their efforts. We know how parents look forward to the little brown envelopes requiring paymen t of fees a t the beg i n n i n g of each term. The school is blessed with superb facilities. The library stands out as one of these. Mrs Pedley deserves our gratitude for the well maintained state of the library and thequality of the service she provides. Having said this, in the knowledge that I have several books overdue, can we now have an amnesty forthe return of late books? This school strives to excellence in every aspect of school life. To achieve excellence, pupils need to have inspirational teachers. We are well served by our peripatetic and permanent staff. I personally have been lucky to have had the help of Mr Qulley in music while the cricketers, for example, will have benefited from the coaching example of Keith Mowan.
divided equally between St Leonard's Hospice here in York, the Mercury Phoenix trust and a water project with the Karen hill tribes in Thailand, founded in memory of Richard Worsley. The pupils have selected the chosen charities following presentations to the school. In addition the school has sixth formers working in community service projects at special and mainstream schools, in private houses and sheltered homes in York and with the RSPCA in Clifton. This summer, Laura Gilding will be the first of many pupils to work for the Inner City young peoples' project in central London and Alexander Thornton, funded partly from the Barry Daniel award, will take part in an ecological project in Vietnam.
made this century as we prepare to move into the next. My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have shared some of our treasures here with you today from our past and our present. For a school that has been around for over 1300 years, the challenge of a new millennium does not offer threats. It offers new opportunities. As I now replace the turf following our brief excavation, I thank the school for the many achievements of this year. I wish every success to all of our leavers and I hope that the school enjoys a very happy holiday.
Our own full time staff are the bedrock of our school success. I will be eternally grateful for all the teaching and support I have received during my time at St Peter's School-in theclassroom, in the concert hall andon thesportsfield. Finally, I would like to thank Charlotte and my fellow monitors for their support over the last hectic 12 months. The guidance I have received from MrTrotman, Mr Perry, my Head of House, Mr Monteith, and my tutor, Mr Morris, has made the roleof Head of School much easier. I am sure that Alistairand Charlotte will receive similar support next year. Good luckandthankyou very much.
AFTrotman Peter S Miles ThrPttrritt I998 -1999
CHRISTINA REES' COMMEMORATION ADDRESS -mm Good morning. It is a great pleasure to be invited to preach at thissplendid occasion in the life of St Peter's School. Today is the day when certain achievements are recognised and the end of another academicyearisformally celebrated. (However, I imagine there have been informal celebrations already!).
The same pattern that was true for me is probably true for many of you. We are first shaped by our families, and then by our schools for better or worse! Our understanding of who we are is formed by the people we spend the first few years of our lives with, and then by those we meet in school: teachers and other staff, and fellow students. Our sense of belonging, and our identities, extend from our families to include our friendships and our schools. Today, some of you are faced with the reality that you are leaving St Peter's, and this particular phase
follow the rules and get life right, as if that were possible! The purpose is love. Saint Paul reminds us that anything done, no matter how virtuous, if it is done without love, is hollow and amounts to nothing. Love is the purpose, the reason, the meaning, as well as the only rule that ever always makes sense. The answer to the great WHY that we shout at the universe is that God loves us and wants us to love Him, and, in one sense, the biggest challenge we face, no matter what else we take on in life, is to discover who God is and who we are in response to and in the light of God's love. I have thought about what if I were a fairy godmother, what would I wish for you, particularly those of you who are leaving. Following in the tradition of fairy godmothers, I have three wishes foryou. My first wish would be for confidence. I don't know why so many of us struggle with loving and accepting ourselves, but we do, so I would wish for you a strong confidence in yourself as a beloved child of God. You are utterly loved and utterly beautiful, and no one and nothing can change that or take that away from you. You have within you all that you need to face the next step in life. So, be confident. My next wish is for courage, the type of courage that will help you to do what you believe is right, and to be the type of person you know you can be. Life only becomes boring if you stop being who you really are, or if you never risk finding out who you really are. So, be spontaneous and take risks. The Holy Spirit can inspire you and helpyoutodo the mostamazing things, but living like that takes courage.
In one sense, today formalizes and crystalizes what every pupil is experiencing: those who will return to St Peter's in the Autumn, as well as those who are leaving, and that is the experience of change and a shifting in one's sense of identity and belonging. It is just as well that I am here with you today, instead of speaking to students from Clifton and St Olave's, because I didn't really begin to go to school properly until I was fifteen, and all I would have said to them is what fun it was not going to school, but having lessons taught to me by my parents while we sailed around on the little boat that was our home. When I reached fifteen everything changed. I stopped living on the boat full time and moved back into a house on land. It was good to have hot and cold running water, refrigerators, shops and new friends, and not have to catch my supper before I could eat it, but, for a long time, my identity and sense of belonging was very much tied up with life on the boat, and I often felt like a fish out of water. Certain other changes at that time were painful: watching my parents and my sister and brother adjust, having some of our family's skills become redundant. All of a sudden, there wasn't much call for mending sails and steering by the stars. Being able to clean fish, dive for shells and coil ropes were activities not often in demand. Some of my attributes even became embarrassments: having bigger biceps than most of the boys in school was not really appreciated, and I stood out when I ached to blend in. But I loved my new school, even though it was new itself and quite unconventional. When I left, four years later, I had developed a fiercely strong sense of belonging to the school and my friends, and that has stayed with me ever since. ThrPeterite 1998-1999
of your life is ending. It is no good imagining that things will be the same, because they won't. But that sense of belonging can stay with you, and close friendships can and do last. You do belong to St Peter's and to each other, and that will be true even when you are no longer in the same place at the same time. Just as you will be taking your school and your friends with you as you leave, so too, if you follow Christ, you take your faith, and your understanding of God with you. Unless we stick our fingers into our spiritual ears and refuse to listen to God, there is no way that we can ever leave God, and God never leaves us. Because God exists both in and outside of time and space, we can be confident that God is both with us and in us, and also, ahead of us, welcoming us into the future. What really matters about how we live is not so much how naturally and effortlessly good we are, or even how many times we fall and fail, but whether we are responding to God. Do we have a sense of belonging to God, even when we are not sure of what that means, or whether, at times, we even want to belong to God? I imagine that part of what makes St Peter's a happy school is the way people treat each other, and that's probably because there is a certain agreed code of conduct, but the code is never an end in itself. It is there for a purpose. For St Peter's that purpose is to create an environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to do the best they can, with an understanding of life that includes the spiritual as well as the academic and the social. So too with life outside of school: certain ways of behaving will benefit us and those around us more than other ways, but the purpose is not just to
My third and last wish is for compassion, the type of compassion that causes you to care about the world around you and all living creatures, including siblings and parents! When the apostle John was an old man he wrote, "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and those who love are born of God and know God....God is love, and if you are living in love, you are living in God, and God is living in you". There is only one way of living that leads to true happiness and fulfilment, lasting change and transformation, true wisdom and insight, and that is alifeoflove. Wherever you go from here, for each of you, I wish you confidence, courage and compassion, and the deep knowledge that your past, your present and future, your security and your identity come ultimately from belonging to the God who is love. Christina Rees
The Old Peterite Club 1998/9 Office Holders President:
WM Hudson
Secretary:
PJ Netherwood
Treasurer:
ABTuck
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President:
MrAFTrotman
Chairman:
Mrs W Baber
Secretaries:
Mrs H Rose
Treasurer:
Mrs F Middleton-Walker
This is rather an unusual report, in that it has not been written by the Chairman, but compiled by the Treasurer, Fiona Middleton-Walker and the Secretary, Hillary Rose, in the absence of a Chairman. As many of you are aware our Chairman, who commenced office in September 1998, Wendy Baber, moved away from the area as a result of her husband's relocation at the end of the Easter term. Therefore we can confidently report on a somewhat remarkableyearin all aspects! First of all we must pay tribute to our new members, Adrianne Johnson, Manar Matusiak and Sandra Middleton, who have proved to be very willing and able in the events in which we have given a helping hand. The role played by the committee has been a supportive one, in that it was clarified at the January meeting that we should act as a body to help and suppot events organised by the school, rather than organise events ourselves. It was also agreed not to hold any more social events at present, due to the poor response from parents other than those on the committee. Following on from last year's report, by Angela Sanderson, of a successful year was one event which took place after this report and before the end of the summer term - the Leavers' Ball. FOSPs volunteered to run the bar - Angela and Paul Sanderson, Fiona and John Middleton-Walker and Jenny Firth. This was both memorable and enjoyable! Thefirstevent at which the FOSPs were able to offer their services this year was at the Antiques Evening on 10ctoberwhich wasverycompetentlyorganised by Wendy Sheprerd and Fiona Middleton-Walker in aid of the Hockey Tour to Madrid. This was a very enjoyable and successful evening at which the Friends helped with the bar. On 10 October many of the Friends enjoyed an interesting and purposeful day acting as 'tour guides' and circulating to promote the purpose of FOSPs at the Open Day. It is amazing how much one learns asaguide! On 4 October the Friends helped with the organising and running of the bar and raffle (to which many very generous donations were made) for the Cabaret Evening. This proved to be a very successful evening both musically and financially, with a donation of £400 given towards the music tour to Barcelona.
Along with Andrew Wright and, at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances, MissLowtherand Mrs North, the Friends were heavily involved with the Summer Fete on 22 May. A special mention must go to those who were responsible for prompting people to donate to all the stalls- not an easy task, especially with such short notice. The reponse was incredible and a staggering £700 was donated towards the Music Tour.
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Mr David Hughes MrsWendyShepherd Dr Jenny Haystead Members:
Mrs M Howes MrsKChapman Mrs M Lloyd Mrs P Fowler
At the moment of writing there are 2 occasions remaining at which the Friends will be helping Sports Day on 4 June where once again the Friends will be serving refreshments for both parents and pupils, and once again we hope to help with the setting up of the Art display on 23 June and to man the dooratthe private viewing.
Mrs D Westmoreland MrsJ Firth MrsAMa'aye Mrs G Freak Mrs P Robertson MrsASanderson Mrs P Taylor Mrs W Baber
Throughout the year the Friends have contributed £250 towards the Satellite system, where David Hughes managed to obtain 2 for the price of 1! Wendy Shepherd also managed to obtain a bargain trampoline from York University to which we donated £200. Small donations have been given towards the Music Tour to make up the amounts to round figures. In summing up we can congratulate ourselves on another successful year, having contributed in many ways to help the staff of St Peter's with events they have organised, thus achieving our aim. Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to retiring members, Penny Fowler, Fiona Middleton-Walker, Jenny Firth, Pat Robertson, Polly Brincklow and Jo Fitton. In order to keep up the good work we must try to encourage new members to join us in our satisfying achievements. Having contributed to this joint report I (Hillary Rose) feel a special thank you must go to Fiona Middleton-Walker who has efficiently assumed the responsibilities of the Chairman as well as the Treasurer. Behind the scenes she has quietly contributed a great deal of time and effort in helping to organise events. Her boundless enthusiasm will be sorely missed.
Hillary Rose Fiona Middleton-Walker FRIENDS OFST PETER'S
Mrs H Rose Mrs P Brincklow MrsJ Fitton Mrs H Castle
Changes for 1999/2000 Chairman:
Mrs H Rose
Secretary:
Mrs M Matusiak
Treasurer:
MrsFMiddleton-Walker
Board of Governors 1998/9 Chairman: Members:
E A K Denison, Esq., O.B.E.J.D., MA, B.C.L County Councillor D J Ashton, F.C.A. R A Elliott, Esq., F.C.A., M.LI A(dip) Canon PJ Feguson MA, F.R.C.0.(C.H.M.) MrsPHewish WM Hudson, Esq. Brigadier P Lyddon, M.B.E. N A McMahonTurner, Esq. G Millar, Esq., F.CA Prof.NJMaitland,Ph.D,B.Sc. Major General D M Naylor, CB., M.B.E., D.L DrRBPage,MA,M.B.,BChir. Mrs E M Reid MrsCRymer.J.P. PN Shepherd, H.N.D., Dip., P.M. Mrs J Stephenson, BA RJ Wilson, Esq., MA J R Wood, Esq.
Clerk totheBoard: RCDixon,Esq.,BA New Members: MWBainbridge.Esq.
The following evening, Friday 5 October, a very enjoyable social evening was held at Megabowl, Thv Peter itr 1996-1999
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This year has been the'Year of the Solo Singer'. HaviM twelve solo singing spots in the Christmas Carol Service as well asa liberal distribution of solos throuRi||(tut the year's concerts has been quite exceptional and impressive.
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Alex Banerjealtconductef the Romance from Mozart's'Eine Kl|ine Nacht Musik' and then later played Beett§pi|'s Romance in F for violin and orchestra; both tasks showing what a hard working and sensitive musician he has become. Oliver Hainsworth's Aria from Bellini's l a SomnHmbula' hadjall that one could ask authority, lyricisrf'and control. His voice has developed so vj^ll this year and together with Peter Miles arjf Andrew Acaster he has sung with the Minstejf Choir at various times. We wish Oliver evffy success as he applies for singing coursesjit Music Conservatoires next year. AndjiW Acaster's 'Carnival of J/enice' was virtuosity itself with Andrew dijpfaying all the agility and poise on the trump|! ! which we have seen grow over the years ajjl which now will develop further as he leavjfto take up a place at the Birmingham Consej^pWpe of Music, being the first to gain a placijlt a |§|iic Conservatoire formany years. Peter Miles sang the 'Catalogue' aria from 'Don Giovanni' with poise, humour and clarity, capturing every nuance and then followed this with 'Ombra ma fu' from Handel's 'Xerxes' where itll||£monsi|ated'11| intensity of line and phrase which w f l l i i i « * i l i j d over the last two years; he takes up a singing place at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester this September. •
The concert finished with a delightful Rondo played by Victoria Trenouth and Laura Hodsdon (flutes) with the orchestra-full of effervescence, wit and sparkle. We will miss both of them as well *e»*»(ear.
School C On Monday Octoberjfcth, for the first time in twenty-five years, y e Chapel Ch<J|f sang Choral Evensong in York jsfinster. We sinjjfnany services in tbejyiinster, jjjjfcluding our own Carol Service and Commemoration Servicjfand occasionally other special services, Jjjff'had not sung this especially Anglican Service for such a long time ^ • • • • P r f e t e r . It was a lovely experience and one which, I hope, will become an annual event in our calendar. Herbert Howells' 'St Paul's' Service is not easy and the Chapel Choir tackled it with real flair, relishing the long lines, sumptuous harmonies and glorious climaxes; Jhat old favourite '0 thou the Central Orb' was tbjf
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anthem sung with real zest and the responses by John Barnard were also well-handled. In the next week a choir arrived from Bad Zwesten in Germany to give a joint concert and be hosted by ourpupilsand theirfamilies. They produced a very wide selection of music including Folk-Songs, Gospel Music, Romantic Motets and arrangements of American Standards like 'Moon-River'. St Olave's Chapel Choir also participated singing with their new found self-confidence under Michael Bawtree's excellent direction; in the middle of the evening we all joined together for Mozart's 'Ave verum' and Rutter's 'For the beauty of the earth'. The School Choir singing of Rutter's 'The Lord is my Shepherd' with Simon Jackson playing an oboe obligate was magical, as it was a few weeks later at the School Remembrance Service - one of the most memorable for many years. At the Christmas Concert, the School Choir (now having reached 128 strong!) were rumbustious in Haydn's 'The Heavens are Telling' and sweetly gentle in Bob Chilcot's 'Christmas-Tide'. In this concert we tried a new grouping - the Senior Choir (Fifth and Sixth-Form School Choir members). It worked well and 'The Turtle Dove' that quintessential English piece by Vaughan Williams with Peter Miles singing the Baritone solo was as pastorally atmospheric as one could want, while Oliver Hainsworth in 'Rise up Shepherd and follow' captured equally the mood of this Black American Carol. The Third and Fourth Form School Choir members named 'Cantamus' sang 'One Singular sensation' from'Chorus Line'with energy under Christopher Gu'lley'sdirection.
MusicScholars The Music Scholars form the backbone of our musical groups as they do in any School of our type. This year we revived the idea of a Music Scholars' Concert and have also inaugurated a series of Saturday Lunchtime Concerts in the Summer Term which are also reassessments of ourMusicscholars'progress. In the Music Scholars' Concert in November it was clear what a talented group we have at St Peter's; there were so many excellent performances, including Andrew Acaster's 'Andante and Scherzo' by Busser and a String Sextet, made up from our Scholars, playing the first movement of Brahms Sextet in Bb and relishing its lush textures. But one performance did 'steal the show' - Ruth Easby's 'Solo de Concours'by Messager was quite simply brilliant. Ruth's dominating control of the clarinet and the ease with which she negotiated extremely difficult music made one almost breathless.
Symphony Orchestra This year we have operated a different system with the Symphony Orchestra whereby we have had occasional special rehearsals followed by 'Workshop' performances. In September we rehearsed and performed the first movement from Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony with great success and then, later in the year, selections from Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' Suite together with Glinka's Overture'A Life for the Tsar'. These experiences for our talented instrumentalists are very special and it is such a pity that we cannot find more time for them. It came as no great surprise that, during our School Inspection
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6
RuthWainaina
Viola
Pass
8
Paul Wilson
Piano
Distinction
Grade
Name
Instrument
Result
8
Catherine Bush
Flute
Distinction
6
Simon Austin
Trumpet
Pass
8
Katrina Wight
Cello
Distinction
5
Vanessa Humphrey
Theory
Distinction
8
Oliver Hainsworth
Violin
Distinction
5
Raymond Janes
Double Bass
Merit
8
Rosemary Sanderson
Piano
Merit
5
JamesTaylor
Violin
Merit
8
Victoria Trenouth
Flute
Merit
5
Phoebe Julian
Violin
Merit
8
Eleanor Baker
Piano
Merit
5
Rebecca Gill
Viola
Merit
8
Thomas Garnett
Classical Guitar
Merit
5
FelicityJohnson
Flute
Merit
CO
David Jackson
Viola
Merit
5
Robert Hayward
JazzSaxophone
Merit
CO
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Viviar Law
Piano
Pass
5
Simon Austin
Theory
Pass
8
Matthew Miles
Piano
Pass
5
Laura Chalmers
Flute
Pass
8
Alexander Banerjea
Violin
Pass
5
Laura Gilding
Piano
Pass
CO
Lucy Newish
Trumpet
Pass
4
Andrew Hancock
Classical Guitar
Merit
00
Paul Wilson
Viola
Pass
4
Rebecca Gill
Viola
Merit
7
SimonJackson
Piano
Distinction
4
SimonJackson
Organ
Merit
7
EleanorWilton
Clarinet
Merit
4
Justin Grace
Trumpet
Merit
7
Laura Gilding
Flute
Merit
4
SusanneDale
Piano
Pass
7
Ruth liasby
Piano
Merit
4
Catherine Hildebrand
Piano
Pass
7
Katherine Garnett
Flute
Merit
4
Charles Hazlerigg
Piano
Pass
7
Henry Heywood
Trumpet
Merit
3
Steven Hancock
Classical Guitar
Merit
7
Catherine Bush
Piano
Pass
3
SamuelVenables
Tuba
Merit
7
Marcus Matusiak
Trumpet
Pass
3
JenniferCogbill
Violin
Pass
7
Charlotte Black
Cello
Pass
3
Peter Miles
Tuba
Pass
Daisy Cannons
Piano
Pass
3
Henry Heywood
Organ
Pass
2
Anna Clarke
Flute
Pass
2
Tessa Marsden
Piano
.Pass
7 7
HarrietJulian
Singing
Pass
7
Natalie Baldry
Piano
Pass
7
Alice Ottewell
6 6
Clarinet
Pass
David Jackson
Organ
Distinction
KatherineDownes
Viola
Merit
6
Natalie Baldry
Piano
Merit
6
Clare Fletcher
Clarinet
Merit
6
Laura Heaps
Viola
6
Samuel Brandon
Piano
6
ManekaBraganza
Piano
The performance of our pupils in Practical Music Exams has been, perhaps, the best ever. 9 pupils achieving Grade 6; 13 achieving Grade 7 and remarkably 15 achiev i ng Grade 8 gives some idesi of the quality and depth of the practical music within the School.
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in February, the Inspector allotted to the Music Department specifically mentioned this lack of time for Symphony Orchestra Rehearsals in the Report. It is rially something that needs addressing if we are to provide the all-round musical education for our instrumentalists that we should.
St Peter's Strings This year was one of innovations in the string department. The usual string quartet was replaced with a string sextet which studied and performed the first movement of the S|ahms sextet no 1 in B major, both at the scholars concert and for a dinner at the Merchant Taylor's Hall. This was a remarkable achievement by these talented musicians: Oliver Hainsworth, Hannah Stower, David Jackson, Paul Wilson, Maneka Braganza and Daisy Cannons, who managed to master the considerable difficulties of this wonderful music and produce a very convincing performance. In the summer term this group was
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replaced by a cello group, aiming to give all the high quality cellists a chance to shine in some of the terrific repertoire of music written for this ensemble. The string orchestra started the year in a similar style to previous years, with another suite for strings, Gustav Hoist's 'St Paul's Suite', but in the second half of the year tackled the very complicated arrangement of a Bach motet for double string orchestra. This proved taxing in the extreme, but satisfying for all sections of the orchestra, not only with plenty of notes to play, but also with tricky rests to count. The performance had its moments but miraculously we all ended together. The string orchestra also 'did its bit' replacing the organ for a chapel service when they played a fun arrangement of Bach's famous Tocatta and Fugue, originally written for organ. This, too, was the first year to find a willing and (very) able conductor from amongst the orchestral members in the person of Alex Banerjea, who took the baton to rehearse and perform the slow movement from Mozart's
'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'. He had never attempted anything of this sort before, but he showed a remarkable flair both for controlling the orchestra during rehearsals and for conveying his ideas through the little white stick. I was impressed! (Most unusual foran orchestral musician to admit to this). Oliver Hainsworth started the year as the Leader of the string orchestra, and provided us all with some lovely examples of his sweet tone on his violin in the orchestral solos. Unfortunately, a chronic neck injury meant he had to pack away his violin for the summer term and we were grateful to Rachel Castelden for filling in Oliver's seat for the summer |§ncert. Oliver, along with Katrina Wight, yf'to be congratulated for achieving the elusiv§f and much sought after Grade 8 distinction. Thl music competition produced the usual' ajrnazing performances, §Specially frofi'tfie^tello11 of Daisy Cannons, whajwon the JunidJ Seclfon^, and from the viola of pjvid Jackson, wHj. wjBfi trie SeniorSection. J
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-nrusic- r Paul Wilson is to be congratulated for gaining a place in the Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra. This orchestrajpieets for a week in the summer holidays when it rehearses and then performs in several concerfjlfound the North of England. David Jackson and Paul Wilson combined forces to entertain dinner guests at a special Burns Night evening at the Grange H'ftel. They looked most fetching in their kilts as tljey fiddled t l | i r way through Jigs, Reels and fllrnpipes: well worth seeing. Next year may not have quite the nufnber of n|w ventures, but the quality of ml|ficianship emerging from the pupils never seems to diminish!
MKLamb
WINDBANDREP0RT1998/99 As I look back on my final year at St Peter's, it is the musical life of the school that gives me my fondest memories and experiences. The wind band is the second biggest musical group in the school (after the choir) and has therefore changed over the years considerably. I think I can honestly say that it is as good now as it has ever been, during my time at the school, due to many youngsters who have really blossomed through the experience of playing in a wind band such as this. This year the band has been as busy as ever with the Christmas Concert, Cabaret Evening, Summer Concert, Summer Fete and Barbecue to name but a few! On top of this Mr Blood has courageously battled on and conquered new repertoire with us that has been heard during this year's events and some that will be heard for the first time in Spain, during the summer tour. Our first event of the year was the Christmas Concert that saw us playing 'The Liberty Bell', Til be there for you' (theme from Friends) and the unbelievably cheesy 'James Bond Compilation'. On the 4th February the school held a very successful Cabaret Evening where the Wind Band opened the concert with 'Star Wars'/'Raiders March' (a classic!), 'Nessun Dorma' (written for Solo Cornet and Wind Band) and 'Keeping up Appearances' (just to prove to some we were still amazingly cheesy!) Next up was the Summer Fete with an old looking sixth former on drums. It was Mr Moores who had bravely stepped in for our regular drummer, at the last minute. A big thank you to him. Our final concert of the year was the Summer Concert, at which the Band played'My Heart Will Go On' and The Simpsons', with Lucy Adams playing a very good saxophone solo. The concert also saw a smaller wind band accompanying The Carnival of Venice'. Our last appointment was the Music Tour Barbecue which saw us on a warm summer evening on the music school lawn playing repertoire from past years. For me the evening's ThcPttrrite 1998-1999
most memorable moment was when Mr Blood uttered one of his more common catchphrases "Marcus, you can't play and eat at the same time."!!!! As I peered down the section there was Henry fiddling with his pegs (again), Doug desperately searching for Fern and Sam trying on his new sunglasses, seeking yet more approval of them - and there Marcus was - ketchup on the bell of his trumpet and stuffing the remains of a rather large beefburger into his mouth!!??-Well, Ithoughtitwasfunny. Now all that remains is for me to thank the various people who have helped with Wind Band over the last twelve months. So to Mrs Wright, Mrs Wadsworth, Mr Grant, Mr Edwards, Mr Bailey, Mr Cooper, Mrs Clough, Mr Moores, Mr Allison and Mr Hirst - a great big whopping kiss and a cuddle. Thankyou. Finally, none of this would be possible were it not for the enormous work and effort Mr Blood gives each year. On a personal note I owe a great deal of gratitude to you for the help and advice you have shared over the years and for that I thank you. Though it is not often-ever?-said, the rest of the band appreciates it very much, too - so thankyou MrBlood. I am sure this Summer's tour to Lake Geneva and Spain will be a raving success - but don't forget the four S's- Sun, Sea, Sand and School Rules! I wish all the band well for the future and for now I bid them a fond farewell. Andrew Acaster
SWING BAND 1998/99 Last year was a very successful year for the Swing Band. Not only did we play in numerous school concerts, we were also asked to play at Clive Robinsons' retirement party and to the residents of Burton Croft retirement hoiue. The music tour to Lake Geneva and Spain was also an experience, espfcially when we brought theaudiencetotheirfeetdancing in Barcelona. We, unfortunatelyilbst many talented musicians at the end of lasjyyear but we welcome the newcomers and I'm sure we can cope with performing at the same (if not better) level. : Our amazing repertoire consisted of songs such as'California Dreaming', Tuxedo Junejbn', Basin Street Blues', 'OverThe Rainbow' and many other jazzy tunes. We had guest appearances from Mr Hughes from St Olave's singing 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown' and 'My Life'; hopefully he will join us again thisyear. I look forward to another successful and enjoyable year. Lucy Adam
Christmas Carol Service-York Minster Again, it was the incidence of solo singing which made the Carol Service rather different from previous years. The opening plainsong introit 'Conditor' with brass interpolations set the pattern. There was also great variety within the items with carols ranging from the Spiritual' Rise up, Shepherd and follow' to the magical 'lona' and also including two excerpts from Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' and Handel's 'Messiah'. The Brass Ensemble's special fanfare and accompaniments to the Congregational Carols added the tradition spice to the Service.
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HUSKAWARDS 1998/99 Edward Long Awards Andrew Acaster(UVI)
Trumpet/Singing
OliverHainsworth(UVI)
Violin/Singing
RuthEasby(LVI)
Clarinet/Piano
Rosemary Sanderson (LVI)
Bassoon/Piano/Singing
David Jackson (V)
Viola/Piano/Organ
Simon Jackson (V)
Oboe/Piano/Organ
Samuel Brandon (IV)
Trumpet/Piano
Paul Wilson (IV)
Viola/Piano/Organ
Daisy Cannons (III)
Cello/Piano
Ruth Wainaina (Nil
Viola
Waine Awards Andrew Acaster(UVI)
Trumpet/Singing
Oliver Hainsworth(UVI)
Violin/Singing
Eleanor Baker (LVI;
Singing/Piano
Benjamin Dale (LV)
Trombone/Piano
Alexandra Dow (LVI)
Flute
KatieJenkins(LVI)
Violin/Piano
Katrina Wight (LVI)
Cello/Piano
David Jackson (V)
Viola/Piano/Organ
Simon Jackson (V)
Oboe/Piano/Organ
Hannah Stower (VI
Violin
Simon Whiteley(V)
Trombone/Piano
ManekaBraganza(IV)
Cello/Piano
Samuel Brandon (IV)
Trumpet/Piano
Catherine Bush (IV)
Flute/Piano
Daisy Cannons(lll)
Cello/Piano
DuncanDownes(l I)
Double Bass
them. What is most important is that they bring somuch pleasure to so many. The Wind Band's march sequence by John Williams was another highlight of the evening and the Wind Quintet's 'Tambourin' by Gossec was frothy and vivacious; they are another group which has progressed so well thisyearand whose members remain constant for another yearyet.
Commemoration Service The idea of changing the Commemoration Service into a Service incorporating Prize-Giving was a decision which caused some scepticism but was one which worked very successfully. The Brass Group opening Fanfare by Arthur Bliss, played as the Civic Party entered, was quite majestic and their Overture from Handel's'Water Music' at the end was equally accomplished. We have recently purchased a set of Fanfare trumpets which I know have been close to Chris Blood's heart for some time, so sometime soon watch out - I don't think you will be able to miss them! The School Choir sang an anthem'Thou art Peter' which I wrote soon after arriving at St Peter's and I am most grateful to the singers and to the brass who, with the organ, accompanied it for the effort they put into performing it so well. The Chamber Choir's singing of Parry's great motet'My Soul, there is a country'demonstrated what an excellent choral unit they have become. Many of them leave this year and, though a 'chatty' bunch, they have been great fun to rehearsewith.
Trombone/Piano
Staff Honorary Music Scholarship Peter Miles (UVI)
Singing/Tuba/Piano
Cabaret Evening Much of the music-making this year has been in preparation for the Music Tour to Lake Geneva and Spain in the Summer. The Cabaret evening both served ths purpose and that of raising additional funds for the Tour. One of the real musical 'finds' this year for me has been Samuel Barber's 'This Shining Night', a short piece but one with a wealth of feeling and subtlety which the choirlovesas well. Gospel Train saw the School Choir in good expressive form evoking train noises and suchlike in thisjazzy piece. Allan Hughes guest appearance as solo singer with the Swing Band showed us what he got up to in another life! He is a composite performer and it was good for our pupils to see an'old pro.'in action! I cannot mention the Swing Band whose report occurs elsewhere without stating my admiration both for them and for Christopher Blood who conducts them - they are excellent, and set standards which make the rest of the department aim higher in attempts to match
Next year we look forward to John Pennington joining us as Assistant Director of Music in January 2000; the Chamber Choir's visit to London on Wednesday 15th December to sing at St Martin's in the Fields and the East India Club; the Chapel Choir's visit to St Mary's Parish Church in Boston Spa prior to another Choral Evensong in York Minster; some special cello delights from the strings and some more brass capers.
Andrew Wright
MUSICCOMPETITION The adjudicator this year-Andrew Emeny-came from the world of Brass. It is always a pleasure to welcome professional players to judge our competition and give the pupils and ourselves the benefit of their experience. Andrew Emeny helped provide an excel lent and enjoyable evening giving our pupils both encouragement and positive criticism in equal measure.
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Dean Milner White Scholar Award Simon WhiteleyfV)
being of the School. My thanks go to Margaret Lamb for all her nurturing of our Strings over the year and to Christopher Blood for all his work with the Brass and Wind; both are musicians who set themselves and their pupils high standards and achieve them. Sara Gilford has also made an impact this year, especially in the Summer Term where she has temporarily shared with me some of the extra A level teaching caused by Michael Bawtree's departure mid-year.
Michael Bawtree left us at the end of the Easter Term for St Edmundsbury Cathedral where he is now Assistant Director of Music - we will miss him very much. A tribute to him is printed elsewhere. Pamela Denny, one of our piano teachers has also left us as she moves to North Wales on her husband, Jon's retirement. She was a stickler for technique and it was always a pleasure at Music Competition time, whether in St Olave's or St Peter's, to see so many excellent 'hand-positions' in operation at the piano. It isn't often that one mentions the retirement of one of our regular audience members, but Clive Robinson has been such a fantastic supporter of the music here that I cannot let the occasion pass without expressing my thanks and good wishes to him in the future. He has kindly agreed to assist in organising our Choral Society next year. We will aim for a large-scale choral work next March and then something big in March 2001! If you are interested in joining -parents, friends of the School, staff and pupils, write to Clive Robinson at School c/o Music Department and I will pass the notes on.
JuniorWoodwind:
Catherine Bush (flute)
Junior Brass:
Samuel Brandon (trumpet)
JuniorStrings:
Daisy Cannons (cello)
JuniorKeyboard:
Natalie Baldry (piano)
JuniorSinging:
Harriet Julian (soprano)
Best Junior Musician: Daisy Cannons (cello) Senior Woodwind:
Ruth Easby (clarinet)
Senior Brass:
And rew Acaster (trum pet)
SeniorStrings:
David Jackson (viola)
Senior Keyboard:
David Jackson (piano)
SeniorSinging:
Classical: Peter Miles (baritone) Light: Gareth Pierce (baritone)
Best Senior Musician: Ruth Easby (clarinet)
We do have an excellent Music Staff at the School who all contribute so much to the wellIhePfleritp
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Music Tour to Lake Geneva and Spain The music tour to Lake Geneva and Spain, the trip that we'd all been working for! After two days of rehearsals, we all arrived at school, 100 members of the choir, band and various other small groups. We were armed with sun hats, summer clothes and sun cream. We all climbed onto the coaches, our home for at least the next 24 hours - a prospect which seemed terrible - but not as bad as it would seem later! In theory, travelling overnight would have been fine - we would have slept and been refreshed ready for the day's travelling ahead. Unfortunately, because of various outside influences, those of us who can't fall asleep absolutely anywhere were kept awake. The top deck of the coach (the sixth form area) felt like a theme park ride as it rocked dangerously from side to side creating some "sea" sickness for some of the sixth-form!! Then there were the other people who didn't seem to care about sleep and instead spent their time playing instruments, doing impressions and generally trying to keep as many people awake as possible. The journey to Lake Geneva wasn't too bad, but although this was only our first journey, it was also the first (of many times) the bus drivers managed to get us lost! The day we arrived in Evian was 14th July, Bastille Day, so there were celebrations all night. It was an amazing sight to see the fireworks above Lake Geneva. The next evening we performed for the first time. Most of our performances went well. This first one was particularly well received by the audience who shouted for an encore and gave generous donations. Our second concert on the Saturday did not go quite as well. We had had a free day, and I thinkeveryone had been in the sun too long and so found it hard to accommodate for performing in the open-air! Our next concert was again in the open-air, but this time the atmosphere was livelier and people got up and danced in front of those performing. The fourth concert was probably the most spectacular. We had the opportunity to sing in Barcelona Cathedral. Except forthe overwhelming heat, it went well and it wasa great experience. We also performed in a reconstructed Spanish village just outside Barcelona. Our final concert was very successful. Although we had planned to sing at a mass, this did not go ahead and instead we sang outside the church. This concert was one of the better performances, especially seeing as it had not been planned. All the different groups performed well throughout the tour and the soloists were also very impressive.
Obviously, although it was a music tour, there were many other worthwhile experiences. The suburbs of Barcelona in which we were staying, Castelldefels, was a holiday resort where we were able to spend time sunbathing, swimming in the Mediterranean or hotel pool or wandering round the town. It was great to be able to walk out of the hotel onto the beach and into the Mediterranean. The town also had a great atmosphere at night which everyone - pupils and staff- seemed to enjoy. There were street stalls through the evening and bands playing in the street for people to dance to - I know that this opportunity was particularly enjoyed by Alex Banerjea! Other daytime activities included visiting a water park full of rides and slides, and wandering round the city of Barcelona seeing various sights. All in all, I think everyone enjoyed their experiences whether it was simply the Spanish atmosphere, the sunbathing or the many other ways people passed their time. Finally, all there is left for me to say is a huge 'thank you' to all the staff who came with us. Thanks to the various talents of the teachers, we all had a great time and I don't think anything really went wrong (did it?)! So, thanks to Mr Wright, Mr Blood, Ms Gilford, Mrs North, Miss Lowther, Mr Hall, Mr and Mrs Monteith and Mr and Mrs Owen-Barnett. I hope we haven't put you off for life! ! !
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The main musical event during the year was a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta 'The Pirates of Penzance' and the lead characters were a first-rate group. Andrew Acaster sang the part of Frederick in a most lyrical way, bringing his weight of professionalism and experience to the part, whereas Katrina Wight's Nurse had all the earthiness and faded splendour which the part required - her diction was excellent. Alastair Robertson as the Pirate King had a great presence on stage and galvanized the pirate band into an effective unit. Andrew Lyall was lugubriously comic as the Sergeant of Police and managed to put some courage into the mind of his 'detectives' who were 'show-stoppers' on stage. Katie Baber's Mabel was quite tremendous - beautiful controlled singing with a huge range. Peter Miles as the Major General brought a wealth of experience to the part and his patter-song 'I am the very model of a modern MajorGeneral'wasa real delight. The Orchestra was first-rate, including several pupils who coped admirably and with special enthusiasm for the music. As a department we owe a tremendous debt to the producer of the show - Arbell Lowther. She worked so hard on the pupils' behalf and brought together performances which will be remembered for many years. We also owe much to the back stage team atthe Joseph RowntreeTheatre headed by David Bushby.
CAST
ORCHESTRA
Frederic {the Pirate Apprentice)
AN DREW ACASTER
The Pirate King Samuel (his Lieutenant)
1st Flute
ALISTAIR ROBERTSON RUSSELL PARTON-BAGNALL
Major-General Stanley
PETER MILES
SergeantofPolice
ANDREW LYALL
Ruth
COLIN ALLISON
Trumpet
CHRISTOPHER BLOOD
KATRINA WIGHT KATHLEEN BABER
Edith
CHARLOTTE BLACK ROSEMARY SANDERSON
Isabel (General Stanley's Daughters)
ELEANOR BAKER
'GENERAL'S DAUGHTERS' 'PIRATES AND POLICEMEN' Chorus of Girls Chorus of Boys
Percussion
SIMON WHITELEY MARK EDWARDS ROSESTRICKLAND-CONSTABLE
1st Violin
JEAN FLETCHER
2ndViolin
RACHEL MEREDITH
Viola
MARGARET LAMB
Cello
SARAGILFORD
Double Bass
ALAN EASTERBROOK
ALAN MAK
ELEANOR WILTON
EDWARD FERROW
JENNIFER HUTT
ALEXANDER DRYSDALE
RACHELLUND
RICHARD GIBBON
LAURA GILDING
JONATHAN LALLY
SUSAN CHALMERS
MARK WATSON
ELIZABETH PUXON
WILLIAM ROBINSON
RACHEL ESKELL
EAMONMULKEEN
CREW DirectorofMusic
MARK EDWARDS
Production Director
ARBELLLOWTHER
Costumes
HELENA BEDFORD
DOUGLAS HIGHET TIMOTHY BAINRBIDGE BENJAMINTAYLOR
MICHAFI RAWTRFF
CHRISTOPHER GULLEY
Stage Hands
CAROLINE LIDDLE
ANDREWWRIGHT
Assistant Musical Directors
NIALLO'LOUGHLIN
FERNBROOKE
RUTH EASBY
ALICE OTTEWELL
Bassoon
Horn
SOPHIE LLOYD
CAROLINEVAUGHAN
2nd Clarinet
Mabel
EMILY PEARSON
SIMON JACKSON
1st Clarinet
Trombone
ERICASMITH
CATHERINE BUSH
Oboe
(A Piratical Maid of all Work)
Kate
DELLAWADSWORTH
2nd Flute/Piccolo
HUGHSTRIVENS CHRISTOPHER MAGEE SARAH WILSON
Set Painters DAVIDJACKSON
HANNAH FOWLER SAMANTHACUTHBERT-BROWN ALEXANDRA ROACH
Lighting
DAVID BUSHBY MREtMRSLUND
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drama Gareth Pierce (as Dysart) was commanding from the outset, with professional delivery, nuance and expression. The shifts in Dysart's character between authoritative, expert professional and the fragility of self-doubt and insecurity were masterfully portrayed.
There are plays that might be considered safe for school, or town and village groups to produce. One thinks of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' or 'An Inspector Calls'. Should a school seek something more challenging they might consider a Shakespeare, a Beckett or an Ibsen. These might demand a more cerebral approach to production. Most often, though, a group would carefully avoid a work that had provoked controversy and high-profile debate at its first release. So, the announcement that'... the school play this year will be Peter Schaffer's Equus ...', was met with reactions ranging from cynical disbelief to shocked admiration ... and the hook was baited! 'Equus'is a play which recalls events through the eyes of an institutional child psychologist named Dysart. He is confronted by a case of baffling cruelty in the form of Alan Strang, a 17-year old sociopathic stable boy who has blinded six horses with a pick. Dysart allows Alan's confused animal instinct and his wholly consuming passion to challenge his own sense of safety and 'ordinariness' and to question his 'curing' mission as a doctor.
Alan Crompton played the difficult role of the youth, Alan Strang, with such conviction and accuracy, showing us, at one moment just a boy as any others, and at the next, a deeply passionate and disturbed emerging young man. Alan's symbolic nightride on the horse at the centre of his worship was a superb piece of acting and was as intoxicating as I imagine an unrestrained gallop might be. In supporting roles, Tim Bainbridge (Frank Strang, Alan's father) and Alexia Richardson (Dora Strang, his mother), perfectly portrayed the repressed relationships and home within which the youth had spent his life thus far. These careful performances left us feeling sad for them and for their lives, understanding their inadequacies and in no doubt as to why the boy was like he was. As the events are retold we are introduced to other characters. Sophie Lloyd played Hesther Salomon - a magistrate, Ben Hewitt played Harry Dalton - a stable owner, Peter Bainbridge - a young horseman. Each pitched accurately to their role in the drama. Lucy Adam made frequent appearances as the proper and professional nurse in the institution. Alan Strang's emotional dilemmas and contortions are made more complex by the involvement of Jill Mason (played by Sophia Heaton), the hormonal stable girl. Their pieces together were expertly delivered, managing
sexual suggestiveness and experiment so carefully, with humour, sensitivity and tension. These were enthralling scenes. The play was set simply with a definite office area for Dysart's work. The central area was lit differently to give us Alan's bed, his room and the stable - all of his centres of experience. His parent's home was set at the side opposite Dysart's office. Without question, one of the most captivating images of the production was the huge wireframe horse's head suspended over the centre stage. This dramatic structure was created and built by Chris Hall, a member of the Art department. Smaller wire-frame horse's heads were worn by members of the cast during the play. The work that had gone in to make these pieces was clearly evident, and their striking effect added so much to the success of the drama. There are so many high points to recall, but, for me, one of the most memorable sequences, mainly for its chilling effect, was the softly whispered 'Equus, Equus, Equus ...' which grew louder and louder to a crescendo and then .... silence. Heart-stopping. I, like others (I think), felt carried along with the pace of the play which was so involving that, when the interval came, had we all been on horseback and asked if we wanted to stop, we would have said - 'No, go on!' The play worked from the start. Its pace, passion, tension, the strength of the characters, the set, lighting, the wire-frame horses - all gelled to serve a fine dramatic whole. The time and effort that the actors and crew had committed was obvious and all should be congratulated on an excellent piece of theatre. Thankyou. MikeJones
Dysart's recounting of events through the play is supported by a number of character witnesses in his cross-examination of his extraordinary patientand hisown personal life-values. I had not seen this play before but I was aware of its controversial and acclaimed status and I came to see it with a marvellous feeling of anticipation of something special and exciting.This sense was heightened all the more by reading producer Ian Lowe's notes, the last line of which read 'I wish you an uncomfortable evening'. This was an outstanding production of pace, passion and quality performances. A test of the success of a school play is whether or not one is able to forget that these are youngsters who, earlier in the day, may have been in the Computer Room or lining up in the dinner queue. It only took moments for that to happen and the audience were quickly and skilfully bound up in the story.
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The Tempest This year's Middle School Drama was the most ambitious yet attempted: Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' is difficult for mature and experienced casts - and it has to be said that this time, even Maureen Hopkinson and Ian Lowe found their optimism tempered a few weeks before the first night. Then the cast pulled off a triumph. Behind them, visually, the effects of set and costume were stunning. It is also worth remembering that 'The Tempest' is, by Shakespearean standards, a Musical. Judged aurally, this performance worked extraordinarily well, most especially in the weaving together of Ariel's elemental voices. Ella Hewitt embodied this Island Spirit; while Morag Lyall (Water, the first of elements in this sea-faring drama), Helena Sharp and Katie Millar gave voice with superb inflection and timing to the words which enact Prospero's Magic. These were re-inforced at the appropriate times by well-choreographed performances from Amanda Hughes, Helen Hildebrand, Felicity Johnson, Tessa Marsden, Natalie Baldry and Anna Clarke as the island's otherspirits Effective casting is one of the keys to success in Middle School Drama. As Prospero, Duncan Downes exercised effective control over both his Island and - ultimately - his enemies. Yet he managed to convey the tensions, both internal and external, which threatened his authority. This is a demanding part: the actor must simultaneously believe in Prospero's potential for good and in the possibility that he might exercise his power to exact revenge. Duncan found the right edge between these options. His renderings of the set-piece speeches when he resigns his powers at the end of the play were exemplary. Katherine Morris played his daughter with due fidelity until Miranda is faced with choosing between herfatherand her love. Then her choice was convincingly made: Katherine managed to portray Miranda's calm determination in the face of Prospero's (apparent) opposition in a way which persuaded both the audience and her father of the Tightness of her choice. Alongside Katherine, Daniel Lloyd as Ferdinand gave one of the most powerful performances of the first night. Ferdinand must be good, but not too good to be true. The audience needs to believe in the intensity of the love between Ferdinand and Miranda, and at the same time to accept that they are going to restrain themselves from tumbling into bed - or some convenient "nook o' the isle" - without waiting for marriage. Dan contrived to walk this tightrope of emotions and actions with dignity: one understood exactly why Miranda chooses him, and why Prospero approves. It seemed, therefore, an almost insurmountable stumbling block when Dan was too ill to perform on the second night. How do you lose a major performer and still get away with it? Here, in one The Petcrite 1998-1999
way, the production had already made its own luck. If Ariel's many voices come from somewhere else, why shouldn't Ferdinand's own? After all, so much of what Ferdinand actually says on stage is soliloquy where he is voicing his thoughts to himself or to the audience rather than addressing another character. And we are all used to "voice-overs" in films where we watch a character whose lips are not moving but whose voice we can hear. Will Battye, having volunteered to help with the lighting, had already spent many hours watching rehearsals over the sights of a tracking-spot. Only Dan Lloyd
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knew better than Will what Ferdinand should be doing (and where) in any scene of the play. It might have been a case of "those who aren't volunteering, take three steps back" but suddenly Will was Ferdinand - on stage, at least. And remarkably well he did it: not a move out of place or time. Gareth Pierce took over the words. He showed the range and depth of his ability as an actor-if that word is adequate. He had never read 'The Tempest' before the morning of the second day; but he delivered Ferdinand's words perfectly. Had it not been announced at the start of the performance, no-one in the audience would have known that a crisis had occurred and been brilliantly resolved. Nourah Ma'aye took over the spot-lighting most competently: this wasa resourceful crew. Prospero's enemies are a disparate (or desperate?) group. At first, Ben Graves seemed almost too quiet and subdued as Alonso - the power behind Prospero's exile. Yet, as the play went on, the audience attributed this more and more to his dejection at the loss of his son Ferdinand in the shipwreck that opens the drama. He perked up almost dutifully (noblesse oblige) when his courtiers attempted to cheer him; and his (re)actions when he met Prospero at the play's denouement showed the growing range of Ben's acting confidence. It is unusual for the 'evil brothers' Antonio and Sebastian to be played as Antonia (Emily Adam) and Sebastienne (Manika Braganza) - sisters to Prospero and Alonso respectively. But we have
seen - without toppling into political correctness or incorrectness - enough of the power of any human scheming for this particular casting to work so well that it brought another dimension to the drama. It is always too easy to misattribute motives to gender. The actors here reminded us not to do so unthinkingly. In a different ocean or time, Miranda herself might have schemed like this. By their intricate plots and manoeuvres, Maneka and Emily reminded us of the vulnerability not the secur ty of Prospero's plans. The solidity of Gonzalo's almost-innocence was well conveyed by Daisy Cannons. It is easy to write-off this "good old woman" as exactly that; but here is a bedrock of integrity upon which futures are founded. Had Prospero not known Gonzalo, he and his daughter would never have found the island of their temporary future. Daisy made us believe in this, and in the longer security of the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand upon which the future will grow. In 'The Tempest' there are always subversive undercurrents, reminding us that the future will not easily come right. Trinculo (Michael Hemsworth) and Stephano (Alan Mak) are not only comics: they are potential destroyers. These two actors did an excellent job of conveying how easily thoughtless or selfish pranks can wreck well-thought and generous plans. They made us thinkaswellas laugh. Of the subversives, Caliban is by far the most important. Alan Crompton almost seemed to scuttle on-and off-stage at whim or random; yet heshowed us Prospero'sown thoughts moving in similar, potentially almost arbitrary fashion. Caliban is the random element within and without us who can frustrate all our designs and make us laugh while doing so, at ourselves or at the perversity of the world. In representing this so successfully, Alan revealed again his growing maturity asan actor. And it all came together well: what more need one say? David Hughes
creative writing To Whomsoever This May Concern John removed a large chunk of rock from the eroding wall and as the dust
use this title out of pure courtesy) is a self proclaimed Papist who insists on
settled around him he could just make out a small corner of paper enclosed in
ignoring the Church of England's ways by betraying our country and
a glass frame sticking out of a gap in the wall.
worshipping the religious ways of another - The Pope. Furthermore, she persecutes anyone who will not abide by her rules of becoming a follower of
Renovation was going well. The storm last night had brought down a stone
the Roman Catholic Church.
archway at FountainsAbbey and John Fisher, being an architectural expert of renovating old buildings, had been called in to restore the Abbey in time for
She seems to have been possessed by the Devil himself, her followers acting in
the Summer tourist season.
a mannernotunlike that of the fiendish creatures shown below, torturing her England into submission or death. We are in a living hell where Mary
Freeing the frame and removing the thick, grey dust that encased it, John realised there were markings on the paper. A closer inspection revealed
commands such authority that she cannot be overruled. I fear for my life and forthose around me'.
actual English writing, containing flicks of ink and long, elaborate letters. At the bottom of the first page was a hand drawn picture of a man with sunken
John studied the picture below the words. The monk had captured the
eyes and stigmata wounds being stretched on a rack by black elves while a
timeless expressions of the figures perfectly; the Devil's wicked laugh, the
devilish creature stood nearby laughing, with the simple word below - HELL.
elves'blank faces obeying their leader and the man's horrendous face, locked
Intrigued, John quickly left the site and paid a visit to Dan Falzon, the
in an everlasting scream of agony.
architectural curator at Fountains Abbey to show him his new'find'.
The second and third pages revealed the writer's identity - he was indeed a
"Look at what I've found" said John as he entered Dan's office. Dan's face lit
monk, Brother Jonathan, hiding in exile from Mary I, Queen of England who
up when he saw the object. "Where did you find that?" he stammered, taking
persecuted Protestants for their beliefs. He explained that he wrote of his
the frame as softly as a mother taking a baby. "It was in the archway wall,"
feelings whilst hiding in the stables of Fountains Abbey, with food being
John replied. "It must have been hidden thereon purpose or else the paper
smuggled out to him by the farm-hand. Yet one day the farm-hand didn't
wouldn't be preserved so carefully in the glass frame".
turn up, and Jonathan never saw him again - he presumed the boy of only 16 years had been taken by Mary and killed. He screamed of injustice and how
"Let's see what we have here," Dan said excitedly, "but be careful and don't
he had been taught by God to forgive people, but he could never forgive Mary
touch the paper - it may turn to dust in your hands!" He prised open the
I (or 'Bloody Mary' as he often referred to her) for her sins and actions. There
frame with a small tool and using pliers laid each page out on the table in
were no drawings on these pages; John guessed the monk had run out of ink.
frontofhim. Fascinated by such revelations, John and Dan focused on the fourth and last There were four pages in all, the first containing an elegantly drawn picture as well as writing. As keen historians, John and Dan knew this manuscript
page. 'The ninth day, the 6th month in the year of Our Lord 1554'. "Written over a month after the first piece," John observed.
had to have been written by a monk living in or near FountainsAbbey (since monks were only one of an elite few who could actually read and write in the
"His writing seems to have changed," Dan said "It looks like it's been written
daysofworking monasteries). "Yet FountainsAbbey had not been a working
in a rush, like the monk didn't have much time to spare".
Abbey since the 1530's" John mused "so this script has to be at least 450
'My time here is nearing its end. Fountains Abbey has been taken by Mary
years old". Excited by this fact, John translated the first page - it was written
because of its Protestant links, and I fear it is only a matter of time before I am
in old English script which, to the average person, would have seemed like a
discovered and persecuted. England must be rescued from this depravity
foreign language, but John was trained in reading the script and used to
before our heritage and foundation religion is lost forever. I will hide this
seeing such dialogue.
script in a wall fissure in the ruined partoftheAbbey in the hope thatsomeone
in the top right hand corner of the page was a date - 'the 3rd day, the 5th month on theyear of Our Lord, 1554'. John gazed in awe at the date- 1554.
will read about the sins committed by Mary I and ensure that such atrocities neveroccuragain'.
"This was written by a monk in the 16th Century," Dan said out loud, "yet the
Dan and John stood motionless, not daring to move. This tiny scrap of paper
writing is still legible and the quality of detail still evident in the drawings,
indicated that the monk had surely been captured, tortured and met his end
amazing".
in exactly the same way that he himself had drawn only months earlier. Yet,
To whomsoeverthis mayconcern'', it read,
in a strange twist of fate, it was as if the monk's spirit had finally been liberated after all these years.
'/ fear that our beloved Kingdom has fallen into disrepair and ruin since the rule of our disputed monarch, Mary Queen of England. She has seized upon
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the very foundations of this once stable society and taken it apart, stone by stone, tosuit her needs. I am of course referring toourvery own religion which Henry the Eighth installed -the Church of England. Mary, Queen of England (I ThePeterite I998 -1999
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Letter from a Friend
Omagh, an Irish church, 11.00 am Friday 14 August, 1998
. . . In praise for his needless contributions.
The worshipper
It was too late to reverse his actions.
She was sitting in silence,
Interdenominational Service of Prayer and Reflection, Omagh, Town Centre, 2.45 pm Saturday 22 August, 1998
Praying for the tragic conflict to end. She thought it wouldn't be long;
He did not know he was unjust.
The congregation
Exhausted, demoralised, weak with despair, walking and walking no rest from the fear that sickens and grinds within me. Your last letter comforts me,
She knew that all their souls would be condemned.
The families were in mourning,
Omagh, the Courthouse, 3.00 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998
For those innocent by-standers departed
longing and longirg
Since the bomb had long gone by.
for home and peace,
The crowd
For some their lives had only just started.
Panic, mayhem and running . . . When would it blow? The warning didn't say.
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Saturday 5 September, 1998
They all fled from the courthouse;
The last to die
Where they stopped they thought they could safely stay.
Everywhere it was hectic.
Omagh, outside the Courthouse, 3.05 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998 The Constable on duty
Would he be the twenty-ninth, by fate? Doctors were standing around But they could not help him; it was too late.
He thought that they were all safe;
Omagh, Town Centre 3.10 pm Saturday 22 August, 1999
He thought the bomb would explode far away.
The politician
But why was he full of doubt?
As he walks through the centre
Would he be right? Or would he curse the day?
He cannot see much damage surviving.
Omagh, Town Centre, 3.10 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998
The memorials have gone
The crowd They couldn't do anything To help rescue the doomed twenty-eight. But they had tried, though in vain, To save them from their catastrophic fate. Omagh, Town Centre, 3.10 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998 The shop keeper Glass and debris; the bomb blew And the shop was now left in total waste. The people were laid in pain. If the Police had acted with less haste . . . Omagh, Police Station, 4.25 pm Sunday 16 August, 1998 The constable who was on duty He was cursing his actions, Blaming himself for their unfit murder. His actions were right, not wrong.
But their memories are still remaining.
Philip Townsend Year 10
a hope in my heart,
to have you again beside me. At first we felt we were strong. We thought we could drive them back. But this is an enemy unlike all other, devouring all before it. Backwards and backwards it forces us screaming, crawling, heads down, hearts broken and friends dying all around me. Now we can retreat no more. Destitute on the beach abandoned equipment, memories of friends, surround me. Droning and droning the Stuka drills a path of fear. There is no hope. Capture is imminent, morale non-existent and spirits littered around me. Then suddenly they came over the ChanneL faint glimmer of hope growing brighter. We wade through the water hoping and hoping to find a boat bound for home. The sea stays deadly calm and the Stuka still sounds behind me.
He could not know, it wasn't his error. Unknown place, 4.25 pm Sunday 16 August, 1998 The terrorist The extremist sat in praise,
Dear Mrs Ogilvy, I thought you'd like Tom's letter. He wrote it during May, when we were on the beaci together waiting and waiting. The memories still haunt me. They said it was a victory, a triumph from despair, but Tom and I knew better. We knew, we were there.
Jamie Smith Year 5
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"Autonomy in the South East" Friday am; caught in the crossfire where your brothers and sisters are fighting their mothers and fathers. Autonomy i n the south east. Ducking down, crouched in the comer to flee the violence and oppression of your fatherland's RAT-TAT-TAT against your mother's brick-wall body. Mama's screaming, the fear in her mouthpiece, the blood on her white shawl, her eyes wide open shocked, bloodshot. Through the holes in the wall, the eyes spy, -— eyesofthefatherfigure.thePKK who killed your teachers, who kill the kids who don't fight back. But you're too petrified even to breathe. Lost the voice to protest. Lost your vision to a blindfold tied tight like thorns around your head. Skin, white as mama's shawl. Don't resist, when a number of "CLASSIFIED" plain clothes agents bruise your wrists and neck, asyou'redragged down 7 steps to a "DELETED" location where the crown is ripped from your head, you strain to see your enemy, in vain, in the pitch room. Silence. A sea ring white light floods through your corneas, fogsyour retinas, and seeps into your brain like a violent magnesium flare. Heart convulses, cerebellum flexes into darkness cold. Then the light is on again, and off, on... off.. .on.. .off.. .faster, on. Off. On. Off, faster, faster, colder, brighter. Chest pounding, brain bursting out of your skull you try to move but your ankles are clamped. You can't hold your head because your hands are tied...the pain...tearing out your eyes. Slicing at your face like hot razors, biting at your lenses... Darkness...stomach...sick, head...aches, eyes...burning...tears of the fire brand lines into your cheeks. Just asyour pulse begins to slow, from the arm of the law you didn't even see embrace you SNAP! Your legs crack back. From the corner of an eye, another blue flash-CRACK! The intensity of the pain rushes around the body... stuttering.. .bolting on each shock. CRACK! CRACK! Kicking and screaming into the cold black. Legs numbed by vile pain. Criesinthedark, screaming :"MAMA!" Remnants df that last crick-CRACK! surging through your veins. And in the blue electric light; "Made in Britain", written on that prod. Devoid of feeling now. Beaten, blinded, binded, cold, confused, petrified, exhausted and lifeless body, lying in its back, staring into heaven.. .wishing. Stripped from the waist down. Age 14, raped of your "Child's Rights" by seven men of the law. Detained and punished, by the strength of a pen, and the slip of a wrist. Back burning from their whips and chains, clothes stained with blood and urine. 18daystogo. Officially"disappeared". Screaming for Mama. Whoisbeyondthelaw?
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RAF Section Report Bulldog. The coming academic year will also get off to a flying start as eight cadets will be invited to come to RAF Linton on Ouse to gain a Certificate of Initial Gliding. This opportunity involves a 20 - 30 minute flight in a RAF Vigilant powered glider.
Coninqsby Flight The year 98 - 99 was a year in which a great deal was achieved, although there was some trepidation following an active but rough camp atRAFCosford. The year started with the news that Sgt Riona Gifford had been awarded a Flying Scholarship. New recruit Cdt William Robinson was later awarded the same and both will be engaged in attempting to complete the 20 hours flying time this summer. Twenty cadets flew in RAF Bulldogs at RAF Church Fenton during the summer term. This exciting experience offers cadets the chance to fly the aircraft themselves in the capable company of a former RAF pilot, who is also keen to show off the aerobatic potential of the
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Coming back down to earth with a bang (!), there was some success for our cadets as they improved their shooting skills. CWO Chris Maitland, Sgt Charles Robinson, and Cdt William Parker have been regular members of the School shooting team competing in the March and Shoot competition and at Bisley. An all RAF Section team entered the Assegai Trophy Competition for the first time in too many years. In spite of precious little time for thorough preparation of either the cadets or the weapons, the team did not disgrace itself by any means. Out of 62 teams entered St Peter's finished 44th with 467 points out of a possible 600. Summer camp 1999 was a test of physical endurance. Although RAF Uxbridge is a nonflying base it outstripped the expectations of all, providing a busy programme designed to test the
fitness and wit of all the cadets. The week's activities included an orienteering course, a raft building competition, deveiopment tasks (including the cruel 'Wall'), a low level rope course, Bulldog and civilian aircraft flying, fullbore shooting, a team trim trail exercise, and lively First Aid lesson. As this report is being compiled, Cdt William Robinson is engaged in the Air Cadet Leadership Course at RAF Stafford. Judging from the report of Sgt Charles Robinson, who survived the same course last summer, William's fitness and initiative will be tested to the full. We wish him luck and look forward to reaping the benefits of hisexperience next year. Final thanks go (as they always should) to the section quartermaster FS Amy Burrell and her more than able assistant Cpl Emma Newton who, in our times of greatest need, fulfilled our demands in good spirit-well, most of the time!
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I The year began with 63 new cadets, theTTfiajority of whom thought CCF was marginally better than cross-country running. The whole of the year's training was a good effort on the cadets' part and was well run by the senior NCOs. Our thanks go to 9 Cadet Training Team who gave up their Tuesday afternoons to help with our training. The Field Day at Strensall in October was a great success and succeeded in persuading a large number of cadets to attend camp in the summer. The annual camp for the 34 of us who decided to attend began on Monday 5 July at Wathgill, Catterick Garrison. The first day's activities included signals training, engineering and clay pigeon shooting, where Jo Topping put the shooting team to disgrace as she won the school competition. Rock climbing and canoeing followed and these were always much enjoyed by everybody. As one of our evening competitions, we participated in an orienteering exercise which was taken very lightly by all except the fourth form girls, who arrived back an hour late and on very unfriendly terms with each other!! The overnight exercise, which is always one of the favourites, began on Thursday morning with section attacks, which were the hardest but most realistic that I have done in my 3 years of CCF. The whole 2 days went well and were skilfully commanded by our JUO David Cross. Other activities of the week included shooting, patrol exercises and the assault course. Our Contingent Commander Major Tooms organised the week and with support from his Officers, NCOs and Cadets the week was much enjoyed by everybody. We finished another year in high spirits, though sadly having to say goodbye to our members of the Upper Sixth. Becky Linaker and David Cross are both hoping for careers in the army. David was awarded a gap year scholarship with the army and Becky is being sponsored through university by the Royal Signals. Simi Henderson also leaves us and is spending her gap year backpacking in Australia. We wish them all the best of luck for the future. Helena Bedford
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The season started well with our first competition only 3 weeks into the Christmas term, the SAAM shoot at Strensall. This produced some good results, with the team winning 2 silver medals. Quite an achievement as we had 4 new members of the team. Full bore training continued until half term, after which indoor small bore training took place. The end of term saw the very sad departure of our coach Col John Baber, who received a posting to Aldershot. His knowledge and expertise will be sorely missed and we cannot thank him enough for all he has done for us over the last year and a half.
The week began a little apprehensively, but once those who had not been before got over the imposing nature of the competition, things improved enormously. After a gruelling week of eating ice cream, keeping up foreign relations and of course 7.hours of shooting a day we had some excellent achievements to look back on. We were competing against strong teams from all over the UK and Canada in 8 different competitions. These involved both deliberate and
The Easter term arrived with a welcomed return to full bore shooting and warmer weather. This was an uneventful term on the competition front but a very constructive one as far as training was concerned. As summer term training began in April everyone's attentions were turned to Bisley and the national competition in July. The team trained hard with a committed attitude and the SAAM shoot in June was a good test of our skills before the nationals. However, one thought was in the back of everyone's mind; will we shoot as well without the watchful eye of Col John? It was a 2 day shoot at Strensall involving deliberate and rapid shooting, both individually and as a team. Again, we had some excellent results. Unfortunately no gold on a team level but we picked up silver in all four events we entered, losing narrowly on each occasion. On an individual level James Walker won the Ul 6 rapid shoot and Ed Lilleyman came second in the U16 deliberateshootfrom300m. The end of term arrived and preparations were well underway for Bisley. We left a day early from camp and set off on the 6 hour journey to Hampshire in a minibus packed full to the brim. Hampshire is not only the home of the most famous range in the world, it also houses Aldershot so fortunately for us Col Baber agreed to coach us again throughout the week. He also
rapid shooting, including the famous Ashburton, in which we were placed 29th out of 61 teams. Other team competitions were the Snap, in which we were placed 19th, and the Marling where we were placed 5th. We did just as well individually with Charles Robinson, Katy Baber, James Walker and Will Parker all winning individual prizes in various events. Charles did exceptionally well in picking up individual prizes in 4 events and gaining a place in the prestigious Cadet 100. The whole team shot well over the whole week and we came away with the results we deserved. Thank you again to Col Baber for all his help and of course a huge thank you to Major Tooms,. Without his dedicated coaching, encouragement and wonderful administrative skills we would undoubtedly have done a lot worse! Katy Baber
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activities FRENCH EXCHANGETOBROCHON OCTOBER 1998 We set off from school very late on Monday 12th October 1998 on our journey to Brochon in Burgundy. It began with the feeling that it was a long journey and nobody seemed very interested in what was going to happen when we arrived. Lundi Shackleton and Tom Blackwell experienced sudden bursts of patriotism at one of the service stations, devouring a full English breakfast at 3am, but otherwise the journey was uneventful. In France, travelling through the Champagne region, the usual "sparkle" seemed to be missing! Our correspondents were varied, ranging from the type who leave you to catch a bus on your own because they have too much homework to those that pay for you to go to Paris. The families must have all thought we were underfed as we set off on our trips armed with a whole baguette (or baguettes). The trips themselves: a history museum, a glass museum and a mining museum. These places, in their own way, taught us reams of information about that glorious region of France, La
Bourgogne. The Lower Sixth's "Prix d'excellence" went unquestionably to the glass museum at Le Creusot and, in particular, the garden next to it where we were able to admire typical ....Burgundian botanical life. The time spent at the lycee in Brochon was not the highlight of the trip, especially when the tape recorder mysteriously "broke down" during an English lesson and there happened to be six convenient "Anglais" sitting at the back of the room waiting to read out a listening comprehension. The friendly village cafe proved itself as a fair alternative. The day before our return to England, we visited "Toison d'Or". This was definitely the golden fleece of the exchange. Unfortunately, we couldn't go to Dijon afterwards because of the demonstrations by school pupils, including some of our correspondents. Hand in hand with the day of departure came feelings of joy and sadness at the prospect of leaving this beautiful land of gently sloping vineyards and sun-tipped hills but....sorry, what was that Tim? Joy at leaving? No, surely not?
Thanks to Mr. Hodsdon for accompanying us and organising the trip were expressed in the shape of a bottle. Everyone on the coach sat up with horror when it was realised he had acquired it prematurely. When it was revealed that the organiser was Tom Blackwell, everyone was doubly shocked at how the plan could have failed! So, thank you again to Mr. Hodsdon, Mrs. Round and Mr. Taylor for taking us on this year's French Exchange. Henry Heywood
FRENCH EXCHANGETO BROCHON SELONGEY OCTOBER 1998 After a journey prolonged by South Park videos, we arrived at Selongey just in time for afternoon break. After meeting our correspondents and drinking lots of hot chocolate, we returned home with our host families for the weekend. On Monday we all met up again for a tour of 'local' museums. After, it seemed, getting halfway to Paris, we arrived at a museum displaying pottery and glass (we think). We then proceeded to a winemaking museum where we were given the opportunity to try to identify the various substances-the vinegar was especially popular. The next day there was a visit to another museum charting man's evolution, which for some reason included a mini farmyard. We also visited some caves where some of us covered ourselves in the mud from the walls. Friday was spent at the school in Selongey, an interesting experience, as it was so different to St Peter's. That evening, Rob Heaps showed us his true linguistic skills delivering a speech at a reception for the exchange pupils that earned him the coveted title of 'Sexiest French Accent' at the later awards 'ceremony' on the coach home. Over the weekend ma ny of us attended a party (where the CD player exploded) and went to the ci nema to see an English film dubbed into French. Monday brought a visit to "La Toison d'Or" where we spent the last of our Francs. Nourah's valiant attempt at ordering breakfast in McDonalds provided much amusement for the rest of us, but was explained by the all too obvious statement of "jesuisanglaise". On Tuesday we were all very sad to say goodbye to our French friends, but the long journey home was livened upbytheawards'ceremony'. •
Nourah and Paula won the "Best Singers" award for their talented renditions of various songs that kept everyone on the coach entertained.
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"The Farmer Giles Award" was given to Seth Wilson because of his insistence on wearing a Barbour and flat cap everywhere.
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"The Best Bum Bag Award" went to Michael Hemsworth for his funky little leatherette number (there was strong competition from Gavin for this one).
The exchange was definitely a success. We all made new friends and of course, our French improved dramatically. Thanks to Mr Hodsdon, Mr Taylor, Mrs Round and of course, Alec the bus driver, for their good humourthroughoutthetrip. Paula McBride and Nicky Robertson
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activities RUGBY TOUR TO ARGENTINA & URUGUAY After three flights, three coach journeys, and a total of 32 hours of travelling, the group of 25 players and three staff finally arrived at Mendoza. The city lies at the foothills of the Andes and our first full day there involved a trip to the famous Chandon winery (including a tasting of their output) and a four hour trek up into the Andes. The weather was far warmer than anticipated and so a water fight in the stream with St. George's School was deemed the only way to cool down. On the day of the game, after a very physical training session, the kangaroo court sat in session. Guy Fowles was the first to be tried and despite the best (well, half-hearted) efforts of his lawyer to defend him, he was found guilty of what the judge termed "tardiness in the extreme" and was duly sentenced. James Rossington was also found guilty but his lenient sentence reflected a sympathetic judge taking pity on his current pitiful physical state. The match did not take place due to high winds blowing trees onto the powerlines and cutting electricity to the floodlights, but despite this huge disappointment a midnight BBQ with our hosts (including the Pumas' player Frederico Mendez) seemed to cheer everyone up. On to Buenos Aires, and the Belgrano Day School Toumament.Aftera narrow win in thefirstgroup match, the team began to adapt to the very physical nature of South American rugby. Ultimately three games were won and two lost, placing us 9th out of 16 schools. Although this would seem disappointing, the whole squad emerged with much credit, having shown real courage in the second group game - an intense contest that bore very little resemblance to what we recognise as rugby union. The highlights of the day were the big hits by Lewis Henderson and Callan Murray-Hocking, Mr Monteith refereeing
a 30 man brawl, and Richard Pike's father performing some form of tantric physiotherapy on Mr Johnston. The hosting was very generous (who can top Ben Taylor and Rob Greetham having dinner with Maradona?)and it was a very tired tour party that left for Mar Del Plata. Dan Wright was perhaps the most weary, as it was rumoured he had been moonlighting as some sort of cabaret performer in the evenings. The coastal resort of Mar Del Plata provided the squad with another stern test on the pitch and despite playing the better rugby for most of the match, we lost narrowly to a huge side. Several players (Nicholas Rusling, Lundi Shackleton, etc.) achieved much success on the pitch against over-age players, as well as success off the pitch with Argentinians that perhaps were also playing outoftheiragegroup. The return to Buenos Aires saw the first big win of the tour [49-0] against Washington school. Whilst it would be wrong to call the post-match concert a highlight, it will certainly be remembered for some time. From the bright lights of BA to the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where chronic sleep deprivation was beginning to take its toll. Two sightseeing tours rapidly deteriorated into welcome opportunities to catch up on some kip, except for
Niall Oloughlin and Lundi Shackleton who continued their efforts to master the high notes of Bon Jovi's greatest hits. This final match, against Old Christians, proved to be the tour's highpointin rugby terms with both sides playing attractive and skilful rugby, with the home side ultimately coming out on top. On the return journey, it seemed an age since we had first set foot in South America. The players will certainly have a few tales to tell and memories to savour but more importantly they have learned a bit about themelves and their team-mates as rugby players. We know we have a talented group of players, but we now also know we have players who can work together in the face of the toughest physical onslaught and show the courage and character to beat any side they face this coming season. Thanks must go to all those who so generously helped the fundraising effort, the travelling supporters for their enthusiasm and humour throughout, and most of all to the captain Ed Rowbottom (who led by example throughout) and his team, who were a credit to him and the school, both on the pitch and off. Robert Doyle
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residential homes, and we all enjoyed a really lively Christmas party with many local residents, as well as the traditional summer outing.
At the end of the academic year, the Community Service group hosted a lunch to say thank you to the many groups, organisations and individuals who have encouraged and supported St. Peter's pupils in their voluntary work. This year has been very special as it saw the launch of our scheme to enable Lower Sixth pupils to do service as part of the Tuesday afternoon General Studies programme. This opportunity ran alongside the usual voluntary work which so many of ourpupils do in their free time, and consequently the number of pupils able to help in the community has greatly increased and we are very grateful to the schools, residential centres and other organisations who offer us valuable work experience. Our sixth formers have assisted the staff in local primary schools and with children with special needs at Northfield and Fulford Cross schools, 'and have befriended residents at the Wilberforce Centre for the blind, to name just a few. Our contacts still remain very strong of course with the local Fothergil and Burton Croft
The whole school campus has been able to be involved in a lot of community ventures throughout the year, and a pattern has now been set. We know we can rely on the fantastic support and generosity of so many pupils, parents and Staff and few can escape the persuasive powers of St Peter's pupils when they launch an appeal
Girls'Hockey Tourto Madrid 1998
long way from the hotel. This meant that we had to brave the Metro and after about half an hour, help from a Spanish attendant who thought our situation was highly amusing and several unplanned changes later - we arrived. The market was a huge, mile long street packed with people; we could hardly move. The atmosphere was fantastic and we all felt that it was a morning well spent as the market proved to be very helpful for present buying. We managed to return, rather more successfully this time, using the Metro to arrive at the hotel where we grabbed our kit and were off to our first match. The opposition was a club team at a huge site called the 'Club de Campo'. This place was amazing and unfortunately so was their hockey!! We had to try our hardest right from the start of the match as it became obvious that their astroturf hockey skills were far superior to ours. However, we put up a good fight but ended up losing 5 - 0 as well as picking up a few nasty injuries.
On the first day of half term, Saturday 17 October 1998, a group of 12 girls bound for Spain's capital city met early in the morning at school. We arrived at Manchester Airport in good time, only to find out that we would have to fly to Barcelona - a bit of a detour but no-one seemed to mind. We had time to have a good shop in Duty Free before boarding the plane and jetting off from England. On the approach to Barcelona we were told that the temperature was 25°c!l Hmm the fleeces that we had set off in had to go.
The second leg of the journey was quite straight forward and before we knew it we were leaning out of our seventh floor hotel windows (excellent for people watching) wondering where and perhaps more importantly what we were going to eat that evening. The UVIth girls found a nice little street restaurant but I believe that the Anglicised Vth year members of the group felt the need to resort to a McDonalds - very adventurous! The next morning was warm and sunny and we all decided to go to the market which was quite a
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These were given time to heal when the second match, organised the following day, was cancelled. Instead we were all taken on a cultural trip to Toledo, the ancient former capital city of Spain. We were also given an English speaking tour guide which was good as poor Charlotte Brisby had already had to stretch her GCSE Spanish (which was very impressive) to its limits with a few 'situations' that had arisen. Anyway, Toledo was beautiful - an ideal photo spot. Our final match was played on the following day (Tuesday) in the late afternoon, so during the rest of the day we had enjoyed the freedom to do
whatever we wanted. Some went to see the Royal Palace and some... yes, justfora change went shopping! Anyway, the match was played against a similar team as the first and sadly the outcome was also similar. We lost 6 - 1 having held them to 2 - 1 at half time following a rare goal by myself after a crazy run up the pitch from the back. Everyone played really well, all giving 110°/oand we made a good impression. We returned to England in the extremely early hours of the morning at the end of a very enjoyable tour, even if the hockey was not all we could have hoped for. This was the first ever tour for the girls that has gone abroad and I hope it is the first of many in the future. Many thanks to Mrs Shepherd and Mrs Fletcher for organising the tour - all your efforts were greatly appreciated and I hope you both enjoyed it as much as we ail did. Also thank you to Mrs Whitehead for driving us to and from Manchester Airportasand when required. Thank you to everyone else who helped the tour in any way- especially those who helped to raise or who gave money towards the expenses of the tour.
Sara Chapman
Ski Trip
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Whilst the Hotel Emeraude lovingly prepared its rooms, ski instructors Andre, Janik, and August reached peak physical fitness, and the unsuspecting town of Vallandry braced itself for the arrival of its English visitors; we were eagerly speeding down the Autoroute ready for a week's skiing. Despite our 'luxury' coach ccmplete with toilet ('for emergency use only, please'), coffee machine and red digital display clock we entertained ourselves admirably by discovering just how many positions we could sleep in without causing incurable pain. Other excitements included Mrs. Shepherd's daughter, Emma's, rather disturbing fixation with Lundi's face and the never-ending supply of gratuitously violent films of which, it was generally felt, Mrs. Watkinson could have been more appreciative. On arrival at the hotel we focused on the week ahead - mentally preparing ourselves for our imminent fun in the snow. The skiing/boarding side of the week was not easily forgotten by anyone. Those who had not skied before did gradually seem to pick up that the idea is to stand up on the snow, rather than bury one's face in it and progressed well over the week. The snowboarders quickly became adept at their art, despite Katrina's vaguely suicidal frustration at the trials and tribulations of snowboarding which even tested
the expertise of the instructors, none more so than Mrs. Shepherd who had decided not to go for the subtle approach in demonstrating her affections for August. Afternoon skiing allowed the better skiers (in theory) to gratify their desire for speed. Snow-blades proved popular this year - providing a means of going even faster, with varying degrees of control. Monica and Sophia were so keen not to lose any boarding time that they were stranded on the piste
after the lifts had shut, and the guides were clearing the mountain. It can be left to one's imagination just how they persuaded a young French ski instructor to give them a ride on his skidoo - free of charge! Fortunately, everyone survived the week without serious injury though, and 'Snowplough Shackleton'even learned the art of parallel turns. The other vital side of the week was the apres-ski. We struck up a life-long bond with Jimn%y who was grateful for our custom, even though his tables may never recover after we got a little carried away with our dancing. The snow seemed to disturb some members of the Upper Sixth who developed a fixation for yellow helmets, and Mrs. Monteith probably almost had second thoughts when Sophia interrupted Mr. Monteith's phone call. 'That hill' provided the final challenge for most at the end of every evening.
the patience of :he ever-calm Mr. Watkinson, and which led to a long walk down the mountain for her. Mrs. Watkinson claims that Mr. Monteith learnt to ski and lead like a gentleman - but I think that's probably debatable. Lessons every morning proved entertaining, although we became convinced that Janik and Andre had a death wish for their unsuspecting English charges after an alarming encounter with a poor excuse for a piste which left everyone knee-ceep in snow-never again! Tom Spilman's frequent requests for skiing off-piste were once again granted when, under the careful (?) guidance of the instructors we crashed through a dense forest and down a mountain-side that was worryingly lacking in snow. Ironically, everyone managed to neg Dtiate this new skill of skiing on grass - with the exception of Tom. He was forgiven his fall, however, when, with careless disregard for his own safety, he saved us all from the vicious clutches of a mentally disturbed English teacher who seemed selfishly unwilling to share his slalom course with us. Nevertheless, by the end of the week, everyone had benefited from
The week was marred only by an outbreak of illness that invaded the calm of our holiday, causing Mr. Watkinson great excitement in betting who would have the misfortune of being ill on the eighteen hour journey home. Tom Spilman seemed to be destined for this on the night prior to departure, but recovered remarkably quickly in spite of Mrs. Watkinson's notable lack of sympathy. Ed Rowbottom was taken ill very suddenly when in a telecabine above a piste full of skiers, much to the disgust of the two innocent Italians who were sharing our lift. Despite these things, or perhaps in part because of them, the week was unforgetable, and I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Watkinson, Mr. Grant, Mr Monteith and Mrs. Shepherd for being so patient, tolerant and good-natured throughout the week.
Charlotte Black
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Greece: Castcrl999 'Is this it? It's manky!'. This was the chorus of approval with which our 6 a.m. arrival at the Athens hotel was met, having stopped in a built-up, rather dilapidated side street. Further inspection revealed a not-soshabby interior but bedrooms whose floors were virtually all bed, due to limited floor space. By this time in the morning, however, having been travelling since the previous lunchtime, we were grateful for any opportunity at all to relax, and collapsed into bed for a luxuriousyet irritatingly short sleep. Mr Newman had promised us bright sunshine, 'at least 30° C. We emerged clad in shorts and tee-shirts to be met by pouring rain and grey clouds. 'This is Greek weather?' A classics trip to Greece had been in the offing for a few years, and when Mr Newman left to teach at Repton school at the end of last year, we wondered if the plans would get off the ground. The idea to launch a combined trip between these schools, however, was finally realised, and so it was that the party, consisting of Mr Newman, Mr Taylor and Miss Ellis, and twenty pupils from both St Peter's and Repton schools, found itself battling its way through the moped-infested streets of Athens at the end of the last Easter holidays. It was a short walk from the hotel to the Acropolis, which looked surreal as it loomed over the modern buildings. Unfortunately, though we were too cold and tired to fully appreciate the visit (with some actually goinq to sleep in the museum, Mol), the grandeur of the site was still amazing. In an incredible feat of navigation by Mr Newman we were then led in a crocodile through the labyrinthine streets of Athens to the Archaeological Museum, before we were left to find our own way back to the hotel. This we eventually did, but not before being introduced, by our resident seafood-expert Adam, to squid, a Greek delicacy, which Ed and Adam then ate at every possible opportunity for the remainder of the trip. Our second night in Athens happened to coincide with the Greek Orthodox Easter, an event as widely celebrated there as our Christmas is here. At midnight we were treated to the bizarre spectacle of five Orthodox priests, complete with grey beards and black hats and robes, chanting over a loudspeaker to a huge crowd of people in the floodlit square waiting for the midnight service. Having immediately resolved to actually become an Orthodox priest just so I could wear the robe and hat, I set off with the rest of the group on the walk back to the hotel, which was punctuated by frequent bursts of fireworks as the Easter celebrations got underway. The next morning the weather had improved considerably and we set off for Delphi, a journey particularly exciting for the English students amongst us because it passed through Thebes, the setting for Chaucer's 'Knight's Tale'. Having failed to spot any
evidence whatsoever of Palamon and Arcite or their tower, we arrived at Delphi just after lunch and, despite the pouring rain, set off on a tour of the village which was, apparently, made up exclusively of hotels, tacky souvenir shops, and nocturnal venues with extremely dodgy names, such as 'Delphi by Night'. Mr Newman and Mr Taylor, however, had other ideas and were spotted jogging energetically down the hill on which Delphi is situated. Vicious rumours later alleged that they had, in fact, hitched a ride back up to the hotel. Delphi was, according to myth, founded when Zeus released eagles from either end of the universe and where they met was Delphi, the centre or 'navel' of the world. Yeah, great, but why did it have to be half way up a huge mountain? Zeus clearly did not think of the hordes of tourists who had to traipse up the slopes of Mount Parnassus. Hayley and I had just arrived, gasping, at the stadium and collapsed at the top when the motive for the excessive athleticism of the wannabe-Achilleses witnessed the previous day became clear. The great runners themselves were challenging their less-than-enthusiastic troops to a race, but the slope had clearly taken its toll on everyone except Kemp, an American from Repton with more irritatingly limitless energy and cheerfulness than Ainsley Harriot, who jumped at the chance of showing them up despite all their hard training. Kemp duly thrashed both MrTaylorand Mr Newman who were left ruing theirdecision to cheat on theirjog (allegedly). Delphi is, of course, famous for its Oracle and, not having done any classical civilisation myself, I had been looking forward to consulting the Oracle and, perhaps, getting a few hints for the future. I was dismayed to discover that the Oracle was, in fact, a succession of priestesses and attendant priests) who had packed their bags and left by the 4th century AD and not, as I had thought, a prophetic rustling of leaves sent from the heavens. Disappointing that, if not entirely surprising. The next site wasOlympia, an amazing place because of the way in which the temples and other buildings had been left just as they fell when destroyed by an earthquake around the 6th Century AD. The vast pillars of the Temple of Zeus gave a vivid picture of what it must have looked like and the Emperor Nero's gymnasium was eerily intact. The stadium in which the Olympic Games were founded was as good as new (almost) and it was here that Mr Taylor, with poorly suppressed glee, informed us that, as we basked in glorious sunshine under a clear blue sky, it was snowing in York. Cue satisfied smirks all round. Tolon was our final destination, and we embarked on our first 'day of leisure' by lying on the beach - a relaxing experience which was somewhat marred by
Pilgrimage to the First World War Battlefields. Forty two fourth former historians and six accompanying staff made a particularly special trip to the First World War Battlefields of Ypres, Vimy Ridge and the Somme in March. This was a pilgimage to lay wreaths from the School and theOPsin honour of the 51 OPs who died in the First World War. Mr. Bainbridge, President of the OPs, and Mr, Hudson, an OP and a Governor, met us at the Thiepval Monument to lay the wreaths. A wreath was a Iso laid by a fourth former from the School. Simon Austin played the Last Post. It was a moving and sombre occasion. Simon's rendition of the Last Post had a a particular poignancy for us all as we held in mind those Peterites who had given their lives. The Silence with just the birdsong and the sound of a gentle wind was deeply moving. This commemoration set the tone for the trip and the occasion will remain in the minds of those who were there for a long time. Kevin Sergeant had undertaken the research on the OPs who died through the website of the Imperial War Graves Commission. We visited several of the graves and paid our silent tributes. This act of commemoration gave the whole trip a particular focus and brought home the reality of the suffereing of that generation. The experience was a humbling one. The History Department has been organising this trip for several years now and there is no doubt that it brings home to students the full horrors of the conflict in a way that no amount of classroom teaching can achieve. To stand in silence with 300 people or more at the Menin Gate in Ypres at eight o'clock one evening when the Last Post is ThtPtUritt I996-I999
the stunningly enormous ants which we frequently found running across our faces, and which could be clearly seen in detail from a distance of some five or six metres away. The weather was extremely kind to us however, and allowed us to end the day distinctly more lobster-like than we had begun it. The next day was a day trip to Epidauros and Mycenae. The former is dominated by a huge theatre, begun by the Greeks and then later added to by the Romans, and we were given demonstrations of the unique acoustics of the place by a woman who would strike matches and tear paper to show how it could be clearly heard even from the very top of the theatre. We were then invited to put ourselves in the position of the ancient players and perform to the massed crowds. A charming recitation of Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet by Ben Hewitt was followed by a not-so-charming yet no less engaging rendition of Suggs' 'Cecilia' by the more unreserved members of the party. From there to Mycenae, and the palace of King Agamemnon which boasts the famous Lion's Gate. The ruins command a stunning view of the surrounding countryside, and it is said that the outline of Agamemnon lying in state can be seen in the distant hills. Miss Ellis with her trusty guide book was able to point out the 'Death Chamber' - not a particularly inviting name for a room - in which Agamemnon was apparently murdered in the bath by his wife, Clytemnestra, although the bath in question was sadly not in evidence. Stopping off on the way to visit a 'beehive' tomb, assumed to have belonged to a wealthy Mycenaean citizen, we returned to Tolon for our final night. The next day we were taken on a boat trip to a nearby island where we lay on the beach and swam in the surprisingly warm sea, before being treated to a barbecue by the Greek mariners who had taken us there. Back to the hotel, where we were given lessons in traditional Greek dancing, where the uncoordinated ones amongst us became conspicuously apparent by their tendency to trip up anyone within about a two metre radius. We then piled straight onto the coach to depart for Athens airport, the sound of Zorba's Dance ringing insistentlyinourears. It only remains for me to thank, on oehalf of everyone, Mr Taylor, Miss Ellis and Mr Newrran for making the trip such an interesting and enjoyable one. Laura Hodsdon
sounded is an experience that will remain embedded in the memory for life. We visited all the usual places: the Flanders Fields' Museum in Ypres (surely the best museum of the First World War ?),Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest British war cemetery with 11,000 graves, Langemarck, the sombre German cemetery, Hill 60 and the incredible museum and cafe at Hill 62. In France, we visited Vimy Ridge (and went down the tunnels) Notre Damede Lorette, one of the largest Frerch war cemeteries with 20,000 graves and then the battlefields of the Somme: Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval, Delville Wood and the LochnagarCrater. The trip had its lighter side. Some members of the party thought it would be a good idea to go paddling in the North Sea on the Belgian coastline... The amusement fair in Arras provided the evening entertainment there. Then, of course, there was the obligatory shopping stop at Eurocite before catching the Shuttle back to Folkestone. Altogether it was a most memorable trip in every way. Who can now doubt the scale of the carnage on the Western Front or the contribution of Peterites to that appalling conflict?
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The Physics Olympics was an experiment day at Liverpool University. The team consisted of Christopher Maitland, Gareth Alston, Sunny Mak and Kpon-yiu Tse. This year the competition was linked to a university in Australia and America making it the first international Physics Olympics. We arrived at Liverpool to a station full of red and black. That was the red of Liverpool shirts and the black of the police officers watching over them. The first experiment we had to carry out was to determine upthrust on a helium balloon. To do this we had ten 10 gram masses, a meter ruler, a balloon, string, 2 elastic bands and selotape. We decided to calci late the spring constant, k, of the elastic band by attaching 1 kg to an elastic band cut in half and measuring the extension. Then by attaching the balloon to the rubber band and measuring the extension, we calculated the upthrust. After that we had to show the combined motion of several different non-coherent oscillations. By moving 3 connected handles the 4th moves with the combined amplitude of the 3 connected ones. Then we had to use bricks to build a structure one side of a line w i t h the maximum number of bricks overhanging the line. Following on from the structure was lunch, but this did not constitute a break but merely a chance to answer the fermi quiz that was set. In this round we did our best, probably due to all the practice that we had I
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BRITISH PHYSICS OLYMPIAD AND PHYSICS CHALLENGE I999 This year 820 A-level students entered the Olympiad Competition, w i t h the top 50 entrants in the country receiving gold medals and the next 100 receiving silver medals. Congratulations to Christopher Maitland and Mark Stefanini who won Silver Medals, Matthew Sleath for his Bronze Class I and Gareth
After lunch carre the calculation of the distance an object is from a point. The practical was carried out in a lecture theatre. We couldn't go beyond the front row of seats, which was the point from which the object's distance needed to be calculated.
Alston, Matthew Parkin and Koon-yiu Tse who gained Bronze Class II Awards. Adam Bryce, Ben Lea and David Liddle received Commendation Awards. In the Challenge Competition for GCSE students, Steven Hancock received a Bronze Award and Andrew Robertsand Nick Rusling gained Commendation Awards.
Finally we had to calculate the period of oscillation for the 1st place prize, which was a two mode of oscillation pendulum. The problem was, all our watches were removed. The only clock was over 100 meters away. However, by placing people in specific places we formed a relay which gave us an almost perfect time. Following that we returned via a brief shopping trip to the station. While we were shopping Mr Morris told us all about what Liverpool was like when he lived there. The train back was again full of Liverpool fans. Just shows that no Liverpool fansactually live in Liverpool!
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LIBRARYANDARCHIVJES THE ALCUIN LIBRARY I am able to report another year of steady growth in the Alcuin Library, where more than 12,000 items are now in stock. Traditional books are still being used alongside new technological marvels and their established appeal does not appear to be threatened. The Library was included in the general inspection of the rest of the school which took place in February, and received a very satisfactory report. By the time this review appears in print the Library will be linked to the main school computer network, allowing even more versatility for pupils. Not only will they be able, while in the library, to carry on with work they have begun and stored elsewhere, but pupils and staff in other parts of the school will be able to access the Library catalogue and search our database. I have no doubt that these changes will be to the general benefit, even though it may take a while for all the adjustments to be complete. Book donations have been received from the following UpperVI pupils: Michael Addyman, Alexander Banerjea, Gemma Bentham, Alexander Bond, Charlotte Brisby, Katie Cockill, Matthew Connelly, Giles, Ben, Adam and Oliver Councell, David Cross, Ross Everett, Benjamin Hewitt, Mohammed Hussein, Robert Leadbeater, Russell Parton-Bagnall, Gareth Pierce, Simon Price, Adam Sharp, Koonyiu Tse, Laura Wallace and David Wainman. We have also received gifts from Thomas Lilleyman (left 1998) and Mr K. Dale (parent). We do thank all these donors most warmly for theirgenerosity. Avril Pedley, Librarian
Management Training Course for Monitors An enjoyable team - building exercise and an exercise in communication and co-operation for the upper VI monitors.
ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT It is pleasing to report that we are rapidly running out of space in the archival bunker, but that does not worry us, nor does it mean that we do not require anything further (we do -a generous millionaire would be most welcome!). The number of visitors and postal enquiries has continued to grow and indicatesjust how much the setting up of the archives service is appreciated. Amongst useful additions to our knowledge of the past was a most interesting memoir of St Olave's in the 1930s by Guy King-Reynolds, former pupil and governor, who has shown great interest in and support of the archives department since the beginning. A recent bumper bundle arrived containing additions to items already presented by Richard Bower who was in School House from 1935 to 1938. We now
have two rowing blazers and a collection of papers including all his reports, weights, school bills and bills from local tradesmen, which give a most useful insight into life in the school at that time.
Guthrie P. Easten, who was a boarder from 1923 to 1928 and is one of our oldest OPs, has sent us a detention book dating from 1881 to 1890 relating to the house on Clifton Green run by Mr Gilbert, where Guthrie's father, J.A. Easten, was a boarder. A fuller account of this item appears in this year's Old Peterite Magazine. Space does not suffice to list all donations of photographs, documents, books and uniform items, but we are most grateful to all those whose generosity has in any way allowed us to fill the gaps. Once again I am grateful to Mrs Angela Sanderson who does splendid voluntary work one morning a week, and I also welcome a new volunteer, Mr Peter Kiveal, who has already proved his worth as a researcher by cataloguing all the photographs in 'The Peterite' for the last hundred years. JohnV. Mitchell, Hon. Archivist.
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Challenge for Management This year's Challenge for Management provided an opportunity for our Lower Sixth to experience many of the problems they will meet in their careers. The day was both enjoyable and useful.
John Shaw
St Peter's School Girls'Ski Team 1998 Fashion Show A successful fashion show was held by BROWN'S of YORK in the Memorial Hall to raise funds for the Argentina and Uruguay Rugby Tour in the summer.
CAREERS FORUM The annual Careers Forum provided the opportunity for the Fifth and Lower Sixth Forms to meet some forty representatives from a range of careers. All the visitors dealt particularly with graduate entry, and members of the school were able to learn what people actually do in their
The four team members, Alison Pike, Penny Brinklow, Kim Aeons and Catherine Hurd, competed in the Northern Schools Qualifier at Silksworth in September and came second overall and second in the U19 girls age group. These results enable them to qualify for the English Schools Championships at Swadlincote, Derby, where they finished eighth and won a place in the British Schools Championships at High Wycombe. Out of 21 girls teams we came 13th overall, and Alison Pike was 30th out of 78 competitors. Despite difficult training facilities, the team had a very good and enjoyable season.
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We welcomed Elisabeth Ellis (Classics), Michael Hall (Mathematics), Terry James (Biology) and Alison Rogers (Artist in Residence) at the start of the year.
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perhaps not quite asfull as in recent times, there were several enjoyable occasions for staff to get together.
The usual sporting events in the
summer term saw a fine individual performance from Neil Matkin, who carried his bat in the
1998/9 Headmaster: AFTrotman.J.P., M A (Balliol College, Oxford)
DeputyHeadmaster: RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
DirectorofStudies: D J Watkinson.B.Sc. (Sheffield)
Senior Chaplain: The Revd J Daly, M A (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) MissGTerry,B.A.(Falmouth College of Art), M A (Birmingham CollegeofArt). Head of Department. C W Hall, B A (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education) Miss J A Duncalf, M A (Cardiff) Artist in Residence Miss A.Rogers M A (Manchester)
Biology B Allen, B.Sc. (Durham), M.I.Biol. Head of Department. M A Monteith, B.Sc. (Newcastle) PJ Stephen, B.Ed. (Durham) MrATJames,M.Sc.,(York)
Careers/Personal and Social Education R H Hubbard, B.Sc. (Manchester). Head of Department.
Chemistry P D Northfield, B.Sc.(Manchester), C.Chem., F.R.S.C Head of Department. IH Lancaster, B.Sc. (Birmingham)
fixture against the Third XI, and another win in the annual tennis match, in which Bob Shread captained a slightly reinforced team.
R G Shread, B.Tech.(Bradford), M.Sc. (York), F.V.C.M. Mrs LStark,B.Sc. (Leeds)
Classics PTaylor, MA(Liverpool). Head of Department.
Maurice Monteith and Ellie White were married at Easter, and many of us were able to
Miss E Ellis, B.A., (Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
Economics/Business Studies A Severn, B A (York). Head of Department.
congratulate them on the happy day. The arrival of Edward Lodge and (Catherine Spencer gave
RW Doyle, B.Sc. (Cardiff)
English
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R J Bulcock, M.A. (St Peter'sCollege, Oxford). Head of Department.
Of this year's leavers mention is made elsewhere.
Mrs M Hopkinson, M A (London) DJ Hughes, B A (York)
Our very best wishes go with them, especially so in the case of Bruce Allen after so many years of service to St Peter's: we wish him and Vanessa every happiness in their retirement.
I MKLowe.BA (York). (Head of Department of General Studies) J AOwen-Barnett, BA(Open), Cert. Ed. (Borough Road College, Middlesex)
Geography D M Paterson, B A (Durham). Head of Department.
P Taylor
MissA M Lowther, B.A. (Exeter) Mrs ATooby-Smith, B.A. (Aberystwyth)
Governmentand Politics Mrs E AStephen, B.Sc. Econ. (London School of Economics). Head of Department. RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
History RCGDrysdale, M A (St Andrew's). Head of Department. M A Lodge, B.A. (Lancaster), B.A. (Open) RC Perry, M.Ed. (Stirling)
Information Technology MRTJones, Cert. Ed. (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education). Head of Department.
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Mathematics D J Spencer, B.Sc, (Leeds) Head of Depanment. A WEIIis-Davies, B.Sc. (UniversityColleije of North Wales) N A Matkin, B.Sc. (Leeds) DJWatkinson,B.Sc.(Sheffeld). Mrs M C Wike, B.Sc. (Loughborough) MrMHall, B.Sc.,(Edinburgh)
Modem Languages C A Hodsdon, B A (Lancaster). Head of Department MrsJ Bainbridge, B.A. (Durham) M J Grant, B.A. (Manchester Poytechnicl Mrs J LM North, B A (Durham). Head of Spanish. DKirby, M A (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). Head of German. J WG Shaw, B.A. (Leeds)
Music AP Wright, B Mus. (London), L R A M . Director of Music. M J Bawtree, B A , F.R.C.O. (Christ's College, Cambridge). School Organist. C Blood, A.R.C.M. Cert AdvStudy, (Royal College of 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 GirlsGames. Mrs P A Fletcher, Cert Ed, (Coventry College of Education)
Physics D K Morris, B.Sc. (Liverpool). Head of Department. M A Edwards, B.Sc. (Durham) R H Hubbard B.Sc. (Manchester) AWRogerson.MAfYork)
Religious Studies The Revd J Daly, M A (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge). Chaplain. MrsS M Watkinson, B.A. (Nottingham)
Technology M Dawson, Cert. Ed, (StJohn's College, York). Head of Department. R Wallace, B.Sc. (Surrey)
Library Mrs A J Pedley, M A (Newnham College, Cambridge) A. L A Librarian. J VMitchell,Cert Ed. Archivist.
Changes to the Senior Common Room 1998/1999 Departures: B Allen, MrsEAStephen,MJBawtree,NissJADuncalf, MissA Rogers
Arrivals: MrAAvery
Business Studies
Mr PTaylor
Politics
Mr M Lawrence
Biology
Miss L Bass
Artist in Residence
Miss M Gregerson
Artist in Residence
Senior Common Room 1998/9 MrsCWilsonB.Ed.(Leeds)
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Music (Christmas term only)
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Josie Stenhouse
Bruce came to St Peter's some thirty-five years ago to become Head of Biology. Since then his department has grown to one with over seventy A level candidates and three full and two parttime staff. Under his pressure 0 level was introduced and thrived.Themajorchangestothe curriculum finally put Biology into the core. GCSE and A level marking enabled him to give invaluable adv ce on consistency to younger members of the department. In addition he was the last boardirg housemaster of The Grove and its first day housemaster, a post he held for twelve years. On leaving the house, twelve years ago, he was soon appointed as Head of Science, a post he held for nine years. However these are just bland facts and Bruce was never bland, he is a 'bon viveur' with a real liking for good food, drink and company. Always keeping up with the gossip and never afraid to have his say! He was a fine rugby player, being one of the last staff to play against the boys! (HSE take note) he carried this enthusiasm into his coaching, especially of the U16XV. For a period of time he also coached the 3rd XI cricket. His willingness to remain involved was clearly shown by his help with the U14XV only two seasons ago, and his continued help on the options programme. This sort of commitment can only be possible with the support of your family and Bruce has been a lucky man in this area. On a personal level I have worked with Bruce for seventeen years and at no time in this period has he been difficult about lessons covered for games commitments or because I had *:o take members of the house to hospital or to the airport. He understood how a boarding school can only run on good will, and having been a housemaster and games coach had seen it all before. I will finish by quoting a question from our inspector this year and my answer. "How do you find the department in terms of relationships within it?". "Bruce and I have had our arguments over the years as you would expect, especially if you know me. But the fact that Bruce and Vanessa have been to our wedding and the Christening of our three children and Liz and I have been invited to (and now attended) the weddings of their sons James and Giles says it all".
Josie was resident Assistant and Matron in Dronfield for five years. At the time of her appointment this was a new post, and Josie therefore faced a significant challenge. It is worth emphasising that it is potentially a difficult role, while not being a member of the teaching staff, to shoulder responsibility for the well-being of the boarders. In addition to this are the domestic tasks associated with the daily routines of a boarding house. It is indeed a many-sided position. Josie brought to this post just the right qualities: a willingness to listen, approachability and discretion. I know how highly she was regarded by those in her care and thank her personally for her support during the last years of my time in Dronfield. She made many friends here in York, and I know she will keep in touch. We wish herevery happiness in her new career. P Taylor
Liz Stephen Liz joined St Peter's ten years ago to head the Politics Department. She brought a period of continuity to her subject after several years of change, and under her leadership Politics has flourished. Her engaging style appealed to her students, and this,
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Artists in Residence
School Organist
Jo-Anna Duncalf was Artist in Residence for two
Michael Bawtree's time at St Peter's was all too short but we knew when he came that his heart was set on Cathedral music circles and the position that he has moved to as Assistant Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral is testimony to his talents. Mr 'play anything that you put in front ofme'Bawtree was an inspiration to many ofouryoung performers, most especially the organists in the school with whom he took special care. His organ playing, including many contemporary pieces, enlivened our morning Chapel and major Minster Services, while his teaching displayed his depth of knowledge and a desire to challenge our pupils with wide listening.
years and specialised in Ceramics. She was an inspiration to the students. She is the new Artist in Residence at Bishop Stortford. Alison Rogers was Artist in Residence for one year and specialised in Printmaking.
Her brilliant
sense of humour and excellent teaching will be missed in thedepartment.
His other achievement was to revive the quality of the St Olave's Choir to be one of the most exciting groups in the school. It was such a pleasure to walk past the Chapel when they were rehearsing and hear the warm-ups and scales with which Michael took so much trouble when warming upthese young voices. ThePetmte I996-I999
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CLIFTON The year began with a role of 63 pupils. Thirteen third formers joined the House. Five were siblings of current Clifton pupils and two were brothers of Cliftonites who had recently left. The atmosphere in House was very quickly one of a happy community working together. All year groups interacted extremely well and supported one another. The Upper sixth year responded very well to responsibilities given to them and all in all this made a pleasant environment for all to be in. No major refurbishment had taken place in the House but pupils promptly made their mark on their common rooms. Throughout the previous year Clifton had found themselves often being runners up in so many inter-house events. It was our aim this year to achieve the winning spot. Pupils responded well to this challenge and in the first inter-house event, the cross-country, Clifton started as it meant to go on. Sandy Cowan ran superbly to win the senior event and the Junior boys'put in a splendid effort to win the team trophy led by Tom Garnett in second position.The girls followed suit by winning the Senior girl's trophy and being runners up in the Junior event. There were so many excellent performances by so many that I will not list names. All senior girl's put in an appearance which is so commendable and many of the Juniors who would not be considered as athletes really ran their hearts out for the House. This was to be indicative of the spirit in House throughouttheyear. In the rugby sevens the boys were sadly outclassed but they did their best. Another trophy was soon ours with the girls' inter-house hockey. The notable thing with this performance was how the team spanned all age groups in the House. Laura Hodsdon bravely stepped in at the last minute to be goal keeper, a position with which she was not familiar! There were notable performances from our youngsters Helen Slee, Laura Heaps and Georgie Robinson and a solid performance from Hannah Smith. This augurs well for future competitions. It was an exciting event, not knowing who would win until the final game was played. December saw the second full House Christmas dinner. It was a very pleasant evening with
seasonal music provided by the Lower Sixth girls before the meals and festive traditions continuing with crackers for all, kindly provided by Mrs Chapman. The New Year brought more inter-house success with the girls winning the Senior netball trophy. As I handed over control of the House in March to Mr Taylor I knew that the pupils were in good hands and that the pupils would respond well to the necessary temporary change. I was right on both scores and enjoyed the positive reports I continued to receive from the House. A highlight of the Spring term was the performance of the 'Pirates of Penzance'. There were so many notable performances by Clifton pupils such that I apologise if I miss anyone. Russel Parton-Bagnall performed with the enthusiasm we all come to expect from him and Katrina Wight aged a number of years to perform superbly as Ruth. Andrew Lyall's lot was not a happy one supported by Joni Lally. Erica Smith, Sophie Lloyd, Jenny Hutt, Alan Mak and Ruth Easby also took part. This seems an appropriate place to mention the huge contribution to music that Clifton pupils make. 23 pupils, more than one third of the House, are in the choir and some such as Andrew Lyall are in three singing groups. We also have a number of grade eight instrumentalists and it was pleasing to see Ruth EasbyawardedbestSeniorMusicianoftheyear. Other members of the House, including Alexia Richardson, Alan Mak and Katie Millar, displayed their talents in the plays 'Equus' and 'The Tempest'. The Great Egg race and the Top House Quiz contestants did there best but without success thisyear.
Red nose day saw the launch of T99 with Batman and Robin, alias Russell Parton-Bagnall and Oliver Robinson taking Chapel. The pair excelled themselves to organise yet another super talent show for a very good cause. Clifton made a varied contribution to the show including our cleaners Carol and Tina being judges. Mention must be made here of one of the performers - Mr. Spencer whose digits and counting won him the Blind date competition! Success in sport continued as the senior girls won the tennis. Sadly sports day did not take place but Sandy Cowan and Erica Smith achieved notable performances in the County Championships. Sandy is to visit South Africa this summer as the Schools representative to Selbourne College.We wish him well. The Junior boys did very well in the inter-house cricket, led by Henry Burton, reaching the finals. There were some fine performances but Queens' batsmen were just too tough to beat.
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The year ended on a high note with Clifton winning the Merit cup. Alan Mak is renowned for the number of merits he achieves but this year others were aiming to emulate him. Many in House were often achieving merits. Well done to all. We were also runners up in the Cambridge Cup for girls inter-house sport close behind Temple. To achieve this must be our aim for next year. The Permberton Plate, a plate awarded to the Cliftonite who makes the most notable contribution to the school, went to Russell Parton-Bagnall. House colours were also awarded to a numberof pupils. It has been an unusual year for me personally but an excellent year for Clifton House. I must thank my head of House Sara Chapman for the example she has set to others, for her endless enthusiasm and for being totally reliable. Also to the monitors Emma Taylor and Joni Steward. I really do feel that the pupils of the Upper Sixth year
have helped create what has to be one of the best years in spirit for Clifton House. My sincere s thanks also go to Mr. Peter Taylor who did a superb job as House Master. I am delighted that he is to remain with Clifton next year in the role of Upper Sixth Tutor. I thank all my tutors for their support to me and to the pupils. I am sorry to be loosing Mr. Matkin who has been with Clifton for the past four years. He has always taken it upon himself to get to know his tutor group thoroughly. I wish him well as House Master of School House. I congratulate all pupils who achieved prizes at the end of the year. I felt very proud in the Minster at commemoration/prize giving to be part of Clifton House. Now all that is left to say is good wishes for the future for all our leavers. It has been a pleasure knowing you...Yes, all of you!!! MCWike
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DRONFIELD No warmth or joy fills the heart of a Germanist more than the sentiment that the spirit of Schiller's vision exudes from the many and varied practical and musical skills of the members of his Boarding House. Such was the high note on which the House went to bed on the evening of the Great Egg Race. No ifs and buts this year. No sharing the trophy, or third place come to that! This was Amy B's, Emily's, Kate L's, Lyndsay's and Kate H's big night. Beethoven's 9th carried the flag for Dronfield this year and the Egg roosts content once more on the trophy shelf.
number we have to include the dedicated members of the rowing club amongst whom Dronfield supplies Lucy Land Susan. Sadly there was no Athletics Sports Day this year but things went ahead as normal in the pool on the day of the Swimming Gala. We had an entrant in all but one of the finals and there were victories for Lizzie and Hannah and both senior relay teams. Lyndsay, Lucy R, Charlotte, Lucy W, Rosie B, Helena and both junior relay teams all came in second.
Later in the year we also boasted the winning combination in the squash competition, being fortunate in being able to side many members of the school team: Emma-Louise, Hannah, Claire and Charlotte made up the Dronfield team.
members who participated in some very exciting netball but were pipped at the post at both semifinal and play-off stages.
The enthusiasm and spirit shown at such events typifies what living underthe same roof can do to bring girls from all age groups to work together and cooperate. A sense of fun, a dash of pride and a pinch of willingness are the ingredients which make the boarding house work. Although there is a great deal of pleasure involved in winning, there is more pleasure from being there and making your contribution - even as a supporter. The opportunities to make your contribution are multiple but the greatest satisfaction does come on public occasions. This does, of course, extend
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intimated at the start of this report. The interHouse quiz and the chess competition provide opportunities for involvement and contribution and the House environment encourages people to show an interest in their friends' interests. 'Pirates' provided a platform for Emily, Susan and Liffy and a window of opportunity to witness such a show. The middle school play allowed Helena the chance to perform a demanding role in 'The Tempest' and her friends were pleased to have had the chance to support her in that. 'Equus' saw Sophia in a smaller role than we had seen her in previously. Nevertheless, she performed exquisitely.
Assistant: Head of House: MJ Grant Ftosie Battye Daisy Dyer Rosie Dyer KateHenwood Elizabeth Puxon Lucy Robertson CWHall LyndsayBurrell Felicity Cave Samantha Cuthbert-Brown EleanorGillespie Karen Hunt LucyLyall Emily Pearson : Helena Sharp
In another forum Amy B found a niche in the Amnesty International group and other charity, work, notably the support work for aid to Bosnia. Other House members, particularly Fliss, absorbed her enthusiasm in these fields and will enjoy making future contributions to the same or similar ventures. In this vein Eleanor took advantage of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and even in her first term in a new school organised her own work in a York charity shop to satisfy the Service part of her silver award. Contribution to House spirit and atmosphere is also made in the day-to-day comings and goings, be it Monika and Emi functioning as remote control operatives in the TV room, Hattie and Carrie's giggling ringing down the corridor, or Sheila taking up occupancy of the 'phone booth on Saturday evening. It might also come from Millie, Georgina and Lauren just being allowed to come and chat with and perform for some of the girls at the newspaper table, or Lancelot in his prone position blocking someone's path in the hope ofbeing ickled. This report would not be complete without my thanks for the tireless efforts of Mrs 6 and Mrs Stenhouse, who are both a constant support to all of us in the House and often on the receiving end
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of our worse moments. To Mrs Stenhouse we bid a fond farewell as this year draws to a close. For five years she has lent invaluable support to the girls and been generous in her time for and advice to them, for which many have been extremely grateful. She takes with her our best wishes for the future. Finally, best wishes go to the leavers at the end of this busy year. To the Upper Sixth as they embark upon Gap year projects or university careers. Others are starting careers at new schools. Our best wishes go to them, as does the hope that they will look back on their time in the Dronfield with fondness and that they have become better people as a result of their effr. nsriere.
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It is a measure of the commitment of the members of the Grove that I can confidently say that the Grove had a competitor or team in every race or inter-house competition throughout the year. Such was the enthusiasm that we actually had to have 'trials' on occasions to decide who was going to represent the house. We didn't win everything but I hope and believe that we participated with good spirit and a good level of competitiveness. Some notable performances included second in the Senior Netball; first in the Senior Boys'Tennis, Rugby and Hockey; second in the Top House Quiz; third in the Boys' and Girls' swimming; third in the Senior Cross Country; third in Junior Netball. These performances, and others, have only been achieved through the commitment of individuals and the teamwork shown by the house.
"They're like a herd of marauding wildebeast stomping throughout the house, before migrating out through the door (and probably the windows) of the Grove, just as the bell rings" whilst not strictly accurate, this was an initial impression of my first day as Housemaster of The Grove. Through seeing their honest endeavours in the House and the School, and their goodspirit and comradeship, my opinion and understanding of the members of the Grove has changed. With 71 pupils in the House, over a seventh of the school can proudly claim to be Grovites (and the rest of the school, I suspect, can just wish they could claim to be Grovites). Sixteen Third Formers, one Forth Former and three Lower Sixth pupils helped to swell our happy ranks and they soon smoothly adapted to life in the Grove. I
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naively attributed the initial noise and bustle in theThird Form common room asjust being due to the excitement and over-exuberance of being at a new school, but as this has not changed (twelve months later) I have changed my opinion on this matter. The Lower Sixth achieved over one hundred A*s in the previous summer's GCSE examinations and the majority of them started theirA-levels with vigourand enthusiasm. Most (but not all) of the Upper Sixth also decided that working was a worthwhile activity to pursue (When is a 'sit-out' not a 'sit-out? When you have been banished by your nasty housemaster, to the library for the rest of your natural life because you were caught playing darts, tablefootball, cards, golf, football, American football, and with your game-boy during 'study-periods'. This is a parable that future Sixth Form pupils should read carefully).
Grovites have been involved in a vast range of other activities which have contributed to the prosperity and good name of the school. An example of the range of their contribution includes: Louise Turley and Caroline Liddle wal-king dogs every week at the RSCPA; Andrew Springgay's selection to the England U-18 rugby team; Peter Miles' performance in the Minster; Joanna Sargeant's selection to play hockey for Yorkshire; Andrew Muir's award of an Army scholarship; Alan Crompton's performance in both school stage productions; Richard Gibbon's singing in T '99. I hope that in the year ahead the members of the Grove will try their best in all facets of school-life that they are involved in, and that they show the same good cheer and commitment as Grovites have done in the past. Finally, I want to take this opportunity to thank Leanne Cleaver for her work as Head-of-House, which was invaluable during my first year in the Grove. My thanks also go to the team of Grove tutors -Mr Dawson, Mr Hodsdon, Mrs Hopkinson, MrMorrisandMrShawforall the work they have done in helping both me and the members of the House.
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LINTON None the less, the Seniors did not win the InterHouse Sevens Trophy. In Cross Country Sam Brown came 2nd, Charles Robinson 9th and Ralph Redfern 11th with the House Seniors a narrow 2nd place overall beaten only by 2 points by The Manor. The Juniors sadly did not fare so well with James Craven leading the house's Fourth Years and Andrew Chalmers leading in our 3rds. The House Christmas Dinner rounded off the term with some bullish slippers to complement the bullish speeches (I think I spelt that correctly) and some chocolate medals were complemented by some body chocolate!
The year began with 6 new Third Years from Wentworth and 4 new Lower Sixth. Ben Firth was Head of House, School Monitorand Cadet i/e CCF; Tristan Sillars was a School Monitor, Peter Rivis was Captain of Cricket and Ralph Redfern Captain of Fencing. Ben Firth and Ross Everett played for the 1st XV, Peter Goodrick and JohnPatrick Wilkinson for a most successful 2nd XV and 3rd XV combatants were ertswhile Captain Peter Rivis and Hugh Strivens. The U16 team members included Sam and Rupert Brown with John Morley, Will Gagg and Tom Firth also representing their year group and the 3rd XV.
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doing battle for the 2nd XI. None the less we were unable to retain the Inter House Cricket Trophy as the weather got the better of us al I. The Junior Inter House Cricket saw Khaled and Khalil Ma'aye representing the school's U15s with Andrew Chalmers, the school's UHA's, Richard Scottand Jean Paul PottertheUHB's. Despiteall the Third and Fourth Years making up a House Junior Cricket Team, where the spirit was certainly wiHing, the cricket was less successful and we were unable to come through to the final. School Tennis Team players saw John-Patrick Wilkinson and Matthew Hodgson representing the school 2nd team, with Fred Newton and HaoWei Wu as reserves. James Craven played in some U15 matches but, like other Inter House competitions, we were pipped at the semi final stage in the House Tennis as well. School Rowing saw representation from William Parker, Peter Cunningham and Edward Lilleyman all in the driver's seat, as it were, with David Liddle and Adam Bryce providing the muscle power in the boat. Trips up onto the stage to receive trophies were a reminder of their success. Other
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successes in the area of music were enjoyed by John-Patrick Wilkinson, William Robinson aid Edward Ferrow in the choirj along with Charles Robinson and David Burgess in the Wind Bani representing the House at the big occasions in the Minster.
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The year drew to a close with the usual boarders* trip to a local theme part fo expel all excess energy prior to the last night, f t remainsfor me to wish all our leavers the very b|s1 for the future, to thank them for all they have <jpne and to remind them to keep in touch. There may not have been much silverware on the mantelpiece thisyearbut_ it is the people in the house that make the house successful and it has been another very sucessful year. JAOwen-Bamett
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THEMANOR
Sitting down to write a report on the house over the previous year is not always easy. It could be a factual account of the success, or otherwise, of the boys in the house. However this year, more than most, has been about people and their feelings. For Chris, Henry and Mary the past year will only ever be really remembered for the passing of a dearly loved mother, father and husband. Their quiet dignity was something we willneverforget.
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Sport provided much in the way of endeavour throughout the year, with special mention going toAlistairRobertson and Daniel Wrightfortheir selection for Yorkshire U18 and U16 Rugby respectively, (sadly Tom Leung's broken leg almost certainly deprived himofthechanceofa place in the U15 side). The house made significant contributions to all the rugby sides from U14Btothe 1st XV. Sadlyourseniorhouse 7 turned out to be a little forward orientated, thanks to Ernie, Dan, Niall, Dan and Leady! This was almost the same in the juniors, but Jonathan, Charlie, James (broken thumb and all), Danny, Chris, Alex, Matthew, Steven and David eventually triumphed in an excellent final. The roles were reversed in the cross country with excellent performances from Ernie, Niall, Leady and all the team, ensuring victory in the senior event. The senior squash came and went with us not troubling the scorers a great deal. In the Inter-house hockey we went out in the semifinal stages. The swimming saw some tremendous efforts from the house, with thanks again to Andrew for his efforts in motivating a
team to take part in al I the events, irrespective of actual ability. The senior cricket saw an interesting team selection based more on the willingness to turn out than the actual cricketing experience of the players. Despite going out in the first round, 69 was scored. The juniors acquitted themselves well and were unfortunate to lose off the last ball to the eventual finalists. The tennis went well, even if we failed at the final hurdleand mythanksgoto Eamon, David, Greg and Gareth. Certainly the summer saw more success on the games field with Alistair gaining 1st team cricket colours to go alongside both rugbyand hockey. Thisoverall contribution to sport gained Alistair the award of The Shuttleworth Cup. It was good to see the fourth year getting involved in the rowing in addition to Alex's efforts over the years. Sadly the summer term ended without sports day. For whatever reasons it deprived a significant number of boys from representing the house, and my thanks go to Euan for all his efforts in selecting and organising the team twice. Congratulations to Euan, Ernie and Chris for their selection for North Yorkshire Athletics. It was also refreshing to see Laurence jet off to the Gulf for the open Golf Compet tion in March. Gareth ensured that culture was alive and well with his exceptional performance in 'Equus'. His acting successes have given many in the house the spur to get involved, from Alistair, Niall and Eamon in 'The Pirates Of Penzance' to Will Battye's extraordinary 'mime' in the Middle School Play. The talent show in early May gave rise to much budding talent including 'Gary P's AN G' and Max's failed date with Miss Lowther! Our contribution to popular music came in the form of the 'Dead Blues Band' with Alex, Mark and Gareth helping to win the 'battle of the bands' competition in June at the Barbican Centre. Music was much in evidence from guitars in house to bands, choir, barbershop and singing in Chapel. This was a good thing as the egg race was intended as a musical event! Under expert tutelage from Ads and Eamon we saw Marcus produce a never to be repeated performance through his legs, sadly only enough for third place. We were also lucky to have Lewis and his informative pamphlets and Gareth and Dan's information on how to alleviate the frustrations of boarding life and make a little money at the same time! Academic work did rear its head from time to time with Matthew S, Gareth, Koon Yiu and Alex all winning prizes at commemoration. I wish Eamon and Niall good luck as next year's Head and Vice Head of house and congratulate Alistair on his achievement on being appointed Head Boy for next year. I will end by thanking the Upper Sixth for their hugely varied contributions to our community, academic, cultural, sporting and social. I will not forget for a long time Leady's dancing at the house dinner, nor the after effects the following day (Ads). I would thank them all for their willingness to get involved and to make the most of their time here. This coupled with real
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individuality has been the corner stone of the house this year. I wish Alex good luck in Vietnam and congratulations on winning the Barry Daniel award. In addition, I congratulate David on obtaining a much sought after Army Scholarship. To all other leavers I give my very best wishes for the future. I thank my tutors and especially Mike Hall, Rob Doyle and Liz for their unstinting efforts in the house, despite their huge commitments elsewhere. On a personal note I would like to thank Henry and Adam for their tremendous help with our children over the years and for their excellent stewardship of the Manorthis year.
Housemaster: ResidentAssistant: Non-Resident Assista nt: Head of House: PJ Stephen/EA Stephen Christopher Browne Stephen CCaley LiamJConnelly David JC Henderson Joseph J Holloway Giles DE Jameson JunOkumura S Nasser HRizvi Matthew JSuggit Philip J Walton BenJWard ChristopherM Wright
PJ Stephen MHall William A Battye Alexander KBurckhardt CharlieS J Chambers Jonathan W Fort DannyGreening Charles REHazlerigg Peter HHenwood ThomasYHLeung Rodger WLovel MarcusAMatusiak LiamTLMeGuigan JulianAPoston JamesAWalker MatthewGWelsh MJ Bawtree J Laurence Brotheridge SamuelTGDyer Mark Peter Hall Lewis R Henderson . Rockman Law To mas B Thorpe Daniel PWright RW Doyle JonathanBarkess Euan C Be 11 Daniel M Birkett JohnDRCole Jonathan J Else EamonPMulkeen NiallCO'Loughlin Alistair J Robertson . Gregory B Sharp DavidASutherland DJ Hughes Matthew T Connelly Christopher J Heaton Ho-Lim (Sunny) Mak MarkLMeilack AdamJSharp JAIexanderN Thornton Koon-yiuTse Daniel J Whittle RJ Bulcoek Michael AX Addymarr David R Cross Robert CLeadbeater DavidJMMacFie GarethW Pierce Matthew DSIeath Henry von NAehten Andrew J Welsh
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UEEN'S This year Queen's has had much to celebrate and we have been pleased to support, encourage and toast so many members of the house in numerous ways. We began the year on a high, as the new Lower Sixth returned armed with excellent G.C.S.E. results and the new Third Years arrived full of noisy enthusiasm. The new intake flourished rapidly under the guidance of Mr. Edwards, rumoured as the only Queen's tutor bold enough to brave their appalling taste in music! Hayley Oram quickly proved to be a superb Head of House and even kept the intrepid team of Tom Spilman, Mark Stefanini, Alex Banerjea and Jonathan Winder in check- although even she drew the line at entering their study first thing inthemorning. Our sporting successes have been significantwith much emphasis on participation as well as just entering to win! The boys played splendidly in the inter house rugby sevens, with the seniors going right through until a noble defeat in the final. The cross country event saw most of the house competing and we were very pleased to see Joseph Spilman bring the junior trophy back to Queen's. The girls' hockey competition certainly saw enthusiasm from players and supporters, not least because Lucy Terry was able to play for the very first time after her long illness-a cause for celebration indeed and very well done to the team. Despite the weather the junior cricket contest did take place and Queen's played very sharply to win in the final; there were many comments made about their good sportsmanship, too, which makes the victory
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even more pleasing. The girls rounders team gave a very strong performance, with some determined, tactical play and...another trophy! Gemma Bentham continued throughout the year with her incredibly demanding rowing training and had manysuccesses in competition. Wewish her well as she goes on to study at Oxford and to pursue hersporttoan even higher level. There have been so many highlights in other areas too. I have been really pleased with the number of Queen's pupils who have involved themselves in music, drama, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, etc. So busy have they been, in fact, that I will overlook the minor detail of the Merit Cup going elsewhere this year-we were runners up this time. The inter house quiz trophy has stayed with us for another year, however, thanks to some very rapid answering technique and impressive teamwork. I have been proud to see the house involved in the many
UEEN'S Housemistress: Assistants: Head of House: MAEdwards Charlotte LH Amos Mary-Anne Bastawrous JamesBBrown Michael CDelph Thomas W Fife JamesAHingston SarahJHorsley AmandaJ Hughes FelicityLJohnson RiyazMaderbocus Tessa RMarsden
concerts and recitals over the year, and we should congratulate them all; special mention must go to Catherine Bush, Maneka Braganza, Rose Strickland Constable, Simon Whiteley, Ben Dale, Henry Heywood, Rosemary Sanderson, Laura Gilding, Eleanor Wilton, Emma Riley, Charlotte Blackand Matthew Miles for theirvery strong, wide ranging commitment and fine musical performances. The splendid 'Pirates of Penzance' production saw many members of the house as soloists, chorus, backstage team and front of house.
We look forward to their leadership and wish them both well. The whole house sends best wishes for happiness and success to the Upper Sixth as they move on to university, to Chris Williams for his sixth form studies, and to Mary Anne Bastawrous who will start at her new school in Wales in September. My thanks go to Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kirby, Mr. Wright and Mr. Lancaster for their support, to Mr. Lowe for his patience, to 'the lads' for making me laugh, to Alison Hughes and Lucy Terry for keeping me sane, and to Hayley Oram for everything.
We celebrated in true Queen's style at our leavers' dinner when the whole house enjoyed a lively evening, with the now traditional impromptu speeches and unofficial hquse prizegiving. We were delighted to congratulate Charlotte Black on her appointment as Head Girl and we welcomed Emma Riley as Head of House.
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THE RISE
September - another new year; as always it was good to see the old faces, and to welcome the new, including that of Miss Ellis as a tutor. The fifth form were quick to approve their new rooms -though it was not long before one group began to take theirs for granted. It was certainly strange not to have any Third Years -quieter, maybe, but something we will be glad to remedy next year. Nicky and Susan will undoubtedly be pleased to be relieved of the bread collection! The first half of term was spent settling in seemingly a relatively easy task this year, although all our newcomers were in the Lower Sixth. It is a transition which requires patience and determination -fortunately the new Rise girls had plenty of both, and were welcomed positively, in particularbytheirownyeargroup. Half term was a welcome break, and we were delighted to welcome Sheetal into The Rise for the second half of term. She was a very positive influence in the House, always ready to chat with anyone and everyone. She quickly settled in and although the weather was a constant source of irritation to her she was good humoured and cheerful in all circumstances. By South African standards she claimed not to be a sportswoman, by current Rise standards she was a bonus in the House hockey! Again the House fought hard almost literally as Lindsay Burrell found to her cost -and although the results could have been stronger, the enthusiasm and sense of unity was unquestionable. Sarah took to her goalkeeping role (having been advised that she was allowed to kick the ball) with what even then had come to be customary willingness to offer her services for whatever unwelcome task requires to be done. Charlotte and Hannah displayed their skills to very good effect, as did Nicky who is becoming more tenacious-we look forward to next year! As usual the House put up a spirited show in the cross country. With only two competitors the juniors felt distinctly outnumbered, and although we missed Susan's presence due to illness, Nicky and Nourah should both be commended for their determined efforts. The event is never particularly popular amongst the seniors, but many ran with good grace, and all ThrPtteritt 1996-1999
certainly gave of their best. Catherine's performance being worthy of a special mention. We shall not devote too much space to the House badminton, except to thank Vivian and Gloria for saving usfrom total embarrassment. With no-one involved in the excellent production of 'Equus' we were spared the overload of play, music and general exhaustion that usually accompanies the end of the Christmas term, and tempers remained fairly equable. The musicians -who abound in The Rise at the moment -practised furiously (at times in both senses of the word) for external exams, the concert and the Carol Service. The House Dinner rounded off the term very pleasantly, with most people appreciating Charlotte's witty speech! The beginning of the Easter term was once again devoted to Trials, and Lower Sixth modules. Although the inspection had not been expected to have significant effect on the day to day running of the House, we were rather overwhelmed (and indeed almost outnumbered) when six inspectors descended on the House one
evening. House sport this term involved Squasha significant victory in the first round; swimming -Becky, Eleanor, Nicky, Linda and the members of the junior relay made major contributions here, and netball. The seniors played well and were once again indebted to Sarah for standing in at the last minute -being coached from the sidelines may be disapproved of, but it does rather become a necessity when the player has no knowledge of the rules! The juniors should be commended for their fortitude in House competitions in general this year. When junior events have included the Fifth Form it has been a case of 'where' they would play, not 'if; and the Fourth Year have had to call upon the Fifth Year to 'help out' in events which were strictly speaking forThirdsand Fourths. The Fourth Form has accepted this for the most part with good grace, as indeed has the Fifth Form. It is not an ideal situation and we shall certainly welcome our six Third Formers next year -although Nicky and Susan may still find their games skills required as both juniors and seniors. In spite of considerable academic prowess in the House, Cathy was unable to lead the House to victory in the Quiz; perhaps another year? The Egg Race was, as always, good fun for the participants -although perhaps the presentation could have been taken a little more seriously? Having not been familiar with 'Hey Mickey' prior to that evening, I am not convinced that I would recognise it in future! There was considerable involvement in 'Pirates' which dominated the end of the Spring term for many Rise girls. Katy must again be mentioned and applauded for her memorable performance; Eleanor, Rachel, and Fern were fairly convincing demure young ladies (something of a change of role from past Rise thespians), and others enjoyed helping with costumes, make-up and scenery. The summer term must inevitably be dominated by those taking public exams -indeed there were only three girls in the house not taking public exams this year. It must be said that there were tensions as the exams approached -though perhaps not always from the expected quarters. Nicky and Eleanor had some success in the
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THE RISE House: Assistants: Head o fHouse:
Mr and Mrs DJ Watkinson Mrs W M Shepherd Miss E Ellis Charlotte SMee
E Ellis Man Yan(Mandy) Cheng LindaACIark JenniferECogbili Rebecca GM Lander Nourah EMa'aye Jocelyn Murray NieholaCE Robertson Susan M Wilkinson W M Shepherd KatbleenABaber Eleanor Baker Fern C Brooke HannahS Burton Rachel M Eskell CatherineRFort Simi A Henderson Catherine Hildebrand Vivian CY Law Gloria Mak
tennis, and Jenny's rounders in the 'junior' House Rounders competition were highly commendable, but the feeling of relief which generally permeated the House on hearing that the athletics was cancelled is perhaps indicative of our present overall sporting prowess. Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately) it is not possible to 'poach' regarding the new intake, but there is a strong and frequently expressed hope that we shall be welcoming some good games players into the House next year! Although we have been a small House this year, there have been few years when Rise girls have been so involved in all aspects of school life. Perhaps this is best illustrated by the fact that a number of Lower Sixth girls go to the Music School to practise before breakfast -something the rest of the House became more aware of when Rachel inadvertently set off the firealarm. Contributions to the Community Service projects have been considerable, and as I write this Jenny is preparing to go to Clarendon School in South
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SCHOOL round. The senior team of Penny Brincklow, Kim Aeons, Antonia Hazlerigg, Catherine Fielder, Jane Todd and Phoebe Julian were more successful and came third intheircompetition. The House Top House Quiz' team of Becki Linaker, Callan Murray-Hocking, Michael Hemsworth and Toby Humphrey did better than previous year's teams, failing to make the semi-final of the competition by just one point. The team was good at current affairs but did not excel at naming the first line ofhymns. Once again the House failed in its attempt to win the 'Great Egg Race' competition which was to design, make and perform several musical instruments. Chris Storer writes: 'Six members of the House were specifically chosen for the competition. Each member brought with them qualities which should have brought success. William Millar on the bongos was just sublime, Becky Linaker and Sarah Alston fantastic on some 'shaky things', Phoebe Julian a marvel on the 'blowy bottle', Billy Brotherton as the vocalist was not to be missed and I did my best on the harp.The audience was ecstatic, but sadly the judge was not impressed I'
Autumn Term: The term started with a roll of 62. The House welcomed 13 new members of the 3rd year, Antonia Hazlerigg to the 5th year and Sophie Wilkinson and Ben Stanley to the Lower Sixth. Simon Price was Head of House. The girls' hockey team was not as strong this year but performed to the best of their ability, eventually coming 6th, level on points with The Rise. As in previous years the team consisted of players from each year group. Riona Gifford's report of the competition follows: 'The two gels ambled across the pitch, only stopping to make sure that their sockswere pulled uptotheirfull extent. "Frightfullygood game, eh Kimmy"? Spiffing even if we did have to explain the rules to everyone before we started, Riona". "Glad we had so much support. "So glad we didn't let the House down too much". "Bit of a shame about those two goals though, don't know how it happened, really. Penelope got a little excited and hit them into the opposing teams goal". At that moment Penelope jogged up wiping a bead of perspiration from her slightly muddied cheeks. "Jolly hockey sticks, that was a giggle! So sorry about the goals. Got a bit carried away there, and we were doing so well.not a single goal to blemish the School House reputation. "Well never mind Penelope, there's always the piccies to cheer us up. Good effort people"said Riona gaily'. In the girls' cross-country competitions, Ruth Paterson again ran very well and came in 2nd in the senior competition, just 5 seconds behind the winner, which was one place better than last year. Jane Todd came 6th. Overall the House was placed 6th in the senior competition. In the junior competition the House was 4th with Phoebe Julian being the first member of the House home, in 13th place, immediately followed by Sarah Alston. In the senior boys' competition the House was 6th despite Callan Murray-Hocking's 2nd place and Trevor Smith's 4th place. In the junior competition the House was 5th with Merwyn Watson being the first member of the House home in 6th place. In the senior rugby sevens competition the House qualified for the final rounds by beating Linton and a joint Linton and Manor team (Linton) in the opening round. However the team lost to The Grove in the semi-final by 10 points to 5. It was a closely contested game with Oliver Hainsworth scoring after a breakaway by Robert Taylor. The whole team played well, but a special mention for Callan Murray-Hocking who put in an outstanding overall performance.
Spring Term The junior netball teams gave their best, but were knocked out in the qualifying
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The Middle School Play this year was The Tempest'. Katherine Morris (Miranda) ft Michael Hemsworth (Trinculo) took main parts and they were well supported by Natalie Baldry and Morag Lyall. The senior boys' cricket team put up a spirited performance against Linton. Batting first, the House scored 84 with the captain, Andrew Acaster, leading by example and scoring 23. Linton passed the required total for the loss of 2 wickets. In the junior boys' competition the House put up a brave performance against strong opposition but lost to Temple by 9 wickets. a distinction at Grade 8 (violin) which was an outstanding achievement. At the end of term the House said goodbye to Eva Rees who was moving to another school.
SummerTerm: The summer term started with the inter-house boys' tennis competition which once again saw our elimination in the first round but the young team of Mark Brooks, Guy Fowles, Richard Gale and Casper Sijpesteijn did very well against an experienced Clifton team. The girls' tennis team of Natalie Baldry, Rebecca Gill, Catherine Fielder, Antonia Hazlerigg, Jane Todd, Penny Brincklow and Kim Aeons, beat Dronfield in the first round but narrowly lost to Clifton in the semi-finals. in the rounders competition the House failed to make the semi-finals after games against Queens, Clifton and The Rise. At the start of May we welcomed Joanna Simpson to the third year who joined the School from Fulford School.
During the term Ruth Paterson was appointed as next year's captain for girls' cross-country and Antonia Hazlerigg asjoint captain of netball.
Housemaster; Assistants; HeadofHou.se:
MrPDNorthfield Mrs PA Fletcher MrDMPatsrsom Simon DK Price
PA Fletcher Natalie A Baldry Michael J Bradshaw Rebecca L6ill TobyjR Humphrey Raymond CVJanes Phoebe V Julian Benjamin P Lucas Morag L Lyall EvaHRees James R Robinson Simon C Spencer James JSugden Lewis E White MW Johnston
Ruth Paterson has become the second School House winner of the Shepherd Scholarship. Against strong competition she was awarded the Scholarship after convincing the panel that her presentation was the best. In the last week of term, Paul Nicholson was a member of the Dead Blues Band, which won the Battleof the Bands competition. Four members of the House were awarded School Prizes this year: Paul Nicholson (Senior Art Prize), Oliver Hainsworth (Orange-Broomhead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment, Andrew Acaster (Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass) and Louisa Kiddle (Fifth Form Prize for Academic Merit). Finally, I wish to express my thanks to the School House team of Mrs Fletcher, Miss Lowther, Mr Jones, Mr Johnston and Mr Paterson for their support and help during my time as Housemaster. Without their assistance the House would not be the House it is.
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TEMPLE The first thing that I must say is this: Temple is made up of 70 pupils, 5 tutors and me. All of those 70 pupils have contributed something towards the energetic atmosphere in the House. Not everyone is a sportsman or woman, not everyone can play a musical instrument, and not everyone gets all "1E" s in his or her orders. But everyone does give something of himself or herself to the House, and for that I am very thankful.
HUSK One clear moment comes to mind when I start thinking of Temple's involvement with music in the school. Whilst grasping a precious moment of peace and quiet at lunchtime in the House, I was blasted back to reality by the sound of the "Last Post" ...being played in the Fourth Year common room...on the trumpet.... by our in-house musician, Sam Brandon! Sam was a well deserving winner of the Junior Brass Prize this year and congratulations must also go to Daisy Cannons, who not only won the Junior Strings Prize, but also Best Junior Musician Prize. In the Senior Music competition, David Jackson won both Senior Keyboard and Senior Strings Prizes. Both David and Simon Jackson should be congratulated on their amazing musical achievement; in particular, their playing of the organ for chapel services which has been outstanding. There are many others in Temple who have taken music examinations this year so well done to all of them. The horror of music examinations is still etched on my memory - even though I adored playing the piano, I dreaded taking exams - so I can relate to those of you who have done it thisyear.
talent in Temple and perhaps next year we can regain the trophy! In particular, Andy Roberts and Steven Emmerson deserve a mention for their outstanding performances in this event. The Tennis tournament saw Marcus Pullen, James Newbound, David Metcalfe and Robert Rowbottom all play very well. We did not win the event, but special mention should go to Marcus Pullen who has played 1st VI Tennis very successfully for the last three years, and has won the Alcuin Cup Trophy twice in a row. This year he played once again in the final of the Alcuin Cup and narrowly lost to Ed Ashley. Marcus deserves recognition for such outstanding commitment to tennis both at House and School level throughout his timeatSt. Peter's. Rain unfortunately stopped play entirely for the Senior Cricket Tournament, but the Junior team went through to the semi-finals where we lost to Queens. The whole team played with great spirit but special mention should go to Philip (Pinkie) Walker, who strode onto the field low down the order but who scored 15 superb and frankly unexpected runs, 12 of which were fours congratulations!Theteamwasasfollows:TomMain(c ), Dan Lloyd, Philip Walker, Alex Porte, Ed Taylor, Joe Shepherd, James Wright, Ben Graves, Henry Macleod, Stephen Pike, William Morrison, Duncan Downes.Tom Seastron, Adrian Warmington and Thomas Wiseman as scorer. Thanks to all those who took part. Compliments also to ourvery stylishly dressed umpire...!
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There have been several other sporting achievements that should be highlighted.
The girls have done extremely well this year and have consequently been able to retain the Cambridge Cup this is an excellent achievement and I am grateful to all those who have participated in the Inter House events this year. The Interhouse Hockey team played well but somehow could not turn their individual skills into goals. The whole team - Kate Garnett, Lucy Hewish, Jennie Scott, Katherine Downes, Jenny Ashley, Clare Fletcher, Georgie Aeons, Jenny Hoggard, Daisy Cannons, Emily Adam, Sarah Metcalfe, and Katie Jenkins - played with determination and commitment throughout.
The boys were less successful in the Swimming than in previous years, but nevertheless were in 18 of the 28 finals, which shows that there is still a great deal of
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performance. The Senior Girls netball team struggled hard and unfortunately not even the lethal combination of Kate Garnett, Katherine Downes, AN Pike, Jenny Scott, Laura Wallace, Sarah Metcalfe, Katie Jenkins and Lucy Adam could win us a place in the final. The Junior team, on the other hand, was a force to be reckoned with and their competition was played to a verv high standard. Georgie Aeons surprised herself as well as the rest of us by playing goal shooter and scoring a huge number of goals - well played! All the team played with skill and determination and they deserved their victory. Congratulations to Clare Fletcher, Jenny Ashley, Georgie Aeons, Daisy Cannons, Georgie Johnston, Jenny Hoggard, and Emily Adam. The Tennis competition saw Temple Girls reach the final once again, but this time Clifton were the better team on the day. There was some greet tennis however, from all three pairs, Laura Wallace and Jenny Ashley, Clare Fletcher and Georgie Aeons, Daisy Cannons and Emily Adam. Daisy and Emily in particular deserve a mention for stepping in with such delight at the last minute. Thanks, girls! Whatyou lacked in skill you made upforin enthusiasm!
The boys have, as always, entered into the spirit of all House competitions and they have had varying degrees of success. Temple lost in the final of the Rugby Sevens and the Hockey tournament. In the Rugby, the boys played with real commitment against some tough opposition and thanks must go to all the team- Dan Dickinson, George Fell, James Rossington, Stuart Wilson, Chris Reilly, Richard Pike, Ben Taylor, Chris Emmerson.
Marcus Pullen captained the Inter House Hockey side Dan Dickinson, Alex Main, James Rossington, Chris Maitland, Chris Emmerson and Robert Rowbottom - all of whom played with skill and vision throughout. The final was very close and was played with good grace and to a very high standard.
came 2nd in 3 more, and this is an outstanding
The girls had more success in the Cross Country competition, winning the Junior section. Anna Clarke deserves much credit for this victory with her second place in the race overall. Also, Emily Adam and Jenny Hoggard ran extremely well. We also won the Swimming Competition, and thanks must go to Sarah Metcalfe and Helen Austin for their organisation. There were some excellent individual performances from Jenny Hoggard, Helen Austin, and Sarah Metcalfe but more over the support and encouragement that was shared amongst those in Temple was a true reflection of the house spirit I so often talk about. Temple won 12 of the 20 finals and
Edward Taylor has reached a very high standard in his cricket and was selected to play for North Yorkshire Schoolboys U16 XI. This is the result of a great deal of hard work and commitment for Ed - Good Luck. Both Edward Taylor and Tom Main have played for the School 1st XI this year and Tom's outstanding bowling has earned him quite a reputation - again an outstanding achievement for 4th years. Both Ed and Tom have earned places on the cricket tour to Guernsey and I wish them every success. Helen Austin has continued in her success with her rowing and narrowly missed out being selected for the National U23 Squad. We will follow her future in rowing with great interest. Jenny Hoggard and Steven Emmerson continue to swim at National competitions with great success. I wish
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DRAMA & OTHER ACTIVITIES Temple seems to have collected some very fine acting talent this year and I congratulate all those who have taken part in the two plays this year. Lucy Adam took part in 'Equus' in the first term, and Duncan Downes, Anna Clarke, Emily Adam, Ben Graves, Daisy Cannons, Helen Hildebrand.and Dan Lloyd in 'TheTempest'. Lucy was an excellent 'nurse' in 'Equus' and she should
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TEMPLE also be congratulated for achieving her silver medal in the Speech and Drama Awards. In 'The Tempest', Duncan was a superb Prospero and Ben and Daisy were very entertaining as Alonso and his sister. Dan Lloyd's performance as Ferdinand was very moving and Anna and Helen's Spirits were wonderful. The amount of effort and hard work that was put into these performances is worthy of praise - well done! The Egg Race challenge this year was to make a set of musical instruments using a variety of incongruous looking objects. However, Temple's dynamic team of Laura Wallace, AN Pike, Vicki Newbould, Seth Wilson, Tom Wiseman and Sam Venables set about the task with vivid imagination and enthusiasm. The result was impressive; the instruments did make noises and Sam's choiceof tune was very patriotic!
Merit Caroline Brandon:
Whytehead Memorial Prizefor Theology
Daniel Dickinson:
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Laura Wallace:
The HSBC Prize for U6 Business Studies Coursework Wilcox Prize for Physics
Christopher Maitland:
I would like to thank Laura Wallace for her hard work as Head of House and I wish all the Upper Sixth success in their examinations and their future - whatever and wherever that may be. Kathryn Seastron and Stephen Lynn also leave us this year both to join the Sixth Form College. Although we are sorry to see them go, we wish them well in their future studies. I would also like to thank all the tutors in Temple this year - Mr. Allen, Mr. Ellis-Davies, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Blood, Miss Terry, and Mrs. Holt - for all their help and support. Their input into the welfare and happiness of their tutees is invaluable and greatly appreciated. This year, Temple says goodbye to Mr. Allen who has been a tutor with the House since 1988. We thank him for all his hard work and patience and wish him a happy retirement. It isalso with sadness that we say goodbye to Mr. Taylor who will be joining Clifton as a tutor from next September. Mr. Taylor has been an excellent tutor and shall be missed in Temple.
This year, the Top House Quiz Team was made up of Temple's finest brains....Chris Maitland, Andy Roberts, Steven Emmerson and Helen Hildebrand with Sam " I can-do-the-rubix-cube-faster-than-anyone-andwith-my-eyes-shut" Venables in reserve. Even this huge amount of intellect was not enough to get us through to the semi finals. Talking of intellect, however, I should add that Temple has its fair share of Academic Prize Winners this year and congratulations must go to the following people for their consistent hard work and effort: Duncan Dowries:
3rd form prize for academic merit
Helen Hildebrand:
3rd Form prizeforacademic meritftJackBrittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay
Alex Porte:
RobertShannon Memorial Prize forSpoken English
Simon Jackson:
Skrentny Prize for creative writing John Crooke Prize for poetry
Andrew Roberts:
Geography prize The King -Reynolds Prize for Middle School Mathematics 5th Form prize for Academic
I would like to welcome Mr. Laurence and Mr. Northfield into Templeas new tutors to the House. Finally, I would like to congratulate Tim Fitton who is Head of House for next year. Also, congratulations to Edward Rowbottom and Sarah Metcalfe who have been appointed monitors. I feel sure that 1999 - 2000 is going to be another happy, successful and no doubt eventful yearforTemple. J.LM.North
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BOAT CLUB Christmas Term The year began with a new event for St Peter's; The Chester Long Distance Sculls. Andrew Dangerfield represented the school for the last time and won in the Senior III singles category and Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham came away with their first win of the term by beating Grosvenor by overtwo minutes. The Ancholme Head proved as successful as ever; fourteen crews raced in total with wins for seven of them. The winning crews were: Senior IV Four: S Matthews, 0 Gill, G Alston, E Birch, coxrAThomton Women's Novice Four: ENewton.LLyall, LMiddleton.E Riley, cox:PCunningham Women's Senior III Four: LHodsdon.KBaber, C Black, A Roach, cox: R Lund Junior Four: WBurns.AMuir, MSarton.RRedfern, cox:ELilleyman Women's Senior III Single Scull: G Bentham Women's Junior Single Scull: H Austin Women's Senior III Double Scull: H Austin, G Bentham Helen and Gemma were also the fastest women's crew at the event and Helen, the equal fastest woman single sculler. Gemma and Helen went on to further success in The Pairs Head of the River on the Thames. Here they came up against some of the best athletes in the country and came a very respectable eighth out of twenty. Over half term six crews raced in the Northwich Autumn Head. All crews produced respectable results. St Peter's left with a win in the Women's Novice Fourcategory. Women's Novice Four: ENewton.LLyall, LMiddleton.E Riley, cox: R Lund
second over the 3000 metre course. Simon Matthews and Oliver Gill raced well in the Double Sculls category but lost to strong competition from Tyne and St Leonard's School. The new Fifth form rowers all managed to finish the course and the Guy Fawkes Boat Club had a good thrash in the Men's and Women's Novice Fours categories. Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin both performed well to produce convincing wins in their pairs and doubles races, as did a Women's Junior Four. Women's Senior III Double Scull: H Austin, G Bentham Women's Senior II Coxless Pair: H Austin, G Bentham Women's Junior Four: C Black, LLyall, LMiddleton.ARoach, cox: R Lund Unusual weather conditions in Liverpool meant that the Head of the Float was almost cancelled. However, the wind and hail cleared at lunchtime to reveal perfect rowing conditions on what is usually an exposed stretch of water. St Peter's raced three eights with a good degree of success. The Senior IV Eight and Senior III Eight came joint sixth overall out of 40 crews, with a win for the Senior IV Eight over Manchester University. The Women's Senior III Eight had to settle for second place in their category, beating Liverpool University and Northwich, but losing to a strong crew from John Moore's University. Senior IV Eight: S Matthews, 0 Gill, G Alston, A Bryce, M Sarton, M Miles, A Muir, R Redfern, cox:ELilleyman The girls were out in force at Newark for the Small Boats Head. Five crews raced in total. The Fifth Form girls rowed well in the Novice and Senior III categories. Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin beat Sheffield University by over five minutes in the Senior I Coxless Pairs. Gemma went on to win in the Junior Single Sculls category and beat Helen by just 3 seconds over the 4500 metre course.
taster Term Over the Christmas break the Senior Boys took charge of a brand new Janousek Eight. Christened 'Ben Gill', the boat raced for the first time in the South Yorkshire Head near Doncaster. Five boats raced in total, four of which had to settle for second places in their categories. However, there was a good win for the Senior IV Eight, which beat Sheffield University by almost a minute. Senior IV Eight:
As always the York Small Boats Head provided the opportunity for the whole boat club to race. We entered eighteen crews in total, in singles, doubles, pairs and fours, at all levels. There were three outright wins and several near misses. The Senior Boys performed well, but lost the Junior Fours category to Durham School by just a 42^
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A Muir, M Sarton, E Birch, J Howes, S Matthews, 0 Gill, G Alston, WBurns, cox:RLinaker The Head of the Trent has traditionally been a hard event for St Peter's. This year was no exception. We entered just one boys' Eight,
which beat Manchester University and Newark but lost to six others, including Imperial College and Hampton School. However, this provided valuable experience for the Schools' Head where our two eights faced the best junior competition in the country. The boys' boat came in 45th overall, which was a promising result, though it highlighted the necessity to work hard during the coming months if Henley was to be a serious option. The girls' eight did reasonably well to beat Canford, Bewdley, Northwich and The American School but lost to eight others. An encouraging result since half the crew were Fifth Formers. Excellent conditions prevailed for the Yorkshire Head the following day. St Peter's crews were tired, but raced to a satisfactory standard with no outright wins. However, the Senior III Eight did well to come in 10th out of the 81 crews in the race. Only one eight raced in Chester in the North of England Head. However, the trip over the Pennines was worthwhile; the boys beat Sir John Deane's College easily and Royal Chester by just two seconds to win their event. Junior Eight: OGill.GAIston.AMuir, E Birch, J Howes, A Bryce, S Matthews, WBurns, cox:AThornton The last head race of the season was at Northwich, where four crew raced with varying degrees of success. The Senior IV Eight had a good row, but lost to Salford University and the Junior IV won convincingly in their event by beating Sir John Deane's College by over twenty seconds. Junior Four: S Matthews, G Alston, OGill.AMuir, cox:AThornton During the Easter holiday Mr Doyle took four rowers to the Amateur Rowing Association's Sculling Camp at the National Watersports Centre, near Nottingham. Edward Birch, Jonathan Howes, Mark Sarton and Susan Chalmers picked up top sculling and training techniques from a team of expert coaches and were able to row alongside the likes of Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent as they prepared for the regatta season. This provided valuable experience for the four, which filtered into both boys' and girls' squads during the summer term.
Summer Term The Senior Boys Squad got off to a good start at Strathclyde International Regatta in Glasgow. At this weekend event the boys raced in eights, fours, singles and doubles. There were some promising results at this event so early in the season and a win for Oliver Gill and Simon Matthews who beat St Andrew's University in the Novice Double Sculls. However, the weekend will probably be remembered for David Liddle, who somehow managed to squeeze his 6' 4" frame
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into a cox's seat to see a four through a race! York Spring Regatta was, for most people, the first sprint race of the term. Thirteen crews raced from St Peter's. The Senior Boys rowed well against Oundle and Durham School. Oundle proved too strong for our boys, but they secured a clear win over Durham by four lengths over the 1000 metre course. Oliver Gill and Simon Matthews beat York City in the Novice Double Sculls and Victoria Johnston won her Junior 16 Single Sculls race easily - an excellent achievement after just six weeks' sculling.
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S Chalmers, LHorsley, LPrice.VNewbould, cox: R Lund Women's Senior IV Four: LMiddleton, LLyall, R Lander, H Williams, cox: R Lund The National Schools' Regatta was, as always, a high point in the term. The Senior Girls Eight had a good row but this was not sufficient to get them through the first round. Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin cruised through the eliminator round and semi-finalsof the Girls' Championship Double Sculls to take Silver in the final; they missed first place by just less than a length to Henley RC. The following day, Edward Birch and Jonathan Howes competed in the Junior Coxless Pairs and Oliver Gill and Simon Matthews put their experience to good use in the Championship Double Sculls. Both crews did extremely well but were unable to secure places in their semi-finals. Victoria Johnston sculled well in her Junior 16 event; despite poor racing conditions, she raced well to come in just one second short of qualifying for the next round. Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were more successful. After the near miss of the previous day, they raced superbly in the Championship Girls' Coxless Pairs to take Gold, ahead of their nearest rivals Lady Eleanor Holies School. A Gold and Silver at the National Schools' Regatta is a tremendous achievement and earned the girls a complimentary write up in 'Regatta' magazine. 'Possibly the most exciting and high class race in the girls' events was the championship pairs in which a number of potential or actual junior internationals fought for the medals. St Peter's York won their first gold at this regatta and triumphed over crews from Lady Eleanor Holies and Oundle, all three beating the previous record.'
final could also have gone to St Peter's but York took the lead just metres before the finish. Very frustrating for St Peter's, but an exciting race for the spectators between Lendal and Scarborough bridges. The Senior Girls Squad also had a successful day; they lost by two lengths to York University but beat Hatfield College and St Aiden's College to win the Senior III Eights event. Other notable performances included Oliver Gill and Simon Matthews, who won their third Novice Double Sculls race and the Fifth Form boys who put up an heroic performance against Hatfield College in the Novice Fours, but lost by two lengths. York Regatta also provided the opportunity for the Fourth Form 'babies' to put their rowing skills to good use after just six weeks of training. Both boys and girls crews rowed enthusiastically, with a Novice Eight deserving a particularmention. Senior IV Eight:
At Peterborough and Northwich Regattas the Senior Boys raced in eights, fours, doubles, pairs and singles. No records were broken at either event but the crews gained valuable experience that would be put to good use later in the term. Aftera good deal of discussion and deliberation it was decided to enter an eight for Henley Royal Regatta. The crew.a mixture of Upper and Lower Sixth rowers, had their first experience of serious competition at Durham Regatta. They drew University College in the first round of the Elite category and rowed exceptionally well; after their now customary fast start they lost by less than a length. The boys began to realise their potential and a bid for Henley became a realistic option. In York the following week, the boys' success continued with a superb win over University College, Durham and an excellent row against York City in the final of the Senior II Eights. This
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Regatta. They rowed superbly over the course, but their time was just 5 seconds too slow. The boys came away disappointed but knowing that they could not have worked any harder. However, the following day there was some consolation; they beat Bradford Rowing Club at Leeds/Bradford Regatta by half a length over the 600 metre course. The 'Henley Eight': S Matthews, G Alston, 0 Gill, W Burns, D Liddle, J Howes, E Birch, A Muir, cox: R Lund (J Ward subbed for E Birch at Leeds/Bradford Regatta) Some intrepid rowers continued into the summer holidays and this year, somewhat unusually, the Boat Club entered crews for the National Championships at Holme Pierrepoint. Edward Birch and Jonathan Howes were a very respectable fourth in the Boys Junior Coxless Pairs event, won by ex GB rowers from Hampton School. Victoria Johnston sculled in 3 events, getting through one round in Junior Single Sculls, coming fourth in a scratch crew in Junior Double Sculls and taking Bronze in Junior 16 SingleSculls. Bronze medals were also won separately by Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham. Helen won hers in the Senior Open Coxless Pairs rowing with University of London Womens' Boat Club, won by world championship rowers, and Gemma in the Senior Lightweight Coxless Pairs, rowing with her Coupe partner from Lady Eleanor Holies School. Mention should be made of Mark Sarton's continued sculling at every occasion during the holidays and making very impressive progress. Also, Louisa Middleton discovered her talent for sculling. Both can look forward to a successful season.
Boys Squad; they have undoubtedly enjoyed themselvesthroughouttheyearand well deserve the success and prestige that has come with it. The last few weeks of term have been particularly rewarding. Thanks must go to John for his hard workand patience. The Fifth Form Boys have had a mixed couple of terms. There have been one or two notable races such as the Junior 16 Newcastle v Durham School Race and their participation in York Summer Regatta. No outright wins, but real success will certainly come next year. Mike Hall, Mr Hughes and Miss Ellis made great progress with the new Fourth Form intake; no doubt we will see them back at the boat house next term or in January. The Fifth Form girls' win at Newcastle was perhaps the highlight of their year. Sincere thanks must go to Ian Doyle for his hard work, expertise and patience. It is a great shame that he leaves the Boat Club this year; rowers and coaches have certainly benefited from his presence and extra hours of unpaid work during his two years with us. We wish him every success. Finally, thanks must go to the Guy Fawkes Boat Club who have continued to support us throughout the year. Their win over St Peter's staff in the now infamous Eights race is worth a mention and we wish them well for next year's head season. Thank you to Captains: Andrew Muir, Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin and congratulations and good luck to Edward Birch and Rachel Lund: Captains for next year. Rowing Colours: Full Colours: Andrew Muir Full Colours-reawarded:
The Boat Club has had another excellent year. Races have been won at both local and national events thanks to hard work and long hours of training put in by both rowers and coaches.
Gemma Bentham Helen Austin Half Colours: OliverGill Simon Matthews Gareth Alston AdamBryce David Liddle William Burns AlexanderThornton Edward Birch Jonathan Howes MarkSarton Rachel Lund
TheSeniorGirlsSquad have progressed well;they had a productive head season and clocked up several wins on the regatta circuit. Mr El I is— Davies has worked hard to instil confidence and discipline and this has paid off at all levels. Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin have put St Peter's firmly on the rowing map. Their wins at the National Schools' Regatta and at International level have given a boost to girls' sport at St Peter's. John Ward has brought out the best on the Senior 4 ^
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Since there were no potential partners within easy reach for regular training, they started the season by learning to scull, virtually from scratch but still they managed to make a big impact. In her first race in a single in October, Helen was equal fastest sculler, while Gemma came third in the Great Britain Junior Long Distance trial held in November. The Easter term went well, with Helen being invited to pair with an experienced U23 rower from Kingston Rowing Club. She travelled every weekend to London and by February they were leading U23 contenders and were invited to attend both the GB Senior Fina Trials and the U23 Boat Selection Weekend over the Easter holidays. Meanwhile Gemma's sculling continued to improve and at the Kingston Long Distance Trial over 5 kilometres she was a mere 6 seconds behind the leading GE. sculler which ensured her invitation to the Junior Spring Assessments. Both rowed with Kingston Rowing Club in the Women's Head of the River Race where Helen's heavyweight boat and Gemma's lightweight boat were placed seventh and thirty-fifth respectively out of an entry of 300 crews. Helen's Easter holidays were blighted by the tragic death of a friend, sister cf her new pairs partner. Neither attended Final Trials but Helen went to Boat Selection Weekend without her partner. She was selected to represent GB at the Cologne International Regatta in May. Gemma was also set for Germany. At Spn ng Assessments she was selected for the GB team for the Munich Junior International Regatta. She also won at Docklands Regatta in a single scull and so was eligible to go to Final Trials both as a sculler and as a rower.
CI Exams loomed and weekly trips to Kingston were now out of the question, but the hard work of A levels was interrupted by the National Schools Championships in Nottingham with Helen and Gemmabacktogetherasa pair. Withexamsover on a Wednesday, Thursday saw Helen at Under 23 Final Trials but luck was not with her. Despite being equal third on stroke side, it was decided to send only a four to Nations Cup. This left Helen free to row for England in the Home International in Cork where she won a Gold. Gemma was also at trials that weekend and was selected to row for GB in a pair in the Coupe de la Jeunesse with Sarah Ledwidge, her partner from last year. She also came home from Cork with Gold medals. The season was over and it was ti me for a rest but still with A-level results to come! Helen and Gemma mustered 7 A's and 1 B between them exactly the right grades to make it to their chosen universities, Imperial College, London for Helen and Oxford for Gemma. Undoubtedly, they will both continue with their rowing as well astheirstudie;. Over the course of the year Helen and Gemma put in at least 12 hours a week of training and in many weeks, much more. They worked hard and played hard and settled for nothing but the best. Now they have left, I can safely say how much I have admired their commitment, effort and determination. SomeClass-RealClass. AWEIIis-Davies
RUGBY IstXV Rugby Played 13 Won 6 Lost 6 Drawn 1 The traditional rugby report involves a match by match review of the season, but I am going to break with tradition and concentrate solely on our mid-season Daily Mail Cup encounter with Durham School. Despite going out of the competition on try count-back, this was the high-point of the season for me and for the many supporters watching. I challenge anyone to recall a more enthralling and committed performance from 15 rugby players. Not only did the team play some truly outstanding rugby but their resolve, their sportsmanship and their courage won the respect of everyone lucky enough to have watched. The 10-10 scoreline reflects a hard fought match between two well-matched sides, but it was the manner in which the St. Peter's side played the game that set the two teams apart. Every player performed to their limits and Andrew Springgay led by example throughout. The character shown by the side, most notably, Mark Watson and Matthew Miers, in resolutely standing up to some challenging situations was a credit to them and is testament to the spirit of fair play that is integral to the rugby ethos at both St Olave's and St Peter's.
may well have ultimately paid off. I know the players wanted to score that try to seal the game but to have lost would have been a travesty and so I asked for the penalty kick to tie the game. It meant going out of the competition but it was more important that the record books showed we did not lose. If everthere was a winning draw, this was it. Durham then went on to the semi-final of the competition - we should take a great deal of pleasure from their progress. It is a measure of the achievement of our side that we won the match in every aspect, bar the scoreline. Next year.
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Throughout the season, the front-row comprised Dan Dickinson as the ever-present hooker and various combinations of Niall O'Loughlin, Rob Leadbeater, Ross Everett and Mark Watson at prop. For a small front-row they scrummaged well and proved their real worth in their excellent play in the loose. Niall stood out on several occasions with his tireless close-support play and slick handling.
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The second row of Matthew Parkin, James Rossington, Greg Sharp and the occasional star turn by the under 16 pair of Abel 8t Brotherton provided valuable lineout ball and the back row of Jonathan Else, Ed Rowbottom and ON Councell tackled everything in sight. Ed's kamikaze runs from our kickoffs scared everybody; I'm glad his physiotherapist wasn't watching I With plenty of possession the half-backs of Matthew Miers, Lundi Shackleton and Alistair Robertson offered lots of attacking options. Matthew's tenacity won him the prize for most improved player and Alistair gained a place in the Yorkshire side - well done to both. Lundi benefited from the need to fight for his place and goes into next season better equipped to fully exploit his natural flair. By the season end there was probably no better scrum-half in the NorthEast. Rob Taylor, Tom Spilman 6t Alex Main, the 'midfield of steel', ran hard and straight in attack and gave no quarter in defence. Peter Miles and Simon Price gave solid support at full-back and ON Hainsworth, Ben Firth, and 'crazy legs' Ed Birch all contributed much from out wide on the wings. The stand-out player of the season was undoubtedly the captain, Andrew Springgay. Not only did he lead the side with great maturity but his skill and athleticism earned him a place in the England U18 Group. He represented England North against Australia, England 'A' against Wales 'A' and Australia, and played for his country against France at Twickenham. A remarkable achievement, and we wish him every success in his rugby careerat Newcastle Falcons. Six wins, six losses and one draw suggest a mediocre season but it was far from that. It was a season every player that represented the 1st XV can be immensely proud of. Some great rugby was played, and played in the true spirit of rugby football. Welldoneall. CAPS - A. SPRINGGAY, 0. COUNCELL
Certainly we could have won; Andrew Springgay's brave resolve to continue running the numerous penalties near the Durham line
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RW Doyle Winners Inter House Competition Senior Junior
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Played 10 Won 9 Lost 1 Pointsfor 301 Pointsagainst 66 Squad: R Everett, S Price, JP Wilkinson, E Birch, C Emmerson, B Firth, E Mulkeen, L Shackleton, D Birkett, M Watson, R Elliot, G Sharp, P Goodrick, J Rossington, JSteward, J Rich, J Harvey, M Miles A committed side reaped the results it deserved throughout the season. The Captain, Ross Everett, led by example, always in the thick of the action, never accepting a backward step. The backs were a potent force with real speed and it was this, allied to good handling skills, that most opposition found difficult to counter. It is easy to coach a side to score when all the backs are regular try scorers. Ben Firth has been a prolific scorer for the 2nd XV but perhaps the most pleasing aspect of his season was the development of his defence. This mirrored the improvement of the entire side. They were often up against much larger players especially in the forwards. They countered this by making big hits in the tackle and when winning the ball moving it wide and away from the opposition as fast as possible. The back row of Jonathan Steward, Jim Rossington and Peter Goodrick were ever present and this allowed consistency in attacking the blind side and at the end of the lineout. In open play they were extremely mobile, suiting our wide game. They were ably supported by the front five who never shirked the dirty work. James Rich and Dan Birkett revelled in offensive tackling, often setting the tone for the rest of the side. This was a talented team that developed from an attacking force into an all round unit capable of excellent defence. They fully deserved their excellent record. M W Johnston
3rd XV Rugby The sign of a strong rugby school can be measured often by its strength in depth and this year's 3rd XV were an excellent all round side. Defeats at the hands of a Fylinghall 1st XV, U16 'A' Woodhouse Grove and a very strong Ampleforth College teams were the only reverses to report. With such a large number of boys wanting t o play it was always going to be difficult to balance putting the best side out each week and rotating the squad. However, with such good humour in the side and a large amount of skill this problem neverarose. ThtPtttritt 1998-1999
Overall we had cover in all positions and players with a good deal of experience in several key areas. This helped as the season progressed and injuries took their toll. Many players were able to fill their favourite position and some developed new ones. Both Andrew Heaps and Ben Hewitt deserve special praise here as they filled key positions and filled them well. With such a mobile and yet strong set of forwards it was clear that we would always gain our fair share of the ball from the set piece and on reflection this laid the foundations for a most entertaining and successful season. David Cross was unlucky to be injured so early on, but with George Fell, John Morley and William Gagg as props we hardly took a backward step all season. Russell Parton-Bagnall has had several most successful seasons recently and with a little more weight I am sure he would have represented the 1st XV given his wonderful skills in the tight and bravery in the loose. Oliver Robinson captained the side with a great deal of skill and leadership and was at his most dangerous when rampaging in open field, leaving many opponents wrong footed when deceived by some outrageous dummies! The other member of the second row was Stuart Wilson whose line-out display was fundamental to our success during the season. Stuart took a great deal of ball and showed splendid athleticism with his two-handed catching at number two. The back row was a hotly contested area, with John Cole clearly an outstanding player who will no doubt play higher next season. His big hits and support play were a feature when the team were playing at their best. Adam Sharp, Andrew Welsh and Hugh Strivens all contributed vastly to the overall success of the pack. There was a great battle for the No. 9 shirt all season between Gareth Pierce, Simon Watkinson and Ben Hewitt. Although Gareth established himself in the side there was never much to choose between these three talented individuals. A special mention must be made about the silky skills of Peter Rivis, who seems to possess all the requirements of the fly-half position. He commanded centre stage with the ball in his hands and he had the confidence to take on the opposition when the opportunity presented itself. Peter is an instinctive player, who also had the ability to organise the backs and vary the play. Again, it is only his slight build which has prevented him from playing representative rugby for the 1st or 2nd XV. The two centres, Jonathan Lally and Alex Bond were rocks in mid-field. Jonathan made numerous tackles and some fine touches, whereas Alex could be relied upon to make several running breaks each match. Andrew Heaps made progress in the full-back position, with a great pair of hands under the high ball and he was renowned for his sizzling running abilities from broken play. As the season progressed he became better and more confident at joining the line in attack. Final mention must go to the flying wingmen, both Christopher Reilly and Marcus Boulton had pace to burn and they both finished off many pieces of fine play by the team with their blistering speed.
UI6Rugby In writing this report it would be easy to highlight excellent individual performances and achievements throughout the season, for there were many. However, that would be to ignore the essential feature of this side and that is their outstanding team work. In attack they could be devastating and in defence they were courageous, offensive and miserly. For much of the season they played without key players, who were out on county duty. Despite this the 'second string' members of the squad came in and equitted themselves with distinction. The whole squad accepted the strengthened fixture list, which put the boys under pressure as often as we could. This often meant honouring fixtures with only eight or nine regular A team players in the side. The results did at times suffer, but the rugby education it provided for the boys, will I hope, prove invaluable in the harder games to come at 1st team level. This was also true of the opportunities some of the boys had playing in the senior sides, non more so than Ben Taylor and Billy Brotherton s performancesagainst Durham for the 1st XV. In any season certain things will always stick in the mind, and here for what they are worth are my own thoughts. The outstanding performance by the forwards at Hymers led from the front by Rob and Daniel and finished so well by the backs. A game characterised by the quality of the opposition and their efforts and by an excellent referee. To win so well showed just how good they could be. Defeat at Sedburgh, with injury and the county accounting for six integral players, showed the other side of the squad. They played with fire and real courage against a splendid team with Rob and Billy yet again showing what the selectors had missed for Yorkshire.. Then came the final match against Denstone in which we were able to field almost our full XV for the first time since Leeds. Matthew made his long awaited comeback and made his mark very early on! The first twenty minutes released the frustrations of the preceding weeks and let loose the most destructive period of rugby I have seen for a long time. Substitutions enabled all the remaining squad members to get on the field with Rockman completing a wonderful move to finish the season in great style. The boys trained very hard, listened with an intensity rarely matched in the classroom! and played with real intelligence. Alex Drysdale's option taking wasalmostfaultlessand it was great credit to the boys that they so regularly gave him these options. It was good to see the full A team represent North Yorkshire and four of them represent the Yorkshire U16 team and two Durham U16's. It was an irony, not lost on those watching the Yorkshire vs Durham county game, that whilst Durham had two St. Peter's boys playing (Rupert and Sam Brown), Yorkshire had three on the bench and lost!
Finally, my thanks to Messrs. Doyle and Johnston for all their help with the fitness work, the parents for their support and to the vice-captain, Peter Rivis. But most of all my gratitude is to Oliver Robinson who led the team with great skill. The following represented the 3rd XV: UVI
AP Bond, DR Cross, JA Harvey, AJ Heaps, BE Hewitt, RH Parton-Bagnall, GW Pierce, CT Reilly, PA Rivis (Vice-Captain), OJLRobinson (Captain), AJ Sharp, AJ Welsh &SJ Wilson.
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After the holiday we started our sevens preparation. The boys were excellent, turning out for practices in their own time. In the end we could have selected two almost identical sevens to go down to Rosslyn Park at the end of term. Preparation had gone well winning the Roses Sevens at Ripon GS and finishing runners up at Pocklington. That they finally went out in the national Sevens, at the semifinal stage, by a single score, does them huge credit.
It was an absolute pleasure to coach this group of players, A and B team alike. The parents were totally supportive and wholly constructive and for this I thank them. Certainly I wish them all well for the coming tour and for their senior rugby. The following represented the U16 teams thisseason;
T Abel* +, W Brotherton*, S Brown* +, R Brown* +, A Drysdale* +(capt), A Duffin, G Fowles*, R Gibbon, R Greetham*, L Henderson*, B Jackson*, M Maitland, J Morley, C Murray-Hocking*, R Pike* +, J Round*, N Rusling*, T Smith*, M Spilman*, BTaylor*, D Wright* +, L Brotheridge, S Cowan,T Firth.W Gagg, T Garnett, M Hall, M Kitchin, R Law, B Les, E Marsden, D Metcalfe, J Newbound, G Robinson, D Thomas-Peter, J Wood +County representatives
* North Yorkshire
RESULTS A team VS NEWCASTLE RGS VS TRENT COLLEGE VS MANCHESTER GS VS HYMERS COLLEGE VS AMLEFORTH COLLEGE VS LEEDS GS VS POCKLINGTON VS DURHAM SCHOOL VS SEDBERGH VS WOODHOUSEGROVE VS DENSTONE VS BRADFORD GS Rl PON'ROSES SEVENS' POCKLINGTON SEVENS ROSSLYN PARK SEVENS
17 40 37 40 53 38 53 0 0 8 79
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U15 'A' XV Rugby The season for the Under-15 A team began in sprightly fashion with four straight wins. During this period 210 points were scored, including twelve tries by captain, Daniel Lloyd, and only 20 points were conceded. The team then faced Hymers College - the toughest opposition on the circuit in their age group. Although losing 20-0 (the heaviest points difference defeat of the season) the boys showed much bravery and commitment in a ferocious encounter. The next game away to Ampleforth proved unlucky on two counts: a 14-12 defeat perhaps did not reflect the run of play; and the severe leg injury incurred by Tom Leung. Tom's absence for the rest of the season weakened the team in both the 'tight'and the loose'. The team rallied together and enjoyed three good wins in the Yorkshire Cup, including an away win at Leeds, and a gutsy and disciplined win over Crossley Heath, which fielded three eventual county players.' In the semifinal against Hymers, the team showed courageous defensive qualities in the first half, but eventually succumbed to a powerful and well-organised side. The First Round game in the Daily Mail Cup against Ripley St. John proved to be an epic contest, which we were unlucky to lose 7-5 on the conversion. In terms of wins, the rest of the season was not as fruitful, but the players, whilst losing four out of the remaining six games, still worked hard and never conceded more than five tries in any of these games. The team also produced competent performances in the three VN's tournaments that they entered winning more than three-quarters of their games. Overall the Under-15's won nine games out of the seventeen games played at fifteen-aside. Over 350 points were scored, less than 200 were conceded, and four games were lost by two points. Many players made steady progress through the season but a few standout in their contributions: Daniel Lloyd was fast and strong in defence and a prolific scorer of tries; Indraneil Basu grew in confidence and ended up as top scorer; Tom Main was a stalwart competitor in midfield; Jos Spilman (as well as making more noise than the rest of the team) was a terrier on the pitch and never gave up; and finallly Junya Iwamoto always played as if his life depended on it.
Sadly, this season was marred by a lack of playing opportunities and a lack of team spirit which meant that there was little cohesion within the team. It is difficult to understand why boys who are able and, in fact, very similar in ability need to play at one-up-manship when the quality of team play is the key and constantly stressed. No one individual stood out as being better or more crucial than the rest. What was pleasing and surprising, in spite of this, was the large number of boys keen to play. The results were fair for the most part and one or two very tight matches brought out the best in the playing abilitiesof all. In the front row there were appearances from Battye, Walker and Cheung at prop and Burton and Hinchliffe at hooker. In the second row Emmerson, Burckhardtand Hemsworth played a constructive powerhouse role..Various combinations in the back row included Hayward, Cunningham, Porte, Watson, Smithson, Bough, Kissack and Hinchliffe. At scrum half Heaps and Hinchliffe were the main players with Scaife and Parkin completing the halfback combination. In the centre there were representations by Ma'aye, Moroney, Parkin and MacGregor. Wing and full-back positions were filled by Mak, Courtman, Crompton, Craven, Watson, Rose, Parker and Brandon. The future? Perhaps rosier. At the next stage these boys move ever closer to men's rugby and this will demand far more of their courage.strength and convictions. The result is likely to be a slimmed down squad with players with more faith in their teammates. This can only be a good thing. MJ Grant
DIVA' XV Rugby
The season began with a magnificent 65-0 win against Leeds GS followed by 2 further strong victories against Giggleswick and Barnard Castle. Unfortunately, the unbeaten run was ended by 2 hard fought games against Ampleforth and Hymers. Having regained their confidence the side went on to win all of their other fixtures including a tremendously competitive rematch at Ampleforth during which Chris Wright scored his 5th hat trick and his 41 st try of the season. The team was led throughout the season by Tom Boyle (scrum half), who proved to be a very inspiring and tenacious captain. He. was supported by a talented and wonderfully keen group of players. The back line took time to settle but by mid-season had become a potent attacking force and a dependable defensive line. The regular players were Andrew Chalmers (fly half), Matthew Hodsdon (inside centre), Stephen Pike (outside centre), Chris Garnett (wing), Chris Wright (wing) and Harry Simpson (full back). The forwards, in comparison, remained almost unchanged for the duration of the season. John King (flanker) provided admirable leadership to a strong and well drilled set of forwards. The regular players were Piers Bevan (hooker), Lewis White (prop), Oliver Butler (prop), Charles Delaney (lock), Duncan Downes (lock), Stephen Caley (flanker) and Joe Shepherd (no 8). Reserves included Jonathan Kemp, David Henderson and Matthew Suggit.
Overall, this has been a tough rugby season, but I hope that the rugby that the players have experienced (both the highs and the lows) will help them to strive to improve in the future. My thanks go to Mr Grant for his assistance with coaching; to Mr Taylor and Mr Watkinson for their expert refereeing and to the parents for their undaunted support.
The side were justifiably disappointed that they did not achieve the goal of an unbeaten season. However, the points difference gives a measure of the spirit and talent of a side which it was a pleasure to coach and which I am sure will go on to greater and better things next season.
M A Monteith
Pointsfor 491 Pointsagainst 98
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others, providing the safe hands, direct running and no small amount of inspiration. Then followed a long trip down to Denstone and a 5-0 loss and an even greater loss to round off the term, 24-0, against Bradford, though last minute team changes, due to illness, took their toll. Our only match in the Easter term against Ashville saw another good win to round off the season, 49-0, Liam Connolly making his mark, once again, during this particular encounter.
UlVB'Rugby The season began against 2 traditionally difficult oppositions - Leeds Grammar and Flying Hall 'A' Team. Both results ended up as 12-5, the former a loss and the latter a well deserved win, with tries scored by Oliver Butler and William Morrison. Next came Giggleswick, away, a 46-5 win, 4 tries each half, shared between 7 players, showing the unselfish play and the determination to ensure a 15-man running and passing style which was the hallmark of the season in general. The halfback partnership of Robert Hall and Mathew Hodsdon was the bedrock of our successes, ably assisted by other backs - Toby Cleminson, Andrew Moroney and Christopher Garnett - during the first half of term. Barnard Castle, away, was our next win, 27-7, with the loose forwards of David Henderson, Matthew Suggitt and Henry Macleod guaranteeing oursuccess, ensuring the lion's share of second phase ball. A particularly good win against Hymers at home followed, 3610, with spirited tackling from fullback James Brown and the forward Ben Ward complemented the tireless, determined running of second row James Robinson, which cemented a great team performance. Our last game of the first half of the Christmas term was against Ampleforth. We lost a hard fought close encounter, 15-7, despite tireless running and a try from back row James Sugden and the terrierlike determination of Simon Spencer, who would not let the opposition maul successfully by hanging onto the ball for all his worth. The first game after half term was at Pocklington and a massive win, 72-14, saw some 13 tries scored by 10 players - new faces of Jonathan Kemp, James Gibbon and James Ellis ensured a fast flowing game with scores every 2-3 minutes. Against Durham in our next game a close win of 29-24 brought us back down to earth. A solid front row performance ably led by Adrian Warmington ensured eventual success. With a return against Fyling Hall next, and another win, 17-7, an unselfish 15-man performance kept us in front with particularly penetrating runs by Jimmy Cheng on the wing which ensured we wentforward aftersoaking up pressure and lifting us just when we needed it. That close call behind us, we went into the next match against Mount St Mary's with determination and a 10-try bonanza saw us run out 54-0 winners: Richard Francis, among
All in all an excellent group, ably led by Robert Hall yet each player did his best and ensured the season was a success: 9 wins, 4 losses, some 350 points scored for and only 120 or so against. All the signs of a bright and successful future with many current 'B' Team players likely candidates for'A'Team inclusion inyears to come.
BOYS HOCKEY 1st XI Hockey-Boys
The Peteritr I998-1999
The Squad Chris Maitland (Captain) Ed Baker, Dan Dickinson, Ben Firth, Dan Whittle, Peter Goodrick, Ed Ashley, Peter Bainbridge, Jonathan Else, Chris Emmerson, Eanon Mulkeen, Jim Rossington, Tom Wainman, Simon Watkinson, J.P.Wilkinson Played 9 Won 5 Drawn 2 Lost 2 The season involved a greater number of fixtures against higher quality opposition as schools that had previously paid our 1st XI now played the seconds. This makes the results extremely commendable as many of the fixtures were againstschool 1stXI opposition. The squad was a large one almost big enough to field a third XI this meant that many players had to rotate in order for all to play. All played with skill and enthusiasm when called ntoaction. Dan Whittle and Ben Firth were unlucky not to play in the first XI and Chris Maitland was an excellent organiser as Captain. The squad was weighted towards the lower VI and this bodes well for next season. D M Paterson
Played 10 Won 4 Drawn 2 Squad: Peter Miles* (Captain), Chris Magee, Graham Mackfall, Alex Main, Lundi Shackleton, Alastair Robertson, David MacFie, Jonathan Steward, Tom Spilman, Mark Stefanini, Mark Spilman, Marcus Pullen "capped The season had a different shape as our success over the past two seasons meant that certain schools wanted to play our 2nd XI. The defence lacked experience and early in the season this showed. After coaching from Norman Hughes (GB) they responded well and were much harder to break down. Magee in goal played well providing confidence to the team. Themidfield relied too heavily on Peter Miles for creativity. Tom Spilman's effort was outstanding and his game developed considerably. Mark Stefanini struggled against injury throughout the season. He played most effectively in defence. David MacFie led the attack ably. He matured into a team player and this allowed his game to flourish. Mark Spilman played well in the wing. He must push himself into the game more often. On the left Marcus Pullen played with flair and scored some fine goals. The efforts of Peter Miles as Captain were outstanding. He played with commitment and alwaysencouraged those lessablethan himself. School hockey has improved considerably since regular training on astroturf. This must be expanded to the younger age groups if we are going to maintain fixtures with the stronger schools. TheSM Burn Trophy-Tom Spilman The Stick-Peter Miles The Players' Player- Peter Miles
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Colts Boys Hockey The squad this year was smaller than usual, but it was evident from the first session that there was a lot of raw potential to work with. The boys all tried extremely hard to master the new techniques and were full of enthusiasm and ideas on how we were going to improve our team play - the post games afternoon analyses and discussionsfrequently went on into the dusk and were always most enjoyable. It was a pleasure for Mr Edwards and myself to work with the group, and seeing how the boys were able to compete with the senior players in the inter House competition was most rewarding and bore testament to their application and ability. There are many outstanding prospects and competition for 1 st XI places is going to be fierce next year. DK Morris The following boys represented the School: R Brown, S Brown, A Drysdale, G Fowles, R Gale, R Gibbon, R Greetham, L Henderson, M Magee, E Marsden, R Rowbottom, T Smith, B Taylor, TThorpe.
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CRICKET 1st XI Cricket The 1999 season was probably the most difficult for a long time. Poor weather and an unprecedented number of injuries did not help our cause. Judged by results only it was an unsuccessful year. Only one win and three defeats together with a lot of draws is disappointing. However, these results do not reflect the true picture. The team played a lot of good positive cricket and on several occasions were close to victory. The Captain, Peter Rivis, had a hard task and himself missed a few matches through injury. His task was made no easier as he ended the season as the only member of the Upper Sixth ir the team.
The batting, though inexperienced, had strength in depth. We were not at our best when chasing a target, but when batting first were usually able to put together a challenging total. A fairly common failing in the team was the running between the wickets. Everyone should appreciate the need to take every run available and to watch the opposition fielders closely to weigh up strengths and weaknesses. Peter Bainbridge opened for most of the season and as he gained confidence, he became increasingly effective and scored his runs quickly. Richard Gibbon did well to establish himself as the other opener. His concentration is excellent ard he has a sound defence. I hope that he will use the indoor nets this winter to try to develop his strokeplay. Mark Spilman also showed encouraging form and always seemed to have time to play his shots. At present his concentration is inconsistent. Alex Main had a very good season, playing a number of fine attacking innings. He has learned to build a big innings and hits the bad ball very hard. His 97 not out against Saints CC was mature and well-judged; he certainly deserved to score his first century. Trevor Smith had a disappointing season but he must not be too discouraged. As he showed in a couple of innings, he has the ability and a good temperament. Peter Rivis also struggled to find form, but it was a 'eal pleasure to see him play his
best innings in his last match for the School. Graham Mackfall has always had the ability to score a lot of runs, but somehow it had never happened until he got to Guernsey, where he played two outstanding innings, including 111 not out against Merchant Taylors. These innings and his accurate bowling won him one of the three awards at the Festival. Tim Bainbridge is also developing into an all-rounder, as his batting continues to improve. James Rossington had a frustrating season. He hits the ball very hard, but after two useful innings early in the term he was never able to get going. With limited chances, Sam Brown and Alistair Robertson showed that they are capable of playing their part in the batting. Three Under 15 Colts; Tom Main, Edward Taylor and James Taylor, showed that they have the ability to be good 1st XI players; I look forward to seeing how their batting develops. Of the pace bowlers, Graham Mackfall was the most successful, although he did not take the number of wickets he deserved. He bowled consistently well and regularly beat the bat. Congratulations to him on his selection for the Yorkshire Schools XI. Sam Brown tried hard, but found it hard to bowl a consistent length. At the Festival he found his rhythm and bowled well without any luck. Andrew Heaps showed good potential early in the season, swinging the ball a lot, but he, too, found wickets hard to come by on the excellent St Peter's pitches. Late in the season Tom Main bowled with pace and aggression and no little promiser Trevor Smith had a very good season with the ball. He bowled a consistent line and length and got enough movement to trouble most batsmen. Alex Main also bowled some good spells at medium pace. If he can be a little more accurate, he could be effective next year. Tim Bainbridge had a frustrating season. Despite a lot of practice he did not find his best form until the last week of term, but sadly he then suffered a back injury and was not fully fit during the Festival. Mark Spilman showed considerable potential with his off-spin and always seemed likely to take wickets. The fielding was not expected to be a strength as the team possessed few natural athletes or powerful throwers. However, they applied themselves and usually supported the bowlers quite well. The wicket-keeper, Alistair Robertson, improved steadily, particularly when standing up to the medium pacers.
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again run the 2nd XI successfully; to Neil Matkin, Paddy Stephen and Guy Shuttleworth for all their work with the Under 14's. How good it was to have Clive Robinson running the Under 15's and he did a great job. Although he has taught in St Olave's, countless Peterites have benefited greatly from his coaching in their younger days. We wish him well in his retirement and hope that he will continue to pass on his knowledge and experience to Peterites for many years to come. We were very fortunate to have another outstanding scorer; many thanks to Eleanor Baker, whose book was excellent. At the start of term our Head Groundsman left and the groundsmen who remained, Gary, Charlie and Gordon, deserve our gratitude for the tremendous amount of work that they did.
D Kirby
The Fielding Cup was won by Trevor Smith. The Colin Bosomworth Cup for the Most Improved Player was won by Alex Main. The Junior House Cup was won by Queen's, who beat Clifton in the final, but bad weather prevented the Senior competition from being completed. This year's Festival was held at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and we had an enjoyable week with lovely weather, excellent accommodation and some good cricket. Our thanks to Mike Kinder at Elizabeth College for all his work and organisation. My thanks as usual to the many people who have helped us this year; to Keith Mohan whose patient coaching has been greatly appreciated; to Mike Johnston whose help on and off the field has been invaluable; to David Watkinson ThtPrttritc I998-I999
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Import The following represented the 1st XI PARivis(Captain)*,nBainbridge*,GMackfall*,ATMain*,PABainbridge*,RNR Gibbon*, AJ Robertson*,TCSmith*,MWSpilman,SB Brown, AJ Heaps,J Rossington
V St Peter's 221-9 dec. AMain96 PBainbridge56 NGopinchandrian5 -47 A Metcalfe 3-63
Leeds GS 217-7 N Robinson 53 GJames50notout JHealy43 CLeadbeater32 TMain3-27
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President's XI 134-2 J Glen 57 SPrest50
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St Peter's 180 PBainbridge43 AMain31 JTussaud4-44 MWilkie3-31
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Ampleforth College S Phillips 72 not out MWilkie40 DAnsell31
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St Peter's 165-6 TSmith67notout
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Pocklington School 237-5 dec. BWilliams85 CGIadstone63 J Dickson 36 TSmith3-43
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St Peter's 182-7 AMain97notout CFarrell4-38 NFIetcher3-28
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Saints CC 180-7 MCowell73 NTubbs37 TBainbridge4-30 AMain3-13
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Won
St Peter's 202 AMain79 NZak3-40 TCrews3-58
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Scarborough College 191-8 C Gilbert 69 NZak33 TBainbridge3-41
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Drawn
St Peter's 171-7 dec. AMain64notout
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Old Peterites 183-6 JStubbs58notout PBrierley39 TSmith3-29and25-0
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IstXI Averages * - n o t out Batting AT Main GMackfall PABainbridge PARivis TMain TTBainbridge RNR Gibbon TC Smith MWSpilman SB Brown ECTaylor AJ Robertson J Rossington
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Innings 17 15 14 13
2 1 0 2 5 1 3 2 3 1 5 0 0 1
5 9 16 18 16 6 3 10 11
JETaylor AJ Heaps
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648 323
97*
43.20 24.85
310 258 59 77 286 247 220
39 24 46 81 34 19
111* 58 60 34* 22* 59 67* 66 18 21* 20* 21 18 7
23.85 19.85 19.66 19.25 19.07 16.47 15.71 13.00 12.00
9.20 7.36 6.80 6.33
Also batted: FJDale10;GWMagee2*,2. Bowling TC Smith MWSpilman TMain AT Main GMackfall TTBainbridge PABainbridge PARivis AJ Heaps SB Brown
Overs 168 68
8
42 68 204 158.2
6
38 39 38 65
Runs
Maidens 39
584 266 172 306 617 610 155 139 162 248
9 49 31 10 6 4 10
Alsobowled:J Rossington 10 3.31
Wickets 33 11 7 11 19 18 4 3 3 3
Average 17.70 24.18 24.57 27.82 32.47 33.89 38.75 46.33 54.00 82.66
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IstXI RESULTS St Peter's 61-2
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Yorkshire Gentlemen CC 219-6dec. GShuttleworth51 A Billington 51 not out N Elliot 45 TBainbridge3-67
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 106 A Main 48 MSmart3-5
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MCC 190-5 dec. SHolgate60 J Henderson 53 J Davis 50 not out
Home
Lost
St Peter's 108-6 PRivis45 SLangstaff3-25
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GiggleswickSchool 166-8 dec. JSmailes63 AMain3-40
Away
Drawn
St Peter's 180-7 MSpilman66 RGibbon 59
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YorkCC 199-5 dec. JMcCready53 M Owen 43
Home
Drawn
St Peter's 142-8 dec. EWilliamson3-30
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Barnard Castle School 123-9 GWilks39 R Wood 33 MSpilman3-41
Away
Drawn
St Peter's 183-8 dec. AMain54 M Donovan 3-42
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Bradford GS 152-9 SBenzafar53 B Graham 42 TSmith4-29 GMackfall 3-26
Away
Drawn
St Peter's 165-7 TSmith59notout
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StAiden'sSchool 204-1 dec. SMason I H n o t o u t RBradshaw76
Home
Drawn
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Elizabeth College, Guernsey Festival St Peter's 164 SWorth4-27
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Cranleigh School 165-6 A Houston 46
Lost
St Peter's 2 2 7 - 7 dec. AMain55 MSpilman47 TSmith34 TMain34notout SKelshaw3-35 PTerBekke3-47
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Rossall School 130-7 SKelshaw38 TSmith3-29
Drawn
St Peter's v 250-8dec. GMackfall 111 not out PBainbridge58
MerchantTaylors 231-8 FFienberg75 J Lane 61 GMackfall 3 - 3 4 TSmith3-45
Drawn
St Peter's 1 8 5 - 6 dec. GMackfall 78 notout PRivis36
Elizabeth College 174-8 N Chambers 51 notout TSmith4-35 AMain3-44
Drawn
St Peter's PRivis60 RGibbon 48 D Hutchinson 3-57
Loretto School 2 0 0 - 7 dec. JWylie94 ADuncan-Millar36 GMackfall 3-37
Drawn
111 Znd XI Cricket Although the 2nd XI only won two of their eleven games it was a season which saw many good individual performances and a season which was clearly enjoyed by the team and saw several of the younger players make good progress. In four of the drawn matches we were at one time in a strong position. The bowlers were unable to dismiss Ashville and Giggleswick as both these sides declined to chase achievable targets. Against Leeds our own batting collapsed from 102-3 chasing 151, Leeds themselves having been 105-8, and in an excellent game of cricket the Pocklington tail just managed to hold out. Only Ampleforth appeared to be considerably stronger than us. Starting the season at Sedbergh, on a pitch unfit for cricket, did little for any batsman's confidence but in the following game an unbroken stand of 178 between Edward Dale and Chris Magee gave an indication of the batting which we would see throughout most of the season. Ed ward's two centuries were magnificent to watch and he did much for the confidence of the other batsmen as he averaged over 50 in the seven games he played. It was unfortunate that he was unable to commit himself to the 1st XI where he could have been a very successful player. Chris Magee also showed considerable determination as he scored nearly 200 runs in five games. It was particularly pleasing to see the progress made by Mark Stefanini over the season; he learnt to play to his strengths and tried hard to eliminate the arial shots which had so often been his undoing. He was very unlucky to fall just short of a century against Pocklington. Mark was a very positive influence on the side and his good humour did much to keep the team focused but also relaxed. Simon Watkinson made several useful contributions with the bat, particularly when the side was under pressure. His 55 not out, in a stand of 70 for the eighth wicket with David Burgess against Durham, showed excellent thinking as well as good strokeplay. Daniel Dickinson played himself in on many occasions and, although he went on to good scores against Bootham and Scarborough College, he did give his wicket away too often. The bowlers were only able to dismiss three sides but this statistic hides some very good performances. Jonathan Lally bowled consistently well. He bowled very few bad balls and by keeping the ball up to the bat always looked dangerous. He was unlucky to finish the season with only eight wickets; probably a consequence of the considerable respect shown for his bowling by the opposition batsmen. He did remarkably well restricting the Durham batsmen to three runs in the final over when only four were required for victory. Tristan Sillars was always able to swing the ball and steadily accumulated wickets throughout the season; he will continue to progress if he is a little more patient and learns the value of keeping batsmen under pressure. David Burgess grew in confidence over the season and took a number of useful wickets. He was never afraid to give the ball air and he gave the attack some much needed variety. It was unfortunate that the fielders did not always give him the necessary backing. James Rich made good strides forward and promises much for next season if he can gain a little more consistency.
U15 Cricket After a very indifferent beginning the Under 15 XI showed improved confidence and know-how to attain a higher all-round standard. Hard practice in fielding skills brought about improvement in attacking the ball and in accurate throwing along with sensible and contact backing up of the stumps which was eventually to become significant in pressurising opposition. There will always be a lot of room for improvement in basic batting and bowling techniques and players must continue to constantly practise basic skills to maintain a high standard in these departments. I was impressed by the way a very large squad of players practised enthusiastically and by how they were prepared to listen to advice, even though some of them played only the very minimum of matches. They were very ably led by Henry Burton who proved himself a very able captain at this level and showed a good example particularly with the bat. I must mention the excellent contribution of James Taylor in the field. His standard of ground fielding , particularly the speed with which he attacks the ball is something all players should aspire to. Tom Main, Edward Taylor and James Taylor are to be congratulated on being selected to play occasional matchesforthe 1 stXI.
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Alex Drysdale greatly improved behind the stumps and must ensure that he works further on his technique before next season. Chris Emmerson's form behind the stumps was variable but his three stumpings against Scarborough did much to turn the game in our favour. The fielding was inconsistent; there were some outstanding catches from several members of the side, particularly James Rich and Mark Stefanini, but too many simple catches were put down. The ground fielding was improved when Rupert Brown came into the side but on many occasions the basics were ignored and the opposition batsmen were not kept underenough pressure. Daniel Dickinson captained the side well. He had very little luck with the toss, losing all but two, but he did all he could to get everyone involved and was willing to try something different to get a result. His declarations were always generous as he tried to play very positive cricket. I am very grateful to him for his efforts. I have enjoyed this season and am very grateful to those members of the side who showed total commitment to cricket at St Peter's. D J Watkinson 1
2nd XI Results: St Peter's 21
Sedbergh 22-2
Lost by 8 wickets
St Peter's 190-2 dec. v E Dale 101 not out, C Magee 70 not out,TSillars3-5Q
Ashville 127-5
Match drawn
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Giggleswick 136-5 EDale111,MStefanini41
St Peter's 180-7 dee. E Dale 46, C Magee 60, A Heaps5-36
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Barnard Castle 114
Wonby66runs
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Bradford OS 94-6
Lost by 4 wickets
St Peter's 188-2 dec. E Dale 56, C Magee 50, D Dickinson 39 not out
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Bootham 192-2
Lost by 8 wickets
St Peter's 107-8 E Dale 54,TSillars 5-13
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Leeds QS 151
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Ampleforth 118-2
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St Peter's 190-8 dec. M Stefanini 70, S Watkinson 55 not out
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Durham 190-2
Match drawn
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StPeter's 218-4 M Stefanini 94,ISiiIars41, J Lally3-21,DBurgess3-72
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Pocklington 180-8
Match drawn
StPeter's 133-2 M Stefanini 43, D Dickinson 50 not out, TSillars3-15,DBurgess3-62
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Scarborough College 130
Won by 8 wickets
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the 5th wicket fell at 69, it was anyone's game, but crucially, four catches were then dropped to a I low Leeds a five wicket victory. Ampleforth always represent tough opposition; this year, we were simply outplayed. Ampleforth scored an impressive 192 for 3 declared in 37 overs, through sensible hitting and very good running. Whilst the boys were obviously a little disheartened, to be bowled out for 31 in 11.2 overs was terribly disappointing. There was little satisfaction to take from this game, other, perhaps, than hoping that the boys may have learn from the way in which the opposition did so many of the basics well. The final two matches were both against mediocre opposition, and what could well have been two victories ended as a draw and a defeat. Pocklington were 75 for 5, after which some poor bowling and sloppy fielding allowed them to declare at 187 for 7, when really they should not have scored much over 100. We bagan the chase well enough, but never built a worthwhile partnership. Henry McLeod top scored with 33, and five others reached double figures, but we ended a disappointing 133 for 8.
v Scarborough College (home) StPeter's 145for 5 dec (JamesTaylor 41, Tom Main 47 n.o.) Scarborough 147 for3 Playing Squad H Burton,J Bough, R Heaps,0 Hinchliffe, D Moroney, WSmithson, J Spilman, J Rose, ETaylor.JTaylor, N Scaife, RScaife.TMain, PHenwood.Khaled Ma aye, Khalil Ma aye, R Hayward, A Porte, J MacGregor, C Hazlerigg, W Battye C Robinson
Inter House Cricket Winners Junior-Queens
UK Cricket This has been a season of mixed success. Two victories and one draw from seven fixtures suggests a poor season, but on the contrary, it was an enjoyable year with many encouraging aspects. Throughout, the boys practised hard and listened to advice, and certainly two of the defeats (against Leeds and Scarborough) could easily have been victories with a little more luck. After the loss to the weather of the Sedbergh fixture, the season started in earnest with successive victories over Giggleswick and Barnard Castle. Whilst neither opposition were great sides, Henry Mcleod and Matthew Hodsdon batted patiently at Giggleswick on a very slow pitch, to ensure what turned out to be a more than adequate total, Giggleswick being bowled out for 25 in 32 overs ! Chris Nicholson took 5 for 2 and Lewis White 2 for 2, but clearly their batting was not typical of what we would meet during the season. Against Barnard Castle, sensible early batting enabled Toby Cleminson the freedom to score an impressively brisk unbeaten 34, allowing us to declare at 116 for 6. In what was always a tight match, I was delighted to secure a win by 24 runs, as Barnard Castle were well placed at 83 for 6. This was very much a team effort, with the wickets shared between five bowlers. There followed a memorable fixture against Bradford G.S Under 15's. Bradford scored 151 for 5 declared in untroubled fashion, although the boys stuck to their task well. Whilst I never really thought that we would successfully chase that total against what we knew to be a strong attack, I could not have predicted what followed. The two opening bowlers were quick for Under 15's, and simply far too fast for our batsmen. After two overs from each of them, St Peter's were 8 for 4. Sportingly, they took the two bowlers off, but even so we were soon 19 for 8 when Jonathan Kemp joined Lewis White. There followed one of the best partnerships of the season, Lewis defending stoutly, Jonathan selectively hitting the bad ball very cleanly. Bradford used nine bowlers in all, and it was morally pleasing that in order to dismiss them both, they had to bring back the two openers with 6 overs left to secure their victory. The fixture against Leeds also saw fortunes fluctuate. At 36 for 6, it appeared that we were on course for a heavy defeat, but Charlie Delaney and Stephen Pike added 38 valuable runs in a brave 7th wicket stand. A total of 101 all out at least gave the boys a chance, and when the opposition were quickly reduced to 29 for 4, a rare victory against Leeds looked very possible. When 4 ^ ^
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The final fixture, at Scarborough, saw the best individual batting performance of the year on a gloriously hot day. Henry Mcleod scored 50 before being unluckily bowled off his pads, but again the rest of the batting disappointed. From 99 for 3, we reached a respectable 159 for 9 declared at tea, although it should have been more. The bowling was steady if unspectacular, and sensible batting saw Scarborough reach a seemingly unassailable 125 for 1. Whilst we were never at this stage going to win, the run rat required was always 5 an over, and when one wicket came, others followed, Matthew Hodsdon bowling as well as at any time in the season. 20 off 4 overs, 10 off 2 overs were required, and whilst we had difficult chances, Scarborough deservedly won in the last over. This has been an enjoyable season, which suggests much promise for the future. Henry Mcleod and Andrew Chalmers both look good batsmen, whilst James Gibbon and Toby Cleminson as seamers, and Matthew Suggit and Andrew Chalmers as leg spinners both show potential. I hope that Jonathan Kemp and Toby Cleminson will each add patience and shot selection to their obvious ability to hit the ball cleanly, as there is no doubt that they both have good eyes. On the whole the boys have tried hard, and after lots of encouragement (!), have improved as fielders. Tom Boyle, Andrew Chalmers and Toby Cleminson all captained the side knowledgeably, and Matthew Hodsdon and Chris Nicholson both showed skill with bat and ball. It was encouraging that a number of boys who bagan the year in the 'B' squad persevered, and later played for the 'A's, notably Robert Hall, Matthew Suggit and Joe Shepherd. Others such as Raymond Janes and particularly Jean-Paul Potter will, I hope, be encouraged to continue w th their cricket next year. Finally, I must thank all those who have helped me this year. Firstly, the ever enthusiastic Mr Stephen, for ensuring that the 'B' team ran so efficiently, but especially for his ability to endlessly make running in the rain so enjoyable I Mr Mohan, as ever, has shared his knowledge with those boys who attended extra practices on Thursdays, and Mr Shuttleworth umpired most of the 'B' team games. I would not like to forget our groundstaff, who year after year produce pitches better than any which we visit. I do believe that boys must find it much easier to develop good habits if they are p aying on good pitches. Finally, I would like to thank our loyal band of supportive parents, who could always be found on the boundary, be it in the freezing wind at Leeds or the more pleasant summer's afternoon at Scarborough. Your support was greatly appreciated.
Neil Matkin
TENNIS BoysTennislstVI The 1999 season turned out to be even more successful than last year. We again entered the Midland Ban< National Schools Tennis Competition and became Regional Champions for the second year running. Our section of the league began in February with victories over both Longcroft School, Beverley (5 sets to 1)and Durham 6th Form College (6sets toO). The final stage of this Regional league was played in Hudclersfield, between Huddersfield Ne.w College ard St. Peter's, both teams having 100% records. Edward Ashley, Marcus Pullen (Captain), John-Patrick Wilkinson and Lundi Shackleton all won their singles and then combined to win their doubles. The final score being 6setsto0. As Regional Champions they went forward to the knock-out stage of the competition at the beginning of May involving a maximum of three rounds to reach the National Finals. However, the 1st IV were defeated at the hands of Pocklington GS in a thrilling match away on the grass. With the scores tied at 3 sets all and the match also level on games, the match was decided on a final set of doubles; Pocklington GS eventually going all the way to the National Finals. The spirt in the side was excellent and with only losing just one player, the team will enter the corr petition next year with even greaterconfidence. The overall record for the regular school matches was; played ten, won six and lost three, with the match against Bradford GS being a draw. Marcus Pullen's chief asset is speed. One of the enduring impressions that will be left from this season is Marcus' wonderful movement and retrieving in the face of the power hitters. But athleticism alone could never bring the success that he has gained thisseason. Marcus isa player with many resources. His forehand, unorthodox and apparently hit late, remains a bludgeon; his backhand, stil usually sliced, is uncannily consistent and awkward in its skidding bounce; his serve with a low toss, is faster and heavier than commonly realised and his volleying, on rare excursions forward, is more than adequate. But the head matters more, of course, and here Marcus has the champion's mark: he thinks and fights, his mind clear in pursuit of the way to win. His determination and competitive edge will be a great loss to the side next year. Edward Ashley formed the other half of the first pair. Edward is still essentially a back-court player. There were many long and attritional rallies in his victory over Marcus in the Alcuin Trophy singles competition. He is becoming more happy to drive the mid-court ball and attack the net rather than scuttle back to safety. His weapons are his ground-strokes, singlehanded on both sides, almost invariably hit with bruising power. He must focus on keeping his serve out of trouble and reducing the number of double faults in the really big matches. As next season's captain, he has the responsibility to help bring on a young and very talented side. At second pair for most of the season was the
Fifth Form combination of Guy Fowles and Edward Marsden. Both these players enjoyed a successful season. Showing great patience in the rallies, rarely did they give points away easily. This maturity of play made them first pair in a few matches. However, both will need to add power to their all round game if they are to improve on this year's record. This will enable them to come to the net with greater confidence and make the task of playing winning volleys that bit easier. Tom Garnett played well at third pair with two different partners. He started the season with Richard Gale who was then overtaken by David Macfie during the second half of the season. It is easy to be optimistic about the next few seasons with the great talent in the current Fifth Form. They must continue to play at club level when they are not at school over the holidays and this type of competition will help develop and mature their games still further. I would like to thank Mr Halper, the University number one, for his help with coaching the first team during the last three years; his departure to Germany will leave a big gap, Mr. Taylor for his support with the 2nd VI and Mr Paterson for his help and encouragement of the U15 squad. Finally, thanks to Mr Potter for his effort with the developing players, he has done a fine job in his first yearattheschool.
Colours First team colours were re-awarded to the Captain Marcus Pullen and Edward Ashley and awarded for the first time to Guy Fowles, Thomas Garnettand Edward Marsden. The following players represented the 1st VI team: E J Ashley, R A D Gale, T D Garnett, M J Hodgson, D J MacFie, M J Magee, ERH Marsden, M J Pullen, LC Shackleton and J-PWilkinson.
IndividualCompetition-fortheAlcuinTrophy The Final: Edward Ashley defeated Marcus Pullen 7 - 6 , 7 - 6 .
Inter-HouseTennisCompetition The Final: Grove 5-1 The Manor R G Shread
BoysTennisSecondVI This was a very impressive performance, with nine of the ten fixtures producing wins. The highlights were the matches against Hymers, Pocklington, QEGS and Bradford, and strength in depth was the key to these and other successes. Fierce competition forthe third pair in the FirstVI resulted in a considerable number of changes in the pairings during the term, and twelve players represented the school at second team level. Tom Garnett and Richard Gale established themselves at first pair early in the term, and Tom captained the team for the early fixtures before gaining a regular place in the First VI. David Macfie began to find his form and joined Tom. Matthew Parkin succeeded him as captain and led the team to further successes in the
remaining fixtures. Congratulations to all on this memorable achievement. The team was selected from: T Garnett, R Gale, D Macfie, M Parkin, L Shackleton, J-P Wilkinson, E Mulkeen, A Cowan, M Magee, J Cole, R Elliot and DWainman. P Taylor
Results Hymers College
Away
Won
8-1
Leeds GS
Home
Won
7-2
Ashvtlle College
Home
Won
9-0
Silcoates School
Home
Won
6/2-21/2
Pocklington School
Horn
Won
9-0
QEGS Wakefield
Away
Won
6-3
Worksop College
Home
Won
7-2
Bradford GS
Home
Won
Ampleforth College
Away
Lost
Woodhouse Grove
Away
Won
5-4 1 1/2-71/2 9-0
BOYS ATHLETICS This season was the busiest yet for our athletes with several new meetings added to the calendar, including our inaugural entry into the TSB National Schools' Cup. Captain of Athletics, Ben Firth, was kept busy chasing up team selections and did a sterling job all term. The first meet, the Northern HMC Championships, took place at the imposing Gateshead Stadium and our three age groups all performed well. Notable performances included Chris Wright winning the Junior Javelin, Sandy Cowan winning the Intermediate 1500m and second places for Ben Firth and Oli Hainsworth in the SeniorCompetition. The team performed creditably at the Ampleforth meeting and this was quickly followed by the Area round of the TSB Cup. This fixture involved a large team of over 25 boys competing against 5 other schools at the Ryedale Stadium in York. Dan Lloyd ran well and Chris Wright once again put in a strong performance. The team came third and missed out on qualifying for the next round by just a handful of points. In the York and District Trials, there were numerous successes but Sandy Cowan deserves special mention as he progressed through to the national trials in the 1500m. All those who represented the school on the track or in the field events should be proud of their efforts, well done.
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House Time 67.84 SCHOOL 63.69 TEMPLE 60.06 (NEW RECORD) TEMPLE SCHOOL 66.81
U H BA U15BA U16 BA SEN BA
LANDER PORTE ROBERTS COUNCELL
34.37 31.97 29.00 31.06
U14BR U15 BR U16BR SEN BR
SHEPHERD LLOYD ROBERTS COUNCELL
TEMPLE 35.38 TEMPLE 33.63 30.09 (NEW RECORD) TEMPLE SCHOOL 35.00
U14 FLY U15FLY U16FLY SEN FLY
JANES EMMERSON HOPE BOND
30.93 28.72 31.65 29.59
SCHOOL TEMPLE SCHOOL SCHOOL
U14 FR U15FR U16FR SEN FR
JANES EMMERSON GREETHAM BOND
27.25 25.09 28.35 25.12
SCHOOL TEMPLE CLIFTON SCHOOL
U14MEDR U15MEDR U16MEDR SEN MED R
63.66 62.60 63.40 55.87
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Junior Iridividual Winner
Joss Spilman
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GIRLS HOCKEY This was an outstanding year for all age groups. From the first whistle of the season the 1st XI looked like a winning team and so it turned out to be. They won 9 matches and lost only 2, one of these to a very good South African touring side. Outstanding in midfield was Charlotte Brisby who combined well with Katherine Downes on the wing to create many good scoring chances. Captain, Sara Chapman, played centre defender in a very dependable back line. Erica Smith's skills at left defence improved with every game. Jennie Scott, Amy Winepress and Catherine Fielder showed adaptability playing in various defending positions. Jo Sargeant played a very good'sweeper'-a position which made maximum use of her boundless energy! Hannah Burton was hard working as ever at centre forward with very good close stick skills. On the left Pippa Hurd combined well with Jane Todd who certainly knew where the goal was(a hattrickvDurham)! In goal, Claire Middleton-Walkerwasfearlessandmadesomeverygood saves. The 2nd XI made a hesitant start (losing their only 2 matches early on to Tadcaster Grammar and Hymers) but after that they romped through the season winning their next 11 matches. With Charlotte Mee as Captain, they played spirited hockey. Jenny Hutt showed enormous improvement throughout the term, while Kate Garnett and Suzie Bainesused their speed on the wings to great effect. Claire Hall and Melissa Moran both showed good stickwork in the circle, Melissa rarely missing a chance in front of goal. Hannah Stower was very cool under pressure in defence as was Catherine Hurd who showed a good workrate. With Kate Hudson a dependable in defence and Holly Sturgess and Lucy Hewish (who shared the role of goalkeeper between them) playing well, there were few goals conceded. We are gradually getting more games for the 3rd XI (6thisyear) because the strength of our hockey means we can often take on other schools' 2nd Xls. In these 6 games there were 41 goals 'for' and none 'against' - well done, 3rds. Emma-Louise Hall was outstanding on the forward line and Katie Jenkins and Katrina Wight stood out in defence.
Throughout the term the Junior teams showed great spirit, often under some adverse weather conditions - even managing to play on the Wightman pitch when all around them was under water. Woe betide anyone who missed the ball on the sideline as a paddle was then required! Many thanks to the coaches for their hard work, the groundsmen for their preparation of the pitches and to the girls, whose enthusiasm even on the coldest days does them great credit.
Results: IstXI 5.9.98
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Old Peterites
14.9.98
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Easingwold
19.9.98
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Hymers
26.9.98
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Mount St Mary's
28.9.98
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York High School, South Africa
3.10.98
V
Ackworth
10.10.98
V
Mount
14.10.98 A XI
V
Silcoates
11.11.98
V
Ashville
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W
5-0
14.11.98
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Durham
(H)
W
6-1
28.11.98
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Barnard Castle
(H)
W
1-0
2.12.98
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Scarborough College
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L
1-3
5.12.98
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Queen Margaret's
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D
0-0
Another highlight of the season: at half term a senior squad went to Madrid. The tour was very enjoyable, the weather extremely pleasant, although the hockey a little too hot for us! We marvelled at the sights of Madrid and Toledo and thoroughly envied the sports facilities at the Club deCampo. Throughout the term the Under 16's had been going from strength to strength. Five olayers had been chosen for the York and District Squad Katherine Downes, Melissa Moran, Jo Sargeant, Jennie Scott and Jane Todd and of these Jo Sargeant and Katherine Downes went on to represent the County - congratulations. In the British Aerospace National Knockout Tournament they had won the Area then the County round and finally the Regional round to reach the North of England finals for a place in the All England Tournament. So off we went to a rather windswept and rainy Blackpool in December. After a train trip to Blackpool's finest (?) McD's and an attempt to win their fortunes on the slot machines, we took them on a bracing walk along the prom back to the B Et B where we persuaded them to have an early night! They needed it, for the opposition was of a very high quality. They learned a lot, won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 and are now ready for next year's tournament. The Junior teams also had an excellent season. The Under 15 A team won all their matches - no mean feat - with some notable scores (v Queen Margaret's 7 - 1). In the York and District Tournament they shared the Trophy, again with Queen Margaret's. The overriding feature of this Under 15 squad was their team spirit and will to win - a 50-50 ball was always theirs! Jo Topping was very quick in front of goal, Jenny Ashley showed command of the midfield and Georgie Aeons deserves a mention for her determination, enthusiasm and increasing skill. There are several very skilled players in this team but they have come to realise a team has to use all its players, not just a few, to play its best hockey. Everything augers well for their step up to senior hockey which should provide more challenges for them. The Under 14 team too, were successful. They won 10 and drew 3 of their matches. Daisy Cannonsand Laura Heaps were chosen for the newly formed York and District Squad, well done. Daisy was always strong in attack and Laura showed good close stick skills. Georgie Robinson was reliable in her tackling and Helen Slee gave good crosses. Rosie Battye and Lucy Collier showed commendable team commitment, often swapping in and sharing positions. The team as a whole progressed well through the season and it was pleasing that they, too, won the York and District Tournament.
Tournaments U19 British Aerospace Tournament v
York6th Form College
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1-0
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Huntington
D
0-0
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Joseph Rowntree
W
2-0
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Queen Margaret's
D
0-0
Finished 2nd. The following girls represented the 1st XI: S Chapman (Captain)**, C Brisby**, H Burton**, K Downes*, C Fielder, K Garnett, C Hall, P Hurd**, C Mee, C Middleton-Walker**, M Moran, H Oram, J Sargeant*, J Scott, E Smith**, J Todd, A Winepress **reawarded colours * new colours Pacey Jackson Trophy -Charlotte Mee
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Results: Znd XI 14.9.98
V
Easingwold
19.9.98
V
Hymers
(H)
L
0-3
23.9.98
V
Queen Mary's
(A)
W
3-1
26.9.98
V
MountSt Mary's
(H)
W
3-0
28.9.98
V
Tadcaster
(H)
L
0-1
7.10.98
V
Pocklington
(H)
W
3-0
10.10.98
V
Mount
(A)
3-0
4.11.98
V
Bootham
(H)
7.11.98
V
Qiggleswick
(A)
w w w
18.11.98
V
Worksop
(A)
cancelled
28.11.98
V
Barnard Castle
(H)
W
4-0
2.12.98
V
Scarborough
(A)
W
6-1
5.12.98
V
Queen Margaret's
(A)
W
2 1
3-0 1-0
C Mee (captain), S Baines, E Baker, K Garnett, C Hall, A Hazlerigg, L Hewish, C Hurd, J Hutt, K Hudson, KJenkins, S Metcalfe, M Moran, H Oram, E Pearson, ESargeant, HStower,
Winners of County Tournament beating Easingwold
2-0
Graham
4-0
drawing RiponGS
0-0
HSturgess, A Winepress
Winners of Regional Tournament beating Kimberley
3-0
Hymers
2 -1
3rd in Northern Tournament at Blackpool Ian Ramsey
1-0 W
BradfordGS
0-0 D
Arnold
0-1 L
The following girls represented the 3rd XI:
Results: 3rd XI and UI6 XI 5.9.98
v
Queen Mary's
(H)
W
5-2
7.10.98
v
Pocklington
(H)
W
5-0
14.10.98
v
Silcoates
(A)
W
4-0
4.11.98
v
Bootham
(H)
W
8-0
7.11.98
v
Giggleswick
(A)
W
8-0
11.11.98
v
Ashville
(H)
W
11-0
14.11.98
v
Durham
(H)
W
5-0
EL Hall (captain), E Baker, S Barnes, A Brown, RGifford, A Hazlerigg, L Hewish, K Jenkins, S Metcalfe, H Oram, R Paterson, E Pearson, S Roy, E Sargeant, KWight The following girls represented the U16 XI in the British Aerospace Tournament:
H Stower (captain), K Downes, C Fielder, C Hall, A Hazlerigg, K Hudson, M Moran, E Sargeant, J Sargeant, J Scott, H Sturgess, J Todd, (subs) J Ashley, C Fletcher.
Results: UI5 XI 12.9.S8BXI
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W
3-0
19.9.98
V
Hymers
(A)
W
3-1
26.9.98
V
Mount St Mary's
(A)
cancelled
U16 British Aerospace National SchoolsTournament:
30.9.98
V
Pocklington
(A)
W
3-1
Winners of Area Tournament beating
3.10.98
V
Ackworth
(H)
W
7-1
Joseph Rowntree
3-0
6.10.98
V
Silcoates
(A)
W
6-0
Fulford
2-0
10.10.98
V
The Mount
(H)
W
9-0
Tadcaster
1-0
14.10.98 B XI
V
Bootham
(H)
W
5-3
Barlby
2-0
7.11.98 B VII
V
Giggleswick
(A)
L
1-10
Queen Margaret's
0-0
11.11.98
V
Ashville
(H)
W
12-0
15.11.98
V
Worksop
(A)
cancelled
5.12.98
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
W
Tournaments U16 York and District Tournament-joint winners with Queen Margaret's
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Drawn 0
Lost 4
Drawn 1
Lost 3
Drawn 1
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2nd VII Won 7
3rd VII Won 6
1st Team Squad Kim Aeons, Sara Chapman,* Susie Baines,* Melissa Moran,* Katherine Downes, Jo Sargeant, Charlotte Brisby,** Sarah Metcalfe, Antonia Hazlerigg, Catherine Fielder, Erica Smith
Znd and 3rd Team Squad Alexia Brown, Amy Winepress, Emma-Louise Hall, Kate Hudson, Catherine Fielder, Jennie Scott, Erica Smith, Sarah Metcalfe, Antonia Hazlerigg, Katrina Wight, Alison Pike, Penny Brincklow, Lizzie Sargeant, Charlotte Mee, Hannah Burton, Eleanor Baker, Katherine Downes, Jo Sargeant, Philippa Hurd, Hannah Stower, Samantha Cuthbert-Brown
1st Team Report
The following girls represented the team: J Ashley (captain), G Aeons, L Burrell, S Dale, C Fletcher, K Millar, K Morris, N Robertson, H Smith, R Strickland-Constable, J Topping, C Ware
Results: U1UI 12.9.98 B XI
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W
3-1
19.9.98
V
Hymers
(A)
D
1-1
26.9.98 B XI
V
MountSt Mary's
(A)
W
6-0
28.9.98
V
Tadcaster
(H)
W
6-1
30.9.98
V
Pocklington
(A)
D
1-1
3.10.98
V
Ackworth
(H)
W
3-1
6.10.98
V
Silcoates
(H)
W
3-0
10.10.98
V
The Mount
(H)
9-0
14.10.98 B XI
V
Bootham
(H)
7.11.98
V
Giggleswick
(A)
w w w
18.11.98
V
Worksop
(A)
can celled
28.11.98
V
Barnard Castle
(H)
W
6-1
5.12.98
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
D
1-1
It was always going to be difficult to choose the IstVII as Charlotte Brisby was the only player to have played the previous season. We had strength in depth and many of the players could have played in any of the three senior teamsand several of them did so! Charlotte played a reliable goal defence and made accurate passes despite the fact that the remaining defence changed frequently. Sara Chapman shot consistently as goal attack and had been unlucky not to have had a regular 1st team place last year. She also had a variety of people to shoot with her! Melissa Moran was the third regular player as centre. She created space and made every effort for all matches. Melissa and Charlotte were also chosen for the York and DistrictTeamsatU16andU19 respectively.
5-3 3-1
The following girls represented the team: R Battye, D Cannons, L Collier, F Duffin, S Fishley, L Heaps, J Hoggard, G Johnston, M Lyall, LMclntyre, E Puxon, G Robinson, H Slee, R Wainaina
Girls Inter House Hockey Competition: Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Clifton Dronfield Temple Grove Rise School Queens
20 points 18 points 12 points 8 points 6 points (on goal difference) 6 points 4 points
The first match that provided real competition was against Ashville. They always play to a high standard, and the team played exceptionally well to beat them. Sara and Kim Aeons both played well, with good shots from the edge of the circle. Susie Baines fed accurately into the attack and she also used the space effectively. It was disappointing to lose by one goal to Pocklington, although perhaps a lesson was learnt that the effort remains consistent, whatever the views on the umpiring. Having lost to Ripon and York St John on February 10th by 11 goals the team was back to full strength for a return match on March 3rd. This was a very competitive match with the team winning by just one goal, 23 - 22 after an hour of play. Unfortunately key players were again missing for the Giggleswick fixture although good The Peterite
wins were achieved in the last two matches against Worksop College and Scarborough College-two of our strongest opponents. It is always difficult for the Vth years to cross the gulf between U15 play and 1st team. Although putting the three years together allows more seniors to play, and most of our opposition does the same, it definitely has disadvantages. KatherineDownes, Melissa Moran, Jo Sargeantand Antonia Hazlerigg should provide the nucleus for a good team next year. Melissa, Katherine and Jo all gained valuable experience this year although Jo moved around from attack to defence and even Katherine played in defence and a shooting position! Antonia's height will be much needed in the defending circle!
2nd & 3rd Team Report Although the two teams had 18 fixtures between them the players were almost interchangeable! This says much about the standard of the 3rd team. They had 7 fixtures, winning 6 of them - 3 of these had a score of 11 or more goal difference. The 2nd VII had 11 fixtures although 4 of these were against 1st teams from other schools. Of these results, 1 was drawn and 1 lost so they probably would have only lost 2 of their fixtures if they had only played 2nd team standard netball. The shooters for the teams were usually Kate Hudson and Catherine Fielder for the 2nds and Alexia Brown and Katrina Wight for the 3rds, although they all played in both teams! Shooters require accuracy, mobility and confidence and whilst all of them had two of these qualities, none of them had three! Something to be worked on for next year! Despite the regular changes in the 2nd VII morale remained high. Jennie Scott played consistently well at centre, ably assisted by Amy Winepress who played just about anywhere! Emma-Louise Hall, Erica Smith, Sarah Metcalfe and Antonia Hazlerigg mostly played the defence but with appearances by Amy, Katherine and Penny Brincklow. The 3rd VII played with their usual enthusiasm even when dragged off the Giggleswick and Durham! Alison Pike made an able captain and mostly played wing defence, with Lizzie Sargeant as the keeper. She played consistently well and we wish her well in her new school. The centre court positions changed fairly regularly with a total of 16 girls playing in the 3rd VII. Three of the fixtures were against 2nd team oppositions and all of these were won. They did well to draw 14 all with Giggleswick on a very windy day and had good wins of 23-17 and 2817 against Ashville College and Durham.
ResultsllMII 16.1.99
V
Ackworth
(A)
W 23-8
20.1.99U15'B'
V
Read School
(A)
W 17-12
23.1.99U15'B'
V
Barnard Castle
(A)
W
27.1.99
V
Bootham
(A)
W 16-4
30.1.99
V
Ashville
(A)
W 26-24
6.2.99
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
W 34-5
6.2.99 U15'B'
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
L
27.2.99
V
MountSt Marys
(A)
W 20-15
10.3.99
V
Joseph RowntreeU14'A'
(H)
W 18-12
10.3.99U15'B'
V
Joseph RowntreeUl4'B'
(H)
W
13.3.99
V
Giggleswick
(A)
W 17-7
17.3.99
V
Worksop
(H)
W 28-6
13-12
17.3.99U15'B'
V
Worksop
(H)
L
20.3.99
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W 42-0
20.3.99 U15'B"
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W 10-9
10-25
The following girls played for the Under 15 'A' team - J Ashley, L Burrell, Dale, C Fletcher, H Katsarelis, H Smith, R Strickland-Constable, J Toppin CWare.
The following girls played for the Under 15 'B' team - G Aeons, S Alsto M Braganza, LChalmers, L Davidson, E Hewitt, A Kirkman, H Julian, K Morri EJ Read, N Robertson, A Sweet, C Ware.
Results IIU VII 16.1.99
v
Ackworth
(A)
W
15-10
V
Read School
(A)
W
8-5
23.1.99U14'B' 27.1.99
V
Barnard Castle Bootham
(A) (A)
L L
3-8
V
The U15 'A' team won all their matches this season; they are a good neat team with no weak links. The team had a well worked out system of centre passes which were controlled accurately by Jenny Ashley. In defence, Rose Strickland-Constable often outjumped taller opponents and combined well with Clare Fletcher who often set up counter attacking moves with good accurate passes. In the centre court Hannah Smith, Jenny Ashley and LyndsayBurrell were industrious. In the shooting circle Helen Katsarelis was outstanding; Jo Topping's speed and Susanna Dale's accuracy meant we had strength in all areas of the court. As a team their control has progressed this year so few contact penalties were given away! The 'B's won 3 and lost 2. Charlotte Ware was a very strong centre, Georgie Aeons proved to be versatile and Emmajo Read and Alice Sweet very able in the shooting circle.
30.1.99
V
Ashville
(A)
L
7-12
3.2.99 U14'B'
V
Durham
(A)
W
13-3
6.2.99U14'B'
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
L
6-14
10.2.99
V
Joseph RowntreeUl 3
(H)
L
10-27
10.2.99 U14'B'
V
Joseph RowntreeU13'B'
(H)
L
3-19
27.2.99
V
Mount St Mary's
(A)
W
15-6
27.2.99 U14'B'
V
MountSt Mary's
(A)
L
4-9"
17.3.99
V
Worksop
(H)
W
17-12
17.3.99 U14'B'
V
Worksop
(H)
W
18-6
20.3.99
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W
27-15
The U14s made a hesitant start but worked hard throughout the term and by the end had made good progress. Frances Duffin was very consistent in defence and Daisy Cannons and Georgie Robinson combined well in centre court. Laura Mclntyre and Helen Slee made good progress during the season. The 'B's played with enthusiasm and energy - mention must be made in particular of Rosie Battye who played extremely well in defence.
20.3.99 U14'B'
V
Scarborough College
(H)
W
15-8
WM Shepherd
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The following girls played for the Under 14'A'team-R Battye, L Collier, D Cannons, F Duffin, SFishley.G Johnston, L Mclntyre, G Robinson HSIee. The following girls played for the Under 14'B'team-NBaldry, MA Bastawrous, R Battye, LCollier, J Elliot, LHeaps, J Hoggard.G Johnston, PJulian, LRobertson,G Robinson, RWainaina. W M Shepherd PA Fletcher
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20.1.99U14'B'
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Inter House Netball 1 st
Senior
2nd 3rd 4th
Clifton Grove School Dronfield
Junior
GIRLSTENNIS Girlslst VI tennis
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Temple Queens Grove Clifton
Girls Znd VI Tennis Won 4 Lost 1 TEAM SQUAD
Won 9 Lost 2 TEAM SQUAD Sara Chapman", Laura Wallace**, Jenny Ashley*, Hannah Smith*, Amy Winepress, Erica Smith, Melissa Moran, Catherine Fielder, Annabel Kissack, Claire Middleton-Walker "Colours
**Re-awarded
Sara Chapman and Laura Wallace were playing theirthirdyearfbrtheschool IstVI. They have both given great commitment to the tennis teamsfrom when they first paired togetherat U12s. Jenny AshleyandHannahSmith,although only in the 4th Year, played regularly forthe 1st VI unless the U15 Midland Bank teams had a fixture. They played consistently excellenttennis and their pace of shot proved too much for most of the opposition. They are theyoungest to have received tennis, colours which were very well deserved. The above pairs not only played regularly for the 1st VI but also played the York and District U18 league matches, which consist of doubles and singles. They won all six of their matches to retain the cup for the fourth year in succession. They had particularly good results against Pocklington, where Jenny won her singles 7-5, having been 2-5 down and the Mount School, whose team included Becky Fong, a Yorkshire CountyJunior. The two matches which were lost were against Qiggleswick and Hymers College and these were by the narrowest of margins. Jenny and Hannah did not play at Giggleswick as the Ul5s had an athletic fixture. Sara and Laura played intelligent tennis to win their three rubbers, with Erica Smith and Amy Winepress winning the fourth. However, the third pair of Melissa Moran and Catherine Fielder was unlucky to lose the final set 5-7. Hymers provided the strongest opposition, with Jenny and Hannah and Sara and Laura both winning two rubbers. Erica and Amy battled well but lost two sets 5-6. The match against Queen Margaret's provided the best result of recent years, with an 8-1 win. This is an exceptionally good result against a school that plays tennis all year, as often the girls are beaten before going on court. The teams were a pleasure to coach, and Sara and Laura will be missed next year, butthe standard is continually improving and I thank Margaret Whitehead for the work she does with the youngerteams.
Melissa Moran, Catherine Fielder, Amy Winepress, Claire Middleton-Walker, Katherine Downes Rosemary Sanderson, Annabel Kissack Susie Baines, Kim Aeons, Penny Brincklow Susanna Dale It isdifficult to arrange fixtures for the 2nd VI as so few schools play matchesafter half-term and very few opponents have ample court space. This is particularly frustrating for usas we have strength in depth, shown by the team squads, but interest becomes more difficult to sustain. The 2nd VI, as usual, had plenty of enthusiastic and able players who were also happy to play throughout the exam time. They again had an excellent 7-2 win at Queen Margaret's, with many of the sets being closely contested. Kim Aeons and Penny Brincklow played well at 3rd pair, winning two of their sets by one game. The match that was lost was against Pocklington 1st VI, as our 1st teams were playing an U18 league match on the same day, due to a previous cancellation. The 2nds did well to only lose 4-5, as they had a very strong 1st pair. Again, the 2nd teams are to be thanked for their enthusiasm and commitment and seven of the squad remain for next year, which bodes well for the next season.
Inter-HouseTennis
The team played with enthusiasm and good spirit throughout and are to be congratulated on their consistency over the term, by winning every match.
Results 1115 Tennis Queen Etbelburga's
(H)
* "fa W 6-0
V
Queen Margaret's
(H)
W 5-1
V
Joseph Rowntree
(H)
W 5-1
22.5.99
V
Hymers
(H)
W 8-1 W 6-0
6.5.99
V
10.5.99 17.5.99 25.5.99
V
The Mount
(A)
9.6.99
V
Worksop
14.a99
V
Bootham
M W 5-4 (H) W 6-0
16699
V
Scarborough District
(H)
W 8-1
19.6.99
V
Scarborough College (H)
W 9-0
21.6.99
V
AllSaints
(H|
W 6-0
30.6.99
v
Pocklington
(A)
W 6-0
The following girls represented the Under 15 team - G Aeons, J Ashley, S Chalmers, S Dale, C Fletcher, H Smith, R Strickland-Constable, J Topping.
Under RTennis The regularteam consisted of Lucy Collier, Helen Slee, Rosie Dyerand Georgina Robinson. The girls played with enthusiasm and came up against some strong opposition on the U14 York Junior Team Tennis League. Given more practice sessions next season on the wet and windy Queen Anne courts, I have every confidence that their technique and tactics will improve further!!
Clifton beat Temple 5-4
Results UI4 Tennis
The U15 Midland Bank league team of Jenny Ashley, Hannah Smith, Susanna Dale and Clare Fletcher, won the York and District league and will now play further rounds as York's representative team.
7.5.99
v Pocklington
(A)
8.5.99
v Durham
(H) W
3-1
W M Shepherd
At U15 Level, Jenny Ashley and Hannah Smith were well supported by Susanna Dale and Clare Fletcher. In the last match of the season, the team had to travel to Pocklington and beat them in order to win the Midland Bank League. The match resulted in a convincing 6 - 0 victory and the highlights were the outstanding standard of tennis throughout, and Jenny's tie-break win at No 1 string.
1-5
13.5.99 v Bootham
(H)
D
3-3
17.5.99 v SelbyTC
(H)
L
1-5
9.6.99
(H) W
8-1
w
6-0
v Worksop
(A)
24.6.99 v The Mount
Ul5GirlsTennis
L
The following girls represented the Under 14 team - N Baldry, L Collier, R Dyer, J Elliot, R Gill, L Mclntyre, G Robinson, H Slee.
Inter-HouseTennis Winners Clifton
This builds on the success achieved at U13 level where this team progressed to be the North East Champions.
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ROUNDERS New rules this season kept both players and umpires alike on their toes! Seniors, Under 15s and Under 14s have all fielded various teams depending on the strength of the opposition and players available. All games have been played in a friendly spirit and have been most enjoyable. There were some memorable moments for the seniors - Antonia Hazlerigg's running catches at second deep were outstanding, though the opposition's enjoyment of her fielding was slightly less enthusiastic! Riona Qifford and Sarah Metcalfe also played well, both batting and fielding. For the Under 15's Rose StricklandConstable's bowling on occasions was excellent and Lyndsay Burrell's reactions at backstop admirable! Helen Katsarel's played a good all round game as did Clare Fletcher in the deep field. Georgie Aeons took some good catches, Jo Topping played well at a post and Katherine Morris's hitting was well directed. The Under 14's played with enthusiasm and improved rapidly after the start of term. Particularly pleasing wee the results against Hymers where both A and B teams won with conviction. During the season Daisy Cannons took some very good catches, Lucy Collier proved a good all round player and Georgie Robinson and Helen Slee were useful batters. For the 'B's Laura Mclntyre proved a reliable bowler, Jenny Hoggard was quick at post fielding, Kate Henwood took some good catches and Georgie Robinson (who played for both 'A's and 'B's) was a very good all rounder and particularly adept at placing her hits past 1 st deep.
Rounders Results: 28.4.99
5.5.99
22.5.99
12.6.99
19.6.99
26.6.99
Queen Mary's (A) Queen Mary's (A)
W W
13-12 24/2 - 51/2
Bootham (H) Bootham (H) Bootham (A) Bootham (A)
W W W L
2572-16 23/2-17 21 -18 17-22
Hymers (H) Hymers (H) Hymers (H)
L W W
1172-21 2572-16 25-1272
Pocklington(H) Pocklington(H)
L W
19 ! /2-23 31 -20V2
V
Scarborough Col (H) Scarborough Col(H)
W L
3672- 21 7a 27-33
V
Barnard Castle (A) Barnard Castle A (A) Barnard Castle B (A) Barnard Castle B (A) Barnard CastleA(A)
W W L L L
29-17 24-1572 372-10 17-25 772-1272
U16 U15
V
SeniorA SeniorB U15B U14
V
U15 U14A U14B
v
v
V V
v
V V
U15 U14
V V
Senior U14B U15 U14A U14B U14A U14B
V V V V
The following girls represented the Senior teams: C Brisby, F Brooke, S Cuthbert-Brown, F Cave, LCIark, H Fowler, R Gifford, EL Hall, A Hazlerigg, S Henderson, LHewish, KJenkins, KLilleyman,SMetcalfe, E Newton, H Oram, E Pearson, E Sargeant, J Todd, VTrenouth.L Watson
The following girls represented the UI5 teams: G Aeons, S Alston, J Ashley, M Braganza, L Burrell, C Bush, L Chalmers, S Dale, C Fletcher, H Katsarelis, E Hewitt, K Morris, FJ Read, H Sharp, H Smith, R Strickland-Constable, J Topping, C Way-Bradley, C Ware, SWilkinson
The following girls represented the U1A team: PA Fletcher
Results of House Rounders 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
E Adam, N Baldry, MABastawrous, R Battye, DCannons, LCollier, FDuffin, D Dyer, R Dyer,J Elliot, RGill, L Heaps, K Henwood, J Hoggard, G Johnston, L Mclntyre, LRobertson, G Robinson, H Slee, RWainaina
Queens Clifton Temple Grove
GIRLSSWIMMING The girls have all worked hard this year and shown improvement throughout - from 'occasional' under 14 swimmers to the senior girls who have strength in depth throughout their team. The culmination of their efforts was in the results at The John Parry Swimming Relay Championships where the Senior and Under 15 teams had an outstanding day, winning 3 out of the 4 finals, all in new record times. Just as successful were the Bath Cup teams who travelled to Crystal Palace; the medley team came 11th and the freestyle team won through to the finals, an outstanding achievement as these championships draw the best teamsfrom all over the country. However, every swimmer deserves just as much praise for some find the training very hard - b u t still manage to stick with it! The U14's started out without much confidence but they showed just how much they had improved with a fine win over Harrogate College in their last match (they had lost there rather heavily to them in the Autumn term). Mention must be made of Jenny Hoggard in particular (who also swam in the Bath Cup) who is a very fit and strong swimmer and also Laura Heaps who had many good races. The Under 15's have always shown a good team spirit; they have won 9 and lost 3 matches. Their determination often sees them beating opponents of equal swimming ability. In particular, Lyndsay Burrell has swum extremely
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well throughout the year. Jenny Ashley, too, has had some very good wins. Nicky Robertson, Helena Sharp and Clare Fletcher are all very reliable swimmers and between them they have lost very few relays. The Seniors show strength in depth and have won all but 1 match. Sarah Metcalfe has won most races on'fly and swum every stroke while Hannah Fowler has been our most consistent winner on breastroke this year. Jo Sargeant came through strongly at the end of the season. There have been various permutations of swimmers to try to give as many seniors as possible a chance to race and all have acquitted themselves well. Eleanor Baker, Sophie Lloyd, Lizzie Sargeant, Lucy Watson and Antonia Hazlerigg have all shown commendable effort. My thanks to all swimmers who compete and train throughout the often late, dark winter evenings but always show a remarkably good humour; to Leanne Cleaver who has scored for all the home matches and to Hannah Fowler who has been a very good captain. Winner of Fowler Cup: Charlotte Brisby PA Fletcher
1.10.98
v
Ashville(A)
U14 U15 Snr
37-39 50-26 44-32 Overall W 131-97
7.10.98
v
Harrogate College (H)
U14 U15 Snr
33-43 28-42 49-27 Overall L110-112
U14 U15 Snr
38-38 42-34 48-28 Overallw128-10O
27.10.98
v
Queen Margaret's (H)
6.11.98
v
Ackworth(H)
U14 U15
45-31 45-31 0verallW90-62
17.11.98
v
Mount(A)
U14 U15 Snr
37-31 28V2-29V2 39-29 Overall W104V2-99V2
U14B U15B SnrB
28-48 44-32 35-41 Overall L107-121
U14 U15 Snr
39-37 50-26 50-26 Overall W 139-89
24.11.98
16.1.99
v
v
Bootham(H)
Bootham(A)
3.2.99
v
Queen Margaret's (A)
1114 U15 Snr
31-37 26-43 32-37 Overall L123-151
8.2.99
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Ashville(H)
U14 U15
44-32 46-30 OverallW90-62
2.3.99
v
Mount (H)
U14 U15 Snr
43V2-32V2 44-32 44-32 Overall W131V2-96 1 /2
8.3.99
v
Leeds GHS(H)
U14 U15 Snr
28-48 46-30 52-24 OverallW126-102
6.3.99
v
Harrogate College (A)
U14
38-30
U15 42-26 Snr 43-25 Overall W 123-81 13.3.99
John Parry Relays (Northern Independent Schools Relay Championships) Events won (with new records) Senior Medley Relay (4x50) Senior Freestyle Relay (4x 50) Under 15Medley Relay (4x50) Seniors: H Fowler (capt),CBrisby,S Metcalfe, J Sargeant, ESargeant Juniors: J Ashley, LBurrell.LHeaps.J Hoggard
14.5.99
Bath Cup, Crystal Palace (IndependentSchools Invitation Relays) Senior Medley Team- 11th out of 36schools Senior Freestyle Team- 8th out of 37schools H Fowler (capt),CBrisby,S Metcalfe, J Sargeant, J Hoggard
The following girls swam for the senior team: H Fowler (capt) **, E Baker, C Brisby **, A Hazlerigg, L Hewish, H Lloyd, S Metcalfe**,E Pearson, ESargeant, J Sargeant, HStower.L Watson * reawarded colours The following girls swam for the Under 15 team: J Ashley, LBurreH,CFIetcher,KHunt,N Robertson, H Sharp The following girlsswam for the Under 14 team: R Battye ACIarke,J Elliot, LHeaps,J Hoggard, LMclntyre, E Puxon, H Slee
Results of Inter-House Swimming Isee overl
The Prteritc 1998-1999
Results of Inter-House Swimming Temple Dronfield
1st 2nd 3rd
Grove Clifton
4th 5th 6/7th
GIRLSATHLETICS
91 points 74 points 31 points 27 points
Rise Queens/School
Winners: 4x1
IM 1 length Backstroke
SMetcalfe T C Fletcher T
1.09.71
Junior Senior Junior Senior
1 length Backstroke
ESargeant D
16.59
1 length Breaststroke 1 length Breaststroke 1 length'Fly
LHeaps C 16.09 H Fowler D 16.94
Junior Senior Junior
1 length 'Fly
Senior Junior
1 length Freestyle 2 lengths Backstroke
Senior Junior
2 lengths Backstroke 2 lengths Breaststroke
Senior Junior
2 lengths Breaststroke
Senior Senior Junior
1 length Freestyle
18.06
ESmith (Senior 200m and 400m) 13.75
HAustin T 13.78 A Clarke T 14.78 M M o r a n G 14.57 R Lander R 38.03 HAustin T32.82 T 37.72
2lengths'Fly 2 lengths Freestyle
JSargeant G SMetcalfe T
38.69 31.78
JHoggard T
2 lengths Freestyle
SMetcalfe T
30.02 27.82
Senior Junior
4 x 1 Medley Relay 4 x 1 Medley Relay 4 x 1 Freestyle Relay
T 1.05.75 D 1.04.22 T 58.53
Senior
4 x 1 Freestyle Relay
057.25
York and District Athletic The following girls were selected for the York and District team:
JHoggard T
J Ashley
The Under 14 and 15 girls had 2 matches and won both. Against Giggleswick they won 124 points to 109 and at Worksop there was a slightly more baffling scoring system but again we came out on top w i t h 1973 points to 1959! There were notable performances from Daisy Cannons (100m and discus), Laura Heaps (200m), Anna Clarke (1500m), Rose Strickland-Constable (shot), Clare Fletcher (200m), Helen Katsarelis (a final winning leap in long j u m p at Worksop after several no-jumps), Jenny Ashley (javelin) ano Hannah Smith (800m).
JSargeant(lnterjavelin) K Downes (Inter long jump) LHeaps(Junior200m) Erica Smith and Jo Sargeant were selected for the subsequent County team against Humberside. Here Jo won the inter girls javelin and threw the qualifying distance for the English Schools' Athletics Championships to be held during the summer-well done Jo! Fortheiroutstanding effort and enthusiasm in athletics the Newman Cup was jointly presented to Erica Smith and Jo Sargeant. PA Fletcher
Mr')
Girls House Cross Country
GIRLS (ROSS COUNTRY
Senior
On a w e t and 'knees-deep-in-mud' day in December the girls took part in the York and District Cross Country Competition. They all acquitted themselves well w i t h the Junior Team coming 2nd out of 13 schools and the Inter Team coming 4 t h . The highest placed runners were Hannah Smith (7th) for the Inters and Anna Clarke (5th) for the Juniors. :
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The following girls ran for the Inters Team: H Smith, LChalmers, J Ashley, N Robertson, S Dale, C Way-Bradley andfortheJuniorTeam: A Clarke, L Heaps, J Hoggard, LMclntyre.G Johnston, G Robinson Following this Laura Chalmers, Hannah Smith and Anna Clarke ran in the Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships and Anna Clarke was rewarded for her excellent commitment by being selected f o r t h e English Schools Championships-well done Anna.
Tk»P»t«rlt» 199S -1999
Junior
1st
Clifton
42 points
2nd 3rd 4th
Dronfield Grove Rise
49 points 55 points 75 points
5th
Temple
9 0 points
6th 7th
School Queens
92 points
1st
Temple
2nd => Rise 2nd =. Clifton 4th 5th 6th 7th
School Queens Grove Dronfield
95 points 18.7 points (average) 19.0 points 19.0 points 27.0 points 27.3 points 28.0 points 32.0 points
Team ELHall(Captain)**,CMiddleton-Walker**,S Chapman**, L Wallace**, RSanderson, J Ashley, S Dale, H Smith, G Aeons, R Strickland-Constable, CBush.APike.JTopping Colours* Reawarded**
Highlights of the Year The first team competed well and played with enthusiasm against some very strong opposition. I am sorry to lose the four very experienced Upper VI players who have competed in the SeniorTeam since the Fifth year. They have been committed to their squash and proved their all round talent in all the various St Peter's teams. The JuniorSquad worked well and they show lots of potentia I for the future season. Theyareakeen bunch!! We ended the Spring term with the final of the Inter-House Competition where the mighty Dronfield beat Temple in what wasa good battle.
SQUASH At the end of the 1998/99 season it was decided thatthepromisngtalentsoftheFirstVwouldbe best served byjoining the York and District Men's Squash League. The first game was one Sunday evening away at Dunnington Sports Club. Our team of young, fit players met a team whose average age was at least 30 years greater. The result was a victory of experience overyouth. The following matches over the season proved to be a very steep learning curve for the team and they quickly gained from the experience of playing matches against well seasoned league players. Simor Watkinson, the team Captain,
maintained his progress of the previous season and it will take a very good school player to beat him in forthcoming matches. Simon received excellent support from Sam Brown, Ed Ashley, John-Paul Wilkinson and Jeremy Rose. The First V are looking forward to the next season in the District League and hope to compete in the National Schools Competition.
Fixtures Queen Margaret's (away) Woodhouse Grove (away) Pocklington (home) Ashville(home) Pocklington (away) WoodhouseGrove(home) Queen Margaret's(home) Harrogate College (home)
L L W W W W L W
1-5 3-5 4-2 3-1 5-0 7-1 2-4 4-1
SM Whitehead
AW Severn
Girls Squash 1998-99 Results Won Drawn Lost
5 0 3
(AMBRII)GE(UP Clifton
Dronfield
Grove
Jnr Cross Country
21/2
SnrCross Country
5
3
2
Hockey
10
6
2
Badminton
4
6
Swimming
2
6
Squash 1
Senior Netball
5
Tennis
10
Rounders
6
Temple
2V2
1
5
1 4
6
2
5
3
3
2 3
3 2
10 10
4
Athletics
Total
School
4
2 1
Rise
2
10
Junior Netball
Queen's
10
6 4
NO COMPETITION 451/2
31
15
20
5V2
8
50
WINNER Of CAMBRIDGE CUP - TEMPLE The Pctrrite I998-I999
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I 115* M It has been an interesting two terms for the fencing team this time round. There were new fencers early in the year, Alex Sfarjilani and Jackie Wu, with some later additions to the roster: Jonathan Barkess, Amanda Hughes and Natalie Baldry. The first match was against Bootham, and although I was unable to be there to see it, the acting captain, Sunny Mak, led the team well, bringing it home at a score of 10 games to 6. However, 3 weeks later (28th Nov 98) Bootham fielded their best team and we did not fare so well. The final score was 14 games to 8. A week later St Peter's would suffer I defeat I still cannot reconcile - we lost to Ampleforth, things were reallybad. The margin by which we lost was narrow, but Peter's had never lost to Ampleforth before for as long as I had fenced. Christmas term ended with St Peter's fencing team wondering what went wrong. Easter term began, and on 5th February 1999 St Peter's went back to Ampleforth with vengeance in mind, we would not disappoint ourselves! The A team won 10 game sot 6, with Steven Hancock winning 3 of his games. The B team played a constant standard throughout, beating their opponents with a relatively inexperienced team, led (thankfully) by the thoughtful mind of Matthew Connelly. The 27th February was again to be a victory, this time against Bootham at a score of 13 ga mes to 3 - need I say more...
TbePmritj I998-I999
The final 2 matches were against a new team, that of the Army Foundation College. How might we fare against a team of Her Majesty's Finest? {Rather well actually). Both were victories, the first more convincing than the second. Jonathan Barkess should be commended for his excellent debut (in the second of these matches) in the amateur fencing world thrashing his way to 3 victories. I would like to say 'thank you' to a few people: Robert McCarter, for his continuing energy in coaching, Steven Hancock, without whose own personal style (you need to have seen it to believe it!) the team would surely have suffered, Adam Sturgess, for the enthusiasm and dependability I have come to associate with him. Last, but not least, I would like to thank Andrew Sykes, whose level headed approach and dry wit relieved some of the more forgettable moments. I hope that others leaving this year will continue to fence with the same energy and zeal. Choose sport. Choose justified combat. Choose a sabre. Choose an accelerating lunge. Choose a parry. Choose a fleche. Choose a mask. Choose white padded jackets and indoor trainers. Choose being warm on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, while the others do another lap of that same field. Choose victory. Choose fencing. Ralph Redfern-Captain of Fencing
StPETER'STENNISCLUB IstVI Mon 19 April Wed 21 April
Hymers College 4.00pm Away Lost 4 - 5
Hymers College 4.00pm Away Won 8-1
Hymers College 4.00pm Away LostO-9
1st round of the Inter-House Tennis Competition Leeds GS 2.00pm Home Lost3-6
Mon 26 April Wed 28 April
U15VI
1st round of the Inter-House Tennis Competition
Fri 23 April Sat24April
2ndVI
Leeds GS 2.00pm Home Won7-2
Leeds GS 2.00pm Away Lost2V2-6V2
Semi-Final of the Inter-House Tennis Competition Giggleswick 2.30pm Away Won9-0
Sat 1 May
Ashville IstVI 2.00pm Home Won9-0
Ashville Ul6's 2.00pm Home Lost3-6
Silcoates IstVI 2.00pm Home Won6V2-2 1 /2
Silcoates Schoo 2.00pm Home Won6-3
Wed 5 May
PocklingtonGS 4.00pm Away Won5-4
PocklingtonGS 4.30pm Home Won 9 - 0
PocklingtonGS 2.00pm Home Lost2-7
Sat 8 May
QEGS 2.00pm Away Won6-3
QEGS 2.00pm Away Won6-3
Pocklington GS 2.00pm Away Won7-2
Mon 10 May
TheFina of the Inter-House TennisC ompetition: Grove5-1 The Manor
Sat 15 May
Worksop College 2.30pm Home Won6V2-2 1 /2
Worksop College 2.30pm Home Won 7-2
Barnard Castle 2.30pm Home Won7V2-1 1 /2
Wed 19 May
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Draw4 1 /2-4 1 /2
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Won5-4
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Won 5 - 4
Sat22May
University ofYork 1.30pm Home Lost3-6 WoodhouseGrov 4.00pm Away Lost 2-7
Wed 26 May
Wed2June
York Lawn TC 6.30pm Home Lost 46-62
Sat5June
Ampleforth College 2.00pm Away Lost1 1 /2-7V2
Ampleforth College 2.00pm Away Lost1 1 /2-7 1 /2
Sat12June
Woodhouse Grove 2.00pm Away Won5-4
Woodhouse Grove 2.00pm Away Won9-0
Sat19June
Barnard Castle 2.30pm Away Won 8 - 1
Sat26June
Old Peterites 2.00pm Home
Fri 2 July °/oWin/Loss
RG
Ampleforth College 2.00pm Home Won7-2
Giggleswick U16's 2.30pm Away Won6-3
V
St Peter's Staff 65%
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55o/o
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Bell
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Bellis
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Nicholas
Manchester University: Computer Science
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Bhat
Newcastle University: Medicine
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Norman
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Anna
Bowtell
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Bray
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Pease
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BroDke
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Calvert
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Price
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Carter
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